In the dim night, the Xiao River murmured eastward, and the water splashed on the ice-made pontoon bridge, stirring up patches of white waves.

Wu Gan stood at the head of the bridge with his sword, watching the first batch of dreadnoughts walk safely from the bridge to the opposite bank, and Fang Chang breathed a long sigh of relief.

It turns out that this kind of simple but quick pontoon bridge can indeed be used, so that you will have the freedom to move on both sides of the Xiao River in the future.

There are two such bridges, and no matter how many they are, they can't bear it.

With the first team crossing the river, soon there was a second team. Most of the Dreadnought had quietly retreated to this place in turn, leaving only Shui Congyue with 5,000 men still in the makeshift camp with great fanfare.

Two hours later, most of the soldiers had crossed the river, and only a few people watched the bridge and waited for the water to cross the river from the five thousand men of the moon.

At the same time, Zhang Wuyang and Xue Xin had already taken their men and horses and quietly lurked in front of the two small villages of the enemy army on the right bank, and Baoxiang led the right army as a reserve, ready to intercept the fleeing enemy at any time.

Most of the people stationed in the small village are Wen family horses, and they are also old friends of Wu Gan, and they have dealt with each other when they led the men and horses from Yishan to the north last time.

A red arrow flew up, a sign of an attack, and countless rockets flew up and landed in the camp like locusts.

In addition, more than 1,000 cavalrymen rushed to the vicinity of the opponent's wall, threw out the rope in their hands, and put it on the wooden wall. The foundations of these walls had been destroyed by the dreadnoughts, and as the horses ran, the logs were pulled up, revealing the soldiers of the Wen family who were hastily dressing inside.

The Wen family did not participate in the counterinsurgency battles of the previous coalition forces, lacked combat experience, and was located on the opposite bank, far away from the main battlefield, so the camp was naturally loosely repaired, and it was easily broken by the dreadnought army that had experienced many battles.

Despite the trek all the way, although there was no rest since they arrived, these soldiers, who had experienced many lives and deaths, still lifted their spirits, and rushed into the enemy camp like tigers and wolves with their captains and captains.

Entering the camp, rows of rockets were fired at the camp tents first, because they were located by the river, the Wen family's men and horses thought that it was easy to get water and not easy to catch fire, and the tents were very close to each other.

One fire broke out and spread rapidly to the periphery, and soon, like a wildfire spreading through the grassland, a bright wave of fire rolled from east to west in the two small camps, and everywhere it went, it scurried around with the wind like a madman, devouring everything with impunity. Dancing flames leaped into the air, staining the dark night sky red.

Some of the scribes were naked, and some were just carrying helmets and ran out of the tent in a panic. They were greeted by the relentless arrows, the sharp swords, the iron hooves of the unicorn as large as a basin, and the repeated swooping and shooting of the Righteous Eagles.

These birds and shuttles are equipped with chirping arrows, and they emit a terrifying whistle wherever they go, tearing at the hearts of their opponents over and over again.

The men and horses of the Wen family soon lost their combat effectiveness and collapsed like a landslide, and the soldiers only fought for their lives, collided and trampled on each other, and countless people were killed and wounded.

The sound of the wind, the crackling of the burning tents, the cries and begs of the soldiers, and the shouts of the dreadnoughts were mixed together, and the two camps fell completely in a short time.

Wen Jiazhen Fu Wen Rui stood outside the camp on horseback, looking at the chaotic camp with a blue face, and there were less than a thousand people beside him.

"Calm down, let's take advantage of the fact that the enemy army has not arrived, let's leave quickly. When these thieves come up with them, I'm afraid there will be no way out." There were pro-soldiers beside him who persuaded him.

With a long sigh in his head, Wen Rui turned his horse west, trying to find a boat to cross the Xiao River.

At the same time, Ji Jing on the opposite side also discovered the mutation of the Wen family, and hurriedly gathered people and horses to the river, preparing to get on a ferry to cross the river to support.

However, he did not let his southern army and Ji Zhen's guards cross the river, but sent the men and horses of the two families. Because in the dreadnought barracks opposite his house, the lights are bright everywhere, and people can be seen standing guard behind the temporary wooden fence.

What if he moves at this time, with Wu Gan's cunning nature, he suddenly attacks the camp. And the dreadnought army is so many, under the division of troops on the two sides, how many people can there be on the opposite side.

But what puzzled him was that he had been

After putting all the ferries in their hands in advance, how did the dreadnoughts cross the river?

Ji Zhen walked behind Ji Jing, looked at the sky-high fire on the other side, and sighed, "Ji Jing, the Wen family lost, do you still want to save it."

Ji Jing stared intently at the other side, "Even if you can't save it, it's always good to be able to pull some people back. If they don't save them when they see death, these families will already be unstable, and they will lose their will to fight."

"I didn't expect the lord to survive, which makes us old people how to deal with themselves. Not to mention those families, it is our guard army and the southern army, how many people are beating drums in their hearts. I never thought that we would face the lord with his sword. What is going on, the Ji family is going to be divided." Ji Zhen shook his head and sighed, and suddenly raised his head to look at Ji Jing, "What do you think, whether to protect the young master or throw yourself to the lord."

Ji Jing finally turned his head, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, "You and I are both members of the Ji family, and when we come to such a situation, how much more do we ask for. Lord, the eldest young lord and the second young master, among these people, who can really lead the Ji family to firmly control the Iron Hand Province, I am more optimistic about the eldest young master.

Needless to say, the lord acted violently and too extremely, if he continued to reign, I am afraid that not only you and me, but also all the families will be silent, and sooner or later there will be chaos again.

Although the second young master attaches great importance to love and righteousness, he is not interested in power, he only thinks about traveling around all continents, is it appropriate for the Iron Hand Province to hand it over to him.

And the eldest and youngest master is generous, and he has been in charge of political affairs for many years, and the people of various families and clans are more obedient, plus Murong Yanyu is complementary, my Ji family will definitely be able to take a step forward.

Therefore, I chose the eldest young master, not because of how much I can get, but how much the Ji family can get in the end. Do you understand?"

Ji Zhen looked at this tall man, and his face flickered in the light of the fire. After being speechless for a long time, Ji Zhen finally made a mistake, and sighed: "I know what you mean, let's do it and see, the dreadnought army on the other side is not easy to deal with, Wu Gen is cunning, and his men are like a cloud, if we can't stop him here, I'm afraid there will be no one in the entire province to control him." At that time, the young master can only be a dead end."

"Yes, I didn't expect him to be like a different person compared to when he caught Lushan, and he dared to cross the river to attack after a long march, and this person's military tactics became more and more skillful and unpredictable." Ji Jing shook his head, turned around and walked towards the camp, "His edict is really powerful, it almost messed up the hearts of middle and lower-level generals, I have to explain to all families, these days I must keep an eye on the movements in my own army, so as not to rebel."

Also, I am going to personally lead people to attack the camp in front of me to see how many people are hidden by the other side. Please help me watch the camp."

"Go ahead." Ji Zhen looked at Ji Jing, his face was a little depressed.

Suddenly, the north suddenly burst into flames, and the flames that rushed to the sky reflected the entire Xiao River red. Ji Jing and Ji Zhen turned their heads in amazement, both dumbfounded. As soon as the reinforcements from these families reached the opposite shore by boat, the first wave of people was wading across the water, and the reeds that were sticking on the shore suddenly burst into flames.

Because he wanted to avoid the front of the two camps opposite, in case he encountered the interception of the dreadnoughts. The reinforcements deliberately chose a place far from the camp to go ashore, which was overgrown with reeds and weeds.

Unexpectedly, Wu Gan ambushed a group of men and horses here, holding fire oil and something that should ignite the fire, and ignited these ubiquitous weeds when the ship just docked.

The autumn wind had already dried the moisture in the reed flowers, and the flames extended to both sides at an alarming speed, constantly devouring everything on the shore. In the dark night, the firelight was so bright, as if the dawn had come to the world in advance.

Soon, rows of arrows flew up, and Lexi stood up and commanded his men to shoot the men and horses running through the fire, while some of them extended their shots towards the boats in the river.

When he first took the Cang family, he had obtained the secret artifact of his clan, which was a remnant arrow of unknown origin and unknown material. After these days of enlightenment, the range of Le Xi's arrows has been greatly improved. So, their arrows can cover the reeds, they can cover the banks of the river, and they can even shoot to the opposite bank.

Shooting people, destroying ships, and preventing the other party from supporting smoothly is Wu Gan's order, which is to let himself have a relatively safe camp without directly facing the impact of more than 100,000 people.

The fire burned down

On the shore of the boats, these reinforcements stepped on the quagmire half-waist-deep by the river, which could be described as a dilemma.

Ahead, there was the raging flames and the resistance of the other party. Behind, the icy river.

Some of them began to jump into the river and swim backwards, but the heavy armor on their bodies was like water ghosts, and as soon as they entered the water, they were pulled into the water mercilessly.

Some tried to move forward, but the scorching flames slammed into them, and the armor began to turn red, turning the soldiers into a slimy mass of grease in the howl, like the punishment of the world's cannons.

Many more were left to crouch in shallow water, trying to dodge the flames and arrows.

This is a massacre, a one-sided massacre, Ji Jing roared in his heart.

"Order the soldiers, follow me out of the village." Turning over and getting on the horse, Ji Jing ordered at the soldiers beside him.

After a while, the war horses rumbled out of the camp. With 50,000 horses, Ji Jing rushed towards the dreadnought army camp in the distance.

When he ran to a distance of only five miles, Ji Jing glanced at the camp in the distance, the other party did not have any special reaction, there were lanterns hanging scattered in the camp, and it looked quite quiet.

When it was only one mile, the other party was still very quiet, and on the makeshift arrow tower, someone looked at this side motionlessly.

Ji Jing's heart gradually rose, the other party was so calm, could it be that he had arranged some trap for himself. Although Wu Jian is cunning, his practical soldiers are still very cautious, and such a behavior makes Ji Jing dare not step forward again.

Let a thousand households with a thousand people run to the other party's camp to test, Ji Jing and the team stopped.

The Qianhu held a shield to prevent the opponent's arrows from blocking it, and cautiously leaned up, until he reached the other party's simple wall, and there was not a single arrow in the wall. Leaning his head against the wall and looking in for a moment, the Qianhu asked his subordinates to pull the other party's gate open and rushed into it smoothly. After a while, he came out of his horse again and galloped towards Ji Jing.

"Pacification, there is no one in the camp, only some tents, which should be set up to confuse our army." Thousands of households reported loudly, with a look of happiness that they had escaped death.

Ji Jing chuckled in his heart, whipped his mount hard, and rushed towards the camp of the dreadnought.

When they arrived in the village, there was silence all around, and only tents stood neatly in the camp. I opened it casually and took a look, not only was there no one inside, not even weapons and bedding, only a thick layer of reeds as a floor, and it was obvious that the dreadnoughts had already left.

"Wu Gan......" Ji Jing viciously spit out two words, at this time, I don't know, no wonder the Wen family on the other side was defeated so quickly, the dreadnought army dragged itself with an empty village, and the whole army had already killed the other side.

"Let's go." Ji Jing rode forward, preparing to cross the camp to see how the dreadnoughts crossed the river.

As soon as he arrived in the middle of the camp, the soldier who was exploring the road in front looked embarrassed and bypassed something. Ji Jing looked up, it turned out to be a pillar, with a lantern hanging on the top, and a long banner under it, with six big characters written on the banner, where Ji Jing died.

The font is very familiar, and it must be Wu Gan's handwriting. Ji Jing didn't care, but the soldiers beside him were very annoyed, and stepped forward and slashed at the pillar with an axe.

With a click, the pillar fell to the side, and the lantern on it landed on a tent.

Ji Jing instinctively felt that something was wrong, and was just about to ask his soldiers to extinguish the flames that had been ignited on the tent. Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the tent suddenly exploded, and a powerful wave of qi rushed to the face, knocking Ji Jing, who was caught off guard, under the horse.

As the flames sprayed in all directions, the tents next to it lit one after another, and the camp soon turned into a sea of fire.