Chapter 459 Night Attack
Shen Bing and Yu made two necessary preparations.
The first is to cut the sheepskins sent by the guards to be used as quilts and wrap them into wool balls.
These sheepskins are all sun-dried and contain wool. Although they have an unpleasant smell, they are good fire starters and are perfect for use in fire attacks.
Another is to practice sliding slings.
The Shenwu Army used slings to cross the Qilian Mountains and was no stranger to this, so this was mainly aimed at General Shen Bing.
He had to rely on himself to slide the sling, and no one else could help him. However, Shen Bing lacked training in this area, so he could only practice it temporarily.
Otherwise, it would be unsafe to leave Shen Bing alone where he was. Without practicing the sliding sling, if something went wrong, the target's life would be exposed, so it was better to be careful.
Shen Bing never thought that he would become the one holding him back.
But fortunately, Shen Bing's physical fitness is pretty good, and sliding the sling is not difficult... In fact, it was Yu who made it easier for Shen Bing. He took a cowhide water bag and cut it into a waist hanging. In other words, it can be tied to Shen Bing's waist and hips, and the other end can be hung on the rope, so there is no difficulty.
Other soldiers were not so comfortable and simply left empty-handed.
This does not mean that there is not enough cowhide, but that there is not enough time to hang them one by one.
After doing this, everyone turned off the lights one after another and rested, leaving only two guards outside Shen Bingmen.
Two hours passed quickly, and everything was pitch dark except for a few occupied buildings and a dim light from the fire.
Shen Bing and others secretly opened the door and slipped out... This took a long time, because the wooden door would make a "squeak" sound when it was opened. All you had to do was hold the lower end carefully and open it slowly. There will be no sound.
A group of people lined up in neat formation and went up to the third floor.
When he reached the end of the corridor, he raised his crossbow and aimed it at another wooden building about ten steps away, and fired the crossbow with a "whoosh" sound.
There was a soft sound of an arrow hitting the ground from the opposite side, and a wild cat was awakened and let out a panicked cry. Everyone hurriedly held their breath and crouched down.
However, the sound of the wild cat also just covers up the abnormal sound of the rope arrow, because it can easily cause people to think that the wild cat has knocked something over.
But there is another risk... There are wild cats across the street. What if people go over and disturb them and make more noise?
Shen Bing thought for a while and then ordered in a low voice:
"Take it off and don't lend it!"
Everyone carefully took off their shoes and pinned them on their waists.
However, Shen Bing soon discovered that this did not seem to be a good idea, because as soon as the shoes were taken off, a smell like dead mice immediately filled the surrounding air.
It is said that cats also have a very sensitive sense of smell, but I don’t know whether they like or hate this smell.
But now Shen Bing could only take the risk. He nodded, and then carefully tightened the rope. Soon the rope could no longer be tightened, and he tied it securely at a high place.
Then with a wave of his hand, a soldier hung a piece of cowhide on the rope, and slid it along the rope with a "swish" sound... Shen Bing and others were on the third floor, and the rope arrow was shot to the second floor opposite. The height difference allows the soldier to slide to the opposite side without using any force.
One after another, when Shen Bing arrived, he spent more time tying the rope, and pushed the rope on one side, and there were two soldiers on the other side to help prevent Shen Bing from making any noise.
This made Shen Bing feel a little ashamed, thinking that it would still be necessary to train with the soldiers. Otherwise, in special circumstances, it would inevitably affect the entire army and even bring danger to them.
But in the end, it passed without any danger, and the wild cat didn't make any sound.
Everyone tiptoed downstairs, put on their shoes and headed towards the Xiongnu's residence.
It is not difficult to find the target, it should be said that it is too easy.
Because the lights of the Xiongnu envoy were actually on, and there were sounds of singing and dancing and the rough and obscene laughter of several Xiongnu.
But it was the Huns envoys who were partying all night long, and even summoned the singers from the Western Regions to indulge in their lusts.
Shen Bing cursed secretly for being shameless. As an envoy of the Qin Army, he did not ask for such enjoyment. In other words, Princess Wuyou did not arrange a few for herself...
Following the lights and sounds, we quickly found the place downstairs.
As soon as he looked in the direction of the target, Shen Bing was in trouble.
It turns out that there are not just one room with lights on, but two rooms, one on the second and third floors.
And there are guards in front of every room with lights on.
This makes it very difficult to raid two floors at the same time, because if you go to the second floor, you will definitely be discovered by the guards. If there is a sound, you will be ready on the third floor.
Shen Bing carefully observed the target building, summoned Yu to his side, and ordered in a low voice:
"Take ten people and follow the rope arrows to the corridor on the third floor and get ready."
"Wait until I get to the second floor and attack at the same time!"
Tu nodded to express his understanding, and then with a wave of his hand, ten people were separated and went to touch the darkness on one side.
There was a corner on the other side of the corridor that was in the blind spot of the guards' sight. Yu and the others climbed up with ropes and arrows and waited at the blind spot.
Seeing that Chu was ready, Shen Bing waved his hand and led the remaining ten or so people into the building under the cover of shadows.
There were several maids and cooks making food on the first floor. Suddenly, when they saw Shen Bing and others barging in, they couldn't help but let out a scream, and the clay pot fell to the ground with a bang.
But Shen Bing and the others ignored them and went straight up to the second floor with their loaded crossbows.
When the two Huns guards heard the noise, they came over to see what was going on. In the blink of an eye, they saw a group of Qin soldiers coming up and were frightened. They quickly drew their swords, but they were shot to the ground by the Qin soldiers with only two "swish" sounds.
The Qin army rushed forward without stopping. Just as three Xiongnu heard the screams and rushed out of the house with scimitars in hand... They reacted quickly, and they only had a few seconds to jump up from the bed and do the job. Battle preparation.
But this had no effect. The Qin army raised their crossbows and fired randomly, knocking them to the ground in a matter of seconds.
Then the Qin army guarded the door of the Xiongnu's room in groups of two, one on the left and one on the right, one attacking and the other attacking.
The door could only allow one Xiongnu to go out, so although there were many people, there were always one person against two Qin soldiers at the same time, and the door was soon blocked by dead bodies, making it difficult to pass.
At the same time, the people on the third floor also launched an attack and blocked the Xiongnu in the room.
Then, the ignited fireballs were thrown in by the Qin army.
Shen Bing only heard the panicked cries and shouts of the Huns in the room. Some fell down and some jumped out of the window to escape. They were in chaos for a while.
This scene even surprised Shen Bing. It was just a few pieces of wool rolled into a fireball and then ignited. Are you afraid of being like that?
Then I figured it out after thinking about it.
These Huns must have regarded them as the "thunderbolt fireballs" of the Qin army.
This is good, and it saves the Qin army a lot of effort.
Chapter completed!