usatvline Chapter 177 Night Attack
Chapter 177 Night Attack
Qin Ke only remembered that he got drunk later and started to accept everyone who offered him alcohol, and he didn't know how much he had drunk.
Anyway, he was finally carried back to his residence.
When I woke up the next day, I had a splitting headache. I rubbed my head and sat up, and found that I was still wearing yesterday's clothes, which were wrinkled.
He frowned, raised his arm and smelled his body. It stank of alcohol, so awful.
"Han Qi!"
"My dear, you're awake." Hearing his voice, Han Qi, who had been guarding outside the door, immediately pushed it open and walked in.
"Well, what time is it now?"
Qin Ke rubbed his temples again. The hangover felt really bad and his head was still a little dizzy. He looked outside the house and could only see the gloomy sky. He couldn't tell what time it was.
Han Qi poured him a glass of water and replied, "It's already past noon. My dear was brought back after midnight last night. I wanted to take off his coat, but he wouldn't let anyone touch him."
This explained why Qin Ke was still wearing yesterday's clothes when he woke up.
Qin Ke drank all the water in one gulp and felt his throat better.
After hearing his words, he nodded and didn't care about it. However, he didn't know that he could still observe the male ethics so well after getting drunk.
Yes, that's good.
But Qin Ke thought again and sighed sadly. If his wife was here, she would never let him fall asleep in such a daze. She would definitely coax him to change his clothes that were stained with alcohol, and then feed him some sobering soup.
No matter what, it would not be like this now.
I miss my wife so much!
Han Qi looked at the changing expression on Qin Ke's face after he finished drinking the water, and asked in confusion: "My dear? Do you want to eat something?"
"Prepare some hot water first. I want to take a bath."
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Qin Ke drank too much this time and took a whole day and night to recover. It happened to be the first day of the new year and he had nothing to do. However, people in the whole city were not in the mood to celebrate the new year. After a day's rest, they continued to build fortifications non-stop.
As expected by the princess, the imperial army was probably on the march even on New Year's Eve, and on the eighth day of the first lunar month, the imperial army arrived at the city gates.
"The ones coming are the Northern Army, just as I expected." The Northern Army is the garrison army guarding the capital, the elite and main force of Dayan's regular army.
The Tiger Guards were a special army that guarded the emperor and would never leave his vicinity. So the army that Zhao Yu could mobilize the fastest was the Northern Army that had been stationed around the capital.
Jinyang stood on the city wall with a telescope, staring closely at the mighty army coming from afar. The symbols on the flags were particularly eye-catching, fluttering in the wind.
The steps were in unison, the armors gleamed coldly, and the weapons exuded a chilling aura. This was clearly not an ordinary army, but an elite division that was well-trained and well-equipped.
They traveled day and night without stopping and were obviously exhausted. They set up camp about ten miles away from Xiaocheng.
"I don't know who will lead the expedition against me this time?"
"Your Highness, it seems that they are not planning to attack the city today." Xiao Anyi looked at the clusters of fire that lit up in the distance, his eyes flickering, and suggested: "Should we...?"
Tonight is the time when the Northern Army is exhausted. After they have rested, they will immediately attack the city. It is better to take the initiative to attack while they are exhausted.
And they probably didn't expect that they would actually initiate an attack.
"Choose a team of men and go there tonight. Be careful."
Before she finished speaking, Jin Yang nodded. She seemed to have had this idea in mind for a long time. To some extent, Xiao Anyi guessed Jin Yang's thoughts rather than offering advice.
The leader of the Northern Army this time was Pang Tong. Before the expedition, the Seventh Prince Zhao Yu specially summoned him to the palace and ordered him to capture Yizhou at all costs.
In order to ensure that nothing could go wrong, he was given 100,000 soldiers and horses. Such a large number of soldiers and horses were enough to deal with a princess who had rebelled.
Pang Tong was full of confidence. Even though Her Royal Highness the Princess had been very famous in the past, how many troops did she have?
She was able to conquer Yizhou only because of the war on the northern border, which the court was unable to take care of for the time being; and there was no army in Yizhou at all.
He knew how many soldiers the princess could recruit since she had only been in Liangzhou for two years. With an army of 100,000, it was only a matter of time before he could capture Yizhou.
After traveling for days, even Pang Tong was exhausted. After announcing that he would set up camp on the spot to rest, he stayed in his tent and did not come out. Even his meals were brought to him by his subordinates.
However, since he could become the commander of the Northern Army, he obviously had some ability. He led his soldiers to inspect the defense of the camp and only went to rest in the tent after ensuring that everything was foolproof.
The night was dark and windy, and the earth was shrouded in darkness.
In the woods not far from the Northern Army camp, a group of men in dark clothing were approaching the camp quietly.
"You lead a team to find their food and grass, and the rest of you wait for their signal. Once you see the fire, take action immediately!"
The main purpose of their trip was to burn some of the enemy's food supplies and cause as many casualties as possible to them.
This mission is important and full of dangers. To some extent, it can be said to be a suicide squad, so the selection is mainly based on voluntary registration.
Having dodged another Northern Army patrol, this group of people crouched down and hid behind the defensive buildings. They all held their breath, secretly calculating the time, waiting for the signal from others.
After a while, a fire finally appeared in the middle and rear part of the tent. Seeing this, the others hurriedly took action.
For a moment, the military camp was filled with flames, and shouts and the sound of gongs followed one after another.
The Northern Army who were originally asleep were awakened by the noise. They immediately realized that there was an enemy attack. Without even having time to put on their clothes, they grabbed the weapons beside them and rushed out in a hurry.
"Enemy attack!!"
When they rushed out of the camp, they were stunned by the scene before them. They saw raging fires in all directions of the army, the fire was fierce, the smoke was full, and the whole camp fell into chaos.
The soldiers panicked and ran in all directions, some trying to put out the fire, others looking for traces of the enemy.
"It's the food, the food is on fire!!"
At once, everyone rushed to put out the fire. Everyone knew the importance of food and fodder during a march or a battle.
Before they could put out the fire, the sound of horse hooves was heard in front of the military camp, getting closer and closer.
I saw a group of cavalrymen wearing black armor and holding big swords rushing in, and people and horses fell to the ground wherever the swords passed.
The group of people killed them by surprise and then rode away. They wanted to chase them, but they were cavalry! How could they catch up with them on their own?