Chapter 1539: Champa
Chapter 1539: Chapter 1539: Champa
Peng Tu, after listening, immediately called a Golden Tent Troop Commander of the Witch Army: "Ah Ge, you take people to guard the rear, the rest will escort the master to leave!"
"Yes!" The Witch Army was still very loyal to Tuogude, after all, they belonged to the same tribe, and Tuogude was still the king of their tribe. Upon hearing the orders, they immediately formed a formation to block the people of the Eagle Food Gang, allowing Tuogude and his people to leave first.
"Want to escape? No way." Luo Ying called out to the people of the Eagle Food Gang: "Chase them, gold will be counted per head, kill a Rong person, get thirty taels of gold, kill Tuogude, get five taels of silver!"
Tuogude was stunned when he heard this and turned to look at Luo Ying. What was this lowly Great Chu person saying? His honorable head as a descendant of the Witch God, leader of the Witch Army, and tribal prince, was actually cheaper than any ordinary member of the Witch Army, what an extreme disgrace!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Luo Ying knew Tuogude’s arrogance and said this on purpose. Taking advantage of Tuogude turning back, he quickly ordered to release a rain of arrows, shooting down over a dozen of the Witch Army.
"Master, watch out!" Peng Tu hurried to shield Tuogude, but he was struck by two arrows. The arrows were poisoned, and Peng Tu’s eyelids drooped, only managing to say: "Master, retreat quickly~" before falling unconscious.
"Carry Peng Tu, retreat!" Tuogude, who initially intended to gather forces for a deadly fight with Luo Ying and his team, realized after Peng Tu was hit that he could stay no longer, immediately ordering men to carry Peng Tu away.
Screech, screech, screech, the cry of eagles rose again, the hunting hawks swooped down, gouging out the eyes of two Witch Army members.
"Ah—!" The Witch Army screamed, swinging their knives at the hawks.
But the hawks could fly, and their knives could hardly harm them.
"Retreat, master, retreat quickly!" Hu Ang saw the heavy losses on their side and immediately urged Tuogude, taking people through the alleys, running towards the West City Gate.
They were in the North City, but the North City Gate was blocked by Luo Ying and his team. Having been ambushed on East City Wenchang Street, the East City must have Eagle Food Gang people, so now they could only head to the West City Gate, break through it, and escape.
However, Elder Lv’s house was in the West City, and he and Lord Ghost, along with a group of fierce Eagle Food Gang bandits, guarded the West City Gate. Tuogude and his men immediately fell into an ambush.
Countless poisonous arrows came killing from all directions, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, hitting dozens of Witch Army members.
Bang, bang, bang, the Witch Army fell one after another.
Tuogude glared with fury, shouting: "Release rockets, call for reinforcements! Have all Witch Army warriors form up, kill these Great Chu lowlifes, anyone who cuts off a head gets three pounds of salt tea and three Great Chu beauties!"
Great Chu people loved gold and silver, but Da Rong lacked resources, and salt and tea were precious. Apart from beauties, the Rong people especially coveted Great Chu’s salt tea.
"Howl!" The Witch Army’s morale was lifted, forming up to confront Lord Ghost’s men.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Hu Ang fired three rockets into the sky, and the Witch Army ambushed outside the city, seeing the rockets, immediately surged toward the West City Gate, carrying siege ladders, flinging iron hooks and ropes, and leaping onto the city walls.
"Rong people, Rong people are attacking!" The soldiers on the tower, seeing the large number of clambering Witch Army, were scared and ran away directly, not daring to block them at all.
"A bunch of useless wimps!" Lord Ghost cursed and ordered Lu Zi: "Take people up there and guard it, kill everyone who comes!"
"Yes." Lu Zi hurriedly led a portion of the Eagle Food Gang bandits to guard the West City Gate. However, there were too many Witch Army, and each was well-trained. Lu Zi and his men couldn’t compare with Luo Ying and his team, and after a moment’s resistance, they couldn’t hold on anymore.
"Ho, kill the Great Chu lowlifes, save the General!" The reinforcements from the Witch Army roared, stepping on the bodies of the Eagle Food Gang bandits, charging down from the tower, starting to attack Lord Ghost’s group from both sides.
"Lord Ghost, we can’t hold them, you should retreat first!" Lu Zi, injured, hurried to shield Lord Ghost, wanting to lead him away first.
Lord Ghost shouted: "Retreat, what retreat? Tuogude must be killed tonight!"
The idea of migrating the Rong people into Longshan Prefecture was his, and this Rong person was an anomaly, too smart, must be killed to prevent future troubles.
But there were too many Witch Army, and a team of them fought at the cost of their lives to open the city gate, releasing all the Witch Army from outside the city.
Tuogude saw this and felt happy, shouting: "Warriors of the Witch God, follow your prince to kill back, cut down these Great Chu lowlifes!"
Tuogude originally didn’t want to run. Seeing they had regained the upper hand, he wanted to continue killing back into the city, take out Luo Ying, and cover up tonight’s events.
Magistrate Jin and Assistant Judge Lao... heh, just say they were killed by the fierce bandits of the Eagle Food Gang, anyway, in the Northwest, officials often die.
As long as they die, the secret of the underground passage can be kept.
Hu Ang was alarmed and said: "Master, Luo Ying’s team is closing in fast, we need to retreat quickly, or we’ll be stuck in danger again!"
They had Witch Army as reinforcements, but the Eagle Food Gang had more personnel in Beicang Prefecture, not lacking manpower to encircle them. They must escape quickly.
Tuogude was unwilling, pretending not to hear, continued commanding the Witch Army: "Kill these Great Chu lowlifes!"
"Howl!" The Witch Army roared, starting a massacre at the West City Gate.
The Rong people were good at fighting, and the Witch Army was even more outstanding. In less than fifteen minutes, most of the personnel led by Lord Ghost were dead or injured.
Lord Ghost also fought for his life, wanting to hold back Tuogude, waiting for Lord Ying to arrive and kill this huge threat. As a result, he was wounded.
After Luo Ying’s team killed Ah Ge and his Witch Army, they finally arrived, seeing the miserable situation at the West City Gate, their eyes turned red with anger, shouting: "Kill them, leave none alive!"
With that said, he rode forward with his knife, slashing toward Tuogude, who was chasing Lord Ghost.
With a crack, Tuogude grabbed another Witch Army member, using his head to block the knife.
Hu Ang saw Luo Ying leading a large number of troops coming, hurriedly pulling Tuogude: "Master, let’s go quickly, if we don’t go now, it’s going to be too late! Do you want to die on the Great Chu’s despicable land, want to give the tribe to the Heavenly Khan?!"
Tuogude not only wanted Great Chu’s vast territory, for the Rong people to live a peaceful life of farming and commerce like the Great Chu people, but also wanted to be Da Rong’s Heavenly Khan, leading all Da Rong’s tribes. Hearing this, he finally gave up, calling out to the remaining Witch Army: "Retreat!"
As he spoke, he pulled down a mounted Witch Army member, seizing his horse, mounting it, and, reversing his hand, shot a cold arrow at the pursuing Luo Ying before riding off through the West City Gate.
"Chase!" Luo Ying roared, summoning the fierce bandits of the Eagle Food Gang to pursue Tuogude.
But Tuogude had been in Beicang Prefecture for quite some time, familiarizing himself with the city’s and suburbs’ routes. By horse, he sped into the mountains, Luo Ying and his team chased for two hours but completely lost Tuogude and his men.
Luo Ying, unwilling to give up, released hunting hawks to track them, but finding Tuogude in the mountains without another set of two hours would not be possible.
Pang Hai said: "Lord Ying, we’ve been out for over two hours, let’s return to the city, or when the Wu-named one arrives with troops, we’ll get nothing. We can’t let him take the credit for nothing."
Luo Ying, after a moment of silence, finally nodded: "Let’s go, return to the city!"
With that, he turned his horse and led his men back to Beicang Prefecture.
When they returned to Beicang Prefecture, dawn had already broken.