When ten groups of sentinels came back, they reported everything here. Three groups even crossed the Huai River and ran to the other side to collect information.
Ye Cheng summoned two thousand captains and twenty centurions and divided the work in detail. It turned out that he actually brought these new soldiers to train this time, and the place he chose was Zhongli.
The reason why we went to Xia Cai is because this is the place where the water flow is the gentlest upstream, and the water is also much shallower. As long as an adult can cross here easily.
The young marshal's army, who had arranged everything in detail and had rested, immediately began to cross the river at night. Fortunately, they were not wearing heavy armor, but a set of tight leather armor, used as light infantry, so there was not much
Despite the great trouble, I crossed the Huai River without any danger.
After landing on the shore, more than a thousand people immediately followed the news from the previous sentinels and galloped eastward along the river bank. You must know that Shouchun is opposite, which is an important town of the Jianghuai Army. Once their traces are discovered, they will have to face thousands of people.
An army of thousands of horses is charging to kill, and with so few light infantry at the moment, it is estimated that under the iron hoof, a single charge will be enough to defeat them.
The young commander who carefully and quickly left along the river bank, and spent enough time to rest, was finally in good spirits. The two days of hiking over mountains and ridges also allowed them to improve their physical fitness a little bit, and it took them an hour or so to run.
Traveled dozens of miles.
When they came to a small hill, they immediately stopped and Jiao Hongjin said in a low voice: "Fifty miles ahead is Huainan City. This is just an outpost. There are about 3,000 defenders, of which 500 are cavalry!"
"Cavalry?" Ye Cheng frowned. He didn't expect there to be cavalry here. Although there were only five hundred, if they were used to attack them, they would be enough to kill them twice.
Jiao Hongjin pointed to the left and said: "That's Shijian Lake. There is a stronghold of two hundred people stationed nearby. They are usually responsible for detecting intelligence. I think if possible, I should operate on them first!"
"Two hundred people?" Ye Chengchen snorted and nodded: "In that case, use them to practice, and let the sentinels disperse immediately. With that stronghold as the center, investigate clearly for me within fifty miles, and come back in two hours!
"
"Yes, I obey my orders!"
Jiao Hongjin led Ye Cheng towards Shijian Lake. After a while, he saw a village on a hilltop from the woods and said, "That's their stronghold over there. There is a beacon tower inside. Once someone enters,
Fireworks will be lit in their territory, enough for Huainan City to discover!"
Ye Cheng frowned and said: "It seems that we have to deal with the beacon tower first. Reorganize where we are. I'll go and see what's going on inside!"
After saying that, he flew out. The small earth mountain seemed not high, but in fact it was nearly twenty feet high. However, compared to the steepness of the Bashu land, this mountain was very simple. It didn't require much effort at all, and it was easy to climb.
He touched it.
Just like an ordinary village, there are several small tents at the wooden gate, and six or seven people are sitting around two or three bonfires. They are obviously responsible for guarding the gate. There are also sentry towers on both sides of the gate, more than five feet high.
, three or four people were leaning on the railing with bows and arrows, looking around boredly, and there was a small clock hanging over there, which could be used to warn if a situation was discovered.
These are ordinary soldiers, and of course they cannot find out that someone has infiltrated their stronghold.
In the corner inside the stronghold, several barracks were lined up, which should be the resting place for the soldiers. At this time, a guarded tent on the mountainside actually had lights. Ye Cheng's heart was moved, and he immediately stopped breathing, like a ghost in the world.
, walked around a tower on one side, and the two soldiers on guard were so confused that they didn't notice anything unusual at all.
Ye Cheng hid behind the tent, found a corner and stayed quietly, and heard the conversation between the two in his ears.
"Li Dutong, you also know General Qin's order, so I ask you to leave early tomorrow!"
"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely not disappoint General Qin. However, the garrison in Huainan City will be less than two thousand. Isn't it a bit too dangerous?"
"Don't worry, General Qin knows everything. News has come back from Guzhen in the past two days. The Young Marshal's Army will attack Zhongli soon, so I asked you to strengthen the stronghold in front and prevent those sneak attacks from affecting the front.
Military situation!”
"Don't worry, sir, my subordinates will prepare now and set off with the army tomorrow!"
"Well, Li Dutong doesn't need to give it away. Remember to bring tomorrow's tiger talisman to accept it. They only recognize that thing!"
Following the sound of footsteps, the camp soon became quiet. After a while, the lights were turned off, and the sound of even breathing could be heard.
Ye Cheng retreated carefully. When passing by the beacon tower, he observed the distribution of troops around him. Then he retreated down the mountain. He analyzed what he had just heard one by one and immediately guessed that it must be Xiaoxiang Yeyu and the others.
has already taken action, so General Qin has already begun to arrange manpower and dispatched Li Dutong to lead people to support, and the number of manpower is likely to be about a thousand people.
"It seems there is still an opportunity to take advantage of this!"
A look of excitement appeared on Ye Cheng's face. If he could follow his plan, he might not only be able to destroy this stronghold this time, but also most likely swallow up the one thousand support troops. By then, only two thousand people would be left in Huainan.
The city, maybe he can really capture it.
After returning to the dense forest outside the stronghold, the scout team also came back. They explored the nearby terrain and Li Zitong's stronghold clearly, and plotted them all on the map. On the other side, Jiao Hongjin also roughly plotted the map from Xiapi to the East China Sea.
For a moment.
Ye Cheng hurriedly ordered: "Jiao Hongjin, you take a thousand troops and go here to ambush Ma Lin. When the time comes, I will lead Li Zitong's army there and blockade the surrounding area. Don't leave any one behind and kill them all!"
Jiao Hongjin didn't know why, but he nodded anyway.
"Remember, no one is allowed to make a sound, otherwise they will be beheaded on the spot!"
The two thousand captains and twenty centurions surrounding him all felt their hearts tremble.
After the two teams separated, Ye Cheng quickly returned to the hill with more than 600 people. Ye Cheng bent his bow and arrows, and had a detailed grasp of the distribution of these secret sentries. Before the other party could react, he
The arrows were collected one by one, and a road was soon cleared in the mountains.
Soon, everyone found their way to the door of the stronghold. Ye Cheng said to a captain beside him: "After a while, you are not allowed to make a sound after the door is opened. You take people to the camp in the southeast corner immediately, where they will rest."
In this place, kill everyone, leaving no one alive!"
"Separate another two hundred people and go to the southeast corner of the mountain. There is their beacon tower there. There are more than ten people. Kill them before they light the beacon tower. If you do this well, you will be credited with a great contribution!"
"My subordinate understands!"
Ye Cheng drew his bow again, and this time the three arrows were strung up, and the spiral energy was poured into them. The three arrows shot through the air without making any sound. The bodies of the three people on the sentry tower on the left were shaken.
, until it becomes soft.
Before the sentry tower on the other side noticed the situation, three more arrows flew out, killing them easily.
Ye Cheng raised his bow and arrow, waved his hand violently, and flew out towards the two fires at the entrance of the village. The young marshals behind him also knew that it was time to charge, and they all used up their strength and rushed forward quickly.
They passed by, and before the gasping people could react, the sword had already slit their throats.
Turning over and entering the stronghold, he opened the entrance to the stronghold. Ye Cheng waved his hand and everyone followed the instructions. He strolled towards the middle of the camp, where Li Dutong lived.
"Who?"
'咻咻' Seeing the two sergeants coming from Ye Cheng, they just opened their mouths to speak, and were hit between the eyebrows by two flying stones. The sound was immediately silenced. However, the people in the camp were still alert, and the sound of a long sword being unsheathed was heard.
, quietly hidden aside.
None of this escaped Ye Cheng's eyes and ears, and he still walked slowly and leisurely step by step.
"Someone is attacking the camp, ah——"
A shrill scream came from the silent night sky, harsh and penetrating.
Ye Cheng frowned and shook his head secretly. These recruits were indeed not stable enough. This incident would alarm others, but it was not a serious problem. Even if these sergeants woke up now, there would be no difference.
The overall situation has been decided.
Sure enough, after a burst of clanging weapons, the screams gradually fell silent. However, Li Dutong's breath in the camp changed drastically. As a soldier, he also understood what this meant.
Neng swallowed and held the knife in his hand tightly.
Ye Cheng slowly walked into the tent, and a cold wind immediately hit his neck. Li Dutong had already taken action.
"bite!"
After a crisp sound, a neatly dressed man who looked like a general flew out of the tent. Before he could stand up, several steel knives were already placed on his neck.
"Sir, the mission has been completed. One hundred and seventy-six enemy soldiers have been all beheaded, and not a single one has escaped!"
Ye Cheng nodded and said to the captain: "Remember you for bringing that enemy general in!"
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, Li Dutong, who was wearing armor, was brought in. Ye Cheng sat on the big chair and said quietly: "Give me the tiger talisman. I already know your actions. Otherwise, it will be worse."
Damn it!"
"Huh, you despicable villain, you unexpectedly attacked my camp. My king will definitely avenge me. It's impossible to get anything!"
"Li Zitong is suspicious by nature. It doesn't matter if we don't make friends with you. I will take you back to Pengcheng and serve you delicious food. Do you think Li Zitong will suspect that you surrendered and rebelled? I just don't know if your family in the city will.
No matter how you are treated, it should be miserable!"
Unless Ye Cheng is despicable, you must know that no bloody man will surrender to the enemy on the battlefield. If you want to use strong methods, it is impossible to get things by chance. If necessary, you will not succeed if you don't use some means.
, of course, the same would be true if he knew some tricks to control people's minds, such as evil powers such as soul-stirring.
