In Xiajin in April, it’s still very chilly at night.
Wearing the cloak given by Lu Lingqi, Lin Mo stood on a high ground outside the camp, overlooking the entire military camp.
Behind him were hundreds of Bingzhou wolf riders.
Now he has no decent generals to protect him, and to set up an ambush in the camp tonight, the most elite Bingzhou wolf cavalry will have to be mobilized. The only ones who can serve as guards are these one hundred cavalry.
In fact, in addition to Xu Sheng, there are also many captains and sima in the military camp who are good at martial arts. The best one is Yin Li, one of the four bandits of Mount Tai and now the marching sima.
He was originally a subordinate of Zang Ba. Zang Ba and Sun Guan were both transferred to Peicheng to garrison, but he went out with the army.
However, Lin Mo didn't let them guard him. He had no choice but to set up an ambush in the army and needed a good leader, so it was better to let him lead the people to stay in the stronghold.
As for himself, Lin Mo believed that this position was absolutely safe.
Taking a step back, there is really any danger. There are a hundred Bingzhou wolf cavalry behind him. It is not a big problem to protect him and escape to Yuan Tan's camp.
The night passed very long. Lin Mo sat on a stone, holding the Baihong Sword in both hands, thinking deeply.
Since entering the military camp, this is the first time that we have to fight a fierce battle with the opponent without a real strong general to support us. A fierce battle with a huge disparity in numbers. Even Jia Xu and Chen Gong are not around, so it is impossible to find anyone to give details. .
However, Lin Mo still felt a little confident about this battle.
The entire army has 17,000 men, and everything that can be mobilized has been mobilized. Digging pits, setting ambushes, tripping horses, choosing the position of the crossbowmen, the direction of the cavalry attack, etc. have been reached to the extreme.
Based on his understanding of Yuan Shang's character in history and the upper limit of his strategy, Xu Sheng should not be in any danger, and they would probably make a fuss about Daying.
But how many people will come? Lin Mo estimates that it is between 30,000 and 40,000. This is the upper limit of Yuan Shang's ability to mobilize troops and horses in one day. It is not possible to pull in all the hundreds of thousands of troops.
With 17,000 people waiting for work, and a thousand Bingzhou wolf cavalry charging into the formation, reversal is not a big problem.
He doesn't have a decent general, and neither does the other side. Once the war goes wrong and the other side is defeated, the pursuit will inevitably lead to devastation.
Of course, all of this is Lin Mo's guess. The truth can only be witnessed with one's own eyes.
That's why such a night seems so long.
Time passed and there was still no movement from Yuan Jun. Lin Mo was a little uneasy. Did I guess wrong? Yuan Shang really dared to go north to encircle Xu Sheng?
No, the trap was too obvious, and he didn't have the courage. Even if the trial partner saw the problem, Yuan Shang might not be able to completely listen to him.
Lin Mo's face remained calm, but his heart was already in turmoil.
He always felt that this camp was the biggest flaw. If Yuan Jun wanted to attack all the way, it would be here.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the messy thoughts in his heart, and closed his eyes to rest.
I don’t know how long it took, but Lin Mo exhaled a breath, looked ahead and asked, "What time is it?"
The centurion behind him looked up at the sky, "Master Marquis, it should be Yin Shi already."
It's Yin time.
It will be dawn soon. Did I really guess wrong?
Just when Lin Mo was in a state of ups and downs, the centurion pointed his right hand and exclaimed: "Look, Lord Marquis, he's coming!"
Under the night, the weak moonlight did not allow Lin Mo to fully see what was going on outside the camp, but he could clearly see a group of cavalry approaching.
The speed is very fast, and you can't tell how many people there are.
He took a deep breath and finally came.
However, this group of cavalry did not rush into the military stronghold. Instead, they went around to the side and began to overturn the bonfires within reach along the edge of the stronghold. When they encountered night patrol sentries, they rushed forward and killed them.
Do you want to go around to Nanzhai? Lin Mo could no longer remain calm and stood up to watch.
But they saw the group of cavalry rushing through the gate of Nanzhai without slowing down by half.
Soon there were loud blasts of horns.
Lin Mo couldn't see their movements clearly, but he was certain that it was Yuan Jun who blew the whistle, because there was no such response in his arrangement.
"Master Marquis, why don't they go in?" He was puzzled as he watched the group of cavalry going back and forth around the edge of the stockade but not going in. When they got the chance, they killed some night watch sergeants.
Seeing this, Lin Mo fully understood and laughed at himself, "I never thought that, even now, there are still talented people in the Northern Kingdom who can help Yuan Shang."
Watching the cavalry going back and forth, but not entering the military camp, Lin Mo shook his head helplessly, "Send a fast horse to inform Xu Sheng to lead the troops downstream along the Qinghe River, circle back to the plains, and then return to the camp."
"Master Marquis, why do you have to go around in such a big circle?" The centurion scratched his head, a little confused. It would take a long two hundred miles to go this way.
"I can't help it. I originally wanted to surround the point and call for reinforcements. Who would have thought that Yuan Shang also wanted to surround the point and call for reinforcements. Today's efforts are in vain." When he laid out this game, Lin Mo himself thought about how to solve it.
There is a very good gameplay in front of me. It is to scare the snake, knock the mountain to shock the tiger, and then turn against the guest. The thirty-six strategies are very good.
The centurion didn't quite understand what Lin Mo meant, but he still went to pass the order honestly.
Looking at the group of jumping cavalry, Lin Mo stretched and smiled knowingly, "It seems that we can't catch this big fish without putting some scented bait."
During this period, Lin Mo was not completely waiting for Lu Bu and the others to come back, but he still had a few ideas in his mind.
After all, even if they come back, they will still have to fight as they should.
"Although it's a bit risky, it's worth it to catch Yuan Shang." After muttering, Lin Mo turned around and took a nap under a tree.
As for the main camp, there is no need to worry. These cavalrymen do not dare to toss for too long, and they will withdraw soon, otherwise the army will really rush out and be unable to escape.
It's a pity that it will take a few more days to wait for Xu Sheng to come back.
In April and May, the sun rises very early, and the darkness begins to fade away just after midnight.
According to Xu Sheng's request, twenty pairs of ladders were prepared and all were brought to the camp.
In fact, there is no need for it. Wucheng is just a small county town. The height of the city is less than three feet, and it is a city wall made of rammed earth. If there are thunderbolt chariots, a gap can be made in an hour.
There is no way, this is not a traffic thoroughfare, nor is it a strategic town. What defensive measures can be taken? Even the city wall in front of us was built to guard against the Yellow Turban thieves.
Xu Sheng gathered all the corps commanders and above in the army and began to lecture, "Twenty-five hundred soldiers, all siege soldiers. Each batch of 500 people siege the city, and 500 supervise the battle! All the siege soldiers died, and the supervising soldiers Go up again! Whoever climbs first will be rewarded with five hundred gold and be promoted to two ranks!"
"Here!"
This voice is a bit weak and lacks momentum.
Xu Sheng was not in a hurry, pointed at Wucheng and said with a smile: "Brothers, there are only a thousand or so defenders in this tiny place, and they are here to give us merit!
I remember that when I followed General Zhang Liao and killed 30,000 people from Jiangdong with 800 people under Guangling City, we were defeated. Even Sun Ce's own brother was killed by us. Today, our army's strength is twice that of the enemy's, so why worry about not being defeated?
General Zhang once said that when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Brothers, if you marry a wife, have a baby and warm the kang, you point to this Wucheng! "
"We must win! We must win! We must win!"
Of course the most powerful speech comes from personal experience.
No one in Lu Ying knew that Xu Sheng followed Zhang Liao in a huge victory. After being mobilized by him impassionedly, everyone clearly saw the five hundred gold waving on the city wall, and they all screamed as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. Call.
"Okay, attack the city in half an hour!"
"kill!"
Everyone dispersed in a hurry, and everyone returned to the camp, found their subordinates, and began to mobilize before the war.
It was nothing, just paraphrasing Xu Sheng’s words, and everyone excitedly waved their swords in their hands to express their willingness to be the first to ascend.
I have to say that Xu Sheng's experience is actually quite inspiring. Guangling became a god in the first battle, and his military status was directly raised to the status of a school captain, and he was promoted to three levels in a row. Just thinking about it makes people drool.
The most important thing is that he was born in a nursing home, which prevented the soldiers from feeling too far away like they looked up to Lu Bu and Zhao Yun.
Because of this, they are more willing to believe that they may become the next Xu Sheng.
"Attack the city!!!" Xu Sheng shouted under Wucheng, and the five hundred people were divided into eight groups and began to rush forward.
Yuan Jun at the gate of the city was very confused because they did not expect that the other side would actually attack the city.
Just yesterday, the county magistrate personally went to the city gate and told the sergeant guarding the city that Lu Jun was only here to lure the army and did not really want to attack the city. The Lord already had a plan to defeat the enemy. If he held on until dawn, Lu Jun would surely retreat.
Now that it was dawn, Lu Jun did not retreat, but directly attacked the city. He was caught off guard for a while and was in a hurry.
"Quick! Shoot the arrows! Move the wood and rolling stones!" The captain who defended the city at the gate of the city shouted sternly.
A sparse rain of arrows fell, hitting the shield and making a muffled sound before falling to the ground.
Since the city wall was only three feet high, the supervising soldiers simply stepped forward to shoot arrows for cover. However, with the protection of the city wall, there were not many arrows that could actually defeat Yuan Jun, but they could suppress their offensive to a certain extent.
After two rounds of arrows, Lu Jun came to the foot of the city wall at the cost of more than 80 people killed, "Put up a cloud ladder!"
With a shout, eight ladders slowly stretched out to the gate of Wucheng like tentacles. After the ladder stood at ninety degrees, it began to tilt down quickly. When it landed on the gate, the silver hook firmly It is embedded in the rammed earth city wall, and no matter how hard you try, it is impossible to topple it.
The soldiers began to climb up the ladder with their shields in one hand and their swords in the other.
"Rolling stone!" The captain who defended the city shouted with his sword. The soldiers heard the sound and began to push the rolling stone down the ladder in pairs, holding a hundred kilograms of rolling stone.
Rumble~
After Shumu rolled down, several siege troops on the ladder were knocked over one by one. The people behind were not afraid of death and continued to rush forward.
After being promoted to two levels, you will be very mature if you rush up to it. Plus there is a reward of 500 gold, so many people will never have this opportunity in their lifetime.
There must be brave men under heavy rewards. In fact, there are many people in this army who have never even experienced siege, and they will fight to the death.
Seeing this, the captain personally stepped forward and poured a pot of burning oil down the ladder. Suddenly the entire ladder caught fire, and Lu Jun screamed repeatedly.
A pair of ladders was destroyed, and the soldiers supervising the battle immediately pushed up the prepared ladder.
Although it was a battle for a small town, the situation was equally tragic.
Xu Sheng squinted his eyes as he looked at the scene in front of him. A group of siege soldiers had already been killed, and more than half of the replacement supervising soldiers had been lost. He felt a little heavy.
The combat power of the soldiers at Chengguan is obviously very average, which can be seen from the combination of arrow rain and rolling stones when they defend.
But even so, these soldiers just couldn't attack, and even became chaotic. If they continued like this, they would probably kill all the people and still not be able to attack Wucheng.
Sure enough, it was still a little weaker.
There is no other choice but to play in person!
He jumped off Sun Quan's jade dragon and white horse, drew out his iron chain sword, and walked up with a cold snort.
"General, don't go too far!" a centurion reminded.
Xu Sheng glanced at him and smiled coldly, "Soldiers in charge of the battle, come with me and capture Wucheng!"
Xu Sheng was so brave. He picked up a shield from the ground and rushed forward quickly. Seeing this, the supervising soldiers behind him followed closely.
The fact that the general took the field in person was undoubtedly a great encouragement to the originally frustrated morale, and the somewhat timid people began to rush forward without fear of death.
He enjoyed the feeling of one person moving forward with his head held high, and thousands of troops following him, because at this moment, he could feel that he dominated the entire battlefield.
Xu Sheng held up his shield to block the arrows, stepped on the fallen Lu Jun soldiers, came to the ladder and climbed up quickly.
Upon seeing this, the captain who defended the city poured a pot of hot oil down.
Xu Sheng seemed to have expected it. He was two feet above the ground and jumped down without hesitation. After landing, he rolled twice. After removing the gravity, he climbed up the other ladder without stopping.
This desperate fighting style greatly stimulated the morale of the siege soldiers. They began to gather like ants under the ladder, scrambling to climb up one by one.
The wooden logs, rolling stones and hot oil at the city gate will always run out. This is just a small city to begin with, how many strategic materials can you expect.
Taking advantage of Yuan Jun's lack of momentum, Xu Sheng climbed up the city gate first and was the first to climb. He jumped down and waved the iron chain sword in his hand unscrupulously on the horse path, killing seventy of the crossbowmen. Eight falls.
Soon, the second, third, and fourth Lu Jun rushed to the city gate one after another. Lu Jun, holding back a breath of bad breath, fought hand-to-hand with Yuan Jun on the horse path.
"Xu Wenxiang! Xu Wenxiang! Xu Wenxiang!" Xu Sheng shouted his name loudly and knocked Yuan Jun down like chopping melons and vegetables.
The three words Xu Wenxiang reached the ears of Lu Jun's officers and men, and they were as inspiring as war drums. If the general is still there, they can fight to the end.
They were not the most elite troops in the Lu camp, but at this moment, following Xu Sheng, they all seemed to be recreating the power of Guangling in the past, killing with great enthusiasm.
At the gate of the city, Lu Jun indeed had the absolute advantage, but in such a narrow passage, it was naturally impossible to quickly and completely disintegrate Yuan Jun.
Moreover, on the horse paths on both sides, there were many Yuan troops rushing to help in the battle, and the battle was extremely fierce.
Bingzhou Langqi, who came to deliver the order, was a little confused when he saw this. He originally asked Xu Sheng to evacuate, but when he came over to see, everyone was killed at the city gate. This was too fast.
I didn't know what to do for a moment, go back and report? Forget it, let’s fight together, and we’ll save every one we can.
Besides, after running for hundreds of miles, the war horses couldn't stand it anymore and turned around immediately, so they simply joined the battle circle.
The officers and soldiers of the Lu army had already killed some people at the city gate. After they opened the city gate, five hundred cavalry rushed in.
Once the cavalry enters the city, there will be no suspense in this battle. It can be seen with the naked eye that some people have begun to drop their weapons and run away, or even squat aside and give up resistance.
Wucheng was captured, but it took Xu Sheng more than two hours to attack the city.
Originally following the normal path, now they must first clear out the remaining forces in the city, and then start clearing the battlefield to complete the defense.
But time did not allow, and he was worried that Yuan Jun would come to help, so he asked the army to close the city gate immediately and clean the battlefield first. As for the remnants in the city, they could slowly clean up.
After the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry found Xu Sheng and explained Xia Jin's situation, he felt a panic after realizing it. Oh my God, it was a shame that he didn't have to wait too long.
Sure enough, General Wenyuan is not deceiving me, this falsehood, reality, and oddity really work.
After Xu Sheng imagined Lin Mo's surprised expression, the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, as if this matter made him more excited than taking over Wucheng.
(End of chapter)
