Chapter 326: Ambush in the Ghost Valley
"Why is Simon's army so cautious this time? I wonder who is leading the troops?"
"Reporting to Marshal Bai, the troops this time are led by General Qu Shao, one of the Regent's generals. He is about forty years old and is well versed in deploying troops and formations. He is one of the Regent's right-hand men."
As the leader of Nangong Min's private army, Wu Feng used to be in charge of the spy team, so he was naturally well-informed.
When the scouting team was still five miles away from the valley, Bai Li waved the yellow flag and told them to stay put and not alert the enemy.
The scouting team rode on horseback, looking around, and slowly approached the valley.
When they reached the entrance of the valley, the leader dismounted and led the horse slowly into the valley.
When the team reached the middle of the valley, five hundred people suddenly dispersed, drew out their quivers and shot arrows to both sides of the valley!
Fortunately, their range was not far, and they fell when they were still halfway to the ambushers.
Wu Feng was sweating, but Bai Li was calm and didn't take it seriously at all.
If you want to shoot, just shoot. It will benefit both of you to consume some of their supplies first.
The scouting team shot all over the valley and only turned back after seeing that there was no movement.
The people lying in the jungle breathed a sigh of relief. Although they knew that their bows and arrows had a short range, who wouldn't be afraid of the dense rain of arrows coming straight at them?
Bai Li saw through the telescope that Simon's army stopped to rest ten miles away. Bai Li raised the white flag and waved it three times, signaling the ambushers to relax, eat something, drink some water, and rest, so that they could be in the best condition to face a tough battle.
Half an hour later, Simon's army started moving. Bai Li waved the red flag, and everyone entered a tense state of preparation for battle.
Before the army set out, Bai Li taught them flag signals.
Wu Feng looked at her flags of various colors and was a little curious about where she hid the flags and how they came out with just a flick of her finger, like a magic trick.
Before he could ask, the vanguard of Simon's army had already arrived at the valley entrance.
Still led by the same scouting team, the army slowed down and entered the valley.
Two hundred thousand troops marched in a long line, winding through the valley.
"Who is that old man in white clothes with a skull in his hands and all the colors on his body?"
When he got closer, Bai Li could see clearly that in the middle and back position, in addition to hundreds of carts filled with supplies, there were also several carts carrying dozens of strange people in strange costumes.
"That's the tribe's pharaoh. I didn't expect they would even invite the pharaoh!"
Hearing Wu Feng's worried tone, Bai Li frowned slightly.
"Who are the Pharaohs? Are they better at martial arts or hidden weapons?"
Wu Feng looked at Bai Li, who knew nothing, and didn't know where to start.
"Every tribe has a pharaoh organization, with some having more than a dozen members and others having only one or two."
"They are responsible for all matters of the tribe, whether happy or sad, and punish those who disobey tribal rules. Most importantly, they can communicate with the gods and kill at will, making them the supreme beings in the tribe."
Bai Li was confused. "Do they know how to fight?"
Wu Feng shook his head. They could only perform the Pan-Wan dance and how could they fight on the battlefield?
"Then who are they performing this ritual on the battlefield for?"
Bai Li didn't understand the Simons' train of thought. Could they win the battle by asking the Pharaoh to perform a ritual?
However, thinking of the sinister poison powder that the witch doctor would use from time to time, he still became a little alert and kept a close eye on them to see what tricks they could come up with.
The army marched through the valley in a mighty manner. Seeing that half of the team had passed the valley and the whole team would be able to pass through the valley in half an hour, Bai Li raised the red flag and waved it three times. Immediately, the sound of earth-shaking mountains was heard on both sides of the valley. In the blink of an eye, countless rocks fell from the top of the mountain and from mid-air. Smoke and dust billowed, and the sound was like thunder. The army below had nowhere to hide and there was no way to avoid it. Thousands of people were smashed into meat paste!
General Qu Shao was walking in the middle. Suddenly a huge rock fell in front of him. If his deputy general had not pulled him up, he would have been smashed into a meat patty!
"Quickly pass through the valley! There's an ambush...!"
Qu Shao raised his knife and shouted.
“Boom!”
The sound of thunder and lightning drowned out his voice.
Simon's army was separated by falling rocks in several places, and countless people were killed or injured by the falling rocks, and the army immediately fell into chaos.
Bai Li waved the red flag three more times, and the people on the top of the mountain who were pushing the falling rocks immediately rushed down, and the people who were ambushing halfway up the mountain immediately drew their bows and shot arrows, specifically to kill the enemy soldiers who had escaped from the falling rocks.
Waves of crossbow arrows fell from the sky, killing Simon's army and making them run around like headless flies.
Qu Shao climbed up from the pile of fallen rocks, shook off the mud and sand on his head and face, and opened his mouth to pour a mouthful of mud and sand into his mouth.
He spat a few times before looking around.
The dust and mist brought by the falling rocks dissipated, and he looked for his deputy general and his soldiers.
"General Qu, it's great that you're here!"
A soldier saw him and immediately came over to support him.
"What's the situation now?"
Qu Shao's head was buzzing. He had just been hit by a stone. When he touched his head, he found blood on his hand.
"General, are you injured?"
"No problem, go find out what's going on now."
The soldier helped him sit down on a rock before turning around to check on the team.
After a while, the soldier turned back.
"Report to the General, our team has been cut off in several places. We are now blocked from both the front and the back, and we can't communicate!"
Qu Shao was horrified when he heard this. If this happened, the army would probably suffer countless casualties!
"How many people are there in our area?"
"General, we have about 5,000 men here, with about 3,000 casualties and over 1,000 minor injuries..."
"What about the Pharaohs? Where are they?"
"They just happened to be with us, but they all suffered varying degrees of injuries."
"This is really weird. The scouting team clearly explored and there was no ambush. Why did so many people suddenly appear to ambush?"
The soldier couldn't answer and chose to keep silent.
"And this sudden change of circumstances, it's hard to explain if it's not someone's doing something wrong.
Go and ask Pharaoh to take action and find out what evil spirit is causing harm to the country and the people!"
"But... they are all injured!"
"He's just injured, not dead. If we don't do anything, he'll die!"
Qu Shao was furious, and the soldiers immediately went to pass on the message.
Soon, more than forty pharaohs stumbled over, supporting each other.
"Greetings, General."
"Look, was that weird thing just now caused by someone?"
"Ouch! It hurts so much!"
"General, this is clearly someone's doing, otherwise how could a huge rock suddenly fall from the sky and kill so many people?"
"Then do you have a solution?"
Qu Shao looked at the old man who was speaking with hope. He was the representative of all the pharaohs.
But the old man avoided his gaze, talked about other things, and did not give a direct answer.
More than forty people were pushing and shoving each other, and everyone was quietly retreating, trying to stay away from Qu Shao.
"Do it right now, or we'll all die together!"
Qu Shao was furious and no longer had any respect for the Pharaoh.
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