Chapter 180: Chapter 179: A Fight to the Death_1

Scanning the land, except for General Bai Qijing of the Bai family army, no one could train such formidable warriors!

On the east side of the valley, the thousand soldiers Bai Qingyan brought were all spirited, fighting desperately against the numerous Xiliang soldiers with broken morale.

“Bai Jinzhi! Sound the bone whistle to relay the order… Instruct General Cheng Yuanzhi to lead the Bai family army and the Jin army to quickly retreat outside the valley, hold the entrance of Wudan River in Wengshan Canyon, and wait to intercept the fleeing Xiliang soldiers!”

“Yes!” Bai Jinzhi, his blood boiling, dared not delay, immediately blew the whistle to relay the order.

Upon hearing the bone whistle command inside the valley, the relay officer dashed straight to General Cheng Yuanzhi, who was fiercely battling the Xiliang army with a large blade, and shouted, “General, the bone whistle relayed the order, commanding you to lead the Bai family army and Jin soldiers to quickly retreat outside the valley, hold the entrance of Wudan River in Wengshan Canyon, and wait to intercept the fleeing Xiliang army!”

Cheng Yuanzhi had no doubt about Xiao Bai’s command, raising his large blade: “Retreat!”

“Retreat!”

“Retreat!”

The Bai family army and Jin soldiers in the valley immediately turned and charged towards the outside of the valley, leaving the Xiliang soldiers, who were still fighting desperately with large blades and spears, puzzled.

“This is bad!” Yun Poxing was the first to react, realizing that on the east side of the canyon, there were logs, stones, and fire oil the Xiliang army had transported up there yesterday. That Xiao Bai planned to use these against their Xiliang army!

With horror on his face, Yun Poxing looked around. He was currently in the center of the protective circle of the Xiliang army, with Wengshan and the exit of Jiuqu Peak behind him. The path was narrow, and with most of the Xiliang forces blocking his rear, he was afraid he would be buried in flames before making it through!

Meanwhile, the path towards the entrance of Wudan River in Wengshan Canyon grew wider; only there could he find a way out, but the Bai family army and ten thousand Jin soldiers were stationed there!

Although there was danger ahead and behind, Yun Poxing had no time to hesitate.

He shouted at the top of his lungs, “Retreat! Retreat towards the entrance of Wudan River Canyon!”

The Xiliang forces inside the valley were too numerous. From Yun Poxing’s order reaching the frontmost soldiers, it was exceedingly difficult to start retreating!

Seeing the Xiliang troops below beginning to relay the retreat order, Bai Qingyan shouted, “Relay the order! Cut the blocking wood ropes, blocking stone nets, pour fire oil, prepare fire! Bai Jinzhi, stay close to Xiao Ruohai!”

After giving the order, Bai Qingyan turned her horse and charged towards the Wudan River along the edge of the canyon cliff, grabbing a torch from a prepared Jin soldier as she sped by.

The Huying Camp elite soldiers who had just descended from the mountain received the order. They immediately cut the blocking wood ropes and blocking stone nets, hurling fire oil into the valley.

Screams and wails filled the deep valley.

The Xiliang soldiers protecting Yun Poxing quickly raised their shields, forming a protective circle around him.

Yun Poxing smelled the fire oil and cursed, “Damn it! Hurry! Break through! Break through!”

Previously protected in the center by the Xiliang iron wall, Yun Poxing now could barely move. The Jin army had used fire oil, and if delayed further, he would perish in the fire!

With eyes bloodshot, Yun Poxing drew his sword and roared, “Cut a bloody path for me! Hurry!”

Yun Poxing’s personal guards also knew that if they didn’t move quickly, they would die here. They drew their longswords, killing those protecting them with their backs and charging forward, using their bodies to shield them, raising their shields and running outside.

The soldiers who died at the hands of their own comrades all died with wide eyes and open mouths, unable to believe their fate.

Zhang Duanrui, on the west side of the valley, saw the soldiers on the east side of the canyon starting to throw fire oil and light fire piles. His eyes brightened. He passionately shouted, “Prepare fire!”

As the sky darkened, a figure holding a torch could be seen riding against the wind on the high cliff on the east side.

The terrifying sounds of battle in the canyon were replaced by the screams and cries induced by the falling boulders, logs, and fire oil, causing fear and panic among the Xiliang soldiers.

Bai Qingyan galloped swiftly, intending to join the Bai family army at the entrance of Wudan River in Wengshan Canyon. She unexpectedly saw a large barricade of chevaux-de-frise soaked in fire oil fixed on the eastern canyon.

The wind carried the strong smell of fire oil. Those chevaux-de-frise were all drenched in fire oil!

She looked down into the canyon, saw that the Bai family army flag and the Jin army flag had withdrawn from the blockaded road position, and without hesitation, she threw the torch at the chevaux-de-frise. In an instant, the flames burst into the sky, illuminating the entire top of Wengshan Canyon.

Steadying herself, she drew her feathered arrows and shot one after another, cutting all the ropes that bound the chevaux-de-frise…

With continuous rumbling sounds, the massive chevaux-de-frise bound tightly together with iron chains rolled off the eastern cliff. Some, with sharpened ends, embedded themselves into the ground, blocking the Xiliang army’s path. Others crushed Xiliang soldiers to death.

The Xiliang army, in panic, scrambled. The soldiers near the Wengshan and Jiuqu Peak bend exits fought desperately with Zhen Zeping and Shi Panshan’s Jin army, attempting to cut a path for survival.

Zhen Zeping, who had just been fighting in the valley, retreated and, with Shi Panshan, held the narrow exit. Surviving and exiting the valley became nearly impossible for the Xiliang soldiers.

“Light the fire! Shoot the arrows!”

Countless flaming arrows flew into the valley.

The fire from the arrows and the fire oil collided, causing the flames to spread rapidly like a giant serpent, then rise suddenly, threatening to pierce the sky!

The roaring heat waves surged, and the flames burned fiercely, devouring Xiliang soldiers one after another like ghostly specters. The gentle, bloodless slaughter was brutal yet swift!

Shielded in the center, Yun Poxing hurried through the valley towards the exit, spotting flickering flames outside the shield. The screams made Yun Poxing’s face even grimmer. If he didn’t get out soon, he would be burned alive amid the bodies ignited by the fire throughout the canyon!

The shields became hot, and the soldiers wrapped their sleeves around them, rushing outside amid the relentless sound of screams and whistling arrows.

Yun Poxing did not want to die here. His life’s ambition was to defeat Bai Weiting. Now, having exterminated Bai Weiting’s descendants, he couldn’t die by the hands of Bai Weiting’s granddaughter, especially in a battle where she, outnumbered, would claim victory. It would ruin his reputation forever.

Jin army General Wang Xiping, having retreated to the Wengshan Canyon exit, leaned on his knees, gasping for breath. His face and body were covered in mud and blood. He looked back at the retreating Jin and Bai family soldiers, all muddy and bloodied, indistinguishably smeared on their armor.

Suddenly, seeing the flames soaring inside the valley, he hurried to General Cheng Yuanzhi of the Bai family army, clasped his fists, and asked, “General Cheng, after we withdraw from the canyon?”

“Hold the Wengshan Canyon exit here, and engage in a decisive battle with the fleeing Xiliang army!” Cheng Yuanzhi gripped his large blade tightly, his eyes more burning than the flames.

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