Chapter 753: My Heart Hurts So Much I Want to Die!
"Water, it's flooding!"
"Run!"
"Where are the war horses?"
Boom Boom –
Thousands of troops and horses are very strong, but when the water sends out the formation of thousands of troops and horses, it is only a matter of moments to devour thousands of troops and horses.
The fires in the huge company camp were extinguished in an instant, and tents were moved and engulfed. In an instant, the camp of the Liao army was dead silent, even if the Song army stood at the head of the city, seeing this scene, his heart was cold.
As the main general, Liu Fa has an impulse in his heart to try.
His blood boiled in his chest, and he decided it was the perfect opportunity. Even if the Liao army outside the city suffered few casualties, for Liu Fa, it was just a chicken. It is no longer the Liao army that is storming around Yi County.
"Brother Huyan, ...... for brothers"
As far as Liu Fa's personality is concerned, Hu Yanzhuo can see the restlessness in the other party's eyes at a glance. He didn't think that Liu Fa's move was appropriate, and the order they received was to hold on to Yi County and wait for reinforcements. Instead of taking it as their duty to kill and injure the Liao army.
To put it bluntly, being able to guard the city well in the city is satisfying for Hu Yanzhuo.
As for going out of the city to kill the enemy?
Tens of thousands of Liao troops, can they be killed?
Hu Yanzhuo thought of this, so he opened his mouth to stop him: "Commander Liu, you should know that the commander ordered you in Yi County to let me wait for the commander to keep the way back." If you insist on going your own way, you will spoil the good deeds of the commander, in case you let the army fall into passivity, you and I can't afford to bear such a responsibility! ”
"Brother Huyan, you're thinking too much. At this time, the Liao army is already a frightened bird, although the water comes and goes quickly, if we can't take advantage of the opportunity to make the Liao army unpeaceful overnight, we will miss the opportunity, it will be the biggest mistake. Rest assured, this time I personally led the troops out for my brother, and the safety of the city was on my brother's shoulders. ”
"Commander Liu, do you know what you're doing?"
"Will be outside, the king's order will not be affected. Not to mention the experience of being a brother. ”
Hu Yanzhuo still wanted to persuade, but when he heard that Liu Fa was actually experienced, he was immediately surprised: "Has the Western Army also used water to attack and sneak attack the Party Army?" Why hasn't the younger brother heard of it? ”
This question is not easy to answer, Liu Fa sneered and said: "It's not a sneak attack, it's a sneak attack." ”
In the past twenty years, the Great Song Dynasty attacked and entered the hinterland of Western Xia twice, and both times allowed Liu Fa to catch up. Catching up is catching up, but the ending is not very good.
For the first time, ambushed, coupled with insufficient supplies. It caused a great rout, with countless casualties.
The second time, the Battle of Lingzhou. The Western Xia Dangxiang insidiously dug the embankment of the Great River (Yellow River), and the 100,000-strong army finally fled back to the Great Song Dynasty with only 10,000 horses. Coach Gao Zunyu dismissed for this.
Liu Fa was lucky to be one of those 10,000 people.
The embankment of the big river was dug, and the momentum was definitely not comparable to the small easy water. The water in the sky looks endless. But in fact, there are not many soldiers who died when the army was swallowed by the water, at most it was 10,000 men and horses. And the storage capacity of easy water is not comparable to that of large rivers at all.
The other sixty or seventy thousand horses were all in a panic, bombing the camp, running around, and then being beheaded by the Western Xia army.
At that time, the army under Gao Zunyu could be said to be the elite of the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty, and it was the most elite main force of the Song Army. This army, if it fights with the elite of Western Xia, the 200,000 elites of Western Xia may not be able to stop it.
But in the face of despair, it still showed a fragile result.
It's not that Liu Fa underestimates the Liao army, it's really not as good as the Western Army. At least in terms of military discipline. If the Great Song army did not take the initiative to attack, until the Liao people reacted, or after dawn, the losses caused by the water attack could not be withdrawn at least in terms of troops. Probably the most losses are just supplies. And Yi County is already under the rule of Nanjing Dao in the Liao State, and materials are easy to transfer. Seeing a big victory turn into a dispensable sneak attack, Liu Fa really couldn't accept it.
During the Battle of Lingzhou, Liu Fa was a pawn in the army at that time and was lucky to survive. Sometimes when he closes his eyes, he dreams of the river in the sky, and the familiar faces seem to be faintly visible, but they are separated by yin and yang.
He was heartbroken, and said to Hu Yanzhuo: "Brother Xian, you don't understand, water attack, water alone is useless. The Liao army is not chaotic, and the loss of this night's work is only some supplies, and there are two or three thousand men and horses. You and I are both people who lead soldiers to fight, and we know that the heart of the army is like ice, and if it is really broken, it will be easy to knock into scum. But once it froze, the next day it was a piece of ice. ”
"In the battle of Lingzhou that year, the river was dug up, but you know that although the water at that time was boundless, it could not drown people, at most it was over people's waists. But in the end, only 10,000 horses of the 100,000 army survived, was that because they were drowned? No, it's that the supplies are gone, and there is no food. And this place is the Liao realm, the Liao people can allocate materials anytime and anywhere, and only by letting the Liao army mess up overnight can the Liao army be killed and injured to the greatest extent. Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. Attacking the heart is the first, this is the road of the art of war. Liu Fa persuaded.
Hu Yanzhuo is a disciple of Jiangmen, and of course he knows Liu Fa's explanation. But Liu Fa was ashamed to talk to him about the art of war, Hu Yanzhuo was very disdainful of this, and said in his heart: "You are also worthy of talking to a certain about the art of war?" ”
If he has some responsibility, he will definitely follow Liu Fa to take on the army. Even as a deputy general, he would take the initiative to lead the troops out of the city and attack and kill the Liao.
But he didn't do this, but after thinking about the gains and losses, he said helplessly: "Brother Liu, you are the main general, you can arrange it!" ”
Liu Fa didn't care, his personality was not reckless, but he looked rude. Liu Fa always thought that because he was ugly, he was reused by Li Kui.
After all, there have long been rumors in the army that people who are not strange-looking are not liked by Li Kui.
is like Hu Yanzhuo, don't look at his decent appearance, but I heard that he is not happy in the Fei Lian Army. The goalkeeper, the top goalkeeper is like this? If there is no person who carries the banner, the defeat of the top generals will be broken in only two or three generations. Look at the Yang family, how majestic the Yang family was back then, but now, how can a Yang Zhi support the family business? If it weren't for the fact that Yang Zhi, the chief, was really sick to his stomach and was reused by the handsome, he wouldn't know where to nest?
"I want eight hundred cavalry."
Liu Fa thought of this, and said that he thought that Yi County could come up with the largest number of cavalry, eight hundred.
This already includes all the cavalry, scouts, and the number of guards in the army. Liu Fa did not ask Hu Yanzhuo for the other party's personal guard, which was too unreasonable, and he could only speak with numbers. Let Hu Yanzhuo give in.
Hu Yanzhuo wanted to refuse, and his personal guards also had two hundred people, all of whom had horses, and they were not weak in horsemanship. But if you let Liu Fa take it out, how much can you bring back?
Immediately, he looked at Liu Fa's tattered face, and seemed to understand a little in his heart, looking like a short-lived goods, he should suffer a loss.
Hu Yanzhuo nodded and said, "Okay, my guards are all for you." ”
"Your war horse looks handsome......"
"Brother Liu, this horse is a royal gift to the emperor, and it can't be borrowed."
"Well, since it's a gift from the emperor, it's not a blessing for my brother. After I left the city, the virtuous brother beat drums at the head of the city, arranged more soldiers, and did not stop all night. ”
Hu Yanzhuo had no reason to refuse this condition, and nodded: "Don't worry, a certain nature will not hold you back." ”
Liu Fa touched a soft nail, and he was not annoyed, but smiled to hide his embarrassment of being refuted: "But Brother Huyan, you have to hurry, I estimate that in half an hour, this water will recede." When the time comes, it's the best opportunity. ”
Not to mention the Yi County defenders.
In the camp of the Liao army, it was already a pot of porridge, the soldiers were intercepted in a rush, and the captain mercilessly killed the soldiers who ran around. As the water level dropped, and the soaked soldiers began to chill, the chaos in the camp seemed to be suppressed.
Han Junyi ordered the guards to prepare torches.
Not all Liao camps were raided by the flood.
Some of the higher terrain is still unharmed.
As long as the fires in the camps are lit and the soldiers have the backbone, the panic of the army can still be quelled. Unfortunately, he had no intention of caring about the 20,000 troops on the other side of the river.
The Liao army was cut off by the lazy waist of the water, although the water came and went quickly, and the water level also fell quickly. But it's not easy to cross the river.
The surging river water is simply not something that war horses can wade through, plus the washed away bridge, and the boats crossing the river, Han Junyi knows that if he wants to know the situation on the other side, he can only wait until after dawn tomorrow.
Knock knock
Knock Knock Knock –
The snare drums of the Song army were loud, but in the night, they gave people a sense of urgency that shocked the soul.
"Where's the drum!"
"Dashuai, it's in Yixian County on the other side of the river."
"Not good!"
Han Junyi hurriedly walked out of the tent and looked at the opposite bank. He was shocked to find that the bonfires on the head of Yi County were all extinguished, as if the entire north bank of Yi Shui was shrouded in darkness.
And this shady curtain gives people a sense of suffocating depression.
Han Junyi exclaimed: "Immediately give Xiao Rang an order and let him retreat thirty miles." ”
"Dashuai, we ...... I can't get by! ”
"I can't get by!"
No one knew how many Song troops there were in Yi County, and even Han Junyi believed that there were more Song troops on the other side of the river hidden in the night outside the city. Waiting for the chaos of the Liao army.
At this time, the best option is to get out of the battlefield.
The battalion was gone, the soldiers were forced to stand in the field, and the atmosphere of fear and tension could kill 20,000 Liao troops at any time and place.
The only way was to leave the battlefield immediately while the Song army's offensive had not begun. Wait for dawn.
But Song Jun, to be precise, Liu Fa will not give Liao Jun this opportunity. Don't look at the lack of strength of the Song army in Yixian City, but Liu Fa still made a desperate bet, gathered all the cavalry that could get on the horse, and took advantage of the dark night, like a young but patient beast, staring at the Liao army.
Knock knock
Knock Knock Knock –
The snare drum in Yixian County really made the Liao army be alarmed again. Without the protection of the camp, and even many soldiers lost their weapons, it is absolutely impossible not to panic in such a situation.
When the Liao army moved, the chaotic sounds, mixed with the neighing of war horses, began to become abrupt in the night.
Liu Fa sat on his war horse at this time, pulled out his long knife and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Kill Liao Dog." ”
Boom, the movement of iron hooves trampling the earth is not large. Full of calculations, Liu Fa only mustered together 800 cavalry, which is still a discounted force. In fact, less than eight hundred.
But 800 people stirred up 20,000 people, and more horses fell into panic, and the movement was like thousands of horses, making it impossible to distinguish between east and west, north and south.
The long knife is like snow, and it takes away a life when it is waved.
Puff puff
The movement of the knife slashing was like chopping meat, but it was this feeling that made Liu Fa's blood boil, just like in Lingzhou, the 100,000 Song troops fell into despair, and the fear and cold seemed to be able to freeze their hearts.
And at this moment, it was not the Song army that fell into despair, but the Liao army.
A back and forth, relaxed and did not make Liu Fa feel tired at all, but made him happy. And the Liao army once again fell into the bombardment camp, and the soldiers fought each other regardless of whether they were enemies or enemies. That was the purpose of his night raid. He can only gather 800 men and horses, this person, even if the martial arts are amazing, how many Liao troops can be killed?
As long as the Liao army is not chaotic, it will not rush to kill each other, let alone lose a large number of troops. This is the biggest benefit of the night raid on the camp. It is also the scene that Liu Fa wants to see the most.
Liu Fa raised the long knife with one arm and shouted: "Sons, are you tired!" ”
"Not tired!"
"Good son, follow me to kill!"
For the sake of speed, and even in order to stir the Liao army into chaos faster, Liu Fa required that the soldiers could only use light armor, and the war horses were not allowed to wear armor. In this way, the physical strength of the war horse and the physical strength of the human can be preserved to the greatest extent.
So that the soldiers in the excitement become more durable.
Liu Fa was fighting outside the city, and the head of the city was staring at the Liao army in the chaos outside the city. The night's fight really began. But every time Hu Yanzhuo pondered that Liu Fa's gang should come back, the fighting outside the city became more intense. made him worry about his personal guards, and it was obviously a mistake to lend Liu Fa.
Hu Yanzhuo prayed that when Liu Fa returned, he would not toss all his personal guards.
But one hour, two hours.
Liu Fa just didn't come back, and Hu Yanzhuo, who was standing on the head of the city, could still be sure that Liu Fa was not dead.
Not only did he not die, but he was even happier.
Finally, Liu Fa wandered outside the city all night, and there was no sign of returning.
And the eastern sky is gradually turning white, and it is about to dawn.
Hu Yanzhuo, who was standing at the head of the city, saw clearly that Liu Fa was chasing and killing thousands of people with hundreds of cavalry......
He felt that he was completely stupid, didn't this thing know that once the Liao people reacted, he would die without a place to be buried?
It's a pity that the Liao people have no courage at this time, and the main general Xiao Rang was hacked and killed in the chaos. The Liao army on the north bank didn't even have the heart to resist, and at the first moment when they could discern the direction, they fled to the north. Seeing this scene, Liu Fa could only sigh, he only had a chance last night when he took advantage of the chaos of the Liao army. After dawn, he was also tired, and the Song army also fought all night, and one by one they could only barely rush to kill on their horses. It is obviously unwise to continue the pursuit.
If it weren't for the fact that the Liao army was frightened, he might have taken these Song soldiers to death together.
Finally waited for the Song army to come back, and Hu Yanzhuo waited at the city gate early. But Hu Yanzhuo's mind was full of tragic corpses outside the city, and he couldn't understand why there were people like Liu Fa in the world.
What's even more annoying is that this guy seems to have made a great contribution.
If it were according to the rules of the army, there was a high probability that the opportunity to lead the troops last night would be him, not Liu Fa. Thinking that Tianda's great credit was missed again, Hu Yanzhuo felt a kind of heartache like missing 100 million big money.
What made him even more heartbroken was that he found that he had more than half of his personal guards.
"General, it's too exciting, I waited for 800 heroes to chase and kill 20,000 Liao troops and fought all night, such a heroic act, there are no regrets in this life!" Hu Yanzhuo recognized it as his side brother, and Hu Yanqing shouted at him in surprise. Obviously, I didn't see Hu Yanzhuo's bottom-like face, and there were dead fish-like eyes.
The guards are not ordinary soldiers, but samurai raised by the gate, and it can be said that there is not much difference from domestic slaves. The warriors of the Huyan family helped Liu Fa to make meritorious contributions, and he also admired Liu Fa stupidly, Hu Yanzhuo felt that if this matter was known to the ancestor Huyanzan, his old man's coffin board would not be able to be suppressed!
Hu Yanzhuo's face was cold, he turned around and left, and the moment he covered his chest, he just wanted to say one word: "Let me die!" ”