In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

"You Japanese pirates, you think you can come and go as you please? Not so easy!"

"Go down and wait for your Emperor!"

"Release the arrows!!"

With a loud roar, a large number of archers emerged from the high ground on both sides, and almost instantly, crossbow bolts rained down like a storm of pear blossoms.

The force blotted out the sky, catching the three thousand Japanese samurai off guard as they turned around.

Puff puff puff puff!

A large number of warriors were riddled with arrows and fell from their horses to their deaths.

The Japanese pirates, who were initially pressing their advantage, were suddenly put on the defensive and in a dead end.

Jin Minda's troops gave them no chance; from the moment the explosion rang out, their massive cavalry force began to turn around.

At this moment, it is like a high-speed chariot, charging and surging wildly.

"Kill!!" Kim Min-da roared. He was the number one general in Goguryeo, and that was no exaggeration.

He fled not because he was afraid.

With wolves in front and tigers behind, the three thousand Japanese samurai were not only panicked, but also caught completely off guard.

boom!

A deafening roar, unlike the earth-shaking explosion of the Han Lei, was the tragic roar of thousands of cavalry charging into battle.

The warhorses collided, and one fell from its horse and died!

Warhorses collided and neighed in agony, soldiers clashed and screamed in agony, the Japanese pirates' formation was instantly shattered, and the front-line cavalry could not hold back and retreated seven or eight meters.

Countless Japanese pirates were swept under the surging iron hooves of the cavalry, a scene that could be described as a cacophony of howling ghosts.

The cracking of bones and the piercing screams ripped through the sky.

Unlike the instantaneous lethality of firearms, the standard clashes of these cold weapons were nothing short of hellish torture.

At this moment, two more huge roars came from Black Dragon Valley. As two mushroom clouds rose, large-scale landslides began at both ends of Black Dragon Valley.

Crack!

Wow!

Boom!!

"what!"

A large number of Japanese pirates who were fleeing were instantly killed by a wave of earth. Their bodies and screams were buried under mud and rocks, as if they had never happened.

"..."

In just a short while, as the aftershocks of the explosion completely subsided, there was no further movement in Black Dragon Valley, except for the three thousand Japanese pirates who had chased after them earlier, who were still putting up a stubborn resistance.

"Cough cough cough!!"

Li Yuanchang coughed violently, and the air was filled with a strong, pungent smell of gunpowder, burning, and blood, which was nauseating.

As he climbed the bombed-out hillside, all the men of Battalion B popped their heads out and looked down.

Purgatory, a living hell!!

They were dumbfounded, standing there like wooden chickens!

The valley, stretching for seven miles, was a scene of charred devastation, with crackling fires burning the wood and countless corpses piled up like mountains, mutilated and incomplete.

The valley was blasted open with several huge cracks, beyond human capability.

What is hell? It is right now!

More than 30,000 Japanese pirates were buried in just one minute!

Only a few Japanese pirates, covered in blood, lay in pools of blood, howling in agony. The brutality and speed of their annihilation were truly a historically terrifying event!

In cold weapon warfare, no matter how capable the commander is or how perfect the ambush is, even if heavy cavalry is deployed, it is impossible to wipe out an entire army of tens of thousands of people in such a short time.

No matter how large your army is, it can be wiped out in the blink of an eye – this has become a reality!

The impact of this killing was something even the Han army itself hadn't anticipated, and they were all somewhat shocked and uneasy.

"Oh my god..."

Guo Chao and the others opened their mouths wide, but in the end, they could only utter these two words.

Li Yuanchang was like a butcher, his face devoid of any pity. Such was the way of clan conflicts!

"Your Highness, look!"

"Someone's coming from over there!" someone shouted.

All eyes turned from the valley to the far north, where a dark army had suddenly appeared.

The winding mountain range, blocking out the sky, stretches as far as the eye can see.

"It's the Tang army!"

"The main force of the Tang army is here!" The soldiers of the Yi Battalion were terrified, because there were no more Han Lei to resist them. Once surrounded, they would still face the risk of annihilation.

After all, the disparity in numbers between the enemy and ourselves was too great.

"Don't panic, they won't dare to come!" Li Yuanchang said in a deep voice.

He had already seen Li Ji's banner, but he knew that the Tang army couldn't have missed such a huge commotion and the hellish screams and wails.

If Li Ji hadn't been intimidated and had truly intended to lead his army to charge, he wouldn't have remained standing there motionless.

On Black Dragon Valley, the soldiers gradually calmed down.

"Your Highness, the ambush is complete. Let's retreat quickly!"

"Yes, it looks like there are no fewer than 50,000 border troops over there. There's no need for us to confront them head-on anymore; they've already lost more than they gained."

Li Yuanchang's gaze was fixed on the Tang army just a few miles away in a straight line, outside the valley.

He knew that at this very moment, Li Ji must also be watching and observing this place.

The imperial court also had telescopes, which were originally requested by Li Shimin. Although there weren't many, replicating them was much easier than replicating gunpowder.

With so many skilled craftsmen in Chang'an, they had already produced some inferior copies.

"We can't leave!"

"Once our army retreats, our true strength will be exposed, and Li Ji will inevitably bypass Black Dragon Valley to intercept us!"

"Go and fetch the war drums!" Li Yuanchang's voice was chilling. It was like encountering a ferocious beast in the jungle; if you turned tail and ran, you were doomed.

But if you remain calm in the face of danger and keep confronting it, the beast may not dare to move.

"yes!"

Guo Chao and the others quickly went to search for it.

The war drum is the bugle call of the army. It is an essential item in every battle, not only to boost morale but also to be used for troop deployment.

A total of twelve large drums were quickly placed at the highest point in Black Dragon Valley by Li Yuanchang's men.

Although there were large-scale landslides and collapses in many places, some areas were still well preserved.

Li Yuanchang personally took to the field, standing on a high point, with twelve war drums beating behind him, their sound as powerful as a bell, carrying far and wide.

The gale, carrying the stench of blood from the valley, whipped Li Yuanchang's black hair wildly. He stood there, like a god or demon, exuding authority without anger, completely at ease, and motionless.

Behind him stood thousands of soldiers lined up on the mountainside, gleaming brightly, gazing at the Tang army.

It's as if it's saying, "We're waiting for you!"

Just as Zhuge Liang used the Empty City Stratagem to frighten away Sima Yi by playing the zither, Li Yuanchang now intends to use the same method to scare away Li Ji.

At the end of the mountain ridge.

The place was in complete disarray, horses neighed restlessly, and the heads on horseback were densely packed, yet silent.

Tens of thousands of Tang soldiers, like tigers and wolves, were the elite of the elite, representing the pinnacle of cold weapon warfare capabilities in the Tang Dynasty. Yet they failed; their ambush was discovered, and they were outmaneuvered.

They also witnessed firsthand the collapse of the sky and the terrifying lightning tribulation in Black Dragon Valley!

At this moment, everyone's eyes were almost numb and blank! The brave and invincible Tang border army was stunned by this world-destroying commotion and screams. Shock and awe were written deep in their pupils, and they couldn't utter a single word.