"Boom! Boom!"
The loud noise like thunder came again, and Chai Shao, who was dozing on the flagpole, quickly opened his eyes and raised his legs to move, but his eyes suddenly went dark, and he staggered and fell to the ground. The soldiers hurried up to help, However, Chai Shao pushed away the soldiers, jumped up on his own, and rushed to the barracks gate that made a loud noise. The rebel soldiers who were staggering, sitting or lying before quickly followed, and many soldiers were still running and beating. yawn.
Sure enough, the soldiers of the Sui army became more and more courageous. This time, the gunpowder bottle was thrown directly on the gate tower of the main gate of the rebel army camp and exploded. Half dead, black smoke billowed from the wooden gatehouse, and drums and horns kept ringing in the darkness not far away, but there was still no sign of half a Sui soldier. The two sentry teams that Chai Shao arranged to leave the camp before also never showed up. It is not known whether they had been killed, escaped, or hid somewhere to sleep.
Boom, there was another loud noise. This time, Yongfeng warehouse city was attacked by gunpowder bottles. The newly built warehouse city wall was littered with torches. It is not known whether the Sui army really launched an attack on Yongfeng Cangcheng. However, not long after, the sound of the drums and horns disappeared again, and the wilderness outside the camp returned to calm again, only the rebel soldiers' cursing, discussion and complaints remained in their ears.
The muscles on his face twitched and he glared at the outside of the camp, he grabbed Chai Shao's sleeve with one hand, and his beloved wife's familiar voice came, "Chai Lang, it's almost time, go to sleep for a while, don't be exhausted. "
Pushing Li Xiuning away without saying a word, Chai Shao strode back to his sleeping tent, and lay down on the bed with all his clothes on. As soon as he closed his eyes, he was already snoring exhaustedly. Li Xiuning, who also had dark circles on his face, He took the quilt, covered Chai Shao gently, and then lay down next to Chai Shao. Just after he lay down, Li Xiuning also quickly fell asleep.
Woo! The horn sounded again, and this time the horn was finally no longer made by the Sui army, but by the rebels. Chai Shao and Li Xiuning, who were awakened, hurriedly got up. But Chai Shao said with a livid face: "Tonight, no matter what, we must arrange an army outside the camp to be ready to meet the drum and gong team of the official army. Otherwise, our army will be exhausted first."
"I'm afraid this is something that Chen Xiaozei had expected. He deliberately forced us to set up our camp and deploy troops, and then sent troops to fight." Li Xiuning sighed, combed her hair and said, "Let's discuss it with Dalang carefully, and see if there is any trouble." How to deal with the harassment tactics of the officers and soldiers."
The golden morning sun gradually climbed to the top of the west mountain. When the rebel soldiers were eating breakfast, the scouts who had left the camp at Maoshi suddenly rushed back to report that they found a large number of Sui troops coming out of Tongguan to the west, and they had been tossed The soldiers of the rebel army who had been fighting for two whole days didn't take it seriously. They also said that the Sui army used toad carts to fill up the trenches of their own army. They didn't take it seriously. Even Chai Shao and his wife scolded Chen Sangliang again Playing tricks, he didn't rush to organize the army to prepare for the war like the first two days.
Chai Shao and his wife soon regretted their carelessness. When they came to the gate of Daying to check the situation, they immediately found that the Sui army was coming in an unusual way this time, and the scale of the troops was quite large. Arriving at a location only a few miles away from the rebel camp, the rear team was still coming out of the west gate of Tongguan in an endless stream, with swords and guns like a forest, flags like a sea, dense crowds of soldiers filled the wilderness, and at the same time, scouts kept flying reports. It is said that Chen Sangliang's handsome flag was also found in the Sui army's formation, and that the Sui army not only brought toad carts this time, but also brought attack weapons such as trench bridge carts and trebuchets.
It is certain that the Sui army is finally coming for real this time. After being tongue-tied, Chai Shao, who couldn't wait to fight Chen Sangliang to the death, was very excited, and immediately ordered the whole army to prepare for the battle. However, the rebel soldiers rushed to the defense room, and Chai Shao Li Xiuning and his wife were also worried to find that the previous team of lively rebels seemed to have disappeared, replaced by a group of exhausted troops with black circles around their eyes, fluffy hair, and obviously weak voices...
There is only one day left for the agreement with He Panren. Chen Sangliang sent troops to attack the rebel camp this time, of course he is determined to win. In order to ensure victory, and to show the prestige of victory, Chen Sangliang, who had deliberately preserved his strength many times on the Hulao Pass battlefield Liang finally stopped being stingy this time, and the total scale of dispatched troops reached 50,000. He brought out all the elite and strong soldiers he could bring out, and all the brave generals who could be named came out with him. Sangliang currently has the strongest lineup.
At three o'clock in Maoshi, the formation of the Sui army was completed, and the strong Sui army directly deployed the Yanyue formation, which was convenient for attacking. The right wing became the sharpest point of the moon, and the blade pointed directly at the junction of the rebel camp and Yongfeng Cangcheng. Most of the cavalry of the Sui Army were also arranged on the right wing. When he understood, he told Li Jiancheng that if he dared to send troops to rescue Chai Shao and his wife, Immediately, it will be attacked by the Sui army's iron cavalry. Chen Sangliang handed over the left-wing Yuejian, who was responsible for outflanking and roundabout tasks, to Liu Heitai. At the position where he charged the rebel camp, he guaranteed that he would enter the rebel camp in the first charge!
After setting up the formation, all the generals came to Chen Sangliang to accept the order, looked around at his accomplices and lackeys, minions and dogs, and Chen Sangliang said directly: "This is our first battle of entering the customs. Victory, no defeat! The current direction of the sun is in our favor, before the time is too late, you must kill me into the rebel camp! Those who take a step back before the battle, beheaded!"
"Follow the order of the ambassador!"
All the generals of the Sui army sang promises in unison, with an unusually loud voice. Chen Sangliang nodded in satisfaction, and shouted: "He Yanyu, you are responsible for the auxiliary task. Use long shields, bows and arrows, and trebuchets to cover our army's follow-up army's charge! The target is the front of the bandit camp. !"
Clasping fists and chanting loudly, He Yanyu strode out of the flag formation, leading the troops under his command to stride forward with all kinds of offensive weapons. Three thousand Dongdu soldiers who had received strict training lined up in five horizontal formations, with long shields at the front, and crossbowmen following. Stride forward amidst the rhythmic beating of war drums, then suddenly charge forward, and stand within 60 steps of the rebel camp. The long shield quickly forms a temporary fortification, and the crossbowman hides behind the shield and waits for orders. The subsequent trebuchets were also lined up in the established position, quickly fixing the body and installing the stone bombs. The movements were skillful and fast. Although the rebel camp was desperately suppressing the delay with bows and crossbows, it had almost no impact on the soldiers of the Sui army. Even the soldier who was hit by the arrow gritted his teeth and rushed behind the shield without saying a word, without any panic.
Seeing this scene, Chai Shao, his wife and Li Jiancheng, who have been on the battlefield many times, couldn't help but gasped. They all understood that today they encountered a powerful enemy that they had never seen before; most of them were just watching the scene. The rebel soldiers were also terrified, and they all doubted whether the enemy on the other side was a normal human being. They could still move so neatly and quickly in the dense arrow rain. In addition, there had been private rumors in the rebel army. Many rebel soldiers knew that the enemy's commander on the other side Since Chen Sangliang made his debut, he has never lost on the battlefield once, and the low morale of the rebel army has also continued to decline because of this. Many rebel soldiers have already had such doubts in their hearts, "Today, can we Can you hold it?"
The war drum sounded again, and the follow-up troops of the Sui army marched forward in great strides. The general Niu Jinda of the Sui army who led the army this time also had a force of about 3,000. On the two wings of the gate of the rebel camp, at the same time, He Yanyu's soldiers have already started throwing arrows and throwing stones to suppress the crossbowmen and trebuchets in the rebel camp. Arrows are flying in the sky like locusts, dense like hail and raindrops, and huge stone bombs are whistling from time to time Back and forth, the landing made a dull loud noise.
Facing the methodical and calm attack of the Sui army, the rebel camp based on the defense did not have many tactics to deal with. Apart from desperately suppressing the Sui army with long-range weapons, they had to strictly guard their posts to welcome the arrival of the Sui army. Shoot directly into the eyes of the rebel soldiers, so that the rebel soldiers will be tortured by the glare of the sun every time they raise their heads and shoot arrows, and it will also greatly affect the accuracy of the rebel soldiers' bows and arrows. Even if it is covered as densely as possible, there are still many feathered arrows It was outrageous, and the generals of the rebel army screamed anxiously, but there was nothing they could do. However, the soldiers of the Sui army faced the enemy with their backs, so their accuracy was very high. Even if they were only protected by temporary fortifications composed of long shields, they would not suffer from crossbow shooting.
The rhythm of the Sui army's war drums gradually increased, and the advancing speed of Niu Jinda's army also gradually accelerated. When entering within a hundred steps of the rebel camp, Niu Jinda's army shouted from top to bottom, and charged forward together desperately, holding the trench against the rain of arrows. The bridge car was pushed to the edge of the ditch, pressed against the bottom, raised the front of the car, and pushed forward to build it to the opposite side of the ditch, forming temporary bridges. The trenches of the military guard camp, and the toad carts also rushed forward desperately, pouring soil into the trenches of the rebel guard camp that had been filled up seventy-eight in the previous two days. In just a moment, the Sui army opened up no less than ten The road that can go straight to the defense line of the rebel antlers.
Although these roads are narrow and wide, they are basically enough. After Niu Jinda gave an order, the Sui army's swordsmen rushed forward, swiping their axes and knives and slashing at the rebels' antlers to repel the horses. The spearmen of the Sui army also fought back desperately, and all kinds of long weapons came and went, constantly bringing up patches of blood.
At this time, the third wave of the Sui army's battalion attacking team was also dispatched. Taking advantage of the current sunshine that is very beneficial to the soldiers of the Sui army, the devastated Chen Sangliang decisively ordered Luo Shixin to attack, and let his one of the best generals under his command lead two soldiers. Thousands of elite soldiers directly attacked the front of the rebel camp gate, and said to Luo Shixin: "If you can break into the rebel camp in this charge, you will be the first in this battle!"
Chai Shao and Li Xiuning were not worried about the heavily guarded camp gate battlefield from the very beginning. What they were worried about was that the Sui army opened a breakthrough in the long fence defense line of the rebel camp, so they saw that the Sui army was attacking directly at the main gate of the camp. Afterwards, Chai Shao and his wife both smiled, thinking that the self-army had at least a section of defense to ensure that the enemy could be retreated. Qiu Shili, the general of the bandit army who was in charge of guarding the main entrance, also sneered, and pointed his finger at the opposite side contemptuously. The enemy hooked the hook and said with a sneer, "Come on, come and let you die as much as you want!"
In all fairness, Luo Shixin's army behaved very normally at the beginning. Like the usual attackers, they used long shields to block the incoming arrows from the front, and then used round shields to protect the vital parts of their faces and chests, resisting the bows and arrows thrown by the rebels. The speed of advance is not fast, and they have not yet launched a charge within a hundred steps of the rebel army. At one point, Chai Shao, his wife and Qiu Shili thought that the arrival was just a group of rookie recruits, and Chen Sangliang sent them here just to keep them in check. The defenders of the main gate of the rebels even showed a little smile for this.
The smiles of Chai Shao, his wife and Qiu Shili quickly froze on their faces. When Xiao Pao rushed within fifty steps, Luo Shixin's army suddenly shouted in unison, and together they accelerated and rushed straight to the gate of the rebel camp. When the arrows were shot quickly in shock, Luo Shixin's army had already rushed to the camp gate. The soldiers in front pressed their long shields against the antlers in front of the gate to resist the horse, swung their axes and slashed. The rebel soldiers hurriedly raised their spears to parry. However, several gunpowder bottles flew out of the team and fell into the rebel camp, causing the rebel soldiers to jump around.
The rebels were even more stunned. Several soldiers from Luo Shixin's army suddenly rushed out, biting their weapons and climbing directly to the archery tower of the rebel camp gate. The warrior of the Sui army successfully charged up the watchtower, and then, a small massacre started on the watchtower. The warrior brandished a machete like a tiger, and chopped down several rebel archers one after another. His companions followed, and in a blink of an eye He snatched the archery tower on the door, and then shot the arrows to kill the enemies in the camp, while slashing at the pillars of the archery tower, trying to knock down the archery tower and smash the rebel soldiers inside the door, which scared the rebels into chaos, regardless of accidentally injuring their comrades Desperately put arrows on the arrow tower.
At this time, the antlers in front of the gate of the rebel camp had already been chopped off by the Sui army. The soldiers of the Sui army rushed to the gate and began to slash and attack the gate. Seeing that the progress is going well and there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, Luo Shixin decisively ordered to throw all the powder bottles in his hand to disturb the enemy, and took the opportunity to strengthen the offensive. The fence, try to pull down the fence and enter the camp. The Sui army behind them also beat drums one after another, constantly cheering for Luo Shixin's army.
If the camp gate was destroyed by a single charge by the Sui army, then Qiu Shili would lose face too much. In a rage, Qiu Shili simply sent his younger brother Qiu Xinggong, who is more famous than himself in history, to come forward and command The frontline soldiers met the Sui army. However, just as Qiu Xinggong restrained the troops to resist the camp gate, the fence on the left side of the camp gate could no longer withstand the pulling force of dozens of soldiers of the Sui army, and was pulled into the air and thrown far away. The soldiers of the Sui army cheered, The rebel soldiers were in an uproar, and the first gap appeared in the fence defense line of the rebel camp.
"Hold it fast!" Chai Shao and his wife and Qiu Shili shouted subconsciously, and Qiu Xinggong led his army forward without hesitation, filling the gap with his flesh and blood.
"The enemy camp has been broken." Chen Sangliang smiled in the distance.
As soon as the first gap was opened, he dared to conclude that the enemy camp was broken. Of course, Chen Sangliang's confidence came from his trust in Luo Shixin. As a result, Luo Shixin did not disappoint Chen Sangliang's expectations. He personally led the army to attack the gap, and took the lead to fight hand-to-hand with the rebel soldiers.
The little monster Luo Shixin, who was famous for his bravery and bravery at the age of fourteen, made a move. Of course, it was a fart of a god, and it was extraordinary! Originally seeing the Sui Army generals in bright armor rushing forward, the rebel soldiers had somewhat fantasized about capturing the thief first, but the rebel soldiers soon realized that they had made a big mistake. The enemy they faced was so strong that they were not raised by their parents. Wherever the two knives went, they could directly cut off the helmets and iron armor of the rebel soldiers. Almost every time a rebel soldier died or died. Every time a rebel soldier was injured, a rebel soldier screamed, cutting melons and vegetables to harvest the lives of the rebel soldiers. All the rebel soldiers were shocked, but the soldiers of the Sui army cheered like thunder, and their morale was high.
Seeing that Luo Shixin had rushed into the gap, Qiu Xinggong, who is also a well-known fierce general, did not dare to be careless, and personally came to fight Luo Shixin with a knife. However, to Qiu Xinggong's disbelief, after his knife was cut, Luo Shixin blocked it with his left hand knife, and unexpectedly His knife bounced back, the tiger's mouth was numb, and the steel knife almost flew out, but Luo Shixin refused to let go, and his right hand slashed at an angle, which could break rocks, Qiu Xinggong was too frightened to parry directly Jumping away, he subconsciously yelled and asked, "Who are you?"
"Your grandfather Luo Shixin!" Luo Shixin yelled in reply, swung his left knife, and cut off the sky cap of a rebel soldier.
"Cut nose Luo Shixin?!" Qiu Xinggong screamed in despair.
"That's right! Bring your nose!" Luo Shixin yelled again, and then he slashed with his knife again. Qiu Xinggong hurriedly held the knife in both hands to parry, but Luo Shixin kept colliding with Qiu Xinggong's weapon one after another, like forging iron. , smashed poor Qiu Xinggong until his hands were numb, and he retreated again and again. The soldiers of the Sui Army behind kept pouring into the camp, and began to help their comrades outside the camp to destroy the camp gate.
Soon, when a soldier of the Sui army swung an ax to break the latch, the overwhelmed camp gate finally opened inward, and the soldiers of the Sui army swarmed into the camp. Qiu Shili was so anxious that his face was as pale as a sheet of paper, and he hurried forward in person. However, they still couldn't stop the Sui army's tide-like offensive. Luo Shixin's army continued to advance, and gradually most of them entered the enemy camp. Chai Shao and his wife were sweating coldly. Take back the camp gate position. The soldiers of the Sui army in the distance kept roaring, cheering for Luo Shixin's army.
When there were fortifications to cover them, the rebel soldiers were barely able to deal with the elite of the Sui army, but when it came to face-to-face close combat, the rebel soldiers were too far away from the elite of the Sui army. Driven by the veterans, the elite soldiers of the Sui Army under Luo Shixin didn't play any ostentatious tricks at all. They just slashed at the enemy desperately, fast and ruthless. Accurate and ruthless can also achieve complementary cooperation. Usually, they bully the country soldiers and fight some downwind soldiers. When encountering such an enemy, they are usually stabbed and chopped down without even seeing what the enemy looks like. , The morale of the Sui army was like a rainbow, striding forward, but the rebel soldiers were frightened and retreated steadily.
At the same time, Niu Jinda also opened a gap in the defense line of the fence, and began to swarm into the camp. Nearby, Luo Shixin's army had already controlled the gate of the camp, and the Sui army's fresh troops were able to enter the camp directly. They killed the enemy when they saw them, and burned the tents when they saw them. But at this moment, the time is just right, and it is less than an hour since the start of the war.
The situation was so critical that the pale-faced Chai Shao and Li Xiuning calmed down instead. Chai Shao personally led the army to reinforce, while Li Xiuning stayed at the Chinese army camp, deciding to fight to the end no matter what they said, and try to hold the Chinese army camp as much as possible, so as not to let their husband and wife With the laughing stock of being vulnerable in front of Chen Sangliang. At the same time, seeing that Chai Shao was in a critical situation at Yongfeng warehouse, Li Jiancheng also resolutely sent Sun Hua to lead 300 cavalry to attack the back of the Sui army's attacking camp, sharing the pressure for Chai Shao and his wife.
"Brothers, don't be afraid! The white-robed soldiers have been fighting for so many years, and the veterans of those years are almost dead. Most of the white-robed soldiers in front of us were added later, and they have been replaced countless times. Don't be afraid of them! Follow me and go!"
This is what Sun Hua said to the soldiers under his command before he set off, and it is indeed true. The 800 Nationalist Army formed by Chen Sangliang in Dongdu back then was indeed one out of ten. Yes, but the problem is that when Chen Sangliang formed the patriotic army, the soldiers were all recruits who had hardly been on the battlefield, and they all fought bravely, but the soldiers who were added later were all The absolute elite who has gone through countless actual combat tests, the individual combat effectiveness is many times stronger than the original veterans, coupled with the psychological hint of the unique white robe and the sense of superiority caused by generous treatment, and has always adhered to the unity and cooperation of Chen Sangliang's concept of army building, The current National Defense Army is actually several times stronger than the original National Defense Army!
Therefore, Sun Hua, the giant bandit in Guanzhong, was in a tragedy. When he led the rebel army that had successfully smashed the Sui army Sang Xianhe to attack, he was immediately counterattacked by the national army. How could the rebel cavalry muster the courage to fight However, they still couldn't resist the cruel and murderous look of the soldiers who reported the country. With just one charge, the rebel cavalry were directly dispersed by the outrageously well-equipped soldiers who reported the country, and then they kept chasing Sun Hua's ass. In the end, Sun Hua had no way to go to the sky and no way to go to the ground. In the end, he had to jump into the Wei River to escape. The soldiers of the Sui army once again cheered, and the morale of the rebels plummeted. They watched the battle on the wall of Yongfengcang Li Jiancheng's face was livid, but there was nothing he could do.
The screen turned back to Chen Sangliang, smiling and nodding to praise the outstanding performance of his old lackeys. When Chen Sangliang turned his attention to the rebel camp, although his own army basically broke down the rebels' outer camp defense line, However, the rebel army was still struggling outside the gate of the Chinese army's camp and resisted stubbornly. Chen Sangliang smiled again, then turned to Yuchi Jingde, another fierce general under his command, and asked with a smile: "Yuchi, how long has it been since you went to the battlefield?"
"Stay behind and you still ask?" Yuchi Jingde replied very depressed: "Since following you, the general has never fought a decent battle except the last time he singled out with Pei Xingyan."
"It's my fault. I've kept you in the Chinese army and rarely let you go into battle." Chen Sangliang apologized with a smile, then pouted at the battlefield in the distance, and said with a smile: "Take a thousand troops up, let's see you and Luo Shixin, whoever can break into the rebel camp first."
"You don't need a thousand soldiers!" Yuchi Jingde shouted excitedly, "Give me three hundred soldiers, and keep them safe and kill them first and enter the camp of the rebels' middle army!"
Chen Sangliang smiled again, nodded, and said, "Okay, go, it's up to you."