But in such a night battle, the benefit was always the Mongol army, they used accurate bow and arrow shooting in the dark as a cover, step by step, advancing step by step, and soon suppressed all the Song army back to the old city of Ezhou, in the night darkness, taking advantage of the opportunity that the Song army lit the torches in time, some bold warriors used rope ladders and hooks to fly up the city wall. Obviously, the defense of the old city of Ezhou was far less complete and reliable than the new city, and after a short period of fighting, the Mongol army occupied some parts of the city wall, but the Song army lost its territory, although it was very strict, but it has always paid attention to the preservation of troops, at this time it organized a strong counterattack force, bravely counterattacked the city wall, and they no longer cared about the fire rope that might expose their position, and used a series of firearms volleys to drive all the enemy troops off the city wall.

So the Mongol army had to turn its forces to the front, they still used the tactics of human flesh grinding, divided the army into a hundred and ten squads, and took turns to attack the west gate of the old city, for the exhausted Song army, this was the most painful tactic, no matter how good the morale was, no matter how good the firearms were, the reserves of gunpowder were exhausted, and the fatigue caused by a night of fierce fighting had pushed the Song army to the brink of destruction.

Chen Guang's subordinates have no soldiers to draw, although he has many soldiers and horses, can not block the impact of the Mongolian army, most of them are exhausted to fight, he now only has a thousand people left in his hands as the last reserve to use the back of the army, he calmly put on the helmet, tied the arrow sleeves, and put the two handcuffs on the table into the leather bag, this is the last moment of Ezhou, as the deputy marshal of Ezhou, he has the obligation to share the fate with this city, and his only hope is to be able to wear more decently when he dies in battle. He held up the red flag leaning against the corner of the wall with his left hand, this may be the last time the red flag appeared in Ezhou City, tomorrow's Ezhou, the whole city should be full of black flags, full of the earth-shattering cheers of the Mongolian army.

Before Chen Guang could pick up the red flag, a strong hand reached over and snatched the red flag.

In addition to the right arm that was wrapped in a thick plaster cast and hung on his chest, Wei Sheng's whole body was already completely draped, the black and gray hood was flashing with light, he held the red flag in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "When the sky is bright, I will take the Beiwei army to stop the enemy at the city gate, you lead the rest of the soldiers to protrude from the east gate, and when you reach the bank of the river, immediately set up a fence, light the beacon fire, and wait for the rescue of Xiang Gong, Xiang Gong will not be able to sit back and watch the Ezhou army be wiped out without a pawn." ”

Chen Guang said angrily: "When is it, don't come to do these things that rush to die, I Chen Guang is gone, Xianggong can find a hundred Chen Guang to replace, without Wei Sheng, who will lead the infantry team for Xianggong?" You and Han Feng are indispensable. And I am the defender of Ezhou, I should live and die with the city, you go quickly, when the Mongolian army invades the old city, I can't leave if I want to. ”

Wei Sheng suddenly laughed, this brave general who was like a god of killing on the battlefield, laughing like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old at this time.

"Chen Guang, you say, if there is an afterlife, are you still willing to join the command of the Prime Minister and serve the Great Song Dynasty?"

Chen Guang replied without hesitation: "If there is an afterlife, Chen Guang is also willing to support the Great Song Dynasty, be loyal to the country, and die!" ”

"If it is me, even if it is the next life of the next life, and the next life of the next life, I am willing to be crushed under this red flag, even if I am reincarnated forever, the heart of serving the country will never be reduced!" Wei Sheng raised the battle flag and shouted at the soldiers in the ring outside the tent: "Whoever wants to go to the Martyrs' Shrine with me, come with me!" ”

Outside the tent, a loud reply sounded in unison: "I'm waiting to go!" ”

At the same moment, the soldiers of the musket battalion of the Shenwu Front Army had just woken up to the sound of the morning trumpet, and immediately felt a thick moisture in the air, for an archer or firearmer, this heavy moisture was undoubtedly the greatest enemy, he would make the bowstring slacken, the fire rope damp, if the Mongol army took advantage of this time to kill the river, the combat effectiveness of the musketeers was really difficult to guarantee. They complained loudly and walked out of their tents, only to realize that there was a reason for the heavy dampness.

Heaven and earth were enveloped in a thick white mist, and the sturdy antler fortifications, the towering towers, the tall wooden walls, and even the nearby tents were submerged in a thick white. At this time, Hugh said that it was the Mongolian army camp opposite, and even Hanyang City behind it was completely invisible.

At this time, the big tent of the Song army was even more hectic, and the sudden arrival of fog disrupted the established normal arrangement. If the enemy comes to sneak attack, just send a few people between the battalions to blow the trumpet and beat the drums, which can completely interfere with the contact of the Song army, not to mention, even if they do not interfere with the communication, they only need to beat the drums and shout on the river, in the white fog, who would have thought how many men and horses and how many ways to attack? In this era, the fog locking the river is equivalent to closing most of the intelligence channels, and for any general, it is putting himself in the most dangerous situation, so how can the generals not be nervous?

"Doubled the squad patrolling the shore!" "Archers and musketeers are on standby! No one is allowed to take the battle position without permission! "All the generals and colonels have gathered their troops! As soon as you hear the order, you will immediately go out, and those who hesitate and slack off will be killed immediately! The voices of several principals echoed in the camp. With the orders coming out one after another, the heralds went in and out, as if a big war was coming.

But this qiē suddenly stopped, and everyone stopped what was in front of them and turned their eyes to the curtain that had been lifted.

Zheng Yunming, the prime minister of Zuo, the superintendent of Jinghu, Sichuan, Lianghuai, and the envoy of the Zhulu along the Yangtze River, who is also the ambassador of the Jinghu system, strode into the camp tent with a sword in his waist.

He glanced at the big tent with a solemn face, and said loudly: "The generals' orders are all defense, why don't you deploy an attack immediately!" ”

His words made everyone look at each other in front of the scene, the fog suddenly fell, and the information ahead was unknown, how could he risk attacking? You must know that the army is the weak side, there is no capital to take a risk, Ezhou is lost, and it can barely use Huangzhou and Hanyang to hold on for a while, if the army is reckless and loses, this game of chess will be completely destroyed, and there is absolutely no possibility of turning the tables.

"I know what you're all thinking." Zheng Yunming's gaze was sharp, as if it was about to penetrate everyone's body: "You are thinking, the enemy situation is not clear, and if you attack blindly, isn't it self-defeating?" There has never been such a use of soldiers in the past, Zheng Yunming is not crazy, or he is self-defeating and ready to end his life with an adventure. That's right, now the thieves are strong and I am weak, although our army has an advantage, but it is not enough to launch a frontal attack on the enemy, if you try to hold on to the city as before, and break the enemy army with internal and external attacks, but there is no such advantage as Xiangyang, the enemy will surround Ezhou, in order to use Ezhou as a bait to lure our army to a decisive battle. ”

"So what our army needs to wait for is an opportunity, an opportunity to turn a disadvantage into a victory." When Zheng Yunming spoke, he could hear his voice trembling slightly: "Heaven bless Da Song, this opportunity has finally arrived!" ”

Han Feng suddenly spoke: "The fog blocks the reconnaissance channel between the enemy and us, although it is conducive to the use of tricks, but it is extremely dangerous to march and fight in the fog, and the slightest negligence in the march will cause you to lose your way, and the battle will fall into chaos. With a lonely and weak military horse deep into the unpredictable place of the enemy army, even if Sun Wu is resurrected, it is difficult to guarantee the chance of victory. ”

Zheng Yunming said in a categorical tone: "My plan has been decided, and the generals will talk about it again, Han Feng!" ”

Han Feng was excited, shook his robe and replied, "Here!" ”

"You lead the headquarters to select 3,000 cavalry and 12,000 infantry troops of the right deputy army of Shenwu, cross the river by a large boat of the navy, and under the cover of the Sheyang naval army, climb from Shawo in Daye County6, and after landing on the shore, quickly occupy the favorable terrain near Huama Lake, and hold on to wait for help!"

Everyone was stunned, Han Feng had always been the vanguard of the Song army, and he had always been used to take the initiative to attack, and now he and 15,000 people were planted in front of the enemy's army, holding on without fighting, I don't know what the intention was.

"Zhang Sheng!"

Zhang Sheng happily responded: "The end will be!" ”

"What are you happy about?" Zheng Yunming smiled and said: "It is your most difficult task, I order you to lead 10,000 horses and infantry troops and 100 Shenwu naval warships, march along the river, and go straight to Huhuangzhou in the north of Ezhou!" Be sure to sweep away a qiē obstacle along the road, and immediately destroy a qiē enemy ferry that can be used after capturing Huhuang Prefecture, and wait for reinforcements! ”

Zhang Sheng laughed and said: "That's what you want, I've been with Xianggong for ten years, and I finally got enough qualifications to fight!" ”

"Be vigilant, there are 30,000 elite enemy troops in Huhuangzhou and its vicinity, and there are 10,000 elite soldiers in Yangluo Fort on the south bank, you will pass like this, you have to be wiped out, but don't worry about these, you just have to boldly break through, there is a small pontoon bridge between Huhuangzhou and Yangluo Fort, burn this bridge first, and then focus on dealing with the enemy near Huhuangzhou."

His move is to cut off the communication between the north and the south, so that the military horses in the north can not go south in time to reinforce, although now the fog is blocking the river, it is a good opportunity for a surprise attack, but how does Zheng Yunming think that a mere 10,000 people can be saved under the attack of 100,000 troops in the north?

But Zheng Yunming did not hesitate to give the third order: "Xiang Shibi led 8,000 Hunan infantry troops and 1,000 horse teams to enter Daye Lake from the waterway, enter Tieshan, and support Han Feng's left flank." ”

"That's all the order! The generals who have not received the order are all on standby, ready to be called at any time! ”

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