Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 769 Night Attack

Jinling and Hangzhou are 600 miles apart. If measured by the slow pace of ancient horse-drawn carriages, the daily journey would only be fifty or sixty miles.

However, Su Chen and his party were eager, so they drove the carriage with two horses, while the rest of the people rode lightly. This doubled the distance and could cover more than a hundred miles of land in one day.

Even so, it still takes five days to reach the destination.

After three days of hard work, Su Chen and his party arrived at the boundary of Huzhou on the evening of the third day and chose to set up camp at the foot of Xisai Mountain for a short rest.

This place is close to Taihu Lake, and the natural scenery is quite beautiful. Looking up, the lush trees are closely connected, forming a dense jungle, which is full of vitality and refreshing.

Zhang Zhihe, a talented scholar of the Tang Dynasty, once wrote the popular "Fisher's Song" here: "In front of Xisai Mountain, egrets fly, peach blossoms flow and mandarin fish are fat. Green bamboo hats, green coir raincoats, the slanting wind and drizzle do not need to return." The artistic conception in the poem It blends in with the scenery in front of you, adding a bit of elegance.

As night fell and the afterglow of dusk gradually faded, Su Chen and others began to prepare for camping.

They simply set up a few tents. Su Chen lived in one tent alone, while Peng Jingjing and Meng Yutong chose to live in the same tent. There were six or seven other tents to accommodate the rest of the entourage.

After everyone had a simple dinner around the campfire, the group went back to their tents and fell asleep.

Three days of running around made everyone feel deeply exhausted. In this quiet night, their breathing gradually stabilized and they fell into dreamland, waiting to set off again tomorrow.

The night is getting darker, the moon is hanging in the sky, and it is already the deeper hour of the first watch.

Suddenly, a scout rushed back to the camp with a solemn face and a piece of urgent information in his hand.

When Jing Hong heard the movement, he immediately stepped forward to greet them. The scout hurriedly whispered something, and Jing Hong's face suddenly turned pale. He whispered in shock: "This is happening!"

The situation was urgent and Jing Hong did not dare to delay at all. He hurried through the night and went straight to Su Chen's tent.

Every step Jing Hong took seemed extremely heavy, because he knew that this sudden news would undoubtedly be a severe test for the entire team.

It turned out that the scouts obtained information in the dark, and a bandit team of several hundred people was quietly approaching their camp. Their intentions were unknown, but they were obviously coming with bad intentions, and they were most likely coming for Su Chen and his team.

Jing Hong took a deep breath, opened the curtain of Su Chen's tent, and eagerly informed Su Chen, who was still sleeping, of this important information.

When Su Chen heard this, he felt no sleepiness at all. He immediately sat up, his eyes shining with calmness and determination. He knew that every next moment would be related to the safety of the entire team.

"Bandits in Huzhou?" Su Chen asked in surprise.

"Yes," Jing Hong replied affirmatively, "They acted in an orderly manner. According to my observation, they were probably soldiers of the Yue State. After being defeated by the Wu Army, they neither disbanded nor surrendered to the Wu State. Instead, they chose to Luocao became bandits. Now somehow, they got the news that we were passing through this place and planned to attack us at night. "

After hearing this, Su Chen nodded solemnly and quickly gave instructions: "Wake up the guards secretly immediately and be careful not to make any noise. We quietly withdraw from the camp and prepare for a counterattack. Our goal is to lure these bandits into our territory. Camp!”

Jing Hong couldn't help but frown after hearing this, "General Su, in this situation, shouldn't we ride away immediately?"

Su Chen shook his head resolutely, "It's a fool's errand. We can't be sure whether there is a trap set by them ahead. If we rush to run away rashly, we may be ambushed, and then we will be completely passive. Therefore, instead of being passively beaten, it is better to Take the initiative and lure the enemy into a trap!" A glint flashed in his eyes, and it was clear that he already had a counter plan in his mind.

"We only have over a hundred people, while the other side has hundreds of people. If we really have to fight, our chances of winning are really slim." Jing Hong's worries are not unreasonable. The number of people is several times worse. He doesn't want Su Chen to lose anything. At this time, His brows were furrowed, obviously still a little worried.

Su Chen seemed to be confident, and he calmly ordered: "No problem, just follow my instructions. Surround a few carriages, and then send people to find some dry firewood and hay immediately. In addition, bring the kerosene and hay in the carriages. Take out the black powder. This is our latest secret weapon. When the bandits enter the camp, we will attack them with fire!"

"Oh, I understand." Jing Hong suddenly realized, and then he realized why Su Chen specifically ordered these things to be brought on a carriage before leaving. It turned out that he had already considered the difficulties he might encounter and was fully prepared for it.

In fact, Su Chen did not really expect that a powerful bandit would attack. He just followed the principle of "being prepared" and wanted to take precautions and save his life in case of difficulties and critical moments.

But now it seems that his decision was undoubtedly a very wise one.

Under Su Chen's command, the Guards performed their tasks quickly and orderly.

These soldiers were well-trained, and they all found the leader of the fire. Each fire team woke up immediately, without making any noise, they all slept in their clothes, quickly picked up their weapons and left the tent.

Under darkness, they quietly surrounded the carriage and collected a large amount of firewood and hay. When everything was ready, they quietly waited for the bandits to arrive.

Peng Jingjing and Meng Yutong were also awakened by Su Chen in time. He briefly explained the current situation, and then took them out of the camp quickly and quietly, hiding in the dense mountain forest.

"This journey has been really uneven!" Meng Yutong sighed, her eyes turned to Su Chen involuntarily, as if looking for an answer.

Su Chen nodded and said solemnly: "It seems that more than one group of people really don't want us to reach Hangzhou City alive. Even if they can't kill us directly, they will definitely try their best to prevent us from arriving smoothly. Late arrival One day, Ling'er's illness gets worse."

"Which side will be stronger this time?" Meng Yutong was a little confused.

Su Chen said calmly: "The secret agents of the Song Dynasty, the remaining strength of the Yue Kingdom, and even the Lu family father and son are possible. No matter which party conspires to cooperate and lure them to attack, we will give them a bloody lesson tonight."

Meng Yutong nodded slightly and agreed with Su Chen's calmness and wisdom.

Soon after, hundreds of bandits arrived as expected.

Some of them were riding horses, while others were trotting along. They did not notice anything strange in the simple camp.

"Kill Su Chen, get a thousand taels of bounty!" Bandit leader Teng Chuanfei shouted with cold eyes, and led hundreds of bandits straight into the camp.

At this moment, Su Chen gave an order, and the Guards ignited kerosene, dry firewood, and hay, and detonated the black powder.

In an instant, the entire camp was engulfed in flames.

"Ah! There's a fire!" The bandits fled in panic, but it was already too late.

Under the multiple blows from fire attacks, crossbows, and black powder bombs, many bandits fell into the sea of ​​​​fire, screaming incessantly.