Night battles and night attacks are not a conventional method of warfare. The reason for this is not only that the requirements for soldiers in this method of warfare are much higher than those of daytime battles, but also because there are too many variables. If you do not have great confidence in your own army, , and generals who are well versed in the variables of military tactics dare not say that they can achieve victory in a night attack.
Of course, night attacks also have their benefits. As long as the sneak attack is successful and the enemy's camp is penetrated, no matter how capable the opponent is, the results will be one-sided. Sometimes a close battle will completely change the trend due to a night attack, and the winner will be determined.
Although Liao Qing and other Wu army generals who were eager to win and kill the enemy did not have superhuman command skills, they relied on their understanding of the terrain outside Huzhou City and the use of the three armies to quietly approach the Song army as quickly as possible. Camp, and with a roaring roar flying into the air, this team of more than 20,000 people shouted and rushed towards Song Camp at full speed from the front and the left and right wings.
They were still dozens of steps away from the dark military camp, and the arrows were already shot out by them, flying over like raindrops. This time, they wanted to disrupt the Song army camp as quickly as possible and completely defeat the enemy in their panic.
Panic screams resounded through the entire camp in an instant, and many torches were set up everywhere, and there were even vague human figures running around. Looking from a distance, it was obvious that the Song army was in chaos after being attacked. With his hands and feet, he couldn't even organize a decent resistance for a while.
This made the Wu army more energetic and courageous. They roared loudly and rushed forward faster, thinking that they could immediately rush into the military camp and start killing. For this reason, most of them even gave up their He dropped the bow and arrow in his hand, held only his sword and gun, and charged forward at full speed.
Liao Qing took the lead and rushed to the front of the Song camp. Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the row of antlers blocking the horses, he was already ready to jump high and jump over these defenses. plan. But at this moment, an urgent drum beat suddenly sounded right in front, followed immediately by the familiar sound of sharp arrows piercing the air.
Before these Wu troops could react, hundreds of sharp arrows flew in their faces, covering almost the entire direction in which they were charging. Liao Qing's reaction was quick enough. When he saw many locusts coming towards him, he quickly raised the Xuanhua ax in his hand and danced it like a big shield in front of him, blocking the arrows that hit him. Come down, just like this, his forward momentum has stopped.
But most of the Wu troops behind him did not have such ability. Although they quickly stopped and tried their best to attack, how could they easily block the dense arrows whizzing from various directions? Even if the arrows are hit by weapons and change directions, their lethality will not be reduced, and the angles of these arrows will become more unpredictable. In a moment, the hundreds of Wu soldiers in front of them screamed and fell down one after another after being hit by arrows.
The arrows in front seemed to be endless. After one round, there was no pause at all, and then another round of arrows came. Not only did the soldiers at the head fall to the ground with arrows, but the people behind were also hit by arrows one after another. , so shocked that they stepped back to cover themselves.
Even though Liao Qing was brave, he could only retreat temporarily when facing the onslaught of arrows one after another. In addition to being unwilling and angry, he also had doubts in his heart
Come on, why did the Song Army have such a fierce and timely counterattack? It was as if they had been prepared!
Just when doubts arose in his mind, the sound of drums and the rain of arrows finally stopped, but what followed was a loud sound of horns and bursts of roars. In the originally dark camp, hundreds of torches suddenly lit up, illuminating the front of the Song camp as if it were daytime. A team of thousands of people, dressed in bright armor, roared and charged towards them in neat lines.
"No, they were already prepared! I fell into the trap!" At this moment, Liao Qing finally woke up, and cold sweat poured out of his body like spring water. The Song army in front of him had already been waiting in ambush!
At the same time, the generals of the Wu army who divided their forces to attack both sides of the Song camp also knew this fact. They entered the camp only a moment later than the front team, but the situation was even more miserable than the front team. Just when they thought they could kill the enemy by surprise, the soldier at the front fainted at his feet, and then his whole body fell to the ground and disappeared, and then screams quickly rang out from below.
All this happened so suddenly that even the men and horses at the rear were unable to react and were still rushing forward. As a result, they pushed more people in front into the pit in front, until the screams could be heard. , countless people looked forward in panic, only to find that the side of the seemingly undefended Song camp in front of them was filled with traps as high as one man. This is nothing, what is even more terrifying is that there are barbs buried under these traps. At this time, these barbs are already covered with soldiers of the Wu army, stabbing them until they bleed profusely and scream miserably. But he struggled to escape. In just a few moments, many people died directly, and blood gushed out from the pit, which was so miserable.
The cruel scene in front of them immediately made these Wu Jun soldiers feel frightened, and they quickly retreated.
But just as they were retreating, the same horn sound sounded from here. An ambush force came out from each side of the Song camp, charging with all their strength in an arrow formation that was most conducive to the charge. They skillfully avoided each and every one of them. Under the trap, he rushed to Wu Jun.
One side is already timid and ready to retreat, panicked, while the other side is ready to go and is well prepared. When the two sides met head-on, the winner of this night attack battle was quickly determined. Amidst the shouts, the Song Army's offensive was like boiling water and snow, immediately melting the opponent's defense line, killing the Wu Army completely disorganized, and the team formation was even more disorganized. Everyone abandoned their helmets and armor, and ran away with their heads in their hands. There was no way to organize any decent resistance at all.
In just one encounter, the Wu army that had attacked the Song camp from three sides was completely defeated. Even though Liao Qing and others were reluctant and fought desperately to save the situation, it was in vain. How could one or two generals change the situation when the army was defeated like a mountain
After a short battle, even Liao Qing was seriously injured in several places. He was protected by his own soldiers and retreated in embarrassment. The situation on the other two sides was almost the same. He was completely chased by the Song army like a lost dog. He turned around and went back. Run towards Huzhou City Gate. At this time, they had no other thoughts, they only thought about running into the city and saving their lives.
But at the top of the city in the distance, Pang Wanchun, who was watching all this with a livid face, saw a further problem - once the city was really opened to let the soldiers in, the Song army would probably be put into Huzhou as well. Okay, by then, there will be a scuffle
, I’m afraid Huzhou will be completely destroyed.
He really hated these subordinates who refused to obey his orders. At the same time, he was more afraid of Sun Tu and even respected him. The other party's grasp of the situation and people's hearts is so accurate that it's terrifyingly accurate!
Obviously, all the previous actions, whether it was asking other troops to leave, or not attacking Huzhou for two days, and pretending to be about to retreat, were all to lure his own troops to take risks. For this reason, he even laid a trap early in the morning.
Now that I think about it carefully, the Song army's sudden retreat was also preparation for this. Because it was further away from the city, it could be hidden from the defenders, allowing them to dig a row of deadly traps on both sides of the military camp. Who would have thought that they would actually set such a trap in their own camp
But now, all of this has fallen into Sun Tu's plan. Not only have the 20,000 troops who ventured out of the city suffered serious losses, but they are also in a critical situation and may be completely annihilated by the enemy at any time!
In addition to sighing and being angry, Pang Wanchun was also quickly weighing in his mind. What choice should he make to minimize the losses in this defeat, or even reverse the decline
It is absolutely impossible to open the city gate to welcome back this defeated army, which will completely fall Huzhou. But if there is no rescue, once the 20,000 people are swallowed up by the Song army, it will be a very dangerous result for Huzhou. Because once the strength of the army is reduced by half, given the size of Huzhou City, the defense will be stretched thin at that time. Maybe an oversight will allow the enemy to break through a little, and the city defense will collapse.
Whether it is to open the city or defend it, it is obviously not advisable, but what should we do
"Pang Shuai..." The surrounding generals looked at the scene of defeat outside the city and were anxious. They couldn't help shouting: "We can't just watch the soldiers being killed and not rescue them. Otherwise, the morale of the army will be unstable. This Huzhou I can’t hold on any longer…”
Yes, no matter what choice you make, you can't change the extremely passive result, so it's better to just put all your money into it!
Suddenly, a bold, even crazy idea emerged from Pang Wanchun's mind. Sun Tu had expected whether he would open the city or defend it, but there was one thing he would never have expected - attack! Not only did he not think about how to defend, but he attacked directly and took this opportunity to have an early decisive battle with the Song army!
Once this crazy idea arises, it becomes difficult to contain it. There were two flames burning in Pang Wanchun's eyes. Ever since his fight with Sun Tu, he had tried every means and method to win the match reliably, but all ended in failure.
Danyang, Changshu, Suzhou... In every battle, I always think about safety and strive for victory! But every time something unexpected happens, it never develops according to his arrangement. The same is true for today's battle in Huzhou. Since we have already reached such a situation, let's let it go and fight. No matter what is safe or not, and no matter what the consequences are, we will simply fight head-on!
"Send my military order, and the entire army will leave the city and attack the enemy head-on!" With his mind made up, Pang Wanchun no longer hesitated and quickly issued a military order that stunned everyone.
In Huzhou City, drums suddenly sounded, more than 20,000 people who stayed in the city quickly gathered, and the city gate suddenly opened!
The unexpected decisive battle begins in advance!