This sounds like very plain language, but everyone here knows that war is imminent, so these words are the best blessing!

Mr. Huo was the first to stand up: "We are about to take action. I will offer you tea instead of wine in return!"

After finishing his tea, he smashed the teacup on the ground, just like every time before they went to war, they would drink heavily and then smash the wine bowls together!

Gu Yuzhi had heard Mr. Huo mention this incident, and he followed suit, smashing his teacup.

Seeing that His Highness was in such a state, the remaining people finished their tea and smashed their cups with a bang.

After everyone was seated again, Gu Yuzhi looked around, then pointed to the table full of dishes and said, "Everyone, let's eat!"

Eat more so you'll have the strength to kill more enemies later.

The night grew darker and darker, and the moonlight became hazy.

Compared to last night, there was no wind today, but there were still no stars in the sky.

Before nightfall, Commander Zhu had already gathered all the able-bodied men in the city and given them a simple lesson on how to help the defending army once the war began.

Besides moving stones and wooden stakes, these able-bodied men were also responsible for moving corpses from the city walls...

At this moment, Huizhou City was completely silent.

The able-bodied men stood where they were required to stand, while the other people kept their doors tightly shut, either hiding in cellars or desperately blocking their doors, in order to prevent the navy from entering the city and massacring the people if the war was lost.

Gu Yuzhi changed into gold-threaded soft armor and specially made small armor, carrying a bow and arrows and a specially made small spear, and led two hundred elite soldiers to Yuding Gate.

At this moment, the city walls, just like in the days before, were completely dark.

Gu Yuzhi, escorted by Guard Zhang and Jiang Kangming, walked up the city wall. The group looked up at the dark sky and waited quietly for news from the other two city gates.

A moment later, fires suddenly lit up at the east and west gates. Gu Yuzhi's eyes widened in surprise, and he turned to look at the outside of the Yuding Gate.

Before he arrived, Mr. Huo had told him that the navy sent by the King of Chu did not have siege ladders or other tools, so as long as the city gates were not opened, the navy would definitely not be able to break in.

Because fire attacks were not allowed at Yuding Gate, their attack time had to be later than that of Dongzhimen and Xizhimen, and everything had to wait for a signal.

The navy outside Yuding Gate was thrown into chaos when they saw the firelight coming from the East and West Gates. They scrambled to their feet in a panic, not even bothering to pack up their camp, and hastily reorganized their ranks.

During the day, they received news that the navy outside Anning Gate had been completely annihilated, and they had been preparing and waiting for a day, but Huizhou City did not react at all.

They assumed that Huizhou City had also suffered heavy losses, so they should take a rest. Who would have thought that after nightfall, the defending troops of Huizhou City would start to resist!

They only have a few hundred people?

How dare they provoke several thousand of them?

The naval commander outside Yuding Gate was instantly enraged, and torches were quickly lit, revealing their location to Gu Yuzhi.

Gu Yuzhi took down his bow and arrow, glanced at the person standing at the front of the group, and pouted, saying, "Guard Zhang, I don't have enough strength to hit this person."

Why isn't he growing up faster?

Guard Zhang, half-crouching, glanced at Gu Yuzhi's fully drawn bow: "Your Highness is already doing exceptionally well."

Somewhat dejected, Gu Yuzhi slung his bow and arrows back over his shoulder and stood on tiptoe to look at the navy that was already lined up below the city wall: "Guard Zhang, it seems they are about to set off."

When analyzing the battle situation before, Mr. Huo said that after the firelight came from the East and West Gates, the Yuding Gate remained unmoved, which could very likely cause the navy outside the city gate to misunderstand and send their troops to support the other two city gates.

Gu Yuzhi's task was to prevent them from going to provide support.

Upon hearing this, Guard Zhang stood up again, drew his bow, and aimed an arrow at the soldier on the far right holding a torch.

Before anyone could react, he suddenly released his grip, and the arrow flew straight towards the man, piercing his neck with a soft thud. The man instinctively clutched his wound and then collapsed with a thud.

The torch fell beside him, illuminating his incredulous face.

The general was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened and he roared, "Enemy attack!"

Upon hearing the words "enemy attack," the navy was thrown into chaos once again. They quickly recovered, raised their shields, and prepared to defend against the possible barrage of arrows.

But to their surprise, the people inside Yuding Gate remained completely silent.

If it weren't for the torches still burning on the ground and the corpses lying there, they would have even doubted that the arrow they had just shot was a hallucination.

After waiting a moment, the general suddenly shouted, "Put out the torches! Put out the torches!"

The moonlight is poor tonight. As long as they are in the dark and so far apart, the other side will definitely not be able to find their exact location.

Meanwhile, the flames at the other two city gates grew ever brighter, illuminating half the sky, and the sounds of fighting could even be faintly heard.

In comparison, the quietness of Yuding Gate was somewhat eerily unsettling.

The general peered through the gaps in his shield and saw what appeared to be shadowy figures on the city wall, yet also nothing at all...

His brows were almost furrowed into a deep frown. After what had just happened, he certainly wouldn't naively believe that the Yuding Gate was unguarded.

But why did the Prince of Qi choose to launch a counterattack today?

Could it be that he guessed that His Highness the King of Chu had already led his men from the Grand Canal to Lingnan?

After a moment's thought, the general growled, "We can't see what's happening on the city walls, and the people on the walls can't see what's happening to us either."

"We can't stay here; we must support Dongzhimen and Xizhimen."

The general called out a name and whispered instructions, planning to split the team in two to protect the soldiers at the other two city gates as much as possible.

We'll decide whether to attack or continue defending the city once His Highness the King of Chu's reply arrives tomorrow.

The soldiers were arranging tactics, but little did they know that Gu Yuzhi, with two hundred elite soldiers, quietly slid down from the city wall and approached them silently.

With the day drawing near and having adapted to the darkness, Guard Zhang and his men instantly drew their bows and launched an attack before the enemy could react.

The arrows bypassed the front-line shields and pierced the bodies of the soldiers behind them.

The sounds of arrows piercing bodies, soldiers' cries of agony, and bodies falling to the ground echoed continuously.

The general dared not delay for a moment, resisting the rain of arrows while directing everyone to retreat up the mountain.

The general was certain that not many men would come to attack Huizhou, and once they entered the mountains, the battlefield would be theirs: "Into the mountains! Into the mountains! We'll hold out until dawn, and once His Highness's reinforcements arrive, we'll storm Huizhou! We'll avenge our fallen brothers!"

The general's words roused the soldiers who had been demoralized.

They just wanted to surround Huizhou; as long as Qi Chengjun confessed, the people of Huizhou would be safe...