Zhou Sui was wearing binoculars switched to night vision mode, watching the soldiers of Qu Zhao sneak out of the Qu Zhao camp and slowly approach the city gate here.
He sighed inwardly at Jiang Jin's keenness. Qu Zhao really didn't care about the low morale and was going to launch a night attack tonight.
Remembering everyone's envy of his binoculars, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.
Then he looked at Yun Chengxuan, who was sleeping beside him, and couldn't help but find it funny.
As a member of the "mirror" clan, Yun Chengxuan very proudly declared that he would also come to stand guard at night.
The result was that he showed off his long - distance vision to Yao Ji, who was also on night duty. The problem was that after showing off, he refused to let Yao Ji wear the binoculars for a moment.
Then, he lowered his head and fell asleep!
Really, he almost couldn't keep a straight face. This was the person he had ever seen who fell asleep the fastest, no one else.
Bringing his thoughts back, he whispered the order: "They're coming. They're about four li away. Everyone, get ready."
The soldiers lying in the city tower and on the city wall all woke up with a start and quickly took their positions.
Visibility was limited at night. Only Zhou Sui could see clearly. He went in front of each eight - ox crossbow and catapult and confirmed the firing angles again to ensure the firing accuracy.
The soldiers of Qu Zhao advanced very slowly. After all, they couldn't see the road clearly at night and couldn't make too much noise.
It wasn't until they entered the predetermined range that Zhou Sui calmly gave the order: "Light the fire and shoot!"
At his order, the arrows tied with oil - soaked hemp cloth were instantly lit. The moment the firelight flared up, the arrows were shot out.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
At the same time, the large "stones" on the catapults were lit and thrown like fireballs at the ranks of the Qu Zhao soldiers.
These "stones" were not ordinary stones. Instead, they had a circle of oil - soaked hemp cloth and straw tied around the outside.
Lv Ren was concentrating on commanding the advance of the troops. A glint of light seemed to flash in the distance. His eyes suddenly widened, and the firelight rapidly enlarged in his eyes, getting bigger and bigger until it was right in front of him!
Bang, bang, bang...
Dozens of fireballs and more than two hundred rockets rained down around them.
Boom!
The fire caught!
It instantly illuminated this area, and all the soldiers who were preparing for the night attack were exposed in the firelight.
The crossbowmen on the city wall, taking advantage of the firelight, pulled the triggers at the Qu Zhao soldiers. Screams echoed through the night sky.
Yun Chengxuan jumped up with a start: "The enemy is attacking the city? Why didn't you wake me up?"
As he spoke, he grabbed the dragon - feather crossbow beside him, took a few steps to the city wall, and kept pulling the trigger at the frantically fleeing Qu Zhao soldiers.
He was extremely accurate with his arrows. He could almost kill one person with each arrow. He was also quite smart. He specifically shot at the Qu Zhao soldiers who had run farther away, where the firelight could hardly reach.
Thanks to his long - distance vision device, he could see far and shoot far.
Zhou Sui also held a dragon - feather crossbow and, like Yun Chengxuan, specifically targeted the Qu Zhao soldiers on the outskirts.
Yao Ji looked cold and stern, holding a dragon - feather crossbow and constantly taking the lives of the Qu Zhao soldiers.
The sound of the retreat drum echoed through the night sky.
Actually, there was no need to beat the drum. When the rockets fell, Lv Ren knew that their night - attack plan had probably been detected by the other side long ago. At that time, he had given the order to retreat.
But the problem was that at this moment, they wanted to retreat but couldn't. The offensive of the Jinyang Army was too intense, and the soldiers around them were falling one by one.
For the sake of a light - weight night attack, they didn't even bring shields. Even if they had brought them, it would have been useless. They couldn't form a square formation under such an offensive.
He waved his horse - chopping sword. Clang, clang, clang, countless arrows were blocked by him. He blocked while retreating, shouting loudly.
"Use the trench bridges and battering rams to cover the retreat. Hurry, put out the fire, put out the fire!"
Without his reminder, many Qu Zhao soldiers had already tried to put out the rockets or fireballs near them. As long as they put out the fire, the enemy couldn't see and naturally couldn't shoot.
It was a pity that before they could get close, the arrows had already shot them dead. Even if one or two of them really put out the fire, it didn't affect the vision of the Jinyang Army. After all, there were more than two hundred fire points on the scene.
After running out of the arrows for the dragon - feather crossbow, Yun Chengxuan grabbed the specially - made bow beside him, took an arrow from the quiver, drew the bowstring, and released.
The arrow whistled, flying towards Lv Ren with an irresistible momentum.
Lv Ren's pupils suddenly shrank. A chill ran through his heart, and an extreme sense of crisis hit him.
Puff.
He didn't have time to raise his sword to block. The arrow shot into his left eye, and the huge impact sent him flying more than ten feet before he crashed to the ground.
Qu Bai, standing in the camp, turned pale as he watched the battle at the south gate of Shanguan County from afar.
No, it should be said that it was a one - sided massacre!
The fire on the Qu Zhao side was a dark red, accompanied by blood and screams.
On the city wall, it was pitch - black, and the situation of the Jinyang Army couldn't be seen at all.
Qu Bai's heart was bleeding, and his eyes were so gloomy that he seemed ready to kill.
Yan Pu also felt his heart pounding. His voice was quite gritted.
"How on earth did the Jinyang Army discover us? They were still dozens of zhang away from the city wall. How on earth did they discover us from such a long distance?"
Qu Cong also found it incredible. He didn't say a word, and his face looked extremely ugly. All the thousands of elite soldiers in the night attack were gone!
He turned to Qu Bai and asked, "General, aren't we going to rescue them?"
Qu Bai clenched his fists: "How can we rescue them? At this distance, our bows and arrows can't reach the city wall at all."
"Moreover," he looked at the still dark and silent city wall, "we can't even see the target."
Whether it was the rockets or the fireballs, they all landed among their soldiers, still dozens of zhang away from the city wall. With such a dim firelight, it couldn't reach the top of the city wall at all.
It was supposed to be a night attack on the Jinyang Army, but it turned into a dead end for themselves.
He looked in the direction of the Shanguan County city wall. Although it was completely dark, he knew that the Jinyang Army was holding repeating crossbows and bows and constantly shooting and killing.
At this moment, he was extremely frustrated and eager. He was eager to get such a repeating crossbow so that he could have the craftsmen copy it.
In his several confrontations with the Jinyang Army, he had almost been defeated by such repeating crossbows. He even suspected that the Jinyang Army was not from the Yan State.
Otherwise, why didn't the Yan State use them before? With such a powerful repeating crossbow, how could the Yan State be destroyed?
"Find a way to get a few of these repeating crossbows. The blueprints will do too," he gritted his teeth.
Qu Cong was silent. If they could have gotten them, they would have done so long ago.
These repeating crossbows had a long range and almost always killed from a distance. Moreover, they hadn't won a single battle so far. They didn't even have the chance to clean up the battlefield. How could they possibly get the repeating crossbows?
Moreover, such a powerful weapon was the most confidential and precious thing in anyone's hands. Even if they had the chance, the other side would destroy it before they died.
As the first light of dawn appeared, accompanied by the noisy atmosphere in the city, Jiang Jin strode to the county yamen.
She knew about last night's night attack. After all, the sounds of the battle and the retreat drum of Qu Zhao were so loud.
However, she believed that Zhou Sui, who had made preparations, wouldn't let her down, so she slept soundly and comfortably.
Zhou Sui and the others, who had stayed up all night, were talking about last night's night attack with high spirits.
When they saw her come in, they quickly stood up and saluted: "My lord."
"Don't stand on ceremony. Sit down," Jiang Jin said as she sat down in the main seat.
After everyone sat down, Jiang Jin then asked with a smile: "How was it last night?"
Zhou Sui said, "We killed a total of 3,692 enemies. We've already sent people to deal with the bodies."
This battle was won very easily. The Jinyang Army had zero casualties.
Only two soldiers couldn't see clearly in the dark and fought over an arrow for a while, resulting in their hands being scratched.
This made Zhou Sui so angry that he punished the two soldiers to run around the city wall five times. There were a bunch of arrows beside them, but they had to fight for that one!
Jiang Jin nodded and asked, "Has there been any movement from Qu Zhao?"
Zhou Sui replied, "Not for the moment."
Jiang Jin lowered her head and pondered. After a moment, she said, "Arrange our people around Qu Zhao's camp. Intercept any messages if they are sent out."
Zhou Sui raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you think Qu Bai might seek external support?"
Jiang Jin nodded and said, "With 40,000 soldiers, they still couldn't capture Shanguan County. Now, with their defeated troops, it's even more impossible. Since he didn't choose to retreat, he probably still has other plans."
She looked at everyone and said, "Everyone should rest and recharge today. If there are no unexpected situations, we'll launch a night attack on Qu Zhao's camp tonight and wipe them out while they're in low spirits!"
