: Break the Fu

In winter, everything is silent.

There is a hazy darkness everywhere, and it is still early for the sun to rise.

Li Zijing led his black-brown war horse and followed Liu Fangliang to the Yuanwanggou.

Only by experiencing it personally can we know why Duoduo would rather wait for Kong Youde's Red Barbarian Cannon for thirteen days than go deeper.

Along the way, the ravines and ravines in the ditch are intertwined, with trees, vines and weeds blocking their view. It is difficult to see clearly from the bottom of the ditch, and it is very easy to set up ambush.

Suddenly, Liu Fangliang stopped.

"Everything comes out."

As soon as he finished speaking, in the deserted Fenwanggou, a thousand five hundred Dashun old camps dressed in black trousers appeared in a moment.

Some people hide behind trees, some hide under the stairs and soil plates, and some people lie on the ground among the shrubs.

Like Liu Fangliang, they had changed their arrow clothes into cotton armor before the night attack, which could not only prevent too much noise and keep the cold.

Once the army is trapped, it is difficult to come up with it again, and no one will take the initiative to enter the grave.

The old camps of Dashun Army looked at each other. Many people still don’t understand why the slander has been going on for so long and suddenly revealed their whereabouts.

"There are wildebeests running away in panic at the bottom of the ditch, and there must be an enemy hiding!"

Liu Fangliang pulled out his sword and widened his eyes and observed around him.

This is a big bet!

Historical facts have proved that Dodo was indeed the right bet.

Li Zijing looked around, walked to the tree and broke off a small piece of branch, and took it to his mouth to gesture.

Liu Fangliang frowned and slowly lowered his sword, unable to help but feel confused.

Suddenly, a group of panicked wildebeest jumped out of the ditch.

Looking from a distance, the view is wide.

"There is a blessing!"

Liu Fangliang spat.

The veteran soldiers of Dashun had never experienced such cold weather, and many of them were already trembling all over by the cold.

But at the same time, Li Zijing was also observing the situation around him.

"People hold a piece, horse wraps its hooves"

You shouldn't listen to the lies of this little king of crusades, and do something about hidden night attacks!

If I had fought according to my own ideas, I might have broken through the Qing army camp by surprise!

Li Zijing's forehead was gradually covered with sweat beads, and he was worried and murmured: "Ambushes, ambush, where are you hiding?"

Since this time it was a hidden marching at night, the command could not be called, and he could only rely on manpower to teleport. There were not many teams of 1,500 people, but they were distributed in Yuanwanggou in a long and narrow place.

In a blink of an eye, Li Zijing understood why Liu Fangliang was in a state of depression in history.

The old camps passed by a rain of arrows, and no movement even came out.

Liu Fangliang smiled and shook his head, then raised his eyes and looked around.

Liu Fangliang frowned and repeated a few words in a low voice.

The bottom of the ditch was as quiet as this, and there was still no sign of ambush.

The old camps had already climbed the Yuanwanggou and led their horses to advance slowly towards the Qing army camp.

If the historical records are correct, the only possible place to set up an ambush when going to the Qing army camp is this ditch!

Under the dark night sky, these two words were like a thunderclap, and suddenly struck the head of the old camp soldiers. Everyone's mind trembled and subconsciously paused.

The steep wall of Niutou Park extends under the steep plateau walls, which are dotted with weeds and vines, intertwined on the exposed mounds, with an indescribable desolation.

"Beasts are terrified, they are overwhelmed!"

I have been walking forward for so long, but I have no movement at all. Is the historical records wrong?

The entire Great Suspension followed Li Zicheng to the night attack on the chief general Liu Fangliang. No one thought that the Qing army would set up an ambush outside the camp after a day of fierce battle.

In the Central Plains, soft bows and long arrows were the standard configuration of the Ming army. The Dashun Army’s own art of making the ordnance was not yet mature, and the old camp also used the Kaiyuan bow seized from the Ming border army in a unified manner.

It is the series of ditches under Niutouyuan!

The ditch is a downwardly sunken terrain, with inclined loess slopes on both sides, and in some places it is extremely deep, and people and horses are easily stuck, which is a natural dead place.

"Drop the ditch ahead, shoot the arrow!"

When I heard that it was his order, I would do it without saying a word.

The old camps are all veterans who have been fighting for many years, and some of their reactions are engraved in their bones.

Li Zijing recalled it for a long time before he said.

Li Zijing ignored the strange eyes coming from around him, and knew that it was useless to say more. He bit the branches and led the horse slowly towards the slope.

"Will Duoduo's ambush be hidden at the bottom of the ditch?"

Li Zijing widened his eyes and watched an old camp get up from the bushes at his feet. He sighed in his heart that he didn't notice it at all.

"Little King Chuang, among the military books you have read over the years, are there any cavalry robberies about the cavalry camp?"

"Where is a refuge?"

"There are really ambushers, and they have already come out?"

Liu Fangliang also began to regret why he didn't lead people to attack the Qing army camp. It was impossible for Duoduo to set up an ambush in one day's fierce battle.

"This bird's weather is so cold in Guanzhong."

Liu Fangliang's marching plan has changed from a historical barbarian rush to a hidden night attack. As long as he can discover the location of the Qing army's ambush, he will have a chance to quietly touch the Qing army's ambush and take the lead!

Liu Fangliang's view is correct. If Duoduo sets an ambush in advance, the best place is in Yuanwanggou.

"Prepare for war!"

It took a while to reach the old camp soldiers on both sides from Liu Fangliang's location to the ears of the old camp soldiers on both sides.

Liu Fangliang was quite helpless. After thinking for a while, he turned around and ordered.

If Li Zijing wanted to command the army, Liu Fangliang would definitely not pay attention, but in his opinion, this was just a bite of a branch, and Emperor Yongchang still had to give him face.

Although not many people noticed the moonlight and the faint flashing sword light at the bottom of the ditch, they still acted according to military orders, as if facing a great enemy.

"call out--"

Li Zijing turned around and pulled out the Yanling sword with a blink of an eye.

At the end of December, it was in the pass, and the wind was also biting at night.

"What do the first three words mean?"

"There are people holding pieces and horses wrap their hooves."

As time goes by, Li Zijing can already see a little irritability on some old camp's faces, but he can't curse because he is biting the branch.

It is very likely that Duoduo carefully investigated the nearby terrain before and after coming to Tongguan, and also made a detailed analysis of the Dashun Army's combat methods before setting up an ambush under the ditch.

But along the way, the slope was still silent, without any movement.

"March at night, letting everyone bite the branches, so that they can avoid making noises."

The old camp around Dashun has been fighting for many years and has set up ambushes and defeated the official army many times, but I have never heard of the principle that we have to bite the branches to advance in marching and fighting.

"Have you seen the flash of light wrong?"

Li Zijing held the horse in one hand, and moved upward from the bottom of the ditch, and opened many vines and shrubs. Some paths were narrow and long, so they could only allow one person and one horse to pass through, which was quite laborious.

There were a considerable number of archers in the old camp who could draw their bows. They immediately set their bows and shot a rain of arrows at the bottom of the ditch.

However, the old battalion soldiers were the elites in the Dashun Army after all. Liu Fangliang joined the border army in his early years and was one of the first Dashun generals to follow Li Zicheng, with a high prestige.

"The ditch is winding and it is not easy to walk. If the clear dog sets up an ambush, it will be on the slope. At that time, we will really not respond to the call every day, and the call is not effective."

Liu Fangliang held one hand tightly on the hilt of the knife, looked in the direction of Li Zijing's finger, and looked for a while, his eyes suddenly tightened.

Soon, all the horse's hooves were wrapped in a layer of cotton cloth, and 1,500 old soldiers were biting the short branches and leading their horses to the far-watching ditch.

Li Zijing looked around and his eyes passed through the ditch under Niutouyuan several times, but it did not attract attention.

It was about five miles from Yuanwanggou to the Qing army's camp.

Li Zijing's expression was shocked, his anxious eyes were stunned, and the five words in Sun Tzu's Art of War came to his mind.

"Let everyone bite the branches, wrap the horse's hooves in cotton and then leave the ditch!"

The dark clouds disperse and the moonlight shines.

The Kaiyuan bow has a narrow bow surface and is easy to roll, so it is very suitable for shooting.

No one thought that the Qing army would set up an ambush immediately after fighting during the day. The most important thing was that Duoduo's sword took a detour, and he chose the place where the most unlikely to set an ambush.

They whispered and talked, and no one thought it would be of any use.

I would not consciously investigate the ditch that can reach more than ten miles under Niutouyuan!

Fortunately, my original body has been with the camp for many years and is still in good physical strength.

After one round of shooting, the scene suddenly became quiet.

The next moment, countless shouts of killing suddenly broke out at the bottom of the ditch.

The Qing army, who was wearing helmets and armor, had already gritted their teeth and climbed up to the top of the ditch under the arrows of the Dashun Army, waved their steel knives, and rushed towards the old camp with their teeth and claws.

Mao Yuanyi's "The General Essence of Wu Jing"

"The yellow birch bow, black lacquer bow, white birch bow, and hemp-back bow, although the names are different, but they are actually the same. Now Kaiyuan bow is powerful and durable, and it is used by the soldiers on the nine sides, which is the most powerful tool."

(End of this chapter)
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