Chapter 225: Reversing the Tide

In the eyes of Qin Zhangfeng.

At this moment, there were only those three Hot Air Balloons.

Only that Xiao Qi below, who had been waving the weeds in his hands the whole time, whose body had been stabbed dozens of times, covered in blood, yet still struggling to point out the direction for him.

He knew.

He only had one chance.

Whether this war could end depended on his arrows.

Swish, swish, swish!

Three Rockets shot up into the sky,

Like three meteors in the night sky, flying toward the target.

Bang, bang, bang!

Three sounds rang out.

The arrows struck the ropes of the three Hot Air Balloons exactly; the ropes snapped abruptly, and the Rockets fell into the bamboo baskets below, and then, slowly began to burn...

The bamboo baskets carrying the Quelehuoduo finally crashed down with a boom.

The Yanqi Army.

Faced with these three suddenly appearing bamboo baskets, they were all stunned.

Jiulong reacted first and shouted for people to move back.

However, it was already too late.

Boom, boom, boom!

The bamboo baskets were air-dropped with precision, landing in the place where the Quelehuoduo was stored. At this moment, the flames in the bamboo baskets happened to burn to those three barrels of Quelehuoduo.

In an instant.

Explosions sounded, and firelight erupted everywhere.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

How much Quelehuoduo had this Yanqi Army prepared to use in total on the third day? In an instant, it was detonated, and the scale was unimaginable. The powerful shockwave directly caused one thousand guards on the spot to die instantly. The ruthless fire snakes began to swallow everything in the vicinity—the military tents, the shelters, the grain and fodder, and the soldiers.

Screams.

Wails.

The black Quelehuoduo was like maggots on rotting bones, impossible to shake off; how many Yanqi soldiers, their bodies covered in flames, fled and rolled in the sand, yet it was of no use at all.

The previous two days.

The Quelehuoduo they used to plague the Yinzhou Army had now become their nightmare.

"Run!"

"Run quickly!"

"Do not go to save them!"

Jiulong's face was dark and livid; the entire military camp was in chaos, and the flames were still spreading. With an irresistible force. At a glance, in these successive explosions, the Yanqi Army suffered tens of thousands of casualties directly! A human tragedy; how many people were burned to black ash in an instant...

"Great General!"

"Great General, what should we do?"

The generals on the Yanqi side felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

Jiulong was already furious with rage; who could have imagined that this Longyan Army would still have such a trick?

Luo Quan looked even more solemn: "Great General, let us retreat!"

"Retreat!"

"Great General!"

Who knew that Jiulong would roar fiercely: "Retreat my ass! Regroup the troops, now! Longyan Army, those detestable Longyan! Kill them for me!"

Everyone was shocked.

A general wanted to offer an Admonishment again, but was instantly decapitated by Jiulong's sword. Jiulong shouted: "Hypocritical Longyan, only skilled in schemes and tricks, take advantage of these Kongming Lanterns and kill them for me!"

"All troops, attack!"

He knew.

This was the last chance, so he was truly a bit carried away.

He had almost never tasted defeat in his life; if he retreated today, wouldn't that break his own golden record? How could he answer to His Majesty, and how could he still stand firm on the throne of the number one War God of Dayuan?

"What are you still standing there for? Today, Sanlinpo was just a step away from being breached! Now, I will lead the troops myself and kill them! The Longyan will certainly not expect us to counter-attack the city; this is an excellent opportunity, time waits for no one!"

Jiulong roared.

A group of people then ran out one after another to reorganize the troops.

Luo Quan stood to the side, his brows locked tight.

What Jiulong said did not seem to make sense.

"Hahahaha, too fierce!"

"This Quelehuoduo is too strong, right?"

"Amazing!"

And on the Yinzhou Army side, seeing the successive explosions over there and the entire Yanqi camp becoming a living Hell, everyone was incredibly excited.

"General Qin is truly the number one warrior!"

Qingyang Shuo also smiled and praised.

Jiang Xuan could not help but have his eyes flicker: "Young Master, at this time, you should let Jiang Xuan lead the troops to charge into the Yanqi camp; we will surely win a great victory!"

Liu Zheng rolled his eyes at him: "Why be proactive when it is more comfortable to wait for the exhausted enemy?"

Jiang Xuan was stunned, not understanding the meaning.

Qingyang Shuo laughed and said, "Jiang Xuan, that Jiulong will definitely lead his troops to launch one final attack. The more anxious one is, the easier it is to be impulsive. Tell Reguli to fight while retreating, and lure the enemy troops to the flat land by the city gates."

The generals were shaken and responded one after another.

Just as Liu Zheng and Qingyang Shuo had expected.

The desperate Yanqi army did not scatter; instead, they quickly regrouped their remaining strength, turned back, and launched another total assault on Cheshi.

This was Jiulong, this was the domineering spirit of the number one fierce general of Dayuan.

However...

If it were normal times, it might have been fine; his domineering spirit and surprise tactics could very well have brought him a victory from the jaws of defeat. Unfortunately, this time, he encountered Liu Zheng and Qingyang Shuo.

Did you think it was over just because they blew up that Quelehuoduo today?

No.

Their true purpose was to make Jiulong lose his reason, to make them do the opposite and come to attack Cheshi!

What follows.

Is the real battle, the street fighting that Liu Zheng wanted.

The Yanqi army still had 120,000 men left—the violent explosion had caused them to lose 50,000 on the spot; one can imagine that the Yanqi military camp had already become a living Hell, and morale had plummeted. Under these circumstances, Jiulong did not want to drag it out; the longer it dragged on, the fewer chances there were to turn defeat into victory.

120,000 troops.

He felt it was enough.

What was there to fear from the mere weak Longyan Han people?

"Brothers, kill for me!"

"Kill those Han people and avenge our brothers!"

Jiulong rode on his horse, raised his sword, and roared.

The entire army followed, filled with murderous intent.

At this moment, hatred could be used, combat power could be used, and therefore, morale could also be used! The saying that a grieving army will surely win must be like this.

Charge!

The 120,000-strong army charged toward Sanlinpo at the first opportunity.

Three days.

The final battle had arrived.

Sanlinpo.

Reguli had not yet had time to wash up before she led her soldiers to guard Sanlinpo again.

Fight while retreating?

She felt relieved in her heart.

Young Master Liu's order...

She suddenly felt a little happy inside.

Look, Young Master Liu still cares about her!

He knew that the Yanqi army would launch a total assault tonight and that Loulan would be unable to resist, so he gave her the order to fight while retreating.

And so...

For her Young Master Liu!

She roared, "Brothers, hold them off as long as you can! We must not let the Longyan people look down on us!"

The soldiers responded indignantly.

Of course.

It is fine to brag a little.

But the Yanqi army at this moment was led by Jiulong himself; how could it be so easy to stop them? As the number one fierce general of the Northern Western Regions, Jiulong had his own methods for commanding and governing troops, and he was well-versed in the Art of War. Therefore, the Loulan Army hardly needed to feign anything—in fact, they did not feign anything at all; the Loulan Army led by Jiulong crushed the Loulan Army guarding Sanlinpo in the very first charge, forcing them to retreat step by step.

Jiang Xuan brought a team to reinforce them, but he could not stop them either.

Seeing that Sanlinpo had been breached, Jiulong was immediately overjoyed.

It had been three days.

Once Sanlinpo was broken, the gates of Cheshi were practically wide open!

"Kill!"

"Brothers, Cheshi is right before our eyes!"

"Follow me inside to slaughter the city!"

"Yes!"

【Author's Note】

Thank you to the brothers who have tipped these past few days, thank you. The speed has clearly increased this month, haha. Also, I want to say that this book is history, not a mindless power fantasy. When I am carefully arranging various schemes, various conflicts, and various rationales, seeing those mindless negative reviews really affects my enthusiasm for writing. If you want to read a harem novel, please go elsewhere; this is not one. There will certainly be multiple wives and concubines, and occasionally some emotional scenes to adjust the atmosphere, but I don't want the whole thing to be about picking up girls, okay?