Horse on the World

Chapter 796 Sneak Attack
Neither Larry nor Tuotuo were able to break through the tightly guarded camp in the next few attacks. Facing the dense arrow rain, scorpion cannon, and eight-ox crossbow attacks in the camp, the two of them broke down empty-handed. Dozens of riders, but the results achieved are pitifully small.Looking at the dejected two favorite generals, Lu Dabing had to accept this reality. He had no other way to help the city other than restraining some of the enemy troops so that they could not participate in the attack on the Xiabaoping Fortress. comrades-in-arms, but now there are so many enemies besieging Xiabaoping, even if I restrain some of them, I still can't alleviate the plight of the city.

Just when Lu Dabing was hesitating, the sentry sent out brought a shocking news. Behind Xiabaoping, a large number of elite soldiers of the Southern Army appeared, and their destination turned out to be directly behind Xiabaoping. Sifangyan and Bailonggang.

Pulling out the map and laying it on the ground, Lu Dabing said, "Where have they gone?" The sentry pointed his hand at a spot, "When I came back, they were at this spot, and now they are probably closer to Sifangyan."

He punched the ground with a slap, Lu Dabing's face was extremely ugly, Sifangyan and Bailonggang did not have many troops stationed there, and there was Xiabaoping Fortress in front of him, if there was a surprise attack, he would be caught off guard.Zeng Yifan's Liaoshen army was concentrated on the Xiabaoping front, so it must be Sapphire's direct army that attacked these two places.Once these two places are lost, Xiabaoping will completely become an isolated city.

"Come here!" A soldier rushed over, "What orders does the general have?"

"Sneak back into the city, tell General Wei about the situation, and say that I went to rescue Bailonggang." Lu Dabing said.

"Yes, General!" The soldiers turned and left.

"My lord, Sifangyan is the first to bear the brunt. The situation is more critical than Bailonggang. Why don't we go there first?" Larry asked.

Lu Dabing shook his head, "It's too late, the opponent is already very close to Sifangyan, if we rush there, not only will we not be able to save them, but we will also be caught in it, this time it is the elite of the Southern Army, it is Sapphire The troops of the direct descendants of the army should not be underestimated!"

"The brother from Sifangyan?" Tuotuo opened his mouth, then closed it again.

Lu Dabing stood up, pulled out his steel gun from the grass, "Order the whole army to assemble and rush to Bailonggang."

When Wei Xin received the report from Lu Dabing, it was already late at night. He looked at the map repeatedly for a long time, and said to the soldier who reported the letter: "Go back and tell your general, no matter whether you can save the Bailonggang army or not, don't fight with your opponent." Fighting, go with one blow, and don't come back, let your general go back to Yangquan or Weizhou City to obey orders."

After the soldiers left, Wei Xin immediately summoned his generals to report this information to everyone.

"Everyone, although Zeng Yifan encircled three and lacked one to offset our fighting spirit and let us have a way out, but now that Sifangyan and Bailonggang are lost, it means that our retreat has been cut off, so Zeng Yifan will There is no need to make a fuss, we will definitely be attacked from all directions. We have lost Sifangyan and Bailonggang, and we have become a completely isolated city. There will be no reinforcements, and there will be no replenishment of items and ordnance. The next battle must be extremely cruel. Everyone Do you have confidence and keep it?"

Tian Xinyu knocked on the table and said: "General Wei, these miscellaneous soldiers in front of me are nothing, I just don't understand, since the opponent has already bypassed us and went straight to Sifangyan and Bailonggang, the next target must be Yangquan, What is the significance of our defense here? Why not send troops to break through, counterattack Sifangyan and Bailonggang, and then return to Yangquan. In this way, Yangquan will be stronger. Guarding Yangquan, the gate of Weizhou City, is no better than guarding an isolated city here. ?”

Wei Xin smiled and said: "General Tian has some truths in what he said, but we have to consider one issue. It is true that if we abandon the city now, Zeng Yifan might be in a hurry and really can't stop us, but There is a problem. After Sapphire captures Sifangyan and Bailonggang, he will inevitably deploy troops to intercept us. If we cannot break through the opponent's defense in a short time, what will we do if Zeng Yifan rushes up behind us? At that time, we can Even the city and fortress are gone, and we will be forced to fight with our opponents, although the Dingzhou army is the best in the field, but the opponent's strength is several times that of ours, even if we are covered in iron, how many nails can we drive?"

All the generals nodded, and Tian Xinyu also showed a look of surprise.

"Secondly, how do we take away the mountain of materials piled up in Xiabaoping? Shall we burn them all? If there is a fire, Zeng Yifan will notice it and attack the city immediately. At this time, if we want to leave It’s not that simple anymore? If you don’t destroy it, why don’t you leave these things to the enemy? I’m afraid everyone will not be reconciled!”

"General Wei is right, stay here and fight him, just wait until the lord's reinforcements arrive, and kill them like a wreck!" Li Shengzhi thumped the table.

"We stand firm here. As long as we don't lose the fort, Zeng's army will not be able to escape. From another perspective, isn't it also supporting Yangquan? Otherwise, Zeng's army will also invest in Yangquan. We will stick to it here The longer the time, the more beneficial it will be for General Tian to fight in Weizhou City." Wei Xin said: "So, we must stay here."

"If there are enemy troops in Bailonggang, Sifangyan, Lu Dabing will be splinted, and the situation must be very difficult." Tian Xinyu said.

Wei Xin nodded, "General Lu just sent the information, and he is aware of this. Now he should be rushing to rescue Bailonggang. After fighting with the enemy, he should withdraw to Yangquan before the enemy seals off these two places." Wei Xin said, Lu Dabing must be a veteran after all, he realized the crisis at the first time, and now every bit of time is precious, if the opponent occupies these two places first, Lu Dabing will be in great trouble.

This time Lanyu raided Sifangyan and Bailonggang, Zeng Yifan didn't even inform Zeng Yifan of the specific time, but sent someone to inform him long after the troops had already set off. General Huang Huotu and Dai Yucheng led the army.And Lanzhu led a large team to follow up. According to intelligence, the Dingzhou defenders in these two places only have more than a thousand people each, and there are a lot of supplies stored inside. Isolate and threaten Yangquan directly, and retreat to attack Baoping.

The Huanghuotu Division attacked Sifangyan. When it was dawn, the Huanghuotu Division, who had been driving all night, saw the Sifangyan Fortress. This is a small fortress about [-] steps long and [-] steps wide. It is less than three meters high. Standing in the dense forest, I could see smoke rising from the Sifangyan fortress beyond Lixu. Obviously, the soldiers in the fortress were preparing to have breakfast, and there were only dozens of soldiers standing guard above the fortress. Huang Huotu couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"Attack!" Huang Huotu swung his arm down suddenly, and the soldiers behind him jumped out, rushed out from the dense forest, and rushed towards the Sifangyan Fortress not far away.

Hundreds of cavalry rushed out first, and behind them was a dense group of infantry.

Ding Ergou is still a recruit. In fact, most of the soldiers still on duty in the fort are recruits. After staying in the cold wind all night, he almost froze all over his body. Seeing the smoke rising from the fort, his face couldn't help but With a smile on his face, he will be able to change his guard in half an hour at most, go back and drink a bowl of hot soup, and then sleep under the blanket.

Leaning the gun on his shoulder, he raised his hand to his mouth and breathed non-stop. Although he was wearing gloves, the weather was better than nothing. His hands were almost numb. He just breathed twice, Ding Ergou The whole person froze, and his field of vision was suddenly occupied by a large number of cavalry and densely running infantry, and the fluttering flag made Ding Ergou's eyes shrink.

"Enemy attack!" Ding Ergou roared hoarsely, holding the spear in his hand, rushed to the bell tower on one side, and the warning bell rang immediately.

The fort suddenly became chaotic.The fortress soldiers who were eating threw away their rice bowls and ran towards the city wall. Most of them didn't even put on their armor.

Zhenwu Colonel Xue Hua's face was as white as snow, holding the handle of the knife vigorously with both hands, looking at the enemy army that was getting closer and closer, and then at the busy soldiers around him, some hurriedly pushed a crossbow towards the city wall, Some were carrying Lei Mu, while others bent their bows and set arrows, aiming at the city.

The enemy has at least 5000 people, and Sifangyan is over.Xue Hua sighed in his heart, "Light up the smoke and warn Bailonggang." Xue Hua said, right now, that's all he can do for Bailonggang, and hope that the other party doesn't launch an attack in two places at the same time.

"Get ready to fight!" Xue Huaba also roared, and took a last look at the distant Dingzhou direction. Even if he died here, his parents, wife and children in Dingzhou would be well taken care of, and he would have no worries. .To die for the lord is now.

"Dingzhou Army, Wansheng!" Although the armor was not in order, the soldiers still shouted loudly.

"Ding Ergou!" Xue Hua shouted.

"Master Xue." Ding Ergou rushed over.

"You, take your brothers, go to the warehouse, and set fire to all the food and heavy weapons." Xue Hua said sharply.

"Ah!" Ding Ergou was dumbfounded.

"Burn it, don't you burn it and leave it to the enemy?" Xue Hua slapped him hard, "Go! Don't leave anything behind!"

"Yes!" Ding Ergou was awakened by Xue Hua's slap and ran down the city wall.

When the first wave of Huanghuotu's attack came, a raging fire broke out in Sifangyan Fortress. No matter whether it was above or below the city, they all stopped for a while when the fire ignited. The soldiers on the city looked back at the fire in the city, feeling I already understood that there is almost no hope of surviving today, so I can only fight hard, hoping to pull a few more backs before I die, but Huang Huotu under the city is very annoyed, the reaction of the other guard is beyond his expectations, in As soon as they discovered the attack, the other party accurately judged their own situation, and even set fire to the city by themselves. This not only made things in the city go away, but the fire also made it difficult for him to attack.

"Not one left!" Huang Huotu roared.

(End of this chapter)