Even Xie Yushu and Qingfeng Nanxing, who were in the tree, were shaken and fell off the tree. Qingfeng was okay, but Xie Yushu and Nanxing were shaken so badly that their blood and qi surged and they almost vomited blood.
Fortunately, the explosion was over quickly. In just a few breaths, thick smoke billowed over the royal city!
The massive explosion shook the land for miles around. Herdsmen in and around the city were so frightened that they thought the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing. They lay on the ground and wept bitterly.
They were shouting that God was angry, and that things were really bad.
But now, no one cares whether they are scared or not. Xie Yushu and Nan Xingqingfeng calmed down for a while, then got up and went to the city gate to meet up with the others.
The other four teams had all arrived, and upon seeing Xie Yushu, they were almost in tears, half from fear and half from excitement. Fatty Cat and the others were even more incoherent.
"Master, this homemade explosive is deadly! I ran so far away and it still blew me away. My soul was blown out of my body!"
Xie Yushu patted him on the shoulder and then asked everyone.
"Is everyone alright?"
"Aside from being startled, nothing happened!"
"It's good that everything is alright. Now let's go into the city and check the situation. Fat Cat, you still need to keep up the act as the great wizard and calm down the herdsmen in the city."
For others, if they encounter troublemakers, they are dealt with directly; for the others, ordinary herders should be given medical treatment.
A team of men was left to guard the gates of the royal city, waiting to receive General Pei.
"Everyone, you all know nothing about what happened in the city today. What happened in the city today was that the Tatars prayed for their own destruction. Do you understand?"
"I've got it!"
"Okay, get back to what you were doing!"
After explaining the situation, Xie Yushu left the city. She knew the general situation in the city without even going there. She chose this method to end the war in the shortest time and achieve lasting peace, which did not mean that she liked killing.
Moreover, she felt that those Tatars who went out might return to join Yelü Ying if they were no match for Pei Jie's army, or they might flee together, or they might fight to the death.
So, after leaving, Xie Yushu went directly to a tree not far from the tribe to stake out the area again.
In the city
As Xie Yushu had predicted, Yelü Ying, the Tatar leaders who had accompanied him, and the guards around the sacrificial site were almost all wiped out.
Only a few small teams that had stayed behind to defend the city remained. They were dumbfounded by the devastation in the city. The key question was why lightning suddenly struck the city and killed the king and the old man!
So, when they numbly stared at the corpses scattered everywhere, and heard from Fat Cat that some of them had broken the rules and angered the gods, and were being punished, they could only passively believe it.
Because they couldn't figure out, no matter how hard they tried, who but a god could have such power to smash the royal city into such a mess.
The people in the royal city also shared this sentiment.
At first, they were complaining in their hearts that the high shaman was not letting them get close during his blessing ceremony, only blessing those officials. Now they were all glad that they hadn't pushed forward, otherwise they would have angered the gods and ended up dead themselves.
Even though they were hiding in their own tents, they were still shaken to their core, and some even vomited blood.
Compared to those outside, being able to escape with their lives is already a blessing. As for those outside, those in the middle were naturally reported to be on the periphery; some were in deep comas and hadn't woken up yet, but even if they did, they would be basically crippled and pose a threat.
They called on all the herders inside and outside the city to help, and the cleanup was not largely completed until evening.
The Tatar king is dead, and all those in charge are dead. Without a leader, everyone is filled with fear and anxiety. Fat Cat pretended to do some calculations and told them that the great calamity had passed and that soon God would arrange a new leader for them. He told them to go back to their tents and wait for news.
In fact, they had no other choice but to wait for news. However, they felt more at ease hearing it from the wizard, so they all returned to their own tents.
Those men sent out by Yelü Ying to meet the enemy had only traveled less than a hundred miles when they encountered Pei Jie and his men, and the two sides immediately engaged in fierce combat.
Pei Jie's 160,000-strong army consisted of battle-hardened veterans drawn from various regions by Emperor Qingyuan, and one-third of the Great Qi's repeating crossbows were also specially mobilized, making it a heavily armed force.
Although the Tatars sent out their Tiger Head Army and over 100,000 garrison troops, they were unaware of the power of the repeating crossbows. Upon seeing them, they charged forward with bloodshot eyes.
The vast, flat grassland offered no cover whatsoever, and the two armies were still quite a distance apart when they spotted each other!
Upon seeing this, Pei Jie immediately ordered the crossbowmen to set up all their crossbows, arranging them in three staggered rows, stretching the battle line very long.
Behind the crossbowmen were archers in staggered formations, three rows intersecting as a group, for a total of six groups, also lined up in a single file, stretching the battle line as long as the crossbowmen.
Behind the archers were three rows of shields arranged in a staggered pattern.
Finally, the main army is ready for battle.
Once the Tatars were within range of the repeating crossbows, Pei Jie gave the order, and countless arrows shot towards the enemy like meteors, felling a large number of them at once.
Before they could react, another large group of people rushed up from behind and fell.
Then the Tatars realized what was happening but couldn't stop in time, and many of them were trampled to death or injured by their own people.
Running back, they were hit by a large number of bullets.
They suffered heavy casualties right from the start.
The Tatar leader in charge this time was Badalagan, a cautious man. Seeing that things were not going well, he did not charge recklessly, but directly ordered the army to retreat.
But Pei Jie came here specifically to attack the Tatars. It's a fight no matter what, and we've already run into each other. The start has been pretty good, so how can we let them escape!
So from the very beginning, the repeating crossbows never stopped firing. When they saw that the crossbowmen were about to run away, they mounted the crossbows onto the chariots and pushed them in pursuit, with the archers following closely behind.
Once you start running, you don't wait for the crossbow to stop; you just run and shoot arrows. When the arrows are dense enough and the enemies are close enough together, you can almost hit them with your eyes closed.
Therefore, as soon as they clashed, the Tatars were beaten so badly that they cried out in agony, completely powerless to resist.
The young and impetuous generals of the Tiger Head Army were furious and refused to retreat, leading their troops in a counterattack.
Pei Jie's side was fighting with high morale, and when they saw someone coming back to deliver their own death, their eyes lit up with excitement. These were all battle merits!
So, without waiting for the archers and chariots to retreat, they all rushed to the front.
Once the battle began, the crossbowmen and archers ceased fighting, and Pei Jie led his army in a massive charge. The 40,000 Tatar Tiger Head Army was like a flock of fat sheep entering a pack of wolves, and was instantly overwhelmed.
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