That night
The mist and rain are still there, and the wind is biting.
Outside Wuchang City, braziers were lit everywhere in the military camp of the bandit suppression army, and the firelight illuminated the entire camp.
In Wuchang City, braziers are also lit everywhere, lighting up the entire wall section of Wuchang City.
It was only when Zhang Rui came to the Qing Dynasty that he realized how ridiculous it was that the armies in TV works were all stationed with torches.
Torches are not unavailable, but they are rarely used. Because at this time there was little chance that the army would be marching at night, and the torches didn't look like those in the TV movies.
As for the wooden sticks wrapped in cloth and drizzled with tung oil in movies and TV shows, they are purely misleading. Because cloth at this time was not cheap, and such a torch would not last long.
The torch at this time was a columnar body made of cedar bark, and the hand-held part and the burning part were integrated. Among them, the cedar bark needs to be cut longitudinally with a knife, and is refined into filaments and strips according to the requirements of each part. Some cedar oil powder and pine oil can be slightly mixed in the middle, but not too much, as the torch will not be durable if it is too much. . The treated cedar bark is then rolled up and bundled.
Torches are troublesome to make, and their light is mediocre. At this time, the brazier has become the best choice.
In order to prevent rainy days, baffles are installed on the top of the fire pits to block rainwater and prevent rainwater from entering and extinguishing the flames of the fire pits.
"My Lord Governor, please sit back and wait for our good news."
Outside the wall section of Wangshan Gate in Wuchang City, Yang Yide, the general manager of Green Camp, knelt down on one knee and said to Minrui.
"Okay, then the governor is here waiting for the good news from Mr. Yang Qian." Minrui brushed his short beard on his chin and said:
"When President Yang Qian returns successfully, I will definitely go to the court to ask for credit for President Yang Qian."
"Yes, I have to thank the governor first for that humble position." Yang Yide replied happily, and then kowtowed three times to Min Rui.
Later, Yang Yide led thirty dead soldiers from the Green Camp down from the city wall sitting on baskets on the top of the city.
Looking at the backs of the leaving Green Camp soldiers, Minrui's mind once again replayed the scenes of the generals' suggestions.
Indeed, Min Rui would not agree to it at all costs if the large troops were allowed to leave the city to fight against the bandits.
However, if only a small number of green soldiers were sent to harass the bandit-suppressing army's camp, Min Rui could not think of any reason to refuse.
If this group of people can burn the food and fodder of the rebels. It would be even better if we could even light up the gunpowder magazine of the rebel thieves. In this way, these rebels have to leave even if they don't want to, so they can buy a lot of time for the newly arrived general Fu Heng, and their position will be much safer.
It was precisely because of this consideration that Minrui agreed to send a Green Camp Chief Qian to lead his troops out for a sneak attack. After all, the loss of the troops brought by General Qian will not have much impact on the defense of the entire Wuchang City.
Although Yang Yide knew the danger of this sneak attack, if it succeeded, the rewards would definitely not be small. It is precisely because of this that Yang Yide and the green battalion soldiers led by him set off in the dark with expectations.
"Mr. Qian, we will reach the rebel camp in about thirty feet. What should we do?" A green camp soldier who was scouting the road came back and knelt down on one knee to Yang Yide and asked.
"Okay, get up and let everyone gather here." Yang Yide ordered the kneeling Green Camp soldiers.
"Yes, Mr. Qian." After the green soldier answered, he got up and went to find others.
A few moments
This time, thirty green camp soldiers led by Yang Yide gathered around Yang Yide.
"Brothers, I believe everyone knows the risks of our mission. Death is an easy thing for us, so I hope everyone will act according to the situation and not make a fuss." Yang Yide said to the crowd. said the green camp soldier who came over.
"Yes, Mr. Qian."
"knew…"
"Don't worry, I'll risk my life just to get that money..."
The green camp soldiers around Yang Yide replied one after another.
"Okay, I paid careful attention. Since the rebels came all the way, there were Green Camp soldiers like you and me who surrendered, so there are many rebels wearing similar clothes to us."
"For a while, we pretended to be rebels. Then we will be divided into three teams, with ten people in each team to patrol. Remember, you must be bold and don't be afraid. Just imagine yourself as a rebel. "Yang Yide ordered slowly.
"yes…"
After half a stick of incense
Yang Yide and others entered near the first defensive fence of the bandit-suppression army camp. At this time, personnel have been assigned.
Due to the large area, the defensive fence of the bandit suppression army allowed Yang Yide and others to sneak in when the sentry soldiers were not paying attention.
However, just three minutes after the three teams of Yang Yide and others sneaked in and dispersed, before Yang Yide had time to rejoice, his team ushered in a patrol team from the bandit suppression army.
Following Yang Yide, Xiaoqi Zhongbaoguo (renamed Shi Chang) came towards him and naturally saluted him with a military salute. Not only Zhong Baoguo did this, but ten soldiers from Zhong Baoguo's team also saluted their group.
Yang Yide had never seen such a situation before, and he didn't react immediately. After being stunned for a few seconds, I suddenly thought that this might be some kind of secret code.
Although this code seems simple, who knows what trouble will happen if you don't reply?
So Yang Yide slowly stretched out his hand and raised it unnaturally, which was regarded as a military salute in return.
However, just after Yang Yide finished replying, he had to worry that the guys behind him would not reply to the password. After all, every living person in their group had used this password.
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However, just three minutes after the three teams of Yang Yide and others sneaked in and dispersed, before Yang Yide had time to rejoice, his team ushered in a patrol team from the bandit suppression army.
Following Yang Yide, Xiaoqi Zhongbaoguo (renamed Shi Chang) came towards him and naturally saluted him with a military salute. Not only Zhong Baoguo did this, but ten soldiers from Zhong Baoguo's team also saluted their group.
Yang Yide had never seen such a situation before, and he didn't react immediately. After being stunned for a few seconds, I suddenly thought that this might be some kind of secret code.
Although this code seems simple, who knows what trouble will happen if you don't reply?
So Yang Yide slowly stretched out his hand and raised it unnaturally, which was regarded as a military salute in return.
However, just after Yang Yide finished replying, he had to worry that the guys behind him would not reply to the password. After all, every living person in their group had used this password.
