Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 105 Set fire!

Late at night.

It was the first time for Hu Jingyuan, Lai Bo and others to follow Fu Zihou out of the city. When they saw Fu Zihou leading them and sneaking through the bandits' defenses, they were all amazed and dared not breathe.

Yue Ming had already been waiting outside the rebels' front camp.

Seeing Fu Zihou coming out with the first group of people, Yue Ming came to Fu Zihou.

"Captain, we have figured out the front camp's defenses!"

Yue Ming said to Fu Zihou.

Fu Zihou nodded, then took out the herbs he had brought out from the city from his arms, and asked Yue Ming to take two people to the water source again, to finish off the corpses, and then soak all the herbs in water.

Watching Yue Ming leading his men away, Fu Zihou saw that Xing Ming also arrived with his men behind him.

"go!"

Fu Zihou asked the rest of the people to wait there, and then he took Hu Jingyuan, Lai Bo and Xing Ming and continued back the same way.

"There will be ten people in front! There will also be ten people on the other side, with a gap of more than twenty breaths..."

Fu Zihou told Hu Jingyuan and Lai Bo the patrol patterns of the rebels that he had figured out.

Because they had just experienced it themselves, Hu Jingyuan and Lai Bo were no longer as nervous as they were at the beginning when they saw the bandits patrolling on the plain. They silently remembered Fu Zihou's words, and then on the way back, they compared the patterns one by one.

In the plain outside the city.

The five hundred men selected by Fu Zihou had been sitting on the ground, holding their weapons and waiting silently.

Qi Lingyang was among them. Since he was captured and woke up, he was coerced and bribed by Fu Zihou. At first, Qi Lingyang was also confused as to why the East City defender knew his origins and address so clearly. It was not until he saw Chu Bo that he understood.

Now he has to follow Fu Zihou and cut off Song Jianfeng's toes. Qi Lingyang, like Chu Bo, has no way out.

When Qi Lingyang saw Fu Zihou, Xing Ming, Hu Jingyuan and Lai Bo coming back, he was surprised. He didn't expect that Fu Zihou could easily get through the patrol set up by Zhen Zhaier himself.

Qi Lingyang, who already knew what Fu Zihou wanted to do tonight, felt a little nervous at the moment, but more of it was curiosity.

I am curious whether Fu Zihou can lead the troops of East City to successfully launch a night attack on the army left by Zhen Zhaier.

"go!"

Watching the others stand up and follow the few people in groups, Qi Lingyang saw Fu Zihou calling him, so he also stood up.

Afterwards, Qi Lingyang finally understood why Xue Hong and his people were not only willing to surrender to Fu Zihou, but also spoke with admiration when they mentioned Fu Zihou.

It is no exaggeration to say that on that night, Qi Lingyang and more than 500 other people saw with their own eyes that Zhen Zhai'er's patrol arrangements were completely useless and had been discovered clearly.

Outside the rebels' front camp.

More than 500 people gathered together.

After Fu Zihou confirmed the number of people, he began to plan the operation.

"Xing Ming, take everyone and ambush the bandit camp! Once you get there, Commander Hu will lead 200 people to ambush outside the bandit camp! Xing Ming, Xue Hong, and Lai Bo will each lead 100 people to ambush on three sides of the camp..."

Fu Zihou gave instructions to several people in the dark night.

"Here!"

"Here!!"

Hu Jingyuan and others accepted the order, then stood up and led their men away.

Fu Zihou took Qi Lingyang and seven or eight other people and stayed where they were, waiting for Yue Ming to come back.

"Captain! The herbs have been placed!"

Yue Ming said to Fu Zihou breathlessly.

Knowing that success or failure of tonight depended on this one move, Yue Ming did not dare to rest along the way. Just now when he was at the water source, he was even more worried, so he led his men to dismember one or two corpses and chop the herbs into pieces before returning.

"go!"

Fu Zihou nodded, and then took Yue Ming, Qi Lingyang and others and quietly came to the back of the rebel camp, near the foot of the mountain.

Looking at the rebel camp in the dark, there was not only a bonfire, but also a tall fence. Inside the fence, there was a lookout tower with soldiers standing guard.

The soldiers on these lookout towers could not only see each other, but also the patrol soldiers who passed by from time to time below the camp, forming a mutually dependent situation.

Zhen Zhai'er is a man who knows military books and has a lot of experience in defense. Soldiers in every position can play the role of conveying information to each other.

"You guys stay outside to provide cover, and follow the wind as your command! Yue Ming, you follow me!"

Fu Zihou whispered to Qi Lingyang and the others behind him, then took off his sword, wearing only his saber, and left with Yue Ming alone.

The person in charge of cover saw this and understood what was meant. In the dark, he took a few stones and went to the foot of the mountain not far away.

Qi Lingyang also took out his longbow and arrows, and under the cover of darkness, he aimed his arrows from afar at the rebel soldiers on the lookout tower inside the camp. If anything unexpected happened, Qi Lingyang was confident that he could shoot and kill the unprotected soldier in an instant.

Shortly after.

As a breeze blew, the green trees made rustling sounds. In the dim light, a soldier threw a stone towards the bushes.

The sudden noise, as if an animal had fled because of the shaking shade of the trees, instantly attracted the attention of the soldiers on the platform.

Hearing the noise gradually fading away, the rebel soldiers couldn't help but show regret in their eyes, thinking to themselves, how great it would be if they could shoot or catch the fleeing animal. It's not so easy to get a bite of meat these days.

He swallowed his saliva and waited for the rebel soldiers to turn around. The wind had almost died down and the campfire in the camp, which had been swaying and weakening, gradually returned to its previous brightness.

Inside the rebel camp.

Fu Zihou and Yue Ming were walking in the camp.

Perhaps he trusted Zhen Zhai'er's patrol too much, or perhaps there were soldiers standing guard and patrolling outside, or perhaps after searching the mountains continuously, he knew that there were no ambushes outside Jinyang.

Therefore, when they entered the camp, Fu Zihou and Yue Ming discovered that the patrols of the rebels in other places were not strict. Only outside the commander's tent and where grain was stored were the defenses very strict. Not only were there patrol soldiers coming and going, but in every place, there were ten rebels holding weapons and standing guard.

Fu Zihou's initial target was the granary, but after seeing the defense of the granary, he couldn't help but give up this decision.

Around the granary in the rebel camp, the patrolmen, the guards, and the lookout tower can see each other. It is impossible to eliminate any one of them without being discovered.

Fu Zihou couldn't help but sigh again. Zhen Zhai'er really made these more than 100,000 bandits become no different from an army.

In the camp, there was no chance for the general's tent or the granary, so Fu Zihou could only take Yue Ming to the last place.

When you see the towering ladders, emergency vehicles, battering rams... and the countless wooden parts piled up in one area!
Fu Zihou finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved.

"Captain! Fortunately!"

Yue Ming breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, smiled and looked at Fu Zihou.

Fu Zihou nodded. Perhaps they had no plans to attack the city again, and were not worried about being ambushed, so the bandit army was more casual when placing these siege weapons.

"set fire!"

Fu Zihou said.

At this moment, Fu Zihou and Yue Ming did not hesitate. They took all the torches from other places and the bonfire pots on the wooden racks and threw them directly at the siege equipment.

Because many bonfire pots need to be illuminated all night long, their structure is not just made of cloth, but also filled with black water. Fu Zihou and Yue Ming sprinkled it around the wooden parts, covering as wide a range as possible, and a fire was ignited instantly.

Ping is originally windy.

Now there was another big fire. Fu Zihou and Yue Ming looked at each other, and after hearing the faint screams of the soldiers on the lookout tower, they immediately turned around and fled.

Under the night.

In the rebel front camp, all the sleepy rebel soldiers were awakened from their dreams. They came outside the tents in a daze and woke up after hearing the shouts of people all around to put out the fire.

Yang Boyue, who was snoring in his dream because of thinking about Di Shi, was awakened by the noisy sound. He looked annoyed and there was some anger in his eyes.

"what happened?"

Yang Boyue shouted loudly.

The beautiful woman standing by was wrapped in a quilt, looking at Yang Boyue's furious expression with a bit of fear.

Seeing this, Yang Boyao looked at the beautiful woman with whom he had just spent a night together. He felt that her face was far inferior to Di's and he really couldn't feel any love for her.

"General! There's a fire in the area where siege equipment is stored!"

As a confidant reported outside the tent, Yang Boyue's face changed, he turned around quickly, got up hurriedly and went outside the tent.

"Fire? What happened?"

Yang Boyue, wearing pajamas and barefoot, asked in a stern voice.

The place where siege equipment is stored is all needed for the future attack on Jinyang East City. If it is burned down completely, it will definitely affect the attack on Jinyang East City. At that time, not to mention that Zhen Zhai'er will be held accountable, even I myself will probably be affected when I am with Duke Wei.

"General, it's not clear yet!"

Even the close associates didn't know what was going on.

"Send someone to put out the fire immediately! At any cost!"

Yang Boyue urged sternly, his heart sinking when he thought of those siege engines. Who could have thought that the siege engines would catch fire.

"Wait! Send someone else to investigate, is there anything wrong with the patrol?"

Yang Boyue suddenly thought of something and gave instructions to his confidant.

Yang Boyao was not a reckless man like Tang Zhenhao, Xiang Yifeng and Tu Ye. The siege equipment catching fire was really abnormal, which made Yang Boyao feel a little strange.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the trusted soldiers immediately took orders and left.

Inside the rebel camp, all the soldiers had woken up and were constantly carrying buckets of water, going back and forth to help put out the fire. Because of Yang Boyue's order, no one dared to be lazy. Those with buckets fetched water, and those without buckets either put out the fire next to the fire, or shouted and yelled everywhere to show others that they were also helping put out the fire.

"Damn it!"

After Yang Boyue put on his clothes and shoes, he came to the place where the siege equipment was stored. He saw a raging fire. His eyes, reflected in the flames, were full of anger.

This fire!

How come it's burning so big!
At this time, Yang Boyue's confidant ran to Yang Boyue panting.

"General! I've already asked, the patrol outside the East City found nothing unusual, and the defense inside the camp found nothing unusual either!"

The trusted soldiers reported to Yang Boyue.

Hearing this, Yang Boyue's face turned gloomy.

As the general who stayed in Jinyang, Yang Boyao was naturally clear about Zhen Zhai'er's patrol arrangements. Therefore, Yang Boyao not only knew how serious it was, but also had full confidence in the patrol.

The patrols have not found anything, and the patrols in the camp have not found anything unusual, which means...

The fire prevention person is in the camp!!!

Yang Boyue quickly realized that Zhen Zhai'er had previously suspected that there was an accomplice from Dongcheng in the camp.

Looking at the blazing fire, even from such a distance he could feel the faint burning heat. Yang Boyue's breathing became rapid. He could already imagine the disappointed look on Duke Wei's face when he heard the news.

Thinking of this, Yang Boyue couldn't help but clench his hands.

At this time, in the chaos, the captains and lieutenants also saw Yang Boyue and hurried over.

"General!"

"General!!"

All the captains and colonels looked somewhat panicked at this moment. Yang Boyao seemed easy-going on weekdays, but his mind was far from what he seemed. Now everyone was worried that he would be taken out on.

"After the fire is put out, order everyone to stay in the tents. The captain will lead the team to check each one!"

Yang Boyao gave the order.

"Here!"

"Here!!"

After hearing Yang Boyue's instructions, all the captains and colonels took orders and hurriedly took their men away.

(End of this chapter)