Chapter 157 Orders
The soldiers in the camp gathered and set out. When the horn sounded, they, both cavalry and infantry, crushed the opposite garrison.
Fierce fighting sounds broke out immediately.
When almost all the people here came out, Su Qingqing seized the opportunity and blew a loud whistle.
As her order was issued, the lurking soldiers immediately rushed out.
They were like tigers and cheetahs that had been dormant for a long time, and they pounced into the camp at the fastest speed.
One group of people quickly and silently wiped out the soldiers who stayed in the camp, while the other group quickly placed the tarpaulin prepared early in the morning in the predicted place in the dark night, and scattered the kerosene prepared early in the morning on the ground. Soon someone covered the kerosene with soil, and scattered black gunpowder into powder and hid it in an unknown place.
When everything was done, Su Qingqing blew the whistle again, she led the war horses out of the camp, turned over, picked up the big bow behind her, pulled the bow to its full length, and while the war horses galloped, she shot an arrow at the enemy's back.
The sharp sword pierced the night sky, and the arrow feather accurately pierced the enemy's vest.
The crowd that was originally fighting fiercely suddenly became chaotic.
They soon found themselves being attacked from both sides.
Yu Song is leading the troops in the front, and his fighting power is very strong. Who will be behind?
It’s the prince!
After a brief commotion, the trapped people immediately split into two groups. One group continued to fight fiercely with Yu Song, while the rest returned to the camp to fight from behind.
Su Qingqing led her men to meet the enemy, fighting and retreating skillfully.
Jixiang always stayed close to her.
When she successfully lured the people back to the camp, she suddenly gave an order and all the soldiers following her rode their horses at the fastest speed.
These horses were specially trained war horses for this elite force in the Forest Camp. They galloped through the forest without any obstacles.
Seeing them retreat, the other side immediately tried to chase them but was stopped again.
"Wait, could this a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"
But a flick of hesitation...
boom!
There was a loud bang and the ground exploded.
The dark night was illuminated by the sudden burst of flames. The entire camp was burning fiercely. The raging fire was accompanied by the sound of black gunpowder exploding, and the whole earth was shaking.
Jixiang was pushed off his horse by the aftermath of the explosion, and the horses were frightened and fled in all directions.
Su Qingqing had told Jixiang early in the morning to squat down close to the tree trunk as soon as she landed. Jixiang kept her instructions in mind until the roaring sound not far away gradually stopped, and she turned around to look.
The scene before my eyes was like hell, with people screaming and rolling in pain in the flames.
This wave of explosions directly affected those who were fighting with Yu Song.
The war horses fled in all directions amid the huge roar, but Yu Song and his companions' horses had their ears stuffed with cotton balls and were not affected at all.
Behind them, the camp was on fire and explosions, and their comrades were either dead or injured. In front of them was the fierce attack led by Yu Song. The outcome of the battle was decided in an instant.
Following Su Qingqing's instructions, Yu Song deliberately let some people go.
The rest were all killed.
A powerful army of several thousand men hidden by the Duke of Zhenguo in the forest of Bashu disappeared overnight.
The one who escaped was the commander of this powerful army. He brought Su Xiang and several of his subordinates with him, and they went down the mountain in a panic and took advantage of darkness to sneak directly into the county town.
The huge explosion on the mountain directly woke up the people in the county and Zhao Bingchun from the county government.
Zhao Bingchun jumped up and ran out of the room without even having time to put on his clothes. "What happened?"
"Sir, there is a big fire in the forest, and we don't know the exact situation yet."
While the servant at the door was reporting, hurried footsteps were heard outside. Huang Zhaozhong came over with his men, "Master Zhao, the commotion on the mountain is probably caused by the Crown Princess and the bandits."
Zhao Bingchun also guessed this after being frightened. "Don't worry, Mr. Huang. I will go and find out right away. Mr. Huang is waiting at the county government office."
Huang Zhaozhong knew that Zhao Bingchun didn't take him with him because he didn't trust him completely, so he didn't urge him. He just said, "Master Zhao, go quickly. No matter what happens, we should deal with it immediately."
Zhao Bingchun responded, took the clothes handed to him by the servant, put them on quickly and went out.
This time, Zhao Bingchun didn't take any detours. He went straight to the old man's residence after leaving the yamen. But when he got there, he was told that the old man was not there. He only left him one message: if he heard a loud noise from the mountain, he should immediately block the city gates and not allow anyone to return to the city.
After hearing this, Zhao Bingchun immediately rushed to the city gate.
As soon as he issued the order to seal off the city, figures came running from a distance. There were seven or eight of them in a panic, asking to open the gate.
However, the soldiers guarding the city gate had just received orders, so how could they let them go?
at the same time.
In a private house in the county town, the old man that Zhao Bingchun had met today was kneeling in front of someone, "Prince, calm down."
The one who was honored as the prince was a man in his twenties. His face was much paler than that of ordinary people and his body was thin. It was obvious that he had been bedridden for many years.
His eyes were filled with anger, and he slapped the table with his slender fingers . "My people on the mountain can't have gunpowder. They must have brought this gunpowder up the mountain. Now the gunpowder has exploded, and you want me to calm down? How can I calm down?
I worked hard for three years to raise such a fierce bandit army, cough cough cough..."
His breath was too strong and his emotions were too agitated, so he started coughing violently. His already pale face looked even more lifeless. The violent coughing caused a thick layer of sweat to seep out of his forehead, making him look weak and sinister.
"Please take care of yourself, my lord. If you lose a person, you can still train him, but if your body is ruined... I am useless. My lord, please be at ease. I will definitely raise another group of people for you."
The prince slammed his fist on the table, his sick face filled with vicious and cruel anger.
At this moment, someone came in and reported, "Sir, our people were stopped outside the city gate. Zhao Bingchun closed the city gate."
When the prince heard that someone had come out alive, he immediately stood up from his chair and strode out.
The old man kneeling on the ground stood up hurriedly and held him up, "My Lord, calm down. You must not leave. I will take care of it. Zhao Bingchun is a piece of shit and is scared to death. He doesn't know that this is our man. I will tell him."
The prince's chest heaved, showing the anger in his chest at the moment. He wanted to go out and see the people he had trained with great effort. Those were the best soldiers of his Southern Liang!
"It's late at night now, no one will notice me, I have to go meet them."
Despite the old man's obstruction, the prince insisted on going out.
The old man had no choice but to gather people to protect him.
As soon as they left the yard, a figure flashed into the yard.
Under the moonlight, Minglu shook a packet of medicine powder into the well in the yard. He finished the job neatly and left quickly.
After Zhao Bingchun gave the order at the city gate, he felt uneasy and was about to go to the old man again to inquire about the situation when he met the old man head-on.
