Chapter Ninety-Five: The Purpose of Temptation
When Tang Ao followed the left side of the Yangzhou Army to the south bank of the Han River, the sky was already bright. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Between the ups and downs of the mountains and rivers, you can overlook Ma Jingchen's camp, and the place where Ma Jingchen camped was chosen very cleverly.
On the west side is the Wudang Mountain, which is full of mountains and mountains, and behind it is the rolling Han River, and an official road leads to Gucheng and Lei Renzhi are each other's horns, and once the war is tight, they can quickly support each other.
In addition to the antlers and fences on the periphery of the Tang army's camp, there were also teams of cavalry, and a trench was dug at the forefront to introduce the water of the Han River as a moat.
There is a drawbridge erected over the trench, and in the event of an attack, the drawbridge can be raised at any time to increase the difficulty of the attack, and it is not easy to take this camp.
The crackling sound of bangzi sounded in the rear of the Tang army, and hundreds of ox carts, mules and horses could be seen being welcomed into the army and driven to the temporary school yard of the camp.
The ox cart triggered bursts of cheers from the Tang army, and a stone of grain, grass, dried meat, and wine were unloaded and placed in the open space, and the soldiers cheered and cheered, and the excited shouts resounded through the sky.
Xue Chang stood on a high place and looked clearly, as if he could smell the aroma of a jar of fine wine, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva: "These people are dying, but how happy are they?" ”
Wei Chizhao was also a little jealous of the grain, grass and food in Li Xiaoyi's army.
The Yangzhou army marched all the way west, and the supply of grain and grass was very tight, and it was good to be able to eat two full meals a day, and there was no need to think about wine and dried meat.
Wei Chizhao snorted: "Let them be proud for a while, and in a short time, those burdens will come into the hands of our army." ”
Tang Ao felt that it was not easy to uproot Ma Jingchen's camp or force Ma Jingchen to retreat to the north bank of the Han River.
Moreover, Tang Ao didn't dare to risk his life, this place was too close to Wudang Mountain, and he didn't know if there were any cultivators lurking in it.
If the defeat in the Battle of Duliangshan happens again, it will be difficult for the morale of the Yangzhou army to be reinvigorated.
"This battle is not easy to fight, Ma Jingchen will not be able to hold out in the battle, if our army attacks strongly, there will be many casualties, let's test Ma Jingchen's reality first!"
Wei Chizhao was the chief general of the Left Route Army, and he said: "Lord Tang is here to sweep the formation, and I will go to explore the reality of Ma Jingchen." ”
At this time, the soldiers and horses on the left side of the Yangzhou army had arrived, and the vanguard was a neat group of cavalry, no less than 3,000 people.
Behind them were rows of infantrymen, clad in bright light armor and armed with Mo swords.
The drums of war were beaten, and the cavalrymen raised their swords above their heads in unison, reflecting a large area of bright red brilliance under the light of the morning sun, showing an indomitable momentum.
Wei Chizhao returned to the formation and turned over his horse, shouting in his mouth, the war horse under his crotch snorted a series of snorts, and his front hooves kicked and couldn't wait to rush out.
As soon as the war drums sounded, the Tang military camp suddenly blew the horn of contention, and the soldiers picked up their weapons one after another, and the generals were neatly draped.
After dozens of breaths, they were waiting for the battle, and the temporary barracks were like a forest of knives and guns, and the cold light of the weapons reflected was not inferior to that of the Yangzhou army.
The tentative offensive of the Yangzhou army began, and Wei Chizhao almost shouted a loud roar, and the Yangzhou army followed with a roar of mountains and tsunamis.
Wei Chizhao looked excited, and rushed to the Tang army's camp first, and the cavalry behind spread out in a fan shape.
It was like a real turbulent wave, rushing forward wave after wave, and in the blink of an eye, the wave formed by this cavalry came to the camp of the Tang army.
The soldiers of the Tang army stretched out their bows and arrows, and the arrows rained out.
The Yangzhou army was shot down a few people, but it accelerated more ferociously, and Wei Chizhao was even more brave, cutting the rope of the suspension bridge that did not have time to rise with a knife, opening a passage directly to the Tang army camp.
The slower infantrymen each carried a straw bag with earth, rocks and mud on their shoulders.
The hand-to-hand pass quickly filled in the trenches on both sides of the drawbridge, and while the cavalry approached the Tang army camp, they set up a ladder for siege, with swords and shields in hand and ants attached to them.
These soldiers under the command of Wei Chizhao have experienced the fierce battle of Duliang Mountain, and they are not afraid of blood, and they are the elite of the Yangzhou army.
I saw that they were agile and fearless, climbers of ladders, archery coverers, and tacit understanding, and soon some people climbed to the top of the Tang army camp and fought with Ma Jingchen's troops.
The Tang army on the camp was shocked but not confused, the rolling wood and stones that had been prepared for a long time poured down, and the Tang army, who was choked by the stench and smoke emitted by the boiling gold juice, coughed, and after the gold juice boiled, it was lifted by the Tang army and splashed towards the Yangzhou army.
The person who was splashed with gold juice let out a terrible scream, and in the blink of an eye, there were more terrifying blisters on his body, and once it was broken, there was no hope of survival.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the ladders erected by the Yangzhou army were all knocked down, but the camp was also opened a gap by Wei Chizhao's cavalry.
The two sides fought fiercely for this gap.
Tang Ao condescendingly looked at the stalemate of the battle, and said to Xue Chang in a low voice: "Mingjin withdraw the troops!" Our army has suffered more than 200 casualties, and Ma Jingchen's camp is a hard bone that is not easy to gnaw. ”
Xue Chang thought so, and immediately ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.
Wei Chizhao, who had withdrawn, looked a little unhappy: "Why did Lord Tang Mingjin withdraw his troops?" Our army is about to seize the gap in the camp, and it is not difficult to take the camp in one go. ”
Xue Chang didn't want Wei Chi Zhao to be embarrassed in public, so he said in a low voice: "The general can't see Ma Jingchen's troop movement when he fights in front of the battle, the two wings of the Tang army have already come out in a roundabout way, and the general will be surrounded by the Tang army if he delays for a while, and it will be difficult to get out." ”
Wei Chizhao really saw the two wings of the Tang army spread, once they were trapped outside the camp, it was indeed a little dangerous, and he couldn't help but look stupid: "Ma Jingchen's guy is also in charge of military affairs." ”
Tang Ao's purpose in trying to attack was twofold, the first was to see how effective the Tang army was.
The second is to get to the bottom and see if there are cultivators hidden in the Tang army, why bother increasing casualties if the goal has already been achieved!
Xue Chang and Wei Chizhao suddenly saw Tang Ao take out a pair of battle armor, and the soldiers brought in horse lances and war horses, and they couldn't help but look at each other.
Xue Chang immediately excitedly said, "Is Lord Tang ready to go into battle in person?" The end of the count will be one. ”
Tang Ao put on his helmet and armor, weighed the weight of the horse lance in his hand, and nodded with satisfaction: "The two generals can press the formation here, after all, the purpose of our army is to force Ma Jingchen's troops to retreat to the north bank of the Han River. ”
Xue Chang admired Tang Ao's martial arts and bravery, and although Wei Chizhao had also witnessed Tang Ao's bravery, he had never seen Tang Ao's deeds of ten thousand enemies.
Seeing Tang Ao straddle his horse, he couldn't help but worry: "General Xue, Master Tang is a precious man, in case he falls in front of the battle, how can I wait for the British bus?" ”
"General Wei Chi only needs to wait here, although Lord Tang is a civil official, but the power of martial arts is difficult to match even if the overlord of Western Chu is reborn, let's discuss how to deploy defenses after seizing Ma Jingchen's camp!"
As a cultivator of Tang Ao, it was easy to break through Ma Jingchen's camp single-handedly, but his purpose was not to kill the enemy, but to solve the threat of Li Xiaoyi's 300,000 army once and for all.
If the plan in his heart is successful, the Yangzhou army will not only be able to play a great reputation, but the strength of the army will also be expanded several times, which will be a huge blow to Wu Zetian, who is about to become emperor.
The five hundred cavalry who followed Tang Ao had just rushed to kill once, and they were recalled by Ming Jin without waiting for the enjoyment of killing, and they held their breath in their hearts.
Throwing himself into the battlefield again couldn't help but make everyone's hearts agitated, but after listening to Tang Ao's orders, his face was full of anger.
Tang Ao ordered the five hundred cavalry to change into heavy armor, put on the horse armor, and replace the sabers in their hands with eight sticks.
After such a change of costume, it seems that the heavy armored cavalry is majestic, but once a charge comes down, people and horses will no longer have the strength to fight and fight.
Tang Ao didn't care about the suspicion of the soldiers, and said with a solemn face: "Give the soldiers a quarter of an hour to put on their armor, and those who delay the military order will be killed." ”
No matter how suspicious the five hundred cavalrymen were, they still replaced their armor and weapons on time in accordance with Tang Ao's orders.
The total weight of the Mingguang armor and the wrist-thick sticks adds up to more than three or four hundred catties, and the vest on the war horse is also extremely heavy, can such an outfit rush to the front of the Tang army camp? The soldiers were deeply skeptical.
Tang Ao shook the horse lance in his hand and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, follow Tang to break through the enemy camp and let them know the ...... of the Yangzhou army."
The sound of the war drums sounded, and I saw that the drummer was replaced by the teenager Xue Chang, and at first the drum beat could still be heard, but after a few breaths, the war drums became one and turned into a surging movement.
The roar, the sound of drums and horns, and the rumble of horses' hooves on the ground converged, and everyone who heard it was boiling.
The five hundred cavalry behind Tang Ao were stimulated by the blood and blood, and they couldn't care whether they could rush to the camp and whether they still had any hope of turning around.
I just hope that the blood in my chest can be vented, and the murderous intent in my belly can be vented, otherwise they wonder if their bodies will explode?
Starting and accelerating, the five hundred heavily armored cavalry seemed to be angry at the waves, and the Tang army's camp was an entrenched reef, and they vowed to crush the reef in front of them into powder.
The worry soon became a reality, and when there were still more than 100 steps away from the Tang army camp, the soldiers felt that the speed of the war horses under their crotches had dropped sharply.
As soon as the frightened thought came out, the war horse under the crotch suddenly seemed to be like a god, and its speed increased again, and the four hooves ran as if it was about to fly.
The smoke and dust in front of the two armies blocked the view, and no one saw Tang Ao scattering a talisman in the smoke and dust.
These talismans are all armor horse talismans, which can make Qi refining period cultivators travel hundreds of miles at night, and their effect on war horses is even more of a piece of cake.
Tang Ao saw that the talisman was working, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, he jumped over the ditch with his legs between the horse's belly, and the horse lance in his hand stabbed forward, and then picked it up.
The simple camp was broken through a gap under Tang Ao's great force, and more than a dozen Tang soldiers standing on the camp flew into the sky together.