Chapter 1599: Night Raid Encounter

Because of Xingtian's two raids in a single day, Baifeng and Xuanyuan both felt it was time to strike back. After consulting with each other, they decided that tonight, they would launch a fierce, large-scale assault against them.

One of the teams would head up along the Boshui, setting fires and throwing Bombs from the opposite bank. After the raid, the Soldiers on the main battlefield would charge in to launch an indiscriminate, fierce attack.

After finalizing the general plan, the think tank of Huaxia and the Xuanyuan Tribe supplemented the details. Finally, they had Fenghou perform divination for this attack, and Fenghou's result was that it would be a great victory.

The Xuanyuan Tribe believed Fenghou's words implicitly, and Baifeng also believed them about seventy percent. This was mainly because Fenghou's reputation in history was quite significant; his achievements in military strategy and the art of deduction were extremely high. Generally, it is said that the lineage of such figures continues from Fenghou, Jiangshang, Wenwang, to Zhang Liang. Fenghou is too distant and the records are unclear, but the others are all renowned, so Baifeng still believed it quite a bit.

Time slowly drifted into night. Although they did not know if Xingtian planned to launch another raid at night, the preparations on the Huaxia side did not stop. After about two days, they had made a considerable number of rafts, and by connecting them with ropes made of Grass, they were able to achieve the greatest possible unity of action.

Afterward, they took oil-soaked Arrows, Bombs, and other items, steering the rafts upstream. When they were close to their position, they lowered their bodies to make themselves more concealed.

Furthermore, Heaven was kind; there were clouds covering the moon, the light was extremely poor, and there was a slight breeze, which could also help fuel the fire.

The person leading the team at night was actually Xuanyuan. Xuanyuan also wanted to personally go into battle to kill the enemy. However, Fenghou, Limu, and even Zhishou did not utter a single word of persuasion, as if it were only right for Xuanyuan to also go into battle to kill the enemy.

But Baifeng could not possibly have such an opportunity. If he even had the slightest thought of it, it would be immediately extinguished by his subordinates. When Xuanyuan said he would lead the troops, Baifeng's guards had already moved closer to Baifeng. Although they were prepared to surround Baifeng to offer remonstrance, they could not let Baifeng take even the slightest risk. If something happened to Baifeng, they, as guards, would have to be buried with him. Otherwise, not only them, but their families would have no foothold in Huaxia in the future. But dying in battle alongside Baifeng could at least earn them some credit.

Baifeng would not be stubborn about wanting to participate in the battle either. He knew that his body was not what it used to be. Fortunately, after he transmigrated, he obtained a good body that allowed him to have no obvious discomfort even in middle age, with no messy illnesses. Otherwise, he would have long been tormented by frozen shoulder, lumbar disc herniation, and cervical spondylosis.

Baifeng stayed behind, and some Soldiers also stayed behind to guard the camp, so that the Soldiers could go forward boldly.

The number of Bombs carried this time was extremely large; this night raid was planned entirely according to the standards of a decisive battle.

They set off, but Xingtian also set off. Xingtian felt that Huaxia and Xuanyuan would not think they could launch three attacks in one day, so this time, he brought more than half of his Soldiers, preparing to give Huaxia a hard blow. Added to the help of today's light, he believed that sneaking over would definitely be no problem. As for the visibility on the battlefield, he was not worried at all, because the Huaxia camp must have enough bonfires lit, which would be the light source.

Both sides were advancing on the same line; meeting was only a matter of time. The Soldiers heading up the Boshui maintained the same speed as Xuanyuan. The person leading the team was Shaoyin. Only after getting close to the Xingtian Tribe would they take the first step. After their attack succeeded and the attack was saturated, Xuanyuan would lead his team to charge in; this could also avoid accidentally injuring their own people.

Baifeng was in the camp, feeling a bit anxious while waiting. He urgently wanted to hear the first sound of a Bomb. Like this, not knowing the situation, unable to hear or see, it was truly too agonizing.

Suddenly, a Bomb sounded. Baifeng stood up instantly, frowning and listening carefully, followed by a continuous sound of explosions.

Hun immediately stepped forward and said with some unease: "King, the location of the Bomb sounds is wrong. It is still some distance from the Xingtian Tribe's position; it should have gone off halfway."

Baifeng nodded slightly: "Right, I reckon Xingtian had the same idea as us, wanting to launch a sneak attack at night, but he ran into Xuanyuan."

Hun rubbed his hands: "King, how about I take some men to..."

Baifeng immediately raised his hand to interrupt: "No, your Cavalry has no advantage at night, and in such a chaotic battle, you won't be able to help even if you go, and you'll easily suffer losses. Stay here with peace of mind and wait for intelligence. I believe Xuanyuan will definitely win."

Baifeng said so, but he was also restless inside. When two large teams meet, there will definitely be heavy casualties, but if the entire war situation can be completely determined tonight, it is not a bad thing.

Shaoyin and the others on the Boshui heard the explosions in the distance and the firelight on the shore, and immediately guessed that they must have run into the Xingtian Tribe.

Yinglong was quite urgent: "Shaoyin, let's go ashore to provide support!"

"No, you can't! We must still act according to the original plan and continue moving forward!"

Yinglong was furious: "How can we still follow the original plan! My Tribal Chief is already fighting Xingtian. If we go to support now, we can still launch a surprise attack!"

Shaoyin refused again, because the person leading the team this time with absolute decision-making power was Shaoyin, and Yinglong was the second-in-command. Conversely, the team Xuanyuan led naturally had Xuanyuan as the supreme commander.

Seeing that Yinglong still would not listen and was determined to take people to support, Shaoyin had to use his authority to suppress him: "Yinglong! Don't forget who is in command here. If you want to go, you go alone. Afterward, I will definitely have your Tribal Chief deal with you, but I will not let you take away a single extra Soldier. If you dare to take people, you are destroying the alliance between our two sides!"

Yinglong was also frightened by this serious consequence. If it were only dealing with him alone, he would not be afraid, but he was afraid of the crime of breaking the alliance. However, he had to get a reasonable explanation.

"Then what is the use of us going over now? The main force is blocked and cannot move forward. Can't the plan continue?"

Shaoyin explained with extreme firmness: "No matter how many people Xingtian brought here, we will go over and bomb them. If they brought many people, it just so happens that their camp is empty with no Soldiers, and we can cause greater destruction. If Xingtian brought few people here, then upon hearing that their camp is in trouble, they will definitely retreat and return to their main base."