"Your Majesty, a letter came in from outside the city." Hong Wu knocked on the door of the empress's room and strode in.
"What's written?" The empress lay on the bed lazily and didn't like to move. It could be said that the pain in her body made her not want to move.
"It says that if we let that army leave, we will release the siege of Tiesuo Pass and Shun City and evacuate immediately." Hong Wu placed that piece of paper on the empress's bed.
"Ha!" The empress sneered. It was ridiculous that Great Xia still wanted to bring that army back at this time.
Even if there were more casualties, they had to keep this army in Dayao. One had to know that this army was stained with the blood of the civilians. Even if there were more casualties, they had to bury this army in Dayao and suppress it.
"Then I won't reply to them. How's Your Majesty's health? "
"Not bad!" the empress said faintly.
Even though it felt like there were countless steel needles pricking her body, she only said faintly, "Not bad."
She had been alone in the palace for a long time and had already formed her current temperament. Regardless of whether it was good or bad, bitter or happy, she wouldn't tell anyone.
Therefore, when she was angry, she was like a volcano erupting and overflowing with murderous intent. Usually, she was ice- cold.
It was only recently that she became more human. Occasionally, she would smile faintly like an ordinary person, think about her own troubles, or throw a little tantrum.
"Your Majesty, don't hide it from me. How would I not know the consequences of this method? Your Majesty was too rash this time. You must not do this again … "Hong Wu couldn't help but start nagging.
"Get out!" the empress said coldly.
"Your Majesty, you must take care of yourself!" Hong Wu advised as he retreated.
After Hong Wu left, the empress crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it on the ground. Then, she lay there and listened to the occasional news from the radio station.
…
"Inform the vanguard to stop and set up camp!"
A middle-aged general in the advancing Great Xia army gave the order.
This person is called Yu Zheng, Great Xia's Xuanwei General. He is one of the commanders of the two armies that entered Dayao. "
At this time, the sun had just set and there were four hours before the sky turned dark. However, there were two Dayao armies patrolling around, so they had to be careful at all times.
After setting up camp, the middle-aged general gathered the other generals into his tent.
"How was today?"
"The Dayao army behind us is still following us. They're neither getting closer nor pulling away. I reckon that they're aware that they don't have enough manpower and are waiting to join up with the others before attacking," a bearded general said in a deep voice.
"We also found traces of Dayao's mounted scouts 15 kilometers to the west. It should be the winged cavalry!" another commander said.
"Now that Wu Shenghou is dead, the barbarians of Liao City will be able to free up their hands. After the two parties join forces, there will be six to seven thousand people. Together with the winged cavalry, it will indeed be a little troublesome," another general said.
"Ze Ying, Zhong Tianshan, the two of you will each take ten thousand men and set up an ambush outside the main camp tonight. The rest of you will wear helmets and armor tonight and remain vigilant," the middle-aged general at the head of the table ordered.
"Sir, you mean …?"
"Make the same arrangements for the next few days. Don't let them attack at night!" Yu Zheng instructed.
In another military camp, the same arrangement was made.
Although the two armies had joined together, they were still commanded by their respective generals.
…
Wearing night vision goggles, Ren Baqian, Li Qianqiu, and the rest sneaked their way to a spot one kilometer away from Great Xia's campsite.
"Hey, they're waiting for us!" Ren Baqian looked at the camp with the night vision device and suddenly laughed.
In the camp, all the tents near the fence were empty, and there was no thermal response at all.
Even a fool would know that the other party was waiting for them.
"Go and find out where their ambush troops are." Ren Baqian turned around and instructed Li Qianqiu. This kind of situation was often seen in movies and dramas. Usually, the people in the camp would be prepared, and there would be troops lying in ambush outside. When they rushed in, they would be attacked head-on, and the ambush troops outside would block their way of retreat and launch a pincer attack.
Li Qianqiu gave the order, and soon, a few winged cavalry warriors disappeared into the darkness.
After more than an hour, a winged cavalry warrior came back and reported, "There are at least ten thousand soldiers in the north and northwest direction of the Great Xia camp."
Not long after, another winged cavalry warrior came back and reported, "There are two armies in the east and southeast direction of the Great Xia camp."
Ren Baqian and Li Qianqiu calculated that there were at least thirty to forty thousand soldiers lying in ambush outside. Rather than attacking the camp, it was better to take down the ambush troops.
After making up their minds, they didn't hesitate anymore. Together with the aboriginal army in the south, they kept an eye on those two armies and waited for them to make a move before attacking.
Meanwhile, Ren Baqian, Li Qianqiu, and the winged cavalry warriors were close to the ambush troops in the northeast. Ren Baqian adjusted the mortar and didn't fire. Instead, he let the winged cavalry warriors sneak over first.
Those Great Xia soldiers were still waiting to ambush them, and it was time to see who would be the one ambushing who.
In a small forest that wasn't considered dense, tens of thousands of Great Xia soldiers were quietly lying in ambush, waiting for a possible night attack.
"Captain, do you think there will be a show tonight?"
"Only God knows if there will be any problems. Just wait obediently and don't talk."
"But there are too many mosquitoes in this damn place."
Very soon, the noises subsided again. Other than panting and the rustling sound of people moving their bodies, there were no other sounds.
Many soldiers even started to doze off.
"Ah!" A scream suddenly came from the edge of the forest.
"What's the matter?" As soon as the captain asked this question, he heard thousands of people shouting from the edge of the forest, "Great Xia dogs, kill!"
"It's the Dayao soldiers!" The people lying in ambush in the forest didn't have the time to think about why they were ambushed by someone else. They shouted one after another, waking up the soldiers who were dozing off.
"It's the winged cavalry!" A scream came from afar, and the people in the forest, who didn't know what was happening, immediately understood.
"Light the torches!" the captain shouted.
Fighting the winged cavalry in the dark was simply courting death. They could only light the torches, form a formation, and wait for the main camp and the other ambush troops to come to their rescue.
Very soon, Ren Baqian saw the torches in the forest not far away. The light from the torches illuminated the forest red, and he could clearly see everything inside and outside. The ambush troops in the forest also clearly saw the approaching people and the gleaming cold swords that followed the figures.
"The weather is dry. Be careful of the candles!" Ren Baqian muttered softly. He took the cannonball and stuffed it into the barrel. He turned to the side and said, "Hold it!"
Two guards immediately reached out to hold the barrel. Ren Baqian then released his hands and covered his ears.
"Bang!"
Two consecutive sounds rang out. The Great Xia soldiers in the forest, who were hurriedly forming a formation, suddenly exploded into two balls of fire. Shrapnel flew everywhere and directly blew up a group of people.
The already chaotic Great Xia army became even more chaotic after encountering such a situation.
Ren Baqian picked his ears, took the other two cannonballs, put them into the barrel, and covered his ears.
Another two balls of fire burst out in the forest.
"The Great Xia army in the north has moved and is rushing toward the forest." A mounted scout reported from the walkie-talkie.
"Set off!" Li Qianqiu ordered his subordinates through the walkie-talkie. 3,000 soldiers immediately rushed toward the route of the ambush troops in the north.
These 3,000 soldiers collided with the Great Xia army, and a loud "kill!" immediately erupted.
At this moment, the main camp of Great Xia was also in chaos. They had been waiting for the Dayao soldiers to attack at night, but they didn't expect them to be the two ambush troops outside. The camp hurriedly mobilized troops to rescue them.
"The north camp of Great Xia has moved. 3,000 to 4,000 people have come out, and they are all practitioners!" A message came from the walkie-talkie.
"Quickly set up my great spear!" Ren Baqian shouted. He didn't forget to turn to Li Qianqiu and say, "For the happiness of Her Majesty …"
He then changed his tone to one of extreme pity and said, "You must protect me …"
Li Qianqiu was speechless.
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