Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 470 Night Attack

The river is full of beautiful scenery, and the river patrol troops of the Southern Tang Dynasty are patrolling the river.

When they saw Qin's fleet approaching the river, the patrol commander and soldiers not only were not alert, they even sent people to prepare wine and meat to reward the Qin army.

Due to the weak policy of the lord, they have long been used to it for more than ten years. The Qin army patrolling the river often cruises in the river, and they will also reward the Qin army.

But when the ship approached slowly, the deputy commander was a little surprised: "Are there too many of them?"

The autumn mist in the heart of the river has not yet cleared. At first they saw five or six boats, but gradually, there were more and more boats in the mist, and there were already more than a dozen boats that fell into sight, and there were more sails that were faintly covered by the mist. faintly visible.

At times like this, anyone can see that something is wrong.
In the midst of panic and surprise, more and more ships passed through the river fog. In just a short while, there were dozens of ships. The river was full of flags and white sails. They all rushed towards the shore, and there seemed to be ships behind.

"Boss, what are we going to do about this!" The soldier next to him chattered his teeth, looking at the densely packed boats on the river, "Isn't this here to patrol the river?"

When the commander saw this posture, there were more and more boats on the river, and there were already over a hundred of them. There were hundreds of people patrolling the river here, and they got on their horses and ran south without even thinking about turning around.

"All the envoys are here, what else can we do!"

Someone yelled, and immediately dropped their weapons and ran away, and the soldiers nearby quickly dispersed, ignoring other things.

Soon a few small boats approached, and Qin Jun successfully landed on the shore and took over several small water villages by the river without any resistance.

The riverside was progressing smoothly, and the land attack was even more victorious. Dangjin led a thousand soldiers and raided more than 100 miles along the northeast of Yuezhou in one day, and took down eight enemy camps one after another. The speed of the march is breathtaking.

At the same time as the land march, the waterway also went hand in hand, implementing the tactics required by the coach Cao Bin to advance both land and water.

Passing through a forest, there is a village in the distance. Not far away, there are water plants everywhere on the side of the road, and there are no trees. There is a large lake in the southeast. There are many pools in Linyuan.

During this journey, they have already lost many swamps and got trapped in horses several times, otherwise they would have gone to Wuchang.

"This place is different from Shu and the north." Dang Jin complained. Fortunately, they thought of a good way along the way, that is to ask local people to lead the way.

He looked at the bushes next to him. Many places were reflecting in the sun. It is very likely that there are swamps in this area, and the locals must lead the way.

So he said: "Go to the village ahead and ask, find two people to lead the way, be careful."

The adjutant next to him was familiar with the road, and even found a dozen people, and rode to the village ahead.

Dang Jin ordered the brigade to stop temporarily, not to leave the avenue, but to rest on the spot, so as not to stray into the mud again.

"This place should not be far from Wuchang." The adjutant next to him said as he unfastened the water bag on his horse, sipping river water.

"If it hadn't been for getting trapped a few times, we would have fought in Wuchang a long time ago. We fought seven or eight army strongholds in two days. I don't think this Tang army is even as good as the Shu army, a bunch of rats!" Someone said proudly.

Everyone laughed and echoed: "The emperor in the south of the Yangtze River wished he could give our officials a foot. The king of the country is like this. What are they capable of?"

Everyone laughed again, and then Dang Jin also proudly said: "The commander-in-chief said that land and water advance together. With their little ability, let's fight all the way. Is there anything we can resist?"

The people around him agreed with his words, and they basically didn't encounter any opponents during the fight.

Several military strongholds of the Southern Tang Army did not resist, and the few places that resisted a little did not have much combat power, and they were not their opponents at all.

There were only 1000 of them when they set off, but they were all iron cavalry. Most of the elite cavalry selected by Long Jie had experienced many battles.

Fighting all the way here, excluding the 26 people who died in battle, the more than 100 wounded soldiers who were injured along the way to recuperate, and returned to the rear by themselves, there are more than 800 people here.

"The marshal asked me to wait for the sailors. If it's necessary, let's let him see and see. We'll go all the way to Wuchang, so we can't be underestimated!" Dang Jin said, and everyone echoed ambitiously.

Dang Jin was also very happy. Although he didn't refute the officials in the court, he was a little unhappy with Cao Bin as a commander. You must know that guy is not as old as him.

Moreover, he had fought against the Shu Kingdom, the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Southern Han Dynasty before, and he had never taken the lead by the side of the officials and made great military exploits. Now he is naturally unhappy to be under the command of a young boy.

It's just that he didn't dare to say it in front of the officials in Daliang, but when he came to Jiangnan, Cao Bin actually told him not to be too impulsive, and to cooperate with the navy to move forward by land and water.

Hmph, the kid deserves to teach him how to fight?Dang Jin has long had resentment in his heart.

"If you don't wait for the navy from behind to come ashore, Wuchang is an important town. Is there a little less people here?" The adjutant said worriedly,
"I'm afraid you will stay behind." Dang Jin interrupted him.

The adjutant ignored the chief's angry words, but said calmly, "General, please give me two people. We will take people to the north river to contact the navy and send people to come ashore. If we can fight it down, we must hold on to it. Even brothers No matter how powerful it is, it will not be easy to defend if there are not enough manpower, Wuchang is not a small place."

Hearing what he said, Dang Jin nodded and said, "Then you go."

The adjutant picked two people and went north.

After a while, the people who went to the village came back, bringing back two young men with nervous expressions.

Dang Jin grinned and showed his big white teeth, and laughed loudly: "Don't be afraid of the two boys, I won't harm you, as long as you lead the way seriously, you still have to pay them.

Let me ask you how far it is from here to Wuchang. "

One of the bolder ones immediately agreed: "Not in half a day."

Seeing that Qin Jun didn't kill them, the other had a good attitude, so he mustered up his courage and said, "But if you want to take the road, you will get stuck on the road here if you are not careful."

Dang Jin nodded: "Get them two horses, and lead the way well, no one will give you two silks when you arrive in Wuchang."

The two nodded again and again, and quickly led the team along the avenue.

At first, Dang Jin and the others were still very vigilant, afraid that the two children would lead them into the mud on purpose, but after walking five or six miles, they found that the walking was getting smoother, so they slowly let go of their guard and quickened their pace.

In the middle of the afternoon, they attacked two outposts of the Tang army on the roadside, and became more and more convinced that they were on the right path. They ran away and killed more than ten people, and the remaining six people were captured.

The Qin army replaced the captives and led the way, and distributed the money seized from the outpost to the two children who led the way, and gave them each a captured horse, and asked him to go home. It would not be safe to go any further. .

In the evening, passing through a forest, they could already hear the sound of the river and the city wall in the distance.

Dang Jin was very experienced, so he immediately ordered to stop, hid in the woods, and sent out scouts. When the sun slanted to the west, the scouts came back and found out that Wuchang was undoubtedly ahead, and their camp was at the foot of a small hill in the south of the city. It looks like five or six miles.

Almost everyone thought of the word "attack camp" at the same time!
This is their specialty, especially night raids. As the elite of the Qin army, whether in Shu, Hedong, or Lingnan, this is their favorite style of play, and it is also a tried and tested method!
Dang Jin agreed without even thinking about it. Night battles test the quality of soldiers the most, and can also magnify their advantages. Along the way, they used night raids to take down several camps. The Tang army, which had no war experience, collapsed immediately .

After Dang Jin discussed the camp attack plan with everyone, he immediately ordered the release of the outposts, and the others rested in the woods to recover their strength and prepare for the night battle
(End of this chapter)