"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
As the first explosion rang out, the bewildered Jurchen soldiers immediately began to raise the alarm.
However, to their surprise, even though the explosions were right in front of them, they couldn't see where the enemy was.
Just as the Jurchens were scurrying around the camp like headless flies, more explosions immediately erupted.
"Boom—"
"Boom—"
"Boom—"
"Where is the enemy? Where is the enemy?"
Listening to the continuous explosions and looking at the granary that had already started to ignite, Zhang Fengyi, the defending general, was completely stunned.
Late at night, besides their own soldiers, let alone people, not even a ghost was visible.
These strange explosive devices seemed to have fallen from the sky like rain.
No matter how much he shouted, he had no other recourse but his soldiers running around like headless flies.
"General, I, I heard that the Song dynasty's Imperial Advisor Lin Ling Su is skilled in the Five Thunder Technique. Is it this demonic sorcerer who has come?"
Just as everyone was in a panic, a personal guard beside Zhang Fengyi suddenly spoke.
The more inexplicable things happened, the more easily such supernatural explanations arose.
As soon as he spoke, the soldiers running around believed him by eight-tenths.
"Nonsense! If he truly had such ability, why wouldn't he go to Shangjing?"
Seeing the fear in the soldiers' eyes, Zhang Fengyi immediately shouted angrily.
"Boom—"
"Boom—"
"Boom—"
Listening to the incessant explosions, Zhang Fengyi's eyes turned red.
He had never felt so frustrated in his life!
"Sir, this is divine thunder, divine thunder! We should retreat quickly!"
Seeing that another dozen or so soldiers were killed by the explosions, and a few soldiers standing further away were engulfed in flames and turned into firemen, several personal guards around Zhang Fengyi hurriedly tried to pull him to retreat.
"Let go of me! This is impossible, what divine thunder?"
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Fengyi looked up at the sky again.
At this moment, the granary he had painstakingly managed for a long time was now more than half engulfed in flames.
Against the backdrop of the raging fire, he finally noticed a clue.
"No! Damn it, someone is using a trebuchet on the mountain! Form ranks!"
The affairs of the world are actually very simple. Once a clue was spotted, even the Jurchen soldiers immediately understood.
As long as it wasn't something supernatural, they were most familiar with fighting and killing.
However, often, understanding and being able to act are two different things.
At this moment, Zhang Fengyi's military camp had already descended into chaos.
Except for the dozens of loyal followers surrounding him, the rest of the men were in disarray.
Soldiers without command were simply a mob, especially at this time. How easy was it to rally them again?
These Jurchen soldiers, though fierce and fearless in battle,
were genuinely foolish when faced with such supernatural phenomena.
Even though he repeatedly explained that this was a ploy by the Song army, no one believed his words.
The vast majority were still kneeling on the ground, muttering prayers to some unknown deity.
"Damn it, a bunch of good-for-nothings! The Song army is launching a sneak attack! A sneak attack! Stand up, all of you! Anyone who dares to kneel here again will be beheaded!"
Seeing their pathetic state, Zhang Fengyi became even more enraged.
After beheading over a dozen people, he managed to gather about three hundred soldiers.
"If you are men, get on your horses and go find those damned Song people!"
"Yes!"
At his command, three hundred cavalrymen swiftly headed towards the west gate.
"You want to disrupt my good deeds? Not so easy."
Seeing a troop of cavalry at the foot of the mountain preparing to head directly towards him,
Xu Qing immediately had a few of his soldiers adjust the direction of two trebuchets. After estimating the distance, he directly pulled the firing pin.
"Boom—"
"Boom—"
With two violent explosions, the drawbridge of the city gate was directly pulverized by one of the explosive packages just as Zhang Fengyi ordered it to be opened.
"Bastard!"
Seeing this, Zhang Fengyi's eyes turned bloodshot with anger.
Hearing the violent explosions, his warhorse was startled and bolted, taking him back towards the city without looking back.
"General! General!"
This sudden turn of events left the cavalry behind him in a daze.
Even though his horsemanship was superb, by the time he regained control of his horse and led his three hundred cavalry back to the west gate from the south gate, the mountains outside the city were already ablaze.
"Damn it! Pursue them! Pursue them towards the sea!"
The incidents at Yuguan and Suzhou had already been reported to all coastal cities through official channels of the Jin dynasty.
Zhang Fengyi had naturally guessed that Yue Fei and his men would attempt to retreat towards the sea.
Looking at the burning granary in Yingzhou city, all he wanted at this moment was to chop these damned Song people into pieces.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
For the convenience of this operation, Yue Fei and his men had not brought many horses.
In less than half an hour, Zhang Fengyi had caught up with their contingent.
"General, the Jurchens are catching up!"
Hearing the sound of hooves from behind, Xu Qing quickly approached Yue Fei.
"Tell the brothers to speed up. We will fight them on that small hill ahead!"
Although they were facing enemy cavalry with infantry, Yue Fei quickly regained his composure.
The Jurchens were not to be trifled with, but his men, after several victories, were now in high spirits. He naturally would not back down!
"You dare to burn my Yingzhou city? Today, I will make you pay with your life!"
When Zhang Fengyi and his men closed in, the entire Song army had already assumed a defensive posture.
Within moments, Zhang Fengyi had chosen his target.
Although Yue Fei's appearance was not particularly outstanding, his leader's aura was exceptionally remarkable.
Even standing in the crowd, he could be recognized at a glance.
Although he was surrounded by nearly a thousand soldiers at the moment, Zhang Fengyi charged towards him without hesitation.
"Well come! Kill!"