The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 168 Disturbance City Forces the Enemy to Attack and Climb the Peak and Wins the First Battle ([-])

The next day, early morning.

The sky was just turning pale, and the Quyue soldiers guarding the city stood on the majestic city wall as before. Each of them held a long gun, and countless pairs of eyes looked into the distance, watching every move of the Song Ying all the time.

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed soldier seemed to have noticed something, and shouted: "Look, the Song army seems to be attacking the city! Go and report to the general!"

Other soldiers in the city also looked down the mountain following his shout.I saw many soldiers in the Song camp moving around. They were all carrying heavy burdens, and they slipped out of the camp gate quietly while the sky was dark.But they did not come to Lang Son in the southwest, but went to the northeast.

The soldier who just shouted touched his nose and asked in confusion: "Did this group of Song soldiers go in the wrong direction? Why did they all go to the northeast? Could it be that the Song soldiers were distracted and deserted?" Several soldiers around him also felt Puzzled, he hurried down to the city to find Wang Shaozuo and Jiang Juwang.

Not long after, Wang and Jiang climbed to the top of the city with a few soldiers, and looked in the direction of the soldiers' fingers. Sure enough, they saw a group of three and a group of five Song soldiers secretly carrying their burdens. Slip to the northeast.

"Haha, I thought the Song army was so powerful, but I didn't expect so many people to flee before a battle was fought after only a few days of scolding!" Jiang Juwang laughed and looked at Wang Shaozuo and said, "General Wang, why don't we Taking advantage of the Song army's distraction, go out and kill them all, so that we will have a good face when your Majesty comes down."

Wang Shaozuo shook his head and said: "No, this matter is strange. It must be a trap set by the Song army. Once we rashly go down the mountain, the consequences will be disastrous. Moreover, His Majesty has a purpose first, we only need to stick to it, and we don't need to take the initiative to attack. If we resist the decree, I'm afraid No head is guaranteed!"

Jiang Juwang argued: "General Wang, His Majesty's decree is dead, but the enemy army is alive. Even if Your Majesty uses his troops like a god, it is impossible to expect the enemy's morale to lose so quickly, right? This is a godsend opportunity right now, if you miss it I'm afraid it will be difficult to repel the Song army again."

Seeing this good opportunity, Wang Shaozuo was somewhat tempted and nodded. He was about to order Jiang Juwang to lead 5000 troops down the mountain to rob the camp, but he saw a few people dressed as officers in the Song camp, holding long swords and leading dozens of soldiers, yelling at them. While chasing and killing deserters.

Those deserters who escaped quickly were safe and sound, but those who escaped slowly were mostly caught by the officers. At the least, they were taken back to their camps, at worst, they were beaten and scolded, and some even died.Who dared to escape for a while, the commotion situation suddenly returned to calm.

Jiang Juwang sighed helplessly, "Oh, General Wang, you are too cautious, and you missed such a good opportunity for nothing. If you had followed me, the Song army would have been littered with corpses by now!"

Wang Shaozuo also felt a little regretful, "Yes, if I hadn't hesitated just now, perhaps the Song army would have been repelled by us. For now, we can only closely observe the Song army's movements, and if there is such a good opportunity again, we will never miss it again. "

In the next few days, or when the sky was dim or the night was falling, some Song soldiers would sneak away with their burdens on their backs.But every time the soldiers notified the two generals and gathered thousands of troops, the Song camp had already returned to its usual order under the pressure of several officers.

Today, late at night.

The hazy moonlight reflected Jiang Juwang's temporary mansion in the city, and reflected his closed bedroom door, and there were occasional snoring sounds from inside the door.It seemed to be very quiet tonight, and Jiang Juwang also seemed to be sleeping very deeply, the only sound left in the world was his snoring.

Suddenly, the silence was broken by the sound of drums and shouts in the dark space, and Jiang Juwang woke up almost instantly.Based on his half-life experience as a soldier, he predicted that the Song army would take the risk to attack Lang Son under the cover of night.He hurriedly dressed neatly, ran out of the mansion, and headed straight for the northern city gate.

Jiang Juwang was physically strong, and he ran like a whirlwind. He quickly came to the city gate and climbed to the top of the city in a few steps.He was slightly relieved when he saw that Wang Shaozuo had arrived first, commanded his soldiers to draw their bows and set up arrows, aiming at the Song army below.

Seeing Jiang Juwang approaching, Wang Shaozuo nodded to him, then continued to stare at Song Jun at the foot of the mountain, waiting for the best opportunity.Soon, Hou Renbao led the Song army to rush up the hillside, and within a moment they could reach the city of Lang Son.

But Wang Shaozuo didn't panic at all, looking at the two protruding rocks above the hillside, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.Hou Renbao raised his head and looked up. He didn't know if he saw Wang Shaozuo's smile, or he saw that there must be ambushes hidden near these two rocks, so he ordered the soldiers to stop where they were, and then turned around and quickly retreated towards the barracks.

Seeing this, Wang Shaozuo frowned, and murmured: "Hou Renbao sent troops late at night, but he didn't move a knife or a gun. He went up the hillside and turned around and fled. What's the reason for using troops like this? Even if he doesn't understand the art of war, his brain should be normal, right?" ?”

Jiang Juwang yelled: "General Wang, when will you wait if you don't send troops at this time? If you don't send troops, I will lead my troops to kill them!"

Wang Shaozuo quickly stopped him, "No! Song Jun's move seems unreasonable, but there must be a deep meaning in it. If we rush forward rashly, what should we do if we are ambushed?"

Jiang Juwang said impatiently: "General Wang, you said the deserters were a trap a few days ago, and now you say that their retreat is a trap. Why do you think everything is a trap? How can you win a battle if you are afraid of wolves and tigers like you? If it reaches His Majesty's ears, he will kill you!"

Wang Shaozuo made up his mind and said, "Forget it, General Jiang only took his own troops to intercept and kill Hou Renbao. In case of danger, I will support you."

Jiang Juwang responded, and was about to rush down the wall, but Wang Shaozuo stopped him again, "General Jiang, you don't have to leave the city, Hou Renbao has already returned to the camp with his troops."

"Alas..." Jiang Juwang stomped his feet depressedly, looked at Song Ying and said bitterly: "This guy Hou Renbao made such a big commotion late at night, it's okay to disturb the general's sleep, but he ran away without waiting for the general to send troops , I am so mad at this general!"

Wang Shaozuo let out a sigh of relief, a little sleepy, "I'm sleepy, I won't drink northwest wind with you on the city, I'll come back tomorrow. You should go back and rest quickly, maybe the enemy army will formally attack the city tomorrow, don't feed yourself enough How do you fight against the enemy mentally?" Jiang Juwang also felt a little sleepy, so he ordered a few words to the night guard soldiers, and went down to the city muttering.

In a few days, more and more Song troops fled, and fewer and fewer attacked the city. However, instead of stopping the march, the Song army tried to attack more and more times.At the beginning, Qu Yue's soldiers didn't think so, but after a long time, they became uneasy to eat and sleep well, and gradually became unbearable to be disturbed.

(End of this chapter)