With dual PhDs in materials science from his previous life, he transmigrated to ancient times and became a perpetually snubbed, impoverished scholar.
His family had reached the end of their r...
It was only then that Kurituo realized that the Iron General cannons had not caused any damage to Hanyu Pass, but instead had blown his own soldiers to pieces.
Kuli Tuo looked at Jia Feng beside him and found that he had quickly fled. This made him suspicious of Jia Feng's identity. Was he helping him or helping the Great Northern Dynasty?
At this moment, the army of the Great Northern Dynasty surged towards the barbarian soldiers like a tide, and another force was charging directly towards him. What was he waiting for? He should run away quickly.
Gu Huai and Gao Ting each led 50,000 troops, lying in ambush on both sides of the enemy camp less than ten miles away, waiting for the signal to attack.
At dawn, they finally heard the sound of cannons and led their troops into the enemy camp.
Since most of the troops in the barbarian camp went to Hanyu Pass, only tens of thousands of troops remained in the camp.
The barbarian soldiers in the camp never expected that two large groups of troops would attack from both flanks, and they were thrown into chaos.
The 100,000 soldiers of the Great Northern Dynasty charged into the barbarian camp and began a bloodbath. The tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers in the camp did not last long and were all killed.
At this time, the defeated barbarian soldiers from Hanyu Pass had fled back to their camp. They thought they would be safe once they returned to the camp, but what awaited them was an even more ferocious slaughter.
The enemy soldiers were stunned. How could so many enemy soldiers have appeared in their camp? It seemed that their camp had been captured.
This place is no place to stay any longer; we must escape immediately, but we don't know where to run to.
If we leave the camp now, we will be pursued again. If we flee towards the foreign country, we will have to cross the camp, which is several miles long.
However, the camp was entirely filled with troops from the Northern Dynasty, and they might have been slaughtered before they could even escape.
At this moment, Kurituo also rushed into the military camp. He was the backbone of the barbarian soldiers, and his appearance calmed the panicked emotions of the barbarian soldiers somewhat.
The military camp had already been occupied, so Kurituo considered for a moment and quickly made a decision: to escape as soon as possible.
The nearest city is Blackwater City, which is garrisoned by many barbarian soldiers. If you can escape there, you can save your life.
Thinking of this, Kuli Tuo immediately left the barbarian camp and led his team to flee towards Blackwater City.
When the barbarian soldiers saw that Kuli Tuo was fleeing towards Blackwater City, they followed him and fled together.
At this time, the soldiers who had chased after them from Hanyu Pass arrived. Seeing the barbarian soldiers fleeing towards Blackwater City, they followed and pursued them.
As dawn broke, Kurituo led his remaining troops in a desperate escape, finally managing to shake off the pursuers.
Cullito stopped the team and asked what was ahead.
"Marshal, ahead is Shitouji. After passing Shitouji, it will only be half a day's journey to Blackwater City."
Coolido nodded and continued to ask:
"How many soldiers are left?"
"There are less than 50,000 left."
Kuli Tuo let out a long sigh. He had led 300,000 troops against 200,000 troops of the Great Northern Dynasty, but he never expected to suffer such a crushing defeat.
If the artillery hadn't malfunctioned and blown up their own soldiers, this situation wouldn't have occurred.
It seems we shouldn't have invited Jia Feng to come out of seclusion. In the end, it was this sorcerer who ruined us.
It's too late to say anything now; escaping is the priority.
Thinking of this, Kurituo immediately ordered all soldiers to proceed to Blackwater City without rest.
The soldiers knew the current situation; if they didn't hurry to escape, the pursuers would catch up soon, and then they wouldn't be able to run away.
An hour later, Kurituo led his remaining troops to Shitouji. Kurituo planned to let his soldiers rest for a while before continuing their journey.
The pursuers won't catch up for a while, so a short rest shouldn't be a problem. Besides, there's still half a day's journey to go after Shitouji, and then there won't be any time to rest.
The soldiers sat down on the ground to rest, some even lying down. Kurituo also dismounted from his horse and stood on the ground, his legs trembling, as he was getting old.
Just then, a large number of people appeared from all directions and charged towards them.
Kurituo was shocked. How could the army of the Great Northern Dynasty have appeared here? When did they ambush us?
Kuli Tuo quickly mounted his horse, and the soldiers scrambled to their feet and began to flee.
Yue Heng had been lying in ambush here with his troops for a long time. He was worried that the barbarian troops might be defeated, and if they were defeated, they might pass through here.
Thinking about these things, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. But just then, he noticed a large number of barbarian soldiers fleeing towards him, and he was overjoyed. It seemed that Li Guang had succeeded.
He immediately ordered his soldiers to prepare for battle, but to his surprise, the enemy soldiers stopped at Shitouji and rested on the spot.
Yue Heng thought this was even better; the barbarian soldiers stopped to rest, and once they were all relaxed, they charged forward.
After the soldiers stopped, they dismounted and sat on the ground to rest; some even lay down.
Seeing that the time was right, Yue Heng ordered his soldiers to charge forward and begin killing the barbarian soldiers and generals.
After a chaotic battle, Yue Heng led his soldiers to kill most of the barbarian soldiers. In the end, Kuli Tuo fled Shitouji with a force of less than 10,000 men.
In this battle, Yue Heng seized a large amount of spoils and captured many prisoners.
Just as Yue Heng was preparing to lead his team back, Li Guang arrived with a troop of men.
"Marshal, what brings you here?"
"I want to capture Kurituo alive, but I don't know if he has escaped."
"Kulitu led 50,000 defeated soldiers here, but after being ambushed, he escaped with less than 10,000 remaining soldiers."
"Or I could lead my troops to continue the pursuit now and make sure we capture Kurituo."
"No need, I will capture him myself. Since he still has nearly 10,000 men, I will lead 20,000 soldiers to chase after him."
We must capture him today. General Yue, take these prisoners and go back first.
Seeing that Li Guang was going to personally lead troops to capture Kurituo, Yue Heng said nothing more.
Li Guang immediately led 20,000 men, riding at full speed, to catch up with Kurituo.
Half an hour later, Li Guang's 20,000-strong army finally caught up and surrounded Kurituo's remaining troops.
At this point, it was impossible for Kurituo to escape. He had no choice but to form a battle formation and prepare to fight Li Guang to the death.
Kurituo did not recognize Li Guang. When he saw the general in front of him riding a horse and holding a spear, he was basically certain that this person was Li Guang, and he couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
"Who goes there? State your name."
"Kuritu asked."
"This is Li Guang."
"Li Guang, I have already been defeated and fled back to the territory of the foreign land. Why are you pursuing me so relentlessly?"
Upon hearing this, Li Guang couldn't help but laugh.
"Kurituo, do you even need to ask me? Over the years, you have repeatedly invaded the Great Northern Dynasty, and the disputes between the two countries have all started because of you."
Now that I have captured you, the two countries will be rid of one more scourge.
After Li Guang finished speaking, he spurred his horse forward, intending to capture Kurituo alive.