Chapter 79: Seizing Supplies (After Tomorrow's Exam, the Day After I'll Grab a Bucket and Run.)

In the faint light of dawn, Meng Zhang sat cross-legged in the woods atop the valley, his gaze deep and sharp, as if he could perceive everything.

He wore battle armor, a long sword at his waist, and behind him stood the neat and stalwart Yellow Turbans, who stood solemnly, blending with the surrounding forest.

"Teacher, everyone has kept up, no one fell behind!"

Clad in purple armor and wielding the Doomsday Twin Blades, Qiao Shefei stepped out from the woods behind and came to Meng Zhang's side to report.

Qiao Shefei and the Purple Abyss Team behind him, whose identities were implanted, were the Yellow Turbans that Meng Zhang had uncovered among the Yellow Turbans.

Thus, shortly after Meng Zhang took Qiao Shefei under his wing, it was only natural for him to bow to Meng Zhang as his teacher.

Constantly following Meng Zhang's left and right, he studied both military strategy and dragon-slaying art, as well as combat techniques, hoping to break through to War God soon.

"Hmm."

Meng Zhang gazed into the valley, where a unit led by a commander of the Great Qian enemy was gathering, preparing to go out on patrol.

The enemy in the valley seemed to sense Meng Zhang's gaze; they looked up toward the valley above, but saw only dense woods and did not detect the presence of Meng Zhang and his party.

Meng Zhang silently observed the Great Qian enemy forces in the valley, having already devised his countermeasures in his heart.

War is not merely a clash of strength, but also a contest of wisdom and stratagem.

And at this moment, what Meng Zhang needs to do is to use stillness to control motion, exchanging the smallest cost for the greatest victory.

The enemy forces in the valley began to move, surging like a tide toward the valley's exit.

A faint smile curled Meng Zhang's lips; at the valley, he had prepared a welcoming gift for them.

The Yellow Turban army could, at the valley entrance, use the terrain and ambush to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy.

"Fire!"

Just as the enemy troops were about to enter the valley exit, a great shout came from the valley mouth.

Then came a rumbling sound from the woods above the valley entrance.

In the terrified eyes of the Great Qian army, a tremendous roar split the sky, followed immediately by countless rolling stones tumbling down from the woods, rushing straight at the Qian forces.

The Great Qian soldiers screamed in terror, scattering and fleeing.

But the road was narrow, with steep cliffs on both sides, leaving nowhere to hide.

The rolling stones tumbled on, continually smashing into soldiers and horses in the ranks; for a time, wails rose and fell one after another.

Dust flew up, obscuring vision.

Some soldiers were crushed to a bloody pulp, collapsing on the spot.

Others stumbled while fleeing and were trampled by the crowd behind them.

The entire Great Qian army fell into chaos and panic.

The leading general rode his war horse, loudly directing the soldiers to find shelter.

However, many places were sheer cliffs, offering no cover.

Some soldiers daringly climbed the rocky walls beside the road, but the terrain there was also rugged and uneven, making it hard to gain a foothold.

At this critical moment, the leading Great Qian officer brandished his sword and shouted loudly, "Don't panic! Hold formation!"

At the same time, he quickly ordered his personal troops to have the soldiers build temporary defenses with shields and weapons.

Suddenly, a mysterious army burst out from the woods and attacked the rear of this Great Qian force.

The Great Qian enemy forces instantly fell into disorder; they had not expected there to be ambush troops above the valley.

"Charge!"

Meng Zhang brandished his sword and roared.

"Follow me and kill!"

As the orders were given, the troops on the valley surged forward like a tiger descending the mountain, rushing toward the enemy.

Wielding the Doomsday Twin Blades and clad in purple armor, Qiao Shefei took the lead, bringing with him the wolf-like and tiger-like Yellow Turban Mighty Warriors behind him as they lunged at the Great Qian army below.

"Ding! Qiao Shefei's skill Purple Abyss activated!

Purple Abyss: This is the exclusive skill of the Netherworld Army's Ashen Abyss Squad; its effect varies depending on the user, and Qiao Shefei achieves the maximum effect of this skill.

Effect One: After activation, martial power +3; thereafter, every ten bouts of combat, martial power +1, can be triggered four times.

Effect Two: When fighting together with the entire Purple Abyss Squad, martial power gains an additional +3.

Effect Three: When sharing the battlefield with those who possess the Ashen Abyss and Crimson Abyss skills, his four attributes all temporarily increase by +1.

Effect Four: He can combine with those who have Ashen Abyss and Crimson Abyss skills to form a combo skill—Netherworld!

Currently, Qiao Shefei's base martial power is 105; his weapon, the Doomsday Twin Blades, adds +1; the Purple Abyss Effect One adds +3; fighting together with the full Purple Abyss Squad adds Effect Two +3; his current martial power rises to 112!"

For a moment, the valley echoed with killing cries, flesh and blood flying everywhere.

The war drums boomed, reverberating between the valleys, beacon smoke rolling, half the sky obscured.

Behind him, the Yellow Turban army's tens of thousands surged forward like a tide, iron hooves shaking the heavens, momentum like a rainbow.

Faced with such a magnificent scene, even the most resolute enemy morale instantly collapsed.

At the same time, an elite cavalry unit, under Meng Zhang's clever command, appeared like heavenly soldiers descending behind the enemy forces.

They moved as swift as wind, tearing through the Great Qian army's defenses with the force of thunder before one could cover their ears.

For a moment, cries of alarm and wails of agony rose and fell; the Great Qian enemy forces instantly fell into chaos.

In the woods on high ground, Meng Zhang watched coldly, having already plotted each of his next moves in his heart.

Under his command, the Yellow Turban great army closed in from all directions, encircling the Great Qian enemy forces.

Then, personally leading the remaining Yellow Turban troops, he silently descended from another side of the mountain.

The raiding detachment led by Meng Zhang, aside from the Yellow Turban's strongest troop type, the Yellow Turban Mighty Warriors, consisted mostly of well-trained, well-equipped elites; each one was a battlefield elite.

They traversed the smoke-filled battlefield, cleverly avoiding the enemy's patrol units, silently approaching the enemy's rear.

This was a huge camp, piled with grain and military supplies.

At this moment, most of the garrison were engaged in battle with Qiao Shefei's forces at the valley battlefield; the rear was practically unguarded.

Looking at the countless granaries standing deep in the valley, and various kinds of logistical armaments.

Meng Zhang waved his hands and decisively ordered: "Burn!"

Volley after volley of arrows shot from the soldiers' hands, accurately landing on the granaries.

Torches fell on the dry straw, instantly igniting a raging fire.

Explosions sounded from within the granaries, flames shot up into the sky, illuminating the entire night.

In an instant, flames shot up into the sky, blazes wildly leaping and spreading across the granaries.

Panicked enemy soldiers fled the battlefield to fight the fire, but the blaze had become a raging inferno, impossible to contain.

At the same time, Meng Zhang's surprise-attack unit launched a fierce assault on the rear of the Great Qian enemy forces in the valley.

They used the terrain and the firelight as cover, engaging the panicked enemy forces in fierce combat.

The enemy forces kept retreating in the chaos, while the Yellow Turban Army units, led by Yellow Turban strongmen, grew braver with each battle.

They annihilated most of the enemy rear guard at the granaries at minimal cost, destroying the enemy's supply line.

With the fall of the granaries and the defeat of the rear guards, the Great Qian enemy forces on the battlefield in the valley also began to fall into panic.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qiao Shefei's forces launched a full-scale attack; the enemy forces, caught in a two-pronged assault, collapsed completely.

Tens of thousands of troops surged like a violent flood toward this granary position of Great Qian.

At this point, the enemy forces had lost the will to fight, scattering in surrender or rout.

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