It was late at night. There was no moon or stars in the sky. The night was as dark as thick ink, and one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.
"Haha, God is really helping us. It was sunny during the day, but unexpectedly it turned cloudy after sunset. Our ancestors have a good saying: On a dark and windy night, it is the time to kill and set fire. If I don't kill and set fire today, I will really be ashamed of my ancestors."
Chen Dong looked at the pitch-black night outside the tent, curled his lips and said to Xu Hai and Ma Ye.
"Let's see if there is any chance." Xu Hai said calmly as he looked at the huge city with swaying bonfires not far away.
At this moment, Xu Hai no longer had the ambition he had at the beginning. A series of blows have made him face the facts.
I’m afraid he will never be able to go to Suzhou!
However, as long as there is still a chance, he will fight for it again. Isn't tonight a good night attack? !
"The chances are still great. We have carefully selected three hundred experts who are good at climbing and have superb combat capabilities. We have five ninjas leading a team of sixty people each. We have also avoided the walls near the city gates and selected remote locations for a surprise attack."
Maye pointed at the ninja who had already sneaked into the night, as well as the Japanese pirates who had escaped into the night behind them, and said with high hopes.
"Well, the chance is still great..." Xu Hai repeated emotionlessly, and looked towards the city wall swaying by the bonfire, as if he saw the guy who made him wish he could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.
Is the chance still high?!
not necessarily!
That damn guy is so meticulous, I’m afraid he won’t give us this opportunity!
In fact, thinking about it now, the moment he was discovered by the sentinels sent by Zhu Ping'an while crossing the sea and river to attack Suzhou City, the outcome was already doomed.
How can we attack by surprise after being discovered? We can only attack by force. However, the preparations we made were all for a surprise attack, including weapons and equipment, etc. We were not prepared for a strong attack, and we did not carry large iron cannons or large siege equipment... ... So, the outcome of this battle was doomed from the moment we were discovered.
Although I failed, and although I wish I could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, I still want to thank Zhu Ping'an. At least I learned a valuable lesson from this failure: always be prepared for both situations when doing anything!
Xu Hai took a deep breath, calmed down, and followed the ninjas and pirates who were sneaking into the night...
You still have to have dreams, just in case they come true.
The five short ninjas were dressed in black from head to toe, with black shoes and socks, and black head coverings and face scarves. Even the exposed faces were painted with ink. They blended into the night and walked with almost no sound, like the darlings of the night. You might not be able to spot them even from one meter away.
The Japanese pirates following behind the ninja were no less impressive, they were dressed in black and had ink smeared on their faces.
Although his steps were not as light as those of a ninja, he walked on tiptoe and made little noise.
In order to prevent any unintentional noises, the ninjas and the Japanese pirates behind them all bit a small piece of dry branch in their mouths.
Following the orders of Xu Hai and others, the ninja led the Japanese pirates to avoid the area near the city gate. There were too many guards near the city gate and patrols were frequent, which was not conducive to their climbing the wall and launching a sneak attack. They deliberately walked more than 300 meters south before slowly stopping and stretching out their hands to signal the Japanese pirates behind them to stop.
The five ninjas exchanged glances for a moment, and all nodded, deciding to climb up and launch a surprise attack from this position.
This section of the city wall is between two bonfires and two sentry posts. It is pitch black and looks like an abandoned place.
After selecting their positions, the five ninjas spread out, three to five meters apart from each other, as their sneak attack points when climbing over the wall.
Soon, the five ninjas commanded the Japanese pirates under their command to build a human ladder against the city wall. Below stood a row of people wearing Japanese hats with their hands stretched out. The Japanese pirates behind them stepped on their outstretched palms and stood on their shoulders with the support of the Japanese pirates below.
The second row of Japanese pirates stood on the shoulders of the first row. The pirates behind them stepped on the hands extended by the first and second rows of pirates and stood on the shoulders of the second row. In this way, three layers of human ladders were built, like a pyramid.
It’s not that they don’t want to build it higher, but since they have not received any special training, they can only build three layers.
After the Japanese pirates built the human ladder, five ninjas as thin as monkeys started quickly. They stepped on the palms and shoulders of the first, second and third layers of the Japanese pirates' ladders like monkeys and jumped into the air. With their hands open, they firmly grasped the not-so-obvious gaps in the bricks of the city wall.
The reason why they were able to grab the gaps in the bricks of the city wall was, on the one hand, because they were small in stature and had strong hands and feet skills, and on the other hand, because they wore ninja iron weapons on their hands - grappling hooks.
The grappling hook is a special weapon of the Japanese ninja. It is not a conventional weapon. It is shaped like an iron glove. It is made for each ninja according to the size of his palm and is put on the palm when used.
The outside of the grappling hook is made of five fine steel claws like an eagle, which are hard, sharp and delicate, and can be bent with the fingers. One claw can grab a piece of human flesh and blood, and can also be used as a climbing weapon. In order to increase the lethality, ninjas often apply poison on the tip of their grappling hooks.
It is truly a powerful weapon for murder, robbery, climbing over walls and doors.
This time, the ninja used the tip of the grappling hook to grab the crack in the wall and firmly fixed himself on the wall.
After the ninja firmly grasped the crack in the wall with one hand, he took out a special claw from his arms with the other hand and put it on his feet.
Then he climbed up the city wall like a gecko. Halfway up, he found a slightly larger gap. He took out an awl from his arms and inserted it forcefully into the gap. He punched it hard a few times. After making sure it was firm, he took out a rope from his arms, put it on the gap, and swung it towards the bottom of the city.
The Japanese pirates below the city grabbed the ropes and climbed up, one by one like ants in a string...
The ninja is worthy of being a ninja. He climbed the city wall with his hands and feet like a gecko, appearing to be at ease.
After climbing up for a while, they will choose a location, insert an iron spike, and throw down a rope.
The Japanese pirates below climbed slowly. The ninjas above only had two or three meters to climb to the top of the city wall, while the Japanese pirates below had only climbed a little over one-third of the height.
There were also guards patrolling on the top of the city wall, but the patrols in this section were not frequent. From the time when Wo Guan started climbing the wall to now, they have only patrolled once. When the guards patrolled to this section of the wall, the ninjas and the Japanese pirates would stop and stick tightly to the wall, motionless, and wait until the guards patrolled past before continuing to climb.
We are only two or three meters away from the top of the city. Oh my god, everything went smoothly tonight. I can't escape the credit for being the first to reach the top...
The ninja was full of confidence.
Step by step, keep climbing up.
The ninja who climbed the fastest suddenly felt his head hit something, and then he heard a series of "ding-dang-dang" bell sounds, just like the bell of Diyuri's secondary soul ringing.
Instantly, the ninja's scalp went numb, and he was filled with fear. He secretly cried out in his heart, "Oh no! I'm exposed!"
The other ninjas were also confused. Why was the bell ringing out of nowhere?! Who the hell put up the bell?!