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As the night got darker, several rafts left the northwest of the moat and entered a Cao River that connected to the Bakhna River. This river was in the north. The river was not wide, only one foot, but it was two feet deep.

On the three rafts, except for Li Ye and the five water ghosts of Bukhan, the rest were filled with kerosene in leather bags.

Li Ye sat on the leader's raft and carefully observed the situation in the wilderness. It was already the third watch. The moonlight in the night sky was bright, but there were patches of dark clouds floating in the sky. The earth also dimmed and brightened, and the moonlight was bright. Next, he could clearly see the black shadows on the field, but there were not many of them, only about ten people. They should be the enemy's outposts, only about two or three miles away from him.

At this time, Li Ye jumped ashore and said to the five Bukhan soldiers: "Keep an eye on the weapons for me. You keep walking. I will catch up with you soon!"

He ducked and ran towards the nearest enemy sentry. Several Bukhan soldiers looked at him nervously. A dark cloud covered the moon, and the earth became dark again. In the darkness, Li Ye's The figure also disappeared.

For a moment, the enemy sentry fell from his horse and was killed. Not long after, two more sentry cavalry were killed by Li Ye's flying knives. With the cover of night, he sprinted across the field like a ghost in less than half an hour. , all fifteen ranger cavalry were eliminated by him one by one. He turned over and jumped on a horse, turned the horse's head and ran towards the pontoon bridge.

Li Ye had changed into the armor of a ranger cavalry and was holding a spear in his hand. He looked exactly like a ranger cavalry. There were four soldiers guarding the pontoon bridge and two soldiers standing on each side of the east and west banks. Li Ye had just rushed forward. Immediately a soldier shouted and asked: "Password!"

"The north wind is howling!"

It is spring, but the password is the north wind, which is really unexpected.

The command was correct, and the soldier guarding the bridge asked again: "What's going on?"

"There seems to be someone in the night. I'm going to report. Please keep your eyes open."

The two soldiers were excited and quickly looked into the wilderness with wide eyes. Li Ye urged his horse to cross the bridge. The two Shiguo soldiers on the west bank ignored him. Li Ye walked behind the two men and suddenly thrust out the spear in his hand like lightning. , "Puff! Puff!" The two men were pierced by spears in the back of their necks almost at the same time, and they fell off their horses.

Two sentries on the east bank heard the sound of falling horses. When they turned around, they saw two cold lights in front of them. Two flying knives shot through their foreheads. The two men fell off their horses and died together without screaming.

Li Ye threw the four corpses into the river. He immediately stood at the bridge, took out the fire stick and waved it to the distant city wall. He lit it three times in a row. The gate of Thirst City slowly opened, and Prince Alole personally led five thousand cavalry out of the city. , the soldiers also pushed the eighteen trebuchets to move slowly to the river three miles away.

At this time, the raft also arrived at the bridge. Five of his men handed the armor-breaking gun to Li Ye and brought dozens of kerosene bags ashore. Li Ye waved his hand and told them to wait before setting fire to the pontoon bridge.

Setting fire too early would have alerted the sleeping enemy troops, who would get up and leave the camp one after another. The effect of the sneak attack would not be very good. Moreover, it was not necessary as a last resort, and the pontoon bridge did not need to be burned down. They carried kerosene just to prepare for the worst.

At this time, three ranger cavalry rushed towards the pontoon bridge. Li Ye was surprised that there was still a fish that had slipped through the net. He immediately blocked the bridge with his spear. The three ranger cavalry were on the south side. Li Ye did not look. It's normal to see them.

The three sentry cavalry discovered that the main force of Bukhan was dispatched, and found that many sentinel soldiers were killed along the way. The three were frightened and anxious, and hurriedly wanted to rush back to the camp. After a while, they rushed to the bridge.

Li Ye pointed his long finger and shouted in Sogdian: "Password!"

"The north wind is howling!"

The password was correct, and Li Ye asked again: "What happened?"

"Bahan's cavalry has left the city, we must report to the king immediately!"

Li Ye turned his horse aside and let them pass. The three of them galloped. As soon as they reached the bridge, a cold light suddenly flashed and two heads flew into the sky at the same time. The third man was so frightened that he turned around and wanted to run away, but felt that he was behind him. There was a sharp pain in my neck, my eyes were spinning, thumping! He actually fell into the water, but he found that his body was still on the horse and his head had fallen off. This was his last bit of consciousness.

Li Ye watched the movement to the west, and he soon discovered the enemy's hidden sentry on the camp wall. The enemy sentry was inside the earthen wall. It should have been a shelf built against the wall, and the enemy sentry stood on the shelf.

But the sentry just looked outside and then turned back. There must be more than one person sleeping on the shelf. Li Ye didn't know the situation of the sentry, so he didn't dare to act rashly. He was afraid of alarming other sentries, which would be worth the loss.

Not long after, 5,000 Bukhan's cavalry arrived a hundred paces away. Aluole urged his horse forward and asked, "General Li, what's the situation on the other side?"

Li Ye shook his head, "There is no movement at the moment. They shouldn't have thought that after a big battle, we would actually come for a sneak attack!"

"Then shall we kill directly, or shall we act according to the original plan?"

Li Ye thought for a while and said, "Let's stick to the original plan!"

The opponent's strength is still far greater than theirs. If the sneak attack fails and is counterattacked by the opponent, it will be extremely joyful and tragic.

Arole nodded, turned around and ordered: "Trebuchet, come forward!"

Eighteen trebuchets came forward slowly. The range of the trebuchet stones was one hundred steps. If it was a fireball, the range could reach one hundred and fifty steps.

The opponent's camp was about fifty steps away from the river, and the shooting range was sufficient. At this moment, the alarm bell rang loudly, 'Dang! when! when! ’ The opposing sentry finally discovered the trebuchet under the moonlight.

Arole made a prompt decision and ordered: "Launch!"

Eighteen large fireballs were ignited, soared into the sky, and flew toward the enemy camp with blazing fire and thick smoke. Each large fireball fell into the camp and rushed into the large tents.

Although the leather tent is not easy to ignite, it is only compared to the wool tent. If the fire is larger, the leather tent can certainly be ignited, and even the body will be burned, not to mention the sheepskin?

There was a chaos in the camp. People everywhere were shouting and neighing. The fire spread quickly due to the wind. The soldiers fled on horseback. When Li Ye saw that the time had come, he immediately shouted: "Attack!"

Li Ye took the lead and led five thousand Bahan cavalry to rush across the river. The horses' hooves were like thunder, and the army was like a sea dragon, charging towards the enemy in chaos.

The sheepskin tent burned slower, and the soldiers tied their horses outside the tent. There was no dedicated sheepskin camp, which made it easier to escape. In the chaos, most of the enemy soldiers escaped.

Although the soldiers escaped, most of them did not have time to bring weapons, let alone armor. Many of them were still barefoot. Seeing the enemy coming to kill them, everyone was so frightened that they beat their horses and ran for their lives.

Ba Khan's cavalry chased them all the way, chasing them for thirty miles in one breath, killing thousands of enemies, and then returned victorious.

At the cost of sacrificing 2,000 men, the army of Bukhanna finally won a great victory in the battle to defend the royal city and seized countless weapons and supplies. It not only completely destroyed the ambition of King Kundushi of the Stone Kingdom, but also thwarted the attempt to eat a large amount of food. Strategic plan to establish isolation barrier in Bakhna.

The whole country of Bukhanna was jubilant, and the people sang and danced to celebrate the hard-won victory. Li Ye returned the scepter to the king. This was especially appreciated by King Murdo. He immediately appointed Li Ye as the protector of Bukhanna. After replacing Solan, Murdo immediately ordered the Solan family to be demoted to Qianquan City.

Protector Ye Hu is different from General Ye Hu. General Ye Hu is the highest military commander, usually held by the prince, while Protector Ye Hu is the highest honorary position, equivalent to the national advisor.

There are three major national teachers in Bukhanna. One is the Zoroastrian Muhu, which means bishop priest. The other is Master Padmasambhava. He is the religious leader of all countries in Tochara. There are also many Buddhists in Bukhanna. , Master Padmasambhava is naturally also the Buddhist national teacher of Bakhna.

The last one is the Protector Yehu, usually held by a noble member of the royal family. Solan is the brother-in-law of King Murdo and has a high prestige in the military. Once he gives up his military power and retires to retire, he will be the Protector Yehu. But Solan has no chance now.