Seeing Ying Tianyu on the city wall like this, Tou Man and the generals behind him couldn't help but laugh out loud. It seemed like this battle could be easily won.
Bang, bang, bang, the bowstring rang out, just as Touman was getting carried away. On the city wall, several crossbow bolts whistled with death as they tore through the air with a chilling intent. At the same time, eight catapults were launched from Five Carriages City. Eight specially made stone bullets flew in a parabola and flew over a long distance towards Touman.
From mockery to shock to fear, all of this had already exceeded Touman's understanding. The arrow that he thought would fall was getting closer and closer. His body stiffened and he didn't know how to react.
"Be careful, Chanyu!" The warrior beside him shouted loudly, and Man Tou's mind temporarily woke up. At the moment of life and death, Touman shouted and pulled the reins.
Touman's horsemanship was excellent. His horse neighed and raised its front hooves. At the critical moment, it blocked the arrow for Touman.
The arrow pierced through the air and pierced through the warhorse under Tou Man. Bang! The warhorse instantly lost its vitality and rolled to the side. Its head fell from the saddle and rolled a few times on the ground, looking extremely miserable.
However, the nightmare did not end there. The ballistae and catapults were originally fired from Touman. Even though the accuracy was slightly poor and they deviated a little, the outstanding generals who had followed Touman for many years suffered an unexpected disaster at this moment.
"Aiyo, what a pity!" On the city wall, Ying Tianyu was gloating as he held a small megaphone and made sarcastic remarks.
Touman stood up and looked at his heavily injured subordinates. A moment ago, they were still laughing and laughing, but now, it was a matter of life and death. His eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his body bulged. He shouted at Ying Tianyu, who was standing on the city wall,""Ying Thief, you and I are irreconcilable enemies. When the city is broken, I will eat your flesh raw and sleep with your skin.”
"I'll take care of your wife and children. You don't have to worry!”
Following that, another round of crossbow bolts and stone bullets flew towards Touman.
The first clash between the Xiongnu and Five Chariot City ended with a complete victory.
The Xiongnu's Touman Chief was caught off guard. After losing many outstanding generals, he led the army back three miles in a sorry state.
In the night, the city walls were brightly lit. There were three times more soldiers patrolling than usual. On the horse's face, a large bonfire burned all night, illuminating the area several miles around Five Carriage City to prevent the Xiongnu from ambushing at night.
Unlike the brightly lit city walls, the city was under curfew. All the residents had returned home. Regardless of whether they could sleep or not, they could only wrap themselves in blankets in the darkness and wait anxiously, or fall asleep heartlessly.
Five Carriages City had entered a state of war, and all the daily expenses of the residents had become rationed. Shops were closed, restaurants were closed, and even the brothels, which were usually lively, had no business. The girls sat in front of the bronze mirror in a daze. They dressed up and looked beautiful, but no one appreciated them.
The streets were quiet, with the occasional chirping of insects and birds. A series of footsteps disturbed the silence. It was not that there were no brave residents who wanted to see what was going on. However, when he saw his wife and children, he dispelled such thoughts.
The door of the main building was opened, and the lights shone on the leader's face. The guards at the door did not say anything and silently let him in.
After passing through several open and hidden sentries, they finally arrived at the hall on the first floor of the main building. Ying Tianyu was already waiting there.
The lights in the surroundings were constantly burning, bringing light and warmth to the hall. The Everbright Lamp was produced in the East China Sea and was specially used by the royal family of Qi State. However, there was no lack of bold people in this world. As long as there was a profit, even if it was thousands of miles away, the Eternal Light could still appear in this desolate and cold land of the northwest.
"Young Master, I've brought the person you wanted!”After saying that, Zhao Yun stood beside Ying Tianyu with her hands behind her back.
Ying Tianyu didn't find anything special about these people. From their appearance, they were unshaven, tall, and muscular. They were no different from ordinary prisoners of war.
Ying Tianyu just sat there and looked at the seven people in front of him. He smiled and said,""Are you wondering why I called you here?”
Among the seven people, the leader, a burly man, walked up and bowed."Now that the Xiongnu are besieging the city, I'm afraid it's not an ordinary matter for Young Master to call us here.”
"When all of you were under Li Mu, you were all pillars of the country. Once the country is destroyed, you will become prisoners.”Ying Tianyu said indifferently.
Zhao Yun was shocked when she heard Ying Tianyu's words. Her eyes widened as she tightly gripped the sword at her waist to prevent any mishaps.
"Milord, there's no need to be like this. With that lord outside, it would be impossible for us to harm Young Master.”The large man in the lead also sensed Zhao Yun's unusual behavior and helplessly mocked himself.
Ying Tianyu smiled. The burly man was referring to Sheng Qi, who was standing outside the door. The astonishing killing intent that he emitted was enough to intimidate experts of a certain level.
"I called you here for one thing. I want you to feign surrender.”
The leader was a little surprised and said,"Since Young Master knows our identities, you should know that we are General Li Mu's personal guards. Qin destroyed Zhao and Dai Wang fled far away. We have a national feud with Young Master. Young Master isn't afraid that our feigned surrender will turn into a real surrender.”
"You won't!" Ying Tianyu said with certainty.
"Why?" The burly man asked.
"The Qin Kingdom destroyed the Zhao Kingdom. The crime is not Qin, but Wang Qian of Zhao. Li Mu is the dry city of the country. The king of Zhao destroyed his pillar and destroyed the country. What does it have to do with the Great Qin Dynasty?”
"Hahahaha!" When the seven people heard this, they laughed loudly as if they had heard something very happy. They were so excited that their faces turned red.”
Ying Tianyu waited. Finally, the burly man said,"After listening to Young Master's words tonight, all the anger we've suffered over the years has finally dissipated. Young Master is right, we don't hate the Qin country, we hate that stupid and aimless Zhao Wangqian.”
The burly man paused for a moment. He could finally vent all the anger he had accumulated over the years today. He continued,"Ever since the Emperor of Zhou lost his country, the world has been in conflict for hundreds of years. When countries attacked each other, which day did not see countries being destroyed, and which day did not see families being destroyed? In this chaotic world, we soldiers have long been accustomed to life and death. Killing or being killed was a common occurrence in this chaotic world. "However, in that great war back then, we lost. We didn't lose to the enemy, but to our king. In all honesty, Wang Jian and General Li Mu were on par. The difference is that Ying Zheng is many times stronger than our King Zhao. We seven brothers will not hate the strong, we will only hate ourselves for not being strong enough, we will only hate our master for not being strong enough.”
"Hahaha!" Ying Tianyu smiled and bowed to the seven of them,"Hearing the words of a strong man is enlightening. Please accept Ying Tianyu's bow."
"We don't deserve Young Master's gift.”The burly man helped Ying Tianyu up." Since Young Master is a bosom friend, I will naturally serve you." Young Master wanted to use the plan of feigning surrender, most likely to surprise attack the Xiongnu camp. I wonder what Young Master can do?"
Ying Tianyu was shocked. He secretly thought that the person in front of him was truly intelligent and resourceful. He said respectfully,"Mister, do you know that Tian Dan restored the country in the past?”
"Young Master is talking about the Fire Bull Formation!"
"That's right!"
The burly man shook his head." I'm afraid it won't be easy. Ever since the Fire Bull Formation was born, Tian Dan's name has spread throughout the world. It wasn't that other countries hadn't tried to imitate it, but they had all failed.”
"That's because they're using the wrong cow.”Ying Tianyu smiled and didn't explain. He continued," Five days later, the seven of you will leave the city at night and seek refuge with the Xiongnu. We underestimated the enemy. When our army comes out and defeats the Xiongnu, you and your seven men can take advantage of the chaos to escape.”
"Understood!" The seven of them cupped their fists and bowed.
"Very well then. After this is done, I will report to the King of Qin and restore your Li family's glory.”
When the burly man heard this, he leaned back slightly and took two steps back. He wasn't surprised that Ying Tianyu knew that they were Li Mu's personal guards. However, Ying Tianyu knew that his surname was Li, which made him a little scared. After the destruction of the State of Zhao, his identity had become a top secret. Other than a few brothers beside him, no one else knew his identity.
Ying Tianyu, who was still smiling, suddenly became unfathomable in the eyes of the burly man. It even made him feel a trace of fear.
"Young Master, are they trustworthy?”After the seven of them left, Zhao Yun asked worriedly.
"Don't doubt the person you use, don't doubt the person you use." Ying Tianyu shamelessly plagiarized another famous saying. Hearing these words, his image in Zhao Yun's eyes instantly became many times higher.
Ying Tianyu expressed that as a villain, it was best to copy the game.
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