Chapter 111: A Great Victory

"They are over there, chase!"

In the alleyway illuminated by firelight, Northern Di soldiers were in hot pursuit of the fleeing Yan Wang soldiers.

Unlike the Cavalry, they did not know at this moment that the North Gate had been closed.

They were simply carrying the anger accumulated over these four days, attempting to catch up to the Great Song soldiers to take revenge.

Yet the Yan Wang soldiers had no intention of engaging them in battle, fleeing regardless of everything.

This caused them to lower their guard even further, believing the Yan Wang soldiers had fallen into fear and chaos because the city gate had been opened.

They had no idea that as they entered each alley, the Yan Wang soldiers on the rooftops on both sides were lying on the side facing away from them, occasionally raising their heads to look down at the alleyway.

These soldiers had Firecrackers tied to their waists and held Fire Tinder in their hands, as quiet and careful as if waiting for prey.

When the majority of the Northern Di soldiers had entered the alleyways from the city wall.

A soldier blew the Fire Tinder bright and lit the Firecracker in their hand.

Then the soldier threw the Firecracker fiercely into the midst of the Northern Di soldiers.

"Boom!" A loud sound came.

A flash of firelight appeared in the alleyway, white smoke immediately dispersed, and the pungent smell of Gunpowder filled the air.

Following this explosion, the Wangfu Army soldiers on the rooftops suddenly threw Firecrackers one after another into the Northern Di troops.

For a time, the entire alleyway was as bright as day.

The sounds of explosions continued one after another; in the moments of flashing light, the Wangfu Army soldiers saw the entire alleyway shrouded in white mist.

At the moment of the explosion, the Northern Di soldiers were startled.

Before they could react, more explosions rang out, leaving them terrified.

But next, they suddenly could not see anything at all.

It was as if fog had risen in the alley; they were first choked into coughing fits.

Then they suddenly felt a stinging pain in their eyes.

They blinked incessantly, but their eyes hurt more and more.

Finally, some soldiers realized something, but it was already too late.

"It's poisonous, it's poisonous!" some Northern Di soldiers shouted.

Hearing this voice, another Northern Di commander shouted: "Quickly use urine to wash your eyes."

Now the soldiers were completely unable to see; if the Yan Wang soldiers attacked at this time, they would be finished.

The commander's words inspired the soldiers; they unzipped their pants one after another to urinate, using the urine to wash their eyes.

"Ah, my eyes..."

After one soldier washed their eyes, not only did the pain not subside, but their eyes felt as if they were on fire, the waves of burning sensation making them wish they were dead.

At the same time, screams of Northern Di soldiers rang out in many alleyways in the north of the city.

Rooftops.

The Wangfu Army soldiers stood up one after another; having finished throwing the Firecrackers, they picked up the swords and blades in their hands.

They waited for the duration of a quarter of an hour.

At the moment the Northern Di people were plunged into chaos, they leaped down from the rooftops.

When they were at the military camp, they had conducted tests; in a quarter of an hour, the dust would basically dissipate and no longer affect combat.

"Kill!"

Not long after the soldiers jumped down, the Wangfu Army soldiers who had been "fleeing" all along killed their way back.

Hearing this sound, the Northern Di soldiers were struck with terror.

Like blinded flies, their formations were in complete disarray; wanting to escape, they could only crash about wildly without direction.

And this chaos caused them to trample one another, completely losing their combat effectiveness.

"Kill these Northern Di dogs and avenge the elders and fellow villagers of Yan Commandery!"

A Wangfu Army soldier shouted.

Over these years, how many Yan Commandery commoners had their families destroyed in the Northern Di's Autumn Hunt, and how many women had been humiliated to death by these Northern Di people.

Before, they hated, but they had no power to resist the Northern Di people, and could only live like cowards.

Now, Yan Wang had given them the chance for revenge.

Their overflowing anger was now about to burst out from their chests.

"Kill, kill, kill!" The eyes of the Wangfu Army soldiers turned red.

They charged into the ranks of the Northern Di people like vicious wolves.

Blades and swords were raised, fresh blood splattered, and Northern Di soldiers fell one by one.

In less than half an hour, the Northern Di soldiers in the alleyways were killed to the last man.

"Immediately support the other brothers!" a Colonel shouted.

Stepping over the corpses of the Northern Di people, the soldiers immediately surged toward the other alleyways.

At this time, on the main street running north to south in Yancheng, Muto had already led troops to the Nanmen.

Yet to his surprise, at the city gate, a group of soldiers wearing Silver Armor had formed a tight formation, Long Spears slanted toward them like a steel hedgehog.

The calm and order of these soldiers suddenly made him feel a trace of unease.

Having come all the way here just now, the Yan Wang soldiers had clearly been in chaos.

He was hesitating whether to charge through regardless of casualties.

Suddenly, he faintly heard a series of crackling sounds like popping beans.

This sound came from all directions, and at the same time, he seemed to hear waves of battle cries.

Just at this moment.

A Light Cavalryman suddenly caught up from behind.

"Lord Langlu, it's bad, the North Gate has been closed." The Light Cavalryman was panting; upon learning the North Gate was closed, he immediately spurred his horse to catch up.

"Damn it, it's a trap, turn back!" Muto immediately ordered the rear guard to become the vanguard.

But it was already too late; from the alleys on both sides of the wide street, numerous soldiers of Yan Wang suddenly surged out.

A red light flashed in the hands of these soldiers, and they saw countless objects emitting Flame falling from the sky.

"Boom, boom, boom..." Firecrackers exploded one after another within the cavalry troop.

The Beidi Warhorses were startled and kept neighing, attempting to flee the range of the explosions.

But the cavalrymen were very close to each other, and as the Warhorses charged left and right uncontrollably, the cavalry formation fell into chaos.

Some Beidi soldiers were even thrown off their Warhorses and died miserably in the trampling.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The soldiers of Yan Wang threw Firecrackers over, round after round.

The chaos among the Beidi Cavalry grew, and many horses scattered, running into various small paths of Yancheng.

And the Beidi soldiers sitting on the Warhorses were completely unable to control the direction of the horses.

Their eyes could no longer see clearly, and they could only let the Warhorses carry them away.

It was just that as soon as some Warhorses broke away from the main street, the Beidi Cavalry on the horses were stabbed off by a Long Spear.

"North Gate, North Gate!" Muto's face was covered in a layer of white powder; he could not see clearly at all, but he still shouted "North Gate" in his mouth.

Only by charging out of the city could they survive.

And the hatred of today could only be avenged in the future if they lived to get out.

Some Beidi soldiers whose eyes could still see rushed to Muto's side, abandoned the chaotic cavalry troop, and charged toward the North Gate.

At this moment, the soldiers of Yan Wang who were lying in ambush behind the houses on both sides of the street rushed out one after another.

As they fled along the street, one Beidi Cavalryman after another was poked off their horse by the soldiers of Yan Wang with Long Spears, and then hacked to death by the Shield-bearers beside the Long Spears.

Now, they could not care about these Beidi soldiers; they only wanted to rescue their Lord Langlu.

But when they rushed to the North Gate, they immediately fell into despair.

At this time, the city walls were filled with soldiers of Yan Wang.

After seeing them appear, a burst of "whoosh, whoosh" sounds of breaking through the air arrived.

A sharp pain surged through their bodies, and they fell from their horses; Muto was also pierced through by several Crossbow arrows.

"Yan Wang! The Beidi people will not let you off; when the great Beidi army arrives one day, they will surely tear you into ten thousand pieces." Blood gushed from Muto's mouth, and his eyes were full of malice.

In the Ningjindusizhizhan, three Langlu died in battle.

Khan Mule Hongzhen ordered the garrison general of Ning City to be flayed and dismembered, and slaughtered the city for ten days to avenge the three Langlu.

"Great King, I will watch you take revenge for me from the heavens of Musang!" Muto's eyes were wide open, and his body went limp.