The weather was overcast and gray, and the rain was falling, weaving curtains under the eaves.
In the courtyard of the Zizhou Combat Command, meetings have been held shortly after it started to rain, and some necessary information was sent out one after another. In the morning, the emergency treatment came to an end, and we had to wait for news from the front line.
Only after feedback can further adjustments be made.
After returning to the office room, there was a short free period. Juaner brought hot water and shaved the beard under Ning Yi's chin with a blade. Ning Yi sat at the table, tapping his fingers on the table, raising his chin and looking at
Trapped in the hazy sky outside the window.
"There are only a few days left until the Little New Year... This New Year will never be celebrated."
"do not move."
Juan'er concentrated her attention and pressed her fingers on his neck. Ning Yi stopped talking. The room was quiet for a moment, but the sound of rain outside was still ringing. After a while, someone came to report that someone was walking in the direction of Yuyu Creek.
The news of the attack started due to the rain.
"The news came at this time, which means that the mobilization had already begun in the early morning when it rained." Division Commander Han Jing came in from outside and also received the message, "These Jurchens seem to be addicted to fighting in the rain."
"It's not surprising that Yin Lili is famous for his decisiveness and bravery among the Jurchen army." Ning Yi said, "At this time, Huang Ming's side is probably also fighting."
"Like you said, Ba Lisu is a lunatic."
"We won't be able to make a difference if we continue like this. This can be regarded as a kind of psychological warfare." Ning Yi chatted with him for a few words, picked up the raincoat in the room, "I'm going to go to the city wall, will you go?"
"Okay." Han Jing nodded.
Juan'er on the side picked up two umbrellas in the room, and Ning Yi waved his hand: "No need for umbrellas, Juan'er, stay here. If there is important information, someone will go to the city wall to call me back."
He put on his raincoat and walked out of the room. His breath was obviously white. When he stretched out his hand into the rain, he felt a cold feeling. Ning Yi looked at Han Jing next to him: "There is a method of performing that involves immersing yourself in the rain."
You can think of more details based on the environment. The front lines are all fighting in this environment. After a half-night meeting, I felt dizzy and dizzy. I went to wake up my head."
Han Jing also put on his raincoat, and the group walked into the rain curtain, passed through the courtyard, and walked onto the street. The city wall of Zizhou stood not far away. There were many military stations nearby, and the sentries were well-organized on the road. Han Jing looked at it.
This gray rain curtain: "Qu Zhengyan and Chen Tian are at war again."
Ning Yi smiled: "How did you know? Did you see them?"
"Last night, manpower was being mobilized urgently. A group of people passed by Post No. 12. I guess it was them."
"The plan was put forward half a month ago. They are fully responsible for when it will be launched. I don't know. But it's not surprising." Ning Yi smiled bitterly, "These two sluts... Qu Zhengyan led five hundred people into chaos
I just told him, I hope I didn't follow him this time."
"Probably not, but I guess he went to Yuyu Creek. He smashed seven inches in front and bit the snake's head here."
"He must have made a false reservation. Last time he ran into someone and made a fuss."
In the rain, the two men joked in a low voice.
In the past month or so, the battle on the front line has been tense. You come and go, and it is not just a hedge on the main road. Huangming County seems to be playing tricks, and privately dug several tunnels in an attempt to bypass the county seat.
Or simply dig down the city wall. For the rugged mountains near Huangming County, the Jurchen side also sent death squads to climb up and try to take a detour into the city.
The battle situation at Yuyuxi was even more changeable. In the mountains extending behind the battlefield, Chinese army scouts and special operations forces gathered in the mountains several times, trying to get close to the Jurchens' rear passage and launch a strong attack. Of course, the Jurchens
There were also several troops that crossed the mountains and appeared behind the Chinese army's defense line. Each of these surprise attacks had their own successes, but in general, the Chinese army responded quickly and the Jurchens' defense was not weak. In the end, each of them caused damage to the other.
Chaos and losses, but not decisive.
At this moment, most of the leading generals who can appear here are already the most outstanding talents in the world. Qu Zheng said that using troops is like magic, walking a tightrope everywhere without capsizing. The execution ability of Chen Tian and others is amazing. Most of the soldiers in the Chinese army have already
He is the elite of this world. It is even said that Ning Yi has killed the emperor. But on the opposite side, Zong Han, Xi Yin, Ba Lisu, Yu Lili, Yu Yu and others have already defeated several countries, and the top people have fought against each other.
, no one is much better than anyone else.
Before a decisive result is achieved, such back-and-forth confrontations will only happen again and again. In order to execute the order quickly, Ning Yi does not interfere with any local battlefield command. At this time, Qu Zhengyan arranged a surprise attack
The team may already be passing through the rugged mountains and forests under the dim sky, and the hunters under the Jurchen general Yu Yu will not sit back and wait for opportunities to pass by. On such a rainy day, not only the artillery will be suppressed, but they could also fly to high altitudes to conduct observations.
The hot air balloon has also lost its function.
There will be scouts encountering the opponent's main force, and more intense and difficult fighting will break out more frequently in such weather.
Ning Yi and Han Jing walked towards the city wall. The rain soaked the steps of the ancient city wall. Water gurgled down from the wall. The feeling in the raincoat became clammy and cold, and the breath was white.
"Speaking of which, it hasn't snowed yet this year."
"If we were in Qingmuzhai, the mountains would have been closed two months earlier. The weather had improved, and I would have been a little uncomfortable."
“It’s not the Chinese New Year this year, do you think there will be a Chinese New Year next year?”
"As long as I can make the Jurchens feel a little sad, I will have a good year wherever I am."
"...Hey, this sentence is very good, I will ask the publicity team to write it on the wall..."
Stepping onto the city wall, Ning Yi stretched out his hand to catch the falling water droplets and looked up. The hazy clouds pressed against the foothills and extended into the distance of the field of vision. The sky and the earth were broad but low, like the rolling sea surface of a hurricane, which was placed upside down in people's eyes.
In front of you.
Ning Yi imagined the biting cold on the front line. The soldiers were fighting in this cold.
This kind of fighting may still not produce a breakthrough result. In one and a half months of official combat, the Chinese Army resisted the Jurchens' attacks one after another, causing huge casualties to the opponent. But overall, the Chinese Army
The battle losses were not optimistic, with more than 8,000 casualties, which was gradually approaching the attrition of a division.
This is not a battle between chickens and dogs, and there is no advantage to be taken advantage of by rolling the bead curtain. When both sides are mentally prepared, the early stage can only be one round after another of high-intensity and boring exchanges.
, and in this offensive and defensive rhythm, each other adopts various ingenuity, and perhaps one side will reveal a flaw at a certain moment. If not, it may even cause a complete collapse of one side.
Huangming County’s frenzied attack was partly because the trick was actually being carried out, but to no avail. On the other hand, it was also quietly attacking the opponent’s psychological bottom line: “I’m a madman, and I’m going to follow you like this.”
Change it to the end." He was an excellent gambler with an expressionless face. For nearly two months, his tactics continued to be optimized, but the policy hardly changed. He just exchanged huge casualties for 4,000 people from Pang Liu'an. He is still there today.
Continue to change.
Ning Yi also continued to change quietly.
Stud is like this, if anyone is anxious, he will have the first flaw.
Han Jing walked beside the city wall and slammed his hands on the bluestone parapet, causing water to splash in the haze. Ning Yi felt the rain and looked at the sky without saying a word.
However, in the evening, unexpected news came from Yingzui Rock.
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In Yuyu Creek, rounds of fighting were repelled on the slope near Eagle Mouth Rock.
Eagle Mouth Rock is one of the narrow passages near Yuyu Creek. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, it has experienced several rounds of raids and charges in more than a month.
The cost-effectiveness of attacking this small position is not high. If it can be cracked open, of course it will be. But the main reason is that this is not the most ideal place to attack. The passage in front of it is not wide, and there are still possibilities in the process of entering.
Was intercepted by one of the Chinese army positions.
Only when the frontline attack becomes saturated, the Jurchens will launch a fast and violent raid on Yingzui Rock. If they cannot break through, they usually have to retreat quickly.
But Eagle Mouth Rock also has its importance. In front of it is a funnel-shaped slope. The Jurchens descended from above and entered the narrow channel and valley of the funnel. The spacious funnel mouth outside is not suitable for building defense. The enemy enters Eagle Mouth Rock.
After passing through the narrow path formed by Zuiyan and nearby rock walls, they entered a gourd-shaped open area, and then faced the Chinese army's position.
The mountain road behind this position rarely intersects with the complex terrain in the Yuyuxi area. In other words, once the Yingzui Rock is breached, it will be difficult for the reinforcements from Yuyuxi to carry out rescue in a short time, and the Yuyuxi position will be breached here.
The Jurchens completely bypassed it.
If the Chinese army gathers heavy troops here, the Jurchens can completely ignore it. If the Jurchens launch a strong attack here, they may be surrounded and killed in this valley if there is no result. This kind of thing seems important but is useless.
The place is actually a bit embarrassing for both parties.
In the early morning of December 19th, the Jurchens launched a full-scale attack on Yuyu Creek. At Chenshi, Yingzuiyan came into contact for the first time.
The attack, which could not be called crazy but was quite powerful, lasted for nearly two hours. Just before noon, an astonishing attack suddenly appeared on the front line of the battle. It was a charge team that seemed to have ordinary fighting qualities but was extremely experienced.
, before they even got close, Mao Yishan sensed something was wrong. He ran up the hillside, raised his binoculars, and was already calling the reserve team: "Second company is pressing forward, there is a problem on the left!"
The pressure on the left front suddenly increased. Some Jurchen warriors rushed up the slope that was almost filled with corpses and sacks. Under their uniforms, they were all covered with scales, and a forest of guns surged from behind.
"Grenade"
Someone shouted, and the soldiers threw a wave of grenades first. Two of the dozen or so grenades exploded, but the power was not too great. The Chinese soldiers retreated slightly, formed a shield formation, and crashed into them!
Mao Yishan was standing not far from the battle site. There seemed to be arrows and crossbows flying over in the rain. He was sniping weakly. He held up the telescope unmoved. Another observer came running not far away:
"Regiment, leader, look over there, that..."
The two of them were looking in the same direction. Behind the dark military formation in the valley, someone was also holding a telescope and looking this way.
"Is that..." the observer expressed his guess.
Mao Yishan put down his telescope, strode down the slope, and waved his palm: "Order! The whole group obeys the order."
At the same time, the entire Yuyuxi battlefield outside was in the midst of a fierce attack and defense. When the news came that the No. 2 position outside Yingzuiyan was almost attacked by the Jurchens, I was at the command post discussing the war situation with Yu Zhongdao.
Qu Zhengyan frowned slightly. He thought of something. But in fact, he had made many plans on the entire battlefield. In the ever-changing battle, it was impossible for Qu Zhengyan to get all the accurate information. At this moment, he had not yet
Can determine the direction of the entire situation.
A lot of information can be fully presented to everyone in the subsequent review.
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The north wind whimpered above Yingzui Rock, and the weather at noon was as hazy as the evening. Rain washed the valley from every direction. Mao Yishan mobilized the entire regiment, which at this time still had 813 soldiers, and summoned them at the same time.
, and four soldiers responsible for special operations.
"The evil is coming." He briefly explained all the situation to the four soldiers.
"According to the predetermined plan, two people will go up first and two others will be ready." Mao Yishan pointed to the giant eagle-beak rock at the entrance of the valley, which pointed directly to the sky. The wind and rain were swirling above it. "You may not be able to come back after it has passed. On such a rainy day, you guys
I don’t know whether the boss’s words are reliable or not. Are you going?”
"Captain Xu has been bombing mountains for a year," one of them said.
"This is what we prepared for today," another person said.
"Then go." Mao Yishan waved his hand, and then he walked into his brothers: "Everyone is ready."
Mao Yishan shouted: "Here! The food is served!"
At noon that day, Yu Lili led his soldiers and resolutely and decisively devoted themselves to the attack on Yingzui Rock. In order not to alarm the enemy, he did not even fly his own flag. At this moment, the awnings and other coverings on the front position of the Chinese Army
It has long been destroyed, the threat of artillery fire has been reduced to a minimum, and most of the walls that were originally used as defensive fortifications have been destroyed and filled up. What the Chinese army occupies is just an uphill and downhill advantage.
The blood in Wu Lili's heart was boiling.
Mao Yishan's heart also surged with passion.
Two figures walked along the rugged mountain wall towards Yingzui Rock. At a certain moment, Xie Lili discovered this scene.
Several Jurchen scouts who were good at climbing also ran towards the mountain wall.
The structure of Yingzui Rock has been studied many times by explosives masters in the Chinese Army. A series of explosives that are theoretically waterproof have been placed in various cracks on the rock wall. However, at this moment, no one knows this.
Whether the plan can be realized as expected? Because when planning and communicating, the technicians of the Fourth Division were a bit conservative and sounded unreliable.
Fighting was raging ahead, Mao Yishan shook the steel knife in his hand, his eyes were calm, and he blew out long white steam in the rain. He calmly made simple arrangements.
But even if the tricky plan fails to come true, his heart will not waver at all. After crossing the long river of time and going through rounds of battles, the warriors who came out of Xia Village back then have now become
Able to face any malicious wrath.
The fierce Jurchen elites came like a tide, and he bowed slightly, assuming a posture as calm as a mountain.