Chapter 57 The Suanni Strikes, Terrifying Corrosive Poisonous Smoke

Liu Fu thought to himself, "I really have a pig brain."

The pasture space is so useful; 100,000 shi of grain can be stored in no time. Releasing these military rations is even easier; just dump them out.

If that's the case, why don't you fill it with stones, logs, clods of earth, sand and the like?

When the time comes, just stand on high ground and fall down all at once. Isn't that more effective than scattering arrows everywhere or launching an ambush?

Most importantly, making feathered arrows requires silver, manpower, and time.

It only takes half an incense stick's time to fill half a mountain with stones. Why not use this almost cost-free sniping tool?

Once Liu Fu understood, what followed was truly a case of scraping away three feet of the ground.

Whenever they saw pebbles or mud on the ground, they would immediately put them into the pasture.

By now, Liu Fu's ranch is filled with countless stones and sand. If the rebels dare to break through, he is confident that he can beat them to a pulp and kill them on the narrow mountain paths.

As Liu Fu had predicted, things turned out exactly as he had expected.

Of the four directions—east, west, south, and north—Ouyang Fang chose to head straight for the east where Liu Fu was located.

Ouyang Fang had 130,000 troops, while the Han army only had 20,000, giving him a numerical advantage.

Liu Fu was also the commander-in-chief of the Han army, and both of the Han army's granaries were stockpiled there. Moreover, Ouyang Fang was in cahoots with the Linren Kingdom in the east, so even if they were to suffer an unexpected defeat, they could escape into the Linren Kingdom more quickly.

Liu Fu laid out these three baits in the east, and Ouyang Fang had no reason not to fall for it.

As expected, the treasure-hunting rat quickly relayed the news that the entire rebel army had been mobilized and was heading straight for Qipanling.

And this Qipanling is the only way to reach Liu Fu's main camp.

In addition, Ouyang Fang was short of food, and in order to avoid being noticed by his soldiers, he marched at full speed to cross Qipanling and defeat Liu Fu as soon as possible to seize the Han army's granary.

Unfortunately, Qipanling is surrounded by high mountains on both sides, with a narrow mountain path in the middle, making it the perfect place for an ambush.

As they passed Qipanling, Ouyang Fang glanced at the narrow road and hesitated slightly while sitting on his horse.

But he quickly came to terms with it.

Firstly, the Han army only numbered 20,000, and they had already divided their forces to surround the area on all four sides, so there would be no more ambushes lying in wait.

Secondly, we have 130,000 men. Even if we encounter an ambush by the Han army, it won't matter. Even if 130,000 troops stand here and let them ambush us, how many people can they kill?

Before these ambush troops could escape, Ouyang Fang could command his soldiers to surround them and then turn the tables on them!

Thinking of this, Ouyang Fang ordered the army to enter the Qipanling mountain road.

Upon seeing the rebels enter the mountain path, Liu Fu immediately ordered three Vajra warriors to lead three thousand gorillas to completely block the exit in front of the Qipanling mountain path with huge rocks.

Then, the Suanni was left behind the boulder, with a hole specially made so that it could start spewing poisonous mist at a moment's notice.

For the rest of the time, Liu Fu sat alone in the woods, brewing a pot of jasmine tea and slowly drinking it.

He is waiting.

We should wait until these 130,000 rebel troops have penetrated deep into the mountain passes before launching an ambush. Only then can we maximize our gains.

Meanwhile, Zhou Zhenguo, who was eighty miles away, had already learned that the rebel army had all moved eastward.

He was already terrified and barged into Liu Fu's central command tent, intending to forcibly take the prince away and send him back to the Han capital.

After all, if a prince were to die at the hands of the rebels, or be captured alive by them, it would be a very serious matter.

If this were to happen, the rebels' arrogance would rise steadily, and it would bring shame upon the Later Han dynasty.

Now, even if it costs Zhou Zhenguo his life, he has to tie up Liu Fu and send him back!

But when he rushed into the central command tent, he could not find Liu Fu anywhere.

"His Highness is out and has not returned. He instructed us to stay put and not to make any rash moves."

Upon hearing the deputy general's words, Zhou Zhenguo stomped his foot angrily:

"Sigh, the entire Dongjun is in complete chaos right now!"

He had no choice but to rush back to his own defense zone to reinforce the fortifications and prepare for a desperate battle with the rebels.

About two hours later, Liu Fu woke up after a nap on the cliff, and only half of the rebels managed to enter the mountain path.

The mountain path was rugged and difficult to traverse, and the rebels were simply too numerous.

If 130,000 people lined up in rows of five, each carrying a weapon, and spaced one meter apart, they would form a line nearly a hundred miles long.

There was a story on Earth about Lu Xun burning down 700 miles of camps. If we calculate it, it's not an exaggeration to say that Liu Bei's 700,000-strong army had camps stretching for 700 miles.

Liu Fu saw that only half of the rebels had entered, but the vanguard was almost at the end. The ambush site was only so big, so he had no choice but to take action!

With a thought, Liu Fu immediately commanded the Suanni to begin releasing poisonous smoke.

This Suanni, which is nearly 40 meters long, opened its mouth and exhaled a purplish-black smoke, the concentration of which was terrifying.

The rebel vanguard marched for two hours and was about to reach the exit when, before they could even react, their path was covered by a large amount of purplish-black smoke.

Furthermore, the Suanni (a mythical beast) crouched upwind and exhaled smoke, which, with the help of the wind, immediately spread out these corrosive and toxic fumes.

The rebel vanguard immediately panicked.

"This smoke smells awful, everyone quickly cover your mouths and noses!"

After speaking, the rebel vanguard quickly covered his mouth and nose with a cloth.

However, the sour and foul smell was pervasive, and with the help of the wind, it quickly shrouded the hundreds of meters of mountain road in a purple and black fog, making visibility extremely low.

The soldiers standing side by side could not see each other, and the stench was so strong that even a cloth could not mask it. Suddenly, someone shouted:

"Soak the cloth with water, or if there's no water, use urine; urine can detoxify!"

This method is indeed effective; the damp cloth blocked the acidic corrosive substances in the toxic fumes.

But these rebels' skin was still exposed, and soon some of them were the first to scream in agony:

"Ouch, my hand!"

The screaming rebels felt as if they were being pricked with needles all over their bodies. When they raised their arms, they were shocked to see what was happening!

My own palms were melting like wax figures, the skin was beginning to dissolve.

When I reached out and touched my face again, it was burning with intense pain. My skin was starting to dissolve, and my whole body was covered in the sticky fluid from the dissolving skin.

More and more rebels screamed in terror, followed by even more piercing howls...

They covered their mouths and noses with cloth to block the corrosive acid mist from the damp cloth.

However, the acid mist on the damp cloth accumulates more and more, eventually forming a strong acid when it reaches a certain level.

The rebel soldier, who was covering his nose, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his mouth and nose. He hurriedly removed the wet cloth covering his mouth and nose, only to find that half of his lips and nose had been corroded off by the strong acid and stuck to the wet cloth...

"My nose!"

"This is demonic mist! Brothers, get out of here!"

Immediately feeling the terrifying corrosive fumes, the rebels retreated one after another.

Behind them, crowds stretched for dozens of miles; getting in was easy, but getting out was as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Soon, a violent stampede broke out among the chaotic rebels.

Seeing the rebel vanguard retreating in panic, trying to escape, Liu Fu knew that the time to make his move had come.

The pasture space opened up, and suddenly a deluge of boulders and sand rained down from the sky!