In the past few days, all the ministries were busy preparing for war, but there was nothing to do for a pure scholar like him. Guo Ning took good care of him and left him a house in a remote corner of the fort with thick walls on three sides. Although it was a little narrow,
But very safe.
Yizai Chucai would not be satisfied with this false sense of security. He was inevitably a little frightened by the current situation. Although he did not miss food and food, he often tossed and turned in the middle of the night.
In the middle of the night, he suddenly woke up. He felt that there was a deep and huge strange sound outside, like thunder, but he couldn't hear it clearly through the wall. He woke up suddenly, still feeling sleepy and a little dizzy. He put on his clothes and stood up in confusion.
He held up an oil lamp and stood at the door of the room.
Pushing open the wooden door, a roar came in.
It was the sound of drums and horns, the sound shook the roof tiles, it was the cry of killing, and the screams echoed for a long time, like an angry wave crashing on the shore.
The soldiers in the camp had long been awakened. Some were preparing their weapons. Some were picking up their armor before opening their eyes. Some subconsciously approached the generals of the team and asked about the enemy's situation. The actions of thousands of people.
, within the high walls of Tunpu, another wave of sound formed.
When Chu Cai's sleepiness disappeared, he hurriedly walked towards the Chinese army's tent which was half a floor above.
After walking a few steps, he looked up and saw that Guo Ning had already stood up and was standing by the railing of the pier. He smiled and said to the officers: "We have expected this move of the Mongols. Don't worry, you can also tell the soldiers
We, victory is already in sight."
Having said this, he yawned and waved his hands to the soldiers who were gathering nearby below the fort: "Go to bed, what are you busy with now? After you have had enough sleep, you will be full of energy.
When you kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds! Just wait for my orders!"
Guo Ning's confident attitude immediately calmed the soldiers down.
When the army is in a trance, ordinary soldiers do not have that much knowledge, so they will not think too much. They can only place their trust in the general, believing that the general will bring them victory as usual.
But in fact, is Guo Ning really that calm?
What the soldiers didn't notice was that Guo Ning was yawning and pretending to be at ease. In fact, Xu Bu had inspected most of the camp and at least said the same thing to dozens of soldiers. Patrolling the defense points throughout the fort
The number of troops on guard was increased a lot, and the man on duty was replaced by his trusted subordinate Qiu Huiluo.
When all the soldiers were relieved and returned to camp, Guo Ning returned to the central army. Generals such as Luo Monk, Li Ting, Ma Bao and others arrived.
Except for a few watchtowers, the Chinese army is at the highest point of the camp. Standing in front of the Chinese army tent and looking out, you can see the surrounding situation.
The front cavalry of the Mongolian army did not break into the camp directly, but dispersed into several medium-sized cavalry teams, galloping horizontally around the outer trench of the camp.
Under the attack of these cavalry, seven or eight watchtowers were knocked down from the west and south sides of the camp, extending to the direction of the port. The small camp on the edge was thrown into torches, and in the blazing fire, the painful struggle of our own soldiers was revealed.
figure.
And the edge of sight... the distance is not very far. Yi La Chucai raised his head and looked at the sky. Thick dark clouds half covered the stars and moon, and the wind and clouds were moving like turbid waves. The darkest place under the clouds
, a pure white banner was fluttering forward. And around the banner, black Mongolians riding one after another stood like a forest, spreading out continuously.
"First remove the outer strongholds... They are really coming!" Guo Ning's eyes were like lightning. He glanced back and forth several times and breathed out: "Fortunately, they were discovered early."
At this time, there was the sound of war drums in the camp, and thousands of strong soldiers stood up in a hurry and gathered quickly. Looking down from a high place, it can be seen that people were panicking, turbulent, and noisy, with men and women crying. However, because officers at all levels arrived in time,
Restrictions were ordered, but there was no large-scale chaos.
At the same time, on the tall pier to the south of the camp, pine torches were instantly lit, and Wang Shixian, his armor clanking, stepped onto the stage. Guo Ning saw him slightly nodding towards the heights of the fort, and then ordered his troops to dispatch his generals.
Guo Ning returned to the tent and sat down.
Li Ting also sat down next to him and said loudly: "Our plan was not wrong! At least the first half was successful. The Mongolian army did reach Laizhou! It's just that they underestimated our army's city defense in Laizhou, so they tried to capture the city first, and then
Call for reinforcements? It’s nothing, it’s just about defending the city! Just hold them off!"
Guo Ning nodded, then shook his head: "Having said that, there are two things we are not sure about."
"What two things?"
"The first thing is that the confidence of the Mongols is much stronger than we thought. They broke into the Central Plains this time and broke many cities. They have already summed up some ways to attack cities. We still look at them with old eyes, but instead
Become passive."
It is the usual routine of the Mongolian army to besiege a city and raise reinforcements in order to defeat the enemy in the wild. The generals of the Ding Navy from Guo Ning on down are all veteran generals who are well aware of the strengths of the Mongolian army, so this time the Mongolian army was mobilized to take advantage of this
One way.
But precisely because they knew the Mongolian army so well, they did not expect the Mongolian army's confidence to increase so much. Now that the Mongolian army actually chose to attack the city before the field battle, the defense of Haicang Town would definitely bear terrible pressure.
On this point, the sudden attack of Mongolian light cavalry yesterday was a sign. But this sign did not arouse the vigilance of the generals, because the Mongolian army had obviously made advance preparations for this. The light cavalry they sent came from three to four hundred miles away.
Urgently recruited from abroad.
After inspecting the bodies of the Mongolian Qingqi, our side mistakenly believed that the main force of the Mongolian army was still far away, and that we still had enough time to prepare... As a result, we fell into the Mongolian army's calculations, resulting in the first attack after the
, and suffered a second raid.
If we think further, the main force of the Mongolian army is obviously stationed not far from Laizhou, so that this attack can be carried out. Where will they be?
"This is the second thing we didn't calculate accurately..." Guo Ning pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Wanyan Sala's control of the Shandong East Road is weaker than we expected. The elite troops of the Mongolian army,
We have long been able to easily pass through his defense line in Yidu."
"Wanyan Sarara... defected to Mongolia?" Li Ting was stunned: "He is a third-grade official!"
Monk Luo said in a deep voice: "If Wanyan Salara surrenders to Mongolia, the war will not be fought this way. The problem lies in Weizhou."
Yi Lai Chucai opened his mouth, and when he was about to say something, Guo Ning glanced at him and shook his head. Monk Luo's judgment was probably true, but it was not true that Weizhou actually cooperated with the Mongols.
A simple traitor is that simple.
There is no need to discuss this matter in detail here. After the battle is won, there will naturally be an explanation.
What had a huge impact on the war situation was that since the Mongolian army could freely pass through the two lines of defense of Zi River and Qu River, they were not tired troops, but recharged troops. They sneaked into Shandong, and it was difficult to know, and once they
If activated, it will surely move like thunder.
"They're coming!"
Ma Bao, who had been watching the situation, exclaimed.
While the generals were talking for a moment, the Mongolian army was approaching in darkness. Under the dark sky, it could only be estimated by the light of pine torches that it should be the size of twenty centurions. All the Mongolian troops dismounted, holding irons in their hands. The shield is covered fiercely.
All the archers under Wang Shixian's command were on the outer wall. There was no need to aim at this time, they could just shoot at full speed into the night outside.
But the Mongols were really brave. They moved forward under the rain of arrows. Even though there were casualties, everyone's footsteps neither slowed down nor accelerated. Occasionally, a pine torch fell to the ground, and someone could be vaguely seen being stabbed by arrows. He entered the body and was seriously injured. But even so, the man did not roar, just fell to the ground silently, and the rear team stepped over the bodies of the injured and dead of the front team without hesitation, stacking forward like a wave.
The harsh environment of the Mongolian plateau has created such tough and terrifying warriors, and their character that ignores life and death. Their bravery is shocking.
This group of Mongolians still did not attack the fortress, but quickly overturned it and moved away the scattered defense facilities Wang Shixian had set up in the outer trench, including fences, antlers and other objects.
Wang Shixian could only watch helplessly. Most of his subordinates were strong men, so naturally they did not dare to go out and drive them away... That was really the same as seeking death.
Guo Ning's troops are relied upon to determine victory or defeat, and they will not act rashly.
In a matter of seconds, the perimeter of the camp was completely cleared.
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My child will take the high school entrance examination tomorrow and the day after tomorrow... I have been a bit nervous about work these days, so I will probably write shorter... Readers, please make do with it.