Wujun Lou County, Kunshan.
At the end of Shenshi and the beginning of Youshi, the sun is setting and the night is low. The wild geese are wandering from a distance, flying back and disappearing in the Daishan Mountain behind them. In the increasingly dull light sky, only the sound of wild geese is gradually fading away.
Under the night, a long dragon-like elite cavalry entered Wu County silently from south to north.
"My lord has an order, the whole army stops advancing!" The messenger waved the flag, and the large group of people stopped immediately after hearing the order.
Xu Zongwen looked at the scenery in the distance and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The autumn water has the same color as the sky, and the falling clouds and solitary swans fly together."
"I didn't expect that during the expedition and before the battle, it was rare for my lord to be so elegant." Guo Shang was the closest to Xu Zongwen, and they could be said to be inseparable even for a moment.
At the front of the Jingqiu, under the big banner, Xu Zongwen stood on his horse with his sword drawn horizontally. His eyes stayed on the low hill in front. Listening to Guo Shang's praise for him, he smiled and asked without lowering his head. : "Is that Kunshan?"
"Reporting to my lord, we have arrived at Lou County, which is Kunshan." The person responsible for exploring the marching route of the army was Zhang Gui.
Guo Shang got off his horse and straightened his clothes a little: "My lord, Kunshan is only thirty feet high. Will Sun En really be stationed here?"
Xu Zongwen shook his head. He didn't know, but he still said: "At least the information reported by the scout will not be wrong."
He didn't know whether the scout's information was accurate or not. He had been waiting for a secret report from the Jin Yiwei, but the last time the Jin Yiwei mistakenly reported that the place where Sun En's army was storing grain and fodder was in Wucheng, Xu Zongwen was at a loss and didn't know how to judge.
"It is impossible for a hundred thousand troops to camp in Kunshan without leaving any trace. Lord, please be patient. It is better to send the Jin Yiwei to investigate. It is best to take advantage of the opportunity and harvest Sun En's scouts." Guo Shang saw that Xu Zongwen stopped talking, He looked back at Pang Bai.
Kunshan is located in the Yangtze River Plain, with a dense network of rivers. The terrain is flat, slightly sloping from southwest to northeast, and the natural slope is small. However, there is a unique peak in Kunshan. Although it is less than thirty feet high, the mountain is covered with green enough to hide people and horses.
Xu Zongwen pointed at Pang Bai: "Do as Mr. Guo said, make arrangements immediately and do not expose our position."
"I understand!" Pang Bai arched his head towards Xu Zongwen from a distance, then turned and left.
Xu Zongwen: "Zhang Si."
When Zhang San heard Xu Zongwen calling Zhang Si, he immediately shouted. Zhang Si, who was still counting the number of people, heard the movement, first put the military register in his hand, and trotted over: "Lord!"
"How did you do what I asked you to do?"
Zhang Sangong raised his hands and replied in a positive voice: "Reply to the lord, everything is done! I will send people to deal with the traces of the army cleanly, and will never leave any clues to the enemy. No one will be able to discover our whereabouts."
The reason why Xu Zongwen dared to take two thousand men and horses deep behind enemy lines was because there were so many men and horses that it was difficult to hide the traces of the army and catch them by surprise. Moreover, once the army was exposed, let alone a sneak attack on Sun En, it would immediately fall into a tight siege. By then, Zhuque Camp would be surrounded by ten soldiers. Surrounded by thousands of people, there is really no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth!
"One hundred and twenty miles. One hundred and twenty more miles to go."
"Lord, what's one hundred and twenty miles?"
Xu Zongwen ordered Zhang Sanzhangsi to get the marching map. He said: "Kunshan is still one hundred and twenty miles away from Wu County."
Lou County is located in the middle of Wu County, only 120 miles away from Wu County. The elite cavalry of Suzaku Camp can rush to the gate of Wu County in two hours.
But Xu Zongwen couldn't do this. Sun En's army would camp in Lou County if nothing unexpected happened. Xu Zongwen did not deliberately block the news of Qiantang's siege in order to shake the enemy's morale. Sun En must have known it!
Maybe he was waiting for him in Lou County to go north to support Wu County, and then set up an ambush on the way, just waiting for Xu Zongwen to plunge into his encirclement!
The northern part of Lou County is a low-lying polder area, the central part is a semi-high-field area, and the southern part is a high-field area near the lake.
Kunshan is in the middle, where Lou County is the seat of government. The area is small and the city is small. I am afraid that it cannot accommodate Sun En's 100,000 people, or at most 50,000 people!
Xu Zongwen just couldn't figure out the reason for Sun En's division of troops, but now he knows that Sun En has already taken precautions against him, and is very likely to strengthen the blockade leading to Wu County, and is also wary of Xu Zongwen's sneak attack, so everything becomes clear!
"Come here, give me the order. I'm going to mount my horse and march on!" Xu Zongwen waved his hand and told the men and horses to mount their horses and continue marching.
"My lord, my lord, are you planning to attack Lou County at night?" Guo Shang saw Xu Zongwen was about to urge his horse to gallop, so he mounted a fast horse and caught up with him.
Xu Zongwen did not hide anything from this confidant. He immediately admitted: "Zi Jin is smart and witty. As expected, I can't hide anything from you! I guess Sun En will definitely divide his troops. Although I am not sure yet, it is a waste of time to wait for news about the Jin Yiwei and the scouts. We Disperse your forces first, work with the Jin Yiwei to eliminate the scouts on the outside of the rebel bandits, and then plan a surprise attack!"
"Sun En has many men and horses, and the enemy is outnumbered. If he divides his troops, God will help me! There is nothing wrong with my lord's plan. If you follow the plan, it may have miraculous results!" Guo Shang smiled. The purpose of staying day and night was to raid Sun En, but it was too risky to go to the camp of a hundred thousand troops with only two thousand men. If the number was reduced by half, leaving only fifty thousand, it might as well give it a try!
Soon, an hour later, Xu Zongwen received the exact news that the number of rebels stationed in Lou County was less than 100,000. Xu Zongwen then ordered Zhang Gui to lead a thousand people to bypass Lou County, attack from Kunshan, and use the terrain to attack the rebel camp.
Xu Zongwen personally led another thousand cavalry to prepare for the attack at night. The two main armies met at midnight and attacked while the rebels were sleeping. They could also take a short rest during the long-distance attack. After all, some people in the Suzaku Camp army were tired of their horses after the long-distance attack.
Fortunately, when Xu Zongwen went to Lou County, he had already asked Zhang Gui and other generals to lead their troops and break them into pieces to sneak into Kunshan without attracting the attention of the rebels. After clearing up the rebel scouts, the various ministries gathered at designated locations one after another. Although it was unknown who led the rebel army, without the scouts, the rebels also lost their eyes and ears. The Suzaku Camp quietly approached step by step...
At midnight, when the night wind blew the treetops, Zhang Gui ordered his people to gather all the flags of the army, plus the flags collected from the Zhuque Camp units from Wucheng and Xi Jian, and planted them all over Kunshan. At the same time, he took people to carry them. Many large rocks are piled high in Kunshan, and not far below the mountain is the rebel camp!
South of Kunshan, ten miles outside the south gate of Lou County, Xu Zongwen let the sergeants eat Hu biscuits, dug a lot of horse pits in front of the formation, laid out several traps, and immediately ordered the entire army to attack when they reached the point!
The rebels were so large in number that the small Lou County could not hold any troops. Most of the troops were camped in the east of the city. The rebels set up camp under Kunshan Mountain in the east of the city. Therefore, as long as the rebels in the camp were defeated, the rebels in Lou County would not be able to survive. The thieves don't have enough troops to support a single tree!
Zhang Gui estimated the time and launched the attack together with Xu Zongwen!
"Brothers, kill the thieves!" Zhang Gui ordered his men to light torches and push the boulders down the mountain. At the same time, they illuminated the banners of the heroic cavalry all over the mountain. He could only hear the sound of horse hooves vibrating, as if thousands of troops were galloping. If thunder breaks out, it will overwhelm mountains and seas!
The earth trembled, and the sleeping rebels were awakened!
The camp was hit by falling rocks from the mountains. After a while, the deer camp at the gate was smashed to pieces, and the rebels guarding the camp were smashed to pieces. Their bones were left, their flesh and blood were mutilated. For a while, there were rolling logs and rocks everywhere around the camp!
Zhang Gui ordered the rockets to be fired to set the anti-thief army's tents on fire. After firing the crossbows, Zhang Gui took the lead and led a thousand people from the Suzaku Battalion to rush into the anti-thief army who were regrouping piecemeal!
The rebels were all in a daze, and before they could react, a large group of troops led by Zhang Gui rushed in to kill them!
"Wha—" Several foot-operated crossbows hit the rebels' faces at the lookout post in front of the camp. After only three or five shouts were heard, the rebels on the wooden towers screamed and fell from the heights. That’s a lot!
"Charge!" Zhang Gui charged forward with his sword. The huge momentum of the horse knocked down the stunned rebels, until the horse's hooves trampled the people to death. Zhang Gui's knife had also harvested several unlucky people!
The sergeants of the Suzaku Battalion took advantage of the burning camp and rushed in, rampaging and killing the rebels until they were headless and fled in all directions!
"Help!"
The burning camp was filled with cries for help and mercy from the defeated rebels, as well as the dying cries of the soldiers of the Suzaku Battalion who were hacked to the ground...
