【487】Flames
The pungent smell of fire oil spread with the wind in the rain, and the deer trenches that had been quietly arranged by the Xudu army were now useless.
Obviously, the Xiong Guojun used fierce fire oil as an accelerant.
Not only the soldiers in the Xudu Army did not expect the Xiong National Army to counterattack so quickly, but even Ji Meng was surprised by the speed of their retaliation.
More and more cavalry of the Bear Kingdom rushed out of the darkness after the wind and rain, and rampaged in the barracks of the Xudu Army. In just a few moments, the west side of the camp was overwhelmed with billowing smoke and flames, and the screams of flesh and blood were continuous.
To the west of the camp was stationed the right army of the Xudu Army, and its combat strength was second only to that of the Chinese army stationed around the Jimeng Horde. But under the sudden attack of the cavalry of the bear country, in an instant, the right army of the once brave and warlike Xudu Army has lost the courage to resist, and only panic and panic remain.
No matter how strong the wind and rain were, it couldn't wash away the increasingly heavy pungent smell of blood, nor could it extinguish the growing flames in the western camp, let alone Ji Meng, who was standing in the rain, and the anger on the dragon's face was getting stronger and stronger.
Ji Meng, who was standing in the distance, gritted his teeth for a while, only in this way could he suspend the itching that came from him at all.
"Mobilize the sergeants of the left and rear battalions of the concentrated army, and kill them immediately!" Ji Meng trembled, and in his clenched fists, the sharp claws of the birds curled up like human hands, allowing his fingertips to pick under the flesh of his palms: "The officers and men of the front battalion of the right army and the front army will make a detour from the north and outflank the enemy!"
Ji Meng ordered to the lieutenant general in an almost roaring tone.
The lieutenant did not dare to slack off, and hurried away.
The battle to the west of the camp continued, and the Xiong army became more and more courageous the more they fought. Wind and rain and other weather made most of the firearms that the Xudu Army relied on in the past ineffective. Although the remaining ghost cannon is waterproof, the soldiers and horses on both sides are mixed together, and they are in a mess, it can be said that you have me and I have you, and Ji Meng did not dare to order the artillery battalion to come to support.
For a time, the Xudu army fell into an unfavorable situation of being overstretched, and the eighty faces of the Xiong Guo's army made of Kui cowhide drums, but at this time, the drummers of the Xiong Country, with the drumsticks made of the bones of the thunder beast, sounded in unison, making a roar that covered the thunder in the air and shook the mountains.
The mounts of the cavalry of the bear country were in high spirits at the sound of drums, the bears roared in the smoke, the wolves and leopards roared in the firelight, and the riders swung their swords and opened their bows, chasing after the scattered and fleeing capital army.
At the same time, a loud and energetic horn sounded near the big tent of the Chinese army of the Xudu Army. Thousands of air cavalry rose from the ground, leaped westward in the rain, and killed the menacing Youxiong army.
They were followed by well-dressed infantry armed with long, sharp steel swords. Their equipment was the same weapons made of stainless steel that Xiao Shizhu had paid tribute to Emperor Xudu seven or eight years ago.
The air cavalry roared to meet the attack, and the infantry marched arrogantly in a phalanx, slaying their heads high to the west.
Seeing that the Xudu army quickly organized a counterattack, the drumming of the Xiong army suddenly stopped, and the cavalry scattered in various places began to gather rapidly, and then retreated in an orderly manner towards the outside of the barracks.
At this moment, there was a rumbling sound in the depths of the black clouds in the sky, and hundreds of fireballs the size of millstones poured out of the clouds one after another in the thunder and lightning surge, falling from the sky with raging flames. But in the center of the fireball, there was a dazzling flash of lightning.
"Thunder Fire!" Ji Meng was shocked when he raised his eyes to look at the sky-high sky, and at a glance, he recognized that this was the ghost and god technique practiced by the female man.
When she was competing in the world, it was with this trick that the Yellow Emperor Ji Xuanyuan defeated the overwhelming Chiyou army.
Just when Ji Meng's eyes widened in horror, he only heard the sound of breaking through the sky, and the three fireballs had already "boomed" and rushed down, crashing into the military camp of the Xudu Army.
Flames spread like poisonous snakes from the shattered fireballs, and thunder and lightning and severed arms and stumps flew as the flames splattered, and a wail rang out in the camp of the Xudu Army.
The night wind is scorching, and the torrential rain stops. The flames rose in the camp under the flames, and the surviving Xudu soldiers had dry mouths and sweated profusely when they climbed up and down, and the whole ghost showed symptoms of prostration under the baking of the flames.
In the air, the remaining fireballs were still slowly falling, and the heavens and the earth were already red, and there was no other color.
On the ground, Ji Meng had already raised his arms and pointed straight to the sky, his palms facing the sky above his head.
In an instant, there was a rumbling thunder in the sky. Immediately afterward, lightning pierced the sky like a sharp sword, carrying raindrops the size of soybeans, and howling winds fell from the sky, hitting the ground with a crackling sound.
Whether it is in the air or on the ground, it is instantly shrouded by the misty light veil composed of thousands of filament raindrops. The flames on the ground subsided, and the fireballs in the air were drenched in rain and gradually shrunk.
A cheer erupted in cheers from the Xudu army, who had been forced to retreat by the flames, while Ji Meng, who was unleashing a raging storm, turned pale and his features distorted.
Suddenly, it rained down, causing the soul qi in his body to drop rapidly. Ji Meng was still insisting, standing proudly in place and straightening his waist.
The wind and rain in the air are even stronger, and in the midst of thunder and lightning, more and more dense rainstorms form a curtain of water between the heavens and the earth, blurring all the scenery around them. The wind blew everything on the ground to the ground, but Ji Meng stood in the storm like a pine in the wind, steady as Mount Tai.
The Xudu army stabilized its position, took the opportunity to move forward against the wind, and caught up with the Youxiong National Army, which had just withdrawn from the barracks.
The indomitable soul with its murderous face suddenly collided like two dark tides of rage, and the soldiers on both sides unflinched, brandishing their blood-stained swords and letting out a low howl to start a primitive fight, the aura of which spread through the wind and rain......
At dawn, the cloudy sun rising in the west breaks through the darkness of the night and brings a new day's light to the underworld.
The ochre-yellow Langya Mountain, which rises abruptly on the plain, is bathed in the blood-colored light of the cloudy day. On the cliff of the mountain, there are dock forts and city walls made of huge bricks and stones, forming a majestic pass built by the mountain.
The surrounding areas of this place are flat plains, and Langya Mountain naturally stands out, but it has also become the key point of this place.
Ten days ago on the night, Xuanshui led his troops to capture this place. Although Xuanshui's seizure of this place did not cause much damage, Xuanshui, who had already received a report that King Taishan might go south, did not take a step forward while the iron was hot, but came to stick to Langya Mountain. All day was spent either building towers or digging trenches under the hills.
In just ten days, Langya Pass is even more impregnable than before. There is also a continuous supply of grain and grass from Qingmu County, hoarded in the pass, plus the previous Xiazhou national army hoarded grain here, the food in Langya Pass is enough for the Jiuyou national army and the soldiers here to eat for a month.
But the good times didn't last long, just yesterday, King Taishan, who was supposed to negotiate with the corpse of Haobi in the north, suddenly took 100,000 Xudu troops south and came straight to Langya Pass. It was followed by 300,000 Xiazhou troops.
In the second half of the night, the 100,000 Xudu army had already completed the encirclement at the foot of the mountain, and surrounded the Langya Mountain, which was not too high. The army of Xiazhou was on the periphery, holding the main transportation route near Langya Mountain, hindering the support of the Jiuyou Kingdom to Langya Mountain, making Langya Pass an isolated island in the midst of ten thousand troops.
King Taishan, who fought a lifetime for the Northern Yin Dynasty, also knows the importance of this place, it is the east gate of Xiazhou Kingdom, once it is firmly controlled by the Jiuyou Army, then the Jiuyou Army can attack all the towns in the east of Xiazhou Kingdom, cut off part of his supplies, and retreat can guard all the places west of Aoki County.
This mountain was not only a mountain in the eyes of King Taishan, but also a nail that pierced the heart of his foot, making him itch unbearably.
It just so happened that a large number of fire dragon guns had arrived in Dongyi Continent at this time, and although a few of them were sunk by the Gonggong with guns and ships when they were at sea, there were still 20,000 fire dragon guns and 2 million rounds of fire ammunition that were distributed to King Taishan, which was still enough for him to equip twenty ghost soldiers.
Moreover, he also brought fifty Nether Ghost Cannons from the northern battlefields.
As everyone knows, Xuanshui insists on this place to treat himself as a magnet, suck the nail of King Taishan over, and then destroy his main force here.
It is also good that the Northern Yin Dynasty has no foundation in Dongyi Continent, and the Nine Shadows Kingdom can monopolize this continent. King Taishan never dreamed that this would be the last battle of his life.
Its tragedy is also the most intense in King Taishan's career.
Xuanshui stood on the watchtower in the middle of the fort dock at the top of the mountain, looking at the dense Xudu army under the mountain from the railing, and couldn't help frowning. The enemy army was ten times the number of troops in his hands, and he was equipped with firearms, and his intuition told Xuanshui that this battle would not be easy.
But Xuan Shui, who is already a ghost general who has been on the battlefield for a long time, is not afraid, and at the same time he is also a little excited; there are many ghost generals in the Nine Shadows Kingdom who can fight well, but there are only a few ghosts who have fought head-on with the Xudu Army.
At the time of the Battle of Shuoyue Island, he was fighting against Du Ziren's army in the Southern Barbarians, and missed the opportunity to fight against the invincible Xudu Army in the underworld.
This time, God put the opportunity in front of him, so that although he was calm, he couldn't help but feel a faint excitement in the depths of his heart.
"The Northern Yin Dynasty has made a bloody investment. Zhu Hai, who walked to him and stood still, overlooking the banner that covered the sky and the sun under the mountain, and the soldiers of the Xudu Army, who were like ant colonies, sighed leisurely: "It is actually such a big formation." ”。
"What is this, I think that when I was fighting in the Southern Barbarians, Du Ziren's army was often hundreds of thousands of ghost soldiers every time he went to battle. Xuan Shui smiled indifferently and said disapprehantly: "Let the army calibrate the artillery and be ready to attack at any time!"
After a pause, Xuan Shui instructed again: "But without my order, any sergeants other than the Flying Army and the Air Cavalry are not allowed to go out of the pass to meet the battle for the time being." ”。
"No!" Zhu Hai clasped his fists and saluted, then turned around and strode away.
Just a moment after Zhu Hai left, the Xudu army under the mountain had already finished arranging, and their infantry was in front, divided into two columns. The front one crouched down, while the one in the back stood up. The guns that followed also slowly raised their muzzles, pointing directly at the towers and turrets of the fort on the hill.
"The poisonous fire cannons are in place, and the nine heavenly thunder cannons are aimed at the enemy. Xuanshui turned his head and ordered to the flagbearer and the fungus man who were following him.
This Nine Heavenly Thunder Cannon is a new type of artillery of the Nine Ghost Army, a firearm improved from the small Heavenly Thunder Cannon, which is superimposed into three columns by the barrels of nine small Heavenly Thunder Cannons, and is erected on the gun carriage. It got its name from the fact that it could fire nine shells at a time.
And the Falling Star Cannon, which is about to arrive, was also made for the prototype from this.
Just as Xuanshui finished speaking, the musketeers of the Xudu Army had already declared war without declaring a war.
The sound of gunfire shook the heavens and the earth, and one after another fireballs shot out from the muzzle of the gun, slamming into the muzzle of the wall buttress on the mountain, bursting out of the red flames.