In the thick of the night, the torch was already burning outside the camp tent, and the soldiers had already gathered in a column under the shouts of their respective commanders.

Wang Meng rushed out, but instead became the most discordant existence in the camp, leaving the camp tent without a step, and there were already swords and guns under his neck. Fortunately, those soldiers recognized him in time, so they didn't act more radically, but Rao was like this, seeing the cold blade under his neck, Wang Meng was still shocked into a cold sweat.

After a while, Wang Meng was led to the inside of the camp gate, and when he saw that the soldiers were all neatly armoured, he couldn't help but feel even more ashamed when he saw his disheveled mess. However, the mood did not last long, and soon his attention was drawn to the commotion around the camp.

Outside the area covered by the campfire, the night was still deep, and although the scenery in the field of vision was blurred, the shadows were already faintly visible, and the chaotic shouts of running were pouring in from all directions.

Wang Meng himself lacked much experience in Rong Brigade, and he didn't expect to encounter a very rare night attack on the first night he left Hongnong County. Thinking of the warning of the general Xiao Yuandong in the evening, he couldn't help but be even more shocked.

Night raid is the most dangerous variable for camping and staying overnight, even if Wang Meng has no experience in camping, he has already learned this common sense from the book. If this tactic is used correctly, a small number of people can defeat several times the enemy. However, if you can give early warning, it will probably be in vain.

Wang Meng still can't understand why Xiao Yuandong said the early warning, but seeing that the early warning in the camp was sufficient, there was no clutter, which showed that he was well prepared, so after the initial panic, his mood gradually calmed down.

A sneak attack at night focuses on the enemy's unpreparedness, and if the enemy has early warning and precautions, half of the battle has already been lost. Next, as long as they can hold the camp steadily, they can calmly defeat the enemy. After all, night battles are a test for both the offensive and defensive sides, and if the invading enemy really has several times the attack, there is no need to adopt such a risky style of play.

Wang Meng is still interpreting the example of the military book here, and Xiao Yuandong, the neat general, has already descended here surrounded by more than a dozen personal soldiers, Wang Meng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly walked over and asked: "How did the prince predict that he would be attacked by night......

Xiao Yuandong's face was gloomy at this time, and when he heard Wang Meng's question, he just snorted coldly, but he didn't reply, but he just walked around the camp gate, and when he saw that the soldiers were all ready, his face was a little soothed.

At this time, the noise in the field became even more noisy, Xiao Yuandong's face became even more ugly, and the long lance under his arm shook and roared: "Battalion A is out of the queue and on the horse, follow me to fight back for a while!" ”

"A general shall not be ......"

Wang Meng's face had changed greatly after hearing this, and there was no way to judge the enemy's situation at night, and his own soldiers were panicking, and it was still reluctant to hold on, and it was even more dangerous to take the initiative to attack.

But no one paid attention to his warning at all, and the soldiers in the battalion were only ordered by the commander-in-chief, and as soon as Xiao Yuandong's voice fell, more than 200 people had already come out to lead their horses and turn over. Before Wang Meng could step forward and persuade him, Xiao Yuandong had already led these hundreds of soldiers to rush out of the camp gate, and he pierced into the night like a steel gun in his breath.

Seeing this scene, Wang Meng was already so frightened that cold sweat appeared on his forehead, you must know that there are not many soldiers in the camp, but there are only five or six hundred, Xiao Yuandong directly took away more than half of the soldiers, at this moment the defense force of the camp is already extremely empty, only what he can see is only fifty or sixty people, and the others are still running in the camp to suppress those panicked soldiers.

"This General Xiao is really too rash......

Even if it was only on paper in the past, Wang Meng could see that with Xiao Yuandong leading the crowd to attack, the entire battalion defense was already in danger, and if the enemy disturbed it later, it would be in danger of being lost!

But the matter has come to this, it is useless to think too much, Wang Meng can only draw out the war knife and hold it in his hand, looking anxious and waiting for the enemy to rush close and kill a few people, even if it is inevitable to die in the end, it is worth the trip.

"Wang Cheng doesn't need to be so nervous, this kind of battle is just ordinary."

Seeing Wang Meng so vigilant, Xing Yue, the deputy general who stayed in the camp, walked over, smiled and patted him on the shoulder, signaling that there was no need to do this.

"But ......"

Seeing that there was no shortage of slack among the left-behind soldiers such as Xing Yue, Wang Meng's mood became even heavier.

"The offenders are just a rabble of bandits in the wild, how can these thieves resist General Xiao personally going down and killing."

When Wang Meng heard this, he was even more confused: "Why is the general sure that the offender is nothing more than a rabble?" Why is the other prince sure that there will be a night attack? ”

After Xing Yue heard this, he laughed, and did not mean the increasingly noisy fighting outside the camp, and explained carefully to Wang Meng: "Although Wang Zhi has not been broadcast here, the Wang Division's vanguard has also been repeatedly swept up, and all the people who have been ordered to be under the banner are under supervision. The wilderness is all over the place, or it can't strictly control the countryside, but it can also monitor the strength and weakness of the thieves......"

Through Xing Yue's explanation, Wang Meng gradually realized many doubts in his heart. Although the main force of the Wang Division retreated to Hongnong to recuperate, the scouts were always active in the surrounding situation, and the surrounding enemy troops were all under supervision. From this point of view, it can be assured that the invading enemy cannot be a well-known man.

Even if an enemy army does break up and infiltrate here, the chances of choosing them as a target are slim to none. This is only a day's journey from the base camp of the Hongnong Wangshi, even if it happens, Xiao Yuandong led the crowd to investigate the reality of the enemy army, or can take advantage of the situation of the siege has not become a breakthrough to ask for help, if the enemy army is really a rabble, the night counterattack can disrupt the enemy formation, but outside the enemy camp.

As for why it is said that there will be an enemy attack tonight, there is no mystery to talk about this, Wang Shishi has no way to hide it, or move or quietly to affect people's hearts, there must be no shortage of snoopers outside the territory of Hongnong County. After years of chaos in Guanzhong, especially after a cold winter, including those strong beam bandits, they are all hungry and cold, once they find such a heavy team with rich freight, how can they ignore it.

In other words, including Xiao Yuandong, it is impossible to predict the prophet, and the reason why it is said that there will be an enemy attack tonight is only to judge that this possibility is relatively large. Even if you can't succeed in a sneak attack, you can test how effective the king division is on this road, and then gather more thieves to attack and kill and rob on the back road.

After listening to Xing Yue's explanation, Wang Meng couldn't help but be silent for a long time, and realized the shallowness of talking on paper. Such a simple judgment involves many aspects, not to mention how profound, but if you ignore a little, you may pay a heavy price. And this kind of judgment of specific circumstances cannot be recorded in even the most profound military books.

Not to mention Wang Meng's silent and self-ashamed appearance, Xiao Yuandong roared back after leading the crowd out of the camp for most of the quarter, the formation was slightly scattered, and the soldiers' quivers were already empty, and the swords and guns were stained with blood, which was daunting to look at.

"The thieves have been routed, and the camp is commanded to rest in peace."

Xiao Yuandong turned over and dismounted, the horse lance under his ribs was still dripping blood, he glanced at Wang Meng, who was looking forward to the camp gate, his heart moved, and motioned to several soldiers to escort a few prisoners who were howling and struggling to the camp, and then pointed at Wang Meng and said, "Will you use a knife?" I went to cut my guts. ”

There may be some concern in these words, but Wang Meng felt extremely harsh when he heard it in his ears, and said angrily: "Although the young man is useless, he is by no means timid!" I ...... the work of the battle Yes! ”

Before the generous speech was finished, Wang Meng had already exclaimed, just because a thing was thrown at him in mid-air, he subconsciously waved his arms to block, but there was a fishy tide that rushed straight to the door and even splashed into his mouth, and he didn't see clearly until he looked down through the firelight, it was a bloody human head, and what was even worse was that the human head's eyes were round and black and white, and he just stared at him after landing.

Seeing Wang Meng jumping back in fright, Xiao Yuandong had already laughed, and his mood improved a little, and he stepped forward and put his plasma-stained palm on Wang Meng's shoulder and said with a smile: "I haven't seen what the kid's endowment is." But the general has given you a lot of attention, and I don't expect you to be unusual. It's not a good place, and if the real evil war is in full swing, I don't have time to take care of you. If you have no plan to make a living, and if you live up to the high hopes of the general, I will not bother to pick up a rotten bone thrown into the wilderness. ”

When Wang Meng heard this, he was also half ashamed and half angry in his heart, lowered his head and spit out the hot minced meat that splashed into his mouth, forcibly suppressed the desire to retch, and then said in a slightly stiff tone: "The general has high hopes, and I sacrifice my life to repay it." Even if the bones are exposed, how dare there be General Lao! ”

When Xiao Yuandong heard this, he already raised his head and laughed, patted Wang Meng on the shoulder, and then raised his arms and shouted: "The thieves who came have been defeated, each of them rests in the camp, raises enough strength, and does not delay the trip!" ”

Without spinning, most of the camp guards dispersed, and the torch in the camp was reduced a lot, and the night was rendered into the camp again. Dozens of more camp guards mounted their horses and went out of the camp to watch, and the sound of horses' hooves echoed in the wilderness.

Wang Meng didn't feel sleepy at this time, bent down and grabbed a handful of dirt to wipe off the bloody stains on his shoulders that were patted by Xiao Yuandong, and then walked to the prisoners who were tied up next to the camp gate, pretending to ask the origin sharply, and the people replied tremblingly, sure enough, as Xing Yue explained before, it was the bandits who dared to come to test the military strength, but they didn't expect Wang Shi to dare to cross the camp to counterattack, and the soldiers were killed and scattered.

The battle was so lackluster that the patrol soldiers were too lazy to raise their spirits. However, this was the first time Wang Meng faced the battle formation, although the night did not cover the specific situation of the battle, but the Hongwu soldiers returned to the brave and bloody breath made him deeply moved.

Seeing those trembling and terrified captives, Xiao Yuandong's previous proposal sounded in Wang Meng's mind again, and then his mood became impatient.

His fingers rested on the cold hilt of his knife, and his breathing became rapid. The captive on the side also sensed the danger in his expression, and wailed and begged for mercy.

"So you're afraid of death......"

Seeing this scene, Wang Meng suddenly wanted to laugh, he grabbed the handle of the knife with one hand, stepped forward with the other hand to grab the man's loose bun, looked down at the other party's bloodstained, frightened and distorted face, and many thoughts surged in his heart.

Hearing this man crying about hunger and cold, he almost couldn't live, so he took the risk, but Wang Meng did not have any sympathy and pity, but there was a kind of luck, because this person cried many predicaments, how could he not have experienced this, and he did not feel that he was nobler or smarter than the other party, but now, one is a prisoner waiting for death, and the other is the head of a sword-wielding officer.

Is such a disparity just a fluke? Why didn't he fall into the line of this prisoner who risked his life and died faster?

Wang Meng let go of his fingers, threw the man away, and retreated to the side and sat on the ground with a knife, without saying a word for a long time. When the patrol soldiers saw this scene, they were also suspicious, and they called a few times but could not respond, so they simply ignored them, and just lit a bonfire beside them.

In this way, it was not until the dawn of the morning that the voices of the people in the camp gradually became noisy, Wang Meng suddenly stood up, and then looked at the few captives who were already frozen and dying, his eyes flashed with a bit of insight, and he muttered in his mouth: "People are afraid of death, do all kinds of evil, punish and punish the law, and the name is to govern people, which is really to suppress evil!" Trees will inevitably wither, people will inevitably have evil thoughts, and the survival of the name of punishment lies in the safety of life, followed by punishment......"