Chapter 292 Success
The Great Zhou soldier who knocked down Guan Changliang's body watched his companion disappear into the night, and quickly left to meet up with the other four.
The four of them were still waiting where they were. When they saw him come back, they gave him questioning looks.
The soldier nodded to indicate that everything was going well.
Joy showed in the eyes of the four people, and then their expressions became solemn.
No one spoke. They patted each other on the shoulders and quietly dispersed to look.
Soon, flames began to rise.
The patrolling soldier noticed something was wrong and immediately struck the gong: "Fire! Fire! Fire!"
Those who heard the noise rushed out to investigate, and someone shouted again, "It's the granary! The granary is flooded!"
The people who heard it turned pale and ran towards the granary, shouting, "Oh no! The granary is flooded!"
Qi Shuo was lying in the tent. When he heard the shouting, he picked up his thick coat, put it on and walked out. He just happened to see Wu Ye also walking out of the tent.
"Uncle." He walked quickly to Karasuno's side.
Wu Ye's face was gloomy, and he didn't bother to talk nonsense: "Let's go and take a look."
More and more people rushed to the granary. In the chaos, five soldiers from the Great Zhou Dynasty took off their black tights and wore clothes similar to those of the Qi army and mixed in with these people, looking for a chance to escape.
They did not dare to leave too early, but took the opportunity to create more trouble so that their companions who took away the rebel's head would have more time to escape.
Karasuno stopped and stared at the fire with a darkened expression.
It wasn't the granary that caught fire!
It makes sense. The granary is the foundation of war and is always strictly guarded. There is no possibility of flammable objects being stored there.
These fire points were not connected, but were all heading towards the granary - someone had deliberately set the fire!
Wu Ye's expression changed, and he shouted, "Secure the edge of the camp immediately and keep an eye out for unfamiliar faces!"
Soon, some people were responsible for putting out the fire, while others were searching for the enemies who had infiltrated.
"Which team are you from?"
Soon, one person was discovered.
The Great Zhou soldier rushed towards the person closest to him with a dagger in hand. By the time the people around him surrounded him and hacked at him, he had already stabbed to death two Qi soldiers.
Qi Shuo looked over from not far away. After the Qi soldiers dispersed, he saw a bloody corpse under the light of the torches.
He clenched his hands at his sides, and his chest felt like it was on fire.
Sacrifice is always inevitable, but that doesn't mean there won't be pain or anger.
The chaos was quelled half an hour later, and the bodies of four unfamiliar people were dragged in front of Karasuno.
"What are the losses?" Karasuno asked the subordinate in charge of the inventory.
"Reporting to the General, ten soldiers were killed and eight were injured. Other than that, there were no losses."
In addition to the granary, there is also a warehouse for storing weapons, clothing and other supplies. The security is looser than the granary, and no one other than the guards can get close.
"It's impossible for these Zhou soldiers to sneak into the camp just to set a few fires. Keep investigating!"
Not long after, the headless body was found lying under a tree not far from the camp prostitute's tent.
Wu Ye looked at the headless male corpse with an extremely grim expression: "Who is this?"
Many people leaned over to look, but the headless man's clothing was unremarkable, so they could only tell he was a general. However, this was easy to check, as the generals in the camp were all known, and a quick count would reveal their identity.
But before checking, someone hesitantly said, "This seems to be General Guan!"
Wu Ye immediately said, "Let's see if Guan Changliang is here."
After searching for a long time, I really couldn't find Guan Changliang.
Although Guan Changliang was not well-received in the Qi army, his official position was not low, and he usually had personal guards guarding his tent. Soon, two of his personal guards were dragged over and knelt in front of Wu Ye.
"Look, is this your general?" Wu Ye pointed at the headless corpse.
The two bodyguards already knew what had happened. They looked over with pale faces, and when they saw the headless body, they shuddered immediately.
"Yes, it's our general!" said a guard tremblingly.
Karasuno said sternly, "Are you sure?"
Another guard nodded vigorously, his voice trembling: "The general wore this outfit when he went out..."
"When did he go out?"
The two guards told the time.
"What was he doing out there so late at night? Why didn't you follow him?"
The two guards looked at each other.
Seeing this, Karasuno's face darkened and they didn't dare to hesitate any longer.
"The general... he said he was going to the incense tent and didn't let us follow..."
"Asshole!" Wu Ye kicked the extinguished torch at his feet, a surge of anger stuck in his chest with nowhere to vent.
It was a common practice in the Northern Qi Dynasty to have prostitutes in the army to comfort soldiers who could lose their lives at any time. There was nothing wrong with Guan Changliang's behavior of looking for prostitutes, but the fact that he lost his life just because of going out for fun made Wu Ye very angry.
By now, he was certain that the Zhou soldiers had infiltrated the Qi camp with the sole purpose of taking Guan Changliang's life. The fact that Guan Changliang's head was missing, leaving only the remains, suggested that one of the Zhou soldiers had likely escaped and taken Guan Changliang's head with him.
Thinking of this, how could Wu Ye not be annoyed? He immediately called the night patrol team to question them.
The general in charge of patrolling had cold sweat on his forehead: "Just after hearing that the granary was flooded, I was anxious to put out the fire, so I left for a while..."
"Idiot!" Wu Ye raised his hand and slapped the patrol commander.
The slap was so fierce that it knocked out one of the man's teeth. However, the patrol commander did not dare to express any dissatisfaction and knelt down to apologize.
Karasuno looked at the man kneeling before him with a ferocious expression: "Damn it indeed! Even if the enemy escaped due to the flood and negligence in defense, how did they get in before that?"
This is what makes Karasuno even more angry and frightened.
How did these Zhou soldiers sneak into the camp without being noticed?
If I can sneak into the camp tonight, can I do the same tomorrow night?
"Investigate, thoroughly investigate and find out where the loophole is!"
At the Qi army camp, the investigation lasted until almost dawn. When the fire broke out, the Great Zhou soldier carrying Guan Changliang's head took advantage of the patrol team's absence to put out the fire and escaped, sprinting towards the city gate.
The cold wind cut his face like a knife, but his heart was burning.
Faster, faster!
The city gate finally came closer, and as agreed, he blew the whistle, three long and two short.
There was soon movement on the city wall. The guard who had not slept looked down and saw that the drawbridge was quietly lowered and a rope was hung down from the city wall.
The soldier quickly crossed the suspension bridge and climbed up the city wall with a rope.
"Is there anyone else?" asked the guard.
"There shouldn't be any more..." The soldier's voice was a little low. He quickly got down from the city wall and rushed to the commander's mansion.
After him, there was actually another Zhou soldier who escaped back, but there is no need to mention him here.
Prince Jing and General Xu were both living in a temporarily requisitioned headquarters. At this time, they were still awake and were arguing together.
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