bayedsolid Chapter 163: Like a Ghost
Chapter 163: Like a Ghost
The sky was gray, and from time to time there were gusts of wind, stirring up the Xichang camp and taking a long time to dissipate.
The soldiers in the Xichang camp were not surprised and would have remained calm if the tents had not been blown away.
Le Brun sat on the armchair in the middle of the main tent, looking dignified, as if he was about to make a decision.
"More than half a month has passed since the attack, and there was no movement that night. How could they be so patient?" Le Brun said coldly.
"The spies reported that their camp was peaceful as usual, and they have never been seen setting foot into the canyon!" a general also said in confusion.
"I guess that night, with Qi Mei in his arms, he had no intention of fighting, so he stayed in the camp and did not come out, living off his savings, defending but not attacking!" another general also said.
"In that case, what should we do next?" asked a general.
"We must not let that night be so comfortable!" Lebrun sneered.
"Find a day and send someone to their camp to disturb them. See how long they can stay here!"
"Boom, boom, boom..."
At this time, everyone wanted to say something, but there were loud noises outside the tent, and even the ground seemed to be shaking.
"What, what's going on?"
"It's thundering?"
"Could it be an earthquake?"
Everyone looked at each other, full of confusion, and for a moment they forgot how to react.
Le Brun sat upright in the armchair. The feeling of the earthquake and the sound of thunder made his heart a little panicked, but his eyes were unusually calm and he only thought about the natural disaster.
At this time, there were faint screams of people. Everyone could not sit still any longer and went out to see what was going on.
"Repay...!"
A hurried order was heard, and a young general with a pale face ran in panic, almost sliding to his knees in front of Le Brun.
Panicked, "Report, report to Your Highness, that night our army ambushed on the top of the mountain, constantly throwing huge rocks, and our command camp was smashed into chaos by them!"
Lebrun stood up, but before he could react, another call came.
Continuous "bang, bang, bang..." sounds of thunder.
Everyone in the tent was instantly terrified. Just hearing this sound could make people feel the breath of fear.
At this time, another young general hurried in, knelt in front of Lebrun and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, the Ye family army is descending from the top of the mountain on both sides of the command camp."
"He, they, actually descended towards the command camp as if they were walking on flat ground!"
"And, and, while they were descending, they were throwing bombs into the camp. Now the command camp has been blown to pieces and has lost the power to resist. The Ye family army is like a ghost and has completely occupied our command camp."
After the young general said this, he was shaking with panic.
Le Brun was panicked for a moment, but quickly regained his composure. He walked out of the tent door with cold eyes and looked up at the billowing smoke rising from the east and west sides in the distance. The dim dust rolled in and almost filled the entire camp.
In the invisible fog, there were sounds of fighting, screams, and groans coming one after another, which made everyone present shudder.
"Generals, obey the order!"
Le Brun's cold and majestic voice came. He needed to calm himself down quickly and give orders to the others.
"The humble position is here!"
When the generals who followed him heard his order, they also took a deep breath, calmed themselves down, and waited for orders.
"Although the command camp has been destroyed, our main camp is still there. Let's prepare to set up our battle formation and fight him to the death!"
"Yes!" The generals hurried back to their respective positions, deployed their formations and set up defenses, ready to meet the enemy.
"Ai San, send a signal to the rear camp and ask them to come to support us quickly. Now that the Ye family army has come in, we must make sure they never return!"
Lebrun's eyes were filled with uncontrollable anger, and he spoke almost through gritted teeth.
But before he could calm down and the defense formation in front of him was ready, the sound of drums was heard from four directions on the top of the mountain. The sound resounded throughout the entire valley, with a slow and fast rhythm, rising and falling in all directions in a regular pattern, which made them look up involuntarily.
At a glance, it was discovered that there were not only drummers from the Ye family army in the four directions, but also flag bearers waving flags and giving orders.
The sound of the drums stimulated his eardrums, and Lebrun became even more furious. He squeezed out a few words fiercely from between his teeth.
"Shoot them down!"
The Xichang archers followed the order and shot arrows in four directions. Unfortunately, the Ye family army had shieldmen to defend. Several people cooperated tacitly, beating drums and waving flags. Seeing thousands of arrows coming at them, they did not frown, and directed the army to move and attack without stopping for a moment.
The top of the mountain was high, and the arrows shot by the Xichang archers lost their speed before they reached the top of the mountain, and fell back to various places in their camp like rain.
Le Brun was so angry that he took out his sword, but he had nowhere to use it, so he could only chop at the defensive shield held by a young general next to him. The young general was startled and staggered, but then immediately stood up, allowing Le Brun to vent his anger by chopping at the shield again.
"Report!" Another young general hurried in from the main camp gate.
"Two more Ye Family troops have infiltrated the canyon from both sides, and they are almost here!"
The young general reported urgently to Lebrun while panting.
"It turns out that their drummers and flag signalmen on the top of the mountain are beating drums and waving flags not only to boost morale, but also to guide them into our camp!" A general standing beside Lebrun said with sudden realization, a bad premonition rising in his heart.
"How could they be so vicious and cunning that night to come up with such a sinister trick!" Le Brun gritted his teeth and continued to give orders.
"Come here, lower the heavy fences and raise the camp gates! Set up a defensive formation and fight with all your might against these rats from the Ye family army!" Lebrun gave orders.
"Aisan, bring my horse here. Today I will fight to the death with Ye Qi.
"Yes!"
Aisan obeyed the order seriously, hurried to get his war horse and prepare the camp.
However, the sound of drums and fighting echoing in the valley made the defenders of the main camp in Xichang a little frightened. They stood in the camp waiting, and as time passed, they seemed to be waiting for death to come.
Until the dark purple flag of the Ye family army appeared dimly in the yellow sand and smoke, the vanguard soldiers holding shields appeared in front of the Xichang camp like divine soldiers sent from heaven, with such majestic momentum that people dared not look directly at them!
Looking into the distance, they saw heavy troops in dark purple armor and the sound of magnificent drums slowly approaching. Seeing this, the soldiers of Xichang couldn't help but hold their breath.
The drumbeats did not stop until the four armies of the Ye family army had all gathered outside the gate of the Xichang camp.
The drumbeats stopped and the canyon became unusually quiet. Although the two armies were on the verge of a fight in front of the camp gates, neither side was able to break the deadlock. Each side was just waiting for an opportunity.
At this time, Ye Qi was riding on the Red Flame Dragon Horse, with a cold and arrogant expression, leading a rifle, and marching steadily. When the Ye family soldiers saw Ye Qi, they were all full of confidence and waited for orders to fight a decisive battle with Xichang.
Lebrun was also riding on a tall horse, staring sinisterly at the Ye family army in front of him. He was extremely angry and was determined to kill them all in the canyon to vent his anger.