George was very angry because he was assigned a combat mission just after he came back. However, after knowing what was going on, he gave up the idea that "this is tormenting me".

Because the place he was going to was Salt Marsh City, and Wei Huo would also lead the First Army to accompany him - Wei Huo would be the main fighter and he would assist.

George wondered how Khufu could have lost Saltmarsh City so easily, even taking himself as a hostage.

In his opinion, this was not only the loss of the city, but also a loss of face and shame...

But George didn't dare to say anything more. Although the mission in Polang Town was completed, the price he paid made Qi Yuan unhappy. If he did anything that would offend him again, he might be fired completely instead of just being scolded like now.

Wei Huo set out quickly. After selecting 20,000 men from the First Army, he and George's Fifth Army made up a total of 30,000 men and set out in a mighty force. The food, fodder, and baggage carts stretched for more than ten miles, causing uninformed passers-by to think that they were going to fight against the Tianjuan Army.

Wei Huo, who was in a bad mood, did not ride a horse, but dragged George into the car to drink. George was reluctant at first, but he didn't dare to refuse, so he had to accompany him. Unexpectedly, this time they drank for not just one or two meals, but all the way. He slept when he was drunk, and continued drinking when he woke up.

What made George most unbearable was that Wei Huo was drinking alone from beginning to end, without saying a word, it was really depressing.

With tens of thousands of people marching, and mostly infantry and baggage, they did not move fast. It was not until the afternoon of the sixth day that they arrived at the fork in the road between Salt Marsh City and Breaking Waves Town.

"General Wei Huo, it's already afternoon, let's set up camp next to here." A deputy general rode his horse to the window to ask for instructions. There was a large flat grassland on the left side of the fork in the road, which was the most suitable place for the army to set up camp within a few dozen miles.

"Then let's set up camp!" Wei Huo had drunk so much that he could hardly open his eyes. He raised his hand and waved it with great difficulty. George, who was still sober, was complaining about his back and waist aching from sitting in the carriage, so he quickly stood up and urged the deputy general to arrange to set up camp immediately. He took advantage of Wei Huo's drowsiness and inattention, stopped the carriage, and got off to stretch his muscles.

The deputy general turned around and galloped at full speed, shouting loudly to stop and indicating the place to set up camp. The soldiers had been walking for most of the day and were already exhausted. After hearing the command, they rushed to the grassland, thinking that they should occupy a place first.

"These little bastards, no one is robbing, why are they in such a hurry?" Seeing the soldiers in such a mess, George could not help but shook his head. After he finished speaking, he almost laughed, thinking that they had not stopped to rest all day. Even those who were riding in the car were tired, let alone those who were walking.

George, who was too lazy to look at the hustle and bustle of the soldiers, turned around and looked at the mountains not far away. He saw that although the trees on the top of the mountain were not dense, the mountains were undulating and dotted with several cliffs. The more he looked at it, the more beautiful it seemed.

"Why didn't I notice it last time I passed by?" George muttered to himself as he stretched his legs. "After I come back from the battle of Salt Marsh City, I must climb up to see the scenery. The view of the grassland must be even better from the top of the mountain..."

What George couldn't guess was that somewhere on the hills he was looking at, there were two pairs of eyes staring at him, no, staring at him through telescopes.

The people watching George were Odo and Vulture. There was not only a military camp in the woods on the slope behind the two men, but in fact this hilltop was also the key defense area circled by Woolley, because this place was like the North and South Peaks of Muritania, with a good view and a wide coverage area, suitable for concealment, and sufficient water sources. After landing, the first, second, and third regiments went straight here, dug wells and ditches, built stone walls, not only cut off all the passages around, built suspension bridges for entry and exit, but also set up many pit traps.

In order to achieve this, more than 4,000 people from three regiments took turns to work non-stop until the night before Puya went to Salt Marsh City, and the work was basically completed. Even when George led a large number of people to the direction of Polang Town, they chose to ignore it. Of course, one reason was that they were afraid of delaying Wu Lai's plan, and the other was that Odo and the other two felt that George's large group of people did not seem to be going to Polang Town to "cause trouble", because everyone knew that Polang Town had such a small population of old and weak people, and there was no need to make such a big fuss.

What the three did not expect was that they were all wrong. However, even if they sent troops to stop George at the beginning, it would not necessarily be a good thing. You have to know that the terrain is much more complicated if you go a little further. Without sufficient preparation, it is difficult to guarantee victory with 4,000 troops against more than 15,000 troops even with a powerful weapon like artillery. Moreover, if that happens, Wu Lai's plan will really be delayed.

It is worth mentioning that this incident became a hidden pain that accompanied the three people for the rest of their lives...

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After nightfall, Wei Huo, who had been in a coma for a long time, woke up slowly. When he opened his eyes, he found himself lying in a big tent with the curtains open. Sounds of singing and playing could be heard coming from there.

Wei Huo stood up shakily, rubbed his aching head, and slowly walked out of the tent.

Many bonfires were lit on the grass outside the tents. Soldiers were sitting around the bonfires. Some were eating, some were chatting, and some were even sleeping beside the bonfires.

Seeing Wei Huo coming out, the guards standing guard around the tent hurried over.

"What's going on? Why are we camping here?" Wei Huo asked with a frown.

The guards looked at each other, wondering if it was you who gave the order to set up camp? Although you didn't personally give the order, who would dare to make the decision without your approval?

"Lieutenant General Luomen said that it was you who gave the order." A guard answered carefully.

Luo Men? Wei Huo frowned, and then suddenly realized that he must have been drunk during the day, and he agreed to Luo Men's request without thinking.

"Go, call Deputy General Luomen for me." Wei Huo waved his hand and walked to a big rock near the tent and sat down. He glanced around and saw that the soldiers were piled very close to each other and their weapons were placed in a somewhat messy manner. He suddenly felt unhappy again.

After a while, Luo Men ran over quickly and said, "General, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Wei Huo pointed at the bonfire and the soldiers and said, "Why is it such a mess?"

"General, although this grassland is large, if it is further dispersed, it will not be able to accommodate so many soldiers." Luo Men glanced at the pile of soldiers and added, "This is the Fifth Army. Our First Army is much more organized."

Wei Huo nodded. The Fifth Army had not been trained for long, so it was understandable that their discipline was worse than that of the First Army. After thinking for a moment, he asked again, "Have you checked the surrounding situation?"

General Luo Men nodded: "I checked, the light and dark sentries have been arranged."

"I was overthinking." Wei Huo smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Not to mention that the bandits in this area have been wiped out by Yanmarsh City. Even if there are some remnants, how dare we get close with so many of us? But Luomen, you did a good job. You should be more cautious when marching and setting up camp."

"Serving the general is Luo Men's duty." When Luo Men came, he heard the guards say that Wei Huo was unhappy, and his heart was in turmoil all the way. Now that he was praised, how could he not be happy? He quickly expressed his loyalty again.

"Tonight..." Wei Huo had just finished speaking when he suddenly felt a row of lights in the distance suddenly go out. Just as he was about to stand up to see what was going on, he heard a sharp whistling sound - "Hurricane..."

Not good... Just as Wei Huo began to feel alert, a loud explosion suddenly sounded around him.

"All, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all"...

Screams, shouts, wails, and the neighing of war horses resounded everywhere...

Smoke, sparks, tent fragments, and weapon debris flew together...

"Heavenly fire! It's heavenly fire! God is punishing us!" Some soldiers ran around in panic...

"Save me! Please! Save me! Soldiers are crying..."

Wei Huo only felt the ground shaking beneath his feet, and out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a large black shadow flying over...

"General, be careful!" Luo Men flew towards Wei Huo with all his might. Thanks to his quick action, he managed to knock Wei Huo aside before the object hit him. However, he was hit hard by the object and flew a few steps like a kite with a broken string, and then hit Wei Huo's big tent hard.

Wei Huo, who was so scared that he broke out in a sweat, took a closer look in the light of the fire and found that the flying object was actually half of a large tent, which was now pressing Luo Men firmly against his tent.

Wei Huo quickly struggled to get up, and just as he was about to run over to pull Luo Men away, he heard that frightening voice again...

"hurricane……"

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On the top of the mountain, the artillery commander's orders came one after another, because Oddo and Vulture said that the enemy had already taken the initiative to position themselves so densely within the firing range and had lit so many bonfires to remind everyone of their positions. This was a once-in-a-century opportunity, if not a thousand years. They must not let their good intentions down, so they simply fired ten rounds in rapid succession from the sixty guns of the two regiments.

So, these sixty guns divided the grassland into twenty parts according to the angles, and then adjusted the impact points from front to back and fired at them...

More than thirty steps to the left of the artillery position, Oddo and Vulture were sitting side by side on the branch of a big tree, looking through binoculars with great interest.

"Vulture, the lord's artillery, wow, it's so scary, no wonder he is so confident." Odo exclaimed as he watched.

"This kind of good thing is hard to come by." Vulture was obviously much calmer than Oddo. "The lord also said that people's hearts are more important than artillery."

"That's right, but fortunately this cannon was not stolen by Helen and Night Blade Dance, otherwise, I'm afraid the lord would be in trouble." Odo said.

"No, I feel that no matter how powerful the enemy is, the lord will definitely have a way to deal with it. His wisdom far exceeds everyone's cognition. The most important thing is that the lord stands on the side of justice." Vulture said seriously.

"After this battle, I'll have to drink a couple of glasses with you just for what you said just now." Oddo said with a grin.

"Okay, but you can't drink in front of the soldiers." Vulture smiled, which was rare for him, and pointed to the grassland below the mountain. "This time's plunder will surely make Chief Gulu laugh so hard that he can't stop."

"I thought so too." Oddo laughed and couldn't help but patted his thigh...

At this time, the grass beach was in chaos and scattered...

George was lucky. When the first round of shelling occurred, he was bathing by the river accompanied by several guards because he could no longer bear the smell of alcohol on his body. This action enabled him to stay away from the bombardment and escape first after reacting.

In a panic, he ran towards Salt Marsh City, followed by the guards. Then, more and more people followed him...

Wei Huo was also lucky. His tent was not covered by the first and second rounds of artillery fire. When the third round of shells hit the back of his tent, he had already dragged Luo Men to the area hit by the first round of artillery fire. This accidental collision also allowed him to escape. Unlike George, he ran towards the direction of Longvington City in a panic. In this direction, there were more fleeing soldiers and they were in a more panicked state...

Vulture's face darkened when he saw the fleeing enemy.

"Odo, we must have lost our minds. If we wait a little longer and wait until they fall asleep, we will definitely kill more people." said Vulture.

Oddo didn't say anything. He had just realized it, but it was too late to regret now. The enemy started to flee in a disorganized and undisciplined manner just after the sixth shot of the ten-round rapid fire. He couldn't shout at them to stop, could he?

"How about I lead a group to chase them?" Oddo asked after thinking for a while.

"It is not advisable to pursue. Don't forget the task the lord gave us." Vulture reminded.

"Then wait a little longer. I'll take the first regiment to collect the spoils and kill the wounded enemy soldiers. The second regiment will cover me. How about that?" Oddo asked again.

"That's fine." Vulture nodded...

…

George ran for who knows how far, and only slowed down his pace when he could no longer hear any cannon fire or see any flames. Although he was panicked, he knew that he should gather his men, so he asked several guards to light torches, and gathered the soldiers who had escaped with him as he walked. When it was almost dawn, he was surprised to find that there were more than 3,500 soldiers with him, including two lieutenants and three lieutenant generals, and most of the soldiers were still holding weapons.

At daybreak, George brought all these soldiers to a mountain bay far away from the horse trail. Firstly, he was worried about pursuers, and secondly, these soldiers included both his Fifth Army and the First Army, so they had to be arranged first so that they could be commanded more easily.

It took George almost half a day to reorganize the troops, but he finally succeeded. When the deputy general and the deputy general asked him what to do next, George hesitated for a long time and finally gave up the idea of ​​going back, because that would definitely represent a huge risk. Since the enemy could ambush him once, they would certainly ambush him a second and third time. He didn't want to experience the kind of ambush where he could only see his own people being killed and wounded...

"We'll reach Salt Marsh City in another day and a half." George thought for a moment and said, "The army will surely arrive. We can ambush near Salt Marsh City first. No, not just an ambush, we need to take action first to teach Salt Marsh City a lesson, but we must be careful."

"To Salt Marsh City..." a deputy general quickly reminded, "General George, I'm afraid we don't have as many troops as Salt Marsh City, and we are also short of horses."

"Idiot! Did I say we are going to attack?!" George glared at the deputy general from the First Army and continued, "The water of Salt Marsh City comes from a dam outside the city..."