"What's going on? Don't scare yourselves in the middle of the night …"
Hearing this voice, the soldier's companion was startled. His sleepiness faded a little, and he rushed over with more vigor.
He yawned and squeezed out two drops of tears from the corner of his eyes to relieve his sore eyeballs.
"But, but I really heard it —" The soldier opened his eyes wide and looked down at the city. It was dark all around, except for the bonfire in the enemy's camp in the distance, which added a little color to the night. "Eh — that's weird. Did I really hear it wrong?"
The soldier scratched his bun that hadn't been washed for a long time. His fingers pulled out a layer of sticky dandruff and he rubbed it on his clothes.
"Maybe … I really heard it wrong …"
His companion rubbed his arms, trying to warm himself up a little.
"It's so cold in this damn weather. I really don't know when it will end."
The soldiers at the bottom had no human rights. They did the most tiring work and received the lowest pay. Most of the time, they didn't even have enough to eat or wear.
If everyone was like this, such treatment wouldn't be very uncomfortable. It was good enough to survive in this chaotic world.
However, Liu Xi and Huang Song's camp was very lively. They drank and barbecued at night. They were happier than immortals.
Everyone was cannon fodder in this chaotic world. Why did others eat and drink well, while he had to endure hunger?
There was no harm without comparison!
Every time he thought of this, his already hungry stomach became even hungrier. He was so hungry that it was difficult for him to even speak.
"Buddy, I'm going to take a nap. Call me if anything happens. I'm so hungry …"
"Hey! What can happen at this time? Just take a nap. I'll call you when the sun rises … "
Liu Xi and Huang Song's camp only cared about eating, drinking, and playing. It was like this for more than 20 days.
It was the middle of the night. There was not even a shadow, not to mention the wind blowing the grass.
The tired soldiers leaned against the battlements and slept soundly, hoping that sleep could warm their bodies and save their energy.
"Ahhh …"
The soldiers at Hanchang Pass yawned continuously. Their consciousness became more and more blurry, and their eyelids became heavy as if they were filled with lead water.
The cold wind blew, and the snowflakes falling from the sky were rolled up and deviated from their original trajectory.
On this ordinary night, an arrow streaked across the night sky, emitting a buzzing sound as it left the bowstring.
The sharp blade pierced into flesh and blood. The soldier who had just seen the Duke of Zhou suddenly opened his eyes wide. An unprecedented chill wrapped around him, as if his body had sunk into a thousand-year cold pond. He tried to open his mouth, but no sound came out of his throat. It was as if the whole world had gone silent.
In a breath's time, the remaining warmth in his body was cruelly stripped away by an invisible force.
It hurts —
It's so cold —
A brief thought flashed through his mind, and the scene in front of him fell into endless darkness.
In a trance, he seemed to hear his companion shouting at the top of his lungs, saying:
Enemy attack!
By the end of the first wave of arrows, more than half of the city guards had been killed, and the rest were either dead or injured.
"Get on the ladders. Archers, continue firing. Are the siege weapons ready?"
After clearing up a wave of enemy soldiers, he took advantage of the fact that there were fewer guards at the gates of Cold Chang Pass. At this moment, he had to seize the time to build a scaling ladder and climb up the walls.
Jiang Pengji led the vanguard troops, each of them wearing a white cloth. Under the cover of the snow and the night, they quickly made their way to Hanchang Pass.
The general guarding Hanchang Pass had led his troops to launch a sneak attack on the main camp. It would be impolite not to reciprocate. Jiang Pengji naturally had to retaliate.
What was a sneak attack?
A sudden attack when the enemy was unprepared.
Not only did it pay attention to the element of surprise, but it also paid attention to "speed," launching a fierce attack when the enemy was unprepared.
The terrain of Hanchang Pass was strategic. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack. So what?
No one could defend the pass she wanted to break through!
Jiang Pengji's attack was sudden. In a face-to-face confrontation, a wave of soldiers on the city wall died, and the rest were wounded.
Some people tried to fight back, some shouted "enemy attack," and some gritted their teeth. Their blood-stained fingers trembled as they pulled the bowstring and used the last of their strength to shoot a whistling arrow into the sky. As soon as the whistling arrow was shot, the entire Hanchang Pass seemed to have welcomed a tremor. The soldiers were in an uproar!
They did not expect the enemy to launch a sneak attack at this time.
However —
The urgent matter was to send more troops to the city wall and guard the pass of Hanchang Pass. They must not let the enemy break through.
"Enemy attack — quick —"
In the middle of the night, many people had already entered a sweet dream.
They had no choice but to sleep. They were cold and hungry. If they did not sleep, they might not be able to sleep due to hunger.
When the movement outside was heard, many people reluctantly left their dreams. They threw down the thin blankets that were tightly wrapped around them and rushed out of the tent.
The cold wind blew, blowing away the remaining warmth that lingered around them. Many people were so cold that they shivered. Their dazed minds instantly became clear.
How could Jiang Pengji give them the chance to increase their troops?
The archers lying in ambush in the snow were divided into three rows. After the first row finished shooting, the second row followed. When the third row finished shooting, the first row had already nocked their arrows and pulled their bows, aiming in the right direction. With this simple tactic, the archers could maintain a continuous rain of arrows falling on the city wall of Hanchang Pass.
With the archers' cover, the scaling ladders were quickly pushed toward the city wall of Hanchang Pass. The vanguard troops began to attempt to rush the wall and attack.
However, Hanchang Pass was called a dangerous pass because it naturally had its geographical advantages.
The soldiers guarding Hanchang Pass were caught unprepared. The rapid attack almost made them unable to react.
Of course, this was only temporary.
When they reacted, they immediately used the terrain to counterattack.
Jiang Pengji narrowed her eyes. Her dark eyes stared closely at the city wall of Hanchang Pass.
The road ahead of Hanchang Pass was not smooth. The terrain was steep and narrow. It was not conducive for the use of siege weapons. If Jiang Pengji's siege ladders were not specially made, they would not be of much use. When the time came, they could only use the most primitive human flesh tactic and rely on huge casualties to force their way up the wall. However, they could still use the scaling ladders and use bows and arrows to open the way. Hanchang Pass was not as tricky as imagined.
Jiang Pengji turned on the livestream during the battle. 850,000 night owls squatted in the livestream room to accompany her.
As they fought, the audience realized that there was something wrong with the soldiers guarding Hanchang Pass.
Fengqi Wutong: "Did you notice that the enemy's combat power is a little weak?"
Guishui Bupang: "I don't think they are weak. It's obvious that our streamer is too strong."
Piaoliu Feixu: "They are indeed a little weak. If this situation continues, the streamer will definitely break through the pass in at most an hour." I zoomed in and found that the soldiers guarding the pass were a little old. They did not look very energetic. It was as if there were no strong young men in the entire army. "
The careless audience only watched the killing on the battlefield. They watched in the middle of the night with their blood boiling and excitement.
However, the attentive audience realized that the enemy's combat power was different from what they had imagined. They occupied a dangerous pass, but they were still brutally beaten by Jiang Pengji.
They were puzzled, but Jiang Pengji was well aware of it.
It was not that the combat power of the soldiers guarding Hanchang Pass was not high. It was clear that in order to succeed in the sneak attack, the general guarding the pass selected all the elites.
According to the general's understanding of Hanchang Pass, even if the remaining soldiers were not as strong as the elites, they could still defend the pass by relying on the steep terrain.
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