Sujiashan.
The two sides were in a stalemate for several days, and Dingxicheng was in a desperate situation. Cheng Yu was so anxious that he finally came up with a solution for Wei Yan and Li Tong.
That night, Cheng Yu ordered a thousand soldiers to lie in ambush under the mountain on the east side, all with drums and horns. He ordered these soldiers to listen to the orders in the camp, either in the middle of the night or at dusk, as long as they heard the orders in the camp, they would beat the drums and blow the trumpets. Fan, you are not allowed to fight.
Han Sui looked at Cheng Yu's arrangement and wondered: "Sir, with this arrangement, is it possible to repel Wei Yan and Li Tonghu?"
Cheng Yu said with a smile: "First make him feel restless. When his army is tired of dealing with it, he will attack and then he will be driven back."
Han Sui nodded and said nothing.
As the night deepened, Cheng Yu stood on top of the bunker, with the cold wind howling, and looked towards the enemy camp with slightly narrowed eyes. The lights in the Wei Yan and Li Tong camps gradually went out. The sergeant took a break and immediately issued an order.
Suddenly, on the east side, drums and horns sounded in unison, and the sound shook the heaven and the earth.
Wei Yan and Li Tong were shocked to hear the sound of drums and horns in the camp, thinking that the enemy had risen to intercept the camp, so they dressed, mounted their horses, took their weapons and rushed out of the bunker.
There was no one outside the bunker, and the sound of drums and horns had stopped.
Wei Yan also put on his armor in a hurry. When he came out and saw no one outside, he was a little confused: "What is Han Sui doing? He heard the drum but didn't see his army!"
Li Tong shook his head.
Wei Yan ordered the sergeants to return and re-enter the military tent to rest.
Just as he took off his clothes and lay down, the drums and horns sounded again, and the shouts of death resounded deafeningly, echoing in the valley.
Wei Yan and Li Tong hurriedly put on their clothes and armor and led their troops to fight out. The outside of the bunker was still empty, the sound of drums and horns was gone, and not a single enemy soldier could be seen.
"Hmph! This trouble must be Cheng Yu's plan. It's really hateful!" Wei Yan was so angry that his teeth itched.
Li Tong said: "With such repeated efforts, our army will definitely not be able to rest peacefully. It is better to change troops to defend and rest half of them to deal with Cheng Yu's lies."
"Yeah!" Wei Yan nodded, "According to Wenda's words, Wenda will sleep with me for the first half of the night and I'll keep an eye on him. I want to see what tricks Cheng Yu can pull off."
Li Tong didn't make any concessions and turned his horse back to sleep.
Wei Yan ordered the soldiers to light a fire to keep warm, and brought out a lot of good wine to keep everyone warm, and also brought out a lot of meat to reward everyone for keeping vigil.
On the bunker on Han Sui's side.
When Cheng Yu saw them dividing their troops to rest, he sneered and was not in a hurry. He stood quietly in the cold wind and waited. The colder the weather, the more the enemy soldiers will drink. After a while, they will have to rest after they have had enough wine and food.
An hour later.
The first moment of Yin hour.
When Wei Yan and Li Tong were about to switch defenses.
Cheng Yu led 5,000 soldiers and horses to suddenly charge out. This false but real move caught Wei Yan's army off guard, and they quickly broke through the bunker gate and entered the inside of the bunker.
Because many people were immersed in sleep, they were completely unprepared for the enemy's surprise attack, and the bunker was directly breached.
"kill!"
The shouts shook the sky, and the drums and horns sounded continuously.
Li Tong, who was just about to go to change defenses, heard the sound of shaking troops and horses, his face changed with fright, and he immediately led his troops to kill. At this time, Wei Yan's army in front was killed and defeated, and it was defeated like a flood from all directions. Li Tong was unable to stop it.
He decisively gathered his men and prevented them from being scattered by the remaining soldiers. He took the lead and rushed out of the rout to support Wei Yan.
At this moment, Wei Yan was half-clad in armor, holding a broadsword and being guarded by his own soldiers, killing everyone in all directions. His whole body was steaming and covered in blood.
Fortunately, Wei Yan reacted quickly enough. After Cheng Yu entered the bunker, he immediately organized his soldiers to form a line of defense to withstand the enemy's attack. This gave Li Tong at the rear enough time to react.
"kill!"
Han Sui led a large group of cavalry from behind the enemy. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It only took one wave of attack to defeat Zhang Xiu's army. Han Sui led an army of 10,000 cavalry and rushed towards them with great momentum.
When Li Tong saw this, he immediately led his army to kill them.
The bunker was so narrow that it could not stop a wave of Han Sui's cavalry, and it was bound to collapse thousands of miles away. He had to block Han Sui's cavalry, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Wei Yan's face also changed with fright.
Fortunately, the gate of the bunker was not very big, so Han Sui's army could not rush in at once. Li Tong took advantage of this condition and intercepted him at the door.
Li Tong roared angrily: "Quick! Kill the horse! Place the horse corpse at the door and organize Han Sui to rush in. Archers! Archers prepare!"
The bunker gate was only about five meters wide, and Han Suijun was still about 300 steps away from the bunker gate. Li Tong decisively ordered his soldiers to kill his horse, and his body was left at the door. In an instant, a mountain of corpses blocked the doorway.
Cheng Yu hurriedly ordered: "Quick! Carry the horse corpse away for me! Kill it for me!"
Cheng Yu led his troops to the door to move the horse corpse.
"Fire the arrow!"
Li Tong roared loudly, and in an instant, a shocking sound trembled, and countless sharp arrows shot through the air, making a series of "puff, puff, puff" sounds when they penetrated the flesh.
There were screams.
Han Sui's army arrived at the gate of the fortress and saw Cheng Yu leading his troops to carry the horse carcass. He ordered: "Run and shoot!"
Suddenly, the cavalrymen took off their big bows from their saddles and fired at the enemy. Zhang Xiu's army had the barrier of a bunker to hide from, but Han Sui's army had nowhere to hide on horseback. After three rounds of arrow rain, Han Sui couldn't bear it anymore. The horse corpses were piled up at the door and he couldn't enter, so he shouted: "Retreat!"
Turn around and withdraw your troops.
The entrance to the bunker.
When Cheng Yu saw Han Sui withdrawing his troops, his face was full of disappointment. What a great opportunity! The rear of Zhang Xiu's army had been disrupted by the defeated troops, and they were all relying on this wall to maintain their strength. As long as they entered, they would be defeated. Unexpectedly, after three rounds of shooting, Han Sui felt sorry for his men and withdrew his troops.
This great opportunity was wasted.
At the same time, he admired the enemy general's timely response and actually used the method of killing war horses to block the bunker gate.
"well!"
With a helpless sigh, Cheng Yu chose to retreat.
Inside the bunker.
When Wei Yan and Li Tong saw that they had retreated, they also breathed a sigh of relief. Just as Cheng Yu expected, they could still hold on only because of the toughness of the bunker. If the bunker had been replaced by a wooden lantern military camp, they would have been defeated by a thousand miles.
Wei Yan said shamefully: "Li Qiying, I am responsible for the failure of this battle. I made the soldiers drink wine to keep warm. I didn't expect it would lead to such a big mistake. If the general hadn't responded in time, our army would have been defeated."
Li Tong said with enthusiasm: "Wei Qiying does not need to blame himself so much. You and I are guarding Sujiashan together. If we fail, we are both responsible. However, we must learn lessons from today's battle. This old fox Cheng Yu is really difficult to deal with. We must If Han Sui hadn't withdrawn his troops, tonight would have been a very miserable night."
"What Li Qiying said is very true. Please stay here, general. I will collect the defeated troops in the rear and prevent Han Sui from coming back. It will be dawn soon. After dawn, I will plead guilty to the lord. The responsibility for this battle lies with me. I have a clear grudge and I will never implicate Li Qiying." After that, Wei Yan left decisively.
Li Tong smiled helplessly.
He knew that Wei Yan valued kindness, was sensible, and was an upright man. What happened today was not a small matter, and he was unwilling to let Li Tong take the blame for him.
Oriental fish has white belly.
Wei Yan gathered his defeated troops and came back. In the battle last night, he lost 300 horses, more than 800 soldiers, and thousands of wounded.
This was Wei Yan's biggest casualty since he sent troops.
At this time, Hu Che'er had already passed through the tunnel and entered Dingxi City.
