Last time, it was said that Azig was awakened from his sleep. He was horrified when he heard that a large enemy was attacking the camp. As soon as he arrived at the village entrance to check, he mounted his armor and mounted his horse, and then he saw the Ming army coming towards him with flames soaring into the sky from the west. The thunderous sound of horse hooves resounded across the sky. Look. There were at least three to five thousand soldiers in the formation. In a hurry, he ordered his subordinates to counterattack, trying to use the Qing army's cavalry advantage to counterattack an army.
The strength of the Qing cavalry is not to be underestimated. At that time, it was extremely powerful and had few opponents. The Ming army suffered countless defeats at its hands in more than ten years, and was even frightened by it.
Under normal circumstances, counterattacking the opponent's offensive with the strong combat power of the cavalry is not a good way to relieve the siege. Unfortunately, this time is unusual. Most of the Qing troops woke up from their sleep. In panic, they even mounted their horses before they could put on their armor. Before they could figure out where to defend the enemy and whom, the Ming army had already reached them and rushed in directly.
Why did the Ming army rush into the camp so easily?
For a regular camp, trenches must be dug and the horses deployed outside. However, Azig was still careless. He never expected that there would be so many Ming troops around. In his opinion, those hundreds of guerrillas were just taking advantage of the courage of a leopard. They didn't dare to attack the camp. Even if they did, there would be police posts for miles around. The Ming army would be discovered as soon as it appeared. When they arrived, the Qing army would have enough time to directly counterattack and kill them. The surrounding area was flat. No matter how many people he has, they can't stop the Qing cavalry!
Azig thought so, and his subordinates thought so too, so the camp was poorly laid out. Except for the outer police posts, there were almost no other basic defensive measures. Therefore, the Ming army almost did not stop and rushed into the camp in an instant. The Qing army Chaos immediately!
Seeing the Ming army pouring into the camp and causing thousands of waves, Azig was shocked and angry and shouted at his generals to fight hard and try to get out. At this moment, the soldiers around him shouted: "Your Majesty, there are also enemy attacks in the south. …”
Ah, Azig was startled and turned his head to look south. Countless torches flashed a few miles away, and he came forward in a blink of an eye. He was stunned: "How could it be possible, how could it be possible, how could there be so many Ming troops, who are they?" You can tell me where so many Ming troops came from..." In anger, he swung his sword and chopped down several messengers around him.
"Your Majesty, retreat north quickly, I will serve as your queen." The general next to him gritted his teeth and said. Azige raised his head and punched him. The dog slave said: "I am the one who ran away..."
"Your Majesty, we've been trapped. I'm afraid it'll be too late if we don't leave," the general said, covering his face to endure the pain, and several people around him quickly offered words of advice.
Azig was furious and raised his sword to strike, but in the end he did not make a move. He turned his head and looked around. The fire was still flashing a few miles east of the river, but he was not afraid across the river. The Ming army to the south and west were huge. The waves are coming, and there are about ten thousand soldiers and horses at a rough count. If it is daytime, they are not afraid or can fight. But now it is night, and the other side is attacking again. The soldiers are frightened and have no intention of fighting...
What my subordinate said is right. At this time, the Ming army entered the camp from two directions, south and west, and was advancing rapidly. They would reach the village in a short while. If they didn't leave now, they would probably not be able to leave later if they delayed. Unable to leave, it was obvious that he had fallen into the trap of the Ming army again.
Walk! Azig bit down, and finally took advantage of the darkness to ride his horse and fled towards the north. He looked back at the nameless village with flames blazing into the sky and gritted his teeth angrily. Just wait until I come back with my troops and kill you all.
But where did these Ming troops come from? How could they get so close to the camp without being noticed? Azig, who was running wildly, still couldn't forget this matter. He really couldn't figure it out.
"Tomorrow I will definitely wash the fragrant river with blood. I want the fragrant river to be barren of chickens and dogs..." Azig was so angry that he couldn't help but cursed in the night sky. Unexpectedly, he was startled by the sound of rolling thunder in the sky, and he didn't have time to finish his words. This angered him even more, and he was about to point his finger at the sky and scold his mother, when suddenly there was a light in front of him, and countless torches appeared several miles away, estimated to be hundreds or even thousands. He couldn't help but be overjoyed: "The reinforcements are here, let's fight back." He said To beat a horse, you have to gallop.
"My lord, wait a minute!" The general next to him hurriedly warned him. Azig raised his eyebrows, nodded slightly and ordered the detective horse to go and visit. Not long before the detective horse left, he heard loud killing sounds in front of him. There was no doubt that it was him. It's the Ming army...
Oh my god! Azig was so angry that he couldn't help but cursed loudly. He picked up a knife and was about to kill the enemy. The generals persuaded him to protect him and ran west to escape for his life.
While Azige was roaring in the night and the grass and trees were fleeing in panic, Li Yan from the north of Xianghe City had a chuckle on his face, looking at the war in the distance, and touching the handle of the knife at his waist with his left hand, looking extremely calm.
It seems that he is calm and composed, but in fact he has used all his tricks for this sneak attack!
Li Yan's soldiers and horses were not outstanding in combat effectiveness. In other words, except for the direct lineage of a few big bosses, the combat effectiveness of the rebel army was average. Most of them were old oilmen who bullied the weak and feared the strong, but ran away if they could not beat them. They beat the officers and soldiers. It's not a big problem, after all, the officers and soldiers are even worse at this time.
But against the Qing army, which was at its peak, the gap was not small.
Assisting in the battle outside the pass, Li Yan was responsible for picking up the leaks. It was also the first time he saw pigs running away. It turned out that the combat effectiveness of the Qing army's cavalry was so powerful and brutal.
Therefore, when they faced the Qing army alone this time, their subordinates felt fearful.
As the first soldier to bear the brunt of the attack, Li Yan knew that the task was arduous and the responsibility was great. Naturally, he could not allow his subordinates to be so incompetent. If they were defeated in the first battle or fled without fighting, then there would really be no place for Li Yan to stand in this vast world. No, This is a place to put your face.
Therefore, this battle must be fought, and won, and it must be beautiful!
If the three thousand Qing cavalry were to fight head-on during the day, even if they won, it would be a miserable victory. The prerequisite is that the soldiers must be united and dare to fight and kill.
Therefore, Li Yan immediately gave up the idea of fighting the Qing army head-on. If forced to do so, he might have to fight hard, but obviously there is another way at this time!
Attack the camp!
This is when information becomes very important!
The Qing army was in an unknown village ten miles north of Xianghe City, east of the canal. Other than that, there was no danger to defend the plains. If they rushed into the camp, they could defeat it in one fell swoop.
However, the only difficulty is that even if the Qing army's camp is not very strong and the defense is not secretive, how to prevent its peripheral patrol posts from detecting changes early. Otherwise, with the mobility of the Qing army's cavalry, if they are warned in advance, they will have enough time. In preparation for war, it is even possible to turn against the guests and directly fight out of the camp. At that time, it is really hard to say who will win.
So Li Yan decided to distract the attention of the Qing army's peripheral police posts, which really cost him a lot of effort.
The scouts reported that the Qing army was encamped in Wuming Village. There were both overt and covert sentries for five miles around, and the southern area was wider. The Qing army sent a large number of scout horses to search for the Ming army around Xianghe River.
Obviously, the Qing army thought that there were only a few hundred Ming troops here, and their guard was very relaxed. It can be seen from the fact that they were only five miles away from the martial law camp. Of course, this was also a kind of strong self-confidence!
After discussing with his subordinates, Li Yan decided to attack mainly from the west. He assigned two-thirds of his troops to lead Qin Songwang to go far around. At the same time, in order to distract the Qing army, he ordered hundreds of people to swim across the river to the east bank. Pretending to be a ghost.
When Qin Songwang's troops entered the designated position, he sent a large number of scouts to disperse the Qing army's probing horses around Xianghe and create noise to disturb the enemy's eyes and ears, thus allowing the Qing army to completely ignore the west side.
Li Yan was a good strategist and made his plan extremely detailed and cautious. In order to cover Qin Songwang, he deliberately launched fog bombs in the southeast and two directions to attract the attention of the Qing army police sentries. However, what is ridiculous is that the speed and ease with which the Qing army took the bait exceeded Li Yan's surprise. .
The Qing army was careless and had no idea that nearly ten thousand Ming troops were lurking around. Therefore, when unknown fire appeared a few miles east of the canal, it almost attracted the attention of all the police posts. Some even rode up to it. I want to see it for real by the river.
At that time, Qin Songwang and his troops had quietly sneaked to less than ten miles due west of the Qing army's camp. When there was another situation due south and the Qing army became slightly vigilant, he ordered a charge!
As soon as Qin Songwang took action, Li Yan ordered the troops from Zhengnan to also attack!
The Qing army hurriedly fought in their sleep and were completely outmatched. In less than half a stick of incense, they were attacked and killed by the Ming army from the south and west. After a fierce battle between the two sides, the Qing army broke up and fled for their lives.
Do you want to ask where Gao Qi, another general under Li Yan, went?
