Chapter 115: The Granary is Burned
They made an appointment to meet at the school gate in an hour, they packed up and walked out, all the way were students who wanted to go out like them, this departure should never set foot in the Guicheng Military Academy again, and then look back on this year's time and feel endless reluctance and melancholy.
The three of them soon met outside, Li Chengjing took them to the commander's mansion, picked up the car, and the three of them went to the battlefield together.
On the way, Li Chengjing asked about Zou Baoer's situation. Duan Shaoling went to the infirmary to explain the situation to Zou Bao'er, gave her the token, and asked her to wait for them in Ningzhou Mansion first.
Zou Baoer didn't say much when she took the token, only said that she would go to Ningzhou to find them when she calmed down her family.
They traveled all the way, and when they arrived at the battlefield, it was almost dark, and they entered the city, and inquired about the current state of the battle, only to learn that there had been a fierce battle between the two sides in the afternoon, and there were casualties on each other. Yin Jiajun really came prepared this time, with soldiers, horses, food and grass, and continued to follow. The Yin family army first occupied Laiyang, and then got the situation, although Commander Qi came to the rescue, the success or failure of this battle is difficult to say. If you can't win quickly, even if you are undefeated for the time being, the situation behind you will be extremely unfavorable.
The three of them were newly arriving, and Li Chengjing did not hide her identity, but she still respected Commander Qi in this army, treated the three of them equally, and was included in Commander Qi's personal soldiers at the same time.
At the end of the meeting, Li Chengjing called his father, explaining that he was willing and strongly asked to help on the battlefield, no matter what his life or death was, so that her father could not blame the commander in any way.
At night, the three of them sat cross-legged outside the tent, Li Chengjing roughly analyzed the situation of the confrontation between the two armies over the years, the Li family occupied more territory, and the troops were not lost to the Yin family's army, on the surface, their Li family had a better chance of winning. However, the Yin family's army has the skill to accumulate wealth, has sufficient grain and grass, and is the most capable of fighting a protracted war, and in the long run, the situation of the Li family is not optimistic.
At this moment, Chen Zui and Duan Shaoling seemed to be able to understand why Li Qiyu wanted Li Chengjing to get close to Leng Chuxian, and whether or not they could get the financial support of the Leng family was related to whether their Li family could unify the thirteen provinces in central and southern China.
Since returning from their last trip to Ningxia, their experience and insight have improved to a higher level. At the moment, I am struggling to think about how to defeat the enemy quickly.
They sat down for a while and found that the wind was blowing towards the south, blowing towards the sun. Chen Zui pointed at Laiyang and said: "If there is a fire at this time, all the grain and grass of the Yin army can be burned directly, and they will not be able to retreat." ”
Duan Shaoling said: "It's not easy to get a fire, but the key is how you want to go in and set it on fire." ”
Chen Zui said: "I was injured at that time, you forced me to read the military book, and combined with our various experiences this semester, I have already understood what the book says, 'The way of the art of war, winning in three realities and seven falsehoods, often luring the enemy to win, is by no means a brave man'." ”
Duan Shaoling clapped his hands and said, "Not bad, it seems that I should be the right person to read the book." So what tricks have you come up with in the current battle situation? ”
Chen Zui smiled and said: "I do have a plan, the old soldiers of Laiyang must be very clear about the terrain in the city." Tomorrow the two armies will fight, our army will fight with all our might, do not seek a victory, while the enemy army is retreating, Shaoling and I will take the map of the city and blend into the enemy camp, and then tomorrow night, find where their grain and grass are, and burn their grain and grass with a fire. The army met outside the city, and once they saw the fire in the city, they immediately attacked the city, teaching them not to take care of each other, and the war was expected. ”
Duan Shaoling thought about it for a while, clapped his hands and praised: "This plan is really wonderful, it will definitely be successful." ”
Chen Zui thought that his plan was excellent, but Li Chengjing didn't say anything, and asked, "What's wrong, Chengjing?" Do you think this strategy is useless? ”
Li Chengjing said: "This strategy works, but you two can't go." Nothing is foolproof on the battlefield, and if the plan fails, how do you get out of the city? I'll tell Commander Qi about this strategy, and let them send a few people who are familiar with the terrain of Laiyang to find a way to sneak in. ”
Chen Zui said: "This plan is what I think, and it should be implemented by me, I want to see my plan work for myself." You really don't worry, it's okay to send a few more people to mix in together, don't worry, even if the strategy doesn't work, in the dark night, I can do it if I want to protect myself. ”
Li Chengjing still looked hesitant, and Duan Shaoling said: "Chengjing, you can let Chen get drunk, I will mix into the city with him, no matter how bad it is, I can protect myself." ”
They insisted on going, but Li Chengjing couldn't stop them, as long as they put their own safety first, those soldiers couldn't hurt them.
They went back, and Chen Zui said this plan in front of Commander Qi and others, and everyone applauded. As for how to let them blend in with the enemy army, everyone thought for a moment, and Commander Wang thought that among the enemy trophies collected earlier, there were several sets of enemy clothes. Send three more old soldiers who are familiar with Laiyang, and the five of them will change into the enemy's clothes tomorrow, and turn against the enemy camp when the two sides are in a fierce scuffle, and no one will notice them.
At noon the next day, Commander Qi gathered his troops and approached the city of Yang, and the two sides started a fierce battle. The fierce battle lasted for more than an hour, and both sides did not lose to each other in terms of numbers and firepower. An hour later, Commander Qi's offensive was extremely fierce, and it seemed that he was going to fight with the Yin family.
As the Vietnam War continued, the Yin army was a little timid in the siege of Commander Qi, and knew that it would be difficult to gain the upper hand if he continued to fight. decided to withdraw from the army, as long as he held on to the city, no matter how fierce the Li Jiajun was, it would be difficult to take a step beyond the thunder pool. Grain and grass are their shortcomings, and fighting a protracted war is beneficial to themselves, and they don't have to be brave for a while.
Chen Zui and the other five people were originally wearing the military uniforms of the Li family, and as soon as Yin Jun retreated, they took off their coats, which were wearing Yin Jun's clothes, and retreated into Laiyang with them.
Seeing that Chen drunk them and entered Laiyang, Commander Qi also ordered the withdrawal of troops.
After they mixed in, they were arranged in the barracks as ordinary soldiers, and after a fierce battle, both armies suffered heavy casualties, and the Yin army barracks were in a mess to save the dead and help the wounded, and no one would notice them, but at this time, they didn't dare to walk around. Although the two armies were facing each other, Duan Shaoling always couldn't bear to look at these many casualties.
After dark, Chen Zui and two soldiers were arranged to patrol the city at night, while Duan Shaoling and the other person stayed in the barracks. Yin Jun's night patrol was divided into multiple teams and groups, which changed every hour, and it happened that the three of them were placed in the first team of the first group.
As they patrolled past the granary, they saw that the granary was sealed on all sides, except for a square vent above each of them. There was a fixed army of soldiers around him, and he did not leave for half a step.
This festival was unexpected, and he thought that it would be easier than for them to burn their grain and grass if they did not break it. If they break in, it will not only alarm the soldiers guarding the granary, but even the soldiers on patrol, and then they will be unable to escape.
For the past hour, Chen Zui has been thinking hard about countermeasures, and he has no idea where he is. After an hour, they were replaced, and the replaced soldiers, unable to return to the barracks, assembled near the city gates, waiting for the next round of patrols. Chen Zui thought for an hour, thinking that it was impossible to break into the granary and set it on fire, so he thought of a trick to attack the west.
The three of them used the excuse of going to the toilet and retreated to the side in a dark and uninhabited place, Chen Zui said his plan, he wanted to secretly run back to the barracks to tell Duan Shaoling about the situation here, and asked them to set fire to the wounded barracks when the lights went out in the barracks tonight, and this side would definitely transfer troops back to the barracks to put out the fire, and the three of them could take advantage of the chaos to attack the granary.
The two soldiers asked him to go first, and when they went back, they said that Chen was drunk and Dagong.
Chen Zui walked all the way back to the barracks in the dark place, and when he arrived at the barracks, he walked in in a dignified manner, and when he was questioned, he pretended that he was not feeling well, and came back first to take some medicine and then went on a night patrol.
Duan Shaoling saw him suddenly return to the camp, knew that the situation had changed, and walked with him to the side of the backlight. Chen Zui said the strategy, Duan Shaoling's face suddenly couldn't bear it, that is, he was unwilling to deal with those wounded soldiers in such a cruel way, but according to what Chen Zui said, if they didn't do this, they would have a way to protect themselves at most, and it was impossible to burn grain and grass, so in desperation, he could only agree.
Chen Zui knew that he was merciful, and he also wanted to remind him that war was a cruel thing, he was merciful to others, but others would not be merciful to him, if he changed places, Yin Jun might not be able to think of such a poisonous plan. Duan Shaoling couldn't argue, so he could only sigh to Yuechang.
After explaining the matter, Chen Zui continued to return to the city.
It was not until after half past nine o'clock that a soldier suddenly came to report in a hurry that there were fires in many places in the barracks, especially in the wounded barracks, and the fire was even greater, and it was urgent to transfer troops to rescue. When the general defending the city heard this, he immediately mobilized half of his men and horses to rush to the military camp, and the city began to be chaotic again. Chen Zui and they were also among the transfers, and while they were in a panic, they quietly disappeared into the night.
They sneaked back behind the granary again, and the number of soldiers patrolling was halved, but the soldiers here remained the same, and the military order was like a mountain, telling them to hold the granary in all circumstances.
Chen Zui was able to use fire to divert most of the soldiers in the city, and now he had to set fire to the granary near the granary to lure them away, so that he could take advantage of the situation.
Chen Zui wanted to set fire to the soldiers himself, but one soldier said that he was more familiar with the situation in the city, and it was only fitting for them to go. Chen Zui thought about it for a while, and told him to be careful in everything, as long as the fire was caused, he must dodge, and never clash with the soldiers head-on.
After a while, a fire broke out around the granary, and someone in the field shouted, "It's on fire, it's on fire." When the soldiers on patrol heard the sound, they immediately came to investigate, and when the soldiers around saw the fire, a small half of them also rushed over, and the rest of them still held the granary.
"It's on fire, it's on fire, come and put out the fire....... the voice kept shouting around the granary, shouting that it was the soldier who set the fire, and the shout was getting closer and closer to the granary, and the soldiers around were all on guard.
Chen Zui thought to himself why he didn't shout to stop, if he continued to shout like this, he would have to find out, and it would not be good at that time.