Chapter 945: The Battle of Weishui (5)
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The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the weather is cold and frozen.
The battle of Weibei two days ago still chilled the Xu soldiers in Yongfeng Cangcheng. The 20,000 elite soldiers of Tongguan were easily toyed with between the palms of their hands by a general, and they were dizzy and stupidly rushed to the ambush of the enemy in Weibei overnight.
The thought that if it weren't for the fact that King Qin was in a hurry to cross the river at that time, so that he didn't stop to build enough pontoon bridges to cross the river again, so that nearly half of their soldiers and horses did not fall into the encirclement, thinking about it made them feel afraid.
I heard that the thousands of brothers in Weibei are still holding on, and they have not surrendered to the enemy so far. In such a snowy day, I don't know how they spent the past two days.
The whistling wind was tighter, and Xu Bing, who was on duty in Cangcheng, held his spear in his arms with both hands, and kept stomping his feet to keep out the cold with his neck bent.
Inadvertently, I glanced up, and there seemed to be a large shadow moving in this direction under the city at night.
Xu Bing, who was shivering, exhaled white breath and turned his head to the captain next to him, who was shrinking under the battlements and closing his eyes and pretending to sleep: "Brother Niu, look at what it is?" โ
"I guess it's a wolf, could it be that Chen Jun flew over Weishui in the middle of the night?" Another veteran, Youzi, also cowered under the battlements to avoid the wind, and said without looking.
The captain opened his eyes a little alertly, and tilted his head to listen carefully to the cold battlements. The more he listened, the more frowning he became, and finally his eyes had shown a look of fear, and he leaned against the battlement to look down at the city, only to see that in the white snow, there seemed to be countless white pigs moving.
As an experienced low-level officer, Brother Niu immediately understood what was happening.
"Enemy attack! Strike the bell, send the signal! Brother Niu's hoarse and mournful voice had resounded in the night sky.
Before the creep could comprehend what had happened, there was a whoosh, and a featherless iron arrow had passed through his neck.
"Enemy attack. Enemy attack! โ
There was a great chaos in the city, some hurriedly got up and opened their bows and arrows, and some were still looking around blankly. A few were already running towards the alarm bell, and some had already lit up their Dysprosium rockets and shot them into the air.
"Bell, bell, bellโ" The alarm bell finally sounded, startling countless soldiers in the city.
But it all seems to be a little late. The five hundred soldiers of the death squad under the city have already touched the city in white cloaks. A series of crossbows sent a dense rain of arrows to the city wall, and a few teams of soldiers had moved several light mine-throwing vehicles to the city, and quickly threw the first smoke bombs at the city under the cover of the rain of arrows.
Rain of arrows, smoke......
The defenders at the head of the city were beaten at once, and they couldn't find the north and south. However, the Chen army death squad has quickly used the zipline to climb the wall.
Guangfeng Warehouse is just a large warehouse for storing grain, although because of the importance of the granary, a warehouse city was built around the granary. But the walls can't compare to those big forts. The city wall, which is less than two feet, is just a small earthen wall in the eyes of those dragon and tiger special combat teams.
If it was a frontal attack in broad daylight, there would be all kinds of city defense weapons in the city at that time, but now, it was just a wall.
"Squeak!"
The north gate of Guangfeng Cang has been opened, and the speed is amazing.
Ma Ning, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately led five thousand Xiliang cavalry to turn over and rush to the north gate.
"Ma Ning's five thousand Xiliang cavalry entered the city from the north gate. The two generals, He Ruolong and He Ruodong, led 5,000 soldiers and horses to surround the east gate, and General Chang Zhongxing led 5,000 soldiers and horses to surround the south gate. In addition, dust out. You led 5,000 female soldiers to guard two miles outside the West Gate, and when you saw the Xu army rushing out of Xiliang, you immediately pursued after you. Remember. Your mission is to pursue, not to engage the enemy. Chen Lei, I will give you one of the most important tasks, you will take the 500 cavalry with the army to the west of the city to ambush ten miles west of the city, so as to wait for work. When the Xu army arrived, let go of the front first, and just intercept and kill the army. You are heavy cavalry, and you only need to charge once and retreat, and I and the generals will deal with the rest of you. โ
"Your Majesty, we have taken the north gate by surprise, why don't we just surround and annihilate the enemy? Why do you want to let them run away and chase after them, isn't it troublesome? โ
Chen Kefu smiled: "There are clouds in the book of soldiers, and there must be three sieges." Although we were taken by surprise by the enemy, we had only 20,000 horses, and there were at least 40,000 of them. In addition, this Guangfeng warehouse is the largest granary in Guanzhong, where tens of millions of stone of grain are stored, and I don't want to destroy this grain in the war. What's more, if we surround the four gates and kill, the enemy has no way to retreat, and the heart of the fish will be broken, and then we will fight hard, even if we are three for one, ten for one, we will also lose money. โ
"Open the north gate empty, leaving a glimmer of life for Xu Jun, in a hurry, Xu Jun will definitely not fight to the death with us, and someone will definitely escape. The Xu army in the city is composed of many soldiers and horses, and as long as someone starts running, no one will definitely stay and defend it. When the time comes, rushing to flee for their lives, how can there be any fighting spirit? It is estimated that his own people will have to trample to death. When they finally got out of the city, at that time the 5,000 female army suddenly pursued and killed, they would only continue to run for their lives, and when the formation of the running all the way was scattered, and the soldiers were tired and sleepy, our heavy cavalry suddenly killed, you say, who can stop it? At that time, the Xu army will be chaotic, and we will pursue it from behind, and the Xu army will be defeated. In this way, no one of the 40,000 troops could escape. โ
Chang Zhongxing's generals couldn't help nodding at the emperor, it was really scheming. Obviously, with the current situation, even if the Chen army fights strongly, it can annihilate the 40,000 Xu troops in the city. But Chen Kefu was so cautious, and in such a situation, he was not half conceited, but used the most secure plan steadily.
All the generals received the general's order, and each led the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to follow the order.
In Guangfeng Cangcheng, everything was as Chen Kefu expected. Ma Ning broke through the north gate with lightning speed, and when he entered the city, Yu Wenshi did not believe that Chen Jun's divine soldiers had descended from the sky.
So wide Weishui is lying there, how did these Chen soldiers pass through Weishui? Tens of thousands of horses, even if the pontoon bridge is paved, it will take a lot of time just to pass. But now, without knowing the slightest bit of news, Chen Jun not only suddenly killed Weishui, but also broke through the city in an instant.
Guangfeng Cangcheng was full of shouts and killings, and the rumbling horses' hooves resounded like thunder.
"The east gate has been taken, and Chen Jun has come in!"
"The South Gate is broken......"
Chen Jun came too fast, and broke the city even faster, and he didn't give Xu Jun in the city any time to react. At this time, it was the time of the fourth watch, and it was the time when the soldiers of all armies were sleeping, and after being caught off guard, they were too late to react.
What's even worse is that as soon as Ma Ning broke into the city, he had already dispatched 5,000 Xiliang cavalry to advance according to the predetermined target according to the battle plan that had already been set.
The armies of the Xu army in Guangfeng Cangcheng were cut off almost immediately, and the various departments were originally from each pass and city, and the unified command system had not yet been established, and now it was attacked by the Chen army, and the command was even more chaotic. The nominal supreme commander Yu Wenshi and the panic rushed into the Chinese military camp, and just gathered a small half of the soldiers and horses, Ma Ning had already shot them.
The hastily assembled Xu army was not at all the opponent of the murderous Xiliang men, and after a few rounds of killing, the barely assembled formation was broken.
"Go to the west gate, the west gate is still in the hands of our army."
A lieutenant hurriedly arrived, panting like a cow, and said loudly to Yu Wenshi and the other generals.
"Let's go!"
"Can't go!" Yu Wenshi and his face were blue. "Guangfeng is the granary of the imperial court, and if Guangfeng is lost, not only will Tongguan cut off supplies, but even Chang'an, the capital division, will also run out of food. What's more, I don't know how many thieves are coming, how can I do it in my generation if I flee in panic? The city is in the people, never take a step back! โ
Yu Wenshi and extremely excited, but what he said was actually very reasonable. The current chaotic situation, even the basic situation is not clear, how many enemies have come, how many have entered the city, can there be an ambush outside the city, or is it just a strange army? I didn't know everything, so I fled in a hurry, and Anzhi Ximen was not a trap set by the enemy?
It's just that at this time, the soldiers are in chaos, and the city is full of the shadows of Chen's cavalry. Chen Jun came too fast, the defense of Weishui seemed to have no effect on Chen Jun at all, and Chen Jun entered the city too quickly, so everyone still doesn't know how Chen Jun broke into the city. At this time, the army's morale was confused, and who was willing to stay in the city.
Another shout of killing came, and a killed Xu army rushed in, extremely embarrassed.
Someone recognized that it was the support soldier from Chang'an, but the one who was extremely embarrassed at the head was not Zhang Jin, the general of the right imperial guard, but Zhang Jin at this time still had the demeanor of a general, and it was almost the same as a person who asked for food.
"General Zhang, what's the situation?"
Zhang Jin was completely stunned, and when he saw that Yu Wenshi and the others were still standing there, he couldn't help but say loudly: "King Qin, go quickly, if you don't leave, it's too late." The Dongcheng camp is gone, and now there are Chen troops everywhere in the city, I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of people. The brothers were raided and all scattered. If you don't leave, don't think about leaving. I heard that the north gate, the east gate, and the south gate have all been lost, and now the west gate is still holding on, and it is estimated that it will not be able to hold it for long. King, let's avoid the enemy for the time being, go out of the city and reorganize the army before fighting. โ
"Can't go, there are still tens of millions of stone grain in Guangfeng Cangcheng, and they can't fall into the hands of the thief army." Yu Wenshi and reluctant to go.
Zhang Jin said ruthlessly: "Then send someone to set fire to the granary." โ
"No, this is our own granary."
"Then we will return to the army to recapture it later, king, let's go, don't leave again, let alone food, I'm afraid that these tens of thousands of soldiers in the city won't be able to keep it."
Zhang Jun also said on the side: "King, let's go." The thief was able to break through the city today, but it was just a trick. Chen's army is only twenty or thirty thousand people, and as long as we gather up our men, we can kill them back at any time. โ
After hesitating for a moment, more and more Chen troops had appeared nearby, and Yu Wenshi didn't dare to delay any longer, so he was ruthless, turned around and walked towards Xicheng with the remnants of the defeated army.
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