Chapter 1026

“Zanpu, look, the thing above our heads is still there.”

Dengba said, pointing at a black dot in the sky. His eyesight was always excellent, and these days he could always see these black dots floating over their heads.

Zaxi Donzhu was vigilantly watching the cavalry in front. He said impatiently, “Fool, haven’t you said enough these past few days? Now put away your thoughts and get rid of the enemy in front of me.”

Dengba scratched his head when he heard this, and couldn’t help but look at the thing above his head again. Only then did he lead the cavalry out and form ranks facing the cavalry in front.

Seeing Dengba leave, Zaxi Donzhu’s brows furrowed. He was originally full of confidence in this operation, but these past few days, he seemed to have always encountered strange things.

Although he had scolded Dengba, he himself was also uneasy about the thing above his head.

And his unease immediately became a reality. Just as Dengba was about to charge, a huge explosion suddenly sounded.

“Rumble…”

One flame flower after another bloomed among the cavalry. The soldiers who were affected by the explosions immediately fell in a heap. Then, Zaxi saw soldiers in the army being sent flying into the air in a green smoke, and when they landed again, only severed limbs were left. And they didn’t even understand what had happened.

At this time, in the hot air balloon above their heads, two soldiers were laughing loudly. The explosion just now was their masterpiece. When they went out to scout, they were asked to bring bombs.

If they encountered a battle, they were to act opportunistically, and the situation in front of them was exactly that. So they threw the bombs down one by one.

Feng Dongjin was also stunned. He looked up at the sky and showed a helpless smile.

Due to the sudden attack of the bombs, the Tibetan cavalry were quite frightened. Now their horses were running wildly in all directions, and many Tibetan soldiers fell from their horses and were trampled to death under the hooves. Their formation was in complete disarray.

The opportunity was right in front of them. Feng Dongjin said, “Everyone, attack!”

Under his command, the rifle cavalry all spurred their warhorses and charged at the Tibetan cavalry. When they reached the range of their carbines, they all opened fire.

“Bang bang bang…” Dense gunshots rang out. The panicked Tibetan soldiers fell into a pool of blood before they could even understand what was happening, and Zaxi was so scared that he was completely frozen in place.

“What’s going on, what’s going on?” Zaxi muttered nervously. One soldier after another died in a terrifying manner in front of him. The screams and shattered flesh and blood around him made him feel as if he was in hell.

Seeing Zaxi in this state, Dengba no longer cared about anything. He pulled his horse and ran back. At this time, their army had no discipline at all. Everyone was so scared by this bizarre way of dying that their souls had left their bodies.

In their belief, this was exactly like receiving the punishment of heaven, and only a god could do that.

The Tibetan army collapsed at the first contact, which made Feng Dongjin feel both amused and helpless. Faced with the frantically fleeing Tibetan army, he originally wanted to pursue, but he remembered something and decided to stop the pursuit.

“Chief Scribe, why aren’t you pursuing them?” A general asked, puzzled.

“Luo Xin and the Commander have talked it over. We are only responsible for driving the Tibetans away. The real job of scaring the Tibetans out of their wits will be left to the Southwest Army.”

All the generals felt a little regretful when they heard this, after all, if they pursued, they could certainly kill many Tibetan soldiers.

At the same time, Dengba and Zaxi led the army and fled all the way up the plateau, completely unaware that there was already a deadly trap waiting for them on the path they had to take to get back.

On the third day, when they finally thought they had escaped the Great Yu Empire’s army and could safely return, a torrent of explosions suddenly erupted again.

Unlike the last time, the number and power of the explosions this time were a hundred times more ferocious. They suffered heavy casualties in an instant.

“Free fire.” From a high vantage point, Luo Xin was observing the Tibetans’ movements. After a round of artillery fire, the Tibetan army was in chaos, so he ordered the soldiers to open fire.

Following his command, the soldiers who were originally lying on the ground suddenly stood up and fired down on the chaotic Tibetan army from a high position.

At this point, the Tibetan soldiers finally understood that they had been ambushed by the Great Yu Empire’s army, which made them even more terrified, because the weapons in the soldiers’ hands were beyond their imagination. They only saw a flash of fire, and many soldiers would fall.

At this time, the machine gun company also arrived at the designated position and pulled the triggers on the fleeing Tibetan soldiers.

“Dah dah dah…”

The fleeing Tibetan soldiers fell like cut wheat. To the imperial soldiers, this was a one-sided battle. Just as Luo Xin had thought, the advanced level of the weapons had surpassed the limitation of numbers. 20,000 people dealing with 100,000 people was nothing more than a one-sided massacre.

Luo Xin watched the battlefield with binoculars openly. To him, the war had basically ended at this point. The only thing left was to round up the captives. He had originally thought he would have to put in some effort, but the ease of this battle was beyond his imagination. The advantage in weaponry had completely overwhelmed the Tibetans’ advantage in numbers.

An hour later, the gunshots gradually changed from dense to sparse. Luo Xin understood that this was the signal that the battle had basically ended. In a short while, a division commander came over to report, “General, the remaining Tibetan soldiers have all surrendered, and the Tibetan Zanpu has been killed.”

“Killed?” Luo Xin felt a little regretful. He had wanted to capture him alive to claim credit, but unfortunately, he no longer had the chance.

“It was too chaotic, and we couldn’t tell which one was their Zanpu, and besides, they were all wearing similar clothes,” the division commander answered cautiously, afraid that Luo Xin would get angry. After seeing that Luo Xin was not angry, he continued, “Commander, what should we do with these surrendered Tibetan soldiers?”

After a moment of thought, Luo Xin said, “Find a high-ranking general and have him go back to deliver a message. If Tibet does not surrender within a month, we will bloodbath them. As for the rest, take them all back.”

“Yes, Commander!” The division commander responded and left.

He then found Dengba among the surrendered people. Learning that this Dengba was an important figure in Tibet, the division commander brought him to Luo Xin.

For this war, Luo Xin had prepared some people who understood the Tibetan language and writing. He had these people write down his demands for Dengba to take back.

At this moment, Dengba was so scared that his guts had been broken, and he dared not disobey at all. He took the Empire’s order and fled back to the depths of the plateau.