The sky gradually darkened, and the soldiers on duty at the city wall also changed shifts. The patrol teams went back and forth, scanning the surroundings of Gaozhou City.

  Not far from the city, a group of Northern Yuan cavalry had been waiting for a long time on a hillside. At this moment, an eagle swooped down from the sky and landed on someone's arm.

  "The divine eagle saw that there were guarding troops in Gaozhou City, and tonight we will launch a surprise attack and kill them off guard." The man said, taking out several pieces of raw meat from his bosom to feed the eagle, without even raising his head.

  "Alright! Let's proceed with the plan, you'll lead 500 brave warriors to infiltrate the city through the underground tunnel, setting fires everywhere to disrupt the enemy's vision. We'll provide support from outside and attack the city together. With our combined efforts, we'll surely take them down." The leading Yuan cavalryman gave the order in a low voice.

  Zha He, who was relatively short compared to others, quietly led the troops to a different location, which turned out to be the entrance of a secret passage outside the city. Five hundred Northern Yuan brave warriors entered in a file and rushed straight into the city.

  "Sir, will the provisions of the Ming army really be stored in this Gaozhou city?" One of Ha Chigu's subordinates asked with doubt.

  "Xiangji, I know you disagree with my arrangements. You want to go back to your tribe and quell the rebellion, but don't forget that there are also traitors in my tribe. Our enemy has always been the Ming people. The turmoil at home will naturally be resolved by others. What's most important now is to burn down the Ming army's grain supplies!" Ha Chigu looked coldly, his face expressionless, his eyes fixed on the lights of Gaozhou City flickering in the darkness.

  "I will obey, but after this great battle is over, I will definitely challenge you." Sangji hesitated for a moment and still followed Ha Chigu's command. "Haha! This is the kind of spirit that men on the grasslands should have! After the war is over, I'll accompany you to the end!"

  "Sir! In the distance, flames are flickering in and out of sight within the city. The garrison at the gate is getting restless. I've observed that many people seem to have been transferred away!" This was reported by the scout horse sent out by Ha Chigu.

  "Alright! Warriors, take down Gaozhou City, burn the Ming army's grain, and may the heavens bless us!" Ha Erke shouted as he rode out with his 20,000 iron cavalrymen, like a flood rushing straight to the foot of Gaozhou City to meet up with the Zha Huai troops inside.

  ……

  Time rewound to the moment when Zha He led his troops into the tunnel, five hundred people crowded in the low and narrow tunnel, moving forward slowly. This tunnel was just right for the Han people of the Central Plains, but it seemed a bit short for the tall and large Northern Yuan people. Who made the person who designed this tunnel at that time a Han person, or a coerced Han person, he dug this tunnel according to his own height.

  The path was narrow, but it could accommodate two soldiers walking side by side, which saved a lot of time. The light from the torches cast eerie shadows on the walls as they walked, and occasionally, small rodents scurried past their feet. They first walked down a slope, then turned around in a big circle, and when they came back, the Northern Yuan soldiers faintly heard some noises above them. Zha He knew that they might have already entered the city, so he hastily ordered the soldiers to quicken their pace.

  After another winding and turning, this tunnel, which is more tortuous than the nine bends of the Yellow River, finally changed at a bend. The leading soldier found a corpse that had been dead for some years. Judging from the clothes on the body that had not yet rotted, it should be a Ming dynasty person.

  Zahar remembered the leader's words, knowing that seeing a corpse meant they had reached the exit of the underground tunnel. Sure enough, by the light of the fire, he carefully observed and found an upward-facing hole. Overjoyed, Zahar hastily ordered his men to dig open the passage above.

  Unfortunately, the path was dark and the torchlight was limited. He didn't notice any changes in the soil layer at the entrance of the cave. If that skeleton were still alive, it would have definitely discovered that the soil at the entrance had been dug up and covered again...

  A landslide came down, and two of Zaha's men, covered in dust, went out to take a look. The two soldiers poked their heads out and found that this exit was in an abandoned courtyard, with no signs of anyone around. Zaha quickly ordered his men to speed up and get out of the tunnel so they could set fire and create chaos.

  Just as the last Northern Yuan soldier emerged from the tunnel, large torches suddenly lit up on the houses around the courtyard. The sound of strong bows being strung rose and fell in waves. As people who had used bows for many years, the Northerners were naturally familiar with this sound, especially Zha He, who loved to hear the sound of bowstrings being slowly drawn when killing enemies.

  But now they were targeted by bows and arrows, Tang Yun had ambushed 3,000 archers here, intimidating the 500 people in the courtyard from a higher position.

  No one from the Ming side came out to persuade surrender, nor did anyone from the Northern Yuan come out to surrender. The two sides seemed to have agreed on something, and just as the bowmen were about to release their final arrow, Zhaohui shouted loudly and led his 500 men in a charge towards the outside of the courtyard.

  "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." Three thousand arrows aimed at a small courtyard, it can be said that they fell like rain. One round of arrows, five hundred people went down to four hundred, the remaining one hundred were all injured, with no less than thirty arrows stuck in Zha He's body alone. The archers also knew whose head was worth money, but now there was no way to distinguish who had shot and killed Zha He.

  After the headman died, the remaining hundred soldiers were frightened and pushed each other, shouting to escape from the tunnel. At this time, the second round of arrows shot down, and the Northern Yuan soldiers fell one by one.

  Finally, one of them who ran the fastest stood at the entrance of the cave and felt that he was going to survive. The Longevity Heaven was indeed protecting him.

  "Hmmph..." One after another, arrows pierced his back. Before he could even thank the heavens, he personally went to find his heavenly god.

  His body rolled into the cave entrance, facing the other corpse, with a look of lucky survival still frozen on his face. The skull of the corpse had two empty sockets that emitted a faint glow, looking at the Northern Yuan soldiers not far away, the corners of its mouth slightly raised, as if revealing a mocking smile...

  Xu Sheng on the roof curled his lip, feeling uninterested. This kind of simple slaughter couldn't arouse any interest in him. Just as he was thinking of finding Zhang Feng to probe into the matter of pulling people, he discovered that Zhang was staring fixedly at the corpse of Yuan Ren below, his body trembling slightly.

  "What's wrong, kid? Never seen a dead person before? Scared?" Xu Sheng teased, opening his mouth. Zhang Feng slowly turned his head to look at him, his wide eyes filled with bloodshot, and Xu Sheng felt a chill run down his spine.

  "It's not fear, it's excitement..."

  ……

  "Adults! The battle in the east of the city has been won, and all the Yuan soldiers who came out of the tunnels have been annihilated, totaling 500 people, including a thousand households!"

  At this time, Tang Yun, who was wearing armor and helmet, nodded. He didn't worry about the east city tunnel, where Xu Sheng had made arrangements. The internal response was already gone, but he wanted to see how they would coordinate from outside.

  "Pass the order, ignite the fire piles at the designated locations and withdraw the patrol troops from the city walls. Notify all places to prepare for defensive battles and notify Chen Kui to bring all the equipment prepared by Wang Ye to the top of the city wall!" Tang Yun calmly arranged the orders, standing with his hands behind him in front of the hall door, which was facing a city gate

  Just as the messenger had left, Tang Yun's face revealed a cold smile as he stood in the great hall, gazing at the flames rising from all directions within the city. The bait was now set, and all that was needed was for the fish outside the city to take it.

  Northern Yuan people! Tonight, let you experience the power of our Great Ming firearms...

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