Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 28
"Kill!" In the whistling north wind, a large group of soldiers in black armor lined up and rushed up quickly.

"Fire arrows!" The soldiers outside the stockade fired a volley one after another, and then took advantage of the short-term chaos of the enemy, retreated into the stockade in batches, and closed the camp gate.

Obviously, the Tiande Army and the Datong Army were fighting, and the battlefield was the military village outside the city that echoed the Zhelu Army City.

The attacking party was the headquarters of Li Jinzhong, the former military envoy of Shatuo in Yunzhou, and temporarily strengthened some of the newly recruited five troops in the north, with a number of around [-].Their equipment is not good, their clothes and armor are messy, and their weapons are different, but their morale is high, they are ferocious and fierce, and they fight very well, and they can be regarded as a formidable enemy.

There are about a thousand people in Li Ren's army guarding the army, and the core is the hundreds of sergeants in the former Zhenwu Army Zhongcheng.However, in the previous battle of Zhonglingshui, their losses were not light. Later, they added some auxiliary troops and descended troops to restore some of their vitality, but they couldn't compare with before.Coupled with the disadvantage in numbers, they could only rely on the military stronghold and terrain to resist desperately.

The attackers moved forward rapidly in small groups, with spearmen, archers, and sword and shield players performing their respective duties. Each group took cover alternately, making full use of the terrain and shooting dead spots, and the speed of the march was not slow.

The defenders also had a way to deal with it. They used the towers and fortified walls high in the camp to look down for shooting opportunities, while a large group of swordsmen and spearmen gathered near the camp gate to prevent the enemy from forcibly charging-because of the terrain, Heavy siege equipment could not be brought up, and troops could not be deployed on a large scale. As long as the weakest place, the camp gate, was guarded, it was almost enough.

This time I have to mention it.Since ancient times, fighting with cold weapons has not been the type of generals shouting "kill me" in film and television dramas or novels, and then everyone rushes to fight the blind chickens.

In fact, they have rules and regulations. Even the peasant army, as long as they are a few years old, will not smash and kill randomly when they face each other.Large-scale battles have large-scale battles, and small-scale battles have group cooperation. Without these, unless you are a humanoid Gundam, you will definitely fail.

The Datong Army in front of them is very cooperative. Although they are limited by the terrain and cannot expand their troops on a large scale, they still fight in a group of ten people. The high-level command shows his training level on weekdays.

The terrain was rough, the road was difficult, and the woods that affected the shooting world were cleaned up early, so the attacking Datong Army paid a lot of casualties.Arrows are their biggest killers, especially after entering the range where bows and arrows are more lethal, even with the protection of a large shield, they still cause a lot of losses.

But these people are also fierce.The harsh living environment has tempered their will, and developed the habit of being tenacious, arrogant, and ignorant of life and death. Therefore, when there is no way to retreat, they can only stimulate the fierceness in their hearts and go forward desperately.

Along the way, they dropped a lot of corpses, and then with a lot of brute force, they rushed to the camp gate - well, maybe not exactly corpses, but the wounded soldiers lying on the ground groaning obviously have withdrawn from the battle .

The arrows here are more violent.The soldiers of the Tiande Army almost filled the walls and towers, seized every opportunity to destroy the enemy, and tried to make them retreat.

The enemy also began to counterattack, and a large number of soldiers took off their long bows and fought back against the wall of the fortress.Don't tell me, although they were shooting from the top, their aim was quite good, and they shot down a Tiande soldier from time to time. This battle between the two sides was almost heated from the beginning.

Li Renjun walked irritably around the camp.It has been more than an hour. If everything goes well, the messenger has probably arrived at the city of the Zhelu army.I just don't know whether Hao Du will send reinforcements or not. Li Renjun is not very sure about this, and even a little pessimistic.He is not from Hao Zhenwei, but a general of the Zhenwu Army who was caught halfway. What reason does the Tiande Army have to save him?
Furthermore, at this time, Li Ke has a huge army on his side, and Hao Zhenwei is afraid that he will not have the courage to lead his troops out of the city.If one is not good, it is very likely to lead to a big defeat, and even the Zhelu army will be lost.At this moment, the reason why Li Renjun sent an envoy to ask for help is to do his best, and his hope is really low.

One more day, one more day and run!This is a plan that Li Renjun secretly made with his confidants.They are outsiders, not Hao Zhenwei's direct descendants, of course they won't feel bad for you.To be honest, if you can last two days and kill a large number of enemy troops, you are already worthy of the affection along the way.Although the ten generals of the Zhenwu Army in the city are dignified, although they disdain to take refuge with the chaotic ministers and thieves, they are not here to give you Hao Zhenwei as a dead ghost or a stepping stone. From now on, the mountains and rivers will last forever.

The battle inside and outside the military village became more intense, but Li Renjun was more calm.There is nothing to command, the defense of the city, the old brothers are very skilled, and they will not make any low-level mistakes.

Let's fight, let those barbarians know how powerful our northern men are.In the previous battle of Honggu, Zhongwu and Hedong lost their troops and lost their generals, so it should not be underestimated.Although I, Li Renjun, only have more than a thousand soldiers and horses, I cannot let the Datong rebels be underestimated.Since the door is hit, you have to let you break two or three teeth to count.

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"Lieutenant General, you've been walking around for a long time, are you tired? Ordinarily we have experienced a lot of fighting, and I have never seen you so panic before." In the Zhelu army city, Lu Huaizhong looked at his own The boss, said.

Since the news of the Datong rebels storming the military fortress outside the city, Shao Shude has been so restless, making Lu Huaizhong and other old people speechless.

"Old Lu underestimated me, what's there to panic about?" Shao Shude kicked Lu Huaizhong's thick thigh, and scolded with a smile: "It's rare to have such a big battle with a scale of 20,000 people. How rare is it. I joined the army so much It's been years, but it's the first time I've encountered this scene. It's a pity that I can't see the whole picture of the battlefield!"

"There's nothing to regret." Lu Huaizhong shrank his legs, changed to a more comfortable position, and continued to lie down: "Li Renjun is not a three-year-old child, and he has thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. I saw that stockade a few days ago. Now, it is made of big wood and it is very strong. The outside is covered with a layer of soil. Water is poured on it, and it is frozen solid. Although Li Keyong's Datong soldiers are brave, they will not be able to bite down for a while. Besides, in our city, the battle It's been repaired in seven or eighty-eight ways, and it's pretty solid. It's just that the north wind is too strong and it's too cold. If it goes on like this, people haven't died in battle, and they're afraid they'll freeze to death."

"You're the only one who talks a lot!" Shao Shude gave Lu Huaizhong a white look, stopped, found a bale of thatch to sit down, and said, "Yesterday I read the military book and said, 'If the guards can't enter Guowei, they can't retreat from the pavilion to fight the battle. , not good people.' And it is said, 'Heroes and heroes, strong armour and soldiers, powerful crossbows and arrows, all in Guozhong, but the cellars are collected, demolished and put in the security, which makes the politeness ten hundred times, and the master's spirit It's not half. The enemy attackers are hurt.' Do you think it makes sense?"

"I don't understand half of it." Everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to say.

"If you have time to learn more about culture, you won't listen." Shao Shude shook his head and laughed, and said, "Let me put it simply, it means that the defender of the city must fortify the outer edge of the city to meet the enemy when fighting outside the city. When retreating, you must stick to the dangerous strongholds such as pavilions and barriers on the outskirts of the city. When defending the city, if all the elite troops and equipment are concentrated in the city, the outer walls are clear and the people are allowed to enter the city, this passive defensive play will weaken the morale of your own side. Let the attackers be arrogant, and once they are attacked by the enemy, the casualties will be huge."

"It makes some sense." Li Yanling, who was sitting at the innermost position, said, "I've been fighting for half my life. I always thought that defending the city is the worst thing to do. Once there is no reinforcements outside, and no food and grass inside, all of them will retreat into the city and let them go. Others surround you, and you don’t know how you died. The lieutenant’s words were so eloquent, which probably means that Lao Li still understood it, and it’s true, that’s right. Uh, but it depends on the situation…”

"It's really inappropriate for everyone to retreat." Qian Shousu, who has always been taciturn, also spoke, he pondered on his own experience, and said: "There is no stronghold outside, the enemy's weak rear can be undefended or less fortified, saving money. A lot of troops and energy came out. You don’t have to worry about being attacked suddenly at night, you can sleep well and have more strength to attack the city during the day.”

"I remember an old incident in the first year of Qianfu. The Uighurs attacked the Tiande army city, and the number of thousands of people was aggressive. As a result, at night, they were raided by the defenders of Yongqingzha outside the city, and the army was in chaos. Barbarian. In that battle, Hao Du was the one who led the troops out of the city to fight, right? He is very familiar with this move." Ren Yuji also said.

"There is a strong stronghold outside the city. When it can't be defended, there are people who will break through the siege."

"If you choose a good location for the stockade outside the city and throw stones down from the mountain, I'm afraid it will be too much for the soldiers and horses besieging the city."

"Why do you need to throw stones? The enemy forces besieging the city are all focused on the front, and from time to time a small group of elite soldiers are sent behind to beat gongs and drums, set fire to shoot arrows, etc. I think it's a big head. What's that called? Hey, I don't read much. , I can't remember for a while..."

"Rumang is on his back!"

"Yes! Yes! That's it! Rumang is on his back. How many soldiers does he have? He has to besiege the city again, and he has to guard against the rear camp, so he won't be exhausted! According to me, the army outside the city should be replaced by a capable army. Playing the rangers can also work.”

"The effect is even better! The cavalry can fight and run, stick to you, and you will be disgusted to death. Seeing that you are not good enough, I will give you a cold shot and disturb the food passage. At this time, you should continue to besiege the city, or simply withdraw! "

Several people started and discussed some opinions.Others joined the discussion at Shao Shude's suggestion.Don't tell me, you guys haven't read a book, but you've fought a lot of battles, and you still have some knowledge.But this kind of insight, or experience, still needs to be sorted out, scrutinized, refined continuously, and everyone's wisdom should be brought into play to make it sublime, so that everyone knows not only what to do, but also why to do it. This is the correct improvement. Way.

"Very good!" Seeing that everyone's discussion was almost over, Shao Shude slapped his fist and smiled: "It seems that not everyone eats dry food. This method is very good. I will take the time to write down all the discussions tonight, and we will review them later to deepen our impression. In addition, you are also clear about the purpose of the Datong army's attack on the military fortress outside the city today? No matter whether it is to leave or stay next , it’s always right to hit this stockade first. I just don’t know whether Hao Du will let it go, or go out to the city to rescue. I also find it difficult to move from place to place. Li Ke has such a big name, this determination is not enough. Okay!"

(End of this chapter)