Chapter 981: Fire in the Barn

They would also deliberately make some noise in the quiet night.

Sure enough, the gatekeeper was quite alert.

After hearing the noise here, the enemy guarding the gate also walked towards them quickly, and taking this opportunity, another group of soldiers quickly rushed into the granary.

The two sides immediately engaged in a fierce fight.

Pei Chuyan has always led the way.

It was as if all the resentment accumulated over this period of time was vented on these enemies.

It seemed that they sensed the man's strength and felt that he was protected by the soldiers around him, so these enemy soldiers surrounded Pei Chuyan, but Pei Chuyan showed no fear.

There was such a big commotion outside the gate at this time that many soldiers' attention was attracted.

The other group took the opportunity and quickly entered the granary.

After successfully breaking in, they began to quietly set fire everywhere in the granary.

Although they were somewhat reluctant, since it was the general's decision, they had no choice but to carry it out.

They also knew the importance of the matter, so no one contradicted Pei Chuyan and they all carried out Pei Chuyan's orders in secret.

As the soldiers took out the fire in their hands and saw that the granary had been set on fire, they quickly evacuated.

Japan has been hit by a drought recently, and the fire in the granary was ignited by a spark, and spread rapidly.

After setting the granary on fire, the soldiers did not leave the place quickly.

Instead, he quickly fought with the reinforcements that arrived.

They need to buy some time for these sparks.

In just one stick of incense, a raging fire appeared, as if lighting up the night sky.

Seeing that the situation was inevitable, Pei Chuyan called on the soldiers around him to retreat in an orderly manner.

The enemy will certainly not let them go.

They knew that since this was a vanguard team, there must be extremely important people among them, whether it was a deputy general or a guard, it would always be useful to capture one of them.

So soon, they were stopped and were in the process of retreating.

Pei Chuyan looked back and saw a surging enemy army behind him, rushing towards them.

Perhaps the enemy was furious because they had burned their food supplies.

Each of them was brandishing a weapon in his hand, and the sound of horse hooves exploded like thunder in the night, as if they were going to tear the group of people who had burned the granary into pieces.

The enemy had more troops than them, and Pei Chuyan did not want to engage in direct conflict with them.

So he ordered the people around him to speed up.

They retreated along the originally planned route, but after all, they had been rushing all the way here, and the horses did not get a good rest.

But the enemy had rested for so many days and was strong in both men and horses.

So the enemy's cavalry was so fast that they were behind them in the blink of an eye.

It seemed that he was determined to kill them.

Therefore, some enemy soldiers did not care about their lives at all and drew their arrows without hesitation.

Pei Chuyan also noticed their actions and shouted, "Raise your shields!"

Fortunately, they reacted very quickly. As the dense rain of arrows shot towards Pei Chuyan and his men, they hit the shield directly, making a clanging sound.

The granary behind him was still on fire. He could vaguely see that there were many people in the granary trying to put out the fire, but the fire was so big that they were powerless to put it out.

Perhaps because of the anger in their hearts, the following enemy troops continued to advance.

They gradually surrounded Pei Chuyan and his men.

Pei Chuyan knew this was a critical moment: "Leave some people behind to take the lead, and the others continue to retreat!"

Naturally, all the soldiers around him wanted him to retreat first.

But he selected a few battle-hardened soldiers to stay behind to block the enemy with him, while the others evacuated first.

Even though they were somewhat dissatisfied with Pei Chuyan and Qiong Hua before, they got along peacefully with the general along the way and witnessed the general's abilities.

Now I feel relieved.

Feel free to hand over the entire army to the current general, Pei Chuyan.

After all, Pei Chuyan is a general in the army and the emperor of a country. He must not be allowed to make any mistakes at this time.

So no one left, and everyone gathered around Pei Chuyan to protect him.

Pei Chuyan was furious, but this was not the time to pursue responsibility. He led the charge into the enemy camp, and every swing of his sword was filled with murderous intent.

It has to be said that Pei Chuyan grew up in the Duke of Anguo's Mansion after all, and has learned the true teachings of the Duke of Anguo.

Later, he entered the imperial palace and was taught by the Crown Prince and the Royal Consort. Now, he is feared by everyone, whether in military tactics or kung fu.

Perhaps inspired by Pei Chuyan's action, all the soldiers began to fight bravely.

The enemy troops came in waves, and naturally, soldiers on Pei Chuyan's side were constantly injured or even died.

But none of them backed down. They had only one belief: they had to protect Pei Chuyan.

During the battle, although Pei Chuyan and his men's physical strength was gradually depleted, they were also gradually moving positions, looking for opportunities to break through.

"Let's retreat!" Finally, among the woods and hills, they found an opportunity to break out, and quickly left, escaping the enemy's pursuit.

Pei Chuyan and the others spent all their energy on this night.

When their figures appeared in the camp, the first ray of dawn had already spread over the camp.

Perhaps it was because of the thrilling battle they had experienced earlier, or perhaps it was because they had lost a lot of brothers.

Every step Pei Chuyan and his men took towards the camp was heavy.

The generals in the army had hardly slept the entire night, and they stood at the camp gate with anxious eyes, waiting with their heads cocked.

Seeing Pei Chuyan, who was standing in the front and covered in blood, they felt a pang of fear in their hearts, but they also breathed a sigh of relief.

Anyway, at least I came back alive.

The first one to come forward was naturally the deputy general.

The moment he saw Pei Chuyan covered in blood, his face turned pale instantly and he rushed forward regardless of everything.

"General, how are you?" He didn't care about superiors or subordinates. At this moment, he seemed to feel that Pei Chuyan was just one of his own children.

His hands kept feeling around his body, trying to check for any injuries, and even his voice was trembling a little.

Pei Chuyan's voice was hoarse and he couldn't speak.

The general did not force him, but checked carefully over and over again.

It was not until this moment that he noticed that the number of people returning today was less than half of the number when they went there previously.

Seeing them now covered in blood, I thought that a very fierce fight must have taken place last night.

When he thought of those who had fought alongside him but now disappeared on the battlefield, his eyes instantly became moist.

But he knew in his heart that this was something that those of them who went out to fight in the wars would definitely experience.