Chapter 354 The bloody battle in Yangzhou III
No one believed that the opponent would attack at night. After all, it was the eunuch who proposed this idea. Even though Cao Huachun's identity was not simple, Xu Xilian, as the Duke of Dingguo, would not take a mere eunuch seriously.
"My family members are also relatives of the country after all..."
The Xu family was a member of the imperial family in the Zhu Di era, and was much more powerful than the imperial family member. Although they were separated by more than two hundred years, they were still essentially nobles.
"You are still young, so you must not be reckless in this battle. Wait until the Chinese army gives the order, then this battle...
If we fail, we won’t be the ones who suffer. "
Although Xue Lian was young, his family had fought hard to inherit the title of Marquis of Yangwu. He had been reading poetry and books since he was a child, and he never slacked off in war training: "Don't worry, my lord, I know it."
"Don't be impulsive. The Yangwu Marquis line cannot be destroyed in your hands."
Xue Lian blushed a little. During the day, he was eager to perform meritorious deeds and led his men to rush to the city wall. He was beaten back several times. If his servants and bodyguards had not fought hard to protect him, he would have been disabled even if he did not die.
Although he returned safely, his bodyguards also suffered many casualties.
"Zhang Gaoping's ability is not low. I have never underestimated this person," Xu Xilian had some tricks. If Xue Lian hadn't known his background, Xue Lian would have been envious of Xu Xilian just from the previous few sentences.
He is a playboy at heart after all...
"Let's go back and make arrangements. Even if the Confederate army won't attack at night, we must be prepared for everything."
Xue Lian was stunned and sneered in his heart, weren't you that dead eunuch from North Korea before? Why are you still scared now?
"Yes, I will obey the military orders of the Duke."
Xu Xilian clearly saw Xue Lian's expression, and then said with a colorless face: "Soldiers are also deceitful..."
After leaving Xu Xilian's tent, Xue Lian returned to his own camp under the protection of his servants. After a long time, he said: "Go, arrange it. The left sentry will be on guard tonight. The right sentry is not allowed to take off his armor when resting. The war horses must be ready."
"Master Marquis, could it be that the Confederate Army is really going to attack at night?"
Xue Cong, the leader of Xue Lian's escort team, frowned and asked: "If it is a night attack, our army will be at the front of the camp. Should we dig a horse pit first?"
Although Xue Lian is young, he grew up in the capital after all. He can be seen among dandies at a glance without any observation. Compared with Xu Xilian's words tonight, Xue Lian really sneered at this time: "Dong Shi Xiaofeng He's just a fool, is he worthy?"
Xue Cong went without knowing what was going on. He planned to have people dig a trap in front of his camp.
Before midnight, Xue Lian, who had just slept for a short while, vaguely heard the shouts and the sound of gunfire. Sure enough, Xue Cong ran into the tent dressed in clothes and said: "Master Marquis, there is a faint light of fire over there in the north city. Maybe the southern army has really left the city. Night attack.”
Xue Lian sat up suddenly and took a deep breath: "Go to the Chinese army tent and report to Duke Ding. Just tell...the southern army leaves the city to attack at night, and the entire army needs to be on guard."
Not long after, Xue Cong, who had reported the news, came back, a little decadent.
"How's it going?"
"Back to the Marquis, Duke Ding woke up and said there was nothing to worry about. As long as we don't attack our place, and there is no military order from Duke Cheng, there is no need to go out to rescue the camp."
"idiot..."
Xue Cong didn't know who Xue Lian was scolding. He thought he was scolding himself, so he lowered his head and said, "I am incompetent..."
Xue Lian raised his telescope and looked toward Beicheng. The originally dark night sky was now reddish, indicating that a large army was gathering.
I can't sit still...
"Someone is coming..."
Xue Cong quickly stepped forward: "Master Hou..."
"Beat the drum, gather the troops and horses of our headquarters..."
The sharp drum beat made Xu Xilian walk out of the military tent with a solemn look on his face: "Xue Lian really thinks how powerful he is?"
The general next to him was cursing that it was you who told him to pay attention to night raids, when he heard Xu Xilian shouting: "Go and call Xue Lian, I want to see what he wants to do?"
Song Changfu's subordinates are all people who dare to die. In a duel involving hundreds of thousands of people, only those dead soldiers often play a key role. It is this group of dead soldiers that can enhance the morale of the entire army during the decisive battle. thereby defeating the opponent.
Zhang Gaoping's plan is very simple, a night attack...
With Li Mingyuan's troops as the main force, they pretended to attack Zhu Chunchen's camp in the north city and created chaos, while he led Song Changfu's trap camp and Yin Dongsheng's cavalry troops to attack Xu Xilian's troops.
And the ultimate goal is Xu Xilian, a dude.
The number of people was not large. This time Zhang Gaoping personally left the city with only 40,000 people, less than half of Xu Xilian's troops.
"This is..."
"The sound of horse hooves..."
Xue Lian was unusually calm. Although he was impulsive during the day, after going through the test of life and death, he 100% believed that he had become a qualified general.
"The ancestors were like this at that time?"
After muttering, Xue Lian shouted: "Ming Jin, the enemy is attacking..."
The sound of heavy objects falling into the horse pit suddenly came from the distance, but it was only blocked for a moment, and the sound of horse hooves got closer and closer...
"Artillery preparation..."
Dong dong dong...
Xue Lian's headquarters also has artillery, but there are few. Most of them are located in Xu Xilian's central military tent, and the only musketry station Qianhu is gathering in a panic at the moment.
The charging Yin Dongsheng immediately reined in his horses after a dozen forward riders fell into the horse pit, and then ordered an assault on both sides. After the sound of cannons, they did not slow down, but accelerated towards the fence.
It was precisely this operation that prevented his subordinates' losses from becoming greater. On the contrary, Zhang Gaoping behind him heard the shortness of the artillery.
"Xue Lian's troops don't have many firearms. It's an opportunity. Song Changfu ordered his subordinates to prepare..."
"It's the handsome man..."
Not far from the fence, a hail of arrows struck, and countless people fell off their horses. Yin Dongsheng took out the fire seal, lit the fire oil jar on the horse, and then threw it towards the fence with all his strength.
The shouts of killing were already loud, and Xu Xilian was a little panicked. He felt a little uncomfortable when he didn't wait for Xue Lian to come to report his work. Until now, the fire had started in Xue Lian's forward army camp.
"Sir, the right wing of the Chinese army blew up the camp..."
Xu Xilian suddenly felt that the world was spinning. Bombing the camp meant a huge defeat. Unless the commander-in-chief suppressed it completely with force, it would not help.
"The bastard... harmed me... harmed me..."
"Master, please calm down. I will go and suppress you now..." Deputy Commander-in-Chief Su Guoxian clasped his fists and immediately mounted his horse and left.
An aide came forward and said: "My lord, we are not sure that our army will win. I think that my lord should lead a large army to get close to Cheng Guogong first."
The shouts of killing in the distance were getting closer and closer, and enemy cavalry had even charged at the gate of the Chinese army.
"Xue Lian is still in front..."
Xu Xilian was worried. He knew that once he retreated, the forward battalion in front would only be defeated. How could he abandon a marquis? .
"No..."
It was rare for the servants to see their dandy master become resolute: "Su Guoxian has gone to suppress it. After the right-wing battalion is suppressed, let Su Guoxian lead troops to reinforce Marquis Yangwu. Come and prepare the artillery. No matter what happens outside the camp, How many enemy troops are there? Kill these bastards first."
The fierce gunfire exploded behind Zhang Gaoping, which also made Zhang Gaoping look at Xu Xilian with admiration: "There is some courage, but I don't know if it was their servant general who did it."
Song Changfu stepped forward: "Commander, the last general invites you to fight..."
The Northern Army camp in front was already in chaos, and now was a good time for the entire army to attack.
Zhang Gaoping nodded: "Let's go, after this victory, I will ask for credit for you."
With the addition of Song Changfu's death squad, Xue Lian couldn't stop the trend of defeat even after struggling to support him, and slowly moved closer to the Chinese army Xu Xilian.
rout...
here we go...
Xue Lian was covered in blood. He was injured, but he was better than his youth. After he killed a dead soldier of the Confederate army with a knife, he was hit in the back with a meteor hammer by the enemy cavalry behind him. A mouthful of blood spurted out at that time. This kind of No one can bear the internal injuries.
Xu Xilian saw Xue Lian who had passed out. Su Guoxian, who was reinforcing him, immediately followed the order to rescue Xue Lian after quelling the bombing camp. He was able to rescue Xue Lian in time. If not, Xue Lian would have been captured long ago.
"My lord, we must retreat immediately. Our army has been defeated..."
Xu Xilian was a little confused. When Su Guoxian saw this, he immediately ordered Xu Xilian's servants to pull him onto the horse, and then he stopped and let them retreat first.
The battle lasted until dawn, and when Zhu Chunchen ordered his consort Wang Xie to lead his army to help, all that was left for Wang Xie was a burning camp.
Inside Zhu Chunchen's military tent, there was silence at the moment. Zhu Chunchen's veins were bulging. At this moment, he wished he could kill someone to dispel this evil fire.
"By the time I arrived with my troops, Duke Dingguo's camp had turned into a sea of fire, with the dead bodies of the Confederate and our troops everywhere. I found a surviving sergeant and said that Duke Dingguo would lead his troops to evacuate to the east before dawn. , I have sent more than a dozen groups of scouts to investigate."
After Wang Xie finished speaking, he saw Zhu Chunchen lowering his head and clenching his fists without speaking, and then looked at the supervisor Cao Huachun not far from him.
"Captain Wang has worked hard..."
After Cao Huachun opened his mouth, Wang Xie bowed his hands and retreated.
"Although I have not fought with Zhang Gaoping, I will not underestimate my opponent..."
Qin Liangyu was very proud, and this sentence meant that he would not give Zhu Chunchen a good look on the spot. However, after hearing this, Zhu Chunchen only trembled but remained silent.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Yanrong felt that the atmosphere was not right, so he said: "The Southern Army pretended to attack the camp, and they also lost the lives of many sergeants. As long as there is no news from Duke Ding, that is good news..."
Many people nodded in agreement, but at least to those with a discerning eye, Zhu Yanrong's words were just a bit self-deceiving.
Qin Liangyu still belongs to the guest army. The white-armed soldiers under her command have never given these Northern soldiers a good look, especially the troops in the Beijing camp. In their view, these are old veterans who are just waiting to die.
"call..."
Zhu Chunchen raised his head and took a deep breath, then stood up and held his hands towards Qin Liangyu: "For the sake of the same dynasty, I hope General Qin will give me some advice..."
This is?
Many people were surprised. The Northern Army came all the way from Shandong, but Zhu Chunchen had never been so humble.
Especially when he won the battle at Gaoyou, he was already looking down upon all living beings.
