The arrow streaked across the night sky, letting out a string of beeps as it burst into a flash of red light.
"General, Wind Tiger Battalion has sent a new signal!"
The scout shouted. General Guan, who had been discussing the battle with his officers, looked up to see the signal arrow Li Yi had ordered fired streaking beyond the camp and into the distance.
"The Qing Kingdom's commanding general has been wounded?"
This signal arrow was one Li Yi and General Guan had agreed upon beforehand. In all of Wild Goose Pass, only Li Yi, Song Jie, and General Guan knew its meaning. There was no chance of being deceived by the enemy.
Having identified the meaning of the signal, General Guan's already ruddy face flushed even redder. He looked at everyone excitedly.
"Transmit my order! The whole army advances!"
"The enemy's granaries and supplies have been burned, and their commanding general is wounded!"
"Soldiers of the three armies, kill with me!"
The moment he learned that the Qing Kingdom's commanding general had been wounded, General Guan realized this was a chance to press their advantage.
This time, he had brought fifteen thousand troops for the night raid, with another three thousand soldiers concealed in the rear as reserves.
But at this moment, General Guan swept out his hand and deployed every soldier he had brought in one stroke.
As time passed, the wind fed the flames, and the flames rode the wind's might. The Qing Kingdom's granaries had become a colossal blazing torch.
Even from two li away, the Chen Kingdom army could clearly spot their target.
For a time, the army thundered forward. Realizing military merit was within arm's reach, the soldiers' fighting spirit soared. A route that normally required the time it took to burn one