Sword from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 32 Where in life will we not meet?
The next day, Fule City was even more chaotic.

This chaos was not caused by the fighting between the two armies, but was directed and performed by the Yingyangfu Army.

They continued to arrest young and strong people in the name of catching the remnants of Yang Xuangan.

If anyone questions him, just say he's being taken to the military for investigation.

In fact, it is forced conscription.

Everywhere in the city, as long as the Sui army arrived, there would be chaos.
In the evening, Zhou Yi and his two companions climbed over the city wall and left Fule.

After watching around the city wall for a while, they did not see any ambush from the Sui army. They were entangled by the Taikang rebel army and had no time to spare.

"How do you know they will arrest people on a large scale?" Taoist Mu admitted that he had lost the bet and was a little curious.

"It's just that you haven't been paying attention. Ever since he came south from Bai Ma, Yuwen Chengdu has been recruiting men to serve as human shields to protect the elite troops."

Zhou Yi followed closely behind Shan Xiongxin, who was leading the way, and spoke rapidly:
"This time, the Taikang rebels seized the east gate, inflicted casualties, and then immediately retreated. This was a very clever move. It not only preserved their strength, but also exposed Yuwen Chengdu's weaknesses. With the deaths of these men, he'll naturally relapse into his old habit of capturing more people to fill the void."

"However, he ran into a smart person this time, and he was destined to be trapped in his own trap."

The short and fat man suddenly realized: "You mean there are Taikang righteous soldiers among those who were captured and recruited into the army?!"

"That's inevitable," Zhou Yi thought of the great monk Sanchi again. "If I hadn't walked around Qing'an Temple, I might not have been able to connect the dots."

Mu Daoren's eyes rolled: "You are leaving the city now, hoping to sneak into the army, right?"

"good."

"Yuwen Chengdu is so careless. Doesn't he investigate the people he captured?"

Zhou Yidao:
"We will definitely investigate, but I suspect that if the Taikang rebels really want to cooperate internally and externally, Yuwen Chengdu probably won't have the time. We can continue to wait and see, and then act under the cover of darkness."

"Going deep into the tiger's den is extremely risky," Taoist Mu said bluntly, "Let me be frank. If the situation is not right, I will not care whether you live or die."

Zhou Yi laughed out loud: "Then it depends on who runs faster."

After about half an hour, the evening darkened.

The night wind suddenly rose, and the willow trees near Cai River swayed in the wind, their shadows scattered on the waves.

Zhou Yi squatted on a tall willow tree, looked forward, and saw the stars on the willow branches, weaving together the late night.

From a distance, I could see bonfires dotting the camp.
The Yingyangfu Army left Fule and wanted to directly attack Taikang, but was harassed again. At this time, they were setting up camp along the Cai River.

As soon as the day breaks, we will definitely break camp again.

If there was a head-on collision, the rebel army, which had just been established, would hardly be a match for the main force of the Sui army.

In addition, with the addition of a large group of cavalry, the advantage of the Yingyangfu Army was even more obvious.

As the night deepened, there was a commotion on the river bank, and it seemed that there were shouts and cries of killing.

Then a row of bonfires were lit, the sound of horses' hooves was chaotic, and a group of light cavalry holding torches broke through the darkness and chased out of the army.

at this time
There was a rustling sound coming from under the willow tree not far away.

The three men held their breath in the tree and saw someone moving towards the military camp.

These people obviously knew the patrol patterns of the military scouts, appeared at the right time, and took advantage of the chaos to prepare to infiltrate the army.

"Follow!"

Zhou Yi reminded softly, and Mu Dao Ren and Shan Xiongxin jumped down from the willow tree and followed the person walking away in front.

At this moment, Mu Dao Ren was sure that Zhou Yi's judgment was correct.

There was a figure in the distance ahead, his short and fat figure was very agile in the night.

When he was near the army tent, he whispered:

"How do I enter the camp?"

Zhou Yi said: "These people are definitely not from the army. We will enter the camp the same way they did."

The three of them saw an incredible scene from afar.

In front of several soldiers guarding the camp, these people entered openly without hiding anything.

Several soldiers in charge of guarding came forward and not only did not stop them, but handed them something. The distance was a bit far and Zhou Yi could not see clearly.

Shan Xiongxin was surprised and asked, "Can we also join the Yingyangfu Army so openly?"

Zhou Yi said succinctly: "Of course."

He led the way, and Shan Xiongxin and Mu Dao Ren hesitated for a moment, but still followed.

When the three of them approached the camp gate, the soldiers in charge of guarding looked at each other and were all stunned.

One of the men with a long face held a torch and shone it forward.

He was 100% sure that these three people were definitely not on their side.

He took a closer look at the shoulders of Zhou Yi and the other two, and found no corresponding shoulder cuffs, which meant that they were not soldiers.

Just when the long-faced man didn't know what to do, Zhou Yi stretched out his hand to him.

The long-faced man widened his eyes and glared at Zhou Yi fiercely.

But he exhaled again, took out three shoulder cuffs and handed them to Zhou Yi.

"Wear it properly. This is the sign of the new camp. Don't run towards the central camp."

Zhou Yi smiled, took out the shoulder cuff and put it on.

The man was very attentive. He handed Mu Dao Ren and Shan Xiongxin a military sword each, and finally placed a large flag that was lying beside the tent on Zhou Yi's shoulders.

Without saying anything, he watched the three of them enter the camp.

"Boss, is this appropriate?" A soldier came up with a worried look on his face.

The long-faced man said helplessly, "They must have followed our people in. In any case, they are not Yuwen Chengdu's men, otherwise they would have caused trouble."

"Well, there's no way to make it public right now, just let them go."

"..."

Looking at the young figure walking in front with a big flag on his shoulders, Shan Xiongxin and Mu Dao Ren looked at each other, both feeling that it was unreal.

Just came in like that?
He even strolled around the Yingyang Army camp with flags in his hands, like a night patrol soldier.

Looking towards the camp in the distance, one can see guards in iron armor standing guard under a campfire. From the south comes the neighing of horses and the cursing of the horse feeders.

Everything indicates that this is the Sui army camp.

Soon, patrolmen wearing fish-scale armor and carrying guns appeared. They passed by, saw the three men, glanced at them, and walked away, not taking them seriously. Zhou Yi noticed that these armored soldiers had no shoulder sleeves, unlike those in the new camp.

The so-called new camp should be the cannon fodder camp that Yuwen Chengdu recruited by conscripting men.

The tents were connected to each other, and he couldn't figure out the army's layout, so he was trying to figure it out.

Suddenly, a man carrying a small flag came towards us.

This man met Zhou Yi and should have just passed by.

But
Zhou Yi and this man were both stunned.

The man put away the small flag and led the three people to join Zhou Yi's team.

"Master Zhou, it's true that we meet everywhere in life, and we meet here." There was a hint of joy on Yue Sigui's face.

Zhou Yi didn't give him a good look, "Brother Yue, this may not be a good thing."

Yue Sigui had expected this to happen. He sighed, "Master Zhou has many misunderstandings about us. I would like to invite you to meet our Military Advisor Shen. After a conversation with her, Master Zhou will surely change her mind."

Zhou Yi said unhappily, "Why, you want to use a honey trap?"

Yue Sigui shook his head and laughed: "With Master Zhou Tianshi's talent, it is not impossible for him to impress the military advisor."

"How dare I mess with a femme fatale."

Zhou Yi took the opportunity to ask, "Is the great monk Sanchi also one of your men?"

Yue Sigui was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Yi to know so much about the inside story. He shook his head. He knew Zhou Yi's position, so he didn't hide it.
"We know that Master Sanchi doesn't want Keian Temple to be affected by the war, so we gave him a chance."

Zhou Yi reacted very quickly:

"You were the ones who spread the news that the Four Vajras of Jingnian Zen Temple were going to Qing'an Temple. Great Monk Sanchi pretended not to notice the knife you offered him and used it to intimidate Yuwen Chengdu. You two really have a good rapport."

Yue Sigui just smiled and didn't respond.

"Is this all arranged by your military advisor?"

"Yes."

Yue Sigui suggested again: "Master Zhou Tianshi might as well meet with our military advisor. Perhaps Yongqiu's misunderstanding will be resolved."

Zhou Yi's face was cold: "Half of Fuzi Mountain was burned by you. Before talking to me, ask your family's secret master to return me 100,000 taels of gold."

One hundred thousand taels? !

Yue Sigui rolled his eyes in his heart, thinking that Mi Gong was being taken advantage of.

He was very good at cultivating his Qi, and his expression remained unchanged. "If I, Yue, were to judge, Master Zhou's talent would definitely be worth more than a mere 100,000 taels. Unfortunately, I, Yue, have little influence and cannot make the final decision. Please meet my military advisor first."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Brother Yue is very calculating. Let's settle the score later."

"I came here this time to settle accounts with Yuwen Chengdu, because he was the one who burned the other half of Fuzi Mountain."

Yue Sigui smiled heartily after hearing this: "Is there anything I can help with?"

"Are there any members of the Baling Gang in the army?"

"Yes, right at the edge of the new camp, near the central army tent." Yue Sigui showed a hint of understanding and bowed to Zhou Yi. "I admire that the Heavenly Master is here to save us."

After he finished speaking, he said with great sorrow:
"Everyone in the martial arts world knows that the Baling Gang has always served Yang Guang. If it were a secret, there would be no such thing as the Baling Gang."

Zhou Yi did not refute it. It was their business to flatter others. He asked again, "Are you going to take action tonight?"

Yue Sigui nodded: "Good things never happen overnight."

He said generously:
"By the way, there are quite a few miscellaneous items in the big tent over there. If Master Zhou Tian can use them, feel free to take them."

Yue Sigui pointed to a large tent in the new camp, clasped his fists towards Zhou Yi again, then turned and left.

Shan Xiongxin looked at his back and muttered:
"This person is quite cunning and wants to use us as his tools."

Zhou Yi didn't care: "He used us as a knife, we took advantage of their power."

Taoist Mu smiled sinisterly, "Being targeted by a group of people like you, even if Yuwen Chengdu has eight hundred more tricks up his sleeve, it won't be enough. Yingyang Mansion is doomed now."

Zhou Yi continued to patrol the camp carrying the big flag and get to know the new camp better.

At the edge of the new camp, I saw several thin men in black shorts standing outside the tent. I thought they were the people from the Baling Gang.

Then they came to the tent that Yue Sigui mentioned.

There is really a lot of 'miscellaneous items'.

"Is this kerosene?"

Shan Xiongxin leaned in and sniffed it: "It really is."

Zhou Yi smirked and said, "The wind is quite strong tonight, at least stronger than the wind on Fuzi Mountain that night."

……

“Ding! Ding! Ding!”

Before we knew it, the officer on duty in the barracks struck the gong three times, and it was already midnight.

The three people who were sitting cross-legged in meditation in the tent opened their eyes.

In the silent night, even the slightest sound is extremely obvious.

suddenly!

A sharp whistle came from afar, piercing the silent night!
All the masters in the Yingyang Mansion’s army were startled.

That sound was like quickly cutting through the wind, causing the night wind to whimper continuously.

"Ah~!"

Then there was a shrill howl that echoed throughout the military camp.

Shan Xiongxin's eyes widened: "It's Li Mi's sharpshooter. This is the signal!"

Wang Bodang

"Stop nagging! It's finally here!" Mu Dao Ren rubbed his hands and couldn't wait any longer.

Zhou Yi suddenly stood up, walked outside the tent, propped the flag on the ground, and looked at Yuwen Chengdu's central army camp with a burning gaze:
"Okay, let's start the reckoning."

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('-'*ゞUnjust, I'm not a civil servant, now I write more than 5,000 words a day~~ It's already very exciting

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