Chapter 164: Infiltrating
The wind today is really noisy! I don’t know why the strong wind outside the camp made Zhao Weiji’s mind unconsciously appear...
Just as he thought of this, a messenger came to report that all the rifles and cannons were placed in a hidden position, and no one else could find them except Song Jun himself.
After hearing the messenger's report, Zhao Weiji felt relieved for a while.
The reason for such an order was that Zhao Weiji felt that something would happen tonight was not that he had the super power of the wind today, and that the other party would come to rob the camp at night, but because of his grasp of people's hearts, he estimated that the Khitans would do something urgent.
But he did not discuss this matter with any general. It was not that he was unwilling to do so, but that he knew that no one would believe it if he said it out now.
In addition to the great victory, another important factor is that the Khitans are not good at night battles. This is a well-known thing. The officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty have never been worried about whether there will be Khitans to launch sneak attacks at night.
It is precisely because of this reason that Zhao Weiji did not tell his worries. He knew it would be useless to say it. He should relax his vigilance or relax his vigilance.
Since this is the case, it is better to protect the cannons and rifles first. As long as these two things are not lost, even one-third of their own soldiers will be invincible.
However, out of concern, Zhao Weiji still issued an order when the troops were sent back, which was to strengthen patrols tonight to prevent the Liao army from attacking at night.
The messenger who received the order took his leave without any reaction. Zhao Weiji knew that this order would definitely be conveyed, but it is unknown whether it could be effectively executed.
Sure enough, shortly after the messenger left, Wu Wen came to Zhao Weiji's tent and asked if he had conveyed the order to strengthen patrol.
After receiving Zhao Weiji's affirmative answer, Wu Wen actually comforted Zhao Weiji: "The prince is too worried. I know that when he was in Shu, the prince was disturbed by the rebels, but the Khitans are not good at night battles. Even if they are suppressed by us on the battlefield, I think they should not do such a stupid thing as wanting to attack at night."
Sure enough, Wu Wen's mentality was just as Zhao Weiji thought. He thought he suffered a loss from a night attack in Shu, so he was so cautious now. Zhao Weiji did not want to explain to him too much about Wu Wen's mentality, because his mentality actually represents the mentality of most people in the Song camp now.
Zhao Weiji could only say one thing: "I hope it's because I'm over-thinking."
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At the same time, Yelu Mo had already selected a hundred warriors in the Khitan camp to prepare to rob the Song camp at night. Their main purpose was to burn down the equipment that brought the explosion. If the main generals of the Song army could be assassinated, it would be great.
Before sending the warriors to set off, Yelu Mo made a pre-war mobilization: "I know you are dissatisfied with my arrangement. We Khitan warriors should compete with the enemy in a straightforward manner, rather than using this despicable measure to try to win.
But now is not the time to confuse these so-called moral concepts. The enemy is now massacring our Daliao warriors in a brand new way of fighting. You are all people who have returned from the battlefield. You know what that feeling of powerlessness is like.
Is it what you want to not even touch the corners of the enemy's clothes? We need victory now, and only victory can make our Great Liao Empire prosperous.
You can imagine that if there were more weapons from the Song Empire, would our Liao Empire still have room for survival?
Do you think our city can block the rampant things? If not, we must destroy them before Song has the ability to create more of them, so that your wives and daughters and your descendants can always enjoy the glory of the Great Liao Empire."
Under Yelu Mo's agitation, the emotions of the more than 100 warriors were mobilized, and then they took advantage of the sun that began to set and headed towards the Song army's barracks.
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The sun had already begun to set west. As the sun buried her body below the horizon step by step, Zhao Weiji's uneasiness was climbing up to her heart step by step.
At this moment, another incident further aggravated his uneasiness. This incident was a sudden hurricane blew the rain clouds in the sky, followed by a burst of lightning and thunder.
As the lightning and thunder passed, the raindrops began to land.
Although the rainfall did not have much impact on the soldiers of the Song army, in the face of the falling night, the only lighting method in the Song army's barracks: torches, was not lit.
On this night, outside the tent, you must experience the darkness of the rain stops. This darkness creates an environment that is more suitable for the Khitan soldiers who are about to come to the night attack.
"Quick, hurry, hurry." A Khitan warrior urged his men in a low voice.
The Khitan warriors were divided into ten squads, each with their own tasks. Now the Khitan warrior and his squad's mission is to find the big tent of the Song army commander and then assassinate Zhao Weiji.
As the rain gradually increased, the team secretly sneaked into the Song army's barracks with heavy rain. At this moment, they were covered in darkness and were difficult to be discovered by the Song army soldiers who were still patrolling in the distance under the cover of night.
The Khitan warriors who successfully avoided the first patrol soldier had gradually slipped to the center of the Song army camp. Just as the captain was about to take the next action, he suddenly saw two Song army soldiers heading towards the direction where their team was.
These two were soldiers who were drawn after Zhao Weiji issued an order to strengthen patrol. However, due to the heavy rain, the two who were not too concerned about their new work were not wary of any of them at this moment.
The two wearing straw raincoats were chatting together at this time, and they didn't notice that there were two Khitans hidden in the haystack in front and behind the wooden box.
The Khitan captain was very happy that the two Song soldiers who were about to come were not alert at all. He made a throat cut to his subordinates.
The subordinates who understood the truth immediately jumped out the moment the two Song soldiers came, covered Song Bing's mouth and nose with the cloth in their hands to prevent them from making any sounds, and then broke their necks.
Just as the two were hiding their bodies, the captain led the other seven people to sneak deeper into the center.
During the sneaking process, the team used the same method to kill two other groups of soldiers patrolling the Song army, but because they had to deal with the bodies, there were only four Liao assassins left in front of Zhao Weiji's tent.
Although there were only four people left, the Liao Kingdom assassins were still full of confidence. In their hearts, Zhao Weiji was just a pampered prince. Although he could fight, he might not be able to be very skilled in martial arts.
However, a small situation appeared in front of him that the four assassins did not dare to enter Zhao Weiji's tent for assassination. This small situation was that the light was always shining in Zhao Weiji's tent.
And with the help of this light, you can always see a figure moving in the tent, which makes these four assassins difficult. If you just enter the tent rashly and assassinate Zhao Weiji, you will not guarantee that Zhao Weiji will not make any sound. Once he speaks, even if he succeeds in assassinating him, other teams will be discovered due to alarming the guards.
The biggest purpose of their trip was to destroy the weapons that caused great damage to them. If they could not destroy those weapons, even if they assassinate the head coach, the subsequent battle might not be able to be won.
Just as these assassins were still hesitating, the entire Song army camp suddenly began to stir up, and then guards began to shout assassins and assassins.
When the four Khitan assassins here heard this, they immediately realized that their companions had been exposed, so they no longer cared about other things. Just as the figure in the tent stood up, one of them cut open the tent with a knife and rushed into the tent.
But as soon as this person entered the tent, he was greeted by a bullet directly hitting his forehead.
It turned out that Zhao Weiji, who was in the tent, was actually always alert to whether there would be Khitans attacking at night, so he left a rifle by his side, and it was always loaded.
Just after the yelling of an assassin came outside the tent, he immediately grabbed the rifle at hand and opened the insurance. The moment he opened the insurance, he saw a hole in his tent with a knife.
So he aimed at the hole without thinking. At this moment, the assassin tried to enter the tent through the hole, and was hit by a bullet and died on the spot.
After the man died, Zhao Weiji did not immediately break out of the tent. He knew that the number of assassins who came to the night attack would not be too small. It is possible that other assassins were ambushing outside his tent.
After thinking of this, he immediately pulled the bolt, replaced it with a new bullet, and then pinned the sword placed on the weapon stand to his waist.
Just after he completed these actions, three assassins came in from the gap that had just been cut and the door of the big tent at the same time.
These three assassins were staring at Zhao Weiji with daggers, and the soldiers outside the tent ran towards the chaos because of the chaos just now. Coincidentally, when Zhao Weiji fired the gunshot just now, a thunder sounded in the sky, burying his gunshots. The soldiers of the Song army were running did not notice that gunshots were heard from the commander's tent.
Chapter completed!