Chapter 33: Enemy Attack
In the early morning of autumn, the west wind is bleak and cold. And above this vast sky, the sun that had just risen in the east slowly emerged from behind the clouds, and suddenly, a glow fell, and the warm light was sprinkled all over the earth. Yancheng seems to have regained its life after experiencing the baptism of fireworks.
At this time, Huang Xiu led his army out of this Yancheng in a mighty way, and went straight to the camp of Song Ruoyu's Chinese army, looking at the posture as if he wanted to eat the Jin army at once.
The armor and iron weapons worn by the soldiers shone faintly under the sun, and the aura of murder came to their faces.
They looked serious, not smiling, they stared straight at Song Ruoyu's big tent, and they knew in their hearts that as long as they could defeat the Jin reinforcements brought by Song Ruoyu this time, it would be a successful end to the battle that had lasted for a month.
Fifteen cities in a month in a row, what a supreme honor and merit.
Such an achievement will surely draw a strong stroke on the history books, and future generations will definitely remember the immortal achievements created by their own hands.
Thinking of this, the soldiers of the three armies seemed to be full of strength and high morale, looking at Song Ruoyu's army as if they had seen something unbelievably delicious, their hearts were itching, and their eyes were shining.
This is what the soldiers think, but not the high-ranking generals, who know that only a few generals know about the lack of food and grass, but the army is completely ignorant of it.
This kind of news, which is extremely easy to dampen morale, must not be exposed at this moment, otherwise it will cause the officers and men of the three armed services to go to the battlefield with a state of panic, which will be extremely bad for the combat results.
At the same time, they were also a little worried in their hearts, they were so blatantly going straight to Song Ruoyu's camp, Song Ruoyu should have known about this a long time ago.
Everyone knows that Song Ruoyu is a genius in the world with the name of "Panlong", and they are also afraid that this Song Ruoyu will have any defenses, because until now, the Jin army camp is still quiet, and it seems that they don't care about their army coming to meet them, and they don't know what medicine Song Ruoyu sells in the gourd for a while, and they are afraid that Song Ruoyu will play some tricks to deal with them.
Thinking of this, the generals also looked at the current coach Huang Xiu.
I saw that Huang Xiu was alone on the chariot of the Chinese army camp, with a smile on his face, as if he didn't take Song Ruoyu in his eyes at all, and he couldn't help but be a little worried in his heart.
Seeing that Huang Xiu didn't care, finally a general couldn't sit still, so he rode to this Huang Xiu and said: "General Qiyu, our army has advanced for more than ten miles, but the Jin army has not reacted at all. ”
When Huang Xiu was proud in his heart, feeling happy that he was about to personally command such a large-scale battle, he suddenly heard the general's advice and was immediately a little dissatisfied.
But Huang Xiu also knew in his heart that when he was newly appointed, the generals under his command might already have some opinions about him, so he couldn't make claims at this time, and he had to listen to the opinions of these generals, as for the future, he didn't have the final say.
After Huang Xiu finished thinking about it, he instructed the general: "Then, General Li can lead the people of his headquarters and go to inquire about the news first, which is good." ”
Huang Xiu knew that Lin Yi had stayed in the barracks all the year round, and his relationship with the generals in this army was very good, especially the best ones were General Li Dongli and General Na Lei Zhelei, and these two generals also had a very high prestige in the army, second only to Lin Yi, so he couldn't offend them now, so he said politely.
After hearing this, Li Dong frowned, and replied calmly: "The last general obeys the order, and the last general immediately leads three thousand cavalry as the vanguard to open the way for the army." ”
After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Huang Xiu to agree, turned his head and galloped towards the front.
Huang Xiu looked at Li Dong's back, snorted coldly, pulled down his face, and thought secretly:
"After all, I still don't have enough prestige."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but clench his fists tightly, and thought viciously to General Li: "One day, I want you to know how powerful General Ben is." ”
Of course, Li Dong didn't know what Huang Xiu was thinking, he hurried all the way, and when he arrived in front of the front army's 3,000 cavalry formation, he ordered: "The general has an order, let me wait to go forward to check the reality of the Jin army, you wait and come with me." ”
After finishing speaking, he took the lead and rushed towards the Jin army camp in the distance.
As soon as the three thousand cavalry heard that it was a general's order, they bowed their heads without saying a word and followed closely behind Li Dong all the way.
After all, Li Dong is a veteran of the battlefield for many years, and he is also a deep soldier. Judging from his experience of fighting with Song Ruoyu many times, Song Ruoyu must be thinking of some idea to deal with them if he didn't move like this.
If the army is allowed to run towards the Jin army so blatantly, it is very likely that Song Ruoyu will fall into Song Ruoyu's trap, so he must first explore the reality of Song Ruoyu.
In this way, it can show Song Ruoyu that his army is not a bluff, and the more important reason is to see how this Song Ruoyu will respond.
Li Dong thought about it, and couldn't help but speed up his horse, the autumn west wind was blowing in his face, like a sharp knife cutting through Li Dong's cheek, which hurt him, and at the same time made him feel a little energetic.
The three thousand iron horsemen were mighty, and they came to a hill less than ten miles away from Song Ruoyu's camp.
Standing on the top of that hill, you can clearly see the entire camp of Song Ruoyu.
I saw that the large camp was arranged in an orderly manner, row upon row, neatly and neatly, and suddenly gave people a sense of solemnity and solemnity, which made people can't help but imagine what kind of commander the general who could camp like this was.
Li Dong led an army of 3,000 to a condescending position in the hills, looking around, there was a dense mountain forest to the west, which was originally a very suitable place for ambushes, but now it is autumn and winter, and the leaves on the trees are very sparse.
To the west was a flat land, with a wide view, but now it was empty, and there was nothing.
Li Dong stayed around, but he didn't find anything wrong, and it was even more strange, when he wanted to go further, he suddenly heard a faint sound of horses' hooves coming from the direction of the flat land to the west, and he was startled, and immediately turned his head to look to the west.
I saw that in the distance of the plain to the west, a group of cavalry gradually appeared from the place where heaven and earth meet, and the cavalry lined up, which looked quite spectacular.
When Li Dong saw it, he couldn't help but clench the weapon in his hand, and secretly estimated the number of the other party in his heart, but after a while, he was puzzled.
With Li Dong's many years of battlefield experience, he told him that the cavalry was only more than 3,000 people at best, and although it was comparable in number to them, it had no terrain advantage.
Li Dong's cavalry was on high ground, and if the two armies only had to give the order to charge, the battlefield would have turned into a purgatory of one-sided slaughter.
So I was slightly sure in my heart, and I looked at the cavalry again, and thought in my heart, judging from the other party's strength, it would naturally not be the main force of Song Ruoyu, could it be that Song Ruoyu also sent a team of cavalry to check after learning that he had brought a team of cavalry to explore the truth?
Li Dong thought like this, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
That team of cavalry should not have discovered themselves yet, if they ordered a charge at this time, there was a high chance that they would be able to eat this group of cavalry, but could this be another trick of Song Ruoyu? Is the purpose to lure oneself into battle?
Li Dong has followed Lin Yi to fight for many years, and others may not have learned how powerful Song Ruoyu is, but he knows that Song Ruoyu has always been good at making strange tricks and tricks, if this is the case, then he should withdraw the army quickly and report this situation to the army.
But thinking of this, Li Dong also muttered in his heart, what if it wasn't a ploy? Isn't this the credit of the duck that flew to the beak? If this cavalry is completely annihilated, it will not only be able to boost the morale of his army, but also Song Ruoyu will lose a group of valuable cavalry.
Although it is 3,000 cavalry, it is also a very precious military property.
Li Dong thought about it, and finally decided in his heart, be careful, or leave this cavalry alone for the time being, if this is really a fraud, then isn't he jumping into the trap of Song Ruoyu? It's better to be careful, report the current situation to Huang Xiu, and let Huang Xiu decide by himself, so that even if he loses, it will not be his fault.
Of course, Li Dong was extremely reluctant, after all, it was 3,000 enemy troops.
But just as Li Dong turned his head and was about to lead the army to retreat, he was suddenly frightened by the sound of a horn, and reflexively turned his head again, picked up his broadsword, and looked at the cavalry in a daze.
When he found out that the horn was not coming from the direction of the cavalry, he was even more shocked, and shouted to the soldiers beside him, "What happened? ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw that the cavalry at the front galloped towards Li Dong in a panic and said, "General, there is an enemy attacking ahead. ”