Chapter 222: A dilemma

The first time Qi Tian shot them with a bow and arrow, he deliberately let them underestimate the enemy, so that he could relax and attack boldly.

And the second time I used the boulder, it was to send a rescue force for myself.

Third, after the forward battalion and rescue troops all entered the battlefield, Qi Tian used the "fire net" that had been prepared long ago to wipe out all the soldiers he sent!

Although An Lushan did not participate in the war in person, his heart trembled, and a sense of fear that he had never felt before was bred in his heart.

The army of lions, which numbered more than 20,000 people, was silent at the moment, and everyone's eyes were on their companions who were swallowed by the sea of fire.

They listened to their companions' cries of great pain and watched their bodies struggle desperately in the sea of fire.

A few hours ago, the soldiers of the Forward Battalion and the rescue team were still eating and frolicking with them, but now, these companions were charred and dry bones, and they couldn't even see their appearances, and they died horribly.

The tragic situation in front of him made everyone's hearts chill and inexplicably covered with a shadow.

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Yunhai City, above the city walls.

"Hahaha..."

"We won! We won!"

"Yes, we killed another 8,000 lion legions!hahaha..."

Everyone on the city wall cheered loudly, celebrating the victory in the battle, and they once again broke the record!

Uncle Nine was so smiling that he couldn't even close his mouth at this time, "Everyone listen to the old man! If the old man is not mistaken, we not only killed the eight thousand soldiers of the Lion Legion, but also killed their two tiger generals!"

The generals who ran to the city just now and the generals who came to meet them were Nasutu and Qiyan of the Lion Empire, both of whom were the top ten tiger generals!"

"Yay, the city lord is mighty!"

"The city lord is wise! the city lord is wise!"

In an instant, all the officials and soldiers chanted Qi Tian's name together!

Qi Tian smiled slightly, waved his hand, and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

Then, he stood up and, under the admiring gaze of everyone, slowly walked to the city wall, staring at the few people in front of the army of lions.

He knew in his heart that although he had killed 8,000 soldiers and two tiger generals, there were still An Lushan, the remaining two tiger generals and 22,000 lion soldiers waiting for him.

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"An Lushan, what should we do next?" asked Ji Ri Galang solemnly.

An Lushan's face sank like water, he didn't know what to do now, since the baggage was robbed, his whole plan was disrupted, and the attack just now was purely to drive ducks to the shelves, and he had no choice but to do so.

But for now they are bound to retreat if they do not continue the attack, because the soldiers are out of food.

It's just that he retreats like this, he returns in vain, and he will definitely be executed by Emperor Anu Han!

They originally came for revenge, but now not only did they not kill each other, but they also lost 8,000 soldiers and two tiger generals in vain, and the Lion Empire could not accept this result anyway.

"Ji Ri Galang, send a signal soldier to inform the empire that the baggage has been robbed, we need to replenish the baggage, and in addition, send another 2,000 soldiers to the vicinity to search for something to eat. An Lushan said in a low tone.

Ji Ri Galang sighed and turned to make arrangements.

"Sun Timur, do you still want a little daughter-in-law in the city now?" An Lushan glanced at Sun Timur beside him.

Sun Timur was a spirit, and his face was full of shame.

He still has half of the extravagant hopes for the little woman in the inner city, and he is very glad that he was not sent by An Lushan to be a striker, let alone agreed to his request to play.

"The whole army retreats back to the camp, even if you are hungry, put up with me!

From this moment on, I, like all soldiers, did not eat anything until the baggage came. An Lushan shouted.

More than 20,000 legionnaires, you look at me, I look at you, everyone knows that there is no way but to live a life of starvation for a few days.

And Qi Tian, who was far away in the city, watched the lion army retreat into the camp, as if he was about to close the door, and his eyes gradually became deeper.

"It seems that An Lushan is not ready to retreat. Uncle Nine said beside Qi Tian.

"They came here this time to take revenge, but now not only did they not kill anyone, but they also lost so many generals and soldiers, even if they go back, eighty percent of them will be executed by Emperor Nu Han, after all, this is the second time we have slapped Emperor Ah Nu Han in the face. Qi Tian said lightly.

"Now they should rush around looking for food, after all, they have nothing to eat. Uncle Nine answered.

"Then what should we do?" Qi Tian looked at Uncle Nine with a deep face.

Uncle Nine nodded understandingly, "Hehe, I understand, the old man will go and prepare some food for them now." ”

Qi Tian took out two small bottles from his arms, "This one is for you, the effect is much better than yours." ”

Uncle Nine took it over, as if he had obtained a precious treasure, and played with it in his hand over and over again.

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Ji Ri Galang did not stop at all, and led two thousand soldiers to the surrounding forests and barren mountains in search of food, hoping to find sheep and cattle.

An Lushan kept pacing back and forth in the tent, like an ant on a hot pot, and he hoped that Ji Ri Galang could bring good news.

And the soldiers in the barracks also hoped that General Ji Ri Galang could bring back food for them, and they did not want to starve to death in a foreign land.

When night fell, Ji Ri Galang and his two thousand soldiers returned, and they searched the barren mountains and dense forests thirty miles to the north, but there was no prey at all but wild fruits and a few wild beasts.

These things simply cannot support an army of more than 20,000 people.

Handsome tent.

"An Lushan, it won't work at all if it goes on like this, and the soldiers have begun to complain. Ji Ri Galang looked worried.

Several of his cronies reported to him that there were already complaints of dissatisfaction with An Lushan in the barracks.

You know, soldiers who are dissatisfied with their commanders can easily cause mutiny!

"Kill the horse!" An Lushan gritted his teeth.

Ji Ri Galang was stunned, and just wanted to speak, but he was silent again.

The Lion Empire is an empire on horseback, and each war horse is like their relatives, but if they don't kill the horses now, will they starve to death under Yunhai City?

"Kill my horse first. An Lushan's eyes flashed with a trace of unbearability.

His current war horse has been fed since he was a cub, and after many years, he has long regarded the horse as his own son.

Now the horse that was the first to kill him was in pain as if he had lost a loved one.

Ji Ri Garang sighed heavily, then got up and walked out of the tent.

Early the next morning, Ji Ri Galang got up and searched the northeastern mountains with 2,000 soldiers, hoping to gain something today.

When he had just led the soldiers into the northeast mountain road, there was a sudden sound of sheep crying in his ears!

At this time, this ordinary sheep cry was simply a heavenly sound in the ears of Ji Ri Galang and the lion soldiers!

He and the two thousand soldiers immediately looked at each other with surprise on their faces.

At the foot of the overgrown mountain, there were hundreds of goats grazing everywhere, and a little boy was lying on the back of an old cow napping.

"General, we have meat to eat!" one soldier shouted excitedly.

Ji Ri Galang whipped his horse, "Quick, drive all these sheep back to the barracks!"

Immediately afterwards, 2,000 soldiers surrounded hundreds of grazing goats and shepherd boys.

The sleeping shepherd boy was awakened by the sound of messy horses' hooves, and when he saw the tall and fierce lion soldiers around him, he immediately looked panicked!

"You... Who are you..."

Ji Ri Galang glanced at the shepherd boy, then swept his eyes around again, and asked, "You are alone?"

The shepherd boy nodded in horror, "Just... I'm alone. ”

"Why are you herding sheep here alone, your parents?" asked Ji Ri Galang cautiously.

He felt that there was something wrong with a shepherd boy herding sheep in the barren mountains and mountains.

"My parents were in the city, and when I went back yesterday, there was a war going on at the city gate, and I was scared, so I wanted to wait until the war was over before I went back. The shepherd boy said weakly.

Ji Ri Galang recalled that An Lushan temporarily decided to attack Yunhai City yesterday, and this shepherd boy didn't know that it was normal to be locked out of the city gate.

"I'm going to take your sheep. He spoke.

The shepherd boy suddenly became even more frightened, "Please, don't take my sheep, if Shopkeeper Liu knows that I lost the sheep, he will definitely kill me." ”

He was only seven or eight years old, and he looked pitiful at this time, which made people feel pity when they saw it.

Ji Ri Galang's face turned fierce and threatened: "If you don't give me sheep, I will kill you and take your sheep again." ”

The shepherd boy was so frightened that he fell straight off the cow's back, "That's... Then you better take the sheep away. ”

Ji Ri Galang smiled, turned to the soldiers beside him, and said, "Bring the sheep and this cow back to the camp, and leave this poor little fellow alive." ”

Hundreds of sheep and an old cow were then driven back to the camp by the soldiers of the Lion Legion.

The shepherd boy looked at the lion soldier who had gone away, and the original frightened look on his face instantly turned into a smug smile.

At this moment, several people ran down from the high mountain in the east, and one of them was tall and full of concern.

"Erwa, are you okay?"

"Brother Niu, it's just a group of brainless reckless people. ”

At this time, where is the shepherd boy still half cowardly and frightened, his face is full of cunning!

And the burly man who ran down from the mountain was one of the leaders of Qimen, Ah Niu.

"Uncle Nine is right, you will definitely be able to complete this task. Ah Niu praised.

The second baby patted the dust on her body, and said proudly: "I am a five-year-old who stole all over Yunhai Avenue, an eight-year-old who crisscrossed the Yunhai City Casino, and a second baby who worshiped Qimen at the youngest age at the age of nine. ”

Ah Niu gently kicked Erwa's buttocks, "You just blow it, I was caught red-handed last time I stole something in the casino, if it weren't for me, you would have been beaten to death!"

Erwa blushed for a while, "Brother Niu, don't talk about this matter in the future, it's okay or not, it will affect my reputation in my first life..."

Ah Niu patted him on the shoulder dotingly, "Let's go, hurry back to the mountain." “

"Hmm!" the second baby jumped and followed Ah Niu towards Qimen Mountain.

Erwa is an orphan, raised by a beggar on the street, since she was five years old, she began to steal from other stray children in Yunhai City, and has been smooth and smooth, without a single miss, which can be called the god of the thief world.

Later, he felt that the passers-by on the street did not have much money, so he went to the casino to steal the gambler's money bags, after all, most of the people who could go to the casino were rich people.

But walking by the sea all the year round, how can there be no wet shoes, one day he was caught red-handed by the guests of the casino, and then he was beaten by the guys watching the casino.

Fortunately, Ah Niu happened to pass by the gambling house and saw a seven or eight-year-old child being beaten, so he came to help.

The people in the casino saw that Ah Niu was from Qimen, so they let the child go, after all, the casinos in Yunhai City were all from Hongjiangmen, and their eldest young master had a lot to do with the boss of Qimen, and they couldn't afford to have a bad relationship with Qimen because of a child.

Later, Ah Niu took the second baby to Qimen Mountain.

After Uncle Jiu saw the second baby, he felt that this child was very clever and cunning, and he was a little similar to himself, so he accepted the second baby as a righteous son, which can be regarded as making up for the regret of having no children under his knees.

This mission should not have been handed over to Erwa, but Uncle Jiu wanted to train Erwa, and believed in Erwa's cunning and cleverness, so he asked him to carry out this task.

Sure enough, Erwa did a very good job, even beyond the imagination of Ah Niu and a few people, without arousing the slightest suspicion from the enemy.

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Lion Legion Barracks.

When Jiri Galang returned to the barracks with hundreds of goats, the soldiers burst into cheers!

At the moment, they didn't expect to kill Qi Tian and the city guards to take revenge, and they were already satisfied if they could find food and live for a few more days.

At this time, the tragic situation of the lion army, if the emperors of other empires knew about it, their jaws would probably fall in shock, just like a male lion, who was now trained by Qi Tian to become a little wild dog, no longer eager to defeat a strong enemy, but satisfied if he could survive.

An Lushan, who was originally depressed and uneasy in the tent, heard the noise outside the tent and immediately walked out of the tent quickly.

When he saw the herd of goats outside, he was overjoyed and ran to the flock at a fast pace, regardless of his identity.

"An Lushan, I have found the sheep!" shouted Jiri Garang.

An Lushan came closer, and swallowed a few saliva unconsciously in his throat, he hadn't eaten for two days, and he couldn't wait to swallow the goat alive now.

Yesterday he had killed five hundred horses in the barracks, and he had eaten none of them himself, but gave them all to his soldiers, and now his chest was pressed against his back, which was already hungry.

He was just about to let the soldiers burn the meat, but his gaze suddenly became cautious, "Ji Ri Galang, how did you find so many sheep?"

"Just on the northeastern side of the mountain road, as soon as we got there, we saw a shepherd boy tending sheep, and I cut them back and the cow. Ji Ri Galang laughed.

An Lushan frowned slightly, "Such a coincidence? If we need to eat, there will be sheep waiting for us?"

Ji Ri Galang smiled slightly, he knew what An Lushan was worried about, "I have already carefully interrogated that shepherd boy, he is the shepherd boy in the city, when he returned to the city yesterday, just in time for the battle between our two armies, he did not return to the city, and wanted to wait until the war was over before going back." ”

An Lushan's expression became hesitant.

"If you think about it, even if they knew we needed food and wanted to make a fool of it, they wouldn't have a chance to send the goats out of the city until we were here until they had the power of an unpredictable prophet!" said Jiri Garang.