Before the Quzhao soldiers could recover from their shock and confusion, a shower of arrows rained down, instantly dropping dozens of them. The scene descended into complete chaos.
Inside the city tower, there were only a few people left. Earlier, when the situation suddenly changed, the squad leader had led some men out to check.
Two tall Han men exchanged a glance and suddenly attacked the two Quzhao soldiers. In the dim light, two heads flew high into the air.
The blood splashed across the face of another short and fat Han man.
He looked somewhat dazed, instinctively taking two steps back and looking at the scene in disbelief. "You, you..."
Before he could finish, a big knife plunged into his neck. Dark Nine murmured, "You've lived long enough!"
He and Dark Eight had been assigned to Heichun County. By currying favor and using money, they had gotten this Han traitor to help them gradually work their way into the yamen and take up the job of guarding the city gate.
There were quite a few Han traitors in Heichun County. Some were forced to work for Quzhao for the sake of their families, but most were just afraid of death and simply bent their backs to serve Quzhao like dogs.
The man in front of them was one such person. He had originally been a constable in the county government yamen. After Quzhao's troops entered the city, he directly became a slave of Quzhao.
In order to curry favor with Quzhao, he had persecuted the Han common people vigorously, sometimes even more brutally than the Quzhao people. That's why he held a certain position among the middle - and lower - level Quzhao ranks.
Dark Eight had already started operating the mechanism to lower the suspension bridge.
Seeing the suspension bridge being slowly lowered, Jiang Jin put away her binoculars and shouted, "Charge!"
She led the charge on horseback. Yun Chengxuan and Zhou Sui followed closely on her flanks, and behind them were Yao Ji, Xia Chanyi, and Shuangjiang.
The light was dim, with only the faint glow of a fire in the distance. The repeating crossbows behind them provided cover, keeping the people on the city wall from showing their heads.
Amid the chaos, some Quzhao soldiers still heard the rough and unpleasant sound of the suspension bridge being lowered. "Is someone lowering the suspension bridge?!"
One of the junior officers suddenly remembered something and was greatly alarmed. "No good, there are spies. Hurry, get into the city tower and kill them!"
Immediately, several soldiers got up and tried to rush towards the city tower. But as soon as they stood up, they were pierced through by arrows.
The junior officer gritted his teeth, hunched over, and pressed his body as low as possible, moving towards the city tower.
Finally, he dared to stand up after entering the city tower and rushed towards Dark Eight, who was operating the bridge mechanism. "Stop!"
Dark Nine swung his sword to meet the attack, using the sword issued by Quzhao.
Clang! Sparks flew. In the dim light, the Quzhao officer finally recognized them. "It's you! You Han dogs dare to betray us Quzhao!"
Dark Nine didn't even bother to say a word and slashed down, hitting the officer on the shoulder.
Just then, a dozen more Quzhao soldiers entered the city tower and attacked Dark Eight.
Bang! Fortunately, the suspension bridge had already been lowered at this time.
But Dark Eight didn't have time to think about other things. He hacked at the suspension bridge mechanism three times.
Clang, clang, clang! A shower of sparks flew, and the mechanism was damaged by him. Even if he and Dark Nine died here, Quzhao wouldn't be able to raise the suspension bridge in a short time.
The Quzhao soldiers were furious and slashed at Dark Eight. "Han dog, you're looking for death!"
Dark Eight laughed loudly and raised his sword to block. "It's you who are looking for death!"
During their time in Heichun County, they had really had enough. They watched as the Han common people were bullied and humiliated, but they couldn't do anything.
Jiang Jin led her men across the suspension bridge smoothly. She dismounted and quickly ran towards the large arrows embedded in the wall.
The chaos on the city wall didn't have much to do with Du Huang. Well, it did in a way. Several arrows had landed beside him, and he thought he was going to die. Fortunately, he was lucky enough.
Seeing the suspension bridge lowered and hearing the sound of horses' hooves, in the faint light on the city wall, he finally saw the dark figures charging towards them.
So, this was the Jinyang Army!
They descended like gods. Were they here to save them?
"Hold on a little longer. I'll come back to rescue you later." He heard a cold and clear female voice.
He turned his head and saw that the leading woman had already climbed up the thick arrow shaft. He opened his mouth but didn't say a word.
After Jiang Jin said that, she climbed onto the city wall and rushed towards the horse - path.
"What? What did you say?" The prefecture governor stood up abruptly with a bang.
"It's true, sir. Let's escape quickly. The general, Strategist Rong, and Deputy General Zhu are all gone. They were pinned to the wall by the giant repeating crossbows of the Jinyang Army." The steward shouted in a trembling voice.
"Impossible, impossible!" The prefecture governor slumped back onto the couch, looking a bit dazed.
"He was a general. How could it be possible?" he murmured in disbelief.
Remembering something, he quickly asked, "Who is in command of the battle now?"
The steward shook his head. "No one is in command. The situation happened too fast. But there is Deputy General Sun at the north gate. He should have rushed to the south gate by now."
"In the barracks, there are Commander Zhang and Deputy General Shi. They should also be leading their men towards the south gate at this time."
"However," he lowered his voice, "many of the soldiers down there are ready to flee."
The prefecture governor slapped the table. "Flee? At this time, we should work together to fight the enemy!"
The steward sighed helplessly. "The battle hasn't even started, and the main general has died for the country. No matter how you look at it, tonight's battle..."
The Jinyang Army had never suffered a defeat so far!
It should be said that no city targeted by the Jinyang Army had ever been able to hold out for more than a day.
They were so powerful that just the mention of them struck fear into people's hearts.
"Bad news! The Jinyang Army is on the city wall!" Just then, his personal guard rushed in in a hurry.
"Sir, the Jinyang Army has climbed onto the city wall. It seems that the city can't be defended."
The prefecture governor was shocked. "On, on the city wall? Are our soldiers all dead?"
The personal guard wiped the sweat off his face. "You know how powerful the Jinyang Army's repeating crossbows are."
The steward was extremely anxious. "Sir, escape quickly. Once the Jinyang Army enters the city, we won't be able to leave."
The prefecture governor slumped in despair. "Now the entire Donghu area is under the control of the Jinyang Army. Where can I escape to?"
Sweat broke out on the steward's forehead. "No matter where, as long as we can escape, there is a chance of survival.
"Moreover, how many men does the Jinyang Army have? Donghu Prefecture is so vast. If we choose a small mountain path at random, there is a high chance of escaping."
The prefecture governor gritted his teeth. "Hurry, pack your things and leave immediately. Take the valuable items and leave the rest."
Pfft.
Dark Eight was slashed on the arm. He quickly stepped back and raised his sword to block another Quzhao soldier's attack, struggling to defend himself.
Suddenly, blood rained down, splashing everyone's bodies.
The people locked in combat were all stunned and looked forward.
They saw a Quzhao soldier being split in two and falling to either side, revealing the small figure behind, which was Shuangjiang.
Before anyone could react, more blood spurted...
Dark Eight and Dark Nine silently stepped back two steps. This killing god!
The Quzhao soldiers on the horse - path were quickly wiped out. Jiang Jin felt that she hadn't fought such an easy battle in a long time.
Yun Chengxuan, Zhou Sui, Yao Ji, Xia Chanyi, and Shuangjiang by her side were all extremely fierce warriors, and there were also the repeating - crossbow - wielding Longying Guards providing support from behind.
With such a large - scale force, it only took a short while to control the city tower and the city gate.
In the flowing blood, the south gate slowly opened, and the Jinyang Army rushed in.
In the darkness, Hua Ruo was like a cheetah, ready to pounce on her prey at any moment.
Finally, she saw the city gate in the distance slowly opening. A group of cavalry led the way, followed by dozens of carriages.
A smile appeared on her face. She was lucky. There were rich spoils on her side!
She whispered instructions, "Get ready. Don't let any of them get away."
Watching the deserters getting closer and closer until they entered the ambush area, Hua Ruo gave the order: "Kill!"
