In the dim night, the Xiao River flows eastward, and the water splashes on this ice floating bridge, stirring up patches of white spray.
Wu Gen stood at the end of the bridge with his sword in hand, watching the first group of fearless soldiers walk safely from the bridge to the other side, and Fang let out a long sigh of relief.
Facts have proved that this simple but quickly erected pontoon bridge is indeed usable, and then I will have room to move freely on both sides of the Xiao River in the future.
There are two such bridges in total. If there are more bridges, Gu Miao and the others will not be able to bear it.
After the first team crossed the river, the second team soon followed. Most of the Fearless Army had quietly retreated here, leaving only Shui Congyue and five thousand people still standing in the temporary camp with great fanfare.
Two hours later, most of the soldiers had crossed the river, leaving only a few people watching the bridge, waiting for the water to cross the river from Yue.
At the same time, Zhang Wuyang and Xue Xin had already taken their troops and quietly lurked in front of the two enemy villages on the right bank. Bao Xiang led the right army as a reserve team, ready to intercept the fleeing enemies at any time.
Most of the people stationed in the small village were the Wen family. They were also old friends of Wu Gen. They had dealt with Wu Gen when he led the people from Yishan Mountain to the north.
A red arrow flew up, which was a sign of launching an attack. Then, countless rockets flew up and landed in the camp like locusts.
More than a thousand cavalrymen rushed to the opponent's wall, threw out the ropes in their hands, and tied them to the wooden wall. The foundations of these village walls have been destroyed by the Fearless Army. As the horses ran, the wood was pulled up one by one, revealing the soldiers of the Wen family who were dressing hastily inside.
The Wen family did not participate in the counter-insurgency battles of the previous coalition forces and lacked combat experience. In addition, this place was on the other side of the river, far away from the main battlefield. The camp was naturally built loosely and was easily broken by the fearless army who had experienced many battles.
Despite the journey, despite not having a moment's rest since arriving, these soldiers who had experienced life and death many times still cheered up and followed their commanders and captains like tigers and wolves into the enemy camp.
Entering the camp, rows of rockets were first fired at the many tents. Since they were located by the river, the Wen family thought it would be easier to get water and less likely to catch fire, so the tents were arranged very closely together.
A fire broke out in one place and quickly spread to the surrounding areas. Soon, like a wildfire spreading across the grassland, in the two small camps, a bright wave of fire rolled from east to west, and was carried by the wind wherever it went. Running around, devouring everything without restraint. The dancing flames jumped into the air, dyeing the dark night sky red.
Some of the soldiers of the Wen family were naked, and some just carried helmets and ran out of the tent in a panic. What greeted them were ruthless arrows, sharp swords, the unicorn's iron hooves as big as a basin, and the Rebel Army swooping down and shooting them over and over again.
These birds and shuttles are equipped with chirping discs, and they emit soul-stirring roars wherever they go, tearing apart the opponent's defenses over and over again.
The Wen family's men and horses quickly lost their combat effectiveness and collapsed like a landslide. The soldiers just scrambled to escape, colliding with each other and trampling on each other. Countless people were killed and injured.
The sound of the wind, the crackling of the burning tents, the cries of the soldiers, begging for mercy, and the cries of death from the fearless troops all mixed together, causing the two camps to be completely destroyed in a short period of time.
Wenjia Town Fu Wenrui stood outside the camp on horseback, looking at the chaotic camp with a livid face. There were only less than a thousand people gathered around him.
"Zhenfu, let's leave quickly before the enemy troops arrive. When these thieves surround us, there may not even be a way out." A soldier beside him advised.
Looking up to the sky and sighing, Wen Rui turned his horse and headed west, trying to find a boat to cross the Xiao River.
At the same time, Ji Jing on the opposite side also discovered the sudden change of the Wen family, and quickly gathered people and horses to the river, preparing to board a ferry to cross the river for support.
However, he did not let his southern army and Ji Zhen's guards cross the river, but sent men from the two families. Because in the fearless military camp opposite his house, the lights were bright everywhere, and people could be seen standing guard behind the makeshift wooden fence.
What if he makes a move at this time, and with Wu Gen's cunning temperament, suddenly attacks the camp. Moreover, the Fearless Army only has so many people. With the troops divided into two groups, how many people can be on the opposite side?
But what confused him was that he had
After gathering all the ferries in advance, how did the fearless army cross the river?
Ji Zhen walked behind Ji Jing, looked at the soaring fire on the other side, and sighed, "Ji Jing, the Wen family has lost, do you still want to save them?"
Ji Jing stared at the other side intently, "Even if we can't save them, it's always good to bring some people back. If they refuse to save them, these families will already have unstable military morale, and they will lose their will to fight."
"I didn't expect that the lord survived. This makes us old people how to deal with it. Not to mention those families, even our Guards and the Confederate Army, many people are beating drums in their hearts. They never thought that we would draw swords against the lord. What are these things? Is it possible that the Ji family will split up like this?" Ji Zhen shook his head and sighed, then suddenly raised his head and looked at Ji Jing, "What do you think, should you protect the eldest young master or surrender to the lord."
Ji Jing finally turned his head, with a flash of pain in his eyes, "You and I are both members of the Ji family. When we reach such a situation, we don't want much more. Lord, eldest young master and second young master, who among these people I am more optimistic about the young master who can truly lead the Ji family to firmly control the Iron Hand Province.
Needless to say about the lord, his actions are violent and extreme. If he continues to be in power, I am afraid that not only you and me, but also every family will be silent, and sooner or later there will be chaos again.
Although the Second Young Master values love and justice, he does not care about power. He only wants to travel around the continents. Is it appropriate to leave the Iron Hand Province to him?
As for the eldest young master, who has a kind-hearted nature and has been in charge of political affairs for many years, and has many members of his own family and clan, and with the support of Murong Yanyu, our Ji family will definitely be able to take another step forward.
Therefore, I chose the young master not because of how much I can get, but because of how much the Ji family can get in the end. do you understand. "
Ji Zhen looked at this tall man, his face illuminated by the firelight flickering in and out. After being speechless for a long time, Ji Zhen finally made a mistake and sighed: "I know what you mean. Let's go and see. The fearless army on the opposite side is difficult to deal with. Wu Gen has a cunning temper and has many powerful generals and wise men. If we are here If he can't stop him, I'm afraid no one in the entire province can control him. By then, the young master will have no choice but to die."
"Yes, I didn't expect him to be a different person compared to when he captured Lushan. He actually dared to cross the river and launch an attack after a long march. This person's military skills have become more and more skillful and unpredictable." Ji Jing shook his head and turned to Walking to the camp, "His edict is really powerful. It almost messed up the hearts of the middle and lower-level generals at once. I have to tell everyone that they must keep an eye on the movements of their own troops these days to avoid rebellion." .
Also, I plan to personally lead people to attack the camp in front of me to see how many people are hidden in the other side. Please help me keep an eye on the camp. "
"You go ahead." Ji Zhen looked at Ji Jing with a depressed expression.
Suddenly, there was a sudden fire in the north, and the flames soaring into the sky illuminated the entire Xiaohe River red. Ji Jing and Ji Zhen turned their heads in shock, both dumbfounded. The reinforcements from these families had just arrived on the other side by boat. The first wave of people were wading into the water and rushing to the shore. The reeds stretching along the shore suddenly burned.
Because I wanted to avoid the front of the two camps on the opposite side to prevent being intercepted by the fearless army. These reinforcements deliberately chose a place far away from the camp to land, which was naturally overgrown with reeds and weeds.
Unexpectedly, Wu Gen ambushed a group of men and horses here, holding kerosene and some fire starters, and ignited these ubiquitous weeds when the ship just docked.
The autumn wind had already dried up the moisture in the reed flowers, and the flames extended to both sides at an alarming speed, constantly devouring everything on the shore. In the dark night, the firelight was so bright, as if dawn had arrived in advance.
Soon, rows of arrows flew up. Lexi stood up and directed his men to shoot the men and horses running in the fire. At the same time, some of them shot at the boats in the river.
When we first captured the Cang family, we obtained the clan's secret artifact, which was a broken arrow of unknown origin and unknown material. After these days of understanding, the range of Lexi's arrows has been greatly improved. Therefore, their arrows can cover the reeds, cover the river bank, and even reach the other side.
Shooting people, destroying ships, and preventing the other party from supporting him smoothly were Wu Gen's orders. They were to allow him to have a relatively safe camp without directly facing the impact of hundreds of thousands of people. .
The fire destroyed the
The boats on the shore and these reinforcements were trapped in a swamp half waist deep by the river. They were in a dilemma.
Moving forward, there are blazing flames and the opponent's blockade. Beyond, there is the freezing cold river water.
Some people started to jump into the river and swim back, but the heavy armor on their bodies was like water ghosts, pulling them into the water mercilessly as soon as they entered the water.
Some people tried to move forward, but the scorching flames hit them roughly, and their armor began to turn red, causing each soldier to turn into a sticky ball of grease as they howled miserably, just like the torture of cannon fire in the world.
More people could only lie down in the shallow water, trying to avoid the burning of the flames and the attacks of arrows.
This is a massacre, a unilateral massacre, Ji Jing roared in his heart.
"Order your troops and follow me out of the stronghold." Getting on his horse, Ji Jing ordered to the soldiers beside him.
After a while, the war horses rumbled out of the camp. With 50,000 troops, Ji Jing rushed towards the fearless army camp in the distance.
When they were only five miles away, Ji Jing took a look at the camp in the distance. There was no special reaction from the other party. There were lanterns hanging scattered in the camp, which looked quite quiet.
When they were only one mile away, the other party was still very quiet. On the makeshift archery tower, there were people looking motionlessly in this direction.
Ji Jing's heart gradually became excited. The other party was so calm. Could it be that he had arranged some kind of trap for himself. Although Wu Gen was cunning, he was actually very cautious in using troops. Such behavior made Ji Jing dare not step forward again.
Asking a Qianhu to lead a thousand people to the opponent's camp to test, Ji Jing stopped with the large group of people.
The Qianhu man held up his shield to prevent the opponent's arrows from blocking him, and cautiously moved closer until he reached the opponent's simple village wall. Not even a single arrow was fired from the village. Leaning his head against the wall of the village and looking inside for a moment, the Qianhu asked his men to open the door of the other side's village and rushed in smoothly. After a while, he rode out again and ran towards Ji Jing.
"Zhenfu, there is no one in the camp. There are only some tents, which should be set up to confuse our troops." Qianhu reported loudly, looking happy to have escaped death.
Ji Jing's heart skipped a beat, and he whipped his mount hard with his riding whip before rushing towards the Fearless Army camp.
When we arrived at the village, everything was quiet, except for the tents standing neatly in the camp. I casually opened it and took a look. Not only was there no one inside, there were no weapons or bedding. There was only a thick layer of reeds as a floor covering. It was obvious that the Fearless Army had already left.
"Wu Gen..." Ji Jing spat out two words fiercely. How could he not know at this moment? No wonder the Wen family on the other side was defeated so quickly. The fearless army used an empty stronghold to hold themselves back, and the entire army was already heading towards the other side.
"Let's go." Ji Jing rode forward, preparing to pass through the camp and see how the fearless army crossed the river.
As soon as they arrived at the middle of the camp, the soldiers who were exploring the way in front looked around something in embarrassment. Ji Jing looked up and saw that it was a vertical pillar with a lantern hanging on the top and a long flag underneath. On the flag cloth were written six characters: the place where Ji Jing died.
The font is very familiar and must have been written by Wu Gen. Ji Jing didn't pay attention, but the soldier beside him was very angry. He stepped forward and struck the pillar with an axe.
With a click, the pillar fell aside, and the lantern on it fell on a tent.
Ji Jingben felt something was wrong and was about to ask his soldiers to extinguish the flames that had been ignited on the tent. Suddenly there was a loud bang, the tent suddenly exploded, and a powerful wave of air rushed in, knocking Ji Jing off guard and fell off his horse.
As flames sprayed around, the nearby tents ignited one after another, and the camp quickly turned into a sea of flames.
