Chapter 425: Unexpected Joy! Posterior
Since ancient times, the following attackers have often been the most difficult, as can be seen from the battles between the Chinese and the northern steppe aliens.
From the beginning of the Qiang people to the last feudal dynasty of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the northern alien races have always been the confidants of the Central Plains civilization.
"Charge, continue to attack, anyone who retreats without an order will be killed."
Looking at the rout soldiers who were once again driven down from the mountain by the Xu army, Li Xiaoyi ordered with a gloomy face.
Duliang Mountain is not high, but it is very steep, the Tang Army brigade can't be used, the large siege equipment can't be used, and even the bow and crossbow have lost their effect here, so if you want to take Duliang Mountain, only the soldiers of the Ming army are not afraid of sacrifice, holding shields and rushing forward one after another, dying one, and continuing to move forward, so that they can completely take it.
This is the simplest, but the most brutal battle, even if the soldiers of the Tang Army are all battle-hardened old men, but in the face of this cruel battle, some people's hearts still can't accept it, and they are terrified for a while, resulting in the complete failure of the previous efforts.
"Chief, this battle cannot be fought like this, this is not a war, this is death, if it continues to be fought, the brothers will die."
"Yes, the general manager, the enemy is waiting for work, and our numerical advantage cannot be brought into play, so one by one, it is to use the enemy as a target, you see, it has only been half a day, more than 1,000 brothers have died tragically, and countless wounded people have been killed."
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Compared with Li Xiaoyi's silence and calmness, many generals couldn't help it, the army of the Tang Dynasty is somewhat similar to the Song Dynasty, they all don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers, just like this time to come to conquer Xu Jingye, Li Xiaoyi was temporarily appointed as the head of this army.
As the chief administrator, Li Xiaoyi has only one purpose, that is, to complete the orders given to him by the imperial court, and the others are not within his consideration, but the following ones will be different in the future, those soldiers are all under the command of these generals, how can they watch their subordinates die so miserably in vain?
Even if they were sent to death, if it was worthwhile, they would endure it, but from now on, they did not see a glimmer of hope, which is why they were dissatisfied.
"Then tell me, how to fight this battle, the condition is such a condition, we can't fly to the top of the mountain, if you don't be ruthless now, wait until the court is dissatisfied, have you thought about the future and life of you?"
At this time, Li Xiaoyi didn't bother to be polite to these people, he only knew that if he couldn't do something influential as soon as possible, his future and Wu Zetian's weight would be completely ruined.
"If it's like today, let's not talk about dragging the Tang Army, maybe it's very possible to completely break up the Tang Army, but I don't know if the Tang Army will continue to attack like a fool." Wei Chizhao looked at the Tang army who fled in embarrassment under the attack of bows and arrows and thunder stones, and couldn't help but say happily.
"Hahaha, yes, definitely, as long as the demon woman is still in power in the court, Li Xiaoyi, a sycophant, will definitely send troops to continue to attack us, and if you want to attack us, there is only this way to go, so let the brothers rest for a while, and then practice archery well, and strive for an arrow to kill an enemy." Wei Chao also said proudly.
Today's battle made Wei Chao's anger in Huaiyin City all vented.
Hearing Li Xiaoyi's inquiry, many generals were silent, they also knew that if they wanted to exterminate Xu Jingye's rebels, the only way to take Duliang Mountain, and if they wanted to take Duliang Mountain, the only way to go was to storm it, but it was another matter to know whether they could accept it.
For a while, the originally noisy battlefield suddenly became silent, and the silence even made the surrounding guards feel palpitations.
"Big ...... In fact, there is not only one way to climb this Duliang Mountain, there is also a road behind it that leads to the top of the mountain. ”
Just when Li Xiaoyi and many generals confronted each other, a cowardly voice sounded low.
"Hmmm......"
"Brush ........"
As soon as this voice that sounded very low, but seemed to be the voice of heaven, it instantly broke the confrontation between Li Xiaoyi and the generals, and in an instant, everyone focused on the person who spoke.
The eyes of many generals as if they wanted to eat people almost fainted when they looked at Ding Santai who was speaking.
"Say what you say, you say it again, say it again loudly and tell it again."
A general walked quickly in front of Ding Santai, grabbed his shoulder with his big hand, and roared.
"Ah....... didn't say anything, didn't say anything, the villain was talking nonsense just now, and asked the general to spare his life, spare his life! ”
Looking at the hideous-looking general in front of him, Ding Santai was extremely annoyed in his heart why he had to say so much just now, he was just a strong man who helped the army transport grain and grass, if he was cut down because of a word, he would die too unjustly.
Hearing Ding Santai's words, the general looked extremely annoyed, and roared sharply, "Bastard, you dare to play tricks on me, see that you are impatient, you are not afraid of cutting off your head." ”
"Okay, General Chen, don't scare him, the more you scare him, the more I'm afraid he won't know what to say." At a critical moment, Wei Yuanzhong stood up and said.
Seeing Wei Yuanzhong come forward, General Chen, that is, the general in front of Ding Santai, walked into the distance with an impatient face.
"What is the name of this little brother, and also, what is the other road you just said to climb Duliang Mountain, what is going on, can you tell someone, if what you said is true, you are the first hero of our pacification of Duliang Mountain, and when the time comes, the chief administrator will definitely go to the court and give you a reward for being an official." Wei Yuanzhong said with a smile on his face.
I don't know if Wei Yuanzhong looked more kind, or if he said that Ding Santai was moved by the words of the imperial court's official reward, although Ding Santai still had a little fear, he asked in a somewhat heavy tone, "Military advisor, is there really a reward?" ”
Wei Yuanzhong didn't speak, just smiled and nodded.
Seeing Wei Yuanzhong nodding, the fear on Ding Santai's face finally disappeared, replaced by excitement and excitement, and only after a while did he regain his mood and said, "Military advisor, what the villain just said is true, the villain is from this Xuyi County, and he has followed his grandfather to fish and sail on this Gaoyou Lake since he was a child, and he likes to play on this Duliang Mountain when he has nothing to do."
Later, inadvertently, the villain and a few companions discovered that although this Duliang Mountain seems to have only one road, in fact, on the back of it, there is a road up the mountain near Gaoyou Lake, but this road is hidden very deep, and in addition to the place where he is about to reach the top of the mountain, he still has a part of the way to climb the cliff, unless he uses a rope to climb up, so ordinary people have not discovered this secret. ”
Looking at Ding Santai with a solemn face, a spark appeared in the eyes of Li Xiaoyi and all the Tang Army generals, not because they were angry, but because they saw the hope of victory.
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Late at night, in the Tang army camp under Duliang Mountain, all the soldiers were already asleep, only the military tent of the Chinese army was brightly lit, and what was even more strange was that it was also full of people, all of them were clearly dressed and armored, and from the perspective of identity, these people were all generals with high status.
Although there are a lot of people, they are not noisy, some people sit there in a silent daze, some people talk to each other, and some people can't help but pace back and forth in the middle of the big tent, Li Xiaoyi is one of them.
When it was ugly, the sky became even darker, and even though some stars were shining in the sky, the endless night seemed to be able to swallow everything, and the light emitted by these stars was completely absorbed, and the whole earth was plunged into darkness.
"Pedal ........"
There was a sound of footsteps, and I saw a figure flashing, and as soon as the curtain of the big tent moved, a figure broke into the big tent.
Looking at the man in black who suddenly appeared in front of everyone, many Tang Army generals not only did not panic and fear, but showed a few traces of expectation and surprise on their faces.
"What's the matter, have you found out clearly, then Ding Santai is lying." Li Xiaoyi was the first to speak.
Hearing Li Xiaoyi's inquiry, the man in black took off his face towel and bowed to him before he arrived, "Incredible, really incredible, the magic of heaven and earth is too wonderful, who would have thought that there really is a small road in the place where there seems to be no way out." ”
"Hoo ........."
"Hahaha, hahaha"
Hearing the answer of the man in black, many generals couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at the same time, and then everyone burst into laughter, smug laughter.
No wonder they are proud, the words of the man in black have verified that Ding Santai's news is correct in disguise, and with this trail leading directly to the top of Duliang Mountain, they can avoid the sacrifice of innocent soldiers, and at the same time, they can quickly and unexpectedly rush to Duliang Mountain to exterminate Wei Chao and a group of Xu army traitors.
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"Shoot, shoot these court eagle dogs, the general has already said, anyone who kills three Tang soldiers will be rewarded with ten pounds of money, five catties of wine and meat, for the sake of reward, for the sake of wine and meat, everyone must redouble their efforts."
Behind a trench on Duliang Mountain, a lieutenant was shouting hoarsely, and under his shouting, many soldiers of the Xu Army bent their bows and arrows, thinking of shooting at their fast Tang army.
The soldiers of the Tang Army are holding shields, but you must know that the shield is not an all-round protective shield after all, it has loopholes, and the attack routes of bows and crossbows are different, one is a parabolic shape to attack, and the other is a straight line shape to attack, the Tang Army soldiers are at a loss in the face of overwhelming bow and crossbow attacks, and soon, some unlucky eggs have fallen to the ground with arrows, resulting in loopholes in the originally tight formation.
With their attack, more and more of these soldiers fell to the ground, and the loopholes in the military formation became bigger and bigger.
"Huh, it's finally over, the arm of the bow is sore, if they don't retreat, they can't hold on any longer, you said that those Tang troops too, they know that they can't be supplied, but they still have to attack, these days, there are not 10,000 but thousands of people who have fallen on this road, but why can't they learn a lesson, it seems that those who are officials really don't take these soldiers in their eyes for themselves."
"Hey, who said it wasn't, they didn't know if they were stupid or what, they just rushed up stupidly, none of us were injured, but they were killed and injured countless times, it seems that it won't be long before they should go back, and we will be able to relax then."
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Looking at the Tang army retreating in embarrassment, the soldiers of the Xu Army on Duliang Mountain discussed one after another, but unfortunately, they could not have imagined that danger was rapidly attacking them.
Seeing the Tang Army retreating again, Li Xiaoyi and many generals gathered together silently to discuss things as if they hadn't seen it at all.
In order to paralyze Wei Chao and the generals of the Xu army on Duliang Mountain, after getting the news, the Tang army did not stop attacking immediately, and every day it was still the same as the first day, sending a team to attack the mountain, and then quietly retreated after being blocked, so a few days later, both the Tang army and the Xu army on the mountain were already accustomed to it, and no one thought that Li Xiaoyi and they actually had another hand to prepare.
"Master Wei, it's been three days, you see if our action is feasible, if it is not feasible, I am afraid that the brothers below should have an opinion." A general asked in a low voice.
Looking at the soldiers who obviously showed a tired look on their faces, Wei Yuanzhong nodded and said, "It's already okay, now Wei Chao and the others on the mountain probably really think that we are helpless against him, and they are already interested in attacking us, so we should also give him a surprise." ”
"Okay, great, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time."
"It's just that I'm so aggrieved these days, watching so many brothers killed and injured, but there is nothing I can do, I can't wait to cut Wei Chao and others with a thousand knives."
"Great, as long as this operation can be successfully completed, we will be able to take Duliang Mountain, and then only Xu Jingye will be left to go down to Axi, and it is not a trivial matter to be captured, and when the time comes, we will be done."
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Seeing that Wei Yuanzhong agreed, many generals couldn't help but feel excited, as veterans who had been on the battlefield for a long time, what they wanted to see most was the appearance of victory, and now, their wish will soon be fulfilled again.
In the afternoon, the warm sun shone brightly, sweeping away the cold air, and everyone became a little lazy at this time, but at this time, a group of Tang troops quietly broke away from the camp, walked along the river to Gaoyou Lake, and then got on the fishing boat that had been prepared for a long time, and set off towards the back of Duliang Mountain.
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