Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 235 Rescue the Prisoners of War
Gu Wu came early in the morning and brought a good news and a bad news.

The good news is that Li Chengqian is still in the Kushan camp, and it is said that he has not received any beatings—although this news is only half good news for Li Ke.

The bad news is that the Kushan camp is being reorganized and its baggage has been taken down, and it seems to be moving.

Once the Kushan camp is transferred, Li Chengqian's whereabouts will change again.

Although Xiao Zuo will keep tracking, he will not lose his whereabouts.

But if the battalion went west all the way to the interior of Tuyuhun, it would be even more difficult to rescue Li Chengqian.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Ke made a decision to lead troops temporarily to rescue.

For the sake of convenience, Li Ke did not bring too many people this time. Li Ke only brought a thousand special forces.

It is naturally impossible to expect to fight head-on and rob Li Chengqian.

He planned to touch the vicinity first, and then play it by ear.

Since there is no need to load an army, the speed is much faster.

Speeding up the horse, one day and one night, Li Ke arrived at the Kushan Camp.

The camp was located in a valley, surrounded by mountains, so it was easy to find a place to hide.

Li Ke placed the special forces a little farther away, and he and Gu Wu walked to the side of the camp.

The two of them chose a bush and explored the camp.

"It seems that the other party hasn't left yet..."

Li Ke looked at the camp and found that there were still soldiers and horses practicing normally in the camp.

But Gu Wu frowned and watched, his face was gloomy.

"Your Highness, the opponent's soldiers and horses seem to be missing a lot..."

"Previously I took a rough look at it, and there are at least a hundred thousand people in this camp..."

"In this battalion now, it seems that there are a lot less people, and only 2 or [-] people can be seen..."

Gu Wu said softly.

Li Ke's heart sank, and he looked at the big camp again, and found that the big camp was indeed loose.

There are quite a few camps, but there are too few soldiers moving around there compared to the camps.

Can't everyone stay in the tent, right?

Based on such an analysis, the Tuyuhun people should have removed part of the soldiers from the camp.

It's just... I don't know if Li Chengqian is still in the camp.

"Anyway, let's go in and take a look..."

After thinking for a moment, Li Ke ordered.

Gu Wu nodded in response.

"Do you know where Li Chengqian is trapped?"

Li Ke asked again.

Gu Wu pointed to the two tents at the rear: "I have seen before that the Tuyuhun people put the captives in these two tents."

Li Ke nodded, then beckoned, took Gu Wu, and moved towards the back of the camp.

Hiding to the side, Li Ke quickly observed the situation behind the camp.

He found that there were still many soldiers guarding the two tents carrying the prisoners.

So...there must be some prisoners inside.

Then the probability of Li Chengqian not being transferred is quite high.

He also observed that next to the two tents was the food storage place for the big camp.

Under the tall tent, there are still nearly half of the grain and grass stored.

"Your Highness, this army must have been mobilized..."

Gu Wu pointed to the granary tent: "A few days ago, this granary was full and stuffed with grain..."

Li Ke nodded, he was still thinking about the rescue plan.

Burning the granary, causing chaos, taking advantage of the chaos to save people.

This is the best way he can think of under the current circumstances.

It's just... in broad daylight, it's not easy to touch it and set it on fire.

Thinking of this, Li Ke made a decision to mix in at night and set fire to the warehouse.

Back to the place where the special forces were hiding, Li Ke quickly picked out [-] people with good skills, and prepared to rely on these people to get in and set fire to save people.

Others are on the periphery, blocking the escape route, in case the other party finds themselves and blocks their retreat.

At night, Li Ke and others had changed into night clothes and got into the side of the camp from the darkness.

"Gu Wu, you bring someone to guard here, I'll go over and light the fire first..."

When they reached the side of the tent where the prisoners were trapped, Li Ke gave some instructions, and then walked out of the camp alone.

A fence was built around the camp to keep animals out.

With a slight effort, Li Ke jumped over the fence.

He looked ahead, and there were soldiers patrolling not far away.

This line of soldiers only patrolled back and forth between the two tents and the granary, and it seemed that they were guarding these two places full-time.

Li Ke calculated the time for the other party to patrol around, and then waited for the other party to pass by the granary, then jumped up and touched it.

There are still two soldiers standing guard in front of the granary, other than that, there is no defense.

Except for the torches standing beside the two soldiers, there was no fire near the granary, and the environment could be regarded as gloomy.

Li Ke raised the short knife and touched it quietly.

"Boom!"

Taking advantage of the opponent's inattention, he quickly killed the two soldiers, picked up the torch, and threw it into the granary.

The torches quickly ignited the granary, and the grain inside burned.

Seeing that the fire had started, Li Ke quickly dodged and retreated behind the tent where he first entered the camp.

At this time, Gu Wu had already brought people nearby, ready to enter the camp at any time.

The fire was already burning, and Li Ke could already feel that the front was surrounded by flames.

The sergeants shouted loudly, and from time to time some people ran towards the granary to put out the fire.

And the patrolling queue has also rushed over.

Seeing the opportunity, Li Ke quickly imitated the song of a bird, and called Gu Wu and others to come in with a soft cry.

As soon as they came in, several people quickly approached the prisoner's tent, and killed them with short knives.

The guards outside the tent were also attracted by the fire at this time, and they were turning their heads to look at the granary.

Li Ke and his party of more than 20 people quickly dealt with those guards.

Going deep into the tent, Li Ke could already hear someone whimpering.

He quickly raised the torch and lit the tent.

In this tent, there were three middle-aged men, all of whom seemed to be Han Chinese.

But unfortunately, there is no Li Chengqian in it.

Li Ke's heart sank, but he still quickly stepped forward to untie these Han people.

"Who are you?"

Li Ke asked while pulling them out.

"I...we are the generals of the Longyou Army...you...you...who are you?"

Those few people said vaguely.

At this moment, Gu Wu also came out from the tent next door.

He was holding a middle-aged man in his hand, who also looked like a Han Chinese.

"Your Highness, King Zhongshan has not been found!"

Gu Wudao.

Li Ke's heart darkened, this time the rescue mission was considered a failure.

"King Zhongshan? Are you here to rescue King Zhongshan?"

The middle-aged man pulled by Gu Wu shouted at this time, with a happy face on his face, and he came straight towards Li Ke.

"Your Highness, retreat quickly, there are people coming over there!"

Li Ke was about to explain to the middle-aged man, but he heard that the special forces had come to report the situation.

Without saying a word, he waved and withdrew with the special forces and the four Han captives.

Relying on the peripheral special forces to pave the way in advance, there were no obstacles along the way.

They quickly left the camp and reached out of the valley.

(End of this chapter)