Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 394 The Empty Fort Strategy

"Commander Zhou, you will lead three thousand soldiers to charge from the opening of the rightside of the fort wall to beguile the attention of the enemy. Commander Liang and I will lead the restof the soldiers to storm the fort gate. The number of the remaining soldiers who preferred to guardthe Wild Heaven Pass should be small. It should not be a hazard to us. All we have to work out is toget it performed in one strenuous attempt.” Inside the camp, the three Commanders stood aroundthe table to put their heads together about an approach as they took a closer view of the map thatlaid on the table.

"All right,” Commander Zhou nodded in like-mindedness. It was a magnificent opportunity toreimburse for the shortcomings of his failure in the clamor of the Rough Slope. That fizzling outalmost made him beheaded by the military law. He could survive until now only because PrincessAlyssa exonerated him for the sake of his previous outstanding military service in the army of theTimber Deity Empire. Princess Alyssa also held him in high esteem as a talented spirit manipulator ofthe Heavenly Stage. Otherwise, he would have been dead at the time he failed in the clamor of theRough Slope. He was under a constraint to the princess for his life. So it was of absolute essence forhim to apprehend the Wild Heaven Pass as a reciprocation to the kind amnesty of the princess.Later on, the three Commanders of the Timber Deity Empire batted around the plan before it wassubsequently concluded. They then sauntered out of the camp to give pep talks to the thousands ofsoldiers who were muddled up for departure.

Subsequently, the Timber Deity Army of more than ten thousand soldiers set out as a tremendousflood for the Wild Heaven Pass upon the military order as the night settled in.

Commander Zhou led two squads of spirit manipulators, and three thousand soldiers went hell forleather horizontally to the right of the fort wall as they got closer to the Wild Heaven Pass. The wallopening on the right became very big and was jumbled up by the dead bodies of the soldiers. Theyclimbed up from the fort opening and charged forward saber rattling only to discover that the fortwas unoccupied. Taken by bewilderment, they paused and stood still as gormless as a guppy."Could it be feasible that the Crimson Dragon Army had ultimately turned their backs on the WildHeaven Pass?” Commander Zhou was thrown off balance as he sent the message to tip off the othertwo Commanders. Even though the fort was unoccupied, he still conducted himself in extremecautiousness.

The other two Commanders led the army to bombard the gate of the fort as they were providedwith the message from Commander Zhou. As they had in prospect, the fort gate was defenselessthat it did not make any effort to free it. Not any single soldier from the Crimson Dragon Armycame into view as they stood in front of the open gate to observe the situation in the fort. The WildHeaven Pass was literary an empty fort.

Not long thereafter, Commander Zhou went like a bat out of hell to the fort gate to meet the othertwo Commanders. Several thousand soldiers who stood by behind them suggested to hanker aftercharging into the Wild Heaven Pass to occupy the fort at one fling.

"Holy crap! They actually retreated without the audacity to at least engage with us! Who could havein the prospect that the Crimson Dragon Army would be a straightforward target and open toattack? It was a drain of our time to have geared ourselves up and organized for this battle!"

"Well, it is not so awful. At least we can keep in reserve our energy to fight them. We can sleep like ababy tonight with our girls in arms...”

"Hah-hah, the Wild Heaven Pass is now all ours..."

"Speed up. Send someone to provide an account of the wonderful word to our princess.”

The other two Commanders were over the moon. They completely immersed themselves in theelation of victory. They were as happy as a kitty in a cream pie. Happiness was flowing in them like acloudless spring day, the kind of day when you didn't notice the weather at all.

The only one who remained steady was Commander Zhou. Lack of conviction and misgivingschurned in his mind as he said, "Commanders, in order to steer clear any dereliction of duty, I guessit will be better for us to send one squad of army into the pass for a thorough reconnaissancebefore the whole troop set out to take occupation of the fort.”

"Commander Zhou, what makes you a scaredy-cat today? Where are your daredevil and brave oldself? Do you figure out the Crimson Dragon Army would have the audacity to lay a trap for us?Given to the minor number of their soldiers, we could save ourselves from getting overwrought.”"Yeah, that's right! That's right! Commander Zhou, could it be the bringing down to their knees inthe battle of the Rough Slope make you act like an apprehensive wife? Hah-hah!"

The two Commanders took the chance to tease Commander Zhou in a split of a second.

"All is fair in war. It will not be extremely vigilant for us.” Commander Zhou affirmed in a resolutelook. He became exceedingly on his guard since he was shot down in the trap of the enemy lasttime in the clamor of the Rough Slope. He did not prefer to fall into the same old trap once againThe two Commanders of the Timber Deity Empire looked at each other as they watched theinsistence of Commander Zhou. They likewise considered it would be better to be more observantin the prevailing situation even though they did not reveal it on their face.

"Commander Zhou, you can lead your men to get through the fort if you insist. We will stand byguarding here outside the gate with the remaining soldiers for any emergency aid.” The twoCommanders did not choose to torment themselves in such drudgery. So they ducked shove thework to Commander Zhou since it was his idea in the first place.

Commander Zhou did not say anything as he ran back immediately to the opening of the wall. Heled his three thousand soldiers and the two squads of the spirit manipulators into the Wild HeavenPass and dispersed themselves to scour and inspect with exceptional meticulousness.

Soon, Commander Zhou found that there were piles of log fires on the ground everywhere in theentire fort. The flames of the fires were about three feet high. They seemed to be displayedaccording to a certain pattern which inspired his alertness. So he began to move and look aroundfor a well-rounded observation. It didn't take long before he found that the log fires were neatlydisplayed, as if they were designed and left here deliberately by someone.

Currently, the three thousand soldiers led by Commander Zhou had already went through the pilesof log fires.

At that moment, they heard a triumphant laugh on the wall of the closed south gate, "Hah-hah! Youare trapped. Release the arrows!"

Hundreds of arrows dropped from the sky as the voice finished its order. Falling arrows were likepouring rain which killed many soldiers on spot.

Another round of the arrows were released right after the first round.

"Brothers, go after them!" The voice on the fort wall of the south gate gave another order.Subsequently, a snap ruckus let out from both right and left side of the fort suddenly which echoedlike the advancing of a mighty troop. There was a mix of miscellaneous cries that rang out throughthe entire Wild Heaven Pass.

Since it was getting dark, it was difficult to observe the situation. On top of that, the daunting criespanicked the three thousand soldiers of the Timber Deity Empire who were now scattered around inthe fort. They believed they had been falling into an ambush.

"Ambush is here! Fall in! Fall back, now!" Commander Zhou ordered as his face turned pale. Hecould not tell if the ambush was real under the circumstance but to summon the panicking soldiersfor an assembly to avoid a further deterioration.

While the first reaction of the two Commanders outside the fort was to retreat themselves from thegate as they heard the news of an ambush. So Commander Zhou and his three thousand soldierswere severed from any secure of reinforcement.

"Seal the fort gate on the north!" Another order rang through the air from a calm voice like thesleep of a soul that was best at that moment.

In a split of seconds, two figures of beasts sprang up from thin air. They put on some momentumtowards the north gate of the fort. They were none other than Uriah and Rubygon that were holdingtheir horses there beforehand. They were also part of the program of this ambush.

Uriah ran off its feet to the north gate of the fort with lightning speed as its crimson scales stood uplike a plethora of flames. They looked like a pair of fire wings as the speed blurred its movements.Uriah continued to burn up the road along the wall of the north gate as it blew up fireballs to theground. Wherever it passed, it was set ablaze. The sheet of fire thus blocked the north entrance.Meanwhile, Rubygon had shown up to the opening of the north wall in order to stop the soldierswho were making a quick exit. Those who took it on themselves to beat an expeditious withdrawalfrom the opening of the wall did not survive the claws of Rubygon.

The ordinary soldiers were not as compelling as the spirit manipulators, so they fell in all hell brokeloose and disappeared in all directions in the fort in front of an incursion from such a beast."Everybody, assemble here. Fall in!" Commander Zhou drew out his sword as he shouted in areverberating voice.

Many generals were first to comport themselves as they gathered quickly towards the direction ofCommander Zhou.

At that moment, the log fire in the pass cast a figure which descended in a dignified manner fromthe south fort wall. It showed that the figure was gliding through the air that he looked well turnedout and dignified as the wind blew through the robe. The figure put on his best leg went likelightning towards the center of the pass after his landing.

Commander Zhou felt that the figure looked a little familiar as he also noticed he descended fromthe south fort wall.