Wei Lang was killing with all his might when the enemy suddenly turned around and ran away.
He snatched the round shield from Liu Acao's hand and smashed it directly on the head of the fleeing man. The man saw stars, rolled his eyes and fell to the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.
More than a thousand Zhongshan troops arrived and quickly surrounded the path, blocking the retreat and launching an attack.
The leader in the middle of the back was not dead. He was carried on someone's back, and dozens of his trusted men were protecting him in the middle as he tried to escape.
"Kill!" The shouts of killing shook the sky.
A group of soldiers rushed towards the direction where the enemy was retreating, surrounding and cutting off their retreat.
The remaining members of the Ten Directions Sect were already trapped in a jar. The soldiers captured a few of them alive, and the rest were killed without a single survivor.
Half an hour later.
The official road that became a battlefield was littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river.
Wei Ling's armor was stained red with blood. Seeing that his cousin was fine, he didn't bother to rest and said hurriedly, "Deputy General Shi has been ambushed. Come with me to support him."
The mounted scout did not return, but must have rushed to inform my father and General Chen.
The team transporting grain was very long, and my father and his companions were at the very end. We didn't know whether they had set out from Zhao's Fort yet. It might take several days for them to arrive.
Wei Ling couldn't wait.
He was worried about Shi Le's safety and decided to immediately reorganize his troops and rush to rescue him.
Unexpectedly, the army had just assembled and was ready to set off with their equipment and explosives.
Shi Le led his troops back.
Eight hundred soldiers were unharmed.
Shi Le was also shocked when he saw the tragic situation here, and quickly recounted what had happened.
"The Shifang Sect must have just set up an ambush and didn't know we had the little black ball."
The scouts walked back and forth on that road several times.
The two hundred scouts entered Guangping County along this route, so Shi Le concluded that the Ten Directions Sect appeared on the necessary route after the scouts left and set up ambushes on both sides of the official road.
But the land had been dry for a long time, with no grass growing on either side of the road. There were no buildings or shelters on either side of the official road, and people could only hide under the ridges of the fields.
When Shi Le led his troops, carrying some explosives and fire chariots, he set out on that road.
Perhaps they didn't expect them to arrive so quickly. The people from the Ten Directions Sect obviously didn't have enough time to prepare and set up an ambush, so they revealed many flaws.
A head, vaguely visible from under the ridge of the field, was wearing a black scarf and looked extremely familiar.
Shi Le narrowed his eyes and looked around for a moment, remembering the believers who had appeared in Weijun Villa. They seemed to be called Shifen Sect.
The scout on horseback saw it more clearly, but did not make a sound. Instead, he rode past the ambush area and returned to report.
When the scouts passed by, those people were not in a hurry to take action. It was obvious that they planned to wait for the main force to arrive and then capture Shi Le and others in one fell swoop.
Unfortunately, he was exposed without even realizing it.
After all, the rebels are composed of believers and are not as cautious as the regular army.
Shi Le spoke to the scout in a low voice, informing him to go back and report the news. He was buying time here and asked the two young men to withdraw with the supply vehicles and go to meet up with the army in the rear.
However, they stayed on the road for too long, which attracted the attention of the teacher.
Not everyone is a fool. By the time smart people realize it, their position may have been exposed.
In that case, I might as well stop hiding it.
With a shout, countless believers appeared on the official road, their number reaching several thousand.
And their vanguard team this time only had 800 soldiers.
The number of people is too different.
I wanted to wait until the two gentlemen retreated, but time obviously did not allow it.
Avoid causing serious casualties.
Shi Le immediately gave orders, ordering the soldiers to use catapults to throw a few small black balls over.
Those people did not react at first. When they saw the small black ball flying towards them, the leaders of the team did not order a retreat.
Until several small black balls fell into the crowd...
No need to think about it, it will definitely blow everything up.
That's where the first explosion was heard.
Just a few unidentified spheres caused heavy casualties among the believers.
The enemy was horrified by the powerful unknown weapon, and some believers were panicked and at a loss, thinking it was some kind of divine power...
"Later, some people shouted that we were using some kind of witchcraft to bring the world to this state of disaster."
Shi Le said, "Those believers were deeply poisoned and immediately rushed over without fear of life or death. I used some of the little black balls to kill them, so the commotion was a bit loud."
"Because the encirclement was not formed, my subordinates led the troops to fight and retreat. After the Ten Directions Sect sacrificed countless people, those people finally realized their mistake. They were afraid of the power of the little black ball and no longer dared to attack forcefully. They mostly tried to test the waters."
"Later, they realized they were no match for the black ball, so the remaining people ran away."
After hearing his story, Wei Ling breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad he's okay."
He immediately realized what was happening and asked in confusion, "Scouts have entered Guangping County three times and haven't found any members of the Ten Directions Sect. How could they be ambushing in Hejian County?"
Shi Le's expression was solemn. "This is exactly what I wanted to tell the young general. I'm afraid someone from the Ten Directions Sect has been monitoring our movements. We can't rule out the possibility that the Zhao Clan's Fortress is involved!"
The power of the explosives was not known in advance, and it was obvious that the people who were monitoring them were not in Ling County. The surveillance should have started after they left Qinghe County.
An army of 10,000 people is too large to hide its whereabouts, so it is not surprising that their whereabouts can be discovered by them.
The biggest question is whether Zhao's Fort is in cahoots with the Shifang Sect.
You have to know that the Ten Directions Sect is targeting the aristocratic families in the world. Things have happened in Qinghe County and the Wei army. It doesn't make sense that the Zhao family of Hejian, which is the closest, is unscathed.
Wei Ling shook his head. "That's unlikely. From what they said just now, it's clear they're coming for our food and supplies. If the Zhao family is in cahoots with them, the Ten Directions Sect shouldn't be short of food."
Of course, it could also be a sleight of hand.
Wei Ling sighed worriedly, "It's useless to overthink. I'm afraid they're still lying in ambush in Rao'an County. Let's retreat to the rear and wait for father and General Chen to arrive."
This place is not yet inside Raoan County and is located twenty miles away from the border.
He turned his head to look at his cousin.
Wei Lang stood not far away, with a look of obedience on his face, allowing Liu Acao and more than ten other personal guards to wipe the blood off the back of his armor with two pieces of cloth.
At this moment, my cousin looked harmless, his clear eyes twinkling, and he waited obediently for his guards to tidy up his equipment.
Seeing Wei Ling looking over, Wei Lang waved and greeted him enthusiastically, "Cousin!"
Wei Ling forced a smile in response.
I secretly complained in my heart, Erlang is really strong. Even the shield soldiers on the opposite side couldn't withstand his shot.
The team rested for a while, took a few captured prisoners, and retreated to the rear with supply carts pushed by war horses and led by soldiers.
Wei Lang held a horse in each hand. The one on the left was a black horse - his sister's Bubai, and the white horse on the right was his Bublack.
Since they set out on the road, he has been the one taking care of Ajie's Bubai, and now she is friendly with him.
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