Chapter 274 Everything is ready, waiting for the army to arrive.
Chapter 274 Everything is ready, waiting for the army to arrive.
Upon seeing this, Chu Chen immediately headed towards the wall at the gate. With his sixth-grade strength, Chu Chen's shovel flew, and in no time he had dug a large pit.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he filled the pit with explosives made of gunpowder.
Then he covered it with a thin layer of loose soil, smiled and bid farewell to the soldier, instantly disappearing from the soldier's sight.
At that very moment, inside the highest palace in the northern city.
A bald man from the Bear People Kingdom stared at a monkey portrait on the table and coldly asked his subordinate.
"You're saying it was this half-human, half-monkey monster that killed hundreds of our soldiers?"
"Reporting to the general, according to the soldiers who escaped, it was a monster that was half human and half monkey. It could launch an unknown type of hidden weapon. Anyone hit by this weapon would not survive."
"Hmph, how did he manage to escape back?"
Upon hearing this, the bald general frowned angrily and shouted at his subordinates.
This man is the general of the Bear People Kingdom who attacked Daxia this time. His name is Gou Qiang. He is big and burly. He lives in this border area where it is freezing cold, but he always keeps his head bald.
"Reporting to the general, this man was timid and watched from afar, which is why he escaped this calamity."
Upon hearing his subordinate's reply, Gou Qiang slammed his fist on the table in anger.
"Send men immediately and make sure they catch this charlatan. I refuse to believe that I've never seen a monkey-headed human in all my years of fighting."
Seeing that Gou Qiang was angry, the subordinate quickly bowed and ran out of the main hall.
Little did he know that Chu Chen was right above him, eating bread and smoking a cigarette.
He didn't plan to go back that night, as the Tongtian Divine Cult no longer posed much of a threat.
There aren't many true masters inside; most are just江湖人士 (jianghu figures) with some martial arts skills.
For him, it was just a matter of one shot; if that didn't work, he'd use two.
As night fell, Chu Chen lay quietly under the eaves, wrapped in a down sleeping bag, and didn't feel cold at all.
Meanwhile, Zhou Heng and his companions, far away outside the northern city, were surrounded by flames.
In order to make the march faster, the soldiers of Daxia traveled through the night and finally met up with Zhou Heng and others.
As for Geng He and his party, when they heard the leading general kneel before Zhou Heng and call him "Your Highness,"...
His body involuntarily knelt down: "Geng He was blind to your greatness, please forgive me, Your Highness."
Zhou Heng pulled them up and said to Geng He, "Brother Geng, if we're talking about forgiveness, the one who owes you the most is me, Zhou Heng. The northern frontier is in such a terrible state, and as a prince of the Great Xia, I was slow to react and failed to provide timely assistance. Please forgive me, Brother Geng."
After speaking, Zhou Heng bowed to Geng He and his party.
However, Geng He and his group were caught off guard the moment Zhou Heng lowered his head.
Is this still the same high and mighty prince? With such a prince, the Great Xia Dynasty is on the verge of taking off!
After Zhou Heng finished doing all this, he spoke to the general leading the team and Fang Shuzhen.
"Shuzhen, everyone, my sworn brother is currently in the enemy camp. Therefore, I need to trouble you all to continue the march. We will rest in the latter half of the night and then join me in attacking the city early tomorrow morning."
After hearing this, Fang Shuzhen and the others saluted Zhou Heng and then organized the soldiers who had just stopped for a moment to continue their journey towards the northern city.
Chen Qingxuan drove the car, leading Zhou Heng and the others at the front of the group.
The LED headlights of the off-road vehicle illuminated the snow-covered ground, making it appear exceptionally dazzling.
It wasn't until midnight that the group arrived at the back of a hill closest to the city of Saibei.
After turning off the lights, we set up camp to rest and recuperate, preparing for tomorrow's battle.
At that moment, Chu Chen was sleeping soundly under the eaves.
Although the entire northern city is covered in ice and snow, the wind here is strong.
Below the main hall, Gou Qiang, embracing several kidnapped women, collapsed onto the bed, utterly exhausted.
The next day, Chu Chen woke up early, rubbed his sleepy eyes, grabbed a handful of snow and wiped his face haphazardly.
Just as he was stuffing a piece of bread into the back of his mouth, Chen Qingxuan's voice came through his earphones.
"You idiot, can you hear me?"
"Damn, you guys finally arrived! When are you planning to attack the city?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Chen's spirits lifted, and he quickly inquired.
Having witnessed the suffering of the people in this northern city, he was more anxious than anyone else at this moment.
"Brother, in another hour, the army will be heading towards the city gate. Are you ready inside?"
This time, it was Zhou Heng who spoke. He looked at Geng He and his group with great impatience.
After listening, Chu Chen picked up the binoculars next to him and looked outside.
About two kilometers outside the city of Saibei, on a hill, a banner of the Great Xia was being waved.
Chu Chen calculated the time in his mind; two kilometers was no short distance.
Not only was it freezing cold, but there was absolutely no cover.
The soldiers of the Bearman Kingdom possessed astonishing arm strength, and their arrows had a significantly longer range.
So, I guess I'll have to lend a hand.
So he picked up the walkie-talkie and said to Zhou Heng, "After you attack, I will blow up the city gate and the city wall first, and then you must rush in in one go."
"There are about 20,000 soldiers from the Bear People Kingdom inside, so you can be considered to be of similar strength."
"But I will try my best to eliminate as many enemies as possible for you. As for the main battle, you will still need to fight on your own. I am wary of the arrows from the Bear People Kingdom; they have a long range and great power!"
Zhou Heng laughed heartily after hearing this: "Brother, don't worry. All our soldiers carrying crossbows are wearing iron armor this time, and there are also shield soldiers in front. The shields are made of iron using the iron-forging method you taught us, so they are much stronger than before. You can rest assured, brother."
Hearing this, Chu Chen couldn't help but feel relieved.
It seems that the Great Xia's No. 1 Armory has really been busy lately.
The iron smelting technology of the Great Bear Kingdom is even inferior to that of the Great Xia Kingdom. Relying solely on brute force, even if their archers are skilled, how could they possibly break through the defenses of the Great Xia soldiers?
This battle should be a foregone conclusion.
Seeing this, Chu Chen relaxed and, after finishing his conversation with Zhou Heng, leisurely began preparing his weapons.
First, they took out several grenade launchers and several boxes of grenades.
There were also Type 95 machine guns and sniper rifles, and next to them was a box of grenades.
A whole box was filled with various magazines.
If we're talking about proportions, if Chu Chen could eliminate an enemy with a single bullet, there would be no need for the Great Xia soldiers to intervene.
He could take down a quarter of the enemy on his own.
Faced with overwhelming firepower, the brute force advantage of the Great Bear Kingdom's soldiers will be completely negated.
Having prepared everything, Chu Chen crawled back into his sleeping bag, ready to return to his sleeping cage.
It will take at least two more hours for the Great Xia army to attack the city.
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