At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 101 Night Attack on the Yuan Army, in the Name of the Yang Sizhou Army

heavily clouded.

The moon is hidden behind dark clouds.

The endless supply truck raised billowing gray balls of mud, covering everything.

The vehicle creaked forward, winding for tens of miles on the village road.

Everyone has a piece in their mouth, and a horse chews it in its mouth.

"How far is it to Hongze City?" Cheng De reined in his horse and looked at Luo Erhu.

Luo Erhu glanced forward, and after looking back, he said in a deep voice, "General, we are less than five miles away from Hongze City."

Cheng De looked at Luo Mao who was at the side again: "The scouts sent to Hongze City ahead to investigate, are you back?"

Luo Mao shook his head.

Cheng De thought for a while, and said to Luo Erhu: "Pass my order, let the soldiers rest in place for an hour."

"Yes." Luo Erhu, who was riding on horseback, answered quickly.

Luo Erhu patted his horse and left, and passed Cheng De's order to the rear team.

Seeing the doubt in Luo Mao's eyes, Cheng De said: "According to the time, the scouts should be back soon. At that time, it's time for us to attack the 3 Yuan army of Ma Helue in Hongze City. Before that, let the soldiers Let's take a rest, after all, you are tired after a day of marching. Recharge your batteries and get ready for the next battle."

Romeo nodded.

And Cheng De stopped looking at him, and shifted his gaze to the rear of the army.

The whole army was solemn and tidy, and no one made any noise.

This made Cheng De's heart relax a little.

For a while.

Luo Erhu came back on horseback.

Cheng De saw Luo Erhu and nodded.

Suddenly, there are several black shadows in front of them, running towards here.

This movement made the surrounding Sizhou army officers and soldiers tighten their weapons.

After Cheng De noticed it, he said, "Don't be nervous, the scouts sent by our Sizhou Army are back."

After hearing Cheng De's words, the soldiers of the Sizhou Army let go of their weapons.

really.

next moment.

When these black shadows approached, these people hurriedly knelt down on one knee towards Cheng De: "See you, General!"

Cheng De looked at these people calmly and said, "You have worked hard. What did you find?"

When these people heard Cheng De's words, especially the first sentence, they felt a warm current flowing through their hearts.

They didn't dare to hesitate, they looked at each other quickly, and one of them quickly said: "General, according to our investigation, this Ma Helue led an army of 3 yuan and has attacked Hongze City five times. And , we contacted Jueshengwei. According to the information they provided, Hongze City is under the defense of Mr. He, and Ma Helue cannot break through. However, without the support of the general, Hongze City can only last for another two days at most, because Ma Helue Take the lead and attack especially fiercely.”

Cheng De nodded: "Yes. I know everything, you go down and have a good rest first."

"Yes." The scouts withdrew and returned to the Sizhou army.

Cheng De drew out the long knife and gently stroked the long knife with his hand, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Luo Erhu on the side lowered his head and did not approach.

Time is passing slowly.

After putting the knife back into the scabbard, Cheng De said to Luo Erhu: "Call Xu Da here."

Luo Erhu nodded, and asked one of his subordinates to call Xu Da over.

It didn't take long.

Xu Da hurried over.

At this time, Xu Da was also riding on the horse. He dismounted, bowed to Cheng De and said, "General, I heard that you have something to ask for me?"

Cheng De turned his head and looked at Xu Da: "I have a task for you."

Xu Da held his breath and stared at Cheng De, with a hint of anticipation in his heart.

Cheng De: "There is still half an hour in my army. After half an hour, I will lead the army to attack Ma Helue at night. But, I have thought about it again and again. I want you, Xu Da, to lead 3000 people to ambush in Hongze City to Jin On the road to Hucheng. Because once the Ma Helue camp is attacked by our army, they will only be defeated. And after they are defeated, their only chance of survival is to flee to Jinhu City and join the army of Gong Buban. What I want you to do is , ambush them on the road they must pass, thus cutting off their vitality."

Xu Da replied respectfully: "Follow the order."

"Do you know why after the defeat of Ma Helue's army, the only hope was Jinhu City, not Huai'an City?" Cheng De looked at Xu Da with a thoughtful look.

Xu Da knew that Cheng De was testing himself, so he pondered for a while, and calmly replied: "Because Ma Helue's camp was stationed outside Hongze City, not between Hongze City and Huai'an City. He camped like this, It was because he was worried that General Li Pian of Huai'an City would attack him from behind if he defeated the army that was pinning him down, and then cooperate with He Dutong. However, if he camped like this, once he was defeated, the only chance of survival would be Jinhu City. "

Hearing this, Cheng De continued to ask: "Tell me, has he considered that someone will support He Sanwu?"

Xu Da was silent for a while, and then said: "This subordinate feels that he has considered it, but maybe he thinks it is impossible. After all, there are 15 troops on Yangzhou Road, and [-] troops on Jiqing Road, a total of [-] troops. The combined number of Sizhou soldiers in Xuyi City and Xuyi City is not enough to deal with these people. Therefore, he feels that the general is too busy to take care of himself and cannot protect himself, and there is no way to spare troops to deal with him."

"Of course, it is also possible that Lu Timur, the Yuan army on Yangzhou Road, has already sent someone to communicate with him, and will send someone to block the route between Xuyi City and Hongze City, and will not let us pass. However, whether it is Lu Timur Son, or Ma Helue, none of them would have thought that the general would choose to take the initiative." Xu Da added.

Cheng De looked at Xu Da with satisfaction: "Very good, so I can rest assured. Choose 1000 crossbowmen, 1000 cavalry, and 1000 infantry. A total of 3000 horses will be handed over to you. I hope you Fight a wonderful battle well and raise the prestige of our Sizhou army."

Immediately, Cheng De set his eyes on Luo Erhu: "Luo Erhu, you go to pick with Xu Da, and you have to act fast."

Xu Da bowed excitedly and replied: "Yes. Please rest assured, General, Xu Da will definitely live up to the general's expectations."

After Luo Erhu responded, he accompanied Xu Da to pick someone from the back of the line.

After a stick of incense.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Xu Da led 3000 people towards the only way between Hongze and Jinhu, and went to a small road to the east.

After Cheng De watched Xu Da and his party leave, he didn't wait long.

Cheng De led the army to march in a hurry.

not long time.

Cheng De and his party are a little closer to Ma He, less than one mile away.

With the help of nearby forests, a total of 9000 soldiers of the Sizhou Army were hiding in it.

In Cheng De's line of sight, the location of Ma Helue's camp appeared.

Looking at it at a glance, I found that Ma Helue's army had set up camp in the shape of "pin".

Each person is equipped with two stag antler carbine, and they are arranged in three steps in Qianqiang City, tied end to end, and covered with fish scales.

This is the law of rejecting horse camp.

Cheng De judged it immediately.

Seeing Ma Helue's neat arrangement, Cheng De's eyes flashed a trace of solemnity.

It is not so easy to attack the barracks at night.

But since ancient times, isn't it always the case when the camp is attacked at night?
Only when you are brave and not afraid of death, can you succeed.

Cheng De gestured towards Luo Erhu, signaling Luo Erhu to pass it on.

This gesture is to wait in place.

Luo Erhu acted according to the order.

Time passed bit by bit.

After Haishi, it's Zishi.

Cheng De led [-] cavalry, leading the way, and charged towards Ma Helue's camp.

Behind Cheng De, followed by seven thousand soldiers and horses.

After riding on a tall horse, he charged quickly for a while.

Cheng De and two thousand cavalry came to the edge of Ma Helue's stronghold.

Cheng De pulled out the antlers in front of the gate of the barracks, shouted, rushed into the village, and ran straight to the Chinese army to kill Ma Helue.

The cavalrymen who were following him cut down on anyone they saw, and tightly protected Cheng De in the middle.

Cheng De quickly ordered Luo Erhu to lead hundreds of cavalry to set fire to the Ma Helue Camp.

And he brought a group of people to the camp of the Chinese army.

Ma Helue's soldiers and horses run through the road with round rolling logs. They are surrounded like iron barrels and cannot enter.

Cheng De had no choice but to lead the cavalry to charge left and right in the Mahelue camp, killing the Yuan army crying.

Then, after Ma Helue reacted, he quickly gathered his soldiers and horses, shouted angrily and slashed at Cheng De's cavalry for a while.

But suddenly, after the earth-shattering fighting sound came from the night sky, it seemed endless.

After He Sanwu discovered the strange situation of Ma Helue's camp in Hongze City, he sent spies to find out that it was soldiers and horses of the Sizhou Army who had attacked Ma Helue's camp. The former army of the big battalion was killed.

After the Yuan army heard the shouts of killing from all around, everyone was panicked, not knowing how many enemy troops there were.

As a result, the hearts of the Yuan army were shaken and they disturbed each other.

Cheng De galloped freely in the Ma Helue camp, and killed the Yuan soldiers and horses whenever he encountered them.

Ma Helue looked at the fires in the big camps everywhere, and knew that the situation was over.

Under the persuasion of his cronies, taking advantage of the chaos, he led the [-] cavalry who had gathered in a hurry, and fled towards Jinhu City.

Cheng De led the cavalry of the Sizhou Army, hacked and killed them for half an hour, and then ordered: "The surrender will not be killed."

There were shouts of "Survivors will not be killed" all around, and the surviving Yuan army breathed a sigh of relief.

Being able to survive now is already blessed by God.

They quickly threw the weapons in their hands aside, knelt on the ground, lowered their heads, and waited for arrangements, lest they be regarded as stubborn resisters and be killed.

With the help of Luo Mao and others, all the Yuan troops who surrendered were gathered in one camp to guard.

The total number of Yuan troops who surrendered was 3000.

It was exactly three thousand gunfire soldiers who guarded the captive barracks.

According to statistics after the war, 1 people were actually killed by the Sizhou Army, and 4000 of them were burned to death or trampled to death.

Among them, the one who made the greatest contribution is the three thousand firecrackers.

Secondly, there are two thousand cavalry.

A total of 120 people died in battle.

Among them, 420 cavalrymen were killed and 80 seriously injured.

The infantry killed 500 people and seriously injured 320 and nine people.

The crossbowmen killed 52 people and seriously injured 31 people.

Three thousand gunfire soldiers had zero casualties. (Because the station is relatively backward)

In this battle, several weapons and 12 shi of food and grass were harvested.

Cheng De looked at the battle report in his hand in a daze.

If part of the food and grass hadn't been burned by the fire, it would have been more.

After putting aside the miscellaneous thoughts, Cheng De, who was sitting at the desk in the big tent of the Chinese army, raised his head and looked at He Sanwu.

He Sanwu's face was extremely excited at this time.

Luo Mao and the others in the big tent also smiled happily.

Only Liu Bowen frowned and remained silent.

At this moment, he felt a little shaken in his heart.

Before, he looked down on Cheng De's background in his heart, thinking that he would not go far.

But now, he was confused.

After witnessing how Cheng De defeated Ma Helue with his own eyes, he had a new view in his heart.

In his heart, the current Cheng De is a man who dares to risk his life, is brave and good at fighting.

Still a man with great ambitions.

After his secret observation, he found that Cheng De's various performances did not look like a person of civilian origin.

But Cheng De was indeed of civilian origin.

This confuses him.

Divination, nothing can be calculated at all.

No matter how smart he is, he can't figure out why.

"He Sanwu, defending the city this time, defeated Ma Helue many times, and seized the opportunity in time to lead troops to open the city gate to attack the former army of Ma Helue's barracks, causing the Yuan army to be defeated quickly. The credit is not small. I will restore you in advance. The post of Metropolitan Commander." Cheng De looked at He Sanwu with a smile.

"Thank you, General!" He Sanwu's eyes showed excitement.

Finally, he proved to the Sizhou Army that he could fight.

Rather than relying solely on the trust of his eldest brother Cheng De to reuse him.

Cheng De looked at Luo Mao again: "Brothers who died in battle, draw up a list, and all of them will be engraved on the Heroic Monument. Moreover, we must give them sympathy. Also, after defeating the Yuan army this time, if Brothers who died in battle during this period, if they have children over the age of 14 and under the age of 20, please consult their wishes. If they are willing to join the Sizhou Army, they can be sent to the Sizhou Military Academy to train them well as the first A group of generals at the grassroots level will be trained.”

"Yes." Luo Mao bowed.

"Is there any news from Xu Da?" Cheng De looked at Luo Mao and asked.

Luo Mao didn't hesitate at all: "Not yet. According to my subordinates, maybe Xu Baihu is fighting the fleeing Yuan army."

"Well. When he comes back, tell him to come directly to my army camp. I have important matters to discuss with him." Cheng De told Luo Mao.

Luo Mao replied: "This subordinate knows."

Cheng De set his eyes on He Sanwu again: "Over there in Huai'an City, do you have any news?"

He Sanwu shook his head and said, "Since Ma Helue besieged Hongze City, we lost contact."

"Is that so, are you willing to take a hard walk?" Cheng De looked at He Sanwu and asked.

He Sanwu directly agreed, "I am willing."

He seemed to have a guess in his mind.

Cheng De nodded: "The situation in Huai'an City is unknown. I intend to ask you to lead five thousand soldiers and horses to support. Remember, if there are many soldiers in the Yuan Dynasty, you should wait for the opportunity, or sneak attack, or contact secretly. Li Sanqi in the city, the two of you should work together inside and outside to repel the Yuan army."

"Yes." He Sanwu responded with a bow.

"Also, after repelling the Yuan army, you ask Li Sanqi to quickly arrange things on Huai'an Road. Tell him to prepare all the troops, and you come to Hongze City with him. When the time comes, we will join the Sizhou Army of Hongze City and attack together. Gong Buban."

"Follow the order!" He Sanwu responded.

"There are 1000 cavalrymen and 2000 crossbowmen. You need to gather troops and horses now, and set off quickly!" Cheng De ordered He Sanwu.

He Sanwu took the order and left in a hurry.

At this time, Cheng De turned his attention to Luo Mao again, "Tang He and Geng Zaicheng, have you written to them?"

"Reporting to the general, I have arranged for people to bring the letter. The content of the letter is to let them take the navy and go down Hongze Lake. First stop near Hongze City, and wait for the spies to find out that it is near the junction of Xuyi and Hongze City. When there were no Yuan soldiers, they broke the embankment and released water at night, flooding Yangzhou Road and Jiqing Road with a total of 15 yuan troops." Luo Mao replied.

Cheng De looked at Luo Mao with satisfaction: "When they landed near Hongze City, you said before that I would accompany you to act in a play. From then on, I will cooperate with you well. But, after acting After this scene, I'm afraid you will be wronged for a while."

Luo Mao smiled and said: "The general's ambition is to drive out the Hulu and restore China, and my ambition is to assist the general to realize it as soon as possible. In my opinion, a man should be able to endure what others can't bear. Therefore, the general does not need to worry too much. "

Cheng De's eyes showed admiration: "If you can repel the Yuan army this time, you, Luo Mao, will take the lead."

Luo Mao smiled without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)