"They've stopped! The Qin armies have stopped!!"
"What are they doing? Are they trying to squeeze our space little by little, to prevent us from resisting?"
"Resist? We can't break through their defenses right now, nor can we charge into their ranks. How can we possibly resist!"
Faced with the advancing Qin army, the people of Lingnan were helpless.
In their eyes, the Qin army was like an army of steel, incredibly difficult to deal with.
More importantly, Lingnan only had earthen walls, which were not strong enough to withstand the Qin army.
Therefore, as they watched the Qin army relentlessly assault them, many of them were in despair.
What made things even more urgent for them was that the Qin army had brought out their explosives again.
When the people of Lingnan observed the Qin army's movements from the trees, many of their faces changed.
"Damn it, the Qin people are using their terrifying weapons again! The Qin people are going to attack us again!"
"These damned Qin people, they never intended to let us go. They want to kill us bit by bit. Their intentions are truly vicious!"
"We can't let them continue this slaughter. If we allow them to keep killing us like this, our soldiers will not only be annihilated piece by piece, but our will will also be eroded away!"
Many of them felt that if they allowed the Qin soldiers to continue their brutal assault, they might die without understanding why.
Thus, many of them, dissatisfied with the status quo, wanted to resist.
It had to be said that their desire to resist was entirely correct. However, when they truly prepared to resist, they found themselves in a predicament.
In their hearts, they had no concrete plans for resistance.
While they had the will to resist, they lacked any practical actions.
Of course, this was not because they didn't want to resist, but because they genuinely couldn't figure out how they should resist to repel the Qin army.
Their means of resistance were simply too limited.
"Damn it, if only we had Qin's trebuchets, we'd surely smash them to death and wouldn't let them be so arrogant!"
"They're using those terrifying weapons again. These Qin people are truly despicable!"
"Ah! I can't take it anymore! I want to fight the Qin soldiers to the death! I want to fight them to the death!"
Faced with the Qin's attack, many soldiers indeed couldn't hold back.
They were desperate to charge out and fight the Qin soldiers to the death.
But such reckless courage would not be of much use.
They still needed to devise concrete methods to deal with the Qin army. Only then would they have a chance of victory.
After their leader pondered for a long time, his gaze finally fell upon the trees.
"On the ground, we have no advantage whatsoever. But in the trees, we might still have a sliver of hope!"
"In the trees? Are we going to climb trees to escape this place?"
"If it's just about escaping, we might only save a few dozen people! The majority will be intercepted by the Qin army!"
"But if we use the trees to launch a surprise attack on the Qin army and capture their terrifying weapons, we might be able to save the entire tribe!"
"Therefore, we urgently need true warriors, true masters, to climb trees and infiltrate the Qin army, to resolve these major troubles for us!"
Upon hearing this, many people were invigorated.
These people of Lingnan grew up in the mountains and forests.
Every single one of them knew how to climb trees.
Among them, the skilled masters were as agile as monkeys, constantly moving through the trees.
Therefore, when they heard their leader's words, they almost without hesitation, each spoke up:
"Leader, let me go. You know me. I grew up in the trees from childhood. My climbing skills are unparalleled!"
"Leader, I am also willing to go. My climbing skills may not be as good as Ta Shan's, but they are not inferior to others!"
"I'll go too! I'm called 'Little Mountain Monkey.' How can I be left out of such a tree-climbing mission? Let me infiltrate the Qin army, and I will surely kill those Qin soldiers and avenge our brothers!"
Their eagerness was not only due to their abilities but also because they wanted to protect their tribe.
For these people who grew up in the tribe, the tribe was their everything.
For this, they were willing to sacrifice their lives.
Their leader was visibly pleased when he heard their words.
He had been afraid that someone would be timid at this moment.
If anyone were to be cowardly, if they were unwilling to fight to the death, then these people would truly have no hope.
Lingnan would completely fall under the iron hooves of the Qin army.
Therefore, when people stepped forward, many of them felt fortunate. They were fortunate that Lingnan still had warriors.
Thus, they entrusted this difficult mission to their warriors.
"Good, then you will infiltrate the Qin army and kill those who wield their powerful weapons. If possible, seize some of those powerful weapons so we can study them too!"
"At the same time, kill their shield-bearers. Attack from the inside, from within. As soon as you break through their defenses, our army can charge in from the outside!"
"Yes! Please rest assured, leader, we are willing to sacrifice our lives for the tribe!"
These people were genuinely willing to die for their tribe, and their words were not false.
After saying this, they took up their weapons and began their mission.
Under the watchful eyes of the Lingnan people, these individuals, as agile as monkeys, quickly climbed the nearest trees and then vanished from sight.
This "vanishing" was not literal.
It was simply that they had climbed to the treetops, and their figures were obscured by the leaves, so others could no longer see them.
This sight reassured the Lingnan people.
With such climbing skills and the ability to conceal themselves, they felt much more confident about these people's mission to sneak attack the Qin army.
With such stealth capabilities, approaching the Qin army would be easy, and a successful surprise attack would be highly likely.
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