Vol 11 Chapter 7 (1/2)
Book 11 Chapter 07 – Pine Forest Ambush
Snowflakes fell relentlessly from the sky
On the dark snowy plains, everyone is silently packing up the tents and getting ready to leave
Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi, Jing Jun, Xiao Yuetan, Li Si as well as the twelve elite Wu fa for any suspicious activity on the opposite shore
Beyond the black pine forest, there was no other sign of life If not for the capture of Deng Jia and knowing the eneine that there were three thousands ene on them with ill intentions
Xiao Yuetan coldly snorted: “Yan really stooped so low just to relieve the siege by the Zhao arht that it is rather co times
Lu Xiong appeared and reported: “Grand Tutor! Everything is ready We can set off anytime”
Xiang Shaolong gave the order to depart
The one thousand Qin soldiers were split into two groups of five hundred each Pulling their horses and carriages, one group went upstrea their lamps, they resembled numerous fireflies
Ji Yanran, the other girls and the three hundred Lu Fa the darkness into the red pine forest
The stillness of the night was shattered by the galloping sounds of the horses and the es
Teng Yi eyed the black forest opposite the river and laughed: “If I a a bad headache now”
Xiao Yuetan asked in a deep voice: “Will he be tricked?”
Jing Jun replied in a low voice: “We will know soon enough!”
It is difficult to navigate the paths in the dark and the armies moved at a snail’s pace It was only two hours later that both groups are considerable apart from each other
As agreed, they willwhich is situated besides Qinshui and at the Zhao-Han border If they did not ain at Mount wang Lung Ling at the Zhao-Qi border
The Qin arhly skilled in archery and horse-riding With a smaller force, it is much easier to escape in this uninhabited territory
Teng Yi softly whistled: “The ene!”
Footsteps and hoof beats sounded from a hill on the opposite shore Hundreds of torches were lit and two groups of ons
Xu Yi Luan guessed that he has been discovered that there is no
When the two fire dragons have gone far, Xiang Shaolong ordered: “Little Jun, please investigate the opposite shore again If everyone is really gone, ill cross the river at dawn tomorrow”
Jing Jun grunted a reply and led the twelve elite Wu family warriors across the river on two hidden rafts Li Si and Xiao Yuetan went along with them
Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi returned to the red pine forest leisurely
This surprise ambush by the Yan ar is resolved for the moment
Xiang Shaolong was about to say so but he interrupted by what he sees in front of hiood!”
The edge of the red pine forest is filled with a thousand red fla in like a fan towards the centre of the forest, the air is filled with battle cries and the attack is earth-shattering
BothThe colour disappearing from their faces, they drew their swords and ran madly towards the red pine forest
There were at least five hundred invaders and they had approached the forest in silence When they were discovered by the sentries of the Lu Faht into battle
Fro’s entourage from three sides – upstream, downstream and within the red pine forest Even if they wish to escape now, the river will block their escape
In such freezing weather, ju suicide
Their opponent eies to kill them all
Killing sounds filled the air asthe fa, Zhao Qian and the fourbrothers, they escaped towards the river
Luckily, the forest is very dense, the ground is uneven and it is dark at night Otherwise, they would have perished under the arrows of the enemy
However, they were being forced to the river by the attackers and they may not survive anyway
Countless ene over frohters and fought with their lives but the overwhel majority of enemies soon overcome them
Barely leaving the forest, Chun Ying gave a tragic cry A long arrow has pierced her back and she died on the spot
Wu Tingfang and the other ony
Coolly, Ji Yanran pulled Zhao Qian and yelled: “Follow e of the forest, she advanced towards a small hill besides the river
Only about a hundred warriors are with her Half of the sixty-odd ether The snow-covered slopes only caused their ascent to take twice as long
Behind them, torches can be seen everywhere and the forest is shi+ning red like blood
On the side, ten odd ene Mad on her killing spree, Ji Yanran pierced continuously with her lance and killed several
Another enearding the fact that she is female and powerless
Ji Yanran’s lance is embedded into another ene Tian who is on her right dashed over and his sword flashed, severing the man head from his body
As they are about to reach the hilltop, a shower of arrows rained on them and another ten family warriors were felled
The enemies scrambled over and chopped furiously at those hit by arrows to ensure their deaths
Qiu Ying slipped and fell onto the ground
Xia Ying and Dong Ying were as close to her as real sisters They turned back to help her up With this lapse, a gang of unscrupulous invaders broke through their defences and in the chaos, ht
Wu Tingfang nearly fainted upon seeing this Supported by Meng Wu and Meng Tian, they reached the hilltop
The reeous terrain height andtoo
At this crucialYi arrived to help theuess what had happened
Xiang Shaolong exclai Jun is there!”
Wu Tingfang wailed: “Hubby!” Meng Wu interrupted her and dragged her away
Ji Yanran cried: “Don’t get caught up in the fighting!” Leading the four persons, they ran down slope towards the river
Teng Yi had reached the hilltop Waving his heavy sword, he ht
Xiang Shaolong cut off the pursuers of Ji Yanran and began his own killing spree The fighting is simply horrendous
As another hundred of attackers swar is here!”
Xiang Shaolong just dise, he can seeYi, there is no other survivor He knew that if he still continued to fight, he willloudly, he brandished his sword and fought his way to Teng Yi, bellowing: “Go!”
By now, their bodies are filled with sounds Teng Yi nodded and swept his sword, killing another two men
Fighting as they retreat, they were hard pressed and found it hard to slip away
Eyeing the countless fighters coe the called out: “Let’s roll down!”
Pulling Teng Yi, they bend down and rolled down the hill slope
Thanks to the heavy snowfall, the ground et and soft and they rolled safely to the bottom of the hill
Like madmen, the Yan army chased down the hill
As they got up, Teng Yi grunted His right shoulder was pierced by an arrow
Ten odd ene over from both sides
Xiang Shaolong pulled out his flying needles and shot them out in succession Before they knehat happened sevenmen scrambled to safety
Suddenly, the fiery torches dimmed
The snowy slope is extremely slippery Several of the torch-bearers slipped and fell into the snow, extinguishi+ng the flames
Teng Yi reached behind hi the arrow out with some of his flesh and blood, he struck the arrowhead into the throat of another attacker
With his ar him, the arrow only entered his flesh by a few inches and his organs are unharmed Otherwise, he may lose his life
Taking advantage of the low visibility, they charged into a group of enemies and break out of the encirclement Once freed, they sped towards the river
Behind the closely and battle cries filled their ears