Chapter 27: Toward Lang's Camp, Tai Kuo Dies
It was the dead of night, with over a hundred people quietly approaching the main camp of Che Hu Guo. Perhaps it was true that there had never been any midnight raids in this world, so the sentries at the camp were quite obvious and there were no hidden guards lurking about. As such, taking care of the soldiers on guard duty was almost effortless!
"Up!"
With a wave of his hand, he covered the horse's mouth and suddenly kicked open the large camp gate. A group of people rushed in to kill.
At this moment, the soldiers of Chehu State had been fighting for a day and were already sleeping soundly, while the soldiers on Xiang Lang's side were all elite warriors. Moreover, Xiang Lang had the military skill "Reduce Fatigue" (initial), which although was not very powerful in the Three Kingdoms game space, but in this real world, it could greatly reduce the fatigue of the soldiers.
One side was vigorous and powerful, launching a surprise attack in the dead of night, while the other side was an exhausted army still fast asleep. The outcome is predictable.
Many soldiers of the Tiger State were beheaded by the Wu Dou soldiers while they were still asleep.
At the same time, hundreds of martial arts soldiers took out their lighters and lit the torches in their hands, setting off a huge fire that engulfed the entire military camp.
"Ah!"
Some soldiers were passing by and saw the fire break out, shouting in terror.
The cries woke up more and more soldiers, most of whom were newly recruited and had not received much military training. In the sudden change, no one knew how to put out the fire, and everyone ran away crying and shouting.
More soldiers were startled by the cries and thick smoke, and for a time they could not react. Many people were trampled to death by blindly running soldiers, how tragic!
Seeing this scene, knowing that the goal has been achieved, Xiang Lang also didn't stay for long. With a wave of his hand, the group quietly left Che Hu's military camp and disappeared into the vast night.
Prince Tai Liao of Chehu State was residing in the central military camp when he heard cries and shouts rising all around, flames swirling about, but he didn't understand what was happening.
At this time, a deputy general under his command came forward, speaking in a terrified tone: "Your Highness, it's not good! The main camp is on fire!"
"What?"
Tai Hao, the crown prince, exclaimed: "Hurry up and put out the fire!"
"That general cried out: 'The camp is now in chaos, the soldiers are running wildly to and fro, it's impossible to control them!'"
Tai Hao's face was gloomy, he put on his armor, held a long sword in his hand and said in a low voice: "Go, take a look!"
As he walked out of the camp, Tai Hao discovered that the situation was worse than he had imagined. The mutinous soldiers were already charging towards the central army camp.
However, this Taiko was not an ordinary person. Seeing that his elite troops had not been greatly disturbed, he let out a sigh of relief and then sternly shouted to the elite troops: "Those who do not obey military orders and join me in organizing the chaotic soldiers will be killed without pardon!"
Under the leadership of Tai Kuo Taizi, a team of thousands of elite soldiers rushed out of the central military camp. At this moment, the entire camp had been completely blown up, and all the soldiers were running around like headless flies, bumping into each other. Many people had a blind following mentality, and gradually many soldiers were frantically rushing towards the central army, while even more soldiers were either killed or seriously injured in the chaos of fire and trampling.
"Shout together, all stay in place, those who dare to run wildly will be killed without pardon!"
Tai Hao's eyes were cold and shouted.
"Everyone stay where you are, anyone who dares to run wildly will be killed without pardon!"
"Everyone stay where you are, anyone who dares to run wildly will be killed without pardon!"
"Everyone stay where you are, anyone who dares to run wildly will be killed without pardon!"
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All the elite soldiers around Tai Kuo shouted loudly, and for a time it spread throughout the entire camp.
Some soldiers heard this and hastily bowed their heads and squatted on the ground, but some soldiers were so panicked that they didn't hear such shouts at all, and continued to run wildly, trampling the crowd.
"Kill!"
Tai Hao's eyes were filled with murderous intent. As for these undisciplined mobs who refused to obey military orders, killing them wouldn't be a waste at all.
Thousands of elite soldiers, where the disordered soldiers can rush, for a time, heads flew up in batches, and blood made some soldiers even more frantic. Under the sudden attack, they actually knocked down some elite soldiers beside Tai Hao to the ground and trampled them to death. However, some soldiers came to their senses, hastily covering their heads with both hands and squatting on the ground!
The whole night, Taikou was calming down the turmoil in the big camp. This night, after the fire disaster, soldiers were killed by explosion, and countless soldiers trampled each other to death. In the end, less than 15,000 intact ones remained!
Tai Guang found out the number of casualties, his lungs were about to explode. Yesterday's crazy attack on the city resulted in less than 5,000 deaths and injuries, but last night's bombing killed and injured over 10,000 people. What's even more infuriating is that the cause of the bombing has not been investigated yet. Last night's fire and chaos destroyed all the evidence, so until now, Che Hu Guo still doesn't know that this time's bombing was actually the achievement of Xiang Lang Jie's camp.
The Chehuo Kingdom's 30,000-strong army has now dwindled to less than 15,000. Although this number is still far higher than the 5,000-strong army of the Chelong Kingdom, Tai Xiao has begun to consider retreating. The soldiers have lost their will to fight and there is no intention to continue fighting. Even if they were to launch a forced attack on the city, there would be no possibility of taking down Shuizhu Town. Defeat is already certain, and continuing to hold on would serve no purpose. With this thought in mind, Tai Xiao let out a sigh and prepared to issue the order to retreat.
Just then, a small general came running in with a flustered look on his face, knelt down and cried out: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Car Dragon Country... has attacked!"
"What?!"
Tai Hao did not expect that Che Long Guo would be so bold, after all, their army suffered heavy losses last night and morale was greatly reduced. However, they still had a huge advantage in numbers. Although the soldiers of Che Long Guo were stronger, now they came to attack the camp with such great audacity.
Tai Hao's heart was filled with indignation, "If you were to defend the city, I wouldn't have any way to deal with you. Since you dare to come out and fight in the open, I'll take advantage of the situation and wipe you out, capture Water Tiger Town!"
Tai Hao was full of confidence, his 8,000 elite soldiers had not suffered much loss, and even without those mobs, he still had a great chance of winning. Moreover, Tai Hao was very confident in his own strength, although the general on the city wall that day seemed to be no weaker than him, but Tai Hao did not show any fear at all.
A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and Taikou said: "Gather the elite soldiers, follow me out of the camp for a battle!"
A mob of people, Tai Kan didn't take a liking to them and it's better for them to stay behind and guard the main camp. Field battles still require elite soldiers!
Rang rode a crimson horse, leading three thousand martial soldiers, and arrived at the gate of Che Hu's great camp. There, they saw that Che Hu's great army was waiting in strict formation, covering the entire mountain and surrounding fields.
Although they had been rushing for a night, the elite soldiers of Chehgtu Khan still looked tired, but as seasoned veterans who had fought many battles, their morale remained high.
Toward Lang, a loud neigh burst forth, and Hongma Xi's front legs lifted high into the air, coming to an abrupt stop.
Upon hearing this, Tai Huo felt humiliated and his eyes were filled with rage. He rode out on horseback, shouting loudly: "General, you have come to bully me, Car Tiger Five! Men, kill for me!"
After finishing speaking, Che Hu Tai Zi Tai Kuo led his exhausted troops in a charge against the Lang army.
Seeing this elite soldier, with the momentum of a tiger coming down the mountain, he came to Lang's army, although there were only more than 3,000 people, but he was fearless.
"Kill!"
Xiang Lang let out a loud shout and led more than 20 Three Kingdoms martial arts soldiers, as well as 3,000 martial arts soldiers, to charge towards Che Hu's great army.
What a great war, the troops of Chehuo State were superior in number, but they were exhausted.
The Langwu soldiers, on the other hand, were full of energy and had just won a great victory, with high morale and led by a strong general like Lang Wu. Suddenly, they became as fierce as tigers and dragons, and not one of them was weak, each having the strength to take down two or even three opponents at once.
Seeing his 8,000 elite soldiers unable to gain any advantage over the enemy army of 3,000, Taigong's expression solidified, and he thought to himself: "This must be settled quickly; if it drags on for too long, it will not be beneficial for our army!"
Thinking of this, Tai Kong's eyes turned cold, and he led his personal guards of over 200 men to charge towards Xiang Lang, the bravest warrior in the formation!
Tai Hao had two hundred personal guards under his command, who were not ordinary soldiers. They were part of the Tiger Country's Warrior Brigade and his own elite troops, including one-star warriors who had cultivated their martial energy. The team leaders were even more powerful, with some being two-star or three-star warriors. Tai Hao was confident that his guards could defeat any ordinary small country's warrior brigade.
"Kill!"
Tai Hao's small team was like a god of death, wherever they went, no one could resist, and they directly killed towards Xiang Lang.
Looking at the unstoppable and incoming Taiko, Lang didn't show any fear, his will to fight was ignited, and he led his three national martial arts soldiers to meet him head-on.
Two powerful warriors collided, instantly stirring up a vast and murderous aura that filled the sky, making one feel a thick and heavy killing intent simply by looking at it.
Tai Kuo was a genius of the Chehuo country, reaching the strength of a four-star warrior, so he was quite confident and vowed to kill Xiang Lang. However, as soon as he came into contact with Xiang Lang, Tai Kuo realized that he had made a huge mistake. Xiang Lang's strength was like a deep mountain and vast ocean, unfathomable. The strength he took pride in proved to be of no use at all in front of Xiang Lang!
Even his powerful personal bodyguards were unable to exert any influence under the strong counterattack of more than 30 Wudang martial artists, and could only fight to a stalemate.
Twenty martial arts soldiers worked together seamlessly, wrapping the Taikō's personal guard corps around them. As soon as Lang was free, he killed his way towards Taikō.
Tai Hao felt his own pressure suddenly increase, under Lang's attack, he could only defend himself and had no power to counterattack!
"Die!"
Suddenly a sharp light flashed in Lang's eyes, and the long sword swiftly stabbed out. Tai Kuo had no reaction at all, and his heart was directly pierced through.
The Taikou's loyal guards were annihilated, and then a strong sense of sorrow rose: "Avenge the Crown Prince!"
Just as they were mourning and rising to counterattack, a voice rang out loudly.
"Prince Taiko is dead!"
In the distance, I saw a soldier lying dead on the ground, and I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart. Unconsciously, I let out a loud cry.
