At midnight, most of the soldiers were already fast asleep, and the soldiers who were arranged to keep watch were also in a daze.
The generals of the Sui army only thought that Li Sanniang was relying on a few weapons to defend the city, especially the crossbow that could shoot continuously, so that the soldiers could not attack the city wall. In fact, there were not many guards in the city.
Naturally, he would not have thought that Sanniang Li would be able to ambush him at night. The two armies had been at peace for two days, seemingly waiting for news from Wugong County.
The commander of the Sui army felt that there were 60,000 Sui soldiers attacking Wugong County. If he were to attack Shiping with 30,000 people, the chief general of Wugong County would be distracted. In this way, it would only be a matter of time before the Sui army took down Wugong County.
Therefore, the person who was worried was not him, but Li Sanniang in Shiping City. As long as they could surround Li Sanniang in Shiping City and prevent her from escaping, the Sui army could finally take down Wugong County and take Shiping in one fell swoop. That would be a great achievement.
However, he would never have thought that Li Sanniang would bring 5,000 people to launch a sneak attack tonight. Sometimes, having more people was not an absolute advantage.
It was August in Guanzhong. The weather was a little cold at midnight, and the air was still relatively dry. The place where the Sui army was stationed was an open space. This open space was full of weeds. These weeds were already withered weeds, and they would catch fire at a touch.
There were guards on duty outside the Sui army camp. Outside each tent, there was a large brazier with firewood burning inside. Not only could the guards on duty keep warm, but they could also light up the place.
Around the main camp, there was a three-meter-tall platform. A guard was on duty, watching everything outside.
The advance party arranged by Sanniang Li was dressed in black and slowly moved forward. Although the weeds were not very deep, because of the night, visibility was not very high.
The soldiers on the high platform did not see the advance party.
As time passed, the advance party had already approached the guards below. Then, they slowly approached and pulled out the daggers from their legs. They covered the soldier's nose with one hand and used the other hand to wipe the soldier's neck with the dagger.
This was assassination. They were all trained and were known as assassins. Sometimes, during sneak attacks, they would assassinate the soldiers on duty. Sometimes, they would also assassinate other targets.
The soldiers on duty on the high platform also noticed the sudden situation below. Before they could give a warning, they were already pierced by the crossbow bolts.
The 300 men of the Crossbow Battalion lit the crossbows in their hands with the torches on the platform. Then, they aimed at the main camp and those tents. With a single order, only a " swoosh " sound could be heard.
The flames lit up the night sky. Miserable screams could be heard from the empty space. Some soldiers were killed by arrows while they were still sleeping.
Some of the soldiers were burned to death, but there were still some soldiers who managed to escape. They picked up their weapons and attacked the people in the night suits.
However, behind them was the archer battalion with the Zhuge Repeating Crossbows. They shot ten arrows in a row, and before they could reach these people, they were shot to death.
The other troop directly attacked the Sui army's rations. Although they did not bring a lot of rations, in this period of chaos, food was definitely very important.
After taking care of the soldiers guarding the grain, Li Sanniang's men directly transported the grain back to Shiping City. The general of the Sui army saw that the situation was hopeless and naturally did not want to stay here any longer. He led the remaining troops and began to retreat in the direction of Wugong County.
However, Li Sanniang had already laid an ambush. She was waiting for the Sui army to retreat and then force them to surrender.
First, they had launched a surprise attack, causing the Sui army to lose their rationality. It had also dealt a blow to their morale and affected their thinking.
Then, he would ambush them halfway and break through their mentality. He would subdue them without fighting, persuade them to surrender, and subdue the Sui army.
This was Sanniang Li's plan. Her military strategy was very high.
The general of the Sui army led the remaining 5,000 men to escape towards Wugong County in a hurry. However, he did not expect to be ambushed by Li Sanniang halfway.
Seeing that all the people around him were Li Sanniang's men, the general of the Sui army collapsed at this moment. However, he did not know that Li Sanniang only had four to five thousand people. Each of them held two torches, so he felt that there were many soldiers.
" Surrender. The Li Family's army will attack Chang 'an in a few days. Even if you escape, you will still die. The Emperor is fatuous and tyrannical, oppressing the people. The sun has already set. What's the use of you still guarding such a court? If you follow this general, you might even have the opportunity to make contributions. Everyone will enforce justice for the heavens and plead for the people.”
The general of the Sui army was a person who could see the situation clearly. In fact, he had no choice but to lower his head under the eaves.
"General, we have no choice. My family is still in Chang 'an. If I surrender, what about them?”
The families of these generals were all in Chang 'an. Some were in villages outside Chang' an, while others were from small families in Chang 'an.
In short, if they surrendered, their families in Chang 'an would be lost.
"I've heard that the Third Lady of the Li Family is a righteous and magnanimous person. Please give us a way out and let us go back. I promise that we will never attack you again. However, we can't surrender. If we surrender, what will happen to our families?”
Although the general of the Sui army was not a good general, he was a good man. He would not forget his family because of this moment of life and death.
Sanniang Li looked at the Sui army. Many of them looked miserable. Some of them gritted their teeth in hatred. They had a thought that they would rather die than surrender. In the end, they decided to let these people go.
However, he could not let them bring back the resources on their bodies.
"Alright, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety can't be both. Since you can still think of your family at this time, you can be considered a filial person. I'll let you off tonight. However, leave your armor and weapons behind.”
The general of the Sui army was a little hesitant, as if he didn't want to do this. However, when he saw Li Sanniang's scrutinizing gaze, he gritted his teeth and took off his clothes.
Some of the Sui soldiers had already started to attack. They only left behind their armor and weapons. It was already very good to be able to keep their lives.
What was more precious than life? Of course not. It was quite fast to take off the armor. In just a short while, they were all taken off and the weapons were placed in place.
Only then did Sanniang Li let these people go back. Without armor and weapons, they naturally could not continue to participate in the battle.
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