Chapter 13: The Night Attack on Huangzhuang

Zhang Xuan made the best arrangements as he could.

At the level of food in this era, it would be good for Zhang Xuan to let them eat enough, but as for letting them eat meat, it was simply impossible, so among Zhang Xuan's department, there were not a few people suffering from night blindness, Zhang Xuan had to use the old method, pulling a rope for each team, and people without night blindness led the way.

Fortunately, it's mid-August, which is the brightest time of the year, and the Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed.

Zhang Xuan was also in the moonlight when he remembered that it was the Mid-Autumn Festival a few days ago.

The bright moonlight has both advantages and disadvantages for Zhang Xuan's actions, the advantage is very simple, with moonlight lighting, it is much easier to hurry, but the disadvantages are also obvious, and the possibility of leakage is greatly increased.

However, Huang Xu solved this point, on the way to Huangzhuang, he bypassed the main road, took a small road, and even had to cross a cemetery, which was a road rarely taken by ordinary people, but, in this way, it also brought difficulties to the march, and when it moved to the outside of Huangzhuang.

The moon has already set. It was getting dark.

It seems that God is helping them.

Zhang Xuan looked at Huang Zhuang from a distance.

Huangzhuang is a big village in the south of Xiaogan County, otherwise it would not be Old Man Huang who led the fight against the rebels. There is a courtyard wall outside Huangzhuang, which should be built with an earthen wall, which is not much different from an ordinary small city, which reminds Zhang Xuan of a word, that is, Wubao.

Because of the chaos in Henan for many years, many villages in Henan are rapidly docking, and it seems that this gust of wind has also blown to Huguang.

"My lord," Huang Xu said: "The year before the big flood in the east of the village, the wall was blistered, and the foundation was loosened. Adults can attack from the east. I am willing to be a pioneer. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "No. Huang Zhuang Qingzhuang should stay. "Zhang Xuan still remembered Huang Zhuang Zhuangding's clumsy performance on the battlefield, so he didn't dare to let them go to the battlefield." However, you can be the guide. ”

"Brother Cao." Zhang Xuan turned his head and said to Cao Zongyu: "If you attack from the east, please ask Brother Cao to be the vanguard." ”

Cao Zongyu said: "Obey." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Little Brother Deng, you will follow Brother Cao in." ”

Deng He said: "Understood. ”

"Luo Dai." Zhang Xuan said.

"The subordinates are here." Luo Dai said.

Zhang Xuan said: "You are optimistic about the walled gate, and when the people inside rush out, you will block them in." ”

Luo Dai said: "This is easy to do. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Brother Cao, let's go." ”

Cao Zongyu frowned and said, "My lord, do you want to?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Xuan said: "Today's battle, such a risk, how can I let my brother take the risk alone, I'll wait outside." I'll be the first to dial in with you. ”

If you want to make a contribution, where is there no risk. Zhang Xuan also gambled at the moment, betting that this night attack was a big victory, otherwise this small Huangzhuang would be his Zhang Xuan's burial place.

Cao Zongyu wanted to persuade Zhang Xuan, but he also knew that Zhang Xuan's attention would not be changed easily. And although Cao Zongyu is Zhang Xuan's subordinate, but the two of them are brothers in private, Cao Zongyu is very careful to protect Zhang Xuan's authority in front of outsiders, swallowed the rest of the words hard, and said: "Yes." ”

He said secretly: "It's okay to let him see blood, but if there is something, I will desperately protect his life, and it can be regarded as repaying him for avenging me." ”

Even if Zhang Xuan said that he wanted to be at the forefront, Cao Zongyu would not let him do this, someone had already opened the way before Zhang Xuan.

I don't know, whether Chen Hongfan knew the reality in Xiaogan City and didn't care about Zhang Xuan, or because Chen Hongfan was originally this virtue, at least when Zhang Xuan came to the wall, no one found out.

Cao Zongyu took a few people to the wall that Huang Xu pointed to, Cao Zongyu pushed gently, and sure enough, he felt that the wall was a little loose, and immediately beckoned his subordinates to stand by the wall, Cao Zongyu said softly: "One, two, three." ”

Before the words fell, everyone exerted their strength together, and the wall suddenly fell inside, "Boom." The loud bang was particularly striking in the darkness of the night.

"Kill." Cao Zongyu rushed in first.

In the Yellow Village, the houses are vertical and horizontal, except for a threshing floor, there is no flat land at all, so it is not a place to fight in array, and it is at night, even the moon has gone down, although it is not to reach out and not see the five fingers, but there is not much difference, and it is also difficult to command effectively.

Now it's all about courage. It is to be prepared to fight unprepared.

Cao Zongyu gave an order, Cao Zongyu's subordinates all rushed into Huangzhuang, I don't know if it was arranged by Cao Zongyu in advance, there was a team of people surrounding Zhang Xuan, but instead of moving forward, but falling behind, when Cao Zongyu's troops all entered Huangzhuang, Zhang Xuan entered Huangzhuang.

At this time, there was already chaos in Huangzhuang.

"Will the Lord. Enemy attack, enemy attack. Chen Hongfan was sleeping soundly with a beautiful woman in his arms. When he was in Wuchang, he had always been worried about the fall of Xiangyang, for fear of being questioned, but he was temporarily appointed by Song Yihe, the governor of Huguang, to attack Liukou in the future, so he was relieved.

In his mind, if he is using me now, at least he will not be killed.

After he arrived in Huangzhuang, he was cautious for a few days, but he soon found out that there were only more than a thousand rogue men and horses in Xiaogan City, and they were all recruits. Naturally, it relaxes.

As for attacking Xiaogan City, he refused, he knew too well what the soldiers under his command were, they were all old and weak who were transferred from the guard. Except for his three hundred families, it is only used to make up the number.

It's just these people, maybe it's his future capital. He also spent some effort on training, and his so-called training was robbery and murder.

Anyone who sees blood is much more fierce than a person who doesn't see blood, and those who are used to killing people naturally dare to fight hard, this is his training method that he does not pass on, he is not unaware of the importance of local support, but he understands better that this soldier and horse will not fight if they are not fed.

As for how to feed? Not to mention that Chen Hongfan's money has been given away to forgive him, and now he is also shy in his pocket, even if he is not shy in his pocket, he will not use his own money to reward the soldiers, he can only suffer the people.

Just when Chen Hongfan was dreaming of being promoted to an official and making a fortune, he suddenly felt that the ground was shaking, and he heard someone say: "Enemy attack, enemy attack." ”

He woke up suddenly, after all, he was from a Liaodong martial artist, and immediately picked up his knife and said, "What's the matter?" He opened the door and looked, but saw the light of fire rising from the east and spreading all the way to the place. The shouts of killing were repeated over and over again, and in the darkness, I don't know how many people were scurrying around.

Chen Hongfan gritted his teeth and said, "Go and ask all the brothers to assemble, let's go through the gate, there is no help here." ”

If this old subordinate of Chen Hongfan is old, he may try to hold the Chinese army and wait for dawn, because he has already discovered a shortcoming of the night attack, that is, the number of the other party is not large. If it were him, whether it was a bluff or a real person, he would have to make some noise outside.

However, his subordinates are even more unbearable. Frightened by the night attack, he immediately lost his organization. It's hard to clean up.

Dead friends do not die poor.

Chen Hongfan immediately decided to leave.

The three hundred families around him were all old men from Liaodong, and they still had some courage, and under Chen Hongfan's order, they rode horses to open the gate of the village and rushed out.

As soon as the officers and soldiers in Huangzhuang saw that Chen Hongfan had fled, their morale collapsed. Many people have surrendered, and the overall situation in Huangzhuang is decided. And at this moment, outside Huangzhuang, a battle is about to start.

When Chen Hongfan fled along the official road, a torch suddenly lit up, and Luo Dai rushed over with more than 100 horsemen. Chen Hongfan was taken aback and said, "Brothers, if one is not good, we will die here." If you still want to go back to your hometown in Liaodong, follow me to fight a bloody path and let them see the bravery of my Liaodong boys. ”

After all, Chen Hongfan was born in the army, and he also has the fame of martial arts, although he has not practiced for many years now, but when he was a teenager, he practiced Sanfu in summer and Sanjiu in winter.