Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

Even if some are unlucky, the casualties won't exceed ten percent! There are living examples out there!

Saleh Ali made this statement.

The air pressure inside the tent was extremely low.

“General, those men Constantine sent to transport the shells aren’t stupid, are they? Why would they hand over those weapons and shells to some Xiao people?” One of the adjutants noticed the loophole and quickly asked.

After one of the officers pointed out a problem, he immediately received the unanimous approval of those around him.

"Yes, could it be that there's a problem within the Slavic Empire, and they're giving us false information?"

Saleh waved his hand dismissively before they could finish, then said, "It's definitely impossible... What are you thinking! Are you still fooling yourselves?"

"Given this situation, what do you think we should do?"

Saleh Ali's heart was in his throat the entire way...

He had always thought these Turkic states were up to no good, but he never expected it to be like this.

He was actually mistaken in his suspicions.

They were indeed caught off guard by their long-range artillery.

Their anti-artillery pit was also a sudden inspiration from Yan Jia, who came up with the idea of ​​skirmish trenches.

Little did they know it would have a miraculous effect.

And they, in large numbers, crossed through Xiao Ce's underground Great Wall.

However, they will never know this now.

After a brief silence, the lieutenant generals and deputy generals began to express their opinions.

A group of people decided to push things forward and go and wipe out those barely surviving Turkic states behind them.

Another group decided to launch a general offensive. Their Salih armed forces were famous in the Slavic Empire, but they did not rely on weapons.

These weapons are at most icing on the cake; they have always relied on their valiant fighting style!

Therefore, they decided that since they had already reached this point, they should continue fighting normally. They were short of artillery shells, but they had plenty of other ammunition.

However, those who decided to retreat immediately expressed that they would be entangled with the Turkic state if they were to become bogged down.

Without further supplies, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Those who decided to launch a full-scale war completely disregarded the Turkic people.

The two sides argued for a long time without getting a response.

Little did they know, even if they had reached a conclusion, it would probably be unnecessary!

Because at that moment, a northeasterly wind suddenly began to blow in the northern desert region.

Just as Yan Jia and his group returned, some people informed Yan Jia that a storm had broken.

After studying for these past few days, Yan Jia has already learned how to read the wind.

Moreover, the wind direction is perfect.

It was already evening, and Yan Jia immediately ordered everyone to light the hot air balloon.

Then everyone took their positions; now they just needed to wait for nightfall...

"Gentlemen, once you've reached above them, there's no need to land the hot air balloons. We've made several improvements to the explosives! The descent time is sufficient for them to detonate..."

"I'll echo your words, Your Highness: no matter the circumstances, life is always more important than anything else... If you can live... this time I'll let you go alive! And I'll make sure you return safely!"

"And one more thing! Bring enough explosives to blow them up!"

Yan Jia's simple pre-battle mobilization still played a very important role.

As each hot air balloon ascended into the sky, everyone waited.

Yan Jia had them practice this scene for a long time.

Yan Jia turned to the other lieutenants, who were also looking on with anticipation, and asked, "Do you want to get involved?"

The group of lieutenants looked at Yan Jia with excitement.

"General, can we take the initiative?"

Yan Jia laughed and said, "Of course... let them go first. After we've blew them up a bit, then we'll charge in!"

"At the same time, I've already instructed Wei Wuji and the others to tighten their belts..."

"This time, our goal is to wipe out 50,000 of them! We'll make sure they never return!"

The group nodded excitedly.

Just as Yan Jia was about to begin arranging his troops, his personal attendant rushed over.

"General, a total of five hundred hot air balloons are ready. Each balloon has fewer people on board and more explosives have been added... We are now ready to depart at any time."

Yan Jia said, "Have them work in groups of ten, with each group leaving every half-cup of tea's time!"

The attendant guards nodded repeatedly as they listened, and then went to issue the orders.

Without pausing, Yan Jia began to deploy his troops.

...

Wei Wuji, who was on the side, received the news immediately and was overjoyed.

However, Yan Jia's hot air balloon tactics made him very clear.

This tactic could very well cripple them all, and then there would be no major battle on their side.

However, Wei Wuji did not act on his own initiative, but instead instructed the people in each place to guard their respective areas.

He also had someone move the long-range artillery over; during this time, he spent his free time tinkering with that thing.

Firing it is not difficult; he has already figured it out.

As for aiming, he had figured it out pretty well, but to avoid making a fuss, he hadn't tried it yet.

They tricked their way into giving them enough shells from the subsequent supplies.

The problem is that they are not receiving enough artillery supplies.

This time, he decided to blow up the people who came over.

Therefore, they had all sides bring out their long-range artillery.

Furthermore, they were instructed to find anchor points whenever they heard an explosion, and then test the long-range artillery that had caused them so much trouble.

...

At this time, the Saleh armed forces were renowned throughout the Slavic Empire.

They were still having a heated discussion, completely unaware that the death knell was about to toll for them!

Saleh Ali sat in the main seat, rubbing his head.

These people were able to come up with some useful information at first, but after arguing for more than an hour, they stopped.

It's just the same few sentences over and over again.

However, Saleh Ali still managed to glean some useful information and ideas while they were arguing.

Watching the two sides argue until their faces turned red.

Saleh Ali addressed the crowd, saying, "Alright... actually, what you all say makes sense. How about this, we'll leave our main force behind and send about ten thousand men to deal with those who are intercepting our weapons!"

"The main force is there to prevent those Turkic people from launching a sneak attack. Once we've killed those sneaky, cowardly people hiding in the rear, we can receive the weapons without any hindrance, and then we can launch an attack."

"It's just a matter of delaying things! Everyone's following my method."

Saleh Ali spoke in an unquestionable tone.

Those around them naturally dared not express any opinions.

"Alright, it's getting late... hurry up and go back and get ready."

One of the lieutenants spoke up, "General, you haven't said yet which of our men are to go?"

Seeing his lieutenants say this, Saleh Ali patted his head.

Then he said to them, "You guys really made me furious!"

As he was speaking, he said something.

An explosion was heard not far away.

The sudden explosion immediately put them on alert.

"What's going on? Who's firing the cannon!"

boom...

Boom...Boom...

The generals here were completely bewildered and ran out one after another, only to hear the continuous explosions.

Then came screams.

"Where did this artillery come from! Go! Go! Which route of ours has been breached?" Saleh Ali still felt that one of their patrols had been wiped out.

Meanwhile, the explosions continued, growing increasingly frequent...

Furthermore, bombs landed in those military arsenals, causing even larger explosions.

Some of these soldiers were injured by the bomb.

These bombs were scattered everywhere.

As the scouts kept returning, reporting...

This completely baffled Saleh Ali.

Because their defenses are completely sound!

"The sky! The sky!"

Someone glanced up at the sky and saw some tiny lights.

"They went up to the sky! They fell from the sky..."

Saleh Ali immediately sent men to attack the fires in the sky.

Even though they couldn't see anything clearly.

Countless people began firing guns and cannons...

But it seemed to have no effect at all, and bombs continued to be dropped over their respective areas.

After what seemed like an eternity, their counterattack came up empty-handed...

Saleh Ali had no idea how the other side had done it. They possessed immense brute strength, but had nowhere to use it.

"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat now!"

"Forget about those weapons...survival is the most important thing!"

Saleh Ali said this, even though the soldiers on this side didn't understand.

However, after receiving the order, they began a rapid retreat.

...

However, bombs continued to be dropped from those fires in the sky.

The soldiers in the sky began to estimate the instantaneous explosion as the time of the blast approached.

Many bombs exploded before they could even see what they were.

This is a one-sided massacre.

They could only scatter and flee!

Once they started running, the formation began to break apart.

The drawbacks of these hot air balloons are also apparent; they can only drift with the wind.

Looking into the distance, I saw them getting further and further away.

An hour later, the hot air balloon squadron was completely unable to launch an attack.

Saleh's armed forces did not actually suffer as heavy losses as Yan Jia had imagined.

Those bombs just now only reduced their numbers by half.

However, for Saleh Ali and his men, this was an absolute humiliation...

They didn't even touch a hair on the enemy's head, yet they wiped out half of their men.

"Quickly gather everyone together! Let's see how many people are left..." Saleh Ali paused the conversation after confirming that the flames were not directed at them.

However, before they could calm down for long, they heard a deafening sound of horses' hooves.

Then came a cacophony of shouts that pierced the sky.

"kill!"

"Kill!"

The lieutenants of Saleh's militia turned pale with fright upon hearing these words.

"General... what should we do!"

Saleh Ali said, "Leave one team to hold them off...the rest of you scatter and run!"

With that, they continued their escape.

Those troops who remained were actually in a hurry to escape.

After firing for a while, the weapon ran out of bullets.

However, these people armed by Saleh are indeed tough.

Once their muskets ran out of bullets, they were no better than fire sticks!

So they all threw away the sticks they were holding...

Then I wanted to engage in hand-to-hand combat.

However, the Turkic people naturally wouldn't give them the chance for hand-to-hand combat!

It was solved effortlessly.

They chased and killed their way through the enemy lines...

Saleh's armed men quickly arrived at the ambush site where Wei Wuji and his men were lying in wait.

Upon seeing this, Wei Wuji immediately ordered the ten long-range cannons to begin firing.

These Saleh militants had no choice but to run.

However, Wei Wuji had already been making arrangements here for quite some time...

This enormous trap was arranged by Xiao Ce, who originally intended to trap them inside when they invaded.

However, things didn't go as planned.

They weren't put inside when they came in, but who would have thought they'd be useful when they left...

Saleh's men ran frantically, but they couldn't outrun him...

When they finally reached the border, only a few hundred of them remained.

As a result, while they were running, they were all hit by landmines that Wei Wuji had laid.

For these Saleh militants, there were minefields in front and pursuers behind...

They quickly made a decision.

That means we have to fight the pursuers to the death!

By this time, the pursuers had already received the news.

Those were the last few captured alive.

They left in a hurry without taking any ammunition to replenish their supplies, and soon they ran out of bullets!

At this moment, Saleh Ali and several of his lieutenants and followers looked ashen-faced.

"I never expected... I never expected... that we would lose like this."

"They want to take us alive!"

"The Saleh people will only die in battle! They must never be captured!"

After Saleh Ali shouted, several of his lieutenants and attendants joined in.

"The Saleh people will only die in battle, they must never be captured!"

Although the pursuers couldn't understand their language, they guessed what was going on.

The officers of the pursuit team immediately shouted, "Oh no... they're trying to commit suicide... stop them!!"

However, it's still a bit late!

boom...

Boom... Boom!

Although they were out of weapons, they still kept a suicide grenade for themselves.

A cloud of blood mist dissipated.

The pursuing general swallowed hard; they had encountered many similar situations along the way.

This Saleh militia is indeed an iron army; they fought to the death the entire way, and not a single one of them ever surrendered!