The Birth of Tianjiao Chapter 22 Encountering an Ambush
Qinglong Canyon is more than 20 miles deep. Looking from a distance, its winding, steep and deep strata are like billions of volumes of books, stacked layer by layer; as the Grand Canyon winds and twists, it resembles a link in the Grand Canyon.
Winding and dancing on the ground.
After Zhu Cuixian and Bingyu Fairy met, it took them two days to reach the canyon on the border between Mongolia and Jilin.
"After passing the Qinglong Canyon, and then heading east for 70 miles, you will enter the territory under the jurisdiction of the King of Liao." The Bingyu Fairy said happily.
"I underestimated Dugu Xiaotian this time and didn't get all the treasures. It's really shameful!" Zhu Cuixian said angrily.
The Ice Jade Fairy quickly comforted, "Don't blame yourself, Princess. I never thought that besides the 'Five Divine Powers in the World', there are such peerless masters!"
We sailed to the Western Ocean together with Song Qingfeng, that’s all!”
"Well, it must be Song Qingfeng who secretly taught them and his son the true story of Wudang!" Zhu Cuixian muttered a few words softly. "This man is about the same age as me, and his martial arts training to this level is extremely impressive." She sounded the fists of that day.
The situation was so contradictory that I couldn't help but blush on my face.
While he was talking, more than a thousand troops from the Liao Palace had already entered the canyon and traveled more than two miles.
"Stop," Zhu Cuixian suddenly shouted. "Master, I feel a little uneasy right now. Have the spies ahead found a way out?"
"An hour ago, the spies just reported that there are no obstacles ahead and we can pass through the canyon safely. Qinggong masters were also sent to check both sides of the canyon. There are no traces of human beings."
"There are occasionally birds flying in the canyon, why haven't we seen any today?" Zhu Cuixian asked in a deep voice. The Bingyu Fairy was speechless.
"Line up shields and prepare for rolling mines!" the cavalry in front was ordered and took out protective iron shields from their horses. Dozens of infantrymen from the Chinese army opened several large boxes that accompanied them.
After a while, dust billowed behind and the faint sound of horse hooves could be heard.
"There are pursuers in the rear. Princess, let's rush forward through the canyon and enter the territory of the King of Liao. General Song is already at the border ready to meet us." Fairy Bingyu said urgently.
"Master, don't panic, there must be a severe ambush ahead!" Zhu Cuixian bit her silver teeth and said, "All troops obey the order and follow me to repel the pursuers from behind." After saying that, he turned his horse's head and led the army towards the entrance of Qinglong Gorge.
When we arrived half a mile away from the entrance of the canyon, we saw a young general in a silver helmet, riding a horse and wielding a spear, looking majestic.
There were hundreds of cavalry behind him holding down the position for him.
The young general shouted: "Zhu Cuixian, I, Li Tianba, have long wanted to learn your Snowflake Divine Sword. The hatred of killing my soldiers is irreconcilable. Today I will teach you how to pay with blood!"
"Fire arrows!" he shouted, and arrows from the rear army rained down, shooting at the army of the Liao Palace.
"Dismount, stand up your shield! Cover your mouth and nose with a medicinal cloth." Zhu Cuixian shouted.
The front row of cavalry dismounted one after another and formed a three-row shield formation, blocking most of the powerful bows and crossbows. Only a few dozen people were injured by arrows.
The sergeants of Prince Liao's Palace led by Zhu Cuixian all took out special potion scarves from their waists and covered their mouths and noses.
"Set the 'rolling mines', take out the poisonous smoke arrows, and shoot them towards the enemy formation!" Zhu Cuixian shouted.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh", several big men in the army threw more than ten spherical objects into Li Tianba's military formation.
"The cavalry retreats! Guard the mouth of the valley!" Li Tianba shouted and jumped to block the ball flying in the air.
A thunderbolt flashed across the sky, Zhu Cuixian made a move of "Flying Immortal from the Sky", and the long sword arrived in front of Li Tianba like a meteor chasing the moon. Li Tianba had no choice but to raise his gun to meet him. There were several soft "dang-dang" sounds, and the two of them were fighting.
One place.
"Bang bang bang" more than a dozen balls fell to the ground and exploded. For a moment, iron pieces flew everywhere and poisonous smoke was scattered.
Fortunately, Li Tianba's cavalry retreated three feet, otherwise there would have been heavy casualties at this moment.
Li Tianba's army first used strong bows to shoot at the base of the position. This 'rolling mine' was thrown by the strong men in the army with their arms and could not reach far.
The 'rolling mines' were not thrown into the densely packed areas of the Suppressing Wei Army's formations, but only slightly disrupted the Suppressing Wei Army's front formation.
Tang Qing, the deputy general of the Zhenwei Army, shouted: "Hurry and wet the cloth with saliva and seal your mouth and nose!" The soldiers hurriedly tore off the cloth from their bodies, wetted it with saliva, and sealed their mouth and nose.
The Ice Jade Fairy gave a sharp shout, commanding the cavalry to charge, while the infantry fired poisonous smoke arrows. "Swish, swish, swish", more than twenty poisonous smoke arrows shot into the Zhenwei army formation, and the two sides instantly clashed with each other, fighting bloody battles.
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"First row, release!" General Chi Tianhai's voice sounded, and three rows of musketeers rushed over from both sides of the canyon and began to fire downwards.
"Second row, let go!"
"Three rows, release!"
The sound of "bang bang bang" muskets continued, and the rear army of the King of Liao's army suffered heavy casualties...
Early the next morning, the Populus euphratica forest outside Zhangbei County.
Li Tianba took inventory of the men and horses. At this time, the Zhenwei Army still had more than 500 men, many of whom were slightly injured.
"I didn't expect Zhu Cuixian, as the princess, to be so capable of leading troops in battles!" Li Tianba sighed.
"She only needs to advance another 5 miles and enter the range of our red cannon, and her discipline will be wiped out!" Chi Tianhai said harshly.
Li Tianba shook his head, "Zhu Cuixian is the best expert in the world, and her perception of danger is extremely keen. She will not enter the range of the cannon. The poisonous firearms they prepared are so powerful that they did not completely block the entrance of the valley, allowing them to rush.
Out. Our army lost more than 200 people."
"Huh, most of the soldiers of the Prince of Liao's Palace were killed and injured, and only more than a hundred people escaped. This battle can be said to be a complete victory. Young Master, there is no need to blame yourself. You have avenged your dead brothers!" Chi Tianhai advised. "
Most of the treasures have been recovered, so our trip has been worthwhile!"
Li Tianba looked far away to the northeast, was silent for a long time, and shouted: "We will rush to Datong tomorrow and take a detour back to Guangxi!"
"Follow the order!" All the soldiers agreed with a loud voice.
"The 'Northern Immortal' is not only unparalleled in martial arts, but also very resourceful. He is actually my lifelong enemy! This time, we were able to narrowly defeat him only because our sergeants in the General's Mansion were more elite." Li Tianba thought to himself.
In the small valley next to Wulan County, Dugu Xiaotian, the Beggar Clan, and the Wudang Clan have been gathering here for three days.
That afternoon, the spies brought back the latest news, and everyone quickly gathered together to discuss.
"Pah!" Qiao Wanyun slapped the table angrily. "Prince Shen Zhumo captured more than 200 beggars in Shenyang Zhongwei City and tortured them every day. This is to force us to hand over our treasures!"
Jin Linfeng sighed after hearing this: "King Shen is covering the sky in the Northeast and is running rampant. Even if we get the treasure, we can't use it!"
Zhou Yunbi and Song Shuling were also silent, their brows furrowed and they couldn't think of any good way to overcome the current difficulties.
Dugu Xiaotian stood up slowly, walked to Qiao Wanyun's side, knelt down and kowtowed.
Qiao Wanyun was startled and quickly helped Dugu Xiaotian up, "Brother, why are you doing this great gift!"
"Brother, Xiaotian is going to enter Prince Shen's Mansion at night, assassinate the traitor king, eliminate harm for the people, and avenge the martyrs who died!" Dugu Xiaotian paused and continued, "If the traitor king is eliminated, some money can be used to rescue him. The beggar brothers in prison took out their treasures and used them for the poor people."
"Whether this trip is successful or not, I will draw a clear line between my adopted brother and me from now on to prevent my adopted brother from being implicated by me! There are very few people in the world who know that you and I are sworn brothers, so I hope you will keep it a secret!"
"Brother, you are looking down on your elder brother!" Qiao Wanyun was stunned when he heard this and said angrily.
Zhou Yunbi quickly advised, "Xiao Tian, it doesn't have to be like this. Few people know about the sworn sworn relationship between you and Gang Leader Xie. We won't publicize it from now on. You two are still good brothers!", "As for entering the palace at night and assassinating King Shen, the implication is wide. , absolutely not. We take the treasure to the capital, find a way to inform the emperor, and present the treasure to the court. This is the best way to solve the current difficulties of the Beggar Clan."
Xiaotian shook his head when he heard this, "Once the gold and silver treasures enter the imperial treasury, they will not be used for the displaced and suffering people in the north!"
"I have made up my mind! I have no father or mother, and I am alone. Even if I wander around the world and die in a foreign land, it is just a matter of idleness!".
Everyone was silent for a while after hearing this. Song Shuling stared blankly at the lonely and stubborn figure, her eyes covered with a layer of mist.