"Report to the commander, an enemy team is approaching our camp" This is the third time to report tonight, Li Yan's face was so angry when he heard the news that his face turned pale, and he strode out of the camp tent while yawning, in fact, he didn't need his subordinates to report, he also heard the sound of drums and horns that shook the night sky in the distance, Su Yuchi's real intention was to interfere with their rest, not to attack the camp at all, otherwise how could they make a big fuss, once they made a move, they would immediately retreat to Yunyang City.
The Xichuan army had just arrived outside Yunyang City, and they wanted the soldiers to recuperate, sleep well, and launch an attack tomorrow morning, but now it seems that the other party did not give them a chance to rest at all, and the nuisance did not stop throughout the night.
Deputy General Liang Jincheng walked quickly in front of Li Yan, bowed down and hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, the team dispatched by Yunyang is at most two thousand people, and if our vanguard battalion makes a slight move, they will immediately retreat to the city, their purpose is not to attack our camp, they simply want to use the sound of drums and horns to interfere with our rest." ” Li Yan couldn't help but scolded: "Despicable and shameless, he will only use this kind of small means, this Su Yuchi is also a deception and a thief, dare you fight with me in an upright manner." ” Liang Jincheng was about to speak, but he heard a birdsong in the night sky, and everyone was attracted by the birdsong in the air, and at the same time raised their eyes, because of the night, they couldn't see clearly, they could only see a large dark cloud in the sky moving above the camp.
Li Yan pointed to the air and said, "What is that?"
A general next to him said: "It seems to be a flock of birds" Before his words fell, he saw the dark clouds formed by the flock of birds in the sky falling straight down and pressing down on their heads.
It was not the first time that Yan Hucheng had seen this kind of attack by driving birds, after they had burned grain and grass in Honggu County, because someone drove birds to set the grain and grass camp on fire, when he heard the sound of birds singing in the air.
What happened was already expected.
Yan Hucheng said loudly: "Extinguish the camp bonfire, the archers prepare, shoot" Rows of feathered arrows shot into the air like rain, and countless birds in the flock of birds that flew down were hit by arrows, and the sound of wailing came and went.
However, not all camps have Yan Hucheng's experience and decisiveness, and some camps did not extinguish the bonfires in time.
The birds pounced on the bonfire, lit themselves, and then pounced on the camps, many of which were already burning.
Riots began in the camp, with some people busy shooting birds, others busy fighting fires, and some soldiers were caught on fire and rolling on the ground screaming.
The number of birds was not too large, and Nishikawa quickly brought the situation under control.
The burning tent had also been extinguished, the fire did not spread, and the archers shot the remaining birds.
Li Yan, the boss, also joined the battle, raised the sword in his hand and fiercely split a crow that pounced on him into two pieces, and said viciously: "The carving insect has small skills, how can you ascend to the hall of elegance." ” The sound of trumpets in the distance began to approach them again.
Liang Jincheng cautiously said to Li Yan: "Dashuai, they are coming to disturb again" Li Yan said angrily: "I know if it's a nuisance, it doesn't matter what they do, hold the camp and wait until dawn."
Assemble the team and break through Yunyang City in one fell swoop.
Don't pay attention to these indiscriminate actions of theirs. ” At this time, Yan Hucheng of the pioneer camp also came to ask for a meeting, and when he saw Li Yan's face, he already knew that he was in a bad mood, but Yan Hucheng still stubbornly said: "Dashuai, I think there must be something strange about tonight." ” Li Yan said angrily: "I still need you to say" Yan Hucheng was scolded by him in front of everyone, the expression on his face was inevitably embarrassed, and he swallowed his anger and said: "Su Yuchi's purpose in making people disturb us is to interfere with our rest.
If we want our soldiers to be tired, there must be a big move behind it, according to the last general's opinion, we should not rush to attack Yunyang City, and retreat the large army first.
Leave part of the team to deal with them, find out Su Yuchi's plan, and then launch a full-scale attack. ” Li Yan was extremely disdainful in his heart, glanced at Yan Hucheng and said: "Before the war started, retreat first, wouldn't it hurt morale This is a taboo in the use of soldiers, Yan Hucheng, have you ever read a book of soldiers?"
Yan Hucheng's face was flushed when he asked.
Li Yan said loudly: "Su Yuchi has no possibility of defeating us at all, the reason why he uses these shady means to interfere with the rest of our army is precisely because he is afraid in his heart, tomorrow, we will gather 100,000 troops to attack the city, and 50,000 troops from Xingzhou will attack its north gate from behind, and break Yunyang in one fell swoop, the longer we delay here, the more interference from the enemy, take advantage of the momentum of the brothers, we will take Yunyang as soon as possible, do the brothers have confidence" "Yes," the crowd replied in unison.
Yan Hucheng sighed secretly in his heart, this Li Yan thinks very highly of himself, thinking that he has the strength to crush the other party with several times the strength of the opponent, but in many cases, it is not the number of troops that determines the victory, after this night of interference, his own soldiers have been tossed a lot, it is by no means the best state, in this situation, it is necessary to retreat as advance, first adjust the state of the army, and send a part of the army to test the true strength of Yunyang, and wait until Su Yuchi finishes the tricks, it is the perfect time to deal with him, Li Yan said that the soldiers were fast, and he wanted to directly lead an army of 100,000 to crush the other party and break through Yunyang City in one fell swoop, which was obviously a bit of a hurry.
Su Yuchi stood quietly on top of the West Arrow Tower, like a bronze sculpture, and the ever-increasing cold wind pulled up his reddish-brown cloak that had been washed and faded, making him look like a fluttering flag, a big flag fluttering on Yunyang City.
Adjutant General Xu Guangdi completed the nuisance mission and led the 2,000 troops back safely, and Xu Guangdi came to Su Yuchi's side to report the latest situation.
Su Yuchi smiled after hearing this: "They must not be able to sleep well tonight." ” At this time, Yuan Qingshan also walked quickly to the front, hugged his fists and said: "General Qiqi, there is no movement in the other party's camp. ” Su Yuchi nodded and said, "Since you don't want to go, you are holding back your strength and want to attack us, Li Yan really doesn't know how to advance or retreat." ” The two young generals both looked at Su Yuchi, and Xu Guangdi said, "General, will Li Yan definitely attack the city tomorrow?"
Su Yuchi said: "It is inevitable to attack the city, Li Yan is quite conceited, known as a victorious general, but he has never fought any big battles, naturally he has not suffered any defeats, how can a person who has not lost a battle be of great use" He turned to Yuan Qingshan and said: "What is the movement in Xingzhou?"
Yuan Qingshan said: "There is no movement in Xingzhou, and even the bonfire has been extinguished. ” Su Yuchi nodded and said: "Guo Guangbi is still a person with some ability, it is no accident that he can entrench in Xingzhou for so many years, don't worry about him for the time being, if I guess correctly, tomorrow morning, the Xichuan side will come to attack the city, we will act according to the plan, as long as the Xichuan side is defeated, the Xingzhou side will naturally know the difficulty and retreat."
He paused, and said in a low voice, "In half an hour, I will go out of the city to meet the battle." ” The interference continued, Li Yan couldn't bear it anymore, and began to assemble the army before dawn, with Yan Hucheng's vanguard battalion at the forefront, and the 100,000-strong army advanced towards Yunyang City.
When dawn came, Li Yan's army had advanced to less than five miles from Yunyang, and they could already see the opponent's army arrayed outside Yunyang City, waving flags, armor distinct, and the edges of swords, guns, swords, and halberds flashing with golden light under the reflection of the rising sun.
Li Yan didn't expect Su Yuchi to discharge the battle formation, in other words, he would never do that, the enemy is strong and I am weak, the two sides have a huge disparity in strength, it is absolutely stupid to choose to go out of the city to meet the battle in such a situation, Li Yan A sly smile appeared at the corner of his lips, he seemed to see the scene of the army crushing the opponent's army like a withering and decaying, and the deputy general Liang Jincheng came to his side to report the latest military situation: "Marshal Qi, Su Yuchi personally led 20,000 people to line up outside the city, it seems that he is preparing to fight with us head-on" Li Yan said with a smile: "It's just that I can't pass the order down, stabilize the formation, rest on the spot, just wait for the hour to come, and launch an attack at the same time as the Xingzhou side."
He said to Liang Jincheng: "You go and tell Yan Hucheng that he can lead the pioneer battalion to be ready to start the first battle at any time."
Su Yuchi quietly looked at the enemy camp, when the big battle came, he became extremely calm, only a veteran who has been in a hundred battles has such a calm mentality and a rock-solid will, he made a gesture, the herald next to him waved a small flag, and above the city tower, there was a herald to respond.
Two hundred sky-shattering crossbows have been arranged on the city wall, and although the enemy army has entered the firing range, it is only a part, and it must be activated when the opponent's entire army is pressurized, so as to achieve the maximum killing effect.
Su Yuchi said to Brother Xu Guang: "Brother Guang, you must ensure your own safety if you go to challenge and don't have to fight."
"Yes" Hearing that Su Yuchi's side actually sent someone to call for battle, Li Yan was relieved, and it seemed that the other party had no clever means.
What is there to be afraid of in a head-to-head confrontation, he passed the order down and let Yan Hucheng come out to fight.
Accompanied by the sound of powerful drums, a fierce general rushed out of the Xichuan army, black helmet and black armor, a black horse in his crotch, holding an iron snake spear in one hand, as thick as an arm, the whole body was as black as ink, and the spearhead was not the usual red, but pale as snow, this person was Yan Hucheng.
As the pioneer of Xichuan, he naturally took the lead in sweeping the battle.
Xu Guangdi was shouting in the field with a Yanling knife in his hand, but when he saw Yan Hucheng flying towards him like a wisp of black smoke, he was not to be outdone, urged the jujube red horse under his crotch, raised the Yanling knife and rushed up.
Both camps beat drums and cheered, and each other did their best, all to overwhelm each other in momentum.
The two generals have been fighting together in an instant, Xu Guangdi picked up the Yanling knife and slashed at Yan Hucheng's head, he wanted to cut off the head of the opponent's pioneer with a knife, severely frustrated the sharpness of the Xichuan soldiers, and made a good start for Yunyang.
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