CHAPTER 720: CHAPTER 306: MILITARY CAMP TURMOIL (FIRST UPDATE)

Gujiang City, inside the military camp.

That night.

At the border in the north, the temperature was even lower.

During the Mid-Autumn season, the chill deepened as night fell.

After training, the army entered a state of sleep.

The military camp was peaceful.

The soldiers on guard duty were protecting the camp, and the patrol army was constantly moving around the camp.

Suddenly.

Several shadowy figures moved stealthily through the camp.

Knowing well the operations of the camp, they easily avoided the patrol and guard soldiers and reached the location of the military granary.

There were ten soldiers guarding the granary.

And eight on patrol.

The figures in black exchanged glances and took advantage of the darkness to quickly subdue all the patrol soldiers.

After taking them down, they swiftly approached the guard soldiers and, before they could react, threw darts that sealed their throats, taking all ten down.

After they fell, the shadowy figures did not pause for even half a second.

Each one quickly pulled out the flames they carried and threw them into the granary.

Gradually.

The flames started to rise.

The figures in black quickly left.

After their departure, bugle sounds echoed through the camp.

It was the emergency horn of the military camp.

Instantly, all the soldiers in the camp were woken up.

"What happened?" Ye Qichi heard the noise and sat up from his bed.

By this time, Xie Ruotong had already gotten up and was hurriedly dressing, saying urgently, "There must have been an incident in the camp, I’ll go and find out what happened."

"Be careful."

"Okay."

Xie Ruotong quickly left.

By the time she left, many soldiers and officers had already emerged from their tents.

Xie Ruotong followed the direction and was shocked.

It was the direction of the granary that was on fire.

Although the supply of food and grass was smooth in Daxuan, and the military granary was well-stocked, the sudden severe burning made immediate replenishment impossible.

She clenched her teeth and turned back into the tent.

Ye Qichi had also dressed and was about to come out.

"What happened?" Ye Qichi asked.

"The granary is on fire," Xie Ruotong stated bluntly.

Ye Qichi’s eyes turned cold.

The destruction of the food supply was indeed not a good sign.

She decided immediately, "Let’s go take a look."

"Yes."

The two quickly went over.

At this moment, the fire was blazing, and all soldiers were desperately trying to save the situation.

Xiao Jinxing and the officers from the Bai Family had also arrived at the scene, their faces grim and filled with unspeakable anger.

"Have you found the arsonists?" Ye Qichi asked Xiao Jinxing.

"We are investigating," Xiao Jinxing replied coldly.

"There are spies hiding in the camp, capable of setting such a fire," Ye Qichi said directly. "There must be quite a few of them, and they are skilled."

Xiao Jinxing nodded.

Xiao Jinsen, who had been in power for so many years, was cunning and crafty. He definitely would plant his own people wherever he could, especially in crucial places like the military camp.

It was a moment he had overlooked.

He had not taken Xiao Jinsen’s spies seriously enough before.

Now it seems.

Eliminating the spies was absolutely necessary.

Xiao Jinxing watched the fiercely burning granary with a cold expression.

A group of people came over, and the leader knelt down respectfully and said, "Prince, no suspicious persons have been found yet."

"Keep searching!" Xiao Jinxing commanded.

"Yes."

The group left again.

Ye Qichi crouched on the ground, examining the causes of death for the guards and patrol soldiers.

All were external sharp weapons that had slit their throats.

She picked up one of the darts.

"General Bai." Ye Qichi got up and walked towards Bai Wenwu.

Bai Wenwu was also extremely angry at this moment.

But as the Great General, he could not vent too much emotion.

He could only stabilize the situation first.

"In the army, is there a General who uses darts?" Ye Qichi asked.

"With an army of eight hundred thousand, you expect my father to remember every single person’s weapon and skill? Princess Chen, aren’t you asking too much of us?" Bai Moyi was also full of anger and showed less respect to Ye Qichi.

Ye Qichi glanced at Bai Moyi with a somewhat cold tone, "I asked about the Generals! There are no more than ten military generals in the Bai Family army, only two from Bai Family, the other eight, except Xie Ruotong, were all personally promoted by General Bai, he should know their capabilities."

Bai Wenwu was taken aback.

So Ye Qichi was suspecting that there might be spies among the generals?!

Xiao Jinxing, listening to their conversation, also looked over.

"To my knowledge, none of the generals under my command use darts," Bai Wenwu pondered and then spoke, "They are all adept with sword and spear."

Ye Qichi did not ask further.

It seems, if there were a spy, they wouldn’t be so easily exposed after all this time.

This matter requires careful consideration from now on.

After a long time.

The soldiers finally extinguished the raging fire.

A general respectfully reported, "Reporting to the Prince and the Great General, this time the granary suffered a sixty percent loss, with the current usage in the camp, we can last ten days. We are now dispatching messengers immediately to post to each post station, and with the full effort of the nation, the granary should be able to timely resupply."

Xiao Jinxing nodded.

He turned and instructed, "General Bai, follow me to the tent to discuss matters."

"Yes," Bai Wenwu responded respectfully.

"Ye Qichi as well."

"Alright."

Bai Mowan couldn’t help but glance at Ye Qichi.

Xiao Jinxing seemed to always want to keep Ye Qichi by his side every time.

In her heart, she was somewhat displeased.

The military tent.

The atmosphere was tense.

Today’s burning of the granary, even if the supply channels were excellently managed before and could be smoothly resupplied, the emergence of such chaos in the camp was absolutely unacceptable.

"There must be spies from the Beimu army hidden within our troops," Bai Moyi vehemently said, "I knew the Beimu army were all cunning and devious, really wish I could tear them apart."

"It is my failure," Bai Wenwu quickly confessed, "I’ve fought at the border and led the Bai family army for ten years, the presence of spies in the army is my failure, please punish me, Prince."

"Father, how could this be your fault, with an army of eight hundred thousand, hiding a few or a dozen, how could you possibly discover..." Bai Moyi argued.

"Shut up!" Bai Wenwu scolded his son.

Bai Moyi reluctantly paused, not daring to disobey his father.

Xiao Jinxing frankly said, "The spies in the army have nothing to do with General Bai; no need for self-blame. Now the focus is on how to catch the spy."

"I have some doubts." Bai Mowan spoke up.

Xiao Jinxing looked towards her.

"Actually, I’ve always had this doubt. Beimu has been hostile to our country for many years, with constant wars. How could Beimu plant spies in our army for so many years? We have spies deeply infiltrated in the enemy army, yet they also couldn’t stay hidden within the army so safely including the scrutiny for the soldiers enlisted in our military. It is impossible for Beimu Country’s people to mix into our army, and I also refuse to believe that the people from Daxuan would serve Beimu Country!" Bai Mowan expressed her thoughts.

In her previous life, she had fought on the battlefield for many years, and there were no such spies.

How could it suddenly emerge in this lifetime?

She completely couldn’t understand how the spy appeared?!

And not to mention, just now Ye Qichi suspected the generals.

She also harbored this suspicion.

She always felt that this person was right among them!