Chapter 409: Chapter 399: Sound the Retreat
These words, though, I can only think them in my mind.
As for saying them out loud, Lin Yi doesn’t have the thick skin to do that,
Wouldn’t it be laughable to joke about it?
Was this shot meant to indicate that the Deputy General was sick?
In any case, the effect of this shot on the enemy was clear and obvious,
and it had a strong effect on our side as well,
Everyone was excitedly howling, and as the enemy camp broke into chaos, everyone’s confidence soared.
Did you see that? Our leader took down one of their Deputy Generals with a single shot.
And also clipped the ear of their leading figure,
Yes, you could see it clearly, even from a distance, the spray of blood was obvious.
These barbarians might not know what happened, in the blink of an eye, the ear was gone.
But on our side, we knew it all too clearly and saw it for ourselves – saw General Lin pull the trigger.
We saw the strong flash from General Lin’s Firearms.
Of course, with the recoil, General Lin’s body was jolted back a step,
This just goes to show how powerful the Sniper Gun is.
And now, following Lin Yi’s shot, the enemy immediately fell into disarray.
Yelu Qi stepped back a few paces, and after reaching his men, was quickly surrounded by a group of Soldiers,
Although they didn’t know where the attack on Yelu Qi had come from, they knew their Khan had been hurt right beside them,
This caused them to hastily form a protective circle around him, watching their surroundings with vigilance.
At this moment, within the circle, Yelu Qi was clutching his ear and was furiously stomping his feet while glaring at his subordinates.
“Who was it? Who dared to harm me? Why didn’t we see anything? Did any of you see it?”
As he shouted angrily, the people around him looked at each other, all a bit confused, with nobody having seen what actually happened,
They only knew that in the blink of an eye, the situation had changed to this.
At this time, Lin Yi on the city wall observed all of this,
Realizing there was no chance for a second shot,
Since the target was now enveloped by the crowd,
From this vantage point, even the already unclear conditions made sniping even harder,
And with so many people surrounding him, it was almost impossible to discern which one was that guy.
And so, the chance to take out the enemy leader directly was lost,
Surely, after this opportunity, they wouldn’t dare to appear at the forefront carelessly anymore.
Undoubtedly, this incident would instill a deep sense of danger in them,
True to expectations, after the shot and the subsequent confusion, the enemy even sounded a kind of horn,
This sound was all too familiar to Lin Yi, the signal to retreat their troops,
And in the next moment, those Soldiers began to orderly retreat towards the back, the rear guard becoming the vanguard,
Of course, Lin Yi had anticipated this and did not pursue them, nor did he order a second shot,
After all, although this shot was quite sudden and revealed some of our strength, the enemy clearly couldn’t guess what it was all about,
And also wouldn’t believe that we had access to Firearms, as they had never seen such weapons before.
Watching the people retreat, Tie Niu was frustrated enough to stomp his feet; he was ready to charge down from the city and pursue the enemy, wishing to cut them down where they stood.
“My lord, my lord, they are fleeing, what should we do? How can this be good? I was hoping to cut down a few of them, ah, my military merits.”
The surrounding Soldiers also showed their disappointment,
This scene also surprised the veterans who had just come back from the frontline,
They couldn’t understand why the enemy retreated yet showed such expressions.
Shouldn’t they be relieved?
After all, the enemy had an army of 300,000, while our side only has less than 100,000 men, how could they possibly still wish the enemy would attack?
Of course, they too had seen that one shot,
But just like those barbarians, they didn’t understand what it was all about,
Nor did they know why a ball of fire would suddenly erupt from the General’s hands,
Or why such a loud noise would accompany it, as they had never seen firearms or such Firearms before.
“Haha, no need to be anxious, they will attack sooner or later.
Right now, if we were to fire a shot, it wouldn’t cause much damage, since they have all moved out of our radius of destruction.
If we fire now, it would cause panic and chaos, but most of their forces would get away, unable to be annihilated – it would only cause them to flee.
What we are waiting for now is for their army to besiege the city, for them to come within 300 steps and begin their attack – that is when we will reveal our power.”