Supreme Golden Palace

Chapter 76 Bai Daochuan (Part )
Kuokuo really didn't know that just as he was about to kill, Lu Shang, who was marching along the White Road, frowned as if he had sensed something. He gently stroked the steel whip, his eyes shining, and turned to look towards the Yinshan Mountains.

"General, is there anything wrong?" Wei Cheng, who was standing beside him, saw that Lu Shang had a strange expression on his face and stepped forward to ask.

Lu Shang withdrew his gaze and said, "Nothing. Pass the order to speed up the march and try to get out of Baidao and into Baidaochuan before nightfall."

"Yes," Wei Cheng accepted the order and quickly turned around to make arrangements.

Lu Shang pondered for a moment, then asked Kang Le, who was standing beside him, "Kang Le, the terrain around the White Road is complex. Do you know where is the best place to set up an ambush?"

Upon hearing this, Kang Le bowed and said, "General, if we were to say this route, the most suitable place for an ambush would be Wugongba. Wugongba is the only way in and out of Baidaochuan. As long as we set up an ambush at Wugongba and outflank the enemy from both sides, we can block the enemy at the mountain pass."

Centipede Dam!
Lu Shang exhaled lightly and asked, "How many miles is it to Centipede Dam?"

Kang Le replied: "About forty miles."

"Forty miles,"

Lu Shang's heart moved, and he said to the generals: "Shang Silang,"

"I am here," as soon as Lu Shang called out his name, General Sibao Shang Silang immediately jumped out on his horse and responded loudly.

Lu Shang said, "You lead three hundred light cavalrymen to explore the route to Wugongba first to see if there is any unusual movement there."

Shang Silang clasped his hands together and said in a clear voice, "Understood!"

Then, he squeezed his legs against the horse's belly, let out a thunderous neigh, and suddenly rushed out. The three hundred light cavalrymen behind him quickly followed, and the sound of horse hooves was like thunder.

After Shang Silang left, Lü Shang turned to Wei Cheng and Xin Yongfeng, saying, "Brother Wei, Brother Xin, you are both talented generals, with family traditions and deep knowledge of military tactics. Tell me, if there truly is an ambush ahead, how should we respond?"

Wei Cheng and Xin Yongfeng exchanged a glance, and Wei Cheng spoke first, "I will take a thousand infantrymen and quietly circle back to the right side of Wugongba. When our army engages the enemy head-on, we will attack from the flank and disrupt their formation."

Xin Yongfeng clasped his fists and said, "I will take 500 cavalrymen and circle to the left side of Centipede Dam. We will wait for an opportunity to strike. If the enemy is defeated, I will cut off their retreat."

Lu Shang nodded and said, "Okay, let's arrange it this way."

"Order!"

After Wei Cheng and Xin Yongfeng clasped their fists, they turned their horses around, assembled their troops, and marched in separate directions, one on the left and one on the right.

Shang Silang led three hundred light cavalry and galloped for more than thirty miles. When they were near Wugongba, they saw a large number of crows startled from the mountain ridge in the distance.

Seeing the jackdaws scatter, Shang Silang raised his hand and gripped the reins tightly, causing Hu Lei Bao to stop suddenly, raising its front hooves high.

"stop!"

Shang Silang raised his hand.

At the Wugongba Pass, Bayegu’s wolf-head flag fluttered in the north wind.

Bayegu clutched his spear, and suddenly his ears twitched slightly. He could hear the faint sound of horse hooves in the distance.

“Sui Gou is here.”

Three thousand Turkic cavalrymen crouched like a pack of wolves, their arrowheads making a bloodthirsty buzzing sound in their leather bags.

After waiting for a long time, the Sui army still did not enter the pass. Bayegu snorted, knowing that his whereabouts had been discovered.

Bayegu thought for a moment, then said to his confidant beside him, "Tieshan, you lead a thousand cavalry to guard Wugongba. The rest of you, come with me to Wugongba and kill the Sui dog!"

"Let's go," Tieshan received the order and quickly led a thousand Turkic cavalry to disperse and wait at Wugongba. Bayegu personally led two thousand elite cavalry to charge out of Wugongba.

"Sui dog, don't run away,"

As soon as Bayegu came out of the pass, he saw Shang Silang with several hundred cavalry wandering on the mountain road not far away. He laughed loudly and rushed towards Shang Silang.

"Captives, come and die,"

Seeing a Hu general charging out from Centipede Dam, Shang Silang clapped his Thunder Leopard, and the precious horse immediately neighed and charged towards Bayegu. At the same time, the tip of the Eight Treasures Camel Dragon Spear in Shang Silang's hand, with its dragon tongue, seemed to roar like a dragon.

The spear and the tip of the Eight Treasures Camel Dragon Spear collided, making a clanging sound and sending sparks flying. Shang Silang's face changed, and the spear in his hand was almost shaken out of his hand. He looked at Bayegu in disbelief and said, "You can't fight him. Let's go."

This Bayegu was incredibly powerful, and his strength was astonishing. The mere collision of their weapons nearly shattered Shang Silang's jaws. Shang Silang had only seen such incredible strength in Lü Shang.

It was precisely because he had seen a freak like Lü Shang that he knew all too well how formidable Bayegu was. Shang Silang didn't dare to linger in the fight. He pulled the reins hard, turned Hu Lei Bao around, and galloped back the way he'd come. The light cavalry behind him, seeing this, also turned their horses.

"Vulnerable,"

Seeing Shang Silang take one round and then turn around and run, Bayegu laughed loudly, and his laughter echoed throughout the valley.

A centurion asked, "Lord Yehu, should we give chase?"

Bayegu shook his head and said, "Don't chase him. That Sui dog is very skilled. He was able to survive my attack. That's already quite impressive."

"Such a skill, unexpectedly he is not the Sui army's main general. The main general behind him cannot be underestimated. We must not be careless."

"Yes," the centurions beside Bayegu responded solemnly.

Although Bayegu did not think that any of the Sui generals could surpass him in personal strength, he was still prepared for the worst. If there really was a strong man leading the Sui army, Bayegu would retreat to Wugongba, where he could attack or defend, with room for both advance and retreat.

Although the name "Bayeg" is often associated with bravery and fearlessness in Turkic, it implies that this person is as brave as the warriors of the Bayegu tribe and never retreats in the face of the enemy.

But Bayegu studied under the great wizard of the Wujiao sect, and he was not just a reckless man who only knew brute force, he also knew strategy.

Lü Shang, who was leading his troops in the rear, saw Shang Silang approaching on his thundering leopard, a frightened man on his back. As Shang Silang reached Lü Shang, he said, "General, there are indeed Turks ahead. The Hu general leading them is incredibly brave and powerful. I am no match for him."

Lu Shang was surprised and said, "Even you are no match for him. It seems that Turkic general is really powerful!"

More than just being powerful, the martial arts of the Four Treasures General Shang Silang is a rare rival in the field of marrow refining and blood exchange. With the added bonus of star destiny, Shang Silang's strength is already extremely formidable among ordinary people.

Since Shang Silang was so capable of fighting that he fled in panic, Lu Shang naturally had to look up to him.

"Let's go and meet this Turkic hero."

Lu Shang patted the purple lightning frost under his crotch and said, "Perhaps this Turkic hero can show us what the Wujiao martial arts are."

"Walk,"

As he spoke, Lu Shang rode ahead, followed closely by Shang Silang and several lieutenant generals with their own troops.

At Wugongba Pass, Bayegu saw that the Sui army had not retreated despite Shang Silang's defeat, but had instead returned to attack. Although he was not afraid, he became increasingly cautious. Having witnessed his bravery, he was not afraid, but dared to meet him head-on, which only showed that there were still strong men in the Sui army.

The Sui army soon arrived not far from the Centipede Dam. The two sides looked at each other from a distance, and the atmosphere was eerie.

Lü Shang drove his horse forward, and when he came to the front of the battle array, he shouted, "I am Lü Shang, the vanguard of the Northern Expedition of the Great Sui Dynasty."

(End of this chapter)