Chapter 66: Defeated
Out of the city to attack the camp? King Wei carefully pondered this bold plan proposed by Duan Ganchong! It was found that as Duan Ganchong said, during these confrontations, the Wei army had never gone out of the city to attack the Korean army. Coupled with Han Jun's preconceived ideas, Han Jun must have extreme contempt for Wei Jun. Even their own side thought that it was impossible to go out of the city and attack the camp, let alone the South Korean army! Now that the rainstorm is pouring in, the line of sight is extremely poor, and the defense of the Korean army at the east gate and south gate should be the most lax at this time. As long as you agree to send troops, a victory should be in the bag, even if it is a small victory, it is enough to boost the morale of the whole army! If it is well controlled, it may be possible to annihilate tens of thousands of South Korean troops and sweep away the decline of these days! As for whether it can achieve the goal of entangling the Korean army and delaying the flooding of the Korean army as Duan Ganchong said, it depends on the results of the attack on the camp!
In the end, the king of Wei decided to give it a go, and instead of being caught and sitting still, the king of Wei wanted to try Duan Ganchong's plan, and the success would be worry-free.
"Aiqing thinks it's appropriate for the widow to send troops to attack the camp?" King Wei's expression was solemn, obviously approving of Duan Ganchong's bold plan.
"I think 20,000 is enough!" Duan Ganchong said a number softly.
King Wei was noncommittal, and turned to ask Xiang Guowei Xin, "What does Wei Aiqing think?" ”
After Jin was killed in battle and the Weiqing army was annihilated, only the national lieutenant Xin could answer questions for King Wei about military affairs. After Duan Ganchong's figure did not exceed the estimate in King Wei's heart, King Wei consulted Guowei Xin for his thoughts.
Of course, Guowei Xin would not refuse Duan Ganchong's suggestion, although holding the country needs to be calm, but in the face of the absolute superiority of the enemy country, Wei can only find another way. What's more, the heavy rain made the sky and the earth hazy, and there was a great possibility that Wei's plan to attack the camp would succeed.
Thinking of this, Guowei Xin nodded slightly, and seconded: "The minister thinks it's feasible!" Even if the South Korean army is heavily guarded. The army can also take advantage of the rain to retreat to the girders! However, the minister thought that it would be better for us to prepare an additional army of 30,000 men to complete it. Once the Korean army is defeated, we can take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the results! ”
Only then did King Wei nod solemnly and said, "The widow has made up his mind, and Wei Aiqing is the general." Immediately gather 20,000 troops and attack the Han camp outside the south gate. ”
The Han camp outside the south gate is close to the chasm, and compared with the Han camp at the other city gates, once in distress, it can only get support from the Korean army in one direction - that is, the east gate. This point is particularly important to the Wei State! If it were to change to normal times, the Wei army wanted to attack the camp, and it would need to make a drama to increase the possibility of victory! But now, heavy rain has eliminated this step. As a result, Wei was able to mobilize more troops!
"Whoa!" The ministers responded in unison.
Soon, half of the Wei army in Daliang City began to assemble. In order to boost morale, the heavy reward offered by the King of Wei was also known to the 20,000 Wei troops who were selected as death squads. Everyone knew that if they did not win this battle, the South Korean army would flood the girders. Their homeland and land will become a country! The elite of the Wei army, who originally felt aggrieved because of the turtle shrinking in the city, naturally burst out with a strong fighting spirit when they heard such news! In this era, there is nothing more attractive than wealth and land. Under the propaganda of a superior officer. The purpose of the Han army was to rob them of their grain and land, and behind the Wei army were their families. Their lifeline, now that the Han army is coming to rob it, the Wei army is naturally desperately resisting.
The pouring rain soon drenched the assembled Wei army, and the thinly dressed Wei army shivered in the cold storm, but everyone's heart was hot. Whether it's for honor or profit, as a man. All you have to do is harvest the lives of your enemies in this torrential rain. The Han army can come and seize what belongs to the Wei army, as long as the Han army has a life, as long as the Han army can step on the corpse of the Wei army!
Han Jun naturally didn't notice that the south gate of Daliang had been quietly opened, and 20,000 Wei troops dressed in the simplest robes were rushing towards themselves! Because at this time. Outside the South Gate, General Song Mingzheng, the chief general of the Korean army, commanded the withdrawal of the army.
The news of King Han's order to withdraw troops was issued early this morning, fifteen miles north of Daliang, a dam has been formed, in order to prevent the flood from washing the Dragon King Temple, King Han asked the Han troops outside the east gate and south gate to be sure to evacuate before dawn tomorrow. In the case of the South Gate alone, there are 70,000 troops, and it is only a trivial matter to evacuate in one day. But in this pouring rain, how to ensure that the army evacuated in an orderly manner, but I was worried about General Song Ming.
In Song Ming's opinion at this moment, the most painful thing to be a soldier is to garrison the army in the field in the continuous heavy rain, because the water will become more and more, and the shoes are almost always wet; The more painful thing than this is to pull out the village and retreat the army, when the garrison has a tent, although the feet are wet, but the body is dry; When the troops withdrew, not to mention that their bodies were soaked, they would accidentally fall and get muddy. Song Ming didn't know how many people would catch a cold and how many would get tuberculosis after joining forces with the army led by King Han. I just hope that the ginger soup cooked by the military doctor can make a difference!
It was at this moment that the 20,000 Wei troops entered the Korean army camp. It was not until the unsuspecting Korean army lost seven or eight hundred men that they realized that there was an uninvited guest on their side. The Han army that received the enemy hastily drew the long sword at his waist and slashed at the swarming Wei army. However, due to the huge gap in numbers, it was immediately submerged in the crowd of Wei troops.
It was only after sacrificing four or five thousand men that the Han army assembled a phalanx of 10,000 people to block the offensive of the Wei army. In this muddy land, neither of the Han and Wei armies, who had already killed the red-eyed, refused to let go, and both wanted to kill each other. The clashing of long ge, halberds, spears, round shields, swords, and various weapons was endless, and the ground under the feet of the two armies had been dyed red with blood, and the lightning reflected the hideous faces of both sides, distorted like evil spirits crawling out of hell. Both sides kept waving their weapons and stabbing at the enemy opposite them, either you die or I die. As long as they are not stabbed, all of them will kill the enemy again. Life becomes extremely cheap at this moment. No one knew if they would survive the battle, they only knew that if they wanted to survive, they would have to kill all the enemies on the other side.
The Wei army was undoubtedly more ruthless, and their style of play was completely life-threatening, not dodging or dodging. They roared and shouted, and slaughtered the South Korean army one after another. The originally calm defense line of the South Korean army was at risk of being broken through for a while!
At the critical moment, the numerical superiority of the ROK army played a great role. Although 30,000 of the original 70,000 troops had already withdrawn first. The South Korean army outside the south gate actually had only 40,000 men. But 40,000 is not something that can be solved by just 20,000 Wei troops, especially the well-trained Han army has recovered from the initial panic. Like a humiliated tiger, the Han army washed away the humiliation brought by the Wei army with resolute courage and his own blood! Under the command of General Song Ming, the second 10,000-strong array crushed the fighting Wei army from the flank.
"General! The front army is almost unable to resist! The guards on the side said anxiously to Wei Xin.
Wei Xin looked at the front army that was under siege, and then at the rain. The battle lasted for more than an hour. The rain was getting lighter and lighter, until now it was dripping, and the vision was so clear for the first time in three days. Wei Xin can clearly see that the South Korean army in front of him is definitely no more than 30,000, and I think some of the South Korean troops have already retreated first! This is a rare opportunity, as long as the main force of the Wei army is pressed, the Korean army is bound to be overwhelmed. Even if the Korean army from the east gate arrives to reinforce it, the muddy roads will greatly affect the speed of the reinforcements!
"Immediately send someone back to Daliang to report to the king that the main force of the Korean army has retreated. The remaining 30,000 troops are ready to go. Wei Xin said to the guards beside him.
"Whoa!" The guards were ordered to leave.
"The whole army is there, immediately reinforce the front army! Anyone who fears the enemy and escapes from the battle will be killed! Those who kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, the king will be rewarded! ”
The only 5,000 troops in Wei Xin's hands rushed to the front army that was struggling to support under Wei Xin's order. The former army, which was still struggling to support, suddenly received assistance, and its morale increased greatly, and it desperately wanted to join up with Wei Xin's Chinese army. Where will Song Ming let Wei Jun get his way. Under the command of Lingqi, the South Korean army relied on its numerical superiority. The 5,000 Wei army was re-divided and surrounded. It's just that Wei Xin's timing is very ingenious, although on the surface, the Korean army still has the upper hand, but in fact, the 5,000 Wei troops who are waiting for work have caused a lot of trouble to the Korean army. In the local part of the battlefield. The Wei army even had a slight advantage.
King Wei had already expected in his heart that from the moment Wei Xin led 20,000 Wei troops out of the city to attack the camp, the irreconcilable contradictions between Han and Wei were laid out on the surface. The two countries officially tore off the skin of the fake and broke with it. It's just that the rain suddenly became lighter, which made King Wei feel very surprised.
The King of Wei, who was standing at the head of the city, looked at the two sides of Han and Wei, who were in the midst of a fierce battle. Estimate the victory or defeat of both sides. The bravery and tenacity of the Wei army moved the King of Wei very much, and the King of Wei even surged the idea that if there were 300,000 such elite soldiers, the 300,000 Han troops outside the city would not be worried at all, and the Wei State could even capture the King of Han. But it is undeniable that the Wei army is currently only under the leadership of Wei Xin, and it is not much behind. The Korean army, which was outside the city, had a numerical advantage, but it was unable to turn its advantage into victory because it could not keep up with it in terms of nutrition or body. King Wei understood that it was time to send a second wave of reinforcements. As long as the second wave of reinforcements arrives on the battlefield, Wei will win this time.
General Song Ming found that he seemed to have fallen into a trap, he never thought that the Wei army would be so self-conscious or brave, and actually took the risk of rushing out of the beam and giving himself a blow to the head! If the 70,000 troops under his command had not been separated, Song Ming would not mind teaching Wei an unforgettable lesson. But after more than half a month of wind and rain, the army under his command can be described as extremely tired, the surrounding terrain of the girder, the lowest in the south gate, soaked in the rain for half a month, no matter how elite the army will become a weak brigade. What's more, the original army of 70,000 left 30,000 first, and lost another 13,000 people, and Song Ming can only call on 27,000 people now! Song Ming knew that as the rain stopped, Daliang Cheng could clearly realize that his army was now a lone army. No matter how cautious people are, they will come out of the nest and send tens of thousands of troops to encircle and suppress themselves! This is my biggest crisis! If one is not handled properly, there is a danger of total annihilation!
Song Ming decided not to entangle with the Wei army, which was only 10,000 in number, although Song Ming was sure that in just three hours, he could fight for thousands of casualties and eat them completely!
"Withdraw!" Song Ming waved his hand and said to the herald behind him with a grim face.
The herald was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand why Song Ming took the initiative to withdraw his troops when the Korean army gradually gained the upper hand, but he still respectfully accepted the order and left.
Soon, a whining horn sounded in the clear sky after the rain. The Han army, who was fighting with the Wei army, was stunned for a moment, and reluctantly alternately covered and wanted to retreat. The Wei army paid so many casualties, how could it let the Han army get its wish! Wei Xin shouted at the top of his voice: "The Han army is no good! Let's go together! "The king's army has already left the city, let's hold off the Han army and annihilate them!"
No matter where the Han army retreated, the enchanted Wei army was in hot pursuit! At this time, Song Ming's worst fear still happened, a Wei army with more than 30,000 people was galloping towards this battlefield!
"Yang Zhi, General Ben ordered you to retreat with 20,000 troops quickly, there must be no mistake!" Song Ming, who had calmed down, said to the deputy general Yang Zhi sternly.
"What about you, General?" Yang Zhi obviously didn't understand Song Ming's order.
Song Ming smiled miserably, but his tone was unquestionable: "General Ben naturally stays behind to break the queen!" ”
"General! Let the end be interrupted! The general retreats first! "Yang Zhi obviously knows the great danger of the broken queen, until now, there are only 25,000 people left in the original 40,000 Han army, Song Ming wants to take away 20,000 by himself, then Song Ming only has 5,000 people under him to use the broken queen!
If it is a 5,000 Han army that has been rested and fully equipped, it can naturally resist the Wei army with 7,000 troops left, even in the face of 30,000 follow-up pursuers, as long as there is a camp or a hillside or something to rely on, Yang Zhi also believes that the Korean army can hold on for a long time. But at present, the Korean army has consumed a lot of vitality in the wind and rain, and has competed with the 20,000 Wei army for many bodies, and the muddy land under their feet has lost its effect. As for the other party, it is the elite who recuperates and waits for work. The Korean army has nothing to rely on except fighting spirit and will!
"Is it General Ben who has the final say, or are you up to you?! Execute the command! Song Ming glared and shouted.
"General!" Yang Zhi still wants to fight for it!
"Those who disobey military orders will be killed!" Song Ming's words contained a killing intent.
Yang Zhi gritted his teeth, and finally agreed, "The last general will obey the order!" After saying that, he left without looking back. (To be continued......)