Chapter 132 Second Dispatch
"You could have killed the enemy just now, why did you let me come back?" Baili Yue asked while standing on the city wall.
Qiu Chengwen smiled when he heard this: "General Baili can indeed kill that young general, but you will also be surrounded. I naturally believe that you have the courage to defeat ten thousand men, but a hero cannot stand up to a large number of people!"
"Now they asked you to pass on the message that they will attack the city at 10 noon today, so they must have made some preparations!" Qiu Chengwen looked at the Huaxia Empire soldiers who were hastily retreating under the city and said, "The first time, they were trying to lure you. This second hasty retreat is still a trick to lure you!"
"They must have set up an ambush!" Qiu Chengwen put his hands behind his back and continued, "They wiped out 20,000 elite soldiers of the Nanyue Empire in one day and took back Langxing City. It must have been the work of the man in white robe under the city!"
"The scouts also reported that the man is quite capable!"
"The ambush is extremely powerful. Although we don't know what it is, it can destroy 10,000 elite soldiers with only a few dozen casualties. You can imagine how terrifying that thing is!"
Qiu Chengwen said calmly, "You attacked at night and were blinded by a luminous object as bright as day. You were ambushed by that person and lost 10,000 elite soldiers. Except for General Baili, all the vanguards were beheaded. And you were asked to notify them to attack the city the next day!"
“It’s really scary!” Qiu Chengwu looked at Shen Lang who was retreating on his horse and said in a deep voice: “So, first find out what tricks he is playing, and then destroy him!”
"In the face of absolute strength, any strategy seems pale and powerless!" Qiu Chengwen said lightly.
Nanyue had 15,000 elite soldiers, 18 vanguard generals, and two seventh-rate masters, who destroyed thousands of elite soldiers.
It was just a matter of passing by, but just to be on the safe side, Qiu Chengwen did not send troops rashly.
It's good to defeat your enemies!
It is even better to win the battle at the lowest cost!
Throughout the afternoon, Shen Lang, Chen Luo and others led their elite troops to the city several times to challenge the enemy. The people of Willow Leaf City closed their doors and fought back with five cannons, resulting in over a hundred casualties.
The plan to lure the enemy out of the city failed!
We also lost hundreds of elite soldiers!
In the evening, we set up tents, lit a fire to cook, and the smoke rose up, bidding farewell to the sunset.
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"Report, the Chinese soldiers are stationed five miles away, making fires to cook, and have not built any defensive fortifications around them!" A scout half-knelt in front of Qiu Chengwen and reported.
"Yes!" Qiu Chengwen nodded: "Let's explore again!"
"Yes!" The scout nodded, stood up and left.
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"Report, there is no unusual movement of the Chinese soldiers. The surroundings have been explored and there are no ambushes!" Late at night, the scouts continued to report.
"Okay!" Qiu Chengwen nodded: "General Baili Yue, listen to my orders!"
"I obey your orders!" Baili Yue half-knelt on the ground and spoke.
"I order you to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to attack the Chinese soldiers at night!" Qiu Chengwen said, handing the general's order to Baili Yue: "Xu Sheng is not allowed to chase!"
"Um?"
Baili Yue was stunned: "Xu Sheng is not allowed to chase?"
"Yes!" Qiu Chengwen nodded: "Those who disobey the order will be executed!"
"Yes!" Baili Yue was full of questions, but he did not dare to disobey the order. He then left the room with the military order in his hand, assembled five thousand elite soldiers, and rushed out of Liuye City.
The five-li distance was just a matter of charging for Baili Yue and his five thousand elite soldiers. They had already reached the front of the battle. Baili Yue rode on his horse and shouted, "Chinese boy, give me your life!"
“Ding ding ding!”
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
The sentry was startled and blew the horn to warn.
The next moment, the Chinese military camp was in a panic and everyone hurriedly picked up their weapons to fight back.
At this moment, Baili Yue was like a wolf among a flock of sheep, killing people in all directions. No one was as good as him, and more than a dozen people were killed or injured as he walked past. The elite soldiers of the Nanyue Empire were like the sea, flooding the entire military camp.
"Young womanizer, come out and die!" Baili Yue became more and more courageous in the battle and roared loudly in the military camp.
"Your grandfather is here, watch me kill you!" Huo Wuxin was lightly dressed at this time, without any armor, and rushed towards Baili Yue with a bright silver spear in his hand.
The two fought for another thirty rounds. Huo Wuxin was hit on the leg by an axe, leaving a long scar with blood flowing. He made a feint and stopped fighting. He turned around and shouted, "Retreat along the original route!" Then he rode a fast horse and fled to the rear of the military camp.
"Where are you escaping to!" Baili Yue was not willing to let Huo Wuxin escape, so he picked up his axe and chased after him. A deputy general next to him rushed to Baili Yue to stop him.
Baili Yue then stopped and waited angrily for Huo Wuxin and the Chinese soldiers who were fleeing in a hurry. He suddenly turned around and shouted, "Burn down the barracks!"
Afterwards, balls of fire lit up in the Chinese soldiers' camp, illuminating the dark night. Baili Yue then returned to Liuye City with a group of Nanyue soldiers.
"How is the battle going?" Qiu Chengwen asked.
"The Chinese soldiers were caught off guard . A preliminary count shows more than 200 casualties, 50 carts of food and supplies, and countless weapons!" Baili Yue reported back, "Several generals fled in panic. If they hadn't remembered the military order, I would have killed them all!"
Qiu Chengwen nodded: "Have you seen the man in white robe?"
"The Chinese army camp was in chaos and we didn't know where he was living, so we didn't see him!" Baili Yue answered truthfully.
Qiu Chengwen nodded, holding the teacup in his hand and pondering for a long time, muttering to himself: "Is this also a strategy to lure the enemy?"
"Not like that!" Baili Yue said, "There is no sign of luring the enemy. They just fought in a panic and fled for their lives. There is no plan at all!"
"Yes!" Qiu Chengwen nodded and sent out scouts again.
At dawn, the scouts returned.
"Report, the Chinese soldiers are resting ten miles away from the city. There are no fortifications, only a few pairs of sentries patrolling!" The scout half-knelt on the ground and spoke.
"Good!" Qiu Cheng slammed the table and stood up: "It seems that they really fled in a hurry. They didn't expect that the camp would be attacked at night!"
"General Baili Yue, listen to my orders!"
"I obey your orders!"
"Mobilize 10,000 elite soldiers and kill the Chinese soldiers!" General Qiu Chengwen handed the order to Baili Yue: "Victory is the only option!"
"General Hao Chenggong, listen to my orders!"
"I obey your orders!"
"Gather five thousand elite soldiers and go straight to Langxing City!" General Qiu Chengwen handed the order to Hao Chenggong: "Victory is the only option!"
"yes!"
Baili Yue and Hao Chenggong received the order, left one after another, gathered their troops, and left Liuye City in a mighty manner.
The two armies, like two dragons out of their cages, with infinite power, split into two groups and rushed towards their respective targets.
Baili Yue led 10,000 elite soldiers and rode non-stop at lightning speed. He could already see a burning bonfire and several pairs of patrolling sentries not far away.
"kill!"
"roar!"
Baili Yue was the first to rush to the place where the scouts reported that the Chinese army was resting, but he found only a dozen straw men in armor standing here, swaying back and forth in the wind, and hundreds of burning bonfires on the ground. Apart from that, there was no trace of a single Chinese soldier.
Baili Yue was stunned, looked around and felt something was wrong.
"retreat!"
“Boom!”
