Eight hundred and eighty-sixth chapter encirclement and suppression of the wolf camp
The arrival of cold winter also forced the siege party to slow down their siege due to the weather. It snowed heavily. When Sun Fuhu sent people to pour water on the city wall, the entire Pingcheng was covered with a layer of water the next day.
Wrapped in thick ice, sometimes even the ladder cannot support it, so how can we attack the city?
As a last resort, the siege was temporarily suspended, and everyone was waiting for the arrival of spring to carry out the siege.
Compared with the ice and snow in the north, the south is still green everywhere at this time, especially Dianzhou, which is said to be like spring all year round. Even though it is the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, the scenery is still pleasant and the weather is mild.
The so-called truce due to the cold weather in Pingcheng does not exist here. On the contrary, a battle to encircle the mountains is going on here.
Jifeng Mountain.
It is the base camp of Canglang Camp, and this time it is Jifeng Mountain that is surrounded by mountains.
Jifeng Mountain is very close to Picheng, and it is the main transportation route from Dianzhou to Jiaozhou. A lot of grain and grass need to be transferred here, so this place has become the most frequented place of Canglangying.
I could bear it once or twice, but when it happened three or four times without end, Li Xuantong, the commander-in-chief of Dianzhou, finally set his sights on this place and sent his deputy general Lou Lin to lead an army of 20,000 to the outside of Jifeng Mountain.
It was just a group of mountain bandits, but they actually dispatched 20,000 people. This shows how much Li Xuantong hated the Canglang Camp and their general, Li Chuxiang, at this moment.
As the general of the Canglang Camp, and a regimental commander appointed by Tang Ao, Li Chuxiang was no longer a rootless tree, but became a general with four thousand cavalry.
Although according to the distribution of the Jizhou Army, less than five thousand people cannot form a regiment, but considering that the Canglang Battalion grew up without the support of the Jizhou Army, this military regulation also made certain concessions, allowing Li Chuxiang to
He became the first person to be the leader of a regiment with less than 5,000 soldiers.
Li Chuxiang, who had received this honor, naturally mustered up all his energy and wanted to do something big. Let Prince Ji Tang Ao see the true strength of their Canglang Camp and let everyone see that His Highness Prince Ji was not wrong about the person.
Because of this, they have recently been looking for trouble in Picheng every two days. Finally, they attracted Li Xuantong's attention and sent a large army to encircle and suppress them.
Just when Lou Lin was heading towards Picheng with 20,000 troops, Longya sent the news, and even their marching route was very clear. Seeing such detailed information in front of them
, Li Chuxiang had to sigh at the power of Longya.
"That's it, we will ambush them at Jitoushan and catch them off guard." After getting this detailed information, Li Chuxiang punched the map and made his decision.
Jitou Mountain can be regarded as the gateway to Jifeng Mountain. Once the enemy enters here, there will be no danger to defend. Considering that there are not only their four thousand warriors from Canglang Camp on the mountain, but also two full
There are more than ten thousand people and families. For this reason, we must not let the enemy come to the mountain to kill us, otherwise, we will be in big trouble.
"I think it's okay, General." Lieutenant General Lu Tian nodded heavily. They were all cavalry, and they calculated with their minds but not with care. There was no problem in catching the opponent off guard.
After making the decision, the army began to make preparations. Li Chuxiang asked the eldest princess to stay in the mountains and look after the young and old.
The eldest princess is a generous woman. Ever since she identified Li Chuxiang, she knew what she should do, and of course she would support it unconditionally. So early the next morning, four thousand cavalrymen went down the mountain in front of 20,000 people and their families.
And go.
The Canglang camp has opened its mouth wide, just waiting for the prey to appear. But Lou Lin, the prey, has no consciousness at all.
Why did he lead the regular army of Dianzhou this time? They were all trained soldiers. In addition, they had a numerical advantage. As far as he knew, Jifeng Mountain was just a group of bandits. Although they had war horses to help them,
But the number was only about 2,000, and with ten times the strength, he couldn't see any possibility of failure.
This is also why the Canglang Battalion is well hidden. It usually implements a rotation system when attacking, and the number of troops in each attack does not exceed 2,000 cavalry. This gives people the impression that they do not have many troops.
From this point of view alone, the Dianzhou Army lost a point. Once they start to underestimate the enemy, how can they achieve any good in the end?
The 20,000 Dianzhou Army arrived at Picheng without delay, and then sent out scouts to inquire about the situation on the mountain. According to General Lou Lin's wishes, it would be best for the Canglang Battalion to take the initiative to attack Picheng, so that they
You can just relax and wait for work.
This does not mean that Lou Lin wants to catch turtles in an urn, but that he does not want to go into the mountains and forests. In his opinion, there are deep mountains and old forests nearby, and there are all kinds of poisonous insects in them. It is not worth getting bitten.
Right.
Therefore, it is best if Canglang Camp can go down the mountain, which can save a lot of effort.
The purpose of sending out scouts was to ask them to find out if they could find Canglang Camp and see if they had any intention of going down the mountain. For this reason, he did not hesitate to spread the word, saying that a large amount of military supplies had been transported to Pi City.
Just to lure people into taking the bait.
But Longya's people were in the city, so how could this little trick succeed? After waiting for three days and not getting any news from Canglang Camp, we knew that they would not come down the mountain. Even if they did not come down
, Lou Lin began to order his troops and horses to prepare to go up the mountain.
Twenty thousand men and horses marched out from Pi City in a mighty manner, arrived at a place ten miles away from Jitou Mountain in the afternoon, and began to set up camp.
The Dianzhou Army suddenly stopped leaving. Li Chuxiang was stunned when he heard the news. Lieutenant General Lu Tian even said anxiously, "Captain, it's not like they discovered us, right?"
"Impossible. We made preparations several days in advance. We hid it so well. How could they find out?" Li Chuxiang shook his head. This time, the four thousand Canglang Camp warriors were ordered to hide according to the requirements of the Jizhou Army.
What the instructor did was that he himself had gone here before and found nothing wrong. He did not believe that the scouts of the Dianzhou Army could find anything wrong.
"Wait a moment." Li Chuxiang said calmly, he wanted to see what tricks these Dianzhou troops were playing.
Sure enough, half an hour later, new news came over, saying that the Dianzhou Army had begun to set up camp, and it looked like they were preparing to rest there.
"What? There are at least two hours before dark, why don't you leave?" Li Chuxiang was naturally incredulous when he heard the result. How did he know that the reason why he made this decision was because of the leader?
General Lou Lin of the army is tired.
Yes, Lou Lin is tired. Speaking of which, this person is just a younger brother who is more valuable than his elder sister. He was favored by Li Xuantong because of his sister's beauty, and was promoted to general. And this time he thought he was a meritorious person.
When he had the opportunity, he asked his sister to help him blow the pillow wind, and he led the troops to the expedition.
Speaking of which, Li Xuantong naturally knew that his brother-in-law's ability was not enough to lead an army of 20,000. However, considering that Lou Lin did not have the ability, there were capable people among the 20,000 Dianzhou troops he led. When the time comes, those 3,000 men
The captain knew what to do, so he betrayed his wife and agreed to the matter.
But what Li Xuantong didn't know was that during the process of rushing here, the few people he was optimistic about who knew the military were taken away from the military power by Lou Lin, and one by one they were demoted to soldiers and replaced by some sycophants.
Entrusted with important tasks. After all, this Lou Lin is not only mediocre in his own ability, but also looks down on capable people. Along the way, the captains often urged him to speed up the march, and said that only by acting quickly can the bandits be caught off guard.
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How could Lou Lin hear this? Since he knew these were bandits, why bother taking them seriously? Isn't this making a fuss? At that moment, he got angry and beat down the captains who proposed these suggestions.
Finally, no one was around to nag him, and instead he had some people who could only say nice things. When he felt tired and wanted everyone to stop moving forward and have a good night's rest, those captains who could only flatter him were
They immediately said that this was a sign of the general's concern for the soldiers below him and his love for the soldiers. If it was really the general's doing, Lou Lin laughed with satisfaction.
When the scouts from the Canglang Battalion reported the news, Li Chuxiang still looked in disbelief, and then asked instinctively, "Don't say that the defense of this Dianzhou Army is very lax and its vigilance is very poor."
"How does the regiment commander know? They really have lax military discipline, and they only have dozens of open sentries as tokens, but not even one secret sentry." The platoon leader in charge of reconnaissance said with a surprised look on his face, as if they
The leader of the group is like a prophet.
When he heard that this was indeed the result, Li Chuxiang burst out laughing. So, doesn't it mean that the fat is on his lips, and he can defeat this army as long as he attacks at night?
"Captain, this is a God-given opportunity." Deputy Commander Lu Tian also had a smile on his face.
"Yes, this is indeed a good opportunity. In this way, I will inform everyone to have a good rest, and we will attack in the middle of the night to give these Dianzhou troops a good look." Li Chuxiang said confidently at this moment.
After the order was given, the cavalry entered a state of rest. Time passed by minute by second. When the sky was completely dark, an uninvited guest suddenly appeared in front of Li Chuxiang.
The person coming is none other than Captain Wang, the person in charge of Longya stationed in Picheng. He will appear here just to give advice to Li Chuxiang.
"Captain Wang, why are you here?" Li Chuxiang was a little surprised to see General Wang appear at this time.
"Captain Li, it's like this. After learning about the actions of the Dianzhou Army, a certain person came to discuss with the commander. I'm afraid Commander Li doesn't know the true identity of Lou Lin. He has a sister named
Lou Xiaoming is very beautiful, and she is also one of the favorite women of Dianzhou Commander-in-Chief Li Xuantong. And this Lou Lin just relied on nepotism to get to the position, he is just a straw bag, and has no ability..."