Chapter 4 (15) Breakout

Several officers carefully considered Shang Cheng's suggestion to attack the west and destroy the nest of the Turpents, and they all felt that although it was not a small risk, the possibility of success was also very great. In order to coordinate and command the various teams gathered here, several officers elected an officer surnamed Zhong as the leader. This person is a ranger general of the fifth grade, the marching counselor of the left route army, and the right is the highest here, regardless of prestige, rank or position.

The ranger general Zhong Zhi immediately ordered all departments to count the number of people and reorganize the team, seize the time to drink and eat to recuperate, and let people collect bows, arrows, knives and guns to distribute to each department...... Zhong Zhimu spoke with red eyes, and several officers obeyed the order with expressionless faces, but in fact, everyone couldn't bear it in their hearts. But no matter how miserable and miserable it is, it can't suppress the situation, and now it is a critical juncture, everything can only be done by power, the army is defeated and the camp is lost, this team is actually behind the enemy, a group of sleepy and weak cowardly soldiers, there is a possibility of being eaten by the enemy who pounces on them at any time, and it is true that they can't spare the manpower to take care of the seriously injured; In addition, the horses had to be snatched and transferred that night, and no matter whether the sneak attack on the enemy's lair was successful or not, the next step would be a thousand miles of death, and the seriously injured could not stand the bumps and hardships on the way to escape......

After some counting, the soldiers of all units, together with the brave villagers who had fled and the lightly injured officers and men who had moved unhindered, totaled 493 people, and in addition to the more than 200 soldiers of the five battalions led by a few captains, a large part of them were rebellious soldiers who had broken up the formation. Zhong Zhi didn't say much, and with a wave of his hand, he filled all the rebellious soldiers into each battalion and outpost. Then a series of orders were issued, asking all units to strengthen their vigilance to guard against the enemy's sneak attack while it was dark, and also to reconnoiter and visit the enemy's situation and implement the details as soon as possible...... It wasn't until he felt that there was nothing missing in his arrangement, that he said to Shang Cheng and Wen Mu, who had never left the task: "The first step in our plan is to snatch the horses, this is the most important thing, and this matter will be handed over to you." Captain Wen's mighty army is the elite of my big Zhao, and when I saw it tonight, it really deserved its reputation, and the battle was fought like this, and the system was still complete, which shows the military discipline of the mighty army and the ability of Captain Wen. He turned his head and said to Shang Cheng again, "Since I arrived in Yanshan, I have heard of the Shang monk of Yixian County, I have heard the two songs of "Monk Fighting Tiger" and "General Breaking the Formation", I have long wanted to find a chance to see what you look like as a hero who fights tigers, but I didn't expect to see a real person in such a situation. He raised his face and squinted, and carefully looked at Shang Cheng, who was a head taller than him, and saw that although Shang Cheng was tired, his face was very calm, and after listening to his praise, his expression was neither arrogant nor humble, but he smiled calmly at himself...... Zhong Zhi admired in his heart that this monk was indeed a man, but his expression suddenly became solemn and serious: "Shang Chengwen Mu listens to orders!" ”

The two of them stood up side by side at the same time, and shouted in a low voice: "My job is here!" ”

"Tonight, prepare at the right time, act at the right time, and start from the direction of the northwest front camp. The Shang Lieutenant Department opened the way for the forward, and the Wen Lieutenant Department responded, and I led the Chinese army to follow. Capture the horses and take the road north, then wait for the opportunity to turn west! ”

"Yes!" Wen Murin said.

Shang Cheng didn't answer the order immediately, and said with a frown: "...... You can't wait until the end of the day, but act immediately. After more than an hour of fighting, our virtual and real enemies have already felt clearly, and they did not come up for a while because they also had to eat, drink and rest, and when they relieved their breath, they would come and clean us up at any time. We lack food and drink here, and no matter how much we nourish our strength, we can't compare with the enemy, so we can only rely on the word 'fast' to catch the people off guard, and we will have a chance when they are messed up! He paused, stared at the red light under the meadow, looked in both directions to the west and north, and said in a deep voice, "Divide the troops!" We can't let the enemy see where we're moving, and we can't teach them to combine their strength to deal with us. I suggested dividing the soldiers into two teams, one to the west and the other to the north, and then find a way to meet after leaving the camp. He originally wanted to say that even if the team converges in one place, whether or not to fight the nest of the Tuqi people and how to fight the nest will depend on the situation. But after thinking about it, he swallowed these words again, and waited until he left the camp one by one to converge, and it was not too late to say it. "It's the general's words: Rushing horses out of the camp is the key!"

In just a few words, he analyzed the current situation clearly, and the immediate considerable suggestion was also to the point, Zhong Zhi couldn't help but nod and said, "Okay!" Do as you say! Do it now! However, it is not possible to divide the troops. Our soldiers are already small, and if we disperse, we will not be able to gather strength, and we must twist them into a force to rush out! He stared at Shang Cheng with red eyes and looked Shang Cheng up and down again, and said with a smile, "Bei Zheng Shang is blind, and he really has some ability......

At this time, time was pressing, and Shang Cheng didn't want to discuss with Zhong Zhi the question of dividing troops or not dividing troops. There are benefits, there are advantages, it is difficult to distinguish which is better or worse for a moment, raise your arms as a chest to make a military salute, turn around and go back to arrange.

The first battle was fought tragically, and the first lieutenant Zhu Daichun was seriously injured, there were still three of the six sentry commanders who went to the top of the meadow, Sun Zhongshan's sentry was almost exhausted, and Qian Laosan's soldiers were only eight, and they were all wounded...... In addition to the hundreds of people who ran away from the first place, only about 40 of the two or three hundred people who came with him can still stand up now. Although dozens of stragglers who had lost their formation were newly added, there were still less than 80 soldiers, not even a single sentry. Fortunately, most of these new soldiers are Yanshan Guards, even if they have not heard of the "blind businessmen", they also know that the Shang monks who fight tigers look at themselves with trust and expectation in their eyes, and his heart is a little more stable, one by one, on the battlefield, he is afraid that the army's heart is unstable and the people's hearts are uneven, these soldiers can listen to their own orders!

In two sentences, he explained the action clearly, and told the matters that needed to be paid careful attention to, and ordered the whole battalion to end the armor, tie the belt, and arrange the shoes and socks leggings. In a moment, he brought back the order to "go". Shang Cheng raised his arm and waved forward, the cat lowered his waist with a straight knife, and followed Su Zhatian Xiaowu, who was the first to open the way, and slipped down the meadow.

Only a few dozen steps were taken in the dark, there were two clanging bells in front, and the weapons were bursting with sparks, and Tian Xiaowu had already warned loudly: "There is an ambush!" Immediately there was a small sound of bowstrings, and the sound of arrows and iron shields clashing several times in succession, and the team was a little chaotic. In the panic, I didn't know who called "Mom", but I heard someone shouting loudly: "Quick! Go back! ”

Shang Cheng had already connected with the enemy, knocked open a brute knife that was chopped in the dark, and split the sudden soldier into two pieces from his shoulder to his right crotch with one sword, and roared loudly: "Retire your mother!" Follow me all who want to live! With a knife and a stab, the sharp tip of the blade came out from under the left ribs of an enemy besieging Suza, and the right chest came out, and he dragged the knife and slapped it on the shield of a spurt, and with a bang, the enemy was smashed back, Tian Xiaowu jumped over, and the tip of the iron spear stabbed him in the chest......

"Get a few straight knives! Pull them into a row and slash them side by side! ”

Hearing Shang Cheng's shout, the four soldiers immediately rushed up with straight knives, stood in a row with Shang Cheng, separated from each other, and killed people everywhere with their knives. The sword shadows burst out with blood, and in an instant, the soldiers who blocked the front were wolves, and the wolves cried and howled. There were also fierce enemies who took advantage of the gap to get closer, and most of them were knocked to the ground with the spear of Zhao Jun who followed the straight knife, and a few blades flew and were chopped into meat sauce in the blink of an eye; There were also enemies who avoided the spear and injured the straight knife hand, and the Zhao army who followed up didn't care whether they could use such a five-foot heavy soldier, abandoned the weapon in their hand, picked up the knife and followed others to cut it. Five straight knives slashed out a bloody alley one after another, and in the blink of an eye, the team advanced more than 100 steps......

At this moment, the sound of killing on the top of the meadow suddenly rose, and the well-fed and well-fed soldiers jumped out from all directions, babbling and shouting, waving knives and axes, and slashing around Zhao Bing. Looking at the group of Da Zhao soldiers downstairs, although everyone is tired and hungry, they don't regard themselves as living people, and they don't think they can go back alive, they just want to drag the enemy on their backs when they are dying, so they are very brave, shouting and scolding in their mouths, slashing and poking at the enemy with knives and guns in their hands, even if they are cut off and cut off their legs by the sudden soldiers, they must hold the enemy and not let go...... Although the soldiers of Tu Jici are good at fighting and are better than Zhao Jun in individual combat, they can only rely on the strength of the crowd for a while, and they are on a par with Zhao Bing.

was attacked before and after, Wen Mu was a little undecided, and then a message came up to Shang Cheng to ask if he wanted to go back for reinforcements.

"Birds!" Shang Cheng had arrow wounds on his shoulders, arms and thighs, and he had already handed over the straight knife to Su Zha, and he followed the team with the double-edged axe that he didn't know where to pick up. "Let the backteam keep up! All straight knives come up! Pass my orders and set fire to them one by one! Burn everything you can! ”

At the beginning, there were fires on both sides of the team, and after a while, there were dots of fire in the near and far distances, and when the entire meadow was full of fires on the left side of the barracks, Wen Mu understood what was going on: The Zhao army, who stayed in the camp and held on until it was dark, was not the only one who was ready to break through, Shang Cheng ordered the fire, in fact, it was also a signal to everyone to do it together, so that the breakthrough could take care of the head and the tail, and the fire was still left, whatever they wanted!

I don't know which team of men and horses in the direction of the rear camp in the south actually set fire to several large warehouses of the baggage battalion, and several pillars of black smoke rolled up with tongues of fire more than ten feet high, and half of the big meadow was reflected in red and shining. In the crackling flames, the frightened shouts of the people of Tuqi continued, and occasionally there was the sound of ping-pong clatters with a few weapons handed in. I don't know where the horses blew up, and the sound of horses' hooves rumbling in the midst of thousands of horses shook the ground......

Shang Cheng commanded the front team to fight and advance, and he didn't know how long he had fought and how far he had come out, and finally hit a large open space where the horses were closed, and more than a dozen soldiers were hurriedly untying the reins, and they were all unloaded into pieces by Zhao Bing. Shang Cheng kicked over a soldier who was grabbing a horse, raised his axe and pointed at a group of cavalry from a distance who came to support, and shouted: "Formation!" Block them out! Rear Team! Hurry up and come up! ”

In the blink of an eye, the dozens of enemy horsemen had already rushed in. Zhao had few soldiers, and they were in a hurry, and the thin formation was rushed by the cavalry, and the formation immediately became a pot of porridge. Seeing that the horses that had just been won were about to change hands again, a group of people suddenly jumped out of the left and right oblique spurs, shouting and shouting in response, bows and arrows and crossbows and arrows flew suddenly, and in an instant they shot down a piece of enemy cavalry and horses like wheat cutter. When the rest of the enemy saw that the situation was not good, they turned their horses and ran, and Shang Cheng did not chase them, and immediately ordered: "Everyone get on the horse!" All horses untie the reins and get ready! Qian Laosan! Sun Zhongshan! Clicking on the names of the two subordinates, he casually pointed at the shadowy Xiying Gate, "You take half of the people to take it down for me!" ”

"Yes!"

"Obey!"

Qian Lao's third grandson, Zhongshan, led dozens of soldiers who climbed on horseback, and rushed out with a roar. Shang Cheng didn't look at the battle situation over there, and got on his horse and waited for Zhao Jun behind. After a while, Wen Mu also rushed over with dozens of soldiers lighting torches, and before he could stand firmly, he hurriedly said: "I can't contact General Zhong's people!" What to do? Do you want to ......?"

Shang Cheng interrupted him with a split face and said, "Can't wait!" There is such chaos in the camp, and the nearby enemies may come over at any time, and we don't have enough people, so they will stick out one by one! "He held the axe in one hand and the reins in the other, and circled around the place with his horse in tow." You leave them thirty horses, and take the rest with you, and dispose of them on the spot if you can't take them away! I'll go and take the gate first, and you will follow!" As he spoke, he struck the axe twice in the air, loosened the reins, and struck the handle lightly on the horse's hips, and the horse was invited out as soon as he spoke. One hundred and ten Great Zhao soldiers immediately followed, and the black clouds crashed straight towards the Xizhai Gate, which was fighting fiercely......