On the twenty-third day of the second lunar month in the Jing lunar calendar, it was midnight.
The chief general of the military camp in front of the gate, Cheng Jinhou, was fully clothed and riding on a black horse. Next to him was Xuan Tianqing, the fifth elder of Wanjuan Shushan, who was wearing a sky-blue robe, as well as Wu Yuan, the third elder of Tianchan Sect, and Yuan Qingyun, the second elder of Qinghua Valley. .
Cheng Jinhou raised his hand and waved, and in the night the village gate formation was removed, and the middle gate opened wide.
"Set off."
The entire journey was silent. The outpost goes first, followed by the army.
Hundreds of spies spread out in a dense manner, firstly to ensure the safety of the road ahead, and secondly, to clear out as many barbarian sentries as possible along the road.
Cheng Jinhou had been waiting for this order for a long time. This was something he had discussed with the commander-in-chief Shen Wanlin in front of the commander before coming to Jianchuan. It was just rough at the time, but this time the official order was issued and the details have been achieved to the extreme. The rest depends on improvisation and luck.
Starting from the military camp in front of the gate and heading northeast for about fifty miles, you will find the barbarian camp on the opposite side. They also built a military stronghold, but their military stronghold was not very strong due to the lack of blessings from magic. It was nothing compared to the military stronghold of the Jingjiu Dynasty. Therefore, barbarians prefer field battles. For this purpose, even if they are now in a passive position, they rely on a large number of extremely concealed hidden sentries to attack by "early discovery" and then use offense in the wild to replace defense.
The method seems simple, but it is very effective. At least the army in Cheng Jinhou's hands had no way to avoid the dense sentinels on the road ahead.
Not only can rat men climb, but they can also dig holes. They serve as many secret sentries. Their eyesight at night is extremely good, and they can often detect the movements of the Jingjiu Dynasty one to two miles in advance.
This time Cheng Jinhou made a change. He sent out all the high-level monks who were supposed to be working in the formation, and worked with the forward scouts to clear out the barbarians' hidden sentries. With the perception and concealment methods of a high-level monk, Cheng Jinhou expected to be able to cover the army until it was discovered about a mile away from the local camp.
Don't underestimate the distance of one or two miles, it is extremely important for the purpose of this mission. Cheng Jinhou has great responsibilities and tremendous pressure on his shoulders. Otherwise, the five elders of the majestic super sect Wanjuan Shushan would not be arranged to serve as guards around him.
"Be sure to put your enemies into panic and danger of breaking the stronghold."
This is the order given to Cheng Jinhou by the Yamen, the general manager of Daoxing. In tonight's battle, we must attack with all our strength in a decisive battle. Only when the barbarians in front are frightened, or if we feel the possibility of the stronghold being broken, will we request reinforcements from the nearby barbarian garrison. In this way, the follow-up plan of the Daoxing General Manager Yamen can be carried out smoothly.
It's just that the most perfect situation as expected didn't happen. Even though Cheng Jinhou had sent almost all the high-level monks out to take part in the operation to clean up the barbarian secret posts, he still could not avoid the fish slipping through the net and was discovered when the army was three miles away from the barbarian camp. A roar and a blazing fire were enough to alert the barbarian camp several miles away.
"Sanli... almost means it." Although it is not perfect, Cheng Jinhou is not dissatisfied. Now Sanli is the closest to the enemy's camp ever. Moreover, there is still some mental arithmetic but no care. It can be done by taking advantage of the time difference to let the army rush forward one mile.
"Command the flag, let everyone disperse and attack at full speed as planned!"
As the war drums sounded, the army of more than 20,000 people began to divide into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, and quickly rushed towards the camp with the lights in front of them. The first battle began.
At Yin Zhengshi, after two hours of fierce fighting. Cheng Jinhou's general Bing Feng approached within one mile of the barbarian camp, directly threatening the enemy camp for the first time.
One after another, stone bombs and kerosene bombs were thrown out by trebuchets in the night. They flew over a distance of more than a mile and landed inside the camp. Fires shot into the sky...
In this way, the blow to the morale of the barbarians was absolutely unprecedented.
"Are you sure this will force them to ask for help?" Xuan Tianqing has been staying by Cheng Jinhou's side and naturally has heard the full plan. Now that the battle has reached this point, if there is no surprise, then he can only continue to grind. But obviously Zuo Yuliang didn't like to waste the lives of soldiers like this.
"This is inevitable. The barbarians know better than us what kind of dilemma they will fall into if they lose this support point. By then, both the middle and lower barbarians in Jianchuan will be in danger of being surrounded. The battle line may also be quickly penetrated. .So they can’t afford to throw it away, let alone dare to throw it away.
I have been grinding for so long before. Although the intensity is very high, I have never put on a desperate posture like this time, and I have never directly reached this position. What would you think if you were the leader of the barbarians? "
"If you retreat, you can't retreat; if you fight, it doesn't feel good. Then you can only call for help. But you just wait like this?"
"Wait? Don't worry, the barbarians on the opposite side are not so fragile. It is impossible for us to hit their stronghold wall before dawn. Whether they rely on Qianli Note or other means to ask for help, they will definitely have time."
Cheng Jinhou gave Xuan Tianqing a few simple explanations and then said to the ordering soldiers on the side: "Command the flag, let the trebuchets be replaced with kerosene bombs, and all of them will be driven into the enemy camp. Pay attention to the distribution, and strike as you move. Fire After the oil bombs hit the stone bombs, they went to the wall in front and smashed as many as they could."
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At around 12:00 a.m., soldiers of the Jing Dynasty were crawling in a stretch of low-lying land. They were surrounded by dozens of giant shielding formations that created a temporary shelter that could hide 20,000 people without being exposed. Exudes body odor and breath. Unless the cultivation level reaches the Xuanhai realm and the distance is within one mile, it is impossible to break through these concealment methods.
In order to construct this formation and repeatedly confirm that it was leak-proof, several Xuanhai realm masters in the Chinese army worked hard for a full month to find this seemingly perfect hiding spot.
The soldiers have been hiding here for almost two hours. Everyone did not dare to speak, even their breathing was slowed down as much as possible, and their eyes flashed with nervousness and excitement. Only the toes in the shoes stretch and contract with force from time to time, trying their best to keep their lower limbs from becoming paralyzed.
These people are the main force from the Jingxi Army, and the chief general Zeng Zhou is also crawling among them at this time. He and his 20,000 men were waiting for the barbarians to rush into his ambush.
The battle situation in the military camp in front of the gate will be reported every half hour. Zeng Zhou and Cheng Jinhou had the same judgment. They both believed that the pressing front line of the military camp in front of the gate would definitely make the barbarians in the central part very nervous. Even if it was a test, they would definitely send some troops to quickly reinforce, and they would definitely pass through this ambush point.
Mao hour was about to pass, and suddenly there was a faint vibration from the ground, which was particularly clear to the person lying on the ground.
"Give me the order, move your hands and feet, and prepare to fight!"
