Chapter 244: Raid
Jixiang held the whip in his hand, and his silver teeth were almost broken.
She also wants to become a woman like General Su!
One day!
Under Su Qingqing's order, the whole city was silent. Only the guys making bows and arrows were still busy. A steady stream of arrow feathers were carried to the city walls. Zhao Ji, with his wife and confidants, were making final preparations before the war.
Jixiang and Rongque, each holding a large bow in their hands, stood on the left and right of the city gate tower like stone statues, and each guarded one side of the city wall.
Their mission is no weaker than Su Qingqing's.
As long as people are there, the wall will remain.
The strong wind in the dark night wrapped in snowflakes blew on Su Qingqing's face, causing pain on her cheeks. She rode her horse at full speed along the route indicated by the yamen runner who brought back the message.
Traveling at night, especially on a snowy night, is not easy.
Although it was difficult for Su Qingqing to run on a horse on a night like this, it was also a good thing.
There is a high probability that Marquis Rong'an's troops are resting.
After running for an unknown amount of time, the faint appearance of a dark shadow not far away finally made Su Qingqing breathe a sigh of relief.
She was afraid that the information given by the yamen runner was wrong and that she would miss out on the troops of Marquis Rong'an.
Found it.
Finally found it.
Not daring to gallop any faster, for fear of making too much noise and alerting the sentinels over there, Su Qingqing left her warhorse far away.
She tiptoed and took a few leaps to get closer.
The location chosen by Marquis Rong'an for his garrison was extremely good. It was open and had no obstructions. He also posted sentries to take turns guarding the place, so any abnormality would be easily discovered.
Unfortunately, what these people have to face now is Su Qingqing, who is feared by all the soldiers in the world.
Others were helpless, but she was able to do it as if it were flat ground.
Su Qingqing had caught a few rabbits on the way here. She chose a direction and threw the rabbits out.
Bang!
The noise was neither too loud nor too soft, but it was enough to attract the attention of the three lookouts over there.
"What's going on?"
"You must have heard it wrong. There was no noise. Don't scare me in the middle of the night."
"What is that?"
"rabbit!"
"Don't worry about the rabbits. Just hold our post. The soldiers stationed in Datong County ahead are the prince's soldiers. I heard that those soldiers are the retreating soldiers of the Su family army. Don't be careless!"
The rabbit thrown out by Su Qingqing did not attract the three lookouts.
Su Qingqing did not move, watching the rabbit grunting as it moved towards the military camp, and then Su Qingqing released another rabbit.
Bang!
It was a sound that was neither loud nor soft, neither light nor heavy.
"Why is there another rabbit? What happened to the rabbits today? Are they collectively trying to become spirits or something? Why are they all out?"
"It would be a shame not to catch this fat rabbit that's delivered to your door."
"No, our job is to stand guard. The Marquis doesn't need you to eat and drink, so why would you catch that rabbit? It's always better to be careful."
The third rabbit in Su Qingqing's arms was thrown out.
Bang!
Another sound.
Now, these three people didn't even have the desire to chat. When the noise came, they acted as if they didn't hear it.
Bang!
Another sound.
" What's ?"
In the distance, someone came over to ask questions.
The sentry on duty responded, "It's alright, the three rabbits got lost in the snow and ran over to our side."
"Don't waste time, stand guard!"
"knew!"
The shouting between the two sides ended.
The moment Su Qingqing had been waiting for finally arrived.
She took out the bow behind her, put three arrows on the string, adjusted the angle, and aimed.
Clean and neat.
Whoosh
Three rains of arrows shot out from the air.
Bang!
Another voice.
This time the sound was a little louder than before, but because of the three rabbits' foreshadowing, the three people fell here without attracting the attention of the two sentries next door.
Su Qingqing moved secretly and aimed at three sentries in another direction several dozen meters away.
The same method is used again.
The method does not require any technical content, but it is easy to use.
All the sentries in the two directions were knocked down, and Su Qingqing went straight into the camp as if no one was there.
She didn't dare delay too long. After all, the unusual thing at the door would surely attract the attention of her companions soon.
She used her experience to find the granary.
She did not bring any kerosene with her, and the army naturally did not have kerosene, but the cook did.
Using local materials, Su Qingqing poured the enemy's kerosene onto their granary. When there was a little left, she chose a slightly spacious tent and poured it on it.
ignition.
Immediately, a blaze of fire shot up into the sky.
The sudden fire alarmed everyone in the entire military camp.
"Fire!"
"Someone's attacking!"
In the chaos, Su Qingqing hid in the dark and watched, she was looking for Marquis Rong'an.
To catch a thief, you must catch his leader. This principle is eternal.
But as the fire broke out, the soldiers who were frightened put out the fire in an orderly manner. Someone went to report that in the chaos, Su Qingqing did not see Marquis Rong'an.
Not to mention Marquis Rong'an, he hasn't even seen the prince of Marquis Rong'an.
They may not have been accompanying the army at all.
so……
Aren’t these 20,000 people Rong’an Marquis’ personal soldiers at all?
How many troops does Marquis Rong'an have in Qibei?
A man who seemed to be the highest-ranking officer among these soldiers rushed to the scene in a hurry. In his panic, he didn't even have time to put on the shoe on one foot, and only put it on with difficulty when he arrived at the scene.
As the flames shot up into the sky, the man's angry face turned red from the fire.
Someone nearby who had survived the disaster said, "Fortunately, the Marquis is wise, otherwise once our food was burned, it would be difficult to fight the next battle."
Su Qingqing hid in the dark, brows furrowed.
The man stared at the firelight and turned around abruptly, "Hurry up and search! Who is coming to attack us in the middle of the night? Chase them!"
At the same time, in Datong County.
A group of about seven or eight people arrived outside the gate of Datong County.
"Sir, please open the door."
The gatekeeper peeked out through the crack of the door. The group of people outside were all men, wearing silk and satin. They looked like masters and servants of wealthy families. "The city is under martial law. Let's go in early tomorrow morning."
The man at the door said, "Please help me, sir. My shop is inside the city. If I stay out in the cold all night in the middle of the night, I will definitely get sick."
As he spoke, the man took out two silver ingots.
"Sir, can you please help me?"
The gatekeeper immediately asked, "Your shop? Which shop is yours?"
"To be honest, sir, there is a writing shop in the city that my master just bought. The name of the shop is Tan Dang."
Jixiang, who had been guarding the city gate with his eyes closed, opened his eyes immediately when he heard these two words .
She pushed the bailiff aside and peeked outside through the crack in the door. "Is Tan Dang yours?"
The person shouting outside was confused as to why someone else was asked the question, but after the doubt passed, he quickly responded, "Yes, Junye, Tandang belongs to my family. My master just bought it.
After taking over the shop, our master left Datong for some business, and the shop has been left to the shopkeeper.
If you don’t believe me, you can go to the shop and ask the owner.”
Jixiang shook his head and clenched his fists. I believed it too much!
