Chapter 1911: Final Battle Chapter 1911: Final Battle Editor: Henyee Translations To their dismay, as they surged through the city gate, they watched in horror as it began to slowly close once more.
The front ranks froze, their eyes widening in disbelief as they stumbled to a halt.
Behind them, the momentum of those charging forward caused a chaotic collision, nearly knocking them off their feet.
Amidst the confusion, cries of pain and confusion filled the air.
Before they could grasp the situation, a barrage of arrows whistled through the air like a swarm of locusts, sending the bandits into a frenzy of panic.
In the blink of an eye, flames erupted from all directions, and the heavens reverberated with the thunderous clamor of approaching soldiers.
Over 2,000 bailiffs and soldiers descended upon the hapless bandits with relentless ferocity, catching them off guard and sealing their fate.
It was a slaughter, utterly one-sided.
The mountain bandits screamed, cursed, and wailed in despair, their frantic attempts at escape resembling headless flies darting aimlessly.
But there was no escape from the relentless onslaught closing in around them.
The encirclement tightened, gradually closing in on the mountain bandits until none remained, including their leaders and most steadfast members.
It had been ages since the soldiers had tasted such a decisive victory, and their jubilant cheers echoed across the battlefield.
Meanwhile, the elite bandits who had entered the city earlier met a similar fate, swiftly dispatched by the waiting bailiffs and soldiers lying in ambush.
Not a single one managed to escape.
The individual who had facilitated their entry into the city wasn’t Scribe Guan, who had initially colluded with them.
By this time, Scribe Guan and his wife found themselves incarcerated in the prison.
With the battle won, over a hundred soldiers remained behind to clean up the aftermath, while the rest swiftly regrouped and set off towards Liuhe Fort and Min Family Tribe, their resolve unwavering.
Over 200 sets of clothing were stripped from the fallen bandits, quickly donned by the soldiers who adopted their guise to march at the forefront of the advancing column, their determination evident in their demeanor.
Once in the mountains, they divided into two groups, each headed towards Min Family Tribe and Liuhe Fort respectively.
Jia Heming’s visit to General Huaixi went smoothly, thanks to Shao Yunduan’s generous funds.
Jia Heming promptly handed over 50,000 taels of silver, leaving Qin Wuyou and the other generals beaming with delight and heaping praise on Lord Shao’s generosity.
They extolled his virtues, hailing him as a true exemplar, demonstrating that even a scholar could possess such courage, swiftly dealing with the bandits without hesitation.
It put their own reluctance to send troops to shame.
Qin Wuyou wasted no time in mobilizing his troops, leading a force of 3,000 elite soldiers as per Shao Yunduan’s instructions.
They approached Anze City stealthily, taking advantage of the dense forest cover that shrouded the region.
Their presence remained undetected, concealed within the secluded valleys and thickets of the Anze Province hinterlands.
Only a select few, including Shao Yunduan, were privy to this plan.
The sudden shout caught most of the bailiffs off guard.
Meanwhile, as the battle raged outside Anze Prefecture City, the two thousand soldiers had divided into two groups and stealthily positioned themselves near Liuhe Fort and Min Family Tribe.
They rendezvoused with the reinforcements that were rapidly approaching.
With dawn breaking on the horizon, their presence was barely discernible.
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