Bei Guankou!
Longcheng Army Commander Lu Cheng, after ordering nearly fifty thousand troops to launch a proactive attack, achieved unexpected results. Fifty thousand against one hundred thousand, they managed to scatter the enemy.
Across the vast battlefield.
Disorganized troops were everywhere.
Following our army's desperate onslaught, the Xiao family army was finally terrified into a rout. Not only did they suffer large-scale defeats, but there were also many deserters who abandoned their posts under the cover of night.
After all, many enemy soldiers did not wish to rebel, but they were soldiers and could only obey orders. However, after witnessing their own countrymen fighting so desperately, their morale finally crumbled.
Compatriots fighting their own kind.
It was truly a grave mistake.
Our army had to fight with all its might to protect our homes and country.
But the rebels had no need to fight so hard!
Inside the command center of the three allied armies, the commander of the Sunset Nation, Bao Sha, was furious. He pointed at Xiao Sihai and berated him, calling him a failure and the Xiao family army worthless scum.
“Enough!”
Xiao Sihai roared and stood up.
Not to be outdone, he pointed at Bao Sha and shouted, “My Xiao family army has always been at the forefront, but what about you? You’ve been bickering all along. Have you ever even attacked?”
“Nonsense!”
Bao Sha put his hands on his hips and spat, “My army is composed of noble warriors. They must not be sacrificed unless it is absolutely critical. You foolish Xiao family, do you understand?”
“Go to hell!”
Xiao Sihai truly exploded at that moment.
His main forces had suffered heavy losses repeatedly. Now, not only had they been defeated, but their morale was also in disarray, with a large number of deserters. This was a very bad omen.
If the troops are afraid to fight, how can they win!
At this moment, what Xiao Sihai needed most was a victory, even a small one. But his soldiers were scared, and Bao Sha delayed his deployment, making it impossible for Xiao Sihai to tolerate it any longer.
“What are you doing?”
Bao Sha shouted dismissively.
“I’m going to blow you away.”
Xiao Sihai truly drew his pistol.
“Calm down, everyone calm down!”
A small man with shifty eyes stood up. He was dressed in black and had a small mustache that he stroked as he tried to mediate. “War, encountering some setbacks is not a big deal, but unity is essential!”
This person’s codename was Mountain Cat.
He was the commander of the Witch Nation.
Mountain Cat had brought over twenty thousand men to this campaign. After a battle with the Dragon Army on the blocking battlefield, he had lost over ten thousand. After replenishing his forces, he still had around ten thousand remaining.
Seeing Mountain Cat stand up to intervene, many officers and generals came forward.
“Commander Xiao, please calm your anger!”
“Commander Bao Sha, you also calm down.”
“We are on the same side, the same side!”
With the persuasion of the officers, Xiao Sihai relented. He absolutely dared not shoot at Bao Sha, for if he fell out with the Sunset Nation, the Xiao family would be isolated and helpless.
“Listen to me, everyone!”
The little mustachioed Mountain Cat said with a malicious grin, “My people will arrive soon. With those women and children, the Dragon Country’s army will not attack fiercely. They won’t stand by and do nothing!”
Just then.
Someone rushed in from outside.
His codename was Wild Dog.
Wild Dog was Mountain Cat’s lackey.
“Have they been captured?”
Mountain Cat anxiously asked Wild Dog.
“Reporting, Commander. We have captured over two hundred people, all women and children who were unable to resist. The men and the elderly have all been eliminated, and that small town has also been burned to the ground.”
Wild Dog reported with pride.
As if he had performed a great deed!
“Good, very good, excellent!”
Mountain Cat instantly became arrogant.
Xiao Sihai’s expression also improved, and Bao Sha stopped cursing. Since they couldn't win head-on, they abandoned their human decency and resorted to despicable means.
But they didn’t know that, at almost the same time, at the Dragon Army’s position at Beiguankou, Elder Teng, a guard from the Shura Gate, led a group of over thirty people into the command tent.
These thirty-odd people were not civilians.
Their fathers were all rebel officers…
Jiang City!
In the Xiao family’s mountain ancestral hall, the twenty members of the secret assault team were all in position. Everyone who entered would be stunned for a moment, as the scene was rather bizarre.
Shan Ge had a dog’s head hanging from his backside.
Xiao Bi had bitten a large black dog to death!
After a simple rest, Shan Ge’s dog head was removed. He grimaced in pain, but still managed to stand up, as this was only the first step, and the danger was still ahead.
“Can you still make it?”
Shan Ge kicked Xiao Bi, who was on the ground.
“I can’t, I’m out of energy!”
Xiao Bi wasn’t lying. The dog he bit to death had also bitten him hard before it died, mangling Xiao Bi’s left shoulder and causing so much blood loss that it was horrifying to look at.
“Don’t let him move.”
Leng Shao stepped forward and said rationally, “Xiao Bi has already made a great contribution by getting us here. Leave two people to take care of him and watch the ropes. The rest of you, follow me.”
“Xiao Bi, don’t you dare die!”
Shan Ge kicked Xiao Bi again.
“I won’t die even if you die!”
Xiao Bi said, and then fainted.
The two who remained immediately began to treat Xiao Bi’s wounds. The other eighteen checked their weapons and headed towards the exit of the cave. They were all puzzled as to why no one was coming.
The Xiao family’s Ancestor had collapsed!
The two ferocious dogs were dead!
When the dogs were fighting amongst themselves, causing such a commotion, hadn’t anyone been alerted?
This question was soon answered.
After the group of eighteen walked up a section of the passage, they saw a large, closed iron gate. The gate looked very sturdy, and its soundproofing effect must have been excellent.
Leng Shao stepped forward and pushed it.
The large iron gate did not budge.
“Who knows how to pick locks?”
Leng Shao turned around and asked softly.
Everyone shook their heads.
“Isn’t this over?”
Leng Shao was truly frustrated. They had finally reached the cave but couldn't get out. If they fired their guns at the lock, it would surely alert people outside, and then they wouldn’t even have a chance to escape.
“Well, Xiao Bi does!”
Shan Ge said with some helplessness.
Xiao Family Castle.
Inside the command center.
After Xiao Bahuang had a tantrum, he finally calmed down. Upon receiving news that the prisoners were being brought to the front line, he immediately ordered Xiao Sihai to use the civilians to attack.
Why?
Because Xiao Bahuang knew very well that the children of officials captured by Ye Zixiao would also be sent to the front line. If their side was slow to act, once those children of officials appeared, the Xiao family army would be defeated.
When the over thirty main officers saw their sons being held as hostages, most of them would choose to cease fire and protect their sons. In that case, the Xiao family would truly be finished!
“For victory, use any means necessary!”
Xiao Bahuang was comforting himself.
But he never imagined that in his own ancestral hall, the ancestor had already collapsed, nor did he imagine that someone could actually open that heavy combination iron gate?!
The reason Xiao Bahuang was not worried about the back mountain.
Was because he had a large iron gate.
At 8:30 PM…
Beiguankou, Beihai City.
The Xiao family army, numbering over sixty thousand, who had retreated and regrouped, once again began to advance as a whole. However, this time they did not charge; it seemed they were merely advancing their position.
Yes!
The Xiao family had used the most despicable tactics.
And utterly inhumane and vile methods.
The rebels intended to force the Beihai Defense Alliance to compromise by using over two hundred innocent women and children, because the whole world knew that the Dragon Country’s army cherished its citizens the most.
Regarding the advance of the Xiao family army.
Did our army show no reaction at all?
Finally, when the two armies were about three hundred meters apart, there was still no cannon fire or gunfire, and a strange tacit understanding of a ceasefire was formed. This made Xiao Sihai feel uneasy again?
“What’s going on?”
Xiao Sihai muttered in the command vehicle.
“Commander Xiao, there’s no need to panic!”
The Witch Nation commander, Mountain Cat, said sinisterly, “These over two hundred captives are just a warning. If they don’t compromise, my people can capture more.”
“Alright, let’s begin!”
Xiao Sihai reluctantly agreed.
He had no other choice.
“Wild Dog, you go!”
Mountain Cat ordered his lackey.
“Yes, sir!”
Wild Dog outside the car proudly accepted the order.