Chapter 2032 3 Escape

General Yu Cheng, who was transformed by Jia Zhengjin, came to the parade ground and swore an oath to the army of tens of thousands in front of Emperor Wang Yuan of Qi State and all the civil and military officials.

Afterwards, the emperor came out in person to wish General Zhechong success and personally presented him with fine wine.

The oath-taking ceremony lasted for more than three hours, and the army finally set out, leaving Danyang in a mighty manner and heading towards the direction of Bashui County of Gao State.

The army was divided into three waves. In the front were General Zhechong Yu Cheng and 18 accompanying deputy generals, as well as the most elite Danyang cavalry; in the middle were the forcibly conscripted troops; and at the back of the team were the main Danyang troops.

It is estimated that this method was used to prevent the forcibly conscripted troops from escaping on the way, so they were guarded from front and back, so that they had to follow the large group and move forward honestly.

It was already afternoon when they set out. They walked along the avenue until it was dark, the moon was high in the sky, and the whole army was exhausted, so they set up camp on the spot.

The campfire was swaying, and countless military tents were continuous.

After the military rations were distributed, all the soldiers ate their fill by the campfire. They would never be left hungry before the battle.

In the darkness of the night, Diao Jun was full and looked around, and soon found Uncle Lian and the others.

There was no one around, so he quietly ran to the other side, looked around to make sure it was safe, squatted by their campfire, and spoke in a low voice: "Uncle Lian?"

"You are...?" The other party looked up vigilantly.

"I'm in prison just like you!" Diao Jun whispered, "I want to leave here..."

"Ah~ I remember!" The man looked at Diao Jun for a while, and suddenly nodded, "I have indeed seen you, although we didn't say a few words. Speak softly, don't make a sound."

"Well! Uncle Lian, can you lead us to escape?"

"At three o'clock tonight, gather at the back of the camp!" Uncle Lian whispered, "Go back to your side now, don't be exposed!"

"Well!" Diao Jun nodded repeatedly, and quickly stood up with the bamboo spear, "Three o'clock?"

"Yes! Three o'clock, we won't care if you're late!"

"I will definitely be there!"

When he returned to his tent, he felt very nervous, for fear that someone would find out something was wrong.

Everyone seemed to be doubting him.

He could only keep reminding himself to stay calm and not let himself get caught.

When the bugle sounded, the sergeant ordered a rest, and he obediently got into the tent and slept in a row with the soldiers in the same team.

Just as he lay down, he saw the soldier named Cen come in and look at his colleagues who were closely packed on two rows of hay in the tent. Perhaps he couldn't find a place for himself or something, so he picked up some hay and spread it in the corner of the tent to separate them.

"Hey, you can sleep here." A soldier saw this scene and greeted him.

"It's too crowded!" Cen smiled slightly, "I'll be fine here, it's spacious."

"Then I don't care about you?"

"Yeah!"

The fatigue of the long march made everyone sleepy and soon fell asleep.

Only Diao Jun couldn't sleep. He lay quietly and listened carefully to the movement outside.

In this era, there were no watches, alarm clocks, or mobile phones. Whether it was the third watch or not could only be determined by one's biological clock and experience.

In the town, there were often night watchmen patrolling at night, watching the clappers and calling the number of watches.

So Diao Jun still had some idea of ​​what time it was.

He lay there until the second half of the night when he suddenly felt the urge to urinate, and he knew it was almost time.

Because when I was at home, every time I got up to pee at night, I could hear the night watchman hitting the gong three times not long after I lay down again.

I sat up and looked around.

All the soldiers in the tent were sleeping soundly, snoring one after another.

After making sure that no one was awake, Diao Jun quietly reached out to pick up his armor and bamboo spear, and tiptoed to the entrance of the tent. He first opened it a little and looked out carefully.

There were no patrol soldiers, a good opportunity!

Without making any sound, he hid in the dark beside him after coming out of the tent, trying not to forget to move where the firelight was shining, and slowly moved to the back of the camp.

When he was about to arrive, he saw people avoiding the patrol soldiers one after another and quietly gathering in the deserted area. Although he couldn't see the specific appearance, he was sure that it was Uncle Lian and his men.

Thinking that he would be able to escape soon, Diao Jun was both excited and nervous, and he wanted to go over to gather.

At this moment, a patrol soldier suddenly shouted in the distance: "Stop!!"

Then, someone was seen running wildly in panic in the dark.

The sound startled the group of people who had already gathered. They turned around without hesitation and left the camp and fled towards the woods.

"Ding ding ding!!" The sound of gongs rang everywhere, and at the same time, a large number of Danyang soldiers shouted, "Everyone stay in the tent and don't go out. You are ordered to capture deserters. Those who resist will be killed without mercy! Each team counts the number of people, don't panic..."

Found out! Diao Jun was very anxious and wanted to rush out quickly and run with them.

At this moment, a hand suddenly grabbed him from behind and dragged him back violently.

"Is there anyone here?!"

"No one was found!"

"Go over there and look for it!"

"Don't let anyone escape! Those who resist will be killed without mercy!!"

"Yes!!"

A large group of people rushed over nearby, and Diao Jun, whose mouth was covered, almost jumped out of his throat.

The man behind him covered his mouth tightly, waited for the team next to him to run over, dragged him from the back and ran towards Diao Jun's tent.

During this time, under the moonlight, he was surprised to find out who the soldier was named Cen.

"Why is it you......?" Diao Jun was very surprised.

"Don't talk. Don't want to die?" The soldier surnamed Cen frowned, carefully paying attention to the surrounding movements, lowered his voice to warn him, and quickly turned back with him, then went into the tent.

"What's the matter? What happened?" The soldiers in the tent were all awake, looking at the soldier surnamed Cen and Diao Jun with confusion.

"Why did you come back from outside?"

"What are you doing with the gongs and drums? Is it an enemy attack?"

"Impossible, we haven't entered the territory of Gao yet!"

"That's true..."

Facing the puzzled eyes of all the soldiers in the tent, Diao Jun was so nervous that he couldn't say a word.

If he dared to say openly that he was trying to escape, if someone stabbed him, would he, who had already had the experience of desertion, be immediately caught and beheaded as a warning to others, and become the chicken used to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys?

Just when he was so nervous that he didn't know how to answer, the soldier named Cen let go of his hand and whispered, "Let's go out to relieve ourselves. It seems that there are deserters over there and we are catching them! I heard that no matter if we are caught alive or dead, no one is allowed to leave the tent, otherwise we will be treated as deserters and we deserve it. So, in order not to be treated as deserters, we hurried back!"

"I see!" The soldiers in the tent had no doubts and showed expressions of sudden enlightenment, "Then it's none of our business, continue to sleep!"

"Why are you still standing there, go back to sleep!" Turning around and seeing that Diao Jun didn't respond, the soldier named Cen reached out and patted him on the back, then leaned close to his ear and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "I know you wanted to escape and almost lost your life. I saved you, so you have to stay by my side on the battlefield and listen to my command, understand?"

It seems that he just wants to recruit a younger brother... Diao Jun failed to escape, and returned to his position dejectedly. After lying down, he was very worried about whether Uncle Lian and the others had escaped.