The Great Xia army didn't expect that their deployment had been completely exposed. Furthermore, they didn't expect that there were drones in this world. They were still waiting there bitterly.
The drone was too small at an altitude of a few hundred meters, and it didn't have any aura, so it was very difficult to detect. Even if there was a buzzing sound, they would think it was made by mosquitoes because the sound was too soft because it was too far away.
Ren Baqian and a few captains were gathered in a circle. If it weren't for the drone that recorded everything, they would have stepped into a trap even if they knew it was a trap without looking back.
The way of thinking of the aboriginals was to not care about what was in front of them or what was under their feet. They would just trample over it.
It was not without reason that the aboriginals' population did not increase much in the 70 years since the founding of the nation.
Although their confidence in their strength allowed them to be fearless, there were many times when they would become a sharp blade in the hands of their opponents.
Just like this time, if they had directly stepped in, then even if they killed all the opponents, their mounts would have died, and there would have been a certain number of casualties. Afterwards, when he had to walk to the Falling Moon Gorge, his physical strength and other aspects would definitely decrease. If he had to face the obstruction of the Falling Moon Gorge, he would be in great danger.
Fortunately, they had discovered it in advance. Earth's technology and drones had contributed.
"Your Majesty, let me take 50 people in and kill all the archers in the front. The others will circle around from the sides. As long as we kill all the people who are preparing to ignite the fire, their preparations will not be a threat.
As long as the forest at the foot of the mountain doesn't catch fire, even if they set it on fire, we'll still be able to retreat in time, "Zheng Hu requested.
"And then? The forest is full of fallen leaves. As long as they catch fire, they won't be extinguished in a short period of time, "Ren Baqian interrupted.
"Then what should we do?" Zheng Hu turned his head and glared at him. His eyes were like copper bells.
"There's no use glaring at me. You should think of a better solution," Ren Baqian said as he casually waved his hand. When he first arrived in Dayao, he saw that the aboriginals were all tall, strong, and valiant. After a long time, he had gotten used to it. It was unlikely that they would bite him.
"If we take a detour, it will take more than half a day. However, the mounts won't be able to last that long. They also need to rest, so I'm afraid we'll have to walk for another day. One more day of delay means one more day of preparation for the Falling Moon Gorge, "Li Tanhua said.
When Ren Baqian used the drone to take pictures just now, he noticed that the mountains on both sides were very steep, and only the mountain pass in the middle could be accessed. This was probably the reason why they were stuck there.
"Can't we take other routes?" Ren Baqian pondered for a while and asked. He didn't understand the geography of Great Xia at all.
If they could avoid the ambush here and the Falling Moon Gorge by changing the route, it would be worth it even if they had to delay for a few more days. Why should they fight recklessly? Even if we pass through here, the Falling Moon Gorge will not be easy to cross. "
"The other way is to walk through the Broken Dragon Platform. That place is even more difficult to pass." Teng Ji shook his head and said.
"No matter what is blocking Her Majesty's way, the winged cavalry will advance courageously and break through everything." His voice became firm again.
Ren Baqian looked at him from the corner of his eyes. There was only one way left, and that was to make sure that they didn't even have the chance to set the fire.
"Your Majesty, why don't we use the sarin and shoot it with arrows?" Ren Baqian said to the empress. As long as the archers in the forest were cleared out, he would let someone tie the sarin to the bow and shoot it to the mountainside. Presumably, they wouldn't set the fire until the winged cavalry killed their way over.
After half an hour, they would be able to swagger through the forest.
The only drawback was that it was a little painful. The remaining sarin was only ten kilograms and twenty bottles. According to the pictures taken just now, they would need at least six bottles to envelop most of them within the range of the poisonous gas.
The empress sat on Qi Shui's back and listened to them. Finally, she nodded her head and said, "Let's do as Deputy Prefect Ren said. Split into three teams and each team will have fifty people. Clear out the Great Xia soldiers in the forest and bring me a bow."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Once the empress gave the order, the three of them immediately obeyed. They first went to find the best bow for the empress. It was a cow-horn bow made from bamboo, cow horns, and animal tendons. There was also a bag of metal arrows.
In Dayao, bone arrows were very common. It was easy to obtain materials, but metal arrows were relatively rare. This set of bow and arrows belonged to Li Tanhua. Normally, he wouldn't bear to use those arrows.
The empress nocked an arrow and aimed at the sky. Just as the imposing aura rose from her body, she suddenly dropped it. Everyone only heard the vibrating sound of the bowstring. In the next second, a bird directly fell from the sky. Someone ran over to pick it up and saw that there was a hole in the bird's body. However, the arrow was nowhere to be found.
Soon after, the three of them led fifty people each and an additional fifty people to follow behind them. They ran all the way until they were 500 meters away from the forest. The maximum range of the Man Wheel archers in the Great Xia army was 800 steps, which was equivalent to 400 meters. At this moment, everyone stopped their mounts outside the firing range, flipped over and landed on the ground. Then, they pulled out their swords and screamed as they ran wildly into the forest.
The fifty people behind them were in charge of guarding the mounts.
When the distance between the one hundred and fifty people and the forest was reduced to 350 meters, a sound was heard from the forest. Hundreds of arrows pierced through the air and shot out from the forest with a cold glint.
Teng Ji took the lead and brandished his long sword to cut down all the arrows that were shot at him. Following which, he leaped more than 20 meters away.
These winged cavalry warriors were equipped with weapons and leather armor. It only took them seven or eight seconds to run 100 meters. Furthermore, they still had energy to spare.
The other party shot a total of two rounds of arrows and quickly fled toward the mountain pass.
When the one hundred and fifty winged cavalry warriors reached the forest, they split into three teams. Two of the teams headed toward the two sides to clear out the archers that were lying in ambush on the trees. Only one team chased after those archers and stopped when they were about to leave the forest.
The Great Xia soldiers that were lying in ambush on the mountainside were originally ready to shoot their arrows. However, when they realized that no one was coming out, they raised their bows and remained motionless.
"Sir, only a hundred of them came in. The rest are still outside." Liu Canjun hurriedly ran to the mountainside and reported to a military commandant with a three-foot-long beard who looked more like a scholar than a general.
Even though this military commandant looked like a scholar, Liu Canjun didn't dare to look down on him. One had to know that this military commandant was already at the advanced stages of the Earth Wheel level, which was equivalent to the Earth Embryo Realm. In Great Xia, he could be considered an expert.
The military commandant frowned slightly. He didn't expect that the other party would actually give him such a difficult problem. More than a hundred people had entered the forest. Should they start the fire or not?
After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Increase your vigilance. When they appear, use boulders and rolling logs to block them. Four thousand people have the geographical advantage. How could they not be a match for more than a hundred people? As long as they are slightly hindered, the follow-up troops will come in and set the forest on fire. "
However, he didn't see any winged cavalry soldiers. Instead, he saw a long arrow that was shot not far away and a bottle that was tied to the arrow.
As the glass bottle shattered and fell to the ground, some colorless and transparent liquid sputtered in the surroundings. The volatilized gas began to pervade this space and diffuse into the surroundings along with the mountain breeze.
Ren Baqian and the empress used a pair of binoculars to look at the people on the mountainside in the distance. Behind them were many winged cavalry warriors.
After a while, Ren Baqian saw through the binoculars that the soldiers on the mountainside were clutching their throats and falling to the ground. The others began to flee in panic, but they also fell to the ground after taking a few steps.
The facial expression of the highest-ranking general changed drastically. However, it was too late for him to realize that something was wrong. In a flash, he appeared more than ten meters away and leaped up again. It seemed like he wanted to escape from the poisonous gas's range from a high place, but he fell to the ground after jumping halfway.
After a while, everyone gave themselves and their mounts the antidote and swaggered through the mountain pass. On both sides of the mountainside were prepared rolling logs, boulders, and corpses that were scattered all over.
Previously, someone had opened a wooden barrel that was hidden in the forest and it was indeed filled with animal fat. These arrangements could be said to be ruthless, but it was a pity that they didn't have the time to use it. Thousands of Great Xia soldiers died just like that in a short period of time.
At this moment, everyone looked at Ren Baqian with a strange gaze.
Previously, they thought that Ren Baqian had a lot of good stuff. Now, they realized that Ren Baqian had a lot of things that could kill people.
To silently poison thousands of people to death, that Great Xia general was an advanced Earth Wheel expert. There were also a few Earth Wheel experts around him, but none of them managed to escape. All of them were poisoned to death.
Witnessing such a scene with their own eyes, they felt a little more reverence for Ren Baqian. They thought that if they were to become enemies with him one day, they would shoot him to death regardless of the consequences.
Out of the four thousand elite soldiers at the mountain pass, only about a hundred managed to escape from the poisonous sarin gas. This news was sent back to Yu City and then to the rest of Great Xia.
Great Xia began to investigate who was the one who poisoned them.
After being enemies with Dayao for so many years, they had never encountered such an incident. The aboriginals had always relied on their strong individual strength to crush their way through. They didn't easily poison thousands of people to death before swaggering over.
Previously, Qi Zixiao poisoned the entire Nine Pavilions, but the internal department of Great Xia didn't believe it. This was because the person who understood you the most was your enemy. Qi Zixiao didn't know how to use poison at all. Poisoning the entire Nine Pavilions wasn't something that a person who didn't know how to use poison could achieve with just a little poison.
It wasn't just one or two people, ten or a hundred people, but thousands of people who were in combat mode. The weakest among them was at the Man Wheel level, and there were even Spirit Wheel experts like the eight pavilion masters.
This time, she even poisoned 4,000 elite Great Xia soldiers who were lying in ambush at the mountain pass.
Both times, the death toll was huge. Similarly, they were silently poisoned to death in an open space when they were completely awake.
There must be someone else beside her, a poison expert! This was everyone's conjecture.
Very soon, Ren Baqian, who everyone thought was a lucky gigolo, appeared in front of everyone. If there was anyone who was the most suspicious, it would be Ren Baqian, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The empress also brought him to the Nine Pavilions alone. The empress appeared in the Nine Pavilions, but his whereabouts were unknown.
Just like that, Ren Baqian became famous in a way that even he didn't know and became a scapegoat.
Poison Warrior.
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