After Gao Shun and Xu Rong came out of Zhao Chen's tent, they returned to their own tents and gathered their subordinates. They told them about Zhao Chen's plan to attack Ying County at night and told them to prepare early. They also told the soldiers to rest early and conserve their energy to prepare for the great battle at night. Other than a few soldiers who were patrolling and guarding the camp, the rest of the soldiers had turned off their lights and went to bed early. After Gao Shun and Xu Rong arranged all the trivial matters, they also rested early. Tonight's battle was their first time on the real battlefield. This battle could only be won, and they could not lose. They were all tensed up, wanting to show off their own prestige in one go.
Time passed quickly. In the pitch-black night, there was only a crescent moon hanging high in the sky, dotted with stars. In this quiet night, only a few bonfires in the camp were crackling. A few armored soldiers were patrolling loyally with spears in their hands. The rest of the tents were silent. The soldiers were resting and waiting for the big battle.
Soon, four hours had passed. When it was midnight, Zhao Chen woke up punctually. He put on his armor, grabbed his weapon, and walked out of the tent. He looked up at the sky and realized that it was almost time. He ordered the Tiger Guards who had been guarding the tent to inform Gao Shun, Xu Rong, and the others to gather their troops. He and the Tiger Guards gathered the cavalry outside the tent. When they were done, Zhao Chen ordered them, All the soldiers listened to the order, put the horse's mouth on the horse's mouth, put a cloth on the horse's legs, and now follow me out to meet the guard.
After saying that, he led his personal guards out of the camp. The sound of horse hooves could be heard as a troop of over a thousand cavalrymen quietly and solemnly rushed out of the camp. They patrolled around the camp in a five-mile radius to prevent enemies or passers-by from discovering the movement of the troops.
Zhao Chen brought two or three of his personal guards and dismounted. They walked up to a relatively high mound nearby and looked around to check for any movements. Everything was silent as far as the eye could see. The surroundings were pitch black, and only the moonlight and starlight in the sky could light up a little.
Zhao Chen looked at the camp and saw that the Breaking Ranks Battalion and the Flying Bear Army were lined up in an orderly manner under the command of Gao Shun and Xu Rong. They were preparing to cut off the equipment and rations, and they were carefully putting away the tents and destroying the traces of the troops stationed there. After he finished looking, he nodded. Very good. He knew that they were deep behind the enemy's back, so they had to be careful and try not to alarm the enemy.
Soon, Gao Shun and the others had settled everything. Zhao Chen also ordered the cavalry to gather and began to march rapidly. They advanced cautiously. Zhao Chen and the others walked very carefully because it was very easy to get into accidents when marching in the dark of the night. Therefore, they set off early and slowly moved to their destination at a relatively stable speed.
In Ying County, a few dozen li away, a small square city stood on the ground under the night sky. The city walls of this city were no more than five meters tall and only one meter thick. It was considered relatively weak. The main city had no lights at all, and only a few furnaces were lit on the city walls. The sound of the night watch could not be heard from within the city. The soldiers on the city walls were all sleepy. They leaned against the wall with their weapons and were almost asleep. Their heads were still nodding. Their defenses were very lax.
This was a very young youth who was trying his best to open his sleepy eyes and be a dutiful guard. A middle-aged man beside him saw his appearance and walked up to pat his shoulder." Kid, you just joined the army, right? You look very unfamiliar. If you want to sleep, go ahead. Sleep for a while. No one will care about you."”
When the youth heard the middle-aged man's words, he asked in confusion,"Why? Aren't we close to the border of the Qin country? If they suddenly attack, what should we do?”
The middle-aged man laughed out loud after hearing that. He laughed until the youth's face turned red. He then said,"Child, how can there be so many battles? The Qin army has just fought with us for almost a year. They are all busy resting. They won't attack us. I think you don't have to worry about it.”
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he placed his weapon against the wall. He stretched his body and lowered his helmet to cover his face. He leaned against the wall and fell asleep.
Only the young man was left. After an hour, he couldn't hold on any longer. He leaned against the wall and fell asleep. There were less than a hundred people patrolling the main city wall. The remaining hundreds were lazy and sleeping. For a time, there was a loud cry.
Just as they were unaware, an elite troop from Qin State was secretly approaching them, preparing to start their first battle.
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