Chapter 907: First Volume_Di Jiu Ling Qi Zhang Wei Cao Bu Duan

First Volume_Di Jiu Ling Qi Zhang Wei Cao Bu Duan

Since Lü Li was targeting Qin Feng, it appeared on the surface that Lü Li was launching the offensive and needed to light fire torches for illumination, leaving Qin Feng no chance to escape. Qin Feng, to protect himself, knew the darkness was his best cover and would never foolishly light fire torches to expose himself.

But the truth was the opposite: Lü Li was on the defensive, while Qin Feng was on the offensive.

The Tianji Camp Guards and Anwu Guard had already infiltrated outward from both flanks, while Qin Feng led thirty cavalry, standing guard in place to watch Lü Li; whenever Lü Li sent out cavalry, Qin Feng would immediately turn and flee without hesitation.

In fact, Lü Li had precisely this plan in mind.

At this moment, messengers kept reporting to Lü Li: "Your Excellency, Pillar of the State, surrounding units are under ambush."

"Those comrades specially positioned to ambush cavalry have all been attacked!"

Hearing this, Lü Li asked directly: "Have any large units been attacked?"

The messenger quickly replied: "All units larger than fifty men remain unharmed."

Lü Li now understood: Qin Feng must have deployed the Tianji Camp Guards and Anwu Guard, leaving only one hundred Beixi Soldiers beside him—this was unquestionably the best moment to strike hard.

Thinking this, Lü Li immediately ordered: "Cavalry, charge!"

At Lü Li's command, the hundred cavalry waiting in formation immediately galloped toward Qin Feng, while the infantry, too slow to keep pace, remained in place to continue blocking the Official Road, preventing Qin Feng from using a feint to slip through the Guan Ka.

Qin Feng heard the hooves and the flickering fire torches from the opposite side, realized the enemy cavalry had launched their attack, and gave no hesitation—he immediately ordered:

"Military Retreat!"

Under Qin Feng's lead, the thirty Beixi cavalry turned and retreated along the same stretch of the Official Road.

Since Qin Feng had already sent Li Xiaolan ahead with seventy Beixi Infantry to clear the path, he had no fear of being ambushed or intercepted en route.

Two li, one thousand steps— for cavalry, it was merely the blink of an eye.

In an instant, Qin Feng had led the Beixi cavalry into the ambush zone Li Xiaolan had prepared.

"Rattle the gong!"

Hearing Qin Feng's shout, a nearby soldier quickly unfastened a bronze gong from his waist and tossed it to Qin Feng.

As Qin Feng galloped backward along the Official Road, he shouted toward the Beixi Infantry hidden on both sides: "The gong is the signal! The gong is the signal! When you hear the gong, attack the enemy!"

Qin Feng led the cavalry another hundred steps backward, opening up distance, then halted, turned his horse around, and faced the direction from which the enemy was charging, ready for battle.

Almost the moment Qin Feng stopped, the hundred cavalry reached the ambush zone; since the enemy held fire torches, their positions were clear, and Qin Feng had no hesitation—he struck the gong at once.

Dāng dāng dāng!

Hearing the gong, Li Xiaolan's sharp cry echoed across the dim Huang Ye.

"Ranged Attack!"

The seventy Beixi Infantry hidden in ambush had been ready for this moment; using the enemy cavalry's fire torches as reference, they unleashed a dense volley of arrows.

Struck by arrows, the hundred cavalry immediately lost momentum.

The Gate General roared: "Don't stop! Keep charging! Charge!"

Cavalry under stealth attack must never halt—otherwise, losses would be even heavier. Only by maintaining speed and breaking straight through the ambush zone was the correct choice.

Moreover, in pitch darkness, with the terrain on both sides of the Official Road being the complex Huang Ye, the cavalry dared not charge off the road without knowing the ground—any pothole or Stone could instantly trip a horse, with unthinkable consequences.

"Charge!"

The Gate General's roar echoed endlessly through the Huang Ye.

Just then, Li Xiaolan's cry rang out again: "Act!"

The Beixi Infantry hidden on both sides of the Official Road immediately pulled up the Sheng Mao.

For Beixi Soldiers, Sheng Mao was standard issue—each carried a seven-chi-long rope tied around the waist, detachable whenever needed: useful for stopping bleeding, binding corpses, and many other purposes.

Now, the Beixi Soldiers detached their ropes, linked them together, forming two long ropes, and laid two lines of horse-tripping cables.

The enemy cavalry, desperate to break out of the ambush, struck the cables— the first seven or eight riders were thrown from their horses, crashing heavily to the ground, knocked unconscious instantly.

The riders behind had no choice but to halt—and immediately came under a barrage of ambush fire.

In desperation, the Gate General roared: "Charge down!"

At this point, he no longer cared how complex the terrain on either side of the road was—he only wanted to lead his cavalry down and kill every last one of those cowardly ambushers.

Just then, a sound of hooves came from the opposite side.

The Gate General's heart jolted: "No! The enemy cavalry is returning!"

Qin Feng had already led his thirty Beixi cavalry charging straight at the disordered enemy, spears leveled forward, brimming with momentum.

But under cover of darkness, the enemy cavalry could only hear the hooves drawing nearer—they could not see the Beixi cavalry's movements.

Coupled with the harassment from the Beixi Infantry, the commanding Gate General had no choice but to order a desperate fight.

Unfortunately, the original hundred cavalry, after repeated ambushes, now numbered fewer than ninety, their formation shattered, the situation chaotic—and facing Qin Feng and the thirty spears behind him, the front-line enemy riders lacked the courage to stand their ground, scattering wildly to the roadside.

Huā lā lā!

Amid a dense crash of noise and cries, Qin Feng plunged into the enemy like a Golden Sword.

Qin Feng charged straight from the enemy's front to their rear; when he turned his horse and rode back, fewer than seventy enemy cavalry remained—and those seventy could no longer form any formation, scattered everywhere.

The enemy cavalry who had jumped off the Official Road into the Huang Ye to avoid the charge were immediately surrounded and attacked by the Beixi Infantry.

"Military Retreat! Military Retreat!"

The Gate General screamed hysterically, yanking his reins hard, desperately pulling his broken troops backward—while Lü Li's personal infantry arrived to reinforce them, sending over two hundred men!

But since the Guan Ka was a full fifteen hundred steps away from the battlefield, the infantry had not even reached halfway when they met the fleeing cavalry.

Qin Feng showed no hesitation—he pulled out his bronze gong from his waist, struck it as he shouted: "Military Retreat! Military Retreat!"

Qin Feng had no intention of lingering—he seized the advantage and immediately led his comrades to flee, giving the enemy no chance for close combat.

When the remaining sixty-odd cavalry reached the Guan Ka, Lü Li's face was utterly dark—he roared: "Qin Feng Xiao'er excels at ambush tactics! Beidi War Command: leave one hundred men to hold the Guan Ka, and send the rest forward in full assault!"