The Number One Under Heaven at Dead of Night.
Jingmen Prefecture, Shimen City.
Under the night sky, gunshots rang out without pause at Shimen City's East City Gate. A siege was underway!
More than two hundred meters beyond the city walls, several hundred gunmen hid behind cover and fired continuously at the City Guard atop the walls.
Bullets flew, sparks sprayed, and every so often someone was hit and collapsed, followed by a miserable howl.
This attacking force consisted of more than two hundred Overseeing Bureau Inspectors from Jingmen Prefecture's Supervision Headquarters, along with more than three hundred City Guard soldiers from Jingmen Prefecture.
There were more than six hundred people in total, and every one of them carried a gun. But without cannons or other siege equipment, breaking through Shimen City was virtually impossible, no matter how many more men they had.
"My lord, I don't think this is right. They may be trying to draw away our troops. This is only a feint!"
A battalion commander of Shimen City's City Guard warned the Shoubei.
In an ordinary city's City Guard, the highest-ranking military officer was the Shoubei, an eighth-grade military official who commanded three hundred men.
At this moment, Shimen City's Shoubei had already concentrated all two hundred-plus City Guard soldiers at the East City Gate.
"A feint my ass! Can't you see how many people are down there? Go have the City Defense Cannons brought up. Prepare to fire!"
The Shoubei completely ignored his subordinate's advice and shouted the order.
"My lord."
The battalion commander's subordinate looked helplessly at his superior.
He was a veteran who had once fought on the battlefield. After retiring, he had been assigned to Shimen City's City Guard to live out his remaining years, relying on his Martial Warrior cultivation.
He had