The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 604 Going Back (6)_1

Chapter 604: Chapter 604 Going Back (6)_1

A drop of water can’t put out a fire, it doesn’t solve the fundamental problem. Three days later, once the snow had stopped, the temperature was so low that one’s breath could freeze. The constant low temperature caused some wounded soldiers to lose their lives.

Bayal was busy to the point of exhaustion, yet he had no solution.

On the fifth day, the sun came out, but the accumulated snow was still deeper than the knee, making it impossible for the army to move.

On the evening of the sixth day, the city gate of Border City quietly opened. Chu Suifeng and Si Jinhan, both holding grudges, remembered the hatred from the North Country’s surprise attack, and took the opportunity to start their frenzied revenge.

Because the weather was too cold and the snow was too deep, no one would think that the soldiers from the Northern Land would attack in such harsh conditions.

Aside from soldiers guarding the boats used to cross the river, there was almost no one outside the North Country’s camp tents.

The occasional soldier sent out to guard had chosen a secluded spot to start a fire for warmth.

Dressed in white fur coats, draped in white cloaks, even their hair wrapped in the hood of the cloak. The Northern Land’s soldiers completely blended into the vast whiteness of the snow.

Si Jinhan was one of their covert attack troops.

As they silently infiltrated the enemy camp, a soldier dressed in the uniform of the North Country quietly approached.

The team members were startled, but Si Jinhan quietly raised his hand to stop them.

"The grain and fodder are in the rear camp towards the left." The person who approached lowered his voice to say.

"You leave here, and head downstream, wait in the woods five miles away," Si Jinhan’s voice was also very low as he casually handed over a white fur coat and cloak to him.

The person quickly donned the clothing and gave a concerned warning in a low voice, "Be careful, third son, the defenses there are quite tight."

Si Jinhan nodded, then began to lead the more than fifty men towards the rear camp.

Their skis slid silently over the snow, making no sound.

The informant watched their retreating figures, then quickly strode away in the other direction.

Si Jinhan and his men quickly found the place where the grain was stored according to the given route. The team lay in the snow, completely blended into the snowy environment, even if there were people on guard around the grain at this moment, they wouldn’t notice the enemy’s arrival.

"Damn weather, it’s too cold," one soldier complained, pacing back and forth.

"Isn’t that the truth? Who knows when we’ll be able to go home?"

"I heard that the National Master doesn’t agree to retreat, but the General is willing to lead us brothers back."

"We are under the General’s command, the National Master doesn’t care about our lives and deaths."

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When it came to their own safety, the casual conversation drew the attention of many soldiers.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Si Jinhan led his men quietly around to the less guarded soldiers, then suddenly stood up.

The guarding soldiers didn’t dare to stare at the snow for too long, for fear of going blind. But in just a blink of an eye, a group of people appeared before them. He was about to ask who they were when he felt a chill on his neck, then he couldn’t feel anything at all.

His eyes were filled with surprise at the moment of death.

The other black-armored soldiers quietly eliminated the surrounding guards.

Thanks to god, many soldiers had all gone to the bonfire for warmth.

Si Jinhan and his comrades didn’t need to exert much effort, and even lighting torches on their side didn’t arouse suspicion among the soldiers there. It’s natural in this unusually cold ghost weather to start a fire for warmth.

Regrettably, Si Jinhan and his men weren’t there to roast fire. Holding the torches they had ignited, the black-armored soldiers poured waste oil they brought in gourds onto the grain and then lit each one with a torch.

The flames shot up all at once.