Chapter 434: Counterattack
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Zhang Liao's appearance here is normal, because Zang Ba and others have fled for most of the night, and they have already run to the west bank of Xishui. And here, it is the transit station of Lejin and Li Dian's armies stationed in Qichun to attack Xiling in the north. The Lejin army has all boarded the ships of Li Dian's navy and set sail. Zhang Liao, who was the grain supervisor, loaded grain and grass on the transport ship at the wharf on the west bank, and then followed up.
As the lifeblood of an army, grain and grass can be called the top priority and a heavy responsibility. Zhang Liao didn't dare to be careless, so he personally led Hu Cong Jing to ride and went out for thirty miles to patrol, but he ran into Zang Ba. With the appearance of Zang Ba and his gang at this time, it is strange that they are not thieves.
After Zhang Liao saw that it was indeed Zang Ba, he was taken aback and knew that he must have suffered a defeat. Immediately let the congqi bring the spare horses, ask Zang Ba and his subordinates to get on the horses, and return to the camp first.
In the temporary camp on the west bank of Xishui, in the tent of the Chinese army, Zang Ba, who had been refreshed, was in good spirits. This battle was lost too badly, losing two generals, and the whole army was wiped out, only to be spared. He knows the dragon and wolf military regulations, and this time, I'm afraid that the death penalty will be inevitable.
Zhang Liao twisted his beard and groaned, and said, "Song Qian, Chen Wu...... If Liao's expectations are not bad, the main general should be Cheng Pu. Deliberately abandoning the city. Lead our army into the city and raid at night...... I must have dug a tunnel, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to break in so quickly, and kill two of my generals......"
"Bo Jian! Zhongtai! Zang Ba thought that the two brothers who had followed him for many years died overnight, and the two thousand old brothers disappeared overnight, he was really heartbroken, and then he thought that he was afraid that his life would not be long, and he couldn't help but feel sad and wept on his knees.
Zhang Liao stretched out his hand and pressed Zang Ba's thick shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Xuan Gao." This is not the time to be sad, you still have a chance to atone for your sins and avenge the two captains! ”
Zang Ba raised his head violently, his eyes widened: "Wenyuan ......"
Zhang Liao's eyes were shining, and something palpitating was shining: "Cheng Pu, Song Qian, and Chen Wu counterattacked Yixian and won a complete victory, and at this time, the whole army will be immersed in ecstasy." And at this time, they paid all their attention, only staring at the direction of the main fleet of the great general. I would never have thought that thirty miles away, there was a grain transport team. ”
Zang Ba's eyes became brighter and brighter, and his fists clenched: "That's right." They never imagined that I would kill a carbine! Far...... It's against the military order to do so. So you lend me a troop of horses. I'll fight back ......"
Zhang Liao shook his head: "Most of my subordinates are veterans of Bingzhou, and they are reckless, except for the general, me, Gao Boping, and Chengyi Festival (Cheng Lian). The rest of the people are difficult to command. ”
What Zhang Liao said was the truth, his grain supervision team was not ordinary, and most of them were Yu Yong from the Battle of Xiapi that year. After the Battle of Xiapi that year, Ma Han divided the Bingzhou army left by Lu Bu into three: Gao Shun commanded the elite soldiers of the trapping camp, Zhang Liao commanded the Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, and Cheng Lian commanded the rest of the foot soldiers.
Because of this, Zhang Liao, the grain supervisor, was able to use cavalry patrols, which were in short supply even in the forward army.
Zang Ba was uneasy: "But ......"
Zhang Liao waved his hand: "Xuan Gao is also a cheerful person, why bother to act like a child, it's so decided." ”
What else can Zang Ba say, he can only clench his fists heavily: "I Zang Ba will remember this kindness in my heart, and in the future, Wen Yuan will ask for something, and I will not hesitate to go to the soup and fight the fire!" ”
Zhang Liao waved his hand again and again: "Xuangao doesn't have to be like this, I make meritorious service, you atone for your sins, and everyone has something to gain, why not do it?" ”
When it came to this, Zang Ba was no longer entangled, and then he remembered a key question: "How many soldiers and horses does Wenyuan have?" ”
Zhang Liao gestured.
Zang Ba's heart was cold: "Only eight hundred? ”
Zhang Liao smiled lightly: "Two hundred cavalry, four hundred regular soldiers, and two hundred auxiliary soldiers." Servants and shipwrights are not counted. ”
Zang Ba was overjoyed, and clapped his hands: "Great, it's good to have a pawn......"
Zhang Liao raised his hand to cut off: "I can't take it all away, at least I have to leave half of the grain and grass to escort...... In this way, all the cavalry were taken away, and the waterway was not used anyway, plus three hundred regular soldiers, a total of five hundred cavalry. How is it? ”
Zang Ba grinded his teeth, and his eyes were bloodshot: "Counterattack, enough." ”
Neither of these two people is a keeper who keeps to himself. A person who is unwilling to be a logistics supervisor in this southern expedition and is bent on looking for opportunities to make meritorious contributions, now that the opportunity has come, how can he not seize it. The other is not to mention, if you don't fight a turnaround battle, get back what you lost, and go back with this shame on your back. Not to mention whether the general will behead him, even if he is himself, he can't spare himself.
An adventure makes a big choice; One has no choice.
A chance encounter led to a military adventure. Can this risk, which gambles on the future and life, succeed?
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Thirty miles away, in the northwest of Yi County, at the foot of the West Mountain, a temporary military camp rose from the ground, which was the Jiangdong Army Cheng Pu Department who attacked Yi County at night and defeated the Langya Army.
Cheng Pu put up an empty city plan, killed a horse pistol, beheaded two generals in a row, annihilated more than 2,000 Langya troops in one fell swoop, and won the first victory since the war between the Jiangdong Army and the Dragon Wolf Army, and the good news has been sent to Xiling and Shaxian. The morale of the whole army was also high, and they swept away the grievances of not fighting for several days, giving up the city, and retreating hundreds of miles.
Cheng Pu sent the heads of Sun Kang and Sun Guan brothers to Sha Xian, and hung the headless bodies of the two at the east gate of Yi County, ensuring that when the dragon and wolf army landed and entered the city, they could be seen from afar. As for why the Jiangdong Army is not stationed in the city, it is very simple, they have really abandoned the city this time, and they will also destroy the city wall, so that the Dragon Wolf Army will not be able to live in peace.
When night fell, the military tent in the Jiangdong military camp, with a tired but excited Song Qian and Chen Wu entered the tent one after another, and bowed to Cheng Pu in unison.
Cheng Pu is over fifty years old, old and strong, the elder of the Jiangdong generals, and has the reputation of being the first person under Zhou Yu, and his reputation is still excessive, and he is even respected by the Jiangdong soldiers.
Cheng Pusu invited the second general to take a seat, and said with a smile: "Looking at the looks of the two of you, last night's battle was very fruitful, right?" ”
Song Qian, Chen Wu. One counts the seizure of military funds, and the other inspects the captured soldiers, which is called a close mouth.
“…… Thousands of stones of grain and grass, 25 warships, 37 pairs of intact Liangdang armor, hundreds of swords, shields, bows and crossbows, nearly 1,000 halberds, and tens of thousands of arrows...... There are more than 120 horses, and now we can form a cavalry battalion. Song Qian's eyebrows fluttered, obviously extremely concerned about these war horses.
Chen Wu also couldn't hide his joy. In last night's battle, one guy captured more than 1,800 people, killed hundreds, and only escaped more than 100 people.
"It's a pity that the enemy chief Zang Ba escaped." Chen Wu pleaded with Cheng Pu, "We only cared about attacking the temple and failed to surround the enemy camp in time, causing Zang Ba to escape, and I hope Zhonglang will forgive me." ”
"That's it." Although Cheng Pu also feels that there is a fly in the ointment. However, this huge victory is enough to make up for the small shortcoming, "You two fight bravely to kill the enemy, and each will kill one general." All of them have great merit. I have already played the revenge (Sun Quan), and there will be a reward soon. ”
The two generals both bowed down and said: "This battle is all thanks to Cheng Gong's planning and praise and good command, and I can't wait for the tail wing of the Gong." How dare you take credit? ”
Cheng Pu waved his hand, stroked his beard and smiled: "Okay, don't pretend to be humble." A night of fierce fighting. The soldiers are also tired, so they have a good rest tonight. When the order goes down, the soldiers do not disarm their armor, the horses do not take off their saddles, they lie down with their clothes, and they wait for the day. Pay more attention to the river, and withdraw your troops as soon as there is a police! Speaking of the back, it is already stern. Its majestic state made Song Qian, Chen Wu and other battlefield warriors also frightened, and promised to respond.
In the middle of April, there was a moon, and the color was very light, as if separated by a thin veil, hazy like a lover's eyes.
Zang Ba didn't have such a poetic feeling, and in his eyes, there was only hatred that was thicker than the night.
On the other side of the dark jungle, Zhang Liao was listening carefully to the report of the sentry: "...... There are many enemy patrols, but most of them patrol along the riverbank, and there are only seven light and dark posts in our direction, which have already been solved by the brothers. The enemy camp was built in a hurry, and it was not intended to stay for a long time, so it only dug a shallow trench and laid bamboo sticks. There were no horses or deer, but the barracks were deep and securely tied......"
Zhang Liao said lightly: "Cheng Pu is a veteran general in the army, even if he is temporarily camped, he is meticulous and does not refuse the red deer, that is because they are lightly armed and night attack this time, and they did not bring baggage...... How's that, can you pull it down? ”
The sentry squad nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, general, these rows of wooden fences have not yet been placed in the eyes of our northern athletes." ”
Zhang Liao patted the team leader on the shoulder: "Okay, let's go." He turned around and walked towards Zang Ba.
Zang Ba and his servants were scraping off the mud that was smeared on the surface of the halberd to cover the reflection, and when the blade reappeared, it was the time to drink blood.
"Wen Yuan, when I attack later, I will be the first to charge." Zang Ba licked the blade, and the blade still had the fishy smell of earth, which soaked to the bottom of his heart.
Zhang Liao stared ahead, leaned less, and nodded: "Xuangao can get on the horse." ”
As soon as Zhang Liao's voice fell, dozens of steps ahead, a team of knights crouching behind the hills untied the war horse chewing cage and turned over on the horse. Then, with a gentle tap, the four-hoofed war horse raised its head and flicked its mane, standing upright, and letting out a long neighing of liberation.
The next moment, the iron hooves roared, the mountains and rivers were shocked, the smoke was rising, and the shadows were riding.
The Jiangdong Army camp, which was originally a pool of stagnant water, was like a boulder thrown from a high altitude, splashing and tumbling.
Under the melting moonlight, more than 30 barrier-breaking knights swooped down from the high slope, jumped over traps and triplines like a tornado, broke through the sentry posts, and instantly killed the Jiangdong Army camp. At this time, most of the Jiangdong soldiers had not yet reacted.
The knights did not take advantage of the situation to kick the camp, but reined in their horses and galloped sideways, throwing the nooses in their hands.
Whoosh! More than 30 cowhide ligaments flew out, none of them missed, and accurately lassoed the upper end of a row of camp fence stakes. Without waiting for the Jiangdong soldiers to swing their swords and chop ropes, or release arrows to shoot, the knights turned around and beat their horses like flies. As the loose rope shook straight, the grate creaked overwhelmingly.
The long whip sounded, the fierce horses struggled, and under the vigorous pulling of more than 30 horsepower, the camp fence on one side finally couldn't bear the strength and fell down violently, smashing all the trenches and bamboo sticks that were originally used to block the enemy, but paving an unimpeded avenue.
As soon as the camp fence was broken, more than 100 cavalry and hundreds of strong soldiers emerged from the night fog and rushed out from behind the jungle and hills, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
Zang Ba took the lead, like a hurricane, with a long knife high, and roared like thunder: "Song Qian! Chen Wu! Your grandfather Zang Ba is back! Die quickly! (To be continued......)