Chapter 69: Night Attack on Yuhang
Wang Kui didn't know much, except for the few pieces of information Yang Lian gave, he couldn't say anything else, for example, after Qian Wenfeng was tricked into the city, what would Yang Lian do? Do you send troops to intercept and kill at the city gate, or use fire oil to burn Wu Yue's soldiers?
Qian Wenfeng paced in the big tent and thought for a while, hesitating in his heart, he held the token in his hand and observed a full quarter of the time of the pillar of incense, and then put down the token. The www.biquge.info of the pen and the fun pavilion called his subordinates, gave a few orders, and the subordinates left in a hurry. Qian Wenfeng was resting on the soft couch with his clothes.
The next day, Qian Wenfeng sent someone to call Wang Kui, and after thinking about it, he decided to give it a go. On the one hand, he sent people to report to Yuhang City according to Wang Kui's words, and at the same time sent people to Hangzhou, since Wang Kui was a soldier of Wu Yueguo, there would be people who knew him.
Less than noon, Hangzhou sent someone to the city, it was Wang Kui's commander and the capital, confirmed by these two people, Qian Wenfeng's confidence greatly increased, this person is Wu Yueren, with them as the internal response, it is much easier to capture Yuhang City.
In the past two days, Qian Wenfeng actively mobilized soldiers and horses, and the day before the battle, he let the three armies rest and nourish their spirits, and at dusk, the soldiers woke up, buried the pot to cook, killed sheep and chickens, and let the soldiers have a full meal. When the sky darkened, Qian Wenfeng ordered the three armies to set off.
In order not to be discovered by the Tang army, Wu Yuejun did not light the torches, but relied on the moonlight to move forward, Qian Wenfeng selected 3,000 people with good eyesight to open the way in front, and he personally commanded the main force to arrive, and at the end of the day, Wu Yuejun killed under Yuhang City.
There was silence all around, Qian Wenfeng squinted his eyes and looked at the head of Yuhang City, there were torches lit on the head of the city, and he could vaguely see the torches moving, obviously Yang Lian was very vigilant, even at night, the Tang Army's guards were still tight.
In order to capture Yuhang in one fell swoop, Qian Wenfeng brought a large number of cloud ladders, and once the fire broke out in the city, Wu Yue's army would rush up and use the cloud ladders to attack the city. This battle was a plan within a plan, and Qian Wenfeng knew that Yang Lian would deliberately set fire to the city in order to trick Wu Yue's army into attacking the city. The key to the siege of the city was precisely at this point, Wu Yue had arranged that the spies in Yuhang City would really set fires, break into people's houses, and slash and kill, causing chaos in the city, and then attracting the attention of the Tang army. At the same time, Wu Yue's spies will take the opportunity to seize the city gate, and in the shortest possible time, try to open the city gate and let Wu Yue's army enter the city.
This is Qian Wenfeng's plan, but there is a shortcoming in this plan, that is, Yang Lian's plan is completely unclear to him. After two days of thinking, Qian Wenfeng overturned his initial judgment, he firmly believed that Yang Lian would not lead him into the city, he would only send troops to wait outside the city, once the Wu Yue army attacked the city, the Tang army's ambush would take the opportunity to kill and attack the rear of the Wu Yue army.
In order to prevent a sneak attack, after Qian Wenfeng arrived outside Yuhang City, he sent scouts to investigate everywhere, and he must find the ambush of the Tang army. At the same time, he arranged 2,000 baggage soldiers, and planned to let the baggage soldiers place horses, antlers and other objects on the sides and rear to prevent the Tang cavalry from charging into battle.
As long as the ambush of the Tang army was prevented, with the cooperation of Neiying, the Wu Yue army attacked Yuhang, and the battle was decided. When Qian Wenfeng was thinking about it, Hangzhou City also sent Zhao Chengtai, Shao Keqian and other generals to lead 20,000 troops to support.
Qian Hongyu invested so many troops because he was determined to win and wanted to capture Yuhang in one fell swoop. Zhao Chengtai and Shao Keqian, under the leadership of Suzhou Bing, met Qian Wenfeng.
"Money Festival!" Zhao Chengtai and Shao Keqian gave gifts, their eyes were shining, for them, this battle was a battle to wash away the shame, and they could only win and not lose.
Qian Wenfeng nodded, pointed to Yuhang City, which was hundreds of steps away, and said, "Two generals, you see, the Tang army is very well guarded at the head of the city, and now our army can only wait for the fire to start before attacking the city." "Qian Wenfeng is still very cautious, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, it is good if he can win, but if the situation is not good, Qian Wenfeng will definitely not put all his troops into it.
Zhao Chengtai said: "Qian Jiedu, when will the fire start?" ”
Shao Keqian also nodded, very concerned about this.
"It should be the time of the ugly friends." Qian Wenfeng said. This time is the time when people are most sleepy, and Yang Lian is also set at this point in time. The two of them thought of this together.
Shao Keqian looked at the moon in the sky and said, "In this way, you can rest for a while." ”
"The three armies can rest, but we can't rest." Qian Wenfeng shook his head, took the map from the side, spread it out on the ground, and could vaguely see the marks on it by the moonlight.
"Two generals, after a while, the Suzhou army will attack the main gate, General Zhao will attack the east gate, General Shao, you are proficient in water warfare, so you will go to grab the water gate, and at the same time block the connection between Yuhang and the wharf, whether it is Yuhang deserters or reinforcements from the wharf, General Shao is in charge." Qian Wenfeng said.
Zhao Chengtai and Shao Keqian nodded and said in a low voice: "I am willing to serve the order of Qian Jiedu." ”
Qian Wenfeng stretched out his hand, held the palms of the two on the left and the right, and said: "Now is the most critical moment, the rise and fall of Wu Yueguo is borne on the two generals, this battle can only be successful, not defeated!" ”
Shao Keqian said: "Qian Jiedu, rest assured, we will fight to the death in this battle." ”
Zhao Chengtai gritted his teeth and said: "Qian Jiedu, if Yang Lian is captured, let the last general kill him with one sword!" ”
In Yuhang City, on a high tower, Yang Lian was dressed in thick armor, glanced at Mingyue, and said, "What time is it now?" ”
"Yang Jiedu, it's almost time." The pro-soldier next to him replied.
"Okay, it's time, give the order to go down and set it on fire." Yang Lian commanded.
"Whoa!" The soldiers replied and ran down the tower, and soon, several cavalrymen waiting here rushed to all parts of the city, and in a relatively spacious area, the Tang army had already set up a bonfire.
After one campfire was lit, it was soon lit everywhere else, and after a period of burning, the fire became more and more intense.
"Qian Jiedu, look!" Outside the city, a Wu Yue soldier shouted.
Qian Wenfeng raised his head and looked at it, and immediately raised his eyebrows, and said, "Okay, good!" ”
"One, two, three......" A soldier standing on a high place counted the number of fires in the city.
"Qian Jiedu, there are a total of nine fires." The soldier pleaded.
"That's the signal of the Tang Army, wait a while, as long as there is one more, attack immediately!" Qian Wenfeng said.
The sleeping Wu Yue soldiers were all woken up, they sorted out their bags, checked the quiver on their backs, checked the long knife on their waists, and the spear in their hands, waiting to attack.
Yang Lian stood on the tower, also counting the number: "Eight, nine, ten......" When Yang Lian was reading, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, there were only nine bonfires he arranged, why was there one more?
"Yang Jiedu, look!" The pro-soldiers around him suddenly moved forward.
Yang Lian looked at his fingers, and couldn't help but be stunned, there was one more! His gaze quickly swept over the city, and he suddenly found that there were four or five more fires in the city in an instant, and these places were definitely not the places he had arranged. Yang Lian took a closer look and found that most of the houses in the city were located.
"If someone walks around on the street without obeying the military order, no matter who it is, it doesn't matter who kills them." Yang Lian ordered.
"Whoa!" Several of the soldiers hurried down.
Yang Lian narrowed his eyes and looked out of the city, is this Qian Wenfeng's secret trick? However, you have a good plan, and I will cross the wall ladder again, and see who can have the last laugh.
"Qian Jiedu, you can attack!" Wu Yuebing, who was in a high place, saw many fires in Yuhang City, and immediately shouted loudly.
Qian Wenfeng stood straight, he suddenly pulled out the long knife on his waist, and shouted: "Brothers, for the glory of Wu Yueguo, for the sake of Wu Yueguo's fathers and fellow villagers, kill all Tang dogs!" ”
"Kill all the Tang dogs!" The soldiers shouted loudly, and immediately lit their torches and rushed towards Yuhang City.
"Kill!" Wu Yuebing rushed very fiercely, footsteps and shouts were like thunder, and at the head of the city, the patrolling Tang soldiers looked out of the city dumbfounded, obviously they did not expect Wu Yuebing to appear at this time.
"Enemy, enemy attack!" One of the Don soldiers shouted loudly, his voice hoarse.
"Wu Yue dog is here, hurry, kill the enemy, kill the enemy!" Tang Jun shouted loudly.
The Tang army guarding the head of the city was the old part of the forbidden army, and they still had quite rich combat experience, and after a short period of surprise, they quickly organized resistance, and at the same time sent people to inform Yang Lian and the commander.
Not long after the soldiers sent to the communication set out, there was a change in the city. Among the captives released by Qian Hongyu, there were many Wu Yue soldiers, some of whom were very hidden, and they had been waiting for an opportunity. Two days ago, Wang Kui secretly passed the news to them, and they knew that the opportunity had come.
Just as they were patrolling the city again, they slowly gathered together, and there were more than 30 people, like cheetahs, quietly waiting for the opportunity. The Tang army in the city was in chaos, and they knew that the opportunity had come.
"Kill!" These soldiers chose to fight against the water at this moment.
Where did Tang Jun think that the robe behind him would suddenly be in trouble at this time? Many people were stabbed in the back, fell to the ground and still didn't react, what happened.
More than 30 people attacked at the same time, which caught the Tang army by surprise, and the city was extremely chaotic for a while, because it did not know that those people were potential Wuyue people, it was difficult for the Tang army to organize effective resistance. At this time, the Wu Yue army outside the city had already reached the edge of the moat, and because the Tang army did not have a decent resistance, they crossed the moat very smoothly, and set up the ladder on the city wall, and struggled to climb up.
"Grab the gates!" Someone shouted.
Wu Yuebing gathered together, towards the city tower to kill, someone cut the rope with a knife, the drawbridge fell, a loud noise, rebounded a few times, immediately Wu Yuebing stood up. As more Wu and Yue soldiers occupied the city, the few Tang troops chose to retreat and gradually abandoned the city gates. Wu Yuejun seized the city gate, pulled out the door bolt, and more than a dozen soldiers pushed hard to open the city gate.
"Rush!" Wu Yuejun, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, let out a shout and rushed in.
"Qian Jiedu, the vanguard of our army has captured the city, and the city gate has been opened." Some soldiers came back to report so that Qian Wenfeng could grasp the military situation in time.
Qian Wenfeng held the hilt of the knife in his hand and shouted: "Pass the order, the three armies will go straight to the county office, and Yang Lian must be captured in one fell swoop!" ”
"Whoa!" The herald was also very happy, replied loudly, turned around, and walked briskly.
Qian Wenfeng stared at the fire in Yuhang City and slowly paced over.
"Qian Jiedu, the battle ahead is fierce, and you can't take risks easily." A pro-soldier said.
Qian Wenfeng waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's out of the way." In order to put pressure on the Tang army, Qian Wenfeng sent people to urge Zhao Chengtai to enter the army, and at the same time moved the command post forward, so that when the war changes, he can get the military situation and respond as soon as possible.
More than 500 personal soldiers protected Qian Wenfeng, and the three armies slowly moved forward, and at the same time, the baggage soldiers began to place antlers, horses and other things on the ground. Although Qian Wenfeng's spies did not find the ambush of the Tang army, it is always good to be careful, maybe the place where the Tang army is ambushed is too far away, and it is possible that he will not be able to find it for a while.
The fire was getting bigger and bigger, half of the sky was reflected red, and with the loss of the city gate, more and more Wu Yue troops entered the city. Led by Dutou, they lit torches and began to pursue the Tang army.
Yang Lian stood on the tower and took in all of this.
"There are more and more Wu Yuebing." Yang Lian said lightly, there was no expression on his face, his mood didn't seem to be affected, and he looked like he was in control.
"Yang Jiedu, this place is close to the city gate, Wu Yuejun may rush over at any time, let's retreat first." The pro-soldier said.
Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the terrain here is the highest, and it is better to be able to observe the situation in time." ”
"But Wu Yuejun has already occupied the city gate." The pro-soldier said.
"What if you take the gates? Don't be nervous. Yang Lian said.
As soon as the words fell, a herald hurriedly ran up and said, "Yang Jiedu, there are Wu Yue spies in Nancheng who are slashing and killing everywhere in the city, which has caused panic among the people. ”
"This is Wu Yuejun's trick, don't mess up, the soldiers guard the streets, and anyone who runs around the street, no matter who it is, will be killed." Yang Lian ordered.
"Whoa!" The herald hurried down.
The soldiers were a little worried, and said: "Yang Jiedu, there are fires in many places in the city, I'm afraid that the losses in this battle are not small." ”
Yang Lian waved his hand and said: "How can you fight without dying, if you can win the battle of attacking Wu Yue at a very small price, I will think that I will still earn it." ”
The pro-soldier Senran, he knew that Zhou Zong attacked Suzhou, that battle, which lasted for a long time, both sides paid a huge price, Zhou Zong did not capture Suzhou in the end, so he had to give up and enter Hangzhou instead, but he knew that Hangzhou was stronger than Suzhou, so he did not attack Hangzhou easily.
Yang Jiedu's troops are insufficient, if he attacks Hangzhou directly, the odds of victory are very low, so if he can hit Wu Yue people hard this time and annihilate Wu Yue's vital force, it is indeed earned, but Wu Yue's soldiers have already entered the city, and they have internal responses, can the Tang army hold Yuhang City? If you can't hold Yuhang, this battle will be completely defeated, what else to talk about hurting Wu Yueren?
The soldiers were puzzled, he looked ahead, there was a blazing fire, and he could feel a certain amount of heat from a distance, he glanced at his general, and thought to himself What would happen in this battle?