Chapter 210 - Desolate Liangzhou (Part Ten)
Xue Qiming gazed toward the city walls. "Are they coming?"
Ye Beizhi raised his wine bowl, tapped it lightly against Xue Qiming’s, then drained it in one go. "It’s begun."
Ye Beizhi stood up and declared, "Let’s go."
Xue Qiming donned his bamboo hat once more and concurred. "Let’s go."
Below the city walls, Zhou Tong, the commander of Liangzhou Prefecture, had just finished a bowl of noodles. As he considered whether he should have another, loud shouts suddenly erupted from the walls.
"They’re attacking again!"
Zhou Tong was barely able to sip the soup before he tossed aside his chopsticks and ran outside.
Outside, chaos reigned. Zhou Tong raised his head to see figures running back and forth atop the walls. The sky had darkened, and the torches lit on the walls flickered like a dance of wild shadows.
"Archers to the walls!" Zhou Tong shouted, but his voice was quickly drowned out in the cacophony.
"Damn it," Zhou Tong cursed under his breath as he picked up his pace toward the walls. After a couple of steps, he noticed two figures strolling leisurely toward him. Their relaxed demeanor was incongruous with the frenzy around them.
Zhou Tong frowned, squinting in the dim light. Their outlines didn’t resemble soldiers. As he moved closer, he realized that they were the same two people he had seen earlier that afternoon.