It's time to take a look at the situation on the Lingshi battlefield. Wang Xingben and Cao Qing, who didn't want to let the soldiers under his command suffer the crime of spring cold for nothing, gave up the ambush after discussing for a while without seeing the enemy leave the city. , Let the soldiers of the Sui army who had been frozen for most of the night go back to their tents to rest. As a result, the soldiers of the Sui army were very happy about this. At least the ambush circle of the Sui army that could severely damage the second army of Li also collapsed on its own. ——With a little bit of luck, this ambush circle is very likely to kill Li Er himself who likes to lead the way and rush to the forefront!
It can only be said that Li Er's luck was too good, Huo Yi's luck was too bad, the Sui army's soldiers evacuated the ambush position and just fell asleep, and just arrived at 4:30, the Lingshi city gate that had been closed before was quietly opened Under the cover of night, more than 3,000 Taiyuan troops quietly walked out of the city gate under the leadership of Li Er, and assembled outside the east gate of Lingshi. Then Li Er gave another order, and the Taiyuan army immediately sneaked south , with a horse-wrapped hoof in his mouth, quietly touched the Sui army camp in the south with almost no sound.
At the same time, not only did the main force of the Sui army who had just fallen asleep not realize that the danger was coming, even the thousand or so Sui troops stationed at the intersection of the narrow road in the north did not even notice that the second army of Li had left the city, let alone found out in time. The Duan Lun Department of the Taiyuan Army in Jiexiu was also trotting quickly approaching the Lingshi battlefield.
It is indeed God bless Li Er, tonight happens to be a cloudy day, the stars and the moon are dark and the ground is dark, so even if the Sui army camp has just made adjustments to its deployment, a new army has been replaced to take charge of night defense and guard the camp. The new army has not yet been tired and defeated and reduced its patrol strength, but still because of the poor vision, it did not have time to detect the approach of Li Erjun in advance. It was not until Li Erjun's infantry stepped forward and shot down the Sui soldiers on the sentry tower with bows and arrows. There was a sound of falling to the ground, and the patrol team of the Sui army became more vigilant, and found the soldiers of the second army of Li who had already touched the gate of the camp and stole the antlers to refuse the horse.
Then, of course, there was the sound of gongs. The Sui army on duty hurriedly shot and killed the soldiers of Li Erjun who stole the horses and immediately strengthened the security of the camp gate. Li Er did not hesitate and immediately ordered an attack. Two hundred soldiers The carefully selected death squads of the Taiyuan Army went straight to the gate of the camp and hacked at the gate of the Sui Army's camp against the dense rain of arrows. There were also a thousand infantry soldiers of the Taiyuan Army divided into two groups and attacked the fences on both sides of the gate of the Sui Army's camp. Try to open the way to enter the camp. At the same time, Li Er continued to pray silently in his heart, "God bless, I hope the gap can be opened! I don't want more, just open a gap!"
It is definitely worth making Wang Xingben, Cao Qing, Liang Naizhu and others shout out. Fortunately, the soldiers of the Sui army who had just rotated the battalion defense were still relatively focused, and their vigilance had not completely subsided. Even if they were accidentally attacked, they still had a little strength to fight back. , The army on duty at night immediately went into battle as a whole. Although they fought very hard, they barely withstood the most dangerous first round of raids by Li's second army, buying time for the main force of the rear army to respond. At the same time, the soldiers of the Sui army who had not yet entered a deep sleep were also awakened one after another. They did not spend too much time adapting to the sudden change, and immediately began to prepare for the battle at the request of the generals at the grassroots level. Fast or slow.
But even so, the situation in the Sui army's camp was still extremely critical. The camp gate and the fences on both sides were full of shouting and killing sawdust, and the antlers and horses outside the camp were quickly destroyed. The trenches in the guard camp could not stop Li Erjun's advance at all. The soldiers of the Sui Army who were on duty at night could only rely on the thin fence to contend with Li Erjun. The loss was heavy, and the fence of the Sui army camp was shaken, and it was about to collapse in a blink of an eye.
The situation was too critical, and there was no time to wait for Wang Xingben's order. Cao Qing, who was stationed in the front battalion, had already ordered to go into battle with red eyes, and asked his soldiers to step forward to help the battle as long as they were at the school and regiment level without asking for orders. As a result, Cao Although Qing lost the opportunity to counterattack with a large group, he managed to reinforce the weak troops on the fence defense line. Give Li Erjun a chance to break through the Sui army's camp defense in one fell swoop.
"Why didn't I believe the commander-in-chief's analysis! If I hadn't disbanded the army and continued to ambush in the camp, I would have won this battle!" This was the wailing of the three generals Cao Qing, Liang Naizhu and Wang Xingben at the same time.
"Heaven will not help me! I never thought Wang Xingben and Cao Qing would have such an ability to run an army!" In fact, Li Eryuan was more annoyed than Cao Qing, Wang Xingben and others. Li Er never thought of Huo Yi's Sui Army The speed of response can be so fast, the soldiers who are attacked in the middle of the night will not be shocked and the camp will not be chaotic, and they can also gather and fight at an incredible speed, quickly reinforce the fence defense line, and resist the assault of our own army - if it is not for the fact that the Sui army is at the regiment level In a hurry to help the battle, Li Er almost suspected that the Sui army had already prepared.
Fortunately, the first opportunity is still in Li's second hand. It is true that Huo Yi's Sui army, which was attacked in a hurry, only reacted faster than usual, but there are still shortcomings such as insufficient preparation and inability to effectively command the combat team, and they are still passive. Li Er, who was good at catching fighters, did not forget to seize the opportunity while being annoyed. In addition to ordering Zhu Can, who was the vanguard, to continue to attack at all costs, he decisively sent more than a thousand troops to help the battle again, attacking the Sui army's fence defense line. In other positions, look for new breakthroughs.
At this time, there was also a shout of killing from the north. The soldiers of the Sui army stationed at the intersection in the north had not only discovered the attack on the main battalion, but also finally discovered the Duan Lun army who had quietly approached. Huo Yi's general Li Xiao was also very decisive. He did not rush back to help the camp, but immediately ordered to ignite the trees and weeds piled up on the road, and used the fire to prevent Duan Lun's army from reinforcing Li Er. Duan Lun's army immediately launched a storm to buy time. Smoke and fire started a fierce battle with the Sui army. At the same time, they desperately fought the fire to clear the way.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Just as Wang Xingben was hastily gathering the main force of the Chinese army to launch a counterattack inside the Chinese army camp, an accident appeared. Zhu Can, the vanguard general of Li Erjun, who personally led the death squad, pulled up his supernatural power and cut off the Sui army camp with a single ax in the melee. Li Erjun's death squad worked hard together and broke open the gate of the Sui Army's camp. Li Erjun cheered together, and their morale was greatly boosted. Li Er also ordered an all-out attack without hesitation. The morale was high. The Sui army camp was like setting fire to the killing, and soon disturbed the small half of the Sui army's front camp.
Seeing this situation, Wang Xingben, who had gathered the main force of the Chinese army to prepare for a counterattack, was of course complaining endlessly. He could only abandon the plan to reinforce the fence position of the former battalion, and changed to defending the Chinese army camp with all his strength. At the same time, he ordered Cao Qing to drag Li Erjun at all costs. In the former camp, the Chinese army was not allowed to withdraw, and Li Erjun was not given the opportunity to enter the Chinese army camp.
Fortunately, Cao Qing was promoted from the ranks by Liu Heitai himself to be a brave general. He started from an ordinary soldier and shot to where he is today. After hearing Wang Xingben's order again, Cao Qing not only did not complain at all about Wang Xingben's inhumanity, but also immediately ordered all the troops to move closer to his own banner, gather into groups to fight hard against Li Erjun, and not allow Li Erjun to drive his subordinates to be free strikers Opportunity to storm the camp of the Chinese army. A few soldiers of the Sui army who were greedy for life and fear of death tried to escape into the camp of the Chinese army to seek protection, but Wang Xingben ordered them to shoot and kill them without hesitation.
Seeing such a scene, Li Er wanted to strangle the commander of the Sui army to death. After scolding the commander of the Sui army for being vicious and cunning, Li Er ordered the first army to go back and attack the rear camp of the Sui army to find the artillery. , As a result, Liang Naizhu of the Sui army guarding the rear camp was already prepared. When he saw the enemy coming, he immediately greeted him with arrows. He also did not give Li Erjun a chance to quickly enter the rear camp. Li Er's face turned livid when he heard the report, but he was helpless for a while.
Fortunately, the opportunity is still in Li Er's hands. It will only be a matter of time before Duan Lun breaks through the Sui army's blockade and comes to reinforce him. Li Er calmly directed the battle, and immediately started to think about the next step. The contingency plan, "What if there is no way to break through the camp of the bandit army? The bandit army is quite strong, and they attack the camp head-on. It is true that our army can succeed. Even if Duan Zhixuan's surprise attack is unsuccessful, the bandit army will definitely not dare to continue stationing in Lingshi, and will definitely retreat back to Huoyi..."
Thinking of this, Li Er had an idea, and immediately summoned his general Qin Wutong, and ordered: "You immediately take two regiments of infantry to go south, and find a suitable terrain to ambush thirty miles south of Lingshi. When going south, as long as the bandit artillery team passes your position, it will attack immediately. It doesn’t matter if you can grab the bandit artillery team, as long as you can hold the bandit artillery team so that they can’t continue going south, and fight for the main force of our army to chase and capture the artillery. Time, I will give you the first credit!"
Qin Wutong agreed, but Li Er said uneasy: "Remember, move quickly, the sooner the better, you must pay attention to concealment, and don't let the bandits notice that you have set up an ambush on the way! Also, after setting up the ambush, There is no need to intercept the northbound liaison messenger of the bandit army. It is an urgent messenger of the bandit army. It can help us disturb the morale of the bandit army and let them pass through your defense area at will! If the bandit army sends an envoy to go south, rob and kill them with all their strength, ask for a clear statement and report I!"
Qin Wutong sang his promise, and immediately organized two regiments of infantry to quickly go south to set up an ambush, and after the sky was clear, he arrived at the interception position thirty miles to the south according to the order, and found it at a rather urgent position in Fenshui. It was a suitable ambush position. As a result, just after Qin Wutong led the army to hide, several Sui army cavalry rushed from the south with their rotating horses and fast horses. The soldiers asked whether to intercept them. Qin Wutong remembered Li Er's order and let them The soldiers let these Sui cavalry pass through their positions without mentioning it.
Let's turn the scene back to the Lingshi battlefield. When the sky is bright, Duan Lun's army finally breaks through the Sui army's interception and rushes to the main battlefield to participate in the battle. After the enemy's situation, Cao Qing has gradually stabilized his position. Cao Qing led the front battalion troops to slowly retreat to the gate of the Chinese army camp, and retreated to the middle army camp after fighting. They could no longer maintain the ferocious momentum before, and there was no way to break through Cao Qing's dense formation. Trying to get close to the Sui army's Chinese army camp was immediately covered by the dense bows and arrows of the Sui army soldiers. Watching Cao Qing lead the army to gradually retreat into the camp of the Chinese army.
Duan Lun also led the army to charge, but his army was already exhausted from marching overnight, and fought a fierce battle with Li Xiao's troops of the Sui army at the intersection. Although they won, they became more exhausted. Unable to smash Cao Qing's army, let alone take advantage of the momentum to enter the camp of the Sui Army's Central Army, and as all the Sui Army's Cao Qing troops entered the camp, and the Sui Army's Central Army was covered by dense feather arrows, Duan Lun could only give up helplessly. Attack, and then immediately find the second brother-in-law Li Er, and discuss the next plan with Li Er.
Li Er first gave a general introduction to Duan Lun about the situation last night, admitting that he had underestimated the enemy's cohesion and response speed, which led to the failure of the camp robbery. After discussing the ambush, he suggested to Duan Lun: "Brother-in-law, the bandit army already has a camp to defend, and our army can't quickly defeat the enemy in a hurry. Why don't we withdraw our troops and go back to the city to rest until the bandit army receives Huo Yi's urgent notice?" When the news hastily withdraws troops, it will not be too late for us to send troops to pursue and seize the artillery."
"What if Duan Zhixuan doesn't succeed?" Duan Lun asked.
"It doesn't matter if you don't win." Li Er replied with a confident smile: "Not to mention that Huoyi's bandit army is empty and unable to go north to meet it, Wang Xingben can only retreat as soon as possible. Even if he sticks to the camp and waits for Liu Heita's Linfen rescuers It doesn't matter, his army has been severely damaged in the battle last night, after your army has rested and regained its fighting strength, if you and I join hands to attack, there is still a great hope of breaking through his camp."
Duan Lun glanced at the former camp of the Sui Army with corpses strewn all over the ground, and then at the tired soldiers under his command. Duan Lun quickly nodded and agreed with Li Er's suggestion. Withdrew to Lingshi City to rest, and at the same time asked the defenders in the city to make dry food torches for pursuit.
As Li Er analyzed, Sui army generals such as Wang Xingben and Cao Qing, who had lost a lot of money, did immediately plan to withdraw their troops, especially considering that it was really difficult for Huo Yi to provide strong reinforcements for their own army. Wang Xingben, Cao Qing and others passed by After deliberation, they finally unanimously decided to retreat as soon as possible to preserve their strength. Fortunately, this time the Sui army did not bring too much food, grass, and supplies, so it was very convenient to retreat. They could just load the tents and a small amount of food, grass, and supplies into the car, and they could even go with a fence, antlers, and a siege weapon that had been built for appearance. After the fire, Li Er wanted to move back to cook, but he couldn't find a chance.
Only those fake cannons are more troublesome. Each of the twelve guns weighs more than a thousand catties. It is troublesome and slow to transport. It is obviously not suitable for carrying with the army, and it is useless to bring back fake and shoddy ones made of cheap pig iron. , so both Wang Xingben and Cao Qing planned to throw away the matter. Fortunately, Liu Heikai's advice to Liang Naizhu before his departure played a role, and Liang Naizhu suggested: "General Wang, let's take the artillery away. The commander once explained that these artillery are used by the king of Tang to scare the grass and startle the main force of the bandit army. The key is that even if it is fake, it cannot be exposed easily. If we give up directly, the bandit army will definitely know that it is fake. It is better to take it away with the army, and then bring it back to Huoyi. The enemy will also believe that it is true, and waste a lot of money and food to imitate it by transporting it back."
Feeling that Liang Naizhu's suggestion was reasonable, Wang Xingben immediately adopted it, and immediately arranged the order of retreat. Cao Qing and Li Xiao led the tired and wounded soldiers to be the vanguard first, Liang Naizhu escorted the artillery to the center, and Wang Xingben personally led the new force to the rear. At that time, the Sui army abandoned the camp and retreated southward. Before leaving, they burned the fence and the siege equipment of the rear camp.
Knowing that the Sui army really abandoned their camp and retreated, Li Er and Duan Lun were overjoyed and immediately mobilized their troops out of the city to hunt them down, but it was a little too late. The Sui army's front, middle and second armies led by Cao Qing and Liang Naizhu had already retreated into the narrow area. At the same time, Wang Xingben led the new force to stand guard at the intersection, and retreated slowly step by step, without giving Li Er and Duan Lun any chance to catch up with the Sui artillery team immediately. Li Er and Duan Lun had ambush for a long time, so they were not in a hurry, they just carefully kept a distance from Wang Xingben's rear army, waiting for the upcoming opportunity to defeat the enemy.
Under normal circumstances, Second Brother Li, who has prepared for a rainy day, is of course sure to win. As long as the ambush arranged in advance suddenly breaks out, Second Li's Army can not only ensure that they can get the crucial artillery of the Sui Army, but also be able to take advantage of the situation to defeat the Sui Army in Huoyi again . But the only thing that the extremely clever Second Brother Li miscalculated is that there is also a very clever Liu Heizi who also has a clever trick. When he and Duan Lun had just caught up with Wang Xingben's rear army, the emergency messenger sent by Liu Heizi had already seen him. Liang Naizhu, the general of the Sui Army who escorted the artillery, gave Liang Naizhu a very interesting order...
The distance of thirty miles was not very far at first, and a healthy adult could easily cover it in at most one and a half hours on foot, while a quick march would take an hour. It took more than two hours to barely cover this distance. As a result, this not only made Li Er and Duan Lun believe that their real goal was ahead, but also made them wait anxiously with Qin Wutong, who was lying in wait here before. , and when he finally saw the soldiers of the Sui army pushing heavy artillery to the front of the ambush position of the self-army, Qin Wutong breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately issued an attack order.
The enemy was outnumbered, Qin Wutong didn't foolishly lead more than 400 people to rush out to seek death, but chose to throw rocks and rolling logs on the high ground to block the road, disrupting the Sui army and not giving the Sui army a chance to transport the artillery away. Liang Naizhu, who was escorted by the Chinese army to escort the artillery, was taken aback, and hurried to see the situation of Fenshui in the west. He ordered the artillery team: "Immediately! Push all the artillery into the river and let the bandits catch them!"
The generals and soldiers of the Sui army who hated these heavy cannons were overjoyed when they heard the order, and confirmed that Liang Naizhu's words were not a joke. With a loud rumbling noise, the heavy cannons fell one after another in the twilight, completely obliterating the evidence that they were counterfeit. When Qin Wutong saw this situation on the high ground, he was shocked, and when he hurriedly led his army down the mountain to stop him, Cao Qing had already brought the former army back to help him, and joined hands with Liang Naizhu to kill Qin Wutong back to the mountain.
All the cannons entered the Fenshui River to feed the Dragon King. The Sui army officers and soldiers, who did not stop doing anything, pushed the baggage carts into a ball. After the rear army led by Wang Xingben retreated through this area, they immediately set fire to the road, and then rushed forward lightly. To the south, the rear army led by Li Er and Duan Lun was left helpless in the face of the sea of fire, and Li Er was furious at the place where the artillery fell into the water, "Idiots! Idiots! Huo Yi's gang, these traitors! They pushed the artillery into Fenshui, What to do now? What to do?"
"Captain Right, why don't we fish the cannon up?"
Some subordinates kindly suggested, but what greeted him was Li Er's loud slap across the face, and his distorted handsome face roared like thunder, "Fill?! The water here is so fast, how do you fish it? You fish it for me! Fish it! The lack of people is not enough, and more people are being fished, isn't it just a chance for the bandits to force us to fight a war of attrition and eat us up bit by bit?!"