However, Hengsal's wishful thinking turned out to be wrong.
He originally thought that under the powerful offensive of fire and oil bombs, the Luna Army on the pass defense city had been severely damaged, but when a new batch of chrysanthemums were sent to rush up, many more poison smoke were dropped on the pass. ball.
In an instant, poisonous smoke filled the air, once again covering the lower part of the pass.
Soon, the Pitz soldiers began to cough, accompanied by complaints and curses...
As time passed, many Pitz soldiers could no longer hold on and became dizzy and suffocated. Then some fell to the ground and some ran away.
Needless to say, those who fell to the ground were destined to die.
The fate of those who escaped was actually the same. In panic, they abandoned their cars and fled, but as soon as they ran out of the range of the poisonous smoke, they were shot dead by the archers of the Luna Army at the foot of the pass.
It wasn't that these Pitz soldiers didn't want to push the tram back and escape, but because the tram was very heavy and required many people to push it. At this time, the people in the car were either poisoned and fell to the ground, or they were dizzy. Dizzy, the few remaining people who were less seriously poisoned were already helpless.
Bangluo hurried back to Hengsar and said in a sad and angry mood: "General, their poisonous smoke is too powerful. All the people we just sent out are... gone..."
Heng Saer was surprised: "What?"
Immediately afterwards, Heng Saer said: "You have used so many fire oil bombs, but you still can't kill them?"
Bang Luo had a serious expression and looked at Heng Sar silently, waiting for him to make a decision.
Heng Saer said: "Give me the order and continue throwing heavy fire and oil bombs."
Bangluo said: "But general, the heavy fire oil bombs that were shipped with the trebuchet this time have been consumed a lot. Do you want... do you want to think about it again..."
"How many are left now?" Heng Saer asked with a frown.
Pangluo replied: "Go back to the general, there is almost half left."
Heng Saer's face immediately darkened, and he frowned and asked: "What? This is half used? Why is this happening? Why is the Fierce Fire Oil Bomb only so small?"
Bangluo couldn't answer, so he lowered his head and said nothing.
Heng Saer was also helpless. He also understood that Pangluo and the others were not to blame. There must be a problem with the supply at the rear, and the fierce fire oil could not keep up.
"Give the order, switch the trebuchets to ordinary stone bullets, wait until the poisonous smoke in front dissipates, and then send people to charge into the formation and fill the soil." Heng Saar ordered.
Bang Luo responded hurriedly: "Yes, General."
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Qingyuan Pass, on Fangcheng Trail.
While the soldiers of the Luna Army were busy extinguishing the fire and cleaning up, Chai Yan was observing the north through the telescope.
When Chai Yan discovered the change in the trebuchet's ammunition, he immediately shouted: "General Fan, look over there, the Pitz people have changed back to ordinary stone bullets!"
"I saw it!" Fan Xingwang was also observing the enemy with a telescope, and said: "It seems that the Pitz people's heavy fire oil bombs are not abundant, otherwise they would not be so economical."
Chai Yan said: "I have to say that the Pitz people's fire oil bombs are still a bit powerful, and they have caused us a lot of trouble. But now that they have become ordinary stone bombs, our pressure is much less."
Fan Xingwang nodded, and then said: "Taoist Master, you see, the Piz people have begun to gather again. It seems that they plan to continue filling in the earth barrier mountain."
Chai Yan saw the situation in front of the Pitz camp and said: "Don't be afraid, our production speed of poison smoke balls should be able to keep up. It just depends on whether Hengsal is willing to let their people come and die!"
"That's right!" Fan Xingwang said.
The ensuing battle lasted for two hours...
During these two hours, Hengsal kept trying various ways to rush into the battle, but without exception, he was persuaded to retreat by the poison smoke ball. The total number of people injured exceeded a thousand, which severely damaged the morale of the soldiers of the Pitz Kingdom.
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Seeing that the morale of the army continued to decline, Heng Sar knew that he could no longer fight, so he reluctantly ordered and blew the horn three times to withdraw his troops and return to camp, ending the day's battle.
As soon as these three horns sounded, huge cheers and cheers came from Qingyuan Pass.
Chai Yan stood by the crenel and looked at the scene of corpses strewn under the pass. He couldn't help but shake his head and said with emotion: "The war is so cruel. So many fresh human lives were lost at the last word."
At the end of the day, Jimo Qiao was deeply moved and nodded: "Yes, so many people have died. It would be so sad and painful if their families knew about it."
"Alas!" Chai Yan sighed and said, "If possible, I really want to end this war as soon as possible. It's really not worth it for so many people to die."
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After getting off the Fangcheng Trail, Chai Yan and Fan Xingwang went to the military medical camp.
Fan Xingwang fully understood the power of poison smoke balls, so he did not hesitate to send more than a hundred people there, ordering the military medical battalion to work day and night to produce more poison smoke balls faster.
After leaving the military medical camp, Chai Yan replenished a large amount of martial arts holy water for the soldiers of the Luna Army, and Fan Xingwang, Pang Zhenbei and others expressed their gratitude.
Afterwards, Chai Yan and the other four returned to their tents.
After returning to the camp, Chai Yan lay on the bed and seriously thought about how to end this battle as soon as possible.
Jimo Qiao came in and asked, "Brother-in-law, what are you thinking about? Are you so serious?"
Chai Yan put his hands behind his head, looked at the roof of the tent and said, "I'm thinking about the Battle of Guandu..."
"What is the Battle of Guandu? Where is Guandu?" Jimo Qiao asked.
"Oh, I read about the Battle of Guandu in a book in my early years..."
With that said, Chai Yan sat up and continued: "What I want to say is that it doesn't matter where Guandu is, what matters is the battle itself!"
"What do you mean? Why is it important?" Jimo Qiao asked curiously.
Chai Yan said seriously: "The Battle of Guandu was a battle in which the weak defeated the strong. The weak side was able to win because it successfully attacked the strong side's granary, burned all the opponent's grain and grass, and then took the initiative to defeat the opponent.
The main force."
Jimo Qiao reacted quickly this time, and immediately understood what Chai Yan meant, and said: "Brother-in-law, do you also want to attack the Pitz people's granary and burn their food?"
Chai Yan nodded and said, "Well, I am indeed considering this matter."
Jimo Qiao said: "But it's difficult, brother-in-law. Look at the Qingyuan Pass. It's so high and dangerous. People can't get up at once. Besides, to the north is the Piz National Camp. It's too easy to be discovered... Even if
We tried our best to make a sneak attack, but then the Luna Army will not be able to take the initiative to attack. The people of Pitz have plenty of time, so they can bring more food and grass over and continue the fight."
Chai Yan shook his head and said, "Not necessarily..."
"Oh? How do you say this..." Jimo Qiao looked at Chai Yan, wanting to hear him speak more carefully.
Chai Yan said seriously: "When I was chatting with the second prince before, I heard him say that the Piz Kingdom not only invaded the Muyue Kingdom to the south of them, but their army seems to be still marching westward, and the war is far from just here.
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"Ah?" Jimo Qiao was surprised and said angrily: "Why are these Pitz people invading everywhere? They are too greedy and shameless!"
After Chai Yan nodded, he added: "So I'm thinking, if we can really destroy the granary of the people of Piz, and Piz cannot replenish supplies in time, then Heng Saer and his army will definitely not be able to fight fiercely.
, the troops must be withdrawn.”
Jimo Qiao thought for a while and said: "Brother-in-law, what you are thinking is very good, but it is too difficult to do this! Let's not talk about anything else, just lead people down the pass, and then try to sneak into it.
Entering the rear of the Pitzers is a big problem!"
Chai Yan said: "This is not difficult. You just need to pass through the poisonous fog in the mountains, and then find a cliff far away from the Pitz people to go down the mountain."
"Brother-in-law, it's not that easy to pass through the poisonous fog, it will kill people!" Jimo Qiao said loudly.
Chai Yan smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry about this, I have a way to detoxify it."