Xuanxia

Chapter 882 Counterattack
“It’s really a big gamble.”

After reading the secret letter in his hand, Hong Ruohai raised his hand, and the secret letter turned into ashes and flew in the wind: "It seems that your guess is correct."

In front of him, the masked spirit dragon clasped his fists and saluted: "In this case, I would like to ask Marshal Hong to make the decision."

"Now that things have come to this, let's proceed as planned."

Hong Ruohai said calmly: "The chaos of the past three years should have a result."

After saying this, he raised his cloak and strode out of the tent.

Ling Jiao looked at his back in the tent and a chuckle came from under the mask.

Outside the tent, there were already several people waiting. Judging from the way they were dressed, they were all generals.

"marshal!"

Seeing Hong Ruohai present, they all knelt down on one knee.

"How is the battle going today?" Hong Ruohai asked in a deep voice.

"Report to the Marshal!"

A general clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "The Northern Barbarians have been unable to capture Youling Mountain for a long time, so they have begun to cut down trees and pile them up under the peaks, as if they were planning to set the mountain on fire. Our army has sent a small force to harass them and break their plan of fire attack."

Another general reported: "Last night, several shamans in the Northern Barbarians' army performed a magic trick together, which attracted a tide of beasts to attack the damaged part of the Chongshan Pass wall. Our army has broken it, but there are many casualties. Thirty-two soldiers in the Beast Slayer Camp died, and over a hundred were injured."

"Left Route General Li Fengshan personally led 500 cavalrymen deep into the Northern Barbarians and burned a group of enemy troops while transporting food and grass, but encountered reinforcements from the Northern Barbarians on the way back. When he returned to Chongshan Pass this morning, only 300 cavalrymen were left."

"..."

All these kinds of information, big or small, were reported quickly.

The Northern Frontier Army and the Northern Yi Army have been confronting each other across the Chongshan Pass for so many years. Their fighting style is certainly not that simple as the Northern Yi Army leading hundreds of thousands of people shouting and attacking at the gate of the city, while the Northern Frontier Army shoots arrows on the city wall...

The Northern Barbarians' army is good at charging, cavalry and archery, and guerrilla warfare, but they are not good at attacking cities and seizing territories. Although there are many masters and shamans in their army, the Northern Frontier Army also has a large number of masters. The two sides are evenly matched, and a large-scale head-on charge... will destroy the main forces of both sides, which is something that neither side wants to see.

Therefore, this battle was fought around the long and towering mountains.

The attack and defense of highland mountains, small groups of troops sneaking into enemy territory to plunder...all these things happen every day.

Hong Ruohai listened with a frown, and said slowly: "Pass the order down, open the gate of Chongshan Pass, and let the whole army go out."

His voice was not loud, but to the ears of the generals in front of him, it was no less than thunder in a clear sky!
"what?!"

They suddenly raised their heads, their eyes filled with astonishment: "Marshal, you mean, we are going to counterattack?!"

"You have been guarding for so long, aren't you frustrated?" Hong Ruohai curled the corners of his mouth and chuckled, "I am very frustrated."

His words seemed to have some kind of magic. With just one ordinary sentence, these generals seemed to have suddenly forgotten how difficult, dangerous and unreasonable this counterattack would be, and fire immediately ignited in their eyes!

"Damn it, it's so frustrating!"

An old general who looked not much younger than Hong Ruohai said angrily: "We have been delayed by the barbarians for so long. I want to lead the troops back and give the Xishuo army a good beating!"

"that is!"

This time it was a young general who spoke. He gritted his teeth and said, "Go straight to Yandu and Qionglubao! Kill Tiele and take his daughter away to be your wife!"

"Hahahaha!"

The middle-aged general at the side said with a smile: "Tie Le has only one daughter, and her mother is already forty years old. Can she be your wife?"

For a moment, this group of generals, young and old, burst into laughter.

Hong Ruohai also started laughing.

"okay!"

He waved his hand and said with a smile, "Stop talking nonsense, everyone, select your troops and pass the order! Leave the pass in three hours!"

All the generals responded in unison, their voices as loud as thunder, then they all stood up and walked quickly in all directions.

Hong Ruohai strode back into the tent, but the spiritual dragon that had just been talking to him had disappeared.

"Ah……"

He narrowed his eyes slightly: "Spiritual Jiao... A hidden Jiao lives in the river and looks at Zhanjiang. Once it enters the sea, it turns into a dragon... Are you calling it this name because you are afraid that others don't know your identity?"

……

Three hours later.

The sun is already high in the sky, and the golden sunlight shines on the walls of Chongshan Pass, casting a dazzling glow on this majestic pass that has experienced countless battles.

On the city wall, the soldiers stationed with spears in hand had no expression on their faces, but their heaving chests, rapid breathing, and bright eyes all showed their excitement.

Of course they knew...what was happening behind them.

The sound of horns, horse hooves, and the clash of weapons had been going on for three hours. Now, they had all gone silent, leaving only the heavy breathing and the anxious snorting of horses.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang!
That's a war drum!

Inside Chongshan Pass and on top of the corner tower, strong men with bare chests held drumsticks, their veins bulging, and they beat the war drums with all their might!
The sound of the war drums was like the roar of a tiger in the mountains, which was frightening.

Twenty miles away, in the big tent of the Northern Barbarian Army camp, Tiele, who was discussing military affairs with the chiefs of various tribes, suddenly turned his head.

"The Great Khan?"

Seeing that he looked strange, everyone around him was startled.

Tiele did not respond to anyone.

He simply pushed aside the people around him and strode out of the tent.

It is naturally impossible to hear the drum sound clearly from a distance of twenty miles.

But Tiele, who was one of the strongest men in the world, still sensed something.

With a scowl on his face and a cloak wrapped around his neck, he moved through the camp at an ever-quicker pace.

Many people followed him and looked in the direction he was looking in confusion, but saw nothing.

Finally, Tiele stopped at the top of a higher slope in the camp.

There is a flat plain ahead with no grass growing. This is the battlefield where the two armies fought countless battles. From here, you can see Chongshan Pass in the distance.

"Blood."

Tiele said in a deep voice: "The blood and energy rising to the sky."

Behind him, someone asked suspiciously, "Great Khan, where does the blood energy come from?"

Tiele didn't say anything.

So, no one else dared to ask anymore.

Soon, they didn't need to ask anymore.

Because they saw it too.

At some point, Chongshan Pass seemed to be covered with a layer of rosy glow, a breathtaking red.

Behind the mountains and behind the pass, there seemed to be something hidden.

Finally, the gate that the northern barbarians dreamed of breaking through was opened.

As a result, the hidden blood and energy behind Chongshan Pass was suddenly released!

As the door opened wide, the blood and energy suddenly condensed into a roaring wave!
Twenty miles away, the people in the Beiyi military camp could not even see the soldiers walking out of the gate in the distance.

But... they saw a vast ocean.

The bloody sea.

There is not a trace of evil in this blood. It is just the hot blood accumulated by countless soldiers on the battlefield. It is the blood splashed when their enemies fell, the blood coughed up by their comrades before they died, and the blood they shed when they charged into battle and survived many dangers!

The military tactics of the Yan State strategists can condense the energy of thousands and gather people into a mountain. One soldier can use the military tactics to strengthen his body and strength, ten soldiers can use the military tactics to surround and kill the enemy, and a hundred soldiers can use the military tactics to transform and charge!
Now, the majestic red color in the distance is formed by the murderous intent and blood of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Northern Frontier troops!

The blood-red ocean roared in, stirring up huge waves thousands of feet high. They surged in from behind the towering mountains, instantly engulfing the wasteland. In the blink of an eye, they crossed the wasteland and bombarded towards the Northern Barbarians’ camp!

The Northern Frontier Army, the morale has not yet arrived even though the battle formation has not started!
Seeing this huge wave coming towards them, countless soldiers in the Northern Barbarian Army felt suffocated and had difficulty breathing, and subconsciously became afraid.

Tiele frowned, raised his hand, and in his hand there appeared a huge and cold sword as big as a dragon's tooth.

He raised his head slightly and looked to the side.

In the low sky not far away, Huo Yaer had arrived at some point and was hanging in the air.

The two looked at each other and said nothing.

The next moment, the bloody sea arrived!
"Come!"

Tiele shouted loudly, raised his sword and slashed towards the huge wave!
A ball of flame ignited on his sword and soared into the sky!

The sword flame left the sword and turned into millions, cutting and shattering the huge wave of blood and energy, turning it into a blood mist floating in the sky.

"it is good!"

"The Great Khan is mighty!"

"Khan is invincible!"

For a moment, the depression in the hearts of the Northern Barbarians was swept away, and they all shouted and cheered!
Tiele held his sword upright and said in a voice like thunder, piercing the sky: "All troops, march out of the camp! To meet the enemy!"

(End of this chapter)