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At midnight, a hazy night enveloped the camp. The refugees in the shacks and the recruits reunited with their families fell asleep. Only groups of soldiers holding torches patrolled back and forth around the camp.
The ugly time is when people are most sleepy, but Wang Goucheng, who was lying on the withered grass with his daughter, was not sleepy at all. In order to let his daughter eat more, Wang Goucheng only ate very little food every day for half a month, so he was still suffering from hunger at night.
Too much to fall asleep.
Although Wang Goucheng has one arm disabled, other parts of his body are normal. During the day, he has to do other jobs with other young men who have not chosen to be soldiers. However, he does not have enough to eat every day and his body cannot bear it, which will affect his day time.
of labor.
After rubbing his sluggish belly, Wang Goucheng carefully stood up from the pile of hay and quietly took out a large number of thin ropes tied into hinges from the wooden frame of the shed.
The thin rope is a bird-catching tool made by Wang Gou Sheng who collected discarded ropes while helping to clean the cabin during the day, and then spent time arranging and knotting them during his night's rest.
Rural men in the countryside usually learn the art of setting small traps when they are young, and use the traps set in the mountains and forests to catch small animals such as turtledoves and pheasants.
Tools for catching small animals are easy to make. When Wang Goucheng was escaping, he often used small traps made by himself to catch some small birds, hares and other small animals to provide game for the family of three. He packed up a ball of rope and took out a self-defense tool with his left hand.
Armed with a hatchet, Wang Gouchen planned to set up a few traps in the forest five or six miles away while the moonlight was bright and he could see the road.
Having prepared all the tools for setting up traps, Wang Goucheng walked lightly, left his original sleeping position and walked outside.
There were more than ten people sleeping in the shack, which covered an area of more than 100 square meters. Wang Gouchen walked to the door and inadvertently looked at Ding Fugui's sleeping place.
"It's strange. Ding Fugui has been mysterious and secretive these days. He doesn't sleep in the shack at night."
Wang Goucheng murmured in a low voice, thinking that it was already very late, so without thinking much, he quietly walked out of the shack and walked towards the forest a few miles away.
The moon was sparse, and the mottled moonlight shone under the trees, reflecting blurry paths. Wang Goushen entered the forest, roughly found a suitable spot, took out his hatchet and started digging in the grass.
The climate in Annan is humid and rainy, and the ground under the grass is soft. In less than an hour, Wang Goushen dug out three traps about fifty centimeters deep, with small inside and outside. He piled the soil aside and set up the traps repaired with a hatchet.
twigs, then spread a thin layer of grass on top, sprinkle some grain crumbs on top of the grass, and the three traps are set.
After digging three traps, Wang Goucheng neatly arranged the joints of the thin rope he was carrying in the middle area of the three traps, then tied the joints to two small wooden sticks, and pressed the wooden sticks with two stones. The whole trap was
All components are complete.
He patted off the dirt on his body, stood up, and looked at the masterpiece in front of him. Wang Goucheng said with satisfaction: "It depends on you whether Erya and I can eat game. I hope God can reward me when we come here again tomorrow."
A few turtle doves, pheasants and other small animals.”
After muttering a few words to himself, Wang Gouchen turned around and prepared to return from the original path. After walking back less than a hundred steps, Wang Goucheng vaguely saw a figure in the woods.
"What kind of person would run into the wild woods in the middle of the night?" Wang Goucheng was confused, and he approached carefully, and then hid behind a bush when he was more than ten meters away from the figure.
As they got closer, Wang Goucheng recognized the figure in the woods through the moonlight as Ding Fugui, who lived in the same house as him.
Ding Fugui stood under a big tree, looking left and right from time to time, as if waiting for someone.
"No wonder I didn't see him in the shack. He ended up here."
Recognizing that the person in the woods was none other than Ding Fugui, who had been sneaking around for the past two days, Wang Goucheng followed the cautious habits he had developed during the escape and did not rush out to ask him what he was doing out at night. Instead, he carefully hid in the bushes and waited for an appointment.
Half an hour later, three sneaky figures walked out of the woods.
"How is the situation in the camp? Do you know the number of their troops?"
Among the three new people who appeared, a person who looked like the leader asked in Chinese with an Annan accent.
"Don't worry, sir. I have been keeping an eye on them these past few days. After nearly ten days of investigation, I have roughly figured out the situation of their troops."
Ding Fugui was waiting for these three people. When he heard the other party's question, he hurriedly replied: "The villain secretly asked dozens of Tang people who were soldiers, and based on what they said and the villain's personal observation, he determined the total number of Tang people in Halong.
The strength of the troops is about 1,200 to 1,800. According to the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, the troops of more than 1,000 people are divided into four battalion heads, which are served by several refugee leaders who have defected..."
Ding Fugui did not pause and told the other party everything he knew about the situation.
Wang Goucheng had been wandering in Annan for several years. The three people who came to meet him could easily tell that they were from the Annan government based on their accents and the way they spoke. In the middle of the night, he went to a remote place alone to meet with the Annan officials and even left the camp.
Wang Goucheng knew what Ding Fugui did without even thinking about it. He was eating the food given by Mr. Sun while tipping off the Annan people as a spy. Such a person is the most shameful person.
Wang Goucheng suppressed his anger, but he didn't expect to hear something even more hateful from Ding Fugui's mouth.
"Three adults, I observed that the Tang Dynasty merchant ship was preparing to set sail tonight, and yesterday and today the Tang leader Sun Bin frequently inspected the troops and summoned the leaders of the troops. Therefore, the villain guessed that Sun Bin is likely to leave tomorrow. Sirs
We can’t miss this good opportunity.”
"How credible is this news?"
"At least 70%."
"Okay, if the news is true, I will personally report it to the Governor to ask for your credit."
"Thank you, sir."......
The meeting between Ding Fugui and the three Annan people ended in less than ten minutes, and after they left, Wang Goucheng had not yet recovered from the shock of hearing the news.
"Ding Fugui tipped off Annan officials. Do they want to take advantage of Mr. Sun's departure to attack the camp?"
Finally, a frightening possibility suddenly appeared in Wang Goucheng's mind.
"No, we must tell Mr. Sun about this, otherwise if the Annan people succeed, everyone in the camp will be dead."
Thinking of the possible consequences for all the Chinese when the Annan army wiped out the Halong camp, Wang Goucheng no longer hesitated and immediately left the woods and ran towards the camp from another mountain road. When the ugly hour passed, the night became darker, and Chen Shangfa, who led the patrol, also
Can't help but feel a little sleepy.
"Sneeze" A soldier in the patrol team was overly sleepy and sneezed directly.
"Brothers, cheer up. Mr. Sun has ordered us to patrol carefully every time and be careful not to let the enemy take advantage of any loopholes."
"Chief, our camp is within dozens of miles of our territory. Any unsighted thieves would dare to attack us. In my opinion, the big leader is too cautious." The soldier who had just dozed off complained.
"There's so much nonsense. Just do whatever the big boss tells you to do. If you have the guts, go and tell the big boss to his face."
Chen Shangfa stared at Da Yan and cursed as soon as he opened his mouth.
"The big leader seems to be a weak scholar. When he gets angry, he is more intimidating than you, the leader. I would rather let you curse a few words, than dare to say something against the big leader to his face."
Sun Bin's true identity is known only to Ye Chenglin and Chen Shangfa, a few core personnel. External parties claim that Sun Bin is the leader of the Chinese armed forces, and Ye Chenglin and Chen Shangfa are the top leaders of Sun Bin.
"You guys don't know how powerful the big leader is. When you find out in the future, you won't say that."
"Boss, why don't you tell the younger ones how powerful the big boss is?"
"Yes, we still don't know what kind of hero the big leader is. As soon as he came to Annan, he gathered several Chinese heroes under his command. Just tell us, leader!"
…
More than 20 patrol soldiers coaxed together, and Chen Shangfa suddenly became more energetic: "To say that the big leader is powerful, we have to start from four or five years ago." As soon as Chen Shangfa started, he suddenly realized Sun Bin's strict order, and immediately
He interrupted: "No more, no more, even you guys wouldn't understand."
"Why don't you say anything, leader?"
More than twenty patrol soldiers were making noise together. When Chen Shangfa was busy dismissing them, he saw a figure running towards this side.
"Chief Chen, I have something important to do and I need to see Mr. Sun immediately."
Unlike soldiers, ordinary Chinese such as Wang Goucheng generally address Sun Bin as sir.
"Let's go and leave. I don't care what time it is. The chief has already gone to bed and rested. I don't have time to see you." Before Chen Shangfa could say anything, a few patrol soldiers spoke first.
"The matter is extremely urgent. If you miss the important matter, the chief will not let you go." Seeing the soldiers stopping him, Wang Goucheng said anxiously.
"You guys stand aside first and I'll ask him a few questions."
Chen Shangfa stopped the soldiers from driving Wang Gou Sheng away, came to him and asked: "Since you know my name, tell me anything you have, and I will ask you to report it to the chief."
"Leader Chen, there are people in the camp who are colluding with Annan, and they plan to do harm to the camp."
"What, you said that right?"
"This matter is so important, how dare a commoner deceive the leader."
"Platoon Leader Chen, you lead the team to continue patrolling. I will take him to meet the big leader immediately."
Someone inside the camp colluded with Annan. Chen Shangfa immediately felt that there must be a major conspiracy, so he immediately left the patrol team behind and took Wang Goucheng to report to Sun Bin.
In the center of the camp, in a simple tent, Sun Bin was woken up by the sound outside less than an hour after sleeping. He got up from the simple wooden bed and put on a thin cloth. Sun Bin asked the soldiers on duty: "What's going on outside?"
So noisy?"
"Battle Commander Chen and a man wanted to see Mr. Chen. Seeing that he had just gone to bed not long ago, he asked them to wait until dawn to come back. When the two refused, they started to quarrel outside the tent."
"It's late at night, and Battalion Commander Chen won't see me at this time unless there's something important. You go out and let them in."
"I obey your orders." The guard exited the tent and welcomed Chen Shangfa and the others in.
"Mr. Sun, there are people in the camp who are colluding with the Annan officers and soldiers, and the Annan officials plan to deal with us." After entering the tent, Chen Shangfa immediately spoke before Sun Bin could ask questions.
"Where did Brother Chen get the news?"
"I met this brother when I was leading troops on patrol, and he told me. Brother Wang, please report the information you know to Mr. Sun quickly."
"Hey, Xiaomin, just say it." Wang Goucheng said what he heard sentence by sentence. Sun Bin was silent for a moment, then raised his head and scanned the faces of Chen Shangfa and Wang Goucheng again: "If Brother Wang
What you said is true, the situation in the camp is critical!"
"What should Mr. Sun do now?" Chen Shangfa was not as calm as Sun Bin and asked directly.
"The guards listened to the order and ordered Battalion Commander Ye to lead his soldiers to search for conditions within a distance of fifty miles around the camp, and ordered Commander Chen, Battalion Commander Wu and other officers above the battalion level to go to the conference room to discuss matters.
Brother Chen, take Brother Wang and arrest Ding Fugui immediately."
Decisively issuing various orders, Sun Bin straightened his clothes and walked towards the conference hall while ordering: "Immediately execute the order and assemble in the conference hall in half an hour."
