Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 378 Shadow
"Don't worry about food and fodder. A lot of food has been stored in Jiangzhou City. It was originally used for disaster relief, but it was saved because of the rebellion of the people." said Prime Minister Shen.

"That's good." Song Chaozhong said, "The bandits who attacked the city retreated not long ago. Tomorrow morning, I will lead the troops to pursue them. If we can wipe them out and capture some of the leaders, the rest will be easy."

"General, don't be careless. The rebels have retreated to the mountains dozens of miles away. They are familiar with the terrain. If you are careless, you will easily be ambushed." Prime Minister Shen reminded.

"Don't worry, Minister Shen. Some ordinary people, even if they have weapons and armor, can't do much, let alone those who don't even have weapons and armor." Song Chaozhong said nonchalantly.

It’s not that he is arrogant, fighting a war does not just require a large number of people.

Even some peasants who took up arms were no match for the regular army.

This gap cannot be bridged by ambushes or calculations.

Even if Bai Qi were to be resurrected, with hundreds of thousands of civilians without weapons, they would not be his match.

Prime Minister Shen did not think that these rebels would be a match for the imperial guards, he only gave a reminder out of caution.

So I didn’t care too much about it.

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The 50,000 troops led by Song Chaozhong did not enter the city, but set up camp outside the city.

Although Song Chaoxin despised the rebels in his heart, he still told his soldiers to be careful and guard against them at night.

Guarding against raids on the camp can be said to be a compulsory course for ancient military generals.

Worried about the officers and soldiers' negligence, Song Chaozhong even inspected the area personally several times.

The soldiers who were assigned to patrol the camp were exhausted from the long journey and wanted to be lazy, but after seeing their commander making several inspections, they did not dare to be lazy and started patrolling seriously.

"General, although there are more than 100,000 bandit soldiers, they are all ordinary civilians. They are blind at night. How could they possibly come to rob our camp!" Gu Tingwei said with a smile.

"Have you read any military books?" Song Chaozhong asked.

"I have read all the military books at home." Gu Tingwei said.

"Don't you understand what it means to take someone by surprise and attack them when they are unprepared?"

Song Chaozhong said: "The rebels have poor fighting ability and lack weapons. Raiding the camp is their only chance of winning. No matter how likely it is to deal with the raid, we must be careful to guard against it. As long as we don't give the other side a chance, we will be invincible."

"I understand. Thank you for your guidance, General!" Gu Tingwei said seriously.

"I understand." Song Zhaozhong nodded and said, "It's getting late. I'll go back and rest first. You lead people to patrol every half an hour tonight."

"Yes!" Gu Tingwei replied.

Song Chaozhong returned to the tent to rest, while Gu Tingwei was on guard outside with a team of personal soldiers.

About half an hour later, Gu Tingwei gave some instructions and took a few people to patrol.

Only half an hour had passed since Song Chao's previous inspection. After Gu Tingwei made a round of inspection, he did not find any slacking off among the patrolling soldiers.

On the way back, Gu Tingwei suddenly covered his stomach and said, "My stomach hurts a little. I need to go to the bathroom. You guys go back first."

After Gu Tingwei finished speaking, he covered his stomach and ran towards the toilet.

There were 50,000 people in the camp, and some huts were built in several places.

Gu Tingwei did not go to the nearest toilet, but went to the toilet in the northwest direction.

Places like outhouses are stinking and are usually built at the outermost part of the camp.

Because it smelled so bad, even the patrolling soldiers passing by would not look too closely and would just pass by quickly.

Gu Tingwei came to the toilet and waited for a while. When he heard the footsteps fading away, he came out pinching his nose.

"The patrol interval here is about a cup of tea, so we have to hurry."

Gu Tingwei looked around carefully, then disappeared into the darkness.

Carefully reaching the barricades at the edge of the camp, Gu Tingwei climbed up the barricades in the faint moonlight and leaped hard. The sound of his landing was very loud in the darkness, and Gu Tingwei rolled over and lay on the ground without moving.

After waiting for a while and seeing no movement, I carefully identified the direction and chose a direction to walk in.

"Who?"

Not long after he walked away, he suddenly heard a noise not far behind him. He quickly crouched down and let out a low growl.

I waited for a while, but heard no response.

"Maybe I was too nervous."

Gu Tingwei wiped the cold sweat from his face, then stood up and continued walking forward.

But he didn't notice that in the darkness behind him, there seemed to be a figure following him.

Gu Tingwei walked a mile or two, stopped beside a big tree, and called a few times imitating the sound of birds.

Wow~
At this time, the grass not far away rustled.

"Who!" Gu Tingwei shouted in a low voice.

"The soul is back!"

A man came out from the bushes and shouted in a low voice.

Gu Tingwei breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Because it was dark, he could only vaguely see that the person coming was short and thin.

"The camp is heavily guarded, and the chances of successfully robbing the camp are very small," said Gu Tingwei.

The thin man was a little disappointed when he heard this and said, "Then we can only cut off our food supply."

"Have you forgotten that there is disaster relief food in Jiangzhou City? Minister Shen said today that the disaster relief food in the city is enough to feed the army for half a month." Gu Tingwei reminded.

"Of course we know this, but it was all caused by a fire." said the thin man.

"Are you crazy?" Gu Tingwei said anxiously, "Setting fire to the food in the city, once the fire starts, the government will seal off the city and there will be no way to escape."

"Haha." The thin man laughed when he heard this, "Rebellion is a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of the clan. Can arson be a bigger crime than rebellion?"

"If I am really involved, I will also give you away." Gu Tingwei sneered.

“Don’t worry, not many people know about your existence. Even if something happens, you will not be involved.” said the thin man.

"That's good." Gu Tingwei nodded and said, "Don't forget what you promised me, to rescue my mother after this matter is over. If you dare to lie to me, I will report you as well."

"Don't worry, we may do what we promised Mr. Gu. After all, we have a pleasant cooperation and want to continue the cooperation." The thin man smiled.

"I have to go back first, otherwise it will be troublesome if someone finds out." Gu Tingwei said.

"Yeah." The thin man nodded.

After Gu Tingwei left, the thin man stood there for a while before leaving.

About a cup of tea later, a figure stood up from the ground not far away.

The man looked around and did not follow Gu Tingwei back to the camp, but went directly to Jiangzhou City.

At this time, the gates of Jiangzhou City were closed, so he naturally could not enter the city and could only hide.

He appeared when it was light, and there were already some people waiting outside the city to enter the city. He mixed in with the people entering the city, waited for the city gate to open, and then entered the city.

This person came directly to the post station and said to the soldier guarding the entrance of the post station: "I am here on the orders of General Song to see Prime Minister Shen for an urgent matter!"

The soldier guarding the entrance of the post station did not dare to delay and hurried in to report. Soon the visitor was brought in.

(End of this chapter)