Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 95: Killing Ten Thousand People in a Single Thought
The Xiongnu cavalry had been practicing riding and archery since childhood, and were agile and ferocious on horseback. Although the Qin cavalry trained every day, they were far inferior to them. In the head-on confrontation between the two armies, the disadvantage of the Qin cavalry was immediately reflected. What's more, this was an elite division of the Xiongnu, with more than twice as many Qin cavalry as they had. After a short battle, the Qin cavalry suffered heavy casualties, and less than 10,000 people were left.

Wuzhan advised again: "If Second Brother doesn't order the troops to withdraw, the 20,000 soldiers will be wiped out. If you die now, who will save your brother? Those people will get what they want!"

Meng Yi said: "Of course I know all this, but if we flee to Deshui, won't we all die anyway? It's better to kill one and gain one here!"

Wuzhan was silent for a moment, then said, "Second brother, if you want to kill this wolf master, it only takes a thought. Wait until we reach Deshui and then I will make the decision. There is no time to lose, quickly order the troops to withdraw to the north!"

Meng Yi said: "Is there any way to kill these 40,000 tiger and wolf cavalrymen? Brother, are you lying to me?"

Wuzhan said, "When have I ever lied to you, brother? When we get to Deshui, if you find out that what I said is false, you can kill me right away."

Meng Yi looked at Wuzhan and said, "How can I kill you? Okay, I'll do as you say!" He immediately gave the order to withdraw his troops to the north.

When the Qin cavalry heard the sound of the horn, they could no longer hold on and immediately turned their horses around and fled northward like a tide.

At this time, Huyan Lieri was riding on a red wolf, wielding a wolf-tooth hammer and charging towards Meng Yi. When he heard the sound of the gong, he shouted, "Meng Yi, where are you running to!"

Meng Yi heard the shout and wanted to go forward to fight, but he heard Wuzhan admonishing him: "It's not difficult to kill him, don't be impatient."

Meng Yi said firmly: "Okay, let's go!" He whipped his horse and galloped north with Wuzhan.

When Huyan Lieri saw Meng Yi leading his troops to flee northward, he shouted, "Don't let them get away, chase them!" He rode his Red Flame Wolf to the front. He would not be able to get rid of the hatred in his heart unless he trampled the 20,000 cavalrymen to death today.

The cavalry of the two armies, one in front and one behind, galloped wildly in the wilderness like a wave, raising dust and shaking the earth. The Xiongnu cavalry followed behind them, constantly drawing their bows and shooting arrows. After the lagging Qin cavalry was hit by an arrow, they screamed, fell off their horses, and were trampled to death by the cavalry rushing past.

Huyan Lieri's Red Flame Wolf was incredibly fast. It caught up with a running Qin cavalryman and smashed the Qin soldier's head to pieces with one hammer. It was extremely brutal.

Meng Yi led the cavalry and ran for more than ten miles, but still could not get rid of the Xiongnu cavalry. All that was left on the road were the dead bodies of Qin soldiers. Meng Yi wanted to turn around and fight Huyan Lieri several times, but was dissuaded by Wuzhan. He had to suppress his anger and kept on riding.

Huyan Lieri was blood-thirsty and rode the Red Flame Wolf gradually approaching Meng Yi. When he saw that they were only a hundred feet away, Jin Xingzi, who had been following Wuzhan, turned around, rode the Roaring Sky Tiger upside down, slowed down, and waited for Huyan Lieri to approach with a grin.

Huyan Lieri shouted angrily: "I was just about to settle the score with you, but you took the initiative to deliver it to me!"

Jin Xingzi laughed and said, "You beast, look what I have brought you!" As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Xingzi's cheeks bulged high. Suddenly, he opened his mouth wide and a one-foot-long flaming sword came out of his mouth and shot at Huyan Lieri.

Huyan Lieri was about to raise his wolf-tooth hammer to hit Jin Xingzi when he saw a beam of fire suddenly shoot out of Jin Xingzi's mouth. In a hurry, he had no time to think and hurriedly raised the wolf-tooth hammer to block it. With a "puff", the rocket hit the wolf-tooth hammer. Huyan Lieri shook his arms, and the scorching flames exploded, and the heat wave hit his face. Fortunately, the wolf-tooth hammer blocked in front of him, so his face was not burnt. But the Red Flame Wolf was not so lucky. When the scorching flames burned, its mane immediately ignited, and it emitted burnt smoke. It howled in pain and instinctively rolled on the ground, trying to roll out the flames on its back, but it threw Huyan Lieri away. For a moment, the man and the beast rolled together, and finally stopped after rolling more than ten feet away.

Jin Xingzi laughed and said, "This is the Red Flame Wolf that I gave you!" He patted Xiao Tianhu's butt and happily walked away from the fallen Huyan Lieri.

Huyan Lieri's bones seemed to be falling apart and he was in great pain all over. Fortunately, his muscles were tough and his bones were strong, so he only suffered some superficial injuries. The Red Flame Wolf also extinguished the fire on its back, and its mane had been burned off, revealing a large piece of bright red wolf skin. The wolf tooth hammer was also rolling and dropped in the distance.

When the Xiongnu cavalry saw Huyan Lieri fall down, they hurriedly tightened the reins, jumped off their horses, stepped forward to support him, and asked about his injuries. Tens of thousands of cavalrymen soon stopped.

Huyan Lieri never thought that Jin Xingzi would use magic. His teeth chattered as he glared at Jin Xingzi who was walking away. He was so angry that he shouted, "Why did you stop? Hurry up and chase him!"

Qiu Linshan caught up with them and found Huyan Lieri’s face dusty and funny. He stepped forward and said, “Don’t worry, General Wolf. The Yellow River is ahead. They have nowhere to go. You just need to form a battle array and slowly approach them to prevent them from making a desperate attempt and counterattacking. We will definitely annihilate them!”

Huyan Lieri shouted, "That makes sense. I'll listen to you!" He added, "If I don't skin that clown alive today, I won't be able to get rid of the hatred in my heart!"

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The Yellow River is surging and flowing endlessly, connecting to white clouds in the distance, and is a vast expanse of blue. The wind from the river is cold, bringing a slight coolness.

On a cliff of 100 meters on the bank of the Yellow River, the exhausted Qin cavalry climbed up the gentle slope on the other side. Many of the cavalry were seriously injured and could no longer fight. The morale of the Qin soldiers was low. Meng Yi sat upright on his horse, with his back to the surging Yellow River, looking down the mountain, and saw that there were less than 5,000 cavalrymen left out of the 20,000. Looking at the Xiongnu army slowly approaching in the distance, his heart was broken, and he was heartbroken. He said sadly: "My dear brother, did you persuade me to come here so that we can jump off this cliff to survive?"

Wuzhan said calmly, "It is said that the Deshui River did not originally flow through here. It was Emperor Yu who used the continuous mountains here as a dike to divert the river to this place. There is only one interruption in this mountain range, which is between the mountain under our feet and the mountain beside us. To fill this gap, Emperor Yu led people to burn copper and cast a tripod, placed it in the middle, and buried it with huge rocks and mountain soil, connecting the mountains together. Since then, this section of the river embankment has never burst."

Meng Yi suddenly understood what Wuzhan was going to do. He widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Are you planning to cause the riverbank to burst and use the flood to attack the Xiongnu cavalry? This is a brilliant plan. If you thought of this plan, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Wuzhan said: "Just imagine, if the river bank bursts, it will not only be the Xiongnu cavalry who will die, but also the people of Jiuyuan and Shangjun will suffer, and their fields will be destroyed. Moreover, once the bank bursts, the Deshui River will be diverted, and it will be beyond human power to repair it. How can we resort to such a desperate measure unless it is a last resort?"

Meng Yi fell into deep thought, which was more important, the country or the people? This was indeed a difficult question to decide. In a moment of thought, he could kill tens of thousands of cavalrymen, but also destroy a large tract of land, causing suffering to the people downstream. The price to pay was a bit too high.

Meng Yi asked in bewilderment, "Is it true that this riverbank cannot be repaired?"

Wuzhan said: "This river bank was built before the water was diverted. The water is now so strong that once it breaks, it will be unstoppable. It is too difficult to repair it. We can only wait until later and find a way."

Meng Yi asked, "What should I do about what you mean, brother?"

Jin Xingzi stood aside and said impatiently: "The people of Shangjun have been massacred by the Xiongnu. There are not many people left. If there is a disaster, they will all migrate to other places. Jiuyuan is not the land of Daqin, so you don't need to worry about it!"

Wuzhan looked at the Xiongnu cavalry rushing in the distance and said calmly, "Back then, Bai Qi led the water to attack Yan, drowning hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city. I believe that Second Brother knows this best. This is a cruel war. Which victory on the battlefield is not stained with the blood of the people? Which general has a benevolent heart? Today, we are in a desperate situation. It is different from the past. If we don't break it, we will die and lose half of the country. Second Brother and your brother will become sinners of the Qin Dynasty. If we break it, we will live and annihilate tens of thousands of Xiongnu Wolf Divisions. Second Brother will become a hero of the Qin Dynasty. What is more important, Second Brother will decide!"

Meng Yi made up his mind and said, "This is the only way!" Then he asked, "Now, how do we break through this river bank?"

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Huyan Lieri rode a maneless red flame wolf, holding a wolf-tooth hammer in his hand, his face was charred black, leaving only vicious eyes. He stared at the Qin soldiers on the hillside and led the cavalry, slowly approaching the foot of the mountain.

Qiu Linshan was standing aside, gazing at the mountains on both sides, thinking: "There is a hundred-foot cliff on the other side of the mountain, and the raging Yellow River below. No one would escape here and wait to be trapped. Could it be that they have set an ambush here?" But then he thought: "Who could set an ambush in such a short time? Maybe they really have nowhere else to go!" But looking at the thin young man next to Meng Yi, he felt a little worried. He always felt that he was too calm, so calm that it made people panic. Thinking of this, he said to Huyan Lieri in a deep voice: "They have nowhere else to go. We must watch out for them relying on the mountain terrain to break through."

Huyan Lieri said fiercely: "Even if they rely on me today, they can't break through. I will smash them one by one!"

Qiu Linshan said: "This is inevitable! Meng Yi is not to be feared, but the man next to him is full of tricks. It is better to be careful to avoid unnecessary losses!"

Huyan Lieri said, "I know it all, don't worry!" He raised his wolf-toothed hammer and shouted to the cavalry, "Form a line, don't miss a single Qin soldier, kill them all without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"

As soon as the order was given, the Xiongnu cavalry immediately formed into a dense square formation, with densely packed spears pointed at the front of the formation, black and dense, slowly moving up.

At this moment, a loud muffled thunder sounded from the mountain ridge, the earth shook violently, the horses neighed, and the Hun cavalry could not stand steadily. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw white smoke rising. The mountain ridge actually moved. All the Hun cavalry held their breath at this moment, not knowing what was about to happen, and fear spread throughout their bodies.

Huyan Lieri shouted at this time: "Don't panic, this is an earthquake!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he could faintly hear the sound of waves. The soil and rocks on the ridge began to loosen and rolled down along the mountain, "clattering". More and more of them, until eventually it was like quicksand. The mountain began to swell, and water seeped out. At first it was a stream, and later it formed columns of water, and columns of water began to spurt out everywhere on the ridge.

What Qiu Linshan was worried about happened. He didn't know why, but he knew the result. He turned his horse around and shouted, "Get away from the ridge, run away, the Yellow River is about to burst its banks!"

Before the cavalry could panic and turn their horses around, there was a long, dull sound, and the earth and rocks on the ridge burst out, and the rocks in the sky were flying in the air, as if the sky was collapsing, and a huge wave a hundred feet high appeared from the broken ridge, whistling and hitting the mountainside. The huge waves were so huge that everyone at the foot of the mountain could only look up.

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(End of this chapter)