Chapter 1227: The Black Devil Army

"You, you, you, what did you say?"

Narisong did not expect that before he could even make his request, he would be met with such a conjecture.

Zhai Shiqing nodded: "The Cossack Cavalry, knowing that a force like ours has appeared, will certainly bring a large army to test our strength..."

Narisong's expression changed.

He had not anticipated that the appearance of Zhai Shiqing and her people would accelerate or even change the course of the war.

That's right!

Since the Cossack Cavalry suffered a loss here today, they will surely be curious as to why such a powerful army appeared...

"Then this..."

Narisong was suddenly panicked.

Zhai Shiqing said calmly: "If the Khan trusts me, then leave the command for tomorrow to me!"

"Good!"

What else could Narisong say?

His life had been saved by them! What else could he possibly object to?

The next day.

Sure enough, Zhai Shiqing's prediction was not wrong at all.

Not long after dawn, the sound of an alarm came from outside.

Enemy attack!

Enemy attack!

Narisong had restrained himself last night and did not drink too much, precisely because he was worried about facing another battle today. Hearing the alarm sound, he suddenly performed a carp-leap and sprang up.

Standing on the hill and looking out, Narisong's expression changed.

A vast and mighty force of Cossack Cavalry was attacking again!

And looking at the situation, there were quite a few people coming this time! He made a rough estimate; yesterday, about a thousand people from the Cossack side had come! This time, there were at least three thousand! And these three thousand people had even brought three Red Barbarian Cannons with them!

The Chukchi stronghold was thrown into chaos.

Be on guard!

Be on guard!

Narisong issued the order immediately.

Who would have thought that Zhai Shiqing would shake her head: "No need to be overly nervous, they won't charge up... Pass the word down, have everyone disperse; there is no need to crowd too many people at the guard posts!"

"What?"

"Huh?"

Narisong could not understand.

The enemy was about to attack, yet she wanted to disperse the men.

Zhai Shiqing said calmly: "Khan, don't forget what you promised me yesterday!"

"Good!"

Narisong gritted his teeth hard and continued to issue orders, telling his tribesmen to start dispersing. Most importantly, they had to hide! Hide as much as possible!

The three hundred members of the Dark Night Legion had also hidden themselves well.

Zhai Shiqing waited slowly.

Narisong was very panicked, watching helplessly as the army of three thousand marched over in a grand display. In this extreme weather, cold sweat broke out on his face! Could it be that this female general was not panicked at all? These three thousand cavalrymen, galloping along with dust flying everywhere—no matter what, the momentum was still very powerful.

He looked at Zhai Shiqing anxiously.

Zhai Shiqing, however, was not panicked.

She only calmly had these people hide well, and they had to be dispersed while hiding.

She watched this group of grand and mighty Cossack Cavalry quietly; she was certain they were just bluffing!

"Charge!"

"Charge for me!"

Ruslan's side had indeed put on a grand and mighty display, with dust flying so much that it almost blinded the group of cavalrymen behind him.

He just wanted to make this one charge to see if he could scare those Chukchi out!

Because in previous battles, he had always scared the Chukchi like this.

He called this tactic "beating the grass to startle the snake"!

Only by startling these Chukchi out would they have a target to hit! Otherwise, these Chuk-

-chi people would keep hiding in the mountains, and he was still a bit afraid to go in. This tactic had never failed.

However...

Today, this tactic failed.

The three thousand Cossack Cavalry roared and shouted as they charged over, but when they were about to reach the front of this mountain, the Chukchi, surprisingly, did not make any move at all.

"Halt!"

Ruslan's expression changed, and he finally called a halt.

The three thousand men, after a period of buffering in time and distance, finally came to a stop...

"Boss, why aren't we charging anymore?"

"That was so satisfying just now!"

"Charge them to death!"

Ruslan rolled his eyes.

To hell with your "pleasure"!

This is the Chukchi's lair! He had witnessed how many traps and mechanisms were hidden within these mountains! Come to think of it, over the past hundred years or so, these Chukchi had moved their homes countless times... and every lair was never simple. If asked to charge, Ruslan really didn't dare to.

But...

Every time, he was able to stir up some Chukchi to show themselves.

What is going on today?

He frowned tightly.

Something is wrong!

It must be that group of Longyan!

"Those damn Longyan!"

This situation made Ruslan feel a bit awkward.

Today, he had made up his mind to come and launch a fierce attack.

Yet he had witnessed the power of those Black Devils.

At this moment...

He couldn't make up his mind either.

Should he charge, or should he not?

"They've stopped?"

Narisong, on the other hand, was looking on with a completely bewildered expression.

Just a moment ago they were charging so fiercely, shouting and killing all the way, and it looked like they were about to charge in, yet they stopped right before reaching the deep mountains?

He looked at Zhai Shiqing in disbelief.

This female general is truly godlike in her foresight!

Amazing!

Zhai Shiqing did not speak.

In fact, she would have actually preferred for these Cossack Cavalry to charge in, because in the mountains, the combat effectiveness of cavalry would certainly be greatly restricted. At this moment, seeing them stop, she instead felt that these Gesake were becoming a bit clever.

"Tell everyone, guard against Cannon bombardment!"

"Remember, no one is to counterattack, no one is to counterattack!"

Since that was the case, Zhai Shiqing planned to have some real fun with them...

Narisong, at this moment, was already admiring Zhai Shiqing to the point of prostration and immediately passed down the order.

"Set up the Cannons for me!"

Ruslan roared angrily.

He had waited for a long time, but these Chukchi just wouldn't make a move. This infuriated him to no end.

Then, the brothers under his command set up the Cannons...

This scene was undoubtedly somewhat awkward.

Good grief.

Three thousand men, and only these three Cannons.

It looked pathetic...

Ruslan also spat fiercely.

This Tsar is just too stingy!

He had kept asking the Tsar to equip them with more Cannons, but the Tsar was simply unwilling, simply reluctant... To put it bluntly, wasn't it because he was wary of the power of their Cossack Cavalry, fearing that if his own troops were too strong, they would turn against Tsarist Russia?

Vision!

Such small vision!

If there were thirty Cannons here today, along with enough Cannonballs, he would definitely flatten this mountain!

However...

On second

thought, since when did their Cossack Cavalry need to be reduced to the point of needing Cannons to attack the enemy?

Outrageous!

Extremely outrageous!

"Fire!"

"Fire with everything you've got!"

Ruslan gave the order.

The three Red Barbarian Cannons began their deafening bombardment.

One Cannonball after another fell into the deep mountains.

At this moment, Narisong finally realized why Zhai Shiqing had asked his tribesmen to disperse; because by dispersing, they wouldn't be hit by these Cannonballs! This greatly reduced the hit rate of the Cannons!

Three Cannons...

Even with continuous firing, the damage caused was pitifully small...

Boom...

Boom.

Boom!

The uneven, sporadic firing of the Cannons even drew laughter from the Chukchi tribesmen in the mountains.

"Don't laugh, be serious!"

Narisong held back his laughter and shouted loudly.

This is a Cannon!

Can't you be a little more serious! This is war, you must take it seriously!

And so.

Another three Cannonballs came flying over...

Who would have thought, this time the Cannonballs landed a full eight zhang away from their lair.

"Hahahaha..."

"I'm dying of laughter!"

"Is that it?"

"No, Khan, I really can't hold it in anymore..."

Narisong and Zhai Shiqing also couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Trash!"

"Are you all a bunch of trash!"

"Closer, all of you get closer for me!"

Ruslan was so angry his mustache was crooked.

There was no Method...

These brothers of his were all very fierce Cavalry, but asking them to operate Cannons! That was still a bit difficult; they didn't know how! Some even nearly blew themselves up while lighting the fuse!

This...

Excessive!

Ridiculous!

Move it closer!

The Cannons were moved closer, and only then did the Cannonballs continue to strike into the deep mountains.

Only then did the Chukchi symbolically hide themselves. But even so, it was still unrealistic to want to cause significant damage to the Chukchi.

Because this mountain was still very large.

Almost every mile, there were only a few Chukchi hiding...

And so.

This awkward situation arose.

The Cossack Cavalry absolutely dared not enter the deep mountains; for a hundred years, the terror of the Chukchi fighting in the mountains had dominated them. However, there were too few Cannons...

Suddenly, Ruslan felt that his decision-making had gone wrong again.

He still should have waited for the Tsarist Russia reinforcements to arrive; in his letter, he had requested the Tsarist Russia Army to support them with at least thirty Red Barbarian Cannons and enough Cannonballs!

"Boss, what do we do now..."

"Boss!"

"Why don't we just charge in!"

"Exactly, let us test the combat power of that so-called Black Devil!"

A group of people began to chatter; they felt that in front of these three Red Barbarian Cannons, they were completely like clowns.

Those Chukchi must be laughing themselves to death inside the mountain!

"No!"

Ruslan shook his head decisively: "Absolutely do not go in; going in means death!"

"I don't believe it! Ruslan, I think you've had your guts broken by others; if you won't go, I'll go first!"

Another leader nearby gave a cold snort, then immediately picked his three hundred Cossack Cavalry, ignoring Ruslan's

dissuasion, and charged fully armed into the mountains.

"They're coming!"

Zhai Shiqing's eyes lit up at this.

The order was issued.

Three hundred members of the Dark Night Legion, level-one combat readiness!

The other Chukchi, provide Assistance.

The orders were issued in an orderly manner.

The people in the mountains also began to move.

Ruslan looked at the leader who ignored his dissuasion and cursed fiercely: "Are you going to your death? Everyone else, no one is allowed to move!"

Three hundred Cossack Cavalry, in some ancient wars, would have already counted as a not-so-small force.

That was why this leader was so confident.

Most importantly, he truly wanted to meet these so-called Black Devils!

Of course, he also knew the combat ability of the Chukchi in the mountains. So he wasn't stupid either; he made up his mind to go in and maneuver for a while, and if he felt the situation was wrong, he would turn around and run!

However...

His strategy was still a bit underprepared.

If he had listened to Ruslan and been more cautious, he wouldn't have ended up with his entire army wiped out.

"This small squad must be crushed!"

Zhai Shiqing suddenly said: "Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to hold on any longer!"

Narisong also took a deep breath.

After all, he was also a Khan who had led the Chukchi and fought against the Cossacks for so many years, so he certainly possessed combat experience.

He even knew Zhai Shiqing was right.

These three hundred men must all be kept in this mountain; only then could they continue to make those Cossack Cavalry wary of the consequences! Make them afraid to enter again, and make them only dare to stay outside, using those three cannons to bombard them with extremely low efficiency.

"Are the odds of success high?"

But...

These were, after all, three hundred Cossack Cavalry!

Known as the number one cavalry in the world!

Zhai Shiqing smiled faintly, neither confirming nor denying.

She knew.

The time that followed would be the moment for the Dark Night Legion to perform.

"Charge in!"

The leader roared.

The War Horses galloped; compared to the mountains of Longyan, the deep mountains of Siberia were actually not mountains at all because they were very low, so the restrictions the War Horses faced within them were not as great as in traditional large mountains. If not for these trees, they would at most be small hills one after another.

Therefore, as long as these Cossack Cavalry cleared these trees away, or steeled their hearts and ignored the obstacles to charge straight in, they still had hope of wreaking havoc here.

The leader decided to launch a charge first to make these Chukchi tremble with fear.

This was probably the most foolish decision of his life.

The Cossack Cavalry intended to use their mobility and the force of their charge to break through this first layer of tree obstacles. Thus, they did not slow down at all when they reached the edge of the deep mountains.

They crashed through recklessly.

They quickly triggered some traps and mechanisms that the Chukchi had prepared long ago, but because their charging speed was too fast, the harm these traps caused them became minimal.

"Charge!"

"Keep charging!"

The leader grew excited.

Is this it?

He even felt that with this move, he could charge directly into the Chukchi's lair!

Those arrows flying over posed no threat to them at all!

Because their speed was too fast!

Those traps were also leaped over one by one under the galloping hooves. Although the horses in front fell into the traps, this served as a warning to the horses behind.

Therefore...

Losing a few soldiers first was, to them, a problem

that was not significant.

Charge!

Keep charging!

However...

Just at this moment.

Suddenly, the Black Devil Army that the leader had wanted to witness finally appeared!

They appeared in a way that caught them off guard.

They were elusive.

Their appearance meant a fierce attack. Pop-ups have been frequent lately; you can click to download to avoid pop-ups.