Chapter 69: Beacon Fire
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As soon as the ugly time came, Zhai Rang ordered the army to be integrated, and ordered the scouts to go to investigate outside Zhang Xutuo's camp.
Zhang Xutuo did not take all the soldiers away, he ordered Niu Jinda to lead more than 2,000 people to transport the grain and grass to a safe place, and left more than 100 people, armed with torches, more than 10 people as a group, constantly patrolling the camp.
There was no high ground around the camp, and the scouts sent out by Zhai Rang could only see the scene that Zhang Xutuo wanted them to see. They didn't expect that Zhang Xutuo had already led the army to leave, the two glanced at each other, nodded, and quietly burrowed into the night.
At the same time, the news of Zhai Rang's integration of the army was also transmitted back to Zhang Xutuo's camp through spies, and the adjutant general who stayed in the camp said unhurriedly: "You go and inform the brothers to gather, let them be natural, don't panic." ”
Soon, all the soldiers in the battalion were gone, leaving only a large number of scarecrows, swaying gently in the wind.
The scout returned to Zhai Rang's side and described the situation of Zhang Xutuo's camp, Zhai Rang did not suspect at all, just as the army had been assembled, Zhai Rang gave an order, and the army quietly moved towards Zhang Xutuo's camp.
Darkness is the best cover, and the torches on the lookout can't shine too far, Zhai Rang feels that his sneak attack this time is really a wise move. He was already thinking about how to humiliate the general, who had not yet tasted defeat.
However, Zhai Rang was not careless, he ordered the whole army to be quiet, and when there were still dozens of meters away from the camp, Zhai Rang raised the spear in his hand, pointed at the camp, and shouted: "The archers light the fire and release the arrows, and the others will rush in with me!" ”
The army began to light torches, and hundreds of arrows with fire oil were fired at the camp in a haphazard manner. Their target is the entire battalion, and there is no need to deliberately aim at all.
The arrows were still in the air, and Zhai Rang's army was already running, and they didn't intend to give Zhang Xutuo any time to breathe. However, no matter how fast the army is, it is impossible to be faster than the bow and arrow, and when Zhai Rang led the army to rush to the camp tent, he found that something was wrong with the situation.
The soldiers on the wooden wall did not move, still keeping their heads down, some of the soldiers were shot by rockets and burned all over, and in the firelight, Zhai Rang saw the appearance of those soldiers clearly.
There was no panic in the camp, except for the explosion of the tent and the burning of wood, there was no other sound at all, let alone Zhai Rang's expectant cry.
At this time, Zhai Rang already knew that he had been tricked, and in anger, he still led people to rush into the camp.
The soldiers left behind in the camp had already evacuated before a stick of incense, and it was naturally impossible for Zhai Rang to catch anyone.
"Arrest those two spies!" Zhai Rang watched the camp tent gradually turn into ashes, and said with a gloomy face: "Lie about the military situation and behead it in public!" ”
When several pro-soldiers heard the order, they left without hesitation, and after finding the two people, they couldn't help but break up and kicked to the ground.
The two men knew that there was no longer life, and they did not beg for mercy, and one of them said in a deep voice: "Please talk to my brother and eldest brother and take good care of our family." With that, he drew a long sword from the waist of one of his own soldiers and killed himself.
The other person's body trembled, looked at the few people in front of him with cold faces, smiled bitterly, picked up the sword from the ground, and wiped his neck.
Bright red blood spurted from the necks of the two, and the soldiers around them were silent for a moment, then lifted their bodies up and threw them into the fire.
There was no sound of fighting in the camp, Xu Shiyun and Shan Xiongxin asked the soldiers to stop not far from the camp, and each led a few partial generals to ride to Zhai Rang's side.
When the two of them saw the situation in the camp, they already knew it in their hearts. Shan Xiongxin said: "Brother Zhai, Zhang Thief is cunning, maybe he is attacking the village at this time. Now the elite in the village is exhausted, I am afraid that Bodang will not be able to defend for long, we should hurry back to the village, if Zhang Xutuo really dares to attack my Wagang Village, we will fight with Bodang inside and outside, let him die under Wagang Village! ”
All the family members were in Wagang Village, worried in their hearts, and hurriedly echoed it.
Zhai Rang was already a little dizzy with anger, and said: "Brother Shan is right, the top priority is to rush back to Wagang Village, pass the order, gather the whole army, and rush back to the village as quickly as possible." ”
Needless to say, the force of Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiyun and others, but they do not have a lot of experience on the battlefield, and they only think that Zhang Xutuo will seize this opportunity. directly attacked Wagangzhai, but he didn't think that what Zhang Xutuo wanted to do was not to take Wagang, but to eliminate the elite of their Wagangzhai.
The Wagang army is not a regular army, but the execution of the order is not slow, and soon the front army and the rear army switched positions, in order to prevent Zhang Xutuo from sneaking up from behind, Xu Shichang and Shan Xiongxin led the rear of the palace.
After Zhai let the army retreat, the fire in the camp gradually went out, and the world fell into darkness again.
The darkness didn't last long, a torch appeared in the night, then a second torch, and a third
Niu Jinda gathered two thousand soldiers, and he rode his horse, standing in the large camp with only ashes left, and said: "General Zhang and his other brothers are blocking the enemy in front, can we only wait in the rear?" Lao Tzu knows that the brothers are tired for a day, it is not easy, Lao Tzu does not force you, if you are willing to follow Lao Tzu to kill the enemy, just go with Lao Tzu, and the brothers who are really tired will stay here for one night. ”
Let the soldiers choose for themselves, this is not a polite word of Niu Jinda. The more than 2,000 people in front of him, after a long journey to Dongjun, began to set up camp without a moment of rest, and they were indeed extremely tired.
Niu Jinda, like Zhang Xutuo, loves his soldiers very much.
"I'm not tired of waiting, I'm willing to go with the general to kill the enemy." The soldiers shouted in unison.
"Little rabbit cubs, keep your voice quiet, if you let the Wagang thieves hear it, Lao Tzu won't spare you." Niu Jinda scolded with a smile: "If you really don't have the strength, don't support Lao Tzu, otherwise when you get to the battlefield, you will get in the way." After saying that, he rode out of the camp on his warhorse.
The soldiers in the camp looked at each other, and one by one they walked out of the camp and lined up in a neat line. More than 150 people did not leave the camp in the end.
Most of the people who stayed behind were those who had been "patrolling" the camp after setting up camp. At this time, let alone let them kill the enemy, they don't even have the strength to walk.
None of the soldiers who left the camp laughed at the soldiers who remained.
After transporting the heavy grain and grass to a safe place, they rested for more than an hour. But they still feel a little tired, let alone those who haven't rested.
Zhai Rang led the army to Wagangzhai, and Niu Jinda led nearly 2,000 people to follow far behind.
Niu Jinda knew in his heart that if they were discovered by the enemy army at this time, with their current physical strength, it would be impossible for them to escape the encirclement and suppression of the Wagang thieves, so they could only follow carefully all the way and send scouts from time to time to investigate the situation.
Zhang Xutuo already knew that Zhai Rang led his troops back to the camp, he ordered Luo Shixin to lead a few hundred cavalry to march two miles in the direction of Wagangzhai, and ordered Qin Qiong and Jia Wuben to lead 2,000 people each to continue to hide in the forest, and Zhang Xutuo himself led more than 5,000 people to wait for a place 500 meters behind the trap.
Li Xuanba handed over twenty forbidden troops to Zhang Xutuo's command, and he took more than ten people to hide behind Jia Wuben.
"Childe, when you wait for the battlefield to fight, don't you plan to get some credit?" Lieutenant Xiao sat down beside Li Xuanba and said softly: "General Zhang is so stable, Gongzi doesn't have to hide so far, right?" ”
"You know what!" Li Xuanba's face turned red, and he forcibly explained: "I can't go on the field to kill the enemy now, and staying by General Zhang's side will tire him and distract him." ”
"I knew it was better to stay in the camp, but I ran so far in vain." Captain Xiao muttered.
When Li Xuanba heard this, he didn't pay attention to it, and said in his heart: "If you don't come here, how can you learn to use soldiers?" ”