Danyang was in sight, the city gates were open, there were fires in many places in the city, and screams continued. It was obvious that the city in front of them had little resistance. This made everyone in Fang La's army feel that they could easily capture the city with just one attack, so they were not prepared at all for the possible difficulties and dangers.
But just at this moment when victory was close at hand, with a loud horn sounding, a large number of Song troops suddenly appeared in the mountains and forests on both sides of the official road, and launched a surprise attack from their side!
This was really beyond everyone's expectations. Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even Fang Shifo and his generals were caught off guard by the surprise attack and could not recover for a long time. Who could have expected that there would be Song troops ambushing outside Danyang City, as if they had already expected that they would attack the county.
As a result, the entire Fang La army was completely in chaos. The sudden surprise attack had already demoralized the army. During the charge, the enemy first released a rain of arrows in the sky, and the arrows flew towards them. Many people were penetrated before they even had time to reveal their weapons, and fell into a pool of blood screaming.
Two rounds of random arrows were released, and scores of soldiers fell on both sides of the team. Others also screamed and retreated toward the rear in panic, while the two or three thousand people in the front of the team could only follow the inertia. Rush forward to increase the distance between you and the enemy. As for the soldiers in the middle who were attacked by the Song army, they completely lost their fighting spirit and were chopped down and stabbed over by the soldiers of the Qingzhou army who rushed over quickly. Hundreds of them died in an instant.
As a result, an originally complete army was cut in half by this round of attacks, making it difficult to take care of the head and tail.
Even Sun Tu didn't expect that the battle would develop so smoothly. Obviously, he overestimated the fighting spirit and combat power of this Fang La army. He thought that the opponent could react quickly when encountering a surprise attack and launch defense and counterattack. Let all the soldiers come down from the mountain. In this way, although the enemy army was cut off, it was still at a disadvantage in terms of strength and could only attack the enemy on one side.
Sun Tu's reaction was very fast. Seeing this, he shouted an order: "Turn around and attack the rear army. First cut off its return path and then destroy the front army!"
As his order was issued, the whine of the horn combined with the vigorous waving of the torch quickly conveyed the military order in the dark night, so that every officer in the ten-man team knew what he was going to do immediately. , and then decisively led his troops to turn back and kill fiercely towards the rebels who were constantly retreating.
At this time, the results of the Qingzhou Army's hard training over the past few years were fully demonstrated. In such a late night, and on a chaotic battlefield mixed with enemies and ourselves, they could still maintain absolute unity and follow the instructions of the team continuously. Rushing to kill the enemy in the rear, the enemy was retreating steadily, without any resistance at all.
Fang Shifo who saw this scene couldn't believe his eyes at this moment: "When did the Song Army become so strong?" He had fought against many officers and soldiers in the past, and even if the opponent had more troops, he still couldn't believe it. Nor is he an elite opponent. But today was a good day. He was temporarily out of control and unable to fight back after being attacked by someone. Now the elites he was so proud of could not even resist. This was really unacceptable to him, and he was furious: "Everyone, give it to me. Kill it, from
Defeat the Song army in the rear! "
Fang Shifo, who had been blinded by anger, had forgotten his original goal at this time, and actually directly ordered an all-out fight with the Qingzhou Army. Fortunately, there were still clear-headed people around him at this time, and he immediately persuaded loudly: "General, the top priority is to capture Danyang! The enemy only has the upper hand temporarily. They can't take our entire army. As long as they can capture Danyang, Danyang, the Song army will be in chaos, but we can still turn the tide of the war!"
Fang Shifo can be reused by Fang La and entrusted with important tasks, so he is certainly not a fool. Just now I was so angry that I gave such an order. At this moment, when the person reminded him, he took a deep breath, quickly restrained his anger, gritted his teeth and said: "Surge into the city and capture Danyang. Our army will win! Kill!" After shouting this, he took the lead and went straight to the scene. Rushed towards Danyang City.
At this time, the battle at the city gate had also reached a fever pitch.
Seeing a large group of enemy troops approaching, the officers and soldiers defending the city were also panicked. They gathered and rushed toward the south gate to fight, and fought with the insiders who were guarding here.
Originally, I should have thought that my own team would be able to kill them quickly within these few hundred days, so it would be enough to withstand the enemy's first wave of attack. Unexpectedly, a reversal occurred outside the city at this juncture. The Song army had already set up an ambush outside the city. As a result, not only the troops outside the city were killed by surprise, but the people in the city were also at a loss. They could only forcefully He used his scalp to withstand the constantly attacking defenders and kept the city gate intact.
Fortunately, these internal forces are all the most skilled elites under Fang Shifo. In addition, the terrain at the city gate is narrow, making it difficult to defend and attack. Therefore, even if they face more than ten times the enemy's repeated attacks, they can still hold on. At the same time, Mo Jingyao, who had been stunned for a long time, was pulled to the front of the team again to threaten the defenders.
But at this time, many generals in the city, who knew that if the city was lost, would be severely punished and might even lose their lives, they no longer cared about their superiors. Completely ignoring the enemy's constant shouts and threats, Mo Tuanlian continued to rush his troops to attack and kill them. Mo Tuanlian's only purpose was to force the defenders to be unable to use their bows and crossbows, and to allow them to hold on to the city gate without losing.
However, as the defenders launched successive offensives, these few hundred soldiers were gradually exhausted, and people kept falling. It was obvious that they were reaching the end of their strength and might not be able to hold on for long.
Just as the defenders there were overjoyed and urged their troops to attack the enemy in front of the city gate with greater violence, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted outside the city, and then 3,000 Fang La's troops had already Under the leadership of Fang Shifo, they roared into the city gate and collided head-on with the defenders who had just rushed over.
Fang Shifo, who was holding back his anger, had nowhere to vent his worries. At this moment, he had no chance to hold anything back. He swung away two huge copper hammers like two whirlwinds. First, he started with those who had quickly avoided them. Nei Ying passed by and then slammed into the unprepared defenders.
At the end of the day, there was a lot of screams. His two copper hammers both weighed twenty or thirty kilograms, and each swing he made probably weighed fifty or sixty kilograms. It was really a blow to death and bruises. Then, a shocking scene happened. The hundreds of defenders who had just rushed to retake the city gate were beaten back by him with two hammers, truly defeating one against a hundred.
And those Fang La generals behind him
After seeing the brave performance of their general, the soldiers temporarily put aside the panic they had just encountered when they were attacked. They all roared and pounced on the enemies in front like tigers descending from the mountain. They also wanted to put aside their fear and fear. All the anger was vented on Song Jun in front of him.
In this way, the gap between the two groups of troops was quickly and clearly revealed. After the current wave of soldiers and horses were killed and retreated, the defenders quickly organized the next round under the urging of the generals. However, after encountering the surging momentum of Fang La's army, their offensive also collapsed, and they could only maintain a certain combat effectiveness by continuously retreating.
You know, there are still tens of thousands of people in the city at this moment. Although they are scattered, and although their general is still under the control of the enemy, there are only less than 3,000 people on the opposite side, and they are still in a hurry after the attack. The frightened bird that entered the city. But in the end, this elite Suzhou army, which Zhu Meng had high hopes for, and wanted to use them to secure Danyang, was completely vulnerable. Not only did they fail to recapture the south gate, but they were killed and forced back into the city, leaving the county completely lost.
From this point of view, we can see how weak the Jiangnan army is now. They can no longer even resist the newly established rebel army. Of course, some people may mention that this was the result of the fall of the Danyang City Gate, leaving the officers and soldiers with no danger to defend it. If the city gate had not been lost, the Song Army would have always been good at defending the city, plus various defenses. Equipment, Danyang may not be broken.
But then again, the loss of the city gate itself is a manifestation of their incompetence. If the defenders themselves were not too lax, how could such an uncontrollable situation have occurred
Compared with the Danyang defenders' continuous mistakes and vulnerable performance, the Qingzhou army was so strong that it was hard to believe that they were actually the official army of the Song Dynasty.
Because with their continuous charge, the six to seven thousand Fang La army in the rear retreated again and again, and they were all driven two or three miles away. And as they retreated along the way, they also paid the price of hundreds or thousands of people being killed. This was a heavy blow to Fang La's army, which had lost its main general and could only be commanded by several generals. , many people had lost their fighting spirit and turned around and fled into the dark wilderness. It seemed that these thousands of people would soon be killed and the entire army collapsed.
At this time, the Qingzhou Army had fully demonstrated its combat power. Not only were there constant attacks and attacks from the front, but the soldiers and horses that had not been killed before were also harassing the enemy's formation with crossbows from both sides, making it impossible for them to stabilize their position. , to form a decent defense, they can only retreat in embarrassment.
Coupled with the fact that the Qingzhou Army was still firing crossbows in front of them, this series of ferocious offensives was indeed beyond the strength of the disorganized Fang La Army in front of them. Their ability to survive until now and not completely collapse proved that their military morale was stable enough. .
"Qian Ju, Danyang City has been destroyed, and the enemy has entered the city..." At this time, the generals of the Qingzhou Army could still pay attention to the situation in Danyang City behind them. After seeing that Fang Shifo had led his army to attack, many people showed worries, and Yang Zhi couldn't help but remind Sun Tu.
After hearing this, Sun Tu only pursed his lips, and then said: "Look here first. If we don't defeat the enemies on this road, we won't be able to go back to save Danyang!"
"Kill!" The generals who received the order immediately roared again, urging the entire army to continue killing the enemy in front of them like waves!