C58 The Strategy to Break out

Gou Xiangming deliberately asked a difficult question, "He can't do it now. Don't you have a good idea?"

When the crowd heard that they were finally talking about the main topic, they felt that they really could not think of a way to break out of the encirclement. They could not help looking at Qin Xin, then at Gou Xiangming. Even Hu Fei, Yao Tianxiong, Ji Feng and the rest also looked at Qin Xin together with Gou Xiangming. Their eyes were full of expectation. Qin Xin originally wanted to play tricks with Gou Xiangming, but she knew that the matter was urgent. So she said seriously, "If you want to break out of the encirclement when you do not know the actual situation of the enemy, it is best to wait until it is dark. I wonder if Sister Gou thinks so?"

Everyone thought about it and could not come up with a better plan than this. Hearing this, they could not help but be overjoyed. They all repeatedly agreed. Who knew that Qin Xin only paused for a moment and then said, "But there are still six hours until the sky turns dark. If the soldiers slowly advance forward, if we use arrows to attack from afar, how can we defend? "

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Although their martial arts were powerful, their hearts were not united, and they were all proud and arrogant. If they were to fight alone, they would be able to deal with it. Once the two armies clashed, especially when the other side was outnumbered, they would be at an absolute disadvantage. Everyone had long lost all their courage and had no strength to resist, not to mention that these soldiers did not have any other abilities. They would not be lenient in hunting down martial artists from all walks of life. This was because there were too many soldiers. They would first use bows and arrows to attack from afar and wait for them to suffer heavy casualties before killing them. How could they survive every time they obtained a glorious result? Thus, the hope that everyone had just ignited was extinguished once again.

Gou Xiangming could not help but snort coldly again and said coldly, "All the good and bad things have been said by you alone. Isn't it equivalent to saying all the things that you have said in vain?"

Qin Xin chuckled. She laughed and said, "I said it in vain. Little Dog Sister, say something useful and let everyone hear it." She saw that Du Qi was slowly turning around. He got up, bent his waist, and floated left and right between the trees and rocks. He avoided the arrows and retreated back. Qin Xin finally let out a sigh of relief. But she kept cursing in her heart, Damn Du Qi. Leave me behind and run. You are the only one who can charge forward by yourself. Don't you know that I'm worried about you? You want to get rid of me, but there's no door. Hmph, I'm going to follow you and pester you to death!

Gou Xiangming did not seem to be willing to pay any more attention to Qin Xin and angrily turned her head to the side and did not speak anymore.

Hu Fei seemed to have understood the deeper meaning behind Qin Xin's words. He hurriedly said, "Miss, Miss Yao, do you have any good ideas?"

Qin Xin raised her head and looked at the soldiers on the surrounding hills who had bows, arrows, and broadswords at their waists. She muttered, "In such a hot day, those soldiers who are pampered are not afraid of the sun. If we let them roast again, it will definitely be more interesting!"

Hu Lai was puzzled: "Who would be willing to roast on such a hot day?"

Hu Fei, Yao Tianxiong, Ji Feng and the others understood what he meant. They were about to find someone when they suddenly heard Du Qi, who had retreated close to them, shout, "Soldiers, prepare to attack. Big brother, quickly find someone to set the fire and stop them from attacking."

Du Qi had been suppressed by the arrows of the soldiers behind a huge rock, and he could not move forward. Just as he was ready to take the risk and charge forward, he suddenly heard the soldiers giving the order to attack immediately. He remembered that the people behind him did not know what was going on and were even more worried about Qin Xin's safety. Thus, he could only retreat and give a warning.

Hu Lai only understood Qin Xin's intentions when he heard Du Qi's words. He hurriedly called out and took out a flint stone to prepare to light the fire. Qin Xin hurriedly said, "Big Brother, pay attention not to burn yourself!"

Hu Lai was excited and moved in his heart. He suddenly heard Du Qi call out, "Hero Hu, please find a friend who is good at using hidden weapons to block the attack of the soldiers. The rest of you, set the fire."

Everyone knew that the situation was critical and was very anxious. When they heard Qin Xin and Du Qi's words, they did not wait for Hu Fei's orders. Immediately, many people started to move and set up fires on both sides of the road and at the foot of the mountain.

At noon, the sun was high in the sky, and the mountain was full of combustible cypress trees. Under everyone's deliberate effort, in just a short moment, the entire mountain was filled with combustible pine trees and cypress trees. Thick smoke was rolling in all directions, and the fire was burning with crackling sounds. With the huge banyan tree as the center, it continued to spread out in all directions.

When the soldiers in the wilderness saw the raging flames sweeping over with thick smoke, they let out a shout. They did not listen to the orders and calls of the generals and ran away in all directions, busy with their own affairs. Some even threw away their bows and sabers, hoping to run away faster and faster. They didn't care about the consequences.

However, the troops on both sides of the road were being urged by a few military officers and martial arts masters to take the risk of being swallowed by the raging flames. They shouted as they charged towards the crowd in the thick smoke. They even drew their bows and shot arrows at the crowd from afar. In an instant, arrows flew under the banyan tree, filling the air with gloomy clouds and fog. Miserable screams and cries interweaved.

Du Qi saw that several people had been injured by the arrows and could not help but become anxious. He shouted, "Everyone, push the table down and block the arrows!"

Everyone hastily pushed down the table beside them, and hid behind it in a panic. Those who didn't have a table and set fire in the distance also rushed over, and squeezed into the crowd behind the table without any explanation.

Du Qi saw that everyone was focused on self-preservation and didn't care about the chaotic crowd. Hu Fei and Yao Tianxiong called for a long time, but no one was willing to come out and block the attack of the soldiers. He couldn't help but feel sad. He held Qin Xin's hand tightly and said to Hu Lai beside him, "Big Brother, it's not possible to wait here. We'll use the smoke as cover to find a way to break out of the encirclement later."

Hu Lai said without thinking, "Okay, let's not get separated. We can take care of each other."

Du Qi seemed to be a little embarrassed. He took a lot of effort before he said with difficulty, "The scene is too chaotic now. If we get separated, Big Brother must not look for us. Maybe we will break out of the encirclement before Big Brother."

Hu Lai agreed. "With your martial arts, no one can stop you. It should not be a problem for you to break out of the encirclement."

Du Qi could not help but feel that his eyes were astringent. He choked and said, "Brother, take care!"

Hu Lai also said emotionally, "Younger brother, younger sister, take care of yourselves too. I hope we will meet again in the future."

Qin Xin said, "Big brother, don't forget that you have not brought us to your house to play. You have yet to bring us to know Hu and Hero Hu." As Qin Xin spoke, she suddenly felt that her throat was a little hard. There seemed to be something in her eyes that wanted to drill out. She could not help but lower her head. She did not want Hu Lai to see the crystals silently falling out of her eyes.

Du Qi noticed that there seemed to be something flashing in Hu Lai's eyes. He quickly said, "Big brother, follow us." After saying that, Du Qi did not dare to look at Hu Lai anymore. He pulled Qin Xin close to the ground. Walking through the crowd, they soon separated from the crowd and arrived at the root of the banyan tree. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Du Qi took advantage of the moment when a wisp of thick smoke filled the air. He pulled Qin Xin and suddenly jumped up into the air, jumping between the banyan tree's branches and leaves. He kept climbing upwards.

Qin Xin suddenly said, "Du Qi, big brother did not follow us."