Therefore, Chen Shen chose to escape "wounded" and let Saburo Zhuangtian take advantage of the victory to pursue him. It would be best to call out all the Taikou troops in Yutong Pass and massacre them.
In this way, he can annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop in the wild and minimize unnecessary battle losses.
Unfortunately, Saburo Shoda was not dazzled by the victory of the fighter, he remained cautious.
In other words, he saw that although Chen Shen was defeated, the heroic cavalry army and the Blood Guards were still in good condition, so he did not want to pursue him at this moment, and wanted to wait for the poison in Chen Shen's body to fully take effect before making any plans.
As for the poisonous poison arrow, it actually didn't hit Chen Shen's arm at all.
The young man just used the armor's blind spots and visual errors to see the direction of the arrow and tucked it under his arm.
Just like many plots in movies made in the 1970s and 1980s in the previous life——
Those shots shot from the side, with swords piercing through the chest, are basically the actors holding the props in their armpits, and then applying some red dye or something on the back. To the audience, it looks like a sharp sword is being punched into the chest, which is quite realistic.
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However, the blood Chen Shen shed was real.
In order to deceive Saburo Shoda's spiritual perception, while clamping the arrow shaft, he used purple-red thunder-based mysterious energy to "mutilate himself" and tore two holes in his upper arm, bleeding profusely.
As for the pale complexion, it is easier to deal with: Chen Shen controls part of the mysterious energy in the meridians, letting it go retrograde and counteract, thus camouflaging the appearance of a pale complexion, deep internal injuries or poisoning.
As long as you grasp a certain degree and a small amount of Qi and blood retrograde for a short period of time, it will not cause much harm to the cultivator. Afterwards, he can recover by taking a healing pill in time...
Chen Shen did all this just to make Saburo Shoda mistakenly think that he had been hit by a poisonous arrow. As a result, the Xiaoqi Army and the Blood Guards lost their backbone. It was time to take the initiative!
After listening to what Chen Shen said, all the generals in the big tent couldn't help but feel moved——
"Young Marshal's wit is unparalleled, I admire him even in his humble position!"
"It just hurt the person with the flowing fire mask. If I hadn't knocked her out in time, she would have controlled her pet to rush over to save Master Chen!" Chen Qibing winked.
The person in the mask of flowing fire he was talking about was the third person among the golden girl, the silver elder, and the jade lady: Qian Miao Ling.
"Haha, you really screwed her up." Chen Shen scratched his head guiltily.
"It's just, it's just a pity that Saburo Shoda didn't mobilize the entire army to go out of the city to pursue him. Otherwise, with the young master's clever plan, I, we should have achieved a complete victory!"
"This, this, this, such a good opportunity was wasted, what a pity."
Chen Shixiao, who was born to stutter, shook his head regretfully.
"A waste? That's not necessarily the case." Chen Shen curled his lips and said, "Tonight, we will begin to withdraw our troops."
"Ah? Withdraw troops?"
Everyone was puzzled. Their Marshal Chen was obviously injured falsely. They didn't have any injuries at the moment. They had all the food, grass and baggage, so why should they withdraw?
But I heard Chen Shen confidently say: "That's right, withdraw the troops!"
"We are so so... Do you understand?"
Hearing this, the doubts in the eyes of Li Dezhi and other generals were immediately replaced by a sense of joy, and they all stepped in and said, "General, I will obey!"
"Golden Girl, Yin Lao, you will set off in an hour and climb up half of the mountains on the left and right of Yutong Pass to find a good position."
"As soon as chaos breaks out in the camp, you will be like this... Remember, you must pay attention to your hidden whereabouts to avoid being exposed."
"yes!"
"Eighth Elder, you and Elder Yin ride on the same horse. Your duty is very simple, which is to protect him."
"Tenth Elder, you and Jin Nu ride on the same horse, and her safety is entrusted to you!"
Hearing this, the two elders, a man and a woman, both nodded and promised to complete the task.
After everything was deployed, Chen Shen smiled happily and said: "Okay, there are still two or three hours before nightfall. Let the soldiers and generals cultivate themselves, but remember not to leave the camp even half a step."
"Also, the news that I am falsely injured cannot be informed in advance, so as not to let the astute Taikoo thieves figure out the clues when the brothers look excited but not at all worried."
"clear!"
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At the same time, at the top of Yutongguan City, Zhuangtian Sanlang was in high spirits. After witnessing Chen Shen's generals retreating in gray, their momentum was like a rainbow.
"Congratulations, commander-in-chief, for defeating the enemy general!" Deputy Commander-in-Chief Koizumi Benimaru was the first to congratulate him.
Saburo Shoda patted the opponent's shoulder encouragingly: "This battle will severely injure Chen Shen'er and weaken the enemy's spirit. That arrow of yours really contributed a lot."
Xiao Quan's face showed joy, but he said modestly: "My subordinates are able to achieve small feats only because of the commander's ingenious plan."
"Hahahaha... It's good to have great achievements but not be arrogant or impatient."
After saying the compliment, Saburo Shoda turned serious and said: "Now that Chen Shen has been poisoned by an arrow, the toxins in his body will definitely spread throughout his body in two or three hours."
"At that time, with his cultivation level, even if he doesn't die, he will only have half a life left."
"Immediately send out scouting horses and pay close attention to the enemy's movements. If they do not retreat, we will attack the camp in the middle of the night and take advantage of the moonlight to transport the Xuanjing Cannon from the city to the outside of the city. Once it reaches the effective range, we will give this commander a hard blow.
A hard blast!"
"If they cannot withstand the pressure and retreat early, they will come and report immediately. I will kill the 50,000 cavalrymen under my command from behind, and keep this elite cavalry of Great Xia here forever!"
"The general will get the order!"
Upon hearing this, the faces of all the generals and generals were filled with fierce fighting spirit, as if the golden opportunity to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds was close at hand.
…
It was night, dark clouds covered the sky, and the stars and moon were difficult to see.
At the top of Yutongguan City, Sanlang Zhuangtian stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky. After a moment, he smiled proudly: "The moon is dark and the wind is high, this is really a good night for killing people!"
Adjutant Koizumi Benimaru smiled flatteringly: "Hey, on such a dark night, the generals and commanders of Daxia who are thirty miles away will naturally have a dark look in their eyes when they look at our city-state."
"Commander, it can be seen that this is God's blessing. Under your leadership, our Taikou soldiers will destroy the Great Xia Jingqi tonight!"
"Well..." Saburo Shoda stroked his beard and smiled, and asked, "Do you have any battle reports from Tanma?"
"Not yet."
"Okay. In a quarter of an hour, let the cavalry gather in front of the city gate and stand by. In addition, let all the generals with space Xuan Ring board the city and start carrying the Xuan Crystal Cannon."
"After a bombardment ten miles away, I personally led the cavalry to rush into the robbery camp. I must let Chen Shen and his cavalry army be completely defeated here!"
"yes!"
"Report——"
At this moment, a long shout came into my ears, and I saw the detective sentry climbing up to the top of the city in a hurry: "Commander, please report to the detective horse. The enemy troops are massing in the camp, but they are heading north, 80% of the time.
We are planning to withdraw our troops!”
"Oh? When did it happen?"
While asking the question, Saburo Shoda thought to himself: "It has been three and a half hours since Chen Shen was hit by an arrow. Do you think he is already poisoned and is running away when he sees that he can't do anything?"
"It's only been a hundred breaths since Tan Ma sent out the secret signal. I think the enemy's troops haven't been fully prepared yet."