Chapter 89: Bloody Battle of Du Yang (18)
Bailiyan (Wei Xian) designed to catch Ji Chang, it was to fight the snake and hit the seven inches, and the point point broke the cover door, and one move could paralyze the Jin army, but the flaw was that the black light was blind at night, and no one in the army knew Ji Chang, so how to arrest people.
So on the night of the siege, Bailiyan had to go out to arrest people in person. Ji Chang accompanied the 200 guards this time, and there must have been casualties along the way.
The armor of the Jin Palace guards is multi-layer pressed cowhide armor, extremely tough, but also heavy, there are yellow hanging ears on the left and right chests, and the helmet and helmet are half a foot long blue feathers, which are completely different from other Jin soldiers and heavy armor soldiers, with obvious characteristics and can be recognized at a glance. As long as you find the location of the guards, you can catch Himechang.
This time Zhao Xun stole the camp, Yao Sheng led 4,000 cavalry to attack the Jin army camp, not to fight, after the killing, he left, from the northeast camp to the southeast camp.
"General Yao Sheng, this is only one chance, you can be sure."
"As long as it is Wei Xian's strategy, the last general will definitely be able to capture Ji Chang back."
"Okay, in that case, you and I will immediately mobilize people. Remember, this plan should not be awarded to other generals other than the two of you, in case it is revealed to the Marquis of Ding Yang, I am afraid that you and I will be questioned for delaying the military plane and attacking without authorization. ”
"The last general understands!"
Zhong Heng and Yao Sheng said in unison, and they were already a little more sure in their hearts than just now.
Just two days after this conversation, one of the twelve tunnels that the Marquis of Ding Yang ordered to be dug was the first to be opened to the city wall of Duyang City, and in half a day's effort, it could penetrate into the city.
After another day, all twelve tunnels were dug to various places in Duyang City, and the siege of the city was imminent.
That night, the Marquis of Ding Yang summoned the generals to a secret meeting to make the final arrangements for the siege of the city tonight.
After the tent was dispersed, Zhao Xun rode alone to the wounded camp, at this time Bailiyan was talking to Xiao, and when he saw Zhao Xun coming, he stepped forward and raised his hand to salute:
"See General Zhao."
"Excuse me."
When the two of them were nowhere to go, Zhao Xun asked:
"Four days ago, you had a plan to know Jichang, and now you are going to attack the city, I don't know what your plan is, please tell me the truth."
"This matter needs to be personally taken out to capture Ji Chang, there is no other way."
Zhao Xun was taken aback and couldn't help asking:
"Why is that?"
Baili Yan pretended to be mysterious:
"The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and it will be known when we get to the battlefield."
Zhao Xun twisted his beard, and there was a little more suspicious between his eyebrows, he said:
"Tonight's battle is a matter of life and death for our army, and Your Excellency is almost sure."
"If there is any large battalion of Chinese troops in the northeast and southeast camps of Jichang, there is a 100% certainty that they can be pulled out, but if you want to catch him, you are not sure in your heart."
"In this case, as long as Your Excellency can draw out Ji Chang, Ben will definitely be able to arrest him."
Zhao Xun is quite confident, as long as he is sure of Ji Chang, it is not a big problem to grasp it.
Then Zhao Xun went to wait outside the wounded camp, and Bai Liyan returned to the stone trough where she had just spoken to Xiao:
"Xiao, Brother Wei will go out with the army tonight, you must not leave the wounded camp."
Xiao was stunned when he heard the news, and hurriedly said:
"Isn't Brother Wei Langzhong, why do you still want to fight."
There were some tears in Xiao's eyes, but Bai Liyan smiled indifferently:
"In order for more people to live, Brother Wei must go. Okay, you also go to rest, wait for Brother Wei to triumph tomorrow, and Big Brother Xiao will eat meat. ”
When the words fell, Bai Liyan didn't say anything more, turned around and disappeared into the vast night.
After a while, Zhao Xun and Bailiyan came to the left army, Zhao Xun was transferred to the left army three days ago, and tonight he was responsible for attacking the northern section of the city wall of Duyang City, and Zhong Heng was the main attacker, Zhao Xun sat in the left camp, and Yao Sheng led four thousand cavalry to attack the Jin army camp.
When he saw Yao Sheng, he had already prepared the leather armor, thinking that Zhao Xun had sent someone to inform him in advance.
"Wei Xian, you can be sure of what happened tonight." Yao Sheng couldn't help but be a little worried, worried about whether Wei Xian's plan could be realized.
Bai Liyan was wearing armor, and her face was very relaxed:
"As long as he is in the Chinese army outside the city, he can be pulled out, but if you want to arrest him, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult, it depends on General Yao Sheng's ability."
Yao Sheng raised his head and laughed:
"Hehaha...... It's all found out, how can it be let go. You can rest assured that with General Ben here, he will go into the ground and arrest him. ”
Yao Sheng played the package ticket, as if he was going to break Ji Chang's body into ten thousand pieces, which was terrifying.
After the leather armor was dressed neatly, Bai Liyan took out a face towel and covered his face, Yao Sheng asked puzzledly:
"Your Excellency, what are you doing?"
"Oh, it's a habit to cover your face with a face towel to keep out the blood. Last year, when Yin Yangcheng was cholera, the general should know. ”
"Well, Ben remembers, it's here."
Wearing a face towel to block blood is, Bai Liyan is afraid that he will be recognized by Ji Chang and his gang, although it is dark and stealing the camp, it is difficult to keep sharp-eyed people to recognize him. It's better to cover your face just in case.
Especially in case Ding Yanghou knew that he was Bailiyan, the prince of Qiguo, and at the same time caught Ji Chang, he didn't sell himself immediately.
Everything was ready, Zhao Xun's left battalion was ready to go, Zhao Xun rode over, and finally did not forget to order Yao Sheng:
"General Yao Sheng, Wei Xian's safety can be entrusted to you, and you must retreat with your whole body, and there must be no mistakes."
"Please rest assured that the general will not fail in his mission."
Yao Sheng saluted, and Baili Yan urged him to step forward and said:
"General Zhao, please rest assured, you know how to kill before the battle. It's just that General Zhong Heng is attacking the city, he must be careful, Han Heding will be prepared tonight, and if he is not careful, he may be bitten by the Jin army. ”
"There will be an arrangement, and Zhong Heng will definitely act according to the plan."
Bai Liyan was worried that Zhong Heng would lose a lot if he failed to attack the north of the city, and he actually had no good way to deal with the city defense equipment he had made. In order to avoid heavy casualties, Zhao Xun privately instructed Zhong Heng that if the first three waves of attacks were difficult to work, the impact would be weakened after that to reduce casualties. To put it bluntly, it is to release water.
Han He must have been prepared tonight, knowing that he was prepared, it was obviously not wise to attack the city again.
At this time, Zhao Xun had put all his hopes on capturing Xi Chang, although he didn't say it, Bai Liyan knew very well in his heart that if he failed, the Xian army would be at a disadvantage after this battle, and there would be no possibility of turning over.
When the time came to Hai, the middle officer sent the military order of Ding Yang Hou, so that the left army and the right army quickly detoured to the north and south of Duyang City, and at the same time, accompanied by a long horn sound, the sound of the front army's siege camp was everywhere, and dozens of groups of cloud echelons rushed out of the front to kill the city wall, and at the same time, the two thousand Xian troops were divided into the twelve tunnels into the city of Duyang and suddenly killed, and the momentum was higher than the wave.
At this time, Han He was sitting in Duyang City, and when he learned that the Xian army was killed in the city, he smiled coldly:
"General Wei Han, the Xian army is really here."
"The old general is clever, and the last general admires it. Now can people cover up the salty army and suffocate the tunnel? ”
"No, let it attack, our army can be ready for battle."
"No!"
Han He did not intend to immediately annihilate the Xian army that had entered the city through the tunnel, but to let it in and annihilate it.
If they are all annihilated now, Marquis Ding Yang will definitely be able to guess that the Jin army has already prepared, and maybe he will be able to withdraw his troops immediately. However, if the Xian army is allowed to continue to penetrate into the city from underground, it can take advantage of the separation between the inside and outside of the city to continuously lure the Xian army into the city to attack the city, and it will also be able to continuously trap and kill the living force of the Xian army.
The Xian army will definitely suffer a loss in attacking the city, and Han He has already prepared, there are 20,000 people stationed in the city, even if the Xian army penetrates the city through the tunnel, it is a drop in the bucket, and it will not help to capture Duyang City.
After a while, the scout outside the tent came to report:
"Report to General Han, the Xian army has attacked the north and south gates."
"Where is the Chinese officer!"
Han He ordered, and the officer on one side stepped forward:
"The last general!"
"Order Wang Kai and Yue Qi, two generals, to stand by in the northeast camp and three miles from the southeast camp before the fog rises tomorrow, and not let the Xian army find out.
"No!"
Wang Kai and Zhang Qi are the commanders of the cavalry, each with 10,000 cavalry, and they are currently digging earthworks by the river east of Duyang City to be on standby, and another 10,000 cavalry have returned to the camp to prepare to deal with the attack of the Xian army.
Han He expected that the siege of Dingyang Hou would be the main thing tonight, supplemented by the attack camp, and at the same time he would also be on guard against his own 30,000 cavalry, so Dingyang Hou would never dare to come out, at most he would use more than 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry to attack the two large battalions in the northeast and southeast respectively.
At the same time as Han He's prediction, Zhao Xun's left battalion began to attack the north city wall, Zhong Heng's 10,000 infantry troops lined up outside the city, of which 6,000 people faced the southeast defense of the Jin army's northeast camp outside the city to counterattack, and the other 4,000 people took turns to attack the city.
At the same time, Bai Liyan and Yao Sheng led 4,000 cavalry and 6,000 infantry troops to detour to the left side of Zhong Heng and prepare to steal the camp.
These 4,000 cavalry are Zhao Xun's own troops, and the other 6,000 infantry troops are transferred to the left army by the middle army of Dingyang Hou, their task is to attack the attack on the siege of the northeast battalion of the delayed Jin army, but Bailiyan wants to get rid of Dingyang Hou's men and horses and attack directly:
"General Yao Sheng, after our army is killed, we will immediately open up the distance between the infantry and the army, and we must not fall in love with the battle."
"Ben will understand." When the words fell, Yao Sheng shouted with a spear: "The cavalry listens to the order and prepares to attack!" ”
"No!"
All the troops spoke in unison, Bailiyan took the lead, and as soon as the stirrups boarded the war horse, they immediately jumped out of front of the battle.
At this time, the six thousand men and horses of Ding Yang Hou behind the cavalry were dumbfounded, and a soldier exclaimed:
"Right Governor, the cavalry has been killed!"
The right governor was furious:
"Who's giving the order to attack!"
soldier says:
"I don't know."
"Fuck, kill me!"
At the sound of an order, 6,000 foot soldiers followed the cavalry to kill the northeastern battalion of the Jin army.
Marquis Ding Yang arranged for 6,000 infantry troops to go to Zuoying, the purpose of which was to attack and disturb the Jin army out of the camp and intercept and kill the Jin army halfway, not to take the initiative to attack.
Now Yao Sheng's 4,000 cavalry took the lead in killing out, these 6,000 foot soldiers immediately lost the protection of the cavalry, uncovered, completely exposed to the iron hooves of the Jin cavalry, and if they did not follow the cavalry charge, they might soon be killed by the Jin cavalry and turned over on their backs, not to mention that now the black light is blind, if the Jin cavalry kills from behind, the consequences are unimaginable.