Chapter 310: Surprise Attack

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Time is the end of the second year of Xingping, the vast and distant land of Liaodong is howling, and a heavy snow covers the distant mountains and near the mountains, making people feel as if time has stood still.

Xu Huang and his 3,000 cavalry had been stationed in Yangle City for some time, but fortunately they had taken some effort to take Yangle City from the Xianbei people before the heavy snow fell, otherwise the situation would have become very dangerous now. Although Yangle City is dilapidated and almost no Han people live in the city, it can provide shelter from the wind and warmth, and some Hu slaves who are willing to accept the recruitment of the Han army can also provide some logistical support for the troops.

The Wuhuan and Xianbei people who were driven by Xu Huang all the way to the east either hid in the territory of the Xianbei people in Liaodong, or hid in the territory of Su Yanfu, a vassal state in Liaodong.

Being in a lonely city, Xu Huang did not panic at all, he was very confident in holding this city.

Before leaving, Xian Yufu gave Xu Huang the task of containing Gongsun Du's troop deployment on the Eastern Front, and now it seems that Xu Huang has successfully completed the task. For the next operation, Xian Yufu did not have a clear request, but just asked Xu Huang to move, either to continue to stay in the northeast corner of Liaoxi County to continue to fight guerrillas, or to lead the army back to Lingzhi. If he was another general, he might have retreated west with his team a few days ago, but Xu Huang was not an ordinary person, so he couldn't guess him with ordinary people's thoughts.

Seeing that the New Year was approaching, Xu Huang gathered the three lieutenants, six military commanders and more than a dozen military marquis in his tent this day and night to discuss the next actions together.

Xu Huang said: "Now that the road is closed by heavy snow, if we evacuate Yangle City, not only will we move as slowly as walking. And it will freeze to death a large number of war horses and frostbite a large number of warriors. Since we can't leave, then from now until March next year, it will be the most difficult period of time, and we must use the cover of Yangle City to eliminate all the enemies who dare to attack! ”

The commander of the left battalion said: "General, we still have half of the arrows we have brought out this time, but we are a little short of food and fodder, and if we do not get supplies from the rear, I am afraid that it will be difficult to hold out until March." ”

The lieutenant of the right battalion said mockingly: "At this time, you still fantasize about the supply in the rear? Linyu, which is the closest to Yangle City, is also more than 400 miles away from here. The team transporting grain and grass in this kind of ice and snow cannot arrive in half a month, not to mention that there is no plan for supplies at all! ”

Xu Huang stopped and said, "Don't quarrel between the two!" Think about how the Hu people survive in this situation, let's do it! ”

The lieutenant of the middle battalion said in a deep voice: "In the event of this kind of heavy snowstorm, the Hu people will either kill horses to satisfy their hunger, or go south to plunder, and the old people and injured patients in the tribe will be sacrificed first. ”

"You can't kill a horse! War horses are our partners, but also the foundation of our lives, this time, although the brothers each have three horses. But none of them are superfluous! The lieutenant, who had just pinned his hopes on supplies in the rear, said loudly.

The lieutenant of the right battalion thought it necessary to kill some war horses for military rations, and opposed the commander of the left battalion, saying: "If you don't kill the horses, the daily forage for the nine thousand war horses alone will be a huge burden, and even the men and horses will starve to death at that time!" ”

Xu Huang frowned tightly. Ignoring the arguments of a few subordinates, he pondered how to get through the current difficulty.

After a long time, when there was no one in the tent to argue meaninglessly, Xu Huang said: "I have thought of three ways. Let's help to read it together. The first way is to go out and grab the grain and grass of the Hu people! The second way is to send someone to make a deal with Su Yanfu. Exchange war horses for grain and grass! The third way is to attack Binxi City and rob Gongsun Du's army of grain, grass and military funds! ”

"The first method is the simplest and most easy, but it can only solve the urgent need for a while, and the more we go out of the city, the more we will find out the details of the Hu people, it will be very dangerous; The second method may not be successful, Su Yanfu is interested in our horse harness and weapons, and he is not short of war horses; The third option is the most dangerous, but if it can be done, then it will be completely safe. ”

Xu Huang carefully explained the advantages and disadvantages of several plans to his subordinates in the account, hoping to unify everyone's opinions, and at the same time to inspire everyone's confidence and morale.

As the deputy general of the Liao army, Xu Huang has only been in office for a few months, although he has shown his strength and resourcefulness to his subordinates when he enters Liaodong this time, but after all, the time is still short, and it is impossible to have incomparable prestige among the soldiers like Zhao Yun, the cavalry general who once trained these cavalry.

After listening to Xu Huang's proposal, the subordinates expressed their opinions one after another, and after some arguments, they gradually moved closer to the last one, that is, the surprise attack on Binxi City. Everyone thought that it would be a bit of a mistake to send multiple small forces to plunder the Hu people, and if a certain team fell into the trap of the Hu people, it would be too late to go to the rescue. Everyone was also reluctant to make a deal with Su Yanfu, the leader of Wuhuan, because the horses, weapons, armor and harness were the hearts and minds of the cavalry, and no matter which battalion could accept such an arrangement.

Xu Huang saw that everyone had a consensus, and he was secretly happy in his heart. In fact, what he really thought in his heart was the third plan, that is, when Gongsun Dujun thought it was the most unlikely, he would raid Binxi City, quickly withdraw to Yangle after robbing the military funds, and then sit back and wait for the angry Gongsun Dujun to come to the door to find him, and take the opportunity to beat them again.

"General, I am willing to lead the brothers of the left battalion to attack Binxi City!"

"General, the brothers in the right battalion are the best at night attacks, so send us there!"

"General, the brothers in the middle camp are all good at riding and fighting, and they are the most suitable for this mission!"

Although the three cavalry captains were arguing with each other just now, when it was really their turn to fight, one was more active than the other, and no one was cowardly.

"Don't argue, everyone, this operation is very dangerous, there must be no mistakes, several of you have a mission, and every battalion of brothers will be able to earn battle merits at that time!" I'm going to tell you the specific steps to do it now......"

In the Chinese military camp, Xu Huang began to assign tasks to everyone in an orderly manner, and everyone showed admiration after listening to it, and felt that the new General Xu was worthy of being the candidate valued by the eldest prince.

On the second day after this secret meeting, a piece of news inadvertently leaked from the mouths of several junior officers of the Duliao Army who were drunk in the city - Xu Huang would lead his army to attack Binxi City five days later!

As a result, the detailed workers lurking in Yangle City quickly spread the news......

On the morning of the fifth day, I saw Xu Huang leading 2,500 people to hurriedly walk out of the east gate of Yangle City with two horses, and walked away in the snow in the cold wind. Xu Huang took 2,500 people with him. This means that there are only 500 soldiers left in Yangle City, and there are at least 4,000 war horses left in Yangle City!

Four thousand war horses, in Liaodong, where horses live on horses, are like a huge piece of fat meat exuding a rich fragrance, which makes many people think about it.

On the night after Xu Huang left, a large group of Hu people came from the direction of Liucheng to attack Yangle City, just when the situation was critical, Xu Huang suddenly came back with the main force to kill, and in the dark night, Xu Huang hacked the leader of the Wuhuan people to death with an axe, and scared these Wuhuan people who wanted to take the opportunity to pick up the leak turned around and ran. scolded Xu Huang for being despicable and shameless, and deliberately designed to trap them.

After Xu Huang repelled this group of Wuhuan people, he led the army back to the city, and the next day there was gossip that Xu Huang had changed his mind this time, and instead of attacking Binxi City, he would attack Changli City.

When the news reached Liucheng, the Wuhuan people refused to be fooled again, and they thought that they would be fooled once. Are the Han people really stupid? Sun Dujun, who is less than a hundred miles away from Yangle City, was really nervous after receiving the news last time, but this time he refused to be fooled again, thinking that unless Xu Huang lost his mind, he would not fight the idea of Binxi City. Because. In the north of Binxi City, there is Changli City, and in the south there is Xihe City, if Xu Huang leads troops to attack, it is very likely to be attacked by the three city garrisons from the north and south!

The time soon came to the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month. From noon on this day, the noisy sound of the soldiers of the Liao Army drinking and having fun could be heard everywhere in the barracks, as if to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. It was late at night. Xu Huang led 2,800 men out of the city quietly, each warrior was equipped with three war horses, and they went straight to the southeast of Yangle City, and soon disappeared into the vast snowfield.

At noon on the Chinese New Year's Eve, a strange thing appeared outside the city, and there were sporadic war horses fleeing from the north to the city with scars, carefully distinguishing the size of the war horses, which were common war horses in Liaodong. The general who defended Binxi City was named Han Zhong, and after seeing this situation, he began to worry about Changli City in the north. Last time there was news from Yangle City that Xu Huang was going to attack Binxi, and it turned out to be a trick to deceive the enemy, this time Xu Huang also said that he was going to attack Changli, maybe it was true, after all, the way to use troops lies in Qi Zheng, Xu Huang will not be stupid enough to play false every time.

In the evening, the number of war horses fleeing to Binxi City increased, reaching dozens or hundreds at a time, and the defenders in the city ran out of the city to capture these war horses despite Han Zhong's orders.

At night, a group of hundreds of cavalry suddenly rushed straight to Binxi City, and there were as many as five hundred horses in front of them!

"General Han, it's not good, Changli City has been attacked by Xu Huang and is in danger, please send troops and horses to reinforce it quickly!" A man who looked like a colonel came out of the city and shouted loudly to the defenders of the city.

When Han Zhong heard that Changli had changed, he was very uneasy, but he didn't dare to rush to the rescue, so he hurriedly ordered the soldiers defending the city: "Catch these war horses outside the city into the city first, and let them run away!" ”

The soldiers in the city who had not yet tasted the sweetness rushed out, not bothering to greet the "friendly army" outside the city, but scrambling to capture the fleeing war horses.

In the midst of the chaos, a well-equipped cavalry suddenly rushed in, and without waiting for Han Zhong to order the city gate to be closed, it rushed into Binxi City.

Xu Huang held two long axes in his hand, and rushed forward first, like a fierce tiger descending the mountain to forage for food, killing the panicked soldiers in the city to cry for his father and mother. The brave Youzhou cavalry could still shoot their bows left and right on horseback, shooting the overwhelmed defenders of the city.

In the chaos, Han Zhong slipped through the south gate by hiding among the fleeing soldiers and went straight to Xihe City, fifty miles south of Binxi.

Binxi City then fell into the hands of Xu Huang, the Liao army. (To be continued......)