114. Storm the city
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The place where the army is encamped, there will be fixed posts and traveling posts within twenty miles. Fix the sentry, hide and move, travel the sentry, and patrol around the camp.
Outside Zhao Dongting's camp tent, there are ten ten-person squads patrolling constantly, all of whom are good at flying dragons. However, there are only a few piles of bonfires next to it, and it is impossible to see any difference between Zhao Dongting's camp tent from a distance, this is Qin Han's special order to prevent the enemy from probing at the location of the Qing Shuai camp, and even the Shuai Qi is also placed outside the camp tent a little farther away.
There are too many masters in this era, even if they are happy and unpaid, they have to be guarded against.
The night wind was howling, blowing flags whirring, and it looked extremely desolate.
In the middle of the night, under the faint moonlight, a figure approached the Southern Song Dynasty military camp at a very fast speed.
He was dressed in black and covered with a veil, and it was difficult to see him from a little distance.
Occasionally, he would suddenly stop and fall into the grass. Often in the past two minutes, there will be Southern Song Dynasty cavalry sentry whistling past.
His eyes could not have been so sharp, that is, this man's ears were absolutely extremely sharp, and he could even hear the sound of horses' hooves from a thousand kilometers away.
The heavy open and dark whistles of the Southern Song Dynasty were actually avoided by him one after another at an unbelievable speed.
No, some should be said to be killed directly.
He was occasionally spotted by the secret sentinels hiding everywhere, but before those dark whistles could shout and release arrows, his figure swept several meters, and the short sword in his hand was like an arm, stabbing those dark sentinels to the ground one after another. The secret sentinel, which is often crowded with three or five people, does not even have the opportunity to put a signal flare in his hands.
This is a master, and a top-level master.
In a short time, his figure appeared on a hill only a few hundred meters away from the Southern Song Dynasty military camp.
Next to him were several corpses of the Southern Song Dynasty secret whistles, all of which were sealed by a sword, and there was no living mouth.
The night wind was still howling, whirring through the yellow grass avenue.
The knee-high yellow grass on the hill was also blown to the north side, and this person's head was exposed, and his eyes were extremely cold, staring at the Southern Song Dynasty military camp.
It's just that after a while, there is a slight doubt in his eyes.
Judging from the number of bonfires, he could not tell where the commander of the Southern Song army was.
This was rare for him.
The Yuan Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty fought for many years, and he didn't know how many times he had assassinated the commanders of the Southern Song Dynasty, but he rarely encountered situations where he could not judge the location of the Song army marshal camp.
In the past ten minutes, he suddenly picked up the corpse of the Southern Song Dynasty secret post next to him and took out the signal flare in the corpse's arms. Then he took out the fire fold from his bosom and blew a few breaths, and ruddy sparks came out from the tip of the fire fold.
A flare dragging its bright red tail soared into the air with a sharp cracking sound, and then exploded in the night, dazzling with light.
The man bent down and walked through the yellow grass at great speed, and in an instant he was already running far away.
Several teams of cavalry in the Southern Song Dynasty sentry whipped and galloped towards the place where the signal flare was raised.
But by the time they arrived, the man in black had already taken refuge in the hill a few miles away, crouching behind the bluestone of the hill.
Throw stones and ask for directions.
The cavalry of the Southern Song Dynasty ran to the place where the dark sentry had been, and when they saw the corpses on the ground, their faces showed a slightly solemn expression.
An old pawn dismounted, took a closer look at the corpse of the dark whistle, and said in a deep voice: "It's all a sword to seal the throat." ”
The expressions of the cavalry suddenly became more solemn.
Then, one of them ran back to the barracks to report the news, and the other three searched around.
On the other side, the man in black was also frowning.
In the past, he used the trick of throwing stones to ask for directions, but this time, it seems that he has encountered hard stubble.
Because until this moment, there was still no panic in the Southern Song Dynasty military camp, except for the four teams of cavalry outposts, the rest of the patrol soldiers were still in order, walking by the bonfire from time to time.
He still couldn't tell where the tent in the Southern Song Dynasty military camp was.
After more than ten minutes, he finally chose to give up, hid in the dark, and went away.
Even if he was extremely confident in his kung fu, he didn't dare to break into such a huge military camp in the Southern Song Dynasty without finding a target.
After a short time, the information was reported layer by layer and transmitted to Zhao Dongting's tent.
The secret sentinels of the Southern Song Dynasty actually lost as many as twenty-four, and all of them were sealed with a sword.
Even Zhao Dongting could see that this must be the work of a master. This made his face a little solemn, those masters of the rivers and lakes are always an immeasurable factor in war. They are not good at frontal killing, but they have the ability to attack the camp alone and take the head of the enemy's general.
It's a pity that Zhao Dongting's army has no such masters except for Le Wuwu.
The Yuan Dynasty is powerful, and now too many masters of the rivers and lakes have been co-opted by them, such as Zhao Hu and Zhao Da, if they want to attack the camp, their skills are still a little insufficient.
In this regard, Zhao Dongting was also helpless, so he could only let the soldiers burn the corpses of those secret sentinels, and the army still did not move.
Nothing happened until dawn that night.
In the barracks, which stretched for more than ten miles, smoke rose from the cooking.
Zhao Dongting gave the order to go down, and after breakfast, the three armies were mobilized.
The scouts went first, and several teams galloped away before it was dark.
After a few hours, the army finally reached the front of the canyon where the scouts reported an ambush by the Yuan army.
There are hills on both sides, a gravel road that is no more than five meters wide in the middle, and two meters wide in the narrow places. The terrain is particularly similar to that of Hulukou on Jiezhou Island.
The army of the Southern Song Dynasty camped outside the canyon to make food.
Zhao Dongting used a telescope to observe the hills on both sides of the canyon, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a slight sneer.
The scouts reported that the Yuan army ambushes on both sides of the canyon had already retreated. Obviously, they also talked about the reality of the Southern Song Dynasty soldiers, the troops were insufficient, and they couldn't take much advantage of the ambush.
According to Zhao Dongting's observation, there are indeed traces of the Yuan army making fire and cooking on the hill.
He turned his head and asked Qin Han, who was also holding a telescope next to him, "Where do you think this Yuan army came from?" ”
Qin Han put down the binoculars, glanced at Zhao Dongting in a little surprise, and then said: "Twenty miles away, Rongjin County." ”
He was really surprised to hear that this telescope was invented by Zhao Dongting. Because even those ghost talents in the Ghost Valley Academy Palace have never been able to invent such a thing. With his knowledge, he could naturally imagine that this inconspicuous little thing could play a great role on the battlefield.
When Zhao Dongting heard this, his eyebrows raised slightly, "How can you see it?" ”
Qin Han said: "The traces of their fire making rice are extremely shallow, indicating that the grain brought by the army is very small, and within a radius of fifty miles, there is only Rongjin County." ”
"Hard attack?"
Zhao Dongting asked again.
Qin Han nodded lightly, "Prime Minister Wen and Ali Hague are entangled in their forces, and it is difficult to start a decisive battle, and it is considered a share to be able to swallow them." ”
Zhao Dongting no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered to go down, and the army was ready to capture Rongjin County.
The sun was shining high, it was extremely hot, and the smoke rose again.
The scouts on both sides are now blatant, the Southern Song Dynasty scouts galloped to the outside of Rongjin County, and the Yuan army scouts also dared to observe the situation of the army only a kilometer away from the Southern Song Dynasty army.
Occasionally, scouts from both sides will meet and fight on the spot.
Before the war began, the scouts alone had already suffered a lot of losses.
At this point, both sides have clearly made up their minds. Zhao Dongting and they planned to attack hard, but the Yuan army was insufficient, so they naturally planned to hold on.
It's just that Zhao Dongting is a little dissatisfied that his scouts have not been able to find out the truth of the Yuan army in Rongjin County.
Although the strength of the Yuan army can be estimated from the number of banners and city defense equipment, the Yuan army can also use the trick of covering people's eyes and ears to make a fool of themselves.
He felt that ancient spying was too inconvenient.
Of course, it is often because of this that ancient wars will have ups and downs, and often there will be changes.
Before evening, 35,000 military horses of the Southern Song Dynasty had already set off for the outside of Rongjin County.
Jinjin County is an important town in Tengzhou, an intermediate county, and the city wall is made of blue bricks, up to more than ten meters.
On the city wall, the banner of the Yuan army is fluttering, many soldiers stand on top of it, and a series of catapults stand tall, and the ballista shows its head outside the crossbow base.
Zhao Dongting waved his army to the first 600 meters of Rongjin County before stopping.
This distance is extremely delicate, and it is a place where the Yuan army's return cannon seems to be within reach, but it is difficult to reach.
The commander of the Yuan army at the head of the city looked at it, gritted his teeth, and secretly scolded the thieves of the Song Dynasty for being cunning.
Zhao Dongting tilted his head and asked Qin Han with a smile: "How to attack?" ”
Qin Han only said: "There is no best strategy to attack the city, the Yuan army holds on, and our army can only forcibly occupy the city with overwhelming forces." ”
According to the current situation of both sides, it is unrealistic to want to make some divisive and counter-intriguing schemes, the Yuan army here are all Mongols, and the Yuan Dynasty is powerful, they are not brain cramps, it is impossible to abandon the Yuan and join the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Dongting smiled and ordered Zhao Da and Zhao Hu to let the Flying Dragon soldiers move out the grenadiers.
During the Battle of Puqian Bay in Qiongzhou, although he also used a grenadier, Qin Han stayed in the barracks and did not see it.
He also wanted this genius of the Guigu Academy to see what he was capable of.
Don't dare to say anything else, just in terms of manufacturing advanced firearms, Zhao Dongting has a strong self-confidence, and there is absolutely no one who can compare with him in this era.
Qin Han watched the Flying Dragon soldiers line up the swarthy grenadier canisters, and was really surprised, "What is this?" ”
Zhao Dongting smiled and didn't say anything, just raised his hand.
"Put!"
Immediately, he jerked his hand down and began to drink.
Dozens of cannons rang out.
Qin Han was stunned.
The commander of the Yuan army at the head of the city was also stunned.
He saw an iron lump that seemed to fall towards him, and hurriedly ran to the side.
He was still thinking in his heart, "How could Song Jun have such a small catapult?" How can these bullets be so fast? ”
The cannonballs either fell on the head of the county town of Rongjin or hit the city wall, exploding with a bang.