Liu Ting first beheaded Liu Ya and then defeated the Sui general He Yuanqing. The morale of the Zhu army was greatly boosted. Zhu Yuanzhang seized the opportunity and sent fierce generals Meng Juehai and Yu Jinbiao to fight with their own troops.
Thirty to forty thousand elite soldiers of the Zhu army burst out with earth-shattering shouts of killing, stampeding with smoke and dust, and fought bravely towards the Sui army.
Naturally, the Sui army was not afraid, and shouted to kill, like fierce tigers coming down the mountain, with swords, guns, swords and halberds raised, facing the Zhu army like a surging tide sweeping up.
The two armies started a fierce battle in front of Zhu Jun's camp. The soldiers of both armies fought with all their strength, slashing with swords and stabbing with spears. Their heads rolled down and blood flowed into rivers.
Yue Fei later saw the fierce resistance of the Zhu Army, and the casualties of the Sui Army skyrocketed. In addition to Liu Ya, Dou Jiande's old general Wang Xiaohu, who had just surrendered, was also shot off his horse by the Zhu Army General Meng Juehai. He couldn't help but frowned: "Zhu Yuanzhang, the traitor, is really good at using troops. It was no accident that he was able to overpower Liu Heitai and other Dou Jiande old generals and take the position of Lord of Hebei. It's a pity that he can't be used by me in the Sui Dynasty."
"General."
Xu Shu, a counselor who was summoned to the world not long ago, rode his horse to Yue Fei, raised his hands and said: "Zhu Yuanzhang's central army is all his elite, and the resistance is fierce. Although our army has the advantage, if we want to defeat the rebel army, we will inevitably lose. heavy."
Yue Fei nodded. Xu Shu immediately continued: "The humble position has a plan that may help the general defeat the bandit army quickly."
As he spoke, Xu Shu raised his hand and pointed to the west of Zhu Jun, and said in a deep voice: "According to the report from our army's scouts, Li Yuanji did not trust Zhu Yuanzhang after leading his army to retreat westward, so he placed all Zhu Yuanzhang's grain, grass and baggage in the original Tang army camp, and left it to him General Xue Bao under his command was responsible for guarding. His humble position suggested that the general should detach a force to attack the Tang army's camp. Xue Bao was an incompetent man who only achieved his current status by flattering Li Yuanji. If the situation went bad, he would definitely abandon the camp and leave. .”
Yue Fei followed his advice and immediately adopted Xu Shu's suggestion: "Fu Youde, Tang Bin listens to the order. I will give you two men and an army of 20,000 to attack the Tang army's camp immediately and seize Zhu's army's food, grass and baggage."
Generals Fu Youde and Tang Bin immediately took the order and left, and the 20,000-strong army quickly left the battlefield. Zhu Yuanzhang's left and right battalions had been captured by the Sui army. Fu Youde led his army to quickly bypass the Zhu army camp in front and go straight to the Tang army camp to kill.
After Li Yuanji and Wokuotai led their troops to Jingxing, they ordered Xue Bao to lead more than 8,000 Tang troops to stay behind, mainly to take care of the food and grass baggage left for Zhu Yuanzhang, and to pinch Zhu Yuanzhang's lifeline, preventing him from withdrawing his troops on his own.
Tonight, the Sui army attacked the Zhu army's camp, and the shouts of killing were earth-shattering. Of course Xue Bao noticed it, but he had no intention of sending troops to help Zhu Yuanzhang. Instead, he ordered his soldiers to pack up and abandon the camp immediately if the battle situation was unfavorable.
However, before Xue Bao could hear the news of Zhu Yuanzhang's defeat, Fu Youde's 20,000 Sui troops had already rushed outside the camp gate.
Xue Bao felt that with Zhu Yuanzhang in front, it was impossible for the Sui army to cross Zhu Yuanzhang to attack him. If Zhu Yuanzhang was defeated, he had no need to defend the camp, so he did not strengthen the camp defense at all. The Sui army easily cut down the fence surrounding the camp, paving the way for the attack.
"Fight in!"
Fu Youde took the lead, and 20,000 Sui troops marched together with the clarion call of attack. They rushed into the Tang army's camp like a storm and defeated the Tang army's sniper attack with overwhelming force.
"Quickly, set fire to me and burn all the food and grass. We can't leave it to the Sui army, and then retreat quickly!"
The Sui army's strong attack frightened Xue Bao, who had little battlefield experience. He hurriedly issued the last order and left the camp under the escort of hundreds of soldiers.
Because Li Yuanji had told Xue Bao before that if Zhu Yuanzhang dared to steal food, he would rather burn it than leave it to him. Therefore, Xue Bao arranged many fire starters around the granary. Not long after the order was issued, a raging fire broke out in the Tang Army camp.
Fu Youde almost laughed out loud when he saw this. This Xue Bao was even more incompetent than he thought. He actually burned food before him. Did the Sui army care about this little food? He immediately ordered: "All officers and men listen to the order and don't worry about the Tang army who abandoned the camp and fled. They also set fire for me. Make the fire as bright as possible!"
The Tang army set a fire before leaving, but the Sui army who rushed into the camp had no intention of putting out the fire. They each held torches and lit not only the granaries but also the tents.
The flames soared into the sky, and the originally dark night was illuminated by the raging fire, which made half of the sky red, making it even more dazzling and bright in the night.
Zhu Yuanzhang's camp, not far from the Tang Army's camp, also saw the red fire. Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes darkened and he almost fainted. He opened his mouth and cursed: "Xue Baopifu, you are ruining my big things, ruining my big things!"
Everyone in the Zhu army knew that their food and grass were in the Tang army's camp. They all knew what the blazing fire meant.
What is food and grass? It is the lifeblood of the three armies. Without food and grass, how can the soldiers fight on an empty stomach? Even if they repulse the Sui army's attack today, they will collapse tomorrow due to lack of food.
For a moment, everyone in Zhu Jun was panicked and confused. They were whispering to each other and noisy. The morale that had been finally improved was gone in an instant.
"Beat the drum and send orders to all the troops to attack across the board to defeat the Zhu army's defense line as quickly as possible!"
Yue Fei also saw the fires burning in the Tang army's camp, and he immediately seized the opportunity and issued the order for a general attack.
Boom, boom, boom! ! !
The fierce and rapid drum beat seemed to be beating in the hearts of the soldiers, and every drum beat seemed to beat their minds, telling them that the death knell was ringing.
The main force of the Sui army was launched across the board, as if Mount Tai was pressing down on the top. Heavy footsteps kept hitting the ground, and they strode towards the Zhu army's camp.
"Zhu Yuanzhang is a common man, come quickly and die!"
The fierce general Gao Chong once again stepped out of the crowd, and while Zhu Jun was in panic and at a loss, he led his elite cavalry and rushed directly towards Zhu Yuanzhang's location.
Among the thousands of troops and horses, Gao Chong was like an eagle soaring in the sky, coming in and out like flying. The tiger-headed spear in his hand was stabbed horizontally and vertically, and he waved it like the wind, making an endless whistling sound. I don't know how many soldiers Zhu became victims of his spear. Revenant.
"Protect the lord, protect the lord!"
Seeing Gao Chong approaching Zhu Yuanzhang with overwhelming force, Li Shanchang, the counselor beside Zhu Yuanzhang, hurriedly directed Zhu Yuanzhang's guards to protect Zhu Yuanzhang's safety.
Hundreds of Zhu Army archers lined up and fired non-stop at Gao Chong's troops. Gao Chong, who rushed at the front, became the focus of Zhu Army's soldiers. At least seventy Zhu Army archers aimed at Gao Chong. Shoot away.
Gao Chong dismissed it, and waved the tiger-headed spear in his hand like a windmill. There was only a tinkling sound. Countless arrows flying towards Gao Chong were swept to the ground by him, and none of them could penetrate him. defense.
