Chapter Thirty-Seven: Midnight Terror
The generals who were old in the battle formation and had been in the border army for a long time also guessed the situation of the barbarian army.
Everyone fell into a relaxed state, and even the handsome Zhang Chaoyang had a little more smile on his face.
Only Zhao Hengyi, who was guarding the Xuanzi camp, still tirelessly ordered the soldiers to prepare war equipment and keep practicing hard.
If it weren't for the two unimaginable victories won by everyone in a row, I am afraid that there would already be officers and soldiers who were about to make trouble at this time.
Even when Song Ying'an and Uncle Song were in charge of the Xuanzi camp, the big guy had never worked so hard!
The soldiers of the Xuanzi battalion looked at the camp next door who rushed to assist in the defense, those soldiers wandered around wantonly every day, and everyone was beaming, as if they had killed the barbarian army to the ground, even if they didn't say it, they also complained a little in their hearts.
It was the reward sent by Zhang Dashuai, and Mr. Zhao, who was named as a record of joining the army, was not greedy at all, and even sent a law enforcement team to supervise it to ensure that these rewards were distributed to every soldier and that no one would withhold them.
Under the influence of many factors, although the soldiers of the Xuanzi Battalion were dissatisfied, they were still able to practice in accordance with the order.
All this fell in the eyes of the veteran Zhang Chaoyang, and the blacksmith Zhao Hengyi, who was despised by him before, became an unborn general!
What satisfies Zhang Chaoyang the most is that this Zhao Hengyi is innocent, from a humble background, and he is in the same relationship with his beloved general Song Ying'an, and he only needs to fight a little to add another general to Yonggu City!
And with Zhao Hengyi's merits this time, it is inevitable to be knighted, and after the military department is rewarded, he can also get a good grade of general!
Zhang Chaoyang had already made up his mind in his heart, as soon as the barbarian army withdrew, he would immediately write a tribute to the merit, just like Zhao Hengyi, who was born as a military god, must be the first merit!
This veteran, who had already accepted his fate to act as the pasteur of the Great Yan Kingdom, couldn't help but start imagining that after he stepped down, Yonggu City would be handed over to the two brothers, Song Ying'an and Zhao Hengyi, and the entire defense line would definitely be impregnable!
At that time, the twin stars of Yonggu City will shine, and the barbarian army will definitely not dare to look south!
But just as everyone was waiting for the final victory, an unexpected change happened.
Those people who were carried by the barbarians to rush into battle, because of their status as fugitives, have been detained in the camp of the Xuanzi Camp to assist in the defense, and when the barbarian army retreats, these people will naturally be placed around the Yonggu City to cultivate.
But no one thought that among these people, there were traitors planted by barbarians!
Among the traitors, some were threatened by the barbarians with the lives of their parents, wives and children, and some were completely like the middle-aged scribe next to Tuoba Dewang, who betrayed their ancestors for the sake of wealth and wealth, no matter what, these guys took advantage of the laxity of the guards to set fire to the camp at night, releasing nearly 500 barbarian captives!
According to the rules, these captives were originally going to be sent to the capital to invite merit, which is also the reason why the generals prevented Zhao Hengyi from killing the prisoners, but no one expected that on the eve of victory, these captives would be out of trouble!
The burning camp, the chaotic soldiers, the barbarian captives who were killed by the blades and the horns, turned the dark night into the Shura field!
Even the veteran Zhang Chaoyang couldn't stop it, and the general who wanted to follow the Xuanzi battalion to make some merit and take the initiative to lead the team out of the city to assist in the defense, even after the barbarian captives killed their own camp, they got out of the military tent with a drunken smell!
In the era of cold weapons, the midnight attack on the camp is the most terrifying!
Especially these barbarian captives rushed to kill from the inside out, it was even more dangerous, if it was a few days ago, I am afraid that even the camp of the Xuanzi Battalion would be scattered by these guys, let them slash and flee into the horn mouth!
But under the leadership of Zhao Hengyi, the soldiers of the Xuanzi battalion practiced almost every day, especially the ten-person team, which was required to eat and sleep together, and almost forcibly cultivated a rare tacit understanding!
Even after being behind the defensive line, even if victory is in sight, the Xuanzi battalion still has guards on duty at night, and when there is fire and noise in the camp to assist in the defense, the guards sound the gong of warning!
As if an instinctive reaction, a team of ten people quickly rushed out of the camp tent with weapons, strangling the direction of the auxiliary defense camp to the Xuanzi camp, and also choking the escape path of those barbarian captives!
Subsequently, the other soldiers also rushed out of the camp, and after a very short period of confusion, they were controlled by the generals to whom they belonged, and although they could not form combat effectiveness in a short time, they would not shout and rush around like the camp that assisted in the defense.
Just when the barbarian captives thought they could escape and ascend to heaven, the ten-person squad that was stuck on the road to the road, like the repeated drills these days, shouted the trumpet, four spears in front, four shields on both sides, two long knives followed closely behind, like one person between the marches, three steps and one foot, spears swallowed, mechanically and efficiently stabbed the rushing barbarian captives to the ground!
As the other soldiers of the Xuanzi battalion finished their whole team and entered together, the escaped barbarian captives completely lost their vitality.
And until nearly 500 barbarian captives were all killed, the camp that assisted in the defense was still in a state of chaos.
Yonggu City released probe horses, and the city gates were closed, beware of barbarians stealing the city at night.
Against the backdrop of the blazing torches was the worried face of the veteran Zhang Chaoyang.
It wasn't until Tanma returned that the people in Yonggu City were relieved.
At the same time, the soldiers of the Xuanzi battalion had been transferred by Zhao Hengyi to the newly built Hornmouth defense line, so as not to prevent the barbarian army on the other side of the valley and these captives from taking the opportunity to sneak attack!
When the archers fired rockets into the valley, the firelight was the stunned faces of the barbarian soldiers who were tiptoeing to sneak attack!
While everyone was rejoicing, a thought couldn't help but flash through their hearts, that Mr. Zhao was really like a god, if it weren't for what he did after the last big victory, I'm afraid tonight would be unimaginable!
It's Zhao Hengyi himself, with a blue face, his face is like frost, and he doesn't know what he is thinking.
It was not until early in the morning that the barbarian army, which had failed in the sneak attack, left.
In the cold breeze of the early morning, mixed with the choking smoke from the burning of the camp, the general who took the initiative to ask for assistance in the defense of the Xuanzi battalion actually ordered someone to slaughter all the people in his camp in order to vent his anger and cover up his responsibility!
When Zhao Hengyi learned the news, his eyes flashed with a thick killing intent!
Those poor people, unable to endure the heavy taxes and forced labor, had no choice but to flee their homeland and live under the iron hooves of the barbarians, living a precarious life.
was plundered by the barbarians to serve as a meat shield, and was finally rescued by Zhao Hengyi, who thought that he could settle around Yonggu City and live a down-to-earth life, but as a result, because of a general who did not learn and did not know how to do it, he lost his life, died in the hands of his own people, and fell at the moment before dawn!
Such a Great Yan Country, such a general, even if he helps them win more battles, what can he change?