Chapter 22 The Fox with His Own Tricks
Sending the wounded warriors back to Yanshi City, the other cavalry troops did not retreat under the leadership of Yue Fei, but marched forward for several miles, joining forces with Cao Cheng's army camped here. Cao Cheng's army did not take part in the battle.
Cao Cheng's task was originally to contain Zhang Liusun, the Han army of Zhuludu. His military camp was only a few miles away from Bizhuludu, which happened to block the assault route of the Jin army's infantry. Cao Wei thought that Zhang Liusun would go out of the camp to fight, but he didn't expect Zhang Liusun to see the arrival of the Song army, so he directly closed the camp and did not fight.
This made Cao Cheng happy in his heart, thinking that Zhang Liusun was afraid when he saw the banner of Cao Zi. But he didn't know that Zhang Liusun was fighting and was known for his fierceness. It's just that Sha Guzhi strictly ordered him to guard the camp and did not allow him to fight without authorization. Don't look at Zhang Liusun Gui as the Han army's ten thousand households, annoying Sha Guzhi, slashing and killing with a knife, no one will redress Zhang Liusun's grievances.
Therefore, even though Zhang Liusun, who was standing on the corner tower, found that the attacking Song army was not elite enough, it was almost a rabble, and if he attacked, he would definitely be able to win the battle, but Zhang Liusun still did not dare to go out of the camp.
Even if it has achieved 10,000 households, it is still just a dog of the golden people. Zhang Liusun didn't want to lose his dog life prematurely.
When Shagu's cavalry retreated, they launched an attack on Cao Cheng's military camp. But at this time, Cao Cheng's military camp had been built, the strong bow and crossbow had already been prepared, and the Jin soldiers had lost their sharpness, so they reluctantly attacked twice, and lost hundreds of cavalry, so they could only bypass Cao Cheng's army and rush back to Zhuludu.
Back in Zhuludu, Sha Guzhi took out his horsewhip and slapped Zhang Liusun fiercely, scolding while smoking, "Dog minion!" Why did you let the Song army run to camp in front of our camp? Why don't you dare to fight?"
Zhang Liusun, who was in his forties, was rolling on the ground while crying and begging for mercy, "General, the little ones also want to fight, but they don't dare to disobey the general's orders." The little stupid ones still hope that the general's subordinates will be gracious. ”
Of course, Sha Guzhi understood the reason why Zhang Liusun did not fight. The reason why Zhang Liusun was taken was just to vent the anger in his heart. The Jurchens are less than 10,000, and they are invincible. But in today's battle, the Song army simply broke this law.
Sha Guzhi dispatched 10,000 cavalry to fight against the 13,000 cavalry of the Song army, killing most of the day, not only did not achieve victory, but fled under the threat of Zongze's 3,000 ironclad army.
In today's battle, nearly 4,000 Song cavalry were killed, but the Jurchen cavalry also killed nearly 2,500 people. The death rate of nearly a quarter of the war can be said to be extremely tragic. It is conceivable that the sons and daughters are indeed desperate.
Sha Guzhi looked at Zhang Liusun, who was in tears, and suddenly felt a wave of nausea. Although this Zhang Liusun is also a Han Chinese, he also has a good martial arts, and he has also captured the flag in previous battles. But compared with Yue Fei and Yang Zaixing who are holding a gun on a prancing horse today, Zhang Liusun is just a dog.
Shagu threw the whip away and scolded fiercely, "Dog minion, get up." I'll spare your life today. Tonight, you must defend Zhuludu for me, and beware of the night attack of the Song army. After our army has rested, we will fight the Song army tomorrow. ”
Zhang Liusun was no longer whipped, and immediately stopped crying and rolling. He is a very intelligent man who knows when to be a dog and when to be a human. When Sha Guzhi is angry, he will be a dog, and he will beat and scold. But when it comes to defense, he's going to be a man. Seeing that Sha Guzhi asked him to beware of night attacks, Zhang Liusun couldn't help but smile and said, "General, the last general will personally keep vigil." But did the Song army really dare to attack at night? I think that General Yao Pingzhong, who killed the rat guts back then, attacked our army's camp at night, but was killed and the whole army was wiped out. ”
Sha Gu snorted coldly, "Yue Fei is not a straw bag like Yao Pingzhong. This man is fierce and invincible, and he must be beware of surprising victories. ”
Zhang Liusun immediately replied, "Don't worry, general. If Yue Fei attacked the camp tonight, he would be killing himself. ”
But Sha Guzhi was wrong, Yue Fei didn't plan to come to attack the camp. The Song army is no better than the Jurchen army, drinking milk from snacks and beef. Many Song soldiers had night blindness, and they couldn't see the road as soon as it was dark.
In fact, not only the Song army, in all dynasties, the armies that can fight night battles are the elite of the elite. In fact, the real war is not at all like what is written in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, attacking the enemy camp at night at every turn.
The thousands of years of Chinese history is actually a history of war. But even with such frequent wars, the number of night battles is only a handful. Among them, Yao Pingzhong attacked the Jin camp at night, but the whole army was annihilated, and Bianliang City lost the last field force, and finally caused a hatred for the ages.
Of course, Yue Fei didn't attack the camp, but it didn't mean that he didn't do anything. As soon as nightfall, Sha Guzhi, who had just been lying down, heard a thunderous drum sound coming from the Song army camp. Sha Guzhi thought that the Song army was really going to attack the camp at night, so he immediately put on his armor and got up, walked to the corner tower of the camp, looked at it for a while, and finally saw hundreds of big drums placed two miles outside the camp, but he did not see the soldiers coming.
When all the busy Jin soldiers got up, the drumming stopped again. Jin Bing scolded for a while, went back to sleep, but Song Bing's golden drum beat again.
Seeing the gloomy Sha Gu Quality, Zhang Liusun stepped forward and said extremely carefully, "General, this is the Song Army's tired strategy. The last general thought that the Song army would not attack tonight. The general also asked to rest in the tent. ”
Sha Guzhi kicked Zhang Liusun to the ground, and scolded, "Of course Lao Tzu understands that it is a tired soldier's strategy. But with such a loud golden drum ringing in his ears, who can sleep? Zhang Liusun, do you have any way to solve this suspicious plan? ”
Of course, Zhang Liusun has a way. But he didn't dare to blurt it out, that would make him appear to be better than Sha Gu. He pretended to think for a while before he spoke, "General, not only do the golden drums of the Song army make us unable to sleep, but they themselves will definitely not be able to sleep either. However, since the general hates this golden drum, wouldn't it be better to send an elite army out of the camp and drive away all these Song troops who were beating drums outside our camp? ”
Sha Guzhi shook his head and said, "It's not proper. This army is different from the previous Song army, it has fewer troops and cannot be expelled. Send more troops, it's a night battle. The boys are tired today and can't fight overnight. ”
can't go to war, of course, can't stop the drums of the Song army. Sha Guzhi's eyes rolled a few times, and he suddenly ordered loudly, "Zhang Liusun, you must guard the camp tonight, if you can't hold the camp, I will kill you all over the house." Since Yue Fei is tired of soldiers, he will definitely have a big battle tomorrow. Tonight, the sons and daughters will sleep even if they plug their ears with fur. ”
After saying this, Sha Guzhi no longer paid attention to Zhang Liusun and returned to the camp. Only Zhang Liusun, who was full of bitterness, and a group of Han army generals remained. No one dared to raise an objection. After all, the task of the Han'er army is to defend the camp for the Jin people at night, act as cannon fodder during the battle, or act as a drummer to shout and cheer for the Jin people.
At this time, in the camp of the Song army, most of the camp tents had turned off the lights, and only one Chinese army tent was still brightly lit. There were a number of generals sitting in the big tent, and Zong Ze was sitting on the handsome seat. Left and right sit Yue Fei Cao Cheng.
At this time, Zong Ze pulled Yue Fei with one hand and Cao Cheng with the other, and said earnestly, "Pengju, Chengde, fight with the Jin people tomorrow, cooperate with each other, take Zhuludu in one fell swoop, and drive all the Jin people into the Yellow River to feed the fish." The two of you are my great Song heroes, and I hope to work together tomorrow. ”
Cao Cheng did not participate in today's battle, but he had already heard about today's battle from the mouths of many generals, and thought that the combat power of the Jin soldiers was no more than that. So in the face of Zong Ze's advice, Cao Cheng responded loudly, "Zong Shuai rest assured, tomorrow will fight, Cheng will go all out." It will definitely defeat the golden dog in one fell swoop. ”
Ma Hong and Liu You also said in a loud voice, "With Cao Dake's tired plan tonight, the golden dog will definitely be so sleepy that he can't open his eyes tomorrow." Besides, with Brother Cao leading the army, the golden dog is absolutely vulnerable. Zong Shuai, please wait. ”
It turned out that this tired plan was thought up by Cao Cheng.
Zong Ze glanced at Ma Hong and Liu You with his eyes, and said lightly, "Jin Bing should not be underestimated. Although you will only be responsible for dealing with tens of thousands of Han troops tomorrow, you will still not be underestimated. Han'er Wanhu Zhang Liusun is also a fierce general. ”
Ma friend Liu Hong deliberately vaguely said that Cao Cheng only led the infantry army and did not lead the cavalry, but Zong Ze heard what they meant, so he deliberately pointed out their duties.
Cao Cheng's face darkened, and he smiled reluctantly, "Zong Shuai don't worry." My infantry can't deal with the Jurchen Iron Cavalry, can't they deal with the servants of the Golden Dog? ”
Zong Ze just glanced at Cao Cheng deeply, stopped speaking, turned his face to Yue Fei and said, "Pengju, you are also very tired from today's battle, go back to the camp to rest." The battle of tomorrow may be another fierce battle. ”
Yue Fei arched his hand and said, "Follow the order of the commander of the sect." ”
Yue Fei led Ji Qian, Zhao Hong and the others out of the big tent, and after returning to their tent, they did not immediately lie down and sleep. Instead, he thought for a moment and asked a pro-soldier in the camp, "Did Yue Yunniu sleep?" ”
The soldier replied, "Report to Yue Shuai, the two little sons are still standing in the back camp." ”
Yue Fei walked to the back camp, and sure enough, he saw Yue Yun Niutong setting up a pony stake on the snow. On a cold and snowy night, the two of them were still standing hot. The two of them did not stand on the stake with their bare hands, but with a large gun with both hands.
This pile method is both internal and external. It is not easy to stand up with the ash pole flat, and it is necessary to use all the strength of the body. If you stand for a long time, you will develop your strength.
Seeing Yue Fei passing, Yue Yunniutong immediately collected the pile, one shouting dad and the other shouting uncle.
Yue Fei touched their little heads with pity with his hand and asked, "Where are your snowflake knives?" ”
Yue Yun said, "It's in our small tent." ”
Niu Tong asked, "Uncle Yue, are you going to take our treasure sword back?" ”
Yue Fei looked at Niu Tong and said in his heart, who said that this kid was a fool, he was fine. Yue Fei smiled, "You two are not physically fit to use knives. Give me back the sword, and I will build you a weapon suitable for you. ”
Niu Tong's eyes lit up, "Uncle Yue, I want a pair of weapons like my father." ”
"Okay, I'll make you a pair of cooked brass maces. Yun'er, what weapon do you want? ”
Yue Yun's big eyes rolled a few times, and he whispered, "I want a pair of short iron guns, the same kind of iron guns as Uncle Luo Yanqing." ”
Yue Fei smiled, "Okay." I'll build you a pair of iron cone guns. Now give me back the Snowflake Twin Blades. ”
Ji Qian understood Yue Fei's plan at this time, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Yue, are you going to return the snowflake knife to Li Cheng?" Li Cheng's kid almost killed us, we can't be cheaper. ”
Yue Fei patted Ji Qian's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "If a person is not a sage, who can do nothing!" Li Cheng was deceived by Tao Zisi that day, so he did such a wrong thing. But when he faced Jin Bing, he was a good man with iron bones. He not only defended the Bishui Pass, but also made great contributions on the battlefield today. If it weren't for Li Cheng's presence, our army would have been defeated today. ”