My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Of course, these people knew what the situation was with Jiang Li and his men. If they were able to capture these people, they would not have thought that they had to go through great pains to sacrifice the Han people and the Hanized Yao people in the surrounding areas who were captured from all over the place during this period of time.

You have to know that these more than a thousand people are used for the grand celebration and funeral ceremony that is held once every hundred years.

But now that the Black Mountain Ghost King had given an order, they dared not disobey him, so they raised their heads one after another and looked at Jiang Li and the more than 400 people around him.

When they saw the situation clearly, they immediately realized that if they did not make a decision now, they would have no way out.

So several people looked at each other secretly, and then nodded in unison. The leading elder crawled on the ground and kowtowed to the Black Mountain Ghost King respectfully to show his determination.

"Don't worry, Lord God. You and your heavenly soldiers don't have to do anything. We will naturally lead our tribesmen to prepare these offerings and place them in front of you!"

The Black Mountain Ghost King looked at them without comment, then they walked back and soon gathered all the tribesmen.

He walked towards Jiang Li with a bow and crossbow, and when he reached the right position, he began to shoot arrows and fire crossbows. Seeing this, Jiang Li did not hesitate and immediately ordered his men to open fire and shoot back at the enemy.

However, how could these primitive weapons of the cultists be able to withstand the light and heavy machine guns of Jiang Li's units, and they soon suffered heavy casualties.

However, due to the power of the Black Mountain Ghost King, they dared not retreat and could only continue fighting.

As the attacks of these cultists continued, Jiang Li's side also suffered some casualties due to the large number of people.

From time to time, someone would fall to the ground and wail because they were hit by arrows, and other members would immediately pull them apart and go to the middle to treat them.

But some people were not so lucky. The arrows hit them directly in the vitals, and they fell to the ground without even a chance to be rescued.

Due to the constant cries of those who were hit by arrows, the morale of the soldiers was dropping little by little.

If Jiang Li hadn't explained the severity of the situation and told them that they would die if they didn't continue fighting, they would have dropped their weapons and turned around to run away.

The Black Mountain Ghost King on the side was very interested in watching such a novel battle. He listened to the wonderful wailing and smelled the fragrant blood, appreciating and savoring it carefully.

After an unknown amount of time, these cultists finally couldn't stand such heavy casualties anymore and simply collapsed and fled.

Half of the elders were killed or injured at this time, and only the chief elder and Pan Yong were still alive. They were both smart people. They looked at the fleeing believers but did not run with them.

Instead, they hid behind the bunkers and shouted loudly, trying their best to restrain the people, hoping to keep a few more people.

They didn't think about stopping the rout, because they knew it was impossible to stop it, so there was no point in trying.

As for joining them and running away, that was even more impossible, because they knew that the heavenly soldiers and generals were right behind them, and even if they ran, they would die, so they didn't even have any hope.

Things turned out just as they expected. When these cultists fled into the forest, they ran into the ghost soldiers behind them. The Black Mountain Ghost King smiled grimly and waved his hand.

Seeing this, the ghost general nearby immediately ordered all the deserters to be killed.

The Black Mountain Ghost King glanced at Pan Yong and the Great Elder and said, "Get out of the way, useless bastard! I'll show you how I can catch him!"

Upon hearing this, the two men and several surviving cultists immediately stepped aside as if they had been pardoned, without any objection at all.

Although Jiang Li defeated these cultists at this time, he also suffered dozens of casualties.

After all, these cultists are numerous and powerful, and some of them are orthodox Yao people who make a living by hunting. Almost everyone has a bow, and their archery skills are quite accurate.

Back to the Black Mountain Ghost King, he was very happy to see the corpses all over the ground in front of him. Fresh corpses and living souls were his favorite foods.

So he gave an order, ordering the ghost soldiers to attack, then he flew directly to the top of the corpse and took a deep breath from bottom to top.

The blood on the ground and the residual souls in the corpses immediately rushed towards it. After he finished inhaling it in one breath, he immediately showed an expression of enjoyment and continued to watch the situation in front of him.

But at this moment, a wall of fire suddenly appeared on the ghost soldiers' attack route.

It turned out that Jiang Li saw these evil soldiers coming in full force, so in order to delay time, he asked someone to take the gasoline from the car, pour it on the ground and set it on fire, hoping to delay it until dawn.

By then, these ghost soldiers might give him a chance to take advantage because they are afraid of the sunlight.

But in fact, he also knew that this was simply wishful thinking. With the power of the Ghost King, it would be extremely easy to create a ghost domain to block the sunlight.

But what else can he do now? An unrealistic idea is still an idea after all.

As the wall of fire rose, the ghost soldiers were immediately forced back by the scorching fire waves.

But even though the ghost soldiers retreated, Jiang Li was not happy at all, because he knew that the fire would eventually go out, and by then these ghost soldiers would rush forward, and he would definitely not be able to stop them.

Sure enough, after more than an hour, all the barrels of oil in the car had been burned out.

However, the sun that was supposed to rise did not appear as promised, and the entire Yao village was still dark, but there were also changes.

He could tell from the obviously brighter sky that it should be daybreak now, but unfortunately this place was shrouded in a ghost zone, so there was no sunlight.

Upon seeing this, the Black Mountain Ghost King grinned, revealing a cruel smile, and what he said next confirmed his guess about the reward.

"Hahahaha, are you planning on delaying it until sunrise?"

"This place is now shrouded in a ghostly land, and the sun can't even get in. You'd better just wait for death and stop struggling in vain!"

With a command, a large number of ghost soldiers moved straight towards Jiang Li. Due to the many casualties before, the exorcism formation on the ground also suffered some damage.

In addition, these soldiers have been surrounded for so long that the courage in their hearts has completely dissipated. Without the blessing of these things, these ghost soldiers at the level of evil spirits will no longer have any scruples when facing these veteran soldiers who have experienced many battles.

Jiang Li knew that if he waited any longer, he would die, so he shouted, "Everyone, stop talking nonsense. It's better to give it a try than to kneel down and wait for death."

"Follow me closely, let's fight our way out. Even if we die, we must die on the charge!"

As he spoke, he held the golden cudgel in one hand and took out Yaoguang from his storage bag with the other hand and put it on his back. As his magic power flowed, Yaoguang emitted a dazzling light.

He greeted Ah San, Ah Si and Jiang Youchi, and then rushed in the direction of the exit from the mountain as he remembered.

When Asan saw Jiang Li taking the lead in charging towards the enemy camp, he also picked up the Maxim and rushed forward. The soldiers on the side realized that there was no way to go, so they drew their bronze swords and joined the charge.