Night fell. There were sounds of wolves in the long stretch of Lu Liang Mountain.
Beyond the forest and mountain ridges, there was a winding stream in the darkness. An ominous commotion caused by humans was happening in a mountain forest. Clusters of torches either gathered together or scattered as they madly spread forward.
Battle cries tore through the night sky.
"Kill — ah —"
Waving the whistling torches in their hands, a group of fanatical mountain bandits roared and charged down the mountainside in front of them. When they passed a large rock that jutted out of the way in front of them, one of the mountain bandits was too fast and could not dodge in time. He was shoved by his companions and crashed into them. However, none of the dozen companions around him paid any attention to him. As his head was bleeding, one of his companions stepped on his back and charged towards the enemy in front of them. As the flames roared, the mountain bandit on the ground saw the head and arm of his companion fly back.
Screams, shouts, and the wind created by the clashing of weapons were as intense as boiling porridge amidst the chaotic battle between the dozens of people in front of them. At this moment, above and below the mountainside, there were groups of people carrying torches and rushing forward. There were mountain bandits who had chased after them all the way, and there were also small groups who were killing in an orderly fashion. They were like a curve that continuously changed as they retreated. Among the group of people in front of them, they saw that the enemy with the strongest martial arts was a thin man who wielded two swift blades that cut through the wind. He managed to block the third chief of Little Rattling Horse Stronghold. Compared to the ruthlessness and craftiness of Qiu Mengtang's twin blades, this person's swift blades were more upright. They were clearly swung very quickly, but there was an air of calmness within them. The people who pounced forward were often cut into pieces before they could react.
Slightly above the mountainside, a tall and sturdy man with a scar on his face retreated as if he was taking a stroll. He swung the steel blade in his hand and worked together with his companions beside him to turn the mountain bandits who charged forward into corpses that would forever remain on the ground. The man called Nie Shan's Five Tigers Breaking the Gate Blade was not exquisite, but he relied on brute force and calmness to kill the enemy until they were terrified.
When more enemies rushed over from this side, there were about sixteen to seventeen people rushing over from behind him. The iron spear formation stabbed and retracted, piercing through the bodies of eight or nine bandits in front of them. Then, with the second round of stabs, the bandits pounced forward. One of the bandits hugged the Teng Shield, and fiercely leaped up and crashed into the spear formation. Nie Shan and the spear formation pushed the Teng Shield away, and from behind, there was an explosive roar, and a figure crashed out. A fierce Mountain Lean!
Amidst the chaotic battle formation, not many people would run over to admire the splendor of the moves. Only the shattered Teng Shield flew out. The mountain bandit at the back was probably also a valiant small leader. He also spat out blood and flew into the air. At the same time, many bandits were knocked over. When they fell to the ground, the bloodthirsty spear formation had already madly stabbed forward.
Tian Donghan, who had used the Mountain Lean, glanced at Nie Shan. His chest rose and fell violently like a bellows. He calmed the surging blood and Qi in his body. At the same time, he looked around, scanning for other places that needed help. In a fight between experts, it was important not to use all of one's strength. However, this kind of large-scale battle was different. Once a move was used, one would go all out. Once it was effective, the rest would be left to the brothers beside them.
On the other side of the field of vision, bandits holding torches were still charging over in groups of three to five, or in groups of ten to twenty. The entire mountain ridge had already turned into a Shuraba. Groups of people fought in the mountains, in the grass, and in the creeks. A little further away, the dual blade user nicknamed Little Rattling Horse was also trying to charge forward. On this side, other than Tian Donghan leading a dozen or so experts to fill in the gaps, Zhu Biao, who was waving his spear, was also moving about and killing, staring fixedly at Qiu Mengtang. From time to time, he would raise his blood-stained spear and laugh, provoking the other party.
Qiu Mengtang would occasionally fight with Zhu Biao for a while, and then pull away. His dual blade was already famous in Lu Liang, but in terms of martial arts, he was even slightly inferior to Zhu Biao. After all, Zhu Biao's teacher was Luan Tingyu, an expert who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhou Dong. Qiu Mengtang was not trained in martial arts, so he could only make up for it with ruthlessness and cunning. Moreover, it was not a one-on-one fight between experts. Both sides had a dozen or so helpers behind them at any time. Although Zhu Biao was a chuunibyou, his range of movement would never be too far away from his own battle line.
Qiu Mengtang would also not dare to directly charge into Takeshi's formation. At this time, he could already see that although there were only more than a hundred people on the other side, most of them were experts. There were even a few first-class experts in Jianghu. If Zhu Biao fell into his encirclement, he might be able to fight his way out of a motley crew with injuries. However, if Qiu Mengtang dared to charge in, as long as the other side was surrounded by a dozen or so people, even if he brought dozens of subordinates, he would probably be killed.
That day's fighting actually weakened as night fell. However, as the sky turned completely dark, people from Little Rattling Horse Stockade arrived one after another, and the intensity of the fighting continued to increase. Although Takeshi's side was full of experts and did not feel any pressure against more than four hundred people, when the number of people gradually increased to more than a thousand, it was not easy to resist the power of only a hundred or so people.
"How are you? Are your injuries okay? "Seeing that Nie Shan already had a few knife wounds on his body, Tian Donghan, who had adjusted his breathing, asked. Nie Shan's face was expressionless as he paid attention to the fighting around him. Then, he pointed to the front. "That side is the trouble."
As the fire spread, at the other end of the killing formation, there were a few hundred people who were still silent along the way. Tian Donghan smiled. "I noticed them long ago. There are about three hundred people following them. They might be their trump card. Boss also noticed them long ago. "
"That's good." Knowing that Ning Yi knew what to do, Nie Shan did not say anything else. He looked up and saw that the nearest enemy was still more than a hundred feet away. He waved his steel knife and continued to retreat with his brothers beside him. With a wave of his hand, Tian Donghan led his men and swept towards the stream below!
Tian Donghan, Nie Shan, Ning Yi, and the others all noticed the formation of more than three hundred people behind them. On the other side, Yu Yulin, Tian Shi, and the others were also watching the situation on the battlefield. Along the way, Little Rattling Horse Stockade had already lost five to six hundred people. However, the other party's formation of less than a hundred people still maintained its tenacity and continued to retreat. In addition to being amazed, Yu Yulin and Tian Shi were also discussing the overall situation of the battle.
"… If it's an ordinary escort or an escort for some important person, there will be one or two people who can hold up the main pillar. When the enemy comes, he will bring the people around him to form a group. As long as they don't die, they can give the others a backbone. Therefore, the main point of a robbery is to kill the escort leader. Once the escort leader is killed, the rest of the people will lose faith. " Yu Yulin pointed at the battlefield and explained. In reality, it seemed like he was talking to Lou Shuwan. "But this group of people is really powerful. There are too many experts who can hold up the overall situation … Look, there's a man with a double knife, that one with a spear, and that one over there, he has also been to the battlefield. He's not an ordinary expert … There's one in five or six people. No wonder they dare to take this path …"
The battlefield of thousands of people killing each other was already quite chaotic. However, if one looked at it for a long time, some things would become clear. The double knife on the mountainside, the steel spear that roamed the battlefield, the spear formation that moved back and forth, and the huge knife of the scar-faced man. Near the top of the mountain, a young man with nimble movements who had already changed his weapon several times. The mountain bandits who rushed up fell when they encountered him. His killing was chilling. At the stream nearest to them, some of the fighting had already spread into the water, dyeing the stream red. The people on Takeshi's side were pulling one of their companions out of the water. Among them, the middle-aged dhuta who wielded an iron cudgel swung his cudgel, beating the mountain bandits who were charging at him. Who knew how many heads he had smashed open.
The smell of blood permeated the air. Corpses were strewn all over the place, and the injured were moaning and screaming. Lou Shuwan looked at the battle, her fists clenched tightly under her clothes. "Is it because … they're really too powerful …"
Lou Shuwan had already begun to admit that Ning Yi was powerful. It was not surprising for her to have such thoughts. However, Yu Yulin only smiled indifferently.
"A true martial arts expert can fight against a hundred in the forest alone and kill all the enemies one by one. If it's in an open area, it's impossible to fight against fifty people alone. If these people have a lot of training, or are elite bodyguards or martial arts experts, it's already very impressive that they can fight against ten people alone when they're surrounded. The battlefield is different from individual bravery. Sometimes, if you're brave enough, twenty thousand people can fight against eight hundred thousand. But most of the time, numbers are just numbers. No matter how powerful they are, there are only a hundred people. "
Yu Yulin paused. "Little Rattlesnake Qiu Mengtang is an idiot. Of course, it's also because he guessed his opponents wrongly and underestimated them. If more than a thousand people come in batches, it's possible that all of them will die in the end. But no matter what, more than a thousand people are more than a thousand people. Even if there are more than a hundred martial arts experts, their hands will be tired at this point. Don't worry, Miss Lou. There can only be one result of this battle. "
Tian Shi looked over there and frowned. "However, although they've been retreating, they haven't completely widened the distance between them. There seems to be something wrong."
"The group in front has still widened the distance between them because they brought goods when they entered the mountain," Yu Yulin said. "This group of martial arts experts will block them from the back. Those who have no martial arts skills will move forward first. After widening the distance, these martial arts experts will be able to catch up with them. This way, Qiu Mengtang probably won't have the drive to continue chasing. It's a very simple idea."
Tian Shi smiled. "General Yu's idea is …"
"We can go and greet Fort Master Qiu." Yu Yulin smiled. "Most of the time, it's very easy to fake defeat into real defeat and fake escape into real escape."
As they spoke, they also went to greet Qiu Mengtang. The battlefield reeked of blood. Qiu Mengtang's eyes were bloodshot. He also knew that he had lost big this time. He began to relax his attacks and gather his men. Not long after, Takeshi's people retracted their battle line and began to retreat rapidly. Qiu Mengtang led hundreds of people and chased after them desperately! At this moment, a roar suddenly came from behind, shaking the night sky.
"Tiger."
"Tiger —"
As the voices of more than three hundred people sounded at the same time, the ground suddenly began to tremble. This was the power that appeared when the elites under Tian Hu's command charged. More than fifty people at the vanguard quickly caught up with Qiu Mengtang's frontline, and the soldiers at the back followed closely. Although Qiu Mengtang's men had been reduced by half, there were still about six to seven hundred people. At this moment, although they had lost their drive, they were still surrounded by more than three hundred people under Yu Yulin. Their morale was astonishing, and nearly a thousand people madly rushed forward like a tide.
Even Zhu Biao and the others who had fallen behind felt a faint chill when they saw the surging frontline of fire. Then, they retreated into the col behind them …
That place was called a col, but it was actually not correct. The opening was a little big, and the slopes on both sides were not considered steep. The conditions for setting up an ambush were actually not perfect. Qiu Mengtang was a local snake, so how could he be fooled by such an opening? More than a thousand people roared and surged forward. When Yu Yulin saw the terrain, he did not care at all. This kind of momentum pushed forward, and the opponent was also retreating. The battle was already over.
With his many years of experience and superb eyesight, once he made a decision, he would not be confused or waver. In reality, Yu Yulin's judgment was basically accurate. Qiu Mengtang spurred his horse into the mountain path, waving his two blades. The crowd in front of him expanded, and Zhu Biao stepped forward to block the way, brazenly waving his spear.
The weapons clashed!
"I'll take your life —"
On the other side of the mountain path, Zhao Si held his steel spear and looked at the crazy scholar next to him, who was still shaking his head and humming a boring tune.
"The sun rises in the col of Song Mountain, ho ho … the forest is filled with birds, ho ho …"
Boom boom boom boom boom —
A huge sound shook the ground.
At the opening of the col, about one-fifth of the frontline of a thousand people charging forward, light began to rise. Some people flew out, rocks exploded in the air, fragments flew everywhere, and the warhorses raised their hooves. In the quiet night, this roar, which was ten times louder than the firecrackers in winter, caused everyone to be shocked. A large group of people were squeezed to the ground in the midst of the charge. The people at the back almost subconsciously wanted to stop, but they were knocked to the ground until they swayed left and right.
The mines that were hastily bought at the entrance of the mountain path were not many, but they were triggered at the same time by pulling the strings. In such a night, it was really a spectacular explosion. Chaos erupted in an instant. Some people still did not understand what was happening, but some still continued to charge forward. Then, there was another sound.
Boom —
The fireball flew from the front, whistling through the air like a pillar of light, and exploded!
Qiu Mengtang, who had been thrown off his warhorse, rolled up from the ground, waving his blade. His hair and beard were disheveled. What's wrong! What's wrong!
He thought in his heart, and what came out of his mouth was, "What sorcery —"
There was another boom. This time, the fireball came from the side of the hill, and in the midst of the loud sound, it exploded towards the crowd. After the explosion, sparks flew, and the iron shrapnel in the bomb drew a mournful line of blood in the air. After about a breath, there was another fireball. This time, it came from the other side of the hill, and it crossed over.
Takeshi's people gripped their weapons tightly and pushed forward.
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