C445

The snow was thick with killing intent.

Duan Chengrui was clad in heavy armor, and he held a long spear in his hand as he rode on the horse. The blood of the Duan Clan's war horses had never been erased by the peace of the country.

On the other hand, Ai Yan was in his forties or fifties, and the only reason he wasn't angry was because of the smell of blood on the battlefield that he was unable to wash away.

Seeing Duan Chengrui's appearance, Ai Yan laughed out loud. "I didn't expect that Navy Tide's prince would actually be a prince that hasn't even grown hair yet."

He only gestured at the soldiers behind him to retreat, leaving him alone to ride his horse and stay in front of the city gates. The long spear was stabbed into the ground, and the sound of internal energy mixed in with it spread throughout the entire battlefield, "If you are able to enter a city that only has children of my caliber and still manage to escape unscathed, I'll present this head to you with both hands."

"With the spear as your boundary, you can give it a try."

On top of the city wall, Gu Liuyan straightened her back and waved at the soldiers behind her.

The ghost lightly placed a hand on Gu Daiyan's wrist, as if he was prepared to take her away if things went wrong.

The soldiers behind him left without a sound.

On the other side, Ai Yan only raised an eyebrow, but before he could figure out what the other party was trying to do, he heard a deep voice from the other side, "Please enter the city."

"How ignorant." Although Aiyan said this, she didn't do anything.

With Gu Cheng and Gu Sheng, they knew about the situation in Navy Tide Nation.

However, he truly did not know whether Guan Ping truly had any heavy soldiers in the city or if there were no soldiers. As he hesitated, he did not directly make a surprise attack, only investigating the situation in the snowy night.

Initially, he wanted to hesitate, but Gu Danyan had already whispered something into the ghost's ear. The ghost then continued, "The subordinates of General Ai disobeyed the military's orders and secretly brought a catapult to the city's edge. We have already helped you settle it."

As soon as his voice fell, one could hear the sound of fire burning in the south of the city. The snowflakes that fell from the sky brought with them a fiery glow, as if they were ashes that fell from the sky.

Ai Yan was shocked, he never thought that this matter would be discovered. His subordinates also hurried forward, indicating that they had lost contact with the people over there.

Gu Danyan, on the other hand, was looking up at the burning wood shavings and houses in the south side of the city, the corners of his mouth raised up under his scarf.

Another soldier walked up and whispered, "They only attacked 2000 people. We only need 1000 people to stop them. The oil has already been ignited. We should be able to hold on until morning."

"Enough." Gu Liuyan nodded. At a place that Ai Yan couldn't see clearly, he threw a torch down from the top of the city gate. Someone then sent a signal to Duan Chengrui.

Duan Chengrui only sneered when he saw this as he backed off quite a bit. He rode his horse and stood on the streets of Guan Ping City as two soldiers lit the lanterns beside him.

Ai Yan watched all of this quietly, while Gu Danyan stared at Ai Yan with his brows furrowed.

This time, he could only gamble.

If Ai Yan had the guts, there would only be a few thousand soldiers left in the city. It was impossible for them to survive.

However, if Ai Yan suspected that there was some trickery involved, he would drag it out for as long as he could.

Both sides were in a deadlock, while Duan Chengrui's heart was pounding like a drum.

Ayane's army moved.

The thousand men from the left flank rode on the snow, the heavy sounds of their horses' hooves leaving deep marks in the hearts of everyone in Guan Ping city. Everyone held their breaths as they stood there, trying their best to not let the arrows fall or to charge at their enemies.

Gu Danyan stared straight at the snow falling from the sky, and slowly closed his eyes.

"Mother is still waiting for me to return." The soldiers beside her looked at her and felt the hoofbeats of the horses grow heavier.

The ghost patted the snowflakes on her shoulder: "Even if we lose, Navy Tide isn't just this little."

Jiang Yan's thousand Steel Cavalry charged into the city gates as soon as they finished speaking. The ground beneath their feet began to shake as well. It seemed as if the snow that had yet to fall didn't even dare to fall, and could only slap their faces in an even more ferocious manner.

Ai Yan raised the corner of his mouth, but before he could finish his words.

The soldiers and horses that rushed in first fell to the ground with miserable cries. The horses behind them fell to the ground like snowballs. The terrifying coughing sounds of the soldiers came from the city gate, and some of the weapons that had slipped out of their hands even pierced through the chests of their compatriots.

The hundreds of soldiers following closely behind all stopped in their tracks. The horse beneath them seemed to sense the danger and didn't dare to move recklessly.

While he was hesitating, Ai Yan stopped the army in front of him. He had no idea what was going on.

"It's snow!" It's Snow who killed people! " A soldier in the army behind them shouted.

For a moment, everyone was terrified.

There was almost nothing abnormal about it, only the snowflakes falling more rapidly and more heavily.

Navy Tide's soldiers all took up their positions, not moving at all.

Hearing the soldier's scream, Gu Danyan's tightly clenched fist finally loosened a little. His back was already soaked in cold sweat.

"Close the city gates." Gu Liuyan said softly, but his feet couldn't move at all.

Ghosts threw torches down from the gates for her.

The torch fell to the ground with a thud, extinguishing in the snow.

As the city gates slowly closed, Ai Yan didn't send anyone to attack.

The last thing Jiang Yan's soldiers could see before the city gates closed was Duan Chengrui on his horse.

As the city gates closed, Navy Tide's soldiers moved poisoned people and horses into nearby houses and brought new snow to fill the place up.

At this moment, the fire in the south side of the city became even brighter. Duan Chengrui had sent another two thousand people to encircle and annihilate them.

Gu Danyan stood at the top of the city gate from start to finish. After Duan Chengrui sent all the people away, an urgent report came from the south side of the city. All the oil and fireballs in the city had been used up, and most of those stone throwing carriages had already been burnt.

Only then did Duan Chengrui send his men back, and the city gate was about to open once again.

Jiang Yan's group had originally wanted to charge in, but the soldiers and horses that had died under the city gates had already disappeared. Just as Ai Yan noticed that something was amiss, Duan Chengrui had already rode his horse out.

Countless soldiers followed closely behind Duan Chengrui.

Before Ai Yan could understand what had happened, he saw a huge fireball falling down from the top of the city gate.

On a snowy night, the battle drum suddenly sounded. No one could hear the sound of snow falling.

"Retreat!" Ai Yan looked at the sky filled with fireballs and the people rushing out of the city gate.

His plan had been completely messed up. If it was an empty fort strategy from before, then what was the purpose of the current initiative and the fireball in the sky?

Jiang Yan's soldiers all turned around to return while Duan Chengrui led his men and swallowed the last group of soldiers that left. It was a heavy smell that not even the snow could cover up.

Gu Daiyan finally turned his head and looked at the Navy Tide soldier that had dashed out of the forest on the other side. He was completely relieved.