Chapter 1647: Retreat in Defeat
Chapter 1647: Chapter 1647: Retreat in Defeat
Luo Ying read the letter three times, and the more he read, the more heartbroken he became. It was his fault, causing his wife to worry about him while about to give birth.
Seeing this, Lord Ghost seized the opportunity and said, "So don’t act rashly. Cooperate honestly with Doctor Lu to detoxify, otherwise if you die, no one will protect your wife and child."
"Alright." Luo Ying closed his eyes, allowing Doctor Lu to detoxify him. However, the battle was fierce, and even with his eyes closed, he could hear the deafening sounds of fighting.
Moreover, the sounds of fighting seemed to be approaching the main city gate, angering him to open his eyes again and say to Lord Ghost, "It’s too slow. They traveled day and night to get here, already exhausted. If they continue fighting, they will perish from exhaustion. And Tuogude is not easy to deal with, we can’t drag this out, must use poison for a quick victory!"
General Cheng has arrived, but Qin Laoyao can’t use the poison given by the Gu Family to defeat the enemy. However, their Eagle Food Gang is a bandit gang without such concerns. It’s common to poison the Rong soldiers when displeased.
"Alright." Lord Ghost agreed, looked around at everyone, and ordered Lu Zi, "Take the brothers and use the poison. Don’t get too close, remember to take the Detoxification Pills first, cover your mouth and nose with wet cloth, and don’t poison yourselves."
"Yes!" Lu Zi was excited, not expecting such an important task would fall to him. He immediately took a group of men, got the necessary arrangements with Doctor Lu’s help, took the poison, and rushed towards the Rong soldiers on fast horses.
However, to avoid harming the Great Chu soldiers, Lu Zi and his men went around to the rear of the Rong soldiers’ central army, tied the poison bag to arrows, and shot towards the Rong soldiers.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Arrows rained down rapidly like wind.
Bang, bang, bang!
The poison bags exploded, and Poison Powder spread throughout the Rong army.
Bang, bang sounds erupted, Rong soldiers were poisoned and fell one after another, and soon, a large area collapsed.
The commotion here was significant, causing Tuogude to look from afar in shock and immediately order the Witch Army, "Someone used poison, quickly intercept and kill. I want these commoners dead without a place for burial!"
"Yes!" Peng Tu immediately led the Witch Army to exterminate Lu Zi and his men.
Lu Zi was not facing the Witch Army for the first time; he had gained experience. As a bandit, he would change position after shooting a wave of poison arrows, evading Peng Tu several times while the Rong soldiers were poisoned into further chaos.
Seeing his plan succeed, he immediately led the Eagle Food Gang brothers to flee.
"Rong army is in chaos, charge, kill the Rong bandits!" General Cheng was a truly capable military general, and disliked the use of poison on the battlefield, considering it a cheap trick that upright military men wouldn’t use.
But tonight, Xing’an Prefecture was extremely dangerous, and since they didn’t release the poison, it seemed like the Eagle Food Gang did. Once realizing this, he immediately led the troops to charge.
"Kill!" The soldiers saw many Rong soldiers poisoned to death, their morale boosted, and charged killing towards the Rong soldiers’ central army.
On the Rong army’s side, due to Leimuqin’s death, they already lacked fighting spirit, and being poisoned further disrupted the army. After fighting fiercely against General Cheng for an hour, they finally faced defeat.
"The Witch God did not bless us, the situation is lost, retreat!" Jindu, upon learning of Haopeng’s serious injury, saw the heavily wounded Rong soldiers and no longer wanted the warriors to perish, ordered a retreat despite offending Tuogude.
Moo, moo—moo, moo!
The personal soldier immediately blew the retreating ox horn sound.
The Rong soldiers listened, their hearts trembled. Though they felt miserable, they didn’t want to die. Seeing the Great Chu soldiers charging fiercely, they immediately turned and began retreating!
Tuogude, leading the Witch Army, was about to surprise attack the city gate, almost there when he suddenly heard the retreat horn. Filled with rage, he looked back to see a large number of Rong soldiers running.
Some ran so quickly that they even dropped their weapons.
The Witch God’s Rong soldiers actually retreated in disarray, how shameful, how shameful!
"Blow the horn to attack the city; no retreating is allowed; anyone who retreats will be killed!" Tuogude ordered the Witch Army.
But the Witch Army blew the attack ox horn yet couldn’t recall the retreating Rong soldiers.
"Damn it! Who? Who gave the retreat order? I want him skinned alive!" Tuogude cried out in unbearable pain, cursed furiously, and then spat out a mouthful of blood.
He was already wounded, having spat blood before, and now spitting again made him quite weak. His body swayed, nearly falling off the horse.
Hu Ang saw him in this state, very worried, and advised, "Master, the situation is lost, Xing’an Prefecture may not be conquered. You are injured, and with Great General Leimuqin just dead, we cannot become entangled in battle. We must catch up to Great General’s tribe warriors and control the Great General’s tribe, or else other tribes might exploit the situation!"
He added, "That Jindu doesn’t belong to the Great General’s tribe."
Tuogude was surprised, looking at the nearby Xing’an Prefecture, considering his injuries and the Great General’s tribe. He finally ordered, "Retreat!"
Hu Ang, hearing this, immediately had the horn blown, and upon hearing it, the Witch Army retreated.
Before leaving, Tuogude looked back at the dilapidated city walls of Xing’an Prefecture, his snake-like eyes glinting with vengeful malice and intent: "Wait for me, I will live to lead an army to break Great Chu, slaughter all Great Chu peasants, and make Great Chu a homeland for my Da Rong people!"
He had visited Great Chu, overwhelmed by the richness of its land. Such fertile land, such beautiful territory, should belong to Da Rong; the Great Chu peasants didn’t deserve to live on Great Chu land.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Just as Tuogude gazed at Xing’an Prefecture, a sudden rain of arrows came, led by Peng Hai and Yan San with their brothers aiming to kill Tuogude.
Lord Ying said that Tuogude was a major threat and must be killed, or Great Chu would face future military disasters.
Unfortunately, Tuogude was fierce and had Yak Skin, and the arrows couldn’t wound him.
"Enemy attack, protect the Master!" The Witch Army saw this and immediately rushed over, clashing with Peng Hai and his men.
Tuogude took the opportunity to flee.
Peng Hai and the rest were disappointed, cursing Tuogude’s luck for always escaping.
However, it’s not luck, it’s skill.
Tuogude is a formidable person, and the Witch Army is brave, comparable to Assassins; so many Assassins guarding Tuogude makes it incredibly easy.
General Cheng chased the fleeing Rong soldiers for thirty miles, only returning when unable to catch them.
Duan Changling was craftier, leading troops for three miles before returning to Xing’an Prefecture.
"I am Duan Changling, the Central State Deputy Commander Vice Magistrate, leading troops to aid Xing’an Prefecture. Fear not, the Rong bandits have been chased away by us, feel free to open the city gates!" Upon arriving below Xing’an Prefecture City, Duan Changling shouted, intending to have the Flag Soldier run around inside the city, proclaiming his troop’s rescue efforts.
But before the city gate opened, Luo Ying was carried from the other side of the gate, hearing this, sneering: "Duan Changling, you’re no good at fighting but quick to claim credit. Did you really chase away the Rong bandits with your troops? Have some dignity; do you think everyone is blind?"
Duan Changling heard his voice and jumped in fear, seeing Luo Ying being carried over, realizing he was injured, felt elated, and feigned concern reminding: "General Luo, you indeed contributed to guarding the city tonight, but since General Cheng has arrived, I advise you to leave."
Court criminal, bandit leader, daring to appear publicly instead of hiding, truly courting death.