Chapter 517: Destroying the Enemy Camp
The commotion coming from Sakahara outside the city had already awakened the defenders in Jiuqu City. Li Yuan, who had already disarmed and fell asleep, quickly got up, put on his armor again, climbed to the top of the city, and stared in the direction of the commotion outside the city. .
Hearing the sounds of various battles getting closer and clearer from far away, Li Yuan was also filled with surprise and uncertainty.
Looking at this posture, it seems that reinforcements have arrived and are attacking the enemy's defense line. However, the armies of the Western Wei Dynasty had their own methods and signals for communicating with each other and transmitting information. Although there were constant commotions in the south, there were no corresponding flags, drums, and beacon signals, which made it impossible to judge between ourselves and the enemy.
But if reinforcements hadn't arrived, could it be that the enemy was just acting on his own? So what is their purpose? Could it be that they were creating an illusion of chaos to lure the defenders into attacking?
If this is the case, then the enemy general is really very clever. War is inherently a high-intensity and dangerous activity. The soldiers involved in it are under great pressure, so they must be controlled and restrained by strict discipline.
Especially at night, no matter how strictly the camp ban is enforced. Even if there were any plans for night battles, they would only be concentrated among elite troops. But now the riot has nearly spread to the entire Jiuqu Zone, and the severity of the chaos varies from place to place. It is obviously not a premeditated and organized action.
Li Yuan racked his brains and couldn't determine what the situation was. Yifeng, who was injured, also climbed to the top of the city and was also a little dumbfounded when he saw this scene. Could it be that they encountered some kind of hero who saw injustice on the road and couldn't stand the enemy's bullying of the weak, so they went out to help?
But no matter what the real situation is, what is certain is that the enemy's turmoil is gradually expanding, especially in the area west of Jiuqu City. The fierce or passionate roars are not fake at all.
In sharp contrast, the east side of Jiuqu City is relatively quiet, especially the enemy's offensive line set up on the first bend slope in the east and the base camp between the Jiuqu Ancient City in the rear are still brightly lit, and the view is It was seen that the enemy troops were still assembled and well-organized, and the impact of the riots was very limited.
"In any case, the collapse of the enemy's camp is a rare opportunity. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to attack, I'm afraid it will be too late to regret it when the enemy's camp is strong at dawn!"
After some thought and weighing, Li Yuan decided not to miss this opportunity and planned to send his elite troops to attack.
Taking advantage of the chaos in the enemy camp on Xiqu and having no time to pay attention to the movements of the defenders in the city, Li Yuan selected 500 elite troops and ordered them to put on the Eastern Army's robes and flags, and they fought against each other for many years. There is naturally no shortage of seizures.
After these elite soldiers put on Dongjun robes and disguised themselves, they went out of the city along the side wall using rope ladders, preparing to take advantage of the chaotic night to kill the enemy camp. Of course, it was not the small camps scattered among Sakahara, but the enemy's central camp. Li Yuan even agreed with these tribesmen that once the camp was successful, he would immediately set fire to it as a signal, and he would lead all the soldiers in the city out of the city to fight the enemy.
Not to mention that Li Yuan and others in the city were not clear about this situation, but Zhu Hunyuan in the camp outside the city was also a little surprised and puzzled: "Which bandit army is this? If the troops from the Kansai region come to help, Why sneak into the lower reaches to confuse the enemy? If they are Yichuan troops, why attack from the upper reaches?"
Of course, he had not thought about the possibility of Yichuan's enemy troops crossing Xiong'er Mountain to rescue Jiuqu City. However, this route is rugged and winding, making it difficult for most people to pass. Even if they come to help, they will only be small and capable people.
However, news of defeats came one after another from various defensive camps in the west. After the retreating soldiers returned to camp, they each described the might and bravery of the enemy troops. Although it was inevitable that they were deliberately exaggerating in order to reduce their guilt, the fact that they broke out of the camps one after another also showed this. An enemy army is truly astonishing in combat power, and does not behave like a light force.
However, Zhu Hunyuan used his troops in a prudent and careful manner. Each of the battalions in the west guarded important positions. This was originally to create pressure on the defenders in the city and resist enemy reinforcements that might appear in the west. Although thousands of troops were deployed, The real core is the tens of thousands of soldiers in his headquarters camp. As long as the front here does not collapse, the offensive against the enemy will not be greatly affected.
Therefore, he ordered all the soldiers to stick to the main camp here, and the soldiers who were defeated and fled back in front were temporarily led to other camps to settle down, so as not to mix with the Chinese army's main camp. At the same time, he also sent a thousand elite cavalry to patrol the Luoshui River Valley to ensure that once the enemy broke out and escaped, they could detect it in time and launch an attack, killing as many enemy troops as possible.
On Xiqu Sakahara, when he learned from Wei Fabao that they had attacked Jiuqu City in one go, Li Tai felt both happy and surprised for a moment. Sometimes it’s hard to predict a person’s potential. When you concentrate on something without any distractions, you will be surprised by the energy and results achieved!
"Hurry, light the beacon fire quickly and inform the city of the news!"
At first he was trying to deceive others, but then he killed so much that he completely forgot about it. Only now did he remember that he should notify the city, so he hurriedly gave the order.
As the beacon rose, a series of cheers suddenly erupted in the city. Li Yuan and other city defenders finally confirmed that reinforcements had arrived. Knowing that he and others were not alone in being abandoned and trapped in the city, the people in the city were excited, and soon envoys were sent to communicate with the reinforcements.
The movements in Jiuqu City naturally aroused the vigilance of Zhu Hunyuan, who personally led a team of elite soldiers to the top of Dongquyuan to monitor the enemy's movements.
In the separate camp on the south side of the main camp, the soldiers who were defeated from the front line were all placed here. These people saw with their own eyes the astonishing combat effectiveness of the enemy troops. Those who ran slower had been mercilessly killed by the enemy troops. They fled here in a panic. They were still a little frightened. They reluctantly managed to escape under the orders of the soldiers who were left behind. They were restrained, but because they were isolated from the camp, their emotions were still frightened.
"Why are we not allowed to enter the camp? The enemy is so strong that they set up camp at night and we fight bravely, but we want to be oppressed by idle soldiers like you who are hiding behind. Is this unreasonable?"
Suddenly, a group of defeated soldiers in a corner of the camp started shouting angrily, and directly slashed with knives to kill the domineering soldiers who were patrolling the camp.
Several soldiers were caught off guard and were killed on the spot. Other soldiers in the camp fled to the side for fear of being implicated. However, the defeated soldiers who killed others refused to give up and rushed towards the camp fence, shouting loudly: : "Although a certain group of people returned in defeat, they still faced a powerful enemy and were not guilty! The general violated the law and wanted to kill all the defeated soldiers. Those who wanted to survive followed us into the camp to find the general and accuse him of injustice!"
The defeated soldiers of these battalions were already in shock. Their organization was completely disorganized. They had not been effectively comforted and reorganized after the retreat. Now when they heard that they were going to be executed, they were extremely panicked for a while.
When the fear reaches the extreme, it is natural to instinctively want to save themselves, so these soldiers were immediately incited and followed them noisily, destroying and clearing all the barriers between the two camps, and poured in one after another. In the camp, everyone shouted and shouted to embolden themselves, and wandered freely in the camp looking for the general to complain and grievances.
Under the interference of these defeated soldiers, the Chinese army camp, which had not been affected much, suddenly became a little chaotic.
When a team that was already assembled for battle rushed forward to try to stop these defeated soldiers and control order, it only aggravated the fear in the hearts of these people. When even they waved their swords and guns in their hands and rushed forward to kill, both sides Immediately there was a melee.
"The enemy troops entered the camp and our army was defeated!"
Chaotic shouts rang out in the military camp, and coupled with the shouts of fighting, it was like a ball of fire falling into a haystack, and panic and chaos spread quickly.
"What happened in the camp?"
But Zhu Hunyuan soon noticed the chaos in the camp at the rear, and no longer bothered to watch the enemy's movements in the city, he quickly led his troops back to the camp and entered the camp through the relatively quiet west camp.
At this time, the chaos had spread among the camps. Even the other soldiers in the camp who had not been affected by the chaos were panicked. They barely managed to rush out of the camp under the repeated orders of the commanders and commanders in the camp. scope.
But Zhu Hunyuan inspected the surrounding camps and calmed them down a little. At the same time, he also targeted the soldiers who were causing trouble in the camp, so he ordered the surrounding camps to shout loudly, and in an instant, the Chinese army camp was The noise of fighting and commotion in the crowd was suppressed.
However, before he could lead his troops into the camp to quell the chaos, the gates of Jiuqu City across the street were already wide open. Li Yuan led more than 2,000 defenders in the city to rush out of the city and went straight to kill the enemy's camp, which was still in chaos. go.
At the same time, Li Tai was leading his men to quickly bypass the ravine and ascend to the plateau. He first defended Jiuqu City with the city gate wide open, and then sounded drums and horns inside and outside the city.
Such noisy and chaotic flags and drums can no longer convey any accurate military orders, but the powerful sound that hits the eardrums can double the panic in people's hearts and can also make the attacking side's morale even higher.
"Gather to me, come to me hastily..."
But Zhu Hunyuan was still working hard to restore order, and kept ordering his soldiers to pass on assembly orders to the surrounding areas. However, at this time, the camps had completely fallen into chaos. Even if someone wanted to lead his troops to assemble here, they would not be able to do so. They will soon be dispersed by other soldiers.
Seeing that the situation was already like this, Zhu Hunyuan could only order a retreat with a look of helplessness, leaving the front line of the battle, and then establishing a stronghold to gather troops in the back, hoping to gather the defeated troops as efficiently as possible.
As Zhu Hunyuan withdrew from Jiuqu, the enemy forces here had no effective command at all. They all followed their instincts and reacted to stress, and the combat effectiveness they could exert was pitiful.
The troops of various tribes scrambled to retreat, and some troops even saw no sign of the enemy from the beginning to the end. However, they were so frightened that they still did not dare to stop even though they were running out of breath. Step down.
When Li Tai took a short rest and then led his troops to the enemy's camp, Li Yuan had already led hundreds of cavalry to continue chasing the enemy and defeated them, leaving thousands of soldiers behind to collect prisoners and clean the battlefield.
Looking at the many weapons and materials left by the enemy on the battlefield, Li Tai was quite greedy, but he also understood that rushing forward to collect them would most likely cause conflict between the two troops, so he led his troops from the edge of the battlefield to Walking down the plain, you can hear the neighing of many war horses in front of you when you reach the middle of the plain.
Li Tai was overjoyed when he heard the news. He walked some distance further, and sure enough, a vast horse camp appeared at the bottom of the slope, extending from the front of the slope to the bank of Luoshui River. As far as he could see, there were at least two to three thousand war horses gathered in it.
"Quickly look for the nearby riding equipment warehouse, get ready, mount your horse, and continue to kill the enemy!"
This huge harvest immediately made Li Tai feel exhausted, and he immediately shouted an order.