Chapter 34: Halfway Through (2)
"Fire, the camp ahead is on fire....."
"Quick, signal the enemy attack....."
"Captain Wu, fire is starting to catch fire all around........"
Looking at the skyrocketing fire all around, Yuda, a sentry in the army, hurriedly reported to the commander on duty at night.
The Wu Commander, who was wearing Qin armor and holding a long sword, had already woken up when the fire first started. This is a skill honed in the military for a long time, and it can respond to sudden situations at night in a timely manner, so as to make corresponding deployments.
"And, hurry up and report the situation to the camp"
The captain looked at the sentinel who had come down to warn him, and hurriedly asked him to warn the main battalion. Then he walked out of the tent and shouted, "Don't panic, don't panic, keep your post ......," in an attempt to appease the soldiers who had just been frightened by the fire from their sleep and were rioting around the camp.
Attacking the camp at night, which is a common strategy in the art of war, first uses means to cause a sensation and disturb the enemy's morale, and then attacks the battalion generals. Sure enough, as soon as the fire started, a dull sound of horses' hooves was heard.
"Array, array, pick up your weapon if you don't want to die.....," the captain drew his long sword and pointed at the soldier in front of him.
Immediately, the rioting soldiers, at the urging of their respective commanders, took up their weapons and gathered together to form a defensive formation.
After all, in the endless darkness, people are born with a fear, and only when they are gathered together can they feel safe. In the flames that cannot be seen all around, the forces of the soldiers can be organized together, so as to create an effective deterrent to the forces hidden in the darkness, so that they will not be broken individually.
"Captain Wu, it seems that there is no enemy......"
A soldier hiding under the shield looked at the fire that had not moved since just now, and cautiously said to the commander next to him.
The Wu Commander, who had felt something was wrong from just now, did not respond after hearing it. It's just that I was puzzled, looked at the main camp, and said to myself: "It's been so long, that adult should already know."
The Qin army camp was attacked not only at the outpost, but they only saw the fire, heard the sound of horses' hooves, and the sound of fighting in the wind, but did not see the enemy that accompanied the fire.
But that's it, looking at the panicked Qin army barracks, Wei Kai felt interesting, especially when he heard the horn of the Qin army's unauthorized attack. An iron-clad man, in the endless darkness of the night, even if he wields a sword ferociously, can only be regarded as stupid, not brave.
Looking at the military camp that was still in turmoil, Wei Kai glanced at the disgraced You Jin beside him, and said with a smile: "This is how General You led the army to fight?" ”
You Jin looked at the soldiers who had not yet put on their clothes and armor, holding swords in the fire, shouting, and hurriedly lowered his head and said loudly: "The last general is guilty, and the last general will go to reorganize the army."
"No need ......"
Wei Kai pointed to the fire that was gradually extinguishing in the distance, and continued to say to Youda: "It seems that God has mercy on my Qin army."
"What are you doing here on your knees? Don't hurry up and gather the army", Wei Kai said as he looked at You Jin, who kept kowtowing.
Looking at You Jin, who hurriedly went to collect the army, Wei Xingxing thought: Chen Cang really has an ulterior secret.
On the land of Qin, it is very outrageous to dare to blatantly attack the Qin army at night, especially at Wei Kai. No one in Liyang knows that Wei Kai is the most trusted courtier of the new monarch Yingquliang. Aren't the people behind the scenes afraid of the new king's monstrous anger?
And yet they did, and they just wanted to tell everyone that no one could harm their interests, even in the face of the new king's wrath.
However, what Wei Kai was puzzled about was that since they could clearly ambush Wei Kai's subordinates here and formulate such a thorough night attack plan, didn't they know the truth that they captured the enemy and captured the king first?
As long as the dead soldiers are sent to assassinate Wei Kai, as soon as Wei Kai dies, will Chen Cang's secret be preserved for the time being? Subsequently, as long as inconsequential people were thrown out to appease the anger of the new monarch, and then the candidates for the Chen Cang Order were operated, this was not a simpler and more effective way to keep Chen Cang's secret.
Just as Wei Kai was looking at the rioting military camp and thinking about the night attack just now, he suddenly heard, "Ah.....", a regular scream.
Oops, Aoi ......., Wei Kai suddenly thought of Aoi who was left in his military tent, and his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly ran to his military tent.
Lifting the tent, Wei Kai saw a strange scene.
You can't imagine how weird it is for a person's head to break off from the front straight back, especially with a pair of slender and delicate legs wrapped around it.
Looking at the assassin's bulging eyes due to congestion, Wei Kai could hardly imagine that the culprit was actually Min. Maybe it was embarrassment, but Min, who was about to exert himself, saw Wei Kai come in, and immediately returned to his quiet appearance.
"Wei Lang...", looking at Wei Kai who came in, Aoi, who was frightened just now, hurriedly threw himself into Wei Kai's arms.
"It's okay, it's okay"
"Are you alright... Min", Wei Kai said tentatively to Min.
"Well, I'm fine, the enemies have all been cleared", listening to Min's mechanical response, Wei Kai didn't know how to answer for a while.
"My lord, are you alright?" , the voice of the guard came from outside the door.
"It's okay, you're guarding outside now"
"Yes, sir"
Wei happily thought that he had almost miscalculated this time. If it weren't for Min's presence, Aoi might be in danger. Those old clans really can't use what's to speculate, they can be said to do everything they can't take lightly.
After comforting Kui, Wei Kai looked at Min on the side and said, "Thank you, if it weren't for you this time, it would be dangerous."
Aoi also calmed down under Wei Kai's comfort, and hurriedly took Min's hand to thank him.
"This is what I should do", perhaps sensing Aoi's sincerity, Min glanced at Wei Kai and said shyly lowering his head.
Wei Kai looked at Min's cramped appearance, felt that she was very simple and cute, looked at her and said, "I may have to trouble you in the future." When Wen heard this, he glanced up at Wei Kai, and immediately lowered his head shyly.
Subsequently, Wei Kai assigned a group of palace guards to serve as Aoi's guards. Of course, these people let Min command the arrangement.
Since the two parties may have to live together for a long time, it is still necessary to establish basic mutual trust, especially if they may become husband and wife and share some responsibilities, Wei Kai can also wholeheartedly plan the enemy.
By the time the fire was completely extinguished, the sky was already getting brighter.
Looking at the chaotic soldiers, they were all standing in disgrace at this time due to yesterday's fire.
Wei Kai looked at them and said loudly: "Soldiers, yesterday we fought and repelled the invading enemy, it was really a great victory."
Listening to what Wei Kai said, the originally chaotic military formation became even more noisy at this time. Even if the soldiers didn't hear what the commander said, they knew from the reality that there was nothing else around them except the weeds that were still burning, and they had been tricked and completely toyed with yesterday.
At this time, when they heard Wei Kai say that they had won a big victory, they were all so angry that they blushed and had thick necks. If it weren't for Wei Kai as the main general, the old Qin people's cool and rough character, a duel would be inevitable.
Even so, there were still soldiers clamoring that they wanted Wei Kai to look good, if they didn't apologize for what they just said.
Wei Kai looked at the commotion soldiers in front of him, pointed to one of the soldiers who shouted the most fiercely, and said, "You are out of the ranks"
The noisy man, hearing that Wei Kai asked him to come out of the ranks, immediately squeezed past the soldiers in front, and was so frightened that he was maintaining order on the side, and the Youda brothers hurriedly asked him to stop.
"We are also heroes who go into battle to kill the enemy, why should we suffer such humiliation?"
Wei Kai looked at the soldier who looked like a cow and said with a smile: "Yesterday, you led everyone out of the camp to attack the enemy."
"What's wrong, there is an enemy attacking, what's wrong with me Xizhu responding to the battle?"
"Haha, the enemy is attacking at night. First, there is no early warning, and second, there is no initiative to defend, so as to buy time for the deployment of the army behind. Instead, you open the gates of your camp and let them into your camp, putting yourself in danger and the rest of your armies.
Such a stupid act, you actually say that you are brave?"
When Xizhu heard this, he was speechless. Seeing this, Wei Kai continued: "I see that you are an officer, and the glory of your body depends on the lives of many brothers. We didn't die yesterday under the cover of the enemy, thank you so much, hero."
After Wei Kai finished speaking, the chaotic soldiers below suddenly quieted down.
Wei Kai looked at the calmed down army and said loudly: "Soldiers, we are not afraid of sacrifice, but we cannot die in vain. We have to kill the enemy for ourselves and for this country, and live well. Be a true warrior, not a reckless man."
"The one on duty yesterday came out."
As soon as the words fell, the group to which he belonged came out.
Wei Kai pointed at them and said, "It's them, we were able to react quickly yesterday." They were also the first to discover the enemy's situation and take defensive measures. Let those enemies hidden in the darkness not break through quickly and cover up our army."
In an instant, the army to which he belonged received the attention of the whole army. Some praised, some envied, after all, they were very ordinary, and they were once a member of the Qin army below.
"The Qin army will be rewarded for its merits, and it will be punished for its mistakes. Now give them a bow and twenty gold," and then a soldier brought twenty gold.
When the heavy twenty gold was served, the envious expressions of the soldiers at the bottom were even more obvious, this was a huge fortune.
Looking at Xizhu, who was ashamed next to him at this time, Wei Kai walked over and said, "We need victory, but we will not abandon any brother."
"You are now dismissed as a scout, and from now on you will become the eyes of our army with you. The safety of the brothers is in your hands", then patted him on the shoulder and said to the soldiers below, "Are you willing to trust him again?"
"Yes"
"Yes"
When the soldier calmed down, he said: "We are all brothers, and we must keep in mind the military orders while showing our personal bravery." The order is forbidden, and the Qin army can match it.
Meritorious service will be rewarded, and fault will be punished. For the sake of the Qin State, for the sake of the Qin Army, we must unite, kill the enemy, and win the final victory.
Long live the Qin army, long live the Qin state".
The soldiers below all shouted: "Long live the Qin army, long live the Qin country"
You Jin and Yuliang on the side glanced at each other when they saw this, and they also knelt down and shouted.
At this time, on the hillside not far away, a burly general riding a war horse followed by a large number of cavalry, heard the voice coming and smiled at the adjutant general next to him: "It seems that our Mr. Wei Kai has solved it."
I saw the Qinzi flag with white characters on a black background in the army, and the flag with the word "car" fluttering, this person was the general Che Xing in the northern Xinjiang of Qin, and he was ordered to protect Wei Kai this time.
After a sound of horses' hooves, the car that had completed the task led the army to return to northern Xinjiang. After the wind and dust calmed down, a black-clothed corpse was revealed in the place where he had just stayed.