newbobooks Chapter 399 Preparing for the Siege
Chapter 399 Preparing for the Siege
Before setting off for Ganzhou City, the army had already divided into two groups according to Sikong Jin's plan to encircle the city. One group, led by Deputy General Meng Benbo, lay in ambush near the dense forest along the official road to block the reinforcements of the Tiansheng soldiers. The other group, led by Sikong Jin's personal guard captain Berger, headed directly to Ganzhou City to join Sikong Jin.
The spring chill was still in the air, and a spring rain made the weather even colder, with damp moisture filling the air.
"My lord! There's still no news of Lord Sikong ahead. Should we continue?"
The adjutant beside him braved the light drizzle and looked at the heavily guarded city of Ganzhou with its gates tightly closed. He couldn't help but ask Berger, who had been silent for a long time, a question.
"Has there been any news from the scouts ahead? What's the situation in the city right now?"
Berger, however, remained calm and composed, using his telescope to keep a close eye on the city ahead.
"The city is heavily guarded, presumably because they know we are coming to attack. They have been sending more troops here these past few days. It is estimated that there are probably no fewer than 100,000 troops in the city. Moreover, Ganzhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It would be unwise for us to attack rashly!"
Berger hesitated for a moment, a hint of difficulty appearing on her tired face. She had been waiting for a long time without receiving any news from her superior, which made her uneasy. Especially with such a great battle approaching, she felt inexplicably anxious if she didn't see him in command. Only when they saw him did they feel reassured, as if they could conquer any city, no matter how large!
"My lord! Look! It seems there's a fire in the city!"
Just as Berger was hesitating about what to do, she suddenly heard the soldiers' exclamations beside her. She immediately looked up and gazed into the city, vaguely seeing a large expanse of flames soaring into the sky in the northwest corner ahead!
"My lord, that looks like the granary of Tian Sheng. How could it suddenly catch fire?"
"Sir, what should we do now? Should we continue? It seems there's some chaos over there! If we launch an attack now, we might catch them off guard!"
"Could it be that the enemy is trying to lure us into a trap?"
The sounds of the soldiers discussing something around him gave Berger a headache. He couldn't help but curse Sikong Jin in his heart for letting him down at such a crucial moment! There wasn't a single person in sight yet. If they kept going, Meng Benbo and the others might arrive!
The flames ahead burned ever brighter, and a series of chaotic noises, footsteps, and shouts could be faintly heard in the wind.
After a moment of silence, Berger finally decided that he could not let such an opportunity slip by. Just as he was about to order the troops to continue advancing, two blue signal flares suddenly rose into the night sky!
"My lord, it's your signal flare!"
Everyone exclaimed!
Berger finally calmed down a bit and drew his sword, giving the order, "All troops, grab your weapons and charge!"
"My lord, are we just going to charge in like this? We haven't even set up any formations yet!"
The soldier beside Berger couldn't help but remind him, but Berger kicked him away, his voice calm, "The lord firing the blue signal flare means we should bravely charge forward, right? We don't need to use our brains anymore, you idiot! Charge! Charge with the speed you use to eat while charging! Get to the top!"
At a command, bugle calls to charge suddenly rang out from all directions, followed by the 'whoosh' of swords being drawn, and countless dazzling streaks of light flashed out like lightning, illuminating the entire rainy night.
"Come on!"
"Kill! Kill!"
"Long live! Long live! Long live!"
The soldiers of Sikong Jin's army shouted commands and charged towards the city gate like a pack of howling wild beasts. Their offensive was like a raging torrent, and their battle cries were earth-shattering!
Meanwhile, atop a tower in the northwest corner of Ganzhou City, Sikong Jin, completely concealed under a black cloak, stood facing the wind, gazing down at the enemy camp burning fiercely, filled with panicked shouts and curses. A hint of wickedness lingered on her delicate face.
She touched her nose, looked at Atai, who was dressed in a black outfit and wearing a mask, and said, "What a waste of such a large amount of food supplies, it hurts to think about it!"
Atai chuckled, "You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub, sir. You won't feel the pinch after we take Ganzhou!"
Sikong Jin nodded, then suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Atai with surprise, "Huh? Did I just fire a blue or red signal flare?"
"It's a blue signal flare, sir!"
Atai glanced at Sikong Jin with a puzzled look and replied.
"Blue signal flare? Blue signal flare? Oh no, I don't even remember if blue signal flares are a signal for an orderly attack. Are those idiots really going to charge forward without any fear of death?"
Sikong Jin covered her face in frustration and let out a wail, "Hurry up and go take a look!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he disregarded everything else, used his lightness skill to leap up, and disappeared into the vast rain in the blink of an eye.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and a fierce battle had begun. The situation on Tian Sheng's side seemed to be in great chaos. Berger felt that something was very wrong. He personally led his team to fight their way through, but they did not encounter any decent resistance.
what happened?
The soldiers who had been guarding the city wall so tightly seemed to be getting restless. In the dim light of the fire, one could vaguely see that there seemed to be fighting on the city wall. There were a few loud bangs, followed by the sound of heavy objects falling off the city wall!
In the darkness, one could vaguely see ghostly afterimages flashing across the city walls. The crimson sword light was incredibly alluring, streaking past like lightning. A thought flashed through Berger's mind, and as if he understood something, he hurriedly shouted to the soldiers behind him, "Assault team, prepare to attack the city!"
"Archers, take cover! Quickly!"
As soon as the voice fell, a thunderous sound of hooves suddenly rang out, and dozens of soldiers had gathered at top speed. With a few quick 'whoosh' sounds, they had already taken out the climbing ropes from their shoulders, and after a few swings in the air, they threw them up to the city wall!
"Kill!"
The soldiers below charged toward the city gate in an instant. Amidst the shouts of battle, a dense rain of arrows began to rain down from the arrow towers, and a deafening sound of horses' hooves echoed from inside the city gate.
"They were prepared! Blow open the city gates with thunderbolts! Quickly!"
"Blow open the city gates and let the troops in! Quickly! Vice General Meng and the others will be here soon!"
"Damn it, blow up their arrow towers!"