Chapter 50: A Spark in the Sweltering Summer

  "Wang Lei has lost his courage to fight again. Chase him! Capture Wang Lei alive and this official will heavily reward you."

  He Yunzhi was delighted and proud of himself for a time.

  He Chong and Jiang Yong rushed to the front, each holding a wolf-toothed club and a long knife, constantly galloping and chasing. The soldiers under their command did the same, pursuing with high morale.

  The soldiers under Wang Lei's command were also elite troops, running at extremely high speeds.

  The distance between them gradually widened.

  After running for about five miles, a team of soldiers appeared in front of Wang Lei.

  The first to emerge was Hui, who had surrendered to Wang Lie not long ago. He led a hundred soldiers out and merged into Wang Lie's army like a flood. After being reinforced with a team of soldiers, Wang Lie turned his horse around and shouted: "Brothers, follow me back and defeat the soldiers of Xinshi County in one fell swoop!" The fleeing soldiers did not disperse, but instead turned around in an orderly manner and quickly counterattacked.

  Wang Lei led the soldiers in a fierce battle, and He Yun soon discovered that Wang Lei had gained more troops under his command.

  "Unexpectedly, Wang Lei had actually hidden ambush troops here. Ha! With this bit of strength, you think you can change the course of battle? It's simply a case of overestimating your abilities. Even if you had a thousand more men, defeat would still be certain."

  He Yun's long knife pointed straight ahead, and he shouted loudly: "Men, kill!"

  In less than a moment, the two armies clashed again.

  Xu Gong wielded a wolf-tooth club, clashing with Jiang Yong who also held a wolf-tooth club. After several rounds of fighting, Jiang Yong's left arm was injured and his warhorse was killed by Xu Gong's ferocity, causing him to fall to the ground. Fortunately, the soldiers arrived in time to rescue him. Wang Lei wielded an Ujin snake spear, engaging He Chong and He Yun.

  Both sides fought for several rounds, Wang Lei held the Wujin Snake Spear and broke through the two men with one move. Then he shouted loudly: "The enemy is fierce, retreat quickly!" He turned his horse around and left, Miao Gu hummed a sound, abandoned Jiang Yong, followed behind Wang Lei, and led the soldiers to retreat.

  More than 400 soldiers retreated quickly.

  Jiang Yong suffered a defeat in his first battle and didn't look good on the surface. He found a war horse to ride, secretly mustering up his courage.

  Next time I catch up, I must take revenge.

  He Yun burst into loud laughter and shouted, "Useless Wang Xue! Even if reinforcements arrive, it's impossible to turn the tide of battle. Pursue him immediately and kill Wang Xue!"

  Jiang Yong summoned all his strength and chased after him relentlessly.

  He charged forward with a fierce determination on his face, the long knife in his hand flashing rapidly as he swiftly counterattacked.

  Soldiers ran, closely pursuing and biting the soldiers under Wang Lei's command. Both sides used all their strength to escape and chase. Gradually, it was already midnight, with a bright moon hanging in the sky. Although it was already dark, it couldn't stop He Yun's army from pursuing.

  He Yun disregarded all of this and ordered a full-force attack, wanting to catch up with the soldiers under Wang Yue's command.

  The pursuing troops are approaching, and the soldiers under Wang Lei's command pass by a reed marsh.

  This place is a narrow road, only three people can hurry on the road, and both sides are endless reeds. Wang Lei led his troops to pass through this place at the fastest speed. Not long after, all the soldiers under Wang Lei's command had passed through this place. Soon, He Yun's soldiers also caught up and entered the area where the reeds were scattered on both sides of the road.

  Seeing this scene, He Yun's eyebrows furrowed instinctively, but thinking that the soldiers under Wang Xue's command had already ambushed, he didn't have any worries in his heart and ordered to continue charging forward.

  "Kill! Get him!"

  He loudly ordered, eager to catch Wang Yue.

  The army marched forward, and before long, all the soldiers entered it.

  "Ah!!"

  Suddenly a spark of fire lit up in the reeds on both sides.

  In an instant, the flames spread across both sides of the road, illuminating the horizon. The entire night sky, once shrouded in darkness, became incredibly bright. The fire raged towards the heavens, emitting intense heat. He Yun saw this and his heart skipped a beat as he yelled at his soldiers to stop, but the massive fire had already begun to spread, fueled by the wind, which blew strongly, causing all the reeds in the marsh to catch fire.

  At this moment, the rear route of He Yun's soldiers has been completely cut off.

  He Yun took a deep breath and shouted: "Wang Lei has set up an ambush here, but as long as we charge forward, we must be able to break through the sea of fire and not be affected by the big fire. Follow me in the charge, and slay Wang Lei."

  The soldiers worried about their own safety and rushed forward with all their might.

  Ahead, Wang Lei had already led his troops to a halt.

  The army turned around, and the four hundred soldiers under Wang Lei's command underwent a thorough change in their spirit, no longer in the state of fleeing before, but like a pack of hungry wolves staring at the charging soldiers.

  They fled all the way, already extremely suffocated.

  Now, there is finally an opportunity for revenge.

  "Kill!"

  Wang Lei rode on horseback, his black gold spear in hand pointing directly at the new market county soldiers.

  "The cubs, Grandpa Hu is here!"

  Xu Gang held a wolf-toothed club and charged out on horseback. Not long after, He Yun, Jiang Yong, and He Chong rushed up, with Jiang Yong's wolf-toothed club charging straight at Xu Gang. He Yun and He Chong, each holding a large knife, rushed towards Wang Wei. He Yun held a seven-foot-long knife and shouted loudly: "Wang Wei, you little kid! Last time I was able to defeat you, this time I can still defeat you. Kill!"

  He Chong let out two cold laughs and roared: "Wang Lei, you're going to die!"

  Compared to He Yun's explosive power, He Chong's speed was obviously faster. He took a step forward and rushed in front of Wang Xue, his mouth curled up, a flash of killing intent in his eyes, and he shouted: "Die!"

  "Looking for death!"

  Wang Lei's eyes turned cold, and the black gold spear flashed out.

  Clang!

  The black gold spear thrust out fiercely, and in an instant it collided with the long knife. Under the impact of the tremendous force, the long knife was directly knocked flying. The black gold spear swiftly turned around, probed forward, and with a "pu" sound pierced through He Chong's neck.

  Blood splattered everywhere, He Chong's eyes were filled with an incredulous expression.

  This, this, ……

  Why is there such a big difference between the strength before and now!

  He Yun had not yet charged forward when he saw Wang Lei instantly kill He Chong. In his heart, he knew he had been deceived and immediately stopped his horse. This Wang Lei was clearly pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, intentionally luring him into the trap. At this time, He Yun heard another mournful cry coming from behind. Turning back to look, he discovered that his brave general Jiang Yong had already been killed by one of Wang Lei's generals, his head smashed into pulp.

  Fierce!

  These people are too vicious!

  He glanced at Wang Lei and Sui Gu, then saw that his own soldiers were repeatedly defeated in battle. He knew this time was definitely a defeat and it was impossible to charge forward. Although he was arrogant, he was also decisive and didn't hesitate, shouting loudly: "Follow me and retreat! Charge, let's charge out of the sea of flames and return to Xinshi County!" Without hesitation, he turned his horse around and charged into the reed marsh that had become a sea of flames.

  A portion of Xinshi County soldiers followed He Yun in retreat.

  The flames were fierce, but he continued to charge forward.

  There were still many soldiers under He Yun's command who had not retreated after changing direction, and they knelt down to surrender. Wang Lei looked at the retreating county magistrate of Xinshi County, He Yun, with a smile on his face, but he did not send troops to pursue them.