Chapter 487 Night Battle

After the decision was made, the battle began immediately. The army was divided into small groups, blending into the dark earth like spring rain.

There were no torches to lead the way, and no whispers. Everyone hurried on their way in silence. The only thing they could see was their teammates.

Lieutenant Shi Zhong led a team of 200 people and reached the north gate of Wangjiang Town.

"Wait for my order later. Don't shoot blindly when attacking. Pay attention to the position of your own people and shoot after seeing clearly. Now pass on what I said."

"Yes."

There was a burst of whispers in the back.

Xu Wa, who received the order, tightened the gun handle a little uneasily.

He was the eldest son of a farmer in Baihe City. His family was oppressed by the government. Not only did they sell all the land at a low price, but they also almost sold themselves into slavery because of the lack of food and clothing in winter. As a result, Princess Guangping came down from the sky, uprooted the government, and settled all debts. Even the two or several acres of land that were sold at a low price were returned to the family, saying that as long as the Xu family continued to farm, they could always own it. Therefore, when the news of recruiting soldiers appeared in Baihe City, Xu Wa signed up without hesitation.

In his father's words, they would have to repay the favor of Her Royal Highness the Princess for their entire lives.

And there were many Baihe people like him at that time.

But after training and allocation, everyone was dispersed to their respective teams.

This was the first time Xu Wa really stepped onto the battlefield, and his opponent was the rumored joint army of ten states. Naturally, he was uneasy - not because of fear, but because he was worried about whether he could complete the task.

His determination to fight was beyond doubt. The princess came, and the family ushered in a turnaround. Seeing that the future would get better and better, who could bear to go back to the past? Now that the Qi Kingdom court wants to depose the princess, they must not let them do as they wish.

The problem is that this army only has two or three thousand people in total, and the enemy stationed in Wangjiang Town is ten times theirs. If they fail to win, wouldn't it harm the princess and disappoint the expectations of their family?

To be honest, the first time to participate in actual combat was completely different from what Xu Wa imagined. He had also seen the soldiers in the city expel refugees and the Shenzhou Army clearing out bandits. The team tried to spread out as much as possible to make themselves look powerful. Even when Princess Guangping conquered Baihe City, there was a large army behind her.

However, at this moment, he could only see dozens of people.

This made Xu Wa even have an illusion that the other teams did not follow, and only these dozens of people would really attack Wangjiang Town.

Suddenly, he felt a chill on the tip of his nose.

He couldn't help but reach out and touch it, and found that it was raining.

The rain was sparse at first, but soon became dense. The captain's order never came, so everyone could only continue to lie in place and let the heavy rain pour on them.

Before, there were people in the team talking in low voices, but now no one was talking - because no one wanted to be splashed with mud and water as soon as they opened their mouths, and for a while, there was only the sound of splashing in everyone's ears.

Xu Wa suddenly noticed that the fire in the direction of the town seemed to be much dimmer.

He rubbed his hazy eyes and tried to look towards the town gate, and found that it was not an illusion. Originally, many soldiers stationed at the street entrance of Wangjiang Town had withdrawn. After the bonfire was extinguished, no one paid attention to it anymore, and the figures on the two temporary sentry towers disappeared without a trace.

This town originally had no city walls, so it seemed that the front was empty, as if no one was guarding it.

Just at this time, a dragon roar came from the sky, and dazzling lightning cut through the night sky and struck directly into the center of the town!

"Everyone, follow me to attack!" Almost at the same time, the captain also issued an attack order.

Xu Wa climbed up from the soft ground, not caring to shake off the mud on his body, and stumbled towards Wangjiang Town.

Then there were several more thunders!

The moment the earth was illuminated, Xu Wa saw an unforgettable wonder.

Countless figures emerged from the darkness and ran in the same direction as him. When the purple light faded, they would return to the night again until the next lightning appeared.

He suddenly realized that the lightning was not only destroying the enemy, but also lighting the way for them.

The enemy never thought that an army would unknowingly touch the foot of the town, let alone launch an attack in the heavy rain.

Action at night is not good for the attacking party, let alone rainy night. The defending party has fortifications to rely on, while the attacking party has nothing and can only crawl in the mud with their feet. Even if the Jinxia people have air rifles, the low visibility at night will weaken this advantage.

Therefore, when the enemy realized that something was wrong, it was too late to reorganize the defense line at the town gate.

Xu Wa and three other teammates were the first to enter the main street of the town. He remembered the instructions of his superiors and fired carefully, so he didn't even pull the trigger along the way. Even he himself couldn't believe that the seemingly heavily guarded north side could be broken through so easily.

It wasn't until they approached the tents on the street about ten steps away that they saw someone coming out of the tent with a knife and a gun.

This couldn't be one of us.

Xu Wa immediately raised the muzzle of the gun and fired three shots at the target. The latter screamed twice, curled up and fell down.

More enemy troops followed and poured out of the tent.

They simply squatted at the entrance of the tent and fired continuously into it, completely emptying the first gas tank.

The fallen enemies actually piled up in front of the tent.

The rest of the Jinxia troops who followed immediately followed suit, blocking the tents and firing. Even if someone ran out, they would no longer fight when they saw the dense figures under the lightning, and turned around and fled in fear. For such people, everyone was too lazy to chase them. Anyway, there was still a strong attacking force on the opposite side, and it was the Xuanwu Army led by the princess herself, so even if thousands of people escaped, they would not be afraid.

Their mission was to destroy the combat power of the enemy in the north as much as possible. In other words, they could let the north and south camps merge, but they could not let the other side escape to the suburbs.

After occupying the main street, the battle quickly turned into a house-by-house clearing battle.

After most of the soldiers in the North Camp noticed something was wrong, they did not think of going out of the house immediately to check the situation, but blocked the door and held their ground in the house - but this was actually an illusion. The continuous firing characteristics of air rifles are very suitable for fighting in narrow terrain. On the contrary, ordinary weapons need to be close to achieve effective killing. In this process, they will often be hit by a round of ammunition, and they cannot form a situation of fighting with fewer people.

Suddenly, Xu Wa saw a group of people not far away fighting with his own troops. The fighting spirit of this team was obviously different from that of other soldiers. Although they were besieged in a house, they organized several breakouts in a short period of time and cut down many brothers.

"Let's go, let's go and help!"

The uneasiness of the first battle has disappeared, and the combat norms and combat tasks during training have emerged more and more clearly in the mind. When Xu Wa and others arrived, the people of other teams just took over the yard and blocked the enemy into the house. A team was about to attack the gate, but a spike suddenly rushed up from the ground and pierced the three people walking in front.

Someone immediately shouted a warning, "Be careful, there are alchemists among the enemies!"