Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 211 Night Attack

The three of them discussed the battle situation, and the soldiers came in to set up dinner. The kitchen staff knew that the eldest lady and the sixth prince were coming, so they tried their best to prepare all the good things they could find, but the food served was still very shabby.

The Sixth Prince, who is of noble status, is the child of Concubine Yun. Can he eat the big pot meals in our military camp? And the eldest daughter is also a person of royal branches and jade leaves. I heard that the emperor and Concubine Yun treat her like their own children. Can she swallow such meals?

They knew that Qiao Lili had been named the Crown Princess, but they preferred to call her "Miss". They were all soldiers led by Duke Dingguo, so wouldn't calling her "Miss" be more intimate than calling her "Crown Princess"?

After all, the eldest lady is only their eldest lady, but the Crown Princess is the Crown Princess of the entire Dayan.

Qiao Lili has always been casual about addressing people. If these old soldiers who have followed her father for many years just call her Lili, she would happily agree.

What the soldiers in the kitchen camp didn't expect was that the two of them ate with relish, without any expression of disgust. The kitchen camp was full of elderly veterans, and loving smiles appeared on their weather-beaten faces.

As soon as Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan arrived, the defenders of the Xiguan camp knew that the imperial court had sent reinforcements to support them, and that the one sent was the future crown prince. This immediately gave them confidence, and the morale of the entire army was immediately high. If an enemy army came to attack the city at this time, it would be difficult for them not to win.

After dinner, Qiao Xuan wanted Yu Jingyan and Qiao Lili to rest first. "You have been through a lot of hardships along the way. Take a rest first. We can talk about fighting the enemy tomorrow."

"Dad, speed is of the essence in war. Wouldn't it be better to surprise the enemy while they don't know our reinforcements have arrived?" Qiao Lili stood up and added some hot water to the three people's cups, then sat down again. It looked like she didn't want to leave.

"Uncle, Ali is right. If we counterattack them while they haven't reacted yet and think we are still holding on, wouldn't we have a greater chance of winning?" Yu Jingyan has always supported all of Qiao Lili's decisions.

They slept a whole night last night. Before entering the Xiguan garrison camp, they also checked the periphery of the enemy camp and made preparations for today's action in advance.

"Uncle, please invite all the generals over here, and let's discuss the specific actions."

Qiao Xuan thought about it for a moment and felt that what the two said made a lot of sense. Then he looked at their simple and honest demeanor and finally hardened his heart. He asked his personal guards to invite several generals and counselors in the army.

After a secret talk, they decided to send out troops at midnight and launch a surprise attack on the enemy camp.

The generals went first to notify the soldiers to prepare, while Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan went to rest and wait until midnight to mount their horses and kill the enemy.

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At midnight, the moon was dark and the wind was strong. There were no lights on in the camp of the West Gate garrison, but groups of horses came out in an orderly manner from the three camp gates - one main gate and two side gates. Their horses' hooves were wrapped with rags and their armor was covered with single clothes. They moved silently in a semi-enclosed formation and headed straight for the enemy camp.

Half an hour later, they arrived outside the enemy camp. A horn was sounded and thousands of arrows were fired. The arrows in front were equipped with kerosene bamboo tubes, and the arrows in the back were equipped with burning kerosene cotton. In an instant, the enemy camp became a sea of ​​fire. Qiao Lili, wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, holding a peach blossom silver spear, and riding a white horse disappeared without a trace. Yu Jingyan, wearing a black armor, holding a Zhangba Snake Spear, and riding a black horse, disappeared without a trace. The two of them were like two arrows shot out of the line and were the first to rush into the enemy camp.

Qiao Lili wielded her Peach Blossom Silver Spear, killing one enemy soldier at a time. Yu Jingyan wielded her Zhangba Snake Spear, knocking down a group of enemies with one sweep. The enemy soldiers were thrown into panic and unprepared, and faced with these two people whose martial arts were obviously not at the same level. They had no ability to defend themselves, let alone fight back, and could only flee in panic.

Under the leadership of Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan, the Xiguan cavalry entered the enemy camp and killed crazily like cutting melons and vegetables. Most of the enemy troops on duty were killed in an instant, and the rest were hiding here and there, completely losing their combat effectiveness. Many of the enemy troops resting in the tents fled barefoot and shirtless because the tents were on fire. When they ran out, they had no time to put on clothes and shoes. Seeing such a situation, they could only kneel down and surrender.

At this time, the infantry from the Xiguan camp arrived and began to tie up the prisoners and confiscate their weapons.

Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan encountered two generals from the enemy camp.

Qiao Lili faced Arsalan, the great general of Northern Mongolia, a sturdy man with thick hair like a lion's mane. He held a machete in his hand and was said to be brave enough to defeat ten thousand men.

Yu Jingyan saw a tall and strong general blocking Qiao Lili's way. Based on his previous understanding, he knew that this man was General Arsalan of Northern Mongolia. He hurriedly urged his horse to go and meet him, but was intercepted halfway by a man and a horse who came from the side.

He had no choice but to defeat the person in front of him first and then go to support Qiao Lili.

The man he met was the Western Turkic general Ashina. Unlike the majestic Arsalan, he was a thin middle-aged man with two short mustaches.

Qiao Lili's bright silver spear was now stained with the blood of the enemy. She shook the tip of the spear and headed straight for Arsalan's face. Arsalan had seen two extremely brave people from Dayan in the firelight, and knowing that they were generals leading the troops into battle, he headed straight for them. Now, seeing that the one who was shaking the spear to stab was actually a young girl, the little face under the helmet was white, tender and pretty, and he immediately became evil-minded. Today he must capture this girl alive, and after having enough fun with her, he could send her to the red tent in the army.

How much strength could a little girl have, and she was still playing with a gun? He turned his body and tilted his head to avoid the tip of the gun that was stabbing at him from Qiao Lili. He stretched out his big bear-claw-like hand and grabbed the barrel of Qiao Lili's gun, trying to grab it and bring it into his arms. He thought that if Qiao Lili let go, he could confiscate her weapon, and then use the gun to sweep her away and Qiao Lili would fall. If Qiao Lili didn't let go, he could directly bring Qiao Lili into his arms.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile hideously. He was really ugly, but his thoughts were beautiful. He grabbed Qiao Lili's gun, but unfortunately he was much slower than Qiao Lili. Qiao Lili missed and shot at his neck. Arsalan grabbed nothing, and Qiao Lili's gun hit his neck, blood spurted out immediately. The warhorse he was riding carried him forward, and he said, "Little girl..." He had just said three words, and before he could finish the sentence, his body tilted and he fell off the horse.

A group of Dayan infantrymen rushed forward, and seven or eight knives chopped at Arsalan's head at the same time. His head rolled several steps away, and was picked up by the nearby soldiers on the tip of their spears, raised high, and shouted loudly: "Arsalan died in battle, Arsalan died in battle."

A group of Dayan soldiers in front of him also shouted: "Arsalan died in battle, surrender quickly."

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While Qiao Lili was dealing with Arsalan, Yu Jingyan was fighting with Ashina. It can be said that Arsalan died because he underestimated his enemy. If he had not grabbed the gun with his bare hands but used his weapon to resist, he would have been able to fight with Qiao Lili for more than ten or twenty rounds.

But Ashina was much calmer and composed.

As soon as he saw Yu Jingyan's extraordinary black horse and the majestic young general on the horse, he immediately became alert and fought with Yu Jingyan move by move, not daring to underestimate the enemy in the slightest.