freenovelworld Chapter 222: Night Attack and Breaking the City
Chapter 222: Night Attack and Breaking the City
Luo Li was sleeping soundly in the tent with four braziers lit, wrapped in two blankets, when Qin Prince Zhao Defang, accompanied by twenty shadow guards and sixteen military masters of martial arts led by Yang Yanzhao, quietly arrived at the foot of Yingzhou city wall.
In the dark night, a torch was lit every ten feet on the Yingzhou city wall. Next to the flickering flames swaying in the cold wind, two soldiers on duty were standing guard.
The soldiers on duty were so cold that they wanted to hide their faces in their fur collars. They kept stamping their feet and rubbing their hands, cursing the damn weather and the damn Song army. It was so cold that the hot air from their mouths instantly froze into cold mist.
"Groups two and three are on guard, and group one follows me first!" King Qin Zhao Defang looked at the three-meter-high city wall and gave the order in a low voice.
The precious swords and sabers made of snow-white iron in the hands of the shadow guards were all painted black, without reflecting any light in the night. Yun Yi and the six shadow guards raised their heads and threw the thin ropes in their hands to the desired location. The hooks on the ropes made a light "snap" sound and buckled on the blue bricks at the battlement. After tightening the rope to check its stability, Yun Yi made a gesture.
King Qin Zhao Defang and Yun Yi, both wearing ink-colored iron armor, took the lead, leaped up in mid-air, grabbed the rope for leverage, tapped the wall with their toes, and climbed over the city wall.
Yang Yanzhao watched in admiration from below. The prince and Commander Yun were so skilled in martial arts that if they were not wearing heavy armor, they would not even need to use ropes to gain leverage and could leap onto the city wall.
The four Liao soldiers on duty heard the sound of armor and their eyes blurred. Their numb bodies and dull nerves were unable to react. Before they could open their mouths to warn, their throats were cut by sharp blades.
King Qin and Yun Yi supported their stiff and numb bodies, which were barely warm, and gently leaned them against the city wall.
When the two men pounced on the soldiers on duty ten feet away, six shadow guards had already climbed over and rushed quickly to the city gate.
One after another, black figures climbed over the city wall. Under the cover of the night and the biting cold wind, the agile figures of King Qin and Yun Yi expanded the killing distance to both sides, which became longer and longer.
Yang Yanzhao led his men into the hidden bunker at the city gate, and killed dozens of Liao soldiers who were wrapped in blankets and huddled together for warmth while sleeping in their sleep.
When the city gate was slowly opened, the Liao army finally sounded a terrified alarm. Amid the shrill alarm shouts, the Liao army, who had reacted, rushed out from the hidden bunkers, picking up bows and arrows. In panic and fear, they fired arrows at random and fought desperately with the enemy who had suddenly attacked them.
There was also a commotion in the city. The Liao army stationed in tents and houses near the city wall, and it took time to gather the troops in the dark. The battle on the city wall was fierce, and the screams and shouts were carried into the city by the cold north wind, as if it was a bloody massacre from a distant hell.
On the contrary, the two thousand elite Moyun Cavalry soldiers who were ready to go in the dark two miles outside the city could hear it more clearly. Deputy Commander Wu Xing waved his hand, and the sound of the Moyun Cavalry soldiers' horses' hooves gradually rose, getting faster and louder, like thunder, rolling towards the south gate of Yingzhou!
The Liao army in the city had just gathered several teams and rushed towards the south gate. A black iron stream, like a ghost killer, rushed in from the wide-open city gate!
The roadblocks had long been removed by Yang Yanzhao and his men. After the Mo Yunqi cavalry crossed the sand and gravel pile as high as a person, they met several Liao troops who came to rescue. They were like a tiger entering a pack of wolves and crushed them!
The cavalry rushed into the enemy group. The Mo Dao in the hands of the elite Mo Yun cavalry were like ghosts demanding their lives. In the cold light, the heads of the Liao army were as fragile as winter melons.
A team of archers in the rear of the Liao army had just time to shoot an arrow when the cavalry rushed in front of them. With the gleaming cold Mo Dao wielded, after a burst of shrill screams, the archer team disappeared in a moment.
Zhu Fang, the defender of Huanzhou who fled to Yingzhou City, sighed in pain to the sky!
"Let's go! Follow me and charge out of the west gate and flee to Yunzhou."
The personal soldiers guarded the commander, turned their horses around and fled towards the west gate.
Six thousand elite Song cavalrymen, following closely behind the elite Mo Yun cavalrymen, rushed into Yingzhou City.
Jiao Zan, the leader of the army, swung his axe twice in dissatisfaction, complaining: "Following behind two thousand Mo Yunqi, it seems that we have no chance to charge and kill the enemy. Brothers of Mo Yunqi, don't you know to leave us some time to satisfy our desire?"
The personal soldiers beside him laughed and said, "General, we won't encounter a complete Liao army. There are many Liao soldiers fleeing in all directions. Let's just follow the Moyunqi brothers and pick up the fish that slip through the net!"
Zhu Fang was really lucky. Song troops were ambushing near the three city gates. The defender of Yingzhou City, Yelu Butuo, also chose to escape from the west gate. General Yelu, who was charging in front of Zhu Fang, was shot off his horse by Song archers and was trampled into a pulp by the countless war horses behind him.
When Zhu Fang rushed out of the west gate again, the rain of arrows he encountered was much thinner. After leaving behind thousands of corpses, he was able to break out of the encirclement with more than a thousand personal soldiers and escape to Yunzhou.
Luo Li heard bursts of shouting and killing coming from afar in a daze, thinking that the battle scene in the daytime was replayed in her dream. She turned over, hugged the wool blanket tightly, and was too lazy to open her eyes.
"Miss, judging from the sound, Yingzhou City has probably been captured by our army."
When Hong Gu's voice reached her ears, Luo Li was startled and sat up with her eyes closed.
: "Hong Gu, are you talking in your sleep?"
"It's not a dream, Miss. The prince left the barracks with his shadow guards an hour ago. They must be going to attack the city at night."
Luo Li then opened her eyes, raised her hand and rubbed them, muttering in dissatisfaction: "Zhao Defang is such a heartless man. He didn't even tell me in advance about such an important and dangerous operation as the night raid to seize the city."
Hong Gu pursed her lips and smiled secretly, and encouraged, "Miss, when you see the prince, punish him severely."
Luo Li yawned, her sleepy voice lazy and charming, "Hong Gu, I'll listen to you. After seeing Zhao Defang, I will punish him with a good kiss."
Hong Gu blushed, "Miss, can't you be a little more shameless?"
Luo Li opened her eyes and looked at Hong Gu whose face was blushing, and she giggled!
"Hong Gu, tell me the truth, who was your first kiss?"
Hong Gu's face darkened in anger and shame, "Miss, don't make fun of me!" After saying that, she turned and walked out of the tent.
Luo Li was stunned for a moment. Is Hong Gu angry?
After putting on shoes and the purple mink cloak, I opened the thick cotton curtain of the tent and saw Hong Gu standing in the open space a dozen steps away, looking up at the crescent moon and stars in the sky. That strong figure was now extremely lonely and desolate.
Luo Li felt a pain in her heart!
: "Hong Gu!"
Upon hearing the voice, Hong Gu turned around and made a gesture to wipe her tears.
: "Miss, it's too cold outside, please go back to the tent."
Luo Li sat on the bed holding Hong Gu's hand, looking at her tear-stained face, and said distressedly: "Hong Gu, you refused to tell me about your past. Everyone has their own privacy, so I never asked.
Hong Gu, I am just telling you now that you are my relative. If you have any difficult problems, you can ask me to help you, okay?"
Tears welled up in Hong Gu's eyes again, and her voice was choked with sobs: "Miss, you saved my life, and I shouldn't have hidden it from you, but my enemies are powerful, and I don't want to drag you into taking risks for me."
Luo Li raised her hand and patted Hong Gu's pretty face, "Hong Gu, you don't dare to drag me into danger because I am extremely afraid of death, right?"
Hong Gu laughed and said, "Miss, you were really afraid of death in the past, and you always said that. Now I can see that you are just afraid of death in words, but you are not a afraid person in your heart."
Luo Li was happy, "Who wouldn't be afraid of death if they can live well?
Hong Gu, now our family is so powerful that even the dog emperor is not afraid of us. We have killed two princes. No matter how powerful your enemies are, can they be stronger than Qin Wang Zhao Defang?
Tell me, who is your enemy? Zhao Defang and I will join forces to help you get revenge. "
Hong Gu was amused by the young lady's audacity again. After a moment's silence, she said, "My enemy is Pan Mei."
"My husband Fan Lei was once a general under Pan Mei. When he was fighting against the rebellion in Lingnan, he was angry that Pan Mei, the commander of the army, killed innocent people and took credit for it. After arguing with him, my husband wrote a letter to the emperor asking for a judgment. Pan Mei held a grudge against him and accused him of treason. He killed him with a single blow on the front line of the battle between the two armies!"
Hong Gu gritted her teeth and paused for a moment before continuing, "I left my three-year-old daughter behind and came to the capital to avenge my husband. I failed to assassinate Pan Mei, but was injured by the guards in his mansion.
When she was being chased and fled to the corner gate of Luo Mansion, she thought her life was in danger before she fainted and she would never see her daughter again in this life. Unexpectedly, she was saved by the miraculous medical skills of the young lady. Young lady, Hong Gu's life was given by you, and the obsession of revenge for her husband has faded. In the days to come, I will only protect you. "
Luo Li put her arm around Hong Gu's shoulders and let her lean on her. This usually strong woman was carrying too much pain.
"Hong Gu, let's avenge you together if we have a chance!"