On October 29th, the moon was dark and the wind was high.
The night became the best cover, and the Longwu Army's observation post did not notice that a large group of cavalry was galloping in the wilderness. They were wearing the khaki robes of King Zhao's rebels.
This force is the 40,000 cavalry that Qiu Fu has been seducing but not sending.
In this kind of battle to attack the camp, it is difficult for the cavalry to play its role. Coupled with the existence of horse pits outside the camp, it is even more difficult for the cavalry to do anything.
And Qiu Fu never let them come forward to besiege. His goal was not only to defeat the Longwu Army, but to capture the Longwu Army and frighten Yanmen Pass.
When Zhao Tianlin showed his commanding flag, Qiu Fu knew that Zhao Tianlin was almost at his limit.
That is when he takes action, the original balance will be broken after suddenly being under heavy pressure.
Not only that, he also wanted to completely cut off Zhao Tianlin's retreat route.
The first step is to outflank the enemy in a roundabout way.
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Longwu Army Cavalry Station.
Chen Qu's troops were resting. A knight who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed suddenly noticed that the ground began to tremble slightly. As a cavalryman, he was very familiar with this movement - a large group of cavalry was approaching.
"General, there is a large group of cavalry approaching! There are at least 10,000 cavalry in number."
When Chen Qu heard the team leader's report, his expression immediately changed slightly.
Although he is brave, he is still too young to be able to survive the collapse of Mount Tai without changing his appearance.
This sudden appearance of cavalry came from the northeast, and there was no imperial garrison in the northeast.
The only Tiance army that could come to support from this direction was currently entangled in Beigan's elite tiger cavalry and had no time to care.
And even if the Tiance Army really still has the strength to support them, they will not appear in this place.
Either support General Zhao's right camp head-on, or take the enemy's camp directly.
A cavalry force of ten thousand people with unknown identity, unknown number, and unknown purpose came from the northeast. They did not even light torches or raise flags. Their march route was still circuitous to the rear of Longwu Army. Chen Qu made a judgment after counting.
beat!
The number of enemy troops is at least 10,000, and there is a 90% chance that it is King Zhao's army.
Because it can only be judged by ground vibrations, it is difficult to be accurate, but if it is confirmed to be Zhao Wangjun, Chen Quju must have at least 20,000 people.
In the left camp of the Longwu Army, Zhao Linian and Zhong Yaqi had sorted out the wounded soldiers and prepared to evacuate.
At this time, there were 8,300 wounded soldiers in the camp, 6,000 of whom were slightly injured and more than 2,000 of whom were seriously injured.
Those with minor injuries can move without serious problems, but those with severe injuries have difficulty moving.
Retreat has always been a technical knowledge and has been a difficult problem in the military since ancient times. If the retreat is not careful, it will turn into a rout.
Apart from the later PLA, the most famous ones that could perfectly complete the retreat mission were the Japanese troops of Blue Star during World War II.
Although these people were extremely cruel and could not even be called human beings, the Japanese soldiers wrapped in the spirit of Bushido were extremely fanatical and fearless of death.
Once they retreated, they would leave their wounded behind to block the attack, just like a gecko cutting off its tail to survive. Therefore, few Japanese troops were eliminated in an organized manner during World War II.
Now, Zhao Linian encountered one of the biggest problems of leadership when he led troops for the first time, retreating.
"Li Nian, leave me two hundred men as suspects to prevent the enemy from pursuing you!" Zhong Yaqi stood up and said.
Although the attention of King Zhao's army is now on Youying, it is difficult to say whether there are soldiers and horses nearby to monitor them.
If there is a cavalry hidden nearby, and if they find their traces and send troops to cover up and kill them, I am afraid that eight thousand wounded people will not be able to escape the poisonous hands.
If Zhong Yaqi stayed and deployed suspicious troops, it would be difficult for the enemy to detect their retreat.
But once discovered, Zhong Yaqi and others will have no chance of survival.
Zhao Linian was in a dilemma for a while. He had eight thousand wounded soldiers on one side and his good brother on the other. After all, he was just a young man in his early twenties. Even though he was a general, he did not have long-term experience in the battlefield.
How can one be as decisive as a general in the army?
But Zhao Linian's dilemma did not last long. He remembered that his grandfather once taught him that indecision is the most taboo in military matters.
"Okay! I promise you! But you have to follow my arrangements!"
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At this time, all the attention of King Zhao's rebels was on the right camp of Longwu Army and on Zhao Tianlin. There were almost no organized rebel troops outside the left camp of Longwu Army.
It wasn't until the right camp fought for a long time that one of the commanders remembered that the left camp was still there.
This man was Qiu Fu's general Huo Zhen, a Mongolian from Northern Qianyuan who had taken refuge with King Zhao Zhu Kai. He was brave and good at fighting, skilled in riding and shooting, and was a famous cavalry general in King Zhao's army.
He was previously responsible for attacking the left camp of the Longwu Army. It was not until Zhao Tianlin raised his flag that the entire army retreated and began to approach the right camp of the Longwu Army.
After the results arrived, Huo Zhen discovered that there was no angle for his siege.
The remaining troops and horses have completely surrounded the right camp of Longwu Army.
Although it was a siege, it was impossible for all the soldiers and horses to attack at once. If they really attacked in a dense formation, Zhao Tianlin would probably be happy.
The Divine Machine Crossbow, Tianji Crossbow, and Xuanji Crossbow in the Longwu Army are not vegetarian.
In a dense formation, Wednesday's crossbow didn't even need to think about how to aim, it was just covered with arrows.
They just wanted to take Zhao Tianlin's head to show their military merit, and they were not meant to be a death squad.
Seeing that there was no chance in the right camp, Huo Zhen thought of the left camp.
At this time, if the whole army attacks the right camp, the Longwu Army of the left camp will inevitably take action. Once a sneak attack on the flank of King Zhao's army is carried out, it may pose a considerable threat to King Zhao's army.
Anyway, the military merit of the right battalion of the Longwu Army cannot be competed with, so the credit for the attack on the left battalion is better than no credit at all.
As for the military merit of the right camp, let them fight for it!
Just when Huozhen was approaching the left camp again with 20,000 infantry and cavalry, his forward scouts suddenly came to report back.
"General! I have important military information."
As the guards brought the soldiers to Huozhen, they immediately knelt down and saluted, "General, I have a military talent."
"speak!"
"The villain led the scout brothers to monitor the left camp of the Longwu Army. About half an hour ago, all the torches in the Longwu Army's camp suddenly went out. Not long after, the gate of the Longwu Army's left camp opened wide.
There seemed to be no one. The villain and his brothers observed it for a quarter of an hour and saw no change. Then Pegasus came to report and asked the general to make a decision!"
Huo Zhen heard this and wiped his beard, his eyes as big as copper bells flashed with confusion.
"Let's go and have a look with my general!"
Following Huozhen's order, the army accelerated its advance and soon arrived in front of Longwu Army's left camp.
The situation here is indeed as the scout said. There are only a few illuminated torches and braziers outside the camp gate, but there is no trace of light in the camp.
It was the end of the month, there was no moon in the sky, and the night was dark, so I could only see vaguely.
The gate of the Longwu Army's left camp was wide open, and it was dark inside. The wide-open gate was like the silent opening of a huge mouth of a giant beast, trying to devour its prey.
"..."
Looking at the open camp door, Huo Zhen also fell into thinking.
Although he looks rough, he has a special liking for the art of war.
It's just that what he read was not "Six Tao" and Sun Wu's Method, but a Jianghu script that had just become popular in the Zhou Dynasty - "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
He loved this book so much that he read it every time, hoping to learn the secrets of ancient people's use of military force.
Just now, he felt that this scene seemed familiar. Isn't it exactly the same as the Battle of Han River, where the Holy General Longyin lured the enemy alone, and when Wuhou set up an empty city in the west city?!
It seems that the opponent's general also sees the same tactics as himself!
Huo Zhen's face showed a proud look, I have seen through this little trick!
"Send the order and the army will follow me into the camp."
Huozhen had just given the order when the deputy general on the side tried to dissuade him, "General, the enemy's camp door is wide open and the camp is dark and unclear. I'm afraid there might be a scam. Why don't you send a small team of troops in first to check."
"Well, what you said makes sense!" Although Huo Zhen is a barbarian, he is not arrogant and can listen to the advice of the deputy general.
"In that case, you will lead three hundred elite soldiers to go in and investigate!" Huo Zhen readily accepted the deputy general's suggestion and then handed him this important task.
"Ah?! Me?!" The deputy general wanted to slap his mouth like this at this moment.
However, he did not dare to disobey the military orders, so he ordered three hundred cavalrymen and headed towards the gate of Longwu Army's left camp.
Arriving at the camp gate, the deputy general reined in his horse and stopped, carefully observing the left camp of the Longwu Army.
The situation inside was dark, hard to see, and so quiet that it made people feel palpitating. The lieutenant seemed to be able to hear only the crackling of the two braziers at the entrance of the camp, the tramping of the horses under his crotches, and his own breathing.
Then the lieutenant took courage.
"You, take fifty people and go in to investigate." The deputy general pointed at a team beside him and said.
Few people are willing to risk their lives, but military orders are hard to disobey.
This team immediately fired up fifty people and rode into the camp.
The Longwu Army that was originally stationed here seems to have disappeared, and only the blood and corpses on the ground bear witness to the battle just now.
The fifty soldiers briefly searched the place, and after confirming that there were no enemies, they flew out.
When he saw these fifty soldiers coming out, the deputy general breathed a sigh of relief, and then returned with his troops to report to Huozhen.
"General, we have investigated clearly. There are no enemies in the enemy camp. The general is really good at predicting things."
Huo Zhen also smiled proudly when he heard this, "I am familiar with the art of war. Such small tricks will have no effect in front of me. All the troops will follow me into the camp."
Under the leadership of Huozhen, the army marched into the left army camp of Longwu Army.
"Don't tell me, the Longwu Army's camp is quite well built." Although Huo Zhen is familiar with "Three Kingdoms", there is no teaching in the Three Kingdoms how to set up a camp. Huo Zhen is not good at this at all. Now he sees the orthodoxy of military strategists.
Yingzhai was naturally filled with admiration.
"The Confederate army retreated in a hurry, and its baggage must have been too late to be transferred. Let's go and take inventory immediately."
After saying that, Huo Zhen got off his horse and walked towards the Longwu Army's central camp.
I don't know why, but before Long Wujun left, all the torches in the camp were extinguished, and the whole road was dark.
Huo Zhen sneered at the enemy general's use of troops.
"This person is really incompetent in using troops. If he were replaced by this general, he would definitely light all the torches in the camp to make the lights bright, and then let the horses walk back and forth in the camp to make noise, making people think that there are still people in the camp.
garrison."
"The general's use of troops is naturally beyond the reach of incompetent people like the Southern Army." The deputy general on the side also complimented.
Just as Huozhen was talking endlessly about his military tactics, something suddenly tripped under his feet, and Huozhen almost stumbled and fell.
Fortunately, he had martial arts skills and was agile, so he didn't make a fool of himself in front of his men.
Suddenly the scene was a little awkward. The soldiers on the side held up torches to illuminate the ground. There were cups and cups on the ground. Just now Huo Zhen stepped on a tea cup and almost fell down.
Seeing this, Huo Zhen forced his respect and explained, "Look, the messy cups on the ground can just verify what I just said. The Longwu Army retreated in a hurry, and the military camp is also in a mess."
Everyone praised Huo Zhen for his accurate judgment, and no one mentioned what happened to him just now.
The soldiers on the side held torches and walked towards the brazier in the main camp to light it.
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Another group of soldiers and horses were heading towards the supply camp. The Longwu Army fled in a hurry, leaving behind a lot of good things for sure.
However, like other places, it is also dark and filled with a strange smell.
"Damn it, these Confederate troops don't put horse dung and baggage together! The smell makes me want to vomit." The leading captain spat on the ground, and then asked someone to bring a torch.
By the light of the fire, he saw that there was indeed a lot of horse dung on the ground.
"Bah! These Confederate soldiers are so careless." He accidentally stepped on horse manure, which made the captain feel sick.
"Go and light the brazier. I don't want to step in horse manure again."
Several soldiers on the side came forward holding torches. When their torches just touched the brazier, suddenly, a dazzling fire broke out.
Then the fire spread in an instant to the place where the baggage and food were piled up. In just a few breaths, the flames ignited without any chance for the captain to react.
"No! There's a leak! Call someone to put out the fire!" The captain didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at this time, and thought it was caused by the carelessness of his soldiers.
What he wants now is to put out the fire immediately, otherwise the baggage will be burned and he will not be able to carry it around without food.
But as soon as he went out, he discovered that the fire was not the only one.
Within the left camp of the Longwu Army, fires were already breaking out everywhere, and many soldiers wearing Zhao Wang's military robes and armor were throwing torches, setting fire to everything.
"you!?"
He didn't open his mouth to speak, and before his sword was unsheathed, a soldier wearing khaki robes and armor rushed over and slashed his head. Under the firelight, it was none other than Captain Zhong Yaqi of the Longwu Military Academy.
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This kind of situation happens not only in the supply camp, but everywhere.
The main tent was no exception. Just a little brazier set the tent on fire. When Huo Zhen escaped from the tent and saw fires everywhere, he realized that this was not Wuhou's empty city plan at all.
This is clearly the burning of Xinye City!
"Hey!! I'm just a little kid with a treacherous plan!"
