In the dark woods.
Just in case, Xu Mu had to lay a trap while leading the horse to march.
"My boss, there are still the sounds of horse hooves outside the woods." A veteran of the Qinglong Camp said coldly.
Xu Mu was not surprised, he had already thought of it. These Di people chasing troops will definitely not give up the siege easily.
I hope nothing will happen to Zhougong Town for the time being.
"Master, I saw Wangzhou." Gongou climbed down from the tree, his voice full of surprise.
Listening, Xu Mu's expression moved slightly. He had to say that after the fight, this was indeed good news.
But to find out the reality of Wangzhou City, we have to get closer.
"Master, what should I do?"
"Get some dry grass."
"Master, what do you want with dry grass..."
"The grass cutter."
Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the dim sky. As soon as it gets dark, without the cover of night, the Di people are likely to enter the forest.
After finding wet withered grass and tying it into a straw man, Xu Mucai selected more than fifty strong horses and tied the straw man tightly to the horse's back.
"Those who are strong, please lower your robes and armor."
After gathering more than fifty robes and armor, Xu Mu had people put them on the straw man, not forgetting to put down the bamboo hats. Even at a close distance, it is difficult to distinguish clearly under the vast darkness of night.
"I understand, what my boss means is to let these idiots deceive the pursuers away!"
"almost."
Xu Mu sighed slightly in his heart. This kind of straw man's plan can only deceive people for a while at best. When the Di people find out that they have been fooled, they will soon turn back.
"Send these horses to the edge of the woods."
If there was fire oil and no rain, Xu Mu would have liked to use a fire horse trick... but it was a pity that it backfired.
"Cut it."
The long knife cut the horse's buttocks. In an instant, the more than fifty fierce horses carrying the straw men were in pain. After trembling and hissing, they immediately rushed out of the forest and spread their anger in all directions under the cover of night. rush.
Those straw men wearing robes and armor were also covered with bamboo hats. Unless you look closely, it would be extremely difficult to distinguish them under this kind of sky.
Sure enough, many enemy cavalry and pursuers surrounding the forest saw "people" rushing out of the forest, clamoring to encircle and suppress them.
For a moment, the whistling of horse arrows and the roar of Di people became one.
"My boss, you have attracted a lot of people!" Chen Sheng and others were overjoyed.
"The rest of the horses are tied up in the woods."
"My boss?"
"Don't ask."
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. If this is correct, this place is less than ten miles away from Wangzhou.
Even with the horse on his left and right, he couldn't move quickly through the woods. It's better to stay and go back to retrieve it when you leave.
"Longbow, don't forget its location."
"Master, I will remember it." Gongou nodded seriously.
Xu Mu smiled slightly, turned around, and looked at the more than two hundred people who had dismounted and walked. Fortunately, none of them were seriously injured and could move around.
"Take the weapon quiver and move forward."
In a short time, more than two hundred people, carrying bows and knives, carefully followed the forest towards Wangzhou.
It is extremely difficult to walk in the wet forest. If one accidentally steps into a pit, it will take a lot of effort to get out.
Click.
Chen Sheng chopped up a flower snake with one knife, tore off the snake's head, and hung it directly under his belt to use as dry food.
"My boss, the camp of Tongzi Camp is just ahead."
Xu Mu's heart sank slightly and he nodded. The Three Thousand Tongzi Battalion died for the country, and the old official Chai stood tall and did not fall. The tragic and tragic scenes have always been a thorn in his heart.
Of course, Zhao Qingyun does not count.
"Digou must have been here and set many places on fire."
As Chen Sheng said, in front of them, there were burned messes everywhere, and there were several people who looked like wounded soldiers who were thrown directly into the fire and still maintained their tragic postures.
I picked up two dirty arrow pots and found nothing more. Xu Mu simply stopped staying and continued walking forward from the woods next to the camp.
We didn't go far, and now we really saw the ancient Wangzhou City Wall.
Above the city wall, hanging high on ropes, there was a large row of corpses of Ji soldiers, who should be the heroes of Tongzi camp. It had been a long time, and many of the corpses had lost moisture in the night wind and dried up into strips.
Tian Song was the first to cry, holding up the knife and looking at a loss.
"Brother Tian, don't look anymore."
Tian Song wiped away his tears and nodded, his expression becoming firmer.
"My boss, there aren't many defenders." Bow Dog crawled back from a distance, his voice filled with slight surprise.
"At the south city gate, there are about two teams of Digou on duty!"
If the two teams were fully prepared, they would only have 200 people. It seems that Beidi really treats Wangzhou as a back garden and only uses it to store supplies.
"Let's go into the city first and take a look."
"Enter, enter the city? Master, are you going to kill me?" A veteran of Qinglong Camp showed a shocked expression.
Not only Xu Musihu, but also Chen Sheng and others all laughed.
"Don't forget, everyone, I and a few others are real Wangzhou people. To put it bluntly, the dog stick men in Wangzhou didn't know how to use the city gate when they came in and out."
More than two hundred people leaned against the base of the city wall and slowly walked under a narrow wall. Chen Sheng's face darkened, he took out a hemp rope from his waist, tied it with a slip knot and tossed it, and it got stuck firmly in a stone corner.
It was not very high. Chen Sheng took the lead in grabbing the hemp rope and stepped up with two clicks.
"Chen Sheng, let's go see if there is any Di Gou on night patrol."
"My boss, I just passed by."
"Climb up quickly."
Not long after, dozens more people followed. The rest stayed and waited under the city wall.
This narrow wall that can be climbed is actually an opportunity for them. Of course, Xu Mu didn't expect that the more than 2,000 people behind him could get over here.
After all, Wangzhou City is also where Beidi stores supplies. Even if it is not heavily guarded, there should be enough vigilance.
It wasn't until dawn was about to break that the information about Wangzhou City came to light after a lot of exploration.
"Several people?"
"At least two thousand defenders."
"Two thousand." Xu Mu frowned. At present, their total manpower is less than 3,000. The old saying goes, "If ten are to surround a city, five are to attack it." However, they have 3,000 to attack a city, but they have 2,000 to defend it. What a waste. difficult.
But there is no chance. If there was a garrison of 20,000 to 30,000 men in Wangzhou City, he would not dare to make any big plans, but with only 2,000 men, if he seizes the opportunity well, he might be able to break the situation.
Under this situation, he had to take a risk.
"Chen Sheng, you are familiar with Wangzhou City. With these dozens of people, you will be dormant in the city first and act according to the opportunity."
This kind of mission is very dangerous. If dozens of people are discovered accidentally, there will be no way to save them.
But this time when they entered the border, they were actually determined to die.
"Don't worry, boss, when I wait, I will be able to cooperate inside and outside!" Chen Sheng didn't have any fear on his face.
"Remember, if something cannot be done, immediately climb over the city wall and escape. There will be horses left for you on the other side of the forest."
Even Xu Mu felt that he was being pretentious when he said this, but he would not say that he would be sad. If possible, he would rather bring everyone back to Tuotou Mountain intact.
"If there is no rain in the sky, we will shoot kerosene arrows to burn the city. In Lao Mozi's oil shop, I remember there is a cellar, and there may be kerosene hidden there."
Lao Mozi was the owner of a small oil shop in Wangzhou. He was stingy and was afraid of others stealing lamp oil. He had several cellars at home.
"Master, I'll be fine." Chen Sheng didn't know what Xu Mu meant, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him.
Xu Mu looked silent, turned his head, and looked at the dozens of people who were about to stay in the city.
He didn't know how many more people would die this round.
"I went to the national disaster together. If someone mentions it in the future, they will definitely say that Qinglongying and Xujiazhuang are both heroes who are trying to save their lives."
"This time around, we will tell Di Gou that the great mountains and mountains are insurmountable!"
Under the first ray of dawn, the faces of dozens of people showed a look of resignation.
