Li Keju looked at Zhu Li curiously, then at Liu Rengong beside him, and speculated, "Do you want Liu Rengong to be in charge of digging the tunnel?"
"To be honest with you, Mr. Li, this is exactly what I meant." Zhu Li admitted frankly.
Li Keju was suspicious, and then looked at Liu Rengong: "Liu Rengong, how confident are you that you can dig a tunnel through?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Rengong hurriedly cupped his hands and said confidently, "Your Excellency, I am 100% sure. If you are not sure, I can issue a military order."
Seeing that he was confident in what he said, Li Keju immediately waved his hand and said, "I believe you. There is no need for a military order. You can just draw the personnel you need from your own command."
"Yes." Liu Rengong was very excited after receiving the order, as if this great achievement had fallen into his hands.
Since Zhu Li offered the suggestion and Liu Rengong accepted the order, no one else had a better idea, so the plan was decided. After the meeting, Liu Rengong began to act in full swing. In order to cooperate with Liu Rengong, the coalition forces did not stop the frontal attack. Originally, there was one round of attack a day, but now it was changed to two rounds a day, one round at noon and one round in the evening. It seemed that they were preparing to fight to the death with Fu Wenda. This strange situation left Fu Wenda confused.
Zhu Li's training for his subordinates also entered the reorganization stage. Zhu Li allocated 3,000 of the 7,200 Yue cavalry to Zhang Guiba, asking him to train them into cavalry archers. So far, Zhu Li's Beikou Army already had 4,200 Yue cavalry and 4,000 cavalry archers.
Ten days later, Liu Rengong lived up to everyone's expectations and finally dug a tunnel leading directly to the granary of Shatuo Dazhai.
Upon hearing the news, all the military governors, provincial governors and military envoys of the coalition army were extremely excited and discussed a strategy to break through the enemy's main camp that very day.
The next day, noon.
The coalition forces seemed to be crazy and sent most of their guards to launch a frenzied attack on the Shatuo stronghold. Fu Wenda was forced to organize most of the Shatuo warriors to resist.
Under Li Keju's command, Zhu Li, Li Quanzhong and others led the Yue cavalry and were ready to go. The governors, provincial governors and military envoys of other parties were not willing to lag behind and assigned their own Yue cavalry to prepare for the attack.
Liu Rengong, together with the captains and generals who led the guards from all sides, sneaked into the tunnel and gathered towards the granary of the Shatuo tribe's main camp. As soon as the signal was given, they would burn down the Shatuo people's granary and launch an attack on the spot.
On the front battlefield, the coalition forces were as excited as if they had taken an aphrodisiac. They did not even rest during the morning meal. Just after 3 p.m., billowing smoke rose from the rear of the coalition forces. Fu Wenda was startled when he saw the smoke. His intuition told him that he must have overlooked something, but for a moment, he could not figure out why.
Just when Fu Wenda was confused, countless thick smoke suddenly rose from the northwest of the Shatuo people's camp, in the direction where food and grass were piled up. Dust billowed, and fire raged. Nearly one million dan of rations for tens of thousands of troops were engulfed in the flames in an instant.
Seeing this scene, Fu Wenda was furious and his face turned pale. It was impossible. How could the coalition forces sneak into the granary of the camp? Until this moment, he didn't understand what he had missed.
Suddenly, shouts of "Fire, fire!" were heard from the camp. Countless Shatuo warriors from all directions suddenly became panicked and ran around like headless flies.
here we go.
At the same time, countless Allied Forces guards suddenly rushed out from the northwest granary. As soon as they appeared, they rushed towards all directions of the stronghold, killing almost everyone they saw and setting fire to any tent they saw, as if they were determined to kill and burn everything without leaving a single blade of grass behind.
When they saw that the stronghold was flooded and the tents were burned, the countless Shatuo guards who were defending the front line, regardless of the officers' shouts, hastily retreated to the stronghold, with looks of fear and anxiety on their faces, as if they had seen a ghost.
The Shatuo warriors who were defending the Dazhai retreated in panic, leading to the total collapse of the defense line of the Shatuo Dazhai. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the coalition guards swarmed in, and countless people broke into the Dazhai in an instant.
"Kill them! The Shatuo barbarians' granary is on fire. Kill them quickly."
"Kill him! Fu Wenda is about to escape. Catch him quickly."
"Cut off Fu Wenda's head and you will be promoted three levels."
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While charging forward, the allied guards spread all kinds of rumors at will, making the Shatuo army even more panic-stricken and confused, and the chaos became even more devastating.
"Go back, fight back!" Fu Wenda was furious. He killed several Shatuo warriors who were retreating in panic, but he still couldn't stop the defeat of the Shatuo frontline warriors.
As the defense line of Shatuo Village was breached, a deep and high-pitched horn sounded from behind the coalition forces. This was the signal for the general attack. Upon hearing the order, Zhu Li waved the newly cast double-edged spear in his hand and shouted, "It's time to make achievements. Brothers, charge!"
"One point is awarded for each person killed. If you get ten points, you will be promoted one level. The number of enemy heads is counted." Zhu Li shouted encouragingly while galloping on his horse.
"Kill, kill all the Shatuo barbarians."
"Kill, charge!"
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Not only did the Yue cavalry of the Beikou Army launch the charge, but the Yue cavalry under the command of other warlords also rushed forward enthusiastically and risked their lives. As the Yue cavalry interspersed and attacked, the last bit of resistance that Fu Wenda erected was completely destroyed.
The Shatuo army was defeated. The allied guards pressed forward from all sides and broke through the enemy's stronghold. Countless Yue cavalry emerged from all directions and rushed towards the enemy's stronghold.
In front of the Beikou Army, Zhu Li took the lead, Wu Dao followed closely at his side, and more than 4,000 Yue cavalry followed closely. Zhu Li bypassed the guards, rushed from the right side of the stronghold, jumped over a several-meter-long fence with a spear, and rushed into the stronghold on horseback.
Although the Shatuo people were defeated, they had a large number of people. Zhu Li used his spinning spear without hesitation. The pure steel double-edged spear weighing 160 kilograms was spun into a screen in his hand like a wick. Wherever Yu Qilin rushed to, a large number of Shatuo warriors would fall down in an instant like wheat being cut.
Beside Zhu Li, Wu Dao was even more ferocious, and his killing speed was only faster than Zhu Li's. This fierce master and disciple cleared the way, and the Yue cavalry following closely behind them could only helplessly kill those fish that escaped the net. When they finally encountered a Shatuo man with deep eyes and a whisker, countless spears would be thrown out, instantly stabbing him into a sieve.
Zhu Li felt a little bit sorry for the killing, but he always remembered what Wu Dao said: "Think about the innocent people who fell under their iron hooves, and you will no longer feel sorry for them."
Keeping this sentence in mind all the time, Zhu Li's Beikou Army was like a sharp plow, going back and forth, sweeping through the Shatuo army, and within half an hour,
It flowed back and forth two or three times.
Faced with such a dire situation, even if Fu Wenda wanted to turn things around, he was powerless to do so.
The Shatuo army began to flee on a large scale, and a figure instantly caught Zhu Li's attention. It was a figure that Zhu Li would never forget, the fierce general Xue Atan.
Xue Atan was protecting Fu Wenda and trying his best to escape from the stronghold. Besides Fu Wenda, there were several Shatuo officers beside him. Among them was a young Han general who was very brave. He rode a horse with two people and carried a young man who looked like a scholar on his back, but no one knew who he was.
Zhu Li only glanced at these and his sight was instantly attracted by Xue Atan. He didn't know whose subordinates were so unlucky to run into this Shatuo warrior head-on. The leading Yue cavalry general was killed by Xue Atan in less than ten rounds.
As the saying goes, enemies become more jealous of each other when they meet. Although Xue Atan cannot be considered Zhu Li's enemy, it is true that this person almost took his life. Seeing Xue Atan at this time, how could Zhu Li give up
He rode his horse forward quickly and stabbed Xue Atan's neck from the side from below with his spear, as fast as lightning and as quick as a meteor. Xue Atan was so frightened that his hair stood on end and he felt cold. With such momentum and such control of timing, he knew who was coming without even looking. He knew of only one person in the coalition who had such skills.
Hearing the sound of the wind, he didn't think twice and immediately fell backwards, barely avoiding Zhu Li's fatal blow. Wu Dao, who was behind Zhu Li, saw that Zhu Li had gone after Xue Atan again, but he was no longer worried. Ever since Zhu Li broke through the heavenly barrier, he knew that the other party was no match for his disciple.
Zhu Li entangled with Xue Atan, while Wu Dao was not idle either. He swung his double-edged spear as fast as a storm, harvesting other Shatuo officers around them. The master and disciple maneuvered with great power, which shocked Fu Wenda and others, leaving them dumbfounded and looking miserable.
When Xue Atan came back from the challenge that day, he frankly admitted that there was one more master in the coalition, and stated that he was no match for Zhu Li. Everyone also thought that Zhu Li was the only powerful general in the coalition.
However, he never expected that when they met on the battlefield, another person would suddenly appear here. This person was only about 25 or 26 years old, and was stronger than Zhu Li. His spear and slashing were more sharp. More than a dozen Shatuo generals were chopped off by him like cutting melons and vegetables in a blink of an eye. The man just stretched out his big hand, grabbed Fu Wenda's waist before he could react, and captured him alive in an instant.
With Fu Wenda in his hand, Wu Dao didn't wait for him to resist. He knocked him out with his spear and threw him to the Yue cavalry soldiers behind him. He then reached out again and grabbed the young Han general.
However, it can be seen here that Wu Dao was a very nationalistic person. When he saw the Shatuo people, he killed them all in one breath without saying a word. However, he captured Fu Wenda, a Han Chinese, as well as the young general and the scholar. He was worthy of being the creator of the order to kill the Hu people, and he hated the Hu people in his bones.
The young general was indeed extraordinary. Seeing Wu Diao's big hand reaching out, he was on horseback, but suddenly hid in the stirrup, and with the spear in his hand, he used the move of trapping a dragon out of the sea, and stabbed it out from under the horse's belly, straight towards Wu Diao's chest.
This scene made Wu Diao stunned. He let out a light "eh" and instantly changed the direction of his outstretched hand. He grabbed the tip of the opponent's gun. With his other hand, he held the double-edged spear and swung it lightly, stabbing at the young general's wrist holding the gun.