Chapter 22 Night Attack on the Enemy Camp II
The sun gradually set down, and the night followed, and there was no moon in the sky at night, and even the stars could not be seen, which seemed to be the perfect conditions for the Qin army to attack the camp. Around the first watch, Meng Fu summoned the herald and ordered him to gather the soldiers of the whole army, not to beat the drum and blow the trumpet, but to go to the various military tents one by one to gather the sleeping Qin soldiers.
After a short time, all the Qin troops gathered in the school field in Hangu Pass, Meng Fu looked at these young hot-blooded men, then rode his war horse, and said, "Let's go." ”
Meng Wu and Wang Yi led the cavalry behind, and followed Meng Wei out of Hangu Pass. Meng Tian followed closely behind Meng Fu on a sweaty horse, with a bow hanging from the saddle and holding an iron spear tailored for him by a blacksmith in the army.
In order not to be discovered by the coalition army, all the soldiers changed into black military uniforms, covered with armor, and all the war horses were covered with their mouths and noses, and the army quietly set off towards the coalition camp.
Many of the soldiers in the coalition camp have not slept and rested, and are still packing up their things so that they can go home tomorrow morning. The military camp of the Wei State was also noisy, and Xinling Jun Yingji stayed in the tent after receiving the will of the King of Wei to summon him back to China, and many things were reported by Du Hui, who was guarding the door, and then came out to tell everyone the results. Xin Lingjun knew that the coalition of the remaining princes of the five countries would also withdraw after learning that he had withdrawn his army, and he also knew that the coalition army he had lobbied for their own interests had been formed, and now that they heard that they were going to withdraw their troops, they would definitely not stay here and continue to attack Qin.
The Qin army was getting closer and closer to the coalition camp, Meng Wu and Wang Ji each led an army to the east and west gates of the coalition camp, Meng Wei led Meng Tian to attack from the south gate, and the east and west armies saw that the south gate began to attack, so they launched an attack on the coalition army at the same time, leaving only one north gate for the coalition army to escape. The reason why a north gate was left for the soldiers to escape was that they were afraid that the coalition army would see that there was no hope of escaping and would fight the trapped beasts, which would increase the casualties of the Qin soldiers, and the second was that the north of the coalition camp was the Yellow River, and there was no ferry boat available on the Yellow River here, so even if the coalition soldiers escaped from the north gate, there was no way to escape.
At the third watch, Meng Fu and Meng Tian rode their horses and looked at the coalition camp a few miles away from them, and led the soldiers to slowly drive forward. Meng Fu said to Meng Tian beside him: "Tian'er, when the next attack camp is to remember to follow me, don't get carried away and rush to kill at will, after we rush in, we will first meet your father and General Wang Di, and then rush out to kill, do you remember?"
Meng Tian nodded, "Don't worry, grandpa, I remember everything." ”
Meng Fu said: "This is the first time you have really entered the battlefield, I am just afraid that something will happen to you, otherwise how will I explain to your mother after I go back, your father was also with me when he first went into battle, but he was still shot in the shoulder by a stray arrow." So I'm afraid that when you see the blood, you won't be able to control yourself, and you must remember that the most afraid of killing on the battlefield is red-eyed, otherwise no matter how powerful the general is, he will not be the opponent of thousands of troops. ”
"Yes. Meng Tian said solemnly.
Seeing this, Meng Tian stopped talking, and seeing the camp getting closer and closer, Meng Tian pulled out his sword and put down the mask on the helmet. The armor of the Qin army is divided into two types: cavalry and infantry, each of which is divided into two types, but the helmet of the cavalry and the helmet of the infantry are not the same, and the most lethal for the cavalry is the enemy's bow and arrow, so the cavalry helmet of the Qin army is equipped with a metal mask, so that they are not afraid of being shot at the front door.
A mile away from the camp, Meng Fu slammed his legs between the horse's belly, and the horse that sat down knew the habits of his master, and took a step forward and ran, Meng Tian followed, and hung the spear diagonally on the horse's back, took out the bow and arrow, and followed closely behind his grandfather. When the cavalry of the Qin army saw that the commander had begun to charge, they all began to charge, rushing towards the coalition camp.
The soldiers in the coalition camp who were packing up their things near the south gate had just heard the sound of horses' hooves, Meng Fu and Meng Tian led the Qin cavalry to have already entered the camp gate, and the soldiers near the camp gate had not yet reacted, and were shot dead by Meng Tian Four or five, and then the Qin cavalry continued to rush in, and the infantry behind began to set fire in the coalition camp in order to notify the Qin soldiers and horses in the east and west gates.
At this time, the coalition army still knew that the Qin army was attacking the camp at night, so the sleeping soldiers began to put on armor and take weapons to meet the enemy. Meng Fu led Meng Tian and a thousand Qin cavalry to rush forward to kill, encountered more and more resistance, the war horse began to be unable to charge, Meng Fu ordered the cavalry to abandon the horse, everyone dismounted and surrounded the war horse in the center, holding weapons and began to attack the enemy.
Du Hui was dressed in armor and broke into Xinlingjun's camp, Xinlingjun heard the shouting and killing sound outside, Du Hui had already gotten up in Xinlingjun, so he said: "Your Majesty, Qin Guomeng is coming to attack the camp tonight, please change your clothes quickly, and finally protect Junshang and rush out." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei envoy Wang An led people into the military tent, and Wang An saw that Xin Lingjun was still changing clothes, so he asked: "Why didn't anyone find out when the enemy came to attack the camp?
Xin Lingjun was putting on his armor with Du Hui's help, and after hearing Wang An's words, he said coldly: "Does Lord Envoy think that my explanation is important at this time or is Lord Envoy's net worth and life important?" Of course, if you insist that I give you an explanation now, this gentleman can also give it to you, maybe after this gentleman explains to you, it may be Meng Fu who is waiting at the door at that time. ”
After listening to Xin Lingjun's words, Wang An understood that if he wanted to survive tonight, he still had to rely on Xin Lingjun, so he snorted coldly and stopped talking.
Xin Lingjun asked Du Hui: "Where has the Qin army rushed now? How many men and horses are there?"
Du Hui said: "When the last general just came in, the Qin army was in the position of the Chu State military camp, and there was also a Qin army in the east and west directions, the last general just looked at the lookout in the barracks, the Qin army attacked the camp about 30,000 people and horses, respectively from the south gate, the east gate and the west gate attacked, the cavalry was about 5,000, and now the two armies began to fight, and the role of the cavalry was not great, so now our Wei State, and the Qi State in the direction of the North Gate have not yet been in contact with the Qin army. ”
Xin Lingjun said to the deputy general Du Hui: "You immediately arrange for people to go to the Qi State military camp now, let their men and horses come here, and we will join forces to drive the Qin army back to Hangu Pass, remember that this time we must bite this Qin army to the death, maybe we will have a chance to take Hangu Pass in one fell swoop." ”
Du Hui took the order and left, and Xinlingjun looked at Wang An, who was standing aside, and shouted: "Come on, gather all the generals of my Wei State, and go with Benjun to kill the enemy." ”