The next day.
Early in the morning, Qin Ze led his army out of Huaiyao City and headed towards Zhucheng.
Li Hai had already led the garrison to Anyang County, so Qin Ze arrived in Zhucheng two days later, but did not stay long. After resting in Zhucheng for one night, he left Zhucheng the next day.
After leaving Zhucheng, Qin Ze hurried on horseback to Anyang County.
Thus, it took a total of five days.
That evening, when they were only 20 li away from Anyang County, Qin Ze finally stationed his troops.
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Dark clouds obscured the sun, and the gloomy sky was covered with a layer of gray twilight. A cold wind howled, and a few crows flapped their wings and cawed loudly in the air.
Outside Anyang County, the soldiers on duty in the watchtower glanced at the gloomy sky, and their expressions also darkened.
"It looks like we won't have any good weather these next few days," a soldier remarked.
"Yes, there's been no sun since yesterday, and the wind is really strong. It's alright during the day, but at night when the wind blows, my back feels chilly." His companion shrank his neck and stared blankly into the distance.
"You haven't worked many night shifts, so how many times have you been exposed to the cold wind? It's all Qin Ze's fault for rebelling, which has forced us to add a lot more people to the guard duty day and night. We've been waiting for this every day, and it's getting anxious," the soldier said, shaking his head.
"What are you saying? Are you in a hurry? It's best if he doesn't come!"
"However, if he really comes, then let him taste our power!"
"Now that the barbarian army is not here, if Qin Ze fights us here and dies at our hands, it will be a great achievement!"
At this point, the two exchanged a glance, and smiles appeared in their eyes.
Just then, a cry of surprise came from the side:
"Someone's coming!!"
The two men felt a chill run down their spines and quickly turned to look!
Sure enough, several black dots appeared five miles away, and they arrived very quickly.
Those were people on horseback, but not many.
Who is it?
For a moment, the soldiers on the watchtower all craned their necks, staring intently ahead.
As they drew closer, reaching a distance of three miles, the soldiers could clearly see the attire of those people.
Those people rode fine horses, wore cold clothes, had curved swords at their waists, wore masks, carried a large bow on their backs, and had a crescent-shaped sword hanging at their waists.
"Who goes there! Halt!" a soldier shouted.
But no reply was received.
"Come any closer, or we'll fire arrows!" another soldier shouted.
But these people still rode up at full speed, completely ignoring them.
The soldiers were furious and immediately shouted, "Draw your bows and fire when they're within range! Death or life is no object!"
Then, the soldiers on the watchtower began to nock their arrows and draw their bows, the cold arrowheads already aimed at those men.
A moment later, when only about 500 meters remained, the newcomer swiftly drew his bow and arrows from his back, and then with a few swift "whoosh" sounds, several arrows were fired at once!
The soldiers on the watchtower were shocked! These people could actually shoot arrows from this distance!
They can't shoot from that distance!
With a series of "bangs," arrows flew into the city tower, nearly hitting several soldiers, who broke out in a cold sweat.
But after shooting their arrows, those men didn't linger and immediately turned and left.
The soldiers watched helplessly as they left, unable to reach them with their arrows, and the orders from above forbade anyone from pursuing them.
At this moment, a soldier said in a deep voice, "A message is tied to the arrow!"
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Inner city area.
In the military camp, Lian Xiaoru stared at the letter with a gloomy expression, his face ashen.
Li Hai, standing to the side, peeked out cautiously and asked, "Father-in-law, what... what are you saying?"
Lian Xiaoru had already finished reading the letter, and he tore it to shreds in a fit of rage.
"Hmph! What a boastful tone! Utterly arrogant!"
"They actually dared to try to persuade me to surrender and open the city gates! How arrogant! They simply don't take me seriously!"
Upon hearing this, Li Hai frowned: "He wants us to open the city gates and hand over Anyang County to him. This is truly... utterly arrogant!"
Lian Xiaoru's face was grim as he said in a cold voice:
"They said if I didn't open the city gates, they would start a massacre!"
"Hmph! Arrogant!"
"You think you can scare me? I'll see what you can do to me if I don't open the city gates!"
"They really think they're invincible after wiping out the Hu and Ma tribes! Little do they know there are always mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people!"
"You won every battle you fought before, but that's because you hadn't met me yet!"
Li Hailian confirmed that it was true.
Lian Xiaoru continued, "Hmph, once you arrive in my Anyang County, dragons will coil around you, and tigers will lie down!"
"No matter what kind of demons or monsters you are, you won't be able to break through my city!"
Li Hai nodded and then asked, "Father-in-law, when does he want us to give an answer?"
Lian Xiaoru snorted coldly, "They said that if the people outside the city had not left before sunset and the city gates had not been opened, they would attack the city tomorrow and start a massacre."
At this point, Lian Xiaoru's anger grew even stronger.
"You brat! You're even more arrogant than your father!"
"If he were standing in front of me, I'd chop his head off with one stroke!"
Li Hai nodded and added, "Father-in-law, you are incredibly brave! That brat Qin Ze dared to invade; he will never return!"
Lian Xiaoru glared with his tiger-like eyes, flicked his cloak, and waved his large hand:
"Just you wait!"
"I'll see how he plays tomorrow!"
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Sunset.
It is twenty li outside Anyang County.
In the military camp, Qin Ze stood with his hands behind his back, listening to Zhi Xiong's report.
"My lord, as expected, they have no intention of withdrawing their troops and opening the city gates."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ze nodded slightly, his face expressionless.
Zhang Liao stood to the side with his arms crossed and his eyes slightly narrowed, while Dian Wei was squatting on the ground, sharpening his rarely used treasured sword.
"Tomorrow morning, follow me to attack the city," Qin Ze said calmly.
"Yes, my lord!"
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The next day, at dawn.
Qin Ze left the camp and came to an open space to exchange for soldiers and horses.
After capturing Tongwei City, Qin Ze exchanged for 30,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. The reason he didn't exchange for more was firstly because attacking those small cities didn't require too many soldiers, and secondly, it was to save on food consumption.
Although there are many points, each soldier redeemed needs to eat, so naturally, every effort should be made to save money.
At this moment, the accumulated points have reached more than 70 million.
Qin Ze entered the system shop and began selecting items to redeem.
Since this is a siege battle, a lot of siege equipment will be needed. Therefore, Qin Ze first looked at the equipment.
The shop features chariots, battering rams, siege towers, siege ladders, war siege engines, ballistae, trench bridges, and more...
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