Chapter 5: Exhausted Soldiers Robbing Each Other

  Mr. Wen was guarding in the Haotian military camp, and when he passed noon, General Tong had not returned, his heart was a bit anxious, and every ten minutes or so, he urged the transmission soldier to let the sentinel reply to the surrounding situation.

  Suddenly, a messenger rushed into the commander's tent and excitedly reported: "Mr. Wen, the general is back!"

  Mr. Wen jumped up from his chair and exclaimed excitedly, "Where?" The orderly rarely saw Mr. Wen so agitated and hastily replied, "Just now three hundred meters northwest."

  "Alright! Follow me out of the camp to welcome them!" Mr. Wen felt at ease, after all, such a sneak attack also had no small risk, and it was very normal for any unexpected situation to occur, and there was also Zhu Fei, the great general who took the lead in the army, guarding against it.

  Facing the sunlight in the afternoon, Mr. Wen led two guards outside the North Gate and looked out, only to see a hundred meters away that there was a group of neat but slightly sorrowful Jin Yuan soldiers walking towards the camp, upon closer inspection, it was found that almost everyone's body was stained with blood, and General Tong was also in the team. Mr. Wen was greatly shocked, and hurriedly ran forward, shouting as he ran: "General! Is the general all right?!"

  Tong Dashuai saw Mr. Wen running out of the gate, still anxiously asking about the situation, feeling relieved, and shouted back: "Mr. Wen, don't worry, I'm fine!!"

  Lei Meng heard the two men exchanging greetings beside Tong Da Shuai, and felt a bit amused. Two old men, actually so concerned, could it be that... uh, this was just normal concern for the war. Thinking of this, Lei Meng couldn't help but smile.

  Tong Dashuai didn't notice Lei Meng's sly smile, otherwise he would have been afraid of another round of questioning - because every time Lei Meng smiled and gave his opinion, it was always precious.

  Soon, Mr. Wen met up with General Tong's troops forty meters outside the North Gate, and Mr. Wen smelled the bloody smell on everyone's body, imagining the intensity of the battle, and anxiously asked: "What was the outcome of the battle? Why are only you returning? What about Vice-General Qin and the others? Should we relocate?..."

  Upon hearing the usually calm Mr. Wen's anxious tone, the depressed Tong Da Shuai couldn't help but be amused. He laughed and said: "Haha! Mr. Wen, don't worry, you see that although we're in a sorry state, we haven't fled in disarray! Qin Hao and the others are chasing after the Huan Tian Army..."

  "Wow! We've really succeeded!" Mr. Wen was overjoyed and asked, "What's the specific situation? Why are you all so battered?"

  "Don't be in a hurry, let's go into the camp and eat something while we talk slowly." Tong Dashuai rubbed his flat stomach and said with a smile.

  "Good! Good!" Mr. Wen replied with joy, then turned around and shouted to the guards at the gate: "Pass on the order, set up the banquet! The general is back! We won the battle! The more he shouted, the more excited Mr. Wen became - for these two months, the two armies had been evenly matched, clashing multiple times, each suffering losses, but always worried that they would be suddenly attacked and destroyed by Huan Tian at any moment. The tense nerves made all the generals who had not fought in a long time extremely exhausted. Now that Huan Tian's army was defeated, it really made the nerves of all the generals relax, and they were overjoyed. Mr. Wen was one of them, showing his excitement.

  The guards who stayed in the camp heard the shouting, first surprised, thinking they had heard someone's crazy yelling, but the news was huge, and they all looked at each other to confirm, "Hey, did you hear that just now? We won? Is this for real?"

  "I also heard it. It seemed like Mr. Wen's shout just now..."

  "Ah~ Big General is back! Stand at attention!"

  "Ah? The general is back? That means we've won? We've won!"

  "It's true, we Jin Yuan have annihilated the Huang Tian Army!"

  Tong Dashuai walked to the vicinity of the gate, heard the noisy whispers, knew that the soldiers were in doubt, and excitedly opened his throat to shout: "We won! Chu Fei is already dead!"...

  "Unexpectedly, Tong Da Shuai also has a side that vents his emotions, it seems like he's been repressed for quite some time."

  "Ah~! We won~!!"

  "We won!"

  "Long live Jin Yuan! Long live Jin Yuan!"

  "Long live the General! Long live the General!"

  ……

  Tong Dashuai returned to the camp with a proud and triumphant face, leading his guards. The guards who were summoned also had gloomy faces at first, but they all turned into joyful ones: We won! We're still alive! We won!!......

  Tong Dashuai returned to his tent, where Mr. Wen and Lei Ming were accompanying him for dinner. After drinking two cups of wine and eating two pieces of meat, Tong Dashuai began to speak: From the night raid on Qingtian Army to the fire in the valley, from scaring away Chu Fei to ambushing at the mountain pass, frightening Huang Tian into chaos and dispersal, and finally to the dawn attack on Huang Tian's military camp and the encounter with Chu Fei's ambush, killing Chu Fei and so on... He vividly depicted everything he had participated in, heard about, observed from afar, or not participated in. Mr. Wen listened with a mixture of shock, applause, and amazement, his hands sometimes clapping, sometimes covering his mouth, and sometimes grasping his wrist... In short, the bowl of wine in Mr. Wen's hand was sometimes picked up, sometimes put down, but never had the chance to be poured into his mouth.

  Lei Meng buried his head and ate, he was really starving, it had been a long time since he hadn't eaten for so long, that's almost a whole day! --- Gnawing on that dry ration is like not eating at all! --- He was one of the parties involved, but he wasn't interested in describing Tong Da Shuai.

  After General Tong finished speaking, he took a deep breath and, rarely showing his bold side, picked up the wine bowl. "General Tong has spoken so much that he must be thirsty," he said. "Come! Let's have a drink for General Tong's wonderful speech!" He then tilted his head back and drank the entire bowl of wine in two gulps.

  It's not like that, Tong Dashuai puffed out his chest and glared with a sullen face, he also picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, "clunk" put it on the table.

  Mr. Wen came back to his senses from the aftertaste, picked up his wine bowl and stood up to congratulate: "Great General is mighty! Mr. Wen respects the Great General's triumphant return!" After finishing speaking, he also drank the wine in the bowl with a heroic air.

  Lei Meng finished his meal, feeling a bit tired. He stood up and bowed to Tong Da Shuai: "General, Lei Meng is sleepy, so he won't disturb your leisure time anymore. He's going back to sleep."

  "Go ahead and go." Tong Dashuai didn't think it meant anything.

  After Lei Meng walked out of the tent, Tong Dashuai couldn't help but laugh foolishly: Alas, after staying with a child for so long, I've also become a bit childish. What's the point of getting angry with a kid?

  Mr. Wen was still savoring that brilliant battle, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his strategic level had improved, without noticing the people around him at all.

  "Mr. Wen, what are you thinking about? Come on, have a drink with Tong!" Tong Dashuai poured a bowl of wine and said to Mr. Wen, "It's rare that I'm in a good mood today!" After finishing the bowl of wine, his cheekbones showed two rosy clouds again.

  Mr. Wen came back to his senses, hastily poured wine and raised his bowl to drink it all up - everyone's in a good mood today...

  At dusk, there were faint cheers from the unnamed valley on the other side, which spread to the Jin Yuan military camp. Later, there was also a loud "roar" of footsteps, and the guards in the Jin Yuan military camp knew that it was Qin's deputy commander returning triumphantly with his troops, because the scouts had already passed on the news earlier. Then, the Jin Yuan military camp again echoed with wolf howls: Long live Jin Yuan! Long live Jin Yuan!...

  Tong Dashuai, with a red face and Mr. Wen, stood at the North Gate to welcome the team that returned with great fanfare. Qin Hao saw Tong Dashuai waiting at the gate from afar and hastened his pace, running to stand before him and reporting: "Your subordinate is fortunate not to have failed your orders! He has flattened the Huan Tian Army camp and killed all visible Huan Tian soldiers!"

  "Good! Good! Come back is good!" Tong Da Shuai stepped forward and helped Qin Hao up, "The army camp has already prepared food, just waiting for your return!"

  Then Tong Dashuai shouted loudly at the approaching soldiers: "Brothers, you've worked hard! The army camp has prepared food for you!"

  The noisy shouting was gradually calmed down by the various generals, and then a voice shouted: "Great General is mighty! Long live Jin Yuan!"

  Then all the soldiers shouted in unison: "The general is mighty! Long live the Duke of Jin!"...

  The barracks were in an uproar, with pots and pans clanging loudly everywhere, as the soldiers congratulated each other on having eaten their fill and lay down to sleep. After a whole day of rushing about and chasing after the enemy, they had finally stopped, relaxed, and collapsed from exhaustion.

  Tonight belongs to the Jin army, for they have won; tonight belongs to those who cry out, for they are alive... Tonight is also destined to be unpeaceful, for even in the vast sky there are capable people.

  Hao Tian's general Wu Yue, 1.78 meters tall, with a yellow face and gray beard, is a capable and victorious commander. He has both martial arts skills and strategic thinking, and the word "brave" suits him perfectly: although he doesn't have Chu Fei's bravery, it's not easy for Chu Fei to take him down; if he were to face off against Tong Wen Zheng, it would be Tong who would end up with his mountain valley burned.

  He was stationed in the town of Wujicheng, where there were high walls and strong defenses, capable of accommodating over 50,000 people. Even if 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers came to attack, they would not be able to take it down easily. If they fought fiercely, even 100,000 soldiers could exhaust themselves in this city. More than two months ago, he had given nearly 20,000 soldiers to Zhu Fei to command and station them 50 kilometers away in the mountain pass, where they were confronting Jin Yuan. Now there were only 35,000 people left in the city.

  Since the surprise attack on Huo Tian's military camp last night, soldiers have been running to Wujitown to report that Jin Yuanjun has launched a sneak attack. He got up in the middle of the night to study the map and found that things were too suspicious, and Tong Wen Zheng would not dare to do so normally. So he immediately convened an emergency military meeting with all the generals, and finally judged: although some troops will be lost, Chu Fei can hold out against Tong Wen Zheng - after all, Chu Fei is too powerful.

  For so long, we have been preparing food and gathering follow-up troops without giving Jin Yuan a good fight. Now that everything is ready, why not take advantage of the fact that the Jin Yuan army is tired from fighting with Chu Fei and go up to destroy them? When Wu Yue proposed this strategy, he received unanimous acclaim from all the generals.

  After the military meeting was over, that is, at dawn, the order to prepare for departure was conveyed. When the whole army was ready, another hour had passed. At this time, a soldier ran to Wujicheng and reported in white foam, saying that Chu Fei's army was burned in the valley, and the situation was not good.

  Wu Yue was furious: "How dare this little boy burn my heavenly army! Let me destroy him!" He then ordered, "Pass the order down! The whole army will bring dry rations to eat on the road! Set off immediately!" His anger burning, he also had confidence in winning, with many strong soldiers, and did not wait for the soldiers to finish eating before ordering them to set off. - Fortunately, they all brought dry rations.

  Wu Yue led the 35,000 heavenly soldiers to rush forward with a loud noise. Wu Yue understood the way of using troops, he held back his anger, endured his temper, and let the soldiers run or walk slowly to get there, in order to reserve their strength for battle.

  Haotianbing arrived at Chufei's military camp at dusk, saw the corpses of Haotian all over the ground and the collapsed military camp, Wu Yue was furious again!

  "Jin Yuan! I will destroy you!" Wu Yue vowed, and suddenly escalated to wanting to destroy the country! He continued to shout: "Where is Chu Fei?"

  The surrounding generals looked at each other, then a clever soldier stood up trembling and said: "General, it is said that Chu Fei has already died..."

  "Nonsense! With Chu Fei being so formidable, who can kill him?" Wu Yue cursed loudly.

  The generals did not dare respond, and the soldiers were even more frightened...

  Suddenly, the distant sound of "Shan Yuan Wan Sui! Da Shuai Wei Wu!" came from afar. Wu Yue listened carefully and his anger grew, shouting: "Pass on the order! Speed up the march!"

  Wu Yue led the troops to the valley where the fire had been extinguished, and as the sun set, he looked at the uneven black mountain body on top of the mountain. It was so dark that even in the night, it was still obvious that it was a dark area. He sniffed again at the fragrant and smelly smell of roasted meat and shook his head: "This fire came down, Chu Fei led the troops to pursue here, indeed will be chaotic, no wonder defeated so badly!"

  He didn't go far before he said, "Hmm, it's a bit of a standard! I don't know who taught Tong Wen Zheng." He paused and then fiercely said, "Dare to kill my soldiers? No matter who you are, I will eliminate you!"...

  The soldiers nearby heard this and were stirred in their hearts: with such a commander who maintains himself like this, why should they be afraid to die?

  Wu Yue took advantage of the Jin army's fatigue and lax defense, dividing his troops into three routes under cover of night: one route with 10,000 soldiers to encircle the Jin army from behind, another route also with 10,000 soldiers to block the mountain pass, while he himself led 15,000 soldiers to attack the Jin army camp; when the Jin army was in great chaos, the three routes would converge and annihilate the Jin army on this land!

  Lei Meng was the first to fall asleep in the afternoon, and by now he had slightly recovered from his exhaustion. In fact, he wasn't tired, just lacking sleep. He got up to urinate, ran back to the camp, and after finishing with a "hiss", felt refreshed under the night breeze. Just as he was about to lift his head to appreciate the starry sky and evaluate its unique features, he suddenly discovered that the atmosphere around him had become oppressive, and it turned out that the surroundings had become quiet, with no more insect chirping or bird calls.

  The thunder rumbled, and he concentrated his attention to listen carefully with both ears. He heard the distant sound of a flock of birds "flapping" in flight, occasionally letting out cries of alarm...

  "Good heavens! Enemy attack!" Lei Meng thought that even beasts wouldn't be startled on such a scale, and shouted out loud.

  He didn't have time to slowly wake up the general, so he used his internal energy to shout loudly: "The enemy is here! Get up quickly!" This loud shout was like a thunderclap, shocking and frightening everyone who was sleeping. Several people jumped up from their beds, leaving behind a trail of shadows as they rushed towards the general's tent, lifted the door curtain, and shouted: "Enemy attack! General!"

  He ignored Tong Dashuai's reaction and rushed back, wanting to pull Yang Tian up quickly.

  The whole camp was like a tidal wave stirred up by a storm, like a landslide of mud and rocks, rumbling loudly, boiling over. Fortunately, there was not much food at the time, and very little wine was brewed; moreover, drinking was prohibited in the military camp, and the soldiers did not drink, only a few officers had a few bowls.

  Tong Dashuai jumped up at the first roar of thunder, and when he heard the second shout, he had already put on his military uniform, holding a copper sword in his hand, wanting to rush out. He shouted: "Lei Hong come in for discussion!" But Lei Hong didn't react at all, it turned out that he had already run away.

  Lei Meng rushed to the sleeping camp, and as he was about to enter, Yang Tian suddenly emerged from the tent, shouting: "Who dares to raid our camp! You scared me half to death!" After finishing speaking, he frantically wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. It turned out that he had broken out in a cold sweat upon hearing Lei Meng's roar, and then used internal energy to force out all the wine fumes from his body, causing him to sweat even more profusely.

  After wiping away his sweat for a while, Yang Tian suddenly felt someone's presence in front of him. He hastily lifted his head to look and found that it was Lei Ming staring at him with narrowed eyes. Yang Tian instantly froze...

  "Don't be surprised, follow me to the tent." After finishing speaking, Lei Meng turned around and rushed into the night.

  When Yang Tian entered the commander's tent, he found Mr. Wen, Qin Hao, Lei Ming and Tong Da Shuai discussing together. Tong Da Shuai said: "The enemy is coming fiercely, now that they are launching a night attack, I'm afraid they want to give us a heavy blow. I suggest that the whole army retreat!"

  "Not bad! I suggest we strike our camp and take some dry rations with us as we retreat!" Mr. Wen agreed.

  Qin Hao remained silent, Lei Meng lowered his head in contemplation.

  Tong Da Shuai saw Lei Meng remaining silent and asked with a furrowed brow: "Lei Meng, what's your take on this?"

  Lei Meng raised his head, and under the firelight, he swept a glance at everyone. Seeing that they were all looking at him with serious expressions, he couldn't help but laugh and say: "What's wrong? I'm not a savior." After speaking, seeing Tong Da Shuai was about to get angry, he continued: "However, I don't know how many enemies there are or where they came from. Qin Hao!"

  Qin Hao smiled awkwardly and said, "I don't know how many of them there are either, I only know that in the distant areas, birds are flying wildly, and even the sentries from further away haven't sent any news back yet."

  "Report!" A sudden rush of footsteps came from outside the camp, and Yang Tian stood at the entrance of the tent and heard the sound rushing over to one side to dodge.

  As soon as the sound stopped, a figure rushed into the tent. It was Sun Ming. Panting, he said: "The rear... there is an ambush in the rear... I'm afraid we can't get through!" As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stared at him with serious eyes.

  Lei Meng Cong said, "General, it seems the enemy wants to capture us all at once! Our army is exhausted, and the enemy's momentum is strong. Now we can only go against their wishes and counterattack from the mountain valley into the Huāntiān border."

  Tong Da Shuai hesitated, after all this decision was of great importance.

  Mr. Wen seemed to have come to a realization as well, and let out a sigh before saying to General Tong: "General, what Lei Meng said is true. If we retreat by the original route, I'm afraid only Lei Meng and Yang Tian will be able to escape. Charging straight into death might just allow us to live!"

  Lei Ming saw that Tong Da was still motionless, and said to Qin Hao: "Vice General Qin, immediately lead the vanguard camp with Yang Tian to charge into the mountain valley, leaving two archery teams and the central army to cover together." Then he said to Yang Tian who was standing beside the tent door: "Yang Tian, be careful! Open up a big killing spree at the right time!"

  After finishing, Qin Hao wanted to move but didn't, he was a hot-blooded man who vowed to fight to the death and not die in vain. However, as a subordinate of Tong Da Shuai, he had to wait for Tong's consent - Lei Ming had overstepped his authority!

  Tong Dashuai seemed to have made up his mind, thinking that since he was going to die anyway, he might as well make a desperate attempt. His furrowed brow relaxed, and he said, "Qin Hao, let's execute the plan immediately, just like Lei Hong said!"

  "Yes!" Qin Hao responded, turned around and took Yang Tian out of the tent, and went to execute with the First Vanguard Regiment.

  "Thunder rumbles, what else do you think?" Tong Dashuai asked as he saw Qin Hao and Yang Tian leave.

  "General, let the central army gather some tents and when the time comes, burn down the remaining mountains and forests in the valley..."

  "Good! Good strategy! Block the enemy for a while and we'll be able to survive." Mr. Wen, who had been silent for a long time, clapped his hands in approval.

  "Guards! Pass on my order, have the guard troops gather fifty tents and take them away quickly!"

  "Yes!" The guard took orders and went to execute them.

  Wu Yue's troops were about to reach the ideal location when they heard the commotion from the Jin Yuan military camp. He knew that the sneak attack had been discovered, and undoubtedly now was the best time to launch an attack. However, the flanking troops had not yet arrived, so he gritted his teeth and suppressed the urge to charge forward, secretly seething with anger.

  After about half an hour, Wu Yue estimated that the vanguard had completed the encirclement and his troops were ready for a charge. He shouted: "All-out charge! Kill anyone you see!"

  "Kill!"

  "Hurrah! Hurrah!" More than ten thousand soldiers charged forward with great momentum, shouting as they went.

  At this time, the Jin Yuan military camp also quieted down a bit, because the vanguard had already started to rush into the mountain valley. The nearly 5,000 remaining central troops were all sweating and tightly gripping their weapons - they had just finished fighting and won, and now everyone was exhausted, not wanting the enemy to come again, it was hard not to be nervous.

  Tong Dashuai and Li Feng led the vanguard to confront the enemy, while the rest of the troops set up some tents and dry firewood to block the impact.

  Soon, the Hawtian army approached, and upon hearing the sound, they were about fifty meters away, almost within shooting range. Wang Li and Li Feng shouted loudly: "Archery squad, prepare!" After a while, they shouted: "Fire!"

  All that could be heard was the "humming" sound, as the bowmen raised their bows and shot into the sky. A moment later, a faint rustling sound of "pffft, pffft, pffft" could be heard, which was the sound of arrows piercing flesh, followed by cries of "ahh, ahh" that were soon drowned out by the surging tide... It seemed that those who were hit either died instantly or fell to the ground and were trampled to death by the onrushing crowd.

  After shooting a round of arrow rain, Tong Dashuai shouted loudly: "Archers retreat!" The archers retreated in an orderly manner to the middle of the central army, ready to shoot at the enemy who was advancing again.

  Then shot two more rounds of arrows, in the dark really unclear what effect, only know there are miserable cries...

  The Haotian Army surged forward like a tide, and General Tong shouted, "Kill!!"

  The soldiers beside and behind him shouted in unison as they charged forward.

  In the midst of the commotion, General Tong shouted loudly to Lei Meng: "Protect Mr. Wen well!" and was about to charge forward with his sword drawn. Lei Meng grabbed General Tong and shouted: "You are the commander-in-chief, you can't lose your mainstay! I'll go!"

  Half of the Haotian Army used long spears, and the other half used swords. Both had strong tearing and killing abilities, with sharp blades that could cause injury with just a touch and death with just a stab. The two armies clashed in a fierce battle, with flames reaching the sky and blood flowing everywhere.

  Lei Meng's martial arts skills were impressive, especially after coming here to clear his meridians, his internal strength was even more formidable, and he could easily shatter bricks and stones. However, this was a war, a life-or-death struggle, requiring perseverance and tenacity to persist until the end, only then could one laugh last. So Lei Meng activated 30% of his power, drew his knife, and charged out, encountering incoming guns, he used his knife sheath to deflect them, and with a swift motion, stabbed the gun-wielding soldier's heart with his right hand's Tang knife, before flashing away; when encountering incoming swords, he directly clashed with his Tang knife, lightly twisting open the sword, then stabbing straight into the enemy soldier's body... Darting back and forth, Lei Meng was unbeatable in a single move, his short stature wielding his knife as he weaved through the ranks of the Huan Tian army several times, stubbornly holding back the Huan Tian soldiers' charging footsteps.

  Wu Yue received a report saying that someone was rampaging through the Huan Tian Army, killing many people and holding up the troops.

  Wu Yue was enraged, and with a mighty roar, he shouted: "Tong Wen Zheng! Wu Yue is here, anyone who dares to come and compete with me!" The voice was extremely loud and clear, unexpectedly covering up the chaotic battlefield.

  Tong Dashuai was shocked to hear this, and secretly thought, "It's all over. It turns out that it's this Haotian General, with his numerous troops and strong generals, this battle is lost." He forced himself to calm down and shouted loudly: "Wu Yue, our reinforcement troops will arrive soon, just wait to be surrounded!" Unexpectedly, the sound was drowned out by the cries of killing within ten meters, and could not be heard.

  A loud thunderclap, ah ~, it turned out that the commander was on that side, and first extinguished his momentum. With a casual stab of two gunners, the surrounding soldiers didn't have time to fill up, he kicked off the long spear with his toes, sheathed his sword, and caught the long spear with his right hand, throwing it 30 meters away. "Whoosh" sounded from that side, followed by continuous gunfire and anguished cries of "ahh". It turned out that two soldiers had been hit. Wu Yue was shocked, with wounded soldiers right beside him, furiously shouting: "Which rebel is being so arrogant! Surround him and kill him!"

  A loud thunderclap, he was delighted, surrounded me, great, you have the ability to come. But he only rejoiced in his heart for a moment, smiled slightly on his face, and then suddenly rushed out, leaving behind a string of afterimages. He used the Six Succession Skill, drew out the Tang knife "whoosh whoosh whoosh" and stabbed continuously, rushing forward ten meters away, leaving behind a group of Heavenly Soldiers who were stabbed and struggling on the ground.

  The guards beside Wu Yue heard that there were casualties ahead and hurriedly escorted Wu Yue to retreat, while ordering the remaining soldiers to block the gap.

  Just as Wu Yue retreated ten meters, Lei Ming killed his way into the ten-meter range. Wu Yue's heart turned cold; this person was incredibly formidable, seemingly even more so than Chu Fei. He retreated even faster.

  Lei Meng saw the surrounding soldiers getting denser and denser, it's not easy to catch up with Wu Yue, so he shouted: "Lei Meng is here! Does Wu Yue dare to fight me?"

  Lei Meng? When did such a person appear? Wu Yue didn't know Lei Meng's background, and as he retreated, he pondered the information about this person, only to find that there was nothing to be gained. But his contemplation caused the Heavenly Army to start panicking.

  Wu Yue heard the shouting and killing sounds around him gradually weakening, and knew it was not good! He hurriedly shouted: "Nameless little soldier! The commander will not see you!" In this speaking effort, Lei Ming killed a few more soldiers and pulled closer to Wu Yue, still twenty meters away. Wu Yue heard the mournful cries getting closer, and hastily turned around and ran.

  Lei Meng charged forward another twenty meters, only to find that he still hadn't encountered the commander - in fact, even if he was right in front of him, he wouldn't be able to recognize him. However, the aura of a general and his soldiers were completely different, so it could be distinguished that way too. Lei Meng shouted again: "Wu Yue, don't escape!"

  Wu Yue was enraged, encountering such a ruthless person, but he didn't want to lose both the battle and his momentum, so he shouted: "Lei Meng you little thief, don't be so arrogant! Come on, people! Surround him and kill him!"

  The soldiers heard the commander's voice and changed positions, except for a few stupid ones, the rest knew that Commander Wu Yue was afraid, so they fought less fiercely, and some even wanted to retreat.

  Lei Meng saw this "haha" crazy laughter, although the voice was still clear and tender, but that wild momentum was enough to make people listen and involuntarily surrender. Lei Meng raised his knife again and launched a fierce attack, and all those who blocked his way went to see King Yan. - Although I don't know if there is one here.

  Lei Meng shouted loudly: "Whoever blocks me will die!" Everyone saw his ferocity, and those who came forward all fell to the ground motionless. They were frightened and retreated backwards, gradually spreading this terrifying information. Lei Meng laughed maniacally again.

  Tong Dashuai heard the thunder rumbling in the front right and immediately led the central army to charge towards that direction. He found that the resistance was decreasing step by step, knowing it was Leiyin's credit. He shouted loudly: "Leiyin has paved the way for us! Victory is just ahead, charge!"

  The Haotian Army began to retreat. Wu Yue knew that the situation was already lost, so he ordered: The whole army retreated.

  Hao Tianjun retreated, and the Jin army was exhausted. General Tong did not dare to pursue them, so he stopped his troops. He asked Lei Meng, who came forward covered in sweat: "Lei Meng, are you injured? What's our next move?"

  "General, let's retreat to the valley quickly. Judging from the direction of Huang Tian's retreat, it seems he has reinforcements waiting for him in the Jin Yuan direction. If he reorganizes and comes after us again, we'll be in trouble."

  "That's good!" Tong Dashuai responded, turning around to order the troops: "The whole army will retreat to the mountain valley!"

  With his exhausted troops, General Tong spent over ten minutes to arrive at the mountain valley. The valley had already calmed down, with a few Jin Yuan soldiers waiting there. Seeing the approaching army and recognizing it as the Jin Yuan troops, they came forward to report to General Tong: "Hao Tian's garrison has been defeated by Yang Tianxi, who pierced through their lines more than ten times. Yang Tian coincidentally charged towards the area with torches, cutting down most of the commanders. Hao Tian's army has scattered and fled. Yang Tian also exhausted his internal energy and was stabbed in the left arm. The two are waiting here, specially inviting General Tong and others to come forward.

  Tong Dashuai led the army to quickly cross the valley, ordering the guards to ignite those fifty camps, and then set another fire in the valley, before gathering the vanguard and rushing towards the sky.

  Wu Yue retreated and regrouped the ambushing troops, reorganized them briefly, and charged again. However, when they arrived at Jin Yuan's military camp, they found only some remaining tents. They encountered soldiers who reported that Jin Yuan had attacked the mountain valley. Wu Yue thought that the mountain valley had defending troops that could hold out for some time, so he led his main force to attack the mountain valley. When they arrived at the mountain valley, it was quiet and still, with only corpses scattered all over the ground. After pursuing further into the mountain valley, they saw flames rising high in the distance, and Jin Yuan had set fire to the mountain valley again, apparently unable to be caught up with.

  Wu Yue stared blankly at the raging fire in the distance, wondering how Jin Yuan could have such a brave and powerful warrior, who regarded the enemy army as nothing, coming and going freely. Otherwise, how could Tong Wen Zheng possibly escape... Wu Yue thought quietly to himself, while the surrounding generals and soldiers did not dare to make a sound, silently accompanying him on either side - actually they were also intimidated by Lei Hong and Yang Tian, with them around, there was no need to think about pursuing now, let alone with this mountain fire blocking their way.