Chapter 314: Burning the Company Camp
Xiao Chen gave the crown prince Li Hanyu enough face, but the other party turned him away, since this is the case, don't blame the young master for saluting first and then soldiering. (.)
Under the watchful eyes of the guards, he turned away and walked farther and farther away.
Half an hour later, the camp was departed and continued northward, with the prince sitting in a comfortable carriage. Two beautiful maids waited by him, and from time to time they brought carefully peeled grapes into his mouth.
The prince's guard of honor did not walk fast, only thirty miles in one morning, which was only half an hour for the knight who rode a galloping horse.
By noon, the procession had stopped, and a few guards had set up a simple pavilion for the prince on the side of the road for him to eat.
The others dismounted and sat on the ground, and after they had eaten and drunk, they continued on their way.
It can be seen that this prince is in a good mood, and he is simply playing in the mountains and rivers along the way, and he is not happy to stop and go.
When passing by a county seat, the team did not make any stops, and went directly around the side, and they had no intention of living in the county seat.
This is not surprising, it is not that Li Hanyu wants to avoid disturbing the people after entering the city, but that he has lived in the palace for too long, and he finally came out for a trip, and he really doesn't want to live anymore. Besides, what good houses can there be in the county, and the best inns and post stations are not as good as the toilets in the palace.
So, he prefers to live in tents.
The prince's tent was extravagant, with good food, good maids and wine, and a good reputation for not disturbing the people, so why not do it.
The team continued on for an hour, entering an area with a slightly more complex terrain, with a forest in front of it, a river not far to the right, and high ground on the right.
Feng Taiping, the commander of the guards, looked up at the sky, and the sun was about to set in a while, so he tugged on the reins and waited for the car behind.
"Your Highness, it's getting late, why don't we set up camp here?" he suggested.
The beautiful maid lifted the curtain on the side, and the prince poked his head out and said, "It's okay, everyone is tired after a day of marching." Commander Feng, this prince suggested going to the high ground on the right to set up camp. ”
"The high ground on the right?" Feng Taiping was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head and said: "It's not suitable, I think it's better to camp by the river, so it's easy to get water." ”
Seeing him retort, Li Hanyu was unhappy: "What's good by the river, don't you see, there is a forest by the river, and it is very easy to hide assassins in it." ”
Feng Taiping was stunned again: "Assassins? impossible, our Great Chu Dynasty is peaceful in the world, there will be no assassins, even if there are, they will never think about the level of the Great Inner Guard." ”
"Feng Taiping, you know more or more than this prince, I am a person who has read military books. Li Hanyu was really angry, pointed at Gao and said: "That is the best place to station, condescending, unobstructed, and immediately carry out the order." ”
Of course, Feng Taiping knew that it was beneficial for the garrison to be on the high ground, and this choice met the basic requirements of the art of war, but the high ground was more than two miles away from the small river, and it was very inconvenient to get water.
In peacetime, there is no need to act according to the content of the art of war, there are thousands of Ouchi guards accompanying and protecting, and there are no enemies around, so the choice of a place to be stationed is of course based on the convenience of life.
Even if there are assassins, they are nothing more than small squads, taking the way of sneaking in, and there is no difference between being stationed on the high ground and by the river.
He wanted to continue to refute, but Wang Gaoxuan on the side made a look, and he immediately understood, and arched his hand: "Order." ”
When he patted his horse and left, Li Hanyu said to Wang Gaoxuan: "This Feng Taiping is a rice bucket, and he doesn't even know the most basic knowledge of the art of war, how could my father choose him to be the commander of the guards, I really don't understand." ”
Wang Gaoxuan said with a smile: "Commander Feng's brain is a little tendony, but he is very loyal to the royal family, and he is even more loyal to you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”
Seeing that Wang Gaoxuan said good things to Feng Taiping, Li Hanyu was a little unhappy and retracted his head back into the car.
The little marquis had been following behind, and seeing the honor guard heading towards the high ground, he couldn't help but be happy: "Whose bad idea is not to set up camp by the river, but to choose the high ground more than two miles away, is it possible to prevent a large number of enemy troops from attacking?"
But that's fine, he immediately had the idea of dealing with Li Hanyu.
Wait for the dark and wait for midnight to come.
As night fell, dozens of bonfires were lit on the high ground, and the fireheads began to bury pots and cook.
A bright moon hung in the sky, Xiao Chen stayed quietly in the distance, and it was not until he passed that he opened his eyes and headed towards the high ground.
The advantage of being able to detect large groups of enemy forces in advance is that it does not have any effect on those who have mastered the art of stealth.
Dressed in a night suit, he was like an agile civet cat, and he didn't make any unusual noises during his journey.
The prince's tent is located in the center of the camp, and there are a total of six layers of defense circles in the three layers inside and three layers outside, which can be said to be impregnable, so the guards in the outermost circle can't help but desert their thoughts, and some people even pestle the tail end of the halberd into the soil, support the body with the halberd rod, and quietly take a nap.
Some people saw their companions like this and followed suit.
More than half an hour later, Xiao Chen approached a hundred meters away, he put his speed to the slowest speed, and crawled forward with his body close to the ground.
Eighty meters, seventy meters......
In the end, he stopped at a distance of sixty-five meters and commanded the fire attribute leaf martial soul to float over.
No one pays attention to a leaf, especially at night.
The martial spirit entered the camp smoothly and landed under a tent, and immediately burst into flames, the tent was made of cotton cloth, and it was the crisp autumn air at this time, which was extremely flammable.
Ye Zi immediately flew towards the other tents, and in just a few seconds, there were more than a dozen places where flames appeared, and those tents that were far away launched a flying needle attack.
It wasn't until a fire more than a person high erupted in the first place where it burned that the guards discovered it, and they shouted at the top of their voices: "It's out of the water, put out the fire!"
Wang Gaoxuan's sleep quality has always been very poor, especially in the humble environment of the tent, and he mostly falls asleep in the second half of the night.
When the shout sounded, he just felt sleepy, so he was the first to rush out of the tent, seeing that the fire was spreading towards the prince's tent, he shouted loudly: "Protect His Royal Highness the prince, quickly put out the fire!"
Since they had only stayed here for one night and left at dawn the morrow, there was no water in the camp for firefighting, and the nearest source of water was the small river, more than two miles away, and it took at least ten minutes to go back and forth.
The disheveled Li Hanyu ran out of the tent, followed by two beautiful maids who were also disheveled, in addition to being responsible for the daily life of the prince, warming the bed was also one of the very important contents.
"What's the matter?" asked the prince.
Wang Gaoxuan ran over with a crawl: "Oh no, Your Highness, there are sudden fires in many places in the camp, for your safety, get out of here quickly." ”
"How could it catch fire, whose negligence, so many people watched, how did the fire burn?" Li Hanyu's eyes widened.
Wang Gaoxuan smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, now is not the time to hold you accountable, your safety is the most important thing, quickly follow the subordinate to leave here." ”
couldn't help but say, he grabbed the prince and ran.
There was no one, and the guards could only use weapons, bedding and other things to extinguish the fire, and the situation gradually improved, but a small wind blew, and the fire burned more vigorously by the wind.
Xiao Chen hid in place, and a guard carrying a bucket rushed here, and his chance came.