Chapter 346: Wan Yan Yu's self-confidence is shattered
Wanyan Lu is riding his horse and galloping, followed by the 50,000 army he led, as long as it takes half a day, he will be able to catch up with the 50,000 army of the vanguard army, he only hopes that Zeng Chang'an of Zengtou City did not capture Hujiazhuang, in this way, he can show his talents, with the momentum of thunder, all the Yunze forces on Shandong Road are uprooted.
It's just that, at this moment, a burst of smoke and dust rose in front of them, and then several cavalry figures appeared there, and they rushed towards this side, the speed of the army did not decrease, but all the golden troops burst out with a violent aura, as if they were going to crush the rushing horses.
However, when the cavalry approached, Wan Yan Lu and the others realized that it was their own cavalry. Wan Yanlu frowned and looked at the approaching cavalry, and a bad premonition faintly rose in his heart.
Sure enough, the cavalry came to the front and hurriedly turned the horse's head, and while moving forward with the army, one of the cavalrymen said in a loud voice: "Little prince, my subordinates have an urgent military situation to report!" ”
Hearing this, Yan Lu sped up his horse, he came to the front of the cavalry, took the parchment roll handed over by the other party, and the moment he opened it, when he saw the content on it, his pupils shrank sharply, and a wave of disbelief and rage surged in his eyes.
"Zeng Chang'an, this waste, whether he is dead, he can't take a small Hujiazhuang, why are you alive, it's a pity that I have 30,000 sons and daughters."
He threw away the parchment roll in his hand and sped up his horse again. After half a day's journey, he finally arrived at the place where the 50,000 vanguard troops were stationed at nightfall.
At this time, in front of the vanguard barracks, Wan Yan Qinglin, the main general who led the vanguard army this time, greeted him, he was one of the top ten fierce generals under Wan Yan Zongbi, and he was definitely able to enter the top five.
"Little prince, I ......" He was in his forties, burly and strong, and the long beard on his face made him look a little rough. At this time, a trace of guilt flashed on his face.
"I see, you don't blame you for that...... If you want to blame Zeng Chang'an, you can blame Zeng Chang'an for his meritorious service......" Wan Yanlu waved his hand, and then walked into the military tent, at this time, his eyes were as heavy as water.
He no longer had the ease and disdain he had when he came. Although, he looked down on Hujiazhuang and Zhujiazhuang, as well as those people in Liangshanshui.
But he also knew that Zeng Chang'an was not a waste, and his Dajin Erlang was not a sheep, and he was able to kill 30,000 Dajin Erlang, which was enough to prove that Hu, Zhu Liangzhuang and Liangshan Shuibo were powerful.
He only wants to know the specific situation now, and he wants to know how Zeng Changan was defeated.
Wanyan Qinglin's side actually just arrived, and he didn't have time to meet Zeng Chang'an, but he waited for the news of the annihilation of Zeng Chang'an's army.
Therefore, Wan Yan Qinglin did not continue to attack, he was waiting for Wan Yan Lu to preside over the overall situation.
"Let's talk about the situation in Hujiazhuang, with Zeng Chang'an's ability, it shouldn't have been defeated so quickly and miserab......ly," Wanyan Lu asked Wanyan Qinglin when he entered the big tent.
When Yan Qinglin heard this, he shook his head and said, "None of the 30,000 troops have returned, and the last general doesn't know what the situation is ahead." If someone hadn't sent Zeng Chang'an's head back, we wouldn't have known that Zeng Chang'an had been defeated, and none of the scouts we sent to them had returned, all of them had been killed silently. ”
Speaking of this, Wan Yan Qinglin frowned, his eyes were full of doubts, and there was a hint of jealousy.
It stands to reason that the combat power of the soldiers on his side is definitely above that of the Jingren, and even if their scouts are discovered, if they are bent on escaping, it is impossible for them not to escape.
But he sent hundreds of scouts over, but in the end they went into the sea like mud cows, and there was no news at all. This made him feel an indescribable worry in his heart.
When the two sides are at war, the most taboo thing is not knowing the enemy's situation, which will make them very passive. Speaking of which, the information about the annihilation of Zeng Chang'an's security army was only known by Hujiazhuang's side to send Zeng Chang'an's head back.
He knew that this was a demonstration by Hujiazhuang, but he didn't dare to attack easily for a while, for fear that he would repeat Zeng Chang'an's mistakes.
"None of the scouts have come back, is Hujiazhuang so powerful now!" A hint of shock flashed in Wan Yanlu's eyes. It made his heart beat as well.
They didn't know that after receiving Qin Ze's rifle support, Hu Sanniang selected dozens of Zhuang Ding, who were very accurate in marksmanship, to act as snipers and ambush them in various areas explored by the Jin army.
It didn't take long for the Jin scouts to be in their sphere of influence before the snipers were killed. Hu Sanniang just wanted to cause great psychological pressure on Jin Jun.
As Wan Yan Lu asked, Wan Yan Qinglin nodded at him.
After hearing this, Yan Lu's eyes were gloomy, and after thinking about it for a while, he got up and said: "No matter what tricks they play, our 100,000 troops are on the line, and we don't believe that we can't take a Hujiazhuang, so we will order the whole army to set off immediately!" ”
After Yan Qinglin heard this, he opened his mouth to persuade Yan Lu to say a few words. After all, it will be very disadvantageous for them to travel overnight at this time, after all, they are going to someone else's sphere of influence.
Even if the combined forces of Hu, Zhu Liangzhuang and Liangshan Shuibo may not have 100,000 people, but on the home field of others, if they march in such a hurry, if they are ambushed, they are afraid that they will suffer heavy losses.
It's just that, seeing Wanyan Lu on the verge of an outbreak and his expression that he might be angry at any time, he sighed and turned around and went out.
The whole camp began to pull out the village, Wan Yanlu couldn't wait for a moment, he wanted to go to Hujiazhuang to see what was going on.
As for whether he would be ambushed, he was not worried at all, with the 100,000 people in his hands, even if he entered Hujiazhuang's sphere of influence, he didn't believe that Hujiazhuang would dare to attack his 100,000 army.
With the army rushing to the village, the 100,000 army arrived in front of Hujiazhuang at midnight. At this time, there was a black light in Hujiazhuang, and there was a death-like silence.
The torch shone past, and he could faintly see the scene ahead through the night, Wan Yanlu looked at the fortress in front of him with some astonishment, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
What should this look like in a small farm? It's not an exaggeration to say that this is a castle, and it is even stronger than a castle. Even if he didn't see the whole picture clearly, Wanyan Lu also understood why Zeng Chang'an couldn't capture Hujiazhuang.
It's just that he can't understand how Zeng Changan and the 30,000 army were completely annihilated.
Although Wan Yanlu was shocked by the information he got before, and because of Yun Ze, he attached great importance to the entire Hu and Zhu Liangzhuang, but the importance of it does not mean that he will not underestimate Hu and Zhu Erzhuang.
In general, he is still the brave general who is high-spirited and invincible all the way. In fact, he thought very clearly in his heart, he wanted to rush to Hujiazhuang with the momentum of thunder, and he didn't believe that Hujiazhuang would be able to find reinforcements in a short time.
His idea was very simple, that is, to catch the enemy by surprise, his side was 100,000 troops, and he even felt that Hujiazhuang's side might not know how many troops he had.
He even hoped that those people from Hujiazhuang would come and sneak attack, and when they found out that they had an army of 100,000 on their side, they would definitely surprise them. In turn, exterminated by them.
It's just that when Wan Yanlu arrived at Hujiazhuang, he didn't encounter any ambush army. They arrived here almost unimpeded.
Looking at the dead silence of Hujiazhuang, Wan Yanlu frowned, his eyes flashed, and he hurriedly ordered his soldiers to attack the city, this time may be the best time to attack the city.
He even felt that Hujiazhuang's dead silence at this time might have been over, and he didn't notice that their divine soldiers had descended from the sky.
Even Wanyan Qinglin, who has always been famous for his stability beside him, faintly felt that it would be because Hujiazhuang didn't have time to react, and was still in a state of confusion. At this time, if the siege begins, Hujiazhuang will definitely be broken if it is not fully prepared.
Looking at the four thousand soldiers who had already begun to attack the city, a wave of anticipation surged in his eyes.
At the same time, on the city wall of Hujiazhuang, although all the torches were extinguished, at the corner of the city wall, the Zhuang Ding lurking there was faintly visible, and in the middle, Hu Sanniang was hidden in the dark. His eyes burned as he looked at the Jin army in front of him, his eyes were as calm as water.
Behind her, there was the same calm as the watery general of Hujiazhuang. As early as when Wanyan Lu led the army to arrive, the scouts in front passed the news back.
Although Hu Sanniang didn't know how many people the Jin army came this time, she never slackened, and Zhu Jiazhuang, who also received the news, and Lu Junyi, who was in Liangshan Shuibo, had already sent a large army to surround her.
Hu Sanniang didn't expect to be able to repeat the battle like the destruction of Zeng Chang'an, but it was still necessary to teach the Jin army a lesson, at least to beat them first, and then consume them.
Seeing that the Jin army had rushed to the city wall of Hujiazhuang, Hu Sanniang was still motionless, but several generals behind her clenched their fists, and a look of nervousness welled up in their eyes.
In the Jin army position opposite, Wan Yan Lu frowned, and Wan Yan Qinglin behind him was also a little surprised, it stands to reason that such a big movement, Hujiazhuang should have discovered it, but why is it still so quiet now, and a feeling of unease swelled in the hearts of the two.
It's just that when they saw the soldiers who were about to rush to the city wall, there was a surge of expectation in the eyes of the two of them, so unconsciously attacking the city wall, or being able to take Hujiazhuang in the shortest possible time.
But just when they thought they could easily rush to the city wall, suddenly, a burst of fire flashed on the city wall, and then the fire fell on the besieging soldiers, and suddenly exploded.
In the blink of an eye, the charging Jin army screamed miserably, and then saw that on the city wall, bursts of small fires appeared, and those Jin troops who rushed to the city wall were immediately piled down in pieces. Before they could reach the city walls, most of them were killed and wounded.
Wan Yanlu looked at the small firelight in horror, and he let out an exclamation from his mouth.
"That's a firearm, how can they have a firearm too." It's just that after exclaiming, he came back to his senses, and then he remembered that Hu and Zhu Erzhuang were the forces under Qin Ze.
They did not have how it was possible not to have firearms. Thinking of firearms, Wan Yanlu hurriedly ordered, and the artillery on his side began to bombard the city wall in front.
As for the firearms, although their firecrackers are more lethal than bows and arrows, there is no way to use them at the distance in front of them, and even if they are used, they cannot cause damage to the Zhuang Ding on the city wall.
Most of his firearms can now be used in sieges, and there is nothing but artillery. The siege can only be done with cold weapons.
But when their soldiers attacked under the city wall, they found that the firearms on the Hujiazhuang side had greatly suppressed them. Even the city walls can't get close, and more than half of them have been lost.
Wanyan Lu finally understood a little why Zeng Chang'an lost, how could they attack such a fortress.
Wan Yanlu felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time, even if he had just started the battle, he had the idea that he couldn't attack Hujiazhuang, as if he came over happily, but was poured a basin of cold water on his head.
It's just that he didn't give up, and with a cold snort, another 2,000 people were escorted up, and he didn't believe that he couldn't take advantage of the night to attack so many people and not be able to capture the fortress in front of him.
After all, night is a good camouflage, and the people on the city walls should not be able to see how many siege soldiers there are below.
But just as he sent another 2,000 men to attack, he saw that suddenly a lot of things resembling fire oil were poured on the city wall, and at the same time, torches ignited the oil of fire oil.
The place outside the city was suddenly plunged into a sea of fire, and the firelight completely illuminated the place outside the city wall, but because there was no light on the city wall of Hujiazhuang, the Jin army could not see how many people were ambushed on the city wall.
Under the light, the sound of fire on the city wall was incessant, and the Jin army besieging the city was beaten to death. Nearly half of the 6,000-strong team died in less than half an hour.
Although the rest of the people are still desperately attacking the city, the momentum of the siege has weakened significantly, and many Jin troops have retreated.
Seeing this scene, Wan Yan Lu trembled with anger, this has just started the war, and there is such a situation, so it is difficult to capture the Hujiazhuang in front of him next.
He opened his mouth and wanted to urge his men to attack again, but at the moment when he opened his mouth, suddenly, in the three directions behind him, bursts of artillery fire suddenly sounded, and huge fireballs fell into his military formation, and the power generated by the explosion killed many people in an instant.
Not only that, but there was also the dense sound of fire, and the Jin army on the periphery fell from time to time, which made his 100,000 army begin to be chaotic.
They had just arrived here, and they hadn't had time to set up camp yet. This kind of battle situation directly made them chaotic. The army was completely in disarray.
Wan Yanlu looked at everything around him in astonishment, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, he thought that with the momentum of thunder, he could definitely take advantage, even if he was ambushed, he would not be embarrassed, and he would definitely be able to stabilize the army in a short time.
But who would have thought that there would be that strange firearms, especially those that exploded in their military formations, threatening to make their soldiers panic, and it was strange that they were not chaotic.
The power of this firearm, even when he was fighting with Yun Ze outside the city of Tokyo, he had never seen it, Wan Yanlu had an intuition, this kind of advanced firearm, I am afraid that it was researched by Yun Ze.
They thought they had caught up with Yun Ze and rushed over with confidence, but in the end they found that they were just a joke. In front of Yun Ze, they were always one step behind.
Just as he was angry and unwilling, suddenly, there was a rush of horses' hooves from both sides. There is also an earth-shattering shouting and killing sound, hearing this voice, Wan Yanlu secretly said in his heart!
There are cavalry attacking his army formation, and in this kind of chaos, once someone hits the army formation, it will only make the army more chaotic, let alone at night. The chaos lost its command, and no matter how large the number of people was, it would only show a one-sided rout.