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When Wu Xiang heard this, he immediately panicked and said in a panic: "Quick, quick, break camp immediately, retreat quickly..."

"Sir, sir, please be patient!" When the general on the side heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and he quickly stopped him, "Sir, if you break camp late at night, it's easy to blow up the camp. Don't do it!"

When Wu Xiang heard this, he stared at him in disbelief.

"Sire, now that the two armies are facing each other, the spirits of the soldiers are tense. At this time, noise is strictly prohibited in the military camp. Whenever there is a movement, the soldiers think that the enemy is coming to attack. If one person panics, the others will be in chaos. Then the situation will be uncontrollable. Take control!”

Wu Xiang listened, and after staring at him closely for a while, he seemed to believe it.

"Sir, even if nothing happens when we break camp at this time, our army is all cavalry, and marching at night cannot show its full potential. We can only wait for daybreak to act. Even if the bandits are blocked by infantry, they will never be able to stop the charge of the cavalry. !”

After hearing this, Wu Xiang finally nodded and said with a brighter face: "Yes, you are right. But we still have to be prepared to break camp and leave as soon as daybreak, so as not to give the bandits a chance to attack us. !”

"General, I will obey your orders!" The general said so much and finally persuaded Wu Xiang, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed.

The night is getting darker and darker, and more and more people cannot resist the drowsiness and fall into sleep. This, of course, also includes some sentinels.

But suddenly, near the south gate of Dai County, the sound of "boom, boom, boom" was heard, which was particularly loud in the silent environment under the night.

The thieves outside the city suddenly woke up in fright. Some thought that the imperial reinforcements had arrived, and some thought that the officers and soldiers in the city had come out. They suddenly became a mess under the night. When the leader of the thieves gathered his men and rushed to the south gate to check the movement, they found that there was no movement from the county officials and soldiers. They immediately cursed for a while, and then they went back to their respective places and continued to sleep, watching the night.

They had no idea that while they were making a fuss, a team of about 300 people quietly slipped out from the north gate and rushed to Balipu, ten miles away.

There are probably more than a hundred riders in this team. If it were daytime, I would probably laugh out loud when I see this team. There is no other reason. Most of the war horses in the team are old and weak horses, and there are even mules, donkeys, oxen, etc. Except for a few people who ride on them, most people just lead them and walk.

These people are naturally the acting county officials and troops led by Sun Chuanting. With the help of the dim moonlight and their familiarity with the surrounding environment, they were able to walk along the official road without lighting torches. Those animals had small wooden sticks tied in their mouths and thick cotton wool tied on their feet, so that so many people walked on the official road without making much sound.

Sun Chuanting rode a horse as a matter of course and did not need to walk. He looked up from time to time to look at the position of the moon in the sky, and then seemed to be in a daze.

After walking like this for about an hour, they turned a corner and finally could see Balipu in the distance.

I saw piles of bonfires in the distance, just like the stars in the sky, densely packed and shining. In fact, at this time, many bonfires have been extinguished or the firelight is weak, otherwise the scene would be even more spectacular.

Many people in the team were shocked after seeing the situation in Balipu. They were nervous for no reason. Do you think that with just three hundred people, can you really defeat so many bandits?

Reason tells them that this is absolutely impossible. But when they saw the figure on horseback walking in front of them, they ignored their rationality emotionally. Master Sun was not afraid. Could it be that he was still panicking?

At the same time, in Zhang Xianzhong's camp, he gathered about two hundred people, all wearing Ming army uniforms. These people were undoubtedly those in his team who came from the side army. Of course, not all of them, but the ones he selected.

He didn't talk nonsense, and he didn't explain anything to them. He just ordered them to patrol the designated location and wait for the next order. He waited until more than two hundred people had left before taking Zhang Dingguo to follow them.

At the assembly point, many people saw that there were many brothers from the border army patrolling Chuang Tuotian. They suddenly felt something was unusual and started talking in low voices.

"Hey, what's going on?"

"Does the leader have any tasks for us to do? Brothers, what are you here for?"

"How do I know? Just listen to the superiors and come over for inspection. Come here and put out the torches and wait!"

"..."

While they were discussing, some leaders came forward and shouted at them to shut up. Amidst the constant shouting and scolding, the assembly point finally became quiet.

Not long after, Liu Guoneng, the leader of Chuangtantian, appeared. After asking the eight queens, they all extinguished most of the remaining torches. Then he didn't say anything, just waited in silence. The atmosphere slowly became a little solemn and a little tense. If you say it's nothing, you won't believe it! Those subordinates who came from the border army could not speak or ask questions. They just stood there, not to mention how depressed they were, secretly guessing what the bosses were up to?

This situation lasted until Zhang Xianzhong appeared, and the silent atmosphere was broken. Liu Guoneng leaned over and asked in a low voice: "How is it?"

He didn't have Zhang Dingguo and didn't know the situation in Dai County, so he was a little nervous. When he saw Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Dingguo appearing, he immediately asked.

Zhang Xianzhong nodded and replied in a low voice: "Everything is fine!"

These words made Liu Guoneng feel relieved. At the same time, he glanced at Zhang Dingguo, and he was very curious. This kid must be very capable!

While he was thinking in his mind, he turned around, faced his men, and whispered in a low voice: "What happened tonight is very important. Everyone listens to the Eight Kings. If anyone doesn't listen, don't blame me. Didn’t say hello beforehand!”

His cronies responded immediately, saying that they would definitely listen to the Eighth King.

In fact, the defeated troops of the frontier troops in each bandit army are their backbone, the target of each leader's wooing, and they can also be regarded as one of their close confidants. Therefore, even if it is not a big deal, these thieves from the border army will not openly have trouble with the leader.

After Liu Guoneng finished his explanation, he turned back to Zhang Xianzhong and said, "In this case, I will go back!"

"Don't worry, just follow the plan!" Zhang Xianzhong reached out and patted his shoulder, whispering encouragement. Then he took Zhang Dingguo and waved to make the people on both sides merge into one, and slowly disappeared into the darkness with him.

Although Zhang Dingguo is young, he is not nervous at all. Being led by Zhang Xianzhong, he consciously entered the temporary chat group and reported on the situation here.

On this special night, even Emperor Chongzhen couldn't sleep. Even during the day, the Liu Wang family paid little attention to their actions. However, after learning the news that the results went smoothly, they concentrated all their energy here.