Chapter Thirty-Three—Give It a Go

"The Chronicle of Qi State-The Legend of Disputes": The twenty-third year of Xuan Lejun of Qi State, the fourth year of the Holy Emperor of the Feng State, the Feng State sent the soldiers of the Feng War Association to attack the east of Qi and the Xiongguan. The 30,000 defenders in the east resisted for half a month, and finally due to the huge disparity in strength, even though the east was insurmountable. However, the state of Qi had to adopt the tactics of losing to the death, and had to send troops to attack the camp of the closed country at night, praying for a one-blow overturn.

The gate of the city was opened in the east, and five thousand elite cavalry quietly emerged from it, behind two figures dressed in white and hidden in the moonlight. They quickly marched towards the garrison of the Feng War Society, and the purpose of their battle in the middle of the night was not to defeat the Feng army with nearly 50,000 people in one fell swoop through the surprise attack of these 5,000 cavalry. Instead, they want to stimulate the deep contradictions between the original feudal countries and the three halls through some means, so that there will be a misunderstanding or even an irreconcilable contradiction within them. Once this can be done, then today's night attack will be considered a success. And the only thing that can be relied on now in the east is this elite cavalry. At this moment, the cavalry had a red ribbon tied to their heads that shone very conspicuously in the firelight. This ribbon is a "token" they use to avoid accidental injury to each other.

And at the forefront of this cavalry, the two leaders were Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing, who were placed together by Zhang Lingyi. As a last resort, as two leading men who had never led an army, they led this cavalry team to launch the most important attack. Although they are reluctant in their hearts, and they still have no bottom in their hearts. But they still resolutely led this cavalry to launch this sneak attack, after all, they still know how to ride horses, and their riding skills are not bad, otherwise even if they have reasons in their hearts, Zhang Lingyi will not let them serve as the commander of this raid.

The horse's hooves were tied with silk scarves, so that even if the horse's hooves were getting farther and faster, it was not easy to be heard by the feudal soldiers patrolling outside the camp, and it was now the middle of the night, and the feudal state had occupied several mountains outside the eastern border gate. Most of them now think that they have the chance to win, and they are not in a hurry to launch an offensive against Donglinguan. It was precisely for this reason that the defenders of the eastern border were able to take advantage of this last opportunity to launch a most ferocious counterattack.

Not long after, under the leadership of Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing. The five thousand cavalry of the Qi State galloped in a hurry, and it was only two quarters of an hour's work for Mo Yo, and this cavalry team almost quietly came to the garrison of the Fengguo Yitang, which was twenty miles away from the Donglin Pass. The camp stretched for miles, with a mountain range behind it that was not too high, and the jungle above this mountain range was so dense that the entire outline of the camp could not be seen clearly in the middle of the night. However, Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing were keenly aware that in the west, which was not far from the camp of the feudal state, there was still a dense jungle. After thinking about it, Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing, who were standing at the forefront, smiled at each other, and then commanded this army of five thousand cavalry to enter the forest first, waiting for a possible opportunity to raid.

The woods don't look very large, and the trees are generally not very tall, and the rider can only enter the woods on horseback. Luckily, it's summer, and insects and birds are at their most active, and even though it's midnight, the woods are still filled with the sound of insects and birds hitting them.

The chirping of cicadas and birds, and even the muffled roars of animals, drowned out the "rustling" sound of horses stomping on the low trees. This cavalry of more than 5,000 people quickly passed through this forest under the leadership of Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing. And the five thousand cavalry themselves were not only the best horsemen, but also the most elite horses, which could reach the fastest speed on long journeys, and the cavalry unit went straight through the woods and around the rear of the mountains.

Through this forest leads to the rear, just behind the mountain range against which the Hokoku Ichido is backed, and this is where the Hokoku Sando is located. Santang's 30,000 troops were later armies and did not seize important offensive positions with good terrain. As a last resort, Santang's 30,000 troops were stationed at the rear of this mountain range, as close as possible to Zhongcheng, the capital of some feudal states. After all, the first and third halls of their feudal country are still stationed in the territory of the feudal country. It is expected that the Qi army has now been beaten like a lost dog, and it is impossible to have the courage to send troops into the territory of their feudal country to launch a sneak attack. It was precisely because of this idea that the Liu Wan army of the feudal state thought that it was in control of the victory, and did not take normal defensive measures. There weren't even sentries with torches lit outside the garrison, and the entire camp was in a state of silence. In this way, it was impossible for them to find that the five thousand cavalry of the Qi State had swaggered in front of their camp and swaggered over like this. Directly into the rear of the mountain range, attack the feudal three halls stationed at the back of the mountain range.

The 30,000 troops of the First Hall of the Sealed State did not notice the 5,000 cavalry that came from the Qi State by surprise, let alone the army of the Third Hall of the Feng War Society stationed further away. When the cavalry of the Qi State came to the garrison of the three halls of the Fengzhan Society, what appeared in front of them was still a dark and bleak camp. Although this camp is majestic, but there is not even a basic sentry, Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing The two "generals" smiled slightly, their opportunity is now.

Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing sent an order, ordering the army to take out the torches and flints that had been prepared earlier, and then tie the prepared hay to the tail mane of the war horse. The five thousand Qi cavalry had all dismounted, except for Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing, who were still on horseback. The rest of the Qi soldiers had already tied their horsetail manes with glycerin-doused hay. Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing gave an order, and the five thousand riders rubbed the flint and steel in their hands against each other, igniting a faint flame. And it was this faint flame that ignited the hay on the horse's tail, and instantly rose like a red flame. The mane of the horse's tail was painful, and it rushed straight towards the camp of the Sealed War Society in front of it like a wild horse, and five thousand horsemen followed the back of the war horse, holding a silver spear in their hands and following the footsteps of the war horse and rushing inside.

It was still the middle of the night, and the feudal army was in a kind of dazed, half-asleep, half-awake sleep. The sudden burst of fire made them all wake up from their daze. When they reacted and realized that something was wrong, five thousand frightened horses swarmed up. These war horses themselves are one of the best horses in a hundred, and the body of the war horses is much more powerful and ferocious than ordinary horses. These war horses are now attacking the camp of the feudal kingdom like a raging wave, which makes the feudal army that is still asleep a little overwhelmed.

Five thousand horsemen followed the horses on foot, and the horses raided the local camp in front, shouting everywhere the horses' hooves went. The five thousand horsemen took advantage of such a chaotic opportunity to wave the silver spear in their hands, and when they saw a feudal soldier, they couldn't help but say that they would kill him, without any mercy or hesitation.

Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing took advantage of the chaos to find a place to store military rations in this camp. They all carry flint and glycerin that has not yet been exhausted. And in their camp were stacked hay and grain bags. These were all combustion-aiding things, and Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing quickly rubbed the flints against each other and lit the sparkling flames on the military rations poured with glycerin. In the blink of an eye, a dazzling fire rose into the sky. With 5,000 war horses lit with beams of fire on their manes, in an instant, it seemed that in the middle of the night, the sky flashed with dazzling light, and the brilliant fire as white was shining in all directions, and this feudal camp turned into a sea of fire almost instantly.

After doing this, Feng Baiyi and Xia Qing immediately rode on their war horses to inform the soldiers around them who were still fighting, telling them not to fall in love with war, and to retreat and leave here as soon as they saw the other party assembled.

With 5,000 horses and 5,000 horsemen, this army slaughtered into the feudal camp and slaughtered all sides like entering a no-man's land. When the hall master of the three halls of the feudal kingdom was picked up from the camp by the chaotic personal soldiers, and began to arrange defenses in a panic, and the scattered army was slowly assembled to prepare to defend against the enemy, he found that the originally chaotic camp did not see any shadow of the enemy who was still fighting there except for the fire beams that were like the plain. The hall master held back the intense anger and incomprehension in his heart, and whispered to his own soldiers around him to start extinguishing the fire and saving people.

After nearly an hour of busyness, the fire that had been burning in the sky was finally gradually extinguished, and hundreds of torches were re-lit around it to light up the night sky. Several capable generals are there counting the casualties of the inexplicable night attack tonight. The Hall Master of the Third Hall of the Sealed War Society stood in front of his camp without saying a word, his face was full of fear and a look that made people dare not approach, and his gaze was extremely cold. Dressed in blue and white armor, he stood at the door of his camp, followed by more than a hundred soldiers who did not fall into chaos. It was these more than 100 soldiers who quickly responded to the situation and reduced the damage that was originally greater to what it is now. They all stood here, quietly waiting for the record of tonight's injuries.

After counting, nearly 2,000 people died tonight due to the collapse of war horses, and nearly 2,000 feudal soldiers died under a spear thrust. Nearly 10,000 soldiers were wounded by swords or horses' hooves. What's more, all the grain and grass they had stored were burned, and 100,000 stone of grain was wiped out overnight. This made the hall master feel sad. For a long time, he stared at the cold starry sky, and roared angrily in a voice of extreme grief and indignation: "Sun Shunuo, I swear not to stand with you!"