It's nightfall.

The camp of the Songjiang Army lit a lot of torches, which were quite conspicuous in the dark night. Perhaps out of confidence in their own military strength, the Matsue army did not deliberately strengthen its precautions at night. If you suddenly attack at midnight, with the strength of the Guards, there may not be no possibility of a sneak attack.

As long as they could end the battle before dawn and control the Matsue army's camp on the spot, they would be able to win the battle. Even if they still have to face a staggering number of Songjiang cavalry in the future, at least there is no complete despair waiting for them.

Do you want to gamble?

Seductive thoughts lingered in Musha's mind, and in the darkness, he looked at the camp from afar with his hands, and finally a hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He saw two words in this arrangement of the enemy: "deception"!

The Songjiang army had a good idea, and the superficial arrangement of Tongguò lured them into a night attack, but Musa could clearly feel that there was a deadly trap hidden beneath the fire of the camp opposite. If they really rushed in with a desperate team, then most of what was waiting for them would be surrounded. At that point, the most elite troops will most likely collapse due to confusion and despair.

It can only be said that the methods of the Songjiang Army are still too deliberate, exposing their true thoughts.

Of course, it is not excluded that there is a possibility of one or two points that the enemy is really careless. But compared to the possibility of a trap, that probability was too low to be worth the risk. Instead of taking a gamble, it is better to evacuate overnight and seek opportunities on the move to reverse the mortal end!

The night deepened, and the army that had been recuperated during the day quietly completed the assembly.

The 4,000 soldiers of the Guards already knew their situation, and they also knew that if they could not win this battle, most of them would die in a foreign land, so they could be said to be a mourning army.

Morale is available!

With the help of the not-so-bright moonlight and the faint light of the fire in the distance, Musha looked at the scene with satisfaction. Finally the order was given.

Beat the drums!

The enemy is not stupid, and it may not be impossible to imagine that they will slip away overnight. If there is no movement all night, it may not be tempting. Want to buy as much time as possible. It is necessary to make the enemy confused.

After the landing, only more than 60 cavalry remained, and they were deliberately left behind.

They took the hammer. The drums of war were beaten. The majestic sound of drums was heard far away in the dark night, and there was a sudden shouting of killing, which caused a commotion in the quiet Songjiang military camp.

What's going on?

As the Omanis had expected, the Matsue army did set up an ambush around the camp. As soon as the Omanis rushed in, they would be surrounded by soldiers and fired arrows. However, the Omanis did not sneak attack, but directly shouted and killed with open fire, what did they want to do?

All the officers and men of the Songjiang Army. I was puzzled and surprised.

The officers did not dare to mess around when they could not understand the intentions of the Omanis, and could only tell the ambushed soldiers to be vigilant and ready to deal with possible attacks by the Omanis.

The shouts didn't last long.

The drums did not stop, and a moment later a group of cavalry rushed to the front of the Matsue camp, shouting and laughing in the darkness.

"The stupid Songjiang dog actually put up such an obvious ambush. As everyone knows, my general has already seen through the scheme! ”

"Just a little carving insect skill, I dare to show off in front of my Omani Heavenly Army. It's ridiculous. ”

"A bunch of gutless rats!"

"If there is a kind, they will directly attack our army's camp, and set up such an ambush full of flaws, and they are not afraid to laugh and be generous!"

The cavalrymen cursed loudly. Seeing that no one from the Songjiang army came out, he turned his horse's head and withdrew boringly, and the sound of war drums stopped soon after.

In the camp of the Songjiang army, morale was inevitably frustrated.

The prepared ambush is seen through, the enemy is not fooled, and the two armies face each other, which is really a common thing. But the enemy arrogantly ran outside the camp gate and shouted, which hurt people's morale. However, it is now night, and the Songjiang army does not know the situation and does not dare to meet it casually. In addition, the strength of the Guards is indeed strong. Although the Songjiang Army had the advantage in strength, it did not dare to launch an active attack casually. It's getting a little bit hurtful.

The generals of the Matsue army were annoyed by the actions of the Omanis. But to be honest, there's nothing good about it right now.

If you want to be able to solve the other side with more confidence, it is best to wait for the arrival of the third brigade of the Dengzhou Garrison Division, and with another 4,000 people, the Songjiang Army will be stable on its side.

As for the Omani Guards who landed, let them be arrogant for a few days.

However, just when the Songjiang army was thinking like this, the Omanis did not stop making trouble. The drums stopped beating for less than an hour, and then they beat again.

The previous officers and men of the Songjiang Army, because they knew that the Omanis had seen through the plan and would not attack at night, were somewhat slack, but now they suddenly heard the sound of war drums, and mistakenly thought that the Omanis had been playing tricks before, and this time they were going to come for real, so they quickly cheered up and prepared to meet the enemy again.

To their embarrassment, the Omani army still did not come, and this time a team of cavalry continued to come and scold!

When the Omanis repeated this move for the third time tonight, the Songjiang army was a little unbearable. However, they finally figured out the purpose of the Omanis, which turned out to be a tactic to exhaust the army.

I have to say, this method is really useful. If it goes on like this, for two or three days in a row, the Omanis will play a game of fiction and reality, and suddenly kill it after a certain war drum is beaten, maybe there is really a possibility of winning it in one fell swoop!

"Tell to go down, and the various departments will take turns to be on guard, and the rest will go back and rest."

The Songjiang army responded quickly, but in the midst of the earth-shattering war drums and shouting, how many soldiers in the camp could sleep peacefully without being affected was a questionable number.

Overnight, over and over again, until it was almost dawn, the drumming finally stopped.

The Omanis tossed all night!

When the first ray of light lit up on the edge of the sky, the soldiers of the Songjiang Army, who had suffered so much, could finally breathe a sigh of relief. It's just that it wasn't until the sky was completely bright that the Songjiang Army discovered the anomaly on the side of the Omani Guards - it was too quiet!

A large battalion of 4,000 people, no matter how strict the military discipline is, cannot go unpunished. In addition, some seabirds hovered in the open ground in the middle of the Omani camp, occasionally descending in search of the missing food to eat.

This abnormal picture made the soldiers of the Songjiang Army realize an unimaginable possibility.

A large number of cavalry swarmed up and stormed the camp of the Guards. However, the camp, which should have been heavily defended, was long deserted, leaving only a number of baggage that had not had time to be carried, including the drums of war that had been beating all night. Even the "sentry" on the watchtower is armor supported by wooden shelves, which looks decent from a distance, and really deceives many soldiers on the side of the Songjiang army.

In addition, several soldiers who were arranged to watch the perimeter at night were also touched by the Omanis at night, cutting their throats, and their bodies were already cold.

"The Omanis traveled lightly and quickly and fled overnight?"

Seeing the corpses of the soldiers brought back, the faces of the officers and soldiers of the Songjiang Army were all blue and red, and they realized that everyone had been tricked. They mistakenly thought that last night's noise was a tired ploy of the Omanis. Who would have thought that the cunning Omanis left only a small number of cavalry to attract their attention, and the main force fled south at the first moment. Even the last cavalry retreated before dawn.

"The whole army is in pursuit!"

There was nothing to say, but the four thousand horsemen hurriedly ate their dry rations and fed their horses, and swore shame that they followed the trail left by the Omanis and quickly pursued them.

The Ninghai Garrison Brigade also began to move and followed behind the cavalry.

The experience of the Omani Guards was very sophisticated, and when marching at night, they did not forget to arrange a small group of soldiers to make false traces in order to mislead the pursuers behind them. However, Yan Dongxing, the division commander of the mixed Sixth Division and single-handedly trained the cavalry of the Songjiang Army, had also had rich experience in dealing with the Yanyun County cavalry and the Lena rangers in the north. The 4,000 cavalry did not blindly expend horsepower or pursue separately, but took turns to send small groups of scouts to take the lead, find out the situation, and then quickly pursue the large army.

At the speed of the cavalry, even if the Omanis were allowed to go first for one night, it would not take more than a day to catch up!

The strength of the Guards is indeed strong.

This Omani ace force, even at night, still walked more than 20 miles along the official road. After daybreak, after eating a little dry food, hardly stopping at all, he came down from the official road, changed the direction of the march, and forcibly continued for thirty miles. Almost half a day and a night, he ran from the vicinity of Quanzhou Port to a place fifty or sixty miles southwest in one go. Only a few dozen people were left behind, and most of them were carried back by more than 60 cavalrymen who caught up with them.

With such an intense march, looking at the sequence of the entire Songjiang Army, in addition to the three integrated divisions of the Tiannan Army, I am afraid that the soldiers of the first division of the First Army can challenge it, and most of the other master regiments are not good.

The fact that the march of more than 20 miles at night and the few people left behind is an indicator that is difficult to surpass in a short period of time.

However, this is almost the limit of the Guards.

It is not impossible to go any further, but that would inevitably exhaust the last part of the army. In case the cavalry of the Songjiang people catches up faster than expected, and a charge goes down, the troops are likely to collapse directly.

Comparing the sketchy map in his hand, the 4,000 Guards turned their targets under the command of Musha, and hurried westward for more than three miles, exerting their last remaining courage, and suddenly attacked the nearby town of Shuangyang.

This town, with nearly 10,000 people, is an out-and-out town within a radius of ten miles, with a worthwhile defense system. Because this place was too far away from Quanzhou Port and was not affected much, the local forces in Shuangyang Town were not prepared at all, so they were easily captured by the four thousand wolf-like guards and defended the town.

Compared with the original temporary camp with the Eastern Ocean behind it and couldn't even hold it for three days, the conditions in Shuangyang Town are much better. Not only is there a wall comparable to a small city, but there is also plenty of room for maneuver and people, food, and water that can be forcibly requisitioned.

Even if they are really forced to fight a hopeless battle, they are confident that they will fight to the death here until the last moment! (To be continued.) )

ps: I was a little delayed last night, and I couldn't give you an advance notice, so I'm sorry.