Qin Wu leaned his body against a small pine tree, and his burly body looked more and more erect in the growing night.

"Now I don't have any plans, everyone is tired enough after a day's work, hurry up and sleep." There was a hint of banter in his tone that he had never felt before: "I'll see tomorrow." ”

"Sinan Siren fled into the mountains and forests like rabbits." Qi Du's lieutenant cursed loudly as the twilight gradually covered the sky: "If there is still some time, our warriors can completely get on their horses and finish them all." ”

Qi Du looked at the continuous forest of the back mountain that was gradually sinking into the blur, if it was in the north, he would have set the forest on fire with a fire, driving these southern soldiers out of the lair like foxes, and then mounted his horse and charged to see the victory. But after many years of campaigning, he became less impatient and irritable, and now he preferred to let his men rest peacefully in the camp for the rest of the night, waiting for the sun to rise again tomorrow to kill the enemy.

"Send a few people to the bottom of the mountain to watch the Sinan Si people, don't let them escape too far at night." He took off his head and said: "Let the warriors have a good rest, and when the sun rises tomorrow, the whole army will mount their horses, and completely solve this group of Sinan Si people on the spot." ”

The adjutant general looked embarrassed: "Our athletes are not used to living on the hillside, and there are many houses that are in the way, so it is better to still follow the same as Helin, set up tents on the flat ground, release guards, and raise the spirit to kill the enemy tomorrow." ”

Qi Du has never had much patience for the stupidity of the deputy general: "Sinan Siren is in the dense forest under this mountain, and they don't make an attack posture at any time from a high place, are they waiting for them to sneak attack at night!" Tell all the soldiers waiting at the bottom of the mountain to come up the mountain, we Mongolians drink ice and lie in the snow, where can't we sleep well? ”

After a pause, he said: "Drive all the horses up the mountain to find a place to tie them, those Sinansi people are very cunning, we are in the mountains, they may come to steal the horses quietly." ”

The Vulture Flower Army slept that night near the southern city post that had been captured by fierce fighting, sleeping peacefully with the corpses of their comrades and enemies on their pillows.

When he slept until the second watch, Liu Cheng suddenly had an urgency to urinate, he stood up and walked two steps, ready to release water under a tall cedar tree.

Just then, he suddenly heard something unusual.

Enemy attack! It was the first thought that crossed his mind. Immediately put on his pants and was about to turn back to the loud warning, but after careful discernment, it was not the sound of soldiers and horses marching through the woods, but the sound came from the direction of the White River, as if it was

He hurried to the edge of the woods, and stood on the bank of the White River and looked up in the darkness, and the sight before him made him speechless in astonishment.

"How?" Qin Wu didn't know when he was already standing behind him: "I said it, and I will naturally see it when it passes." ”

The waters of the White River are surging, hundreds of ships large and small, lit by night lights, and full of soldiers are heading upstream, their destination is the Nine Posts occupied by the enemy!

Zheng Yunming sat on the bow of a four-car boat, the Baihe River channel was narrow, and the magnificent eight-car boat that was the general of the handsome boat could not drive in, and only the four-car car and boat could barely sail into the mouth of the river, which was the base camp of this water march. He stared at the raised hillside on the bank of the river in front of him, and the Mongol soldiers on it were also looking at the dense Song warships in the river.

The water sentry horses and plywood boats marching at the forefront of the fleet docked one after another, and the Zhenwu soldiers who landed completed the whole team at a very fast speed, and since Zheng Yunming's subordinates divided the troops, the Zhenwu Army won the attention of the troops stationed in Xiangyang with military discipline and drills to defeat the Tulong Army. From the time he ran errands under Meng Hui, Wang Deng was determined to build an elite army that could be compared with the Yuejia army in the early years of the southern crossing of the United States in terms of discipline and training, but Yang Liang's army building concept was different, and he would rather indulge the soldiers than train the soldiers' ability to deal with the battlefield situation independently. When training the Tulong Army, the two had the problem of hindering each other because of the difference in the concept of army building, and now Wang Deng led an army alone, just taking the opportunity to use his own army building strategy.

It is not easy to get the soldiers off the ship and assemble in order in the darkness of the night, even if there are lights. All that depended was on the soldiers' ability to act strictly according to their plans and to greet each other. But Zheng Yunming saw in the rear, although there were still some confusion and mistakes, the Zhenwu Army generally maintained a rigorous and orderly action, he didn't know what kind of ecstasy soup Wang Deng poured into these children after the independent management of the army, but the discipline and action of today's Zhenwu Army have indeed overwhelmed the old army Tulong Army, and it is worthy of being the first-class elite in Xiangyang City.

The Zhenwu army was divided into 100 people, and every 100 people who went ashore immediately marched towards the hillside where the Jiuzhong Post was located, and immediately after entering the hillside, it was immediately expanded into four rows of horizontal formations, which were connected one after another, and soon formed a defensive line against the Jiuchong Station.

At this time, it was still the dark of night, and Wang Deng's purpose was certainly not to prepare to launch an attack like this, it was extremely difficult to launch a dignified frontal attack in such an unfavorable situation.

Of course, the same was true for the Mongols on the hillsides.

Suddenly, there was a long sound of hoops in the darkness. The angry cries of the Mongols were heard on the hillside.

Then in the darkness there was the sound of horses' hooves.

The Mongols were certainly not fools, and the endless boats on the upper reaches of the White River made them aware of their precarious situation. But in the darkness of the night, Qi couldn't see the situation down the mountain clearly. After hesitating for a long time, the order was issued for the whole army to go down the mountain on horseback.

It is not easy to assault on horseback in the dark, especially the iron-clad heavy cavalry with full armor, although it is known for its strict training of the cowardly Xue Guards, it is inevitable that chaos will occur at this time, some of the war horses have gone in the wrong direction, some have fallen behind, and the ranks are scattered galloping towards the Song army under the mountain.

Nevertheless, the psychological panic caused by the sound of horses' hooves in the dark night is doubly greater than in the daytime. When it is not clear to see the situation, the horror of human beings is more profound than the real blood. Every soldier in the Zhenwu army shrunk his neck, his spear in his hand was tightly clenched, and even his breathing became rapid.

Wang Deng shouted: "Listen to the soldiers, remember what you are fighting for!" ”

He sang loudly: "Why do you walk on the road of life, what do people want to live in the world? Regardless of good and evil, the sound of knives is in the ears. The rain of knives and arrows has been stained, the fighting spirit of the warrior is in his heart, the human affection is cut off and the heart is clear, and the road of loyalty and righteousness is not turned back! ”

The rousing singing echoed in the night, polishing the eyes of the Zhenwu soldiers, whose spears pointed diagonally ahead, waiting for the torrent of iron cavalry pouring down from the hillside.

Only the gunners and gunners of the firearms team who walked in the gap of the spear array did not pay attention to Wang Deng's heroic singing, and they only listened intently to the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer.

Using sound to discern distance is a very high skill, and it is extremely difficult for even the first-class warriors of the steppe to do this, but fortunately, fighting in the dark is not the first task.

"Firearms, fire!" With a clear order, the firearms of the Song army array began to fire.

The launch of the fire bolt bloomed a brilliant little flower in the dark night, and the launch of the bamboo shogun burst into a huge flame. Suddenly, the front of the Song army was dazzling, illuminating the bald flower cavalry that was rushing towards the Song army at full speed.

This is what it means to use firearms in the dark. The huge light instantly made the eyes of the bald flower cavalry who rushed towards the infantry of the Song army snow-white, and they suddenly lost their vision, and the huge sound shocked not only the cavalry, but also the horses. The horse instinctively stopped the onslaught, and despite the shouting and urging of his master, turned around and fled towards the mountain.

Even the horses that rushed to the front of the Song army's spear formation slowed down, and it was the most dangerous thing to stop in front of the spear column, and several bald flower armament spears immediately overturned and dismounted. The others skillfully reined in the reins and rode back before they could hit the spears, retreating back to the hillside in unison.

The deputy general of the bald flower wiped his sweat and said to Qi Du: "It's too difficult for the exhibition team to attack the spear array at night, let's rest for half the night first, and wait until tomorrow when the spirit of the centaurs is enough to find a gap and break through in one fell swoop!" These Song soldiers stood at the foot of the hillside for half the night, and their physical strength would be exhausted. ”

Qi Du just snorted, looking at the dense torches and figures running back and forth under the mountain with a serious face.

Breakthrough? Where is it so easy, this time taking advantage of the enemy's landing, the moment when it is too late to launch a surprise attack to break through the siege, the best opportunity to escape has been lost.

He lit a torch slightly, and the number of the Song army was at least more than 5,000 people, and they were surrounded by them on the mountain, and they couldn't walk if they wanted to.

If he could have camped in the wilderness, he would not have been taken away by the Song army, and there was no regret medicine to sell in the world.

Now only by waiting until daylight, the soldiers of the Song people's brigade cannot be so strong in quality, and they can resist the assault of the iron cavalry on foot, otherwise the Song Dynasty would have already counterattacked to the north, looking for an easy-to-start army as a breakthrough, and then find a way.

Or wait until dawn, and maybe the two carrier pigeons that have been released out of the city can bring a reinforcement, after all, the Han army's strict brigade of iron cavalry is not far from this nine-fold post station.

The Song people dared to gather such a large number of troops in such a close proximity to the Mongols, which was not expected by any Mongol general, it was an absolutely bold gamble, if they were bitten by the main force of the Mongols and annihilated in the wild, Xiangyang would be almost within reach.

Of course, Qi Du can understand this, he and his eight hundred bald flower cavalry will become a key move to determine the fate of Xiangyang City, if he can really drag so many Song troops to the death, even if he and these subordinates are sacrificed, he will not hesitate.

Thinking of this, he sat down calmly: "Order the whole army, recuperate well, and prepare to break through tomorrow morning!" ”