Chapter 470 Night Attack on Barstow
On the dark night, in the Basto area on the border between the provinces of Silia and Durant, the sentry towers stand tall and the dim lights sway in the night wind. The two guard sentries from the provinces of Silia were talking boredly in the trenches.
"Hey, brother, do you think Wang Jing's girl is really as beautiful as the commander said?" A sentry pushed another sentry smoking tobacco and asked curiously.
Another sentry took a deep breath of the tobacco in his mouth, and his face showed a look of longing: "Then there is still a fake. Do you know the maids of the Rain Palace? They were all brought by the Rain King from Wang Jing. Tsk, that beautiful water spirit..."
When the sentry's description was heard, the other sentry's face was full of yearning. Thinking of those beautiful girls, the young sentry suddenly wanted to go to Wangjing to take a look.
"Boy, don't drool. Follow His Highness, the King of Rain, and you can choose whatever girl you want when we hit Wangjing." Another sentry saw the saliva at the corner of the young sentry's mouth, patted his shoulder and scolded.
"What are you two doing if you don't keep your guard? Do you want to get whipped again-" While the two sentries were talking excitedly, the officer who was convenient to get up came over and rubbed his sleepy eyes and cursed them.
The officer was born as a nobleman. Although he had no title, the family behind him could not afford to offend him. The conversation between the two sentrymen came to an abrupt end. He nodded and bowed, quickly squeezed out the tobacco in his hand and ran back to his sentry.
After the officer cursed and made it easier, he returned to the military tent. Soon, there were shocking snoring sounds coming from the military tent.
"What a fucking look? It's not because of family connections that he became an officer. I really think he has the ability." The sentry complained dissatisfiedly after the officer fell asleep.
"If I get to the battlefield, I will give him a knife first and see if he bullies us." Another sentry complained angrily.
After King Rain raised the flag to clear the monarch, the nobles who opposed the emperor Long Han came to join in. For a time, the marquises and dukes of the entire province of Silia were everywhere.
In order to win over these nobles who came to surrender, when Yu Wang Longjing reorganized the army, all the officers were all the nobles' children.
These children of playboys and nobles on weekdays do not know how to lead troops to fight. They show off their power in the military camp and beat and scold soldiers at any time. The soldiers dare not speak out, and they are very resentful.
Although the Rain King Long Jing knew that these noble children were not good at leading troops to fight, what he needed now was the support of the nobles, and he could only turn a blind eye to the chaos among the noble children and generals.
"Who!" Suddenly, a sentry heard a sound from the bushes outside the trench, and immediately grabbed the gun in his hand alertly and shouted loudly.
The Basto area is located at the junction of Durant Province and Silia Province. It is a strategic location. Advance can attack Durant Province, which is loyal to Emperor Longhan, and retreat can defend the gateway of Silia Province.
As King Yu raised the anti-flag, this was already the front line, so the garrison soldiers guarding here were always vigilant, afraid that Emperor Long Han's army would come over.
Time passed by minute by minute, and there was no sound in the bushes.
"Brother, don't be so nervous. Maybe it's the movement caused by wild animals." Another sentry saw the nervous look of the young sentry and comforted her with a smile.
The young sentry stared at the dark bushes and looked puzzled. He clearly heard the noise. He waved to another sentry and said, "I'll go and see, be careful, there's nothing wrong."
Seeing the young sentry walking towards the bushes with a lantern, another sentry shook his head helplessly, lit the tobacco in his hand, but did not follow.
Although it has been a week since Yu Wang Longjing raised the anti-flag, according to intelligence, Wang Jing's army is still distributed in more than 30 provinces for reform, so the sentry does not believe that Wang Jing's army will appear in Basto.
Besides, Basto is now stationed with more than 30,000 garrison troops under the command of King Long Jing of the Rain, which can be said to be heavily guarded, so they are not worried that Emperor Long Han's army will foolishly attack a key area with heavy troops.
"Puff--" A cold light flashed in the darkness, and a sharp spear suddenly poked out from the bushes, piercing the body of the sentry that was hitting the lantern.
"Enemy..." The young sentry's body shook. Before he could say anything, his body had already plopped into the trench. The lantern fell to the ground and burned.
Another sentry who was sucking tobacco heard the noise and looked up and saw his companion fall to the ground. Countless helmets with cold light emerged from the bushes, and the sentry's expression frozen instantly.
"Swoosh--" A sharp arrow roared and shot into the left neck of the sentry with tobacco in his mouth, flying out from the right. At the last moment when the sentry fell, he felt his neck was cold and painful, and then his body tilted and his consciousness became blurred.
Heavy and dense footsteps sounded in the darkness. Near the periphery of the Barstow garrison army camp, the dark soldiers of Zhenxi rushed out and rushed towards the sleeping garrison camp.
Faced with the raid from the 10,000 elite soldiers of the Western Army led by Lin Chuan, tens of thousands of garrison troops stationed in Basto camp were unprepared in the dark and caught off guard.
The brave and warlike soldiers of Zhenxi Army were erecting sharp spears and cold swords, constantly advancing deep into the garrison camp. They were like evil wolves, fierce and powerful, constantly killing the garrison soldiers who had woken up from their sleep on the spot.
The fire in Basto camp soared into the sky, reflecting half of the sky red. The tents of the guard soldiers were burning, and the entire camp turned into a sea of fire.
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"Run, run." The noble officers appointed by the Rain King Longjing were like frightened rabbits, dressed in disheveled and fled in a hurry.
There were shouts of killing everywhere, and there were soldiers of Zhenxi Army with cold and fierce expressions everywhere. The garrison soldiers stationed here were extremely panicked and were killed so hard that they fled west and screamed.
The brave garrison soldiers picked up their weapons to resist, but facing the brave and warlike soldiers of Zhenxi Army, their single-person courage was cut into pieces before they could perform.
Ten thousand soldiers of the western army in the town quickly tore the defense line of the Barstow garrison camp from three directions, attacked their camp, and then launched an almost one-sided massacre.
"Let go of a hole and let them escape." Lin Chuan, the chief of the Inspectorate Office, with a cold-faced face, looked at the noisy battlefield surrounded by the generals of the Western Army in the town.
The general of Zhenxi Army was very puzzled: "Sir, why did we let a hole be released so that we can wipe out them completely?"
Lin Chuan explained with a smile: "The victory of our army in this battle has been decided. It is not enough to worry about letting some of the defeated soldiers go. These defeated soldiers will bring back the panic of defeat and help us disintegrate the morale of the enemy."
Chapter completed!