Under the crescent moon, a group of more than 25,000 horse thieves, like a pack of wolves, were marching towards the Sui army camp with overwhelming force under the pale moonlight. The main force of this army is Dang Xiang Qiang, and the other 5,000 people are scattered horse thieves in Weizhou.
The leader of this army was Tuoba Ningcong, the leader of the Dangxiang Qiang. He learned through Yuan Min that this Sui army had been fighting the Turks in the north for a long time. It was a well-armed, offensive and defensive division that was good at fighting. Give them strong cities and military camps, and it will be even more difficult to defeat them. Therefore, he patiently waited for the Sui army to get on the road, and then launched an attack in the hills. However, after Yang Ji entered Weizhou, he marched The speed suddenly slowed down, until news came from Taozhou that "tens of thousands of reinforcements" had appeared. Knowing that if they didn't take action, there would be no chance again, so they decided to attack the Sui army camp at night.
Tuoba Ningcong had many soldiers, and he did not expect to be able to approach the Sui army's camp silently. He prepared to use his military superiority to launch a human wave tactic against the Sui army's camp that had just been repaired in the afternoon. However, when he led his army to Before arriving at the Sui army camp, there was some hesitation.
Under the hazy moonlight, he could see the dark fence and camp gate in the distance, but the whole camp was eerily quiet, as if there was no living person. Such an abnormal scene made Tuoba Ningcong, who had been killing for most of his life, realize that the Sui army was fully prepared, but he was already riding a tiger and could not get off. If he retreated in the face of a military camp guarded by only 10,000 Sui soldiers, he would be in trouble in the future. What about occupying the Hehuang area and establishing a Party state?
Thinking of this, he suddenly pulled out his sword, pointed directly at the Sui army camp in front, and roared: "Kill!"
More than 20,000 Qiang soldiers brandished their swords, cocked their bows and arrows, and filled the sky with murderous intent. They were like hungry wolves rushing toward the Sui army camp. The sound of footsteps, screams, and shouts instantly tore apart the tranquility of the night.
"Dang, Dang, Dang!" The Sui army in the military camp seemed to have discovered something unusual. The defenders shouted, the piercing bells rang loudly, and the soldiers on night duty ran back and forth, scurrying around in panic.
Tuoba Ningcong was not seduced by the Sui army. He ordered the soldiers to stop two hundred steps away. He was very experienced in combat and secretly stole the Sui army's military information. He knew that a hundred steps was a safe distance. This distance was about to enter the shooting range of the Sui army. Although this distance was nothing to a catapult, there were no catapults in Zhang County, and it was impossible for Yang Ji to drag a heavy catapult from the distant Guanzhong.
Tuoba Ningcong was extremely cunning. He used the tactic of showing weakness to arrogant the enemy's military morale. The 3,000-man team in front of him was in chaos and was a complete mob, but behind him were rows of neat troops. But the Sui Dynasty he expected The prediction that the army would leave the camp to fight did not happen. He was worried about unexpected changes and shouted: "Where is Mi Qin Modu?"
"My humble duty is here." Mi Qinmo responded eagerly and came out.
Tuoba Ning gathered around a group of camp gates and said loudly: "Lead your troops and kill them from the front."
Mi Qin Mo Duo's scalp was so frightened that he was so frightened. Isn't this just asking his people to be used as stepping stones? He hesitated for a moment, but Tuoba Ningcong didn't give him a chance to defend himself and shouted loudly: "Blow the attack horn for me!"
"Woo, woo, woo!" The earth-shattering horn sounds seemed to reverberate between heaven and earth. The people in Zhang County were so frightened that they took their children into the cellar one after another.
Tuoba Ningcong looked at the Sui army's camp with pride. Since his deliberate show of weakness could not make the enemy fall into the trap and fight out of the city, he could only show his power by sounding the attack horn and also the life-threatening horn. With this The powerful sound destroys the enemy's will to fight.
Mi Qinmodu gritted his teeth, turned around and shouted: "Follow me!"
Four thousand Mi Qin Mo Duo's subordinates rushed out from the army and followed their leader towards the camp gate like a tide.
The Sui army archers behind the fence raised their bows and arrows together. These archers have fought with the Turkic cavalry for many years. They are not only well-trained and have high psychological quality, but also have strong arms and fast arrow speeds, which are at least twice as fast as ordinary soldiers.
The soldiers did not show any panic at all when the thieves came from the opposite side. They squatted half-crouched behind the shield formation, using the shield formation to protect themselves, and silently waited for the approaching enemy troops.
The arrows of the foot bows used by the Sui army were two feet long and heavy. Once shot in a parabola, the arrows may have strong penetrating power under their own weight, and their lethality is far more powerful than the arrows of the mounted bows. , even the exquisite leather armor of the Sui army was difficult to resist, let alone the Qiang soldiers wearing rough leather armor?
There was silence in the camp. Standing on the command vehicle, Yang Ji stared at the approaching enemy troops. When the enemy troops rushed a hundred steps away, he immediately ordered the messenger: "Order the radiation!"
In the rapid bell of "Dangdang", a burst of crickets who burst back suddenly suddenly bombed. Five hundred archers fired at the same time, and 500 big arrows went empty and shot towards the black enemy forces.
A rain of arrows whizzed down like a shower, shooting into the dense crowd of Qiang soldiers. Suddenly, screams broke out, and the Qiang soldiers were shot to the ground one by one. The Qiang soldiers who were not shot to death had arrows stuck in their bodies, wailing. Crawling backwards with all his strength, it is shocking.
The Qiang soldiers raised their shields to greet them. The 500 Sui army archers standing in the second row behind fired another 500 arrows intensively. The inferior wooden shields could not block the powerful arrows. They were pierced one after another, and the Qiang soldiers in front of the military camp were hit by arrows and fell down, and screams were heard again.
The archers of the Sui army used three-stage shooting, and the arrows shot out were one of the military supplies that Tuoba Ningcong coveted. Now they are falling on the Qiang soldiers one after another, which can be regarded as following Tuoba Ningcong's direction. Mind. But this is not the result that Tuoba Ningcong wants, let alone the result that Mi Qinmoduo wants.
Mi Qin Modu saw that the Sui army's bows and arrows were too sharp, and their simple leather armor and wooden shields could not block the arrows. If the tribesmen rushed forward like this, it would be the same as committing suicide. If this continued, they would be killed in a short time. The whole army was destroyed, and he ignored Tuoba Ningcong's military order and shouted loudly: "Retreat!"
In fact, there was no need for him to shout. The Qiang soldiers were already scared out of their wits and turned around to flee for their lives. When they heard the retreat horn, they immediately retreated like a tide.
Tuoba Ningcong was furious: "We are about to retreat after just three rounds of arrows. What is the use of this kind of army?"
He shouted sternly: "Anyone from the law enforcement army who dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"
Tuoba Ningcong was familiar with the tactics of the Sui army, and had arranged five hundred swordsmen and axemen before the battle to supervise the army's attack. After hearing the order, they lined up and blocked the retreat of the defeated soldiers. They waved their weapons and killed them. Dozens of people were killed in succession.
Mi Qin Mo Duo had no choice but to yell: "Continue the attack!"
The defeated soldiers were suppressed by the glaring swordsmen and axe-hands, so they had no choice but to turn around and attack the camp gate again.
Tuoba Ningcong watched for a while and figured out the details of the Sui army. Then he ordered: "Fire arrows and suppress the Sui army's archers!"
Thousands of Qiang soldier archers rushed forward and fired arrows at the camp gate together. The dense arrows shot towards the city head like dark clouds.
"Raise your shields!" Yang Ji, who was personally commanding the battle, shouted. A thousand sword and shield soldiers raised their shields one after another, and dense arrows passed over their heads, crackling like hail and hitting the sign. Although the sword and shield soldiers were well prepared, the dense rain of arrows still caused more than a hundred soldiers to be hit by arrows. Fortunately, the soldiers were wearing iron armor and the Qiang soldiers' bows and arrows were not as powerful as those of the Sui army, so no one was killed.
The Sui soldiers quickly adapted to the enemy's dense arrows. They hid behind their large shields and used the gaps in the shields and fences to shoot arrows outwards. The enemy troops surging under the city were once again mercilessly shot by large arrows.
However, although the Sui army's counterattack was very sharp, the Qiang soldiers were also stimulated to be wild in their hearts. Under the cover and suppression of arrows, they gradually approached the camp gate.
Although Tuoba Ningcong's army did not carry any siege weapons, the military camp itself did not have a moat, and there was no time to dig trenches. This was a shortcut for the Qiang soldiers to invade the camp. As long as they grabbed the camp gate at the deployment point, their The army can enter the camp and start hand-to-hand combat with the Sui army.
Mi Qin Mo Duo's army finally reached the camp gate. Their soldiers were divided into two teams. One team was responsible for attracting arrows from the front, and the other team attacked the fence next to the camp gate from the side in an attempt to break through the fence, and then attacked from the side. Sui army archers.
When the Sui army archers saw the enemy approaching, they very skillfully replaced their bows and arrows with short-range and powerful repeating crossbows. The flat-firing crossbow arrows were fired at close range, and their lethality was much higher than that of bows and arrows. They hardly had to aim. , can shoot down the densely packed enemy troops. The continuous crossbow arrows caused heavy casualties to the Qiang soldiers near the camp gate. The corpses piled up, and the blood formed several creeks and flowed towards the slanting city in front of the camp.
At this time, Fei Tinglong, who was watching the battle from a distance, couldn't help but remind Tuoba Ningcong in a low voice: "Most of the Mi Qin leader's men were killed or wounded, so we can send troops for reinforcements."
Tuoba Ningcong saw his troops attacking the city and suffering heavy casualties. He smiled sinisterly and ordered his youngest son Tuoba Fuhu: "Lead the five thousand Weizhou soldiers to attack from the right."
The five thousand Weizhou soldiers were horse thieves from all walks of life whom he attracted with his personal prestige. The reason why he did not send these people into battle in advance was because he wanted to see the strength of the Sui army and to avoid false accusations. Now his people are approaching. The Sui army camped and suffered heavy casualties. These leaders of the Weizhou horse thieves had nothing to say.
After the order was issued, 5,000 horse thieves with complex origins from Weizhou rushed forward in a rush, formed an arrowhead with Mi Qinmodu's two armies, and launched an attack in three directions.
With the attraction of these people, the pressure on Mi Qinmo Duo's army was greatly reduced, and the charge speed was much faster. They reached the fence and used their swords to desperately chop down the antlers in front of the fence.
The Sui soldiers who were squatting behind stood up together, raised their crossbows and fired at the enemy. The arrows were like a violent storm, catching the Qiang soldiers who were cutting off the antlers by surprise, and the screams resounded.
Mi Qin Mo Duo had already led the tribe's elite soldiers to kill them. He said loudly: "Shields come up to meet them."
More than 400 elite soldiers rushed forward with shields raised to help their companions who cut down the antlers block the arrows. The antlers only had two layers, and the Qiang soldiers quickly cut a large gap. Then they cut the ropes of the fence and dismantled the fence. The left side of the camp gate was about to be breached. Dugu Pingyun, who was in charge of this area, blocked the gap. He picked up a clapping blade (Mo Dao) and swept it towards the dense enemy shields with forceful force. He only heard a loud cracking sound, and the shields and bones were smashed by him. More than a dozen enemy soldiers Being knocked to the ground.
Dugu Pingyun is also a young military general with the appearance of a warrior. As he grows older, his strength is different from the past. At this time, seeing that the military camp is about to be destroyed, his whole potential seems to have burst out. He He wielded his clapping blade with great power and rushed through the crowd, killing the enemy's brains to burst out and their bones to break. The enemy soldiers fell to the ground like cut wheat. He quickly chopped down dozens of enemy soldiers who were charging towards the gap. Each and every one of them died in a terrible state. They were either broken in half, or had their arms and heads cut off. What was even worse was that the people who were cut in half were not completely dead, and the upper half of the corpse was still wailing.
Even the soldiers of the Sui army were stunned by his ferocious aura.
The Qiang soldiers were so frightened that they screamed and retreated desperately, trampling each other and retreating. In a moment, the gap was completely cleared, and the solid shield array also collapsed.
Hundreds of elite soldiers from the Mi Qin tribe fled in confusion, but were crushed and killed by Dugu Pingyun alone. Dugu Pingyun got excited about killing and rushed towards the stunned enemy general Mi Qin Mo Duo. He shouted loudly. , the clapping blades hit his head like a mountain.
Mi Qin Mo Duo quickly raised his gun to meet him, and there was a loud "dang" sound. Mi Qin Mo Duo's iron gun was beaten into a V shape, and the blade that went down diagonally cut a deep cut from his collarbone. He was so frightened by the deep wound that he screamed, abandoned his gun and ran away.
Just as Dugu Pingyun was about to catch up, the Sui soldiers behind him shouted in unison: "General Dugu, David has an order for you to come back immediately!"
Dugu Pingyun did not dare to disobey Yang Ji's order. He laughed, turned around and fled back to the gap.
As soon as I entered the camp, my heart relaxed. In an instant, I felt that my whole body was sore and weak, as if my body had been hollowed out. The clapping blade in my hand fell to the ground with a clang, and I sat down on the ground. Sweat poured down from his head.
"..." All the Sui soldiers were stunned. Is this guy who is panting like an ox the same powerful general who showed off his might just now?
Yang Ji saw it very clearly just now, and also knew that Dugu Pingyun had not grown up yet, and he also understood where his limit was. If he was allowed to continue killing, he would soon be exhausted.
The other side's archers did not release arrows because the general was still there. Once the general escaped, Dugu Pingyun would be greeted by thousands of arrows piercing his heart and his body being torn apart by random blades.
Although the enemy troops had not yet broken through the camp gate and the two sides had not yet come together, the enemy's massive attack had already begun. Yang Ji immediately ordered: "Shoot rockets and blow the horn."
Immediately, several soldiers fired several rockets into the sky, and the retreat horn sounded. The Sui soldiers immediately abandoned the camp gate and evacuated to the east of the camp.
The quality and military discipline of the Sui army soldiers were fully demonstrated at this moment. They put away their weapons, carried the injured soldiers on their backs without saying a word, put them on the prepared horses, and then retreated together. Everyone was neat and tidy without any sloppiness.
The soldiers fighting at the camp gate retreated cleanly in just a moment.
Yang Ji took a look around with his soldiers and found that no soldiers were missing. He immediately turned his horse and ran quickly towards the east camp.
. . . . .
The ascending rocket was clearly visible within two miles.
In two jungles two miles away from the Xiying Gate, Cui Division's 4,000 Weizhou cavalry and Xue Ju's 3,000 elite cavalry were waiting in tight formation. The two armies were in a ">" trend with the west gate of the military camp to the east. , when they saw the soaring rocket, they mounted their horses and prepared to fight.
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