One by one, they fell flat on their backs, screaming in pain. Below them were sharp, hard rocks, and many people broke arms and legs after falling in.
Even worse, some suffered head injuries from being hit by others, and others were hit by objects, resulting in hundreds or even thousands of Hongsheng soldiers suffering a great calamity at the same time.
Chen Tangzhong was greatly shocked.
He never dreamed that Zheng Quchi would dig such a big pit in the camp to lure him in, and he never expected that they would pull off so many tricks in just one day.
Such a large and deep pit, even if hundreds of people worked for a whole day, it would probably be difficult to complete. What puzzled him even more was how this deep pit trap was made.
Unlike ordinary burial pits, how was such a large area of floating camouflage achieved?
Chen Tangzhong was filled with shock, anger, and utter confusion.
Zheng Quchi naturally wouldn't tell him that anything in the hands of a skilled craftsman can be put to use. For example, a net made of vines and flexible aquatic plants, or a soft, wet lakeside mudbed that is much easier to dig a hole to bury a person in than a hard, dry, sandy area.
She asked, "Chen Tangzhong, will you jump by yourself, or should I jump for you?"
Chen Tangzhong immediately looked up, his dark face now incredibly interesting, as if splashed with ink, black with hints of blue, purple and indigo: "You think this general will be fooled by your cunning tricks?"
"You now have less than a thousand soldiers left. Do you think you can escape unscathed?" Zheng Quchi asked with amusement.
Chen Tangzhong confidently replied, "Why not?"
"It seems... you're not going to listen to my good advice." Zheng Quchi shook his head with a sigh.
"Kill them all!"
Just as they were charging into battle, figures began to emerge from behind and around Zheng Quchi. Once all of them stepped forward, they could almost completely occupy an area of water bamboo growing in Bailu Lake.
As far as the eye could see, there were only Ye soldiers; there must be at least three thousand, if not four thousand.
The group of people in the hall were completely stunned. Of course, their murderous charge just now was now awkwardly stuck, unable to move forward or backward.
Is Yuan Xingzhou out of his mind? He went out to lead troops into battle with only one or two thousand men, leaving the main force for a mere adjutant named Wang to set a trap for him?!
"Commander, we've fallen for this villain's trap. It would be best to retreat first."
Seeing that things were not going well, Chen Tang thought to himself, "As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn."
Just as he turned around, he saw hundreds of people suddenly emerge from behind the fortified walls. Each of them carried a long, thin spear, and at Zheng Quchi's command to "fire," the spears flew straight towards them.
They struggled to block the spear in the hall, but the design of this spear was very tricky. It was longer than an arrow and had a sharp hook. The force of a spear thrown was not to be underestimated. If they blocked it, they would only deviate from the course and accidentally injure others.
Finally... Chen Tangzhong, feeling utterly frustrated, jumped into the pit.
Is it okay if I don't jump?
Jumping down would at most result in broken arms and legs and a body full of injuries, but if you didn't jump, you would be stabbed to death by Zheng Quchi's strange, thin spears.
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At noon, Zheng Quchi, dragging his slow steps, brought over another bowl of fresh meat to feed the white wolf. Not far away, another enemy force was watching intently, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
She pretended not to notice, but sighed softly, "It seems that the hole I dug after staying up all night is still too small. I don't know if it can hold all these people. I still need to find some time to widen it a bit more."
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