The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 132 Night attack on enemy camp
The huge rocks fell from the sky with a force of more than a thousand pounds. Even Gu Ping'an did not dare to take them head-on. Although most of them missed, many of them hit the city wall.

The rubble flew everywhere, and the defenders on the wall had no time to dodge. In a blink of an eye, dozens of people were killed or injured.

Pushan Anzhen's army of 30,000 men marched forward, braving the torrential rain of arrows, filling ditches and leveling barriers, and now had advanced to the foot of the city.

"The first one to breach the city gate will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and a hundred acres of fertile farmland!"

Drums and horns sounded, grappling hooks were thrown, and ladders were set up. This group of Jin soldiers were truly elite, and each of them was fearless and climbed up while howling.

Siege ladders are not ordinary bamboo ladders. They are based on large wood, with wheels underneath. They can be placed at the edge of the wall and then the ladders can be placed on top to climb up the city wall.

Pushan Anzhen thought that the civil strife in the city was a good opportunity to attack the city, but unexpectedly, the internal trouble was quelled by Gu Ping'an with a single arrow. When the Jin army rushed to the city, all the soldiers had already returned to their positions and were ready for battle.

The wolf-fang bat whizzed down and hit the ladder heavily, and immediately a series of screams rang out.

This wolf-tooth mace is five feet square, made of thick elm wood, and densely inlaid with wolf-tooth iron nails. It is lifted with cow tendon and hemp rope, and then dropped horizontally.

Several Jin soldiers were killed and splattered on the spot. The huge bat continued to move forward and hit a ladder nearby heavily.

The ladder was shaken violently by the impact, and the soldiers on the ladder lost their balance and fell, leaving behind only bursts of wailing.

Yang Miaozhen remained calm in the face of danger and passed down military orders one after another. After half a day, no one climbed up the city wall.

Gu Ping'an had no place to display his skills, so he simply took out his longbow, put on a feather arrow, and shot anyone he saw dressed as an officer.

Although he had no famous teacher to teach him archery, he relied on his extraordinary physical strength and profound internal energy. His arrows were as powerful as thunder and as fast as lightning. Even eagles and falcons could not escape, let alone a living person on the battlefield.

Dozens of eagle feather arrows were shot out in succession, easily taking dozens of lives. The steel helmets and iron armor were like paper and clay sculptures.

"Excellent archery! Could it be Young Master Gu again?"

For a moment, the troops on the wall cheered like a tsunami, and the officers, big and small, below the city were all worried and hid behind their heavy shields, not daring to show their heads to give orders.

Pushan Anzhen was clearly standing two or three hundred steps away, but he unconsciously retreated a few steps.

The Jin people were also a nomadic people, and their riding and archery skills were not inferior to those of the Mongols. Seeing someone on the city with such excellent archery skills, they drew their bows and shot at him, determined to get rid of him.

Gu Ping'an was calm and fearless. He flicked the longbow in his hand and easily deflected all the arrows.

Hundreds of archers fired several rounds at the same time, but they couldn't do anything to him.

After fighting like this for most of the day, as the sun was setting and the sky was getting darker, Pushan Anzhen knew that there was no hope of taking the city, so he sounded the horn to call back his troops.

The soldiers on the city were also exhausted at this moment. They symbolically fired two rounds of arrows and watched the Jin army retreat like a tide.

The first offensive ended with thousands of casualties among the Jin army.

The Red Turban Army in the city also suffered heavy casualties. With repeated attacks from more than ten catapults and arrows from crossbows falling from below the city, the casualties reached over a thousand in half a day.

In the following days, Pushan Anzhen used harassment tactics again, sending out small groups of Jin troops from time to time, either to make tentative feints or to shout insults from afar, but he never organized such a large-scale offensive again.

The food and grass in the city are enough to last for some time, and there are beacons everywhere in the Jin territory. The Jin army is more afraid of delay than the defenders of Juzhou.

However, the autumn harvest is approaching. If the enemy is not repelled, once the weather turns cold, the people's hard work for the whole year will be wasted.

What is even more serious is that the Jin army has been besieging the city for more than half a month, and there has been no news from Haizhou. If Laolang and his men lose their patience and lead troops to support, they will inevitably be ambushed.

Yang Miaozhen thought about it carefully for several days and finally confirmed Pushan Anzhen's plan.

"Golden Dog must have known this for a long time. For now, there are two options."

On the city wall, she called Gu Ping'an and the Li Quan brothers.

"First, a large group of cavalry will break out of the city, join forces with the Haizhou soldiers, and then cooperate with the Juzhou defenders to launch an all-out counterattack on the enemy camp."

Li Quan frowned and pondered upon hearing this. Defending the city was a serious matter, and Juzhou still needed Yang Miaozhen to be in charge. Naturally, he couldn't lead the cavalry to break out personally. That task would inevitably fall to his brothers.

But he had also witnessed the combat effectiveness of the elite Jin army in the past few days, and he no longer had any contempt for them. Instead, he was a little worried about his own safety.

Pushan Anzhen still has several thousand elite cavalry under his command. If an ambush is really set, he has no confidence that he can escape unscathed.

"What about the second?"

The two brothers looked at each other, Li Fu coughed lightly and asked.

Yang Miaozhen couldn't help but guess what he was thinking. She sneered in her heart and continued.

"This second method is even more risky."

Gu Ping'an exchanged a glance with her and asked, "Chief Yang, are you talking about a night attack?"

"Exactly! There are still over 40,000 Jin soldiers left. They are suffering from heavy losses due to food and fodder. If we can launch a night attack and burn their food supplies, the army will retreat on its own."

Upon hearing this plan, Li Quan and Li Fu's eyes lit up at the same time.

Yang Miaozhen changed the subject and said, "When it comes to marching and fighting, food and supplies are of paramount importance. They must be well guarded and difficult to obtain."

Li Quan glanced at Gu Ping'an secretly, and his heart moved.

"Brother Gu's martial arts skills are far superior to ours. It would be difficult to display them in a battle between two armies, but if he brings an elite squad to attack the camp, that would be the perfect place to use them!"

He thought his excuses were plausible, and he looked righteous and smug.

"I've dealt with that Pushan Anzhen before. He's a meticulous and cunning man. He'll definitely set up an ambush at the forage camp."

Li Fu didn't think twice and started with a poor provocation: "Young Master Gu, are you scared?"

"What's the hurry, Deputy Chief Li?"

Gu Pingan glanced at him, but instead of being angry, he smiled.

"Knowing there's an ambush and still forcing your way in is sheer foolhardiness. It would be better to play it safe and capture the leader first."

Yang Miaozhen was stunned at first, but then her expression brightened up. If she could kill Pushan Anzhen, the Jin army would be in chaos. Then she could attack them with her army, and the food and grass for the 40,000 men would be in her pocket.

Li Quan was able to lead an army of rebels and was not a mere fool. He immediately slapped his thigh with a look of joy on his face.

"It is truly a blessing from heaven to have Young Master Gu's assistance. I will go and gather my most elite subordinates!"

"No need," Gu Ping'an shook his head to stop him, "There are spies of the Jin army outside the city. Too many people will only make them conspicuous. Nianci and I are enough."

"This..." Li Quan was stunned. "Isn't it too risky for two people to break into the camp?"

"No problem, I'm quite sure."

Seeing that he was confident, Yang Miaozhen also trusted him wholeheartedly. Li Fu's eyes rolled and he had another little idea.

Attacking the camp alone and killing the enemy commander is a great achievement.

Now Yang Miaozhen's prestige in the army has surpassed that of their brothers. If they are robbed of the credit for defeating the enemy, how can they compete with her in the future?
"Young Master Gu is a man of chivalrous spirit, and Miss Mu is as capable as any man. Brothers admire and respect them both."

Thinking of this, he spoke quickly.

"If you two don't mind, I'm willing to go into the tiger's den with you!"

(End of this chapter)