Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 146: Night Raid

"Yue’er, be careful!"

Li Qingmu also noticed it and hurriedly followed Long Yue outside.

Outside, Long Yue was already engaging with the man in black. The opponent’s martial arts were quite good, surprisingly matching Long Yue blow for blow. Li Qingmu hurriedly joined the fight.

With Li Qingmu’s support, the man was quickly subdued.

At this moment, the opponent attempted to bite his tongue to commit suicide, but Long Yue swiftly dislocated his jaw.

"This person is probably an enemy spy; hand him over to my grandfather!"

Li Qingmu’s intuition was spot on; he had worried about enemy infiltration, and indeed, it happened.

Afterward, they escorted the captured enemy soldier to Cao Yin.

Cao Yin was on the city wall directing the defense. Seeing Long Yue escorting a stranger over, he immediately became alert.

"Who is this person?"

"I don’t know! Yue’er and I were patrolling the food storage and saw this person sneaking around, so we captured him. Grandfather, you can interrogate him!"

"Hmph, even if there was no interrogation, I could guess!" Cao Yin dismissed it with a wave of his hand. "This person was likely here to sabotage our supplies. A Mu, fortunately, you are clever enough to inspect the food storage daily, otherwise, the enemy would exploit this gap! Take him away and interrogate him thoroughly!"

The man was taken away, but Li Qingmu’s brow remained furrowed.

"Prime Minister, what’s wrong? Do you still feel something’s not right?"

"Yue’er, the enemy sent just one person to destroy our supplies? Isn’t that ridiculous? Or, does he have accomplices?"

"Destroying supplies would require acting when nobody’s around, and now we have increased inspections, the opponent hasn’t had the chance."

"Exactly, so did the Xiliang people really just send someone to die? Li Qingmu let out a cold chuckle, "I fear it’s not that simple!"

"Report—Great General, the enemy is thirty miles away!"

Watching the scout race back, Long Yue and Li Qingmu both felt the pressure of impending war; it was getting closer!

"At their current pace, they’ll reach Hanshui Pass before nightfall. Will they launch a night attack?"

"Hard to say!"

"Assemble the army! Prepare to meet the enemy at any moment!"

Luo Xiaoxiao, clad in armor and galloping on horseback, passed by Long Yue and gave them a sidelong glance, her face full of provocation.

"What’s she so smug about?" Long Yue sniffed, grunted, and grabbed the man beside her, "Let’s go, to grandfather’s side!"

In the tent, Cao Yin, Luo Xie, Chang E, and some other generals were in discussion.

General Chang advocated for offense, while Cao Yin advocated for defense, the two arguing fiercely, faces flushed with anger.

"I’ve already made it clear, His Majesty the Emperor wants us to defeat Xiliang, not just defend successfully, do you intend to disregard imperial orders?"

General Chang, confident with his hundred thousand troops, believed they should engage the Xiliang people head-on!

"I’ve been stationed in Xinan for many years, do you think you know better? Shut up!"

"Old fool Cao, you..."

Chang E was about to curse at Cao Yin when Li Qingmu and Long Yue walked in.

"General Chang, when the general is in the field, they don’t necessarily have to follow orders to the letter, not even the Emperor’s words. You’re just here to back us up, everything else should be led by General Cao, isn’t that right, grandfather?"

Long Yue darted into Cao Yin’s arms like a little bird. General Chang wanted to criticize her for interfering in military affairs as a woman, but seeing her call Cao Yin grandfather, he knew he couldn’t.

If you argued with her, she’d simply say she’s helping her grandfather, what could Chang E do about it?

Suppressing his inner anger, Chang E sneered and said, "Fine, you focus on defense, once the enemy is routed, I’ll lead the pursuit!"

"Up to you!"

Chang E left, Luo Xie sitting there picking at his ear with a little finger, then blowing on it, not fond of Cao Yin. The two military families were vying in Xinan, logically, he would oppose him, but not this time.

Before understanding the enemy’s strength, starting with defense is a reasonable decision.

That night, under the dark, windy sky, Long Yue and Li Qingmu were still dozing when suddenly they were awakened by the sound of a loud horn.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack, hurry, prepare the troops!"

"Assemble, assemble!"

"The enemy is here!" Li Qingmu jumped up excitedly, "Strike while the iron is hot, the Xiliang army is pressing in, their morale is high, when else to attack if not now? Let’s go, to the city wall!"

Experiencing battle for the first time, Li Qingmu was exhilarated. Long Yue noticed his eyes glowed green, the same look this rascal had only when they did certain things at night! Was he delighted beyond measure?

"Grandfather!"

The two raced to the city wall, where countless torches were already lit. The battlements were filled with generals and soldiers, and a mile away outside the city, the enemy troops were packed densely.

The distance between both sides was close; just a few charges, and they’d be at the city gates!

"Great General! The enemy cavalry is charging!"

"Prepare... Crossbow! Fire!"

"Zoom—zoom—zoom—"

Countless arrows were launched, forming a black cloud in the sky and pressing downwards.

"Ahhhh—"

The cavalry charging below was struck by arrows, screaming as they fell off their horses, then were trampled into mash by those charging from behind!

Blood splattered, limbs scattered everywhere!

Even though Long Yue had heard about these things from her mother, seeing it for real was still unsettling, especially the pungent smell of blood, which was nauseating.

"Yue’er, are you alright?"

"I’m fine!"

Experiencing it for the first time, Li Qingmu also felt uneasy, but he quickly adapted. Turning around, he saw his wife’s slightly pale face, quickly checking on her.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there was a loud explosion nearby, accompanied by screams.

"Catapult, they’ve brought in catapults, watch out for the rocks!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

In the pause after the warning, several more stones flew towards the city wall, crashing into the fortifications, some directly hitting the crowd.

"A Mu, get to the rear!"

The catapults’ accuracy was quite troubling, maybe one hit in a dozen tries, but when they did, they could cause significant casualties.

This round of catapult attack was fierce, causing the Zhou Army’s morale to waver slightly. The enemy seized the opportunity to assault the city, with some already bringing in siege ladders, ready to climb.

"Release arrows!"

"Changqiangr Team, prepare!"

Cao Yin’s command during battle was excellent, everything proceeding methodically. Even when enemy troops broke through the first wave of arrow rain and reached the city, he remained calm.

Chang E stood nearby, seeing the stalemate on the battlefield, he frowned, "The Xiliang people are fierce, losing thousands in the first wave of arrow rain, yet still pressing forward... This back-and-forth, our morale will only drop, General Cao, mere defense won’t suffice, will it?"

"So what? Defense minimizes our casualties. Once we withstand this wave, the enemy’s morale will plummet, giving us the upper hand!"

"Really?" Chang E pointed below the city, suddenly saying, "The Xiliang terrain is full of mountains and forests; they’re used to living in the hills, experts at climbing, look..."

He gestured in a direction, Cao Yin looked over.

Several Xiliang people had pulled out grappling hooks, climbing the stone walls like geckos.

"Great General, they’re climbing up!"

A soldier shouted in alarm!