On the night of August 26, Bitatu, the chief of the Jiejiao tribe, led 20,000 Jiejiao cavalry and quietly arrived about two or three miles outside the west gate of Luocheng.
I saw only a waning moon in the night sky, giving off a hazy and faint moonlight, and there were no stars.
This is a good day for sneak attacks and being attacked by surprise.
...Blessed by the gods of the plateau.
Riding on the horse, Bitatu prayed silently. After all, the outcome of this battle was crucial to his Jiejiao tribe.
The Wei army that defeated the Shang Shui Army was the next best thing. Only by capturing the Wei boy named Ji Run could the Jiejiao tribe be qualified to negotiate on an equal footing with Wei and continue to exist in the world.
Looking at the west wall of Luocheng from a distance, Bitatu saw that there were torches all over the west wall of Luocheng. With the light of the fire, he could clearly see the longing figures on the west wall. There were twenty or thirty soldiers patrolling almost every section of the wall.
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What kind of defensive weakness is this?
Bitatu cursed inwardly.
However, he also understood that even if the Wei army in the city regarded Jie Jiao as nothing, the necessary defense would probably not be relaxed. It would depend on how far those people in the city, led by Gaqihan, who were friendly to Jie Jiao could go.
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Well, it's a pity that Bitatu didn't know that Gaqihan, the younger brother of Lu Balong, the leader of the Lun clan of the Yi tribe, had actually died a long time ago.
At this time, Bitatu's appearance Bosile came to the former's side and lowered his voice and said: "Grand chief, are you really not going to send soldiers to inspect the surroundings? I'm worried that there will be an ambush by the Wei army."
Bitatu shook his head and whispered: "This place is the patrol area of Gaqihan and other Yi people. They will provide us with convenience, but if we go to other places, we may encounter those who are willing to be dogs for the Wei people."
People of the Yi tribe or the Yi tribe.”
Because Sayin told him that although the number of patrol sentries from the Lun, Meng, and Xu tribes was far less than that of Jiejiao's cavalry, they were still responsible for guarding the suburbs outside the city at night. If they encountered those friendly
The Yi warriors in Jiejiao are okay, but if they meet the Yi warriors who are willing to surrender to the Wei people, then this sneak attack will be in vain.
"..." Bosile opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
To be fair, he still didn't believe what Sayin, Aru, and Shurha said, and felt that this matter might be a trap set by the Wei people against them.
But because he couldn't find any flaws, he was a little confused. He just secretly told himself to be careful in everything, especially protecting his adoptive father Bitatu.
It was estimated that around Hai hour, Bitatu tightened his grip on the reins nervously.
Because according to the plan he and Sayin made, around the time of Haishi, it was the time for them to cooperate internally and externally to deal with the Wei army.
But the signal from the city has not been seen for a long time, and Bitatu is very anxious.
"What time is it?" Bitatu asked Bosile in a low voice with an anxious look on his face.
"It should be past Haishi," Bosile replied in a low voice.
Hearing this, Bi Tatu felt even more anxious. He frowned and whispered, "It's past the appointed time. What on earth is this guy Gachihan doing?"
"..." Bosile remained silent, looking at Luocheng with confusion in his eyes.
If it is really a trap by the Wei people, the Wei people should take action when the time comes... But it is already past Haishi, and there is no movement in Luocheng. Could it be... Could this not be a trick by the Wei people?
The more Bosile thought about it, the more confused he became.
They didn't know that just as they were peering at the west wall of Luocheng in the dark, Zhao Hongrun ordered people to extinguish the nearby torches on the gate tower of the west wall of Luocheng, and he and a large group of people were also secretly peeping at the night outside the city.
The darkness below.
Although he couldn't see it with his eyes, Zhao Hongrun could vaguely feel that in the dark night in the distance, the Jiejiao cavalry were gearing up, and they were probably very anxious.
"Your Highness Prince Su, it's already past the time of Hai." Lu Balong, the leader of the Lun tribe, reminded him. He thought Zhao Hongrun had misremembered the agreed time.
"I know." Zhao Hongrun smiled and nodded, and said calmly: "Ignore them for a while. When people are anxious, they often ignore potential dangers..."
Lu Balong and the other nearby clan chiefs were stunned when they heard this, and looked at Zhao Hongrun in disbelief.
Because according to Sayin, Aru, and Shurha who came back to report, they persuaded Bitatu according to the dialogue taught by Zhao Hongrun, and indeed dispelled Bitatu's suspicion, especially the sentence "We can still give
The Wei people were born as dogs, but after this battle, Jiejiao may no longer exist. This is simply a strange sentence, which made Bitatu believe deeply in Sayin and the others.
How can a person understand another person's thoughts so thoroughly?
After about half a stick of incense, Zhao Hongrun whispered: "It's almost done..."
Hearing this, the clan chiefs on the city gate tower became energetic.
Immediately, after receiving the order, Shang Shui's soldiers ignited a pile of firewood that had been prepared in the city, and then quickly evacuated towards the east gate.
On the city gate tower, Zhao Hongrun explained a few words to Wu Ji of the Shang Shui Army, and also led the clan chiefs to move along the city wall to the city gate tower in the east of the city, leaving only a small number of informed Shang Shui soldiers.
, still on duty on the city wall.
On the western outskirts of Luocheng City, Bitatu was waiting so anxiously that he really wished he could rush into the city right now and ask Gaqihan and others what happened.
Maybe there was some sudden change that caused Gaqihan and the others to miss the time...
He could only persuade himself in this way.
At this moment, there was a huge fire in Luocheng City, and the faint screams of Shangshui soldiers near the west city gate could be heard.
"Hey, look inside the city..."
"What's going on?"
"Why did the city catch fire for no reason?"
"Blow the siren quickly..."
Those conversations between the Shang Shui Army were vaguely transmitted to Bitatu, which made Bitatu, who understood Wei Mandarin, feel anxious and heartbroken.
He cursed repeatedly in his heart: Gaqihan, you should send someone to open the city gate quickly!
No wonder Bitatu was so anxious. After all, Gaqihan set fire to the city. This was indeed a brilliant move. But if it delayed the opening of the city gate, the merchant navy guarding the city wall realized that something was wrong and blew the siren.
, then this sound is actually a warning signal to wake up the soldiers in the city to get up and put out the fire, and may also make their Jiejiao cavalry return without success.
Quick! Quick! Quick!
Bitatu tightened his grip on the reins and kept thinking in his mind.
At this moment, there was an unusual movement from the west gate of Luocheng City.
"Huh? What are you...what do you do?"
"You...someone is causing trouble, sound the alarm! Sound the alarm!"
"Hold the city gate!"
There was a lot of noise near the west city gate, which made Bitatu even more anxious.
Fortunately, the delay was short-lived. After a while, the west city gate creaked open.
Seeing this, Bitatu was shocked, raised his arms and shouted: "Jiejiao men, fight in!"
"Whoa whoa--"
Twenty thousand Jiejiao cavalry tried their best to rush towards the west city gate. Bitatu tried to move forward, but his adopted son Bosile quickly grabbed the reins with his quick eyes and hands.
"You...what are you doing?" Bitatu looked at Bosile in shock.
I saw Bosile looking at the west gate of Luocheng with stern eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The chief of the clan does not need to go into danger personally. The warriors in the clan will capture that Ji Run for the chief of the clan."
Bitatu thought about it and felt that this was right, so he and Bosile sat on the high slope and quietly watched the sneak attack.
At this time, among the 20,000 Jiejiao cavalry, Gorgan, the chief of the Wujiao tribe, and Lilhaqi, the chief of the Wutu tribe, had led their clan warriors into the west city gate.
After the two men rushed into the west city gate on horseback, they saw more than twenty Shang Shui soldiers lying inside the city gate, and there were also dozens of Sheang or Yi people wearing fur coats.
"Where is the Wei army's headquarters?" Gorgan, the leader of the Wujiao tribe, asked with red eyes.
I saw a Sheang man pointing to the depths of the city and saying in the Shen language: "We are in Zhongjun, just go in this direction and you can get there."
After hearing this, Gorgan, the leader of the Wujiao tribe, rushed forward without saying a word.
Behind him, 20,000 Jiejiao cavalry followed closely and dispersed after entering the city.
Especially the warriors of the Wujiao Tribe and the Wuti Tribe. For them, this battle can be said to be their revenge against the Wei people for attacking their tribal camp.
It took a long time to burn incense before the twenty thousand Jiejiao cavalry rushed into the city one after another and disappeared under the night.
But at this moment, a strange thing happened. A Sheng man kicked the body of a Shangshui soldier next to his feet. The "corpse" actually sat up, and there was a look on his face.
With a smile on his face, he stood up with the help of the Yi warriors.
“(In the language of the Yi people) The Jiejiao people have been fooled, let’s withdraw too.”
"Hmm."
Among these Shangshui sergeants disguised as corpses, a hundred-man general waved his hand and said to the surrounding soldiers and Yi warriors: "Bring over the barrel of fierce fire oil."
Two Shang Shui sergeants brought a heavy wooden barrel from a dark corner by the city wall.
The hundred-man general poked a hole in the barrel with a sharp sword, waved his hand and shouted: "Withdraw!"
Suddenly, black viscous liquid flowed out of the barrel.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the Shang Shui soldiers on the city gate left the city and evacuated around the city wall to the north or south. The Shang Shui soldiers on the city wall also pretended to shout loudly while walking along the city wall.
Evacuate toward the south wall or north wall.
I saw that some of these soldiers were carrying long ropes on their backs. It is not difficult to guess that they were used as escape tools.
Before leaving, the hundred-man general of the Merchant Navy used the torch in his hand to throw it at the pool of black, sticky fire oil.
In an instant, the city gate hole of the west city gate burst into flames. The high-temperature sea of fire caused by the burning of oil immediately engulfed the entire city gate hole, blocking the city gate hole with flames.
At the same time, the Jiejiao cavalry, who had no idea about this, were still riding their horses towards the depths of the city.
But as they rushed, they gradually felt that something was wrong with the situation around them.
You know, when they rushed into the city, sirens were blaring on the city walls, but until now, they rushed into the city along the way and did not encounter any enemies.
"(In Shen language) Wei Jun... are all sleeping to death?"
"(In Shen language) No, I'm afraid..."
The leader of the Black Hoof Tribe, Lil Haqi, looked around, with a hint of surprise on his face.
The Luocheng in his eyes was very quiet, as if there was not a single Wei person except the Jiejiao people like them.