Chapter 125: The Splendor of Death
—— The Kip Castle where the rebels were stationed was about 270 li away from the city of Shaanxi County, and it would take at least five days or so according to the speed of the general army marching at about 50 li a day, but Yang Xi ordered Wang Sili's troops who led the front army to rush to Kip Stone Fort in about three days and launch a surprise attack on the rebels.
According to the news sent back by the special operations detachment, most of the reconnaissance cavalry sent by the rebels were wiped out by them, and there was basically no trace of the rebel reconnaissance cavalry more than ten miles away from the rebel camp, and Sun Xiaozhe, Tian Qianzhen, Yin Ziqi and other rebel generals all thought that Yang Xi, the commander-in-chief, had been recalled to Beijing, and it was impossible for the Tang army to launch an attack in the spring. Under such circumstances, how could Yang Xi miss the opportunity to launch a surprise attack?
Attacking by surprise is an opportunity to achieve the most brilliant results without paying too much for your own side, as long as it can be done, no leading general will miss it. Therefore, Yang Xi ordered Wang Sili's troops to advance in the starry night, and must arrive at Kip Stone Fort on the evening of the third day of departure from Shaanxi County, and launch an attack while the enemy had not discovered the whereabouts of our army. He also ordered the 60,000 Chinese troops under his own command to also speed up the march, and strive to reach Kip Stone Fort and join the attack after Wang Sili's troops launched the attack.
Yang Xi has a great appetite, and he plans to wipe out Sun Xiaozhe's troops in a battle. The right time, the right place and the right people are all in his hands, if he doesn't have this idea, it is too much to say. After receiving Yang Xi's order, Wang Sili did not have any prevarication, and immediately ordered his soldiers to speed up the march, throw all the baggage to the rear army, and rode forward lightly, striving to reach the target as soon as possible. The generals Pang Zhong, Gao Shi, Liu Guangting, Lu Chongben and other generals led by Yang Xi did not dare to slack off, and all took the lead and led the army in a hurry.
In this active attack, although the army carried a sufficient number of "mighty general cannons" and ammunition, Yang Xi did not plan to use them to attack Sun Xiaozhe's troops. The place where the rebels are stationed is not a strong city, they are just camped in the field, and the surprise attack can achieve the effect, and the simple grenades and bows and arrows carried by the soldiers and the swords can play a good killing effect, and the mighty general cannon is still used to attack Luoyang City.
Because the baggage was thrown away and all the baggage was handed over to the rear army led by Li Jue, the army marched much faster.
"Marshal, march at this speed, and you won't be able to reach Kip Stone Fort in three days!" Between the marches, Sima Gaoshi, who had been following Yang Xi's side, marched together. Looking at the sergeants running by around him, he said with emotion.
Starting from Shaanxi County, more than two days passed soon, and they had walked almost two hundred miles, although the soldiers were very tired, but their morale was still high, which made Gao Shi, who was in charge of marching affairs, forget his fatigue. Although the speed of travel exceeded expectations, Yang Xi did not have any surprises, he was worried that the speed of travel was too fast. The physical wear and tear of the soldiers and war horses was too great, so that they had no strength when they finally rushed to kill.
He also ordered to slow down his march a little, and try to get dark or when it was about to get dark. Arrive outside the rebel camp.
When preparing dinner, the other party's defense should not be very strong, and it should be the same after nightfall. Attacks after dark are the best and can be done with the highest concealment. It can make it impossible for the rebels to find out the whereabouts of our army and the specific number of people attacking the camp, so that the rebels cannot organize effective resistance, and the other side is in a mess. Killing on a frenzy.
Yang Xi's orders were also conveyed, and the generals strictly implemented them, and the sergeants and war horses were rested to a certain extent-
"General Qiyu, the latest information from the Special Operations Team!" During the temporary rest of the army, several recruits escorted a sergeant dressed in camouflage and galloped to Wang Sili, who was leading the front army.
As soon as he heard that it was the sergeant of the special operations team who came to report the latest situation, Wang Sili threw the pot in his hand to the guards beside him, and shouted an order: "Bring it over immediately." ”
There was no need for anyone to bring him, the member of the special operation team, who was dressed completely different from other sergeants, quickly rode his horse and ran in front of Wang Sili, and after saluting, he reported the situation loudly: "Report to the general, this place is only thirty miles away from the rebel camp, there are no rebel scouts nearby, and the rebels have not discovered the whereabouts of our army." The first team of the special forces has already lurked near the enemy camp, and the second team has met in front of our army and continues to intercept and kill the rebel scouts. ”
After the sergeant finished reporting, without waiting for Wang Sili to respond, he rode his horse away quickly, and soon melted into the green mountains and green waters, and disappeared.
Getting the latest information and knowing that our army was only thirty miles away from the rebels, and the rebels had not yet discovered the whereabouts of our army, this was like injecting a shot of chicken blood into Wang Sili's body, which made him excited all over, and all the fatigue and worries brought by the hurried journey were forgotten, and he immediately ordered the sergeant to hurry up to replenish food and water, and set off again as soon as possible. Wang Sili has received reports from the special task force several times, which provides him with great convenience for command and dispatch, and he almost does not have to worry about his whereabouts being detected by the opponent. The exploits can be reaped immediately, and what could be more exciting than this?
With Wang Sili's order issued, countless sergeants mounted their horses one after another, lined up to listen to the order, and soon a large group of men and horses began to set off, running quickly to the east. Thirty miles, it only takes half an hour to arrive, any general feels the tension of the approaching big war, they dare not make mistakes at this time, they have repeatedly ordered their soldiers to strictly abide by the order, reasonable distribution of physical strength.
After setting out again, they must march at a moderate speed, and for the last five or six miles, the soldiers will rush to the camp at maximum speed.
Whether or not an organized camp can be organized at the last moment is the key to victory, and no general dares to be sloppy in the distribution of physical strength.
Arriving at the rebel camp for ten miles, there was still no rebel scout, which made Wang Sili, who was at the forefront of the army, overjoyed.
After walking five miles outside the rebel camp, he finally saw scattered rebel scouts, and Wang Sili immediately ordered the whole army to march at the highest speed and prepare to rush the camp. Wang Sili had already seen that the rebel camp was moving in the distance, and those rebel sergeants who were frightened and fled in a panic because they found that the Tang army was rushing to kill, were slapping their horses and fleeing in the direction of the camp. His own men and horses almost rushed outside the rebel camp, but they were just discovered by the opponent, and the other party had not reacted yet, and there was no preparation, how could this not make him ecstatic.
"Brothers, follow the general, kill!"
In the shout, Wang Sili pulled out the war knife on his waist and waved it vigorously. With a deafening shout in response, countless swords were raised high, and in the afterglow of the setting sun, a piece of death flashed. (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!)