Chapter five hundred and eighty-ninth fight at midnight
The trench layout was what Tang Ao had come up with before. Although it was a bit laborious in the early stage, there are at least two benefits. First, it would slow down the enemy's attack speed and dampen their morale. Second, it would give the soldiers time to feel the battlefield. The atmosphere on the battlefield allows them to have an adaptation process, and eventually become accustomed to the battlefield and become truly elite veterans of hundreds of battles.
Arrow feathers landed on the heads of the Hun soldiers who were charging forward, as if for free. Speaking of which, this was not a very good bow and arrow. It only had an iron tip at the arrowhead. A bow like this The cost is extremely low, even if it is wasted, it is nothing.
But this kind of attack mode brought a lot of difficulties to the Huns. Although the Jizhou soldiers fired arrows in a hurry, and their accuracy was not flattering, there was a high probability that they would still hurt the enemy.
Under the rain of bows and arrows, in just half an hour, 300 Huns were injured and nearly 100 were killed. However, the Huns had only just crossed seven trenches.
What really makes the Huns soldiers crazy is not the number of casualties, but that they can't reach the large army at all. The feeling of being beaten passively is really uncomfortable. There have also been soldiers with bad tempers who passed other people. , speeding up and taking the initiative to attack. Such people often become the main targets of bows and arrows, and in the end they either die tragically or are injured by arrows.
The attack was still continuing, and more and more Huns soldiers became busy. Those who cut down woods to make planks, and those who dug soil to fill trenches looked very busy. It turned out that the large number of soldiers were just waiting for work. state, conserving physical strength. More importantly, as the archers continued to retreat, they became more concentrated, and the further back, the more Guzhou troops were in the trenches, and the pressure on the attacking Huns soldiers naturally became greater. Before, they only needed It cost dozens of casualties, but now every trench occupied results in hundreds of casualties.
In one afternoon, until dark, and after suffering 1,500 casualties, the Huns occupied fifteen trenches, greatly reducing the Jizhou Army's living space.
It finally got dark, and with his sight blocked, Shantatang, who looked unwilling, had to order the entire army to stop attacking. At that moment, many Huns soldiers panted and sat on the ground. This afternoon, they could not even see their opponents. They didn't even touch a corner of their clothes, but they themselves suffered 30% casualties, which made them very depressed. Fortunately, according to this progress, they can take down all the trenches tomorrow. At that time, when they arrive at the city , when they captured the town and county, it was the time of their bloodshed and shame.
It was late at night, and the Huns soldiers who had worked hard all day soon fell asleep. One after another, the figures of the Quds Army soldiers who had slept for a whole day quietly walked out of the gate of the town and county.
Counterattack at night is the result of early discussions between Feng Xun, Ning Feng and Feng Wanli. In this era, people cannot keep up with nutrition, and most of them suffer from night blindness, so they rarely choose to attack at night. But this is very difficult for a very important person. For the Jizhou Army, which pays attention to the health of its soldiers and is willing to spend money, night blindness will naturally no longer be a problem. On the contrary, the soldiers' eyes are very bright in the dark night.
There were a total of five hundred soldiers of the Fourth Army, all of whom were the backbone of squads and platoons. They held steel knives in their mouths one by one and walked toward the battlefield in black night uniforms.
To put it in Feng Wanli's words, the Quartet's armies will do nothing if they don't move out; if they do, they will give their opponents a thunderous blow.
The Qian army would take the initiative to attack, which was something the Huns soldiers did not expect. After a tiring day, they fell asleep very early. The trenches they invaded during the day were filled with resting Hun soldiers.
For them, using the sky as a quilt and the earth as a bed has long been a normal thing. Even most of the Huns soldiers didn't even have a piece of clothing to cover them, so they just leaned on the trench and fell asleep. At this time, nine people According to the weather of the month (lunar calendar), at night, the temperature is only a few degrees above zero. It has to be said that the Huns soldiers can still endure hardships.
Just being able to endure hardship and pay does not necessarily lead to better rewards. This truth has been proven by countless people. When the five hundred elite Fourth Army entered the trench at night, it was the end of their nightmare. At first, there were many people who would never wake up again once they closed their eyes.
The few Hun soldiers who were on duty for the night were already dozing off. When steel knives were passed over their necks, their mouths and noses were covered, and they didn't even make a sound. In this way, lives are passing by, and trenches are recaptured one by one.
There were three trenches, and nearly five hundred Hun soldiers died in their sleep. Until one soldier suddenly woke up from an unknown nightmare and saw many black figures approaching. " No, enemy attack!"
This shout was like thunder in the dark night, alerting the other Huns soldiers and stopping the Quartet Army that was about to move forward. "Withdraw."
Still taking advantage of the darkness, the soldiers of the Quartet Army retreated calmly. As they retreated, a steady stream of Guzhou soldiers entered the three trenches they had previously occupied.
Jizhou soldiers actually launched a night attack, and while they captured three trenches, they also killed nearly 500 warriors. When the news came back to the Chinese army's tent, Bu Jie roared and overturned it. The writing desk and the roaring sound continued all night long.
I thought that after Beidi opened an opening, the next step would be a stage for them to show off their capabilities. Who would have thought that they would suffer a big loss on the first day. The cost of the two thousand casualties was that they didn't even have a hair against their opponents. When I touched it, it felt a bit frustrating no matter how I looked at it.
After the dark night comes dawn. When the sun rises slowly again, you can see that many Huns soldiers have red eyes. This is the reason why they did not sleep well all night, and most of them are caused by anger.
Shantatang's eyes were even redder. Of the 5,000 warriors he had led, there were only 3,000 left, but he had not even hurt his opponent. This was obviously a great shame and humiliation for him, and he must avenge this. .
The result was that when the attack was launched again, the Huns made faster progress. They even launched raids and exchanges of fire, regardless of the cost of casualties. They often just occupied a trench and did not even bother to organize their formation. Launch a new attack. As a result, it did cause casualties to the retreating Guzhou soldiers, but the Xiongnu soldiers who were on the attacking side did not suffer any benefits. Their casualties would only be greater.
With the continuous attacks, people kept falling on the charging road, but the Huns soldiers had no intention of retreating. Before dark, all the trenches were finally occupied by the Huns soldiers. Behind them, some were exhausted. Hole-filling soldiers.
More than 20 trenches had to be filled in in just two days, which was not a good job. Some Huns soldiers had blood blisters on their hands because of this. Fortunately, they saw the dawn of victory, and the county gate tower
Right in front of them.
After a day's hard work, the progress was rapid. The price paid was not small. Shantatang's troops were almost crippled. The five thousand warriors now had only a thousand men left, and they had to withdraw from the battle before the battle.
, was transferred to the rear and became a reserve army.
The encounter at Shantatang made General Cen Duogu, who was assigned the main offensive position, overjoyed. In his opinion, the biggest trench obstacle had been cleared, and the next step was to attack the city, which was the time for him to perform.
That night, after the Hun soldiers under the city filled up all the trenches, they sent out an army of 5,000 people to take charge of the night's security. Apparently, they had learned a lesson from their losses last night. On top of the city tower, they saw Hun soldiers
After laying out the layout and preparations, Feng Xun shook his head and said: "There is no chance of a night attack. Everyone should go to bed early. Tomorrow will be a hard day of fighting."
"Yes, tomorrow's battle will be very difficult, but as long as we hold on, the teacher will arrive with the main force tomorrow afternoon. That will be the time for us to fight back." Ning Feng clenched his fists. Although he was a civil servant
It's true, but the experiences of the past two days have given him the iron-blooded spirit of a warrior.
"Don't worry, you two. The backbone of our Quartet Army will cooperate with us to defend the city tomorrow. The Huns will not get any benefits." Feng Wanli nodded heavily, his eyes full of desire for battle. Soldiers are on the battlefield.
The platform where they can best display their talents is the fastest way for them to advance through the ranks.
This night was very peaceful, and both sides seemed to be gathering strength and preparing for the bloody battle tomorrow.
When the sun rose again, it seemed much redder. Perhaps it already knew what was going to happen today.
The Hun soldiers who had had breakfast soon began to assemble. Cen Duogu rode on his horse and shouted to his five thousand warriors. The general idea was that as long as the town and county were captured, the good things inside would all be theirs, and who could get how much of it?
, will be allocated based on performance on the battlefield.
To put it bluntly, it is to use the good things from Jizhou to stimulate and inspire the Huns warriors. Although this is a bit shameless, it is very effective, which can be seen from the excitement of each Hun soldier.
On the city tower, sleepers, boulders, kerosene, bows and arrows, etc. have been prepared. The next 10,000 selected Guzhou troops will board the city tower in batches to take charge of defense tasks. This is a test for them, but it is
Why isn't it an opportunity?
The Quartet Army will send out one thousand soldiers to lead the ten thousand Guzhou Army to defend the city. In the city, three thousand Shanshan Guards are ready to rush out of the city and launch a counterattack if the city tower is in danger. There are still three thousand
The Fourth Army and the 5,000 Jizhou Army reserves are ready to fight at any time.
Once these reservists have the opportunity to go to the battlefield, perhaps they will become truly qualified and excellent warriors.