Chapter 0512 - Cold and Rainy Night (Explosion)

The wind of the rainy night in mid-spring carries a hint of chill, the rain is still dense, the sound of fighting in the camp in the west of Zunhua County, the bonfire can only burn in the shed, looming, and the whole camp cannot be illuminated. The soldiers on duty at the head of the wall of the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info all wore hats, and the cold iron armor was covered with robes, and they were still damp.

Zhai Tonghu, who arrived on the first day, led the officers of the Laizhou soldiers to be busy with the main force stationed in the camp, and Cui Luan, the assassin of Jingzhou, also brought the state officials to help, but it would take half an hour for more than 20,000 troops to enter the camp and settle down.

The military tents and utensils were ready-made, and the hot water for the men and horses to freshen up and drink was prepared, and the officers of all levels went to collect them and brought them back to the barracks for use; The meals were also boiled hot in dozens of large copper kettles and large clay jars, which made the tired, cold and hungry soldiers salivate after days of marching and blistering.

The low-level officers and soldiers went back to the barracks, freshened up and had a full meal, and then went to sleep, but the middle and upper generals and commanders had no idleness, and they had to worry a lot about the next emergency military situation.

The lights in the big tent of the Chinese army were brightly lit, and thirty or forty officers did not have time to return to the camp to change their clothes, and half of their bodies were soaked and rushed to the military meeting, so that the muddy water on the hems of their robes and trousers flowed down and became a mass of water stains on the ground.

After the case of the commander of the Chinese army, Zhang Yue sat with his back straight, with a serious face, and he didn't know what he was thinking with his eyes half-closed. Li Duoshou took out a topographic map of Lu Longsai provided by Zhuang Shao, unfolded it and hung it on the stand, and then retreated to the side without making a sound.

"If the Dading Mansion Palace Tent Army is allowed to go south, it will be difficult to deal with it with our troops, then the battle situation in Youzhou will increase variables, and the urgency of the situation does not need to be said, what is your best strategy?" Zhang Yue raised his head, and his gaze swept sharply from the faces of Duo, Dong Zunyu, Song Anfu and others on the left side one by one.

Here are the generals of the Cangzhou Heng Navy, they have not yet adapted to the process when Zhang Yue held a military meeting, and Zhang Yue's time in Cangzhou is short, and his position is high, so it is not easy to come forward if it is not a major event.

"The mountain road of more than one hundred and twenty miles, even if it is a sunny day, it is not easy to arrive, and it is impossible to say that you have to march overnight, otherwise you will definitely fall short!" Xue Wenqian replied with a frown.

When Ming Jinpeng heard this, he also continued: "Since it is a mountain operation, the front army can set off at night, and it can rush forward with torches, and at the latest it can capture Luanhe County at noon tomorrow and capture the Songting Pass in the afternoon. ”

Ming Jinpeng said this, he has this self-confidence, the Northwest Army's daily training has night training subjects, no matter rain or snow, but the Cangzhou Heng Navy is definitely not good, so Ming Jinpeng has always been contemptuous of Cangzhou soldiers. It's no wonder that since he was transferred from Kansai to Hebei last year, he hasn't actually fought a really decent war, and Ming Jinpeng is a little meritorious.

"Are the Qianning Army and the Laizhou Army confident?" Zhang Yue glanced at Xue Wenqian and Ming Jinpeng, this 10,000 broken front cavalry is his trump card in this battle, and he naturally can't fight easily until the critical moment, so the front army is best led by Favored Congduo.

At present, the strength of the whole army is: 10,000 troops of Xue Wenqian's department, Zhai Tonghu's army of Laizhou defense envoy, four battalions of Sun Shoujing's army of Yuyang Jingsai's army, Dong Zunzhi's Ya army, Song Anfu's Changlu army of 2,500 people each, and Pang Congduo's department of the Qianning army have 5,000 people from two armies.

Pet Congduo's face was bitter when he heard this, Zhai Tonghu arrived the day before, which was equivalent to a day of rest, and the headquarters marched with the main force, and the hard work went without saying, the problem is that the Qianning Army did not have training for overnight battles, and it would undoubtedly be very dangerous, and it was really impossible to say how many soldiers would be left in the combat ground.

"The prime minister has an order, just command, and the general will never say anything!" Since marching all the way, I have seen the pace of Xue Wenqian's Northwest Army, the strictness of military regulations and military discipline, and heard the sentence "Soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty".

"Excellent! In this weather, the bow and crossbow are difficult to function due to dampness, and are mainly close to the battle. Therefore, the 7,500 people of your front army do not need to bring bows, crossbows and arrows, and when marching, they will also put away the light armor and wrap it, and then put on the armor to fight, but there is no long-range strike force at all, and the Northwest Army will transfer another deputy to lead an elite battalion to accompany it. ”

Seeing that the pet Congduo agreed so happily, Zhang Yue showed a look of relief on his face, and decided to transfer out the first regiment of the Changyi Army, Yao Keding, with a battalion of 500 people carrying 3,000 armor cones, and another 2,000 spare, which was regarded as a reassuring pill for him.

"It's still raining, when will we go?" He was more than Chinese New Year's Eve years old, and it was the time when the physical strength of a person was at its strongest in his life, so he didn't worry too much, but the soldiers were weak and marched in the rain, and they might fall ill if they couldn't survive the battlefield.

"Let everyone take a nap, and if the rain stops in half an hour, let's go immediately!" Zhang Yue's face was cold, he couldn't be soft-hearted at this time, so it was said that Ci Bu was in charge of the soldiers.

Of course, there are 15,000 men and horses on the main side, including the military medical battalion, the craftsman battalion, the military battalion, and the military officials, which must also be arranged together. Zhang Yue then ordered that tomorrow morning, no matter what the weather is, the combat soldiers of all armies should leave the camp on time, and the auxiliary troops could be slowed down later.

Next, Li Duoshou budgeted the order of the army's departure the next day, equipment, dry rations, camp tents, and spare clothes and clothing for the march on rainy days, and then arranged for the officers of each army to receive them urgently, and then proceeded as usual.

When the military meeting was over, the light rain had stopped, but the night sky was dark, and it could be seen by the light of the camp fire that there was a fog, which was even more unfavorable for the march, but to the enemy and us, the weather was fair, and it was up to whom was more alert and prepared.

Half an hour later, Zhang Yue led Yang Xuanli and other personal soldiers to ride horses to see off, Pang Congduo, Yao Keding, Zhai Tonghu three generals each led the troops out of the camp, with Yao Keding as the forward, Zhai Tonghu as the rear, favored Duo to lead the Chinese army, 8,000 soldiers pulled the queue on the distance, every thirty steps to light a few torches illuminated, the whole army was like a fire dragon around the south of Zunhua City, and it took a while to disappear in the dark night sky.

Zhang Yue returned to the camp to freshen up in a hurry, and after dinner, he lay down in his clothes, and soon fell asleep. In a trance, a wide plain suddenly appeared in the fog in front of him, and the cavalry of the Liao army was overwhelming, like the raging waves of the sea, and only the Chinese army was left in the square step formation, like a reef in the waves, although it was still resisting but gradually shrinking.

"Get so-and-so's gun! Brethren! Break the formation with a certain one! Zhang Yue felt as if he was roaring hoarsely, and then the prancing horse raised his spear and killed the enemy without hesitation, the sword light flashed in front of him, the arrows were like flying locusts, and the enemy army let out a cheer of victory.

"Lord...... Lord! Wake up! It's time to go! A rough voice sounded in his ears, Zhang Yue woke up suddenly, the lights in the camp were as dim as beans, and Yang Xuanli was holding his shoulders and pushing eagerly.

"Order the troops to go out of the camp and line up after they have eaten a full meal!" Zhang Yueleng was stunned for a while, and a very bad premonition suddenly floated in his heart, and he hurriedly got up and dressed in armor.