The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 111 The Battle on the Zhou Border

*Some days ago*

“Vice General!” shouted a soldier with a loud voice. “Baj*ngan!”

The soldier swung his sword towards another soldier, who a while ago still held the status of his ally. However, his opponent nimbly dodged the attack and slashed his neck.

“Agh!” With blood splattered into the face of the enemy, the soldier cast a hateful look. His black bead looked sharply at his opponent's blue bead, and he forced himself to curse, “Traitor ...”

And, that soldier ended up being one of the few corpses on the battlefield.

Huang Jieli who was half her body lying on the ground looked surprised. With a hand holding the wound on the side of his stomach, the man's eyes widened staring at the surrounding scenery. He could only stare as his army members one by one were dropped by the allied forces—

Ah, no. The troops were no longer allies from the second they tried to kill him!

With emotions raging within him, Huang Jieli shouted inwardly, ‘How can it be like this!? How can it be like this!?

Huang Jieli's mind turned around, trying to recall what happened before all this chaos began.

***

The war had been going on for several days, and as expected, the Huang family troops along with the troops under Wang Junsi—Tiaozhan and Tubo— had successfully pushed back the Zhou forces. Although initially felt that the war could be resolved in a short time, but then circumstances forced Huang Jieli and Wang Junsi to change their minds.

Somehow, but the Zhou Army and the prairie tribesmen continued to be able to send reinforcements. Feeling that the war was going on for too long, Huang Jieli decided that today, they had to solve everything. The main concerns of Huang Jieli and Wang Junsi were two, the amount of food that was dwindling and Zhou's intention to deliberately extend the duration of the war.

“Include Zhou's defense, then capture Great General Ren. Only then can we stop the war and get a chance to discuss with Qing Zhuang,” said Huang Jieli. “We can't waste any longer. If we can finish this war faster, then we have to do that,”.

Wang Junsi nodded his head. “If can solve the problem here more quickly, then we can also return to the capital as soon as possible,” replied, aware that there are some problems that he has to solve. Not only the feud between Huang Miaoling and Wang Chengliu, but also one other thing, ‘Meilan ..’

At this moment, Wang Xiangqi who was in the corner of the room ventured to raise his voice, “This time, I also have to come!” He frowned, “When not, then when we return to the kingdom, it is tantamount to just hitching a name to acknowledge a service.” The young prince stated firmly, “I don't want that.”

Hearing this, Wang Junsi frowned. “Wang Xiangqi, don't make troublemakers. You're still not—”

“Fourth brother, I'm an adult,” cut Wang Xiangqi. Then, he advanced closer to the table pointing at the number of pieces representing the Shi Kingdom army. “In addition, the number of Shi warriors is very large, our chances of winning are great. If you want to finish this quickly, then it would be better if we attack from various sides and surround them.” Wang Xiangqi added, “My help will come in handy.”

Wang Junsi stared at the piece that was on top of the map. “I, Deputy General, Lieutenant General of Tiaozhan's Army can do it. You just need to keep the defense with the Tubo Squad,” he explained.

“Kakak!” Wang Xiangqi was still unwilling to lose. “This is unfair!”

“This is not a fair matter and no, Wang Xiangqi! If something happens to you, what should I say to Ayahanda?!”

Seeing the two brothers fighting, Huang Jieli finally decided to say, “Your Fourth Highness, Seventh Venerable, calm down.” He sighed, then continued, “Actually, the Seventh Prince's remark was not wrong. If the advance guard raid on the South gate of Zhou's fortress was led by two men, our movement would be more regular.” Huang Jieli placed two pieces on the left and right of Zhou's defense. “Then two other troops surrounded from the side. In this way, we can end the war by taking control of the border fortress Zhou.”

“See! Even Vice General Huang agreed!” wang Xiangqi added, feeling this was an opportunity to get his fourth brother to follow his wishes. “Even if we can't get Big General Ren, by taking control of Zhou's border defense fortress, they will definitely by themselves propose intentions for reconciliation!”

Wang Junsi ruffled her hair in frustration, “Alright! Alright!” snarl. Then, he grabbed the pawn in Wang Xiangqi's hand and placed it on the assault front. “However, you're coming with Deputy General Huang!”

“Tapi—!”

***

After a heated debate between Wang Xiangqi and Wang Junsi, plans were laid down. Wang Xiangqi led a squad of warriors who would attack from the South along with Huang Jieli, they would be a fool who appeared to be the main assailant.

Meanwhile, Wang Junsi led his Tubo Army to attack from the East, and Lieutenant General Xiang—letnan general Tiaozhan— attacked from the West. The two armies would be the main attackers who would shock the Zhou side.

As soon as the war trumpet sounded, there were calls from all directions. “Serang! Drop the vanguard!” shouted Huang Jieli while spurting her horse.

As planned, the Zhou Army was firmly focused on attacking the forces of Huang Jieli and Wang Xiangqi, leaving the defenses of their Eastern and Western border strongholds weakened. It was shocking, but Wang Xiangqi's ability to control his army was beyond belief. The young prince has talent!

However, only the beginning looks perfect.

After some time trying to take down the vanguard of the Zhou frontier fortress, Huang Jieli started to get exhausted. ‘Why ... why do enemy troops continue to send reinforcements non-stop?’

Right at this moment, Wang Xiangqi walked up to Huang Jieli. “Deputy General, until when?! Why is there no panic on the enemy's face?! Where's the news from the East and West gates!” The young man's thoughts were in harmony with the deputy general, he felt that something was strange.

The war has been going on for a long time, but there is no word from the East and South. Now, Huang Jieli and Wang Xiangqi had even been forced to get off the horse and get directly involved in the war!

However, however, as the leader, Huang Jieli should not show any doubt. Otherwise, it would affect the morale of his army.

“Defend! In a moment!” huang Jieli. “If indeed they did not manage to drop the East and West Gate, then at least we must succeed in dropping the front gate!”

Hearing Huang Jieli's reply, Wang Xiangqi nodded his head steadily. He knew the deputy general's ulterior intent, but decided to fall silent. After all, based on the initial calculation of the number of Zhou Army soldiers, even with the combined forces and Huang Jieli alone, Wang Xiangqi was confident they had the possibility to win.

Ten, twenty, thirty, no matter how many enemy soldiers Wang Xiangqi managed to slash. On the other hand, he did not know also how many allied soldiers had fallen. What was clear, Wang Xiangqi knew that the capacity of his body was already close to reaching its final limit.

‘What really ... can it work?’ thought Wang Xiangqi, starting to question him. Right at that moment, he could hear the sound of the trumpet being blown violently. “It ...”

Along with the sound of trumpets being sounded, the soldiers of the Zhou Army looked puzzled. Then, when they saw that the grassland troops had decided to retreat, they hurried to follow.

“They ... retreat?” Huang Jieli muttered, incredulous at what she was seeing before her. “They backed!” he shouted with a big smile on his face.

“Haaa!” an excited and grateful cry sounded from the soldiers of Shi Kingdom. “Trivacy Shi!”

“Forward! Don't let this opportunity disappear!” shouted Huang Jieli who was immediately obeyed by his troops. However, unexpectedly, a number of soldiers began to appear from within the Zhou frontier fortress. “Stop!” shouted Huang Jieli again with a frown.

Not far from where Huang Jieli was standing, Wang Xiangqi also knitted his brows. “It ... the Warrior Tubo!” girang shouted. “Fourth Brother has successfully broken through the East Gate!” Then, he started running towards the gate.

Seeing Wang Xiangqi running, Huang Jieli felt that there was something strange about the gazes of those Tubo warriors. Upon finding one of the soldiers grabbing something from his waist, Huang Jieli shouted out loudly, “Seventh Prince step aside!”

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