In the ditch dug by an officer and soldier, one hundred and ten people jumped in, and after seeing each other in the ditch, they all hurriedly whispered their identities, and then squatted down collectively, no one spoke, and what surprised them was that there was a thousand general manager who also jumped into the ditch with them, and before they could exclaim this thousand general manager immediately lowered his voice and said: "Don't make a sound!" Get down! We're all the same! Squat, squat, squat! So everyone smiled knowingly, and they all quickly squatted in the ditch again, and some people simply sat in the mud soup at the bottom of the ditch.

As soon as the 20,000 officers and soldiers left the camp, after a short time, more than 3,000 people broke away from the ranks and dispersed into the darkness.

It was also when the official army came out of the camp, but there were many pairs of eyes staring at them in the night, these people were scouts of the Xingtian army, and after nightfall, they sneaked around the official army camp in the rain, and they didn't care about the muddy water on the ground, after rolling a body of mud, they fully disguised themselves, and lay on the outside of the official army camp, staring at the official army camp, one by one their lips were frozen and their lips were blue, and they were shivering, but they still gritted their teeth and didn't make a sound.

After discovering that the officers and soldiers had opened the gate and were rushing out, they began to retreat quickly, and after returning to the defensive line, they turned over and rolled into the trench, and immediately shouted softly: "Tell the general!" The officers and soldiers moved! Break through to the northeast corner! Hurriedly! Get me dry clothes and change into them, I'm fucking freezing to death! ”

So the news was quickly spread to the officer, and Xiao Tianjian was already neatly dressed at this time, walked out of the big tent with his helmet and armor, turned over and waved his hand: "Let's go!" ”

Immediately, the guards escorted Xiao Tianjian to brave the heavy rain falling from the sky and gallop towards the northeast, the time can be said to be nothing different, and when he arrived at the northeast corner, he immediately learned the news, and Xiao Tianjian's heart couldn't help but relax, after all, they still let them be expected, the official army went in this direction, if they guessed wrong this time, the defenders in other places would be quite weak, and the official army was likely to break through their defense line in one fell swoop and escape to the outside of the encirclement, but as long as they took the northeast corner, This time the official army is over, the war is sometimes gambling, if the bet is right, it is full of popularity, once the bet is wrong, it may be all lost, Xiao Tianjian is very happy, this time his treasure is right, but the most important thing is that this is not his wisdom alone, but the wisdom of Li Xin and dozens of staff officers under him is gathered, which is the reason why he can repeatedly bet on the press.

Just when the officers and soldiers came out of the camp in the dark, in the northeast corner of the Xingtian Army, groups of men and horses of the Xingtian Army also assembled in this area in advance, and like the officers and soldiers, they did not light torches when they assembled, and made as little noise as possible, gathered in companies as units, and then gathered under their respective battalion generals, and were taken to the place designated for them.

In the past, only one battalion of Li Xuanzhu was stationed here, and there were not many trenches dug here, but on this night, there were nearly six battalions of the Xingtian Army gathered in this area, including a battalion of Liu Yaoben's Guards Division, a battalion of Li Dingguo, a battalion of Liu Wenxiu, two battalions of Luo Li and a cavalry battalion of Situ Liang in the outermost periphery, with a strength of more than 8,000 people.

In addition, an artillery battalion of Huang Shengqiang is also nearby, on top of each cannon, a tent of oilcloth is propped up, so that the cannon and ammunition are not wet by the rain, after nightfall, someone quietly carries some cauldrons out of the camp, and these pots are set up outside the camp, and they are also covered with oilcloth to prevent rain, and there are people who dare to die near each cauldron, squatting in the rain one by one, waiting for news.

In the middle of the night, Xiao Tianjian's mobilized troops were basically all in place, sealing the entire northeast corner, everyone stood silently in the rain, letting the rain wash their bodies, but many people's teeth made a gurgling sound, and the cold people knocked their upper teeth straight to the bottom, but no one moved or stomped their feet to warm up their bodies.

In this era, only a strictly trained army can do this, and only such an army can be called an absolute elite soldier, and Xiao Tianjian is lucky to have a large number of such generals now, which is also where his capital lies in the world.

Not many people doubt that Xiao Tianjian's arrangement will fail, in the eyes of many Xingtian soldiers, Xiao Tianjian does not seem to be wrong, since he wants them to come here to assemble in the rain and be drenched in the rain here, then it must make sense, and they can do it.

One by one, the firecrackers stuck their short blades on the guns, and at the same time a cork was stuffed into the guns, and everyone used their sleeves to hold as much as possible on the flintlock device behind the firecrackers, so as not to get wet on the anvils and flints.

Just an hour after the Xingtian Army had finished assembling and everyone was about to be numb, someone ran towards them in the darkness, and only when they got close did they shout, "It's coming!" Get ready! ”

One by one, the generals immediately drew their waist knives and shouted, "Ready! ”

At this time, a group of black men and horses had already entered the preset battlefield, and at this time, military trumpets suddenly began to blow everywhere.

The soldiers who were squatting in the dark rain immediately took out a copper pipe from their bosoms, poured out the fire fold inside, covered the fire fold with their body and blew it with force, and then immediately threw it into the pot that was placed beside them.

Although it was raining, the pot was filled with fire oil, and there was an oil cloth covering the iron pot, so it did not affect the ignition of the fire oil, that is, in a moment, a sporadic bonfire was suddenly lit in front of the position, and the originally dark night suddenly became much brighter, and at the same time, the figures of a large number of officers and soldiers who had just entered this area were illuminated, so that their existence could be seen from a long distance.

The sudden change made all the officers and soldiers stunned, and looked around in a panic, and anyone with a little brain could think that they had fallen into someone's pocket again this time, and the Xingtian Army had already laid a trap for them here, just waiting for them to jump in, so the officers and soldiers suddenly became even more chaotic.

"Put out those fires! Hurry up and put out those bonfires! Wu Sangui was riding on horseback, almost hysterically brandishing the spear in his hand and shouting, Wu Sangui was a very smart person, when the bonfires were instantly lit up in a large area around them, he realized what was happening, the Xingtian Army must have guessed in advance that they would take advantage of this weather to break through, and imagined the direction they were going to go for, and arranged these things in this area, exposing them to the light in this way.

He has never seen such a fierce and cunning enemy, although Jiannu is also fierce and cunning, but it is still not as good as this torture thief, every step they took during this time seems to be expected by the torture thieves, it can be said that step by step to dig a pit for them to jump, now it is raining today, they can still come up with such a way, to expose the men and horses of the official army to the dark night, it can almost be said to be an unheard of thing.

And those soldiers of the Xingtian Army who were responsible for lighting the fire were all dead soldiers who voluntarily stood up in the camps, and they knew before they did this that once they lit the bonfire, it would be equivalent to exposing their own whereabouts, and it was even likely to appear directly among the officials and soldiers, so once their whereabouts were exposed, there was almost no chance of their survival, but many people still chose to sign up as dead soldiers to do this, Xiao Tianjian arranged more than 200 bonfires in this open space, and only half of them were lit. It can expose most of the officers and soldiers to the light of the fire.

However, Xiao Tianjian did not really let these people die, before these people set off, Xiao Tianjian sent the captured official and military clothes and armor to these people to wear, at night only after they lit the bonfire, they could immediately hide in the official army, so that the officers and soldiers reacted a little slower, and they could no longer distinguish their identities, and naturally they could not attack them, as for them after they mixed into the official army, it was much easier to do, and it became a mixture, and when the time came, they turned around and ran, and they could also create greater chaos for the official army. Of course, there are quite risks associated with doing so, but since he is a dead man, he doesn't care about these things anymore.

So after these dead soldiers lit the bonfire, they immediately jumped around and went to join the officers and soldiers, although some officers and soldiers realized that they might not be right, but after a few shakes, they could not be found in the crowd, everyone was dressed the same, and along the way, one by one was like a chicken in the soup, and some people were even more rolling like mud monkeys after wrestling, so as to distinguish the spies around them in such a chaotic situation in a short time, It was almost an impossible task, only a very small number of dead soldiers were discovered by the officers and soldiers at the moment of ignition, and they were immediately surrounded and killed, and the rest either fled immediately or blended into the officers and soldiers and could not be found, but the losses were not large.

The officers and soldiers began to be a little dazed at the moment when the bonfires were lit, but when they came to their senses, they wanted to extinguish these bonfires, but it was too late, and when the Xingtian Army set up these bonfires, there were some dry firewood underneath, which was also wrapped in oilcloth, and the officers and soldiers overturned the iron pot filled with fire oil, but immediately burned more violently, only part of the bonfire was extinguished on the spot, but some of the bonfires burned more vigorously.

In the era when there were no flares and modern searchlights, this method may have been considered a no-way solution, but it was effective, and when the bonfires were lit everywhere, these scattered bonfires tore the clothes of the night on the spot, revealing the figures of the officers and soldiers who were secretly advancing.

(Thanks to the Red Crystal Brothers for their tipping today!) ）