Chapter 802: A Bad Premonition
People with grass, horses with bits, under the moonlit night, countless black shadows are silent, surging scenes, from a certain angle looks spectacular, on the opposite side, but it is extremely terrifying.
"Enemy attack!" A terrible cry pierced the night sky and suddenly rang out.
No matter how thick the night is, no matter how good the concealment measures are, the large-scale sneak attack of more than 10,000 people and horses cannot really avoid everyone's eyes and ears.
The defenders' response was very fast, and before the warning was over, black shadows suddenly jumped out from the depths of the camp and quickly occupied all the key positions on the wall. The speed of the action made Xu You, Yan Rou and others, who were watching the battle from a distance, all of them be frightened, wondering if they had fallen for the Han army's strategy again.
The order to stop or even retreat was stuck in Xu You's throat, and he was almost shouted out a little bit. Fortunately, Yan Rou was experienced, and after the initial surprise, he soon found that although the Han army's movements were fast, there were not many people, and there were only more than a hundred people in total.
"Phew! Hundreds of people still dare to be so arrogant, do they really deceive me and wait for the soldiers? Xu Yu took a sip and scolded hatefully.
Seeing the boat parked at the dock, he thought that after the Qingzhou Army found out about the enemy, it would run away at any time. In Xu You's opinion, Wang Yu's approach is very stupid, and it is also very hypocritical, how can he leave a way for the soldiers to retreat with the heavy task of defending the grain storage point? With a way out, who is willing to fight to the death? If you have the intention of protecting people but not food, why bother to keep so many people stationed.
As a result, these defenders really don't know whether they are alive or dead, do they really think that a hundred or so people can hold the camp?
"I'm afraid it's too dark. They couldn't see exactly how many people were outside, and when they saw clearly. Naturally, you have to grease the soles of your feet. Yan Rou was quite considerate of Xu You's mood, so it was rare that she didn't care about the other party's words and encircled herself.
During this time, they were basically driven by the Qingzhou army like ducks. There is no power to fight back at all, and the tricks used are like children's tricks, and there is no effect at all. This breath, everyone has been holding back for so long, just thinking about venting happily tonight.
The camp of the Han army stood close to the coast, and the Wuhuan cavalry and horse thieves were rarely able to pass through the water, so it was impossible to completely annihilate the enemy army, Yan Rou thought that at least he could see the embarrassment of the Qingzhou army fleeing from the desert. It's good to be out of breath.
And now, Han Jun actually put on a posture of stubborn resistance, and he did have a feeling of being underestimated.
"Kill!" Since the tracks have been exposed, there is nothing to sneak around, and while he was talking, tens of thousands of Hu horses broke out with an earth-shattering shout, and the tide rushed up like a raging tide, quite a preemptive posture.
Yan Rou thought, now the Han army should have fled, right?
But this time. He was wrong again, in front of tens of thousands of enemy troops, the defenders in the battalion were not in a hurry, and first the officer gave an order. Then a string sounded, and apparently, the defender was also armed with crossbows.
The equipment of the Han army made Yan Rou's teeth sour with envy. What is even more incomprehensible to him is that this Han army is in this situation. Resist! It's simply ...... There's no one in your eyes!
The Hu riders also discovered the movement on the opposite side and knew that it was not good. Some people subconsciously quickened their pace, wanting to rush to the wall as soon as possible and enter hand-to-hand combat; There are also those who take their bows and arrows off their backs, intending to fight back; Someone else slowed down, trying to keep their companion's body in the way.
From the large-scale engagement to the present, among the many methods of the Han army, the one that impressed the Wuhuan people the most was the strong crossbow. The killing efficiency of this sharp weapon is too high, especially for the Hu people who are not equipped with leather armor, it is really a matter of rubbing the edges and getting hurt, and dying if you touch it.
This thing is slightly slower to wind up than a bow and arrow, but it is better than being able to load and fire arrows continuously. The bow is opened with the power of the arm, while the crossbow can be stepped on with the foot, the so-called: the stumbling. As long as the Han army has enough arrows, they can continue to fire until there is no more enemy in front of them.
Although the ratio of troops tonight is more than one hundred to one, there is no suspense in the final victory, but since the Han army wants to resist to the end, it will definitely die.
The dark night covered the Wuhuan people, but it also limited the command of the Hu chiefs, and under the Hu soldiers' own thoughts, the besieging team suddenly had chaos, and the tide-like offensive was also stagnant.
"Wind!" Seeing the situation very quickly, the defending generals noticed the enemy's abnormality, and immediately ordered an attack, and launched a volley in different directions, towards the most densely populated position of the attackers.
"Collapse! Collapse! Collapse! In an instant, the sound of the violent vibration of the crossbow strings overwhelmed the shouts of killing and the sound of the waves, becoming the most powerful sound between heaven and earth. Because Hu Cai's charging formation was too dense, there was almost no need to aim, and almost none of the crossbow bolts wrapped in the strong wind missed, and directly smashed three blood holes in the crowd.
The screams quickly replaced the shouts of killing, and the dense crowd was like a fat pig that had been beaten, shaking its bloated body and hesitating.
"Bastard, what is there to be afraid of, take a closer look, there are only a hundred of them, let's beat them one by a hundred! Rush, the first person to rush in will be rewarded with a whole warehouse of corn! The leaders who led the charge shouted in frustration.
Indeed, no one thought that the difference in strength between the two sides was so great, it was a sneak attack, and the defending side still had a way to retreat, but they didn't run away at the first time, and they didn't fall into chaos, but they started a defensive battle in a good time!
What's this called?
Are the Han army all crazy? Could it be that they really thought that they could stay through tonight and wait for reinforcements?
Inspired by the heavy reward, the Hu soldiers shouted again and launched a charge, but this time the speed was much slower than before, and many people were hunched and bent on their waists, eager to grab some sea sand from the ground and wipe it on their bodies.
Xu You was completely dumbfounded, although the visibility was very poor, but more than a hundred Han soldiers were guarding three camp walls, there were only more than 30 people in each direction, and there were hundreds of steps in the vertical and horizontal camps. And how much damage can it be?
When it comes to orders and prohibitions, they are well trained. It's true that the Wuhuan people can't, but when they fight. They still have the temperament of outlaws, and they have died dozens of people without pain, how can they scare the army of 10,000 into hesitation?
He didn't understand.
When the second volley that followed, it was very targeted to envelop the loudest centurions, making them dumbfounded, Xu You was still full of suspicion.
"You can't fight like this......" Yan Rou is a veteran general who has been in battle, and after thinking calmly for a while, he found the problem: "It shouldn't be pressed by the whole army like this, rushing like this." Everyone thinks that they have won, thinking about how to divide and enjoy the food after they win it, who is willing to work hard? Besides, the Han army's bows and crossbows are powerful, and the formation is so dense, which is also in their arms. ”
There is a saying in later generations that the odds of winning a war are ten out of ten, and seven points are in the middle. The fifth point is to analyze the factors that affect the victory or defeat of the war from the impact of the war situation on the psychological state of one's own soldiers.
Five points is half the win, at a time like this. Everyone will fight with all their spirits, and the strength they will play is 100 percent. And as the odds of winning increase, the soldiers will have a slack mentality. On the contrary, it will reduce the win rate. Yan Rou didn't read much, so she couldn't use a very incisive sentence or two. summed up this law, but he still knows the truth very clearly.
"Too many people is not good?" Xu Yu turned his head blankly. looked at Yan Rou, his eyes were straight and hooked, this truth didn't seem to be said in the military book.
Seeing him like this, Yan Rou's heart suddenly swelled with disgust, he waved his hand impatiently, and said loudly: "Anyway, you can't fight like this, let everyone retreat first, and come to command the attack camp!" ”
“…… It's good. It is said that in such a night, Xu You's face should not be visible, but Wu Yan and Su Fuyan clearly felt that for a moment, Xu You's face became extremely pale, and the blood faded all at once. But after a moment of silence, he finally didn't say anything, and resigned the command.
The first massive attack was in vain, leaving more than a hundred corpses on the beach, lying there in all directions, with a few groans and screams from time to time.
Xu You couldn't say it with bitterness in his heart, the examples of attacking the camp that he knew seemed to be rushing up in one go, why was this good way not bright when he changed it to himself?
While thinking about his heart full of grievances, he watched Yan Rou adjust his deployment, so he was even more aggrieved.
Yan Rou's adjustment was very simple, he opened the attack sequence, divided it into several levels, an attack batch against a walled wall was a hundred people, taking turns to fight, and those who did not have their turn were holding torches in the distance, shouting and cheering.
With Xu You's understanding, the emphasis on using troops is concentration, and he does not advocate dispersing forces, how strong is Yan Rou's method than his own?
But Yan Rou's method worked, in the second round of attack, Hu Bing fought with the Han army at the beginning, and it took only a little more than a stick of incense before someone attacked under the wall.
Although the offensive was finally held up by the Han army, the defenders also realized that the camp could not hold it in the end, so they began to shrink the formation and set fire to the camp in an attempt to burn the grain and grass in the camp.
"All the troops! Fight the fire with all your might! Yan Rou also shouted the same order as Xu You, but the effect was completely different from Xu You's, this time the Han army was really defeated, and the act of igniting the fire was not so much to burn grain, but to cover his own broken back in this way. Within a radius of hundreds of steps, there are hundreds of granaries, how can it be said that they can be burned all at once?
Seeing the fire in the camp, Wu Yan and Su Fuyan couldn't stand still, and without waiting for Yan Rou to give an order, the two of them rushed forward with shouts and screams, extinguishing the fire and saving food, as for the handful of Han soldiers, how could they have time to pay attention to it?
This is tens of thousands of grains, and it is also the first time since the start of this war that they have made some money, so they really can't help but be nervous.
The general trend has been set, but Xu Yu's heart is slowly cooling, on the one hand, because he feels sad about his situation, and on the other hand, since he is determined to be an enemy of Wang Yu, he will often be accompanied by his ominous premonition, and he will come uninvited again.
What's wrong?
looked at the embarrassed appearance of the Han army who was still majestic just now jumping into the sea in a panic and boarding the ship in the water; watched the Hu soldiers who rushed into the granary struggle to extinguish the fire and count the joy of the harvest; Seeing the fire in the camp and the demons dancing wildly, a sudden thought suddenly broke into Xu You's mind, making him exclaim: "Not good! ”
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