Chapter 633: Pacifying Sibao County (Thirty-Five) [Requesting Double Monthly Tickets]
"Fire!"
"Quickly—put out the fire!"
The fire involving the supplies quickly attracted attention.
Yu Zi and her group's whereabouts were exposed, but she remained fearless. With a wave of her hand, she unleashed a spell, and rows of chevaux-de-frise rose from the ground, blocking their path. Her accompanying warriors quickly followed, creating trenches to reinforce their defenses. Yu Zi knew she was outnumbered, and a direct confrontation would be suicidal, but finding ways to delay and disrupt their efforts to extinguish the fire was not difficult. Watching this scene, she even mimicked her lord's mockery: "Only when you're about to get into trouble do you realize you need a trap, huh!"
Seeing the fire spreading, they laughed and ran away as the wind picked up.
Military merit is all that matters; there's no need to risk lives.
Qian Yong stared at the direction from which the fire had started, his blood pressure soaring with rage, his head buzzing. He wanted nothing more than to chop up these thieves, throw them into a pot, boil them until they were mushy, and then feed them to the pigs: "Kill! Kill! Kill! Today, all of these people will die here!"
The more he broke through Jiang's defenses, the happier General Jiang became.
He wielded his swords with incredible speed and skill, each move cunning and unpredictable.
"Qian Shuhe, today I will surely take your head!"
General Jiang may talk a big game, but he knew in his heart that his advantage was only in the initial stages. At first glance, they seemed to have an absolute advantage by taking advantage of the medicinal properties of the herbs to launch surprise attacks and set fires when the enemy soldiers were asleep, and pushing forward all the way. However, as time went on, more of Qian Yong's soldiers woke up and joined the battle, and their numerical disadvantage would be exposed.
As expected—
After the initial chaos, Qian Yong's troops finally established a defensive line, using their numerical advantage to halt the advancing battle. Flames leaped, figures flickered, and blood splattered—it was like a fiery inferno. At that moment, a piercing whistle rang out as an arrow exploded into the air.
Finally, it transformed into the character "沉" (chén).
This is the signal to withdraw troops.
With a thought, General Jiang summoned two blood-soaked tigers with the indomitable spirit totem, which simultaneously pounced on him, flanking Qian Yong and his companion from the left and right. He then gathered his strength in his feet, turned around, and leaped away, instantly appearing several feet away, until only a tiny figure remained.
"Hehehe, how boring! This old man has lost interest today. My grandsons, let's settle our differences another day under the city walls!"
After speaking, General Jiang summoned the Martial Tiger Talisman again. In the next instant, martial energy soared to the moon, transforming into puppet soldiers. Legions of martial energy soldiers clad in crimson armor crawled out of the ground. Five men formed a squad, two squads formed a company, four men with shields, four with swords, and two with spears. They gathered in formation and blocked Qian Yong's troops, trying their best to delay them and buy precious time for their own troops to retreat in an orderly manner.
Qian Yong and the young general each repelled the large, white-browed tiger with piercing eyes. The tiger, severely wounded, fell to the ground with a whimper and dissipated into martial energy. However, it was too late to pursue General Jiang. Upon seeing this, Qian Yong instantly broke his guard and began cursing loudly in his dialect.
The young military commander ordered: "Leave them behind!"
Unexpectedly, these enemies were experienced in retreat.
It can run faster than a rabbit.
They retreat without hesitation, and even if a single strike could behead someone, they never linger in battle; their efficiency is astonishing.
This caused Qian Yong's blood pressure to remain high all night.
"What were the losses?"
Without Lin Feng and his companions causing trouble, the fire was quickly brought under control. Looking around, the camp was nothing but scorched earth and ruins, and the soldiers who had fought the fire were blackened by smoke. Qian Yong felt inexplicably exhausted, but still mustered his energy to inquire about the losses of the night.
There is good news and bad news.
Good news: the casualties were not as high as expected.
Eight hundred died in battle, and more than a thousand were wounded.
The bad news is that a third of the supplies were burned.
Qian Yong no longer has high blood pressure; he's worried about a heart attack.
"Ha ha ha ha--"
General Jiang's unrestrained laughter echoed everywhere.
"I haven't felt this good in a long time!"
General Jiang was very happy today. Although his martial energy was reduced to only one-tenth, and he had almost been seriously injured or killed by Qian Yong and his companion several times, he was still as happy as if it were New Year's Day. You should know that he hadn't felt this exhilarated in a fight since the Battle of Yonggu Pass.
"Alas, what a pity, we didn't manage to kill Qian Yong."
After laughing, he shook his head regretfully, still feeling unsatisfied. It would be a real surprise if he could take Qian Yong's head tonight, but the young general beside Qian Yong was too difficult to deal with; several crises had been brought about by him, and General Jiang couldn't break through his defenses.
Kang Shi comforted him, saying, "There will be another chance."
He turned his head and started calculating the accounts.
They hadn't communicated with Ning Yan's group beforehand, but they retreated together. Perfect, now he could settle accounts: "Tu Nan, what's going on with you guys?"
Ning Yan countered, "What? What happened?"
Why are you here?
Ning Yan asked him, "Why are you here? Shouldn't you be in Sibao County, supporting our lord and the others?"
Kang Shi was almost speechless by her question.
How should he answer?
The reply was that their lord told them to go wherever it was cool.
Kang Shi avoided answering the question, deflecting the main point and saying only, "...I inadvertently discovered that Qian Yong's troops intended to harm the territory, so I followed them to find an opportunity to strike. If it weren't for tonight's operation, wouldn't Nanyu County be in danger?"
Ning Yan looked at him with a half-smile, her eyes seemingly able to see through the truth beneath Kang Shi's surface. She spoke slowly.
"It's not really dangerous. Our lord has sent troops to Sibao County, and Longwu County is seen by outsiders as a fertile but vulnerable territory. There will always be those who smell the aroma and come to take a bite. We have all the necessary precautions. Qian Yong's troops were still on the border when we discovered them, and we also discovered you. Tonight's operation was Qi Yuanliang's idea. With just over a thousand men under your command, you're taking a huge gamble by launching a night raid on Qian Yong's army, which has over ten thousand elite troops?"
Pray for Yuanliang...
It really was his nemesis cousin.
Kang Shi showed no outward expression, but inwardly he wanted to strangle someone. He still had to calmly say, "There will be no danger tonight."
He would evacuate immediately if there was any danger.
Ning Yan said, "Qi Yuanliang also said that you don't fight unprepared battles, and that you must have some bad tricks to launch a night attack, so he arranged this tonight's event. These new recruits under your command need to experience all kinds of battles."
Kang Shi suppressed the urge to vomit blood.
"Tunan, we were colleagues after all..."
He wanted to swear.
They actually have the audacity to admit that they came here to steal military credit?
They just robbed it, why call it a "dirty trick"...
To everyone's surprise, Ning Yan nodded in agreement: "Precisely because we are colleagues, I will relay Qi Yuanliang's words to you verbatim."
"Tan! Le! Zheng!"
My cousin Qi Yuanliang was fine, but Tan Lezheng was the scapegoat when things went wrong.
Qi Yuanliang suggested that since everyone was already there, they should stay and help defend the city. The lord had taken away too many elite troops, leaving limited forces in Nanyu County. Although the city walls provided an advantage, completely halting Qian Yong's army would be difficult. A thousand more men would reduce the pressure.
Kang Shi rolled up his sleeves, brandishing his sword: "You should ask your brother if this sword agrees first! Tan Lezheng, stick out your neck!"
It was Qian Yong's troops who saved Qi Shan from being severely beaten.
Outside the city, horns are sounding.
At that moment, Kang Shi's sword sheath was pressed against Qi Shan's neck, pinning him to the table and preparing to throw a punch. Both men turned sharply towards the direction of the sound and released their grip. Kang Shi cursed, "Uncle Qian, you ruined my plans! You've got no way to get to hell, but you insist on walking into it!"
On the city wall, below the city wall.
Both sides were seething with anger.
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Ugh, postpartum confinement is so painful. I was supposed to be able to wash my hair after a week, but then I tested positive for COVID-19. After recovering, the internet said to avoid washing your hair for a week afterward, so I took it off for another week… a whole three weeks! I was already sweating profusely every day, and not being able to wash my hair made my dandruff explode. Today I boiled some hot water, and finally I could wash my hair properly. But as soon as I wet my hair, all that came out was a pool of yellowish water… ugh~
(End of this chapter)
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