469 String of Plans (2/2)
The feast was held in one of the courtyards in the east of the Lord’s Manor. The Guards that Qu Yi had brought along all stood guard in the courtyard.
Just as he left, hundreds of bowmen and crossbowmen suddenly appeared on the four walls of the courtyard. Each one grasped a god-arm crossbow, and they fired a round at the guards.
Instantly, cries of pain broke out.
”What happened?”
Qu Yi was also highly alert, and he immediately picked up his weapon and charged out. He did not even bother wiping the oil on the sides of his mouth. The sudden sneak attack had caused them heavy casualties and less than fifty of the men remained.
”It's a trap!”
Qu Yi was stunned, and his face turned ashen white.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
”Charge out with me!”
Qu Yi knew that if they tried to fight here, only death awaited them. Their only path to survival was to charge out and gather with the troops outside.
Although the chance was slim, it was his only choice. He courageously charged out under the protection of his few remaining guards.
Just at this moment, the doors of the courtyard opened up and a bunch of armored soldiers charged in.
They were the personal Guards of Ouyang Shuo, the two hundred Divine Martial Guards.
Qu Yi's personal Guards were not a match for the Divine Martial Guards.
The only tough opponent was Qu Yi himself, as he was a King Rank general.
His opponent was not anyone else but Ouyang Shuo.
”Who are you? Say your name, who dares to act so despicable?”
Qu Yi engaged with Ouyang Shuo.
Ouyang Shuo wielded the Tianmo Spear in his hand, as he matched Qu Yi without too much difficulty, ”Listen up, I do not change my name or my surname; I am the Lianzhou Lord.”
”What?”
When Qu Yi heard these words, he was astonished and knew that he had no way out.
The name of the Lianzhou Lord was famous in the entire Lingnan Province. As a general, Qu Yi had naturally heard of him. For him to appear in Wulong County, the consequences were dire.
”Lord, I'm willing to surrender!”
At this crucial moment, Qu Yi was able to think smartly.
Ouyang Shuo laughed coldly, ”Unfortunately, I do not accept your surrender!”
”You!”
Qu Yi felt infuriated and utterly humiliated.
”Since that's the case, give me your life!”
Qu Yi was a man after all, so he decided to give it his all.
The two of them fought one another, creating a dazzling scene.
Unfortunately, the current Ouyang Shuo was not some weakling. Facing this King Rank general was nothing to him. After fifty rounds, Qu Yi died under his spear.
Ouyang Shuo did not think about recruiting him. First, he was arrogant in history and Ouyang Shuo did not favor him. Secondly, for him to surrender in such circumstances, his loyalty was questionable.
Hence, Ouyang Shuo would rather just kill him and obtain a general soul.
In less than half an hour, they took out the remaining guards.
Needless to say, this was all a trap. When Qu Yi received the emergency signal, the fates of his fifty thousand men and himself were already set.
Apart from surrounding Qu Yi, outside of the city, Lin Yi’s Guards Division had already engaged the enemy camp.
After traveling a long distance, these fifty thousand troops were enjoying a feast, so they were caught totally unprepared. Needless to say, the food they had sent contained extra ingredients that would made the eater weak.
Facing a trump card force like the Guards Division, the fifty thousand iron cavalry could only surrender.
After killing Qu Yi, Ouyang Shuo brought the personal Guards back to the meeting hall. In less than an hour, Lin Yi returned to report.
”Lord, of the fifty thousand cavalry, we killed twelve thousand. We captured and locked the rest in the city barracks, apart from a small number that escaped.”
Lin Yi's efficiency was incredibly high.
”Not bad.” Ouyang Shuo nodded his head, pleased, ”Follow the plan!”
”Understood!”
Lin Yi backed down to handle the future matters.
Just taking down the fifty thousand cavalry, Ouyang Shuo naturally would not feel pleased. His goal was to attack Tianshuang County and cut off the enemy’s grain supply.
Tianshuang County was a stronghold, and they even had an army defending it.
Although the Guards Division was strong, without siege weapons, it was a useless endeavour.
Hence, he could only plot.
Ouyang Shuo had designed a string of plans for this matter.
Taking down Qu Yi was only the first step. In just two hours, the Guards Division had taken off their Mingguang Armor and equipped themselves with Qu Yi's army's armor.
Apart from that, they swapped out their identity tokens, flags, and miscellaneous items.
Ouyang Shuo was trying to make use of information and time difference.
The news of the iron cavalry falling definitely would not spread so quickly. As such, the Guards Division would disguise themselves and attack Tianshuang County.