mtl008 Chapter 282: Attacking the Camp and Stealing Food
Chapter 282: Attacking the Camp and Stealing Food
The Northern Kingdom's 500,000-strong army was attacked by the Black Dragon Guards, and at least tens of thousands of soldiers were lost on the battlefield.
The most important thing was that even their commander's tent was blown up, and the commander was also slightly injured. Naturally, he did not dare to stay in the original place to camp, but withdrew for twenty miles before stopping.
Fortunately, the army of Sanliu County suffered greater losses, and it was heard that the Eastern Kingdom had blocked their military rations again.
I guess at this time, the Black Dragon Guards would be too busy just to enter the city, right?
Either they had to treat the wounded or go to three or five counties to ask for food. In any case, they definitely didn't have time to pay attention to the Northern Army.
This was the first trauma the Northern Kingdom encountered after invading the south with new weapons. The commander was very angry and called the generals to the main tent to discuss the matter overnight.
As the red moon rose, the Northern soldiers hid in their tents, but they were still busy setting up tents, treating their wounds, cooking, etc.
Some guards wore thick straw raincoats to avoid being harmed by the red moon.
Xuanqing and Jinxing, along with fifty Black Dragon Guards, were hiding in a ravine a mile away.
"My dear, how should we start?" Jin Xing was anxious. They arrived at the Northern Army's camp without discussing a plan.
Xuan Qing also wanted to come up with a solution on the spot based on the Northern Army's deployment. He had never dealt with the Northern Army and didn't know whether the other side had set up formations or traps.
But, "I really overestimated the Northern Army. No, I should say these guys are overconfident. They have neither set up an array nor set up any traps. Are they sure we won't suddenly attack our camp?"
Xuan Qing sneered, he had to do something big today to let the Northern Army learn a lesson.
"Well, my dear, you're overthinking it. Northerners never knew any formations. They couldn't use them even if they wanted to.
Back then, the princess and I used formations to beat these bastards until they peed and buttocks.
If it weren't for the internal stagnation within the Eastern Kingdom, we would have already fought our way into the grasslands and deep into the desert, driving the Northern Kingdom's troops back to their lair."
However, the truth is that the Fourth Princess is devoted to Gu Ci and has no ambition or intention to invade the Northern Kingdom.
Otherwise, the Northern Army would not be so arrogant, nor would they rack their brains to create long-range attack weapons such as muskets.
The muskets were actually prepared for the Black Dragon Guards.
Jin Xing didn't say this to Xuan Qing, to prevent him from getting jealous and killing all the Northern Army.
They were the kind that would injure one thousand enemies but lose eight hundred of their own. After all, they only had dozens of people, while the Northern Army had five hundred thousand.
This amount is the kind that you can never finish cutting even if someone stands there and lets you cut it.
So Xuan Qing came up with the most conservative and safe method, "In this case, let's find the whereabouts of the military rations first, and wait for me to move the military rations to the space.
We will burn the Northern Army camps again. Tonight is a good night, so we won't resort to violence against the Northerners." But the Northern Army could also feel something worse than death.
The Black Dragon Guards subconsciously looked up at the strange red moon. They heard that it was the lair of the demons. What a beautiful night!
Xuan Langjun didn't know if there was something wrong with his eyes or if there was water in his brain.
I guess he's just out of his mind. After all, he married the fourth princess, so he does have some vision.
"I brought a treasure-hunting rat and let it explore the way." The Black Dragon Guard at the side opened the cloth belt hanging around his waist and poured out the stuff.
Everyone saw a black rat the size of a fist jumping out.
"So small? Is it reliable?" The smallest ordinary mouse is as big as a human head. What can such a small thing do?
"Huh, you don't understand, this is a gift from the princess, a product of the space."
The core Black Dragon Guards all knew that the Fourth Princess had a powerful space, and some of them had even entered it, because people with strong spiritual power could help collect food in the space.
Everyone fell silent immediately, out of jealousy.
Of course Xuan Qing didn’t, because whatever he wanted, Jiang Changle would share with him.
Sure enough, not long after, the inconspicuous little mouse came back chirping.
"Little mouse, how are you?" Black Dragon Guard asked excitedly.
It seemed as if they really thought the little mouse could understand human language, and everyone was speechless for a moment.
The little mouse couldn't speak, but it took out a few grains of rice from its mouth. Xuanqing and Jinxing noticed at a glance that this rice was indeed not the kind of rice with full grains produced by their Jiang family.
This is obviously the rice of the Northern Army.
"Well done, Mouse, lead the way to a remote place so as not to alert the Northern Army."
I don’t know if the little mouse understood, or maybe it was instinctively afraid of places where there were orcs, so it only went to places with few people.
But it is impossible that they did not encounter the Northern Army. After all, military rations are also very important and are usually placed in the middle of the tent.
Especially the guards on the outermost side, if you don’t break through, you can’t get into the barracks at all.
But these minions were no hindrance to the Black Dragon Guards at all. They killed people without anyone noticing, threw them into the Xuanqing space, and then put on the clothes of the Northern Army.
So fifty people formed themselves into a guard and walked into the Northern Army camp blatantly. In addition, the red moon was dim and it was difficult to see the other party's faces clearly, so naturally no one recognized them.
The team followed the little mouse with guns and made many twists and turns. Soon they arrived at the granary. There were people guarding it, and people were coming in and out to carry food and cook.
It takes a long time to cook food for 500,000 people.
It wasn't surprising that the Black Dragon Guards sneaked in.
"Huh? Who are you? Why have I never seen you transporting grain?" The soldier guarding the granary couldn't help but wonder.
There are nearly a thousand firefighters in an army of 500,000, and only a few hundred people are responsible for collecting food. They must be familiar with each other.
"We are from the same team. The commander asked us to come." Xuan Qing disguised himself. After all, his face was highly recognizable after today's battle.
Not only did he take out the badge for collecting food, he also spoke fluent northern dialect. So this is the difference between smart people and ordinary people.
It was definitely not luck that Xuanqing became the master, but his strength.
The guard looked at the badge and found it was real, but he didn't know that Xuanqing had just stolen it.
Seeing Xuan Qing speaking in a clear and fluent northern dialect, he immediately let him in. "Go in, but you can only take ten bags at most."
The Northern Army must not have much rations left, which is why they are restricted.
"Okay." Xuan Qing waved his hand and asked the Black Dragon Guards behind him to follow him in to move the food.
The granary in the Northern Kingdom is very large, storing more than 100,000 kilograms of grain. If they eat it sparingly, it will be enough for them to eat for a long time, at least until the Northern Kingdom receives support from internal grain and grass.
Were these all given by the Dongguo people?
Xuan Qing's eyes were cold. He raised his hand and waved it, and the food that looked like a mountain disappeared in an instant.
The Black Dragon Guards were so excited. With so much food, Sanliu County was saved!
After collecting the grain, the Black Dragon Guards took off their clothes so that they would not be able to see each other clearly when fighting, which would be bad if they hit their own people.
The clothes they took off were used to start a fire. Soon, the Northern Kingdom's granary was on fire, and the Black Dragon Guards escaped through the hole in the back of the granary.