"Report! Report to my lord, the Sun thieves attacked Wu County overnight. At this time, the two sides have been fighting for a long time. It is difficult to tell the winner. For a moment, it is not clear who has the upper hand!"
As the scouts left, Zhang Gui and other generals moved forward hand in hand to Xu Zongwen to ask for a fight.
"Please give the order, my lord, to send troops to attack the Sun thief!"
"Please, my lord, give the order to send troops!"
"Capture and kill Sun En to shock Xiaoxiao!"
Xu Zongwen finished chewing the last piece of Hu cake in his mouth, glanced at the generals who were full of curiosity, coughed slightly, and felt high-spirited.
"Since Sun En's main force is stuck in Wu County, we can't let him go. We will use the advantage of the Suzaku Camp to carry out intersecting cavalry tactics to raid the enemy! Each building will first set fire to the enemy's camp and then attack the rebel army together. The siege team will then take the opportunity to enter the city."
After hearing Xu Zongwen's words, the eyes of all the generals lit up. No one was afraid of the enemy's large number of troops. They were all eager to rush to the front of the formation immediately and kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds!
We must not lose the first battle. As long as we can enter the city, the next step is to break Sun En's military morale!
Xu Zongwen suppressed his thoughts and continued to explain patiently: "First disrupt Sun En's deployment and severely damage the enemy's morale. Don't be reluctant to fight! After entering the city, we will look for opportunities to discuss ways to break the army."
Soon, Xu Zongwen's combat order was issued.
"Zhang Gui, you will lead a thousand cavalry from the west into the Sun thief camp, cut through the anti-thief army, and then lead the army back to Wu County, and sneak attack the enemy siege team on the way!"
"promise!"
"The rest of the people followed me from east to west, breaking into the Sun thief's army and setting fire to the enemy's camps all the way. The enemy troops were all improvised mobs. The army's baggage was limited, and there were usually not too many military tents. Once a big disaster was caused, After the camp was in chaos, the two armies converged in the west city of Wu County..."
According to the secret report of the scouts, the enemy troops stormed the west city of Wu County. There is no doubt that the west city is Sun En's main attack gate!
"promise……"
"This battle must inflict heavy damage on Thief Yu Sun!"
"promise--"
That night, Xu Zongwen took Zhang Gui and other four generals, as well as two thousand fine cavalrymen from the Suzaku Battalion, and quietly sneaked near Wuxian County.
"General, the front is Duoling, which belongs to Wu County. It is the intersection of land and water. It is the most critical place. Sun Thief's camp is less than five miles away!"
After an hour of rapid march, the Suzaku Camp finally arrived at Gaoque. He pointed to the walled city ahead that was silent in the night and swaying in the moonlight.
"It's a high place where you can monitor Wu County. It seems that there are capable people in the anti-thief army." Xu Zongwen pointed to the hills and rivers at his feet.
"If we go north along this road, although we can directly point to Wu County and go deep into the hinterland, the Sun thieves will definitely have lookouts and scouts in front to monitor the movements dozens of miles away. Once we are discovered, they will attack the Sun thieves behind. The benefactor will report the news, and by then, the traces of our army will be completely exposed!"
"By that time, the enemy's courage has been shattered and the morale of the army is disordered. It will be easy for our king's division to win!" Zhang San heard Xu Zongwen's deployment and thought it was perfect.
"It seems that the Battle of Kunshan has taught Sun En the power of our army." Guo Shang couldn't help but sigh.
Xu Zongwen nodded slightly and turned his attention to the left and right sides of Duoling: "Why don't we divide our troops here to attack the Sun thief's camp from east to west. Even if one side is discovered, the other side will also be used as a surprise force."
Guo Shang couldn't help but praise: "My lord is on the battlefield and makes decisions when the opportunity arises. This battle will be a success!"
"If we are lucky enough to succeed, it will be thanks to the bloody battle of all the soldiers." Xu Zongwen's words made everyone feel warm.
After looking around, Xu Zongwen waved his hand, and the Suzaku camp immediately divided into two teams and galloped away!
Xu Zongwen's team was going to take a detour to the east of Sun En's camp. Just after turning around a valley, they ran into a scout team of the anti-thief army, about a dozen horses.
"If you can't leave anyone alive, give it to me!" Xu Zongwen didn't even pull out his sword, but just made a gesture. Zhang Si immediately led more than a hundred riders to surround him...
In the originally dark night, suddenly the crescent moon hung high, like an oil lamp, illuminating the earth in half light and half darkness.
The two sides were several feet apart in the valley of Gushan, staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Both sides were caught off guard and at a loss.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" After more than ten breaths, the elite of the scout team, who reacted very quickly, whistled, took the lead and rode away.
A small group of people ran in front, and a large group of people chased behind.
In the darkness, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of horse hooves, which sounded like the drums of a general's order, dense and rapid.
After running to an open area, Zhao Si made a gesture to Wang Zhen.
Wang Zhen understood the idea and blew the bronze whistle.
There was a chirping sound, and under the moonlight, the formation gradually dispersed. The dozens of cavalry teams of the anti-thief army's scouts seemed to be running out of power, or they were trying to find another way to escape. They slowly spread out to the left. They were getting farther and farther away from Zhang Si, and soon they were about to disappear into the night wilderness. In the middle, he was suddenly overtaken by the Jingqi led by Zhang Si. It seemed that there was some terrible beast ahead!
Zhang Si blew a sharp whistle, and at once hundreds of cavalrymen suddenly held their bows and arrows, or took out their hand crossbows at the ready, and fired a burst of rapid fire at the galloping horses of the anti-thief scout team ahead. .
The arrows looked like a swarm of cunning wasps under the moonlight, flying over a dozen feet in an instant and knocking the pursuing anti-bandit army scout team off their feet.
After a round of arrows was fired, the already scattered scout team was immediately wiped out.
Zhang Si whistled again, led dozens of riders around from right to left, and quickly disappeared into the night.
The moon hanging in the sky is cold and translucent, but the crescent moon is missing a large piece and loses most of its brightness. It is also blocked by clouds from time to time, and the light it illuminates is dim and dim.
To the west of Wu County and to the east of Zhenze, Gushan is a typical hilly area. Although the terrain is not as good as the ravines and hills in Kuaiji in the south, it still has a lot of potholes.
More than a thousand riders from the Suzaku Camp are scattered among them, shadowy and swaying, and it is difficult to see their traces clearly, not to mention the waterways. Without Gao Que, a local, the tragedy of horses trampling in the swamps and people accidentally entering the swamps and dying is inevitable. .
"Chirp chirp - chirp chirp - chirp", just as Zhang Si and others retreated, three copper whistles were heard from the left and right, and then the sound of rapid horse hooves sounded from the left and right sides of the pursuit, approaching diagonally towards the soldiers of the Suzaku Camp in the middle.
"No! The enemy has been prepared for a long time!" Just as they eliminated the anti-thief scout team, unidentified teams appeared on both sides. Xu Zongwen was frightened when another shout came from his ears.
Damn it, it must be Xu Daofu!
Looking at the torches coming from far and near, and the invisible "enemy" cavalry approaching, Xu Zongwen lamented in his heart: Oh, bah! I, Xu Zongwen, am I going to have to stay in this small Wuxian County today? God bless me!
"Swear to protect the Lord to the death!"
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