"What's wrong, Major General?" Gu Zhunian asked as he walked in.

"It doesn't matter, I'm just pretending to be drunk, what about the outside of the camp?" Chen Tianhua asked.

"The overall situation in the barracks is pretty normal. I noticed that there are a lot of people near the commander's tent where you are drinking, and around our camp, and they are acting suspiciously."

"There are some people who are not students or guards of the Armed Forces School. They are wearing black night clothes and should be people from the Jianghu."

"They are Japanese!" Chen Tianhua said with a frown.

Recalling Xu Xilin's confession just now, he raised his eyes and told Gu Zhunian:

"Tonight, we will deploy more secret sentries and patrols with greater frequency to expand the warning range and make everyone more vigilant. Please note that if you find suspicious elements or provocations, you must not shoot rashly and drive them away by alerting them and shouting, so that the armed forces can

The school patrol will handle it."

"Understood, Major General." Gu Zhunian nodded and left the tent.

Later, Chen Tianhua asked Fei Ge to be more vigilant and to respond by driving them away.

Chen Tianhua then sat down and calmly thought about tomorrow's marching strategy.

…

In the dead of night at the second watch, people in the camps all over the mountains and fields have fallen asleep. However, oil lamps are still burning in the camp of Yosuke Shiro, the chief instructor of the Armed Forces Academy.

There were three people who looked like officers of the Anhui Army sitting together. They seemed to be discussing military subject tests, but in reality they were meeting and conspiring.

"This time they have thrown themselves into a trap. As long as there is a conflict between the two sides and there are casualties, Chen Tianhua cannot escape even if he jumps into the Yellow River." Yosuke Shiro said angrily.

"But it seems that the school's general manager Xu is very familiar with Chen Tianhua. They drank and talked about things the night before, and even dismissed all the guards. Could he be revealing some secret?" Instructor A said.

"This is not surprising. Xu Xilin, General Manager Xu, is from the same hometown as Chen Tianhua. They are both from Shanyin County, Shaoxing. They live in two neighboring towns." Yosuke Shiro said, and he seemed to know the details of these two people.

Rather thorough.

"This Xu Xilin seems to have noticed something about us. Tonight, he suddenly strengthened the security patrol. The manpower and frequency have increased. What does this guy want to do? He wants to ruin our affairs. If it doesn't work, just..." Instructor B gestured fiercely

gesture.

"No, this Xu Xilin is the adopted son of Governor Enming and an absolute confidant. We cannot harm him unless it is absolutely necessary. Otherwise, the empire will have no place in Anhui." Chief Instructor Yosuke Shiro immediately objected.

"Then shall we continue to fight tonight?" Instructor A asked.

"If it doesn't work, give up! Everyone in the action team tried it just now. Not only the school's patrol team, but also Chen Tianhua's guards and patrol team. The sentries were very vigilant. We just showed up and didn't attack before they started yelling.

Shouting to alert the patrol team sent by Xu Xilin, they rushed over in seconds. It won't work here tonight, so we will ambush on the royal road in the valley. Afterwards, we will directly blame the bandits."

Yosuke Shiro also disagreed with continuing to take action in the military camp tonight. He might be afraid that it would be self-defeating and that he would lose everything.

They had long heard of the cunningness of this legendary figure.

Yosuke looked up at the sky again and lowered his voice: "How many of us are there on the other side of the valley road?"

"Please rest assured, Mr. Yosuke, the military has transferred more than 300 people from Dangtu overnight, and they are hiding in a mountain forest. They are equipped with field artillery and Maxim MG08 heavy machine guns. There are also more than 100 dead soldiers in black.

Hidden on the mountainside trail, there are two checkpoints. Either way, you will definitely die!" Instructor B's face was a bit cold.

"But, we have no choice but to attack during the day tomorrow." Instructor A said.

"Silly, the night is suitable for assassinations, and the valley ambush is more conducive to field operations during the day. That's it. Let's implement this plan!" Yosuke Shiro groaned.

"As ordered, we will arrange it overnight."

After saying that, two dark figures left Chief Instructor Yosuke Shiro's tent and disappeared into the dark night.

…

The next day, the fifth watch.

A patch of fish belly white appeared in the sky, and the curtain that was originally suspended in the sky gradually dispersed.

At this time, Xu Xilin ordered the gate to be opened and lined up to see him off.

He thought about it again last night and felt that it would be inappropriate not to come to see him off in the morning.

This could easily make the Japanese personnel think that it was Xu Xilin who deliberately leaked the clues to Chen Tianhua, the new army of Zhejiang Province, and suspected that there was no 300 taels of silver in this place.

After saying goodbye to each other, Chen Tianhua mounted the big black horse and left the Military Academy camp under the escort of Fei Ge and other guards.

Yosuke Shiro and many Japanese instructors and students watched from a distance, with a cold arc at the corners of their mouths.

In the early morning, there is still a layer of mist and dew on the grass. The cicadas in the mountain forest are chirping non-stop. The returning birds enter the forest and chirp, which makes the openness and quietness of the early morning even more apparent.

The fluttering horse's hooves crushed the small yellow, red, or white flowers that had just bloomed, crushed the fine downy grass on the ground, and startled countless gophers and rabbits.

At the moment when the horses' hooves fell, the little animals quickly ran away for a distance, and then they turned around and looked at the fleet of cars and horses galloping away with lingering fear.

After a night of repairs, the troops now feel refreshed and everyone is talking and laughing as they march.

After all, this is the mountain road leading to Guangde County. The road condition is much better than before. It didn't rain yesterday and the road surface is fairly smooth.

The destination is less than seventy miles ahead. There are Qing troops stationed around the county. Who dares to harm a dignified third-rank Qing official here?

Therefore, no one became nervous or even felt that the first phase of inspection was coming to an end.

The troops continued to move forward. For some reason, Gu Zhunian felt something was wrong in his heart. He always kept in mind the major general's warning last night and felt a faint sense of murderous intent around him.

"Stop moving forward and rest where you are!" Gu Zhunian suddenly ordered, leaving everyone confused.

We have just walked out of the camp gate and have walked less than twenty miles. There are still more than two hours before noon. If we don't hurry up now, do we have to wait until dark before rushing on?

However, Gu Zhunian ignored the strange looks from everyone and continued to send ten groups of scouts to reconnoiter the way ahead.

"Fei Ge, what happened in front of you, did you have to stop the march suddenly?" Chen Tianhua, who was walking in the middle of the team, was a little puzzled by Gu Zhunian's sudden stop of the team.

The weather was good today and it didn't rain. The mountain road was relatively wide and the team could march quickly. However, Gu Zhunian ordered to stop.

Fei Ge and Gu Zhunian discussed the strategy of today's march outside the camp last night. He suddenly stopped while walking. Firstly, he observed the surrounding situation, and secondly, he gave a warning to the enemy to show that he was aware of it and not to act rashly.

He rode up to Chen Tianhua and said in a low voice:
Chapter completed!