Zhang He was waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the Shu army in Dachangji to relax their vigilance, so that he could defeat the enemy in one battle.
But judging from the performance of the Shu army in Dachang, they had to build Jumu Deer Antlers all night long even with torches on. It can be seen that the leader of this army is a very cautious person.
This was somewhat troublesome, but Zhang He didn't care.
After the sky turns dark, it is not too new to seize the time to repair the fortifications. When the war is more urgent, this situation will inevitably happen.
However, I continued to repair until late at night, which was a bit beyond Zhang He's expectation.
Don’t you Shu troops want to sleep? !
It's just that this is not in the wild, but in the market. There is no need to worry about wild beast attacks. But it is also winter now. You are working all night in the winter. You really don't mind the cold, right? !
And the most important thing is, if the Shu army continues to cultivate like this, how can Zhang He seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack? !
Zhang He was a little anxious, but he still had patience.
Zhang He can still wait.
Zhang He really didn't believe that the Shu army would continue to build like this, and they would always have time to rest. Even if they really continued to build like this, people's attention would only become more and more distracted as time goes by.
Soldiers are human beings, and they will be sleepy if they are human beings. However, the degree of organization of soldiers these days is just like that. It doesn’t matter what the chief officer wants the soldiers to do, the soldiers will definitely execute military orders meticulously and completely.
Moreover, in Zhang He's view, as time goes by, the Shu army's combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced if they cannot rest well. As long as they choose the right time, they will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one battle.
To a certain extent, the commander of the Shu army in Dachangji actually helped him a lot.
Zhang He calculated it over and finally decided to launch a surprise attack on the Shu army in the early morning of the next day.
On the one hand, Zhang He found that the Shu army was really able to survive. Even in the middle of the night, they were still building defenses. It was obvious that they did not plan to stop tonight.
The Yashu army didn't want to sleep, and Zhang He couldn't let his soldiers stay up all night.
On the other hand, in the early morning, when the sky is a little hazy but not completely bright, this is the time when the military's defenses are the most relaxed.
This is not surprising. Most of the soldiers in this era did not have much ability to fight at night. Therefore, when night fell, the soldiers basically could not see what was happening too far away from the light of the fire.
In an unknown environment, people will not sleep too deeply even if they are sleeping. They are easily awakened by the slightest movement. If a stress response is aroused, it is easy to cause a camp explosion.
But when it starts to get brighter and daytime is about to come, the soldiers know that the night is about to pass, but this is the time when they are most relaxed.
Not only physically but also psychologically, you will relax involuntarily.
Therefore, Zhang He chose to launch an attack at this point in time, catching the Shu army by surprise.
Of course, Zhang He's actions were not without sequelae. The five thousand soldiers led by Zhang He had to stay in the wilderness for another night.
And this time it's even worse.
Although they spent last night in the wild, at least the soldiers were able to make fires and warm themselves around the fire. Tonight, there was not even a fire.
Zhang He really didn't dare to let his soldiers light a fire. There were more than 5,000 soldiers. Even if there were ten people surrounding a fire, there would be 500 fires, stretching for several miles.
Today, Zhang He is only about ten miles away from Dachangji.
Although the mountain road is winding and narrow, it is not easy to see through the truth, but it is late at night, and the fires lit for several miles are too conspicuous. As long as there is one person in the Shu army in Dachangji who is not a fool, his whereabouts will definitely be discovered.
Therefore, Wei Jun could only stay in the dark night, wrapped in tent cloth, huddled together to keep warm, and stayed up until the early morning of the next day.
Early in the morning the next day, before there was any light, Zhang He personally started marching with more than 500 soldiers capable of fighting at night.
It's not that Zhang He didn't want the large number to bully the small number. It was because Dachangji couldn't invest too many soldiers at all and could only lead so many people.
If Zhang He led 5,000 soldiers to attack Dachangji at once, there would still be so many soldiers who could fight head-on, and the remaining soldiers could only huddle at the exit of the mountain road and act as cheerleaders. Why bother? !
Another thing is that Zhang He is really confident that he can capture Dachangji with only 500 men.
On the one hand, it was because he had confidence in the combat power of his soldiers, and on the other hand, it was also because the Shu army was seeking death.
Yes, Zhang He just felt that the Shu army was seeking death, because the Shu army really didn't sleep all night.
Zhang He didn't understand what the Shu army guard at Dachangji was thinking. Why didn't he arrange for the soldiers to rest and insist on building fortifications all night? Soldiers in this state can really have the mind to build fortifications. What? !
Most likely he was just being lazy and fooling the lieutenant above.
Let’s not talk about the usefulness of the fortifications built in this way. If your soldiers don’t sleep all night, how much combat power will they have left? !
Maybe if he charges, the Shu army will be completely destroyed.
Zhang He was really confident, so he set out with his five hundred soldiers and came to the mountain pass. Seeing that the sky was starting to get brighter, the sound of the Shu army in Dachangji became quieter. He immediately led the army The soldiers attack.
What the five hundred soldiers needed was not command, but blood and courage, so Zhang He was the first to take the lead and led the Wei army towards Dachangji.
At this time, Feng Xi had already stayed up all night in Dachang.
Yes, Feng Xi didn't sleep either.
During this night, Feng Xi not only sent the army to inspect the soldiers' construction situation at any time, but he also went around from time to time to see if there was anything that was not done properly, or if there was anything that needed help. of.
Although Feng Xi was once a senior general, his position now is that of a captain. He cannot and does not dare to put on airs.
Furthermore, Feng Xi also knew that it was easy for people to hate him for making his soldiers stay up late to work. If he was sleeping happily in a tent while his soldiers were working outside, don't expect these soldiers to do it. What a good life.
Therefore, Feng Xi didn't sleep all night, and when Zhang He led his soldiers to launch a raid on Dachangji, Feng Xi was actually near the entrance of Dachangji, checking the placement of Jumu's antlers.
I don't know whether I should say that Feng Xi was lucky or Zhang He was unlucky. Feng Xi was actually the first to discover the enemy's sneak attack.
This is a very big benefit. At least Feng Xi does not need to think about restraining the soldiers after hearing the reports from the soldiers. Feng Xi can directly give orders on the spot when responding.
The first order was to have the soldiers on guard near Dachangji quickly gather and use bows and arrows to slow down the enemy's advance as much as possible.
The second order ordered all the soldiers to assemble and wait for his next order.
The third order: quickly send people to the rear to notify General Liu Yin and ask him to quickly lead people into Dachangji for support.
After all, Feng Xi is not a reckless man. He knows that his soldiers, no matter whether they have worked all night or been lazy all night, but after staying up all night without sleeping, the morale and combat effectiveness of the army cannot be very high. of.
It is really difficult to rely on these people to repel the Wei army's sneak attack.
What I can do now is to block the Wei army for a while as much as possible, block the mountain pass, and prevent the Wei army from rushing into Dachangji. There is no need to think too much about the rest. To defeat the enemy, you have to rely on Liu Yin's five hundred men who had rested for the night. Only soldiers can do that.
Therefore, the purpose of Feng Xi's military order was very clear - he did not intend to counterattack at all, but just delayed as much time as possible.
It must be said that although Feng Xi had not slept all night at this time, his mind was still relatively clear after all, and his response was very consistent with the current actual situation.
In addition, he himself was on the front line and made the command immediately. Although the Shu army was indeed a little panicked, he finally knew what to do and followed Feng Xi's command and devoted himself to the defense.
The fortifications just built overnight are somewhat effective.
Although, during this night, it is impossible for five hundred people to build too strong a fortification. At most, it is just some wood antlers. There are even many people in the middle, and they are not less lazy, but forty or fifty As soon as Jumu Antlers was placed at the entrance of Dachangji, it was really hard for Zhang He to break through.
Zhang He brought five hundred men, who were out for a sneak attack, not serious attacks on the city. Naturally, they would not bring anything like kerosene, oil, and sulfur. Therefore, Zhang He had no fire starter for Jumu Lujiao. It cannot be burned directly.
Besides, burning the antlers of Jumu also takes time. If Zhang He had time to wait for the antlers to be burned, could he commit a sneak attack in the early morning? !
Therefore, Zhang He's response to these antlers was to ask the soldiers to move them away, as long as they found an attack channel.
Originally, this was not difficult. After all, it was a sneak attack. After all, the Wei army had the first opportunity to attack.
In Zhang He's view, he suddenly launched an attack, and the Shu army was in a state of exhaustion and sleepiness after another night's work. Once they discovered that they had made a sneak attack, they would definitely be panicked for a while.
During this time, Zhang He's soldiers were able to move away the antlers and clear an attack channel.
But Zhang He didn't expect that when he led his troops to the first row of Jumu deer antlers, he had just asked his soldiers to move them away. A hail of arrows came over his head.
Zhang He was shocked on the spot.
Zhang He's guards also quickly raised their shields and guarded Zhang He behind the shields. But soon, Zhang He discovered that the bows and arrows fired by the Shu army were really sparse and out of scale.
Zhang He was immediately a little embarrassed. What the hell was he stupid for? ! !
There are only a few people on the opposite side, how many archers can there be? !
Just firing arrows at the archers will not have any suppressive effect at all. At most, it will just harass them.
After all, he was already a veteran, so why was he startled by such a sparse bow and arrow?
It's somewhat embarrassing.
But he was embarrassed and annoyed, so Zhang He also issued an order immediately - let the soldiers work in pairs, one person holding a shield for protection, and the other person responsible for removing the antlers, so as to clear the attack channel as soon as possible.
At the same time, Zhang He looked in the direction of Dachangji and the man who was shouting back and forth at the entrance of Dachangji, guiding the Shu army to defend and counterattack.
This person has some abilities!
(End of chapter)
