Chapter 3557 Fell into a trap!
There was a sharp whoosh sound, and a flash of fire suddenly appeared in the air, flying over like a meteor, and with a bang it hit the tall grain stack closest to the gate.
It's a flaming arrow!
Everyone was stunned for a moment, but before they could react, more arrows carrying flames flew towards the granary like countless fire meteors. For a moment, most of the dark sky was illuminated red, and the sharp whooshing sounds were endless. After a while, several grain stacks near the gate were all on fire, and flames shot up into the sky.
"Be careful, someone is attacking at night!"
The captain screamed in fear, but before he could finish his words, a flaming arrow shot into his back. He screamed and fell off his horse. Flames immediately spread over his body and soon engulfed him alive.
The surrounding soldiers were all stunned with fear. The firelight reflected their terrified faces and they were unresponsive for a moment.
Fortunately, at this moment, the grain transport officer who was guarding the granary heard the noise and rushed out. Upon seeing this situation, he immediately shouted: "Be alert, the enemy is attacking at night, be alert! Close the gate quickly!"
Then, someone struck a gong, and the noisy sound instantly broke the tranquility of the night.
The panicked soldiers around him immediately regained their composure when they heard his orders. They rushed over to close the gate, but it was too late. Dozens of flaming arrows were nailed to the gate, and the dry wooden door immediately caught fire, making it impossible for ordinary people to get close. At the same time, the sound of horse hooves came from a distance, like thunder in the night.
A group of people galloped towards the granary.
The terrain of Yue State was steep and surrounded by mountains. At night, it was impossible to see the surrounding situation. Therefore, the sudden appearance of such a group of people surprised the people guarding the granary. What made them even more terrified was that in the reflection of the flames rising from the granary, they saw a flag erected among the group of people, the flag fluttering in the wind, and a huge "Han" character came into view.
Is he the King of Han from Yan State?
They also heard that a big shot had come to Yongzhou City of Yan State a few days ago. He was the Yan State Emperor's youngest and most beloved son, Prince of Han Zhu Chengjun. However, it was said that the boy was only a little over ten years old. No one knew what the Yan State Emperor wanted such a child to do here, which made the Yue people very confused.
But now, they seem to understand.
But I understand, it's too late.
The group of people came roaring over, and one of the young men took the lead and rushed to the front. A soldier who was still desperately pushing the door looked up and saw a flash of cold light in front of him.
The young man raised his hand and chopped down the soldier with his sword.
He was wearing soft armor, and the firelight illuminated his young and handsome face, making him look particularly heroic. After chopping down the soldier, he immediately turned around and shouted to the people behind him: "Charge!"
The team behind him were all young men in their teens. Each of them was as agile and fierce as a tiger coming down the mountain. They were like tigers and horses like dragons, and they rushed into this hidden granary of the Yue State with a gust of wind.
When the grain transport officer saw this situation, he was also thrown into disarray.
This granary was very hidden, and not many people knew about it even in their Yue State. Therefore, although a lot of grain was stored here this time, no additional troops were sent to guard it. The grain transport officer had only about a hundred people under his command, and they all rested tonight. Only that team was guarding outside, and by this time, the place was in chaos.
He hurriedly summoned the soldiers behind him to line up for battle, shouting, "Get up quickly! There's a night attack!"
This time, the soldiers inside finally came out.
But it was too late.
The troops who launched the night attack had obviously planned it for a long time. After rushing into the granary, they did not fight with these people. Instead, they galloped around the granary with torches held high. All the tall grain stacks in the granary were set on fire by them. After a while, the flames rising into the sky had turned the entire granary into a sea of fire. The people inside fled in all directions and had no room to fight back.
At this time, a young soldier rushed to the young man with a torch held high.
He said loudly: "Sir, this trip is worth it!"
The young man looked back at him without saying a word, just looking at the towering flames around him and the Yue soldiers who were scattered like birds and beasts. This trip was indeed going smoothly. They burned the granary and didn't even encounter any decent resistance. However, for some reason, such a smooth journey made him feel a little uneasy.
It was a bit too smooth.
Seeing his frown, the soldier said, "Sir, what's wrong?"
The young man thought about it again, but couldn't figure it out. He just shook his head and said, "It's okay. Have you cleared the surrounding area? If you have, retreat quickly. We don't know if there are ambushes nearby."
The soldier laughed and said, "If there were an ambush, would they watch us burn their important food supplies?"
As they were talking, they had already retreated towards the granary gate.
The grain stack here was the first to be hit by the flaming arrows. It had been burning for so long that it was almost burned through. When they were spurring their horses to rush out of the gate, they heard a loud bang, and the huge grain stack closest to the gate collapsed.
But at this moment, the young man suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at the black object gradually emerging from the center of the flames.
The people around also noticed it and couldn't help but come over to take a look.
"What is it?"
At this time, the firelight finally illuminated the contents inside.
It turned out to be a pile of stones!
Although the grain stack looked like ordinary grain on the outside, it was actually full of stones inside!
The young man suddenly showed a surprised expression and said hurriedly: "Check around!"
They were about to retreat, but at this moment they all stopped and went to check the grain stacks that had been almost burned. They found that the grain and grass were only tied outside, and all the grain stacks were filled with stones!
“Oh no!”
The young man suddenly felt something was wrong and said hurriedly, "We've been tricked! Let's go!"
Although the people around had not yet reacted, they were shocked when they heard this. They hurriedly mounted their horses and followed the young man to retreat.
However, just as they turned around and prepared to rush out of the granary, they suddenly saw a large shadow suddenly appear in the originally dark night outside the granary. It was even darker than the night and exuded an unsettling atmosphere.
The horses of the crowd seemed to sense something as well, and hesitated to move forward, snorting uneasily and shaking their heads.
The young man's face grew paler and he looked ahead anxiously.
At this moment, the attack horn suddenly sounded! Countless Yue soldiers rushed out from the shadows and charged towards them!
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