Chapter 141: Night Attack
Wei Wuji guessed correctly, Wanyan Zongbi sent troops not only 120,000 this time, but also 50,000 people followed Wanyan Zongjun to Taiping Valley.
Taiping Valley is located between two mountains, although it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the Tang army has not been able to get Hang Aishan for a long time, and the preparation is relatively hasty, so I forgot about this opening, and I remembered it later, but it was too late, and the military strength was not enough, so I could only send 5,000 troops to guard here.
Guo Yi is the commander of these 5,000 people, this person grew up in Liangzhou with Wei Wuji and Lou Chong, although his qualifications are very old, but he is too modest and regular, and his luck is not good, until now, he is just a deputy general, and those rising stars have long surpassed him, Guo Yi has always been dissatisfied with this, so this time he took the initiative to ask for help and came to this most dangerous place.
This time, Guo Yi's luck was very good, and when the 50,000 troops of Yanzong County came, Guo Yi looked at the dense military tents in front of him, frowned and asked, "Do the generals have any good strategies for retreating?" ”
The people who came here are all school captains who can't read big characters, where can they do anything? So the only answer to Guo Yi was silence.
Guo Yi sighed helplessly, and then prepared to return to the tent.
At this moment, a newly appointed lieutenant stood up and said, "General, the general has a plan. ”
This person was Wei Yan who was sent by Xue Ren, Guo Yi also knew Wei Yan's identity, and his eyes lit up and asked, "Is there any good way for Captain Wei?" ”
"Night Raid." Wei Yan said lightly.
Guo Yi's flame of hope was extinguished at once, and she said angrily: "Are you kidding? Just our people, we also attack at night, so it's good to let people not attack us at night. ”
Wei Yan replied without humility or arrogance: "General Guo, the enemy army is tired from afar, and the night attack may have a good effect, even if it has no effect, it can confuse the enemy and tell the enemy that we are outnumbered." ”
Guo Yi thought about it carefully and found that this method was not bad, and besides, he didn't have any other good way now, so he should treat a dead horse as a live horse doctor, so he adopted this opinion.
I saw Guo Yi say: "Generals, I think that Captain Wei's method is not bad, but I don't know who has the confidence to lead the troops to raid?" ”
When the generals heard this, they took a step back at the same time, leaving only Wei Yan standing in place stupidly, Guo Yi said with a smile: "Captain Wei is really a young talent, so let's do it, I will give you a thousand soldiers and horses, and I must succeed tonight." ”
"The last will obey." Wei Yan smiled bitterly.
After everyone retreated, Guo Yi left Wei Yan alone, and Wei Yan arched his hand and said, "I don't know what General Guo else commanded?" ”
Guo Yi shook his head and said: "Virtuous nephew, uncle, I am a person who has no ability, and this life is like this, this time I finally had a chance, but this is this situation, and I have to be tired of taking risks with my nephew, my uncle is really ashamed, so let's do it, my uncle still has five hundred soldiers, these guys are veterans who have followed my uncle for many years, and I will hand them over to you tonight, I just hope that my nephew will not be reckless, things have changed, and I will come back immediately." ”
"Thank you, uncle." Wei Yan said sincerely.
Guo Yi patted Wei Yan's shoulder again, and then left with a sigh.
Wei Yan returned to his camp, and his own soldiers immediately greeted him and said, "Young General, you are too risky like this. ”
Wei Yan waved his hand and said, "Wealth and wealth are in danger, and Guo Yi is still righteous, so he sent me another five hundred soldiers." ”
"But there are only 1,500 people in this way, and Beijin is an army of 50,000, Major General, don't you think about it anymore?"
Wei Yan sighed and said: "Xiao Wu, we grew up together, if I hadn't suffered this catastrophe, maybe now our brothers are eating and drinking spicy food in Yuchun Building, but who made your young master incompetent, he was bewitched by others and was sent here, if we want to recover our previous life, we can't be afraid of death, good brother, promise my brother, this time I will accompany my brother to take a risk." ”
Xiao Wu is also a young man, and when his blood was thick, when he heard Wei Yan say this, he immediately patted his chest and said: "Young General, don't worry, Xiao Wu is not afraid of death, it's a pity that you have a good future, I am angry when I think of this, and I blame that vixen?" ”
"Okay, don't say it, that woman deceived me so hard, when Lao Tzu is developed, he will definitely go to Jinyiwei to ask for someone, and when the time comes, she will be allowed to live and not die." Wei Yan said with a hideous face......
Tonight's weather is very good, the moon is dark and the wind is high, it is suitable for a sneak attack, Wei Yan said goodbye to Guo Yi, and began to hit the road, the sneak attack soldiers were lightly armed, and the horses' hooves were wrapped in cloth, taking advantage of the night everyone to get closer and closer to the camp in Beijin.
The camp of the Beijin people is very simple, all of them are camp tents, but the young and strong live in the innermost, and those old and weak and sick live in the periphery, once the enemy attacks, those old and weak and sick will issue an early warning, and then desperately resist the enemy to buy time for the young people, although this way is not humane enough, but it is the most effective way on the grassland.
Before coming, Wei Yan had asked the veterans to understand, so when he came to the camp of the Beijin people, Wei Yan did not dare to rush directly to the camp, but secretly found a few tongues and asked the location of the grain and grass and war horses of the Beijin people.
The goal of this night attack Wei Yan was not to kill many people, but to try to get rid of the food supply of the Beijin people, and after asking the place clearly, Wei Yan killed these prisoners, leaving a thousand people as suspicious soldiers, and he secretly approached the location of the grain and grass in Beijin.
Soon Wei Yan and others were discovered by the Beijin people, and suddenly the whole camp tent became lively, and the 1,000 Tang troops who stayed behind raised more banners, and ran around with branches tied behind the war horses, making the whole place dusty, and the Beijin people did not know the truth or falsehood, and did not dare to rush out blindly, so they had to use bows and arrows to face the enemy.
At this moment, Wei Yan finally repelled the enemy army, looking at the enemy's grain and grass less than two hundred steps away, he spat hatefully and said, "Prepare the gunpowder, and withdraw after throwing it." ”
"No."
There is no way to do it, because more and more Beijin people are coming here, and if they don't leave, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out.
The loud sound of "boom, boom" came, and Wei Yan and the others quickly evacuated with their troops before the Beijin people could react.
By the time the Beijin people found out, it was too late, and the Tang army came and went like the wind, and Tang Jun could no longer be seen.
Wanyan Zongjun was furious in the tent, cut the general in charge of the guard directly, and then slammed his fist on the table and said: "It's really incompetent, the night attack lost more than 500 people in this king, but I didn't even see a shadow of the Tang army." ”
Wei Yan and the others hurriedly returned to the Tang camp, and Guo Yi immediately greeted him and asked, "Captain Wei, how is it?" ”
Wei Yan said ashamedly: "General, the last general is incompetent, and the duck in his hand has flew." ”
Hearing Wei Yan's answer, Guo Yi was also very disappointed, but he still comforted: "Captain Wei doesn't have to blame himself too much, it is a great achievement to be able to retreat."
"Thank you, General."