Chapter 466(2/2)
Because it was a night attack, the horses' hooves were covered with cloth. The war horses walked, making a low but dull sound. When they came to the edge of the canal, Zu Kuan took out the pocket watch in his arms. It was only about ten o'clock.
It looks like I came early.
From a distance, I could see many lights on Yangzhou Pier, which were very obvious in the darkness. Zu Kuan immediately sent out scouts to check. The intelligence said it was midnight, so why did the food arrive now?
Less than half an hour later, the two scouts ran back.
"Battal Commander, there seem to be a lot of people on the pier. You can't see clearly from a distance, but there are torches everywhere. There are checkpoints outside, both light and dark. We were afraid of startling them, so we didn't dare to continue exploring inside."
"Did you see the boat?"
"There are two boats on the pier, they are not very big. There may be more in the canal!"
"Let's wait a while and let them unload all the food. Dismount!" Zu Kuan ordered, and everyone dismounted the war horses. Before the war, you need to maintain your horse power well and you must not let the horses get tired before the battle.
After waiting for another hour, Zu Kuan felt that time was almost up.
"Reconnaissance platoon, you touch them first. Touch all the light and dark sentries for me. Remember, don't shoot if you can. I will burn all the grain and the grain transport ship today." Zu
Chapter completed!