Countless black shadows swooped down from the night sky towards the Xiliang army. The retreating cavalry were suddenly in chaos. The torches fell to the ground and were extinguished instantly. There were screams, curses, howls, and shouts... The army was in chaos.
The corners of Tito'er's eyes twitched. He was horrified to see that the dead knights on the ground were covered with black shadows. They were densely packed, flapping their wings, greedily gnawing at the flesh and blood, and making hissing sounds of joy.
"Bloodthirsty poisonous bat!"
Tito'er's scalp felt numb for a while. This kind of creature, which is said to be only found in places of great danger and great evil, actually appeared here.
Bats the size of palms, all dark in color, flapped their thin and wide wing membranes, hanging on the armors and ribbons of the cavalry. Their sharp and fine teeth bit into the exposed skin of the cavalry, blood gushed out instantly, and the blood flowed out. More and more bats smelled the smell of blood and rushed towards the injured cavalry crazily...
"Quickly retreat...quickly retreat!"
Titoer shouted loudly and led hundreds of soldiers. In the darkness, they couldn't tell the north, south, east, and west, so they just tried to escape.
In an instant, the Xiliang cavalry, which consisted of thousands of people, scattered like a tree falling and hozens dispersed, collapsed and fled.
The terrifying bloodthirsty poisonous bats were circling and flying, chasing after them. The exhausted knights were running wildly, desperate to choose their way. Some lost their feet and fell down the mountain stream, some fell into traps full of spikes, and some got lost in the forest and were killed by poisonous insects. Bite to death...
This night became a lingering nightmare in the hearts of many Xiliang cavalry. Many years later, they would often sit up in shock when they dreamed about it at midnight.
"What the hell is this place?"
Titoer led the remnant soldiers and fled for several miles, discarding their armor and armor. No bloodthirsty poisonous bats came after them. They stood still in shock, holding their swords and gasping for air. Deserters followed one after another.
"General, there are two forked roads ahead, which one should we take?"
Lieutenant General Hanisha reported quietly.
"Um?"
Titoer frowned and muttered: "Light the torch, the retreating brothers will gather around when they see the light of the fire... When all our sergeants are gathered, just take the main road!"
"General...general!"
Just as Titoer finished speaking, a crying voice rang out, and a group of people were seen running towards each other in the darkness, supporting each other. The leading cavalry said sadly: "General, our brothers from the Ruibao Camp, only these few hundred people are left to escape." Come out!"
"What? What about...the others?"
Titoer roared with eyes wide open, his voice trembling.
"Other brothers... those who were bitten by poisonous bats couldn't stop bleeding... and finally lost too much blood and died on the way. There were many brothers who fell to the ground while walking... I can’t get up anymore. There was a lot of miasma on our way back. We must have been poisoned by miasma..."
After the leading knight finished speaking, he couldn't help crying.
After hearing this, Ti Tuoer was so angry that he felt stars flashing in front of his eyes, and his hand holding the knife was trembling.
The Ruibao Battalion, the most powerful elite among the Xiliang cavalry, unexpectedly suffered most of their casualties.
Ti Tuoer, who was in a daze, bit the tip of his tongue hard. The severe pain mixed with a fishy sweetness gradually made him regain his consciousness. He paused the steel knife in his hand angrily and said angrily: "This debt... must be settled." Those big Chen people, capture them alive, I will chop them alive!"
Titoer packed up the remaining troops and led a group of cavalry to set off again along a wider branch road.
The army lit torches, and the blazing fire dispelled the darkness, and also dispersed many poisonous insects and beasts. The team marched in a meandering way, with countless torches swaying, like a long dragon wandering in the dense forest of the mountain stream.
"Report——"
"General, general!"
Lieutenant General Hanisha ran to Tito'er and said breathlessly: "General, we found a large amount of blood and signs of fighting ahead!"
"Um?"
Titoer frowned, feeling a little confused.
"Based on the traces on the scene, there were a lot of people passing by here. I'm afraid it wasn't left by... the ambush troops of the Great Chen Kingdom..." Hanisha raised her chin and analyzed with a worried look.
"Instruct the front army to be on alert, use archers to hold down the formation, and advance slowly!"
Ti Tuoer drew out his sword and led the army to move forward cautiously. The road was sometimes wide and sometimes narrow. The people walked through thorns and thorns for several miles. The front suddenly became clear, and there were indeed blood stains on the ground.
The Xiliang cavalry suddenly felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and they set up spear formations, sword formations, shield formations and other battle formations to defend themselves against the enemy.
Thousands of Xiliang knights were waiting in formation, quietly without making a sound, only the sound of burning torches making the sound of peeling...
Fortunately, after waiting for a long time, no enemy was seen attacking.
Titoer secretly breathed a sigh of relief and directed the army to move forward.
Not long after, Hanisha ran over again with small steps: "General, general, there are two forked roads ahead, which one should we take?"
"Um?"
Titoer looked at this stupid lieutenant with disgust, and said coldly: "Just take the high road, no need to ask for instructions!"
"Yes!" Hanisha replied simply and resoundingly, then turned around and ran to deliver the order.
Titoer frowned and looked at Hanisha's back, shook his head helplessly, and continued on his way with his sword in hand.
The road was rugged and after walking for a long time, Titoer was exhausted and was about to order the army to take a rest. Hanisha ran over again as if he was tireless: "General, general!"
"Um?"
Titoer looked at him with an unkind expression, sat down on the big stone by the roadside, panted heavily, and looked up at the gradually whitening sky.
"General, we found a large amount of blood and signs of fighting ahead!"
Hanisha looked solemn and continued: "Based on the traces on the scene, the large number of people passing through this place is probably... left by the ambush of the Chen Kingdom..."
"Um?"
Titoer stood up and continued to move forward with his sword in hand.
The army walked through the thorny path covered with rocks. The terrain in front was open, and there were blood stains on the ground.
Titoer frowned and looked around suspiciously. When he saw the armor abandoned in the mountain stream not far away and the tattered clothes in the bushes, the look on his face suddenly made him dumbfounded.
"General!"
Hanisha smiled sarcastically and came closer to please.
"You idiot!"
Titoer could no longer hold back the anger in his heart and slapped Hanisha hard on the face.
Hanisha's body spun around like a top due to the slap, and she was stunned and confused.
As the vanguard of the former army, Hanisha, a pig-headed man, led a team of several thousand people in circles all the way.
The Xiliang army was tossing back and forth for half the night. In fact, it was always going in circles. The abandoned armor and tattered clothes were clearly discarded by the Xiliang knights who had been attacked by the bloodthirsty poisonous bats not long ago.
After realizing the truth, Titoer was furious and wanted to kill this idiot with a knife.
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The sky is finally white, and the withered grass trembles in the morning breeze. The spring breeze blows the new buds against the moist dew, stretching the waist. The mist deep in the dense forest is thicker, drifting like smoke across the mountain stream.
Titoer stared blankly into the depths of the mountain stream and dense forest. After a while, he turned his gaze to the army resting in the lee. The knights were lying on the grass in a mess, with exhaustion written on their faces.
The roads in the thorny bushes are intertwined, and there are huge rocks on the gravel roads. The distant scenery becomes increasingly hazy in the mist.
"Someone, move all those big rocks away from me!"
Titoer shouted anxiously.
The well-trained knights quickly took action, and a group of people worked together to push the boulders into the mountain stream. With the rumble of the rocks falling, the sun rose quietly, and the warm sunshine dispersed the mist in the forest. Tito'er's eyes suddenly became clear. clear.
The location of the army is actually halfway up the mountain. The mountain is not high, but it occupies a large area and the mountain is gentle. Last night, Da Chen's ambush soldiers led them up the mountain by the nose. No wonder they didn't notice it at all.
But the strange thing is that the army of thousands of people is wandering around in the mountains, always returning to the same place, like encountering the legendary "ghost beating the wall".
Thinking of the venomous snake bats last night, Ti Tuoer was still frightened. All this had obviously been planned by Sergeant Chen. Could it be that the army fell into the legendary "magic circle" that practitioners are good at?
Relying on the mountains and rivers, pulling the sun, moon and stars, and driving all things in the world, the trapped formation can reverse the yin and yang, and can be wiped out in a snap of the fingers. It is said that the powerful "magic formation" set up by a highly skilled practitioner can withstand a hundred thousand soldiers.
Thinking of this, a fire seemed to rise in Ti Tuo'er's heart, igniting a monstrous murderous intention. There were such talented strangers in Dachen's ambush. It would be a great achievement to capture them alive.
The thousands of people who lived in Yongdeng City were not intercepted, and the hundreds of Chen's ambush soldiers were allowed to escape from under their noses. It would be a great shame and humiliation for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry who dominated the world.
Titoer made a prompt decision, summoned all the knights, and counted the number of people. Except for the 500 knights who stayed at the foot of the mountain to guard the horses, the remaining men were less than 3,000.
Titoer was shocked and couldn't help but gasped. He gritted his teeth, pulled out his sword and shouted: "Brave men, these hundreds of Chen people are constantly provoking us, just like rabbits provoking tigers. What should we do?"
"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"
What answered him was a uniform and high-pitched cry of death.
"Surround them, tear them apart... My sons, go and fight like warriors!"
Titoer brandished his sword, his infectious voice flying in the wind.
"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"
All the cavalrymen drew their sabers and shouted in unison, the sound resounding throughout the valley...
Ti Tuoer led the army down the mountain. It didn't take long for him to find the main road and identify the direction. He asked Hanisha to lead the front army to open a road across the mountain and build a bridge over the water. Everyone polished their swords and guns, mounted their iron cavalry and followed closely behind them, carrying the billowing smoke and dust, and started murderous again. Throw forward...
The sun was shining brightly at noon, and on the steep cliff, dozens of soldiers were crouching in the bushes, looking nervously down the mountain. Fang Yizhi pressed the hilt of his knife, built a pergola with his hand and looked into the distance, his brows full of worry.
At the foot of the mountain is the road leading to Lanzhou. After passing this canyon, the terrain is flat and there are no barriers. Xiliang's cavalry gallops freely. It only takes half a day to catch up with the fleeing people. I don't know if the Lanzhou garrison has received the news and will be able to catch up in time. Send reinforcements.
Fang Yizhi was just thinking when he saw dust rising in the distance and Xiliang cavalry rolling in.
