Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 363 Night Attack on Jiaohe City
The moment he learned that Mo Ya was from the royal family of Che Shi from the mouth of the old Hu Hu tribe, Liang Xiao knew that he might be fooled.

Che Shiren's names were all transliterated, and he never thought that Mo Ya and Mo Yu were actually siblings.The woman who was pregnant with Liujia looked so pitiful, she didn't expect to have such a scheming, she really missed her.

Recalling the innocence on Mo Ya's face, Liang Xiao secretly complained: You should not be judged by appearances.

"Then what should we do?" Shia regretted.She had the most contact with Mo Ya, and she also said a lot of good things for Mo Ya in front of Liang Xiao. Liang Xiao was fooled, and she couldn't shirk her responsibility. "Without horses, do we have to walk back to Daban?"

Liang Xiao also had a headache.After walking more than 300 miles on the mountain road, many soldiers' feet were frostbitten and their physical strength was very exhausted. It was simply unrealistic to walk more than 100 miles back to Daban.In case the Huns or Cheshi people were encountered on the way back, without horses, they would be vulnerable and would not even be able to escape.

Even so, Liang Xiao still suppressed the uneasiness in his heart.Huan Yuan has said many times that he will be the courage of an army, no matter what kind of situation he faces, the general must not mess up his position.If he panics, negativity will spread quickly.

"Don't worry." Liang Xiao deliberately said in a relaxed tone: "Since we have come to Jiaohe City, we have to go in anyway to see what the Che Shi women look like. Are they all the same as Mo Ya?" Just as cunning."

The mercenaries laughed and winked.Xi Ya curled her lips, moved towards Liang Xiao, and stuck to Liang Xiao's side.When they were in Wutu Valley, Liang Xiao didn't allow the mercenaries to touch Mo Ya, and even asked them to return all the things in Mo Ya's account. They were somewhat regretful, especially when they heard that Mo Ya was from the royal family of Che Shi , Mo Ya, who was considered good-looking among Che Shiren, suddenly became a little more beautiful.

Letting a royal woman warm her bed is very fulfilling for them.

Liang Xiao turned his head and looked at the mercenaries who were full of anger. "Who has been to Cheshi City?"

Linghu and a few mercenaries crowded over. "My lord, I have been here several times."

"Great." Liang Xiao pulled him to his side and handed him the clairvoyant. "Tell me about the situation in Cheshi City. The others take the time to rest and wait for my order."

The mercenaries responded without thinking too much.Linghu is the deputy head of the mercenaries, and he is astute, not to mention Liang Xiao, it is normal for him to win more with less.When the two of them got together, they could easily capture Jiaohe City.Liang Xiao asked them to wait for the order, naturally they were waiting for the order to enter the city.Jiaohe City is the royal city of Cheshi, no matter in terms of wealth or women, it is not comparable to the herdsmen of Wutu Valley and Liu Valley.

I can finally have a good time, this time I have to make a good fortune.Hopeful of making a fortune, the mercenaries hid in a sheltered place to rest.

Liang Xiao and Linghu huddled together, while observing the situation of Jiaohe City with clairvoyance, they drew sketches on the ground.

Linghu gave Liang Xiao a detailed explanation of his understanding of Jiaohe City.

Jiaohe City is between two river valleys, and the vertical distance from the city to the valley is about ten feet, straight up and down, like a knife cutting.This was probably the reason why Jiaohe City didn't have a real city wall, and only built defensive towers near the city gate, and they were dug directly out of the soil, not built separately.

Jiaohe City has three gates, East Gate, West Gate and South Gate. The east and west gates are water intake gates, leading to the river valley for the people in the city to draw water from the river. There is a road between the two gates. A north-south avenue runs through the city.The houses in the city, like the city gates, were not specially built, but dug out.The climate here is dry, the soil is hard, and the houses dug are very strong.

"The southern part is the royal palace, which is strictly guarded. The northern part is the monastery area, where monks live. The middle part is where ordinary people live. It's quite messy." Linghu looked at it for a long time with clairvoyance. "Now there are soldiers patrolling even the monastery area, which can be regarded as martial law in the whole city."

Liang Xiao nodded.He also saw this question before realizing that he had been fooled by Mo Ya.

"But there are not many people." Liang Xiao was confident. "It seems that King Che Shi is very obedient to the Huns, and most of the troops have been transferred away."

"But they have a good location. As long as we guard the three city gates, we can't think about it. It's not easy to climb such a high wall. Once we are discovered, we can't escape even if we want to."

"So we have to act fast." Liang Xiao rubbed his eyes.The clairvoyance technology is not yet at home, the image is a bit blurred, and the eyes are very uncomfortable after looking at it for a long time. "We have even climbed such a high snow-capped mountain, why are we afraid of the river bank of more than ten feet?"

Linghu was still worried.

Liang Xiao turned around and pointed at the Populus euphratica tree beside the valley.All the leaves have fallen, leaving only bare branches.Most of the trees are relatively short, only one or two are relatively tall, about three to five feet.

"Climb over the tree?"

"No, I'll cover you in the tree and buy you time."

Linghu watched for a moment, then suddenly laughed. "That's right, with my lord's shooting skills, this distance is a hundred shots." He then reminded: "My lord, it's cold at night, and the wind bites like a knife, and it can freeze a person in a short while."

Liang Xiao also laughed.It is right to let Linghu be the deputy head of the mercenary group. Although this person's martial arts skills are not top-notch, his mind is very flexible.As soon as he said something, Linghu understood.

"Don't worry, I will pay attention." Liang Xiao said calmly, but he was a little uneasy in his heart.It is the twelfth lunar month of winter, the coldest time of the year, and it may be as low as minus [-] degrees at night, which is enough to freeze off people's ears and noses.He still has to climb to the top of the tree, coupled with the wind cooling effect, the temperature will be even lower. "Because of this, Che Shi will not think of our appearance."

Linghu nodded and turned to make arrangements.

Liang Xiao carefully observed the terrain, selected the location of the assault, and patiently waited for the dark.

While waiting, he paid attention to the monastery area in the north of Cheshiwang City.There are no tall temples there, only some low-rise houses, which look similar to the slums in the central part, and even a little simpler.If you must find out the characteristics, it is probably a piece of Tallinn on the edge of the cliff.Linghu said that there are tombs left by practicing monks.

Liang Xiao remembered the original pagoda.Before the Daxing Buddhist Pagoda in Han Dynasty, the authentic Buddhist Pagoda - Stupa - was like this, it looked like a monk's bowl was covered on the ground, and a stick was inserted on it, indicating the place of burial.

It seems that there are already people in Cheshi who believe in Buddhism, and there is still a residential area.

After the sun went down, the valley was pitch black, and you couldn't see your fingers.The sleepy Liang Xiao was awakened by Xia, opened his eyes, raised his clairvoyance, and observed Jiaohe City again.

Jiaohe City melted into the deep night, and it was quiet, revealing an indescribable majesty.The southern part is lit up like stars in the sky, while the central part is facing north, but it is pitch black, with no human breath to be seen.

Following the terrain observed during the day, Liang Xiao and the others sneaked into the valley.They spread out to cover each other.Liang Xiao and Tu Niu'er walked in the front. He had the best ears, and Tu Niu'er had the best skills. Letting them clear the way, they could discover and eliminate the hidden sentries deployed by Che Shiren in advance.

Contrary to Liang Xiao's estimation, there were no hidden sentries in the valley at all, and they passed through the valley smoothly and arrived at Jiaohe City.

With a bow and arrow, Liang Xiao climbed up to the leaf of the selected Hu tree, and sat down on the top of the tree.At this time, he was only about [-] steps away from the top of Jiaohe City, and there was a difference of [-] steps up and down.He closed his eyes, lowered his hood, and calmed himself down.

The icy breeze blew across his cheeks and his ears, taking away the little heat in an instant.His face was quickly frozen, and his ears were so cold that he lost consciousness.It's so cold.Liang Xiao secretly cursed a few words.If you don't pay attention, you may become an ice corpse tomorrow.

Liang Xiao resisted the sharp pain and listened for a moment.

The city was pitch black, with no fire, no footsteps, and no voice of anyone speaking.

There was a flickering fire behind a wall a hundred paces away, and it looked like a few patrolling soldiers were warming up to the fire.Just as he estimated, Che Shi's soldiers didn't believe that there would be a night attack in such weather, and they all found places to hide from such an inaccessible place.

That's great.If you do your best, I don't have a chance.

Liang Xiao carefully wrapped his head with the prepared clothes.He didn't want to lose his nose or ears from the cold.When everything was ready, he knocked on the trunk and gave the order to start action.

The branch swayed, and Pang Shuo climbed up with both hands and feet. His body was heavy. Although he tried to lighten his movements as much as possible, the Populus euphratica tree rattled.Liang Xiao cheered up, stared at the fire in the distance, pricked up his ears, and observed everything around him, for fear of being heard by the Che Shi soldiers in the distance.

Pang Shuo climbed to the top of the tree, found a foothold, and straightened the rope in his hand.He waved the flying claw tied to the rope, whirred, and then threw it out with force.

The flying claw disappeared into the night sky, and in a moment, it landed on the ground with a muffled sound.

At that moment, everyone held their breath, and Liang Xiao used his hearing to listen to the movement around him.

The fire in the distance flickered, and a figure stood up, looking over here.Liang Xiao stretched out his hand to hold the bow, fastened an arrow, and narrowed his eyes.The man looked around for a moment, then backed away.

Liang Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, let go of the hand holding the string, and raised his thumb to Pang Shuo.Such a long distance, without Pang Shuo's arm strength, most people really can't throw it.Pang Shuo grinned. "Master, be careful."

"I'm fine. Hurry up." Liang Xiao brought his hand to his mouth, let out a sigh of relief, and quickly wrapped it tightly with his clothes.Although it took only a moment to take off the gloves, he could barely feel his fingers.

"Here." Pang Shuo responded, slid down the tree, and together with Linghu, rushed out with a few mercenaries.
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