Chapter 309 Night Raid, Destroy the Golden Prisoners!
After saying this word, Dong Tongfang glanced at the Jinbing camp through the trees and the unusually dim moonlight, and then explained in a low voice: "Wait until dawn before attacking the camp!"
Liu Guangyi paused for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay."
There is a reason why I agreed so decisively.
Liu Guangyi had inquired about Dong Tongfang's resume before coming here, and learned that he was the guard of Changling Pass, who had been fighting against Jin Lu all year round, and had personally organized more than ten expeditions to burn wasteland.
What is burning wasteland?
Every autumn, when the people of Daqian put grain into their homes to prepare for the winter, the Xiongnu, Turks, and Jinlu on the grassland would go south to invade, burn, kill, and loot the people in the pass, and come to rob the autumn grain.
Naturally, Daqian and the three major vassal states would not suffer such a loss.
It was also at this time that the pastures withered and turned yellow in autumn, and the nomadic people needed to cut the grass and store it in storage to prepare their livestock for the winter. They sent out soldiers and horses to burn wasteland on the grasslands.
In autumn, when the weather is dry and the grass is dry, a single spark can start a prairie fire. If you set a few more fires, even smaller tribesmen will be trapped and burned alive.
First, this move can burn up the reserve feed for cattle and sheep, allowing the cattle and sheep raised by the nomads to starve to death in the long cold winter. This will further leave these enemies with no meat to eat, no milk to drink, and no woolen clothes to survive the winter... Weakened The other party’s war potential.
The second is to burn all the pasture and wild grass near the border pass. When the bandits raise their troops to attack the pass again, their horses will not be able to find food nearby, so they can only transport forage from the rear, increasing the enemy's logistical burden.
Of course, if during the process of burning the wasteland, they encountered some tribes that were empty in the rear, the generals would not be lenient and would kill them all, taking away prisoners, cattle and sheep... whatever they could.
The young and strong soldiers and horses left their tribe, and as the large army bypassed the border, they plundered the Gan people in the rear. When they returned full of food, snatched slaves, women and undried blood on their hands, they came back only to find that their home was empty. Already...
It was literally gone, turned into a place of charred blackness and broken bones.
It is not that the major khanates on the grassland have never thought of stopping this phenomenon, but after experiencing the benefits several times, the thunder gradually became louder and the rain dropped.
The reason is that the generals and horses who went north to burn the wasteland rarely provoked large tribes, and it was difficult for them to defeat such large tribes. They usually only bullied the small tribes.
If all the small tribes were killed, wouldn’t their grassland belong to the big tribes?
What else can those young people who have lost their homes do?
Except for a small number of slaves and women who brought looted food to start their own cooking, the vast majority of the remaining people almost joined the big tribes and went to the tents of the grassland dignitaries to work at their disposal.
Of course, this is a secret benefit and idea. On the surface, everyone still condemns such shameless behavior, and they will definitely not let it go if they encounter it.
Dong Tongfang was able to lead troops and horses north to burn wasteland more than ten times. I heard that he even once penetrated hundreds of miles into the grassland and escaped unscathed, bringing back many cattle and sheep. He must have some strategy.
"Although the Jinlu were heavily guarded, when dawn broke in the early morning, the prisoners had been nervous all night and were most relaxed. Even the most vigilant generals might have fallen asleep. That was the best time to attack the camp."
Dong Tongfang glanced at the sky in the east and said that he could start after waiting a few more quarters of an hour until there was a slight white light on the horizon but it was still dark below.
Liu Guangyi thought about it carefully for a moment, and it made the same sense.
The troops at the rear prepared themselves for a while, and when the order was passed from the front, they all got up and mounted their horses, arranging their formations.
Fortunately, it was summer now, and we only encountered a few mosquitoes in the mountains and forests. If we couldn't make a fire in winter, our hands and feet would have been frozen, let alone attacking the camp.
There was a bit of strange noise in the forest before dawn, but it became calm again.
Outside the mountain forest, the Jinbing camp standing by the water looked like a huge beast that swallowed people under the dim starlight, and also like a piece of delicious fat meat, one bite of which filled the mouth with oil.
A gust of night wind blew through, taking away some of the temperature in the camp. Although there was a slight white light in the eastern sky, it only made the Jin soldiers who were on duty at night even more drowsy.
Suddenly, a dull sound came into the ears, and many Jin soldiers on guard were almost sleepy and confused, but after all, among so many people, there were still some who were awake.
After waking each other up, everyone suddenly broke into a cold sweat when they heard the sound in their ears.
The Jin people who have been with horses all year round know very well that this is clearly the movement of a large group of cavalry passing through!!
Immediately, someone turned around and rode a fast horse to the center of the camp to report.
But since such a commotion had occurred, there was obviously no need for them to report it.
There are more than 2,000 horses in a battalion. It is impossible for everyone to sleep like a dead pig. If that were the case, it would not be unfair at all to be slaughtered as a pig.
With the sound of anxious running, the lights in the Chinese army's tent were already lit. Two guards, Mou Ke, ran in while putting on their armors. There were also a few Pu Liyan who had woken up outside the tent, their clothes and armor were disheveled.
There was still a bit of nervousness on his face.
As for other places... some are still completely silent, but some have already caused some commotion.
"Isn't Abbreviation up yet?"
In just a short while, sweat dripped from the foreheads of the two Mou Kes. On the one hand, they ordered to wake up the sleeping Jin soldiers, and on the other hand, they kept sending people to urge their immediate superiors.
Before he finished speaking, a burst of footsteps came from behind the tent. The person who came was none other than their Meng'an, Tang Kuo Abulei.
The Tang Kuo family was a major noble in the Kingdom of Jin, with a high status, and had always been an important ally of the Wanyan family.
The queen of the previous generation of Jin King Wanyan Aguda came from the Tang Kuo family, and the queen of this generation of Jin King Wanyan Sheng also came from the Tang Kuo family.
"Abbreviation, are the dogs coming to kill you? Let's gather our troops quickly!"
While he was talking, another Mou Ke ran over, but few people present had no time to pay attention to him, and the commotion in the camp gradually expanded.
"Did you see clearly that it was a dog?"
Although Tang Kuo Abuli also heard the noise, he remained calm and immediately doubted the authenticity of the matter.
And people also have reasons and basis for suspicion.
"I communicated with Nian Mohan and Tu Danxi the day before yesterday. Today they are coming to join forces with me to capture the city to the west. Could it be that they are their tribesmen?"
"this……"
Under the dim sky, the three Mooks looked at each other. They didn’t know what to say this time.
The two people mentioned by Tang Kuo Abulei are also fierce and fierce. Moreover, the relationship between the three is public competition, but privately the relationship is not very good, and they dislike each other.
If it was really the two of them who came, it would be possible to scare them in this way without notifying them in advance and make Tang Kuo Abulei make a fool of himself.
When they thought that their family might be laughed at by the other two families, several Mou Kes present felt uncomfortable.
Tang Kuo Abuli even gritted his teeth secretly, but still calmly issued the order: "First clean up the formation of soldiers and horses in the camp, and don't cause riots! All the iron pagodas are covered with armor!"
This order is indeed the most timely order at the moment. No matter whether it is a dog or a colleague, you can't sleep anymore and you must get up as soon as possible and be ready at any time.
If it's a dry dog that comes, then treat it with swords and arrows. If it's a colleague, of course it's with swords and arrows... The latter doesn't have to be so fierce, but judging from the angry look on Tang Kuo's face, this is definitely the case. You can't be so kind anymore.
But just a moment after the order was issued, before it could be implemented, a batch of rockets came down and flew into the camp, setting off whatever they landed on.
The previously dull sound of horse hooves seemed to be impatient and no longer concealed, and the vibration on the ground suddenly increased several times.
War drums rumbled, and huge shouts of death came from all directions, and they were as far away as the camp gate!!
"kill!!"
"Annihilate all the pirates!!"
In the dark night, Tang Kuo Abulei and several Muke, Pu Liyan looked around with the faint morning light and the firelight in the camp. They saw only shadowy soldiers and horses, and the flags were constantly floating. It was impossible to see clearly what was going on. How many soldiers and horses came.
But just by listening to the sound of horse hooves and the shouts of killing, you can tell that the scale must be much more powerful than theirs!
"Abbreviation..."
Several Muke suddenly panicked, looking at this posture, they were going to be annihilated here!
"Let's break out of the encirclement quickly! Meng'an! Go and Nian Mohan quickly, and Tu Danxi and their troops will turn around!"
At this time, we can no longer worry about competition. If our lives are lost, then everything is over.
Tang Kuo Abulei also panicked, but at this time he was the supreme commander here. Others could show panic, but he couldn't!
"Breakthrough..."
Tang Kuo Abuli asked his subordinates to clean up the panicked soldiers and horses, while he looked at the situation around him. The more he looked at it, the colder his heart became.
To put it lightly, in the current chaotic situation, many men and horses were burned alive by rockets fired by dry dogs in their sleep, and there were countless soldiers running around to escape.
Even if occasionally a small team leader such as a team leader rallied men and horses to attack Gan Ren's cavalry, due to the huge disparity in numbers, they were quickly knocked to the ground by the opponent's random shots.
At this moment, the remaining seven pro-in-charges, Muke, don't know where they are. They may have become Gan Ren's assassins a long time ago. Without these few people, I don't know if they could gather hundreds of remnant soldiers...
How can a person break through with this?
Even if you break through, where can you run to?
How can someone unfamiliar with this place outrun these dry cavalry??
Tang Kuo Ablie gritted his teeth, and suddenly said sharply to the three Muke and eighty-nine Puliyan who were still around him: "Gather your troops immediately and stick to the camp! Reinforcements will arrive soon!"
Everyone was stunned. Now that people have entered the camp, why should they stick to it?
Keep the air?
But what Tang Kuo Abulie said immediately made everyone understand.
"Quickly go to the rear to collect the troops and horses, form a formation and hold on!"
The direction he pointed was exactly opposite to the entrance of the camp, at the very back of the camp, which was next to a small river and there were no cavalrymen yet.
But at the same time, you Muke and Pu Liyan also saw that many soldiers who were afraid of being burned and killed had jumped into the river and swam to escape.
"Hurry up and gather your troops!"
The three Mou Kes hurriedly led the Pu Liyans to run over.
Of course, I didn't forget to protect Abulei Meng in the process. While running, he called for the remaining soldiers and horses to be gathered.
As for why you want to go to a place where there are no Gandogs and stick to the Gango offensive...isn't that very clear?
Why don't you stand firm first if you want to stand firm? If you stand firm under someone's sword, won't you be cut down before even saying hello?
As for the advantage of being able to escape when you can't defeat them... that's another matter.
Under the leadership of Tang Kuo Abulei, everyone gathered the remaining soldiers and retreated. On the way, two more Muke, a dozen Puliyan and many soldiers joined the queue.
After running to the river, everyone could take a breather.
"Fire arrows! Shoot these dry dogs to death!"
But before he could rest for a moment, Tang Kuo Abuli immediately ordered a counterattack.
You can't just run away without firing a shot, right?
The hundreds of gold soldiers who were gathered together were relatively elite. They immediately formed a queue and turned around to fire arrows in the direction they came from.
As for aiming... there is no need for it.
It's dark now, and everything in the camp is burning. Thick smoke is billowing. Even if there is a fire, it will be of no use. If you don't aim, you may still be able to get a gap, but if you aim... the arrow may fall on one of your own people. .
But it should not be said that the reputation of the Jin people as being good at shooting was not just blown away. A large number of arrows were thrown out. Even without special aim, the harvest was not small. You can hear it from the screams coming from the smoke and fire in front. Come one or two.
I just don’t know how many of these are the Jin people’s rout that followed Master Meng’an’s footsteps.
"Fire the arrow again!"
Tang Kuo Abuli stood behind everyone and took the lead, drew his bow and shot again!
In Pu Liyan below, the soldiers were still a little hesitant, but when they saw this, they suddenly became firm, drew their bows, nocked arrows, and shot again.
The screams started again, but this time they were much quieter.
One of the pro-guards who had just arrived, Muke, was so dizzy from smoking thick cigarettes that he immediately reported with great joy: "Abler is fierce, we have almost shot all the dry dogs that attacked the camp. Let's go back and take back the camp!"
However, as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he received cannibalistic looks from several other murderers.
Tang Kuo Abulei ignored this stupid pig and directly ordered: "The dry dogs are cunning and attacked our camp at night, but we stayed in the camp and did not retreat, and also shot many dry dogs!"
"Now that these dog thieves have appeared here, we must not let them escape again. All troops must follow me to report the war plan to the military commander!!"
From abandoning the camp and fleeing in panic to not letting the dog run away, this is the art of language.
Who said that the people on our grasslands are all barbarians? They have been studying the scriptures since they were young, and they even have ethnography!
Mou Ke, Pu Liyan and the others also started to howl and bark. We must not let go of the dry dogs. Everyone should retreat quickly!
The group of people mounted their horses and began to cross the river. The river water was careless, and they could not reach the horse's back.
On the other side, Liu Guangyi, Dong Tongfang and others were also attracted by the successive waves of arrows. However, when they led their troops to kill the Kaijin soldiers all the way, when they came here, they only saw Tang Kuo Abulei. The back view of someone waiting to cross the river...