As the night became deeper, the thick clouds covered the stars and moon tightly, causing the earth below to completely sink into darkness. Although the Liao army camp, which had been stretched out for several miles, had lit up bonfires, it still only illuminated the temporary camp in a dim and difficult to see, so that the soldiers on duty at night could only see a not-so-large area in front of them.

Two days have passed since Xiao Sixun and the others came to join and reported the change in Zhuozhou. In two days, the Liao army accelerated and had already rushed forward for more than 100 miles. In another two days, they could almost reach Zhuozhou. In order to launch an attack when they arrived at Zhuozhou, preserving the army's physical strength became an extremely critical link, so rest at night became particularly important.

Before it was dark, the Liao army stationed in this fairly flat wilderness. After using the dry food she carried with her, except for hundreds of soldiers who were vigilant, the others got into the tent early and slept. Of course, in addition to these vigilants, there were hundreds of prisoners tied to flagpoles that could not be entered. They were losers such as Xiao Sixun.

As early as the day before yesterday, the dozens of military sticks they sent were all implemented, and everyone was beaten to pieces and blood. However, after using some wounded medicine at will, they finally saved their lives. But even so, the punishment for them was still unstoppable. Next, they were tied to the flagpole and displayed to the public. They were not allowed to relax at night, which was really pitiful. But since this was a military order issued by King Xi, no one in the army dared to speak and plead for them. At most, someone would give them some food and drink, so that they would not lose their lives because of this.

The dying Xiao Sixun leaned half-coma on the flagpole. He was weak all over and could not care about the pain in his back. He looked up at the sky with his eyes blankly, feeling full of regret. If he had known this was the result, he would have been better off staying in Zhuozhou before. Even if he died, he would have been praised by the court, instead of losing half his life like today, he would have become a person who was guilty. I am afraid he would never be able to raise his head again. And if he had stayed in Zhuozhou, he might have a chance to succeed.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered that the Song Envoy named Sun Tu was so skillful. He really faced him head-on, and he was afraid he had no chance of winning. But he didn't know who was better when King Xi confronted him?

"What am I thinking? King Xi led my elite troops from the Liao Dynasty to come. How could he not deal with the tens of thousands of people who had already had internal and external troubles, had no military rations, and had even become more chaotic in the army? I'm afraid that the ever-winning army was so scared that they could not sleep at night, and even had people to escape early..." His chaotic thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a fierce whimpering sound, which made Xiao Sixun startled at first, and then looked hard at the edge of the black forest in front of him in disbelief, but he had never seen anything clearly.

The soldiers who were also vigilant in the camp also responded. Suddenly, hundreds of people raised their swords and guns at the same time, and made a defensive posture, shouting loudly: "There is an enemy attack, and the enemy attacks!" But for a moment, they didn't dare to actually kill out of the camp.

Soon, the entire Liao army camp, which was originally calm, became boiling. Countless soldiers hurriedly emerged from their tents. Not only was they messy, but they also looked very embarrassed. Most of these people were not fully equipped with armor, half were still shirtless, and a small number of them didn't even bring their weapons, so they ran out of the tent in a hurry.

The officers were yelling around in the whole team, but for a moment, how could so many people get together? So the entire Liao army camp was like a huge vegetable market, with people everywhere and shouting everywhere, and no one knew what to do.

This messy scene lasted for half an hour. After Xiao Gan, who had a gray face, kicked over several guards who were blocking him and killed two soldiers running around in succession, the situation finally improved.

It was not until this time that the calm Liao army discovered that the situation was wrong. After the horn sounded, no enemy was coming. Moreover, looking around at this time, no enemy was seen. You must know that judging from the chaos in the Liao army camp just now, if there was a sudden sneak attack, it would really cause great damage to them. But as a result, the enemy did not seize such a good opportunity.

"It's just a feint attack. Why are you all panicking?" After confirming the situation, Xiao Gan was so angry that his nose was about to be crooked. He swept over these subordinates with a hint of vigilance. He was still guilty of underestimating the enemy and was not prepared for night defense. If this time it was not a feint attack, he would only have a sneak attack, and would probably cause great damage to the army.

"Transfer my order, leaving three thousand people to guard the surroundings, and the others will return to the camp to rest." After a while of silence, he still made the most appropriate arrangements.

As a result, after this arrangement, the outside world returned to peace. After a whole night, there was no movement. However, after this disturbance, the Liao army was worried. How could they sleep peacefully this night? Until dawn the next day, everyone was depressed.

A rapid march was a physical job, and his whereabouts were exposed, Xiao Gan did not dare to advance too much, so after dawn, he could only suppress his anxiety and slow down the speed of the army's advance. On this day, they marched less than forty miles, almost half of the time they had marched in the previous two days. But even so, by the evening when they were stationed in the camp, the entire army was still exhausted. Many people quickly entered the tent to rest after they set foot in the camp.

After learning the lesson from the previous eve, the defense inside and outside the military camp was much tighter that night. Xiao Gan even sent someone to search the mountains and forests on both sides, but he returned empty-handed.

However, just when the time came to around the third hour and everyone was sleeping soundly, the incident started again. This time, it was no longer the sound of drums and whispering the Liao army, but suddenly hundreds of cavalry rushed from the front. When they rushed to the ground with one arrow from the Liao army camp, they suddenly stopped horses and shot arrows. After three rounds of arrows, thousands of rockets fell to the Liao army camp and caught all the Liao army off guard.

The garrison on the march road naturally cannot be as strong as when the two armies were fighting each other. Not to mention the walls that could resist the enemy's attack, even the gate could not be erected in a short time, and only a few pieces of wood were surrounded. Now, the front camp was attacked by rockets, and a nearby tent was ignited by fire. In addition, the fire spread rapidly as the wind blew.

Fortunately, the Liao army was prepared in this period. With the screams, they were no longer as chaotic as before. The firefighters also arrived quickly and put out the fire that had not yet risen. At the same time, a group of troops quickly chased out of the camp, hoping to fight against the enemy who had attacked the camp.

But they were still one step slower. Because after these rounds of rockets were shot, the hundreds of cavalry had quickly evacuated without any nostalgia. So when the Liao army fought out, they could not even catch their shadows...

When Xiao Gan learned of this result again, he was not as angry as last night: "They are very smart. They actually expected that we would place our troops on both sides of the camp, so this time they launched an attack from the front and caught us off guard. Moreover, compared to yesterday's simple harassment, today's offensive is much more powerful."

"King Xi, this is not true. Our army was attacked by them for two consecutive nights. I am afraid that the morale of the army has been in chaos, and it is difficult for them to rush forward as quickly as before." Some subordinates said with concern.

"Yes, King Xi, I didn't expect that the Changsheng Army would have the courage to take the initiative. We must not underestimate the enemy as before."

Listening to the words of several subordinates, Xiao Gan's expression became more and more serious: "On the surface, it seems to be as you said, but I always feel that this matter is a bit strange. This is completely different from the previous combat methods of the Changsheng Army, just like a change of an opponent. By the way, there are some arrows left behind, so I can take them to see."

After a while, a few arrows with only half left were sent to Xiao Gan. After carefully looking at the arrows, he smiled meaningfully: "As it turns out, what we are about to face is no longer just the Changsheng Army, but there are Song people behind them. It seems that the situation in Zhuozhou City has indeed changed drastically, and that Song people Sun Tu has already gained power."

"Why did the prince make this inference?"

"It's because of these arrows. They are not owned by the Changsheng Army, but are used by the Song army's standard crossbows." After throwing a few arrows to the ground, Xiao Gan frowned slightly again: "But what is his purpose? Such a small fight alone can make our army exhausted, but it is absolutely unrealistic to really use it to drag us down. Unless... the Changsheng Army has turned to the State of Song, if it were me, I should immediately send troops to help the Changsheng Army defend Zhuozhou and take the opportunity to seize this key city. I always have to hold it in my hands before the enemy."

After chanting a few words, Xiao Gan finally understood the other party's intentions and stood up suddenly: "I understand that they did this not to cause much damage to us, they just wanted to slow down our pace to Zhuozhou. Obviously, the support of the Song army is still far away from Zhuozhou, and they need time!"
Chapter completed!