Chapter 19: The rain is sparse and the wind is sudden
Dong Zhuo proclaimed himself the general of Anguo, besieged Luoyang City, and divided his troops to capture the surrounding counties of Luoyang, and Chisheng, Yiyang, Mengjin, Xin'an and other counties were successively breached. The army surrounded Luoyang, and its power was unparalleled for a while.
Luoyang siege has been five days, these five days Ding Yuan has also sent a large army to fight, how can Dong Zhuo's generals be brave and abnormal, Guo Yan, Li Dao is even more unstoppable, within a few days Ding Yuan has folded several generals, the morale of the army is low for a while, can only go back, with Luoyang City is strong and thick, to avoid its edge.
Outside the window, the rain was sparse and the wind was sudden, and the lightning flashed and thundered. Lu Xiaoshu didn't feel sleepy, and seeing that Yan Xiuli beside him had already fallen asleep, he couldn't help but feel full of warmth in his heart.
Recently, Yan Xiuli always felt that her appetite was not good, and she was sleepy and tired, so she invited Lang Zhong to see it, and it turned out to be a happy pulse. But she really has the heart to insert willows and willows, Yan Xiuli seeks benevolence and wins, and naturally sleeps very sweetly.
Lu Xiaoshu slowly got up and got out of bed, gently opened the door and walked to the corridor, the light rain outside the house drifted sporadically, and with the howling wind, it blew into the corridor, and it was a little chilly. The black clouds in the sky were low, and lightning flickered in the sky, and there was a faint sound of thunder.
Looking at the prospect and thinking of the unborn child in his beloved wife's womb, Lu Xiaoshu sighed lightly and thought: In this troubled world, it is not easy to live, and it is even more difficult to protect the children. Heroes in the world such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and the like, in the end, did not end up defeated and died, their wives and daughters were sent to the enemy's bed, even if they were as strong as Lu Bu and Guan Yu, they would inevitably be beheaded.
Thinking of Dong Zhuo's soldiers outside the city, the Central Plains was divided, and the fighting seemed endless, a wave of fatigue suddenly hit, and I couldn't help but shudder.
Suddenly, I felt a warmth on my body, and found that it was my beloved wife Yan Xiuli, who was sleepy-eyed and dressed herself, yawning and asking, "Why doesn't my husband sleep, and I am independent of the wind and rain?" ”
Lu Xiaoshu was originally a little depressed when he saw the rain, but when he saw his wife sleeping with him, he had some spirit again, and said: "I'm worried about Dong Zhuo's army outside the city, the army is besieging the city, and I can't hold each other, and I don't feel a little worried, so I can't sleep." ”
Yan Xiuli listened, and couldn't help but worry: "Yes, tonight the moon is dark and the wind is high, and the thunder and lightning are roaring, so don't let them steal the city." ”
Lu Xiaoshu shook his head and said: "That's not going to happen, the guards of the city tower are waiting for the day, besides, you can't see far away when it's dark, the city wall is slippery and ......slippery" Saying this, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared: Yes, since Dong Zhuo's army will not attack, why don't we attack it? Under the cover of night and thunder, it was enough to launch a surprise attack, and it was expected that Dong Zhuo would not expect that he would attack on a rainy night, but he could see at night, but he could lead the army to come suddenly and catch him off guard!
Lu Xiaoshu was overjoyed, pressed Yan Xiuli's head and kissed her a few times, and said with a smile: "Lady go to sleep first, I have a military situation and want to hurry up to present the general." ”
Yan Xiuli saw that he was full of interest, and swept away the previous decadence, but sighed lightly in her heart: "Husband, you must be careful, my children and I are waiting for you to return victorious." ”
Lu Xiaoshu agreed again and again, hurriedly took Fang Tian's painting halberd, held the battle armor, and didn't have time to change it, only put on a fighting robe, and hurried away on his horse.
Yan Xiuli looked at her husband's distant figure, her eyes were moist, and she felt a sense of melancholy in her heart.
"Life and death are broad, and Zicheng said. Hold the hand of the son, and grow old with the son.
Yu is broad, not I live. Yu Xun Xi, I don't believe it. "Reciting the poems of the ancestors in my heart, how can I still sleep for a while?
After hearing this, Ding Yuan thought that this method was dangerous, but it might be a try, so he ordered Lu Xiaoshu to be the former general, Zhang Liao to be the captain of Huben, and Xu Huang to be the captain of Wu Meng, leading 10,000 cavalry to attack Dong Zhuo's camp in the western suburbs in the rain.
The cavalry marched all the way, the autumn wind was fierce, but there were not many raindrops, and occasionally there were a few points, and even the road was not slippery. Lightning loomed in the sky, and the thunder rolled in, illuminating the path for the army to light the way underfoot. Lu Xiaoshu took the lead, he could clearly see things in the dark, and naturally led the army forward. In order to conceal the momentum, the army did not bring torches for lighting, and the horses' hooves were wrapped in coarse cloth.
The army quietly marched to the front of Dong Zhuo's camp, and saw that the camp was brightly lit, and the guards on duty were sleepy-eyed, each drooping their heads, and the entire camp was extremely quiet, as if they had all entered a dream.
Lu Xiaoshu thought to himself that this was the time! Divide 2,000 cavalry to Zhang Liao, cover from the left side, divide 2,000 cavalry to Xu Huang, cover from the right road, and lead 6,000 cavalry straight to Dong Zhuo's camp.
The army launched a charge, shouting all the way, like a torrent pouring down, roaring towards Dong Zhuojun's camp.
Lu Xiaoshu took the lead, rushed into the camp, and stabbed the night guards with a halberd, but was horrified to find that the killed guards turned out to be straw dummies wearing Xiliang military uniforms! At this time, the army had rushed into the camp and cut down countless military tents, but there was no one to be seen, and some of the military tents were even piled with firewood, grass, vegetable and oil. A soldier had already cut off the torch illuminated in it, and the fire broke out suddenly, one by one, and in a blink of an eye, it had become a prairie fire!
Lu Xiaoshu was full of heart and gall, and he really didn't know how Dong Zhuo's traitor could know his plan and set up such a poisonous plan in advance. At this time, the army of 10,000 cavalry collapsed in the sea of fire, and the fire raged everywhere, and the soldiers and horses were burned to the point of crying and neighing. The army was even more difficult to find its way in the fire, exhausted in this sea of fire without enemies.
Lu Xiaoshu's huge eyes cracked, the blue tendons on his face suddenly appeared, and the long halberd pointed at the sky and shouted: "The whole army obeys the order, follow me!" ”
The cavalry army had the backbone, and immediately gathered towards Lu Xiaoshu, Lu Xiaoshu rode his horse and galloped, Fang Tian's halberd was like a burning stick, and the burning military tents and sundries were picked up one by one, all the way forward, and finally broke through the camp trap and rushed out of the sea of fire.
After the army was assembled, Zhang Liao counted the losses in this battle. Lu Xiaoshu's heart was dripping blood, and the 10,000 cavalry was suddenly reduced by 30%, thinking of the 3,000 cavalry elites who died in the fire, Lu Xiaoshu had the heart to die.
Just as everyone was secretly rejoicing in escaping from the sea of fire, countless arrows fell from the sky, facing the fierce north wind, and let out a whining sound, like a terrible ghost's mournful roar. The cavalry army was caught off guard and was shot countless times.
At this time, the lightning in the sky was great, and the thunder fell one after another, Lu Xiaoshu borrowed the light of lightning, and saw that the soldiers in the distance around him were like forests, and countless Xiliang troops were like locusts and ants, densely spread on the plains of the camp in the western suburbs, and he was already surrounded by regiments!
The rain of arrows was endless, and Lu Xiaoshu could only lead the army to break through to the enemy's weaker place, and the cavalry finally braved the rain of arrows and rushed into the enemy camp. The thunder and lightning roared, reflecting on the Dong Zhuo army squirming back and forth in front of them, like a terrible ghost rising out of hell, which was extremely terrifying.
Lu Xiaoshu led the army to charge and finally broke through a defensive line, but encountered an even more ugly situation. I saw that the formation of Dong Zhuo's army changed greatly, and it was divided into zero, with 100 people as a team, and each team held a horse rejection stake to break the cavalry, at this time Dong Zhuo ordered someone to light the torch in the formation.
The battlefield suddenly turned into a human purgatory, the Shura Cemetery. The cavalry rushed into battle, but was blocked by the heavy rejection of horse piles, countless war horses were blocked and fell to the ground, and countless cavalrymen were shot and fell from their horses. Lu Xiaoshu led the army to run around to break through, but the Xiliang army was scattered on this boundless plain, like a galaxy and a sea. Lu Xiaoshu attacked and slashed left and right, only to feel that the enemy was endless, and the killing was endless.