In the early morning, the south wind suddenly blew, the clouds in the sky gradually gathered, the moonlight disappeared, and the earth was shrouded in thick night fog. In a quiet valley, there was a slight sound, and many people were watching in the dark. The fire is moving quickly,
"Slacker, get up," Wan Lei pushed Zhao Xueer, who was huddled in the blanket, and whispered,
"Well, don't make any noise, I still want to sleep," Zhao Xueer moved reluctantly and covered her head with the blanket.
"Don't sleep, we are going to attack,"
"Ah, what, we are about to go into battle," Zhao Xueer suddenly sat up and saw the mist all around. With the faint light of the fire around her, she realized that Wan Lei was squatting next to her, "What time is it now, we are about to go out to battle,"
In fact, the Peiping Army is not only strong in field combat capabilities, but also has strong field survival capabilities. Camping in the wild at night is common, so everyone is a master of wild survival. For example, every member of the Peking Army has a strong ability to make fires to keep warm. Soldiers will all use fire chambers. The flames of these fire chambers are very weak and are basically not exposed at night.
"Four o'clock in the morning is a good time to go to war," Wan Lei scratched Zhao Xueer's nose and laughed in a low voice,
"Well, it's annoying. It's not a good time to attack, but it's right to attack at this time. It's really true," Zhao Xueer complained, but she got up quickly, put on the clothes as quickly as possible, and then took a hand from Wan Lei. Skewered dried meat and wolfed it down,
While Wan Lei was chewing on the dried meat, his subordinates were already well prepared and in formation, ready to attack. This was not the first time that the Peiping Army had fought a night attack, so everyone was in high spirits, and they were all ready to attack. As quiet as death,
At about 4:30 in the morning, the night fog was still very thick. Wan Lei led 15,000 people and set off quietly. Everyone led their horses and walked slowly, and the mouths of the horses were muzzled. There was almost no movement during the march. After making a little noise, the army marched for about ten miles. In the distance, they saw some bright lights shining through the thick fog.
The fifteen thousand cavalry soldiers stopped advancing at almost the same moment and squatted in the grass on the ground.
Wan Lei made a few gestures to the two Jingzhong guards behind him and Zhao Xueer. The three nodded understandingly, and went down to summon a dozen Jingzhong guards. They divided them into several directions and lurked towards the direction of the fire. Zhao Xueer led the The four elite guards jumped forward, and after a few ups and downs, they landed in a few dark places, and then there were a few muffled groans from there,
"There are several hidden sentries in front. They have been dealt with. You guys, go and pull out the nails in front." Zhao Xueer ordered in sign language to the Jingzhong Guards who followed closely behind.
It has to be said that the Liao Army is indeed an old force. At least the secret posts are placed in a very good position. They are located at the commanding heights around the military camp. If the Peking Army continues to approach, no matter what angle they are at, they will be discovered by the secret posts and they want to make a surprise attack. It’s not so easy in the military camp,
Wan Lei smiled indifferently. He was optimistic about the strength of the Jingzhong Guards. If the Jingzhong Guards, who were spies, could not deal with some secret sentries, they would need to strengthen their training. No, Zhao Xueer and several Jingzhong Guards were like this. Like a cunning rabbit, he touched the back of An Shao, and before those people noticed, he wiped his neck directly, neatly,
The secret sentry was dealt with, Wan Lei made another gesture, and more than two thousand elite loyal guards gathered behind him. Under his leadership, they quietly walked towards the military camp. Through the thick night fog, Wan Lei finally After seeing clearly the situation in the Liao army camp,
In fact, the enemy camp was built in an abandoned village, with a few fences randomly erected around it. Hundreds of Liao soldiers were divided into several small teams, holding torches and patrolling back and forth in the village. Nearly 10,000 soldiers were sleeping soundly in civilian houses. while the army horses were gathered in an empty stable with almost no one guarding them.
Soon, thousands of elite loyal guards surrounded the enemy camp, and 3,000 people attacked nearly 10,000 people. Each of the elite guards was full of confidence. Even if they killed all these 10,000 people, it would not be impossible for them. Besides, Behind them were over 10,000 Peking Army cavalry who were ready to attack.
"Brother, how are we going to fight? Is it a whole-army raid?" Zhao Xueer approached Wan Lei and asked in a low voice,
"The enemy troops are hiding in civilian houses. A strong attack will inevitably cause casualties. We cannot force them." Wan Lei glanced at the stables where tens of thousands of horses were gathered, and laughed in a low voice: "Let's break their legs first and let them move." No, if you try to kill them again,"
"Oh, this is a good idea. Let's get these guys' horses away. They can't run away even if they want to. We can only let us chop them for fun," Zhao Xueer also laughed,
"Without further ado, let's split up immediately. You take people to kill those patrols, and I will take people to destroy the stables," Wan Lei said, hunched over and lurking in the direction of the stables with thousands of elite guards, while Zhao Xueer Without saying a word, he took the remaining elite guards and sneaked into the enemy camp like ghosts.
The Jing Zhong Guards headed by Zhao Xueer sneaked into the enemy camp from the darkness. Many Jing Zhong Guards even ran up to the roof like monkeys. The crossbows they carried were placed directly on the roof and aimed at the doorways of various houses, while on the ground The elite loyal guards dispersed to various dark places as quickly as possible, ready to attack at any time.
A patrol happened to pass by the dark place, and only heard a dozen gentle whizzing sounds. As more than a dozen cold arrows flew towards them, the Jingzhong guards hiding in the dark place also rushed out, covering their mouths and wiping their hands. He did it in one breath and pulled the person to the dark place as quickly as possible.
Almost at the same time, the same thing happened in the enemy camp. Soon, more than a dozen patrol teams disappeared from the enemy camp. The entire enemy camp was as quiet as an empty camp and deathly quiet.
The Jingzhong Guards, led by Wan Lei, just quietly lurked into the stables. They first removed the fences of the stables, and then cut off a horse rope with one knife. Thousands of Jingzhong Guards took action at the same time, and soon all the horses were restored. " "Freedom." Then everyone got a torch and threw it in the stable. The fire immediately started, and the originally tame horses suddenly became chaotic and ran around.
"No, someone stole..." The sound of horses neighing and kicking finally woke up the Liao soldiers in the enemy camp, but the first Liao soldier who rushed out of the room saw a cold arrow before he could go out. Take it straight to his chest,
"You..." Lengjian pierced his chest, and the Liao soldier saw three people appearing in front of him. One of them raised his foot and kicked him hard. Together with his two accomplices, he threw the torch in his hand into the room, and then He took out two small porcelain bottles from his waist and smashed them into the torch. When the porcelain bottles shattered, the kerosene contained in them splashed everywhere, and the flames suddenly jumped up and spread quickly.
Killing and setting fire. The three camp thieves didn't have any joy in killing the enemy, nor any panic in killing, nor the excitement of seeing blood. It was as if what they kicked down was just a piece of wood and what they burned was just a pile of dry firewood. ,
There were dozens of Liao soldiers living in this barracks. When they saw the fire all around, they rushed towards the door desperately. But before they could rush out, several cold arrows were fired at them, killing them directly. , and the Jingzhong guards outside the room kept smashing the porcelain bottles inside. This simply added fuel to the fire, and the fire was even more difficult to stop.
The same thing happened in dozens of larger barracks at the same time, but some Liao soldiers living in small barracks rushed out of the room. They shouted and waved their weapons and rushed out. At this time, on the roof, Many cold arrows flew out and shot directly at the Liao soldiers, while the Jingzhong guards on the ground began to slowly retreat, and soon withdrew from the enemy camp.
Although the Jingzhong Guards retreated, the Liao army camp was still in chaos. Dozens of barracks caught fire, and thousands of people were surrounded by the flames. Screams and screams resounded throughout the camp. Those who were lucky enough to escape the flames were surrounded. The soldiers were also running around the camp in fear, looking for the attackers, but no one went to put out the fire.
"Don't mess around. You, lead a group of troops to patrol the camp, don't let the thieves break in again; you, take the remaining troops to put out the fire, and rescue all the brothers as soon as possible," the roar of the general Zhu Neng came from the camp. ,
This army was the 10,000-strong vanguard force led by Zhu Neng. They were originally going to rescue the front-line army, but they encountered landmines and nails on the way and did not dare to advance rashly. They originally wanted to stop in this small village. After spending the night, we were waiting to rendezvous with the main force of the Chinese army. Who would have thought that we would be attacked by a sneak attack just after we settled in? This is really bad luck.
While going to patrol the camp to resist the enemy and put out the fire, the Liao army camp was in chaos. At this time, Wan Lei and Zhao Xueer had already left safely with the Jingzhong guards. They watched the Liao army struggling and were too lazy to continue. Go and take advantage of the situation, because the purpose of attacking the camp has been achieved.
Almost all the horses of the Liao army were driven away. This army of ten thousand people was like a fish put on the chopping board. They could be slaughtered as they wanted and when they wanted. For Wan Lei, now The most important thing is not to let the dying fish splash dirty water on itself,
"Brother, what should we do next," Zhao Xueer asked with some anticipation,
"There's no rush, let's wait until daybreak." Wan Lei looked towards the east, and found that the color of fish belly was already showing in the east, so he said to the sentry behind him: "Go and see where the artillery battalion is, and tell them to come over quickly."
To deal with the enemies huddled in the villages and towns, Wan Lei never sent people to attack by force. If he wanted to attack, he had to use artillery to attack. Like the small enemy camp in front of him, as long as the artillery bombarded it for a few rounds, the enemies inside would have to run away like cockroaches. Come out, these cavalrymen who have lost their horses appear in the field, and they can be destroyed as they please.
Yutian County, about ten miles away from the battlefield, is where the main force of the Liao army is stationed. King Zhu Gaoxu of the Liao Dynasty and his 60,000 elite cavalry also got up early to camp, and the soaring fire coming from the southwest was also discovered by the sentry in charge of the lookout. When Zhu Gaoxu heard the news, he was shocked again and immediately sent a sentry to investigate Zhu Neng's department.
While waiting for military information, the Liao army was also ready to set off. According to the original plan, the 60,000 troops would be divided into six teams and rush into Shuntian Prefecture from six directions, trying to bypass Shuntian Prefecture and capture the Baoding River. Between the two mansions,
"Report," at dawn, the sentry finally returned, "General Zhu sent someone to report that his troops were attacked by the Peking Army and all their horses were lost. Fortunately, the casualties were not significant. At this time, the vanguard army was trapped in the camp and requested to send troops. Go to support,"
When Zhu Gaojiu heard the news, his expression was obviously not good, because this was the second time that the Peiping Army took the initiative to attack, and each attack was fast, accurate and ruthless. This made Zhu Gaojiu angry but also secretly frightened. He looked at Dao Yan, "Military advisor, what should we do now?"
Dao Yan still had no expression on his face. He pondered for a while and then said: "The main force of the Peking Army has been held back by the vanguard army. Without further delay, our army will attack immediately to bypass the main force of the Peking Army."
"Aren't you going to send troops to rescue Zhu Neng?" Zhu Gaoxu was a little shocked.
"The Peiping Army has always made a plan and then moved. If they don't send troops, they will do it. Once they send troops, they will be quick, accurate and ruthless. Zhu Neng's troops must not be able to protect them. The reason why they did not encircle and annihilate them immediately is because they want to encircle and reinforce. If our army sends troops If you go to save them, you will only be fooled by them. Now the only way to attack Baoding Mansion is to be able to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao."
"But, if we don't send people to rescue, I'm afraid Zhu Neng's Ministry will... or send a team of ten thousand people to save as many as they can," Zhu Gaoxu couldn't bear it. After all, those people were his close followers. , we have been together for a long time, how can we just give up?
"If we continue to break up, we will suffer chaos. If this is the case, then send a team of ten thousand people there. Regardless of whether we can save people, it is also a good thing to hold off the Peking Army as much as possible," Dao Yan sighed,
"Ma Sanbao, you immediately lead 10,000 troops to rescue Zhu Neng. Try to rescue as many people as possible, and at the same time try to hold back the Peking Army so that they will not be distracted," Zhu Gaoxu ordered. Raid into Shuntian Mansion from five directions,"
Zhu Gaoxu had just given the order and the army had just withdrawn from the city when the sound of rumbling artillery was heard from the west. His face became even more ugly because he knew that Zhu Neng's troops were about to be destroyed. They had 10,000 troops.
"Don't be stunned. Get on your horse and rush through Shuntian Mansion as soon as possible." Zhu Gaoxu gritted his teeth and led 10,000 horses to the southeast and began to run quickly. Ma Sanbao, who was in charge of leading the rescue team, did not say a word and led the rescue team. The men and horses quickly headed west to rescue Zhu Neng's troops who were in dire straits.
Ma Sanbao's troops ran for several miles, and the sound of artillery finally stopped. However, he did not like to worry about it, because once the artillery stopped, the most likely possibility was that Zhu Neng's troops, who were trapped in a tight siege, had been completely wiped out. If he rushed over at this time, he would probably have no choice but to I saw dead bodies everywhere,
Even without much hope, Ma Sanbao still led the team to rush forward quickly, because his task was not only to rescue Zhu Neng's troops, but also to contain the Peiping Army and open a smooth path south for the other five armies. However, he never could. Never would have imagined that it was not the entire main force of the Peking Army that was encircling and annihilating Zhu Neng's troops. There were two main columns in Shuntian Prefecture, like coiling dragons, ready to deliver a fatal blow at any time.
"Report, there are cavalry in front, suspected to be the Peking Army." The sentry ran to Ma Sanding and reported urgently,
"Ah, so fast," Ma Sanbao was startled and ordered in a sharp voice: "Send the order, the whole army is on alert and ready to meet the enemy."