Chapter 917
Two-Way Battle
Yan Xiaojiu was previously the head constable of Qingmu Prefecture. Not only was he highly skilled in martial arts, but he also had his own unique methods of combat. Moreover, they now held a very advantageous position relative to the enemy.
When Yan Shouyi saw the group of people from Master Xie's side heading towards them, he couldn't help but sneer. He first used his bow and arrow to shoot and kill several people, and then ordered his brothers to throw stones at the group heading towards them. Instantly, a "rain of stones" began to fall on the hillside, and the rain was quite heavy.
For a moment, Master Xie's group, which was positioned relatively low, was overwhelmed by the fierce attack, suffering countless casualties. The remaining men tried to retreat, but Master Xie, seeing the carnage, had no other choice. He shouted to those trying to escape, "Anyone who dares to retreat will be dealt with by my vampire beasts! If anyone wins the battle, you'll be rewarded with gold, food, and women to warm your beds!"
Upon hearing Master Xie's words, the brothers in the village who had been trying to retreat rushed forward again. After all, there might still be a chance to live if they rushed forward, and even if they died, they wouldn't die so miserably. But if they continued to retreat, the power of the vampire beast was not to be underestimated. Not only would there be no hope of survival, but they would also die a miserable and painful death!
Moreover, if they made meritorious contributions in the battle, they would be rewarded with gold and women. The single men who had been staying in the mountain stronghold for many years were so excited when they heard this that they rushed towards Yan Xiaojiu and his group again.
Because today's battle happened suddenly, Yan Shouyi only notified Yan Xiaojiu and the others to set up an ambush at the last minute, so Yan Xiaojiu did not have enough time to prepare. He had already pushed all the stones he had prepared in advance down the hill, and now he could only face the battle head-on.
However, after the previous round of "stone rain" attack, the enemy's forces had already suffered more than half losses, so Yan Xiaojiu faced no pressure in the battle.
Yan Xiaojiu then led his brothers out of their hiding place and charged directly at the group of people.
Although Master Xie had just given the brothers a great boost, and the brothers fought very hard, Yan Xiaojiu's side not only had excellent command skills, but also relatively sufficient manpower, giving them a significant advantage in the battle.
Yan Shouyi's situation is not so optimistic compared to Yan Xiaojiu's!
Although Yan Shouyi's forces were not small, and with the help of some of the second-in-command's men, they were facing a powerful beast-like insect called a giant mosquito. If they were not careful, the mosquito would drain their life essence.
Therefore, the battle on Yan Shouyi's side was quite thrilling.
Several soldiers had already had their blood drained by these vile insects. Because the giant mosquitoes had extremely long legs and a height advantage, they could easily take on humans. Therefore, Yan Shouyi instructed his soldiers to cut off the legs of the giant mosquitoes before engaging them in battle.
At this moment, Yan Shouyi was fiercely slashing at the legs of those giant mosquitoes with his sword when a giant mosquito behind him seized the opportunity and prepared to quietly extend its long proboscis to stab Yan Shouyi in the back.
Just then, the second-in-command, who was battling the giant mosquitoes, saw this and hurriedly shouted to Yan Shouyi, "Lord Yan, be careful!"
He then quickly swung his sword at the giant mosquito's mouthparts, and in an instant, the second-in-command chopped off half of the giant mosquito's mouthparts.
Yan Shouyi turned his head and saw the second leader's protective action. The giant mosquito, whose mouthparts had been cut in half by the second leader, was completely enraged by the second leader's actions. Its two terrifyingly large compound eyes instantly turned somewhat blood red, like two small flames burning fiercely, making people look fearful.
Then it pounced on the second-in-command. Yan Shouyi and the second-in-command worked together to deal with the "possessed" giant mosquito.
Finally, with the combined efforts of the two, it took a long time to completely subdue the "possessed" giant mosquito! With Yan Shouyi's high level of martial arts and the second-in-command being such a master, the two worked together and risked their lives to barely subdue one of the giant mosquitoes, which shows that the giant mosquito's fighting power was truly astonishing.
In the short time that followed, Yan Xiaojiu's team had wiped out the entire group sent by Master Xie, and then went to join Yan Shouyi's team.
Standing in the middle, Master Xie panicked when he saw Yan Xiaojiu annihilate all the teams he had sent out and marching towards him in a grand procession.
Fortunately, he had some brothers from the mountain stronghold by his side, as well as a giant mosquito for protection.
When Yan Xiaojiu led a group of men to Master Xie, Yan Xiaojiu looked at Master Xie with a contemptuous smile and said, "Master Xie, how have you been?"
Master Xie suppressed his fear and pretended to be very confident as he said to Yan Xiaojiu, "The battle is not over yet, and it's not certain who will win or lose. What are you so smug about?"
Yan Xiaojiu laughed loudly at Master Xie and said, "Then you just wait and see!"
Master Xie glanced at Yan Xiaojiu and snorted at him irritably. He was very annoyed by Yan Xiaojiu's behavior of looking down on him.
Then he made a gesture to one of the vampire beasts beside him, using some language that ordinary people couldn't understand to command the vampire beast to deal with Yan Xiaojiu.
Upon hearing Master Xie's instructions, the vampire beast immediately crawled towards Yan Xiaojiu. Although Yan Xiaojiu had never fought the vampire beast before, she had heard rumors that it was extremely powerful and invincible.
Therefore, when Yan Xiaojiu saw the legendary blood-sucking beast crawling towards her, she was very vigilant and prepared to fight this legendary beast with utmost concentration.
As the vampire beast gradually approached Yan Xiaojiu, Yan Xiaojiu and his brothers retreated, forming a semi-circle to surround the vampire beast.
The vampire beast had just received Master Xie's order to kill Yan Xiaojiu, so the giant mosquito ignored everything else and crawled straight towards Yan Xiaojiu. Seeing this, everyone rushed over and engaged in a fierce battle with the giant mosquito.
Master Xie immediately sensed that something was wrong. Although his vampire beast was extremely powerful, there was only one vampire beast currently fighting against Yan Xiaojiu and the others. The other vampire beasts were all fighting against Yan Shouyi and the others.
Two fists can't fight four hands, let alone his vampire beast against dozens of people. The chances of winning were extremely slim. It was all his fault for being so angry with Yan Xiao Jiu that he made a rash decision! (End of Chapter)