Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 399 Night Attack on the Military Camp

Of course, Dugu Jingyao was well aware of the movements in the palace. As soon as Cui Caiping came out of Biluoyuan, someone came to Wangyuexuan and told Dugu Jingyao that Cui Caiping had gone to Biluoyuan to find Li Wanqing.

Dugu Jingyao smiled upon hearing this and said, "Okay, go find Shi Jian to claim your reward."

The maid thanked him happily and left with Shi Jian. As they left, Shi Jian gave the maid a tael of silver and said, "You've done a good job. If you do well in the future, you'll definitely benefit from it."

The maid nodded, then left happily with the silver in her pocket.

In the bedroom, Dugu Jingyao was reclining on the chaise longue, resting with her eyes closed. When she heard Shi Jian return, she opened her eyes and sneered, "Oh, I didn't expect Cui Caiping to have improved so much that she even knew how to recruit allies."

Shi Jian said with some concern, "She is trying to harm you by bringing Li Liang Di into the alliance."

Dugu Jingyao thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps. After all, the Emperor has agreed to a three-year deadline. If I still haven't given birth to a legitimate son by then, then their contraceptive soup will have to be stopped, and they'll have a chance to get pregnant. But by then, whoever gives birth to the eldest son will depend on their own ability."

Shi Jian continued, "If you are pregnant, why don't you live in the Eastern Palace for a while, as the Crown Princess said? That way, they won't be able to interfere even if they want to."

Dugu Jingyao shook her head. "It's impossible for me to stay in the Eastern Palace until I give birth, right? Besides, there are so many people in the Eastern Palace. If they are colluding with any of the Eastern Palace concubines, they might want to harm me."

Shi Jian was a little shocked: "Princess, they don't dare to stretch their hands that far, right?"

Dugu Jingyao explained, "They don't need to collude with the concubines in the Eastern Palace. As long as they make it clear that the birth of this child will increase the probability of Li Chu becoming the next crown prince, how can the concubines who already have princes not make plans for their own children? Especially those concubines who are relatively favored."

Although Shi Jian was always calm, it was said that childbirth was a hurdle for women. There were a thousand ways to cause someone to die in such a situation, or for the fetus to die in the womb! So she anxiously asked, "What should I do then?"

Dugu Jingyao smiled calmly and said, "Shijian, don't panic. After all, I'm not pregnant yet. Even if I am, there are ways to deal with it."

After hearing this, Shi Jian felt a little relieved. She believed that her family had a plan in mind, so she just nodded in agreement and did not mention the matter again.

Before lunch, Dugu Jingyao felt a little tired, so she went back to the couch and took a short nap.

As for Anfu, in order to reduce losses, they chose to take action at night. They did not launch an attack directly, but first sent a small group of people to the camp outside the capital for a night attack.

They sent only a dozen men in night clothes, who probably killed some guarding soldiers silently and avoided several groups of patrolling soldiers. They were preparing to burn the camp and were pouring oil on the tents in the granary. Who would have thought that it was such an unfortunate coincidence that a soldier got up at night and ran into them.

The soldier thought he was just sleepy, but he didn't expect it was really the man in black. So he quickly ran to where the patrolling soldiers were, shouting as he ran: "Help! Someone is breaking into the camp!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the few people were planning to catch up with the soldier and kill him, but they didn't expect that he was able to run away. Seeing more soldiers gathering here, they lit the tinder and threw it on the tent, preparing to escape.

The soldier did not flee or seek help as he had done before, but instead stepped forward and tried to fight the men in black alone. The men in black initially thought he was overestimating his abilities and were ready to kill him and leave, but he turned out to be quite skilled in martial arts and easily defeated two of them.

Seeing the situation was not good, the other people prepared to retreat with the two injured people. At this time, one of the injured people said, "Hurry up and leave. If you don't leave now, none of you will be able to leave."

One of them said, "No, we came here together and we have to leave together."

The soldier who got up at night looked at their deep brotherly love and couldn't help but sigh: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, since you guys are so close, then don't leave!"

After saying that, he rushed forward and started fighting again. At this moment, the fire starter on the ground started burning and the surrounding soldiers also rushed over.

The group of men in black had no choice but to leave the two injured ones behind and escape first, seeing the fire was burning. They couldn't all die here.

Fortunately, people came to put out the fire as soon as it started, and it was out in less than an incense stick of time.

In order to prevent the two injured men in black from committing suicide, they had their jaws removed, stuffed with cloth strips, and then had their hands and feet tied up and thrown into an abandoned tent.

On the other side, the escaped men in black quickly returned to An Mansion, and one of them went to report the situation.

An Lushan and Shi Siming were in no mood to rest. At this critical moment, they were naturally waiting for news. When they heard someone report that the group that had gone out had returned, An Lushan and Shi Siming were both nervous and excited.

An Lushan hurriedly said: "Hurry and bring the person in!"

The servant went out and brought one of them in to pay his respects. Before he could finish his greetings, An Lushan called him up and said, "Don't pay your respects anymore. Tell me what's going on."

The man in black had already organized his words and said, "Master, we killed a few guards and dodged the patrol. We arrived near the granary. While pouring oil, we encountered a soldier who had gotten up for the night shift, and then..."

He wanted to continue his story, but An Lushan and Shi Siming were already nervous when they heard they had been discovered. Shi Siming asked directly, "What was the result?"

The man in black said, "Later, two of our men were injured by that soldier. More and more soldiers came, and we had no choice but to quickly throw the tinderbox onto the tent and escape. However, the fire had already started when we left, and we don't know what happened afterwards..."

An Lushan frowned and asked, "Why did you leave those two behind? Either bring them back with you, or kill them. What if they leave any evidence behind?"

The man in black apologized, "That soldier was indeed very skilled. We didn't have time to attack him. If we don't leave now, I'm afraid no one will be able to report the news to you. Besides, our subordinates are all loyal to you and are definitely not cowards. If they fall into the enemy's hands, they will definitely choose to commit suicide. If they can't commit suicide, they will not confess."

An Lushan waved his hand impatiently and said, "I hope so. You can go down first."

The man in black took the order and left, closing the door behind him. An Lushan then said, "If the fire doesn't start, then our move will be ineffective!"

Shi Siming calmed An Lushan down, saying, "As long as they can't find any evidence against us, it's fine. If you're truly worried, why don't we just go for broke?"

An Lushan looked at Shi Siming suspiciously and asked, "What does Ah Shi mean?"

Shi Siming said, "We should attack at night! Even if the fire doesn't start, it will still take some time. Plus, they're busy trying the two injured people. If they commit suicide or just hold on, we can buy time. That way, we can attack Chang'an City directly!"

After a pause, he continued his analysis, "Brother An, think about it. The defenders in Chang'an, plus the Imperial Guards in the palace, only have a total of more than 10,000 people. We can send 30,000 people to attack the city directly. That way, the reinforcements won't be able to arrive in time, and the troops in the city alone won't be able to hold out for long. We can capture Chang'an before dawn. Then, we can march on the palace, and those Imperial Guards won't be a threat to us. Then, we can get the emperor to abdicate in favor of Brother An, and the matter will be settled!"

Upon hearing this, An Lushan laughed heartily, "Hahaha. You are indeed worthy of me! In that case, let's seize the opportunity now. Let's go to the garrison immediately, and I will personally lead the troops out!"

The two men agreed to start a war directly, and immediately went to the garrison to mobilize troops and march towards Chang'an City.