Chapter 64: The Battle of Qingfeng Gorge (8)

  I've been monitoring the battlefield with radar, and although I sounded confident, in reality, I was also uncertain. Only heaven knows how thieves think! If they didn't dare to rebel against the Ishihara family, I wouldn't have a way out either! So, it wasn't until they actually took action and I saw the bloody scene clearly that I finally felt at ease.

  "Haha! The plan is a success!" The poor Taoist shouted excitedly: "They're fighting each other!"

  "Really? How did you know, young master?" Old Ma asked in surprise.

  "I'll tell you about the magical later!" The poor Taoist ordered eagerly: "Li Gang!"

  "Arrived!"

  "Take 100 men to the left mountain and set up an ambush, prepare more rolling logs and stones. When the idiot from the Shi family comes, give it to him fiercely!"

  "Yes!" He led the way out.

  "Zhao Qing takes 100 people to the right!"

  "Yes!" He also left.

  "Di Yun led his men into the forest by the road to cut down trees, wanting ones that were 10 meters high with their crowns intact, and then dragged them to the entrance of the gorge to block it."

  "Yes!" He also left.

  I was supervising Di Yun's road-blocking work while observing the battlefield. When I saw Shi Yuan's iron cavalry easily break through the interception and join their main general, I couldn't help but take a cold breath. I didn't expect them to have such an elite troop. If I hadn't had radar, I wouldn't have discovered the thieves following behind, and I might have fallen into this trap. Being blocked by this troop on both sides, with over 10,000 people throwing stones from above, would be a miserable outcome! Just thinking about it makes me feel a lingering fear. I thought to myself, since you're so ruthless, don't blame me for being heartless!

  I'll just set up a death trap at this end of the canyon. I was thinking of using the terrain to block their way with my skilled troops, but after watching their impressive performance, I immediately threw that idea out the window. Dammit! Engaging in a fierce battle with such an army would result in heavy casualties even if we won, and I don't want any losses for our side! So, I placed over 100 large trees at the canyon entrance, each about 10 meters high and two feet thick. Ten trees were stacked vertically in a pile, with ten piles lined up tightly together. Fortunately, there are many skilled fighters here, so it only took two people to carry and run with the trees, of course, after I cast 'Light Blessing' on them. It only took less than 30 minutes from cutting down the trees to setting everything up.

  At this time, the mysterious man had already occupied the other side of the gorge. Due to the narrowness of the gorge, they could only resist the thieves' attack on one side while quickly entering the gorge. Because they had to give up the most important speed of the cavalry when queuing to enter, they could only passively defend against the thieves' attacks, which was very disadvantageous and became a living target for the thieves' archers, with heavy casualties. Approximately 400 mysterious warriors died outside the gorge, and more than 500 remaining people entered the Clear Wind Gorge after splitting out about 200 people to block the pursuit of the enemy, using the special terrain in the gorge to cover the retreat of the other 300 or so people.

  According to the poor Taoist's observation, because the mountain pass is relatively narrow, the horses can't gallop freely, and they will need another 30 minutes to get to this side. On the other hand, the two hundred people who were ambushed on the other side relied on their superior martial skills to kill off the thieves, who were no longer in a favorable position, until they were scared out of their wits and didn't dare approach them again. The mysterious warrior was also unwilling to waste time killing his way through, so he slowly retreated, and the two groups just stood there, frozen in place, as they moved towards the other side of the mountain pass.

  At last, the mysterious man with 300 people was approaching the big tree set up by the poor Taoist. With a single order from the poor Taoist, Di Yun led the crowd to start setting fires, and the poor Taoist gave them some fire-type magic scrolls to take effect. Although most of them were relatively low-level "Fireball Technique" or "Fire Wall Technique", they were still more than enough to burn down the big tree!

  The trees in this area are mostly cold-resistant pines, which contain a lot of moisture. When they burn, they produce a large amount of thick smoke. Under the effect of my "Crazy Wind Technique", the smoke rushed into the canyon, and I could hear the coughing and cursing sounds from far away! The mysterious knights were also extremely frustrated. With over 10,000 thieves chasing behind them, and a huge fire blocking their path ahead, someone climbed up to observe the fire from the side of the mountain and reported back with news that almost made them suffocate - the fire was over 100 meters long! Only a few top-notch experts could use their powerful internal energy to charge through the flames, but horses couldn't. And even if a few people managed to get past, what's the point? Without horses, how could they outrun the pursuit of over 300 people? Moreover, the mysterious person being protected wasn't that kind of expert, and he wouldn't be able to make it through either. They were stuck in the thick smoke, anxious and helpless.

  "Dragon family's fifth young master, if you have the guts, let us out and fight a fair battle! What kind of skill is it to burn us with fire?" A voice echoed from afar in the canyon.

  "Haha!" The poor Taoist laughed and scolded: "Setting fires doesn't count as a skill! How about using stones to smash, is that a skill? Smash me hard!"

  As soon as the poor Taoist gave the order, the 200 strong men who were hiding on both sides threw stones with all their might. From a distance, it could be seen that several of them were even using boulders as large as desktops to smash down! Falling from a height of nearly 100 meters, it was truly a scene of injury and death, with countless mysterious people killed or wounded, their cries of pain and curses echoing up to the sky.

  "Long Wu, you're so shameless!"

  No matter how hoarse his voice was from shouting, I simply ignored him. The old horse was still afraid that I didn't know the weight of the situation and said, "Young master, don't mind him, once they're let out, they definitely won't engage in a fair fight with us, they'll absolutely run away with their tails between their legs! We'd have a hard time chasing them!"

  "Haha! Don't worry, I won't fall for it. They're all going to die anyway, how can I be angry with them?"

  "Really! Really!"

  "Heh heh, I'm not angry!" Can the poor Taoist not be angry? It's just that it's not easy to express. In a rage, "Send word to Old Wolf for me! I won't leave any trash behind! Tell him he must keep all these scoundrels here, not one can escape, or else! Hmph!"

  "Yes!" Old Ma thought to himself, "Is this still considered not being angry?" Helpless, he could only call a quick and agile subordinate to go deliver the message.

  In just this short time, more than 300 people were killed, with over 100 being beaten to death on the spot. The rest retreated, but as they fled, the people above continued to chase and beat them. When they finally managed to regroup with those who had fallen behind, some of them had died. Immediately after that, they launched a joint attack on the bandits. If they couldn't break through the bandits' blockade, their entire army would be annihilated there.

  Under the threat of death, they burst forth with unprecedented morale and strength, killing the bandits on the road until they were defeated and fled in disarray. The bandits regretted not having two more legs to retreat faster, crazily retreating, those in front retreated, while those behind pushed forward, resulting in their own ranks being thrown into chaos. The mysterious knights took advantage of the situation to slaughter the bandits, leaving a trail of blood wherever they went.

  Fortunately, they had to kill their way through, slower than my messenger. Old Wolf received my letter and immediately became anxious. He gathered several leaders to discuss countermeasures. What else was there to discuss? In the end, they could only decide to go all out! Under the personal command of several leaders, they barely managed to block the mysterious knight at the mountain pass.

  Both sides of the cavalry and infantry unfolded a life-and-death battle at the mouth of the valley. The bandits, being infantry, mainly attacked the horses, and once the knights fell off their horses, they would be swarmed by the bandits and torn to pieces. The knights were desperately using their large swords to slash wildly, with their armor stained red. In just over ten minutes of fierce battle, the bodies of the bandits at the mouth of the valley had piled up more than a man high. This made it even more difficult for the knights to escape, and although the battle was still in a stalemate, everyone understood that this knightly squadron would not be able to escape.

  It was my 200 mountain climbers who finally broke the stalemate. The rugged mountain road was no match for these agile warriors, and as soon as they arrived, they began their work of smashing people on the head with the stones that the thieves had prepared to ambush us. As I watched from a distance, I thought to myself that the mysterious person's plan to ambush us had backfired, and the stones he had prepared would end up hitting his own men on the head instead - he must be dying of regret!

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