Chapter 240 The Beginning of the War(2/3)
One of the defenders drew his bow and arrow and shot at the climbing Jin Bing. The shot caused him to fall straight down from the ladder and fall on the Jin Bing behind him.
Immediately afterwards, the defender turned his attention elsewhere again, looking for other targets.
However, when he came to his senses the next second, the golden soldier with an arrow in his body had already climbed onto the city wall!
In the view of this Qi army defender, once the arrow is hit, it will inevitably fall and even knock down everyone else on the ladder, so he subconsciously turned elsewhere.
But this golden soldier was different. Although he fell down after being hit by an arrow, the golden soldier behind him actually held him up.
The golden soldier who was hit by an arrow quickly recovered from the severe pain. He endured the pain and continued to climb, getting on the city wall first!
Cenqiaoyi is just a small county town, and the height and thickness of the city walls are far from comparable to those of fortified cities like the capital and Taiyuan.
And this height means that if an oversight occurs, the chain reaction will be catastrophic.
"Block! Block the gap!"
The officers on the city shouted loudly, and many Qi troops also noticed that Jin soldiers had climbed onto the city, and hurriedly rushed forward with their swords in hand, trying to block the gap.
However, as soon as they fought, they were defeated by the golden man who had already been hit by an arrow.
One of the defenders even pierced the golden soldier's abdomen with his long sword. He thought he had won, but the golden soldier still desperately grabbed the long sword in the defender's hand with his left hand and used all his strength to kill him.
He pushed back and crashed into the crowd, clearing the way for the golden soldiers who followed.
Cries of killing and screams soon came from the city walls.
It was obvious that the city wall of Cenqiaoyi could not stop the Jin people for too long. The entire siege lasted for less than half an hour and basically came to an end.
As more and more Jin soldiers were on the city wall, the number of Qi troops became smaller and smaller, and the remaining Qi troops had no choice but to flee for their lives in a hurry.
Then, the city gate was opened, and the golden soldiers from outside the city swarmed in.
In a house near the city gate, civilians were trembling with their doors closed.
But soon, there were noises and crashes outside the door. The golden soldiers burst in with murderous intent and excitement on their faces, dragged the screaming hostess out of the room, and killed all the men and children.
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Looting gold and silver, killing people and setting fires.
Barbarism and cruelty that modern people cannot imagine began to be staged in every corner of Cenqiaoyi with the invasion of the Jin soldiers.
And this kind of barbarism and cruelty has been staged countless times on the land of the north before.
What those refugees under the city experienced, the Qi people in Cenqiao Station will also experience at this time, and after this, they will all become skeletons burned by wildfires and gnawed by wild dogs, with few exceptions.
These Jin people are indeed not monsters, but at this time, their behavior is no different from monsters, because they have never regarded Qi people as human beings like themselves, but more like some kind of domestic animals that can be slaughtered at will.
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At the same time, Li Hongyun was on the roof, anxiously checking the crossbow in his hand.
For a modern man, these things happening in front of him obviously stung his nerves seriously, making him want to rush down and kill a few golden soldiers right now.
Of course, his inner reason told him that this was meaningless, and that this was not what really happened, but just a replay of a certain memory in history.
But even so, when this scene appeared in front of him so realistically, it still took a lot of perseverance to endure it.
Soon, Li Hongyun saw the green forest people he had seen before.
Like Li Hongyun, they originally chose to hide in high places, but after seeing the many atrocities committed by the Jin people, they finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Kill the golden dog!!"
"Golden dog, accept your fate!"
Each of these green forest men waved their swords and rushed towards the golden soldiers, but soon they were overwhelmed by countless golden soldiers.
The martial arts of these green forest men are quite good, and they seem to be stronger than the Qi army defending the city. Their martial arts only allows them to fight and retreat for a while longer.
In the cruel military formation, individual martial arts actually cannot play much role.
Li Hongyun was about to get excited by these green forest people and wanted to go up to help. However, in the next second, he found that these green forest people had been killed by the golden soldiers and scattered. They were picked to death by spears and pierced by sharp knives. Then,
Their bodies were hung on the city gate.
"Something's wrong... This seems a little different from the assassination I imagined..."
Li Hongyun suddenly realized that the assassination plan he had made before was a bit too simple.
A very crucial step in this was that he had to see Wan Yansheng first before he could assassinate him.
But the question is, how can he see Wanyan Sheng?
At this time, Cenqiaoyi has become a hell on earth. A large number of Jin soldiers broke in and burned, killed and looted wantonly. However, the defenders here or the Green Forest people were unable to resist at all. Maybe a few of them were willing to follow.
The Jin people tried their best, but most of the people could only flee like headless flies.
But in the final analysis, in this chaotic situation, whether you fight hard or flee, there will be no difference in the final outcome.
Under such circumstances, perhaps Li Hongyun could meet a lower-ranking officer leading the team.
And what about Wan Yansheng?
He seems to have no motive for entering Cenqiaoyi...
Perhaps as the supreme commander, he would come to this small town to rest temporarily, but that would only come after the Jin soldiers plowed the entire town three feet and slaughtered all the resistance forces.
And at that time, there must have been many personal guards around him.
Li Hongyun was thinking, in this case, should he sneak away first? Only by preserving himself can he figure it out slowly...
"Who!"
Just when Li Hongyun was extremely confused, he heard someone shout.
When he turned around, he saw that a Jin soldier had climbed onto the roof without knowing when and saw Li Hongyun from a distance.
"What the hell...
"You're sick, right? Why are you climbing on the roof when you have nothing to do?"
At this moment, Li Hongyun had ten thousand grass and mud horses galloping past in his mind, just like playing the usual hide-and-seek game. He thought he had found a perfect location, but not long after hiding, there was a player who looked like a psychopath and didn't know it.
Why did you come here?
Why would a normal person come to see a place like this?
But at this time Li Hongyun had no choice but to raise his crossbow and shoot an arrow at the Jin soldiers.
With a "pop" sound, the arrow feathers sank into the golden soldier's throat.
He screamed twice, holding the arrow cluster at his throat with his back hand, but he still fell from the roof.
But in this way, Li Hongyun's position was exposed.
The Jin soldiers who were burning, killing and looting wantonly below discovered that there was still resistance hidden in the city, and immediately surrounded Li Hongyun.
In desperation, Li Hongyun could only barely kill the two Jin soldiers who climbed up to the roof with a simple sword. However, not long after, they were shot into pieces by the bows and arrows of the Jin soldiers below.
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Back to the beginning.
"I'm not convinced, come again!"
Li Hongyun was very angry. It seemed that bad luck was not on his side this time.
Wan Yan Sheng was discovered by Jin Bing before he even saw his face.
Although Li Hongyun also began to feel that this assassination plan was a little unreliable and the probability of success was very low, he still felt that he could try it a few times.
What if you get lucky once?
Just like the assassination of Emperor Yan Ling, although he felt that there was little hope, he succeeded in the end.
Li Hongyun thought that he should search the small town again to find some more suitable hiding places. At the same time, he could also observe the movements of the Jin soldiers and choose a more suitable opportunity for an ambush.
After refreshing his talent skills, Li Hongyun started the trial again.
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A small village somewhere northwest of the capital.
Dozens of murderous golden soldiers, armed with long knives or spears, rushed in.
Behind them, a general who looked like a leader was riding a war horse, looking at everything that was about to happen with an expressionless face, even full of impatience.
"Hurry up, kill all the men, kidnap all the women, and take away food and valuables. We don't have much time!"
He waved his hand as if to shoo away the flies flying around on the food.
"What are you doing!"
A villager who came out to look out was stunned for a moment, and the next second, the golden man's long knife had already been stabbed into his stomach, and then he was twisted.
The body fell to the ground, intestines flowing out, but Jin Bing continued walking towards the village without even looking at it.
Kick open the door, kill the men, tie up the women and take them away. If you have enough time, you can vent your animal desires. If you don't have enough time, it doesn't matter, because for these golden soldiers, there are many such opportunities.
Find the grain and money hidden by the villagers in barns and cellars, or whip the villagers and ask them where they hide their things.
When Zhao Haiping discussed this matter with Wang Fang in the military camp, he only guessed half of it right.
To be continued...