They were dressed in black night raid attire, their faces covered with black cloth—these were the elite soldiers sent out by Huo Ping for the nighttime assault.
When they reached the base of the wall, they did not attract anyone's attention. The leader took out a pair of hooked gloves, strapped them on, and began to slowly crawl up the surface of the city wall.
Upon reaching the top of the wall, he immediately reached for a rope-attached iron hook at his waist, hooked it onto the inner side of the city wall, and untied the rope. Instantly, a thin rope more than ten zhang long hung down.
The vanguard post was set. The impatient elite soldiers promptly leaped up to grab the rope, climbing upward one after another. Once the time was ripe, the leader vaulted onto the wall, drew his curved blade, and charged at the nearest defending soldier.
