Chapter 491 Night attack on the camp

Chapter 491 Night attack on the camp

Chapter 491 Night attack on the camp
"Ding! Ding! Ding!" The alarm bell rang in the watchtower, waking up the sleeping soldiers.

The five small boats sped up and rushed to the south. They took advantage of the short time difference to destroy the military camp.

They lit the rockets and shot them into the camp.
A large number of soldiers in the military camp rushed out of the big tent, entered a war state, and ran to the east with lances in their hands.

Suddenly, more than a dozen rockets rose into the air and shot towards dozens of large tents near the river. These tents were warehouse tents, mainly because they were close to the river for easy transportation and loading and unloading.

Several large tents were immediately set on fire by the rockets. The soldiers shouted and ran to put out the fire, cut the ropes, and pulled down the tents. Deputy General Wang Bodang led hundreds of soldiers and shot at the five small boats with crossbows.

The men in black on the boat had just fired the second round of rockets when arrows from the Sui army rained down on them, and the men in black were shot and fell into the water one after another.

At this time, Luo Shixin also arrived and saw three large tents on fire. These were cloth tents prepared for them by the Wujun government. They were very easy to burn. The other tents were all torn down by the Sui army after their ropes were cut. Only these three tents were too big to be saved and they could only watch them being engulfed by the flames.

The warehouse tent was far from the main tent of the camp, so the fire did not reach the main tents. The cloth tent burned quickly and burned out in a moment, exposing the grain sacks piled up in the tent. The top layer of grain was also ignited by the fire, but the soldiers climbed up immediately and put out the fire with wet blankets.

Luo Shixin's face turned pale, and he ordered: "Tear down all the big tents!"

The soldiers worked together to dismantle hundreds of large tents. All the soldiers were still frightened. If the rockets had not attacked the tents by the river but the dormitory tents, the consequences would have been disastrous.

More than a thousand soldiers searched on both sides of the creek with torches. All five boats were found, as well as seventeen bodies. Five men in black were captured, but three still escaped, including the leading man in black.

Deputy General Wang Bodang felt really guilty, it was his responsibility. He was the deputy general and was responsible for setting up the camp. He did not consider that someone might launch a sneak attack with rockets, making the camp too close to the wall and within the range of the enemy's rockets.

Of course, this is because Wang Bodang lacks experience. It is the first time he has served as a deputy general and he is lacking in all aspects of marching and fighting. However, the army has strict discipline and they will not let you off the hook just because you lack experience. You will definitely be given the appropriate punishment.

At this time, Luo Shixin walked over quickly, and Wang Bodang stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "I was not thoughtful in setting up camp!"

"Learn from your lesson! You won't be so lucky next time."

Luo Shixin said coldly and walked away quickly. He had no right to punish Wang Bodang, but he would write a report to report the matter to King Jin.

Wang Bodang sighed inwardly and had to quickly arrange for soldiers to search for the escapees around the military camp and interrogate the captured men in black.

At dawn the next day, Wang Bodang hurriedly found Luo Shixin, clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "General Luo, the interrogation has ended. The five people on the other side are all from Dongyang County, and they are servants of Lou Shigan, a powerful man in Dongyang County. The others who were shot and those who escaped were all under the order of Lou Shigan to attack our military camp and came directly from the south of Taihu Lake by boat."

"How did they know the loopholes in our military camp?"

"I have interrogated them, but they don't know either. I infer that it may be related to the merchant who sent us dried fish before. That merchant is from Dongyang County.

"Perhaps we have an accomplice among us."

Wang Bodang was stunned for a moment, "This... is impossible!"

Luo Shixin said coldly: "Nothing is impossible. As long as you pay enough money, anything is possible!"

Wang Bodang remained silent. This was indeed a possibility.

Luo Shixin added: "Since His Highness has declared war, we can no longer be careless. From now on, all soldiers' vacations will be cancelled, and they are not allowed to enter the city at will. If they really need to enter the city, they must go in groups of three or more, and no one is allowed to act alone."

"I humbly obey my orders!"

Luo Shixin added: "Also, our cloth tents are no longer usable. We must change to leather tents. Send a pigeon letter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin immediately. Please arrange for the leather tents to be delivered to us as soon as possible."

"I will arrange it right away!"

After a pause, Wang Bodang asked again: "Since we know that it was done by Lou Shigan, a powerful man in Dongyang County, do we need to take action?"

Luo Shixin hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Highness has ordered us not to act without his order. I will write a report and Your Highness will decide our next move." At this time, a captain came running and reported in a hurry, "We have captured two more people. One of them said he knew the contact point in Wu County and was willing to give his life in exchange for his life."

Luo Shixin was overjoyed, "Go to Wu County and arrest him immediately!"

On a small street close to the river in the west city of Wu County, a man in his twenties was walking quickly along the eaves of the houses on the street. He was tall and thin with a stern look. He was wearing a black warrior costume and holding a sword in his hand. He looked back nervously from time to time.

He was none other than the escaped black-clad leader, named Lou Jiu, a member of the Lou family from Dongyang. He was sent by the family head Lou Shigan to lead twenty-four servants. After a few days of training, he was in charge of this attack. A total of three of them escaped, but they all dispersed.

Soon, the man in black came to a big door and knocked on the door knocker rhythmically. The door creaked open a crack and he slipped in.

At this time, it was a house covering an area of ​​about three acres. The distance between the houses was not wide, but very deep, with five courtyards. This was also a feature of the houses in the south of the Yangtze River. Unlike the houses in the north where the distance between houses was wide, the distance between houses in the south of the Yangtze River was very narrow. Sometimes three courtyards could be made on one acre of land. Due to the heavy rain, the eaves were generally long. Looking from above, the house was almost all covered with black tiles. The patio was very narrow, resulting in poor lighting, and it always looked a little dark.

The man walked into the yard and came to the fourth courtyard. Two burly men were standing in front of the main gate. One of them glanced at him and went in to report.

After a while, the big man came out and gave him a look, and then Lou Jiu walked into the house.

The room was dimly lit. A middle-aged man in his forties was standing with his hands behind his back. He was also a member of the Lan family. His name was Lan Zhaohe, and he was the cousin of the head of the family, Lan Zhaotian. His status was much higher than that of Lou Jiu. He was actually a businessman who stayed in Wu County all year round. This attack was planned by him.

Lou Jiu stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "I am here to see the Fourth Master!"

Lan Zhaohe looked back at him and said coldly: "You failed!"

Lou Jiu was startled and said quickly: "I saw flames rising to the sky and thick smoke. They must have set the enemy's tent on fire!"

"You only burned down three tents and six bags of rice. If this isn't a failure, what else can you call it?"

Lou Jiu said after a while: "If we attack by boat, we can only attack the warehouse tents, and we will be discovered by the sentinels from a distance. If we stick to the previous plan and attack from land, we may be able to set their tents on fire."

Lan Zhaohe's face sank. "Are you blaming me?"

Lou Jiu lowered his head, "I dare not!"

In fact, their original plan was to attack the Sui army camp from land, but the 25 people gathered in Wu County would be too conspicuous and easily discovered. They needed to split up and go to Wu County, and then concentrate on the action, which required all kinds of support from Lan Zhaohe.

Lan Zhaohe was worried that he would be implicated, so he changed the plan and asked them to come directly by boat from the south of Taihu Lake. This way, even if they were caught, it would have nothing to do with him.

Lan Zhaohe asked again: "How many people escaped and how many were caught?"

Lou Jiu shook his head, "I don't know."

Lan Zhaohe snorted, "Luckily you escaped, otherwise if you were caught, I would be finished."

Lou Jiu's face turned pale. Lan Zhaohe was startled. He suddenly realized what was happening and asked anxiously, "Didn't you tell others about the contact point?"

Lou Jiu said in panic: "I told my deputy, but I saw that he was hit by an arrow, he should be dead!"

"Asshole! I asked you to start from Taihu Lake because I was afraid you would leak the information, but you actually told my men."

Lan Zhaohe was so angry that he cursed loudly. He immediately ordered: "Evacuate quickly!"

But it was too late, a scream was heard outside.

(End of this chapter)