Chapter 123: Sneak Attack

No matter how fast Lin Ji and the expeditionary force marched, and how unexpected the route was, after all, there were nearly 10,000 people moving in the hinterland of Damang, so the whereabouts of the Canghai Expeditionary Force in Damangren were finally gradually clear. The latest and fastest updates

On the first day when the spring rains stopped, the expeditionary force traveled fifty miles east.

The next day, they marched seventy miles to the southwest.

On the third day, he wanted to march forty miles to the west.

Late at night on the fourth day, most of the soldiers of the expeditionary force were already tired of playing because of the hasty march for several days. After forcing a small town to surrender and replenishing dry food, Lin Ji left two centuriens to patrol, and the entire expeditionary force rested in place in the square of the town.

Standing anywhere in the town, you can clearly hear the snoring sound of mountains and tsunamis coming from the square, not only people snoring, but even war horses are snoring like thunder.

Lin Ji's high sense of crisis drove him to release fifty scouts around him to keep an eye on the situation around the expeditionary force, after all, the situation of the expeditionary force is now a lone army, and once something strange happens, it will be reported to the battalion immediately, so that it can respond in time.

In the ancient trees around the town was a small group of fifty scouts.

The team consisted of only two people in order to coordinate with each other to rest, and the temporary position of these two people was on this ancient tree, and the reason why they chose this place was because standing on the branch of the tree could completely look at anything that happened miles away with their eyesight, and even in the middle of the night like now, they could also feel the danger with their keen perception.

"Xiao Zhao, you watch for a while, I'll sleep. Then change you. The older scout patted the shoulder of the young scout, who was also sitting on a branch, and his voice was full of blood-soaked exhaustion.

It is very unfair to the scouts to follow the expeditionary force for three days on a rapid march, but to be on duty while the expeditionary force is resting, but this is the way the war is, there is no fairness to talk about, this is the job of the scouts.

"Huang ...... Brother Huang ......, "The younger scout suddenly felt that there was a shadow moving within his sight, but he was not sure whether it was an enemy or not, so he pulled the old scout with a little more experience next to him, and his voice trembled a little.

"What's the matter, this just fell asleep. The scout, surnamed Huang, was obviously reluctant to be woken up, and opened his eyes with great difficulty, glaring at the young scout.

The young scout swallowed. He pointed to the dark shadow.

It's just a moment's delay, and the figures that were only a few people just now have become longing.

The two looked at each other in unison, then looked at each other, and both saw a trace of fear in each other's gaze.

In this reckless hinterland, there are no friendly forces, and if an army appears, it can only be an enemy army.

Without any pause, the two jumped straight from the ancient tree and rushed towards the center of the town.

Two dark shadows rushed from the main road to the town. The soldiers on duty rushed over with torches, and the scouts did not pay any attention to their presence and rushed straight over.

"Why did you disturb the barracks without authorization?" the faces of the hundred people on duty on duty sank like water. At night, this situation is most feared, and it may even lead to incidents such as the bombing of the camp.

The two scouts ignored the officer in front of them, and without even stopping for the slightest, they rushed straight to the center of the square.

Rushing at the big banner of the forest character, he shouted: "Shizi, Shizi, there is an enemy sneak attack!"

In the silence of the night, the sound of hurried footsteps and the slightly panicked voices of the two scouts were extremely penetrating.

Lin Ji's observation is extremely keen, when the two scouts hurriedly ran through the town, he noticed something strange from a distance, and at this time he was sitting with Yi Hanlan, and when he heard the scout's shout, he had already stood up.

"Specifics. Lin Ji's voice sounded, extremely calm, and seemed to reassure the two hurried scouts.

"There is an enemy situation about four miles to the south, and the specific number is too late to be explored, but there must be cavalry, and the estimated number is no less than 20,000. The older scout was obviously much more experienced, and under the surprised gaze of the younger scout, he made a rough estimate.

"Very well, probe. Lin Ji replied calmly. Turning to Bi Kongqing, who had already woken up, he said: "Brother Bi, you directly organize the rotating soldiers and direct subordinates on the periphery, immediately set up the formation, don't let the enemy rush the formation, and I will arrive later." ”

Lin Ji saw that Bi Tianqing was already neatly clothed, and gave the fastest order in the shortest possible time.

The troops are asleep, and even if they all wake up at this moment, they may not be able to make the most correct formation, so it is better to command the available people first.

"Yes, son. Bi Kongqing roared: "Listen to my order, the soldiers who wake up now don't have to wake up their companions, and immediately gather urgently." Be fast!" After speaking, he rushed towards the south of the town with the captain of the sentry squad and two hundred soldiers on duty.

The terrible drumming of an emergency assembly immediately sounded in the camp, and a large number of officers rose from all over the square and gave a loud order for their troops to assemble.

Identifying the quality of an army, this kind of war in a state of emergency is undoubtedly the touchstone, in the face of the enemy's late-night attack, Lin Ji received one of the few classes on the art of war in Yingtian Academy, one of which was dedicated to night attack tactics and defense rules.

Most cases of late-night raids end in the surprise attacker's victory, and the fundamental reason for this is that the vast majority of the attacked's defenders are killed in their sleep or in panic.

The reason why the Lin family army will be regarded as the strongest force in the world shows his extraordinaryness at this time.

After three days of rapid marching and slumber, they were pulled back to their actual state by the sound of rapid war drums, and almost all the cavalry had woken up by this time, and the faster marching troops had now put on their armor, picked up their weapons, and cheered up their spirits, waiting for a fierce battle to come.

At this moment, the south has already shouted for killing!

Bi Kongqing didn't expect that at such a distance, the enemy would come up so fast!

He had just led the rotating soldiers to the south, and the scout who had just reported the news had already rushed back: "General Bi, the enemy is already less than four hundred feet away from us!"

"What?" Even if Bi Kongqing was the mainstay of the battle-hardened Lin family's army, he was still shocked into a cold sweat.

Four hundred zhang, what does it mean in an army raid, it only takes a high-speed dive of the cavalry, only a few breaths, and the two armies will converge, and now Bi Tianqing hastily relied on the weak defense line organized by the low wall of the town, such a defense line could not withstand any impact from the enemy at all.

In the breath, the corner of Bi Kongqing's eyes had already seen a longing black shadow in the distance, the ground under his feet began to tremble gradually, and the earthen wall in front of him fell soil foam, which shocked many soldiers of the Lin Family Army, and in this way, the soldiers who came from a distance still quietly did not make even the slightest sound.

How strong is this team?

Of course, Lin Jiajun could do it, but they had never heard that there was another army that could do the same.

The decision at this time was very fatal, so fatal that if there was a little bit of food at this time, it might be a defeat in the blink of an eye.

"Don't think about it anymore, countershock is the only way to stall for time right now. I don't know when, Zhou Ziqian had already rushed up with hundreds of organized cavalry.

"Don't look at me, that's what the son of the world said. Without any hesitation, Zhou Ziqian pulled out a blade that was slightly longer than the other Canghai knives from his side and pointed it in front of him.

"Only by delaying the onslaught of the reckless cavalry can the entire expeditionary force have sufficient time to prepare for this war. Bi Kongqing knew very well in his heart, so he took a deep breath, and it was not that he didn't think about it, but the soldiers beside him were too few after all, plus the hundreds of people that Zhou Ziqian had just brought, it could barely be five hundred.

Bi Kongqing turned his head and looked at most of the soldiers, his face suddenly relaxed, as he looked at the surging battle in the eyes of the soldiers behind him.

After so many days of rapid marching, in Lin Ji's words, it is called a temporary evasion, but everyone knows very well in their hearts that this can almost be regarded as a flight with a large number of people, and how could the Lin family army escape.

At this time, there is a chance to be ashamed, which is an exciting thing for the arrogant Lin Jiajun.