Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 701 Grand Finale (5)
Fan Ji’ao turned his gaze to the breathless Wa Keluo and said proudly, "What’s the rush? Let’s first observe the situation. If your soldiers are defeated, it’s not too late for us to charge. Besides, look, your soldiers are full of morale; we are sure to win this battle."
Wa Keluo snorted darkly, his face turning iron blue with anger, holding his breath and thinking to himself that once he captured the stronghold, he would deal with him properly.
When all the soldiers had rushed to the city gates, the gates suddenly brightened, with flames shooting into the sky. Even in the pitch-black night, the flames shone as bright as daylight. At that moment, the soldiers of Luo Kingdom on the city walls lifted boulders and hurled them down fiercely towards the base of the walls. The wails of agony, the sound of the terrified horses galloping, accompanied by hisses of the neighing, were ear-piercing.
In the blink of an eye, over ten thousand men had been decimated by more than a thousand. Among them, some were trampled to death by their own warhorses, some died from the fall, and others were ’lucky’ enough to be struck dead by the falling stones—it was a dizzyingly diverse set of fatalities.
The remaining cavalry retreated, staring angrily at the figure who appeared on the city wall—a well-known general of Luo County, ’Xu Sanlang’.
Wa Keluo watched his subordinates, some injured, some crippled, and clenched his jaw so hard he nearly crushed a silver tooth, brandishing his large saber and shouting, "Warriors of the plains, once we break through these gates, we will have good days ahead. Charge!"
The sound of galloping horse hooves approached the gates again. Xu Sanlang spread his arms, and another row of archers appeared on the city walls, firing relentlessly at the incoming attackers. Countless arrows filled the sky, and with thuds, they pierced into bodies, blood splattering onto the pristine snow, vividly red, like plum blossoms blooming on the snowy ground.
"What are you standing there for? Get up there," Wa Keluo yelled desperately at Fan Ji’ao, seeing his soldiers getting wounded and killed by the onslaught of arrows, while his troops sat steadily on their horses. Rage consumed him, his forehead veins popping out.
However, Fan Ji’ao just let out a cold laugh, "Just because you’re a fool doesn’t mean I am. Charging into that dense rain of arrows is tantamount to suicide. I refuse to send my soldiers to their deaths for no reason."
Wa Keluo felt a surge of blood rise to his throat, the metallic taste filling his mouth as his face turned the color of an eggplant, pointing at him and seething with rage, all while another half of his remaining eight thousand men were annihilated.
"Your Majesty, we should retreat. If we continue this assault, our entire army might be... annihilated," pleaded Vasige, his face etched with sorrow, urging the king to withdraw his forces.
Wa Keluo slowly closed his eyes, grief-stricken for a moment, then waved his hand and bellowed, "Retreat!"
On the city wall, Xu Sanlang watched the situation below and spotted Wa Keluo ordering a retreat. A hint of pleasure curled up the corner of his mouth as he drew a deep breath from his Dantian and shouted into the distance, "Fan Ji’ao, if not now, when will you act!" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Fan Ji’ao smiled, with a glint of bloodlust in his eyes, looking towards Wa Keluo. Although he was a bit far off, he could still see the stiffness in his posture. Raising his curved saber, he turned to his own soldiers and shouted, "Fight with all your might and wipe out Wa Keluo. Bring me Wa Keluo’s head, and we will go see the Holy Monarch. No longer will we have to live vagrant lives, nor eat roots to quell our hunger, nor drink horse urine for a drop of water to quench our thirst. Brothers, are you willing to follow me to a life that everyone envies?"
"Chief, we are willing to follow," they responded.
"Then charge and bring me the head of Wa Keluo," he commanded with a wave of his hand, and his soldiers spurred their horses into a gallop, driven by the flames of fierce determination and the desire for a better life, and charged forward.
