Jia Zhengjin's changed general Yu Cheng came to the school grounds, and tens of thousands of troops swore an oath in front of Emperor Qi Wang Yuan and hundreds of civil and military officials.
Afterwards, the emperor came out in person to wish General Zhechong success and gave him a farewell meal with fine wine.
The swearing-in ceremony lasted for more than three hours, and the army finally moved out, leaving Danyang in a mighty manner and heading towards Bashui County in Gaoguo.
The army was divided into three waves. At the front was General Yu Cheng, his eighteen accompanying lieutenants, and the most elite Danyang cavalry; in the middle was the forcibly recruited army; and at the back was the main Danyang army.
It is estimated that in order to prevent the forced troops from escaping on the way, this method was used to guard them front and back, so that they had to move forward honestly with the brigade.
It was already afternoon when we set out for the expedition. We walked along the road until it was dark, the moon was high in the sky, and the whole army was exhausted, and we set up camp on the spot.
Bonfires were swaying in the camp, and countless military tents were lined up.
After the military rations were distributed, all the soldiers ate well by the fire. They would never go hungry before the war started.
In the night, Diao Jun ate and drank enough, looking around, and soon found Uncle Lian and others.
There was no one around, so he quietly ran to the other party, looked around to make sure it was safe, squatted beside their campfire, and spoke in a low voice: "Uncle Lian?"
"Are you...?" The other party raised his head warily.
"I'm in jail just like you!" Diao Jun whispered, "I want to leave here..."
"Ah~ I remembered it!" The man looked at Diao Jun for a while, then suddenly nodded, "I have indeed met you, although I didn't say a few words. Keep your voice down and don't make any noise."
"Well! Uncle Lian, can you take us to escape?"
"At the third watch tonight, gather at the back of the camp!" Uncle Lian whispered, "Now go back to your own side and don't be exposed!"
"Yeah!" Diao Jun nodded repeatedly and quickly stood up with the bamboo spear, "Third watch?"
"Yes! It's the third watch. If you're late, we won't care about you!"
"I'll definitely be there!"
When I returned to my tent, I felt extremely nervous, fearing that someone would find out something was wrong.
Everyone seems to be doubting themselves.
He could only keep reminding himself that he must stay calm and not reveal anything.
When the bugle sounded, the corps commander gave the order to rest, and he obediently got into the tent and slept in a row with the soldiers of the same team.
As soon as he lay down, he saw the soldier surnamed Cen coming in. He took a look at his colleagues who were sitting on two rows of hay closely together in the tent. He probably couldn't find a place for himself or something, so he randomly picked up some hay and spread it in the corner of the tent.
, separated from them.
"Hey, you can sleep here." A soldier saw this scene and greeted him.
"It's too crowded!" Cen smiled slightly, "I can just stay here, it's spacious."
"Then it doesn't matter to you?"
"Um!"
The exhaustion of the long march made everyone feel sleepy and soon fell asleep.
Only Diao Jun couldn't sleep and kept lying quietly, listening carefully to what was going on outside.
In this era, there are no watch alarm clocks or mobile phones. Whether it is the third watch or not, we can only rely on our personal biological clock and experience.
In the town, there is often a watchman patrolling at night, looking at the clapper to call out the next watch.
So around that time, Diao Jun still had some ideas.
He lay there until he suddenly felt the urge to urinate in the middle of the night, and he knew it was almost time.
Because when I was at home, every time I got up to pee at night, and not long after I lay down, I would hear the watchman banging the clapper three times.
Sit up and look around.
All the soldiers in the camp were asleep soundly, snoring one after another.
After making sure that no one was awake, Diao Jun quietly reached out and picked up his armor and bamboo spear. He walked lightly to the entrance of the camp, first opened it a little and cautiously looked out.
No patrolling soldiers, good opportunity!
Without making any noise, after coming out of the tent, hide in the darkness next to you, try not to forget where the firelight shines, and slowly move towards the back of the camp.
When they were about to arrive, they saw people over there avoiding the patrolling soldiers one after another and gathering quietly in a deserted area. Although they couldn't see the specific appearance, they were sure to be Uncle Lian and the others.
Thinking that he would be out of trouble soon, Diao Jun felt excited and nervous at the same time. He wanted to go over and gather as soon as he could.
At this moment, a patrolling soldier suddenly shouted in the distance: "Stop!!"
Immediately afterwards, I saw someone running in panic in the darkness.
The sound alarmed the group of people who had gathered, and they turned around without hesitation, leaving the camp and fleeing towards the woods.
"Dang, Dang, Dang!" Gongs sounded everywhere, and at the same time, a large number of Danyang soldiers shouted, "Everyone is staying in the camp and is not allowed to go out. We are ordered to capture deserters. Anyone who resists will be killed! Count the number of people in each team, don't panic...
..”
He was discovered! Diao Jun was very anxious and wanted to rush out quickly and run with him.
At this moment, a hand suddenly grabbed him from behind and dragged him back violently.
"Are there any here?!"
"Not found!"
"Look over there!"
"Don't run away! Anyone who resists will be killed!!"
"yes!!"
A large group of people rushed over nearby. Diao Jun's mouth was covered, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
The man behind him tightly covered his mouth, waited for the team next to him to run over, and dragged him around from behind to run towards Diao Jun's camp.
During this period, under the moonlight, I was surprised to find out which soldier named Cen it was.
"Why are you...?" Diao Jun was very surprised.
"Stop talking, don't you want to die?" The soldier surnamed Cen frowned, carefully paying attention to the surrounding movements, lowered his voice to warn, and led him back quickly, and then got into the camp.
"What happened? What happened?" All the soldiers in the camp were awake and looked at the soldier named Cen and Diao Jun with confused expressions.
"How did you come back from outside?"
"What are the gongs and drums doing? Is it an enemy attack?"
"Impossible, we haven't entered the territory of Gao Kingdom yet!"
"That's true..."
Facing the confused looks of all the soldiers in the camp, Diao Jun was so nervous that he couldn't say a word.
If he dared to openly say that he was trying to escape, and if someone stabbed him, would he, who had already deserted once, be immediately arrested and beheaded in public, like a chicken used to kill chickens to scare monkeys?
Just when he was so nervous that he didn't know how to answer, the soldier surnamed Cen let go of his hand and whispered: "The two of us went out to relieve ourselves. It seems that there are deserters over there, and we are arresting them! I heard that we are chasing them to death.
No matter what, everyone is not allowed to leave the camp, otherwise they will be treated as deserters. No, we came back quickly in order not to be treated as deserters!"
"That's it!" The soldiers in the camp had no doubts, and they all showed expressions of realization, "Then ignore our business and continue to sleep!"
"What are you still doing? Go back to sleep!" Turning around and seeing that Diao Jun didn't respond, the man surnamed Cen reached out and patted him on the back. Then he came close to his ear and said in a voice that only two people could hear, "I know you."
You wanted to run away, but you almost died. I saved you, and you have to follow me when you get to the battlefield and follow my orders, you know?"
He just wanted to take in his younger brother... Diao Jun failed to escape and returned to his position dejectedly. After lying down, he was very worried about whether Uncle Lian and the others had escaped.
