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Chapter 80 Night Raid

Zhatian County.

West of the city

Upon receiving the message, Li Zehao rushed back.

Han Yilin and Cheng Murou had been waiting here for a long time.

After meeting,

Li Zehao voiced his doubts: "Does Your Excellency perhaps intend to launch a night raid on the Pingtian Army's camp tonight?"

"That's right."

Han Yilin nodded decisively: "This army marches during the day, attacks the city in the afternoon and then rushes back and forth. And that's not all. They also built camps outside the city and have been busy until now before they finally stopped making any moves."

"After such a long and tiring day, I don't believe they'll have the energy to be on guard against us at this hour."

After listening to Han Yilin's analysis,

Li Zehao immediately nodded: "Under these circumstances, I think it's worth a try. Now may be the time when they are most relaxed."

"However, they have set up barricades on the sides and rear of the camp, so we can probably only launch an attack from the front of the camp."

State the problem.

Han Yilin laughed: "That's easy. Who said that flanking maneuvers have to be cavalry?"

"What does Your Excellency mean?"

"It's simple, you can just switch places with Cheng Murou," Han Yilin said confidently. "Barricades can stop warhorses, but they can't stop infantry. In a moment, Cheng Murou will lead the infantry out from the west gate, circle around to the rear of the Pingtian Army camp, and launch a surprise attack. After the camp is in chaos, you can lead the cavalry to break in from the east gate."

"Attacked from both sides, I don't believe he can hold out!"

I heard that

Li Zehao's eyes lit up instantly: "My lord, this plan is brilliant!"

Cheng Murou echoed, "Don't worry, sir. As long as Murou charges in, they won't have a chance to regroup."

Seeing that both of them agreed,

Han Yilin didn't hesitate: "Then let's do it this way. Mu Rou, you lead all the infantry out of the city immediately."

"Li Zehao, you can lead the cavalry and wait at the east gate."

The person who came clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes, sir."

After setting up,

Take immediate action.

It's already late at night, less than two hours until dawn. If we delay any longer, it will be harder to launch a surprise attack once it's light.

......

After Cheng Murou led her soldiers out of the city gate,

Han Yilin returned to the East Building.

Standing on the city wall,

Looking out of the city, in the darkness of night, one could still vaguely see the flickering lights of the Pingtian Army's camp.

Simultaneously,

The map interface is still displayed in front of me.

It can be clearly seen that

A dense cluster of red dots gathered outside the city gate, with only a few scattered red dots still active nearby.

These were clearly soldiers on patrol.

the other side,

There was also a bunch of small green dots moving towards the Pingtian Army.

Five miles...

Sanli...

One mile...

at this time,

The Pingtian Army camp was quiet.

After a long day of hard work, the Pingtian Army soldiers were extremely exhausted and were all fast asleep in their tents, their snores rising and falling.

The camp was surrounded by

Although patrolling soldiers and sentries were deployed,

But these people are just as tired during the day, and now they all have droopy eyelids and keep yawning as they walk.

Some people simply leaned against the wooden fence and dozed off with their eyes closed.

At this time,

The outer perimeter of the camp,

A patrolling soldier,

I opened my eyes groggily.

In a trance,

In the woods in front of us,

He thought he saw a figure, and just as he was about to get closer to take a look, Cheng Murou appeared in front of him.

The soldier rubbed his eyes, thinking he was hallucinating from sleepiness.

"Where did this woman come from so late at night...?"

He muttered something.

A flash of cold light suddenly appeared.

The blade pierced his throat in an instant. Cheng Murou reached out and supported the body, preventing it from falling to the ground with a sound.

then,

Continue to approach stealthily.

All the patrolling soldiers near the camp, including the sentries, were silently dealt with by Cheng Murou.

of course,

This doesn't mean her stealth skills are particularly outstanding.

It's purely these soldiers.

Everyone was yawning, and many could barely keep their eyes open. In such a relaxed state, it was naturally easy to succeed.

quickly,

All resolved.

The infantry behind immediately followed.

Soon,

More than a thousand soldiers made their way to the back gate of the camp without alerting anyone.

As for the barricades...

It can indeed withstand cavalry charges, but its effectiveness against infantry is very limited.

The soldiers carefully slipped through the gaps in the barricades.

Where it is truly impassable,

They then worked together to move it away.

quickly,

Behind the camp,

A path was cleared, and it was at this moment that Cheng Murou gave the order to attack.

"attack!"

Shouts of battle suddenly ripped through the night sky.

At almost the same time,

Dozens of torches were lit.

We crossed the wooden fence and landed in the camp.

tent,

Grain carts,

Piles of hay

A fire quickly broke out.

More than a thousand soldiers flooded into the camp like a tidal wave, and many Pingtian Army soldiers were killed while they were still asleep.

Even from a distance,

Many people were awakened by the shouts of killing.

In the chaos, there was no time to put on armor or assemble into formation; one by one, they were submerged in the tide.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy troops at the rear camp!"

"Get up!"

Panic-stricken shouts rang out from all directions.

In the darkness of night,

People were running around everywhere.

The fire spread rapidly, tent after tent was set ablaze, and sleeping soldiers scrambled to escape, plunging the place into chaos in the blink of an eye.

at this time,

Niu Hongshan, as the commander, was immediately awakened, both shocked and furious: "What happened?"

During the questioning,

He sat up from the bed.

Outside the tent,

The sounds of shouting, screaming, and gongs mingled together.

The guards rushed in in a panic.

"Commander, the enemy has broken in from the rear!"

"The rear camp?"

Niu Hongshan's expression changed. "What's going on? Why aren't there any police officers or patrols?"

"I don't know. The enemy has already broken in. We'd better run!"

"Run away, you son of a bitch!"

Niu Hongshan slapped the man across the face.

then,

He grabbed his weapon and left the tent.

Seeing the enemy troops charging in the distance, he quickly regained his composure: "What's the panic? They're just a bunch of chickens and dogs."

"Order all soldiers to assemble at the central command. As long as they hold their ground, they will be walking into a trap!"

these people,

After all, they were not comparable to a rabble like mountain bandits or outlaws.

Each and every one of them is a veteran of countless battles.

After a brief period of panic,

quickly,

More and more Pingtian soldiers came to their senses and began to gather in the center, attempting to stabilize their formation.

But Han Yilin had already prepared a backup plan.

On the city tower,

After seeing the flames rise in the distance,

Han Yilin, who had been staring at the map the whole time, immediately ordered the city gates to be opened. The heavy city gates were slowly hoisted up, and Li Zehao, who had been ready to go, suddenly spurred his horse and charged out first.

"kill!"

Two hundred light cavalry followed closely behind.

The long-suppressed sound of horses' hooves finally erupted.

Rumbling--

Two hundred warhorses galloped along the main road like a black torrent, heading straight for the main gate of the Pingtian Army camp.

The Pingtian Army in the camp

Their attention was almost entirely drawn to the firelight and shouts of battle behind them. By the time they realized the cavalry was approaching, it was too late to close the camp gates.

Li Zehao suddenly swept his halberd horizontally.

Several soldiers guarding the camp gate were thrown out.

next moment,

Two hundred light cavalrymen surged into the camp through the gate.

trampled by horses' hooves

Long spear swung,

The newly assembled formation

moment,

He was then pierced through from behind by Li Zehao.

"cavalry!"

"There are enemy troops here too! We're surrounded!"

Terrified cries quickly spread throughout the camp.