Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 873 Unfavorable Situation

"Coo, coo, coo."

At the edge of the parade ground of the Song army's Beidaying camp, the surviving special forces soldiers made secret signals, like the whispers of an owl at night.

After Zheng Wuji arrived, he quickly looked around and confirmed that there were no Song army soldiers lying in ambush. He then breathed a sigh of relief and made a cooing sound in response.

The sounds of secret signals intertwined in the night sky, and eventually, the people who sent the secret signals approached quietly and discovered each other.

"Afeng!" Zheng Wuji called softly.

"Wuji!" Xie Feng responded, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

After completing the arduous task, both of them were lucky enough to survive. When they met each other at this moment, their hearts were filled with excitement.

At this time, another person ran over in a panic. His name was Yao Yuan, also a special warfare personnel. There was a wound on his arm, which seemed to be pierced by an arrow, but he did not pull out the arrow, but broke the arrow shaft, kept the wound still, and simply sprinkled hemostatic medicine to reduce blood loss.

So far, a total of three people have survived!

"It's almost time. The hot air balloon will be here soon."

The three of them looked up and waited. Every extra minute was a torment. They were in great danger.

“I don’t know whether the organization will keep its promise and send people to pick us up. They won’t think we have no chance of survival and give up on picking us up, right?” Yao Yuan felt a little unsure, with a hint of worry in his voice.

Zheng Wuji shook his head and said, "Impossible, the special forces will not abandon any of us. Since they have arranged for the pick-up, they will definitely come. We must firmly believe in the Wu Kingdom, and we must believe in Marshal Su!" His voice was full of determination and trust.

Xie Feng nodded, he felt the same way. It was not difficult to send someone to pick them up. Since they could send troops, they would send someone to pick them up as agreed. They knew that Su Chen's promise was as heavy as Mount Tai, and he would never give up his soldiers easily.

So the three of them waited quietly in the night, feeling anxious, excited and worried.

After a while, a light spot appeared in the night sky and slowly approached. Perhaps the Song army soldiers did not pay attention, but Zheng Wuji and his three companions had undergone special training and immediately realized that it was a hot air balloon.

"Here it comes!" Zheng Wuji exclaimed excitedly.

"It's really here." Xie Feng's voice was filled with incredible joy.

"He will definitely come. General Su always keeps his word and will not break it."

Tears glistened in Yao Yuan's eyes. At this moment, they truly felt the hope of survival.

The light spot became bigger and bigger, and the three of them quickly pulled out the fireworks they had prepared in advance and sent out a signal.

After seeing the signal, the special forces on the hot air balloon immediately released a rope and hung an iron kettle at the end. It fell to the ground, making a crisp sound and a slight dragging sound on the ground.

Zheng Wuji and others followed the sound, found the rope in time, and began to climb up.

The responder in the basket above found that the rope was getting heavier, so he began to pull it up, pulling up and down together, and the speed of ascent became faster. "Why is there a flame over there?"

Some patrolling Song army soldiers saw flames appearing on the parade ground and immediately surrounded them, but they did not find any trace of the Wu army special forces because Zheng Wuji and his two companions had already left the parade ground and quietly took off.

When Zheng Wuji and others climbed into the basket, the hot air balloon had risen to a certain height and floated out of the Song army camp.

The three finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at the location of the blazing fire in the Song army camp. It was the grain and grass depot that was burning. Everything that had just happened seemed like a lifetime ago.

This was the first actual combat of the special forces in conducting airborne operations. They achieved perfect results, and three people escaped unscathed. This is worthy of being recorded in the tactical history of this time and space.

"Has the fire been put out? How much food and grass have been lost?" Cao Bin, already wearing armor and armed with sharp weapons, hurried to the baggage camp to inspect. He was also shocked when he got the news. Food and grass were the basis of their survival. If the food and grass were burned, what would they eat and how could they fight?

Therefore, Cao Bin dressed quickly and rushed over to personally command the fire-fighting and annihilation of the enemy. He must find out the situation here clearly, what was going on, and who set the fire.

Shi Baoji was a general of the baggage camp. When he saw Cao Bin coming, he immediately went up to him and clasped his fists, saying, "Greetings, Marshal Cao. The fire has been basically put out, but the loss of food and fodder is not small. The preliminary estimate is that it is tens of thousands of stones."

"What? That's half a month's rations for a hundred thousand troops. The army is short of food. How can we defend?" Cao Bin was a little angry, but he also couldn't understand why someone had blown up the food supplies from within the army.

"It is my fault for failing to guard the place properly. Please punish me, Marshal Cao!" Shi Baoji knelt on one knee with a guilty look on his face.

He is in his thirties. His father is Shi Shouxin, who was a well-known military figure in the Later Zhou Dynasty and the early Song Dynasty. He has a close relationship with Cao Bin. Therefore, Shi Baoji has a good relationship with Cao Bin in private. Taking the blame at this time is also to calm Marshal Cao down and save his life.

Although Cao Bin was furious, he also knew that Shi Baoji was not responsible. This incident was not caused by Shi Baoji's negligence, but by the difficulty in guarding against the traitor and the mysterious appearance of the special forces, which caught people off guard.

Cao Bin looked at Shi Baoji and knew that this was not the time to pursue responsibility, so he took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

"We haven't figured out the cause of the incident yet, so we can't convict you. Please stand up first. Have you found out who the arsonists are? Are there any survivors left?" Cao Bin asked in a deep voice, trying to stay calm.

Shi Baoji clasped his fists and replied: "We killed seventeen people, three of whom were wounded. However, after being captured, they committed suicide. It seems that they were all determined to kill each other. Some of them were wearing night clothes, and some were wearing our Song army's clothes underneath. They must be spies." There was a hint of helplessness in his voice, and it was obvious that he was also saddened by the loss.

Cao Bin's face turned pale, and he felt great pain in his heart as he looked at the food and grass that were burned.

This is the rations for an army of one hundred thousand. Once there is a food shortage, their defense time here will be almost halved, and it will also affect the morale of the three armies.

"Without any survivors, we can't investigate the specific details of their actions. There must be an insider. These days, each camp has been carefully checking to see which army these death warriors were in before, and whether there is anyone close to them." There was a hint of urgency in Cao Bin's voice. He knew that time was running out and he had to find the insider as soon as possible.

"Understood. We will send someone to investigate immediately." Han Lingkun, Liu Shouzhong and Murong Yanqing also rushed over and expressed their opinions, ready to take immediate action.

Cao Bin said to several generals: "We only have enough food and grass for half a month. After holding out for ten days, we must start to break out. Otherwise, we will all be destroyed here." There was a hint of determination in his voice. He knew how difficult this breakout would be, but in order to preserve his strength, this was the only way out.

"General Cao, if we want to break out, we should prepare early. Once the Wu army learns that we are short of food and grass, they will definitely be prepared to encircle and block our army. We can break out in advance, break out in batches, or fight on the move!" Han Lingkun put forward his own suggestions, with wisdom flashing in his eyes.

Cao Bin nodded and said, "That makes sense. This time, our army's defensive counterattack capabilities will be tested."

He knew that this breakout would not only face the siege of Wu Jun, but also overcome the internal chaos and low morale. But for the future of the Song Dynasty, he had to lead the soldiers to break out of the siege and find new opportunities.