At Zhang Chengzhi's command, the soldiers lit the kerosene on the oxen's tails one after another. The oxen, which had been peaceful only moments ago, suddenly felt the scorching, burning heat from their tails and immediately let out miserable cries, then thundered forward on all four hooves.
The fire burned fiercer and fiercer, and the herd grew more frenzied, their gallop faster and faster.
Very soon, a rumbling roar resounded through the silent night sky.
Inside the banner land, many Ke'ercha Clan tribesmen heard the noise and all looked toward the direction it came from.
But in the next instant, their eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.
At this moment, the herd was still several li away from them. They could not make out that it was a herd of oxen charging; they could only see a large expanse of firelight.
"What is that?"
Someone asked in confusion.
But no one answered his question.
There were also men responsible for the night watch who gave a warning, and the dull sound of horns resounded.
Wuu, wuu, wuu~~~
In an instant, the banner land that had been sleeping deep in the night grew restless.
"What's going on?"
Duobatuo rushed out of his felt tent and questioned the servant beside him.
"I-I-I don't know!"
At this moment, the servant had no idea what was happening. He had only heard the warning horns.
Duobatuo's face was incomparably dark, thoughts turning rapidly through his mind.
A night raid?
This was the only explanation, and also the best one.
He forced himself to calm down. He had to first figure out the situation before he could respond.
Just as he was waiting for the night-watch tribesmen to come over, the herd from the east had already charged near the banner land.
Moo~~
Moo~~
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