C425 (1/2)
The was shrouded in darkness, and the bustling dock became abnormally quiet. Waves of cold autumn wind blew past, accompanied by the sound of the Yellow River's billowing waves, letting out one after another ”Wu Wu Wu Wu … Wu …” The echo was like the howl of a wolf in the wilderness, mournful and long.
Most of the Xiliang soldier that were guarding the Changjin Ferry Pass had already fallen asleep. Maybe it was because the day was too hard, but the snores from the camp could be heard one after another. A small group of patrolling soldiers walked slowly between the tents. Their faces were filled with fatigue, and a few soldiers behind them even yawned.
The Changjin Camp was divided into the front, middle and back camps. The Front Camp was about five miles away from the river bank, mainly to protect the food and valuables that were stolen from all over the Hanoi County. There were even many cattle and sheep. The rear camp was on the banks of the Yellow River, mainly to protect the docks and boats. As for the main camp, it was the place where Lin Zhuo and his personal guards were, as well as the movement of the cavalry.
In order to ensure the safety of the Changjin Camp, the leader of the West Cold Army, Lin Zhuo, dug a wide trench along the camp, and set up a tall fence around the ditch.
At the main entrance of the camp, two wind lamps were hung high up in the air. A dozen soldiers were walking back and forth by the fences on both sides of the gate, spears in hand. Even though it was already midnight, they were still in high spirits, their eyes constantly searching the darkness.
All of a sudden, a knight came from the camp, and the clatter of his horse's hooves was especially loud in the dark night. A dozen sentries immediately lined up in two rows, as if they had heard someone's order, waiting for the group of knights.
”What's the matter?” The leading knight was clearly a high-ranking officer, with a majestic body and an aged face. He was a typical northwest man, but he did not have the fierceness that the Xiliang General s usually had.
”Reporting to Lord Commander, we have just changed shifts, we haven't found anything.” The lead sentry microchieftain straightened her back and said loudly, ”According to exorcism, who has just returned from her shift, there is nothing amiss within thirty miles of the camp.”
cavalry of Youzhou and Army of Montenegro have already returned to the Huaixian, and are only a hundred li away from us. Tonight, you must not be careless, be careful of their sneak attacks. ” The one who was called Lord Commander was Lin Zhuo. He received Li Ru's alarm at night and the cautious Lin Zhuo became even more careful.
”Don't worry Lord Commander, as long as we are here, even a wild dog should not think of entering our camp.” The microchieftain sentry shouted loudly, his voice resounding. Lin Zhuo nodded in satisfaction, and then left the door with his personal guards.
In the vast darkness of the night, the earth was hazy, only having the faint glow of a rising star. The wilderness seemed abnormally desolate, and suddenly, a team of cavalry rushed over, galloping towards the Yellow River.
Chen Cang raised his whip as the team slowly slowed down. He turned around and said to Liu Zhi: ”We are still thirty miles away from West Cold Army, the area that West Cold Army will patrol is right in front. I will lead a dozen of my personal guards to scout ahead, conveniently killing off their exorcism.
”Alright, we will follow you from a kilometer away.” Liu Zhi nodded, and watched as Chen Cang led his personal guards and left. Afterwards, she ordered all the soldiers to dismount from their horses, collect all the kindling that they had brought along and tie them to the Arrows so that they could be used as rockets when the time came.
Under normal circumstances, the garrison army would usually have exorcism s and Outpost s stationed around them. Especially at night, the commander of the garrison would not dare to underestimate them. exorcism and Outpost were usually divided into groups of three to five, and were slowly wandering around the camp within a radius of fifteen kilometers.
The reason why Chen Cang led his personal guards to leave first was to eliminate the exorcism s and Outpost s that he encountered along the way, so that the West Cold Army would not discover the sneak attack team too early. He and his personal guards were all archery experts, on the way, they met three groups of patrolling exorcism, and all of them were killed by their Arrows.
Seeing the wind lantern at the entrance of Jin Jia Village, Chen Cang and janissaries immediately dismounted and waited for the army behind them. After Liu Zhi led his army and rushed up, Chen Cang and Liu Zhi exchanged a few moments. Then, she brought over a dozen of her personal guards with him as she walked.
Dozens of janissaries were crawling on the ground with crossbows in hand. They were now dozens of steps away from the base. At this time, the ten odd sentries inside the main camp's gate were still pacing back and forth without any signs of drowsiness. The lead sentry, the microchieftain, was even joking with them.
However, although the dozen sentries tried their best not to fall asleep, they didn't keep an eye on the outside of the camp. Since it was already the latter half of the night, they unconsciously relaxed their guard and didn't realize that Chen Cang and the others were already in front of them.
”Everyone aim for one, kill them all with one shot!” Chen Cang told the guards behind him, and they all raised their crossbows at the same time. With Chen Cang's order, a dozen of the guards pulled the trigger at the same time, and a dozen of Arrows shot into West Cold Sentinel's throat. They didn't even make a sound, and went to meet the King of Hell.
Seeing that all the West Cold Sentinel s had fallen, Chen Cang stood up immediately and waved the crossbows in his hands towards Liu Zhi who was behind him. Then, he brought a dozen of his personal guards and ran to the front of the camp door.