Chapter 218, night raid on the Qiang camp to burn grain and grass
Tianshui, Qiangying
"Haha, that Liu Bei is really ridiculous. With his own people, Cao Cao and Sun Quan and others are just mediocre. It's a pity that this huge Han Dynasty is occupied by such a person! ”
When Cherrigi heard Yadan who had returned to the camp, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh contemptuously.
"Great King, the last general has fought with Liu Beijun. Its soldiers are far more brave than our warriors, and the king fell in this battle, and he asked the king not to fall for his weakness. ”
At this time, Qiang put Oh He out of the queue and said cautiously.
Since he has served Cherrigi, his net worth and life will be delivered. What's more, the old master is destined to bring his brothers back. Naturally, he is cautious, not seeking merit but seeking no fault.
"Your words, this king knows. Tomorrow, let's see if Liu Beijun retreats or not, and then think about the follow-up. ”
Cherrigi is not a delusion, and his intelligence is seventy, and he is by no means so easily confused.
But he doesn't know what to do, not tomorrow, but tonight!
The moon is dark and the wind is high at night, when people are killed and set on fire.
The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Qiang battalion were as silent as water, with only a few teams of patrol soldiers occasionally, and there was a slight movement between the collision of swords and armor.
At the gate of the camp, the Qiang soldiers stationed there also occasionally looked into the distance. Seeing that there was no movement, he yawned and hid in a corner.
Unaware of it, Liu Beijun, with more than 2,000 white-eared soldiers as the sharp knife team, followed by 6,000 cavalry, was quietly approaching.
Liu Bei was defeated at the beginning, and he did not hesitate to damage his prestige, so this is what he did.
Even though Cherrigi still had two points of caution in his heart, these eight points were enough to kill.
"Meng Qi, wait for the enemy camp to be killed later. I, my uncle, Wen Chang, and my senior brother killed people when they saw them, and they burned their tents to make the Qiang army camp chaotic. ”
"If you look at the distribution of the enemy's camp by the army and the division, the grain and grass will be in the northeast. At that time, Meng Qi and Huang Yan, two veteran generals, were also invited to burn their grain and grass with most of the cavalry! ”
Everyone in the world knows that Zhao Yun is Kong Ming's favorite general, and this night attack on the Qiang camp, naturally Zhao Yun was invited to be the main general.
In this operation, Lao Liu almost poured out of the nest and sent all the generals to do it in order to burn their grain and grass.
Cherrigi's army of tens of thousands of people eats horses and chews grain and grass every day, which is an astronomical amount. The lack of food and grass will definitely cause the army to be in turmoil, and it is reasonable to retreat or defeat at that time.
As for saying that this raid can defeat the Qiang army, Liang Liang Fazheng is not so whimsical.
Cold weapon battlefield, because the ancients were prone to night blindness, the combat cohesion of the ancient army was generally low, and so on. It is indeed easy to have a surprise attack and be defeated and scattered.
But it also depends on the specific situation, the Qiang army is nearly 150,000, and everyone is skilled in bows and horses.
The battle of Hefei is impossible to recover, after all, although strategically his own side is no less than Zhang Liao, Cheriji is not Sun Quan.
If you want to defeat the Qiang army in one go, you can't do it unless two conditions are met.
One, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others, who took down the head of Cheriji. King Qiang died, and the soldiers were undoubtedly defeated without a fighting spirit.
In both cases, the enemy army camped in the mountains and forests, borrowing the relentless fire. For example, the Battle of Changshe at the time of the Yellow Turban, and the Battle of Yiling at Lao Liu.
Zhao Yun and the others led the white-eared soldiers, and it can be said that they broke into the camp very easily.
The white-eared soldiers were originally the elite of a hundred battles, and after being trained by Chen Zhi, they were in the middle of the battle with Lao Cao's Tiger Guard.
Later, Lao Xing was trained according to the new art of war, and the elite was only under the dare to be a battalion. As for the 20,000 trouble-relieving troops in power, at most they are like the white-eared soldiers in the Chen Zhi period.
"Kill!"
Then he and Chen Zhi, Wei Yan, and Zhang Ren quickly dispersed with hundreds of soldiers.
Set fire to the village everywhere, and suddenly shouts of killing broke out.
Many Qiang soldiers in their sleep were wiped off their necks before they woke up. Some people were confused in the lake, and when they noticed the situation, they were killed by the white-eared soldiers outside when they came out of the camp.
But there were also many who reacted and raised their blades in a panic to meet the enemy. But after all, between the panic, it doesn't have much effect.
In the midst of the chaos, except for the enemy soldiers who were killed by the white-eared soldiers, those who killed each other and trampled to death were not counted.
The wailing screams pierced the night sky and woke up more Qiang soldiers.
"King, Liu Beijun attacked our camp at night. Now that the camp is in chaos, I don't know the number of enemy troops, so please ask the king to withdraw from the camp first! ”
When Yue Ji came to the tent, he saw that Cheriji was putting on his armor in a panic, and hurriedly admonished.
"The king must not mess with himself, it is expected that Liu Beijun will attack with a surprise, and there will not be many soldiers and horses."
"This disease of scabies! If the king withdraws from the camp, it will bring great sorrow to the morale of our army. At that time, the soldiers and men will suspect that our army's losses will definitely be greater! ”
"Please also ask General Yueji to rectify the soldiers and horses, and ask the prince to lead the soldiers and horses in the village to pacify the enemy and stabilize the army's heart!"
Before Cherrigi could speak, he saw Yadan come anxiously, and immediately shouted when he opened the big tent.
"Good, if it weren't for Yadan, it would be a big mistake!"
"Yue Ji, go and reorganize the army quickly, this king must first suppress such petty people!"
At this time, Cherrigi in the main tent finally reacted and hurriedly passed the order.
"Whoa!"
When Yueji heard the fate, he saw that Cherrigi was stable. I couldn't help but feel a little more stable in my heart, and I was busy arranging.
"Hmph, Liu Bei's plan is really to confuse the enemy, and this king is also in danger!"
Yue Ji went down to set up the room, and Cheriji looked at Yadan and couldn't help but sigh.
This will make him finally put away his contempt thoughts, and Liu Bei can become famous in the great Han Dynasty. Characters who have been in the limelight for decades and crisscrossed thirteen states are really mediocre!
"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"
"Don't worry, the king, the minister thinks it's a good thing. Rather than not being able to see the depth, it is not a blessing for our army to be able to see it earlier! ”
Seeing this, Yadan said with relief.
He didn't take the chaos in the camp to heart. Liu Bei can hide everything, but he only has 20,000 men under his command, how can he hide it.
Since there are only these few people, how much harm can you bring out if you don't mess up?
"What the prime minister said is very true, haha, there is a prime minister in Liu Bei and others, and he has long been a prisoner of this king!"
Cherrigi was comforted and finally relieved.
"Just ......"
But at this moment, Yadan, who was listening to the shouts of killing outside, suddenly frowned for no reason.
This off-the-books chaos really doesn't sound like the momentum of a surprise attack by tens of thousands of people. But Liu Bei did so much, and in the end he only sent a few thousand people to attack my army.
For what......
"Just what?"
"Not good! King, hurry, hurry up and order General Yueji to protect the grain and grass! ”
Yadan was in a hurry, and he immediately thought of the trick.
As if in response to him, the granary of the army in the northeast corner was located, and the flames suddenly burst into the sky. Compared with the fires in other parts of the camp, how many times more fierce?
"Damn, damn!"
The terrifying fire turned the main tent red, and Cherrigi scolded when he saw this.
"Ordered Oh He to go to the granary to put out the fire! Summons Yue Ji, tonight, this king will annihilate the enemy army to eliminate my hatred! ”
When Cherrigi angrily rushed to kill Zhao Yun and the others, Ma Chao had already killed back.
Liu Beijun's generals saw that the task was completed, and they no longer stayed. Taking advantage of the fact that most of the Qiang army is still in chaos, retreat to Tianshui.
Although Cherrigi pursued all the way, all the elites led by Zhao Yun and the others finally retreated safely into the city. And Cherrigi was also blocked by the crossbow at the head of the city, and the night was dark, so he had no choice but to retreat to the camp with hatred.
Returning to the camp to count the losses, a soldier lost more than 10,000 soldiers tonight, not to mention. The most important grain and grass is only left for a few days with an army of 100,000 people!