Chapter 15 Engaging the Enemy

To be honest, Chen Cheng also knew that he didn't have a good idea. The problem is that their capital is too small, there are only more than 1,000 people in total, and they still ride half on foot, even if he is Huo Quai, he can't play with flowers. If he was given 10,000 elite cavalry, or even as long as 5,000 elite cavalry, he would dare to rush out directly.

But Tian Yu only pulled out a thousand people, which made people hurt. The key is that I don't know what the situation is in Guanzi City, according to reason, Gongsun Chan is the future overlord of the north, and he won't overturn in such a small place, right?

But there are no absolutes in the world, take the Ming Dynasty as an example, in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought at Poyang Lake, and Zhu Yuanzhang's ship was sunk several times, and nothing happened. And Chen Youliang was shot by arrows flying on the battlefield in the arch guard of his own warship.

This...... Should I say that Zhu Yuanzhang has a big life, or should I say that Chen Youliang has a little back?

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were similar, Li Zicheng was killed by the landlord militia when he was exploring the terrain in Jiugong Mountain, and Zhang Xianzhong was shot to death by a stray arrow in the battle array, who should he talk to? Fighting a war is half a matter of luck. No one can be sure whether Gongsun Chan will die here, if he dies now, he will naturally not be the overlord of the north in the future.

But since you have decided to do it, you must do it well.

Chen Cheng leaned against the rock, added two sticks of wood to the fire on the ground, and began to think about what to do next. In any case, a big war is indispensable.

Tian Yu asked the soldiers to cut down the trees. The thicker trunks were used as the outer walls of the camp, and the thinner ones were tied in a row with ropes and buried in the earth to be used as horses to be repelled. A circle of trenches was dug around the perimeter, and the camp was completed. The camp is very simple, there are no drawbridges, enemy towers, barracks or anything, but such a simple camp can already give people a strong sense of comfort.

Perhaps it was because of the long-term siege that exhausted his patience and sharpness, or it may be simply unexpected, Zhang Chunjun did not find out what was happening on the western mountain during the day the next day, which allowed the Han army to pass the most dangerous time smoothly. Since the enemy army was so lax, Chen Cheng had a new idea.

In the evening, after having people replace the task of the enemy army under the arrow mountain, he took off the disgusting jacket and went to the camp to discuss with Tian Yu.

"Are you saying that we are making a big deal and pretending to be Jizhou reinforcements?"

Tian Yu frowned and said, "But we only have a thousand people, the enemy won't be fooled, right?" ”

Chen Cheng said: "Even if they don't believe it. At the very least, I'll be skeptical. When they attacked at night, they shouted that the imperial reinforcements had arrived, and the black lights were blinding, and they couldn't see how many of us were, and the enemy army would definitely panic. ”

Tian Yu slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, I'll let the soldiers rest now, and I'll set off on the fifth watch!" But the mountain road is rough, and more than two hundred war horses and other horses and pack horses are left behind, and only three hundred horsemen can be sent out to meet you. ”

Chen Cheng said: "This place is ten miles away from the river, and the middle is all flat land, and it is too dangerous for the infantry to be released, so you can only use cavalry." Three hundred rides is three hundred rides, that's enough! ”

He said again: "After dawn, you take people back to the camp to hold on, and I will take advantage of the chaos to kill into Guanzi City and go to connect with Zhonglang." The most feared thing about defending the city is that there are no reinforcements, as long as you know that reinforcements are coming from outside, the morale of the city will definitely be greatly boosted! ”

After the two discussed, Chen Cheng went to select the men of the night attack and drank weapons. Tian Yu took his own soldiers to inspect the camp. Although his martial arts are not as good as Chen Cheng, he is careful in his work and good at boosting morale. Commanding an army of 1,000 men is already handy.

In order not to be discovered by the enemy troops under the mountain, there was no fire in the large camp. The soldiers fell asleep with their blades on their backs or excitedly or apprehensively. On the fourth watch, Tian Yu woke up from his deep sleep. He had the soldiers cry out for the attack, loosened the horses again, took out the best fodder, and fed them to their heart's content.

Chen Cheng had already made preparations, and he led thirty people to ride first.

"Thirty Han cavalry have joined your ranks."

In the dark, the horses walked slowly, and the cool breeze from the mountains blew on their faces, which made people feel refreshed. Chen Cheng looked back, and hundreds of horsemen were following him. Thousands of horses' hooves struck the ground with a dull sound.

Although it was still dark, many Wuhuan people scattered outside had already been awakened. They poked their heads out of their tents and looked around, thinking that some of their men had gone to grab the pasture so early. The nearby turf was gnawed bald, and the herders had to run farther to graze.

In the darkness, a dog barked, causing many dogs to bark wildly, and someone asked aloud, "Which one are you?" ”

Seeing this, Chen Cheng couldn't help but curse secretly, the plan always couldn't catch up with the rapid change. What about the night attack, it was soaked in the soup before I touched it. These Wuhuan people are really, it's good to herd sheep, why do you raise so many dogs?

The sound of horses' hooves beside him, Tian Yu caught up, his face was tense, and he lowered his voice and said: "The situation has changed, I intend to kill directly into the enemy camp, Wen Zheng thinks it is feasible?" ”

Chen Cheng's martial arts were the best he had ever seen, and now that the situation was not expected, he rushed over to discuss with Chen Cheng. said that it was a discussion, but in fact, he had already made a choice in his heart, but he asked people to help him confirm it. Chen Cheng naturally knew Tian Yu's thoughts, and dared to take a thousand people over the mountains and mountains to relieve the siege of Guanzi City, Tian Yu's courage did not need to be doubted.

He turned his head and said to Tian Yu, who looked nervous: "Things have come to this point, is there any other way?" I'll take the lead, but don't forget, captain, I'll withdraw as soon as it's dark! ”

Tian Yu nodded heavily and said, "I naturally remember!" ”

As he spoke, all three hundred horsemen had arrived beside him, and they had formed a surprise formation. Chen Cheng took a long breath, put away all the distractions, then raised the spear and said in a loud voice: "Then follow me!" ”

With that, he rushed out first. Tian Yu was a moment late, kicked the horse's belly, and roared: "Charge!" ”

The sound of hooves was like thunder, and it exploded violently in the darkness. On both sides of the river there were several camps of the Wuhuan people, and some of the people in the camp had already been woken up by the barking of dogs outside. Now I heard the sound of horses' hooves outside, and someone called out loudly. In an instant, more than a dozen camps on both sides of the river were boiling.

Chen Cheng was indifferent to the noise of the outside world, and as soon as his fingers loosened, the arrow shot over a Wuhuan soldier roaring from the enemy tower. Clusters of arrows made of steel easily tore through the sheepskin coat and shot through the human body inside. The soldier screamed and fell from the high enemy tower.

Many people ran out of the tent, men and women, old and young. Chen Huacheng put away his bow and arrows, took out his spear, overturned a brazier, lit the tent on the side, and shouted: "Jizhou reinforcements have arrived!" ”

Tian Yu behind him understood, and shouted with the soldiers: "Reinforcements have arrived!" ”

Most of the people in the camp by the river are old and weak, how can they stop this group of wolf-like cavalry? The thirty horsemen who followed behind Chen Cheng were not only wearing iron armor, but also in the range of the aura, and could enjoy the buff of "reducing the damage taken by one-half", and together with Chen Cheng, they fought in from the south of the camp and then from the north.

Behind them, flames rose into the sky, and half of the camp was set on fire. In the firelight, Tian Yu and his people were letting go of the killing. The dazed Wuhuan were killed and scattered, adding even more chaos to the camp. In order to facilitate the fetching of water, a lot of cattle and sheep were left in the camp for the night, and it was more of a large livestock pen than a camp. Frightened, the beasts rushed out and ran around.

On the virtual screen that opens, the green message in the lower left keeps swiping. Green means the enemy is killed or stunned, yellow means your own soldier or ally is stunned, and red means the ovary soldier or ally is killed. There is now a green light in the lower left corner, indicating that the battle is going well.

Well, as long as the green light doesn't come out of your head, that's good.

In the dark, Chen Cheng shouted: "Follow me, don't run away!" ”

With that, he led the charge to another camp two miles away. Behind him, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and only twenty horsemen followed, and the others were scattered. This is a very common situation in war, not to mention the feudal era of cold weapons, even after two thousand years, it is still a common occurrence.

Chen Cheng didn't have time to gather the others, so he could only expand the chaos while the enemy hadn't reacted yet.

Some of the Wuhuan people in the second camp were already organized, and behind the wooden fence were densely packed with soldiers, or herdsmen, armed with bows and arrows and spears. The gates had been shut, and many people in the camp were shouting with torches. In the firelight, soldiers and herders ran around like headless flies.

Chen Cheng saw the hundreds of enemies blocking at the gate, and said in his heart: There are also some heroes among the Wuhuan people. I thought of a way to deal with it so quickly. It's just that his hero, my enemy! He gritted his teeth and said in a loud voice, "Stop, stop!" ”

He didn't care whether the people behind him heard it or not, and he let the war horses gallop back and forth eighty paces outside the camp, while he himself shot arrows with a bow on horseback, knocking down the enemies behind the fence and at the gate one by one.

"You killed a Wuhuan nomad."

"You've gained 18 XP."

"You killed a rebel soldier."

"You've gained 45 XP."

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Arrows shoot out so fast that at a distance of sixty, even on the back of a galloping horse, every two shots of the bow knock down an enemy. The enemies were too dense, and there was no good armor, and a leather armor could not stop the heavy arrows fired by the three-stone bow.

Many of the Wuhuan and rebel soldiers in the camp had been shot and killed, so it was impossible for them to wait to be beaten, so many of them took off their hunting bows and soft bows and fired indiscriminately at the sound of horses' hooves in the darkness outside. But the camp was lit with fire, and it was pitch black outside. Although the arrows flew out like a torrential downpour, most of them landed in the clearing.

Occasionally, he shot at Chen Cheng, and at a distance of sixty steps, he didn't have much strength. The soft bow and bone arrow formation of the Wuhuan people are only used to fight rabbits, and they are not better in the battle formation. Only the bows and crossbows of those Han rebels were somewhat threatening, but their numbers were too small, and Chen Cheng drove his war horse back and forth, and it was a strange thing to be shot.

Seeing this, more than twenty cavalrymen also shot arrows into the camp in the dark. They didn't have the divine power of Chen Cheng, they only used a good bow with one stone, and their accuracy and strength were much worse. Some people were anxious and rushed to the camp to shoot arrows within thirty paces, but they were hit by the arrows flying out of the camp, screaming on the spot and falling to the ground.

Chen Cheng said loudly: "Stand back, all stand back, wait outside!" ”

So saying, he rode to the place where the horseman had fallen, stooped down and stretched out his hand, and lifted the man from the ground. Then he struck his horse and galloped out a hundred paces, and laid the man on the ground. Now it's on top of the battle formation, and there's no time for anyone to be on top, so you can only let that person hold on. The man was also very angry, stretched out his hand and pulled out the arrow on his face, regardless of the blood flowing on his face, gritted his teeth and said: "You need to avenge me!" ”

Chen Cheng glanced at the man appreciatively and said, "Good man! What is your name? ”

"A certain Gaoyi Zhao Si is also!"

Chen Cheng no longer spoke to Zhao Si, who was covered in blood, he rushed to the position of eighty paces outside the camp alone, no longer driving his horse to gallop, but turned over and dismounted, and as he advanced, he kept shooting arrows into the enemy camp. Suddenly, one bag of arrows is gone, and another bag is taken out of the "inventory".

In the darkness, the bowstrings vibrated constantly, and the arrows continued to shoot like a continuous drizzle. Not only did the companions behind the fence and behind the gate scream and fall to the ground, but the people in the camp did not know how many enemies were coming outside, so they could only shoot at the people outside with their heads shut. However, when the arrow was fired, I don't know what it hit, and the companions around me fell to the ground one by one, and this kind of situation of being beaten but not being able to fight back was too demoralizing.

Soon, the people in the camp no longer showed their heads to shoot arrows, and the soldiers behind the gate all hid further inside. Even when a few officers whipped the soldiers with their whips, the soldiers simply hid in different places.

Chen Cheng put the arrow on the bowstring and was about to shoot, but found that there was no longer an easy target in his field of vision, he was stunned for a moment, then put away the bow and arrow, and ran outside. Before he had run a few steps, the horse came galloping over, and he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the horse's back, and the man had already jumped up and sat down steadily.

He rode to a distance of more than a hundred paces outside the camp, and the cavalry were dismounting and recuperating in their horsepower. Chen Cheng said loudly: "Can you fight again?" ”

Wei Ran shouted with the others: "Of course you can still fight!" ”

Chen Cheng resisted the counterattack from the opposite side just now, and in less than a stick of incense, he shot more than 100 arrows in a row. Not to mention the constant screams in the enemy camp, just being able to shoot a hundred arrows is by no means something that a normal person can do. The army is the place where the heaviest warriors are heroes, and since Chen Cheng is an unheard of warrior, they are naturally not willing to be left behind.

Besides, when there was a Han Dynasty, it was the norm to value righteousness and light life, so why should the husband be afraid of death?