"So, I think you should return the sword to me, okay?" Cai'er continued.
Dugu Qiu was choked by Cai'er's words and was thinking about how to deal with this little girl.
At this moment, the tree fell down, crushing Dugu Qiu, who was still thinking about countermeasures, to the ground.
It was the tree he had cut down, and the direction in which it fell was very spiritual.
Jiang Hai and others watched this scene and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Dugu Qiu was furious.
He climbed up and swung his sword wildly, chopping the entire tree crown into pieces, leaving only the bare trunk.
He threw the sword to the ground in annoyance, and it stuck deeply into the soil.
Cai'er blinked her eyes, stepped forward, pulled out the sword with force, and put it back into the scabbard.
"Old Qiu, don't be angry. I'll give you my good sword when we get back to Xincheng."
Jiang Hai comforted him appropriately.
"What sword? Is it better than this girl's sword?" Dugu Qiu's eyes lit up instantly.
"Of course. I haven't even named my previous sword yet. If you want it, I'll give it to you."
"That's fine, but it would be a waste in your hands. Besides, you don't know how to use a sword, so why would you want such a fine sword?"
"You don't understand. That's poetry and the distant future. I once dreamed of traveling the world with a sword."
"Okay, let's call it Tianya."
Jiang Hai's mouth twitched. This old man was already thinking of giving his sword a name.
…
Two days later, in the morning.
The Qin army arrived outside Donggu Pass, still some distance away from the pass.
Seeing that the several small hills ahead had been cleared, Qin Shi signaled the team to stop and not move forward.
Climb to a high point, raise the telescope and observe from a distance.
I looked in the direction of Donggu Pass and fortunately the pass had not been captured.
He looked at the Hu Can army outside the pass again. There were still a lot of them.
At this time, the attack and defense of the pass had not yet begun. Hu Can's army was adjusting its formation and it seemed that they were about to launch an attack.
At this time, the army that was originally preparing to attack stopped again.
Qin Shi observed and thought about what was going on.
After a while, a group of cavalrymen were seen detached from Hu Can's army and heading back.
They seemed to be in a hurry and were marching very quickly.
“Humph, it seems like they want to go back to Liaocheng and Wucheng for reinforcements.
So the young master and his men have succeeded. Now it's our turn."
Qin Shi was observing while talking to the battalion commander beside him.
"That's great, shall we do it tonight?"
"Well, let's see what the situation is. We don't necessarily have to do it tonight. We'll decide based on how things turn out after today's truce."
"Hey, Boss, you better act sooner rather than later. I'm itching to blow him up."
The battalion commander was getting impatient.
"Go away, you just keep making a fuss. Do you understand the strategy? We need to fight beautifully, not just blindly."
Qin Shi was also feeling itchy and wanted to take action right away, but as the boss, he had to keep his composure.
…
Dusk falls.
After three days of attack and defense, both sides in Donggu Pass suffered losses, and the attackers naturally paid a higher price.
However, the number of defenders was small to begin with, and the first three days of fighting were extremely fierce, killing at least 30% of the soldiers.
Hu Can's enemy troops probably lost about 20,000 men.
The battle was extremely brutal and the corpses piled up like mountains.
Fortunately, we managed to hold on.
Zhou Yi patrolled the wall and looked at the exhausted soldiers.
He felt bitter and wondered why God didn't kill these dogs. It was almost time for him to change shifts, and this happened.
If Yuchi Zhong's reinforcements could not arrive in time, he would probably have to die here.
But the army's morale cannot be dispersed, Zhou Yi encouraged the soldiers and said,
"Soldiers, after a few days of fighting, the reinforcements are getting closer and closer and will arrive in a few days."
Having said that, he was still unsure. According to the intelligence, it would probably take about seven days.
It is still unknown whether the remaining 20,000 or so people can hold out for seven days.
…
Unlike the defending general Zhou Yi, Qin Shi observed the situation of the garrison after Hu Can's truce today.
He was secretly happy, this was great, he saw through the telescope that Hu Can's army was stationed in a relatively disciplined manner, not scattered.
It is divided into five major camps: east, south, west, north and center.
Moreover, each camp is relatively standardized, and you can see tents for living, stables, material warehouses, etc.
In this way, as long as a surprise attack is launched on the inhabited area, the results can be maximized.
After observing the enemy's situation, Qin Wan gathered all the people in the Feitian Camp.
Analyze the situation, formulate a night attack plan for that night, and assign tasks to each team leader.
The flying team had over 300 people and brought dozens of hot air balloons.
Corresponding to the opponent's five camps, each camp was allocated nearly ten hot air balloons.
However, in order to transport more explosives into the sky, each balloon was only equipped with three people, and the remaining cargo was used to store explosives and kerosene.
So about half of the people cannot go to heaven.
"Boss, let me go, let me go."
"What are you yelling about? I gave you the ability, why don't you go to heaven?"
"Boss, I just want to go to heaven."
"..." Qin Shi realized that he seemed to have chosen the wrong words. "You are capable. Go and draw lots."
"Those who get the lucky draw will prepare to take off, and those who don't get the lucky draw will prepare to load up with supplies with the others. Do you understand?"
"clear."
Midnight.
Qin Shi's team took action according to the battle plan.
Dozens of black hot air balloons slowly rose into the sky.
The flames were blocked by black cloth at the places where the fires were lit. If one did not pay special attention, it would be difficult to see the flames in the sky from below.
"Everyone, please pay attention. Anyone who fails to keep up the good work will be punished by being banned from the heavens for a year."
Qin Shi gave some instructions before the flying team set off.
"Got it, don't worry, Boss. Nothing will go wrong."
The supplies were loaded and the team members nodded in agreement.
Ignition and take off.
Dozens of hot air balloons slowly rose upwind of the measured wind direction.
He attacked under cover of darkness, but he didn't fly very high, just out of the reach of bows and arrows.
After all the heights were adjusted, the ropes on the ground were disconnected and pulled up.
A black mass flew towards the large camp where the enemy troops were stationed.
A moment later, the group of balloons arrived over the military camp.
It was very quiet down there. Except for some soldiers like Hu who were on guard duty, most people should have fallen asleep.
"Boom..."
"Boom..."
The flying team on the hot air balloon threw down explosive packs one after another, and also threw down kerosene bags as if they were recklessly throwing their lives.
The soldiers on each balloon tried their best to throw the balloon as quickly as possible, because once the weight was reduced, the hot air balloon would rise quickly.
In a short while, he had thrown everything that needed to be thrown, and then he freed his hands to adjust the firepower.
The defenders on Donggu Pass were also alarmed by the sudden deafening noise.
The defending general Zhou Yi stared blankly in the direction of the enemy camp.
"Ah, could it be that the heavens have overheard my thoughts and are about to send down thunderbolts to kill these fools?"
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