Chapter 14: Night Raid
Pei Cai urgently selected the archers who knew how to use water in each battalion in Xiaohuang, and got 800 sharp soldiers, all of whom carried strong bows, each with forty arrows, and rushed down more than 30 boats of grain, filled them with firewood, grass and arrows, and led them by Tao Kan, and then went down the river. Pei Gai personally led the main force, rushed out of Xiaohuang, rested in Cangyuan for two hours that night, and then pointed north to Jishui overnight.
Tao Kan ordered the sailors to shake the oars vigorously, and the archers held torches to keep guard, and sailed in the night, and in only three or four hours, they sailed close to the battlefield - because they were not familiar with the waterways, and two boats accidentally capsized on the way, but fortunately, all the soldiers could swim, and many of them could swim back and forth in the Yangtze River, and they were not afraid of the shallow gutter water.
However, it was late at night, and the situation was unclear - not only did I not know whether Xiong Yizhi was winning or losing, whether they were still alive, and it was not even clear whether the dark shadows behind the firelight on the shore were Hu Jun's camp. However, the ships in front of them soon saw the pontoon bridge that had been patched together by the boats, illuminated by the torches......
Tao Kan put on his armor and stood straight on the bow of the first ship, and immediately ordered: "Approach, half of the arrows to disperse the defenders, half of them light fire, and burn this pontoon bridge." ”
In fact, they drove over with torches, and the garrison Hu Jun had seen it a long time ago, but many of them were "blind", and they only saw a little faint fire on the water, and they didn't know what it was...... was still staring at the misty eyes to distinguish, suddenly a random arrow shot in front of him, and several people turned over and fell into the water on the spot, and the rest jumped with their heads in their hands.
The number of night blindness patients in Pei's army is small, and it is estimated that it will soon fall below 40%, because he consciously increased the intake of vitamin A by the soldiers, slaughtering pigs and sheep, slaughtering chickens and geese every day, and leaving the liver for the soldiers to eat.
Therefore, these archers on the ship today, considering that they could reach the location of the Hu camp in the middle of the night, all chose those who had no problems with their eyes, and even the sailors who controlled the ship tried to choose those who were deaf and clear-sighted. Therefore, the indiscriminate arrows were fired, and the accuracy was not much worse than that of daylight—after all, the distance was close—and the defenders were immediately dispersed, and the pontoon bridge was set on fire.
The fire was blazing, reflecting the four scenes, and Hu Ying was near the water, revealing his figure. Tao Kan ordered the ships to approach the east bank, and the bows and arrows were guarded to release arrows into the Hu camp, and he also ordered all the people except a small number of sailors to control the boats, and the rest of the people took a bunch of firewood and grass, lit the crossing, and threw them into the Hu camp.
He said, I don't care whether you are a man or a sergeant, you must obey the order today, and those who refuse to go will be killed, as long as they are willing to swim over and set fire, after the war, they will give half a horse of silk and a bucket of grain. The sailors did not dare to disobey, so they had to bite the bill and go into the water with fire. Fortunately, Huying is not far away, as long as you go ashore and run two steps short, you can throw yourself into the camp, and the danger factor is not too great.
The Hu army fought viciously for a day, suffered heavy losses, and their morale was also very low, and they finally rested, and in the second half of the night, when the people's spirits were the worst, snoring was everywhere, and even the guards were mostly dozing. This sudden attack was still killed from the water that his side did not expect, and the camp was blown up on the spot, completely chaotic......
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Less than half of Pei Gai's army had night blindness, and the rest had not yet had time to recuperate, while Liu Dan's 200 trilogy—of course, had already been killed or wounded after fierce battles—and none of them were "blindfolded". This is because the Hu people are accustomed to eating meat and milk, and since they are the nobles of the Xiongnu, they must make enough daily offerings, and they have meat to eat and cheese almost every day, so their physical fitness is very good.
Therefore, Liu Guang convened his troops, and also selected more than 300 followers from the foot soldiers and the miscellaneous cavalry of Di and Qiang, and planned to attack the Jin army camp at night. Before the dense turn in front of the Jin village was full of corpses, and before they could be collected and buried, he sent a sensitive sergeant to lie down in advance, using the corpses as cover, and marking them at different distances.
So when the moon passed the middle of the sky, and gradually disappeared behind the floating clouds, and it was dark outside, Hu Jun led the horse and led the piece out of the camp, and did not light the fire, and quietly approached the Jin camp.
It's just more than two miles, even if it's blackened, you won't get lost, besides, there is a fire in the camp, walking towards the light, and from time to time you can touch the preset marks on the ground, how can you deviate?
Previously, at dusk, Liu Guang could hear the loud singing in the Jin camp, and he couldn't help but be slightly surprised. However, the plan had been decided and he was unwilling to change it, so he didn't care about the warning in Liu Dan's reply, and he didn't care whether the Jin people still had the strength to fight, and still carried out the original plan according to the plan, and he also personally marched ahead of the queue.
Quietly approaching the Jin camp, moving away and re-setting the rejection of the horse, bypassing the trench that was already clear during the day, Liu Guang just heard the exclamation of someone in the camp, so he shouted, jumped on the horse, waved the long knife, and beckoned his subordinates to rush in. The Jin camp immediately became chaotic, and was penetrated by the Hu army.
This is mainly because the main general (Xiong Yizhi) was seriously injured and difficult to command, and he temporarily handed over the garrison to Sima in the army, but although Sima was familiar with counting meritorious points, his ability to command troops was lacking. However, Pei Gai has always been the heaviest defense against night attacks, and there have been many drills in the army, and all the generals have also thought about how to crack it together, so just after a while, the remnants of the "Wulin Right Battalion" gathered around the captains and deputy captains of each team, and regrouped more than a dozen small groups.
In fact, night attacks are not terrible, the key is that most of the soldiers in these years have night blindness, and they are nervous on the battlefield, so once they encounter the police in a hurry, they will be helpless, and even mess up. I am not afraid of the enemy's night attack, but I am afraid of the bombing of the camp caused by the night attack, the soldiers are fighting separately, and they are easy to be broken one by one, and their cannibalism is often more than the enemy's poisonous hands...... And as long as the soldiers are well-trained, can quickly calm down, find their comrades, and regroup, there will be no gap for the enemy army to attack at night.
After all, there can't be too many people in a night attack, and if there are too many people, they will inevitably be discovered from afar. For example, Liu Guang only brought less than 200 elite troops to the breakthrough this time, and the other 300 people were far behind—if they followed, they would be cumbersome and easy to be discovered—and they would not be able to join the battle in a short time.
So when he first entered the enemy camp, it was quite smooth, and Liu Guang himself cut down four Jin soldiers one after another, one of whom was still dressed as an officer. And once the Jin army stabilized, it would be difficult for Hu Qi to make contributions - although they were all elites, after all, they were not used to night fighting, and most of the Jin soldiers were in groups, not to hurt the enemy, but to save their lives, the spears were facing outward, just like porcupines, causing Hu Qi to almost dare not approach. And gradually, only the noise of people was heard, and it was estimated that the "Wulin Left Battalion" in the west also sent people over for reinforcements......
Liu Guang couldn't help but cry bitterly, and said in his heart that if the adults could open the camp at the same time at this time, our side would still have a chance to win, but looking at the direction of the camp in the distance, there was no movement, and he knew that it was just a fool's dream...... In fact, even if Liu Dan is willing to respond, he has not determined the specific time in advance, and he will not be able to catch up at all. Unless Liu Guang dials a phone call now: "My lord, please quickly order troops to go out of the camp to help!" It's a pity that Liu Guang didn't even think about it, and there would be such "immortal methods" in the world.
Just as he was about to summon his troops and retreat temporarily—judging from the current situation of the Jin soldiers, they should not dare to chase them out—suddenly saw a fire rising into the sky in the distance, and the direction was the base camp next to the water in the gutter!
Liu Guang's surprise was not trivial, and he said in his heart, could it be that I was attacking the enemy camp at night, and the enemy army was also attacking my base camp at night? For a moment, his liver and gall were torn, so he fell over the horse's head and walked away. The tribes followed him, and they all dispersed, and the foot soldiers and the Qiang and Qiang horses who hurried behind were still unclear, and they were still rushing forward, just stepping into the Jin camp.
At this time, Lu He led hundreds of soldiers of the left battalion to reinforce, and also discovered the fire behind him. He immediately raised his spear and shouted: "The main force of the governor has come to help, and it has been weakened behind the enemy, if you don't take advantage of this time to kill all the Hu soldiers, when will you wait!" "Actually, this is just a trick on the soldiers, and even he himself does not believe that the reinforcements will touch the enemy's back in the middle of the night - unless they will fly......
Hearing this, the morale was greatly boosted, and the soldiers of the right battalion stepped forward bravely, and when they slashed and killed more than 100 Hu soldiers who had just come in, half of the Di and Qiang horsemen knelt on the ground and asked for surrender, and half fled in the wilderness. Lu He roughly arranged the affairs of the camp, and then rushed straight to Liu Guangzhi's camp with hundreds of people - if you attack me, I will turn around and beat you!
As for the back, it is estimated that the thief's base camp accidentally caught fire...... But in this case, they will definitely not come to raid my camp, if you don't take this opportunity to kill again, when? If we can completely disperse this Hu army that has cut off my back road, we will have a chance to win the battle tomorrow during the day.
Liu Guang did not return to the camp, took his subordinates around in a circle, and went straight to the main camp by the gutter. Whether it was an enemy attack or an accidental fire, the main camp was currently in a dangerous situation, and he had to go back to protect Liu Dan and the imperial brother. As for their own camps, forget it, let each one have his own destiny.
Therefore, Lu He entered the Hu camp without hindrance. Most of the remaining soldiers in the Hu camp were wounded soldiers and night blind patients, as well as almost useless Di and Qiang miscellaneous cavalry, plus the main general was not there, and they did not expect that the Jin army would fight back, and immediately there was chaos, people trampled on horses, killed each other, and dead bodies were everywhere. Lu He was a good killing, until he was sweating through his shirt, his spear was broken, and even the long knife he exchanged was soaked with blood, so he looked up to the sky and laughed, and collected his troops and returned to the camp.
Because although it was only a quarter of an hour, there was no Hu Ying to speak of, damn it, and all the people who should have run away took advantage of the night.
When he returned to his camp and got off the horse, Lu He suddenly felt numb in his legs, and he couldn't help but sit on the ground. The soldiers hurriedly stepped forward to help, and they felt that the main general's whole body was soft, as if it was a puddle of mud, and then his head was tilted, and even his eyes slowly closed......
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