At this moment, Xia Xia's army outside the camp had yet to launch an attack. As for Du Qi, he was standing at the very front. Du Qi's gaze fell on Hou Junji as he said, "Hou Junji, you didn't expect this, did you? This king's army has suddenly appeared in Guazhou, right outside your camp."
When Hou Junji heard Du Qi's words, all the chaotic emotions in his mind disappeared. He regained his rationality and clenched his teeth as he said, "Du Qi, you dare to openly attack the Tang dynasty. Are you declaring war on the Tang dynasty?"
Hou Junji's voice suddenly rose as he said, "Du Qi, don't think that you can be complacent just because you won last time and coerced His Majesty. Let me tell you, in the Tang dynasty, you can't do whatever you want. "
Du Qi couldn't help but laugh. After laughing for a while, Du Qi said, "Hou Junji, oh Hou Junji, although you're a general and don't have the eloquence of a scholar, your mouth really knows how to quibble. It's truly admirable."
"Was this king the one who started this war?"
"I'm afraid not. It was you, Hou Junji. As soon as you received the news that this king was patrolling Xia Xia, you arranged for Zhou Ziqing to lead one thousand Tang soldiers to infiltrate Rouyuan County and ambush this king in Wind Gorge Valley."
"Fortunately, this king was cautious and didn't manage to avoid disaster. You, Hou Junji, didn't admit your own mistakes and instead pushed the blame onto others. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "I'm afraid that there's no such logic in this world."
Hou Junji snorted and said, "Although I, Hou Junji, arranged people, I didn't send any soldiers to attack your Xia Xia. But now, you, Du Qi, have openly led an army into my Tang dynasty. Du Qi, you're openly declaring war. "
Du Qi said, "So what if I declare war?"
Hou Junji said, "As long as you declare war, the Tang dynasty will fight you to the death. It's true that Du Qi has powerful weapons, but my Tang dynasty is not afraid of you. "
Du Qi coldly chuckled. "Hou Junji, you're truly long-winded and boring. Do you know why I'm talking to you instead of attacking directly? "
Hou Junji asked, "Why?"
Du Qi said, "Because I want to remind you that you will definitely lose this battle. If you surrender now, you will fall into my hands. I will not deal with you. At most, I will imprison you. But if you insist on resisting and fall into my hands after being defeated, you won't be able to bear the consequences. "
Du Qi had already begun to threaten Hou Junji, and he continued, "Hou Junji, you have to think this through. After all, you have experience and know the consequences of falling into this king's hands. "
Hou Junji would have been fine if he hadn't listened to Du Qi, but now that he heard Du Qi's words, he was instantly enraged. He clenched his teeth and said, "Du Qi, you truly believe yourself infallible. You have to understand that this is where this general's army is stationed. This general has made ample preparations. If you want to fight, feel free to come. I, Hou Junji, will accompany you to the end. "
It was impossible for him to surrender without a fight.
Hou Junji had fifty thousand elite soldiers under his command, and all of them were extremely powerful. In particular, Hou Junji was not in charge of offense, but defense. Thus, Hou Junji was even more confident that he could hold on.
He would not admit defeat.
Du Qi indifferently said, "Since you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit, then fine. This king will fulfill your wish."
"Xue Rengui, pass on the order to attack!"
Du Qi immediately gave the order.
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui immediately gave the order.
The attack plan had been drawn up long ago, and the various tasks had been assigned to them. With Xue Rengui's order, the first to prepare were the soldiers responsible for dropping the gunpowder. One by one, the catapults were ready. All the jars filled with gunpowder were placed on top of the catapults. Everything was ready.
"Light the fire!"
The general responsible for gunpowder ordered. As the order was given, the soldiers took out their torches and lit them up. The moment the fuse was ignited, the catapult soldiers immediately dropped the clay pots. The jars filled with gunpowder flew through the air toward the camp.
Hou Junji was in the camp, and he saw the jars and the fuses flying toward him.
"Retreat! Hurry and retreat!"
Hou Junji loudly ordered.
In the past, when Hou Junji had fought with Du Qi, he had experienced the power of Du Qi's weapons. If these weapons landed in the middle of an army, they would definitely be thrown off their feet. And if these weapons exploded right next to them, they would be even more terrifying. Thus, the moment Hou Junji gave the order, he began to retreat.
Inwardly, he suddenly felt regret.
It wasn't that he had provoked Du Qi, but that he had not set up camp in the city. Setting up camp in the city was fine, so why did he have to go outside? Now that he was surrounded by Du Qi, it was impossible for him to retreat even if he wanted to.
Moreover, Hou Junji had just received news that Du Qi's army was blocking the gate to prevent Su Dingfang from coming to his aid. At the same time, this had cut off Hou Junji's path of retreat, placing him in a desperate situation.
As Hou Junji's soldiers retreated, his soldiers began to advance. In the blink of an eye, the jars in the air crashed to the ground and shattered, causing the gunpowder to explode.
Bang!
There was an explosion.
Even though there were only a few soldiers at the center of the explosion, this explosion seemed to have landed on the hearts of all the Tang soldiers. Everyone was terrified.
The defensive formation at the gate was thrown into complete disarray.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
Explosions rang out as the gate was engulfed in flames, dirt flying into the air, and screams resounded through the air. The Tang soldiers who couldn't escape in time were killed or wounded by the gunpowder. The fences at the entrance of the camp were all over the place, and many of the watchtowers were on fire. They were all crooked and no longer had any deterrence.
Looking at this scene, Xue Rengui's eyes flashed with a smile. This was the effect he wanted.
Using gunpowder to attack and break the camp.
Hou Junji was sitting outside the camp, relying on the defenses of the camp. But without a sturdy wall, the fence alone was not enough to stop the explosions of gunpowder.
In a few short moments, the camp had been destroyed.
Hou Junji's soldiers were in disarray, and all of them hastily began to retreat.
Xue Rengui ordered the soldiers firing the gunpowder to stop, and then he ordered the entire army to attack. In this attack, because the camp had already been damaged and the camp had lost its defensive power, Xue Rengui mobilized the cavalry at the very beginning. The cavalry charged at the very front, charging in from all directions. They began to gallop and reap one life after another.
Close behind them were the infantry.
The cavalry and infantry worked together to advance deeper and deeper into the camp, killing one Tang soldier after another. The Tang soldiers in the camp had long ago fallen into disarray.
Although Hou Junji was panicking, there was even a hint of fear in his heart. But he was still a veteran general, and he was extremely decisive. When he saw that Du Qi's army was no longer using that mysterious weapon, he loudly shouted, "Pass on my order! Counterattack! Counterattack Du Qi! Du Qi's army is no longer using weapons! Charge back! "
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