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Chapter 212 The Fire of Red Cliffs, I Bury All the Heroes of the World
late at night.

The town of Zhennan was quiet.

After a full day of fierce fighting, Zhennan City enjoyed a rare brief period of peace.

At that moment, the city gate quietly opened.

Squads of Zhennan Army soldiers rushed out of Zhennan City and attacked the barbarian camp outside the city.

kill……

King Zhou Zhan of Kaoshan brandished his golden mace and led his cavalry directly into the barbarian camp.

The barbarian soldiers guarding outside the barbarian camp had barely reacted and were about to fight back when they were hacked to death.

With the surprise attack by the Zhennan Army, the barbarian camp immediately erupted into battle, and news of the fighting spread.

Normally, such a raid on the barbarian camp should have led to a continuous fighting.

But to everyone's surprise, the sounds of fighting in the barbarian camp stopped abruptly within just a few minutes, and the sounds of battle gradually faded away.

After King Zhou Zhan killed a barbarian general with a golden mace, he looked up and saw that the entire camp was empty.

"Your Highness, just as you predicted, the barbarian camp is now just an empty shell. The barbarian army has quietly retreated."

"The entire camp, which had fewer than a thousand barbarian soldiers, has been completely wiped out by the soldiers."

A general rode up on horseback and reported to King Zhou Zhan of Kao Shan.

"hehe."

“This barbarian tribe received news of the annihilation of the Western Rong and Northern Di armies, and now they are afraid and want to retreat.”

"It's not that easy."

"Tens of thousands of my Zhennan Army soldiers died at Nanmen Pass. If I were to let the barbarians retreat so easily, how could I face the spirits of those fallen soldiers in heaven!"

King Zhou Zhan sneered and said to the general, "Immediately issue my order: leave only a small number of Zhennan Army soldiers to guard the city, and the rest of the Zhennan Army soldiers will follow me to pursue and kill the barbarian army."

"We must not let the barbarian army leave so easily."

"I am the Prince of Kao Shan," Zhou Zhan said coldly.

Based on the unusual behavior of the barbarian attack during the day, King Zhou Zhan of Kaoshan had already guessed that the barbarian army might be planning to retreat.

Therefore, King Zhou Zhan of Kaoshan led his cavalry in a surprise attack on the barbarian camp.

As a result, the camp was completely empty, just as King Zhou Zhan of Kaoshan had predicted.

However, if the barbarian army were to invade the Great Zhou and retreat so easily, they would have to ask King Kao Shan for permission.

"Follow the order."

The general accepted the order and immediately rode his horse toward Zhennan City.

With the order from King Zhou Zhan of Kaoshan, the gates of Zhennan City were opened again.

The soldiers of the Zhennan Army, who had already prepared for battle, all left the city according to the orders of the Prince of Kaoshan, except for those guarding the city.

Led by King Zhou Zhan, 100,000 soldiers of the Zhennan Army pursued the retreating barbarian army.

……

"kill."

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Zhan led his army to catch up with the rear army of the Southern Barbarians.

Without saying a word, Zhou Zhan led his army to engage in a fierce battle with the barbarian rear army.

"Run away."

After fighting the Zhennan Army for more than ten minutes, the Nanman's rear army retreated and fled to the front.

"Chase after them for me."

"I must not let these foreign races escape from me."

King Kao Shan took the lead, with his army in hot pursuit.

The southern barbarian army was pursued relentlessly by King Zhou Zhan, suffering a crushing defeat that stretched for miles.

……

Outside Zhennan City.

Several miles away.

On a hillside, thousands of soldiers were hidden.

These soldiers were all wearing the armor of the Zhennan Army.

However, if you observe these soldiers closely, you will find that most of them, who are wearing the armor of the Zhennan Army, are barbarians, and only a small number are people of the Great Zhou.

"General."

“The Zhennan Army in Zhennan City was all taken out of the city by the Prince of Kaoshan, leaving only a small number to guard the city.”

"Furthermore, the Prince of Kaoshan has already led the Zhennan Army to catch up with the rear guard of my Nanman army and is engaged in battle with the rear guard of my Nanman army."

A barbarian scout came galloping over from a distance and reported to a barbarian general wearing the armor of a Zhennan Army commander.

"it is good."

"Just as the commander-in-chief predicted, the Prince of Kao Shan has indeed fallen into the trap."

Upon hearing this, the barbarian general immediately smiled.

"General Zhou, Young Master Yuan, whether we can take Zhennan City next depends on you."

The barbarian general turned his head and looked at the two men next to him who were also wearing Zhennan Army armor.

These two people were none other than Zhou Er and Yuan Ziming.

On Tuesday, Yuan Ziming and Yuan Ziming nodded to the barbarian general. "General Duogu, rest assured, we will do our best to help you take Zhennan City."

After saying this, Zhou Er, Yuan Ziming, and the barbarian general led several thousand soldiers out of the hillside and headed towards Zhennan City.

"who?"

On Tuesday, after their group of several thousand reached the foot of Zhennan City, they were immediately spotted by the guards on the city wall.

The guards on the city wall peered out and demanded an explanation.

"Who else could it be?"

"Open the door for me right now! Can't you see we're all injured?"

"The prince has ordered us to return to the city for treatment."

The speaker was a trusted general on Tuesday.

After Tuesday betrayed the Zhennan Army and defected to the barbarians, some of Tuesday's confidants also followed him and defected to the barbarians.

On Tuesday, Yuan Ziming and the three barbarian generals remained hidden among the thousands of people, without uttering a word.

Because, whether it was Zhou Er or Yuan Ziming, the soldiers of Zhennan Army had basically seen their faces.

Even though it's late at night, if Zhou Er and Yuan Ziming stand up and speak, they might give themselves away.

So on Tuesday, they all hid in the crowd and waited for their trusted general to speak.

The trusted general on Tuesday was only a low-ranking officer, and very few people in the Zhennan Army would recognize him.

"The order is from above: the city gates will not be opened without the prince's written command."

Do you have the prince's warrant?

The Zhennan Army guards on the city wall asked loudly.

"The prince is currently leading his army in battle against the barbarian rear guard; he has no time to issue orders."

"Didn't you see how many of our soldiers have been seriously injured?"

"Open the city gates quickly! Many of us are seriously injured and need emergency medical attention."

"If you don't open the city gates, these seriously wounded soldiers won't receive treatment. If something happens, can you take responsibility?"

The man speaking from below the city walls said in a domineering and threatening tone.

"Open the city gates! Do you want us wounded to just wait to die?"

Urging voices echoed up the city wall.

"this…."

The Zhennan Army guards on the city wall peered down at the thousands of figures below, and indeed, each one was covered in wounds and bloodstains.

After hesitating for a moment, the garrison commander of Zhennan on the city wall said, "Open the city gate."

As the order to open the city gates was given.

With a creak, the city gate was slowly opened.

On Tuesday, Yuan Ziming and the barbarian general in the crowd both showed a hint of joy on their faces when they saw the city gates open.

But they always felt that something was wrong.

This seems a bit too easy.

However, once they saw that the city gates had been fully opened, they stopped thinking about it.

On Tuesday, they followed the crowd through the city gates.

Sudden.

A sense of unease arose in the minds of Yuan Ziming and the barbarian general on Tuesday.

A feeling of dread washed over them.

"not good."

On Tuesday, the expressions of Yuan Ziming and the three barbarian generals all changed.

Unfortunately, it was all too late.

brush……

Torches lit up all around the city gate.

Thousands of bows and crossbows were aimed at them with a chilling aura.

"Tuesday, you traitor, you even tried to lead the barbarians to trick us into opening the gates of Zhennan City. You deserve to die."

"Today, I will cleanse my adoptive father's household and kill you, you traitor."

An angry voice came from the city wall. Who else could it be but Zhou Yi? "Fire!"

"Shoot these barbarian thieves and traitors."

On Monday, at the sound of the order, a barrage of crossbow bolts rained down mercilessly on Tuesday and his men below.

"There's an ambush."

"Rewind."

Shout it out on Tuesday.

He never expected that what started as a ruse to open the city gates and launch a surprise attack would turn into a trap for them.

However, they had already entered the city gate.

Even if they discover an ambush now, it's too late.

Countless arrows rained down like a harvester.

Thousands of barbarian soldiers fell in an instant.

"Damn it."

"How could there be an ambush?"

The barbarian general no longer concealed himself and soared into the sky.

The Grandmaster's power erupted, blocking a small portion of the rain of arrows.

"On Monday, those who dared to ambush my barbarian warriors, die!"

After the barbarian general soared into the sky, he charged directly at Zhou Yi.

Just at this time.

A long spear came flying.

"Puch."

The spear, carrying unparalleled power, pierced directly into the barbarian general's chest.

The barbarian general who had soared into the sky immediately fell back down, pinned to the ground by the spear.

"General Dugu".

On Tuesday, both Zhou Er and Yuan Ziming were shocked to see the barbarian general being instantly killed as soon as he soared into the sky.

It should be noted that among the generals of the barbarian army, Duogu was one of the most powerful.

It was precisely because Duogu was very strong that Manshuai allowed Duogu to lead Zhou Er and Yuan Ziming to trick the city gates open and seize Zhennan City after the King of Kaoshan led his army out of the city.

Even a grandmaster like Duogu was instantly killed in a single exchange.

This shocked Zhou Er and Yuan Ziming.

A general in white armor stepped forward, looking indifferently at the barbarian general who was pinned to the ground and barely breathing.

That shot was fired by the general in white armor.

And this general in white armor was none other than Taishi Ci, who had just arrived in the southern border region that day.

……

More than ten minutes later.

The ground at the city gate was littered with corpses.

On Tuesday, he knelt on the ground, blood constantly flowing from the corner of his mouth, and his body was riddled with arrows.

"On Tuesday, you betrayed your adoptive father, betrayed the Zhennan Army, and betrayed the Great Zhou."

"Did you ever imagine you'd end up like this?"

On Monday, he stood in front of the hungry wolf on Tuesday and said hatefully.

"Big...brother."

"Don't call me elder brother, I don't have a sworn brother like you."

“From the moment you betrayed us, colluded with the Southern Barbarians to break through the South Gate Pass, causing the death of Lao Si and tens of thousands of Zhennan Army soldiers, you were no longer my sworn brother Zhou Yi, nor the sworn son of the Prince of Kaoshan’s Mansion.”

After saying that, he casually made a cut on Monday.

"puff."

A spray of blood appeared.

On Tuesday, he collapsed to the ground and became a corpse.

"General Zhou, I'll leave Zhennan City to you for now. I'm heading out of the city."

Taishi Ci walked over with his spear and said.

"General Taishi, be careful."

"If you can bring back a handsome man's head, I'll treat you to a bottle of Nine Leaf Qing from Southern Xinjiang."

Taishi Ci leaped into the air, mounted a white horse, and spurred it out of the city.

"Hahaha."

"Then you should prepare three jars of Jiu Ye Qing first."

"Wait until I return with the Governor and the Prince to taste it."

On Monday, watching Taishi Ci's departing figure, he smiled and began to have someone carry the corpse on the ground.

……

King Zhou Zhan, leading the Zhennan Army, closely pursued the barbarian rear guard, which had lost its armor and weapons.

After chasing for several miles, Prince Zhou Zhan of Kao Shan reined in his horse and stopped.

"Your Highness, why did you stop?"

"If we don't hurry and chase them, these barbarian thieves will escape."

Seeing that Zhou Zhan had ordered the army to stop, a cavalry general stepped forward and hurriedly said.

Zhou Zhan glanced at the weapons and supplies abandoned by the barbarians ahead and smiled coldly. "If we keep chasing them, we'll really fall into the barbarian thieves' trap."

"We've chased them this far; the rest is up to Zhou Yu."

Zhou Zhan said, his eyes gleaming.

The barbarian army's strategy of luring the enemy into a trap was quite clever, but unfortunately, how could it possibly fool Zhou Zhan, the veteran general who was backed by the mountain king!
Even without Zhou Yu's reminder, Zhou Zhan had figured it out as he chased after them.

……

Three miles away.

In a grove of trees.

The barbarian army was hidden among them.

Man Shuai stood on a high slope, waiting silently.

Waiting for the fish to take the bait.

As soon as a fish takes the bait, this barbarian general will lead his barbarian army to devour it whole.

Even if their plan to hunt in the Central Plains failed by then, the barbarians would still have dealt a heavy blow to the Zhou Dynasty.

"General, Prince Kaoshan and his Zhennan Army are already three miles away. They should be able to reach Chibi Forest soon."

A barbarian general ran over and reported to the barbarian commander.

"it is good."

"Issue my order: let my barbarian warriors prepare to annihilate the Zhennan Army tonight."

The words "very handsome" had barely left his lips.

A series of screams and chaos followed.

Immediately afterwards, plumes of smoke rose in all directions, causing birds to fly and wolves to howl throughout the entire Chibi Forest.

"what happened?"

Man Shuai's expression changed.

Their barbarian army was hiding here. Isn't this sudden commotion, with birds flying and wolves howling, just going to expose their hidden barbarian army?

"General, something terrible has happened!"

"A fire has broken out in the forest, and it's already burning this way."

A disheveled barbarian scout ran over and said urgently.

what?
There's a fire.

"Hurry up and order people to put out the fire, and send word to the army to get out of the forest immediately."

Upon hearing this, Man Shuai's expression changed drastically.

You must understand, the barbarian army is all in this Red Cliff Forest. If a fire breaks out, it will be disastrous.

"General, this fire can't be put out. It seems someone set off arson beforehand, and the fire is getting bigger and bigger."

"The entire Chibi Forest is surrounded by a sea of ​​fire. Even if we wanted to get out of the forest, we couldn't!"

Upon hearing the scout's words, Man Shuai's eyes flashed, and he seemed to immediately understand something.

"not good."

"This is the King of Kao Shan's scheme. He wants to burn my barbarian army of hundreds of thousands to death."

"Quickly, have all the generals take the lead and make sure the army breaks out of Chibi Forest."

"He's quite handsome," he said loudly.

At this time, the entire area around Chibi Forest was engulfed in flames, and the fire was growing larger and larger.

The barbarian warhorses in the forest sensed the scorching heat and began to slowly lose control.

The barbarian army also began to fall into chaos.

On a high ground far from the Red Cliff Forest, Zhou Yu looked at the raging fire burning in the forest and a slight smile appeared on his lips; "Red Cliff fire, I will bury all the heroes of the world."

"Once the fire starts, this Red Cliff Forest will become the burial ground for the barbarian army."

(End of this chapter)