As soon as the boat docked, Li Jiangyao jumped out. The war was urgent, and he was unwilling to delay for a moment.
Han Wenhao pulled out the previously hidden horses from the woods and said: "A war has begun in Changzhou. We have to make a big circle to get there."
Li Jiangyao turned to look at Leiyu and asked with concern: "How are you? Can you still ride a horse?"
Lei Yu responded loudly: "I have been on the boat for a day and a night, and it's fine."
Li Jiangyao knew that he was holding on, so he couldn't help but nodded gratefully, and then waved to everyone: "Everyone mount up, hurry up and hurry up!"
The white robe army is well-trained and takes action immediately upon hearing the order. Their current location is a small dock on the north side of Taihu Lake, about seventy miles away from Changzhou. Even if they take a detour to avoid the main battlefield, they can successfully reach the Zhenjiang Army Camp within one day.
The group of people landed ashore at noon, and quickly drove north along the edge of the battlefield. When they approached Changzhou City, the sky was gradually getting dark.
While they were walking, the scout in charge of exploring the road came back and reported that he had found traces of the rebels two miles away. The other party's actions were very secretive, giving off a sneaky air.
Li Jiangyao had a thought in his mind and ordered everyone to wait in the dense forest beside the road while he went to explore first. Needless to say, Han Wenhao must accompany his fellow guards, and Lei Yu, who has just joined the Zhenjiang Army, also proposed to accompany the general guard.
Li Jiangyao thought for a while and nodded in agreement, so the three of them and two scouts quietly moved forward.
The situation was exactly as the scouts said. A group of surreptitious rebels had apparently just left Changzhou City and were heading north along the dense forest area. They were not walking very fast. On the one hand, it was because they deliberately concealed their traces and the mountain road was difficult; on the other hand, it was because these people were carrying wooden boxes on their bodies, and the weight slowed down their speed.
Taking advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun, Leiyu, who was hiding in the dark, recognized them at a glance. Those boxes were all marked with their Thunderbolt Hall.
Li Jiangyao was overjoyed when he heard this. This must be some conspiracy planned by the rebels. It was bad luck that they happened to meet him halfway.
He asked Lei Yu in a low voice: "What are in those boxes? How are they used? Are they powerful?"
Lei Yu probe looked at it for a long time and replied in a low voice: "It seems that they should all be produced by the Gusu workshop. They are in the Thunderbolt Hall and are responsible for the first few processes of gunpowder and saltpeter. They are rough materials. If you want to turn them into thunderballs, , Skyfire Darts or Red Flame Flying Crows and other sharp weapons still need to be processed by the main hall."
Li Jiangyao asked curiously: "So, those things can't be used?"
"That depends on how to use it." Lei Yu replied: "If there is enough accumulation, just ignite it with an open flame, it can form an explosion and fire, which are equally powerful."
Li Jiangyao nodded solemnly and waved slightly: "Follow me and see what they want to do."
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"General Du, the Protector is here!"
"Where is it?" Du Jian jumped up from his seat: "Where are the guards?"
Li Jiangyao lifted the curtain and strode in: "General Du, you are well."
Du Jian was so happy that he rushed over and said with a smile: "Boss! Where were you before? You kept us waiting!"
Xiong Yunjie also came closer and performed a standard military salute, his joy beyond words.
Li Jiangyao glanced around and asked, "Where is Duan Jun?"
Seeing the Chief Protector's inquiry, Du Jian quickly told Li Jiangyao the strategy the three of them had discussed before.
After hearing this, Li Jiangyao immediately ordered: "Go and call Duan Jun back quickly. Sun Chuanshu will not sneak attack the main baggage camp."
Du Jian and Xiong Yunjie looked at each other in shock when they heard this, and they didn't understand why Li Jiangyao made such a judgment.
Li Jiangyao called Leiyu forward and introduced Du Jian and the two. Then he introduced the situation he saw on the road in detail, and finally analyzed: "The rebels have buried a large number of Perak Halls not far from Changzhou City. The firearm is obviously meant to lure you there, set it on fire and detonate it. In this way, it will be impossible for him to sneak attack the baggage camp in the rear, because then it will be easy to be intercepted halfway, and all ambush will fail."
Du Jian scratched his head: "Then where will he sneak attack?"
Li Jiangyao smiled faintly: "Do you need to say more? The first choice target is of course your main camp, General Du."
After that, he pointed to the sand table and analyzed carefully: "Sun Chuanshu's military strength is far inferior to ours, so normally, he should not sacrifice the easy and difficult to attack the main camp. But because of this, the rebels' stealing camp operation It's more sudden and easier to anger you. Once you launch a counterattack and the enemy takes advantage of the situation to escape, will you pursue him at that time?"
Du Jian glanced at Xiong Yunjie first, and then nodded: "I will probably chase him. Especially if the rebels really succeed and disrupt the camp, I will definitely not be able to suppress my temper."
Xiong Yunjie also agreed: "It seems that Protector Dadu is right. The enemy deliberately planted a large number of firearms, obviously to lure us to pursue them and die. Protector Dadu, please tell us what we should do next."
Li Jiangyao looked at Du Jian with a smile: "Shuai Xu had previously ordered that Du Jian be the commander of the Changzhou front line. It is best to follow his orders on how to fight the subsequent battles."
Du Jian thought carefully for a moment and shouted loudly: "Send my order and all the troops left behind in the camp will assemble and prepare to fight!"
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As the night fell, a group of soldiers and horses wearing black clothes and black armor, and even their helmets were specially dyed black, sneaked out of Changzhou City and headed north along the angle between the attached city and the sparse forest.
Taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain, they boldly crossed the junction of the Zhenjiang Second Army and the Fifth Army, walked a distance of seven or eight miles, and arrived near the Zhenjiang main camp.
Looking around, the soldiers in the camp were all asleep at this time, and there was silence everywhere except for the occasional crackling of the campfire.
Although the patrol posts in the camp were still very vigilant and on high alert, the number of people was not large, and they obviously did not take the Changzhou City defenders to heart.
The rebel lieutenant general observed secretly for a while, gradually became relieved, and whispered to his subordinates: "Listen to my orders later, attack the camp gate directly, and then kill all the way through, preferably to reach Du Jian's main tent. If they launch a counterattack, they will immediately retreat according to General Sun's strategy and lead the Xinjiang Army to pursue them along the planned route. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Several leading officers agreed in unison.
The deputy general nodded and motioned for his men to return to their respective teams. After waiting for a moment, he suddenly drew out his long sword and urged his war horse: "Brothers, kill me!"
In an instant, there were sudden sounds of killing in the woods. Thousands of rebels brandished weapons and swooped down on the Xinjiang Army camp.
When the sentry guards guarding the gate saw this, they immediately panicked and ran into the camp while shouting warnings.
However, the rebels were well prepared and moved too fast. In a blink of an eye, they seized the gate and then rushed towards the core of the camp.
These people deliberately caused chaos, throwing torches everywhere along the way, and setting fire to surrounding tents. But the strange thing is that even though the tents were on fire one after another, no screams could be heard.
The rebels rushed inside for three to four hundred steps before finally realizing that something was wrong. The deputy general who led the team was suddenly shocked: Oh no, there is no expected counterattack here at all, he has fallen into a fucking trap!
At this moment, a dense and strange sound of breaking through the air suddenly came from mid-air. Immediately afterwards, countless arrows streaked through the darkness, shrouded their heads and faces, and shot the rebels who had stolen the camp to their knees.
At the same time as the arrows struck, countless torches lit up around the entire camp. The rebels were blocked in the camp, with the Suppressing Army on all sides!
With the loud shouts of killing, soldiers from Zhenjiang came like a wave. There were bright swords and spears stabbing everywhere, and the roaring cavalry horses rushed closer and closer.
In the blink of an eye, the frightened rebels were completely submerged by the angry sea.
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"General, what's going on? There's still no movement?" A rebel captain looked at the dark fields outside the city and couldn't help but ask.
Just now, fires were shooting into the sky on the distant horizon, and the faint shouts of killing could be heard at the top of Changzhou City.
Obviously, the soldiers who went to steal the camp succeeded.
However, according to the plan, they should withdraw their troops and retreat shortly after attacking the Zhenjiang Army camp, pretending to be defeated in order to lure the opponent's pursuers to the ambush area.
Counting the time, the earth-shattering explosion should have sounded long ago.
But until now, the ambush site where a large number of Perak Hall firearms were buried is still quiet.
Could it be...
Sun Chuanshu's face gradually darkened, and he secretly worried: Could it be that the other party saw his intentions and did not send troops to pursue him? No, even if Du Jian doesn't pursue him, the soldiers who went to sneak attack the enemy camp should be back by now. Why haven't they seen even a single person yet?
With a full combat strength of 6,000, could it be eaten up entirely by the Zhenjiang Army?
If this is the case, then the opponent will not be suddenly attacked tonight and hastily respond to the battle. Instead, he has been prepared, set up a net, and specially laid an ambush, waiting for him to come to his door!
Damn it, is Du Jian so powerful? !
Sun Chuanshu slapped the city wall fiercely and said angrily: "Old Chen is probably in trouble. The Xinjiang Army is deceiving!"
In fact, he didn't need to say it. Several generals and captains around him had already noticed it, but they didn't dare to point it out. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one answered.
It would be foolish to get in trouble with the general at this time.
Sun Chuanshu stared ahead, and after being stunned for a long time, he said to himself: "What exactly went wrong? Career? Traitor? Leaked military information in advance?"
After a while, he shook his head again: "It shouldn't be. Only Vice General Chen and I know the specific steps. The troops under my command were notified until they set off tonight, and there was no time to report the news. Could it be Du Jianzhen? It's such a clever calculation that you actually guessed my plan?"
The men looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to say. At this moment, an officer hurried up to the city and reported:
"The soldiers and horses setting up an ambush were suddenly surrounded by the Xinjiang Army and their weapons were all captured before they could be ignited!"
