Chapter 1223: Dawn, Hope
Against the backdrop of a crescent moon, the swarthy figure of Chishan Mountain is like the legendary gate of hell, as long as you step forward, you will never recover, and you will never be reborn!
"That's ...... Defeated? After a long time, Lu Xun finally woke up from the shock, and asked Jia Hua blankly, "Captain Jia, in your opinion, can our army still fight again?" ”
"......" Jia Hua opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Of course, he was unwilling to admit defeat, but the current situation was already very clear, the Tang army was prepared, and it was a force that was extremely good at night fighting. And archery or something, just looking at the methods used by Tang Junshicai, you can know how fully prepared they are for night battles.
Most of the things that were lit stopped in the middle of the mountain, but there were also many that rolled down the mountain directly, and Jia Hua saw it and ordered the guards to pick it up.
It was not a torch, but a ball made of rattan. The rattan is criss-crossed, leaving many holes the size of a dragon's eye, and in them are placed something that ignites fire. The ignition was already charred, and it was impossible to see what it looked like, but judging from the smell left, it was supposed to be something mixed with oil to burn and shine.
The principle is simple, the rattan ball on the outside protects the burning material inside, and at the same time does not prevent the light from coming through.
In addition, this thing is not very easy to destroy. The toughness of the rattan is very strong, and after it is woven into a ball, it is even stronger, and Jia Hua tried it and found that it was quite difficult to destroy this thing with a single thought, whether it was kicking with his foot or cutting with a knife.
"There are many more archers in the enemy army than expected, and in the opinion of the last general, either the enemy army is all archers, and the marksmen are half; Otherwise, the enemy still has backup......"
Under the gaze of the generals, Jia Hua felt a mountain of pressure.
It is easy to continue to fight, and if you open your mouth, you can still please Your Majesty, but as soon as these words came out, the generals were offended. Not to mention whether they can command them to fight, whether they will be stabbed in black knives are two words.
Isn't this month the best time to stab a black knife?
Therefore, Jia Hua said with a bitter face: "The last general is afraid, but now if you want to capture this mountain, I am afraid it is difficult to climb to the sky, if you can wait until after dawn, then it will be ......."
"What do you think?" Lu Xun didn't answer and turned to the others.
As the saying goes, the law does not blame the public, and with Jia Hua coming out, the generals are naturally not afraid to echo it. Even if it upsets His Majesty, it's better than going up the mountain to die!
Don't you see? The sharpshooters of the Tang Army specially looked for officers to attack, followed the sound of the strings, and shot one accurately. If you want to dodge, unless you don't open your mouth, you don't raise fire, but now it's a night battle, how can you command if you don't speak?
This is not so good, the soldiers and horses attacking the mountain have lost almost 1,000, and when they are captured, they may not have to kill many people.
It's just a matter of being early and late, so why not wait until dawn to talk about it?
Lu Xun still didn't say anything, nodded, and turned around, leaving the generals looking at each other with apprehension.
After a while, the city tower sent people down again, this time it was no longer Lu Xun who came, but the order conveyed was to let the generals breathe a long sigh of relief: "Surround Fuchun Mountain, not let any enemy soldiers escape, after dawn, the whole army will attack the mountain, and be sure to kill all the enemies who come to attack!" ”
"Whoa!" The generals agreed with a bang, and then gathered around Qi Cheng, ready to discuss who would sleep and who would be on duty.
There must be no less people on duty, the enemy's purpose is not yet known, who knows if they will suddenly kill them? His Majesty's order to besiege the mountain should be to take precautions against this, and what must be done to annihilate the enemy is just a scene.
There are two options for guarding and collecting troops back to the camp, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, and it is more difficult to be on duty, and you have to take a certain risk, but after dawn, you don't have to be a pioneer when you start attacking the mountain, maybe you can not participate at all.
After dawn, the enemy is less terrifying, but it is not just muddy. There is no doubt that the first to attack the mountain will definitely suffer heavy losses. Although the reward is good, it must be on the premise of having a life, if you can't save your life, everything will be in vain.
The thoughts are different, the choices are not the same, and after a long time, it can be regarded as a charter, the four captains each lead a battalion of soldiers and horses, each guarding one direction, and the others return to the camp to rest, preparing to fight again after dawn.
Moving troops and returning to the camp was another toss-up, and after the arrangement was completed, even the lights of the city tower were extinguished. Baume & Mercier love nightlife, but it's not unrestrained, and all-night partying is not the norm after all.
At night, only the sound of the surging water of Zhejiang River rattled, and Fuchun City finally regained its tranquility.
However, this lull only lasted for a short time.
"Knock knock!" A passionate and rapid drum suddenly exploded, and the soldiers of Eastern Wu who had just closed their eyes were all startled.
"What's going on?"
"Who's beating the drums?"
"Another enemy? God, this doesn't let people live! ”
"Calm down, calm down, don't mess up! It's the enemy on the mountain beating the drum, these bad breeds are deliberately not letting us sleep well, brothers, ignore them, continue to rest, and wait until dawn to clean them up! ”
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The chaos came quickly, and it subsided quickly, although there were no famous generals in the Eastern Wu army, but they would not be cleaned up by such small means. The generals quickly ascertained the situation and conveyed it to the whole army, and the soldiers returned to the barracks with a curse, vowing to look good at the enemy after dawn.
The effect of the drums quickly disappeared, but the tricks of the Tang army were not finished, the war drums stopped, and immediately after, a howl sounded.
"What's going on here?"
"If you can't beat the drum, you can't open your mouth and shout? Oops, no! Don, those bad breeds also brought longbows, and they shot our brothers! ”
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The camp of the Eastern Wu Army was set up between the city and the mountain, the distance was only a few miles, and the edge of the camp was at the foot of the mountain. Throwing a strong bow from the mountain can cover a large area at the northern end of the camp.
The soldiers of the northern battalion woke up in a daze, and then found themselves in the death zone, so the wolf rushed to the depths of the camp, alarming the entire camp again.
"What exactly is Tang Jun going to do? Are they crazy? The generals of Eastern Wu were either frightened, or thunderous, and some were unlucky, and died directly in their sleep. No one knew what Tang Jun was going to do, but everyone realized that it was impossible to spend this night peacefully.
For the soldiers of Soochow, there has never been a moment when they are so looking forward to the dawn.
When the incomparably long night finally came to an end, and the light of the morning sun drove away the darkness, tens of thousands of people erupted in deafening cheers, so loud that even the rushing river trembled.
At this moment, whether it is a high-ranking celebrity or an ordinary soldier, everyone is doing the same thing, and everyone has reached a consensus: it can be regarded as the end!
Thinking back to the feeling when I found out that I was attacked by night last night, everyone felt like a world away.
At the time, everyone thought that the situation had reached the point of dire, and that nothing could be more terrible than this.
But if they were given another choice now, they would rather fight vigorously in the night raid than suffer this fragmentary crime.
Who would have thought that this group of enemy troops would be so filthy and would be so able to toss?
Beating gongs and drums is just a trivial matter, and after obeying orders under His Majesty's account for so long, everyone has long been accustomed to falling asleep in the noise. Although the gongs and drums of the Tang Army sounded, they were nothing.
Hurting people with a strong bow is actually not a big deal, after all, the range of bows and arrows is limited, and it can only cover the edge of the northern camp. Can't be provoked, can't you hide from it?
Of course, the relocation of thousands of people, even during the day, will cause a certain amount of chaos, and the impact of the night can be imagined.
However, this is still nothing, pinching the nose and forbearance is over, what is really unbearable is that just when a series of chaos gradually subsided, the enemy army on the mountain was actually killed!
At the foot of the mountain, there are soldiers and horses deployed, and they are also vigilant enough. When the gongs and drums are beating and the arrows are fired indiscriminately on the mountain, they are correspondingly vigilant. But after all, the night is very deep, people will be sleepy, they will be tired, and after tossing for so long, their attention will be somewhat unfocused.
As a result, at this moment, the Tang army roared down, and after a chaotic battle, it completely defeated a battalion of soldiers and horses in Shannan!
Because the scene was so chaotic, the survivors couldn't tell how their troops were defeated. At that time, his only feeling was that there were thousands of troops hidden in the darkness, killing from all directions, and there were enemies everywhere.
The rhetoric of the defeated army is not reliable, but after all, it still caused hidden worries at the top.
Jiang Gan and others had sent a letter before, saying that they had blocked the main force of the Tang army in the north of Tianmu Mountain. So that Sun Quan can rest assured to loot in the south.
Jiang Gan sent this letter, in fact, he pushed the boat down the river, and he couldn't get reinforcements anyway, so he simply gave him a favor to Sun Quan to strengthen his favorability or something.
Of course, Sun Quan was also very happy, even if he didn't have this letter, he wouldn't have crossed the river in a hurry. With this letter, he is even more confident.
Who would have thought that after being calm for so long, the Tang Army suddenly appeared, and the direction from which it came was the weakest link in the defense of the Eastern Wu Army, and Sun Quan could not be nervous.
What he was most worried about was naturally that south of Fuchun Mountain, there were still enemy troops lurking, or they were rushing over. The number of enemy troops should not be large, so the enemy on the hill desperately harassed, trying to create opportunities for the follow-up troops.
The siege of the mountain was routed, and perhaps it was in this context that it happened.
With such worries, it is logical to send a large number of scouts to reconnoiter the perimeter.
The only thing Sun Quan ignored was that it was not dawn yet, and no matter how many scouts there were, they would be blind.
After tossing back and forth all night, the whole army was tired.
Time passed quickly, and the scouts didn't return for a long time, and they didn't know if they were lost, or if they were lazy outside, but they were nowhere to be seen.
Under such circumstances, Sun Quan's Eastern Wu Army ushered in the sunrise and saw hope.