Chapter 107 Appreciation
Logically speaking, the guards wouldn't come out, but Guan Zhiwei did.
She only had three things to do when she left the city.
The first thing she did was lead eight hundred cavalry in a night raid at three in the morning, charging into the enemy camp and shouting, "Enemy attack! Kill!"
Those men were fast asleep, their weapons at hand. Years of fighting had kept them on edge, and the moment they heard the word "kill," they grabbed their weapons and started stabbing.
The sound of clashing weapons spread like a plague.
Cries, shouts, and screams filled the air as the allied forces were thrown into chaos. The camp erupted in howls and infighting. The oil lamps lit at night were kicked over and fell onto the tents, igniting a large fire that illuminated the sky.
Then she and her men packed up and ran away.
"I underestimated her. I only knew she had superhuman strength, but I didn't know she was exceptionally intelligent, brave and resourceful." Qi Xie said with a solemn expression. "The commander-in-chief of the army actually launched a sneak attack in the middle of the night, completely unafraid of the consequences. This kind of courage is something that none of the commanders of the allied forces have."
Li Chengxi was already used to Qi Xie's ruthlessness, and nodded sincerely: "I definitely couldn't do that. No wonder she can rally people's hearts just by standing there alone. Do you have any good ideas on how to deal with her, sir?"
Qi Xie pondered: "Her strength might not be a bad thing. Does my lord realize that we might be using one wolf to devour another?"
"You mean to say..."
“Hong Feng is ruthless and will be a formidable enemy in the future. If we can use Guan Zhiwei to get rid of him and then absorb his influence, we can then use that to restrain Guan Zhiwei. That would be a brilliant plan.”
The two spoke in hushed tones, but when they heard footsteps outside the door, they immediately stopped talking.
The tent curtain was lifted, and Hong Feng walked in, covered in blood.
The allied forces could only prevent the impact of the camp-breaking incident from escalating by killing all the soldiers in the nightmare.
Hong Feng personally led the team to handle it. He said with a smile, "Things have calmed down outside, so we can rest assured."
Li Chengxi cupped his hands and said, "Those people outside are all my fellow villagers. I really can't bring myself to do it. I'll have to trouble General Hong."
Hong Feng held his hand, "We're all brothers, no need to be so polite. Guan Zhiwei is truly hateful. I wonder when he'll breach the dikes and flood the city?"
Li Chengxi said, "It will take at least half a month. The soil is hard and difficult to dig because of the cold weather, but once we get through, we will be able to flood the entire city."
Qi Xie warned: "The incident of the camp being bombed today may very well happen again in the future. In order to prevent such incidents from happening again, we should collect all our weapons when we go to bed at night and arrange for several teams to take turns guarding the camp day and night. This is the safest way."
Hong Feng nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "I understand. We still need to deal with a few more people."
Actually, there were patrols in the military camp, with oil lamps lit all night. It was just that it was too cold that night, with a biting wind howling through the air. So, they warmed their frozen bodies in the tent for a bit.
No one could have imagined that Guan Zhiwei's eyesight was like that of an eagle; even in the darkness, she could clearly see the movements inside the camp below the city and seize the opportunity.
Although the order was given to execute the derelict soldiers, what had happened had already happened, and morale had indeed plummeted; in some tents, not a single person had come out alive.
Furthermore, to prevent such incidents from happening again, a strict curfew is imposed, and anyone who moves about or makes noise without cause will be executed.
This cast a shadow over the soldiers.
These soldiers had to climb the city walls to fight during the day, smelling the blood of their comrades, watching the corpses falling from the walls, and listening to the cries of wounded soldiers in the camp. They were exhausted and numb.
The inability to sleep soundly at night is exhausting and leaves people feeling drained; even elite troops are affected.
The besieged city did not lose morale; on the contrary, their morale deteriorated.
Guan Zhiwei wasn't going to give up yet; she was keeping a close eye on the first half of the night.
She would start doing her work around midnight, when people were most tired.
The second thing she did was to have Wei Fuzhi lead small groups of cavalry to engage in small-scale battles and draw attention away from the enemy.
She didn't bring anyone with her; she infiltrated the enemy camp alone. Under the cover of night, she secretly set fire to the heavily guarded siege equipment.
The oil that fueled the fire was poured onto the wood, and it couldn't be extinguished no matter how hard you tried. The group was left without their catapults, and even the giant logs used to ram the city gate were burned and curled up.
Having suffered losses twice from fighting at night, the Allied forces changed their strategy, reinforcing their nighttime defenses. They went beyond simply having a few patrols; some personnel slept during the day and remained on standby at night. They even attempted a midnight attack, but the darkness and poor visibility rendered it ineffective, leading them to abandon the effort.
After all, not everyone is like Guan Zhiwei, nicknamed "Owl".
Logically speaking, after all the upheavals, she should be exhausted and should at least miss one or two battles.
But strangely enough, at daybreak, she could still appear on the city wall with great energy, killing her way along the wall, and taking out two bows to shoot and kill two enemy generals.
People still moving at such a great distance, wearing armor.
It was incredibly accurate to capture and penetrate it.
Gao Huan deliberately brought Xie Qianchou to the city wall so that he could witness this shocking scene.
Despite saying he would never give in, Jie Qianchou couldn't help but take out paper and pen and start writing.
Grand Tutor Guan will surely be remembered for eternity, and those who recorded these events will also leave a trace of their existence.
You have made your mark on history; now it's my turn.
Gao Huan didn't know why, even though he had known for a long time that she was very strong and had accepted her strength from the bottom of his heart, when he saw her ruthlessly crushing him, he got goosebumps all over his body and almost couldn't help but kneel down and shout "Long live the Grand Tutor!"
It was a feeling of heartfelt submission, a sense of being captivated by her boundless composure.
Gao Huan asked himself honestly, "It's not like we've only known each other for a short time. Is it really necessary to be so dramatic?"
That's exaggerated, way too exaggerated.
How can a person be like a catapult, able to operate indefinitely?
The allied forces began to suspect that she was a twin, one fighting during the day and the other launching sneak attacks at night.
She fought day and night, and even had the energy to wait for the siege to end so that when she started cooking, she would take a walk around the city, run to a high place, stand on a hill, and want to see the formation of the allied army camp.
Unexpectedly, it was discovered that Allied soldiers were attempting to bring water into the city.
"These bastards are really something! Why didn't I think of such a great idea back then?"
Guan Zhiwei touched her chin, recalling the time when she was born as a demon child, and felt a pang of nostalgia.
"Who was this bastard who came up with this idea? I admire him. Keep an eye out for him, find him, and kill him."
Wei Fuzhi was shocked: "Didn't you admire it?"
Guan Zhiwei said coldly, "What good stuff could I possibly appreciate? I want to punch myself when I look in the mirror."
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