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The original army only walked the eighty-mile journey in less than two hours.
Thanks to the convenience of the terrain, there are not many water systems that require temporary bridges, and the original army only needs to avoid the Chu army's reconnaissance route.
They did not launch a direct attack as soon as they appeared, but chose to stop behind a forest more than ten miles west of the camp where the Chu army stored their supplies.
In other words, the Yuan army and the Chu army were separated by a forest. The forest covered an area of about ten square miles. There were no straight roads in it, but there were many winding forest paths.
Nowadays, there is no shortage of plants in any wilderness. It can even be said that the number of plants is exaggerated. There are trees everywhere, and even weeds can grow to a height of two meters. When shrubs are piled up, they often come with some thorns.
In such a wilderness environment, it may be difficult for a large army to hide, but hiding a few people is not a problem at all.
Zhikai raised his head and took a look at the sky. The sun was located in the mid-west position. In terms of time, it should be around 5:00 PM?
"The scouts have been sent out, and they should be rewarded in half an hour." Yang Duan nestled next to Zhikai and reported softly.
Zhikai said: "This battle is yours, Kai is just following orders."
The gap in status between the two parties was there. Maybe Zhikai didn't just say it, but Yang Duan didn't dare to take it seriously.
Zhikai could see Yang Duan's thoughts from the subtle expressions, and emphasized: "An army cannot have two 'generals'. This is a taboo."
Yes, if that were not the case, why would Yang Duan have to give in from the beginning? What he was afraid of would be to lead to many enemies.
Now, Yang Duan could see Zhikai's determination. Although he felt uneasy in his heart, he confirmed again: "Is this true?"
He looks like a stupid young man, but people nowadays are so upright.
Zhi Kai was a little speechless, but nodded heavily and said: "There is no prince here, only Kaier who obeys orders."
Having said that, how could Yang Duan use Zhikai as an ordinary soldier? Some of his concerns were relieved.
They were at the edge of the woods, and because they were not at a high enough height, they could only peek into part of the Chu army's camp.
Looking at the size of the Chu army's camp, one might have thought that there were more than 100,000 soldiers. They set up a main camp with the largest area, and there were some scattered camps around it for defense.
The Chu army made such an arrangement, and the granary must be in a guarded position, which is the main camp area!
"The Chu people didn't clean up the camp..." Yang Duan didn't quite understand whether it was because he didn't have enough time or because the Chu people were just so careless.
The current season is summer. In spring, everything flourishes. In summer, production stops. In autumn, branches and leaves turn yellow.
When the Chu army set up their camp, they only cleaned up the fence area and the plants around the tents. The rest of the area was just left uncleaned?
This kind of situation will never happen in the army of the original country. Firstly, many people will be punished for this situation; secondly, they are dark and think about everything in a worse direction. They are too aware of the consequences of not doing certain things.
What consequences will come.
Zhikai was a little stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself: "Sure enough, I have learned so much knowledge. Without experience, no matter how much knowledge I have learned, I still cannot apply it in many places."
How do you say it? Learning is learning, and practice must also keep up. Only then can we apply what we have learned.
The Chu army did not clear away the plants that should be cleared. It is summer time now. There is no need to pour kerosene in advance. If the fire is ignited according to a reasonable direction, the fire will soon spread everywhere.
Seeing the same situation, Yang Duan immediately thought of fire attack. It was not that he had more knowledge than Zhi Kai and had relevant common sense after long experience.
"If there is a fire attack, you should first grasp the local wind conditions and then investigate the location of the fire." Zhikai gave some suggestions.
When it comes to some technology-related aspects, Yang Duan is definitely not as good as Zhikai.
This is also the difference between whether you have received professional training or not.
The wind blowing in a certain place in any season is basically fixed. Whether the wind direction will change temporarily is a matter of luck.
They carefully walked around the Chu army camp for a few times and basically understood the terrain. All that was left was to make some materials.
There is nothing too complicated. Collect enough weeds and roll them into soft balls, then pour an appropriate amount of fire oil on them, and the objects used for fire attacks are ready.
These grass balls will be sent to the windward position, try to find a place with higher terrain. If there is no higher terrain, they will be lit when the offensive is launched, and then they will be pulled by horses towards the Chu army's camp.
"The priority this time is to destroy the enemy's baggage, not the number of casualties." Yang Duan summoned the officers and made some emphasis before the battle.
At the same time, Yang Duan also needed to arrange the deployment of troops, including which teams were responsible for the interference, who was responsible for rushing into the place where the baggage was stored and setting fire to it for the second time, etc.
Wei Tao got a mission to break into the enemy's camp and set fire to it. He knew very well that it was easy to get in while the chaos was happening, but how to escape was the most difficult thing.
The more dangerous the task, the greater the credit after completing it. Who doesn't understand such a simple truth?
Wei Tao cherished this opportunity to perform under the watchful eye of Zhikai. He returned to his headquarters to explain every detail to the officers at all levels, and personally inspected the preparations.
"This is a rapid attack. Don't be too lazy to fight even if you set fire. Break out to the north as quickly as possible!" Wei Tao also asked the cavalry participating in the battle to lighten their load as much as possible, and reiterated that no one would rescue anyone if they were held back.
At almost three o'clock in the morning, an accident happened.
The whereabouts of a relocating original army cavalry were exposed, warning shouts were heard from various camps of the Chu army, and then drums were beaten.
Wei Tao's troops, who had just arrived at the position, had to check the bamboo tubes or clay pots they had on them before they had time to take a breath, and they all looked nervously waiting for the order to set off.
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The original army would have launched its operation in the evening, when the Chu army would be having a meal, which was the time during the day when defenses were most relaxed.
The accident happened around the fourth quarter of Youshi, which was exactly the time when the Chu army was making fire and cooking, and it was also the time when the Chu army returned to camp after going out.
Therefore, although it is said to be an accident, it is actually the period during which the former army is most likely to be exposed.
"ignition!"
Grass balls were ignited one after another, and then rolled towards the Chu army's camp. Because they were filled with kerosene, they ignited the plants along the way as they rolled.
In high-lying areas, burning fireballs would roll on their own. In other areas, soldiers on horseback would drag ignited grass balls, and they would appear to be rushing towards the Chu army's camp.
Judging from the time points, the Chu army in "Xinzheng" broke out and encountered a fire attack, which happened to be today.
So on the same day, two original armies launched a fire attack on the Chu army?
Before the Zhi family turned their family into a country, they launched a water attack against Zhao's "Jinyang".
After the Zhi family turned their family into a country, they launched a large-scale fire attack on "Xinzheng".
The concept of water and fire being ruthless was understood by Zhishi, especially when it was successfully used in the military. This alone will leave enough weight in military history.
To be honest, water attack is much easier than fire attack.
In the history of the original version, the Qin army used water attacks more than once, mostly against the capitals of other countries. Fire attacks were never used by the Qin army.
Looking through history, the fire attack seems to include Tian Dan's Fire Ox Formation; the Battle of Poyang Lake between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang; the Battle of Chibi in the late Eastern Han Dynasty; and the Battle of Guandu, which also occurred earlier in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
Among them, the Battle of Poyang Lake between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang was adapted in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", describing the scenes of the Battle of Chibi, including Cao Jun's iron chain boat, which was actually Chen Youliang's navy.
The original army located in "Yangling" was extremely lucky. When they launched the offensive, the wind suddenly became extremely strong.
Zhikai, who was temporarily acting as a spectator, saw fireballs being blown by the wind and rolling towards the Chu army camp. Along the way, fire dragons were pulled out, and they quickly ignited when they hit the fence.
As the former cavalry of the death squads, if they ran slower, the fireballs they pulled would burn the horse's buttocks, and the frightened horses would run for their lives without being whipped with whips.
The fire was so intense from the beginning that not much smoke appeared. Some Chu soldiers who rushed out of the camp wanted to stop the resistance on the spot, but their flesh and blood bodies could not withstand the test of the fire. The Chu soldiers who rushed out of the camp ran to
Halfway through, he turned around and ran back.
Noisy sounds rang out in the originally peaceful wilderness. They were the frightened shouts of the Chu army, and the Chu soldiers who were on fire were wailing at the top of their lungs.
"Get on the cloth!" Wei Tao shouted loudly. He covered his face with a wet cloth, and then covered the eyes of the horse. The surrounding robes were also doing the same thing. After a while, he let go and shouted: "Mount!
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There were original troops setting fires in multiple directions, and they were suddenly attacked, or were the Chu troops attacked by fire and seemed to be in chaos?
Things are progressing far more smoothly than expected. Isn't this an excellent opportunity for Wei Tao's troops to launch an attack?
As for whether you can get out by rushing in? There is no risk in anything you do. If you are unlucky, you will choke to death even if you drink water. How can a man cherish his own life if he wants to make great achievements!
Wei Tao led more than 400 men and charged.
They encountered no obstruction at all. They needed to pay attention to avoiding the burning areas and successfully rushed into the Chu army's camp.
When they rushed to the camp gate, many former cavalrymen threw ropes with hooks on the fence. They pulled down the burning fence with one pull while galloping. It was up to the soldiers to decide whether they should drag the burning fence all the way.
The fence was destroyed and other soldiers brought in more straw balls.
Now there is no need to light them in advance. You only need to let the grass balls enter the Chu army's camp, and there will be plenty of fire points to ignite them.
Wei Tao, who was leading the charge, saw Chu soldiers running around everywhere.
Wei Tao understood this situation very well. Not to mention the romantic Chu people, even the original army with strict military discipline would be in chaos when such a thing happened.
To put it bluntly, after being attacked by fire, there are raging fires everywhere. Everyone knows that if they don't run, they will die. No one will stay in place and be scorched, and they will definitely choose to escape as soon as possible.
The wind was really strong, and burning grass or other things were blown around, and then ignited in other places.
If Wei Tao had not kept calm, he would have been led astray by the chaos in front of him.
It was so chaotic that no Chu army intercepted Wei Tao's troops who rushed into the camp. They successfully passed through a camp and saw the main camp of the Chu army ahead.
What were the top brass of the Chu army doing before? They were preparing to eat.
At the same time, most of the officers of the Chu army were not at their posts. They were also waiting for their meal to be served.
This "Yangling" is nearly a hundred miles away from the front line, and there has been no fighting on the front line. It has been peaceful for more than a month. It is impossible for the Chu army to maintain a high degree of vigilance all the time. It is normal for the Chu army to gradually become lax.
When encountering an attack, the top brass of the Chu army can of course pass orders down. But whether the units at all levels below have received the orders, or even whether they can effectively execute the orders, is actually a big question mark.
While riding at high speed, Wei Tao saw that the Chu army's main camp had organized defenses. He was suddenly heartbroken and found that the number of Chu army soldiers who maintained effective combat power was not too many. He did not issue new orders and just rushed forward.
There were Chu troops who had fled from other camps nearby and were running towards the main camp. Many Chu soldiers even arrived first. Their attack prevented the camp gate from being closed, and the Chu troops on guard were also rushed into chaos.
Wei Tao, who remained calm, led his troops to rush in through a wide-open camp gate despite the rain of arrows. Along the way, he saw many Chu soldiers who had fallen to the ground after being hit by arrows, and the Chu troops were already killing each other.
"Maybe there really is destiny? It's so smooth!" Wei Tao's thoughts at this moment were a bit superstitious.
We can't blame Wei Tao for this, I can only say that today went really smoothly.
The granary is right in front, and there are only Chu troops running around. Wei Tao and other original army cavalry only need to rush over, throw the clay pot or bamboo tube containing kerosene in, and then take out the fire stick and throw it to light it.
How successful were they? After igniting a concentration of granaries, they broke out to the north and ignited two more. They encountered only sporadic effective resistance throughout the process. About 400 people rushed in, and the number of people who completed the breakout was more than 370.
People come out alive.
After completing the task, Wei Tao stared blankly at the direction of the burning fire, and only looked to another location after being reminded by Pao Ze.
There were cavalry from the original army chasing the Chu army who had escaped from the camp. It looked like a massacre.
"What happened to the Chu State?" Wei Tao knew that the Yuan State was very strong, and felt that the Chu State was so weak for the first time. The happiest thing was that he had achieved great success.
What they don't know is the composition of the top brass of the Chu State stationed at "Yangling".
How to put it? Gongsun Ning is an indulgent faction of the non-public clan in Chu State, while Zhaogu is a repressive faction.
Because Zhaogu did not trust the Chu princes, he chose to station most of the Chu princes in "Yangling". The appointed generals could still control them at ordinary times, but suffered a sudden attack and suffered backlash.
Therefore, the background of the successful attack by the original army may have something to do with the weather, or the existence of human harmony?
Looking at the intensity of the fire and the situation in the Chu army's camp, it seems that the original army will carry out a second, third... and who knows how many attacks. There is a high probability that the Chu army's heavy baggage cannot be saved.
The Chu army had lost its baggage. As long as Fan Zhaogu was not dizzy, he should be thinking about how to withdraw into the country, right?
Once the Chu army retreats, the Song army and the Yue army have no reason to fight against the original army.
In this way, the two-year war will soon come to an end?