Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 395 - 240 The Beginning of War_3

Chapter 395: Chapter 240 The Beginning of War_3

And the Jin soldier who was shot by an arrow rapidly recovered from the intense pain, enduring it and continued to climb, becoming the first to reach the top of the wall!

Cen Bridge Inn was nothing but a small county town, where the height and thickness of its walls could not compare to those of the strong cities like the capital or Taiyuan.

Such height meant that one oversight could trigger a catastrophic chain reaction.

"Block them! Seal the breach!"

The military officer on the wall shouted loudly, and many of the Qi Army noticed that some Jin soldiers had already climbed the wall, and they hurriedly rushed up with their weapons, attempting to plug the gap.

However, as soon as the battle commenced, they were forced into a retreat by the Jin soldiers, despite one of them already having been shot with an arrow.

There was even a defender whose broadsword had penetrated the abdomen of a Jin soldier, and he thought he had won, but the Jin soldier, ignoring everything, grabbed the defender’s broadsword with his left hand and, using all his strength, pushed him back into the crowd, paving the way for the Jin soldiers following him.

The sounds of killing and screams quickly came from atop the wall.

It was clear that the walls of Cen Bridge Inn couldn’t hold off the Jin soldiers for long; the entire siege lasted no more than an hour before it was essentially over.

As more Jin soldiers appeared on the walls and the number of Qi soldiers dwindled, the remaining Qi soldiers had no choice but to flee in panic.

Thereafter, the city gate was breached, and Jin soldiers poured in from outside.

In a household near the city gate, the civilians were closing their doors and shivering with fear.

But soon, there were noises of clamor and battering outside, and the fierce, excited Jin soldiers broke in, dragged the screaming female homeowner out of her room, and casually killed the men and children.

Looting gold and silver, killing, and setting fires.

The barbarism and brutality that modern people cannot imagine began to unfold in every corner of Cen Bridge Inn with the invasion of the Jin soldiers.

And such barbarism and brutality had already been enacted countless times in the lands of the north.

The people of Qi in Cen Bridge Inn were now undergoing what the rural war refugees had experienced; after this, they would become skeletons charred by wild fires or gnawed on by wild dogs, with few exceptions.

These Jin soldiers were not demons, but at this time, their acts were no different from those of demons, as they never regarded the people of Qi as their fellow humans but rather as livestock that could be slaughtered at will.

...

Meanwhile, Li Hongyun was on a rooftop, anxiously and repeatedly checking the crossbow in his hands.

For a modern person, the events happening before him were severely distressing his nerves, making him itch to rush down and kill some Jin soldiers.

Of course, his rational mind told him that it would be meaningless, and besides, this was not something that was actually happening, but rather a reenactment of a historical memory.

But even so, when such a scene unfolded so vividly before him, it took enormous willpower to restrain himself.

Soon, Li Hongyun saw some familiar faces among the outlaws.

They had also chosen to hide in high places like Li Hongyun, but upon witnessing the appalling acts of the Jin soldiers, they could no longer hold back.

"Kill the Jin dogs!"

"Jin dogs, your lives are forfeit!"

These outlaws brandished their swords and charged at the Jin soldiers, but they were quickly overwhelmed by countless Jin soldiers.

The martial skills of these outlaws were quite good, seemingly stronger than the city defenders, but their skills only allowed them to retreat while fighting for a bit longer.

In the brutal formation of an army, individual martial skills hardly played a significant role.

Li Hongyun was almost stirred into joining the outlaws in their heated struggle, but in the next moment, he saw these men getting massacred by the Jin soldiers, impaled with spears, and pierced with daggers, after which their bodies were hung on the city gates.

"Something’s not right... this assassination isn’t going quite as I imagined..."

Li Hongyun suddenly realized that the assassination plan he had previously formulated was overly simplistic.

A crucial part of it was that he needed to see Wanyan Sheng before he could assassinate him.

But the question was, how could he meet Wanyan Sheng?

At this moment, Cen Bridge Inn had turned into a hell on earth—massive numbers of Jin soldiers had broken in, wantonly killing and plundering, and the defenders and the outlaws were utterly powerless to resist; perhaps a few chose to fight desperately against the Jin soldiers, but most simply fled like headless flies.

Ultimately, in such chaotic circumstances, whether they chose to fight desperately or flee, the end result would be no different.

In this situation, Li Hongyun might encounter lower-ranking military officers.

And Wanyan Sheng?

He seemed to have no intention of entering Cen Bridge Inn himself...

Perhaps as the supreme commander, he might come to this small city to rest, but that would be after the Jin soldiers had completely devastated the city and slaughtered all resistant forces, and he would definitely be surrounded by many elite guards then.

Li Hongyun considered, in this situation, whether he should first slip away? Preserving himself to plan further...

"Who’s there!"

Just as Li Hongyun was feeling incredibly conflicted, he heard someone shout.

He turned his head and saw a Jin soldier, who had somehow climbed onto the roof and spotted Li Hongyun from a distance.