Chapter 165 You've Said It All
Not long after Gu Xixi and He Jinglan left, a small-scale encounter broke out in the area between the two armies.
Mu Nanzhao stole several war horses from the Beili people and sent half of the team to attract the Beili army.
After being caught up, a fierce battle was inevitable between the two sides.
The other half, led by Meng Chengping, continued to move forward in the darkness, looking for the scattered military families, and gradually brought everyone to a place for protection.
Northwest Army Camp.
Huo Jiang took a short nap and then got up to look at the sand table, thinking about how the enemy should counterattack next.
At this time, the messenger came running with an urgent report.
The amount of information was too much, and Huo Jiang couldn't help but frown. "Pass my order, the second battalion will immediately select 300 infantry and 50 cavalry, and march quickly to fight with Mu..."
The resolute General Huo rarely paused when delivering orders.
He thought for a moment and said impatiently, "Meet up with Meng Chengping. After the fight, you must bring him and everyone in his team back!"
The messenger received the order and left.
There was also a general's personal guard standing there waiting for instructions, "Boss Gu and Miss He are still waiting outside the military camp."
Huo Jiang pinched his brows fiercely, "Did they go to put out the fire?"
The guard nodded, "That's what Miss He said."
Huo Jiang sighed, "Forget it, you go and welcome them in in person."
If he was just delivering a message, he would have been so busy that he could have avoided meeting the two girls.
But now it involves military intelligence, and I may also owe someone a favor, so I can't just disappear.
When Gu Xixi and He Jinglan entered the military camp, they saw the reinforcements coming and they breathed a sigh of relief for a while.
When she met Huo Jiang, Gu Xixi was very conscious and told him in detail what happened tonight without being asked.
Gu Xixi apologized, "I know that the Northwest Army has teams patrolling at any time. No matter what happens, it will not escape their eyes. As for putting out the fire, it is really us women who acted first and reported later, and we are meddling in other people's business."
As she spoke, she knelt down and bowed, performing a standard salute.
Huo Jiang couldn't help but feel a toothache and thought to himself, smart, really smart.
It seems that you, Boss Gu, have finished what you want to say.
Besides, you did bring those women to help, so what can this general say?
"No, no, Boss Gu, you are too serious."
Huo Jiang turned sideways and secretly wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. He knew that these women were reluctant to see the fruit trees burn, so they rushed to put out the fire.
He pretended not to know and praised with a smile, "It's really thanks to you guys tonight."
"The fire was put out before it even started. It really helped relieve the worries of the army."
"And Meng Chengping and the others also benefited from the timely assistance of Boss Gu and Miss He."
Huo Jiang bowed politely.
He Jinglan didn't care about this, "Meng Chengping? General Huo, you said you wanted help?"
Only then did she realize, "Are Meng Chengping and Mu Nanzhao in the same group?"
Huo Jiang's expression suddenly turned cold. "Miss He, be careful with your words. Didn't the man you mentioned die in the capital? How could he appear in our army?"
He Jinglan regretted her slip of the tongue, lowered her head, bit her lip and stopped talking.
The He family has a special status and is not in direct alliance with the Northwest Army.
Therefore, even though the people present knew that Mu Nanzhao was alive, they could not say it openly.
Huo Jiang smiled again, as if the person who had the murderous aura just now was not him.
"If I ask you to go back to the village now, you will definitely not feel at ease."
"Women are not allowed to stay in the military camp. I ordered people to build a place outside the camp."
"You guys go rest there and wait for news."
After Huo Jiang finished speaking, he did not ask whether the two agreed or not. He called his two guards to send them out.
He Jinglan kept her head down and said nothing the whole way.
A temporary tent had been quickly set up outside the military camp, containing bedding, water bottles and other basic necessities.
Gu Xixi thanked the guard who led the way and pulled He Jinglan into the tent.
After watching the figures projected on the tent walk away, Gu Xixi said, "Just cry if you're scared."
He Jinglan raised her head and said with red eyes, "I didn't know he was with Mu Nanzhao. If I knew, I would..."
Gu Xixi said, "Do you know what to do? Stay and live and die with him, or when he kills the enemy, he has to divide his energy to protect you?"
He Jinglan knew that Gu Xixi was right and that sometimes one shouldn't act on one's emotions.
She paused and said, "Their lives are hanging by a thread. I am worried."
"Don't worry." Gu Xixi said, "You saw so many reinforcements go out. Even if they are useless, at least they can hold on until the reinforcements arrive."
He Jinglan was still worried, "But..."
Gu Xixi looked at her with a firm gaze, "I've seen Mu Nanzhao's abilities."
"Besides, it's not easy to kill him in his current state."
Inside the central military tent, Huo Jiang had lost his temper after going through so much tonight.
In fact, Gu Xixi and her friends saw rockets being fired from the opposite side in the village. The military sentries in charge of lookout were so alert, how could they not notice it?
It’s just that Huo Jiang was busy discussing battle plans with several generals at that time.
After hearing that the Beili people had fired a few rockets sporadically, which were weak and powerless, they just regarded it as an ordinary provocation and did not retaliate for the time being.
Anyway, there are several scout teams hiding outside, so if something really happens, there will be enough time to deal with it.
As a result, a group of women put out the fire quietly and early.
Huo Jiang walked to the sand table and fell into deep thought. Before Gu Xixi came, he was still wondering why the Beili Army was doing this harmless thing?
Thinking about it now, there is only one reason.
The Beili Army did not dare to launch a counterattack for the time being and could only use this fire attack strategy.
If the weather is on their side, they will be able to burn down the entire camp and win a great victory.
If there is no strong wind, we can light a fire at night to disrupt the Northwest Army and continue to delay time.
But why don’t they dare to send troops?
The last night attack did hurt Bei Li a little, but it wasn't so easy to scare them off.
What exactly are they afraid of?
Huo Jiang eliminated countless possibilities in his mind like a sieve.
Finally, I thought of a hidden chess piece that I had put out but had not yet taken back, and now I don't know where it is.
Mu Nanzhao...
During Meng Chengping's mission, a person who did not originally belong to the Northwest Army infiltrated the team.
He was wearing the armor of a new recruit, and his comrades in the team called him "Chen Fang".
That night, Mu Nanzhao quietly followed Meng Chengping's team out of the barracks and sneaked into the Beili barracks.
The next day, Huo Jiang learned that the small team did not return on time. He was furious, but he was not in a hurry to send scouts to look for them.
This is because Huo Jiang knew very well that although the command of this team was in the hands of Meng Chengping, the brains actually lay in the hands of Mu Nanzhao.
Mu Nanzhao is a cunning guy, while Meng Chengping is young and passionate.
These two people are combined together.
If Mu Nanzhao persuaded (tricked) Meng Chengping to do something like "a general is away from home and is not subject to the orders of the general", what would be so strange!
Thinking of this, Huo Jiang gnashed his teeth for the umpteenth time.
"Mr. Mu, you'd better not die outside."
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