The night was dark, and it had already passed Yinshiwu without realizing it.
Li Xuan stood beside a neat row of catapults, wearing black clothes and armor, almost blending into the night.
Turning around, Li Xuan looked at Qiu Zhenmu behind him and whispered: "Call all the generals. In addition, I have strict orders not to light up any additional fires or make too much noise."
"Here!" Qiu Zhenmu immediately handed over his hand, then turned around and walked away.
Li Xuan raised her head and looked toward the mountainside in the distance.
It was pitch black now and nothing could be seen.
However, no one knew that in the second half of tonight, just half an hour before, hundreds of black soldiers were already lurking on the mountainside, and were crawling forward with extreme caution.
The Tianyin Cult soldiers on the top of the mountain didn't notice any abnormalities at all.
Throughout the night, the fireballs fired every half hour had already illuminated all the movements on the hillside for them. They never thought that when they were most sleepy, the murderous intention had already arrived.
Li Xuan turned to look to the east. In less than two quarters of an hour, the east would light up and the sky would shine brightly.
Once the sky gets brighter, no matter what kind of conspiracy there is, it will be completely exposed in front of people's eyes.
Therefore, no one thought that Li Xuan would take advantage of the quarter of an hour when the sky was about to light up to capture the entire Black Dragon Ridge.
Only a quarter of an hour.
Soon, Duan Baoxuan, Qiu Shenji, Huai Jin, Xue Qianfeng and others rushed over with their own soldiers.
Duan Baoxuan was in good spirits because he went to bed very early last night.
Li Xuan said it would take a day and two nights, so he would definitely use the full day and two nights.
"Commander, please give the order. The entire army will prepare quietly. After half an hour, the entire army will attack the mountain and capture Black Dragon Ridge in one fell swoop." Li Xuan's expression was solemn and her voice was deep, but she gave off a particularly trusting feeling.
"Sima, pass the order and execute it." Duan Baoxuan waved his hand directly, and Sima Yao Zhi immediately handed over, then turned around to make arrangements.
Those who can be in the camp now, even if they are not the elite soldiers from Kuaiji Prefecture and Huangshan Prefecture, are all elite soldiers transferred from various states.
Soon, all the soldiers began to put on their clothes and pick up their weapons, feeling in the dark, and began to form a team.
There is no need for others to say anything. Just looking at the movements tonight, everyone understands that the capture of Black Dragon Ridge is now.
A quarter of an hour later, a ray of white light suddenly appeared in the sky, and Li Xuan did not hesitate at all.
His right hand was raised high, then dropped suddenly the next moment.
The high pole of the catapult on one side immediately slid out and was then locked tightly.
The next moment, a group of soldiers had placed more than a dozen straw balls in the throwing frame, and the artillery quickly ignited the straw balls.
But for some unknown reason, although the inside of the grass ball burned violently, when it burned to the outside, the flames quickly dimmed.
With a "swish" sound, the grass ball was thrown out hard.
The wind made the sparks suddenly become blazing, and everyone on the side of the trebuchet could already smell a strong smoke.
"Poison smoke ball?" Huai Jin and the four of them immediately couldn't help but say it.
Li Xuan didn't even look at him, her eyes followed the fireball and landed heavily on a place eighty meters above the mountainside.
The fireball landed there with a "pop" sound, and the smoke immediately dispersed.
The strong westerly wind in the early morning blew the smoke deeply downwards in the blink of an eye.
In the dark night, the smoke has completely dispersed on the mountain road.
At this moment, hundreds of black-clad soldiers on the mountainside began to rush forward quickly and silently.
On the top of the mountain, a soldier holding a torch looked down the mountain. More than a dozen fireballs with flaming light had hit the mountainside, but this time it seemed that the flames had been blown out by the wind. There was no fire at all. Burn up.
At this time, a red light began to appear on the horizon in the distance, piercing the eyes, and the Tianyin soldiers' attention was immediately attracted.
As if his entire mind froze for a moment, the soldier glanced at the horizon in the distance, then turned around and headed back.
At this time, Li Xuan glared at Huai Jin on one side and said coldly: "Captain Huai, let your men set off immediately."
Huai Jin was stunned for a moment, but as soon as he rolled his eyes, he remembered that he had trained a group of soldiers yesterday according to Li Xuan's method. Now he finally understood how to use these soldiers.
"Captain Huai." Duan Baoxuan turned around and looked at Huai Jin at this time.
Huai Jin didn't dare to neglect, his face twitched, he immediately handed over and quickly made arrangements.
"After half a quarter of an hour, everyone will attack the mountain together." Li Xuan looked up at Duan Baoxuan again. Duan Baoxuan nodded immediately, then looked at Qiu Shenji, Xue Qianfeng and others present, and shouted in a low voice: "Still waiting here. What to do, everyone returns to their respective departments, and in half a quarter of an hour, we will attack the mountain."
"Here!" Everyone's low voice of agreement immediately sounded.
Duan Baoxuan looked at Li Xuan again, and was shocked to see that Li Xuan was actually operating the first-class catapult himself.
The pitching rod slipped out in the last quarter, and immediately, a smoke ball was thrown hard.
With a huge arc, the smoke ball hit Heilong Ridge hard, only more than 20 meters away from the top of the mountain.
The smoke suddenly spread over the top of the mountain.
At this time, more Tianyin instructors were attracted, and many leaned forward to see what happened.
But at this moment, the eastern sky emitted a fierce white light.
For a time, everyone's vision became extremely narrow.
It was at this time that more smoke balls were thrown up from the bottom of the mountain.
"Pap-pap-pap" kept falling not far from the top of the mountain.
This time, as if desperate, the smoke balls fell rapidly.
The sight of everyone on the top of the mountain was disturbed by the bright sun, but they all clearly saw the puffs of smoke coming out of the smoke ball, and then spreading down the mountain along with the wind. What was on the mountain path could not be seen clearly. I could only vaguely see some black shadow moving in the smoke.
What are the officers and soldiers doing? They are smoking themselves, but what's the point of doing this?
"No, they are taking the opportunity to attack the mountain." A team leader's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted to his subordinates in a cold voice: "Hurry up and throw the rolling stones and wood down!"
After saying that, the team leader immediately strode to the side, and then rang the alarm bell hanging on the side.
There was a "boom", and in an instant, the alarm bell sounded on the top of the mountain, and countless sleeping soldiers woke up at this moment.
The moment they regained consciousness, they had already grasped the hilt of the knife.
Tianyin team leader finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked down the mountain again. At this moment, a black crossbow arrow shot straight out of the smoke and then plunged into the team leader's throat.
Blood spurted out immediately.
The moment the Tianyin team leader fell to the ground, he clearly saw that countless officers and soldiers in black just grabbed a long knife and fought out of the smoke, rushing to the top of the mountain in the blink of an eye.
Seeing groups of soldiers rushing to the top of the mountain, Li Xuan stopped shooting smoke balls in an instant.
Slightly relieved, he turned to one side and saw that only Duan Baoxuan, Yao Zhi, Li Ji, Qiu Zhenmu, Yu Ze, and some other civilian officials were still standing on one side, while the other people who were originally here were All have disappeared.
They were all heading towards the top of the mountain.
Duan Baoxuan kept his eyes fixed on the top of the mountain. When he noticed that the fireball projection had stopped, he turned his head and looked at Li Xuan, nodding with satisfaction: "One day and two nights, my nephew said this, and I admire him."
"The Governor has given you too much praise." Li Xuan quickly raised his hand, raised his eyes to the top of the mountain, and said softly: "By now, everything should not be repeated, right?"
"That should be the case." Duan Baoxuan shook his head and said softly: "We all know that the most dangerous thing is before dawn, but after the first time it is fine, the second time will naturally relax the vigilance, and then use other means to assist, even if you want to react, you will not be able to react. "
Tianyin’s disciple’s nerves are so broken
It's tight. Since Li Xuan arrived, he has hardly stopped attacking for two days and two nights.
It's majestic during the day and eerie and mysterious at night.
I was able to hold on until dawn on the first day, but by dawn on the second day, even the captain on night duty didn't know where to hide.
The weakness of human nature, coupled with the dazzling beam of dawn and the smoke that obscures everything, lurked the soldiers on the mountainside in advance.
In one breath, they successfully rushed to the top of the mountain in a very short time.
"There is only a moment of opportunity. If you can't rush forward, it will be in vain." Li Xuan raised his head, and the thick smoke gradually dissipated. He could clearly see that Qiu Shenji was rushing to the front, and others like Huai Jin and Xue Qianfeng were All are slower.
Especially Huai Jin. His left arm was injured and his speed rushing up the mountain was very fast at first, but it quickly slowed down after a while.
The same goes for Xue Qianfeng. He is faster than Huai Jin, but his speed is limited.
On the contrary, it was Qiu Shenji who rushed up with all his strength regardless of everything.
He held an extremely sharp black spear in his hand, and his tyrannical momentum made the soldiers in front unconsciously give way.
"My nephew, why don't you go up and try." Duan Baoxuan's voice suddenly sounded in Li Xuan's ears.
Li Xuan, who was observing Qiu Shen's combat prowess, suddenly came to his senses, shook his head and said, "As long as the general is here, my nephew will not sacrifice..."
Before Li Xuan finished speaking, he heard a "ding" and a crisp impact sound coming from the top of the mountain.
Li Xuan and Duan Bao The long sword slashed directly towards the chest, but it was blocked by Chang Hao.
The long knife, which was more than half a foot long, immediately attracted Li Xuan's attention.
This kind of knife is not something that ordinary people can use.
The long knife swiped downwards in an instant, and with one stroke, it had already struck Qiu Shenji's waist and abdomen. ..
At this moment, Qiu Shenji kicked back violently, and in the blink of an eye he had avoided the slashing blade.
The long sword in his hand has already stabbed the opponent's chest like a poisonous dragon, with incredible speed.
With a sound of "dang", the long sword was raised sharply, and Chang Shan was cut to the side with all his strength.
But at this moment, both Qiu Shenji's feet had collapsed on the top of the mountain.
In an instant, he rushed forward ferociously, with his long arm in front of him and his body hidden behind the arm, looking calm and fierce.
The owner of the long sword on the opposite side could only retreat continuously.
Seeing this scene, Li Xuan couldn't help but shake her head.
Qiu Shenji is a general of the Jinwu Guard, and before that he was a general of the Qianniu Guard. His strength is extraordinary.
Although he is harsh, his strength in the center is second only to the Sixteenth Guards General, and is not even weaker than him.
This is also the reason why the emperor sent him to Shezhou.
Once he reaches the top, it will be difficult for anyone to dislodge him.
"Captain, who was that person just now?" Li Xuan turned to look at Duan Baoxuan. That person was the biggest enemy blocking them in Black Dragon Ridge.
"Fang Qianshan is said to be the cousin of Fang Fengjin and Fang Yunxiu."
"Thousands of mountains are beautiful." A hint of coldness flashed across the corner of Li Xuan's mouth, and she thought softly in her heart: "It turns out to be the enemy!"
"Captain! I'm afraid I have to go there." Li Xuan raised her hand to Duan Baoxuan, with a trace of killing intent flashing in her eyes.
"Go!" Duan Baoxuan raised his head and glanced at the peak, then nodded.
"Thank you, Commander!" Li Xuan bowed slightly, and the next moment, he had already rushed directly towards the top of the mountain.
Behind him, Li Zhu, Qiu Zhenmu, and more than twenty Qianniu Guards immediately charged forward.
Li Xuan's steps were very fast, and he was halfway up the mountain in a blink of an eye, even passing Huai Jin and Xue Qianfeng.
Along the way, Li Xuan stared at the peak. At this moment, he could no longer see Fang Qianshan's figure. He could only keep thinking silently in his heart: "Fang Qianshan, you must be more upbeat, don't be beaten." Qiu Shenji killed him first
..."
A "bang" sounded suddenly above Li Xuan's head.
A figure in black clothes and golden armor was thrown directly into the air, and then fell hard towards the mountainside.
That person was clearly Qiu Shenji.
