Chapter 19: Dark Night
Zhang Qi was standing not far behind Ye Xun, he was going to follow Ye Xun outside the city to release poisonous smoke, and he was a native of Tieling, so he could not participate in the looting of the Li family.
The flickering firelight in the distance reflected on Ye Xun's slightly pale face, giving people the feeling of a yin vulture.
Zhang Qi is now respectful and afraid of Ye Xun in his heart, he has long heard that the eunuchs who came out of the palace are ruthless and greedy, this Xiao Ye Gonggong is indeed ruthless enough, but Xiao Ye Gonggong really didn't say anything to us bitter haha big soldiers, I heard that the previous Liu Gonggong was quite greedy...
"You said we sent a report to Shenyang this morning, can you receive it from Shenyang?"
Ye Xun's sudden questioning suddenly interrupted Zhang Qi's nonsense, and hurriedly replied: "Under normal circumstances, it is okay, but the Tartar army is not far away, I'm afraid it won't let us send the news out!" ”
Ye Xun smiled noncommittally, he knew that Nurhachi would definitely not send someone to intercept the messenger, in Nurhachi's opinion, the more Ming troops Tieling could gather, the better, so that he could destroy them in one fell swoop.
Now the question is whether Yang Hao in Shenyang will believe the information he sent, hundreds of thousands of troops have been wiped out by Nurhachi, and a small iron ridge can be defended? Not to mention the army that defeated the old slave, for those Ming generals who had already been frightened, this was probably equivalent to a fantasy.
What a pity! Now I can't get in touch with the eunuchs in the palace in the capital, and the generals in Liaodong don't believe it, but those eunuchs will definitely believe it.
Ye Xun really wants to be low-key in Tieling, but if he wants to do big things, it is not okay to be too low-key, first of all, he must have an identity that can make everyone obedient.
Thinking of this, Ye Xun's mind flashed with inspiration, and he suddenly remembered Jinyi Weilai.
This is the largest spy organization in the Ming Dynasty, and there should also be a yamen in Tieling, right? How did I forget about this stubble?
In fact, it's really no wonder that Ye Xun can't think of it, since he opened his eyes, he has been busy with various things, and it's only been two days, how can he take care of everything?
Ye Xun didn't know that the Jinyi Wei he had just remembered had already noticed him first, and had already sent his performance in Tieling to the capital as soon as possible.
As he spoke, the shouting and killing in the direction of Li's Mansion gradually became quieter, but the fire became bigger and bigger.
Ye Xun knew that Liang Zhen's side was almost there, and it was time for him to leave.
tightened the cloak on his body, stopped talking, turned around and walked down the attic first, and then disappeared into the night with Zhang Qi and the others...
The night was like ink, and in the cold wind howling, Ye Xun and the others were like a group of ghosts, quietly touching the direction of the Jurchen camp.
Black rumbling, fortunately there is Zhang Qi, a local, to lead the way, otherwise Ye Xun will definitely be lost.
It stands to reason that with Ye Xun's current prestige in Tieling, even if he doesn't come, Zhang Qi and they will definitely obediently obey orders, but this matter is too important, Ye Xun is really relieved not to come, and deep down, he does not have the idea of distrusting these Ming soldiers, after all, the Liaodong Ming Army in the late Ming Dynasty in history is too rubbish.
Fortunately, Ye Xun's performance in the past two days has been remarkable, which has made these Ming soldiers have an almost blind trust in him, and Ye Xun also told them before coming that this time he is not going to fight, and he will come back after lighting these herbs.
At the same time, Ye Xun also promised these soldiers that after they returned, each of them would be rewarded with twenty taels of silver.
Don't risk your life, you still have money to take, so fools won't come!
Sixty miles away, although it was dark, Ye Xun and they still took less than two hours to arrive, if it was daytime, the time could be faster, but this hour was just right, it was ten midnight.
The moon is dark and the wind is high, and it is the best time to do bad things.
Of course, Ye Xun and the others couldn't directly touch the edge of the camp before lighting the herbs, and after finding the limelight, Ye Xun and the others lurked in about three miles.
There were a total of fifty soldiers who came out with Ye Xun, and in order to move smoothly, more than ten of them came out of the scout camp.
These people are all masters of stealth, and they are also natives of Tieling, and they are familiar with the terrain, so the location they chose for Ye Xun is not only secret, but also after lighting the herbs, the fire will not be too obvious.
At this moment, the Jurchen camp was already silent, and Huang Taiji had fully prepared for the camp in order to lure Ye Xun into the camp, not only did he remove the patrol posts outside the camp, but the sentries in the camp were much less than in the past, and only some more sentry posts were arranged at the camp gate, which made people still look heavily guarded.
Ye Xun had just hidden their tracks here, and the scout who was exploring the way in front of them touched them.
After saluting Ye Xun, he whispered: "Father-in-law, things don't seem to be quite right!" As far as the villain knows, the defense of the Tartar camp has never been so lax, could it be some conspiracy? ”
After listening to the scout's report, Ye Xun couldn't help but sneer, and said in his heart, classmate Xiaohuang, you also underestimate Lao Tzu, right?
He commanded in a low voice: "Don't worry about them, no conspiracy can help us, brothers are ready to light a fire, be careful, cover your mouth and nose, don't smoke yourself again"
Before coming, everyone had also made corresponding preparations, and without waiting for Ye Xun's instructions, they had already covered their faces with the prepared wet cloth, and then dispersed and began to light the herbs.
In order to increase the coverage area and burning time, more than 50 people brought more than 200 packets of herbs, but fortunately, they were all dried herbs and did not have much weight, otherwise these people would not even be able to take weapons.
As soon as the herbs were lit, the crowd immediately retreated to avoid being smoked by the smoke.
Although these are all dried herbs, in order not to cause too much open flame, they were also processed before coming, so after ignition, only smoke came out, but the flames were very small, plus the distance, if it was not for careful observation, it was really not easy to find out on the side of the Jurchen camp.
After doing this, Ye Xun did not leave in a hurry, but took his men around half a circle, came to the other side of the camp, and got a lot closer to the Jurchen camp.
Ye Xun kept an eye on it when he went out of the city, and he told his subordinates to come back after ordering the herbs, but he didn't say that he had to make some movement to attract the attention of the Jurchen soldiers, lest they find the flames.
It wasn't until Ye Xun and Zhang Jin put down the equipment on their bodies and opened it that the accompanying soldiers were stunned to find that the two of them were carrying two firearms, the Divine Fire Flying Duck and the Heaven-Shaking Thunder.
A thought couldn't help but pop up in everyone's hearts at the same time: "Isn't Gonggong Ye crazy, do you want to take such a few people to attack the Jurchen camp?" ”
It was dark, and he couldn't see everyone's expressions clearly, and at this time, Ye Xun was not in the mood to pay attention to the thoughts in everyone's hearts.
He said in a deep voice: "Tartars are also people, no more than our Han people, who is afraid, you can leave early, our family will not stop you"
Zhang Jin shouted in a low voice on the side: "Fucking cheer up Lao Tzu, when you get here, who dares to take a step back, Lao Tzu looks down on him, and the guy in his hand doesn't know him, Ye Gonggong can say, the brothers who came today are rewarded, and we will follow Ye Gonggong in the future, a good future awaits us, what are you waiting for, hurry up and light a fire for Lao Tzu"
Having said that, if anyone dares to say a word, or wants to slip away in advance, it is no different from looking for death.
At that moment, a soldier took the initiative to run over and take the firearm in Ye Xun and Zhang Qi's hands, and after aiming in the direction, he directly lit the fuse...