The weather is getting warmer, and by the beginning of April, the steppes are already in full bloom on the border with Western Siberia, and the scenery is very green.

The soldiers had already stripped off their heavy clothes and replaced them with light single clothes.

"General, the scouts have sent news that the Rus' army is not far from us, and in almost three days, we can get out of the jungle." That morning, the adjutant general hurriedly broke into Ma Jinzhong's tent and returned.

"Really?" Ma Jinzhong, who had just gotten up, heard the news, and couldn't help but be shocked, and instructed the deputy general: "Notify immediately, let the brothers ambush in the jungle in advance, and wait for the old man's order!"

Also, inform the Warats and be ready to fight at any time! ”

"The last general obeys!"

……

The Rus' army did not go well along the way.

Although the snow had already begun to melt when they set out.

But when they arrived at the great jungle of Western Siberia, it was still full of mud, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and it took them half a month to reach the junction of Western Siberia and the Varat steppe.

"In two more days, we will be able to get out of this damn jungle, notify it, let the soldiers work harder, and strive to get out one day earlier!" The Rus' general on horseback opened the map and looked at it, looked up again to confirm his position, and gave an order with a long sigh.

Unlike the Great Zhou, which was clear about the march of the Rus, the Rus' side did not know about the movements of the Great Zhou army at all.

Even, the Rus' people thought that the Great Zhou side didn't know the news of their eastward crusade at all. So, along the way, they didn't send scouts to reconnoiter at all.

It cannot be said that no scouts were sent, it can only be said that the scouts sent by the Rus generals only inquired about the intelligence within a radius of dozens of miles, and did not go to investigate the situation on the grassland at all.

Because of this, none of the Rus' troops paid attention to the surrounding situation, and they all relaxed and hurried.

Especially after the general informed the news that he was about to leave the jungle, the Rus' army rejoiced.

Unbeknownst to him, at this time, danger has crept in.

Twenty miles away from the Rus' army, Ma Jinzhong and the Great Zhou soldiers hid in the jungle, listening to the scout's report.

After the scout reported on the situation of the Rus, the adjutant general said, "General, are we going to attack the Russ now?" ”

"Don't rush yet!" Ma Jinzhong shook his head and said, "Let the brothers rest down for a while, and after the Rus people have rested in the evening, we will surround the Rus' military camp and burn them to ashes with a fire." ”

As he spoke, Ma Jinzhong asked again: "Has the oil ever been sent?" ”

The adjutant general replied: "Don't worry, general, now the brothers have a can of fire oil in their hands, just waiting for the general to give your order!" ”

"That's good!" Ma Jinzhong let out a sigh of relief, "Send someone to inform the Warat side, let them start entering the forest after dark, and be sure to arrive when the fire is burning." ”

"The last general obeys!" The adjutant replied and sent someone to pass it on.

Ma Jinzhong lay on the soft ground, constantly grasping the yellow and somewhat rotten pine needles on the ground in his hands, and sat up and dug hard into the ground.

It wasn't until I dug more than two feet deep that I could see the soil underneath.

Seeing this, Ma Jinzhong's confidence in tonight's action is even greater.

The ground was full of dried pine needles, and if it burned, the fire would not be small.

As for the destruction of vegetation? Affect the ecology here? Ma Jinzhong doesn't have such a concept yet.

Even if you have this concept, you won't care.

After all, nothing is more important than victory.

The days seemed to be extremely long, and in the anxious waiting, Ma Jinzhong finally stayed up until dusk.

In the distance, the Rus' had already begun to encamp, and in a short time smoke rose from the cooking smoke and the aroma of roasted meat.

A soldier beside Ma Jinzhong smelled the smell of meat wafting from the Rus barracks, and subconsciously swallowed his saliva, which happened to be seen by Ma Jinzhong.

Ma Jinzhong got up and came to the man's side, patted the man's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Do you want to eat barbecue?" ”

Without waiting for the man to answer, Ma Jinzhong smiled again: "Don't worry, you can smell enough barbecue tonight!" ”

After Ma Jinzhong's reminder, the soldier seemed to have thought of something terrible, his eyes widened, and his stomach suddenly began to turn over the river and the sea.

Ma Jinzhong shook his head disapprovingly, and continued to stare at the Rus' military camp......

The willow tops on the moon, people about after dusk.

However, in this coniferous forest, Ma Jinzhong and the others obviously couldn't see the moonlight in the sky.

From the evening onwards, the tumult in the Rus' barracks did not cease.

It wasn't until two hours had passed that the noise inside had gradually become quieter.

Seeing this, Ma Jinzhong ordered the adjutant general: "Inform the brothers, let the brothers take the military camp of the Rus as the main one, and wait for the old man's order after an hour!" ”

As for how to issue orders synchronously, Ma Jinzhong had already agreed with the generals in the army to wait for the gunshots on Ma Jinzhong's side to sound out, so they set fire together.

As for when the Warats of the jungle will be able to arrive, will it alarm the Rus' in the barracks?

Ma Jinzhong is not worried.

Not to mention that the Warat cavalry rushed over, but I was afraid that it was already the second half of the night. Let's just say that even if they came in advance, the horses did not make much noise when they were running on such soft ground, and the Rus' would not have noticed it even if they were not close enough.

Stepping on the soft ground, the soldiers of the Great Friday surrounded the military camp of the Rus' people one after another according to the previous deployment.

At this time, the Rus barracks were quiet, except for a few patrolling soldiers, only the shouts from time to time came from the tent.

Obviously, it was someone who was playing drunk.

Taking out the pocket watch given by Zhang Lingyang before leaving Beijing, Ma Jinzhong looked at the time, nodded to the deputy general, and covered his ears with his hands.

Ma Jinzhong is very unaccustomed to the piercing gunshots, he still likes to have more swords.

The deputy general agreed, and after Ma Jinzhong nodded, he ordered more than a dozen soldiers next to him to shoot together.

The encirclement set up by Ma Jinzhong was very large, and if there were only one or two gunshots, it was very likely that the soldiers in the distance would not be able to hear it.

But with so many soldiers shooting together, it was difficult for them to hear clearly.

"Enemy attack!" Hearing the sound of gunfire coming from outside the camp, the Ross soldiers in charge of the patrol immediately shouted.

"Set fire!" And the Great Zhou soldiers outside the camp heard the gunshots and hurriedly shouted orders.

The soldiers, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately threw out the canister of oil on their waists, and then shot at the place where the canister fell.

As gunfire erupted, a ring of fire soon lit up around the Rus' barracks......