Defending a city is about a result, not a process.
From the beginning, Qin Feng had to set a clear goal: whether to wait for death in Changshui County or to win this war.
If it is the former, then you only need to strengthen the city as much as possible, delay the enemy's attack on the city, and delay your own death.
But if it is the latter, then blind defense is obviously not enough.
Because to put it bluntly, the defending side can only occupy the early advantage. As the war goes on longer and longer, the advantage will gradually turn into a disadvantage. After all, no matter how much supplies Gucheng hoards, they will one day use them up, and become The attacking side can continuously replenish supplies and troops.
Only by defending and cooperating with the offense can we take the initiative on the battlefield.
This is why, when the enemy's fierce offensive gradually disappeared, Qin Feng immediately and quietly removed the defenses behind the city gate.
These fortifications can not only hinder the enemy's attack, but also hinder the defenders' entry and exit. They are a double-edged sword.
However, Qin Feng was more thoughtful and not all the dismantled defenses were moved away, but piled up on both sides of the doorway. If the enemy launched another large-scale attack, they could still block the city gate immediately.
As the city gate opened wide, the light cavalry prepared in advance filed out and ran towards the enemy camp.
The three people who were originally chatting in a relaxed manner gradually became more serious as the battle began.
Qin Feng stared at the enemy camp and put an incense stick on the table.
From the city gate to the enemy camp, it only took half a stick of incense to go back and forth. In other words, before the incense was half burned, Qin Feng could see Ning Hu and his brothers appear in sight.
As time went by, a stick of incense soon burned more than half.
There was silence on the entire city wall. No one dared to make a sound to disturb Qin Feng at this time.
But even though it was so quiet, Qin Feng still couldn't hear the sound of horse hooves, which meant that the Qingqi sent out to respond had not returned.
Qin Feng's heart suddenly became anxious. Could it be that the enemy had already expected that he would send troops to surprise him and was fully prepared?
impossible!
Qin Feng immediately gave up this ridiculous idea. Today, Changshui County is impregnable, and the only person who can leak the news is Qi Ya.
But the problem is that Qiya was at the county government office at this time, and Qin Feng made a plan for a surprise attack, but did not tell Qiya. Even if he told Qiya, Qiya had no chance to go out of the city to report the news.
This shows that Ning Hu was not ambushed, but something unexpected happened when he launched the surprise attack.
What's going on? Qin Feng took a look at the incense that had been burned to two thirds and decided not to stare anymore.
Just when Qin Feng was about to give the order to send follow-up troops to the enemy camp to investigate the situation, he heard the crisp sound of horse hooves.
Following the sound, I saw a lone horse heading towards Changshui County quickly. When it was far away, it shouted at the top of its lungs: "Master Hou is here!"
Qin Feng immediately stood up and responded loudly: "Qin Feng is here, what is going on ahead? Why is it inconsistent with the original plan?"
Facing Qin Feng's question, the cavalryman dismounted, knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "I am reporting to the Marquis that Ning Qianhu sent his subordinates back to report the news. As the Marquis expected, the enemy camp has secretly reduced the defenders and defended themselves." Relax, the three hundred vanguards led by Ning Qianhu have already entered the enemy camp, and the enemy troops are in a hurry and cannot form effective resistance at all."
"Ning Qianhu made a decisive decision and attacked the enemy force fiercely. The two hundred cavalrymen who went to respond were waiting for orders."
Hearing this, Qin Feng's eyes lit up.
Although Ning Hu's move was suspected of being good at making opinions, the battlefield situation was changing rapidly. As a general, he must have the courage to make judgments. On this point, Ning Hu won Qin Feng's heart.
Since the enemy's weakness was discovered, it was natural and reasonable for the tentative surprise attack to directly turn into a fierce attack.
Qin Feng did not hesitate and immediately gave the order: "The two hundred cavalrymen who went to respond quickly went to support Ning Qianhu. All combat maneuvers will be based on Ning Qianhu's orders!"
"And tell Ning Hu that follow-up reinforcements will arrive soon."
The cavalry took the order and left. Qin Feng could not hide his excitement. Opportunities were reserved for those who were prepared. Since the enemy was so vulnerable, how could Qin Feng let go of such a good opportunity?
"Zhang Zhenhai!"
With Qin Feng's low drink, Zhang Zhenhai, who had been drinking tea just now, suddenly stood up.
"Master Hou, the general is here!"
Qin Feng said excitedly: "You quickly lead another five hundred soldiers to support Ning Hu. If you expect that the enemy camp will be in chaos at this time, you will take advantage of the chaos to kill them!"
Zhang Zhenhai nodded solemnly: "I will obey your orders."
Zhang Zhenhai ran down the city wall with great strides. While taking the armor from his subordinates and putting it on his body, he ordered to gather troops, open the city gate, and rush to the enemy camp to fight.
Since there were only 1,500 soldiers left in the entire Changshui County, Ning Hu took away 500, and the remaining 1,000 people naturally had to strengthen their defense to avoid being ripped off by the enemy.
Because of this, most of the soldiers were "on duty." Following Zhang Zhenhai's order, five hundred soldiers soon gathered outside the city gate.
Considering that Changshui County is still some distance away from the enemy camp, and there are not many civil war horses in the city, if it is a forced march, the five hundred soldiers will be exhausted and panting by the time they reach the enemy camp, and there will be no extra energy to fight.
In addition, if there are too many cavalry, it will be difficult to use them when rushing into the enemy camp.
Therefore, Zhang Zhenhai adopted a long-term march. He first led a hundred cavalry and went straight to the enemy camp to support Ning Hu as quickly as possible.
The remaining four hundred soldiers were divided into two teams of two hundred men each.
The first group of 200 people rushed towards the enemy camp on foot. When they reached the halfway point, they rested in place and waited for the follow-up brothers to arrive. Then they rushed straight to the enemy camp. After the first group entered the battle, the second group The brother took a rest and rushed towards the enemy camp. In this way, he could save most of his energy.
When Zhang Zhenhai rushed to the enemy camp with a hundred cavalry, he was stunned by the sight in front of him.
A large number of corpses were scattered throughout the camp gate, and the crackling fire illuminated the camp like daylight.
If he hadn't known it in advance, Zhang Zhenhai would have thought that the camp was attacked by thousands of people, not just 300 people led by Ning Hu.
At the same time, the two hundred cavalrymen who were wandering outside the camp to block the enemy also joined Zhang Zhenhai.
As a result, Zhang Zhenhai had 300 cavalry in his hands. He made a prompt decision and directly ordered the 300 cavalry to be divided into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, to hunt along the periphery of the camp, killing all enemy troops on sight. , never let go of any fleeing enemy.
