Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 424 Qiongqi Camp

"What did you say!?"

Xiahou Shan's eyes widened with anger and he roared like thunder.

In front of him, a guard who was covered in dust and looked disheveled was kicked heavily by him. The whole person flew out like a kite with a broken string, and rolled on the ground for several times before stopping.

Xiahou Shan’s worries finally became a reality. He never expected that Wukou City would be lost again.

His eyes were burning with anger as he fiercely glanced at the more than one hundred guards who had escaped from Wukou City. The anger in his heart was like a surging tide, instantly drowning his rationality.

He was like a mad beast, punching and kicking the guards, cursing: "You useless bastards, how dare you run back? Why don't you just die in Wukou City!"

After venting for a while, Xiahou Shan finally calmed down his anger a little.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Leave 200 people with me, and the rest of you hurry back to Wukou City as quickly as possible! The enemy has only just seized the east gate. Once daybreak, the people and defenders in the city will naturally work together to drive them out once they find out. When the time comes, you kill all these people... No, leave a few alive, so that no one will accuse me of being bloodthirsty!"

Xiahou Shan's deputy was standing nearby. After hearing the order, he couldn't help but ask, "General, what are you planning to do by staying here?"

Xiahou Shan turned his head and looked at the Qiongqi Camp soldiers who were staring at them from a distance. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he grinned with a ferocious smile that seemed to come from the depths of hell, making people shudder. He said, "I'm going to make these ignorant guys regret daring to follow us!"

After hearing what Xiahou Shan said, the deputy instantly understood his intention.

He nodded, without asking any more questions, and immediately selected two hundred soldiers to stay behind. The rest, under his command, quickly ran towards Wukou City. The sound of their footsteps echoed in the silent night sky like the sound of dense war drums.

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Xiahou Shan's move to divide his troops surprised Yang Baihu and others who had been watching them closely not far away.

A soldier looked confused and couldn't help asking Captain Yang, "Captain Yang, what are they trying to do?"

Captain Yang frowned slightly and fell into a brief moment of thought.

After a moment, he understood Xiahou Shan's plan. He looked up at the fire that was still burning in the distance.

When he first saw the flames rising into the sky, he knew that it must be Li Zhi and his men who had taken action.

Although he was not sure whether Li Zhi and his men had successfully captured the city gate, the retreat of Xiahou Shan and his men had indeed given him an excellent opportunity.

Therefore, he made a prompt decision and led the Qiongqi Camp to chase them closely, taking advantage of the enemy's panic retreat to launch continuous attacks.

The gap between the enemy's and ours was too great, and Captain Yang could only rely on guerrilla warfare and harassment to weaken the enemy's strength bit by bit.

However, just now, the opposing team suddenly stopped.

Then they began to divide their troops.

Captain Yang then understood the other party's plan. They wanted to get rid of the person following them first!

Xiahou Shan walked out of the team. Although Captain Yang did not recognize Xiahou Shan, he could tell from the armor he was wearing that he was the leader of the Wei army.

Captain Yang's eyes were sharp as torches. He glanced at the crowd behind Xiahou Shan and silently estimated in his mind that there were probably more than two hundred people.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, trying to smile, but his face was too stiff and he couldn't smile, so he stopped smiling.

He knew clearly that the other party left more than 200 people behind because they were worried that if there were too many people left, they would not dare to fight, so they deliberately left only 200 people, hoping to catch them all in one fell swoop with the strength of these 200 people.

Captain Yang lowered his head slightly and murmured to himself, "If there were two thousand people, we would have to stay out of the way for a while... but with only two hundred people... you can only wish for the best!"

Although his tone was light, it revealed strong confidence.

This is the confidence of their Qiongqi Camp!

In Yongguo's military system, there are two elite ace troops.

One is the Yanghuan Camp under the command of the famous General Meng, and the other is the Qiongqi Camp.

As General Meng's trusted and direct troops, the Yanghuanying has always been the focus of attention and praise.

General Meng had made outstanding military achievements in Yongguo and was well-known. Relying on the prestige of the general and his own strong strength, Yang Huanying was the center of attention in various occasions.

However, in sharp contrast to the prosperous Yanghuanying, life in Qiongqiying was quite difficult.

Since its establishment, the Qiongqi Camp has caused many controversies in the country due to its unique style of doing things and fierce fighting style.

Some conservative officials believed that the Qiongqi Camp was too ruthless and cruel, and its notoriety might affect the reputation of Yongguo. They even advocated the withdrawal of the Qiongqi Camp.

In the court, there were frequent debates about whether the Qiongqi Camp should stay or go. The Qiongqi Camp seemed to be at the center of the storm and could face the fate of being disbanded at any time.

But the emperor had a different opinion.

When someone gave him advice and pointed out the disadvantages of the Qiongqi Camp, the emperor just smiled and said with a deep look in his eyes: "If the soldiers are not fierce, how can they defeat the enemy?"

This short but powerful sentence, like a ray of light, illuminates the future of Qiongqi Camp.

From that moment on, the Qiongqi Camp seemed to be injected with a powerful force and became more ferocious and brave.

From then on, whenever they went into battle to kill the enemy, the soldiers of the Qiongqi Camp always rushed to the front without hesitation, like a group of fearless tigers, launching the most fierce attacks on the enemy.

After every battle, the Qiongqi Camp's casualty rate and number of enemies killed were among the highest in the national army.

Although new blood is constantly flowing in, the "ferocious" spirit in the bones of the entire Qiongqi Camp has never changed, just like a torch passed down from generation to generation.

At this moment, Captain Yang stood in front of the formation, his thoughts involuntarily drifting back to the past.

In a trance, he seemed to hear the firm and powerful words of his superiors when he first stepped onto the battlefield: "The Qiongqi Camp has no general as a backer. We have climbed to our current position step by step, relying on the spirit in our hearts. We are unwilling to admit defeat! Therefore, our Qiongqi Camp must win no matter what! We must win!"

Captain Yang's eyes focused, like the twinkling cold stars in the night sky, emitting a sharp light.

He took a deep breath, used all his strength, and suddenly shouted: "Qiongqi Camp!"

"exist!"

The roar of just a hundred people was like rolling thunder, shaking the surrounding trees.

Xiahou Shan, who was not far away, heard the roar and his eyebrows twitched slightly.

A trace of regret rose in his heart, and he secretly wondered if he had left too few people behind...