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Chapter 342 What! The rumors are true?!

The sun gradually began to set in the west.

Yi Zhixie remained seated cross-legged on the boulder, his gaze fixed on the distance.

The smoke and dust were getting closer.

The sound of horses' hooves, footsteps, and that familiar, deep rumble etched into the hearts of the Xiongnu people—

"They're here."

Yi Zhi smirked, a sinister smile creeping across her lips.

He stood up and waved to the messenger behind him.

"Pass down the order: everyone prepare. No one is to act rashly without my command. Once those iron lumps have entered the valley and the pitfall area, then light the fire and release the cattle!"

The messenger rode off on horseback.

On the ridges on both sides of the valley, countless eyes are fixed on the south.

The smoke and dust were getting closer.

The outline of that team can already be vaguely seen—

And sure enough, those were the iron lumps leading the way!

Yi Zhi squinted, trying hard to make out the details.

Then, he froze.

wrong.

No, no, no.

Those lumps of iron...

Why is it different from what the defeated soldiers described?

The defeated soldiers said that Crown Prince Liu Ju's iron lump was square-shaped, like a large iron box, with four wheels covered with iron hoops...

But now, those things that are appearing in our field of vision—

Bigger.

Heavier.

Even more ferocious.

It has no wheels.

Yes, it has no wheels.

The thing had a ring of iron plates at the bottom, connected together like a long iron chain. As it moved forward, it kept rotating, leaving two deep marks on the ground.

Moreover, there was a long, thick iron pipe on that thing, raised high and pointing to the sky.

"What is that?"

"It is what the guards beside Yizhixie murmured."

Yi Zhixie did not answer.

His heart suddenly sank, quickly and heavily.

But he quickly regained his composure.

"No matter what it is, it's still a lump of iron! And lumps of iron are afraid of fire and pits!"

He lowered his voice and shouted.

"Pass down the order: proceed according to the original plan!"

In the valley, five tanks lined up in a straight line and slowly entered the valley entrance.

Behind them are armored vehicles.

Behind them were trucks carrying soldiers.

Everything is proceeding according to Yizhixie's script.

At the mouth of the valley, a high pile of hay soaked in kerosene emitted a pungent odor.

The tank drove past the haystack.

It didn't stop.

Keep going.

Yi Zhixie's heart sank.

According to the plan, once those iron lumps entered the pit area, they would light the dry grass to block the retreat route, and at the same time light the tails of the yak to drive the herd into the Han army's formation...

But why are those iron lumps still moving?

The pitfall area is just ahead!

really--

The tracks of the first tank rolled onto the carefully camouflaged grass.

Yi Zhixie's eyes widened as she stared intently at that spot.

Then--

With a loud "boom".

The pit collapsed.

The front half of the tank sank down—

Yi Zhixie's sinister smile had just surfaced on his lips, but before it could fully bloom, it froze.

Because that tank...didn't fall off.

It just sank down a little, then its tracks turned, dug through the mud, and managed to crawl out from the edge of the pit.

Keep going.

Yi Zhixie: ? ? ?

"How...how is this possible..."

Yi Zhixie's personal guards exclaimed in disbelief.

Yi Zhixie's expression changed.

But he's still holding on.

"Light the fire! Let the cattle graze!"

The command flag was waved.

At the mouth of the valley, the oil-soaked haystacks were set ablaze, and the towering flames instantly blocked the Han army's retreat.

Meanwhile, behind the ridge, hundreds of yak herons, their tails bound with bundles of oil-soaked grass, had their tails set on fire.

"Moo—!"

The cattle bellowed wildly and charged toward the Han army in the valley.

Hundreds of mad bulls, their hooves thundering, charged menacingly.

Yi Zhixie stared intently at the tanks.

Even a lump of iron can't stop a mad bull, right?

Even a lump of iron wouldn't be able to withstand a charge of hundreds of cows crashing into it, right?

Then, he witnessed a scene he would never forget.

The tanks... came to a stop.

The thick iron pipe began to rotate.

They aimed at the oncoming herd of cattle.

"boom--!"

With a flash of light and a deafening explosion, the dozen or so mad bulls at the forefront were instantly torn to pieces, their flesh and blood flying everywhere.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A few more shots were fired.

The mad bulls' caravan was blasted into pieces, and the remaining bulls were so frightened that they scattered and fled. Some even turned around and charged towards the ridge, knocking over several Hun archers who were unable to dodge in time.

Yi Zhixie's eyes were so wide they almost popped out.

What is this...?

What the hell is this thing?!

Before he could even react, something even more terrifying happened.

"boom--!!!"

A streak of fire shot out from the Han army formation, trailing a long tail of flame, sweeping across the entire battlefield, and striking precisely the top of that small hill.

Amidst the deafening explosion, the small hill, which had existed for an unknown period of time, seemed to have been slapped hard by an invisible giant hand—

The mountain shattered.

Gravel, soil, and dust shot into the sky, reaching heights of tens of feet, obscuring the sun.

Half of the mountain collapsed in the explosion, and huge boulders rolled down, crashing into the valley with a deafening roar.

Yi Zhixie's smile froze on her face.

The Hunxie King beside him opened his mouth wide, but could not utter a sound.

The Xiongnu archers on the ridge forgot their bows and arrows, staring blankly at the small mountain that no longer existed.

The battlefield was deathly silent.

Only the sound of rolling stones and the lingering dust could be heard.

After a long while, a Hun soldier dropped his bow to the ground with a "thud".

"The mountain...the mountain is gone..."

His voice was like a dream.

"It really...it really can flatten a mountain..."

"Rumors...it's not a rumor..."

Panic spread rapidly among the fifty thousand iron cavalry, like a plague.

Yi Zhixie stared intently at the flattened mountain peak, the color draining from her face bit by bit.

At this moment, the tank had already begun climbing the hill.

Yes, uphill.

That huge, heavy lump of iron was able to climb up the hillside!

As they climbed, they blasted the ridge with that thick pipe.

With each shot, more than a dozen Huns were blown away.

Armored vehicles followed behind tanks, their vehicle-mounted machine guns firing wildly, turning any Huns who tried to resist into sieves.

The Han soldiers, armed with AKs, charged like tigers descending a mountain, chasing and firing at the fleeing Xiongnu.

Some daring Xiongnu cavalrymen even attempted to charge down the hillside and use their scimitars to cut at the iron lumps.

Then, they ran head-on into the Han Chinese infantrymen armed with AKs.

massacre.

This was a one-sided massacre.

"Fire arrows! Fire arrows!"

The Xiongnu commanders shouted hoarsely.

Arrows rained down on the soldiers.

Then, the soldiers raised the iron bars in their hands.

"Da da da da—!"

Flames erupted.

On the mountain ridge, the Xiongnu archers who had just been drawing their bows and nocking arrows fell one by one, like wheat that had been cut down.

Screams, gasps of alarm, and the terrifying roar of flames filled the air.

"What is that! What is that!"

Yi Zhixie grabbed the guard beside her and shook him frantically.

The guards were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they couldn't utter a single word.

No one could answer him.

"Great Khan! Let's go!"

They crowded around Yizhixie, pushing him desperately onto the horse.

Yizhi Xieji mounted his horse, but his eyes remained fixed on the steel torrent below. Suddenly, he remembered what the scout had said earlier.

I initially thought it was a rumor...

result……

Is the rumor true?

Fuck you!