The Red Lotus Group was completely dumbfounded this time.
The people guarding the exit anxiously waited for the "fire arrows" to appear so that they could attack Thief Liu's army from both sides.
However, when they finally rushed over, they discovered that the path in front of them was blocked by piled up stone walls. Arrows continued to shoot down from above the stone walls. Some members of the Red Lotus Group were caught off guard and were pierced by the arrows. Fresh blood filled the air and dyed the yellow-brown ground.
Faint shouts of "kill" came from behind the stone wall. The Red Lotus Group, who had come to provide support, realized that they had been tricked.
Qiguan Rang was calm and collected. He helped Li Yun defend the front line while commanding the archers on the stone wall to resist the strong enemy.
Because the mountain path was narrow, Little White's body could not move easily. Therefore, Jiang Pengji gave up fighting on horseback. She held her spear and planned to fight on foot.
The archers of the Vanguard Battalion killed a wave of enemies first. When the distance between the two sides narrowed, they drew their swords and engaged in close combat.
They had to defeat this wave of enemies before the Red Lotus Group broke through the defense of the stone wall. Otherwise, Qiguan Rang's central army would be in danger. During the melee, the crowd was too chaotic. Jiang Pengji quickly disappeared, but those with good eyesight saw her.
It was clearly a melee, but she could always find a gap. She either stabbed the enemy's fatal spot with her spear, or crushed the enemy's throat from behind, or stepped on the enemy's shoulder or head and rushed into the enemy's group. Wherever the silver light passed, blood splattered.
She had a strong sense of combat. Whether it was an open spear or a hidden arrow, they could not get close to her.
Jiang Pengji took a moment to glance. Her long leg kicked a person's heart, and she used the force to jump high. She stepped onto the cliff of the mountain path and leaped sideways. At the same time, her spear was not idle. It stabbed, stabbed, entangled, blocked, pounced, and pointed … Cold stars twinkled, silver light flashed, and the snow-white shadow of the spear was accompanied by blood.
The Red Lotus Group had also discovered such a killer. However, Jiang Pengji's style of using offense as defense was truly frightening.
It was not that they did not want to kill Jiang Pengji, but they were afraid of being killed. It seemed that no matter how many people pounced on her, they would eventually lie down, leaving a bloody hole in their bodies. Jiang Pengji charged straight in one direction. Dian Yan, who was behind her, did not know whether to laugh or cry, but he could not allow Jiang Pengji to act recklessly. While paying attention to Jiang Pengji's situation, he led the troops to charge forward and kill the enemy.
Jiang Nongqin led the women's battalion and coordinated from the side. At the same time, she blocked the Red Lotus Group's retreat.
The two sides fought fiercely. Shouts, screams, howls of pain, and the muffled sounds of sharp weapons piercing through flesh …
All that was left were broken limbs and wreckage. Almost everyone who was standing had become a Soul Collector. Their faces, clothes, sleeves, weapons, shoes … there was not a single spot that was not stained with blood. The pungent and sticky smell permeated the silent mountain path.
On the other side, the Red Lotus Group on the other side of the stone wall also gradually had the intention to retreat. The archers were truly too powerful. Not only were they accurate, but their arrows also had a long range. They tried to attack several times, but each time, they couldn't stand firm. Instead, they left behind hundreds of corpses.
Under such circumstances, what else could they not understand?
They had all fallen into the enemy's trap!
"General … what should we do now?"
"What should we do? What can I do? " The height of the stone wall was not high, but for them, it was like a natural moat. If they did not care about the losses and forced their way through, they could break through, but the losses were too great, and the leader already had the intention to retreat.
He took a few deep breaths and looked in the direction of the stone wall with a sinister gaze. He thought for a long time.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat!"
Retreat?
The people around him were stunned.
If they retreated, what would happen to their brothers on the other side of the stone wall?
"If we don't retreat, are we going to continue to court death? Are you blind? This is a trap targeted at us. If we force our way through, we will be courting death! " More importantly, the losses had already been incurred. If they continued to attack, the losses would be even greater. What if they were held accountable?
To everyone's surprise, the Red Lotus Group, who had been summoned by the "rocket," attacked several times without any results. They actually left behind hundreds of corpses and retreated.
When Qiguan Rang heard the news, he was astonished. At the same time, he relaxed his anxious heart.
If they continued to attack, the central army would be fighting on both sides, and the pressure on the defense would be great.
He was confident that he could persevere, but the number of casualties was hard to say.
Now that they had retreated, it meant that they had completely given up on the 3,000 Red Lotus Group members who had come to ambush them. He could make dumplings with peace of mind.
Before he could send someone to shout the news and strike a blow to the enemy's confidence, a series of shouts came from the front.
"The enemy has been beheaded!"
Jiang Pengji rushed all the way from the point where the two armies met to the center of the Red Lotus Group, leaving behind countless corpses.
Her red clothes and silver armor were dyed the color of blood. It was as if she had been soaked in a pool of blood for a night. Her face was covered in sticky blood.
Jiang Pengji rushed toward the enemy's leader.
At first, she didn't know who the leader was, but he was too stupid. He kept shouting for others to protect him, so Jiang Pengji knew that he was the leader. She used the spear to shake off the guy who was blocking her way. With a flick of her wrist, the spear left her hand and pierced through his throat.
Until the last moment, his widened eyes were still filled with panic and disbelief.
Dian Yan led his men to attack from the rear. With the coordination of the women's battalion, the long axe danced, cutting melons and vegetables along the way.
If Jiang Pengji's killing was considered artistic, then Dian Yan's was only brutal.
To quote the words of the livestream viewers, "If I swing my axe, your body may be separated from your family."
As for Jiang Nongqin, she still used her usual ruthless methods.
Compared to fighting on horseback, she was more suitable for fighting on foot.
Jiang Pengji's voice spread throughout the mountain road.
The people of the Red Lotus Group had long been killed to the point that their morale was wavering. The morale of the army was shaken, and there was little will to fight. Coupled with Jiang Pengji's voice, they threw away their helmets and abandoned their armor. They no longer had the will to fight. Once someone chose to surrender to save their life, this depressed atmosphere spread like a virus.
With one, there would naturally be a second and a third!
These soldiers of the Red Lotus Group had no sense of honor, let alone fight to the death. Now that the situation was hopeless, they naturally wouldn't struggle to the death. There was a way out if they surrendered. If they stubbornly resisted, what awaited them would be death.
Qiguan Rang looked at the battle situation that had been decided and let out a long sigh of relief.
Capturing captives and cleaning up the battlefield — Jiang Pengji had delegated these tasks to others.
Qiguan Rang instructed everyone, tidied up his appearance, and then went to see Jiang Pengji.
"My lord."
Jiang Pengji glanced at Qiguan Rang and said with a smile, "Did the scene just now scare Wenzheng?"
To put it bluntly, Qiguan Rang's main army was the bait to delay Fenghu County.
If they weren't careful, they might lose their lives.
Qiguan Rang said, "What's there to be afraid of in such a small scene?"
Even if his life was at stake, Qiguan Rang didn't show any anxious emotions.
His mental fortitude was excellent.
"Clean up the battlefield. There's no time for the soldiers to rest and reorganize. We must rush back to Jinmen County as soon as possible."
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