By this time, it was already dark. The soldiers of Fengliang Kingdom saw that the city gate had opened a narrow crack, and several soldiers crawled out to carry the guy who had been shot by an arrow and fallen inside. However, from a distance, it looked like that guy was already dead.
They looked at Hong Xiaoduo and saw that she didn't intend to shoot any more arrows to stop the other party from carrying the person or the corpse, so they didn't feel sorry for her.
Perhaps, the enemy generals seeing the fatal flaws of the corpse would have a greater impact on the enemy army!
"Mother, they're hanging up the commander's flag," Tianji told her while eating the mixed grain buns the cook had given her.
Hong Xiaoduo saw it too, of course. She put the half-eaten steamed bun in her mouth, picked up the bow and arrow beside her leg, and aimed ahead.
She didn't care if they carried away the body, but the banner would never be hung up again.
She didn't shoot the soldier climbing the flagpole; she calmly waited for him to hang the commander's flag and slide down the flagpole before drawing her bow and shooting.
On the city wall, the young soldier who had just cautiously climbed up the flagpole to hang the commander's flag slid down, already covered in cold sweat.
Only after my feet touched the ground did I breathe a sigh of relief, finally escaping a disaster.
"Alright, go down and collect your reward." A lieutenant hiding behind the city wall said with a sigh of relief.
Even if the enemy's archers are incredibly skilled, I don't believe they can shoot down the commander's flag in this dark and at such a distance. Hmph, she can!
The soldier's legs went weak, and he staggered down the flagpole. Before he had run a few steps, he heard a whooshing sound behind him. He turned around and saw a dark shadow swirling down from the flagpole he had just climbed.
Ah, what's this? The commander's flag that was just hung up has been shot down again?
The soldier felt a chill run down his spine and plopped down on the ground. "Damn it, the archer was really kind; he didn't shoot him!"
The deputy general, hiding behind the battlements, watched as the newly hung command flag fell from the city wall right before his eyes. He could have easily caught it with a single reach, since there were no spare flags left, even if the general had ordered them to be found.
But he just didn't have the courage to grab the flag. He figured he could always go out and retrieve it later!
To be on the safe side, lights were deliberately not hung on either side of the banner, but it was to no avail; it still didn't obstruct anyone's view.
Who is this archer? Does he have such good eyesight?
The lieutenant steadied himself, crouched low, and descended the city wall to report the matter to the two generals.
After taking the antidote, General Ye, who had been poisoned by the needle, was able to walk again and was currently discussing military matters with General Pang in the government office.
With only a few hundred soldiers from the city garrison, the city only has a little over two thousand men. If the enemy attacks, the city will probably not be able to hold out for more than a few days. Therefore, we have already sent people to request reinforcements.
However, even if reinforcements arrive at their fastest speed, working day and night, it will still take them a day and a half.
I just hope that the troops of Fengliang Kingdom won't attack the city so soon.
At this moment, some generals were secretly resentful of the person on the dragon throne. They thought, "You've provoked him! Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. Look how you've angered him!"
The key point is that this battle was truly humiliating; the powerful weapon prepared for the enemy was used against ourselves.
The first time we used one of them to see the effect, it was quite good, so we decided to use all three of them to attack. Everyone thought it was foolproof and that we could easily take Huazhou City. But what happened? We didn't even get to Huazhou City before we were routed. Instead, the enemy chased us down and besieged the city!
In this situation, wouldn't you say we tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead?
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"General, has she shot down the enemy's command flag again?" Deputy General Tang Jinshao asked, pointing towards the city wall ahead.
Even at this distance and under the current sky, you can still vaguely see a dark, indistinct object spinning and falling.
However, only those closest to Lady Hong noticed this scene, paying special attention as they watched her pick up her bow and arrow again.
The bow and arrow that Miss Hong is using now belong to that Master Quan, but it doesn't seem to have anything special about it.
Just as Gong Wei was about to speak, he saw Hong Xiaoduo walking towards him, eating dry rations as she went.
"General, I have something to tell you." Hong Xiaoduo swallowed the dry food in her mouth, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and spoke.
"Let's talk inside the main tent," Gong Wei immediately gestured for them to proceed.
Hong Xiaoduo followed Dou Suyi into the makeshift tent, where Dou Suyi personally poured her a glass of water and handed it to her.
"Thank you, Madam." Hong Xiaoduo reached out and took the water, which was at the perfect temperature, and drank two sips.
"Them?" Gong Wei was unsure what she was going to say, so he glanced at the generals who had followed him in and asked for her opinion.
"It's alright, stay and listen together. General, you should have a map of Red Willow City, right?" Hong Xiaoduo said directly.
Upon hearing this, Gong Wei immediately signaled his men to fetch the map and unfold it.
After looking at it, Hong Xiaoduo took out a pencil and drew a circle in one place on the drawing, and then drew a circle in another place. The deputy general next to her looked a little unhappy. The map of Hongliu City, there was only one map. Such an important thing, and she just casually circled it?
“There are about 1,500 soldiers at the main city gate, 500 soldiers at the back city gate, and more than 600 soldiers from the garrison headquarters. They are all in this position.” Hong Xiaoduo marked several locations on the map as she spoke.
Then, pointing to the two earliest circled locations, he said, "These two locations are two secret passages. One was secretly dug and built by Commander Naluo many years ago as a precaution."
This was secretly dug and built by a merchant in the city.
The two secret passages leading out of the city were dug by them to save their own lives, so outsiders didn't know about them, meaning even the people in their own military camp didn't know.
I think that if the general wants to take Red Willow City, an open attack would definitely be time-consuming and casualties would be unavoidable. However, if we sneak into the city through these two secret passages without anyone noticing, our soldiers' casualties, while not zero, will certainly be the lowest.
"Well, that's all I know so far. I'm no expert in warfare and sieges, so it's up to you guys now," Hong Xiaoduo said with a smile.
After hearing this, Gong Wei and the others looked away from the spot she had marked on the map and stared at her in utter shock. Was this what she called talking about something?
"General, now that we know the situation inside so clearly, and there are two secret passages, I think we should act as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications. How about tonight?" a lieutenant said, rubbing his hands together eagerly.
The other two generals beside him also expressed the same agreement.
"General, I think this is not a good idea. We should first send a few people through that secret passage into the city to investigate the situation and confirm it before we act rashly."
"General, it's not that I'm overly cautious, nor am I afraid of death. It's just that this battle has gone too smoothly, and I'm worried." The speaker was a general who was nearly fifty years old.
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone present understood what he meant.
The generals glanced at Hong Xiaoduo somewhat awkwardly...
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