Chapter 88: The Mountain Valley is Ablaze!

  "General, the army only has two days' worth of rations left. If we can't think of a solution, I fear there will be chaos!" Xurong said with a worried expression as he walked up to Qiushui.

  Qiu Shui's face was cold as he watched Xu Rong finish speaking, then stretched out his hand to signal Xu Rong. Calmly, he said: "General Xu, rest assured that tonight we will let them know our strength." After saying this, he let out a cold snort and gazed at the evening sky's sunset with an icy stare before turning around and walking away.

  General! Xu Rong's face was filled with surprise after hearing Qiu Shui's words, and he shouted out to ask what was going on, but unfortunately his voice came out somewhat weak. However, Xu Rong then thought that their general not only had unmatched martial arts skills, but also had a hundred clever strategies, and his face turned into one of delighted surprise. He then turned around with a loud clang and ordered the soldiers under him to start cooking.

  After sunset, a silver moon hung in the sky, and the cold wind whistled through the valley, making waves of sound.

  At night, only countless black shadows in the valley were advancing cautiously, without a single disturbance, and no one made any noise.

  In the allied army's headquarters, Yuan Shao and others gathered together. At this time, everyone's face no longer had the heroic spirit of the past, and the whole tent was filled with worried expressions.

  "Commander, our army has repeatedly charged out of the valley and fought a great battle with Dong's bandits. General Mianyi led the halberdiers to break through the enemy's camp with difficulty, but unfortunately, Dong's bandits still have 50,000 iron cavalry waiting outside, and our army is heavily wounded!" At this time, Gongsun Zan walked out with a face full of anxiety and said to Yuan Shao.

  Other princes also heard Gong Sunyan's words and expressed that their own soldiers were heavily casualties.

  "Gentlemen! This is not the time to worry about casualties, but to consider how long our army's food and grass can last?" At this time, Cao Cao saw that the big account was in a mess, his face turned black and said.

  Yuan Shao's mind was already muddled by the other lords, and now hearing Cao Cao's words made him even more bitter in his heart. His face worriedly said: "At this time, the army's grain and grass can still hold on for ten days!"

  Alas! The various lords heard Yuan Shao's words and were shocked, they knew that the grain would not be too much, but did not expect it to be so little, what can be done? To know that once the grain is cut off, they will be like sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

  Silence! Yuan Shao looked at the chaotic scene of the vassals under his tent and slammed his fist on the table, roaring in anger.

  When the crowd saw Yuan Shao get angry, they quickly shut their mouths and didn't speak, but there were some unusual glances in their eyes looking at Yuan Shao. After all, you are everyone's leader, and now you have led everyone to this point. How can people obey? If it weren't for the great reputation of the Four Generations and Three Publics, I'm afraid that by now, the various princes would not listen to Yuan Shao's orders as the alliance leader.

  Kill!

  Just then a loud shout came from outside, shaking the ground like an earthquake, and suddenly startled all the princes in the camp, with a look of terror on their faces. Had Dong Zhuo sent someone to attack the valley again?

  Everyone rushed out of their tents, fire! The big fire on the mountain rushed towards the direction of the main camp in the howling cold wind, and for a time, the whole army was in chaos.

  "Terrible! This fire is coming from the rear of the valley, it must be that scoundrel Autumn Water's treacherous plan!" Sun Jian shouted with a terrified expression as he stared at the large fire rushing towards his army's camp.

  "No good! Autumn water this beast wants to take advantage of the wind direction to set fire to our army, making us unable to fight a full-scale war with Dong Zhuo! What a ruthless and sinister plan!" At this time, Cao Cao also reacted, his face full of gloom and unwillingness.

  At this time, everyone understood the poisonous plan of Qiu Shui. Qiu Shui and Lü Bu were now at the back of the mountain valley, but the wind direction was blowing towards the outside of the valley. At this moment, a huge fire broke out, and the dry weather made it spread rapidly with the help of the strong winds, forcing the eighteen vassals to fight desperately against Dong Zhuo, or else they would be burned alive by the raging flames!

  "This plan is indeed vicious! A plot to annihilate a family! At this moment, the eighteen vassals' hearts are filled with a chill of fear!"

  Although it is clear that this is a poisonous plan of autumn water, but now there is no other way, this is a **naked conspiracy! Yuan Shao Cao Cao and the eighteen vassals had to attack before the big fire spread to the army.

  "Massed troops assemble! Charge out of the valley!"

  The moment the order was given, the dense soldiers in the big camp rushed out with their swords in hand. At this time, all the soldiers saw a huge fire behind them and were shocked in their eyes.

  At this time, Dong Zhuo and others outside the valley also discovered the big fire in the mountain valley. Li Ru's face was shocked and pale, facing Dong Zhuo: "Master, at this point there is no other way, the eighteen vassals have been forced to a dead end, facing death and bursting out, their combat power is not comparable to usual times, we need to be careful in response!"

  At this time, Li Ru knew in his heart that the best way was to retreat, but unfortunately, after seeing Dong Zhuo's crazy expression on his face, he knew that Dong Zhuo would not retreat. To know that the eighteen vassals were like a heavy mountain pressing on Dong Zhuo's heart, and it was not easy to surround the eighteen vassals in a desperate situation. If Dong Zhuo were to give up at this time, would he be willing?

  Dong Zhuo's face was once again filled with a crazed look, reminiscent of his younger days charging into battle. The crazed glint in his eyes intimidated the officers and soldiers around him, rendering them speechless. After a moment, Dong Zhuo composed himself and ruthlessly asked Li Ru, "Son-in-law, now that things have come to this pass, is there any way to annihilate these rebels here?"

  It seemed like a question, but Dong Zhuo's words were filled with determination. Li Ru secretly sighed in his heart, knowing that Dong Zhuo would not give up, even if there was no good way out. Dong Zhuo would lead the army to block the mountain pass and fight to the death. If they failed, Dong Zhuo could rely on the 50,000 elite Western Liang Iron Cavalry under his command to break through the siege and retreat back to Chang'an. After this battle, the eighteen vassal lords would definitely be intimidated, and by then, relying on Hangu Pass would be enough to keep them out.

  Li Ru sank into deep thought, a flash of madness flickering in his eyes. Since you, my lord, want to risk everything, I will join you in this gamble. If we win, we'll conquer the world; if we lose, we'll retreat to Chang'an and divide the land among ourselves as kings.

  "My lord, quickly order the soldiers to set up a large fire at the entrance of the valley, spread out dry and flammable materials everywhere, first destroy the eighteen vassals and then destroy Lü Bu, the rebellious thief!"

  "Good! All generals listen to the order, quickly lead the 100,000-strong army to rush to Gu Kou and start a big fire. Today this place will be the burial ground for the eighteen vassals!" Dong Zhuo roared with a crazy face after hearing Li Ru's plan.

  Now! All the generals shouted in unison, and quickly led the troops to set up camp. The big fire in the valley illuminated the entire night sky, making the entire valley as bright as daylight.

  Kill! Kill!

  A burst of uninterrupted killing sounds erupted in the valley, and at this time, Dong Zhuo's original 20,000 soldiers stationed at the entrance of the valley and the eighteen vassals who rushed out of the valley launched a fierce battle.

  PS: Thank you to Brother [Wind and Rain Thirteen Young (Chen Huo)] for the big reward, I was really embarrassed that the chapter number was wrong yesterday, very sorry, it has been corrected now. There is still another update this afternoon! Qiu Shui weakly says a sentence asking for clicks, asking for collection, asking for votes!