Chapter 737 Night Attack

She also poured a glass of wine for it.

Before the peregrine falcon stretched its neck, He Lingchuan moved the wine glass away: "It is on a mission and cannot drink."

Peregrine Falcon rolled his eyes angrily.

He Lingchuan grabbed the roasted chestnuts and was not afraid of burning them. He peeled them open and handed them to Sun Fuling: "It has been ten days since I arrived in Yuheng City. During this period, there have been no attacks from the other side. This is really a blessing."

Peregrine Falcon poured cold water on him: "Maybe people don't know."

"There are so many big bulletin boards all over Yuheng City, and they are all about my arrival! Even if the civilians don't read it, why don't the spies care about it?"

He Lingchuan asked Sun Fuling: "Master, you are well versed in astronomy and geography. Can you help me see -"

He pointed to the sky: "How is the weather lately?"

Sun Fuling is the proud disciple of Xu Shichu, the dean of Shujin College, so it is no big deal to see the short-term celestial phenomena.

She took a look and said, "Don't look at the stars hanging high tonight. In the next seven days... no, there will be heavy snow and strong winds within five days."

He Lingchuan pondered: "Within five days?"

…

Time flew by quickly, and four days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these four days, it was cloudless during the day, and the moon and stars were sparse at night, with nothing out of the ordinary.

He Lingchuan was still as busy as a spinning top, but when he passed by the countryside outside the city, he happened to see the children from Yuheng Academy flying kites.

There are colorful kites flying in the blue sky, of all types and shapes.

This also includes his scribblings.

Sun Fuling actually sent that suffocating kite out, and no one knew which naughty child she made cry.

Tsk, Master Sun’s bad taste.

The construction of Yuheng City here is still in full swing and will not stop for a moment.

On the evening of the fifth day, a strong wind suddenly blew at the border. This wind force can make a thin girl stagger around.

Before everyone had time to collect their things, the snow began to fall.

The sky and the earth were completely white, and nothing could be seen.

Every household closed its doors and windows, and even the watchtowers by the Inn River had to put down their wind and snow curtains. Otherwise, the low temperature and the blowing blizzard can freeze the people on the tower into big ice lumps in two quarters of an hour.

The snowstorm lasted until the middle of the night and then gradually subsided.

There was no other way to entertain themselves on a snowy night. Most residents inside and outside the city could only fall asleep early to the sound of wind.

At the end of the hour, the soldiers guarding the river forest were quietly taking a nap by the table when they suddenly heard a rustling sound.

On a snowy day, the sound of wind blowing through the trees was so normal that he didn't think it was unusual for a moment.

But after more than ten breaths, the soldier suddenly opened his eyes:

No, the doors and windows are closed, where is the sound of the wind blowing the leaves!

He subconsciously looked at the table, only to find that the four branches of the old elm tree demon were swaying automatically in the absence of wind.

The superiors had told them that whichever branch moved would indicate which direction in the river forest there was an enemy approaching.

But now that all four branches are moving, it means, it means——

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

He rushed out of the quiet room, roared loudly, and rang the bell.

On a snowy night, only the sound of bells can penetrate the strong wind.

The barracks at the rear suddenly turned on with lights, and countless people ran back and forth.

Just a few dozen breaths later, waves of enemies suddenly appeared in the woods by the river and attacked the military camp.

They took advantage of the wind and snow to cross the river and arrived quietly, but in fact there were more than two thousand people!

You should know that before, Jin Yao drove "refugees" to disturb the border. They were usually groups of a dozen or dozens of people. After entering, they would disperse and cause chaos.

It was the first time that more than 2,000 people were gathered like this to attack head-on after Yuheng City became part of Panlong City!

There were less than 200 people in the military camp, which was usually enough. But now, facing a sneak attack by an enemy ten times their size, they suddenly panicked.

They didn't resist for long and retreated before being surrounded by the enemy. They abandoned their armor and didn't even send a warning signal.

The capture of this military camp was equivalent to the destruction of the eyes of Yuheng City.

The enemy divided small forces to pursue them, while the main force continued westward.

A village that was usually regarded as a fat sheep, they now passed by without even looking at it.

After attacking the military camp, the team lit torches to illuminate the way forward. Their goal was only one:

Yuheng City.

It's not random robbery, it's not simple harassment.

Even if someone in the military camp shoots arrows into the sky, the camp is only fifteen miles away from Yuheng City. The enemy attacked at full speed, but the Yuheng City defense was in a hurry. How much preparation could they make when the enemy arrived?

Therefore, the key to Jin Ying’s team’s blitz attack is just one word:

quick!

They even divided their troops into three groups to avoid possible traps and obstacles on the road.

Less than two-quarters of an hour after the attack on the military camp, they were already in front of the city, encountering almost no decent obstruction along the way.

This makes their confidence even higher.

After several months of expansion in Yuheng City, the city gates were taller and thicker than before, and more than a dozen ordnance doors were replaced. They were dark and menacing, and looked not to be trifled with.

But as long as we get to the city as soon as possible, these remote gadgets will have no effect.

There is also a moat in front of the city gate, which is not as exaggerated as the one in front of Panlong City. It is more than four feet (more than thirteen meters) wide. In winter, the water level is very low, with a height difference of two feet (more than six meters).

Of course the moat's suspension bridge had been retracted at this time.

The bandit army had to cross the moat and enter the real siege stage.

Compared to their galloping horses, every household in Yuheng City was still closing their doors to resist the wind and snow, and there was not a single person on the street. Only two guards at the city gate were left huddled in the doorway and shivering, while the others all retreated to the barracks next to them, not daring to stand in the snow.

Two people suddenly appeared at the end of the street, touched the city gate under the cover of the building, and suddenly attacked the guards!

The howling north wind covered the calls of the two guards.

Another four or five people jumped out from the corner and worked together to push the hinge that controlled the city gate!

The city gate of Yuheng City is different from that of Panlong City. When it is erected, it is a city gate, and when it is lowered, it becomes a suspension bridge on the river. The lifting and lowering of the suspension bridge is controlled by the hinge next to the city gate.

Therefore, crossing the moat and breaking through the city gate are the same thing for the thieves.

It is often best to break through a solid city from the inside, and they have a lot of experience in this. Now the main thing is to cooperate with the outside.

Moreover, the entrance of the city gate guard's barracks was on the wall. The thieves inside threw a small sticky thing into the wall ladder. This thing grew when it was exposed to the wind. In just three or five breaths, it became a monster nearly ten feet high and three feet thick, blocking the wall ladder tightly!

This thing was not gold, jade, copper or iron. It felt soft and smooth like fat meat, but it was very flexible when it was hit. Ordinary knives and axes could not pierce it.

With this thing blocking the door, the city gate guards could not get down, so they had to lie on the top of the wall and shoot arrows down.

The thieves held their shields on their heads and kept pushing the hinge with force.