Just in case, Xu Mu had to lay a trap while leading his horse to march.
"Master, there are still the sounds of horse hooves outside the woods." A veteran of the Qinglong Camp said coldly.
Xu Mu was not surprised. He had already thought of it. These Di people who were pursuing the troops would definitely not give up easily.
I hope nothing will happen to Zhougong Town for the time being.
"Master, I saw Wangzhou." Gongou climbed down from the tree, his voice full of surprise.
Listening, Xu Mu's expression moved slightly. He had to say that after the fight, this was indeed good news.
But to find out the reality of Wangzhou City, we have to get closer.
"Master, what should I do?"
"Get some dry grass."
"Master, what do you want with dry grass..."
"The grass cutter."
Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the dim sky. As soon as it got dark, without the cover of night, the Di people would most likely enter the forest.
After finding wet withered grass and tying it into a straw man, Xu Mucai selected more than fifty strong horses and tied the straw man tightly to the horse's back.
"Those who are strong, please lower your robes and armor."
After gathering more than fifty robes and armor, Xu Mu had someone put them on the straw man, not forgetting to put on a bamboo hat. Even if he was close, it would be difficult to see clearly under the vast night sky.
"I understand, my boss means to let these idiots deceive the pursuers away!"
"almost."
Xu Mu sighed slightly in his heart. This kind of straw man's plan can only deceive people for a while at best. When Di people find out that they have been fooled, they will soon turn back.
"Send these horses to the edge of the woods."
If there was fire oil and no rain, Xu Mu would have liked to use a fire horse trick... But it was a pity that it backfired.
"Cut it."
The long knife was cut on the horse's buttocks. In an instant, the more than fifty fierce horses carrying the straw man were in pain. After trembling and hissing, they immediately rushed out of the forest and spread their anger in all directions under the cover of night. rush.
Those straw men wearing robes and armor were also covered with bamboo hats. Unless you look carefully, it would be extremely difficult to identify them under this kind of sky.
Sure enough, there were many enemy cavalry and pursuers surrounding the woods. When they saw "people" rushing out of the woods, they clamored to surround and suppress them.
For a moment, the whistling of horse arrows and the roar of Di people became one.
"Master, you have attracted a lot of people!" Chen Sheng and others were overjoyed.
"The rest of the horses are tied up in the woods."
"My boss?"
"Don't ask."
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead. If this is correct, this place is less than ten miles away from Wangzhou.
You can't move quickly through the woods with your horse on either side. It's better to stay and go back to retrieve it when you leave.
"Longbow, don't forget its location."
"Master, I will remember it." Gongou nodded seriously.
Xu Mu smiled slightly, turned around, and looked at the more than two hundred people who had dismounted and walked. Fortunately, none of them were seriously injured and could move around.
"Take the weapon and quiver and move forward."
In a short time, more than two hundred people, carrying bows and knives, carefully followed the forest towards Wangzhou.
It is extremely difficult to walk in the wet forest. If you accidentally step into a pit, you will have to exert a lot of effort to get out.
Click.
Chen Sheng chopped up a flower snake with a knife, tore off the snake's head, and hung it directly under his belt to use as dry food.
"My boss, the camp of Tongzi Camp is just ahead."
Xu Mu's heart sank slightly, and he nodded. The tragic and tragic scenes of the Three Thousand Tongzi Battalion dying for their country, and the towering old officials who did not fall, have always been a thorn in his heart.
Of course, Zhao Qingyun does not count.
"Digou must have been here and set many places on fire."
As Chen Sheng said, in front of them, there were burned messes everywhere, and there were several people who looked like wounded soldiers who were thrown directly into the fire and still maintained their tragic postures.
After picking up two dirty arrow pots and finding nothing more, Xu Mu simply stopped staying and continued walking forward through the woods next to the camp.
We didn't go far, and now we really saw the ancient Wangzhou City Wall.
Above the city wall, hanging high with ropes, there is a large row of corpses of prisoners, who should be the heroes of Tongzi Camp. It has been a long time, and many corpses have lost their moisture in the night wind and become dry and wrinkled.
Strip shape.
Tian Song was the first to cry, holding up the knife and looking at a loss.
"Brother Tian, don't look anymore."
Tian Song wiped away his tears and nodded, his face becoming more determined.
"My boss, there aren't many defenders." Bow Dog crawled back from a distance, his voice filled with slight surprise.
"At the south city gate, there are about two teams of Di dogs on duty at night!"
The two teams, if fully calculated, only have 200 people. It seems that Beidi really treats Wangzhou as a back garden and only uses it to store supplies.
"Let's go into the city first and take a look."
"Enter, enter the city? Master, are you going to kill us?" An old soldier from the Qinglong Camp showed a shocked expression.
Not only Xu Musihu, but also Chen Sheng and others all started laughing.
"Don't forget, everyone, I and a few others are real Wangzhou people. To put it bluntly, the dog stick men in Wangzhou didn't know how to use the city gate when they came in and out."
More than two hundred people leaned against the base of the city wall and slowly walked under a narrow wall. Chen Sheng's face darkened, he took out a hemp rope from his waist, tied it with a slip knot and threw it, and it got stuck firmly on a stone corner.
.
It wasn't very high. Chen Sheng took the lead in grabbing the hemp rope and stepped up with two clicks.
"Chen Sheng, first check to see if there is any Di Gou on patrol at night."
"My boss, I just passed by."
"Climb up quickly."
Not long after, dozens more people followed. The rest stayed under the city wall and waited.
This narrow wall that can be climbed is actually an opportunity for them. Of course, Xu Mu does not expect that the more than 2,000 people behind him can climb over here.
After all, Wangzhou City is also the place where Beidi stores supplies. Even if it is not heavily guarded, there should be enough vigilance.
It wasn't until dawn was about to break that the information about Wangzhou City came to light after a lot of investigation.
"Several people?"
"At least two thousand defenders."
"Two thousand." Xu Mu frowned. At present, all their manpower combined is less than three thousand. The old saying goes, "Ten are to surround an enemy, five are to attack." And they are three thousand.
How difficult it is to attack a city with two thousand defenders.
But it was not impossible. If there were 20,000 to 30,000 defenders in Wangzhou City, he would not dare to make any big plans, but with only 2,000, if he grasped the opportunity well, he might be able to break the situation.
Under this situation, he had to take a risk.
"Chen Sheng, you are familiar with Wangzhou City. With these dozens of people, you will be dormant in the city first and act according to the opportunity."
This kind of mission is very dangerous. If dozens of people are discovered accidentally, there will be no way to save them.
But this time when they entered the border, they all had a death wish.
"Don't worry, boss, when I wait, I will be able to cooperate inside and outside!" Chen Sheng didn't have any fear on his face.
"Remember, if something cannot be done, immediately climb over the city wall and escape. There will be horses left for you on the other side of the forest."
Even Xu Mu felt that he was being pretentious when he said this, but he would not say that he would be sad. If possible, he would rather bring everyone back to Tuotou Mountain intact.
"If there is no rain in the sky, we will shoot kerosene arrows to burn the city. I remember that there is a cellar in Lao Mozi's oil shop, and there may be kerosene hidden there."
Lao Mozi was the owner of a small oil shop in Wangzhou. He was stingy and was afraid of others stealing lamp oil. He had several cellars at home.
"Master, nothing will happen to me." Chen Sheng didn't know what Xu Mu meant, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him.
Xu Mu looked silent, turned his head, and looked at the dozens of people who were about to stay in the city.
He didn't know how many more people would die this round.
"I went to the national disaster together. If someone mentions it in the future, they will definitely say that Qinglongying and Xujiazhuang are both heroes who are trying to save their lives."
"This time around, we will tell Di Gou that the great mountains and mountains are insurmountable!"
Under the first ray of dawn, dozens of people's faces showed a look of despair.