Chapter 15: The Arrival of Reinforcements
Cheng Pu's move was beyond Sima Yi's expectations, because the soldiers were deployed and strictly guarded the village, just now another 10,000 people went to the north and south gates, and the entire city wall was almost in a vacuum zone, and the 2,000 cavalry rushed to the south gate almost without scruples. Don't underestimate this cavalry corps, which is only about 2,000 cavalry, especially in such a fierce slaughter, the morale aroused will play a decisive role.
Under the frantic onslaught of the cavalry, the form of the south gate almost underwent a shocking reversal. The two sides, who were originally evenly matched, broke the balance of the bureau because of this powerful reinforcement point.
Obviously, the Jiangdong army was scarred and mottled with blood, but everyone had a strong belief in their hearts, which supported them to surpass their own limits and give full play to the potential of the human body. At this time, you can use any words of praise to describe this lion of a hundred battles, because of their strong and unyielding fighting spirit and indomitable spirit, they are not at all like men from the gentle southern country and gentle water towns, but like men tempered in the severe cold of the north and through wind, frost and snowy nights.
The death of Zhuhu at the South Gate did not shock this group of elite Yongzhou soldiers, but with the participation of the Jiangdong cavalry, the Jiangdong Army, which had been rejuvenated, opened a gap in the hearts of these soldiers, and the shadow of defeat began to envelop everyone's heads.
"Kill." With its unique speed, powerful impact and destructive ability, the cavalry team blocks and kills, and the Buddha blocks and kills the Buddha. The cavalry rushed all the way through, like a devastating wither, the wind swept away the leaves, and it took less than a few minutes to open the entire street in the overlapping soldiers. What is surprising is that there were no casualties in the process. The cavalry stopped and returned to their horses, again marching in two rows, charging repeatedly.
At this time, Sima Yi had already regretted it, if he was mobilized half an hour later, then Cheng Pu's 2,000 cavalry would definitely not be so arrogant and so powerful to assault his army. At this time, if he mobilizes soldiers to fight again, it is impossible to recover in a short period of time in terms of momentum, and second, if he mobilizes the Chinese army to protect him, he is afraid that if the thousands of infantry who follow up directly to Dazhai will come to Dazhai, although he can block it, it is difficult to guarantee that the Jiang army, which is not broken, will do something crazy. And once he goes head-to-head, his remote control ability over the troops in the city will inevitably be greatly weakened, Sima Yi suddenly regretted a little, if Yu Ban and Le Jin were any of the generals who could suppress the scene, he would definitely not become so passive.
Seeing that it was going to be completely dark again, thinking of the fatigue and casualties of the soldiers, Sima Yi finally reluctantly decided to retreat.
When the soldiers in Sima Yi's city withdrew one after another, the Jiangdong army shouted earth-shattering and deafening cheers of victory. Although this bloody battle could not be won, it greatly enhanced the confidence of the soldiers to fight to the death.
However, the matter was not completely over, and that night, the exhausted Jiangdong Army actually organized a surprise attack on Sima Yi's Chinese army. It's not that Sima Yi's mind is not more rigorous, just think about it in the battle where all the people are soldiers, on the front of how many days and deaths have passed, everyone's spirit and body have almost reached a critical point, who dares to guarantee that the next moment will suddenly collapse and fall. However, it was under such the worst conditions and in this environment that others thought that it was impossible to organize a group of about 3,000 or 4,000 soldiers and carry out the feat of stealing the camp.
It wasn't until the next day that Gao Ran returned to Huai County.
After a night of tossing, Sima Yi's subordinate soldiers were all in low spirits, looking sick, and exhausted, Sima Yi could only hold the fire in his stomach and let the soldiers recuperate for half a day.
After a night of rapid marching, every soldier showed a trace of fatigue to a greater or lesser extent, his breathing was cloudy, his eyes were bloodshot, and his steps were heavy. Although Yu Ban was anxious, he had no choice but to order to rest in place.
Yu Ban, who had no distractions, didn't think much about the rapid march, but as soon as he stopped, there were more Xiao Jiujiu in his heart. Thinking that Zhang Lang was already far away in the state and county, Yu Ban couldn't help but feel cold, he could leave silently in Huai County, so why did he arrest Zhang Lang and them? Yu Ban will not be in vain, and he will not be empty-sighted, Zhang Lang's strength He also understands seven or eight points, if you want to catch him, how easy is it? What if you can't catch Zhang Lang? Do you really want to apologize for your sins? Thinking of this time, Yu Ban's heart was in a shadow, and he suddenly became very confused about the future. Yu Ban, who was up and down in his heart, rested for a few minutes, couldn't sit still anymore, urged the order, and asked the soldiers to start a rapid march from scratch.
The appearance of Cheng Pu disrupted Sima Yi's troop deployment and gave Zhang Lang, who was in danger, a glimmer of life. In the next few days, Zhang Lang and Sima Yi's army started a life-and-death struggle, from the battlefield to the battlefield desperately tore apart, down to the conspiracy and trickery, attacking the fortifications in the heart, doing everything, and the means were also out of the ordinary, varied, as long as the way could be thought of, they would appear on the battlefield. Zhang Lang and Guo Jia can be said to have racked their brains, consumed countless brain cells, and had endless ideas, which withstood Sima Yi's wave after wave of attacks.
Even Sima Yi himself had to admit Guo Jia's experience and admire it in his heart.
And in the past few days, the battle between the sky and the dark is the most thrilling few days encountered in every soldier's career, the line of life and death, no one is sure that he can still stand on the battlefield in the next second, and no one dares to guarantee whether he can still survive in this world tomorrow.
Under Sima Yi's incessant mobilization and attack, Huaixian almost destroyed the city several times, but in the end, the Jiangdong army withstood the opponent's stormy attack.
The night rises at night, and the night sky of Huai County is full of stars, and it is bright. The aura of tranquility permeated the earth, and it was not as good as the brutal killing and conquest of the day, as if it came from two different worlds, one heaven and one underground.
In a secret room in Huai County, Zhang Lang was lazily leaning on a tiger skin throne, his eyes slightly closed, his eyebrows were worried, his expression was very serious, and his two fingers were beating each other rhythmically. On the lower left and right sides of him are Cheng Yu and Guo Jia. At this time, they did not have the kind of calm and complacent demeanor in their chests, and they were worried. And Dian Wei and Han Juzi, the two henchmen, were guarding the door, and the depressing atmosphere inside made the two of them look extremely dignified and meticulous.
In the middle of the sound, Cheng Yu took the lead in breaking this dull atmosphere, he took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed his heavy mood and said: "Now it seems that General Zhao Yun's troops have changed, otherwise it would be impossible for there to be no news at all in the past few days." ”
Zhang Lang sighed lightly and didn't say anything, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
Cheng Yu let out a "grunt" in his throat, and choked with difficulty: "Has Sima Yi discovered the lord's plan and sent Yu Ban to take 10,000 horses out of the city, under the guise of arresting the lord, but secretly blocking Zhao Yun's troops." If this is the case, then this Sima Yi is really terrible. If this is not removed, the lord will not be at peace. ”
Zhang Lang, who was not in a good mood, turned even more ugly after hearing this.
Only Guo Jia snorted coldly and said: "If Sima Yi really has the ability to predict the unknown, then Huaixian County has already been broken, so how can we discuss major matters here." ”
Cheng Yu disagreed or denied: "Maybe." ”
Zhang Lang still looked listless, but seeing his eyes rolling from time to time, it was obvious that he was playing with some ghost idea in his heart.
Cheng Yu suddenly raised his voice and said solemnly: "Lord, depending on the situation, General Zhao Yun's men and horses will not be able to arrive within the scheduled time, and our soldiers can no longer withstand such a long-term war of attrition.
Zhang Lang raised his eyebrows, and his face became more and more cold.
Surprisingly, Guo Jia, who usually does not advocate taking the initiative to retreat, also agreed with Cheng Yu's opinion this time and said: "Yes, the goal of this trip has been fully achieved, and Sima Yi's army has also been firmly nailed to Huaixian by us. ”
Zhang Lang finally opened the golden mouth and said in a deep voice: "From beginning to end, I never thought that Zhao Yun and his men and horses would not arrive in Huaixian on time for some reason, not before, and not now. It can be said that I believe in Zilong as I believe in myself. At this time, Zhang Lang looked at Guo Jia and Cheng Yu and had the intention of persuading, and then said indifferently: "Look, the scout will come soon." ”
Guo Jia and Cheng Yu wanted to say something, but Zhang Lang waved his hand domineeringly to stop them from speaking: "Believe him." When Zhang Lang got to this point, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu glanced at each other, couldn't help sighing, and didn't say anything.
The oppressive atmosphere became more and more dreary, and the whole air was like ice, pressing against the chest like thousands of boulders, almost making people breathless.
Time passed little by little, and the night sky slowly moved towards the night.
Several people in the secret room looked tired, but none of them felt like they wanted to sleep.
Zhang Lang's eyes were bloodshot, and the night before dawn was the darkest moment. Zhang Lang believes that as long as he can withstand this period of time, victory will belong to him.
The sky has slowly begun to brighten, and the east is also showing the whiteness of the fish's belly.
Zhang Lang said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "You guys go and rest, it won't be long before a new round of siege battles will start again." ”
Guo Jia and Cheng Yu stood up silently and prepared to go out.
At this time, there was a tickle at the door.
Dian Wei's rough and straightforward voice sounded: "Old General Huang, why are you here?" Could it be that Sima Dog Thieves have begun to send people to attack the city again? Isn't that right? Usually, Sima dog thieves start to send people to attack the city after the Yin hour, and they start to attack the city around the middle of the hour. Why did you start moving so early today? ”
Huang Gai ignored Dian Wei's self-talk, his voice was anxious, and he said with some joy: "Is the lord still inside?" ”
Dian Wei couldn't help laughing and said, "Old man Huang, the lord is inside, why are you in such a hurry today?" ”
As soon as Huang Gai heard that Zhang Lang was in the secret room, he ignored Dian Wei's trembling and immediately pushed the door out.
Zhang Lang, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu set their eyes on Huang Gai at the same time.
Huang Gai didn't wait for his breathing to subside, and said excitedly: "Lord, good news." ”
The mood of Zhang Lang and the other three was immediately mobilized by Huang Gai's excited tone, Zhang Langqiang suppressed Que Yue's excitement, and tried his best to say in a calm tone: "What's the matter?" ”
Huang Gai couldn't control the trembling of his voice and said: "The scouts have been on Zhao Yun's army in a row, and in about three days, General Zhao will be able to reach Huai County." The reason why contact was suddenly lost a few days ago was that General Zhao Yun's scouts found 10,000 horses in the ban, and originally wanted to ambush them, but thinking that the situation in Huaixian County had reached the point where it could not be delayed, in order not to startle the snake, he concealed his whereabouts and turned to the trail, and it was precisely because of this that the scouts who contacted our army were delayed for a day or two, and because Sima besieged the city, he could only wander outside and wait for a good opportunity when he arrived in Huaixian, so he could only send the news to us until now. ”
Zhang Lang waved his big hand fiercely, as if he wanted to pour out all the evil qi of the past few days, and roared: "It's just the right time." ”
Although Guo Jia didn't say anything, the excited expression could still be seen on his face. And Cheng Yu has already danced and doesn't know what to say. The originally dreary atmosphere was swept away, replaced by everyone's new streamer abnormal expressions.
Zhang Lang hadn't been dazzled by this news, but he was in an excited voice, and he unconsciously raised an octave and said to Huang Gai: "Pass my order to go down and inform every soldier of the arrival of reinforcements, so that they can hold out until the day Zhao Yun arrives no matter what." ”
Huang Gai said in high spirits: "I have not been ordered." ”
Guo Jia did not forget to take the vaccination, and said to Huang Gai: "General Huang must not relax because Zhao Yun's army is about to arrive, if Sima suddenly becomes ruthless, and wants to take Huaixian at all costs, and then continue the night's fierce attack, then our situation will become even more dangerous." Therefore, in these last three days, we must do a good job of the final strict observance task. ”
Huang Gai said solemnly: "The military advisor can rest assured, his subordinates will definitely go all out, and they don't dare to be careless." ”
Zhang Lang nodded at this time and motioned for Huang Gai to go out and prepare.
After Huang Gai left, Zhang Lang, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu glanced at each other, and suddenly each laughed wildly, and the tense mood was swept away, and everyone was extremely relaxed.
(To be continued)