Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 409: This Side of the Enemy
"There's some kind of sorcery~~~"

"Quickly fetch some black dog blood!"

"No melodramatic plot twists, and no dog-related nonsense~"

"Who goes to war with a dog?"

"My eyes, my eyes~"

With a brightness exceeding one thousand lumens, the light was shoved directly into the eyes, causing the Liao soldiers to lose their sight instantly.

The direct damage was minimal, but the blow to morale was extremely severe.

Lin Dao scanned the battlefield with the beams of light that moved left and right, then turned to Pan Mei and instructed her, "Cloth Bag, let them in to kill."

The main force of the camp consisted of the Imperial Guards, all of whom were elite troops carefully selected from various military units.

They enjoy the best treatment and the highest honors, and they also possess the best fighting power.

After the initial chaos, the Imperial Guards quickly organized themselves to resist.

As Lin Dao gave the order, the various units slowly retreated, clearing the gaps in the fences and letting in a large number of Liao soldiers.

The rain continued to fall, rendering both sides' bows and crossbows unusable.

The muddy ground made movement difficult, leaving only the most brutal close-quarters combat as the only option.

Neither side cared about the adverse effects of the rain on their armor.

They brandished weapons and slashed at each other, their lives rapidly slipping away.

Lin Dao, on the sentry post, personally operated the searchlight, constantly illuminating the Liao army that had stormed into the camp.

Any Liao soldiers exposed to the searchlights would temporarily lose their sight.

In this close-quarters combat environment, suddenly losing his sight made the opposing Imperial Guard laugh so hard he almost twisted his mouth.

Some clever Liao soldiers chose to close their eyes when the searchlights shone on them.

This seemingly clever choice resulted in the toilet lights being turned on!

The imperial guards, with their backs to the searchlights, won't show mercy just because you close your eyes.

Instead, they seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack.

In an instant, a large number of Liao army elites fell to the ground.

Upon witnessing this scene, Xiao Siwen's eyes widened in fury.

These are all elite troops from the Southern Liao Army; each one is extremely valuable!
"Kill it!"

Xiao Siwen raised his sword and roared, "Destroy that monster!"

The tip of his knife was pointing at the sentry post equipped with a searchlight.

Several generals led hundreds of Liao soldiers in a fierce charge.

Two squads of Liao soldiers guarded the left and right, entangled the imperial guards who were blocking their way.

A group of over a hundred Liao soldiers, squinting their eyes, charged fiercely at the sentry post.

"Why are you panicking?"

Lin Dao rebuked the military officer who advised him to leave, saying, "Place that thing in front of the sentry post."

This group of over three hundred Liao soldiers was clearly the elite of the elite.

Fully armored, fearless and undaunted.

They continued to break through the obstruction of the imperial guards.

When they were only a few dozen steps away from the sentry post, shouts from the Qin army suddenly rang out from all around.

The imperial guards who were locked in combat quickly moved aside to make way for each other.

It was a very strange situation, but the Liao army had no choice.

They could only keep charging forward.

In the past, most of the Liao army were skilled archers, and they could easily shoot through that monster here.

It had been raining the whole way, and the bowstring was already soaked with water and unusable.

On the contrary, the imperial guards had a number of crossbows that had been stored in their tents, and they were positioned on various sentry posts to shoot arrows at them.

Lin Dao opened his mouth and looked up at the sky.

Was I lucky or unlucky?

'Without the good fortune that the weather had been on my side, it actually suppressed the Liao army's forte: archery.'

Or was this just an accident?

'This is confusing me~'

As he expressed his feelings, the remaining two hundred or so elite Liao soldiers had already rushed to within a dozen steps of the sentry post.

The Liao soldiers at the forefront felt as if they had kicked something, but the tension quickly eased.

The next moment, after several crisp sounds, their vision suddenly became bright!

Lin Dao arranged for people to set up a "This side faces the enemy" sign in front of the sentry post.

A total of twelve missiles were arranged in a series, facing the enemy.

After it was triggered, a violent explosion immediately erupted.

The most terrifying thing about this type of landmine is not its explosive power, but the steel balls that are fired wildly!

Each of these, facing the enemy, contains a full seven hundred steel balls, each five millimeters in diameter!
Under the influence of the explosives, these steel balls spread in a fan shape, covering targets within a range of over 200 meters, with an extremely high lethality rate within 100 meters.

With twelve of these facing the enemy, that's a total of eight thousand four hundred steel balls being fired at us.

More than two hundred Liao soldiers were subjected to a storm of steel balls!

Amidst a chorus of screams, nearly two hundred elite Liao soldiers who had charged ahead collapsed to the ground, covered in blood.

Those who were lucky had several or even a dozen steel balls stuck in their bodies.

Those who were unlucky had dozens of steel balls stuck in their bodies.

Some people who touched something dirty and had extremely bad luck ended up with hundreds of steel balls stuck in their bodies.

Liao means iron in the Khitan language.

The term "鲔铁" originally referred to high-quality steel from Persia and India. The Khitans regarded it as a precious resource and even named their country after it, taking its meaning of hardness.

Correspondingly, the Liao Dynasty also had excellent smelting technology.

Especially after acquiring the artisans of the Yan-Yun region, they were able to forge sturdy armor.

These elite soldiers from the Southern Court were wearing the best quality iron armor in the Liao Kingdom.

Even the Leather Chamber Army wore armor similar to theirs.

But even the best iron armor of the Liao Kingdom was as brittle as cardboard in front of these tiny steel balls!

The Liao soldiers at the forefront were even riddled with bullets.

His entire body was riddled with bloody holes, from which blood flowed continuously. The Liao soldiers, who were not yet dead, lay on the ground, crying and wailing, their struggles and writhing in a terrifying manner.

The dozens of Liao soldiers who were lucky enough to escape being hit were so shocked that they stood frozen in place.

Thunder roared, and countless points of light shot into the sky.

This terrifying event, which they had never encountered before and had never even imagined, left the Liao army momentarily at a loss for how to react, plunging them into an eerie silence.

Lin Dao, having removed his earplugs, raised his hand and shouted, "Kill them all!"

The imperial guards who had previously scattered suddenly surged forward upon regaining their senses.

The remaining few dozen Liao soldiers, already battered and bruised, were quickly annihilated due to their lack of numbers and coordinated battle formations.

The imperial guards left a few to treat the wounded on the ground, while the rest rushed forward to fight other battle groups.

The horrific scene that had previously unfolded here had drawn the attention of soldiers from both armies.

In other words, it was dark and rainy, and the Liao army, which was far away, did not realize what was going on.

Otherwise, just this one incident would likely have caused the morale of many Liao soldiers to collapse.

Xiao Siwen saw it.

He was trembling with fear as he watched!
"what?"

"Could it be that Taoist magic has summoned heavenly lightning?!"

"Is this Han emperor a human or a ghost? How could he be such a strange and bizarre being?"

While he was still in a daze, his trusted confidants called out urgently.

"Stay behind!"

"Our escape route is blocked!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Siwen hurriedly turned around to look.

Tens of thousands of Liao soldiers poured into the huge camp, leaving only a thousand or so men outside to provide support.

At this moment, however, a large number of imperial guards poured out from both flanks and advanced along the fence that had been opened in dozens of gaps.

They deployed several layers of 'facing the enemy' at various gaps.

They then used the breach to scatter the Liao army outside who were providing support and guarding the horses.

Looking back at the chaotic battlefield, Xiao Siwen gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

"retreat!"

For such a large-scale night raid to succeed, the prerequisite is that the enemy forces are thrown into chaos during the surprise attack.

However, the enemy forces are not in disarray; instead, they are launching a well-organized counterattack.

With their superior combat strength, excellent equipment, high morale, and larger numbers, they gradually began to overwhelm the Liao army that entered the camp.

If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave at all.

Xiao Siwen was escorted away by his personal guards.

But after taking a few steps, he remembered the strange things that happened when he suddenly attacked the demon that was like a golden crow rising up.

Then, after the men had been fiddling with the breach for a while, they summoned a military officer and led his men away.

The general, unaware of the situation, immediately led his men ahead.

Without hesitation, he tripped over the cable.

'Boom boom boom~'

Fire and explosion, thunder and a rain of flying steel balls!
The few dozen Liao soldiers who ran the fastest almost all fell to the ground at the same time, their bodies riddled with wounds and covered in blood.

"Damn it!"

Xiao Siwen gritted her teeth and her hands trembled as she said, "How vicious!"

Those who came to raid the camp at night, saying the defenders were vicious, are quite a character.

Another troop of Liao soldiers was summoned, but having witnessed the horrific scene before, these soldiers dared not approach.

They may not be afraid of death, but they don't want to die in such a humiliating and tragic way.

Xiao Siwen didn't want to do that either.

These Liao soldiers were provided with wine and meat year-round, and honed their martial skills and strengthened their bodies for many years.

It took countless human, material, and time resources to cultivate this elite force.

Now that it has been destroyed so easily, Xiao Siwen's heart is bleeding.

There was no other way; the Imperial Guards had already begun their counterattack, and if they didn't charge in, they would die!

"The thunder has already struck."

Xiao Siwen patiently persuaded, "I don't think there will be a second time."

"When we return to Yanjing, I will reward you handsomely!"

The Liao soldiers were persuaded, and those in the front ranks raised their shields and cautiously approached the breach.

Stepping over the still convulsing corpses of his companions, he crossed several craters emitting white smoke.

It turned out that everything was fine.

The Liao army, slightly relieved, instinctively wanted to rush out and engage the Imperial Guards outside the camp.

But the next moment~
'Boom boom boom~~~'

Dozens more Liao soldiers fell to the ground.

"There's something on the ground!" Xiao Siwen, who had moved far away, roared through gritted teeth, "Watch out so you don't step on it! Jump over it!"

What he was shouting was actually nonsense.

The engineers personally trained by Lin Dao were to tie this to a long wooden plank, facing the enemy.

It was driven deep into the muddy ground and used steel wire to create a series of rapid-fire mines.

All that's needed is to confirm that this direction is facing the Liao army.

As for jumping over, the Imperial Guards who had previously left the camp had already scattered the Liao army left to provide support outside.

They were holding long weapons and blocking the gaps in the tunnels, not far from the minefields.

jump over?
First, ask the Imperial Guards blocking the road outside if they agree!

At this moment, Xiao Siwen was extremely anxious. He hid behind the protective formation made of iron shields by his personal guards and shouted loudly, summoning his generals to send men forward to rush out.

However, the two consecutive tragedies had already frightened these Liao soldiers.

Nobody dared to go.

However, soon, bursts of explosions came from the breaches in the damage.

The Liao army that stormed into the camp could not withstand the fierce counterattack of the Imperial Guards and collapsed and fled.

(End of this chapter)