Chapter 386: Niu Ba's Disaster
In the middle of the night, when the cold wind was biting, the sky was not beautiful, and it actually began to drizzle. It was already very cold weather, and if it rained a little at this time, it would be even more unbearable. Whether it was the Liangzhou soldiers in the camp or Hu Tian who was ambushed outside the city, they couldn't stand it at this time.
Although the rain was as thin as a cow's hair, after falling on the person, the whole person seemed to have fallen into an ice cave. Many Liangzhou soldiers were shivering with cold, their hands kept rubbing, and they abandoned their duties as guards and ran into the tent to roast the fire.
Relatively speaking, Hu Tian's side is still better. After all, because they have to climb the mountain, they have already been prepared, and the more they wear on their bodies, the warmth effect is naturally much better. Especially those locals, who are basically wearing animal skins, the effect of this thing can be described as first-class!
"General, it's almost time! We've been staying here in the rain, and if it's been a long time, I'm afraid everyone will have to freeze! The pro-soldier next to him reminded Hu Tian.
"I don't know if I should thank it or resent it! Deliver the order and order everyone to quietly approach the enemy camp! According to what was said before, the merit will be judged by the first level! Hu Tian wiped the cold rain on his face, exhaled a breath of white air, and said.
"Yes!" The soldiers answered, and the order was soon passed down.
Soon, everyone took advantage of the night to advance towards the enemy's camp, and when they reached the outside of the camp, the other party had not yet found it. Seeing this, Hu Tian quietly moved away from the deer and the horse at the gate of the camp.
"Kill!" At this time, no matter how obstructed there was in front, because it was so close, you could clearly hear the loud snoring coming from the military tent. On the night of the murderous night when the moon was dark and the wind was high, Hu Tian gave an order, and he rushed into the nearest military tent.
"Kill!" Everyone behind him also shouted, but they all shouted anything. Some people use Chinese, others use Hu, and they can't understand what it means anyway. Just looking at their appearance, they were all very excited, as if they had met a great happy event.
More than 500 people were killed from the back camp in this way, and many sleeping Liangzhou soldiers had just woken up from their dreams, and they saw a guy standing in front of them who looked like a fierce god and looked like a savage.
Before they could react, these savages rushed up directly, and without saying a word, they slashed with the various weapons in their hands. In the entire rear camp, there was a shout of killing for a while.
After Hu Tian ordered the attack, he immediately had the surrounding tents burned, and within a while, the river was already red. They set fire to the enemy and led the crowd towards the south.
There is something special about the placement of Niu Ba's camp, although they are all on the right bank of the river, but they are a little different before and after.
He led a large army from the north, through the valley northeast of the vast water. Therefore, there are actually two parts of his back camp, one part is on the right bank of the vast water, which is where Hu Tian and the others are now breaking into.
The other part was in the valley where he came, and the two rear battalions converged at the exit of the valley to form the middle army and the front battalion.
In order to fight and siege the city, Niu Ba personally sat in the Chinese army. The main force was deployed in the front battalion to facilitate the attack.
The whole battalion was like a herringbone turned over, and the Chinese army and the front battalion were facing the direction of the county seat, and they were only three miles away from the county seat. At this time, Hu Tian suddenly led people to attack, and the shouts and fires from the north, with the help of the north wind, quickly passed to the south.
Niu Ba was resting, because he knew that the river was going to freeze in the past two days, so he was a lot more relieved, and his sleep was much more steady.
"General, the big thing is not good, the Huashan army suddenly came out from the north, and it is already about to kill the big tent of the Chinese army!" After Niu Ba woke up, before he could figure out the situation, a lot of generals ran in from the outside and said to him gossipingly.
"What? From the north? Where did that come from? How many centaurs are there? What's going on today? Niu Ba couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked.
"General, go out and see for yourself! We don't know where they came from. However, now that the situation is serious, the fire is about to burn! The last general and others had already mobilized their forces and went to resist. However, you still have to preside over the overall situation, and make a decision as soon as possible! The generals said anxiously.
Hearing this, Niu Ba seemed to remember that he was the leader, and hurriedly ran out of the tent.
When he got out of the tent, he saw the fire on the north side. Although there is a distance away, the momentum of the prairie fire has been achieved, and sooner or later it will burn to his side.
In addition, the rout troops coming down from the north are also constantly pouring towards this side at this time. After all, the main force is placed in the front camp, and there are only some old, weak, sick and disabled people left in the back camp, where can they stop Hu Tian and their group of fierce men!
Especially those recruited warriors of all races, in their eyes, these enemies in front of them are not a person at all, but piles of gold and silver treasures, rewards that can move! These people started to fight, it was called a ruthless, completely risk-free way of fighting.
Although there is no regular number of roads, and there is no powerful formation, but in this situation, the power is extraordinarily great.
"Can't let them storm the Chinese army! Quick, immediately send more men to stop the enemy army from moving south! In addition, order the army in the front camp to immediately go out of the camp and line up, in case the Huashan army in the county town comes out and attacks our army in the north and south! Hearing the noise around him, Niu Ba finally reacted and hurriedly ordered.
I have to say that this order is still very correct. If this can be done, as long as both sides are defended, then the Huashan Army's attack this time is very likely to end in failure.
But Niu Ba's order ignored a problem, that is, the army at this time had already begun to mess up. The city has been under siege for so long, and under the low morale, once it encounters the slightest inducement, the army is very easy to rout.
This was the case at this time, under the influence of the rear battalion, at this time the soldiers of the Chinese army and the front battalion became confused. It will take time to gather the soldiers, but at this time, the Huashan army in the city has already begun to kill.
The Huashan army in the city is looking forward to it day and night, isn't it Hu Tian's people, so they are staring at it every day. Tonight, as soon as there was a fire on the back camp, the watchman at the head of the city saw it at once.
Later, when the fire broke out, the Huashan army in the city was led by the generals and immediately killed. Among the soldiers and horses along this road, there were not only foot soldiers, but also more than 100 cavalry. As soon as the army left the city gate, the cavalry rushed to the outside of Niu Ba's former camp.
Originally, Niu Ba arranged for a lot of people to guard outside the front camp, after all, this is the place where he focuses on defense, and he is always on guard against the Huashan army in the city. But the problem is that as soon as there is a problem in the rear battalion, the attention of the soldiers and horses in the front battalion is immediately attracted to it.
In this way, the cavalry that went ahead almost did not spend much effort, and directly broke through the enemy's blockade and killed the large camp. With the opponent's foot soldiers, once they are washed through, how can they catch up with the four legs.
After the cavalry entered the camp, in addition to killing the enemy, one of the main things they did was to set fire everywhere. In this way, the front camp soon began to burn, and the north and south of Niu Ba's camp were lit up, and there was a faint tendency to close to the middle.
As a result, Niu Ba's camp was even more chaotic, and under the firelight, the soldiers ran back and forth, all thinking of escaping for their lives. Some of them, after finding their superiors, were finally organized and began to resist the attack of the Huashan army.
Although it is said that after these days of siege battles, Niu Ba's soldiers and horses have lost a lot, no matter what, there are still more than 7,000 soldiers and horses available. If they really let them gather together smoothly, this force is still quite powerful, at least, it is not comparable to the strength of the Huashan Army.
Fortunately, the attack on the camp was originally a move to deviate from the peak, and if the strength of the two sides was not much different, there would be no need to attack the camp. Originally, this was a tactic based on psychological warfare, and the gamble was that the enemy was caught off guard and the morale of the army was greatly disturbed.
Those who can carry the attack on the camp without incident, only a truly strong army can do it. Obviously, Niu Ba's soldiers and horses are not considered a strong army. At this time, Hu Tian and the others killed all the way from the north, because the troops there were weak, so they almost did not encounter decent resistance.
However, when they were about to reach the Chinese army, they found that the resistance they encountered was getting stronger and stronger. Under the leadership of the generals arranged by Niu Ba, the soldiers and horses of the Chinese army formed a defensive line from the right bank of the vast water in the west to the mountain wall in the east.
Similarly, in the direction of the front camp, several small groups had already appeared at this time, fighting separately, and the soldiers and horses of the Huashan Army were in a melee. Because the Huashan army was more numerous in the front camp, the fighting there began more slowly, but it was more intense.
"General, the enemy has set up a defensive line, and the number of people is already increasing, and if it is a little later, we are afraid that we will not be able to rush through!" The soldiers who followed Hu Tian's side, seeing the surrounding situation at this time, suddenly became a little anxious.
If you can't smoothly kill from the rear camp to the front camp and join up with the army over there, you may have to face a serious consequence. Or, they will achieve a certain success, and then immediately retreat, and return the same way they came.
Either that, or fight to the death, and in the end, everyone will die in battle. Needless to say, for everyone, it was obvious that they were thinking of returning to the city together after joining up with the army. After all, the road when I came, it is estimated that no one wants to go anymore.