In the middle of the night, Shao Dian Cang was awakened by a whistle in the distance. Shao Dian Ben opened the door and strode in, "Your Majesty, there is an enemy attack at night."
"Night attack?" Shao Dian Cang jumped off the camp bed and pierced the armor with the help of Shao Dian Ben. "The local army dares to sneak attack my camp?"
During the day, no regular army flags were seen on Gongbo City, and the 196th Division did not display its own flag.
"The patrol reported that the enemy's armor is similar to ours, except for a red belt. Captain Wushu has led his team to attack."
Shao Diancang fastened his helmet and gave the order: "Send the order, all the brigade will mount their horses and assemble, and conduct a tentative charge when approaching the enemy."
Shaodian's innocent first charge was shot back by a dense barrage of crossbow arrows, and he had to run around the side wall of the camp to the rear.
Fortunately, the patrol team was alert and discovered the enemy approaching in the wild in advance. The defense of the military camp was fully activated, and the enemy began to be blocked on the periphery.
Shaodian Cang assembled three brigades behind the camp and found Shaodian retreating without any injuries, so he stepped forward to ask.
"When my subordinates saw the flag of the 196th Division, they must be troops from the 20th Legion. They are equipped with a large number of crossbows and have a small number of cavalry cruising nearby..." Shaodian Wushang's armor had holes.
Those with experience can tell at a glance that it is an arrow hole.
"Notify General Wu immediately to be careful of night attacks by troops from the 20th Army Corps."
Shaodiancang first thought that there was more than one enemy division in the city.
"Who is the commander of the 196th Division?" He then thought about this question.
The staff officer replied: "Tang Fu."
"Incompetent people." Arrogance returned to Shaodian Cang, "The fourth, fifth, and sixth brigades went around the enemy's rear and cut off their retreat." He was confident of holding the barracks.
The battle in front of the military camp was fierce, with dense arrows flying around, and dozens of magicians fighting in the air. From time to time, there were swords and spears shooting at each other. It might be the cover of the night, but the casualties on both sides were not large.
Shao Diancang came to the front of the military camp, and the captain of the defenders reported: "The enemy's attack is weakening, and my subordinates suspect that they are retreating."
"You and Wu Shang are responsible for guarding the camp. The other troops will assemble at the left camp."
This is Shao Diancang. No matter what the situation is with the 92nd Division, he decides to kill the enemy in person first.
As expected, the 196th Division withdrew very quickly. On the way back, they encountered three thousand cavalry. They once again used a hail of arrows to repel the cavalry charge, and retreated in an orderly manner to the north gate of Gongbo City.
"What? The 91st Division was attacked by the 196th Division?" Wu Huo suddenly lost his sleepiness. "Is there an ambush in the city? Why is there no movement on my side?" His mind began to work at high speed.
The staff officer came and asked: "Do you want to send troops to support?"
"General Cang didn't ask for help. They should be able to hold on. It's night now and the situation in the city is unknown. Don't fall for the enemy's plan of attacking from the east and attacking from the west. Send an order to the third brigade to disperse and scout the surroundings of our camp to confirm that there are invincibles within five miles.
The army ambush." Wu Huo was worried that he was the enemy's target.
To the north, Shao Diancang led his troops out of camp to pursue them. Halfway through the chase, he gathered up the three previously sent brigades, "Huh! They can't run far. The whole army should speed up. Don't let the enemy return to the city!"
Nearly ten thousand war horses galloped, and the thundering sound of horse hooves drowned out the shouts of the soldiers, and the nearby ground trembled in the darkness.
Fengxu stood upright on the city tower, looking at the firelight in the distance. Behind the city tower, there was a crowd of dark people. There were ten giants in the middle covered with black cloth. Behind them, there were thousands of strong people holding torches high and holding shovels in their hands.
Shovel tool.
When the ground shook slightly, Fengxu, expressionless, gave the order: "Open the city gate, prepare a large team, and immediately leave the city to fight as soon as the war drums sound."
Tang Fu was in the team responsible for the sneak attack and shouted: "Run quickly! The city gate is open. Turn to the west in front of the city gate. Don't run around!"
Five thousand people followed him out of the city for a sneak attack, but now only about three thousand came back. There were not many casualties in the previous battle, and two-fifths of the people were missing.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Shao Diancang gradually dropped from the front to the middle of the army. Almost all his subordinates raised their horse speed to the highest speed, and many people surpassed him.
They completely entered the pursuit state and did not deliberately maintain their formation. In their eyes, the enemy was frightened.
Far to the south, there was also a cavalry unit rushing in the night, with the same goal of Gongbo City.
"Keep the speed and arrive before noon tomorrow. Gongbo City cannot be captured!" The commander of the team was surprisingly the commander of the 20th Army Corps, Yi Sheng.
Originally, the 20th Army had a cavalry division. After surrendering to Ding Kui, Nanqiu County replenished him with a large number of war horses. Now, the non-cavalry divisions also have many war horses.
Farther south, at the Princess Mansion of Nanqiu County, the guards woke Ding Kui up and sent a magical message.
"It's Feng Xu again. This guy can do it. If he comes up with such a tactic, the reputation of the elite army will be damaged tonight." Ding Kui burned it after reading the military information.
Because there will definitely be battle reports to follow, this kind of military information does not need to be archived. The highest commander can destroy it after reading it.
"Turn, turn, move away from the west gate first!"
The north gate of Gongbo City was wide open, but there were many people blocked inside the gate. They should be the troops preparing to leave the city to meet them. The troops returning happened to run into them. They had no way to enter the city and had to run westward along the city wall.
Shao Diancang saw this clearly and quickly ordered: "Charge at full speed! Rush into the city!"
Fengxu saw the fire in the distance turn into an arrow and immediately ordered: "Beat the drum!"
Dong-dong-dong, "Attack!" The troops inside the city gate moved, and huge monsters covered with black cloth filed out one after another.
"Circle formation!" The officer ran to the front, and the soldiers who came out from behind hid behind the huge thing. No one lit a torch, and only relied on the weak firelight from the city head to form the formation.
"Charge over! Tear them apart!" the cavalry howled.
"Show the car!"
Pieces of black cloth were torn off, revealing the monster underneath.
"Chariot?" Shaodian Cang first thought of these two words.
This was the first time he saw such a thing. The iron beast did not look like an iron beast, and the chariot did not look like a chariot. Due to insufficient light, he could vaguely see a "spear" on the front of the monster, and its overall shape was pointed at the front and wide at the back.
"Move the gun and shield to the side, put the crossbow in the center, and push it!" When the officer saw that the cavalry was approaching, he quickly ran back to the center of the circle.
"Shoot!" The cavalry in the front row fired their guns.
Ten half-moon-shaped fighting spirit lights several meters long shot at ten monsters.
Ping, ping, ping, the monsters vibrated, and some moved back a little, but the light of the spear failed to cut through the monsters in front of them as the cavalry expected.
"Prepare to attack!" the officer's excited voice trembled.
Fengxu lay on the fence, staring at the ten monsters closely, his fingers turning a little white.
"Stop! Make a circular formation with me as the center!" Tang Fu called to stop the team running towards the west gate.
Boom, the cavalry forward hit the circular formation in front of the city gate.
The one in the front used superb riding skills to avoid the sharp cone in front of the monster, but the one in the back couldn't see clearly and hit it with both man and horse.
Fengxu's eyes lit up, and he slapped a section of the railing with one palm, "Okay! The iron pulley is really hard! Shoot the arrow! Shoot the arrow quickly, why are you still standing there?"
Whoosh! Only then did the crossbowmen on the city react. The scene below was so shocking. Ten iron pulleys actually withstood the charge of the elite cavalry.
The iron pulley allocated to the 196th Division was originally used for siege, but Feng Xu thought of using it to deal with cavalry. The heavy iron pulley is not suitable for use against cavalry, but if the enemy is not prepared for a head-on confrontation, there is a chance to make an unexpected attack.
The results of the battle.
The cavalry who squeezed between the ten iron pulleys were attacked by the infantry. Long-shot arrows came towards them. If they could block one side, there would be another. All the cavalry who rushed into the circle were spared. Only the cavalry who went around to both sides to avoid it.
The iron pulley was opened and the infantry attacked from behind, but another rain of arrows fell from above.
The first brigade fell to the ground one after another. When Shao Diancang saw this, his heart was bleeding, but he still didn't believe that there was a "chariot" that could stop the iron hoofs of the 91st Division. "Charge over! Crash them away!" There were others beside him.
Seven thousand cavalry.
"Dig trenches on the outside, rest in the inner circle, crossbowmen check arrows, and magicians return to the city to help." Tang Fu commanded the troops to garrison in place.
There is no need to evacuate the west gate now, maybe there is still a chance to counterattack.
The second wave of cavalry ran into the iron pulley formation again, and the outcome was not much different from the first wave.
The iron pulley has brakes, and there are many places on the tracks that can get stuck. In addition to the weight of the pulley, the soldiers and horses in the pulley can easily withstand two or three waves of impact.
"Insert the iron gun into the back of the car, support me!" The commander had rich experience. After two waves of impact, he found a way to help the iron pulley.
The enemy troops rushed over in waves, and some of the thousand infantrymen behind the cart were idle. They might as well be used to stabilize the iron pulley.
"Okay! Light the fire pit!" Feng Xu became more and more confident.
He had seen the enemy's defeat.
In his original plan, if the iron pulley could withstand half of the enemy's attacks, the mission would be completed. The pre-buried fire pit and Tang Fu's troops could slow down the remaining enemy troops. Once the cavalry loses speed, they will become crossbowmen.
target.
With a roar, dozens of pits appeared on the ground, and several meters of flames rose from the pits. Shao Diancang finally realized that something was wrong.
"Slow down! The right wing and center troops turn towards the enemy troops below the city, and the left wing turns around." He quickly changed his order.
Over there, Tang Fu also ordered: "Lean towards the car formation! The crossbowmen will shoot out the throwing net."
Feng Xu on the tower gave the order: "The crossbowmen move to the west to cover Lord Tang!"
The officer in the car formation shouted: "Turn to the triangle formation!"
Another thousand cavalry fell to the ground. Shaodian Cang panicked and quickly ordered: "Sound the gong! Retreat!"
Tang Fu's reaction was also very quick: "Turn into a cone formation and catch up."
The two armies reversed instantly. Shaodian Cang's troops were on the run, while Tang Fu's troops were pursuing them.
The commander of the vehicle formation ran to the front alone, set up an arbor and looked around, and then ordered: "Form the team! Return to the city."
The cavalry was already running fast, and with the cover of darkness, Shao Diancang and his less than 4,000 men quickly got rid of Tang Fu's pursuit.
But when they slowed down a little, fire suddenly broke out on the side of the road, and enemy troops stood behind a long trench.
"Shoot at will!" Crossbow arrows flew from behind the trench.
This force is exactly the ambush army left by Tang Fu on the road.
Tang Fu saw the fire from a distance and shouted: "Sprint with all your strength! Get the brothers back."