Chapter 399 The Battle of White Wave Valley, the first show of Fuhuo Thunder!
"There was no movement all day yesterday. What kind of medicine is Zhang Liao selling in this gourd? I always feel that he already has a way to conquer Baibo Valley."
At the top of the council hall, Yang Feng frowned, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, thinking about the deep meaning of his opponent's actions the day before.
Even though he just showed up, Zhang Liao sent his elite troops to protect all those who recorded the data. It was obvious that they were very important.
"Qu handsome."
Han Siam smiled faintly and seemed a little unconcerned: "Don't worry, he didn't dare to attack for so long, which proves that Zhang Liao is a coward. There is nothing to fear from such a person."
"Coward?"
Yang Feng turned his head and glanced at Han Xian, his eyes full of disdain: "If Zhang Liao was a coward, he would never have left Dong Zhuo and joined King Hongnong!"
"If Zhang Liao was a coward, he would not have been able to face Dong Zhuo's thousands of cavalry with his 800 elite soldiers when he returned to the city after winning the battle at Jingshi Cang, and kill them directly!"
"If Zhang Liao was a coward, it would be impossible for him to remain unwavering in Heluo and become the enemy of Niu Fu after King Hongnong took away all the elites!"
"snort!"
Yang Feng snorted coldly and said angrily: "Zhang Liao is definitely not a coward. He must be planning something in his heart, but we don't understand it yet."
"That's right."
Xu Huang nodded affirmatively: "Commander Qu is right. Zhang Liao is indeed a talented general. The reason why he did not attack our Baibo Valley is precisely because he knows how powerful our formation is, so he is unwilling to take risks."
"And the reason why he is sending people here now must be that he has a plan to defeat the enemy, or he is working hard to break through the Baibo Valley. This person is by no means someone who gives up easily."
"at this point!"
Xu Huang said with certainty and certainty: "The general dares to guarantee it with his head! Zhang Liao must be thinking of a way. Maybe it won't be long before Zhang Liao leads his troops!"
"Report—!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a rapid report sounded outside the hall.
Everyone turned to look.
However, he saw that his own soldiers hurried forward, leaned forward and held up their hands and said: "Commander Qu, two generals, Zhang Liao has led an army and is setting up a formation outside the valley. They may attack at any time."
"oh?"
Yang Feng couldn't help but be surprised: "It's only been quiet for a day, but it's here so quickly?"
Han Siam was angry and waved his hand: "Zarp! If he dares to attack this time, we will teach him that there is no return, no return, no life!"
Xu Huang's eyes flashed with incredulity and expectation. Without saying a word, he followed Yang Feng and Han Xian out of the council hall, went straight to the head of Gumen City, and looked down at the city.
But see...
The flags are flying, and the soldiers are densely armored.
Zhang Liao's team is still in high spirits, and there seems to be no sign of a drop in morale due to the lack of progress during this period.
Even Xu Huang, who is proficient in leading troops, has to sincerely praise Zhang Liao. He is definitely a strong opponent. King Hongnong promoted him not just because of his youth, which is enough to prove his eclectic way of employing people.
Or...
If I defect to Nanyang in the future, I may be promoted, instead of being like now, always having to succumb to two self-righteous losers.
"What are they doing?"
Yang Feng frowned and stared at the soldiers and horses on both sides of the mountain outside.
There were elite sword and shield soldiers guarding both sides, seemingly on guard against the soldiers and horses coming out of the valley.
Yang Feng was puzzled and immediately gave a sonorous order: "Quick, go and see what the other party is doing?"
The guard beside him bowed and held his hands: "Here."
Immediately.
Turn around and leave the reconnaissance.
After a while, the guard hurried back and clasped his hands: "Commander Qu, there is a small team of soldiers and horses at the bottom of the mountains on both sides. I don't know what they are busy with."
"oh?"
Yang Feng did not dare to slack off at all, and immediately ordered: "Han Xian, you stay at the valley gate. Without orders, remember not to leave the city for a decisive battle. Gongming will follow me."
The two of them raised their hands together: "Here."
now.
Underneath the mountains on both sides.
A defensive formation composed of five huge shields is leaning against the mountain.
The shield surrounded them all, like the hard shell of a beetle, and the inside could not be seen at all.
Yang Feng snarled his steel teeth and felt something was wrong even more: "Damn it! What are they going to do? If they don't want to dig a hole, dig it from the outside into the inside of our valley?"
I have to admit that Yang Feng's imagination is really big, and he actually thought of the method of earth excavation. This is enough to prove that he had really thought about the opponent's strategy before, otherwise he could not come to a conclusion quickly.
"impossible!"
But unfortunately, it was directly denied by Xu Huang.
"Why?"
Yang Feng couldn't help but be curious.
"It's very simple."
Xu Huang immediately gave the answer: "If you really want to dig holes, you don't need five holes at all. One big hole is enough, but now there are five. This is unreasonable."
"That's right."
Yang Feng nodded slowly: "Gongming is still careful, so tell me, what is their purpose for doing this?"
Xu Huang frowned and shook his head to express his ignorance: "I'm really sorry, I don't know what the other party's purpose is for the time being, but I can confirm that they want to take Baibo Valley today."
"oh?"
Yang Feng was astonished: "How can you see it?"
Xu Huang explained: "There are at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses outside the city, and they are extremely tightly arrayed. They are obviously the main force and are ready to attack!"
Yang Feng suddenly understood and nodded: "Yes, it is indeed true."
But the more this happened, the more panicked he became.
after all......
So long.
This was the first time Yang Feng saw an opponent attacking Baibo Valley in this way, an opponent who didn't play by common sense at all!
Not to mention Yang Feng, even Xu Huang himself and Monk Zhang Er were confused: "What are they going to do?"
Yang Feng frowned and thought for a long time: "Damn it! I can't care about that much anymore. Immediately mobilize the crossbowmen and fire arrows to harass them. No matter what they are doing, even if you wish the land old man a birthday, you can't let him succeed."
Xu Huang cupped his hands and said, "Here."
"Oh right."
Just as Xu Huang was about to turn around and leave, Yang Feng reminded: "Don't forget to throw stones and logs, and also bring some of them over. I must smash them to death."
Xu Huang glanced at the formation below, and finally nodded affirmatively: "Here."
Immediately.
Turn around and leave, mobilizing troops, horses, and supplies.
In the shield shell below, Niu Yong was currently holding a special tool and pounding on the mountain, digging out the adobe to create a hole for installing the fire and thunder.
Peng! Peng! Peng!
suddenly.
There was a loud bang above the head.
The soldier who was carrying the shield was caught off guard and his arm was almost broken.
Niu Yong did not hesitate and gave a sonorous order: "Replacement, at all costs, we must drill out the holes and install the Fire and Thunder Pack. This is an order!"
A burly man responded loudly: "Don't worry, General, I can hold on and there is no need to replace others."
The next second, the burly man changed his hands, steadied his horse's steps, his muscles bulged all over his body, gritted his steel teeth, and shouted loudly: "Don't worry, I will be able to hold on."
"continue!"
Niu Yong shouted loudly.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
Immediately.
Continue to use the tool to make a big hole and remove all the excess adobe.
Not far away, Chen Gong stared at the soldiers below, worried. The opponent's thunder stones and rolling logs were almost uninterrupted. The rolling logs were nothing more than rolling rocks. Once the rocks were hit, there would be undulations visible to the naked eye every time.
"no!"
Chen Gong was afraid of wasting time, so he waved his hand: "Second team, go up, make substitutions."
The sword and shield soldiers beside him responded sonorously: "Here, brothers, follow me."
Hooray!
More than twenty sword and shield soldiers rushed forward, without any fear, covering him and gradually replacing him.
"You can retreat now. Take a rest for now. It's our turn to bear the burden. Thank you for your hard work."
"Get down quickly, it's our turn."
"Thank you for your hard work, brother!"
"..."
Continuous replacement of sword and shield soldiers.
Let Xu Huang and Yang Feng be more certain about one thing.
The other party's actions under the mountain must have a deep meaning.
After three rotations of sword and shield soldiers in this way, and withstanding thirty to forty attacks from rocks and rolling logs, Niu Yong finally led the demolition team back from the mountain.
"Military advisor, we have finished installing the Fire Thunder. Do you want to nod?"
"Taishi Lingcheng, you..."
Chen Gong glanced at Tai Shitong, thinking about asking if it was okay.
Tai Shitong was already nodding his head: "No problem, you can light the fire at any time, but you have to have people evacuate to a safe distance first."
Chen Gong saluted solemnly and gave a sonorous order: "Okay, send a signal to General Zhang quickly."
Niu Yong nodded: "Send the signal!"
Whoosh!
A cloud-piercing arrow shot up into the sky.
Zhang Liao, who was forming formation outside the valley gate, was overjoyed: "Slowly retreat to a safe distance."
Following this, the army all turned around, and the rear team became the front team, starting to retreat.
After retreating at least a few hundred steps, he stopped.
Zhang Liao immediately shouted: "Beat the drum!"
Winter! Winter! Winter!
Dongdong—!
More than ten golden drums sounded in unison.
Although the distance is far, it still resonates throughout the valley.
At the same time, Zhang Liao and others had drawn their swords and were ready to attack Baibo Valley at any time.
However, this scene completely stunned Yang Feng, Xu Huang and others.
Hundreds of steps away, someone is actually beating drums and cheering?
Are you going to launch an attack?
still......
Just to scare yourself?
Even if you are just trying to scare yourself, you should get closer, right?
He was actually hundreds of steps away, beating drums to encourage and scare himself?
"Ha ha ha ha!"
At this moment, Han Xian, who was in the direction of Gumen, was looking up to the sky, laughing wildly, and couldn't stop laughing.
Without hiding the sarcasm on his face, he raised his hand and pointed at the army outside the valley: "What are they doing? Are they preparing to attack our Baibo Valley hundreds of steps away?"
"These are Nanyang's elite soldiers and horses? How did Zhang Liao knock down the capital warehouse? Was there no one inside in the first place? He just set a fire."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Hahaha!"
"Ha ha!"
"...."
At the head of Gumen City, all the soldiers in Baibogu and Huangjin were laughing so hard.
Even Xu Huang and Yang Feng, who came down from both sides of the mountain, couldn't help but be stunned.
However, the two of them were not as exaggerated as Han Siam, and they actually laughed like this.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Yang Feng flew into a rage and shouted at the top of his lungs. His angry eyes swept over everyone, as if he had a domain-type coercion skill: "Whoever dares to laugh again will be killed without mercy!"
In an instant, on top of Gumen City, the laughter of the soldiers stopped suddenly, but Han Xian was unhappy: "Shuai Qu, what do you mean by this? Is it possible that the other party has any other conspiracy?"
"General!"
Xu Huang leaned over and cupped his hands and said: "Zhang Liao's move is indeed a bit strange. The sound of the arrow before and the sound of the drum now are more like sending signals. They must have a conspiracy, but we don't know it."
"Bullshit!"
Han Xian retorted without hesitation: "Zhang Liao is a coward. If he has a conspiracy, I, Han Xian, will walk backwards with my head on the ground, but if not..."
Boom!
Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden explosion.
The entire valley shook violently.
Even the soldiers at the head of Gumen City were unable to stand steadily, especially Han Xian himself, who fell down directly, his eyes widening with fear, and his complexion suddenly changed.
But see...
The mountains on both sides suddenly collapsed and sank at a speed visible to the naked eye. The arrow towers and watchtowers on the mountain collapsed instantly and fell into the surging smoke. Many soldiers were directly buried in the mountain, killed by huge rocks and trees on the spot!
"ah?"
Yang Feng was so frightened that his eyes almost popped out.
He couldn't believe his eyes. What kind of method did the other party use to blow up the mountain in an instant? The smoke and dust rushed over like a torrent in the blink of an eye, directly submerging it.
The huge wave actually flew him straight away, and the valley gate, too, rolled out and slammed into the mountain on the other side.
"Qu handsome—!"
Even Xu Huang, who was wearing armor and stomach, had his eyes widened at this moment.
The powerful wind also swept it up and flew it more than ten feet away. Then it fell heavily to the ground and spurted out a mouthful of twenty-year-old blood.
"this......"
"This is......"
Xu Huang's eyes were full of surprise, and his ears were already buzzing.
He opened his eyes as wide as possible, trying to see everything in front of him as clearly as possible, but his vision blurred in an instant, and finally disappeared completely, turning into black.
Outside the valley, Tai Shitong, who was outside the safety zone, could still maintain an indifferent expression, but Chen Gong beside him was completely stunned, with a look of disbelief on his face:
"this......"
Chen Gong subconsciously raised his hand and pointed at Yanchen: "Is this the Fuhuo Leiting?"
Tai Shitong pinched a wisp of beard under his chin and said softly: "Yes, it's a pity that I brought less of them this time. If I brought more, I can directly explode the valley and kill half of its soldiers. It won't be a problem."
"That's enough!"
"Enough!"
Chen Gong's throat rolled and he nodded hastily in fear, not daring to say anything.
Previously, he did not believe that His Majesty the Emperor could raze the Baibo Valley to the ground.
But looking at it now, His Majesty the Emperor is definitely not talking nonsense. Let alone razing it to the ground, or completely obliterating it, there is no problem.
The scene in front of them was really shocking. If they weren't standing in the safe zone, I'm afraid this huge sound would have blown them all away.
At the same time, Zhang Liao, who was in formation outside the valley, was also trembling with fear, as if he was frightened by this shocking explosion and was so frightened that his soul left his body and he sat on the ground and became an immortal.
Even though Zhang Liao had already been mentally prepared, he still looked horrified. Suddenly he felt that if the fire-thunder bomb tied to his waist exploded, he would be covered in flesh and blood, not even mud.
"this......"
"This is the power of Fuhuo... Fuhuo Thunder?"
Zhang Liao swallowed hard and watched the smoke and dust in front of him gradually calm down, his heart completely resting in his stomach.
Not daring to hesitate at all, Zhang Liao gave a sonorous order: "Brothers, the Baibo Valley has been blown open by the Fire and Thunder invented by Your Majesty. This is Your Majesty's help to us."
"Everyone, rush in and occupy Baibo Valley!"
"Never betray His Majesty's trust."
"Come on—!"
Zhang Liao's roar.
Like thunder, like tsunami, better than landslide.
In an instant, the astonished hearts of all the soldiers were completely brought back.
Especially the deputy general Zhang Zhen beside him raised the Huanshou sword without hesitation and let out a thunderous roar: "Kill with me—!"
Only then did all the soldiers react, and they raised their weapons one after another, like wild wolves, howling and rushing forward: "Kill--!"
That’s right!
The Fire and Thunder was invented by His Majesty the Emperor.
Then, this is equivalent to His Majesty the Emperor giving them a helping hand. With the imperial mission, the fighting spirit in the hearts of the soldiers suddenly soared to the extreme, and they all charged like wolves and tigers like crazy!
Zhang Liao took the lead, with his feet moving like the wind. He held the Huanshou Sword in one hand and the Thunderbolt Bullet in the other, and rushed to the ruins of Baibo Valley as quickly as possible.
Chi!
Bite off the fuse underneath the ambushes and thunder bombs, and then smoke will fill the air.
Zhang Liao didn't dare to hesitate at all, and followed Tai Shitong's teachings, and quickly threw the Fuhuo Thunder Bomb into the Baibo Valley.
Boom!
There was another loud noise.
Smoke and dust flew around along with the severed limbs and arms.
Immediately, there were wails, exclamations, and screams in the valley.
Zhang Liao was very happy. He stepped into the ruins with his feet, continued to pull out the fire and thunder bullets from his waist, and rushed towards the interior of the valley: "Brothers, follow me, charge forward, and break their defensive formation."
In addition to the Valley City Gate and the mountains on both sides, there are still a large number of defensive formations inside, but in terms of scale, compared to the Valley City Gate, the mountains on both sides are inferior.
but......
There are fire and thunder bombs, which are enough to deal with them.
Zhang Liao was the first to break into the ruins. Broken limbs and arms could be seen everywhere, and even half of his body was buried in the soil. What's worse, only his upper body was left, and he kept exclaiming at himself.
Their faces were full of fear and surprise, and some even had eyes that begged them to give him a pleasant sign. On the contrary, Zhang Liao, who had always been decisive in killing, couldn't help but hesitate.
This is something he has never seen since he was in the army. It completely subverts his imagination. If this kind of thing is spread over a large area in the future, the cruelty of the battlefield will probably be 10,000 times greater than it is now!
Fortunately, I had it. If someone else had it, that would be the most terrifying thing. At that time, the casualty rate of charging into battle was probably not something that armor could stop.
era!
Is that finally going to change?
Zhang Liao thought this and didn't dare to think any more. He jumped into the valley with unusual steps, aimed at the crowded place in front of him, and threw a fire-thunder bomb directly towards it.
Boom!
In an instant, a bunch of people were blown away.
Boom!
Boom!
In an instant, another bunch of people were blown up.
Zhang Liao didn't even charge seriously. He only relied on the ambushes and thunder bombs to break through the opponent's first line of defense and attack the second line of defense.
Li Kan and Cheng Yin, who followed, immediately circled to both sides, also using fire and thunder to clear the way, expanding outward at the fastest speed to expand the results of the battle!
This is much easier than rushing in and having knives flying in all directions.
Before, Zhang Liao was still envious of the soldiers who were trapped in the camp. Each of them could hold a sacred kite crossbow and attack people at a distance of dozens of steps. It felt very satisfying.
But looking at it now, no matter how powerful the trapped camp is, it can only kill one person at a time. If you kill them all at once, you can only kill four or five people.
But the fire and thunder bullets are different!
This gadget is so light and lightweight that one person can carry more than ten without any pressure at all.
And as long as you throw one into the crowd, if you can't dodge it, the entire army will be annihilated. This is much more powerful than the burst shot of the Shen Yuan crossbow, and it is also less difficult to operate.
After all, throwing a bomb within thirty steps is much easier than aiming a bow and arrow. Anyone with arms can throw it.
And its killing range also greatly reduces the bombing accuracy compared to the shooting accuracy. This is simply a general reduction in the combat quality of soldiers!
"Damn! How can we fight this? We can't beat him at all."
"Half of my body was blown up. Damn it, what are they holding?"
"It's so powerful. Everyone, run away. We are no match at all."
"Run! We are definitely no match for you!"
"..."
The white waves and yellow turbans that originally surged up from the rear were completely conquered by the bravery of the imperial officers and soldiers.
They were frightened and frightened. Their expressions suddenly changed with fright, and they all ran towards the valley, trying to avoid them. How could they dare to fight again?
Zhang Liao originally had no intention of killing them all, and immediately shouted loudly: "The imperial court has issued an order, and those who surrender their weapons will not be punished; those who stubbornly resist will not be punished!"
All the soldiers followed and shouted: "The imperial court has issued an order. Those who surrender their weapons will not be punished; those who stubbornly resist will not be punished!"
"The imperial court has an order..."
"..."
The sound waves echoed over and over again in the white wave valley.
The white wave and yellow scarf soldiers had already been frightened out of their wits by the officers and soldiers. They all dared to fight again. They threw away their weapons and raised their hands in surrender:
"I surrender, please don't kill me, okay?"
"Please, don't kill me!"
"Ah—! Don't kill me!"
"..."
From the beginning of the attack to the surrender of the Yellow Turbans in Baibo Valley, the battle was completely resolved in less than half an hour.
Zhang Liao let out a long breath, glanced at the prisoners in front of him, and said softly: "Zhang Zhen, clean the battlefield quickly and collect them all, especially Xu Huang. You want to see people alive, and you want to see corpses if you die."
Zhang Zhen naturally knew what his general was thinking, so he immediately cupped his hands and said loudly: "General, don't worry, just leave it to the last general."
"kindness."
Zhang Liao nodded and said, "I'll leave this to you. I have to personally thank Tai Shitong. Without his Fire and Thunder in this battle, we wouldn't have been able to win Baibo Valley so easily."
Zhang Zhen cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, general!"