"The handsome man asked us to attack in advance?" Li Tianyi frowned, waved his hand to let the messenger go down to rest, and then muttered for a long time, and smiled bitterly at Li Shenfu beside him: "I'm afraid that we are going to break our promise, that Great Elder of the Sect is estimated to not have that much ability to deal with their Great Chief within five days." ”

"We can't inform the Great Elder, in case he is a spy sent by the other party, I'm afraid that our actions will be known by the other party, so wouldn't this give the other party time to prepare?" Li Shenfu shook his head and denied his thoughts, and said with a wry smile: "You can't send someone to inform the marshal and delay the time of the attack, right?" ”

"Let's go and get the soldiers ready first, I'll think about it later." Li Tianyi asked Li Shenfu to prepare for the war, and he sat alone in the tent and pondered. It's just that he is not good at wisdom in the first place, and it is really difficult to decide how to act for a while when this sudden situation occurs, so he can't think of any good way after thinking about it for a long time.

However, at this time, the Great Elder of Qi Qi was also frowning after learning of the deadline on the side of the Tiance Army, and he was afraid that it would be very difficult for him to persuade the Great Chief to lead his troops to surrender within ten days. So, after pondering for a long time, the High Elder got up and went to the High Priest's Temple, hoping to discuss with the High Priest what to do with this matter.

This generation of the high priest is actually the granddaughter of the great elder, the people believe in the Qiang God, one of the totems of the Southern Emperor Yan, the high priest has always had an unmarried woman, responsible for communicating with the gods, conveying the will of the gods, and has a unique position in the minds of the people of the Qi. When the Great Elder arrived at the temple, the High Priest was actually coming out, and both of them saw what the other meant, and turned around and came to the High Priest's residence next to the temple.

"Grandpa must have come here to persuade the big chief not to confront the Han people outside?" The High Priest broke the Great Elder's thoughts, but the words behind made the Great Elder frown, "But Grandpa is only afraid that I will disappoint you, and I can't come forward to stop the Great Chief." In fact, our Great Chief has long since deviated from the will of God, and the temple is only a tool to appease the people of the Murphy in the eyes of the Great Chief. The high priest's beautiful face showed a wry smile and said, "Even I, the high priest, am just a woman who can be taken into his pocket at any time. ”

"So, instead of trying to persuade the Great Chief, it is better to think carefully about what we should do after the Han defeat the Great Chief. Since God is powerless, we are on our own. The high priest's face showed a sense of determination, "After Grandpa goes back, let the clansmen try their best to get out of here, away from the area where the two sides are fighting, and abandon the Massachusetts Water Village." Let's move south. ”

"Lan Jin, I have already passed the anger with the Han people, and they have given me ten days to convince the Great Chief, otherwise this war will be inevitable." After being frightened into a cold sweat by his granddaughter's words, the Great Elder sobered up a lot, and briefly explained his previous plans and actions.

"Grandpa, the Han people gave you ten days not to persuade the big chief, but to let you find a way to stay away from this war, and you haven't understood what the other party means. It is impossible for the Han soldiers to crush the territory because of your few words, and they are probably already preparing for war at this time. Time is running out, I guess the ten-day deadline is gone, even if the Han people don't want to fight, the big chief can't help it, so you have to act overnight. The high priest stood up and let his grandfather go out to get ready, and after praying at the temple for a while, a strange thought suddenly came to his mind, and he turned and walked out of the temple.

In fact, the high priest did see the key point of this war, Li Tianyi didn't think so much when he promised the Great Elder's envoy, but he couldn't help but think of any good way to inform the Great Elder when he received Xue Yang's order, so this matter was over. Li Tianyi and Li Shenfu felt guilty, but they thought of a remedy, that is, if there were people living after the war, they could still find a way to let them settle down as the people of the Tang Dynasty and enjoy the rescue of the Tang Dynasty. Later, this move also completely quelled the rebellion, but inadvertently eliminated the hidden danger.

In fact, the Tiance army is making pre-war preparations, and the big chief of Qiqi is also actively reorganizing the troops and horses, and after the army on the northern front did not arrive on time, the big chief's heart has actually been shrouded in a shadow, and none of the more than a dozen groups of messengers sent by him have returned, like mud cattle entering the sea. This made him feel that something was wrong in the north. Now he has no other way, only to defeat the Tiance army in front of him can gain a glimmer of vitality. The big chief in a desperate situation seems to have returned to the war years he experienced when he was young, and he has inexhaustible strength all over his body, and the soldiers and horses he has collected from the whole clan in the past few days have gradually been reorganized, and he can fight with the Tiance army.

On the fifth day, that is, December 14 of the second year of the Apocalypse, when there was only the last half month left in the second year of the Apocalypse, Li Tianyi led the soldiers and horses out of the camp to prepare for war. Mountainous operations can't be like plains where the army can be arranged on the whole line, so Li Tianyi's military formation also began to change, the whole army is distributed on five hills, showing a zigzag formation, hiding the cavalry corps in the rear, the artillery battalion is also divided into three parts and arranged in the front, covered by full-time infantry, his own Chinese army controls a full 30,000 archers and fifty catapults and a whole mechanical crossbow unit, this method of arranging the front and back is the result of him and Li Shenfu's thinking in the past few days, although it may not be mature enough, However, after fighting in the mountains for such a long time, it is actually the safest to adopt this method in frontal combat, and no matter which direction the opponent breaks through, he can quickly gather troops to encircle and annihilate the opponent.

The Tiance army was dispatched, and the Qiqi people did not show weakness, but they relied on the water village to set up the formation, and most of the men and horses were concentrated in the mountains behind the water village, so Li Tianyi didn't know how they were arranged, and countless murderous auras rose in the trees and jungles. The people have lived here for a long time, and their use of terrain is more than better than that of the Tiance army that came at the beginning.

However, just when the Great Chief of the Chieftain was about to attack, there was a sound of hurried footsteps behind him, and several embarrassed people were brought to him, and as they cried, the Great Chief's face became pale, these people were naturally the prisoners released by Xue Yang, and the news that the army on the northern front was surrounded and annihilated was officially transmitted to the Great Chief.

But Xue Yang thought that the big chief did not surrender after learning the news of his son's capture, but made the anger in his heart rise sharply, and his blood-red eyes made people shudder, and in just an instant, the army of Qi Qi was sent to the battlefield by this angry commander.

"The archers fire arrows from the mountains, the artillery battalion prepares, and fires." In the face of the sudden offensive of the Qiqi people, although the Tiance army did not understand what was going on, the counterattack was naturally formed, and the explosive packs of the two positions protruding in front instantly rose into the sky, and after landing, the rumbling explosion brought a boundless whirlwind, and all kinds of sand and shrapnel flew, forming a terrible shock wave, killing those who rushed up on the spot.

"Go, let the catapult prepare, project the fire oil tank to me, and let's set a fire to burn the water village." The attack of the Qiqi people made Li Tian laugh fiercely, and pushed the killer weapon he had prepared a long time ago.

"Quickly send someone to tell the troops in front to pay attention to the fire and not to burn your own people." At this time, Li Tianyi didn't know how to prevent fire and smoke, so he could only let the soldiers figure out their own way. As the catapult began to project the oil tank, the mechanical crossbow also began to prepare, and this time the crossbow bolts fired by the mechanical crossbow were accompanied by cotton balls stained with fire oil. In an instant, 50 catapults smashed cans of fire oil into the water village, and the wooden houses and bamboo stilted buildings were shrouded in a layer of oil mist.

"Mechanical crossbows are fired immediately, burning them." Li Tianyi laughed, didn't care about controlling the archer to adjust the direction of shooting, and quickly urged the mechanical crossbow to fire crossbow arrows.

"Bang", I saw that the fire was suddenly raging in the water village, and the shooting direction of the mechanical crossbow followed the direction of the catapult just now, and the fire broke out instantly after the fire was ignited by these crossbow arrows falling from the sky, and the black smoke instantly rose from the direction of the water village.

"Haha, the archers support the front line and drive the Men out." Li Tianyi laughed when he saw the fire burning, and asked the war drum team to inform the archers to change the direction of attack, and drove out the Qiqi people who had already attacked with dense arrows, and then began to let the men and horses in front of him counterattack, and at the same time, the explosive package also began to be projected in depth, blocking the follow-up troops of the Qiqi people from coming forward.

The catapult is almost a roll call projection of all the buildings in the water village, the fire spreads rapidly in the water village, and even some oil tanks are ignited after entering the water and begin to burn, the whole water village is full of smoke and fire, the soldiers hidden in the water village are burned by the fire and don't care about the others jump directly into the Qingshui River, trying to use the river water to extinguish the fire, but they are shot by the archers of the Tiance Army who are staring at the river. As for the people of the Qiqi tribe in the water village, those who could withdraw at this time had already withdrawn with the Great Elder before, and those who did not evacuate were burned to char after a fire.

"Order Li Shenfu to lead the army to counterattack, the catapult will give me to the mountain to prevent fire, and the mechanical crossbow will follow." After Li Tian finished the order, he smiled and said, "Aren't the people planning to use the terrain to fight? I will burn this place to the ground with a fire, so that you can enjoy the taste of a heavenly fire. "This arsonist has no sense of compassion at all, and constantly invests troops to strangle the Qiqi people, and at this time he begins to shift the target, continue the fire prevention cause, and prepare to set fire to the mountain of the Tibetan soldiers.

In fact, when Li Tianyi's side was jubilantly setting fire, Xue Yang's side had already arrived at the outskirts of Massachusetts, and was about to throw in the troops for a sneak attack, but was stunned by the billowing smoke rising in the distance, and the three of them looked at each other and understood what was going on on the front line.

"The third battalion will set off with me, and the rest of the brothers will lead you, occupy the mountain in front, sneak attack the back of the Qiqi army from behind, and end this battlefield as soon as possible, I will go to meet the chief of Qiqi, and by the way, let Tianyi stop, otherwise I will really burn to death and burn countless wounds." After Xue Yang hurriedly finished his order, he led the third battalion to quickly penetrate the flank of the battle between the Tiance Army. At the same time, the army led by Xu Ying and Li Yang also quickly entered from the back mountain and penetrated directly into the rear of the Qi army.

The third battalion erected the battle flag of the Tiance Army, which naturally made the bloody Tiance Army soldiers discover it for the first time, and the time when the commander arrived in the Tiance Army rose again. Almost instantly, they overwhelmed the advance of the Qi army, and the two groups of men and horses went upstream, and the opponent who was oppressive from the bottom of the mountain to the mountain retreated step by step, unable to take a single step.

"Tianyi, stop it, don't burn it anymore." Xue Yang threw the third battalion to the adjutant general, and led his personal guards through the front of the two armies to Li Tianyi's command platform and shouted: "If it burns again, the whole mountain will be burned." ”

Xue Yang's words made Li Tianyi stunned, and then he came to his senses and hurriedly asked the catapult to stop throwing the oil from throwing it, but at this time, the oil projected in the early stage had already ignited the trees in the mountain, and the fire still burned. At this time, when he didn't talk about this anymore, Xue Yang glanced at it and said directly: "Tianyi, let the rear army attack on all fronts, pounce on it and behead the big chief first, and then subdue the soldiers and horses, and let them put out the fire." ”

Xue Yang's words finally saved the lives of most of the Qi people. After Li Tianyi woke up, he asked the war drum corps to issue an order for the whole army to assault, and most of the rear army quickly set off and joined the rhythm of the attack on the whole front. At this time, the Qiqi people were first burned to death by the fire and suffered countless burns, and then there was a sound of fighting in the rear, and their back roads were cut off by Xu Ying, and they were attacked by the enemy on their backs. However, the 30,000 archers of the Chinese army before Li Tianyi attacked with the infantry brigade at this time, and the strength of long-range support was much more powerful than that of the Qiqi people.

"The guards follow me, let's go cut down the big chief." After reversing Li Tianyi's arson, Xue Yang led the guards to rush forward towards the location of the Great Chief of Qiqi. His personal guards were the best soldiers selected by the third battalion, and they were naturally like fish in water when they appeared on the chaotic battlefield at this time, and no one could stop them at all. Soon Xue Yang saw the figure of the big chief.

"Give me the bow and arrows." Xue Yang took the bow and arrow from the guard behind him, and shot an arrow at the figure of the big chief, and the figure in front of him fell down.

"Blow the trumpet and take it down for me." Xue Yang put down his bow and arrows, the guards behind him blew the horn, and the loud horn sound spread far away in the chaotic battlefield, all the soldiers of the Tiance Army knew that this was the call of the commander, and the sound of killing was loud again, and the horn finally fell at this moment.

"Let's go, let's go to the back mountain." Xue Yang disappeared from the battlefield with his personal guards, and this place was officially incorporated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty from this moment on.