Chapter 370: Night Attack
The sky was bright, and Yang Xiaoshan led the team to greet the morning glow and quietly set off towards Aya City.
Bao Chao led the 500 front army in front, and Yang Xiaoshan led the Chinese army to follow closely. He carried a special Taiping sword around his waist and a black quiver with a horned bow and a dozen arrows on his back.
Although it was the first time to go down the mountain to fight, the people who went were the elite of the Taiping Army, and the team walked on the mountain road in the form of a long snake under the rising sun, and the morale was very high.
The mountain road was not easy to walk, and it was not until the sun set that Yang Xiaoshan's team finally designated the location, which was already very close to the target. You can vaguely see the smoke of the Peruvian military camp in the distance.
Yang Xiaoshan raised his hand and gave an order to his subordinates: "Pass backwards, don't make noise, and rest in place." ”
"Don't make any noise, rest in place." Yang Xiaoshan's orders were conveyed through the mouths of the soldiers after going there.
For a while, the whole team couldn't hear the sound of talking, and even those who were about to cough covered their mouths. It was indeed very hard for everyone to walk on the mountain road, most of them sat on the ground against the mountain wall with their weapons in their hands, closed their eyes and recuperated, and a small number of people were still energetic and tidy up the weapons in their hands to prepare for the upcoming battle.
Yang Xiaoshan did not rest, but rushed to the front line to stand on a high hill with Bao Chao, Li Shixian and other generals to observe the enemy situation, and took advantage of the last moment to perfect the night attack plan.
Night raids have always been the Taiping army's forte, and in the early days of the Heavenly Kingdom, the Taiping army often used night raids to defeat the Qing army. At that time, Yang Xiaoshan and seven others went to Liangshan and attacked a battalion of the Qing army at night, which has always been widely spread as a legendary story in the kingdom of heaven.
It was only later that Zeng Guofan of the Hunan army proposed the stupid method of "fighting a dumb battle", which made the success rate of the Taiping army's sneak attack drop a lot.
"This Peruvian army still has some doorways." Yang Xiaoshan looked at the Peruvian army of this regiment under the hill, the horse rejection and wooden fences on the periphery of their camp were quite decently arranged, but there were still flaws in the eyes of his old fritters.
"The fortifications on their perimeter were obviously not completed at the same time, there was no circle on the left and right, and there were obvious gaps in the left front and on the right. Wait for Bao Junshuai, you will lead people from the left, Shixian will lead people from the right, I will attack them from the front, three sides of the night, the three are missing one, the purpose of this time is not to kill, as much as possible to loot their supplies, and give them a dismount is the purpose of this night attack. Yang Xiaoshan pointed to the Peruvian army's camp.
"Yes, King of the East." Bao Chao and Li Shixian clasped their fists and led the way.
"This camp is not far from Aya City, so we must move quickly, once we succeed, we must leave quickly, even if we don't succeed, we must move as soon as possible, we can't fight, understand?" Yang Xiaoshan emphasized that the Taiping army cannot fight a tough battle now, because it cannot afford to die, and once it fights with the enemy, even if it can win, the Taiping army will actually lose.
"I'll remember." The generals were ordered.
After resting for about two hours, the moon was already high in space. However, there are more clouds tonight, and the moonlight is not very bright, so it is a good opportunity for a night attack.
The soldiers of the Taiping Army have also gotten rid of the fatigue of rushing during the day and are gearing up to fight.
Yang Xiaoshan led more than 300 battle-hardened Taiping troops to the Peruvian army camp, and in the dark night, only the sword and spear in his hand shone in the moonlight.
"Ready." After waiting for a patrol to walk over, Yang Xiaoshan waved his hand back, telling the team to follow, and was about to charge.
At the last moment, two Peruvian soldiers in that patrol suddenly turned back.
"Oops." Yang Xiaoshan scolded secretly.
The two Peruvian soldiers seemed to be in a hurry, and they wanted to find a place to hide their hands, so they coincidentally walked towards the ambush direction of Yang Xiaoshan's team.
Can't wait, take two more steps, and the Taiping army will inevitably be exposed. Yang Xiaoshan waved his hand and rushed directly with two guards.
Yang Xiaoshan took an arrow step, grabbed the head of a Peruvian soldier from behind and twisted it violently, and the Peruvian soldier fell straight to the ground and died, without even calling out "Ah". And the methods of his two guards were obviously not as neat as Yang Xiaoshan.
Another Peruvian soldier let out a scream at the stall where he was being stabbed on the neck. In the silence of the night, the scream was loud and clearly alarmed the Peruvian patrol.
The arrow had to be sent on the string, and Yang Xiaoshan had no time to think about it.
"Brothers, rush with me." Yang Xiaoshan issued the order for a general attack.
The killing cries of the Taiping Army and the shrill whistles of the Peruvian patrols rang out almost simultaneously.
Yang Xiaoshan took the brothers behind him to directly kill the Peruvian patrol, and Bao Chao and Li Shixian, who got the signal, also led their subordinates to attack the enemy camp on the left and right.
A big scuffle ensued. Yang Xiaoshan's movements were extremely fast, one sword at a time, I don't know how many Peruvian soldiers were pierced through the chest by his Taiping sword, and some were killed by him and fell to the ground before they even had time to put on their bayonets.
When the other brothers saw that the king of the east was so brave, and their courage was doubled, they rushed over where there were Peruvian soldiers and where there were many Peruvian soldiers.
The Peruvian barracks erupted in a shocking shout of killing, the clashing of weapons with weapons.
"Woo 。。。。。。" A burst of gunfire rang out not far from Yang Xiaoshan.
I saw dozens of Peruvian soldiers forming a circle, led by a Peruvian officer, divided into three platoons and fired at the Taiping troops on the periphery.
Several Taiping soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, lying in pools of blood.
Yang Xiaoshan understood that this was the Peruvian army that began to organize a counterattack after suffering a burst of shock. It seems that this place is more difficult than I thought.
Yang Xiaoshan understood that the Peruvian army of this regiment must be quickly defeated, and as soon as the time dragged on, other Peruvian troops in the city would definitely rush to support. Moreover, this group of Peruvian troops must hold their positions, and the other Peruvian soldiers who have fled will move closer to them, and the situation will be very unfavorable to them.
"Don't retreat, steady, steady!" The regimental commander of the Peruvian army drew his command knife and commanded the surrounding soldiers to lean one by one, forming a dense defensive circle. As Yang Xiaoshan expected, more and more Peruvian soldiers gathered here, and the situation was critical.
Yang Xiaoshan struggled a little in his heart, after a period of fighting, there were not many people around him, so he rushed up directly, I was afraid that he would hit the enemy's gun, and the casualties would not be small. But if you don't do it, you will continue to consume it like this, and I am afraid that if you rush again, the casualties will be greater.
"Who?" Yang Xiaoshan flanked a detachment of men.
"King Dong, it's me." Li Shixian led the team all the way from the right side very smoothly, and unknowingly killed with Yang Xiaoshan.
Yang Xiaoshan frowned, "Shixian, you came just in time." See the Peruvian army in front of you? Come, come with me. ”
"Haole, brothers." Li Shixian is on the rise, and he still feels that he is not happy, and when he sees so many Peruvian soldiers, he is not only not afraid, but also a little excited.
"Wait, let the brethren use bows and arrows." Yang Xiaoshan hurriedly grabbed Li Shixian, for fear that this guy would rush forward recklessly like this.