Chapter 660: 660
Chapter 660: Unifying Wanzhou (XIII)
After the Deputy Chief went to the latrine to relieve himself, he secretly ordered his trusted aide to have the troops silently surround the main hall . The troops also had to avoid the 2,000 pairs of eyes and ears of the Red Lotus Group . Finally, he pretended as if nothing had happened and returned to the main hall, where he continued to drink and make merry with everyone .
The people were still drinking in the main hall, no one realizing that they had become the targets of countless arrows . They were surrounded by murderous intent from all directions .
The Deputy Chief was still persuading them to drink more . The Red Lotus scholar was sprawled over the table from all the drinking . His clothes were in disarray .
At the same time, some dark shadows glided toward a remote house in the city .
“Sir…”
Wei Ci came out of the house with an indifferent expression . “I’m here . ”
“Your subordinate is late . You must have been frightened . ”
These men, clad in black peasant clothes, were the bodyguards who had followed Wei Ci into the city .
Wei Ci let them do their own thing after they entered the city . They were to hide in Qiuyu County without any concern for his safety . They would then find opportunities to meet in the future .
“What’s the situation outside?”
One of them said, “They spread the news of your killing and threw the bones bitten by dogs in front of our camp . The lord stationed men outside the camp to call for a battle for an entire afternoon, but the Red Lotus Group in the city refused to come out . At noon, 2,000 troops entered the city and were treated with hospitality . ”
Wei Ci tucked both hands into his sleeves and looked at the moonlight above him . He asked, “Do you know where the 2,000 people are being temporarily housed?”
One person replied, “The situation is tense in the city . We’ve investigated this several times and found out the specific location . ”
Wei Ci laughed . His lips quirked slightly, revealing a hint of an apathetic smile . “You guys did very well . Now, listen to my order – go and inform those people that the second leader of the Red Lotus Group harbors ill intentions . He lured them into the city to encircle and kill them . This will cause them to quickly rescue those in the city . ”
The bodyguards felt rather bewildered but still nodded in agreement .
Wei Ci added, “The terrain is remote, so I’ll be fine hiding here . Just complete your tasks . ”
It was not safe for Wei Ci to hide inside the Deputy Chief’s residence, so he had him moved here .
This place was remote and quiet; human activity was rare . It was indeed a good hiding place where he could conceal his identity .
The bodyguards agreed before dispersing .
It was midnight . The wind blustered and the night was pitch-black . It was the perfect time for murder .
Jiang Pengji led all the soldiers the entire way to the Red Lotus Group’s camp .
The Red Lotus camp was very ugly and disgusting . Torches were scarce and the camp was a mess . There were only a few guards on patrol .
In this awful weather, the temperature in the middle of the night was unbearable . Most people could not stand the chill . To avoid the cold, they got lazy and found places to squat down .
The internal discipline of the Red Lotus Group was rather lax . The soldiers who were sent on patrol slacked off whenever they could .
Most of their superiors had left during the day, so the guards were even more laid-back than usual .
When Jiang Pengji arrived at the camp with her troops, there wasn’t even a single guard waiting at the fence .
Yang Si was so cold that he shivered . “Is this a trick?”
Jiang Pengji scoffed and said scornfully, “If the Red Lotus Group had the brains to trick us, they would not have been duped by Zixiao and An Cui . ”
Yang Si shut up .
He was not stupid, but he had also been deceived by Wei Ci, that black-hearted fellow, on a few occasions .
He did not want to comment much about An Cui, that three-faced spy and actor extraordinaire .
With her developed mind, Jiang Pengji concluded that there were people in the camp . It was not an ambush .
“Get the archers to prepare the ‘rockets . ’”
Everyone held their breath as hundreds of archers ignited the oil-drenched arrowheads . They drew their bows at a diagonal angle in mid-air .
Once the order was given, arrows shot out across the sky with orange-red tails trailing behind them . They fell over the camp like rain .
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The soldiers in the camp were still roaming freely in their dreamland while the men standing vigil outside were yawning non-stop, hugging their weapons as they slept against the fence .
By the time the second wave of “rockets” had fallen, the tents were already burning . Only then did someone notice something amiss .
He shouted with all his strength, “Enemy attack! Enemy attack!”
The men were simply too tired . Even though the shouting was so loud, not many were awakened .
They were flustered . By the time someone had sounded the horn to signal the presence of enemies, the fire had spread from one tent to another . The night wind was helping the fire to burn even more intensely .
“Enemy attack!”
“Hurry, wake up!”
The chaotic yelling and the pell-mell footsteps… The crashing movements wove themselves into a song of the dead .
As the sound of hooves approached, they could hear the horses screaming as the gates of the camp were violently broken through .
The soldiers who were standing guard on both sides of the gate were about to come forward to ward off the attack when a silver light flashed and two splashes of blood bloomed like flowers .
No one could have imagined that Liu Xi’s army, which had been yelling the entire afternoon, would actually launch a surprise attack on the Red Lotus Group’s camp outside the city in the middle of the night .
Dian Yan’s horse was not as fast as Jiang Pengji’s . The horse under him lowered its head and cantered at a steady pace . This horse may not have been fast, but its breathing was very stable as it followed Jiang Pengji into the camp at a close distance . On horseback, Dian Yan killed everyone that he saw . His double axes condemned many to death . In addition, he had been born with great strength . He could split a person in half with one swing of an ax, spilling twisted and curling intestines all over the ground .
The shouts to kill were akin to a boulder being thrown into the calm waters of a lake . The “bang” it made caused huge ripples in the water .
The flames grew fiercer, dying the entire camp a fascinating shade of orange .
“Kill!”
Most of the Red Lotus soldiers were still in dreamland . Awakened by the noise and the fire outside, they bolted out of their tents with an instinctive need to survive . They carried no weapons at all . There were powerful enemies outside, watching them like tigers watching their prey…
Even though they had 30,000 men, they found themselves utterly defeated by Jiang Pengji’s forces . Their only concern was to survive . They offered no resistance .
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Inside the city…
According to Wei Ci’s request, his bodyguards transformed themselves into Red Lotus members and spread the news .
Some didn’t believe it until they saw the fire spreading outside the city . There were also some vague sounds of crying and shouting to kill . Their faces suddenly changed .
Having achieved their goal, the bodyguards slipped away, waiting for the show to begin .
Just then, someone in the hall got up in a confused state, wanting to pee . He had just opened the door when he saw abnormalities in the pitch-black night .
The orange-red flames had dyed half the sky red . It was like a cloud of fire .
“What’s that?”
He was confused, then hit by a realization as he took a step forward . He immediately remembered .
Wasn’t that where they had set up camp?
Most of his alcohol-induced stupor receded as his back broke out in a cold sweat .
It was not over yet . With the help of the candlelight outside, his eyes could faintly make out some unusual figures in the distance .
The sense of crisis hit him hard . He was so agitated that his scalp felt numb . He was shivering all over .
He retracted his foot, for a moment at a loss for how to react .
What to do? What to do? What to do?
He was so anxious that he lost his wits . He hurried back and tried to wake everyone up .
Halfway through his shouting, he noticed that there were a pair of eyes glaring at him with malice .
The second leader harrumphed in disdain . He got up and strode away .
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As soon as he stepped out, the door immediately shut .
“Kill!”
The sound of the second leader drifted by indistinctively .
After a while, countless arrows penetrated the paper windows and shot into the room indiscriminately . The arrows even carried fire .
The arrows landed on the wine, spreading the fire instantly .
“Hel— help!”
The flames swept through the house . The blood-curdling screams inside gradually became weaker and shorter . The second leader sneered . He put his arms around his back and strode away .
But he had not gone far when he heard hurried footsteps coming from outside . They were accompanied by shouts to kill which were getting closer and closer .
His face turned white as dozens of people rushed through the heavy vermilion gates . It turned out to be the 2,000 men brought along by the Red Lotus Group!
He was just about to break into a run, but it was too late . Several large knives fell onto his back . After a few breaths, he was no more .
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