Chapter 204 Surprise Attack
Lin Changning chuckled and scratched his head: "I should be thanking my second brother. Without his promotion, I wouldn't be where I am today."
Qi Rong tossed his hair: "Alright, let's not talk about those unhappy things anymore. Go call Lao Qin and the others over. We'll set off tonight, go see what the goods look like, and discuss how to fight."
Lin Changning sighed and went out to look for someone.
It will take about three days to travel from here to Datong, and time is indeed running out. The other princes' personal guards should be able to arrive within a week at most.
If you want to seize command, you have to strike first, gain merit in battle, and then seize power.
Old Qin pointed to Datong on the sand table: "For a night raid, at least one team should enter the city gate first, and then we can go in after the gate is opened. Moreover, we don't know how many people are stationed inside."
Lin Changning nodded in agreement: "Commander Qin is right. I have an idea. You see, this place happens to be a forest."
The Tartars must have already looted Datong, so their provisions and supplies should be stored inside the city. Two hundred men should be ambushed in the woods with large balls prepared, then fly in at midnight and drop wine, oil, and kerosene from the sky to set fire to the Tartars' provisions and camp.
Then, almost all the Tartars would rush to put out the fire, and then the Heavenly Punishment of the Eternal Heaven would be shouted loudly in mid-air to intimidate the Tartars, causing their morale to collapse.
Another group of people went down from the large sphere, stormed the city wall, killed all the patrolling guards, and then opened the city gate.
The remaining men quickly entered the city and headed straight for the Tartar camp. The Tartars, their morale shattered, would likely have no will to resist; victory would be assured.
Qi Rong nodded: "That's feasible."
Qin Zhong hesitated, "Can it work? Who will lead such a large team?"
Lin Changning glanced at Qin Zhong in surprise: "Naturally, I will lead the team. Before takeoff, I will select some less tall soldiers to accompany me to test the waters. However, we still need to check the wind direction in a couple of days. I went to ask around, and the wind will be from the southeast the day after tomorrow."
Qin Zhong's gaze remained hesitant, but he nodded and said, "Then it will be as you say."
After discussing the timing of the battle, Lin Changning had several carpenters carve several large loudspeakers in the afternoon. After testing them, they found that the sound was indeed much louder.
They then had nearly two hundred made urgently.
Fortunately, it wasn't difficult, and I finished it in an afternoon.
The old prince was trying to find out what they were doing today, but the camp was surrounded like an iron barrel, and he couldn't find out anything. In the evening, he received news that they were going to launch a surprise attack on Datong, so he couldn't help but believe it to some extent.
He became increasingly hesitant about taking command.
Fortunately, the other guards from the Prince's residence had not yet arrived. If Prince Qi wins this battle, he will use his injury to hand over command to Prince Qi. He will probably have to consider his own future in the future.
If someone surnamed Qi receives guidance from an immortal, it means the King of Chu has been favored by Heaven, and the future of the world is uncertain.
He'd lived half his life, and this was the first time he'd encountered something like this. If they were to win, he wouldn't be able to doubt it.
He received news that there were nearly six thousand Tartars stationed in Datong. Six thousand against three thousand, if he could win, whether by divine favor or otherwise, he would have to consider finding a way out for his own family.
The old prince sighed, tossing and turning all night, unable to sleep.
Three days later—
Lin Changning, leading a large team of two hundred people, was waiting for nightfall. In the past few days, she had taken time out of her schedule to practice controlling hot air balloons with her team.
Although I'm still a bit unskilled, I can now barely control the height.
The wind picked up in the middle of the night, and the group found an open space to wait quietly.
Suddenly, Lin Changning opened his eyes. The woods not far away rustled as the wind came.
Lin Changning stood up: "Everyone, prepare to take flight!"
Two hundred people methodically lifted the hot air balloon into the air, and after carrying the sandbags, they climbed into their baskets one by one.
Fifty hot air balloons slowly rose from the clearing behind the woods and drifted toward Datong with the wind.
A Tartar soldier who was dozing on the city wall of Datong suddenly woke up with a start, his head tilting to the side. He looked up and was terrified. He hurriedly nudged the person next to him.
"The moon, the moon is flying down!!!! The Eternal Heaven, the Eternal Heaven has manifested!!! So many moons!!"
The other Tartar was awakened and looked up to see the bright ball of light instantly prostrate on the ground, praying something.
The hot air balloon slowly flew towards the city. Lin Changning immediately spotted the Tartar camp and patted the soldier beside him: "Smash the wine, oil, and firewood! Quick, quick, quick!!! Before they wake up!"
The soldier quickly waved the flag in mid-air, and the brightly colored flag prompted the soldiers following behind to hurl down drinks and kerosene.
The crackling sound startled the sleeping Tartars. After a group of them crawled out of their tents, they saw dozens of moons floating above the camp.
Then heavenly fire swiftly crashed down from the moon, instantly terrifying all the Tartars.
Even the Tartar nobles couldn't help but prostrate themselves on the ground: "Eternal Heaven..."
Seeing the chaos below, with a group of people prostrate on the ground and not even putting out the fire, Lin Changning was overjoyed.
After having the soldier wave another flag, he took the lead and shouted in the Tartar language through a megaphone: "The Tartars are immoral and have harmed the common people. Their crimes are too numerous to count. The Eternal Heaven is all-seeing and has sent down its punishment. Thunder and fire will strike down the wicked and fire, and frost and hail will destroy the rebellious barbarians, so as to demonstrate the justice of Heaven."
The gist of it is that the Tartars were causing human suffering, which displeased the Eternal Heaven, so it sent down divine punishment.
To make it more realistic, she even had someone learn the Tartar language.
Heavenly fire rained down relentlessly from the sky, the moon hung low over the camp, and words like rolling thunder echoed from above. For a moment, the Tartars truly believed that they had displeased the Eternal Heaven and were being punished by it.
Thousands of people knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, begging for forgiveness from the Eternal Heaven.
The density was so high that the oil and wine poured on it ignited as soon as they touched a spark, making it look as if the people themselves were burning. This terrified the group of Tartars so much that they couldn't move at all.
Meanwhile, the large team had already climbed onto the city wall and slaughtered a group of Tartars. Taking advantage of the chaos in the city, they quickly opened the city gates.
Qi Rong and Qin Zhong led more than two thousand men and rushed into the city, heading towards the Tartar camp.
Upon arriving at the Tartar camp, they were stunned by what they saw.
The thousands of Tartars seemed to be stunned, kowtowing incessantly on the spot, and the more than two thousand were almost entirely slaughtered.
Finally, the Tartar leader realized what was happening and was about to organize a resistance when Qin Zhong and Qi Rong blocked his way.
After the three exchanged blows, the Tatar leader turned to run away, and Qi Rong was about to give chase.
A red figure suddenly descended from the sky, and with a sharp slash, beheaded the Tartar leader.
Qi Rong stared dumbfounded at Lin Changning, who was descending from the sky: "Xiao Liu? Are you crazy! How dare you be so tall!!!"
After Lin Changning finished, he jumped up and down on the spot, waving his hands and stomping his feet.
In his haste to get down, he only grabbed a piece of cloth and slid down. His hands were not injured, but his shoes and palms caught fire due to the high-speed friction.
"Ouch, it's so hot! So hot! So hot!!!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
