Forced by the situation, Xiao Yuan decided to make a risky move to reverse the situation of the battle.
Late that night, he personally selected three thousand soldiers and secretly left the city.
In order to facilitate movement, these three thousand people were not equipped with halberds. Instead, they wore armor and swords hanging on their waists. Some of them were equipped with crossbows. More importantly, almost everyone had a jar of fire tied to their waists. Oil.
This kerosene is also the last reserve. It is impossible to use fire attacks and burn food and grass without it.
As for the five thousand soldiers left to Peng Shuang, without the assistance of kerosene, he would undoubtedly be under great pressure to defend the city tomorrow.
After leaving the city, under the guidance of Ye Cheng, Xiao Yuan and his group also found a dense forest and began to hide.
After a night of silence, the next morning, the ghost army came out again and launched a forceful attack on Liucheng.
On Xiao Yuan's side, the soldiers had rested overnight and had eaten the dry food they had brought with them, and were already ready to go.
"Report~~~~" At this time, a spy also ran over quickly, then knelt down on one knee, saluted Xiao Yuan and said: "General, the main force of the ghost army has begun to attack the city."
"Okay!" Xiao Yuan said nothing, stood up and waved, "Let's go!"
Three thousand men and horses began to rush towards the ghost army camp.
At this moment, just as Xiao Yuan expected, almost all the ghost troops were dispatched. The defense of their camp was actually very lax. It was impossible to imagine that the Central Plains soldiers could hardly defend the city. How dare you take the initiative.
As the saying goes, being caught by surprise means attacking unprepared. On the battlefield, fighter opportunities are fleeting.
As he got closer and closer to the ghost army camp, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but feel slightly nervous.
Fortunately, due to their laxity, there were no ghost army secret sentries along the way, and the three thousand soldiers approached the camp easily.
With so many people and horses, it was impossible for the ghost army in the camp not to find them at this time. A ghost soldier on the wall widened his eyes, but before he could yell, a sharp arrow had already pierced the sky and hit him in the middle. His face.
Immediately afterwards, a volley of arrows came out, like a rain of arrows, sweeping over.
Plop, plop!
Arrows were nailed to various parts of the camp, shooting down several ghost soldiers at the gate of the camp. Amidst the continuous howls, some ghost soldiers began to shout crazily: "The enemy is attacking! There are enemies. Attack——"
"Kill!" At the same time, Xiao Yuan also took out the sword from his waist and rushed out at the lead.
"Come on -" As the saying goes, generals have the heart to die, soldiers have no desire to survive, and the general is brave. The soldiers below also let out a roar and rushed into the stronghold.
There were not many ghost troops near the village gate, just dozens of them. After Xiao Yuan rushed in, he immediately raised his sword and dropped it.
How could a dozen or so people block three thousand people? They were almost instantly overwhelmed by the sea of people.
At this time, most of the ghost troops in the village were still in a confused state, and many people gathered together in groups of twos and threes to drink. When the warning came, they picked up the weapons on the ground and tried to stop them, but it was already too late.
At this time, the camp was in chaos, with shouts of killing everywhere, mixed with the frightened cries of the ghost army, and ghost soldiers fleeing for their lives could be seen everywhere.
This attack on the camp was not to kill the enemy, but mainly to burn the enemy's food and grass. Therefore, Xiao Yuan went straight towards the destination. At the same time, he raised his sword high and shouted loudly:
"Don't worry about those who are running away, follow me to the grain and grass camp!"
Under his leadership, three thousand soldiers huddled together. Looking at the ghost army camp, scattered ghost soldiers ran out of various camps from time to time. In such a chaotic situation, most of the stragglers who came out had not responded yet. He came over and was beheaded on the spot.
It didn't take long for Xiao Yuan to reach the position of the grain and grass camp. He immediately started to give orders: "Quick! Throw kerosene!"
Following his order, the soldiers took off the oil jars from their waists and began to throw them out with all their strength. Jars of kerosene hit various parts of the camp, some hitting the wooden stakes and some hitting the ground. , making the sound of earthen jars breaking one after another.
"ignition--"
The torches that had been prepared were thrown into the oil stains. The fire oil ignited immediately. In just a moment, the fire snakes spread wildly along the oil stains, and the camp was mostly made of wood and cloth. Under such a fire, the fire quickly ignited. It was crackling with fire.
The fire took advantage of the wind and burned bigger and bigger, covering an increasingly wider area.
Looking at the raging fire in front of him and listening to the miserable howls of the ghost army inside the fire, Xiao Yuan's heart finally dropped. He knew that this surprise attack was successful!
At this time, Ye Cheng also came over covered in blood. His face was still stained with enemy blood from the previous battle. Reflecting the firelight, he said excitedly: "General! We succeeded!"
Xiao Yuan came to his senses and after calming down, he immediately said: "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, leave quickly!"
"withdraw--"
He came quickly and retreated even faster. After setting fire to the food and grass, he saw that the fire could no longer be extinguished. The three thousand soldiers did not even stop and left the camp.
After coming out, he did not return to Liucheng immediately, because now, the main force of the ghost army was storming the city gate.
At the gate of the city, Peng Shuang was holding a broadsword and commanding the battle.
"Hold it! Hold it all to me——"
The armor on his body was already stained with the blood of the enemy. After the roar, a ghost soldier just followed the ladder and popped up from his place.
After the ghost army showed up, he held up his scimitar in his right hand and screamed strangely. He was about to jump onto the city gate, but Peng Shuang swiped his sword across the city and cut off his head in an instant.
Blood sprayed, and the decapitated body fell from the ladder.
This is just a corner.
If you look down from a high altitude, you will see that the entire city wall is covered with ladders. Countless ghost troops are rushing up along the ladders, and there are crowds of people below.
From time to time, spears were thrown into the city defenses and penetrated the bodies of the Central Plains soldiers above.
Arrows rained like rain, and huge rocks were thrown down one after another. When one person was knocked down, a group of people would be knocked over.
This siege was very bloody. The blood of the soldiers was splashed on the city wall. From time to time, some people screamed and fell off the city wall.
But even so, the ghost army still failed to attack the city. Peng Shuang ran left and right, and no one knew how many enemies died in his hands.
At this time, in the position of the ghost army's commander, a messenger ran over in a panic, and then shouted in a trembling voice: "It's not good! Our army's camp was attacked, and the food and grass were destroyed -"
"What did you say!?" When the ghost army coach heard this, his eyes widened immediately. He grabbed the messenger by the neck and roared angrily:
"How is that possible! All the defenders of Liucheng have retreated into the city. Where are the enemy troops? How dare you lie about the military situation!?"
