My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

Chapter 235 Causing an Avalanche

This was also the first time that Shi Gan Dang had fought against generals since he joined the army. Zong Yanli looked at Shi Gan Dang who had received the order to fight. His hand unconsciously put on the long sword at his waist, and he stared at him intently as he stepped out of the battle formation.

The enemy soldiers who came out to fight actually showed a bit of weakness, but the teenage Shi Gandang had grown very tall, and it seemed that he was much taller than Zong Yanli. With his strong figure, he held his father's battle axe and fought with the enemy general in the front.

Under Monk's guidance, Shi Gandang's fighting skills improved by leaps and bounds, and now even in his first battle, he showed no fear.

"Not bad." Zong Yanli looked at it for a while and then felt relieved. He turned his head to look at Meng Qi and said, "It seems that Shi Gandang has learned a lot from you."

"How dare I not teach him carefully when the general has given the order?" Monkie laughed and looked at Shi Gan Dang who was fighting on the field. He felt extremely pleased as if he was looking at his own child.

As the battle in front of the battle entered a fierce battle, Zong Yanli saw with his own eyes that Shi Gan Dang broke the enemy general's hands under a heavy pressure. The screams resounded throughout the two armies, and the enemy general fled in defeat, abandoning his armor and weapons.

Zong Yanli immediately drew out the long sword from his waist: "Attack the city——!"

The marching horn sounded, and Zong Yanli took the lead in rushing out of the army and heading towards the city gate.

The city tower of Jingdian is not as good as Tianmen Pass, and Yi Tiangan sent troops to rescue early. This time, Zong Yanli failed to capture it. Looking at the soldiers stationed on the city wall, she shot off rounds of arrows shot down from the city wall, took a breath and ordered the garrison outside the city to temporarily withdraw.

"Although the enemy has already prepared military defenses, they can't hold out for long." Zong Yanli turned to the soldiers and said, "Rest for two days and continue the siege."

She used the simplest method to deplete the defenders and gradually wore down the enemy's will.

After several sieges in this way, Yi Tiangan was finally called upon to send more troops. At the same time, the State of Lu came to the rescue, as if ready to have a big fight with Zong Yanli.

Zong Yanli was not at all panicked by the current situation. Instead, he sent a letter to Wuhuan, asking them to send troops to contain Qi. In the letter, Zong Yanli said that the current situation was unfavorable for Wuhuan, and hoped that Wuhuan would treat it with caution and send troops to contain Qi if they became allies.

"Can we believe what Zong Yanli said?" In the Wuhuan royal court, Duzhe and Princess Saiya were sitting together. After reading Zong Yanli's letter, they were extremely conflicted and could not make up their minds.

“Now that Daqian’s troops are surrounded by the Northern Army and the Lu Army, how can he get out of trouble, or even turn defeat into victory?” Du Zhe knew how powerful Zong Yanli was, but this was the Northern Region, not the South that she was familiar with. Could it be that Zong Yanli could still roam the Northern Region?

“Even though the Northern Kingdom is weak now and Lu may not necessarily do its best to help, it is impossible for Zong Yanli to inflict heavy damage on both armies so easily and still have the opportunity to turn around and attack Qi…” Du Zhe was struggling in his heart. Should he believe Zong Yanli?

"If we turn a blind eye this time, it will be equivalent to breaking off relations with Zong Yanli." Sai Ya's face was a little heavy, and she frowned slightly and said, "This is not a good thing for us. If we don't keep our promises, how can we survive?"

Sai Ya was silent for a long time before looking up at Du Zhe and saying, "Just as Zong Yanli said, send troops to contain Qi."

Duzhe frowned slightly: "Saya..."

"Qi State is not a country that we, the small Wuhuan, can afford to provoke. If Zong Yanli deliberately uses us as sacrifices, Qi State will be distracted and angry and will turn its main force to attack Wuhuan. We will not have any chance to fight back at all." Du Zhe said with a sigh.

"I am willing to believe in our allies." Sai Ya looked at Du Zhe firmly and said, "Zong Yanli is a very powerful military strategist. Since she has made such a decision, there must be a possibility of victory."

"We should trust him." Sai Ya said as she reached out and held Du Zhe's hand. She lowered her eyes to look at his other broken hand and said with a hint of darkness in her eyes, "The loss you suffered at the hands of Zong Yanli is enough to teach you a lesson. If we betray our allies this time, we will be truly isolated and helpless."

Du Zhe lowered his head. He could never refuse his princess.

Duzhe felt that his mind was really stupid, so he could not see many things clearly. He was willing to listen to the princess's advice selflessly. If Wuhuan had never had a queen, Duzhe would actually be more willing to put his princess on the throne.

But it's good like this now. As long as he is around, he can always protect the princess he loves.

Wuhuan's reply came quickly, and Zong Yanli didn't have to wait long.

"Everything is ready." Zong Yanli finally felt relieved after seeing Wu Huan's reply. He looked up at Pei Liang and said with a smile, "General Pei, do you think my plan is feasible now?"

"..." Pei Liang looked at Zong Yanli and sighed deeply. He probably felt that it was difficult for him to convince Zong Yanli. Instead of letting him do whatever he wanted, he might as well ask him how to deploy the plan so that he could find a way out.

Pei Liang compromised and followed Zong Yanli to explore the way. When Monkie and others led the army to attack Jingdian, Zong Yanli took Pei Liang and Wen Nian to the snow mountain valley. When the snow in the town had gradually melted, the snow on the snow mountain showed no signs of melting at all.

The wind blowing out from the canyon was so strong that it hurt people's faces. Although Pei Liang was a strategic general, he could not withstand such a strong wind and snow. His body was almost bent. It was really hard to imagine that there could be any valleys or caves in this place.

Because the snowy mountains were sparsely populated and the snow was so thick that horses could not pass through, they could only move forward one step at a time. Even their breathing was difficult to control, and their chests were filled with cold air.

Looking back, they saw that the footprints they had left when they came had been covered by the wind and snow. All they saw was white, and they felt as if they had lost their way.

They walked like this for a long time, finally getting away from the wind and standing at the foot of the snow-capped mountains.

"If there is a landslide on such a tall snow-capped mountain, how can we run in the snow and avoid it with just our two legs?" Pei Liang took a deep breath and looked at Zong Yanli, his eyes full of helplessness. He stared and rubbed his face, feeling that he couldn't speak clearly.

"This is a windy place, so it's normal that it's difficult to walk." Zong Yanli seemed to be struggling to identify the direction. There was snow all around, and the mountains were almost identical, making it really difficult to tell the direction.

"Let's look for it again." Zong Yanli shook off the snow particles on his body, looked up and around, then sighed and looked around the foot of the mountain.

She had no clear memory of the specifics, so she could only search slowly, hoping that the entrance to the cave had not been blocked due to changes in the terrain or for some other reason. If she couldn't find it, she would have to find another way.

Fortunately, hard work pays off. When Zong Yanli finally went around to the back, he saw the conspicuous cave entrance. There seemed to be footprints of wild beasts at the entrance. This place should also be a shelter for some animals.

"There really is a cave..." Pei Liang followed closely behind Zong Yanli and was stunned when he saw this scene.

Zong Yanli sat down and rested for a while. He inhaled too much cold air and his chest felt a dull pain. Wen Nian looked around and found that the cave was quite deep and the terrain was high, so it was indeed a suitable place to hide.

After a short rest, Zong Yanli said to Pei Liang, "We need to pay attention and record some things so that we can send someone to search for us."

If the avalanche is so powerful that even the entrance to the cave is buried, it would be very dangerous if rescue could not be carried out immediately.

Zong Yanli stood up and walked around with Wen Niansan, memorized some obvious terrain markings, and then returned to the cave after identifying the direction. Pei Liang squatted on the ground and scribbled, and he had actually drawn a rough map in such a short time.

"The Northern Army is at this position, and the Lu Army will most likely come from this direction." Pei Liang saw Zong Yanli coming back, and immediately pointed to the simple map on the ground and said, "Our army needs to lead the two armies from here and avoid the wind before we can march."

"How to cause an avalanche?" Pei Liang said a lot, and finally stopped and looked up at Zong Yanli.

"No need to do anything more. The noise of the troops arriving is enough to cause an avalanche." Zong Yanli looked at the map drawn by Pei Liang for a while before saying, "Let the troops disperse to both sides. I will lead a team of soldiers to lead the enemy away."

Pei Liang frowned slightly, stood up and followed Zong Yanli to observe the terrain again, then turned around and left the snow mountain and went back.

After returning to the tent, Zong Yanli made more detailed arrangements for this operation, including how to lure away the enemy and how to induce an avalanche. There are still potential risks involved. It is very likely that our army will suffer losses because the avalanche is very dangerous.

What Zong Yanli wanted to do was to minimize the losses of our army as much as possible.

On the fourth day of February, the Lu army finally arrived.

In Jingdian, the Northern Army rushed out of the city gate, and the two armies surrounded and forced the Daqian troops back to the foot of the snow-capped mountains.

"Such a good opportunity cannot be missed, kill!" The Northern Army, which had received help from the Lu Army, was immediately encouraged when they saw that Zong Yanli was defeated. They had been suppressed and beaten for days and could not raise their heads. Now that they had the chance, they naturally rushed forward without hesitation.

"When did Zong Yanli's soldiers become so weak?" Baines and Zong Yanli were old rivals. Now that he saw Zong Yanli's defeated army, he felt a little happy, but inexplicably felt that something was not right.

"General, what are you afraid of? The Northern Army is charging ahead, and we can just follow behind and pick up the heads!" This is a good opportunity to avenge our previous humiliation! The generals under Baines's command were also eager to make a move.

"Hmm..." Baines thought about it and did not rush to send the entire army to chase after them. Instead, he conservatively left half of the troops behind, under the pretext of guarding Jingdian for the Northern Army.

The Northern Army and the Lu Army surrounded and chased Zong Yanli. When they were getting closer to the snow-capped mountains, Zong Yanli's retreat suddenly slowed down, as if the road ahead was blocked by heavy snow. The Northern Army was delighted to see this scene: "God is helping me!"

Baines became even more anxious when he saw this. It was obvious that Zong Yanli was not familiar with the terrain of the Northern Region. He must have already found a retreat route, but he did not expect that the retreat would be blocked by wind and snow.

"General, look! The enemy troops have split up. Is that man Zong Yanli?" The signs of the troops splitting up in the snow were too obvious.

"Chase him!" Even though Benes was anxious, he could tell at a glance that the man was Zong Yanli. If he could capture the enemy general alive in such a short encounter, he would be very proud!

"Kill!" The charge horn sounded, the sound of tens of thousands of horses' hooves was deafening, and the sound of war drums rang out, seeming to echo in the snow-capped peaks and valleys.

Baines watched with his own eyes as the enemy's originally confused and anxious troops suddenly changed direction and fled to the rear on both sides at such a high speed.

Avoid?

Something suddenly seemed to come to Baines' mind. As he listened to the shouting in his ear, his gaze began to move upward little by little, and finally he looked at the snow-capped mountains not far away. He vaguely felt that the ground seemed to be shaking slightly.

"Stop the drums!" Baines reacted quickly and ordered the war drums to stop. Then he felt the vibration of the ground seemed to be louder.

"No! Back away!"

"That is……"

“Avalanche!!!”

The huge rocks falling from the mountain peaks were so terrifying, and the avalanche came so swiftly, the snow rolling down the snow-capped mountains was like the collapse of mountains and rivers and the rolling waves of the sea. Only white smoke rushed down from the sky and a huge roar rolled by.

This world fell into silence in an instant.

When the wind and snow subsided, people appeared one after another on the flat snow ground. The fallen horse also stood up, shook off the snow on its body and neighed.

Long Feiguang and others who had prepared to run far away were so frightened by the scene that they turned pale. Fortunately, they had the advantage of terrain and were prepared early. With the shield soldiers blocking them and the rocks as shields, they managed to get through it. Although they were affected after running far away, the losses were still within controllable range.

The Northern Army was not so lucky. They were closest to the foot of the mountain, and were almost wiped out and completely buried by the avalanche.

The losses of the Lu army were also extremely heavy. Before Baines had time to catch his breath, he saw Long Feiguang and his men turning around and charging towards him. Baines's face changed again and again and he hurriedly said, "Retreat, retreat back to Jingdian!"

"General! Zong Yanli seems to have been buried as well!" A general came to report from the front.

"Really?" Baines looked happy.

"I saw it with my own eyes. Zong Yanli was leading a group of soldiers in the front. No one from the Northern Army climbed out. Zong Yanli must have been buried inside!"

"Great..." Baines' eyes brightened. He turned his head and looked at the Daqian troops rushing over. He had no intention of fighting and hurriedly ordered everyone to retreat. He had no intention of fighting with them and ran away.

Baines retreated back to Jingdian, and in a rather embarrassed manner, asked his scouts to follow Daqian's troops from behind, and report immediately if they were sure that Zong Yanli was dead!

Unfortunately, Baines thought too simply. When the scouts came back and told him that Zong Yanli had walked out of the snowy mountain in good condition, he could no longer hold back. "It's Zong Yanli's trick again! He dared to risk everything and cause an avalanche and a landslide. He really doesn't fear death!"

People in the north probably have a natural reverence for snow-capped mountains.