Chapter 186: Exposing Their Secrets
"Brother, let's go!"
Bai Zongrui brought five people down the mountain. If he brought more people, they would be too conspicuous and would be inconvenient.
After a while, He Daniu arrived.
"Deputy General Bai, you are here."
"Captain He, are you all okay?"
Bai Zongren's deputy general was appointed by Bai Li when the Simon army attacked the city for the first time. He was once a great general, but he started as a soldier and worked his way up to become a deputy general. If he wanted to be promoted to a general, he would have to make great military achievements.
Most people cannot accept this, but Bai Zongren is the only one who can take it easy. Even when his former subordinates now have higher military ranks than him, he still bows and pays respects to them without any embarrassment.
"We're fine, thank you, Vice Admiral Bai, for your concern."
"The Simon dogs were everywhere in the village, robbing and disturbing the people. We killed a small group of them, more than 500 people."
He Daniu took out a cowhide water bag and took several gulps of water before telling what had happened.
Bai Zongren and his two brothers each led a thousand men to various villages to protect the villagers. He Daniu also led a thousand men, but his team was delayed by the Simon army and it took a while for them to pack up. He returned later than Bai Zongren and his men.
"Luckily we came back late. If we had come back earlier, they would have rushed to the city. Who knows what would happen now!"
After hearing Bai Zongren say that they could not help and might even implicate Marshal Bai, He Daniu felt a sense of fear.
"Everything is fine now, just listen to my eldest brother."
Seeing this, Bai Zongrui comforted him.
"This place is not far from Simon's camp, I think..."
Bai Zongren's words immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Brother, whatever you want to do, just say a word."
Bai Zongze patted his chest and spoke in a arrogant tone. Ever since he got the telescope, he felt like he had super powers. He could see the enemy from afar and could do anything he wanted, such as hide or launch a sneak attack.
Seeing that they were all interested, Bai Zongren didn't keep them in suspense anymore. He asked them to lean their heads over and told them his plan.
"I want to take advantage of the fact that a large number of their troops are out there right now to launch a surprise attack on their camp and cut off their support!"
"Okay, that's a good idea, brother, let's go now!"
"Don't worry, we still need to make some arrangements."
"Second Brother, wear this outfit and take them with you to investigate. Pretend to be nearby villagers going up the mountain to chop firewood. When you see the enemy camp, send a signal..."
Bai Zongren pulled them aside and explained his plan in detail. After listening, they immediately dispersed and went to carry out their own tasks.
Several men, carrying machetes, hatchets and ropes, approached the Simon military camp, chatting and laughing all the way.
"Stop! What are you doing?"
"Master, we are villagers from the village ahead. Today, we are going up the mountain to chop firewood and hunt some game to satisfy our hunger while we take advantage of the good weather."
Bai Zongrui bowed respectfully, with an attitude as humble as possible.
"You are blind, this is a key military area, get out of here!"
"Hey, hey, hey! I am ignorant and have offended you, General. I am leaving now, I am leaving now!"
Bai Zongrui's legs went weak and he almost peed himself to death. He turned around and left with a few of his companions.
Seeing that they were sensible, several Simon soldiers did not make things difficult for them.
After all, they were on someone else's territory, so they didn't dare to be too presumptuous.
Bai Zongrui and his men turned a corner, made sure that the Simon army could no longer see them, and took out a firecracker from their pockets.
Light it up with a lighter, and with a "chirp" sound, a ball of red flame shot up into the sky, and people and horses not far away immediately swarmed over here.
Bai Zongren found a high place and took out a telescope to observe.
There weren't many soldiers moving around in the enemy camp, probably around 10,000.
Looking into the distance, there seemed to be a figure swaying on a mountain in front. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Simon's soldiers going up the mountain to hunt.
It seems that the King of Jin’s military rations are not much, or even scarce, so he has to ask his soldiers to go up the mountain to hunt to make a living.
If they took advantage of this opportunity to rob or burn all their food and supplies, the King of Jin would have to return to his Simon in disgrace no matter how unwilling he was.
He whispered something with his two younger brothers and He Daniu, and the group split into two groups, one quietly moving towards the back mountain of the camp, and the other moving towards the camp gate.
Simon's camp was in a valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides and with only one exit.
It is safe, but if you are trapped inside, there is no way to escape.
Bai Zongren took out the few peanuts his daughter had given him after the battle of Yuanzhou a few days ago. He picked up one, put them together with a handy stone, wrapped them in a large and thick leaf, swung his arm, and threw them hard towards the distant camp!
"boom!"
A loud bang exploded in the middle of the camp, and more than a dozen people were blown beyond recognition. Blood rained down from the sky, and the Simon Army was so scared that they ran away in panic, howling like ghosts.
Before they could react, several torches were thrown into the military camp and landed on the tents, which were immediately set on fire. In the blink of an eye, a raging fire broke out, and the flames shot up into the sky.
"It's on fire, put it out!"
The military camp was in chaos. A small leader came out to command, "Hurry up and fetch water to put out the fire!"
There was a small stream not far from the military camp, and a group of soldiers ran towards the stream with wooden buckets.
"Ah! Enemy attack!"
The first person to discover the enemy had just shouted a word when he was shot through the throat by an arrow and could no longer make a sound.
A team of about a thousand soldiers was quickly wiped out, and those who came out of the barracks were killed one by one, and those who came out in pairs were killed in pairs.
The fire inside grew bigger and bigger, and many people were burned. In pain and fear, they called for help from their companions, but they didn't know that the flames would catch fire as soon as they touched their clothes. If one person was burned, two or three more people would be burned as well...
Before long, the military camp became a sea of fire, and those who failed to escape turned into fireballs.
Wherever the fireball rolls, there will be a fire point.
The fire started in the northwest corner and quickly spread to the entire military camp. Without much effort, there were only a few people left in the camp.
Bai Zongren and others were only responsible for guarding a few exits and shooting.
The hunters on the opposite mountain saw the military camp on fire and hurried back to rescue, but they were shot by a group of people before they reached the camp and were wiped out soon after!
"What a pity for all that military rations!"
"Some of them should have gone to the village to rob and haven't returned yet. Let's guard the intersection and catch them all in one fell swoop!"
"Brother, do we have enough bows and arrows?"
"Each team counts how many arrows are left and tallies them up."
"I still have 10,000 in my team."
"Brother, I still have about 5,000."
"Brother, I still have more than 18,000."
"Luckily, the big fire just now helped a lot, so we didn't have to use many bows and arrows."
“That should be enough, let’s split into two teams and ambush.
My second brother is in the same team with He Daniu, and my third brother is in the same team with me.
There's a long, narrow road not far away. Second brother, you two go to the top of the hill to ambush, and we'll go to the woods on the left."
After Bai Zongren finished making the arrangements, everyone led their teams away.
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