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 bulletin boards all over Yuheng City that announce my arrival as commander in chief! Even if the civilians don't read it, the spies won't read it either?"
He Lingchuan asked Sun Fuling: "Master, you have a good knowledge of 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 the next five days."
He Lingchuan pondered: "Within five days?"
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Time flew by so fast, 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 coming out to fly 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 she didn't know 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 was so strong that it could knock the thin girl 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 tightly, and even the sentry towers along the Inn River had to put down wind and snow curtains. Otherwise, the low temperature and the blowing blizzard could freeze the people on the towers 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, and most residents inside and outside the city could only fall asleep early to the sound of the wind.
It was almost midnight, and 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 have told me that any branch that moves indicates which direction in the river forest there is an enemy approaching.
But now all four branches are moving, it means, it means——
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
He rushed out of the quiet room, shouted loudly, and rang the bell at the same time.
On a snowy night, only the sound of bells can penetrate the strong wind.
The lights in the barracks at the rear suddenly turned on, 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 they numbered more than two thousand!
You should know that before, Jin Yao drove "refugees" to disturb the border. They were often groups of a dozen or dozens of people. After entering, they would disperse and cause chaos.
It was the first time since Yuheng City was assigned to Panlong City that more than 2,000 people were gathered like this for a frontal attack!
There were less than 200 people in the military camp, which was usually enough. Now, facing a sneak attack by an enemy ten times larger than ourselves, we suddenly panicked.
They did not resist for long and retreated before they were surrounded by the enemy. They abandoned their armor and did not 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 up a small force to pursue them, while the main force continued westward.
The village that was usually regarded as a fat sheep, now they 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.
This is not random robbery, nor 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 troops attack at full speed, and the Yuheng City defenders are in a hurry. How much preparation can they make when the enemy comes?
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 blockades on the road.
Less than two-quarters of an hour after the attack on the military camp, they had already arrived in front of the city, encountering almost no decent obstruction along the way.
This makes their confidence even higher.
After several months of expansion, Yuheng City's gates have been made taller and thicker than before, and more than a dozen ordnance doors have been replaced. They are dark and menacing, and they don't look easy to mess with.
But as long as we rush 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 rebel army had to cross the moat and enter the real siege stage.
Compared with their galloping horses, at this time, every household in Yuheng City was still closing its doors to resist the wind and snow, and there was no one on the streets. Only two of the city gate defenders were left shivering in the doorway, and the others were all.
He retreated to the barracks on the side, not daring to stand in the snow and carry it.
Two people suddenly appeared at the end of the street. Under the cover of the building, they reached the city gate and suddenly attacked the guards!
The whistling north wind covered up the calls of the two guards.
Four or five more 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 Panlong City. When it is erected, it is a city gate, and when it is lowered, it becomes a suspension bridge over the river. The lifting and lowering of the suspension bridge is controlled by the hinge plate next to the inner city gate.
Therefore, crossing the moat and breaching the city gate are the same thing for the rebel army.
A strong city is often best broken from the inside. They know this very well, and what they are focusing on right now is a combination of inside and outside.
Moreover, the opening of the gatekeeper's barracks was on the wall. The thieves inside threw a small piece of sticky stuff at the entrance of the wall ladder. When the wind blew, the stuff grew, and in just three to five breaths it became nearly a foot tall.
The three-foot-thick monster blocked the entrance to the wall and stairs!
This thing is neither gold nor jade nor copper or iron. It feels soft and smooth like fat meat, but it is very pliable when you hit it. Ordinary knives and axes can't pierce it.
With this thing blocking the door, the city gate guards couldn't get out, so they had to lie on the wall and shoot arrows down.
The thieves put their shields on their heads, kept their feet down, and pushed the hinge plate hard.