Chapter 147: Night Attack
"General, Jiannu's side is now heavily defended, basically a pair of patrols pass by every half-burnt incense time, and Gao Zongqi is now leading people over there to check the news."
A soldier wearing a Mandarin Duck uniform of the Ming Army was full of Shanxi dialect, and the sour smell could be heard from afar.
The man whom the soldiers called a general deserves to be.
"This is normal, after all, this time it was Huang Taiji who personally led the troops, and this person was extremely cunning. What's more, this time, there are still Jiannu who can compete for good, and basically half of them are here."
The soldiers hesitated a little, since the Huns were well defended, wouldn't they give away their heads if they still wanted to go.
"Then, the general, isn't our night attack a vain?"
"Jia Qing, Zhao Yang, the two of you appease your brothers, tell them that even if they collapse, they are not allowed to disturb me, and if they alarm Jiannu, they will be corrected on the spot."
Instead of answering the soldier's words, the general commanded the others. Although this soldier is a lowest-level soldier, he also knows what to do and what not to do, and when he saw that his general did not answer, he knew that his business had been completed, so he quietly touched towards the Houjin camp.
That's right, these people are none other than Zhang Honggong, who was just announced by Zhu Youxiao two days ago for his meritorious service.
After two days of repair, although the combat effectiveness has not improved much, but after a few full meals, the body can be regarded as making up, which is not directly sent by Sun Chengzong to carry out a night attack.
For this night attack, Sun Chengzong actually didn't have much hope. After all, this time he was facing Huang Taiji, and the two sides had already fought each other when they were in Liaodong, so they knew what kind of person the other party was. This time it's just a blind cat touching a dead mouse, if it's sincere, but you can also eat a full meal, if it doesn't work, it's not too much of a loss.
Of course, the most important thing is that as long as the Houjin army is in the capital, the officials of the DPRK and China will inevitably be terrified. Although the emperor did not urge himself to expel Houjin as soon as possible, he could not remain indifferent.
Ugly times, if you use modern timekeeping methods, are between one and three o'clock in the night. At this time, the sense of distress is the highest, and the alertness and reflexes are the lowest. Especially now that it's only March, be aware of the huge temperature difference.
In the Houjin camp, because the soldiers needed to raise their spirits, they guarded against the sneak attack of the Ming army. Naturally, you need to be 12 points of spirit, but Rao's spirit can't be maintained all the time, coupled with the cold, the soldiers are also holding weapons and leaning together at this time.
"General, Jiannu's side has relaxed its vigilance."
The soldier before hurriedly ran to Zhang Honggong and said, maybe because the temperature was too low, the breath exhaled turned into bursts of white mist and drifted away.
"Jia Qing and Zhao Yang, immediately let the brothers gather and tell them that victory or defeat is here, and whether it is life or death depends on this battle."
Zhang Honggong lowered his voice at this time, and his eyes revealed bursts of bloodshot and fierce gaze. Perhaps because of the depression in his heart, the hand holding the handle of the knife was also green at this time.
At this time, Zhang Honggong took out the weapon he was carrying, a treasure knife made of a hundred refinements.
The grinding sound of the blade and the scabbard is like a melodious bell, clear and loud. Bursts of cold light reflected a few sparse stars in the sky. The rest of the soldiers also clenched their weapons one after another and bent down to follow Zhang Honggong.
The distance of more than a mile is not far away, and if there is a rapid charge, it is only a matter of more than a minute. It's just that this short few hundred meters took Zhang Honggong nearly three minutes.
With Zhang Honggong's arrival, he was greeted by a huge camp, surrounded by a high fence. In front of the fence are a number of ditches and stakes that have been dug up, each of which is sharpened to a sharp top.
Although there are eight entrances to the camp in front of him, each entrance is less than 20 meters, and once discovered, the crowded army will inevitably become a live target for Jiannu.
"Jia Qing, let your people hurry up and touch these sentry posts for me.
The rest of the people listened and if they found something wrong, they would immediately rush upward, and whoever dared to stand still for the enemy would be beheaded by the Warlords at once."
Zhang Honggong's words had a hint of ruthlessness, as if he completely ignored that his subordinates were his fellow villagers.
At the time of Zhang Honggong's action, he was in Sun Chengzong's camp a few miles away. Countless soldiers, gathered under the sparse torches, some soldiers who were close to the torches, shimmered in the light of the fire, like a flame. But more soldiers were shrouded in darkness
On the other side not far away, the Liaodong cavalry led by Zhao Shujiao was also cold at this time, and the remaining war horses were also stuffed with wooden sticks in their mouths. Some of the soldiers had dew on their clothes, indicating that they seemed to have been here for a long time.
In front of the army, Sun Chengzong, who was dressed in a red official uniform, may have been slightly tired due to staying up late, and sat on a chair with Yuan Chonghuan's support. On his back, he wore a heavy brocade robe of bright yellow to shelter him from the frost of the night. This brocade robe is Zhu You, and he wants to send Wei Zhongxian to send it in person. Otherwise, even if Sun Chengzong was given ten dares, he would not dare to wear this bright yellow brocade robe.
"Teacher, where has the news of General Zhang's operation arrived."
A soldier who came on horseback hurriedly came to Sun Chengzong, saw that Sun Chengzong was closing his eyes at this time, and instead told Yuan Chonghuan the news of Zhang Honggong.
"Let General Zhao prepare, once Zhang Honggong's progress goes well, he will immediately set off to expand the results of the battle, if it doesn't go well, he will be responsible for blocking the pursuit of the Jiannu cavalry, so that Zhang Honggong's people can retreat in an orderly manner."
Sun Chengzong, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes at this time and shot out a burst of shocking light.
Perhaps it was due to the successive victories since entering the customs that the Houjin army was a little arrogant, and the Houjin army at the exit of the 8 battalions was quietly killed by Jia Qing's people, and Zhang Honggong, who was watching from the rear, directly ordered when he saw this. The countless Ming troops behind him were like hungry wolves descending the mountain, revealing fierce eyes and rushing towards the camp.
At this time, the army of Jiannu, who had entered the land of sleep, did not know that more than 2,000 vicious wolves had rushed into the camp.
Four or five Ming soldiers rushed into a military tent, and when they saw Houjin, who was still asleep, several people gave each other a look. They all found their targets and put their left hands on Hou Jin's mouth and nose.
Porphyry, a few inaudible voices sounded, and then the heads of the Houjin soldiers suddenly tilted their heads to the side and did not move, only the blood that slowly flowed from their necks. Subsequently, several people continued to follow the same method to solve the dozen or so Houjin soldiers resting in this military tent.
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A pair of Houjin soldiers who were in charge of the night patrol came here, and found that there were many more people they didn't know, and they all showed fierce faces, and they immediately shouted loudly in fright.
His voice immediately caused a chain reaction, and countless Ming soldiers also roared at this time, releasing the depression and fear in their hearts.
Suddenly, the whole camp was killed, countless torches were wantonly thrown on some tents by the Ming army, and even a pair of Ming soldiers rushed inside.
For a while, the fire lit up the night, and even some people in the capital who lived near the city wall could feel the fire outside the city and the sound of fighting.