Chapter 521: Summoning the Wind
Noticing the movement among the Qing cavalry, the people at the foot of the mountain couldn’t help but become restless.
Song Qingshu surveyed the surroundings and saw that the tents, grain, and supplies had all been set ablaze by the Heaven and Earth Society and the Prince Mu Mansion. Even from a distance, one could feel the intense heat.
The Qing troops on the mountain also noticed this change.
A deputy general beside Sa Bu Su exclaimed, “Are they planning to use fire to stop us?”
Sa Bu Su was equally puzzled. After observing for a while, he couldn’t help but laugh. “I thought the Golden Serpent Camp was capable of defeating the Eastern and Western Route Armies, and that their commander had some skill. But it turns out, in his panic, he’s made such a blunder. He thinks he can use fire to stop our cavalry? Haha, as the fire spreads, it looks like the soldiers of the Golden Serpent Camp will burn to death before we even have to lift a finger. Pass the order: everyone hold your ground. Without my command, no one is to charge down the mountain.”
The surrounding officers burst into laughter, mocking the rebel commander at the foot of the mountain. Having received the order, all the cavalrymen leisurely stayed in place, waiting for the fools of the Golden Serpent Camp to burn themselves to death.
“Young Master Song, what should we do now? It won’t be long before everyone suffocates to death,” Huang Rong, though resourceful, was at a loss in this situation. Her only hope was that Song Qingshu had a plan. Although she had racked her brain, she couldn’t think of any way to turn the tide, yet she still harbored a faint hope in her heart.
Huang Rong’s face was already as radiant as a peach blossom, and under the glow of the surrounding flames, she looked even more stunning. Song Qingshu couldn’t help but stare in a daze.
Noticing his gaze, Huang Rong’s heart fluttered, and she couldn’t help but cough lightly to remind him.