Chapter 164: Infiltration
What a noise in the wind today! I don't know why the strong wind outside the camp made Zhao Weiji's mind unconsciously think of this sentence.
Just as he was thinking of this, a herald came to report that all the rifles and cannons had been placed in a hidden position, and no one else could find them except Song Jun himself.
After hearing the herald's report, Zhao Weiji's heart was temporarily relieved.
The reason why he issued such an order was because Zhao Weiji felt that something would happen at night, not that he had the superpower that the wind was not in the right direction today, and the other party would come to rob the camp at night, but out of his grasp of people's hearts, he estimated that the Khitans would do something like a dog jumping over the wall.
It's just that he didn't discuss this matter with any generals, not because he didn't want to, but because he knew that no one would believe it if he said it now.
In addition to the reason for the big victory, there is another important factor that the Khitan people are not good at night fighting, which is a well-known thing, and the officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty have never worried about whether there will be Khitans to carry out sneak attacks at night.
It is precisely for this reason that Zhao Weiji did not tell his worries, he knew that it was useless to speak out, and he should let his guard down or let his guard down.
In this case, it is better to only protect the artillery and rifles first, as long as there is no loss of these two things, even if one-third of the casualties of their own soldiers, the Song army can be invincible.
However, out of worry, Zhao Weiji still issued an order when the herald retreated, that is, to strengthen patrols tonight to prevent the Liao army from attacking at night.
The heralds who received the order did not react and retired. Zhao Weiji knew that this order would definitely be conveyed. However, it is not known whether it will be effectively implemented.
Sure enough, not long after the herald left, Wu Wen came to Zhao Weiji's tent and asked if he was the one who conveyed the order to strengthen patrols.
After getting Zhao Weiji's affirmative reply. Wu Wen actually comforted Zhao Weiji: "The prince is too worried, I know that when he was in Shuzhong, the prince was harassed by the rebels, but the Khitans are famous for not being good at night battles, even if they are suppressed by us on the battlefield, I think they should not do such a stupid thing as wanting to attack at night." ”
Sure enough, Wu Wen's mentality was just like Zhao Weiji thought, he thought that he was suffering a loss from the night attack in Shuzhong, so he was so cautious in doing things now, and Zhao Weiji didn't want to explain too much to him about Wu Wen's mentality. Because his mentality actually represents the mentality of the vast majority of people in the Song camp now.
In this regard, Zhao Weiji can only say one sentence: "I hope I am too worried." ”
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At the same time, Yelumo had already selected a hundred warriors in the Khitan camp to prepare for the night raid of the Song camp, their main purpose was to burn the weapons that brought the explosion, if they could assassinate the main generals of the Song army, it would be better.
Before sending the warriors off, Yelumo made a pre-battle mobilization: "I know that you are dissatisfied with my arrangement, and we Khitan warriors should compete with the enemy in the front, instead of trying to win with this kind of despicable measurement."
But now is not the time to dwell on these so-called moral concepts, the enemy is now slaughtering our Daliao warriors with a new way of fighting, you are all people who have returned from the battlefield, you know what that feeling of powerlessness is.
Do you want war without even touching the corners of the enemy's clothes? We need victory now, and only victory can continue to prosper the Great Liao Empire.
You can imagine. If there were more weapons of the Song Empire, would our Liao Empire still have room to survive?
Do you think our city can hold back that kind of thing? If you can't. We must destroy them before the Song can produce more of them, so that our wives and daughters, and your descendants, can enjoy the glory of the Great Liao Empire forever. ”
Under the instigation of Yelumo, the emotions of the more than 100 warriors were all mobilized, and then they took advantage of the sun that began to set and marched towards the military camp of the Song army.
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The sun had already begun to set in the west, and as the sun buried his body below the horizon step by step, the uneasiness in Zhao Weiji's heart climbed into his heart step by step.
At this time, another incident occurred that further exacerbated his uneasiness, which was that a sudden hurricane blew the rain clouds in the sky, followed by a flash of lightning and thunder.
After this flash of lightning and thunder, the raindrops began to fall.
Although the rain did not have much impact on the soldiers of the Song army, in the face of the night that had fallen, the only means of lighting in the Song army's barracks: torches, was not lit.
On this night, the outside of the tent must experience the darkness of knowing that the rain has stopped, and this darkness has created a perfect environment for the Khitan soldiers who are about to come to attack at night.
"Quick, quick, quick." A Khitan warrior whispered to his men.
These 100 Khitan warriors were divided into ten squads, each with its own mission, and now the task of this Khitan warrior and his team is to find the big tent of the commander of the Song army, and then assassinate Zhao Weiji.
Due to the gradual increase in rain, this team has sneaked into the Song army's barracks under the cover of heavy rain. At this moment, they were all in pitch black, and it was difficult for them to be spotted by the Song soldiers who were still patrolling in the distance under the cover of night.
The Khitan warriors, who had successfully avoided the first patrol soldiers, had gradually slipped to the center of the Song army camp, and just as the captain was about to make his next move, he suddenly saw two Song soldiers advancing in the direction where their squad was.
These two people are the soldiers who were transferred after Zhao Weiji issued the order to strengthen patrols, but due to the arrival of heavy rain, the two who were not too concerned about their new work did not have any vigilance at this moment.
The two of them in their robes were chatting at this time, completely unaware of the two Khitans hidden in the haystack in front of them and behind the wooden box.
The Khitan captain was very happy that the two Song soldiers who were about to come over did not have any vigilance, and he made a throat-slitting motion to the two subordinates.
The men who understood it immediately jumped out the moment the two Song soldiers came over, covered the Song soldiers' mouths and noses with the cloth in their hands to prevent them from making any sound, and then twisted their necks.
While the two were hiding their bodies, the captain and the other seven sneaked deeper into the center.
In the process of stealth, the team used the same method to kill the other two groups of soldiers patrolling the Song army, but because they had to dispose of the corpses, there were only four Liao assassins left in front of Zhao Weiji's big tent at this time.
Although there are only four people left, the hearts of the Liao assassins are still full of confidence, in their hearts Zhao Weiji is just a pampered prince, although he can fight, but he does not necessarily know how high his martial arts can be.
It's just that there is a small situation in front of them that makes these four assassins dare not enter Zhao Weiji's big tent to assassinate, and this small situation is that Zhao Weiji's big tent has been shining brightly.
And with the help of this light, you can always see a figure moving in the tent, which makes it difficult for these four assassins, if you rashly enter the tent to assassinate Zhao Weiji, it is difficult to ensure that Zhao Weiji does not make any sound, once he speaks, even if he successfully assassinates him, it will cause other squads to be discovered because of the alarm guards.
The main purpose of their trip was to destroy the weapons that had caused them great damage, and if they could not destroy those weapons, even if they assassinated the boss, the battle would not necessarily be won.
While these assassins were still hesitating, all of a sudden, the entire Song army camp began to stir, and then some guards began to shout that there were assassins, there were assassins.
When the four Khitan assassins on this side heard this, they immediately reacted, whether there were any of their companions who had been exposed, so they didn't care about other things, and just when the figure in the tent stood up, one of them cut open the tent with a knife and rushed into the tent.
But as soon as this man entered the tent, he was greeted by a bullet directly in the head.
It turned out that Zhao Weiji, who was in the tent, had always been wary of whether there would be a night attack by the Khitans, so he kept a rifle by his side, and he always loaded it.
As soon as the Assassin's shouts were heard outside the tent, he grabbed his rifle and opened the safe. The moment he opened the insurance, he saw that his tent had been cut open with a knife.
Without even thinking about it, he fired a shot at the opening, and the assassin tried to enter the tent through the opening, and was killed instantly by a bullet in the head.
After the man's death, Zhao Weiji did not immediately rush out of the big tent, he knew that the number of assassins who came to attack at night was not too small, and it was possible that there were other assassins ambushed outside his tent now.
Thinking of this, he immediately pulled the bolt of his gun, replaced it with a new bullet, and then pinned the sword on the weapon rack to his waist.
As soon as he had completed these actions, three more Assassins entered at the same time from the gap that had been cut and the door of the tent.
The three assassin assassins were looking at Zhao Weiji with daggers, and the soldiers outside the tent all ran towards the place where the chaos occurred because of the chaos just now. Coincidentally, when Zhao Weiji shot just now, a thunderbolt rang out in the sky, burying his gunshot, and the Song soldiers who were running didn't notice the gunshots coming from the commander's tent at all.
After Zhao Weiji saw the chaotic figures outside the tent and heard the thunder god ringing in the sky from time to time, he knew that he had to rely on his own strength to calm the assassins in front of him. (To be continued......)