Chapter 359: Night Raid! (1/2)
A whole day passed just like that, with Sima Ye having no other action but watching Bai Xiaofei making arrangements the entire time. If Sima Ye could, he just wanted to rush over and stop Bai Xiaofei! Those arrangements raised the difficulty of his siege by at least one level.
However, Sima Ye still had confidence, which would not be useful until the evening. Before that, saying anything would be in vain…
Sima Ye waited as the sun slowly sank. After the night darkened, he finally perked up.
Victory or defeat may be decided tonight!
“Light the fires!” Back on Bai Xiaofei’s side, everything was progressing smoothly. After it was dark, the torches prepared earlier during the day were lit up one after another. Under the city walls, it was bright all the way until the edge of the catapults’ attack range.
Bai Xiaofei wasn’t so foolish to think Sima Ye would just let things be, and he also didn’t think Sima Ye had the patience to wait until the next day. So, he definitely would act tonight!
However, these were the only things he could do at present. Just like Sima Ye unable to do anything while he was digging during the day, he also couldn’t imagine what kind of method Sima Ye would use to attack at night…
In the nervous wait, the lookout on the wall suddenly tensed.
“Stones!”
Followed the lookout soldier’s shout was a stone rain, but the target of this attack wave wasn’t the city wall, but the torches!
“Inform the other three sides not to make a hasty move. After hearing the sound, test with a wave of stones, and then only continue to attack after seeing a large number of troops. At the same time, watch out for assassins who may sneak up, and guard against any approaching high-level martial artists or puppet masters!” Knitting his brows, Bai Xiaofei blurted out a series of commands.
Relying on the remaining fires, the distance visible from the wall was only several hundred meters, which was not enough to illuminate the enemy’s catapults. The situation had become troublesome! Gradually, as the scattered torches were completely extinguished by the stones and the visible distance from the city wall shrunk again, Sima Ye’s side finally moved.
In the darkness, the only way to judge the enemy’s approach to the wall was sound. For a moment, the atmosphere on the tense wall was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard. The crackling of the torches burning was the only redundant sound.
Woooooo!
As a dull horn sounded, rhythmic marching drums surrounded the isolated city from all sides, thus drowning Bai Xiaofei’s last means of judgment…
Whether to fight or not was the question!
If he decided not to in the event that the enemy was really approaching, it meant they would be able to pass through a supposedly dangerous area unharmed. However, if he decided to fight while this was only a feint by Sima Ye, then he would waste a large number of defensive materials. Either way, Bai Xiaofei could not afford the consequences!
Considering all this, Bai Xiaofei made a difficult decision. Although he didn’t want to do this, he had no other choice.
“Inform the nightcrawlers, one-third of them will change into their clothes, go down and get ready to guide the catapults!”
Assassins were born ready to die, always prepared to face death was their destiny. And this time, it was basically a one-way trip.