Chapter 405: Countermeasures
Hearing Lan Aoxin's repeated confrontations, Wen Haizheng was a little angry, turned his head and said to her: "This time, the Yanling army is prepared, and Sima Hongyan's use of troops is also false and real, and it is very ingenious, otherwise King Hong would not have fallen into a predicament and asked for help from Jingshi." The six princesses have never been in a war, so they don't know the sinister ones, so please obey their orders! ”
Lan Aoxin's face was cold, and he asked with a slight anger: "What? Do you think I haven't fought? Don't forget, Sima Hongyan was once caught by me and became my prisoner, and now even if he becomes the master of Yanling Feng, there is not necessarily anything powerful. General Wen is so forward-looking, isn't he scared by her? ”
Wen Haizheng was furious, and someone dared to question him in person, which was simply an insult to him. As an important minister of Dongning, although he does not have the name of King Hong's god of war, he is also a famous general in Dongning. There have been countless battles and battles, and he has never tasted defeat, all because of his cautious actions and changeable use of troops, he has won the trust of the emperor, and today this is the first time that anyone has questioned his orders.
Zhou Fanqi also felt that Lan Aoxin's words were a little excessive, so she was busy behind her and gently pulled Lan Aoxin's sleeve. Who knew that Lan Aoxin flicked his sleeves impatiently, his face was full of arrogance, and he looked at Wen Haizheng's angry gaze without showing weakness.
Wen Haizheng forcibly suppressed his anger and asked coldly: "Then according to the opinion of the sixth princess, what should I do?" ”
Lan Ao said unceremoniously: "You give me half of the men, I will lead the troops to kill it, and I will defeat the Yanling people and capture Sima Hongyan alive." ”
Unexpectedly, before the fight started, there was a disagreement between his own people, and the Heavenly Dao Hades secretly sneered, saying in his heart that this sixth princess really didn't know the height of the sky, that is, she dared to speak out here because she was a princess.
However, fighting a war cannot be done by temperament, otherwise the consequences of defeat cannot be borne by everyone. So the Heavenly Dao Yama King said on the side: "Since the emperor has appointed General Wen as the commander-in-chief, I think it is better for Her Royal Highness the Sixth Princess to act in accordance with the commander's orders." If the six princesses must do what they want, then they should directly ask the emperor to make a decision. ”
The Heavenly Dao Yama King is Lan Shengwen's personal eunuch chief, and he is the emperor's most trusted and close subordinate, and Lan Aoxin is afraid of him even though he is a princess. As soon as he heard him carry the emperor up, he couldn't help but snort coldly, but he didn't argue.
Seeing that the sixth princess didn't speak, the Heavenly Dao Yama King bowed deeply and said to Lan Aoxin: "Princess Mingjian, General Wen has never missed a battle in a hundred battles, has won the trust of the emperor, and is a minister that Dongning relies on. Since the princess is the deputy general, it is better to obey the order, so as not to delay the good opportunity to kill the enemy tonight. ”
Lan Ao shook his hand hatefully and said, "Okay! Let's listen to General Wen's arrangement tonight, if I fail tonight, I will definitely make a proposal to my father and the emperor to investigate the guilt. ”
Several people didn't talk well, Wen Haizheng didn't bother to say more, said goodbye to the Heavenly Dao Hades and returned to the army to arrange.
Half an hour later, an arrow roared in the air. There was a sudden shouting around Sima Hongyan's camp, and the Dongning army roared and killed from three directions.
The Yanling army was shocked, and the soldiers came out of the camp tent in disarray, looking around in panic, not knowing what was happening. The generals shouted loudly and commanded their subordinates to face the battle, but in the panic, there were crowds, and where did they organize it.
Zhou Fanqi's team rushed all the way, and the soldiers who encountered the obstruction were only a small force, and he rushed over effortlessly. His eyes were full of Yanling soldiers who were scattered and fleeing, and Zhou Fanqi killed all sides and let his subordinates set fire to the road. After a while, more than a dozen fires broke out in the Yanling camp.
Between rushing left and right, Zhou Fanqi did not encounter any formal resistance, and he found a large number of grain and grass wagons from a distance. He gave the order, and his soldiers came straight to the grain and grass.
There were many soldiers who protected the grain and grass, and surrounded the grain wagons. However, it was vulnerable in front of the Dongning cavalry, and after several clashes with the Dongning cavalry, the Yanling soldiers who protected the grain cart were beaten to pieces.
The Dongning cavalry threw the torches in their hands on the grain carts, and also lit several tents where the grain was stored.
The grain and grass were burned, the Yanling military camp was even more chaotic, and the soldiers had no desire to fight, but just ran around on their own.
Zhou Fanqi saw that he could do it, and immediately led his troops to kill the Chinese army, and looked around, only to see a large number of soldiers protecting a big tent in the distance, and they were fighting with the Dongning soldiers.
Although there was chaos in the Yanling army, there were also many soldiers who formed a formation under the organization of the commander to block the offensive of Dongning, and there were shouts of killing everywhere, and the two armies mixed together and fought extremely lively.
Zhou Fanqi saw that General Wen was commanding his subordinates to surround the Chinese army at this time, but the other party resisted desperately and couldn't attack it for a while. And in front of the Chinese military tent, countless soldiers surrounded and protected one person, and they couldn't see that person's face clearly from a distance, thinking that it should be their phoenix lord Sima Hongyan.
Seeing that General Wen's troops were in a stalemate, Zhou Fanqi immediately led his troops to kill them from the flank. When approaching, because there were many wooden stakes to block the road, the cavalry could not rush, so Zhou Fanqi ordered his men to release arrows at the enemy.
In the dark night, countless arrows flew towards the Yanling soldiers with the sound of the wind, but the other party had already taken precautions and immediately erected a shield to cover it.
The longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for Dongning, the surprise attack just now can only make the Yanling army panic temporarily, once they come back to their senses and reorganize, they will soon be surrounded by Dongning's men.
However, Wen Hai is leaving Lan Aoxin's men and horses outside to attract troops, and at the same time, it is also a way for them to retreat, and now it depends on whether the six killers can take advantage of the chaos to kill Sima Hongyan. Now the melee between the two armies is a good opportunity for the six killers.
These Yanling soldiers guarding the Chinese army are very strong, and the defensive formation they formed is very compact, and the attack and defense are moderate, although they are surrounded by regiments, they do not seem to be flustered, but they fight hard to block the Dongning army. Even if Zhou Fanqi's troops joined the battle group, it didn't make much difference.
The scattered Yanling soldiers will soon be assembled and killed again, and it will be difficult to leave when the time comes. Wen Haizheng and Zhou Fanqi were a little anxious, and they didn't know if the six killers had moved. Seeing that the big tent of the Chinese army in Yanling was waiting for a battle and there was no riot, Wen Haizheng became more and more irritable in his heart.
At this time, there were about 30,000 or 40,000 Yanling soldiers protecting the Chinese army, while the Dongning army surrounding them was more than 100,000.
Wen Haizheng let the cavalry rush several times, but they were all blocked by the Yanling shield array, and many cavalry did not control the momentum and fell into the enemy formation, giving their lives in vain.
With more fights and less fighting, Wen Haizheng didn't expect the Yanling soldiers to be so tenacious, and he underestimated them before. If we can't exterminate them tonight, I'm afraid we won't be able to find such a good opportunity in the future. Therefore, Wen Hai is desperately trying to take the soldiers to pad in, and also to open a gap in the Yanling garrison.
At this time, a subordinate came down to report, saying that a large number of Yanling soldiers had appeared in the outer extension, and they had been encircled and attacked them. Wen Haizheng was shocked, he didn't expect the Yanling soldiers who had just been dispersed to gather so quickly, and secretly scolded those killers in his heart for being useless, so he hurriedly ordered the troops to retreat to the north and join the troops of the six princesses.
As soon as the order was given, I suddenly saw a commotion in the Yanling Chinese army, and I heard someone shouting "There are assassins!" from a distance. The phoenix lord has been plotted! ”
Wen Haizheng turned his worries into joy, and immediately changed his orders, letting his subordinates attack with all their strength, and taking this opportunity to break through Yanling's defense in one fell swoop.
I don't know if Lord Feng was really plotted by the assassins, but the defenders of Yanling swore not to retreat, that is, they would not let the Dongning people step into the defensive circle for half a step. The battle became more fierce, people kept falling, and the outside of Yanling's defensive circle was already densely covered with corpses.
The degree of resistance of the Yanling army has exceeded Wen Haizheng's imagination, if such a brave Yanling soldier is not attacked today, the two armies will face each other, where will the Dongning army be their opponent!
The Chinese army in Yanling was already in chaos, fighting and shouting non-stop, and Wen Haizheng didn't know if those eunuchs had succeeded. The footsteps of the approaching Yanling army could already be heard in the distance, and Wen Haizheng wanted to order a retreat several times, but there was always a fluke in his heart, maybe if he held on for a moment, he would hear the news of Lord Feng's death. After repeated hesitation, Wen Haizheng never gave the order to retreat.
Opportunities are often fleeting, and once missed, they will never be again. When Wen Haizheng thought that he had to retreat, he realized that he and his subordinates had already fallen into a heavy siege. All around were Yanling's soldiers, and they didn't know how many people there were. When he saw this scene, Wen Haizheng's heart was shocked, and the secret way was not good.
But even so, he still thinks that he has not reached a dead end, as long as he breaks through the defense in front of him and enters the Chinese army to take Sima Hongyan, even if there are more Yanling soldiers, he does not have to worry. Therefore, Wen Haizheng ignored the Yanling army surrounded behind him, and just urged his subordinates to attack.
The Yanling army surrounded them, stopped not far from the battle group, and a voice shouted: "Wen Haizheng, are you still doing the battle of trapped beasts in a daze?" ”
Hearing that the other party was a woman, Wen Haizheng's heart trembled for no reason, and he faintly felt that something was wrong. Zhou Fanqi was beside Wen Haizheng at this time, his whole body trembled violently after hearing the voice, his face was frightened, and he shouted to Wen Haizheng out of control: "This, this speaking voice, it seems to be Sima Hongyan!" ”
Zhou Fanqi's words made the soldiers of the two sides who were originally fighting suddenly stop, and the Dongning soldiers quickly retreated, surrounding Wen Haizheng and Zhou Fanqi.
Wen Haizheng turned his horse's head, looked at the Yanling army surrounding him, and asked Zhou Fanqi in a deep voice, "Are you sure?" Is the person who spoke just now really Sima Hongyan? ”
At the beginning in the Dongning dungeon, Sima Hongyan and Zhou Fanqi said I don't know how many words, how could he not recognize Sima Hongyan's unique voice, Zhou Fanqi nodded to Wen Haizheng without hesitation.
After getting a positive answer, Wen Haizheng said gloomily: "It's over, we've won the trick!" ”
A person from the Yanling army stepped out of the crowd and said loudly to the Dongning soldiers: "Please also ask General Wen to come out and speak!" ”
Wen Haizheng came out of the army, looked at the woman opposite and asked, "Are you Sima Hongyan?" ”
Sima Hong's face was expressionless, and he said coldly: "I can let you and your subordinates go today, but you want to leave Zhou Fanqi behind, on this condition, you decide for yourself!" ”
Wen Haizheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and said proudly: "I, the dignified general of Dongning, how can I negotiate terms with you, the invading person?" ”
Sima Hongyan said: "Today's goal is to take down the murderers who killed my companions back then, and now Lan Aoxin and those few eunuchs have fallen into my hands, just one Zhou Fanqi." If you leave him behind, you can leave alive with your people, and if you don't want me, I'll kill you and leave him behind. I'll only give you one chance, and you'll think for yourself. ”