Chapter Seventy, The Siege Begins

  Clang

  "Clang" after a while, the sound rose again, more and more crisp, more and more loud, even faintly audible were the chaotic footsteps, "ta-ta", the voice was low and slightly disordered. Under the pitch-black night sky, such a strange sound suddenly came out, the soldiers on the city wall who were drowsy with sleep, all woke up with a start, even those who were telling dirty jokes and chatting idly were frightened to death, each one's hair standing on end, their whole body trembling, not to mention goosebumps, even their sweat pores stood upright.

  "What's going on? Is it haunted?"

  "I don't know, maybe it's just a rumor." The old soldier who spoke earlier had a slightly short of breath tone.

  "Go take a look."

  "Hey, don't push me, why don't you go take a look."

  "I'm older than you, if I tell you to go, just go, what's with all the fuss?"

  "Alright." The soldier struggled to get up, and was about to walk towards the city wall when he suddenly stopped, turned around, and shouted, "I almost fell for that! I'm still a squad leader, what are you? Get out of here!"

  " Misunderstanding, misunderstanding." The older man had obviously just woken up and hadn't even figured out his own dignity, let alone anything else. He hastily forced a smile, awkwardly stood up, and took a step forward.

  "Could it be a vengeful spirit seeking revenge?" someone interjected.

  "Wooo..." Just then, a strange gust of wind blew, and the air was filled with an eerie howling sound. The bizarre voice suddenly frightened several soldiers, who cried out "Ma!" as they fainted on top of the city wall.

  "Wang Laohei, you've heard too many ghost stories, haven't you? Don't you know that scaring people can kill them?"

  "Rustle, rustle, rustle." Another strange noise came, and soon the sounds grew denser and louder, with faint voices shouting in the distance.

  "Kill! Charge!" The voice was not loud, but it could be faintly heard clearly.

  "How can I say that there are vengeful spirits seeking lives here, this is Tiger Trap Pass, a place where military strategists have competed since ancient times. Every inch of the ground here has buried countless wronged souls and skeletons, just thinking about it is terrifying. I think we should go back to our quarters and sleep, lest we disturb the vengeful spirits and have our souls hooked away." Wang Laohei said with a serious expression, and after he spoke, combined with those strange noises, the soldiers became even more frightened.

  "Charge! Kill!" But before everyone could figure out what was going on, a clear battle cry came over and everyone couldn't help but pause, hastily gathering at the city wall to take a look.

  The ground was a deep, foreboding black, as if a dark shadow had descended from the sky to engulf everything. The darkness moved swiftly towards the city walls, punctuated by massive white shapes that seemed to be embedded within it. As people struggled to make out what these enormous objects were in the faint starlight, they were shocked into stupidity - "siege ladders".

  "It's not good, there are bandits attacking the city. Come quickly!" The city wall was instantly in an uproar, with some who had just woken up, others busy putting on clothes and armor, some searching for a place to hide, and others preparing to fight back, like ants in a hot pot, all in chaos.

  "Brothers, tonight is the time for our Yellow Turbans to make a name for ourselves. The commander said that Tiger Trap Pass is known as the number one stronghold in the world, but we Yellow Turbans are going to break through it and let the world see, let the emperor of the imperial court see how powerful we are! Young men, the commander has personally gone to the dangerous place and launched a surprise attack on the mountain. We can't lose face for the commander, we can't tarnish the name of the Yellow Turbans. Charge and kill!"

  Xue Cheng rode on his war horse, shouting loudly, 30,000 Yellow Turban soldiers shouted and charged, rapidly approaching the city wall of Hu Lao Pass. Zhang Ba Ma Yuan Wu and others led their respective teams, leading the army to charge forward, Xu Feng also personally participated in the raid, these people, naturally could not fall behind.

  "Bang bang bang" one after another, the siege ladders attacked, heavily smashing against the city walls of Tiger Trap Pass. The crazed Yellow Turbans charged forward, fearless of death, swarming up the ladders in a frenzy.

  Xu Feng led the Yellow Turban Army, conquering cities and sweeping across the land, invincible in every battle. The originally disorganized and chaotic Yellow Turbans gradually gained a strong military presence under Xu Feng's training. War was the best way to train soldiers, and continuous victories were the best morale-booster for the troops. Moreover, Xu Feng implemented elite soldier selection in Yangzhai, after several battles, his troops began to show their ferocity, revealing their bloodthirsty fangs.

  "It's all over, the bandits are attacking the city!" The defenders on the city wall, facing the endless, swarming Yellow Turbans, for a moment, except for shouting desperately, didn't know what to do, and many people hadn't even fought yet, had already lost their courage to resist. The noisy commotion and loud shouts completely woke up the commander of Tiger Cage Pass, who was lying in bed, dreaming of his romantic encounter with Lady Zhou.

  "What happened?"

  "General... something big... it's not good, the bandits are attacking the city." A flustered soldier rushed to Le You's side, panting and shouting.

  "Who's there?" Yue had just put on his armor and hadn't even had time to put on his helmet before hastily climbing up onto the city wall.

  "It's the Yellow Turbans, they're all over the mountains and fields, I don't know how many there are, probably tens of thousands." The soldier's face was pale, his voice trembling as he spoke, guessing that if he wasn't careful, he might even bite his own tongue.

  "Damn it, where did these tens of thousands of Yellow Turbans come from? The nearest is Xu Feng in Yingchuan, with no more than 20,000 men under his command. Take me to see him, don't panic, tell the officers and soldiers to hold their ground for me. Aren't there rolling logs and rocks on the city wall? What are you waiting for, counterattack, never let the bandits climb up the city wall."

  Xue Cheng and others have already started attacking the city, and all the defending troops have been drawn to the high wall in front of Hu Lou Guan. Xu Feng nodded secretly, turned around and looked at the Tiger Guards who had been ready for a long time, "Brothers, are you all ready?"

  "General, everything is ready, just waiting for your order." Tian Wei said in a low voice.

  "I've been waiting for a long time, General. Hurry up and give the order." Zhang Fei touched the snake halberd on his back and licked his lips, urging anxiously.

  "You, no wonder you were a butcher before the war, treating killing as slaughtering pigs. Be careful when jumping down later. I'll jump first and you follow behind." Xu Feng said with concern, staring at Zhang Fei.

  "Don't worry, Commander, I'm Old Zhang, a lucky man with a big destiny, nothing will happen to me."

  "Alright, all you brave warriors, on land you are fearless tigers, killing enemies and beheading generals, making the enemy tremble with fear, your reputation spreading far and wide. I hope that tonight, you can all soar like eagles in the sky, tonight you are heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals, you must raise your spirits for me. After this battle, I will personally accompany you to get drunk, brothers, be careful."

  "Don't worry, General. We understand."

  The soldier beside him responsible for helping the hang glider take off nodded and said "Departure".

  "Be careful, Commander!" A nearby soldier shouted in concern. Several burly men lifted Xu Feng's hang glider and ran forward, throwing it into the air just as they reached the cliff edge. With a burst of speed, Xu Feng's hang glider soared into the sky like an eagle, made a sharp turn in mid-air, and then dived downwards, swooping down towards the Tiger Trap Pass at high speed.

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