Chapter 328: Catching the Spy
The team that attacked the camp was a team sent by Xu Zhong. They sneaked here secretly in order to launch a surprise attack and rob food supplies.
After all, the Xu family army following Xu Zhong is now a rebel army, and they need to have enough food before they can rebel.
The grain transport team's route was arranged on the spur of the moment every day in order to confuse the viewer, but unexpectedly, they were ambushed so precisely.
The camp was in chaos, and Commander Zhou immediately organized his soldiers to resist the counterattack, but he soon discovered that the enemy knew the deployment and all the forces of their camp very well, and they attacked from left to right and besieged them with every strike.
Is there a thief inside?!
At this moment, an arrow shot out from nowhere and pierced through Commander Zhou's neck... Seeing the commander was shot dead instantly, the entire grain transporting army was about to fall into chaos.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Shen Ning hid behind Xu Zhiyi without hesitation, guarding against the arrows flying from all directions. Then she found that Xu Zhiyi was sitting there leisurely, obviously as if he had expected it.
It's most likely that he was the one who passed the message to Xu Jiajun!
Actually, that's true. Now that the Second Prince wants to use Xu Zhong to deal with Xiao Nanchen, he will of course help Xu Zhong secretly... The commander of this team is the Second Prince's political enemy, and the grain transport team was reorganized from the Xie family army that was convicted last time.
To be precise, this grain transport team was indeed delivering grain to Liaodong, but not to Ding Wang's army, but to Xu Zhong.
Hiding behind Xu Zhiyi, Shen Ning looked at his back and quickly gave up the idea of attacking him.
After all, with her skills, she could never be a match for Xu Zhiyi.
At this time, several arrows shot in from the tent door.
Shen Ning was about to retract her head, and then she felt her arm lighten... She was grabbed by the arm and pulled away by Xu Zhiyi, and a barrage of arrows shot into the wooden frame behind her.
Xu Zhiyi cursed something under his breath and pushed the boy behind him to the corner next to the screen: "Hide."
At this time, the situation outside suddenly changed.
Just as the entire grain transport team fell into chaos due to the death of the commander, suddenly, a sharp and decisive female voice rang out.
"Everyone, listen to my command. The vanguard advances to provide cover, the archers retreat and fire, and the infantry counterattack..."
At the first moment, the soldiers were a little confused, but then they saw Xie Lingyue climbing onto the horse's back.
These soldiers were all from the former Xie family army, so they naturally recognized Xie Lingyue. Now that the Xie family has been overthrown, these former Xie family soldiers have become stepmothers... Now that they suddenly see the former young lady, they are instantly filled with tears.
"Miss!"
"It's the eldest lady!"
Xie Lingyue shouted angrily: "What are you shouting about? Are you all useless without the commander? Those who don't want to die, return to the formation immediately..."
Shen Ning also heard Xie Lingyue's voice while hiding in the tent.
That powerful, confident and fearless voice filled Shen Ning with admiration.
She is worthy of being the heroine. Unlike a rookie like her, she would still tremble even when standing far away on the city gate.
Xie Lingyue used to often mingle among the Xie family army. Now, when these panicked Xie family soldiers saw her and heard her calm and powerful command, they seemed to come back to their souls and immediately became orderly from the previous chaos.
At the door of the tent, Xu Zhiyi narrowed his eyes, then curled his lips: "This young lady from the Xie family is quite unusual... Tsk."
Soon, the rebel army that had originally launched a surprise attack was beaten and began to retreat.
After all, they came in stealth, and they would not have much advantage in numbers compared to the grain transport army. Their main strategy was to take the enemy by surprise and take advantage of the chaos after killing the commander. However, they did not expect that after the commander of the grain transport team, Commander Zhou, was killed, a woman would appear.
Not to mention that this woman was very good at commanding battles. She led the entire team transporting military supplies flexibly, agilely and swiftly, and instantly transformed them from a headless fly into a well-trained wolf pack.
The attacking team was soon overwhelmed and could only flee after leaving behind a pile of corpses.
Xie Lingyue sat on horseback, holding a sword, and systematically commanded the soldiers to count casualties and arrange for the wounded.
Pei Yuanzhou, who had been pushed into the tent by her to hide, stared at Xie Lingyue covered in blood in amazement, and was completely shocked.
Xie Lingyue dismounted and walked over to him: "What are you dazed about? Commander Zhou is dead, and now you are the highest commander of the army. Do you need me to remind you to order an internal investigation next?"
Pei Yuanzhou suddenly came back to his senses, and his mood became extremely complicated and tangled.
He knew where the problem was without even checking... Mr. Xu San!
Third Master Xu is the Second Prince's man. They have other intentions in transporting the military rations this time. It is very likely that Third Master Xu was the one who sent the letter to Xu Zhong's men.
That's why Third Master Xu had warned him and said those things to him before, and now, Third Master Xu must have seen that he was hiding Xie Lingyue.
Pei Yuanzhou realized that it was time to make a decision.
He now has two choices: one, continue to stand with Xu Zhiyi and capture Xie Lingyue, the Xie family member who fled for fear of crime.
2. Join forces with Xie Lingyue and take the opportunity to get rid of Xu Zhiyi and the second prince.
"What are you thinking about? Hello?"
Startled back to his senses by the shaking hand in front of him, Pei Yuanzhou looked at Xie Lingyue, his eyes trembling slightly... The next moment, he nodded: "Okay!"
Pei Yuanzhou then spoke loudly, "Commander Zhou has been killed. According to regulations, my deputy general Yue will temporarily take over the command. Upon returning to the capital, I will report the reasons to the court. I will bear all responsibility!"
The soldiers around knew who the so-called "Deputy General Yue" was, but they also knew that Xie Lingyue was now a criminal and could not show up in public.
In perfect unison, everyone said in unison: "We will follow Vice General Yue's orders!"
"I will follow the orders of Vice General Yue!"
In the military supervisor's tent at the back, Xu Zhiyi sighed, "Looks like I can't stay here any longer."
Almost the next moment, the eunuch supervising the army rushed into the tent and said, "Third Master, Pei Yuanzhou has turned against us. We can no longer keep him here. Please come with me. I will arrange for someone to cover up for you and get you out as soon as possible."
Xu Zhiyi hummed, raised his hand to the "little brother" behind him and said, "Let's go."
After all, he has served me for quite some time. Even though he is a bit tactless, this little thing is still a human life.
"Hey, sir, I'm here."
Chen Ning followed him out immediately. Seeing that Xu Zhiyi was about to leave with these "Tianxin Sect" minions, and no one knew where they would hide to do harm to Xiao Nanchen... Chen Ning's eyes rolled, and without any warning, she stumbled and fell forward with a low cry.
How can there be such a stupid person who can fall down even when walking on flat ground?
Xu Zhiyi didn't want to draw attention to himself, so he reached out to support the man, but at that moment, he was pushed out.
The handsome young man with a simple and honest face suddenly changed his expression, raised his head and shouted loudly.
"Catch the spy... catch the spy!"
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