CHAPTER 471: CHAPTER 471: THE TERROR OF BEING DOMINATED BY EARTH BOMBS

At that time, he released Jing Ci, whom Tang Zan had painstakingly captured, from prison, saying softly, calling it unforgettable old feelings, or unclear judgment.

To put it bluntly, that was betrayal of the country.

Fortunately, even if Tang Zan ignored him, he covered for him and even went to the enemy to rescue him.

Tang Peizhong felt deeply guilty, but couldn’t find a breakthrough to resolve it.

Just when he thought he would live in regret forever, Pei Shu’er brought Tang Zan along.

She wasn’t actually without grievances against her father-in-law, but the immediate priority was to win the battle.

Any personal feelings or grudges would have to wait until after victory.

If the battle was lost, then there would be no future to speak of.

This time, the Dazi’s attack was not like before; there was no joking around at all.

They gathered many nearby tribes just to conquer the Gulan Military Camp.

If the Dazi achieved victory, the Gulan Military Camp wouldn’t be the only thing lost; even the Deserted Mountain would be at risk.

Even now, with daily morning exercises and weapon training, the Deserted Mountain is still not the same as being soldiers.

No matter how fit or skilled the people are, they may not dare confront the Dazi head-on.

Let alone that among these, most are the old, the weak, women, and children.

Those who are young and strong would have joined the army long ago.

When Tang Peizhong saw Pei Shu’er, his eyes widened.

"Zan’er, Shu’er, why are you here?"

Pei Shu’er smiled and said, "Father, this time we’re here not for personal matters, but for the country."

Tang Peizhong felt a bit disappointed but also knew that this matter couldn’t be rushed.

As long as they were willing to seek him out, he still had a chance to make amends with them.

He nodded and turned his gaze to Tang Zan, who didn’t look back.

Pei Shu’er reminded him with a sentence.

"Just remember, father, if you encounter Jing Ci this time, you must not be softhearted again. It wasn’t easy rescuing you from the Tazi Camp last time."

Tang Peizhong gave a wry smile, "Don’t worry, Shu’er. Father won’t get confused again this time."

As for Tang Zan, he didn’t say a single word throughout.

That night at midnight, all was silent.

The Dazi mobilized thirty thousand troops, charging towards a boundary point on the Gulan Military Camp walls.

With the road widened by the Dazi over this period, it was now possible for troops to pass.

At the very least, they could easily reach the edge of the walls without climbing cliffs anymore.

The Gulan Military Camp walls were long, but no matter how long, there were areas that weren’t covered.

Being right next to the mountains made finding such points far too easy; they found at least two.

Both sides of the Gulan Military Camp were heavily guarded, with ten thousand troops on each side, which the Dazi still found insufficient.

This time, the Dazi sent a total of thirty thousand for the surprise attack.

On the other side, the result was the same.

The Dazi attacking that side also had thirty thousand.

Out of the remaining forty thousand Dazi, twenty thousand were stationed at the Tazi Camp, and twenty thousand were poised at the Gulan Military Camp gates.

And those twenty thousand Dazi were there to provide an opportunity for the sixty thousand attackers.

At that moment, everything at the Gulan Military Camp was as usual; no one expected that in half an hour, a fierce attack would be launched from both the east and west.

The demise of the Gulan Military Camp was imminent.

Tao Mingxuan was almost unable to contain his excitement.

The Khan’s eyes gleamed with green light; the prosperous Dayan beyond the Gulan Military Camp, once they captured it, his rear would be virtually open ground.

Because of the Gulan Military Camp’s existence and General Zhao’s previous diligence, the Dazi rarely ventured beyond the Gulan Military Camp.

Even if they did pass through, the furthest they reached was Jingzhou.

The Prefect of Jingzhou allied with surrounding states to resist the Dazi.

At that time, the Dazi’s scale wasn’t that large, and as mounted warriors, they would retreat if no advantage was gained.

But now, they aimed to advance into Dayan, to make it a Dada territory too.

Jing Ci watched the towering, grand Gulan Military Camp with a solemn expression.

This time, the Gulan Military Camp was likely doomed.

Tuoba Jun was grinding his teeth with hatred.

Pei Shu’er! Tang Zan!

They killed the woman he loved, and now it was time for revenge.

Once they captured the Gulan Military Camp, they would make them wish they were dead, forcing them to kneel in apology at Tang Qingrou’s grave.

What they didn’t know was that within the Gulan Military Camp, a contingent of fifty thousand soldiers, disguised in Dazi attire, had already been lying in wait within the Dazi territory for days.

Once the eighty thousand had left the Tazi Camp and were far off, they stealthily killed the Dazi guards.

These were all exceptionally skilled fighters.

This is the difference between walls of earth and those of blue brick.

Earth walls can’t be built as high, while blue brick walls stand over ten meters tall, smooth all around, with no handholds even for the most skilled in Qinggong.

The earthen walls at most reach five to six meters, allowing skilled martial artists to enter.

Additionally, with the sedative provided by Pei Shu’er, these individuals were knocked out before they could sound an alarm, and then finished off.

Those experts then swiftly opened the gates, allowing others to don the Dazi camp uniforms.

As they moved, they harvested along the way. By the time Dazi soldiers raised the alarm, over seven thousand had already blended in.

The corpses had been hidden long ago.

Then came Tang Zan’s plant among the Dazi camp, who sprang up to confuse the stationed Commander Yu Wenxiu.

"Reporting to the Commander, a group of Gulan soldiers, about a thousand, infiltrated the camp just now."

A thousand and seven thousand were completely different concepts.

Yu Wenxiu immediately ordered, "Someone, have people assemble and report to the Think Tank that Gulan Military Camp has discovered our actions."

Pei Shu’er knew that the ambushers in the dark were led by Tao Mingxuan.

Soon, someone went to report, but upon leaving the Tazi Camp, was shot by the Gulan soldiers lying in wait.

The ones who took action were Tang Peizhong’s people.

Left at Gulan Military Camp were General Zhao and Ma Zhong.

Both were adept at both offense and defense.

Tang Zan was also stationed at the Gulan Military Camp.

Among those who infiltrated was Pei Shu’er, protected by many.

During this wave of checks, many Dazi were inspected, and Pei Shu’er seized the opportunity to discreetly disperse the sedative into the air.

The people on the Gulan Military Camp’s side had long taken the antidote.

Meanwhile, those from the Dazi camp quickly became weak, soon swaying unsteadily.

However, the dose wasn’t enough to make them collapse.

Those who came to attack were the more capable ones, and naturally took advantage of the Dazi’s weakness to kill them.

They immediately leapt into action, slaying the afflicted Dazi, this wave eliminating a thousand.

The high casualty rate even made Yu Wenxiu feel some anguish.

Many Dazi camp people were killed.

But many more discovered the infiltrators and sought to kill them.

However, among the exposed thousand, earth bombs were produced, leading to another round of fierce bombing.

This wave reminded them of the fear from previous encounters with earth bombs.

Bringing out earth bombs was simply breaking the rules.