The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 945 - 211: Cannot Be Accommodated by the World_3

Chapter 945: Chapter 211: Cannot Be Accommodated by the World_3

Seeing that both of them were engaged in a silent battle, Pei Qin rolled her eyes in exasperation and shooed them out of the Cannon Manufacturing Factory, "Don’t stand around here getting in my way!"

When Dou He saw Mo Heng leave, he snorted softly and followed, "Han San! Do you feel like eating game again? I’ll go hunt some game for you!" That was the only good point that had won Han San over, who was thoroughly deceived by Mo Heng! He thought that although Mo Heng was handsome and seemed otherworldly, his thoughts were dirty and despicable!

As soon as Pei Qin heard mention of game, she responded with a "Oh." She had been drinking thin porridge for a few days and the journey had worn her out; she needed to eat more meat to make up for these past days’ deficit!

Now that her body had just recovered, Mo Heng couldn’t bear to subject her to hardship, "Put it on my tab for now!"

"Petty," Pei Qin muttered under her breath and went back to her own affairs.

Mo Heng silently clenched his teeth from the side, and when he saw Dou He indeed bring back game, he ground his teeth even more.

Once Pei Qin was immersed in her work, she would ignore everything else, even if the mountains collapsed and the earth split around her.

An Liefeng led his troops to attempt breaking through the pass and had clashed with the Waci People twice, with neither side gaining much advantage.

The Waci Massive Army was already in panic, as An Liefeng’s army had rushed to Hangu Pass. Their mortars would soon be aimed at them.

Crown Prince Gu Liqi forcefully suppressed any notion of retreat, "We Waci men are all made of iron! We can’t be like those weak and useless Chu People! Eternal Heaven will protect us! Whoever retreats in battle, I will be the first to kill him!"

They occupied several strategic passes, and with the Thunder Cannons in place, they believed that it was impossible for them to lose!

The Waci soldiers all shouted in unison, believing that Eternal Heaven would bless them with victory! The Deity General would aid them in ruling over the fertile lands of Great Chu and those weak and useless Chu People! They would ultimately win!

Gu Liqi boosted morale, but inside he was extremely restless. This couldn’t go on! If the Chu People attacked, and they couldn’t resist, they would have to return in defeat to the resource-poor Waci. Plus, he would lose three hundred thousand cavalry. If they lost this battle, they would be too weakened to rise again for decades.

He couldn’t wait any longer! With a clenched fist, Gu Liqi decided to cross the river and seize Runing Prefecture. As long as they captured the emperor of the Chu People, even if they couldn’t withstand the power of the mortars, they could negotiate terms with the Chu People, dividing land and people!

Just as the spy reported back, Pei Qin had just finished all the preparatory work, "Mortar Barracks brothers! Follow me!"

"Yes, sir!" All the soldiers immediately followed her lead.

Hangu Pass was a dangerous terrain on the edge of the Huanghe River. To break through, one needed wisdom. Since Gu Liqi had shown movement, it meant he was taking a risk and crossing the river to seize Runing Prefecture, leaving his forces here weak.

Gu Liqi led a hundred thousand troops, using the wind to cross the river overnight.

By the time most of his great army had reached the middle of the Huanghe River, a burst of flames appeared in the sky above the river.

"What is that?" The Waci soldiers all looked up.

A bad feeling suddenly struck Gu Liqi’s heart, "Could it be... the Chu People have descended from the sky!?"

The Waci Soldiers had looted plenty during their breach into the Inner city, including a telescope that Gu Liqi was particularly fond of and carried with him everywhere. He quickly took out the telescope and aimed it towards the flickering flames above.

The hot air balloon Pei Qin was in didn’t fly too high because it was carrying heavy bomb loads. Looking through the telescope, he saw that they were now directly over the Waci Massive Army and commanded, "Release!"

With a whoosh, the bombs were unfastened and dropped into the void.

Boom—Boom—

The successive thunderous explosions, the splashes from the shattered water, and the screams and wails of the Waci soldiers, painted a ghastly scene below.

The Mortar Barracks soldiers riding in the hot air balloon were throwing bombs down, while excitedly and agitatedly cursing, "You Waci bastards bred by a bitch! Let’s blow you up and feed you to the fish in the Huanghe River!"

Gu Liqi was incredibly alarmed, "The Chu People... The Chu People actually..."

The Sky Thunder, falling and exploding upon the water, had even more devastating effects.

"Retreat! Quick, retreat!" Gu Liqi screamed hoarsely.

But the ones in front had already crossed the Huanghe River.

Those who retreated now couldn’t preserve their army either.

Above the Huanghe River, the firelight was terrifying. On the other side, a troop was setting up mortars; as soon as the Waci Soldiers came ashore, bombardment commenced immediately.

When Gu Liqi finally managed to lead what was left of his people back to the riverbank, out of one hundred thousand men, only three thousand remained.

They returned to the city overnight, hoping to hold the pass and wait for reinforcements.

Hangu Pass had already been breached by the Hu Qi, who quickly took control of the pass and pursued their victory, consecutively capturing Huaiqing Mansion as well.

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