It's midnight.
The city of Youzhou remained silent.
One quarter past midnight...
At the second quarter of midnight...
There was nothing unusual on the city wall.
Some of the generals began to exchange uneasy glances.
Zhao Muyun's heart sank.
Has Tang Yanhai and his group been exposed?
The plan failed?
Just as this despairing silence was about to engulf everything—
Sudden!
A huge ball of fire suddenly rose from the northwest corner tower of Youzhou City!
Immediately following was a deep, thunderous roar!
"BOOM—!!!"
The deafening roar shook the entire city of Youzhou!
Even though they were miles apart, Zhao Muyun could feel the ground beneath his feet trembling slightly.
"A signal! It's a signal!"
I don't know who was the first to shout it out, their voice filled with ecstatic joy.
Zhao Muyun calmly drew his sword, its tip pointing directly at the northwest corner of Youzhou, where flames were raging. With all his might, he let out a thunderous roar:
"All troops, listen to my command—"
"Target Youzhou! Attack the city!"
"Attack the city—!"
Zhao Muyun's roar, filled with boundless determination and passion, was like a spark igniting a powder keg, instantly setting ablaze the long-suppressed flames of war within the seven thousand soldiers of Hedong in the entire birch forest.
"kill--!"
Wu Shangzhi and Guo Luo mounted their horses, and the five hundred heavy cavalry and one thousand light cavalry behind them were already fully armed.
The cold armor gleamed with a dark luster under the torchlight, like a torrent of steel pouring out of hell.
"Mo Dao Battalion! Charge with me!"
Xi Sheng roared as he hoisted the massive Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) onto his shoulder, and five hundred Mo Dao soldiers followed closely behind the heavy cavalry with heavy but determined steps.
Liu Yi's Shenji Battalion quickly moved forward and set up dozens of repeating crossbows and small ballistae at the edge of the woods.
The crossbow bolts were nocked and aimed at the northwest corner of Youzhou, where flames were raging.
Murong Chunhua and Namtso's light cavalry, like outstretched wings, were responsible for covering the flanks and were ready to rush into the city as soon as the city gates opened to expand their gains.
The entire army launched a desperate charge toward Youzhou City, which was five miles away!
The sounds of horses' hooves, footsteps, clashing armor, and heavy breathing merged into a massive wave of sound, shattering the stillness of the night and crashing towards the impregnable city like a tsunami!
Chaos has broken out in Youzhou City!
Tang Yanhai and his dozens of elite scouts launched their attack precisely at 11:45 AM!
Using their disguised identities, they approached the northwest corner tower and launched a surprise attack with the incendiary oil canisters and powerful detonators they were carrying.
The explosion not only destroyed a section of the corner tower wall, but also set fire to nearby barracks and warehouses.
The towering flames and deafening roars instantly plunged the Northern Di garrison in the entire northwest region into extreme chaos and panic.
"What happened?"
"Enemy attack! It's an enemy attack!"
"The corner tower has been blown up! Run!"
The defenders panicked; some tried to put out the fire, some wanted to resist, and some ran around like headless flies.
Even more fatally, the explosion damaged part of the latch and winch at the north gate!
Although the city gate was not completely blown open, it has become loose and cracked!
"Quick! Seize the city gate! Open it!"
Covered in blood and wielding his embroidered spring knife, Tang Yanhai led his men like a hungry tiger to pounce on the city gate, engaging in a fierce hand-to-hand battle with the Northern Di garrison who had rushed to block the gate!
Although they were few in number, each of them was a top-notch special forces soldier, and with the advantage of being the first to act and the terrain, they managed to temporarily hold off an enemy force several times their size, firmly holding their ground near the city gate.
Han Yanshou, who was on the city wall, was awakened from his sleep by the sound of the explosion. Before he could even put on his clothes properly, he rushed up a nearby high-rise building under the protection of his personal guards.
When he saw the towering flames in the northwest and heard the faint sounds of battle, he was struck dumb, and his face turned deathly pale.
"The Northwest...it's the Northwest! Zhao Muyun...how could he...be in the Northwest?"
Han Yanshou's voice was filled with disbelief, horror, and despair.
All his plans and judgments were ruthlessly shattered by reality at this moment!
Zhao Muyun not only dared to attack the city, but also chose the direction from which its defenses were weakest and most unexpected.
"Quickly! Mobilize troops! Everyone who can move, go to the north gate! Block it! Make sure to block it!"
Han Yanshou roared hoarsely, his voice trembling with a hint of a sob.
However, in such a rush, it takes time to transmit orders and even more time to mobilize troops.
Moreover, panic spread like a plague within the city, and many of the garrison soldiers had no idea what was happening and simply followed the crowd blindly.
During this precious window of chaos, Zhao Muyun's main force of the Hedong army had already rushed to the city of Youzhou like a whirlwind!
"Divine Machine Battalion! Fire arrows! Suppress the city walls!" Liu Yi ordered, his eyes red.
The remaining crossbow bolts rained down on the city walls near the north gate, pinning down the Northern Di defenders who were trying to lean out and fire arrows or throw stones.
"Heavy cavalry! Dismount! Take your spears and follow me up the city walls!"
Without hesitation, Wu Shangzhi and Guo Luo abandoned their warhorses, took long spears, and charged towards the corner tower wall that had been breached by the explosion!
Although heavily armored infantry are cumbersome in this kind of climbing warfare, their defensive capabilities are astonishing. Despite sporadic arrows and rocks, they struggle to climb upwards.
"Mo Dao Battalion! Break down the gate!"
Xi Sheng led the strong men of the Mo Dao Battalion, like human battering rams, shouting slogans as they used the heavy handles of their Mo Dao swords, or even their own shoulders, to violently pound the already loose gate again and again!
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