Chapter 697 Insight
"Catapults, kerosene cans!"
"put!"
There are tens of thousands of savages, and it is impossible to tell whether they are all young and strong. Even if there are old, weak, women and children among them, they are within Xu Laoer's consideration at this moment.
He only knew that he must not let any savage escape from here.
For these savages who feed on humans, if even one person escapes, the consequences will be unimaginable.
One after another, kerosene cans were thrown out and exploded among the dense crowd of savages, and the flames spread.
The air began to smell sickeningly of barbecued meat, then turned to a burnt smell.
Because of the wind direction, the strong smell was very choking.
Under normal circumstances, everyone would vomit upon smelling this odor. But now, on the battlefield, it was a life-or-death struggle.
All the soldiers were concentrating their efforts to ensure that no savage was spared.
Savages kept jumping into the trench and even began to pile up the bodies of their companions, trying to find an opportunity to rush out of the trench.
"Pour the kerosene down!"
"ignition!"
Xu Lao Er was not ambiguous at all and directly ordered people to use the most brutal means.
Fire attack!
Not only is he cruel to his enemies, he is also cruel to his own people.
The smell in the air is really not something that ordinary people can bear.
But at this time, they had to endure it all.
Finally, the savages began to retreat.
The brutal, barbaric and fearless savages finally collapsed under the blow of the large number of deaths of their tribesmen.
As the last savages began to retreat towards Haoguan, a large number of surviving savages chose to escape from this hell.
"Lower the drawbridge, kill!"
Seeing that the savages began to retreat, Xu Laoer did not wait there, but directly ordered someone to lower the suspension bridge that had been prepared long ago to cross the trench.
Five thousand cavalrymen formed a battle array and quickly crossed one suspension bridge after another.
The savages retreated, but as long as they were still alive, they might come back. The best way to deal with this cruel tribe of savages was to exterminate them.
No matter whether they are old, weak, women or children, as long as they are savages, they deserve to die.
Five thousand cavalrymen were dispatched, led by Xu Laoer, and they launched an endless pursuit of the savages with the help of long-range weapons such as crossbows and javelins.
The barbarians are indeed very strong, but without their momentum and fighting spirit, they are no different from ordinary defeated soldiers.
They also did not make any counterattack.
The defeat was like a landslide!
This statement is indeed applicable to any situation.
In the end, Xu Laoer led his men to chase the savages for thirty miles, and no savages escaped along the way.
During this chase, Xu Laoer was basically certain that these tens of thousands of people were not all the savages. These people should only be the vanguard of the savages.
Because, after chasing them all the way, they still didn't see a single old, weak, woman or child. Moreover, the savages' escape was very purposeful, and they clearly had a predetermined destination.
Although chasing these barbarians might lead to finding a large group of barbarians, Xu Laoer knew that this was unrealistic. He could hold on, but the 5,000 cavalry under his command did not have the ability to accompany him in the pursuit.
Therefore, they could only kill these savages as quickly as possible and then return to Miaoguan.
One battle, a great victory.
In the end, the bodies of the savages were collected, totaling more than 32,000.
After Xu Laosan's identification, it was basically confirmed that these savages came from at least four different tribes, because they had different tattoo marks on their arms.
Apart from the charred corpses, the remaining corpses whose condition could still be identified had four different tattoo marks on their left arms. This made Xu Laosan and Xu Laoer realize that these savages were not as barbaric and ignorant as they imagined.
These savages actually have their own civilization.
The two even speculated that their cannibalism was not only to replenish food, but more importantly to intimidate the enemy.
Facts have indeed proven that these barbarians' methods are indeed extremely intimidating. Otherwise, how could the Northern Barbarians, with their strength, be forced by the barbarians to migrate south to escape?
"Third brother, this is up to you!"
After discovering the abnormality of the savage, Xu Laoer felt that he had to pass this news to his father and elder brother.
If their guess is true, then the next attack of the savages will definitely not be as unorganized and undisciplined as it is now.
The fact that the barbarians were able to force the northern barbarians to flee south means that these barbarians must have other means that they are not aware of.
Tuoba Aofeng led the Northern Barbarians to surrender to their father, even swearing a poisonous oath. However, oaths, from the moment they appeared, were meant to be broken.
The Northern Barbarian High Priest may indeed be their grandmother, but what if?
Furthermore, even if nothing unexpected happens, who can guarantee that their grandmother, who has already left, still has enough deterrent power to ensure that the Northern Barbarians will not retaliate?
"Second brother, be careful!"
Xu Laosan also knew that the situation was urgent and it was no longer the time for him to act on his own will.
The strength of the savages is much stronger than they imagined.
This is the most important thing at the moment.
Xu Lao Er chuckled and said, "Don't worry, I have my little sister with me. Even if the barbarians attack by surprise, it will be difficult to succeed."
Xu Laoer had no need to doubt his little sister's luck.
When Xu Lao San heard Xu Lao Er's shameless words, he rolled his eyes at him, but said nothing else. Because their little sister's luck was really unmatched.
When Fubao was by her side, the Ten Kings of Hell who had caused a lot of trouble in the capital were all inexplicably brought down when they arrived in Linyao City.
The killers in the underworld have always been very cautious.
Unfortunately, he met his younger sister, and the killers from the underworld were all unlucky. They didn't even have a chance to use their skills and became prisoners.
While Xu Lao San was still leading people to clean up the battlefield, Fu Bao and Xu Lao Er, still accompanied by 5,000 cavalry, accelerated towards the direction of Longcheng.
This time, Fubao and his companions did not encounter any lurking savages along the way, as if they had been completely destroyed.
But both Fubao and Xu Laoer actually understood that the reason why the savages had not appeared now was either that the large group of people had not arrived here yet, or that the other party was planning a new round of offensive.
If it's the former, then everything is easy.
But if it is the latter, this matter will be more difficult.
Because they didn't have to worry about the savages' sneak attacks, Fubao and Xu Laoer traveled to Longcheng at least twice as fast this time.
However, even so, the team still released the hunting dogs as they moved forward.
Better safe than sorry!
Even if it is certain that the vanguard of the barbarians has been completely wiped out, one must still be cautious when necessary.
How many heroes have failed at the last moment of success!
Fubao doesn't think of herself as a hero, but even heroes may fall at the last moment before success. For small people like her and her second brother, it's even harder to say.
"Little sister, are we being too cautious?"
Xu Laoer felt that his little sister was too cautious at such a young age. Shouldn't she be fearless and unafraid of tigers at such a young age?
Thinking back to when he was this tiny, well, when he was this tiny, he was probably still playing in the mud.
Forget it, I won’t compare myself with my own little sister.
His little sister is not an ordinary person, she is a genius prodigy. There are thousands of children of the same age as his little sister in the world, but their combined brains should be as big as one of his little sister's fingernails!
"Brother, it's better to be careful than to be tricked by others!"
Fubao doesn't think there is anything wrong with being so cautious.
The savages have been playing sneak attacks since they first appeared.
It is obvious that each of them is very powerful and has a physique that is not afraid of ice and snow. They have an absolute upper hand in the battle in this snowy and icy place, but these guys still like to play dirty.
This shows that these savages are really cunning, just like wild beasts.
Other brutal and brutal beasts would always use cautious sneak attacks. They don't have much advantage over these savages, so where do they get the confidence to be so arrogant and domineering?
After hearing Fubao's answer, Xu Laoer thought about it for a while and finally had to admit that what his younger sister said really made sense.
Therefore, although Xu Laoer was very anxious to rush to Longcheng, he still did not speed up his journey like crazy, but followed the routine, traveling only a little faster than before.
Of course, this little bit is multiplied.
One night, when the night fell, the north wind suddenly became strong, and heavy snowflakes fell from the sky, quickly covering Xu Laoer and his friends' camp with a layer of snow.
Fubao was barbecuing with his second brother around the campfire when he suddenly felt a sudden palpitation for no apparent reason and his right eyelid started twitching.
"Left eye twitching brings good luck, right eye twitching brings disaster!"
"Brother, my right eyelid keeps twitching. Something's going to happen!"
When Xu Laoer heard Fubao say something was going to happen, he immediately asked his personal guards to pass on the message to his two deputy generals, asking them to quietly convey the order and for everyone to be on standby.
As the night deepened, the snow fell heavier and heavier, and the northwest wind made it impossible to open your eyes.
The howling northwest wind made the tent whimper.
"Little sister, aren't you sleepy?"
Xu Laoer looked at his younger sister in astonishment. In his imagination, Fubao was a person who saw through everything. Since he had seen through everything, he couldn't understand why his younger sister still had to live her life according to the routine when she clearly had this magical ability to predict good and bad luck?
"I'm not sleepy!"
Fubao glanced at his second brother indifferently.
Something is bound to happen at night. Fubao is waiting to see the show. How could he go to bed just for such a small matter?
Unless, of course, she could no longer resist the sleepiness.
"Little sister, I think you can go to bed early. No matter what happens at night, I, your second brother, will help you."
"I promise you'll sleep well tonight!"
My little sister is still growing up. If she doesn't get enough sleep and doesn't grow up, her father and mother will probably give her a good beating.
"This is not a question of whether you can sleep soundly or not!"
Fu Bao pouted and said, "Actually, I want to take this opportunity to verify a small problem."
This question is very simple. It is to judge what level the twitching of her left eyelid represents among the many crises she encounters by observing what is about to happen.
When Fubao told Xu Laoer his explanation, Xu Laoer's first reaction was that this matter was not very good.
Because Fubao's verification is obviously not a simple matter.
If your left eyelid twitches, it generally means that a disaster is about to happen.
However, disasters are also divided into different levels.
How to classify this disaster is indeed a rather troublesome matter.
"Little sister, how do you verify this?"
Xu Laoer couldn't figure it out.
Fu Bao smiled slightly and said, "Well, it's actually very simple. Just look at the severity of the crisis and compare it with the frequency of your eyelid twitching, and you can categorize these things into different levels."
"Can't understand!"
After hearing Fubao's explanation, Xu Laoer rolled his eyes.
This kind of thing is indeed not something an honest man like him can understand.
Fubao was speechless about his second brother's laziness in using his brain, or rather, he admired him very much.
Ordinary people, especially those who lead troops in battle, must have a keen sense of the battlefield. They must even be able to predict what the enemy is going to do.
But Xu Laoer's performance in these aspects is too poor.
If you say that Xu Laoer doesn't have the brains for this, then in the previous interception battle, Xu Laoer's wisdom can be said to be full of battlefield command art.
Unfortunately, Xu Laoer was too lazy to think about it.
The night was getting darker and darker. In the camp, only patrolling soldiers were walking around, while the rest of the people were resting in the tents.
But in fact, most of the tents were empty.
Unless the savages who sneak into the camp are lucky enough to find the tent where the soldiers are hiding, otherwise, they will probably be scared to death when they see the empty tent.
On a windy and snowy night, the fires burning everywhere in the camp could only make the patrolling soldiers pay attention to the situation within a few steps around them. If they were a little further away, their vision would not be able to see that far.
Even Xu Laoer's visual experience was greatly reduced.
“That’s about it!”
When Xu Laoer discovered that Fubao, who claimed to be not sleepy, had fallen asleep at some point, he knew that if the savages wanted to steal the camp, their chance would only come during this period of time.
After all, even Fubao, who was eagerly waiting to watch the show, fell asleep, which meant that most people would have felt sleepy by this time.
"Tell the brothers to cheer up and rub their faces and necks with ice and snow!"
Xu Laoer decisively greeted the guards guarding the tent.
Next, the personal guards will be responsible for conveying Xu Laoer's orders to each soldier below.
All of this was accomplished silently amidst the wind and snow, without causing any major disturbance. Even the soldiers on patrol reduced their frequency.
(End of this chapter)
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