Chapter 149: Snake Swallowing
This watchtower is about three zhang high, the protection is tight, and the wood built is soaked in special refractory drugs, it is very difficult to ignite, what is more hateful is that there is a huge brazier on the top of each watchtower, which can also hold a hundred catties of lamp oil, once ignited, it can be said to be equivalent to a lighthouse, and the lights are shining brightly in more than 100 zhang.
Once these six watchtowers are built, it will be even more difficult to sneak attack. It can be seen that Guo Xi's reputation as a famous general is really extraordinary, and the enemy's tactics can be said to be broken at will, which also allows the soldiers to replenish their sleep well.
But this night, Guo Xi fell into a ruthless move again! His protection this time corresponded to the situation that the other party continued to harass on horseback, so the average number of troops on duty at night was distributed all over the surrounding areas of the military camp. What I didn't expect was that in the middle of the night, when people were sleeping the sweetest, Lin Fengjin actually asked Lan Gongzi to drive one or two hundred bison, blindfolded the eyes of dozens of bison led by him, and brutally aimed at the gate of the barracks!!
How terrifying is the impact of this bison!! and Guo Xi is a temporary village after all, the solidity of the walled gate is definitely not as good as the city gate, this bison ran out of character, and rushed up one after another, and the gate of the village was at most hit by the fourth bison, and it was very simply tattered.
It seems that 50,000 people are estimated to be a lot when they are arrayed, but to build a camp that can accommodate 50,000 people, it does not actually need much area.
The specifications for the construction of the barracks are very clear, first digging a straight drainage ditch two feet deep and two feet wide, ten zhang (thirty meters) long, and then using this drainage ditch as one side, digging a horizontal ditch one and a half zhang long (five meters long) horizontally at the end of it, and then digging symmetrically, forming a thirty meters long at the end. The five-meter-wide rectangle began to build the barracks in this frame.
Such a 150-square-meter barracks is more than enough to accommodate 50 people with a chase shop, and 50,000 people is only a living area of 1.5 square kilometers, even if you count the roads, deer firewood, partitions, trenches, etc., the area of the barracks doubles, and it only occupies an area of 3 square kilometers. The barracks are about two kilometers long. An area of 1.5 kilometers wide.
Lin Fengjin mobilized the men and horses fully armed, followed behind the ass of those crazy bison, slashed and slashed, and at the same time threw torches wantonly, igniting a large sea of fire everywhere, and I don't know how many unlucky people lost their lives in their sleep.
Fortunately, Guo Xi is indeed a cautious person, not only putting his descendants and military horses together, but also using the soil excavated from the construction of the barracks to build the women's wall, dividing the entire camp into four areas. There are also additional camp gates in each area, which can effectively block chaos and cavalry raids.
Don't watch movies and TV on the horses crossing the obstacles very chic, in actual combat. This kind of behavior must be avoided as much as possible, not only to extremely hurt the horse's hooves, but also to wear armor on the battlefield, and to put on armor for the person who supports it. There are also blades or something, it's strange to be able to jump, so the chest-high female wall is for a cavalry charge. It was embarrassing that the archers could hide in the back room, and the horses could not reach the heights.
However, after Lin Fengjin found out about the existence of the female wall, he simply asked people not to approach, and simply concentrated on harming the area that had been controlled, this military camp accommodated 50,000 people, so even if Lin Fengjin was unlucky, the quarter of the area under his control was also 10,000 people.
The more than 1,000 cavalry he brought were wantonly killing and trampling in this area, and in the chaotic area, there was no way to organize an effective scale of resistance, and when the Dongxia soldiers in the remaining three regions were ready to fight, Lin Fengjin choked this time period, whined and blew the horn of the troops, and galloped away like the wind.
And at this time, the large area that they broke into could be said to have been ruined, and the dead were all right, especially the wailing and crying of the wounded and frightened sergeants, which was almost devastating to morale
It's just that Lin Fengjin retreated like this, but Guo Xi also saw a very important thing, that is, the strength in Lin Fengjin's hands is too scarce and insufficient, if he has 5,000 people in his hands, then on the premise that he has already achieved the success of the surprise attack, he must force himself to break through the women's wall and completely mess up the entire military camp! ! In this way, it is not nonsense to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
But such tempting opportunities were missed, either because the commander was so mediocre that he couldn't even take advantage of such a good opportunity - obviously, it was unlikely. Therefore, Guo Xi thought of another point: it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice! ! The other party's troops at hand are insufficient!
He is also a famous general, of course, he knows how to go toe-to-toe with the enemy - light cavalry to the fullest, attack the place where it must be saved, of course, you can force the other party to come out and fight head-on!
So after dawn, Guo Xi had a gloomy face and decisively gave an order, that is, to advance at full speed! Rush to the station of the three miles, and then slaughter the city!!
This order almost made everyone clamor, but after all, Guo Xi had his own descendant troops, and the Eastern Xia army had never suffered much losses, so he had a fire in his heart, so of course he set off as ordered.
Guo Xi is not the kind of brute general, quite a bit of strategy, before he gave the order, he also called the patriarchs of the various tribes, and said to the rest of the clan leaders that they thought that the other party's troops were insufficient, and simply forced the army to raid its lair, and agreed that the profit after the village was broken this time changed from five to two or eight, and the rest of the clan chiefs were finally moved, and most of them followed behind, but it was almost impossible for them to serve as pioneers and the like.
This time, their advance relied on the superiority of troops, and they formed a crane wing formation on the grassland, and the area of exploration was very large, so they were naturally not afraid of harassment, nor were they afraid of the enemy's surprise attack and ambush, which could be said to be incredibly smooth, and they did not suffer any harassment along the way, which also restored the trust of their subordinates in Guo Xi a lot.
However, Guo Xi didn't know what to say, the reason why they advanced so quickly was not because Lin Fengjin was afraid that they would rush back and hold on to the danger, but because Lin Fengjin felt that since the enemy was prepared, there was no need to fight, and the casualties increased sharply. In short, their purpose of the battle has been achieved, that is, to let them arrive near the camp of the Three Mile Division exhausted, and since the enemy is so cooperative, let them live for a few more hours.
At dusk, about 20,000 people led by Guo Xi arrived near the Sanlibu camp, these 20,000 people were all selected elites, all of them were light horses, and they were all at the end of the crossbow when they galloped here.
Of course, Guo Xi knew how to boost his morale now, so he rode out of his horse and shouted with a knife:
"Break the stockade and loot it for two days!!"
This was a clear intention to slaughter the village, and when the soldiers under his command heard it, they were all as refreshed as howling wolves, and rushed forward.
Guo Xi showed a vicious smile on the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice:
"You can hide again!? You can avoid me again!! Raid your old nest, kill all the women, children, old and young, I think you can bear it? Even if you can bear it, your subordinates can't bear it? You still have about 1,000 people under your command at most, I want to see how you can play a trick of breaking 1,000 and 20,000!"
Guo Xi is not bad at all, for example, Linde and Kirby were able to defeat the vanguard of 3,000 people with more than 1,000 people, which can be said to be a very rare thing. Next, Lin Fengjin and all they could do was to harass.
As for this kind of thing, it is really a small probability event than the fucai. It is necessary for the generals of both sides to cooperate, and God must fulfill it.
Lin Fengjin also agreed with what Guo Xi said.
Therefore, he never intended to attack the strong with the weak.
Lin Fengjin's favorite thing to do is that he fights with Sun and Lin in a thousand battles! There is no need for any strategy and strategizing at all, just push and crush
Therefore, when Guo Xi's exhausted 20,000 people mustered up their most powerful strength and rushed to Sanli with a loud shout,
The wooden gate of the three-mile part suddenly opened!!
No, to be precise, it was the wooden wall of the three miles towards this side that was suddenly knocked down!!
Seven or eight silent black torrents poured out of it, slamming head-on into Guo Xi's attacking army!!
There was no roar, no scream, no scream, only the sonorous sound of the sharp long knife pulling out its scabbard, and the scream of blood splattering, and above the banner of this army, there was a terrifying giant serpent!
"Snake Swallowing Army!" Guo Xi's pupils suddenly contracted. "How could they be here?!
The outcome of this battle was actually determined when the Snake Swallowers appeared.
In terms of elite, the Snake Swallowing Army is several times that of Guo Xi's regular army, and with the combat power of 10,000 Snake Swallowing Army, Guo Xi has to bring at least 30,000 ordinary Eastern Xia troops to make up for it.
On the morale of the army, the snake swallowing army has been lurking here for I don't know how long, the spirit is full, the dragon is fierce and fierce, waiting for work, and is in the best state, while the Eastern Xia army has traveled a long distance and is tired, it can be said that it is difficult to penetrate the end of the strong crossbow. (To be continued......)