Chapter 632: Raiding the Camp (Part II)
Most of the stories of the camp robbery exist in the middle, and there are very few classic examples of camp robbery in the history books, and even in the Jingkang Change, Yao Gu's son Yao Pingzhong robbed the Jinren camp, even if he does not reveal the rumors, the possibility of success will not be too great.
In ancient times, the army marched and camped, and it was by no means as simple as we imagined, and you could camp in a random place. While the army was on the march, the scouts had to report to the army commander in detail where they might camp ahead. After the army commander has determined the camp to camp in, and after arriving at the determined camp, the soldiers under his command will be busy.
Naturally, preventing enemy attacks should be the first priority, so a temporary wooden wall should be built around the barracks to defend against sudden attacks from the enemy.
The method of making the wooden wall is to cut two rows of tree trunks first, one row long and one row short, bury half of the trunk into the soil after scorching the bottom, the long trunks are arranged in a tight row outside, and the short trunks are lined up in a row, and then a wooden plank is erected between the two rows of trunks, divided into two layers, so that the part of the long trunk grows becomes a parapet wall, the upper layer of the wooden board can allow soldiers to patrol and post posts, and the lower layer can store defensive weapons and let soldiers rest.
The Song Dynasty attacked the Tang system, and the military system of the Western Xia Dynasty was naturally born from the Tang and Song dynasties, a team of fifty soldiers plus the captain team deputy one, and the same was true when camping, everyone's camp tents were facing each other, and drainage ditches should be dug around the camp tent and between the camp area. It is strictly forbidden for soldiers to wander between the camps, and it is forbidden for tents to run around in the camps.
In fact, the marching barracks of the past dynasties were camped according to the law taught in the "Art of War of Li Jing, the Duke of the Tang Dynasty", although this military book was dispersed after the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, but there are still many chapters recorded in other military books, which are cited by the generals who lead the troops.
The fireballs that fell from the sky immediately caused the originally well-organized Xixia military camp to panic, and under the command of the officials, the soldiers guarding the camp hurriedly opened the gate of the camp and drew water to extinguish the fire that fell from the sky.
To rob the camp, it is necessary to break through the barrier of the camp, and at present, the soldiers in the Xixia military camp are pouring out of the military camp like a swarm with tools containing water, and they do not carry any blades at all.
Taking advantage of the chaos to attack the Xia army, this is the best time to rob the camp.
"Shoot the arrows!" Almost at the same moment, the two commanders of the two camps, Liu Qi and Qu Duan, commanded their subordinates at the same time.
Sou! Sou! Sou......
The bowstring and the sound of breaking the air sounded, and arrows tied to the powder packets shot towards the Xixia military camp, and then a series of thunderous explosions were heard in the Xixia military camp, and then the screams were mixed in.
At this moment, the Xixia military camp was completely chaotic, and the fire from the sky was just that, how could it suddenly explode again, and the commanders of the two camps in the west and north of Xixia were also shocked and a little at a loss.
"Du Tongjun, could it be that we have offended the gods and Buddhas, and the gods and Buddhas have sent heavenly soldiers to punish us?" Buddhism is the state religion of the Tangut people, and there are many people who believe in Buddhism in the Tangut army.
Hearing the guard say this, Slipbur reached out and grabbed the waist knife of the soldier beside him, slashed the guard with a knife, and said: "If there is anyone who shakes the heart of the army again, there will be no forgiveness!" ”
The ancients believed in ghosts and gods, not only the Han people, but also the Dangxiang people, the Tibetans, the Uighurs, the Khitans, and the Mongols all believed in ghosts and gods.
Therefore, the idea that the gods and Buddhas sent heavenly soldiers to punish did not need to be circulated to rise in the hearts of every soldier, and the Western Xia army immediately lost its fighting spirit.
"Kill ......"
Seeing the chaos in the Xia people's military camp, Qu Kou shouted loudly, picked up his gun and led his three thousand soldiers to rush towards the Xia army's camp with the camp gate open.
The fire burned the barracks, and the Xia army was already in a panic, and suddenly saw the Song army that was killed, and immediately became even more panicked, and the Xixia soldiers who carried buckets to Tanglai Canal to draw water to fight the fire and did not have any blades in their hands were the first to shine, and became the soul of the Song army's knife, and other Xixia soldiers who were taking water by the Tanglai Canal saw the fierceness of the Song army, and they couldn't care much, and jumped into the icy Tanglai Canal water to escape......
"The capital is the unification of the army, and the Song army robs the camp!"
The Western Xia soldiers who reacted hurriedly reported to their respective top generals.
"The Song army robbed the camp ......" Hearing the report, the heads of the Western Xia generals couldn't help buzzing. The fire that fell from the sky turned the camp into a sea of fire, and at this time, the Song army came to rob the camp, and this consequence made Hua Buerdu and others not want to continue thinking about it.
"Hurry up and organize people to resist the Song army!" At this time, I can only rush to the battle.
The sudden fire in the sky was a bad omen, which made the sergeants of the Western Xia army frightened, and then the military camp turned into a sea of fire that made the soldiers lose their fighting spirit, and now the Song army came to rob the camp as if it was worse.
The Jianing Military Division was stationed on the border of Song and Xia, and every time it clashed with the Song Dynasty, the Jianing Military Division would engage with the Song Army, so when they heard the news of the Song Army robbing the camp, the sergeants did not show much panic, but the White Horse Qiang Town Military Division and the Right Wing Chaoshun Military Division were all in the heart of Western Xia, and most of the army sergeants had no experience in fighting.
An army without fighting spirit and morale is no different from a group of pigs and sheep to be slaughtered, and there are many examples of tens of thousands of horses being chased by hundreds of thousands of people and horses in the past dynasties, and fighting spirit and morale are the soul of an army.
Knowing that the Song army dug the embankment of the Yellow River south of Jingzhou, the army of Western Xia that was originally divided into three ways to recover Shunzhou became a two-way army, Xia Chongzong and the privy envoy Ning Duoli and others knew that the military division of Baimaqiang Town and the military division of Chaoshun in the right wing rarely fought, so they split the soldiers of the Jianing military division into two and added them to the military division of Baimaqiang Town and the military division of Chaoshun in the right wing, in order to drive the combat effectiveness of these two military divisions.
Hearing that the Song army robbed the camp, the soldiers of the Jianing Military Division began to make a gesture to meet the enemy under the organization of the leading generals, but to the surprise of the generals and soldiers of the Jianing Military Division, before the Song army who robbed the camp came over, the rout of the Baima Qiangzhen Military Division and the Right Wing Chaoshun Military Division scattered the soldiers of the Jianing Military Division, and they could not organize an effective counterattack at all.
As the saying goes, shoot the enemy first and shoot the horse first, capture the enemy and capture the king first, and the generals of the Song army repeatedly told them several times before robbing the camp, and they specially picked up the killing of the Xia army as an official, so as to win the first and official level meritorious rewards.
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The night that used to be silent and dark was no longer silent and dark, and the fires from the west and north dyed the night orange, and the shouts of killing, burning and crackling, the screams of the dying and the screams of the horses in the Western Xia military camp were mixed together, spreading far and far in the open land......
"I still miscalculated!" Looking at the Western Xia military camp in the distance, which was in chaos, the cultivator shook his head.
"Miscalculation?" Lotte was puzzled: "This robbery camp was very successful, why did Chong Shuai and Liu Shuai miscalculate?" ”
Still looking into the distance, the seed master said with some annoyance: "If the old man is more courageous, and sends 10,000 horses on each side, the results will naturally be greater!" ”
Liu Zhongwu next to him also looked annoyed, and said with a wry smile: "The two camps of the Xia army are twenty or thirty miles away from Shunzhou, and our army's reinforcements have rushed to enter the army, and the Song Dynasty is not conducive to fighting!" ”
"Kind of marshal, according to the lower officials, the elimination of the Xia army in this battle is secondary, the first thing is to burn the baggage materials of the Xia country, what is the difference between the Xia army without materials and the wolf without teeth and claws!" Lotte said with a smile.
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"Bastard, bastard, stop, give Lao Tzu back ......"
The commanders and generals of the Xia army standing in the army watched the soldiers under them retreat, and they couldn't stop scolding, but no matter how these Xia army commanders and generals whipped and scolded, they still couldn't stop the retreat of the soldiers.
The tent, grain and grass, baggage and wooden walls were all ignited by the fireballs that rose from the sky, making the entire camp turn into a sea of fire, and it felt very hot when standing in the barracks, and at this moment there were still burning fireballs falling from the sky from time to time, and then joining the elite of the Song army who robbed the camp like tigers and wolves, how could these Western Xia troops who had lost their fighting spirit resist.
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"That screaming must be a big official......"
"Brothers, go up together, kill him!"
"Okay!"
Whenever they saw the Western Xia officers who were supervising the battle, the elites of the Song army who broke into the Western Xia military camp and robbed the camp immediately turned red, and in their eyes, the heads of these Western Xia generals were silver collars and official positions, waiting for them to go to harvest.
After the words fell, these Song soldiers rushed towards these valuable targets.
At the same time, a similar scene was staged in every place in the Western Xia military camp, as long as the Western Xia generals were targeted, it was difficult to escape the attack of these Song troops, because the guards under them did not know where to flee at the moment.
"Let's go with the army, the barracks are full of Song troops, and if you don't leave, it's too late!" A personal guard pulled Slip Buer and said.
Another guard also persuaded hard: "The army is united, the barracks are on fire, the whole army is defeated, and we can't organize an effective counterattack at all, so it's better to withdraw ......."
Unexpectedly, before confronting the Song army, the Song army came to rob the camp, and even the fire that fell from the sky was estimated to be the work of the Song army.
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"The commanders have ordered, take away everything that can be taken away in the Xia army camp, burn everything that can be burned, and don't leave anything that can be used for the Xia people!" Seeing the retreat of the Xia army, Liu Qi ordered his men and horses.
Looking at the chaotic Xia army camp, Qu Duan instructed his soldiers: "Kill all the brothers who can be killed, take all the brothers who can take it, and burn all the ones that can burn it......"
Although they were in the Xia army camps in the west and north directions, Liu Qi and Qu Duan's orders to their subordinates were completely identical.
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The south wind, which had been blowing for a day and a night, gradually weakened, and the sky was still gloomy, and at this time the original light gray clouds began to become more and more thick and low, as if the sky was about to be pressed down, these heavy dark clouds could block people from shielding to the rising sun, but could not prevent the arrival of a new dawn the next day.
Countless pillars of smoke rose into the sky in the Xixia military camp, the flames were still burning in some places, and only curling smoke remained in some places, and these smoke drifted north with the south wind, making the air in the land around Xingqing Mansion filled with a slightly pungent atmosphere.
At the moment when the south wind finally stopped, snowflakes began to fall in the sky, and soon the ground was covered with a layer of white, making the sky empty all day.
From the north and south directions, there was a team to Shunzhou City, all the soldiers in this team exuded a bloody breath, and the clothes on their bodies were still hung with minced flesh and congealed blood, and their faces were also a little tired, but everyone's eyes were flashing with excitement.
Then look at the hands and waists of the soldiers of these two teams, and if you look closely, many people will be shocked immediately......
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