Chapter 130: Guerrilla Warfare

Chapter 130: Guerrilla Warfare

Upon hearing Ashina’s words, the few chieftains nearby very rarely did not argue back!

After all, watching their men go forward to help was also very tiring.

Their earlier free movement back and forth really made them feel that the city’s defenses here were like tofu dregs.

…

Inside Yanbei City.

Han Da listened to the commotion and told the Messenger Soldier beside him: “Tell everyone inside to get ready. Don’t rush. Let them go deeper in before we start the attack! And don’t get greedy in the fight. Retreat quickly after the ambush! Staying alive is most important! Listen for my drum signal here.”

A team of Messenger Soldiers beside him listened to the order and scattered in an instant to deliver the message.

Han Da had those joining the ambush carry Compound Bows and Repeating Crossbows.

The others were in safe positions to create momentum.

As for the more than two thousand Repeating Crossbow users, they were in the alleys. For street fighting, the Repeating Crossbow had a huge effect.

Along with the sound of a section of the city wall collapsing.

A Messenger Soldier hurriedly ran over: “General Han, the wall is breached. Those Turks tore open a gap several meters wide in the wall.”

Han Da nodded and said: “It took them a full hour. I almost fell asleep waiting. We didn’t put up any defense, and they still attacked so slowly. Everyone, get ready, especially the drummers.”

Han Da hid in one of the dark corners.

After the wall was breached, these Turks were not in a hurry to rush into the city. Instead, they politely held back.

After all, they were also afraid there might be traps here.

Now, Mosi Ashina rode on his horse and said to them: “Alright, since none of you dare! I’ll go first! After I enter the city and confirm it’s safe, I’ll send you a signal.”

No one had any objections.

As Mosi Ashina spoke, he waved his hand grandly, and the light Cavalry of their Ashina Tribe entered first.

Inside the city, on the main street, not a single rat was seen. The empty streets looked a bit desolate and bleak.

The only sounds in the entire city were the hoofbeats of their army and the clanking of armor.

Mosi Ashina shouted a few intimidating words into the city: “Don’t hide, I see you! If you come out quietly and surrender, I will spare your lives.”

“I see you. Your General left you here to die. I’m giving you a chance now! Keep hiding, and we’ll just kill you straight away!”

This trick was something they often used. It seemed very stupid, but usually, it worked surprisingly well.

However, after they walked a few hundred meters and shouted for a while, there was no response at all.

Mosi Ashina looked disdainful: “It seems our worry was unnecessary. Those cowards are probably fleeing in panic right now. Who would be foolish enough to ambush us here!”

“Those people just lost one battle against the Xiao Kingdom People and were scared out of their minds! Tell them everything is fine, the army can enter the city!”

As he said this, the Messenger Soldiers lit several Flaming Arrows and shot them into the sky.

The Turks outside the city saw this and poured into the city with the main army.

From Han Da’s position, he saw clearly. Watching nearly over ten thousand troops enter, he thought it was about enough.

“Beat the drums!”

In a side room stood a large drum. Two burly men stood in front of the drum.

They took the drumsticks and began to beat the drum with a deep thumping sound.

The sudden drumbeats made the Turks inside Yanbei City look around nervously.

Before they could gather their wits, they heard screams from within their ranks.

And the sound of arrows being shot.

“Ambush! There’s an ambush!”

They discovered archers holding Compound Bows appearing in some second-story places along the street.

These archers with Compound Bows could shoot an arrow every few seconds. At close range, their shooting speed was very fast.

The light Cavalry at the front wore leather armor, and the arrows immediately pierced through their bodies.

Just as they organized a counterattack, more soldiers holding Repeating Crossbows rushed out from a side alley.

These Repeating Crossbows fired even faster. They raised their arms and shot.

These Turks had never seen Repeating Crossbows before. They saw them pointing something that looked like a wooden box at them.

They didn’t take it seriously until the arrowheads shot out from the black box.

One person after another was directly shot off their horses.

A single squad with Repeating Crossbows shot down a whole group of people. And after these people shot one volley, they ducked into the alley and ran.

Whenever the Turks tried to chase, they were immediately met with a volley from the Repeating Crossbows.

Instantly, Yanbei City was filled with screams.

Xiao Ce had taught Han Da Guerrilla Warfare before. They almost executed one set of attacks and then immediately withdrew along the planned route, circling around to the rear.

They appeared at another undefended rear position of the Turks.

This gave the Turks the mistaken impression that the Northern Desert Army was everywhere!

“Retreat! This is a trap! The Northern Desert Army is all over here.”

Looking at the Turks falling one after another, Han Da’s side had almost no significant casualties due to good preparation.

And on the city wall, at some unknown time, a group of soldiers had appeared, using strong bows to shoot at them continuously.

The Turks were completely thrown into disorder.

Because when they attacked the city earlier, to save trouble, they had only made a 2 or 3-meter wide gap.

Entering was orderly, but now, fleeing in panic, they caused a congestion at the city gate.

The Deputy General commanding on the wall, Zhao Long, said: “Go! Bring all the prepared large stones! Smash them down!”

The soldiers on the wall all threw the prepared huge stones down. The Turks, busy fleeing for their lives, didn’t notice at first.

By the time they reacted, they were crushed to pulp.

After coming to their senses, they began attacking the city wall.

Seeing this, Zhao Long said: “Everyone, take cover first!”

They hid behind the battlements, waiting. After the Turks shot a volley of arrows and saw it had no effect,

they started to retreat again.

And Zhao Long was very annoying. When no one was attacking them, he always threw a huge stone from this exit, killing over a dozen people at once.

After throwing, he hid again.

After a full half hour, the Turks once again left behind thousands of corpses here and retreated in panic.

In this battle, the Northern Desert Army won by completely routing the enemy.

And the Turks were routed completely!

The Turks had never encountered such a shameless fighting method.

This method of fighting harassed them endlessly, making them feel like they had strength but nowhere to use it.

As the Turks fled, the main army Han Da left here emerged from the alleys.

Then they gave chase, harvesting another wave along the way.

They chased all the way to the broken city gate. Han Da looked at the eager soldiers and shouted: “Do not pursue a fleeing enemy! Let them run.”

“Sun Qiang! Find a team to bring all the remaining cement we have. Mix some concrete and repair this gap in the wall.”

“Jiang Xing! You take some people to clean up the battlefield. If there are any survivors, tie them all up!”

“Zhao Long! You take a group of soldiers and go bury the remains of the slaves who died earlier defending the city by the roadside!”

Han Da issued one command after another.

Everyone was filled with happiness at this moment because they had fought so delightfully in this battle.

In this battle, their casualties were less than a hundred people.

Compared to the Turk casualties, their losses could really be called insignificant.

…

The Turks fled back in disgrace once again. The people at their camp had already taken down their tents and were just about to catch up.

Then they saw the Turks returning in a sorry state.

“Ashina, I really damn well suspect your whole family are Spies!” Helu cursed, pointing at Ashina.

Ashina’s face turned ashen. He drew his sword from his waist: “Helu, shut your stinking mouth! This time, those who died the most were our Ashina tribesmen! As for your Helu Tribe, you entered the city last and suffered hardly any losses! If we’re talking about Spies, you’re the Spies.”

“Bullshit! Did I not want to go in? Wasn’t it because you guys blocked the way, all damn well wanting to grab credit! And then… you grabbed a mouthful of shit instead. And what are you yelling at me for? Wasn’t it your informant who confidently sent us a message saying their main army had retreated! Instead, not only did they damn well not retreat, it felt like they had twice as many troops as before! Damn it!”

As Helu spoke, he also drew his sword.

“What? Want to have a go? I’ll accompany you!”

Ashide mediated: “Alright, clearly this is another of that Xiao Ce’s tricks! However, Ashina, you need to investigate. Were your message carriers bribed by Xiao Ce, or were they also tricked by him? We cannot fight among ourselves!”

Ashina looked grim: “This is our Ashina Tribe’s responsibility… We will take responsibility.”

Helu said with a sarcastic tone on the side: “Hmph… You said you’d take responsibility before, and you say it now. Yet I haven’t seen you take any responsibility! In my opinion, you’re not really suitable for this Chief Commander position either! Fighting those trash from the Xiao Kingdom was supposed to be so simple. How, under your leadership, have so many of us died!”

Ashina frowned slightly: “If you question my ability, well, how about you do it?”

Helu did not decline: “I’ll do it then! I’ll definitely be a better Chief Commander than you. Not to brag, but when it comes to fighting, you Ashina folks really aren’t good at it. You still need to look at our Helu Tribe! Are you willing to let go?”

Ashina said: “Of course. The Chief Commander position should go to the capable! As long as everyone has no objections.”

Helu looked at the people beside him: “What about you? Any objections? No objections? From now on, I’ll lead!”

Ashide said flawlessly: “Since Ashina has no objections, naturally we have none.”

Tiesa said: “Our goal is to conquer the Xiao Kingdom. Whoever is the leader is the same.”

Musa said: “Ashina, you suffered considerable losses in two defeats. Maybe let Helu try. Perhaps it will have a surprising effect.”

Ashina’s sons wanted to speak when they saw this, but Ashina stopped them with a look.

Seeing this, Helu beckoned to Ashina: “Come on, then. Since that’s the case, give it to me.”

Ashina took off a complex bone-carved pendant from his neck and threw it to Helu.

Helu caught the pendant and said: “Everyone, I will lead you now. Such defeats will definitely not happen again. Watch how I lead you to cut through those trash from the Xiao Kingdom!”