Divine Speed, Causing Havoc in the Enemy Camp

"Alright, since you've dared to sign a military order, you'll now take your company of soldiers and advance one hundred meters closer to the enemy camp."

Seeing Sheng Huai'an's resolve, Li Bingwei didn't waste any words and directly agreed to his request.

He wanted to see what kind of abilities this person, who was favored by the General Who Pacifies the North, possessed.

Having achieved his goal, Sheng Huai'an returned and gathered the soldiers of his company.

"Follow me, we'll advance stealthily. We'll clear the path for the main army's attack later," Sheng Huai'an told the soldiers.

"Captain, at this distance, moving further forward will easily expose us to the enemy," Tang Yunshan said.

"Just follow me. I have a way to ensure you won't be discovered," Sheng Huai'an replied.

He noticed that the armies in this world didn't even know how to crawl forward, nor could they grasp the concept of a surprise attack.

Tang Yunshan opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him that this was a suicide mission. However, seeing that Sheng Huai'an had already issued a military order, further words were useless.

"Everyone, follow me. Do exactly as I do, and don't make a single sound," Huai'an said.

The two sergeants and the platoon leaders grumbled inwardly, thinking it was impossible not to make a sound.

Sheng Huai'an crouched low, moving forward like a cat, and the soldiers behind him followed suit, mimicking his movements.

After crawling fifty meters, Sheng Huai'an lay down on the ground.

"Everyone, get down and follow me!"

Seeing Sheng Huai'an on the ground, the soldiers could only imitate him, all lying down.

Once on the ground, to avoid making noise, Sheng Huai'an began to crawl forward slowly.

Watching Sheng Huai'an wriggle forward like a maggot, Tang Yunshan and the others also began to crawl slowly on the ground.

The soldiers behind them followed suit, slowly crawling on the ground.

Fortunately, the ground was covered in sand and dirt, so the sound of their armor rubbing against it was faint, and they were crawling slowly.

Watching Sheng Huai'an and his men disappear into the night, Li Bingwei felt a bit curious about how the guy had managed to make his team vanish.

Half an hour later, there was still no sign of them. A captain couldn't help but speak up.

"Sir, could that fellow have run off with his men?"

"Silence!"

Li Bingwei glared at the captain. If it weren't for the current sensitive situation, he would have slapped the man a few times.

Instead of wishing for good things, the man was good at sowing discord.

Under Li Bingwei's stern gaze, the captain shrank his head and stopped speaking.

Time passed, and the night grew deeper.

Among the Xiongnu army, the patrolling soldiers' vigilance gradually decreased.

An hour later, Sheng Huai'an and his soldiers had crawled to within a hundred meters of the Xiongnu encampment.

It had taken Sheng Huai'an and his hundred soldiers a full hour to cover that short distance of four hundred meters.

This was partly because they were wearing armor, and partly because these soldiers had no experience with crawling and advancing stealthily for the first time.

Sheng Huai'an was afraid of making noise if he moved too quickly, so he crawled extremely slowly.

"What time is it now?" Sheng Huai'an asked Tang Yunshan behind him.

"It's the sixth quarter of the Chou hour. There are two quarters of an hour until the Yin hour," Tang Yunshan replied.

Sheng Huai'an nodded. Two quarters of an hour until the Yin hour meant thirty minutes.

One quarter of an hour was fifteen minutes, and the Yin hour was 3 AM.

This was the time when people were most prone to drowsiness, making it the best time to launch a night raid.

"Get ready. We'll charge together in a moment," Sheng Huai'an commanded.

"Yes, Captain!"

Tang Yunshan and Hai Dahe responded. They were the sergeants of the company.

"Once we charge into the enemy camp, Hai Dahe, you'll take one platoon of soldiers and set fire to the enemy camp."

"Tang Yunshan, you'll take one platoon of soldiers and eliminate any enemies who surround us. Do you understand!?" Sheng Huai'an continued to whisper his orders.

"Understood!!"

Seconds ticked by, and as the time for the raid drew closer, the soldiers inevitably became nervous.

"Crack... crack..."

From a hundred meters away, the faint sound of crackling firewood could be heard from the Xiongnu camp.

By this time, the fires in the Xiongnu army had gradually dimmed.

The moon had hidden itself behind the clouds tonight, and the wind of the northern frontier howled, as if heaven itself was helping them.

"Captain, it's almost time," Tang Yunshan reminded him.

Sheng Huai'an took the bow and arrows off his back, nocked an arrow, and drew the string.

"Archers, prepare to quickly shoot down the patrolling soldiers," Sheng Huai'an said, half-crouching.

The archers in the squad also half-crouched, nocking arrows.

"Shoot!"

Sheng Huai'an shot an arrow, directly taking down a Xiongnu patrol soldier.

"Swish, swish!"

Ten arrows flew out, killing seven Xiongnu enemy soldiers.

"Enemy attack!"

The remaining two Xiongnu soldiers, seeing their fallen comrades, had this thought and were about to shout.

"Swish, swish!!"

Sheng Huai'an shot two arrows at once, killing the remaining two Xiongnu soldiers.

"Soldiers, charge with me!" Sheng Huai'an stood up and charged.

The other soldiers also got up, drew their sabers, and followed Sheng Huai'an in the charge.

In less than ten seconds over a hundred meters, Sheng Huai'an and his men had charged into the enemy camp.

By the time another patrol of Xiongnu soldiers heard the commotion and reacted, Sheng Huai'an and his men had already charged in.

"Brothers, kill with me!"

Sheng Huai'an quickly nocked and drew his bow, with enemies charging up falling under his arrows.

Tang Yunshan also led fifty soldiers, charging forward and killing Xiongnu enemy soldiers.

Hai Dahe led fifty soldiers, lit torches, and began setting fire to the Xiongnu army tents.

"Captain, look!"

From the time the commotion started to Sheng Huai'an and his men charging into the enemy camp, it had been less than ten seconds.

Li Captain, who had been watching the entire time, was astonished.

The speed of the raid was too fast; not to mention the Xiongnu enemy soldiers, even they hadn't reacted.

Seeing the enemy camp already ablaze, Li Captain finally came to his senses.

"Brothers, charge with me, kill the Xiongnu enemies!" Li Captain shouted, getting up and charging.

Sheng Huai'an quickly shot all thirty of his arrows before drawing his saber and charging forward to kill Xiongnu enemy soldiers.

The Xiongnu soldiers in the surrounding tents, woken by the commotion, rushed out to meet the attack.

Sheng Huai'an led the charge, killing the Xiongnu soldiers blocking his path.

Hai Dahe and his soldiers continued to set tents ablaze, with some deeply sleeping Xiongnu soldiers burned alive.

Many Xiongnu soldiers were confused at this moment, who would have thought that the Anning Pass defenders would send soldiers to raid the camp at this time.

By the time Li Captain led his soldiers into the enemy camp, it was already engulfed in flames.

"Fire! Fire!"

"Quick, put out the fire!"

"Enemy! Enemy raid, stop them quickly!"

The Xiongnu enemy camp descended into chaos, with some trying to put out the fire, others searching for enemies, and many bewildered and unsure of what to do.

"Some of you help with the fire, and the rest charge with me!" Li Captain shouted.

At this moment, Sheng Huai'an and his men, who had charged into the enemy camp, were still pushing deeper into it.

Sheng Huai'an and his group had broken into the Xiongnu enemy camp.

On the left, Soldier Commandant Tu and Martial Commandant Wu, from the rear of the Xiongnu army, also launched their raid at Yin Shi.

"Don't get bogged down in fighting, don't stop, charge with me!" Sheng Huai'an shouted.

More and more Xiongnu soldiers were being awakened.

"Damn Wei people, how dare they raid our camp! Kill them!" a Xiongnu Centurion roared.

"Quickly surround them and kill these Wei people, don't let them continue raiding the camp!" the Xiongnu shouted, looking at the rising flames with great anxiety.

Xiongnu soldiers kept coming forward to surround and kill them. If they lingered to fight, this was the Xiongnu camp, and the Xiongnu army could trample them to death.

The only way was to keep charging forward, to disrupt the enemy camp.

The Xiongnu right-wing camp was ablaze, and fanned by the wind, the fire was burning fiercely.

On the walls of Anning Pass, the defenders saw the flames in the distance outside the city.

"There's a fire! The Xiongnu camp is on fire!" The officer on duty that night hurried to the watchtower.

"General, there's a fire! The Xiongnu enemy camp is on fire!"

General Polu, Sun Hao, smiled and said, "I see it, hahaha, they succeeded! Quickly open the city gates and let the cavalry charge!"

"Yes, General!" The officer quickly went to give the order to open the city gates.

The Anning Cavalry, who had long been waiting to assemble, charged out of the city as soon as the gates were opened.

The Anning Cavalry, numbering only two thousand, were led by General Polu, Zhao Yong'an, as they charged out.

At this moment, Sheng Huai'an led his troops, continuously charging forward and setting fires, turning the right flank of the Xiongnu camp upside down.

"What's going on?"

Such a massive commotion awoke the Left Virtuous King in the central army, who asked furiously.

"Reporting to the Left Virtuous King, the Wei army has launched a surprise attack under the cover of night," a Xiongnu general said, cold sweat streaming down his face.

"Damn it, do you not even have this much vigilance? You actually let the Wei people raid the camp." The Left Virtuous King was enraged.

Inside the military tent, the Xiongnu generals dared not make a sound.

Who could have imagined that the treacherous Wei would launch a surprise attack at this time tonight.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and send out troops to kill all the Wei people who raided the camp," the Left Virtuous King roared.

"Yes!"

The generals in the military tent quickly retreated, vowing to slaughter all the Wei people who had raided the camp.

"Dong dong dong!!"

The sound of hooves broke the clamor of the night.

"What sound is that?!"

"Idiot, you can't even tell it's the sound of hooves? The Wei cavalry is here."

The Xiongnu soldiers were in a panic, and many lost their composure.

"Brothers, follow me and carve out a bloody path." Sheng Huai'an was still charging at the forefront.

The Xiongnu soldiers blocking his path were all cut down by him.

His battle robe and armor were already stained red with blood. The soldiers he led followed him, charging forward, setting fires wherever they went.

Their speed was too great, and the Xiongnu soldiers could not form any encirclement or interception.

In the Xiongnu camp, engulfed in flames, some soldiers were fighting the fire, some were burned to death, and some were trampled to death in the chaos.

In short, it was utter chaos. In some places, friend and foe were indistinguishable, leading to infighting.

Flames soared into the sky, and thick smoke billowed, as Sheng Huai'an and his men turned the right flank of the camp upside down.

"Help! Save me!"

"Ah... it hurts so much, save me, I don't want to die."

The Xiongnu soldiers, burning from the fire, screamed and ran towards those around them, seeking rescue.

Captain Li, leading four hundred men, charged behind Sheng Huai'an and his group. As they charged, they lost track of which direction Sheng Huai'an and his men had gone.