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Night fell early, and all that was left in the officers and soldiers camp were some torches stuck on the wall to drive away the darkness, so that the soldiers patrolling the wall could see the scenery more than ten feet away outside the wall. [Read the latest chapter...]
Except for the soldiers who were patrolling back and forth in the camp, all the sergeants had gone into their tents to rest, and the whole camp was eerily quiet.
Chao Yong stood a few miles away with a group of leaders who were about to attack at night, quietly waiting for the time to change.
Soon, Shi Qian, dressed in black, returned and said, "Brother Yong's guess is correct. Guan Sheng has been prepared for it. All the sergeants in the camp are ambushing him in the tent."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "Guan Sheng is quite clever. He was raided for a while today. How could he not prevent us from stealing the camp at night? Okay, let's go back and let them keep watch. We will meet them again tomorrow.
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The leaders of Dong Pingping who advocated a night attack secretly said they were lucky when they heard that Guan Sheng had been prepared for it. If Chao Yong hadn't stopped them, they would probably have had their heads bruised and bloody when they went to attack at night.
At that moment, several people quietly disappeared into the darkness.
Xuan Zan waited in the tent for half the night, but saw no movement outside. When he couldn't help but come to the Chinese army tent, he saw Guan Sheng lighting an oil lamp and reading the military book.
When Guan Sheng saw Xuan Zan coming, he put down the military strategy in his hand and said with a smile: "Why, can't you wait any longer?"
Seeing Guan Sheng's calm and relaxed look, Xuan Zan couldn't help but secretly praise Guan Sheng's Qi-nurturing skills. He frowned and said: "There is still no movement. Could it be that the Liangshan soldiers and horses have not arrived? There are still fifty or sixty years away from Liangshan."
Here it is."
Guan Sheng shook his head and said: "The bandits have been victorious for a while today, so they will not miss this opportunity. Maybe they will wait until dawn, when the sergeants are least vigilant, to steal the camp. You can go back, and sleep in your clothes if you feel sleepy."
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Xuan Zan said: "The sergeants in the camp can take a nap, but General Hao and his friends can't sleep while hiding outside the camp. After days of marching, the sergeants are exhausted. If they stay empty for one more night, they may be shaken. It's better to withdraw them back.
, the Liangshan bandits saw that we were on guard, and they didn’t dare to come and steal the camp again.”
Guan Sheng was quite confident and shook his head and said: "No, if the bandits come to steal the camp, they can catch the Liangshan bandits by surprise if they stay outside the camp. If they all return to the camp, we will only be beaten passively. Let them join forces tomorrow.
, you just have to be a pioneer."
Xuan Zan saw that Guan Sheng had made up his mind, so he had no choice but to go back.
However, Hao Siwen led his soldiers and horses to lie in wait outside the stronghold all night. At this time, the Mid-Autumn Festival had passed and the weather was already cold, especially at night when the cold air invaded the body.
Even though I had put on extra clothes when I left the camp, I was still very cold after being blown by the night wind all night.
Seeing that the sky was getting brighter, Hao Siwen lost his patience and simply sent a detective horse to look around.
"Report, there are no traces of soldiers and horses within ten miles to the east."
"Report. There are no traces of soldiers and horses within ten miles to the west."
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Soon, all the horses that came from all directions came back.
Later, when the sergeants heard that they had stayed up all night in vain, they couldn't help but cursed.
Hao Siwen also felt like he was vomiting blood, but he still turned around and shouted: "Shut up, everyone, and the whole army returns to camp."
After saying that, he immediately headed to the camp.
The soldiers behind had stayed up all night and were already tired and hungry. When they heard that they could go back to the camp, they all ran towards the camp.
When Guan Sheng heard that Hao Siwen was leading the army back to the camp, he also came to the camp gate to greet him.
Although Hao Siwen is Guan Sheng's sworn brother, he still strictly guards himself in front of everyone.
Seeing Guan Sheng coming to greet him in person, he quickly got off his horse and said, "How dare you trouble your general to greet him?"
Guan Sheng said in embarrassment: "Guan made a mistake in predicting the enemy. The tired soldiers stayed up all night and came here to apologize."
As he said that, he bowed to the ground in front of everyone.
Hao Siwen also knew that Guan Sheng was trying to win over the morale of the army. Although they had court documents, the fifteen thousand soldiers and horses came from all over the country, and people were divided. Guan Sheng was just a county inspection officer before, and he was even more naked.
There are many people in the army who are dissatisfied, and tonight another mistake has been made. I am afraid that there will be even more dissatisfied people in the camp.
After the army entered the camp, Guan Sheng asked the Huotou Army to prepare rice in pots, and specifically asked the Huotou Army to prepare more rice than usual.
Soon, the camp was filled with the aroma of food.
The soldiers also smelled the smell and came to eat.
Guan Sheng also brought Xuanzan and Hao Siwen to comfort the soldiers.
Many soldiers were tired and sat on the ground eating. When they saw the general coming, they hurriedly stood up to salute.
Guan Sheng quickly stretched out his hand to signal everyone not to get up. He was speechless and could only pat the shoulders of a few soldiers along the way and nodded to them.
Several soldiers who were patted on the shoulder by Guan Sheng suddenly became energetic. In their opinion, if a general with 15,000 men patted them on the shoulder, it would be regarded as honoring their ancestors, and all their complaints suddenly disappeared.
Guan Sheng and the other three walked around among the soldiers before heading towards the tent where the officers ate.
As soon as he reached the door, he heard someone talking about himself. Guan Sheng stopped and listened.
An officer didn't know that Guan Sheng was already standing outside the tent at this time, continuing to show off his information.
"I heard that Guan Sheng was only on patrol in Pudong before and only led a few dozen people. This time he became the commander and followed the path of a eunuch."
When all the officers heard such explosive news, they couldn't help but become interested. They gathered around and said, "How did you know?"
The officer saw that everyone was humbly asking for advice, and his vanity was greatly satisfied. He said proudly: "I have relatives serving in the Privy Council. Knowing that I was also assigned to conquer Liangshan, he specially sent me a letter.
Let me be careful."
An officer worriedly said: "Looking at it this time, I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to conquer Liangshan."
The officer shook his head and said: "If we can go back safely, I will burn incense. I don't dare to think about getting rewards for killing thieves. The front army had three thousand people. Yesterday, more than a thousand were killed by the Liangshan bandits in just one attack. The leader of Liangshan was just
Several people came, but the leopard-headed Lin Chong, the red-haired ghost Liu Tang, the double-whipped Hu Yanzhuo and others were not seen. If these leaders from Liangshan came together, it is not certain how many people would die."
After hearing this, a capable officer shook his head and said: "Liangshan is nothing more than a group of thieves. No matter how powerful they are, how can they stop our fifteen thousand elite soldiers?"
"If there is a general commanding us, we are not vegetarians. We can naturally wipe out the Liangshan bandits. I'm afraid we don't meet a good general."
The capable officer said: "I heard that Guan Sheng is a descendant of the Martial Saint. His family history means that he must be extraordinary, otherwise he would lead the army in a desperate defeat."
An officer who had obviously just come back from outside muttered: "If he had the skills of a martial artist, he wouldn't have kept us waiting all night in vain."
When Xuanzan heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to break in and teach them a lesson.
Guan Sheng quickly grabbed him, shook his head, and motioned for him to walk out.
After walking a few steps, Xuanzan couldn't help but said: "Brother, why did you stop me? These guys dare to complain and slander the general. When they are caught, they can be punished according to military regulations."
Guan Sheng shook his head and said: "This matter has become a big deal. It is harmful but not beneficial. Okay, you will go and have a rest. We will leave in an hour."