Chapter 76 Fire
Everything was quiet, except for the footsteps of patrolling soldiers outside.
Occasionally, one or two sparrow chirps were heard, but they were lost in the rustling of leaves.
One or two figures, along with a team of personal soldiers, disappeared easily into the camp.
The two men rode on horseback and planned a secret route, bypassing the battlefield and heading straight for the Dongyi army camp.
These two people were Lu Zhe and Luo Heng.
A team of personal soldiers, who were too large to be targeted, dispersed according to Luo Heng's instructions and also advanced in the direction of Dongyi.
It's just that the moving figure is slow and inconspicuous.
Lu Ze's face was still pale, but his movements were no slower than Luo Heng's.
As one of Yun Rui's confidants, Luo Heng and Luo Yong are brothers and have been working for Marquis Wu'an since they were very young.
They were both good at martial arts and literature. Luo Yong was better at literature than Luo Heng, and Luo Heng was the same. The two of them followed Yun Rui and shared his worries, and they never made any mistakes in their work.
Except for the Yun Huai matter.
Neither of them was by Yun Huai's side at that time, but if they knew, they would definitely want to take his place.
I would rather die myself.
The two of them used Qinggong to move very quickly and soon arrived at the Dongyi camp.
The tent roof was covered with flowered cloth strips, and the Dongyi soldiers inside wore clothes made of animal fur, interspersed with low-quality cotton clothes.
Wearing boots and with eyes like a hawk, he vigilantly guarded the Dongyi camp.
Luo Heng needs Lu Zhe's help.
Since only Luo Heng and Lu Zhe were left in the camp, it could be said that Luo Heng deliberately made it impossible for Yun Rui to find him.
Because he has his own things to do.
"Sir, your health has not yet recovered. I will investigate and then come to tell you the division of the patrol soldiers." Luo Heng whispered, made hand gestures with Lu Ze, and clenched the dagger in his hand.
This was the first time he followed Lord Hou to the battlefield, and after a great victory, Lord Hou gave him the wolf-tooth dagger as a reward.
The Marquis once said that the only person born like Luo Heng was a wolf cub.
It was originally a joke, but Luo Heng still remembers it today.
On the battlefield, he was always taken care of by Hou Ye and He Geng. Luo Heng drew out his wolf-tooth dagger, and a bloodthirsty and fierce look flashed in his eyes.
Today he will be the wolf king!
However, when Luo Heng stood up, Lu Zhe grabbed him and said:
"General Luo!"
Luo Heng looked at Lu Ze's piercing eyes and asked, "My lord, is there anything else you want to ask me?"
Lu Zhe was silent for a while: "Be careful."
Both Hou Ye and He Gang are thinking about you.
Luo Heng smiled roughly and said honestly, "Don't worry, sir. I will not let you and the Marquis down."
As soon as Lu Zhe loosened his grip a little, Luo Heng disappeared from his sight.
The Dongyi army camp was set up in an oasis covered with sand and rocks. Only places with water resources like this could sustain the survival of the army. Other oases were almost all controlled by the Yuan State and were difficult to break through.
The place where Lu Zhe was exiled was inside a cave, which was made up of weathered rocks in the desert and was not easy to find.
Another thirty miles to the northwest, we arrived at the border of the Dongyi tribe.
A country surrounded by huge sand dunes and boulder piles. In terms of area, the entire Biansha Desert is no more than the area of the Kurilchi Desert.
Not to mention, Dongyi is just one of the fourteen states of Biansha.
The capital of Dongyi is in Danzhou, which is only about sixty miles away from here. The land within the city is suddenly scarce, and pasture is also needed to raise cattle and sheep.
The Yuan Dynasty had a vast territory and powerful resources.
Although it did not border the Dongyi, it was still inevitably envied by them.
Lu Ze waited for a long time before Luo Heng came back, and only then did he feel relieved.
"General Luo." Lu Zhe's lips were slightly dry.
Luo Heng took out the map hidden in his belt, on which was a simple map he had casually drawn with charcoal.
"The Dongyi people's supplies include grain, rice and flour, but not much. The rest are cattle and sheep." Luo Heng frowned.
In this case, setting fire can only burn the food, but it will not do anything to the cattle and sheep.
Maybe it can save people the trouble of roasting.
"We will split up." Lu Ze's brain worked quickly. "I will be in charge of burning the grassland and poisoning the animals, and you will be in charge of burning the food and polluting the water source."
The statement is concise, the plan is clear, and the division of labor is clear.
Luo Heng hesitated again:
"But this water source may be connected to the Dongyi territory..." Luo Heng hesitated, "What if the entire tribe relies on this water source for food, drink, and raising cattle and sheep?"
Lu Ze raised his eyes and said, "That's why General Luo needs to distinguish carefully. You know, people can survive for many days just by relying on water."
Luo Heng was determined in his heart: "I know, please, sir."
"Everything is for the Yuan Kingdom." Lu Ze frowned.
The two men used their Qinggong skills, looked at each other, and their figures were quickly obscured by still objects, and they began to run towards their respective targets.
There was a large group of cattle and sheep raised there, and they were all eating grass leisurely.
The soldiers patrolling nearby stood motionless in comparison.
Lu Ze felt a little strange, and when he got closer, he saw that the soldier seemed to be asleep.
However, this soldier had his back to the shadows, and the other patrol soldiers were talking to two or three of them, so they had no time to pay attention to this.
Lu Ze was quick-witted and quick-handed. He took the dagger and slashed the man's neck.
Died silently in his sleep.
It's a perfect ending.
Lu Zhen's movements were so quick that no one noticed anything unusual.
He dragged the body into the shadows, quickly changed into the man's clothes, and threw the body casually into a tent.
He was similar in build to that man, except that he was a little thinner.
Others don't care much.
It seems that this person himself is not sociable.
Lu Zhe estimated that it was time to feed the cattle and sheep, so he filled a bucket of hay from the warehouse and mixed the poison he got from the military doctor into it.
Sheep don't eat much grass on the ground. Most of the time they just eat a few bites to change their taste. If they want to eat properly, they still have to eat grass.
He opened the door and walked into the pasture without telling those people. People around him saw him but didn't say anything.
Still chatting there.
Lu Zhe moved quickly. When all the cattle and sheep saw him coming, they all lined up at the stone trough to eat grass.
There was still some dry grass piled up in the pen.
Lu Ze thought for a while, then took down the dry grass and placed it in the circle.
The people outside also found it strange. Just as they were about to go up and ask, the people next to them stopped them and said in a slurred voice in Dongyi language:
"Whatever he does, he has a broken head, let him be!"
Lu Zhe: “…”
He suppressed the raging heart in his body, did everything calmly, and then waved the tinder in the wind, and the flame ignited.
Just throw it away and no one will care.
After all, the dry grass sizzled and only burned a little.
The cattle and sheep were still eating grass, completely unaware of the danger that was approaching.
Lu Zhen returned the bucket properly and changed his clothes.
Finally, there was a smile on his face that resembled the smiles of his peers who were doing mischief.
Taking advantage of a breeze, Lu Zhe bypassed the patrolling Dongyi soldiers, took out another fire starter, and threw it on the top of the Dongyi central army tent.
In just a moment, the fire bared its fangs, ready to devour the entire camp.
The weather was great and the money was almost gone.
Today's closing price is 2.12
(End of this chapter)