Chapter 726: This Is a Madman

On Liu Zheng's side.

Indeed, some troops had already entered Wangchuan Valley.

But it was only a small detachment.

They went in to plant explosives.

However, their movements were extremely stealthy, leaving the enemy unable to detect them.

Liu Zheng concluded that at this moment, the enemy would not act; they wanted the main force! They were not interested in such sporadic troops, so naturally, they would not startle the snake.

Finally.

The explosives were all buried.

Then these people withdrew.

Ji Yong was currently in high spirits.

"General, they have withdrawn again..."

"Withdrawn?"

Ji Yong laughed heartily: "It seems this Vice Minister Liu is still quite cautious... Was this sending people in to scout for information? Hahahaha, see that? We didn't act, and that was correct!"

A group of deputy generals hurriedly flattered him.

Ji Yong nodded, full of confidence: "Next, it will be time for their main force to enter! Everyone, keep your spirits up for me!"

"Yes!"

The two-hundred-thousand-strong army was poised and ready.

On Liu Zheng's side.

Everyone had already retreated outside the safety perimeter.

The eyes of hundreds of thousands of people were fixed on the Wangchuan Valley, which looked incomparably calm at this moment.

No one knew how many people would be killed or how many would be blasted out once these explosives were detonated.

Xie Fang was very anxious.

But what Method did he have now? There was simply no way to notify the people over in Liaodong!

Today.

Wangchuan Valley was bright and sunny.

Liu Zheng raised his hand.

The army behind him was already prepared for the charge.

Prince Wei, Prince Yong, and the others also held their breath.

This would be a historic moment.

This mountain was about to be blown away, which also meant that it was very likely that the land of Liaodong and Qingzhou could be reached in just half a month.

Liu Zheng was about to open the gates to the land of Liaodong!

"Fire the cannons!"

Liu Zheng shouted angrily and swung his hand down.

Instantly.

Over a dozen Red Barbarian Cannons fired simultaneously.

Boom—

Boom—

The Cannonballs landed in Wangchuan Valley, and the explosives that had been buried were also ignited. All at once, the entire valley shook and swayed, with dust filling the air.

"What is happening?"

"What is happening?"

Ji Yong was still waiting for the main force to enter, but who would have thought that instead of the main force, what arrived was ruthless artillery fire.

He was stunned all at once.

But time did not allow him to react. The two-hundred-thousand-strong army around him was too densely packed; the Cannonballs flew over at this moment, instantly blasting many people into powder! The entire scene fell into complete chaos.

"Cannons!"

"It's cannons!"

Many people exclaimed.

However, the Cannonballs continued to fly in without interruption.

This army of two hundred thousand had absolutely nowhere to escape.

Cannons?

Ji Yong was completely bewildered at this moment.

It wasn't just cannons, but also explosives; he felt the entire canyon, the entire mountain, was crumbling...

An absurd thought emerged.

"He is blowing up the mountain..."

"He is blowing up the mountain?"

He roared: "He's crazy! This is a madman! Take cover, hurry and take cover!"

He had been in Liaodong Commandery for so long, and he had been playing in Wangchuan Valley for such a long time, yet he had never seen such a simple and brutal madman! He had never seen such a madman who completely ignored the rules and didn't play by the book!

Boom—!

A bomb landed beside him; fortunately, his reaction was extremely fast, and he jumped away, otherwise, the next moment, he too would have become a corpse.

"Kill him for me, kill him!"

But he still had not forgotten that Pei Qianyun was still locked in the Iron Cage over there.

At this moment, he, in a state of utter exasperation, could not help but roar.

However.

Soon he discovered that Pei Qianyun, at this moment, had already gently torn open the sturdy Iron Cage with his hands and walked out from within, like a demon god. His two reddened eyes were fixed firmly on Ji Yong.

"You..."

"How did you get out?"

Ji Yong's eyes were splitting with rage, and he shouted that it was impossible.

Pei Qianyun gave a cold laugh: "Coward, are you qualified to ask?"

As he spoke, he had already let out a thunderous shout and lunged over.

As someone who could be called the Longyan First Warrior, he could completely ignore a dozen or so Liaodong soldiers. If not for his lack of understanding of the situation in the mountains, and if not for the fact that the individual combat ability of those Liao tribesmen was truly formidable, how could he have been captured? At this moment, Pei Qianyun was holding back a breath of resentment, especially toward Ji Yong, who had mocked and humiliated him for nearly half a month.

"Ah! Don't come over, don't come over!"

"Stop him!"

Ji Yong was scared to death, his face deathly pale.

However, the shelling of the entire Wangchuan Valley was still continuing. The chaos at the scene was still continuing.

What if, at this moment, the rebellion of those thirty thousand Liao tribesmen were added to the mix?

Yes.

In order to save themselves, the thirty thousand Liao tribesmen had already begun to run amok, incidentally launching harassment and slaughter against the Liaodong Army.

It was chaotic.

Completely chaotic.

Under these circumstances, logically speaking, Ji Yong should have retreated immediately to minimize losses. But at this moment, being hunted by Pei Qianyun, he had no time to issue orders. Moreover, he was unwilling to accept this... he held two hundred thousand troops in his hands! Two hundred thousand elite soldiers!

So many people!

How could he lose?

Even if they used corpses to push through, they could still crush them!

And so.

He issued the last military order of his life, which was also the most foolish one.

"The whole army, attack! Kill your way out for me!"

"Kill!"

Those ambushing Liaodong troops should indeed have moved, but unfortunately, it should have been to retreat, not to kill their way out. But a military order is just that: if ordered to kill their way out, they had to kill their way out!

And so.

After suffering the baptism of artillery fire, the remaining hundred-plus thousand Liaodong troops blew the horn of battle and, stepping through the canyon that had already been blown to pieces, charged out.

Liu Zheng's side had long been waiting for them.

Seeing these baring fangs and brandishing claws, ferocious-looking Liaodong troops, he smiled slightly and shook his head.

Years of living like a local warlord had caused these Liaodong troops—or one could say, the Liaodong generals—to lose their ability to command on the battlefield. Years of control over the Liaodong land had also caused their self-confidence to explode.

If they had retreated, Liu Zheng would have felt it was somewhat troublesome, because that way, they could still preserve some of their strength.

But they had actually killed their way out.

The army here was already fully armed and waiting.

Quietly watching this group of irritable Liaodong troops.

The explosions were still continuing.

The shelling was still incessant.

These Liaodong troops just ran out amidst the artillery fire; naturally, not a few were blown to death along the way. But they still charged.

Although they looked brave and invincible.

It was also destined to be their final fate in this life.

Everyone.

Watched all of this almost heartlessly.

Because they knew, this is war.

Either you die, or I perish.

If not for Vice Minister Liu, these two hundred thousand Liaodong troops, relying on this canyon, would have been enough to swallow up their hundreds of thousands of men.

Therefore.

At this moment, there was no pity, no sympathy.

There was no empathy.

From Liu Zheng's mouth, a single word burst forth.

"Kill!"

The soldiers behind him finally moved.

A close-quarters engagement had truly begun.