Niu Gao's 50,000-strong army arrived at the foot of Anyang City and set up camp about three miles away from Anyang City. Niu Gao was not in a hurry to attack Anyang City.
Continuous logistical supplies.
On the top of the city, General Sima An looked at the Western Army camp three miles away. There was no camp fence, but a trench was dug and a tent was set up. This is the simplest type of all camps. It is generally not used unless it is absolutely necessary.
Will camp like this.
Of course, Sima An also knew the difficulties of the Western Army. It was impossible to carry baggage through Fukouxing, there would be no barracks, and there would be no siege weapons. However, he had to implement a strong wall and clear the field in Anyang, and not a single tree could be found.
No, it is impossible to make a temporary camp fence.
Sima An is a little tempted. Setting up camp like this is very convenient for sneak attacks!
At this time, Commander Mo Xiaowu suggested: "Capital Commander, the Western Army's encampment like this is entirely based on peripheral patrols and warnings, but its main camp is only three miles away from us. The distance is too short. Even if there are warnings on the periphery, there will be no time to assemble. We can then
If we use ten thousand cavalry to set up camp, the time will be shorter, so this is our opportunity!"
Mo Xiaowu's suggestion played into Sima An's plan. They had exactly 10,000 cavalry in hand. If they used 10,000 cavalry to set up camp, if the follow-up army came forward to cover up the attack, the Western Army would be defeated.
Sima An nodded, "Just what I want!"
Mo Xiaowu quickly said: "Capital, it is better to choose a day than to hit the sun. It is cloudy today, and there must be no darkness at night. It is suitable for setting up camp. I am willing to lead 10,000 cavalry to set up camp!"
"Okay! Let's start at the third watch tonight. I will lead 20,000 troops to support you from behind. If the camp is successful, I will lead the troops to cover up the enemy!"
At the third watch, the dark clouds were low, the moon was dark and the wind was high. It was a suitable night for a night attack on the camp. Mo Xiaowu led 10,000 cavalry out of the West City and detoured slowly towards the Western Army camp. Each war horse used a
The horse's hoof is wrapped in cloth and the sound is very small.
Behind the 10,000 cavalry, Sima An personally led 20,000 troops out of the city, following the cavalry from a distance.
The cavalry was getting closer and closer to the Western Army's camp. It was still one mile away from the camp. Suddenly, it was spotted by a patrol sentry. The patrol sentry shouted, "There is an enemy situation!"
Then several gunpowder arrows shot into the sky, shining brightly.
Mo Xiaowu shouted, "Kill -"
"Kill!"
Riding horses and shouting, they rushed towards the camp. After a while, the cavalry rushed to the front of the camp, and the figures in the camp were faintly visible. Mo Xiaowu mentioned the war horse, and the war horse leaped over the trench and rushed into the camp. Countless cavalry followed.
At the camp, Mo Xiaowu rushed directly to the Chinese army's tent, capturing the thieves first and capturing the king. He wanted to personally behead the Western army general.
He saw a row of soldiers blocking the way in front of him. He shouted loudly and slashed with his sword. Several heads suddenly rose into the air.
Mo Xiaowu was startled. The heads were too light and something was wrong. Only then did he realize that they were all straw men.
"Fell into a trap!" A thought came to his mind.
At this time, exclamations came from all directions, "It's a straw man!"
"You've been fooled, retreat quickly!"
Suddenly there was a huge fire in the camp, and the fire swept from all directions. The ground was covered with kerosene, so the burning speed was extremely fast. In an instant, the entire camp turned into a sea of fire. Thousands of cavalry were caught in the sea of fire, and their horses neighed miserably.
, refused to run, the camp also burned, the tent was full of straw, the burning became more rapid, thousands of cavalry were completely engulfed by the flames.
The cavalrymen who had not yet had time to enter the camp were so frightened that they turned around and fled. A cavalryman shot out from the diagonal thrust. The leader was none other than Shao Jichun. He held a pair of bronze hammers in his hands. He waved his bronze hammers and charged into the enemy army first.
Among the cavalry.
The cavalry of the signing army was defeated and fled for their lives. The Western Army was chasing after them. At this time, Sima An's 20,000 troops also fell into the encirclement of the Western Army. Thousands of arrows were fired from all directions. The soldiers fell one by one, and thousands of people were killed and injured in an instant.
, and then the Western cavalry came from all directions.
The signing army was in chaos, trampling on each other and scrambling for their lives. Sima An regretted it too late. He led hundreds of cavalry to fight desperately to escape. He was still half a mile away from the city gate. Suddenly he found that he could not go back. Thousands of Western troops were blocking him in front.
A volley of black arrows was fired. Sima An reacted quickly, turned his horse's head and fled eastward. However, he was still hit by two arrows, and the severe pain caused him to almost fall off his horse.
However, the soldiers behind did not react quickly. They encountered a rain of arrows and screamed. They were shot down. The rest of the cavalry turned their horses and fled eastward. They were chased by more than a thousand Western Army cavalry. More than 30 cavalrymen escaped in one breath.
Only then did he get rid of the pursuit.
Sima An could not gather the remnants of the army, and could not explain to Wan Yanchang when he returned. He sat on a big stone and meditated for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "Go back to Anyang City!"
Dozens of soldiers were shocked, "Du Tong, you will definitely encounter the Western Army when you go back now!"
"I know. I just want to surrender to the Western Army. I can't think of where else to escape. Surrendering can at least save my life!"
Sima An An knew very well that even if he escaped back to his hometown in Zhaozhou, given his identity, he would be betrayed by the villagers sooner or later. If the officials of the Western Army arrested him, his life would probably be in danger. He might as well surrender, at least he would not die if he surrendered.
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He came back with dozens of soldiers. At this time, the battle outside the city had ended. The soldiers were cleaning the battlefield. In a melee, more than 3,000 cavalrymen were burned to death and more than 1,000 others were killed. The remaining cavalrymen were
All surrendered, and there were still 20,000 people, and thousands of them were killed. Others all surrendered. Of the 30,000 troops, 22,000 people surrendered, and less than 1,000 people escaped. The rest were killed by the Western Army, which was also fighting in the melee.
More than a thousand people were injured or killed.
Niu Gao was listening to the report. At this time, a soldier rushed over and said: "Let me report to the capital, the patrol captured the enemy general and said he came back to surrender!"
Niu Gao asked the soldier next to him: "What is Sima An's background? Does he have any serious crimes?"
Joining the army bowed and said: "This man is from Zhaozhou. He was a Jinshi during the Zhenghe period. He first served as the judge of Cizhou. After the fall of Hebei, he resigned and returned home. Later, he organized a rebel army of thousands of people to resist the Jin soldiers. Later, Wanyan Nianhan suppressed it.
Hebei Rebel Army, he led the army to surrender and was named the envoy of Zhaozhou. Wan Yanchang admired him very much and promoted him to the governor of the capital, commanding the West Road signing army, which was the signing army recruited from Hebei West Road. Han Chang
The leader was the East Route Signing Army, and there was also Li De'an who commanded the 20,000 North Route Signing Army. It was not a great evil, but he persuaded many rebels to surrender after surrendering to the Jin Kingdom, which showed his lack of integrity."
Niu Gao once asked His Highness King Yong how to deal with the officials who surrendered to the Jin Kingdom. King Yong told him that the Southern Song Dynasty court could not protect itself, so it should not demand that local officials always adhere to righteousness, especially for personal righteousness that led to the massacre of the city, causing millions of losses.
The behavior of the people is not advisable. As long as they can protect the people under the overthrow of the nest, they are good officials.
Therefore, Niu Gao also adhered to his principle and could accept surrender as long as he did not lead his army to massacre the city.
He nodded, "Bring Sima An to see me!"
Not long after, the soldiers took Sima An into custody. Sima An felt ashamed and said: "I have no choice but to surrender to the Western Army. Please forgive me, General Niu!"
Niu Gao nodded, "As long as you can persuade the Anyang garrison to surrender, I can report to King Yong of the Ming Dynasty and appoint you as the Minister of State Affairs and a minister of King Yong!"
Sima An was really overjoyed. He did not expect this result. He quickly said: "I would like to order the defenders to surrender!"
"Okay! I'll let you enter the city and you must surrender before noon."
Sima An bowed and left with his men. Several Western Army generals asked anxiously: "He wanted to escape into the city before but couldn't get in. Why did the commander-in-chief let him enter the city?"
Niu Gao said calmly: "Attack the city and attack the heart. I gave him a chance to be reborn. If he is treacherous and untrustworthy, then he will only die, but I believe he is not that stupid."
An hour later, at dawn, the north gate of Anyang opened wide, and 20,000 troops led by Sima An came out of the city to surrender.