Ming Empire

Chapter 92
Wang Anzu made a living by hunting, and his ancestors ran around the Taihang Mountains for generations.One year, Wang An's father, Wang Shiquan, was injured by a wild animal while hunting. Fortunately, Cao Wenzhao, who happened to lead his army passing by, asked for help and saved his life.In order to thank Cao Wenzhao for saving his life, Wang Shiquan asked his second son Wang An to follow Cao Wenzhao, willing to serve Cao Wenzhao for the rest of his life.

Cao Wenzhao also readily accepted Wang Shiquan's request for repayment, and asked Wang An to follow him as a personal guard.

Wang An's skill is very good, and his level of bow and arrow is beyond the reach of ordinary people. "Hundred Steps" is the best word to describe him, and he is called "Wang Baibu".Cao Wenzhao died in that battle, and Wang An was also seriously injured. Fortunately, he survived the catastrophe and crawled out of the dead after several hours of unconsciousness.The benefactor of the Wang family died on the battlefield, and Wang An vowed to take revenge.After returning to Datong after a lot of twists and turns, Wang An followed Cao Yue.

Because of Wang An's loyalty and skill, Cao Yue also valued him very much.It's just that Wang An blamed himself for not protecting Cao Wenzhao well, and he has always been unwilling to be an officer to lead the army, even a general of the Jiading army, he just wanted to protect Cao Yue.

However, in the Datong Guards this time, Wang An finally followed Cao Yue's persuasion, and went to work in the special training team, becoming a deputy general manager.When Wang An followed Cao Wenzhao, he was only 16 years old, and now he is only 25 years old.He is agile, quick-witted, and very loyal to the Cao family, so Cao Yue's assignments are all done very well.He is also very hardworking in the special training. The hundred or so people under his command have all experienced devilish training, especially the last remaining ninety or so people, who are the best in the special training team.

It can be said that the nearly [-] people led by Wang An are the most effective team in the entire special training team.

Under Cao Yue's order, the hundreds of people from the training team left Datong to investigate the whereabouts of Li Yan's troops, and Wang An's troops followed Li Yan closely without being discovered by the other party's scouts. He acted together with the large army and sent back a large number of enemy military reports, allowing Cao Yue to grasp the whereabouts of Li Yan's troops in the first place.

After Li Yan rejected Cao Yue's letter asking to fight against the foreign captives together, Wang An received Cao Yue's order to attack Li Yan's troops and warn the bandits.When the order was received, Wang An's troops had followed Li Yan's men back to the vicinity of Datong.

After receiving Cao Yue's order, Wang An immediately began to prepare for action.

Wang An knew that he wasn't the only one following Li Yan's special training unit, there was another one or two.Wang An thought that his men were the best, so he also strictly demanded that the soldiers under his command show the best performance, impressing his companions and surprising Cao Yue.Wang An formulated a very risky action plan, ready to inflict heavy damage on the rogues at any cost.

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It was late at night, and the hillside where Li Yan's men and horses camped more than [-] miles southwest of Datong City, the scene of the crowd before sunset was gone, and it began to slowly fall silent.It's just the beginning of spring, and there are not many sounds of insects and birds singing, only the sound of passing patrols trampling through occasionally breaks the silence of the night sky.Because it is close to Datong City, the officers and soldiers in Datong City may leave the city to fight or sneak attack at any time. The patrols of Li Yan's battalion are very intensive, and there are almost no interruptions.

In order to guard against a possible attack on the camp by the officers and soldiers, Li Yan also formulated a very careful response plan to make sure that there would be no accidents.

Li Yan believes that Cao Yue will definitely take action, which can be seen from the occasional sneak attack by Cao Yue's men and horses when Jiannu invaded the south.It's just that along the way, Li Yan didn't encounter any surprise attacks from the officers and soldiers, which somewhat surprised Li Yan.But Li Yan did not let down his vigilance because of this. He knew that Cao Yue was just waiting for an opportunity, and any negligence by him might be fatal.Because of the strict order of the coach, none of Li Yan's generals dared to be careless, and the patrolling troops were arranged very densely, even in the middle of the night.

Another patrol team of more than [-] people walked past the camp and ran in another direction.Just as this group of people approached and before the next patrolling group came, dozens of men in black suddenly appeared on the ground where there was nothing unusual, and they disappeared again in a blink of an eye.

At about the same time, similar situations occurred in several nearby places.

It's just that after they passed, there were no traces left, let alone any abnormal movements.The latter group of patrolling sergeants passed by with torches, and continued to patrol forward after finding no abnormalities.And these mysterious figures who just escaped from the patrol continued to slowly approach the camp in this ups and downs stealth way.They are not in a hurry at all, and they will lurk immediately after an abnormal situation occurs.

These mysterious people are all dressed in camouflage uniforms very similar to the surrounding environment, lurking on the ground at night, even if they get close, it is extremely difficult to find, unless they step on it, they will feel abnormal.

In the end, these mysterious figures crossed the fence of the camp and sneaked into the heavily guarded camp of rogues without anyone noticing.

At this time, the bandit camp was full of snoring noises everywhere, and the sergeant, who had worked hard all day, had already fallen asleep peacefully.

In the second half of the night when there is no moon, most of the camp is dark.But amidst the sound of snoring, several flames suddenly appeared in the camp that was shrouded in darkness. These flames expanded rapidly after being lit, and swallowed the nearby camps in a blink of an eye.The sergeant who was awakened in the tent screamed and ran out before he could put on his clothes.But after running out, they were surprised to find that the fire had spread everywhere.

Fortunately, Li Yan formulated several sets of coping mechanisms, and the night guards in the camp immediately dispatched to look for the attackers, and at the same time, some personnel began to put out the fire.The originally quiet camp suddenly became full of people, very lively.

Li Yan was also awakened immediately, and the sergeants under him reported the situation of the attack to him in the fastest time.

Li Yan, who fell asleep in the middle of the night, was drowsy. After hearing the sergeant's report, he was completely awakened from sleepiness.He was extremely annoyed, but he didn't panic, but quickly ordered that the whole army be put on alert to prevent the officers and soldiers from taking advantage of the situation to attack.

Li Yan can judge from the situation of the report that the attacking officers and soldiers are still elite small teams, and the number will not be large, just like the situation when the army of founding slaves invaded the south and was attacked.At times like this, the most fearful thing is that you will make a mess, and if there is a scream or something, it will be a tragedy.

Fortunately, Li Yan made full preparations for this. The generals of the various ministries issued orders immediately after receiving the report. There was no major chaos in the camp, and several fires that had ignited were quickly extinguished.

But at this time, Li Yan received a report that the place where the grain and grass were piled up was also attacked, and the grain and grass were set on fire, causing heavy losses.

(End of this chapter)