Chapter 40: Qiao Deng's Battle of Li Yang (5)
Li Yang stood on top of the row of wooden platforms in the camp and looked at the chaos below, and couldn't help but be overjoyed. It's been almost two hours since the battle began, and although there aren't many people injured here, many are exhausted. Rafts were littered with crossbows that had broken the strings, and some of them had even broken their arms. He's been paying attention to the rotation of personnel, but there are too many enemies.
Winter nights always come early. He looked up at the sky, and his heart must have been Shen Shi now, and it must be less than an hour before it gets dark. As long as it gets dark, the other party will definitely retreat. It's just that today is over, what about tomorrow?
"Brothers, grit your teeth a little longer, it will soon get dark, and if we hold on a little longer, they will retreat. Li Yang walked back and forth along the wooden row, constantly cheering everyone up.
He counted the hours here, and Luo Shang also counted the hours there. Seeing that the ladder in front of him could not be built, Luo Shang already knew in his heart that today's attack was a failure, and he once again underestimated the opponent's means and will to resist.
He also sent people to fight with the displaced people a few times before, although he didn't win, but every time he couldn't say that he was defeated badly, and even Qin Yan's troops could have the upper hand every time. This time, he personally led the army, and said in his heart that he could pacify the other party in one fell swoop, but he didn't want the other party's camp to be so sinister. Not to mention capturing the other party, but not even touching the opponent's camp.
His life has been extremely smooth. debuted as Wang Rong's army when he was fighting Wu, and along the way, the Wu people were looking at the wind and surrendering, and how could they have encountered such stubborn resistance.
He remembered his uncle Luo Xian again. After the queen of Shu Shang surrendered to Zhong Ai, Luo Xian, who was then the Taishou of Badong, was guarding Yong'an at that time. When the people were panicking, Dongwu took the opportunity to conquer the city under the banner of helping Shu merchants. And Luo Xian supervised the people, with less than 8,000 people, and defeated 60,000 elite soldiers of Eastern Wu before and after, and he was in his uncle's house at that time, and personally experienced this half-year-long battle.
With these two combat experiences, Luo Shang has always thought that he is also an all-rounder who can be a man of Wenneng Anbang and Wu Neng Dingguo. But he never imagined that a small group of homeless people could make him so embarrassed.
"Your Excellency," said Jordon again hurriedly returning from the front line, "the front is too chaotic, and judging from his subordinates, it is difficult to perform today." It is better to take advantage of the fact that it is still early to withdraw the men and horses in front of you to expand the camp. Tomorrow, it's not too late for us to attack again. ”
"Yes, Lord Envoy. This time, Qiao Deng returned with Qin Yan, and he said with a sad and angry face: "The trench of the homeless people is too cleverly dug, and our ladder can't be erected at all. The soldiers were completely passively beaten over there, and they had little power to fight back. Withdraw your troops, Lord Envoy!"
"Alas, if I had known this, I should not have personally come out to lead the troops today. "How did Luo Shang himself not know that he couldn't take the other party today anyway, he had been waiting for someone to come and admonish him to have a step down.
He first turned his head to inspect the expressions of the people around him, and the eyes that looked at him were full of expectation, as if they were waiting for him to say the word withdrawal.
"Then let's get out. Luo Shang secretly said in his heart, he was going to say the word withdrawal, and he paused.
He saw the inadvertent sneer at the corner of Jiang Hair's mouth at the far end.
In an instant, a strong sense of shame welled up in his heart, and then anger.
It was actually seen as a joke by people from other states!
He was despised by the vulgar people!
"Bold Qin Yan, you actually bothered my army's heart with nonsense!" Luo Shang thought of this, and his face suddenly turned extremely cold, "If you can't take the camp of the homeless people today, you can come to see me yourself." ”
Looking at Qiao Deng and Qin Yan's stunned and puzzled expressions, Luo Shang shouted at Qiao Deng again: "Qiao Deng, beat the drums and cheer, the whole army will attack, and take down the opponent's camp!"
"What?" On the other side of the camp, when they heard the latest order from Luo Shang conveyed by the knight who hurried over on horseback, Jian Lan and Ru Ban looked at each other, and their first reaction was whether they had heard it wrong by their ears.
The battle situation on their side was far less fierce than that on Qin Yan's side, the attack on this side was weak, and the shooting on that side was also sparse. As early as three days ago, when the rain had not stopped, Jian Lan and Ru Ban met a "guest" in their camp, Yan Shi.
Although Yan Shi brought them a lot of gold baht, they accepted it without shirking. Yan Shi didn't stay long, didn't even mention about their attack on the homeless, and after chatting casually, he left. didn't make them make any promises, which made Ru Ban and Jian Lan secretly relieved in their hearts. But after collecting other people's property, they naturally slowed down when attacking. Ru Ban, who observed carefully, was the first to find that not only them, but also the troops of Yueyu County in Hanjia County on the side also seemed to be quite powerful, but the actual effect was very poor.
"Damn, these fucking guys have all taken Yan Shi's money. Ru Ban scolded in his heart, but he was even more at ease in his heart.
"Yan Shi, that guy is a wonderful person. When the time comes, after breaking through the camp, he can't be killed by the rebels. That's what Ruban thought early in the morning. In his opinion, even if he releases the water himself, the homeless side will never be able to win. By the time Shen was almost over, Ru Ban had long lost the mind he had when he crossed the river in the morning.
"Well, I'm afraid that Yan Shi and they will persist until the evening, and then they will slip away while the night is on. It's so good that we don't have to see each other again tomorrow. It's best for you displaced people to return to Yongqin Prefecture. In the future, we can meet again and be friends. ”
But at this time, Luo Shang suddenly ordered the whole army to assault, which made Ru Ban stunned.
In Ru Ban's opinion, Luo Shang, who had not done a good job of investigation and preparation in advance, would definitely not be able to take the other party if they did not release the water today. For now, the wisest thing to do is to set up camp as soon as possible, and then think about it in the long run. As long as they are well prepared, these two trenches are not to be feared in front of an army of 100,000. Once they were completely filled, the camp would be very well breached.
"Old Ru," Jian Lan was also puzzled, "what should we do?"
"What should I do?" Ru Ban quickly calculated in his heart, and then his face changed greatly: "Old man, do you think we may capture each other today?"
"No way. Jian Lan has been in the army for a long time, and he has already seen this clearly, and he has scolded Luo Shang many times in his heart.
"It's getting dark. Ru Ban whispered to Jian Lan: "But our camp here in Pishui is just a little bit. It's really night, and the weather is still so cold, you can't go in at that time, and there is nowhere to retreat. What do you say will happen when you get there?"
Hearing this, a layer of fine sweat suddenly appeared on Jian Lan's black forehead, and he opened his mouth for half a while before he said two words in horror: "Ying Xiao!"
History: In November of the fourth year of Yongtai, Yizhou Thorn Shi Luoshang led an army to attack the camp of Pishui Liumin, which was unfavorable. Li Yang saw that the Luo Shang army camp was not in order, and led a thousand brave and brave surprise attacks that night, and the Luo Shang camp was defeated, the dead were not counted, and the Pi Shui did not flow. Since then, Yizhou no longer has the strength to recruit the displaced people, and Luo Shang has no choice but to complain to the imperial court and ask Jingzhou to send troops into Shu to suppress the displaced people.