The night breeze blew.
It was the third watch, the time when the cold wind was at its strongest.
The soldiers wore heavy armor during the day and patrolled under the scorching sun.
When night fell, the cold wind blew, and he felt sleepy.
Not to mention midnight, many soldiers in charge of night defense would probably fall asleep after midnight.
Because they had to face the main force of the Jiangdong Army, some patrolling soldiers had already slacked off.
According to the original patrol schedule, they should have reached the top of the city wall by now and discovered the enemy climbing the city wall.
However, they did not appear. The entire city wall seemed to be overly quiet.
In the silence, the soldiers of the Jiangdong Army quietly climbed up the city wall. They fumbled for daggers in the dark night.
They skillfully used their daggers to cut the throat of the enemy soldiers.
Many soldiers died in their sleep.
With one person and two people, the thick smell of blood began to spread out. More and more Jiangdong soldiers also climbed up the city wall.
Li Jing watched everything silently in the dark night.
The plan was quite successful. The army led by the lord had indeed attracted Li Zitong's attention.
The soldiers in the rear all thought that the main force of the Jiangdong Army was in the front and that there was nothing going on behind them.
However, the main force of the Jiangdong Army chose to show their sharpest blades at night when they were the most relaxed.
As the thick smell of blood spread and some soldiers woke up, someone finally realized that something was wrong on the city wall.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
The first Yuhang garrison discovered the Jiangdong Army.
He looked terrified and shouted in a sharp and ear-piercing voice.
This scream pierced through the silent night sky, and the lights of torches flickered in Yuhang County.
After being attacked by the enemy, and after many of the Jiangdong Army soldiers climbed up the city wall, the Yuhang Army finally came to their senses. However, their reaction was still a step too late.
"Defend Yuhang County to the death and repel the enemy!”
The city general shouted. His eyes were red. It was obvious that he had just woken up from his dream not long ago.
In the night, his roar was enough to shake the world and make people tremble.
The general also understood that the Jiangdong army had ambushed the rear. If they could not defend, then his lord's retreat would be over.
"Kill them!"
The Jiangdong Army did not hide anymore. Their morale was high like a flood as they surged onto the city wall.
Under the moonlight, the red armor looked even redder.
The sharp spears and blades shone with a cold light, and the cold air was chilling.
"No, don't!"
A Yu Hang soldier's eyes were filled with fear. He held his weapon and kept retreating.
However, the Jiangdong Army soldier in front of him did not hesitate for a moment. He raised the spear in his hand and stabbed it into his heart.
The spear pierced into his heart and was pulled out abruptly.
Blood gushed out of the Yuhang Army's chest like a water column, splashing onto the Jiangdong Army's face.
This made the soldiers of the Jiangdong Army look even more ferocious.
The current situation was very clear. The Yuhang Army was at its most exhausted, and they had been attacked by the enemy.
For a moment, the army was defeated like a landslide. Countless corpses fell from the city wall. Some even let out ear-piercing and sharp cries because their arms were cut off.
Their cries were extremely mournful in the middle of the night.
"It's over. Yuhang County has fallen."
Yuhang County Chief cried out in grief.
"Kill them!"
After a furious roar, a purple-faced man charged out of the Yu Hang Army like a ferocious beast.
When the white light flashed, the general's head was separated, and blood gushed out.
The purple-faced man was naturally Xiong Kuohai. He held a giant axe and a steel rod that had been reforged. He stood like a bear in the middle of an army.
Wherever Xiong Kuohai passed by, there would be countless corpses, and fresh blood would flow like a blood-red torrent.
Li Jing, who had witnessed Xiong Kuohai's massacre, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Xiong Kuohai was truly a fierce general. It was no wonder that the lord chose to take him in.
At dawn the next day, the Yuhang Army was taken down. The remaining Yuhang Army either surrendered or died in battle.
Under the illumination of the morning sun, the tragic state of Yuhang County was even more shocking.
Countless corpses hung upside down on the city wall, and broken limbs were everywhere. The Jiangdong Army in scarlet armor walked around the city wall and cleaned up the countless corpses.
"The army is moving at lightning speed. After resting for a while, we will quickly attack Kuaiji Prefecture.”
While the soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, Li Jing gave another order.
The Yuhang Army had already fallen, so the direction of Kuaiji Prefecture was still unknown.
As long as they were fast enough, they could still catch the enemy troops of Kuaiji Prefecture off guard.
The army rested for less than half a day before rushing towards Kuaiji County.
As for Yuhang County, Li Jing only left a few thousand soldiers to clean up the battlefield and ordered people to pacify the local people.
After taking down Kuaiji Prefecture, the army would advance in the direction of Wu Prefecture, and the perfect outflanking strategy would naturally succeed.
Moreover, Li Jing chose to march quickly because he was afraid that the enemy's plan would be seen through, causing the front army to be surrounded by the 60,000 troops of Wu County.
......
In the direction of the outer area of Wu County.
Cao Yun had already given the order for the army to stop drinking wantonly and enter a state of alert.
It would be fine if the plan of letting his guard down lasted for a day or two, but if it lasted for a long time, Li Zitong might have the intention to test him.
Now that they had stopped relaxing their vigilance and instead strengthened their patrols, they could also give Li Zitong the wrong impression.
" My lord, it's already the fourth day."
Fang Xuanling said as he stood beside Cao Yun.
With every minute that passed, the battle ahead would become more dangerous.
"It's fine. The war in the rear should have started. As long as there's no news, Li Zitong won't dare to act rashly.”
Cao Yun narrowed his eyes slightly.
His starry eyes looked in the direction of Wu County. His eyes seemed to see through everything.
Although Fang Xuanling appeared calm on the surface, he was secretly surprised.
His lord revealed a strong self-confidence, as if he had Li Zitong of Wu County in his grasp.
Li Zitong's thoughts and actions were all controlled by his lord.
He had 10,000 soldiers against 60,000 soldiers alone, and he was able to play with the enemy in the palm of his hand.
Only the king of the world could have such boldness!
At this moment, Fang Xuanling seemed to see a future emperor slowly rising.
Just as Cao Yun had expected, Li Zitong did not dare to act rashly in the direction of Wu County.
Moreover, he thought that the Jiangdong Army had failed to lure the enemy in because they saw that he had not moved. The Jiangdong Army was at their wit's end.
"In a few more days, as long as the Jiangdong army is in chaos, it will be time for our army to attack with all our strength!”
The corner of Li Zitong's mouth curled up slightly. He stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the Jiangdong Army, as if he was the ruler of the world.
At this moment, he thought that he was wise and intelligent, but he did not know that his cleverness had been mistaken by his cleverness. It was really sad!
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