Seeing that General Cui hesitated at this critical moment, Cui Huan beamed and persuaded, "General Cui! This is a great opportunity! General Fei insists on attacking by surprise, and the Ninth Prince of the Celestial Dynasty is also gathering troops overnight. After this battle, we can directly return to our country! Isn't it wonderful to happily go back with huge indemnities from Xiliang and claim our rewards?"
At these words, General Cui's eyes lit up. It was freezing cold here, and the soldiers had been complaining a lot. If they could go back after this battle, it would be perfect!
With this thought in mind, General Cui repeatedly ordered his deputy to gather the troops.
Wei Dongling sat neatly in the carriage, occasionally lifting the curtain to look at the troops on both sides.
General Cui was just about to go over and talk to General Fei to finalize the battle plan when Luo Xunlong, dressed in black and masked, came over and put his arm around his shoulder. Respectfully, he said, "Come, come, General Cui. Please come and take a look over here!"
Cui Huan quickly served tea to General Cui.
Luo Xunlong laid out on the table the detailed geographical map of the Xiliang soldiers' camps sent back by the spies. Then he waved to the Ninth Prince and Pin Hao in the distance and shouted, "Hey! You, the prince of the Celestial Dynasty! Come and take a look too!"
Seeing the disrespect of the black - clad man, the deputy general beside the Ninth Prince and the veteran of the Xue Family Army were very unhappy. Why was this man so respectful to General Cui of the Northwest Iron Cavalry but so negligent towards their Ninth Prince of the Celestial Dynasty?
But seeing that the Ninth Prince and Lord Pin Hao just looked a bit unhappy and didn't scold the man, as subordinates, they could only suppress their anger and keep silent.
General Cui secretly felt pleased. Their Northwest Iron Cavalry was the direct subordinate of General Fei. What was a prince of the Celestial Dynasty?
Luo Xunlong and the others were instructed by Wei Dongling to act like this on purpose. Their aim was to flatter General Cui and make him willing to be driven by them.
The Ninth Prince and Pin Hao were well aware of this and cooperated by pretending to be angry but dare not speak out.
Luo Xunlong pointed at the camps of the Xiliang army on the map and said to General Cui, "General Fei suggests that the two armies attack from both sides. General Cui, what do you think is the most appropriate way to start?"
The Northwest Iron Cavalry now had less than 100,000 men. Combined with the 80,000 soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty, no matter how they attacked the 80,000 Xiliang troops, they could wipe them out in one fell swoop. So Luo Xunlong's words were just a useless formality.
General Cui was extremely satisfied to be respected. He pointed at the map and gestured seriously, "The enemy's camp is backed by a mountain. It's most suitable to attack from both sides. How about our two armies waiting on the left and right and attacking together when we see the beacon fire? We will surely catch them off guard!"
Luo Xunlong clapped his hands and nodded, "That's excellent! No wonder General Fei always praises you!"
Hearing this, even Cui Huan, who was serving tea, looked at General Cui with admiration.
General Cui was overjoyed by the praise and waved his hand proudly, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off now!"
"Okay!" Luo Xunlong seemed to just remember the presence of the Ninth Prince and his men at this moment. He coughed calmly and said, "If the Ninth Prince has no objections to General Cui's arrangement, then go back and execute it!"
The Ninth Prince's face darkened. Gritting his teeth, he said, "This arrangement is really excellent! Then let's do it like this!" With that, he led Pin Hao away with a flick of his sleeve.
Luo Xunlong didn't bother with the Ninth Prince and his men. He put his arm around General Cui's shoulder and flattered him.
General Cui led the Northwest Iron Cavalry and slowly lurked near the Xiliang soldiers' camp. Soon, they alerted the enemy.
The horn of the enemy attack sounded, piercingly sharp and instantly resounding through the sky.
The Xiliang Prince, who had just woken up, was shocked and angry when he heard the horn. Frantically, he roared, "Hurry and tell General Fei! I agree to pay the indemnity!!! Tell him to withdraw his troops quickly!"
If he had known this, why did he provoke the Fifth Princess of the Celestial Dynasty in the first place! Knowing that General Fei was interested in her, he still insisted on proposing marriage!
Li Mingyang couldn't help shedding tears. At that time, seeing that woman standing in front of him to protect him, he was deeply shocked and thought it might not be so bad to marry her.
It was that damned Zhao Chuanyi! He had sent a secret letter to Zhao Chuanyi, telling him not to harm her, but he never expected that guy to defy the order. The news of the death of the Fifth Princess of the Celestial Dynasty in Xiliang had spread secretly. When he received the news, he was shocked and angry but completely helpless. Now, it was all over! General Fei blamed everything on him, Li Mingyang!
In a fit of rage, General Fei didn't know what tricks he had used. He even made peace with the Celestial Dynasty and instigated them to join forces and attack Jiangcheng in the west!
Li Mingyang felt extremely heart - broken and regretted it deeply when he thought of the entire garrison at the city gate being wiped out.
Seeing that the Xiliang soldiers had detected the surprise attack, General Cui quickly ordered someone to light the beacon fire on a high place to send a signal to the soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty. He asked Luo Xunlong, who was dressed in black beside him, "The soldiers of the Ninth Prince of the Celestial Dynasty should be able to see this blazing fire here, right?" When they attacked the city gate of Jiangcheng a few days ago, the soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty walked slowly on the ice and were late. As a result, more than 30,000 men of the Northwest Iron Cavalry were destroyed by the successive artillery fires. Only then did they slowly go and open the city gate! General Cui was shocked and angry and wanted to explode. Fortunately, the seriously ill and coughing General Fei came out to comfort him patiently and promised that the Celestial Dynasty would give double compensation. Only then did he reluctantly suppress his anger.
Now, would that Ninth Prince of the Celestial Dynasty play tricks on them again?
Luo Xunlong knew exactly how General Cui was feeling. He nodded and reported, "General Cui, don't worry. With our General Fei personally supervising the Ninth Prince, when they see this beacon fire, they will surely attack together!"
Hearing this, General Cui finally felt relieved and commanded his subordinates to beat the gongs and drums for the attack.
Li Mingyang was shocked to hear that his camp was surrounded by the troops of the two countries on both sides, and the Northwest Iron Cavalry on the left had directly launched an attack. He was so flustered that he didn't know what to do and repeatedly told the vanguard troops to go and surrender.
Luo Xunlong never left General Cui's side. The two of them sat on their horses and followed the 5,000 - man charge team forward. Every soldier in the charge team held a rocket and shot the flaming arrows into the tents of the Xiliang camp. The arrows with kerosene pierced through the tents and instantly caught fire. Screams rose one after another wherever the arrows landed.
Luo Xunlong was very anxious to see a cavalryman beside him miss the target several times in a row. He couldn't wait any longer. He jumped over, snatched the bow and arrow from the man's hand, and stood on the horseback. He shot three rockets at once. The arrows were fast and powerful, hitting a tent of the Xiliang soldiers. Flames instantly burst out.
General Cui was stunned and exclaimed in surprise, "This hero has excellent skills! May I ask your name and where you are from?" Could such an excellent archer be from the Celestial Dynasty?
Luo Xunlong waved his hand and said, "Hey! My name is not worth mentioning! I swore brotherhood with General Fei a few years ago!" To be exact, I'm his uncle!
No wonder this hero had always been so respectful to him. It turned out that he was General Fei's sworn brother! General Cui repeatedly bowed his hands and said, "I'm sorry for my rudeness!"