Chapter seven hundred and eighty sixth confrontation
Outside the camp, Hu cavalry roared past, and the sound of horse hoofs trampling was as loud as thunder.
On the high camp gate, Zhu Biao looked calmly at Hu Qi, who was crowded with people hundreds of steps away. In the dark night, even with the firelight, he could only see the rolling black tide of the torrent.
Uwetuo is here, he didn't wait until tomorrow, he came tonight.
Outside the camp, there were dense horse pits, scattered iron caltrops, and the tall sheep and horse wall in front of the camp. They firmly kept Hu Qi away for hundreds of steps.
"Commander, the barbarian dogs won't come at night, right?" Gong Wuhui looked at the barbarian cavalry outside the camp holding torches and galloping, like rolling fire dragons, circling and tightly strangling the two camps.
In the middle, there were bursts of harsh whistling sounds, like an invisible sledgehammer, hitting his heart hard one after another.
He has lived for seventy and eighty years, and has practiced martial arts to the innate realm, but Gong Wuhui has never been on a battlefield. This is his first war, a decisive battle involving hundreds of thousands of people.
"Don't worry, they won't attack at night." Zhu Biao did not look back, and in a soothing and calm voice, he ordered the messenger on the side: "Send my military order. Except for the night guard, the rest of the soldiers will rest normally."
Gong Wuhui, Qi Qiuyu and others all looked at Zhu Biao in surprise.
Zhu Biao did not explain. He dared to guarantee that Uwetuo would not dare to fight in the wild.
The Hedong Army's combat power was clear to Uweituo, and even a tentative attack would be severely painful. And fighting at night, the risk was greater for the Hu people, who would suffer big losses if they could not see the ground clearly. Many people could do it during the day
Seeing the obstacles to avoid became a fatal danger at night. The speed of the cavalry meant death, but this death was not only for the enemy, but sometimes also for oneself.
There is no need for Uwetuo to take risks in the dark night. Night battles are extremely dangerous, unless you have an absolute advantage, not only in terms of military strength, but more importantly, in terms of strategic and tactical advantages. It is pitch black. Even if there is a torch, you will not be able to fight at night.
It didn't help that the army was fighting. Besides, what the Hu people wanted to attack was a camp guarded by the Hedong Army. In the night battle, they were looking for death.
Zhu Biao's order seemed very bold to Gong Wuhui, Qi Qiuyu and others. In fact, Zhu Biao was the most cautious. His boldness was based on a thorough understanding of the strength of both the enemy and ourselves, and was by no means blind arrogance.
Gong Wuhui, Qi Qiuyu, and Wei Feng are all rookies on the battlefield. Although the Hu Qi outside the camp is very powerful, if they live in the border fortress or are in the army for a long time, they can almost pass through the vibration of the ground and the hoofs of the horses.
The trampling sound can be used to judge the size and corresponding distance of the cavalry.
Divide the horse herd by two or three, and this is the exact number of Hu Qi.
Zhu Biao judged that there were at most 50,000 Hu cavalry outside the camp.
It cannot be concluded that Uwetuo has another large army hidden outside, but considering his current situation and the quality of the troops in his hands, it is absolutely impossible for them to arrive outside the stronghold at the same time.
"Everyone, go to sleep. Tomorrow will be a bloody battle." After waving his hand, Zhu Biao walked back to the Chinese army's tent with light steps. Standing aside, except for Gong Wuhui, Wu Liangdao and the others were waiting.
.Infected by Zhu Biao's relaxed expression at this moment, they dispersed after saying greetings. No matter what they really thought in their hearts, they all looked much better on the surface.
At dawn, a light mist appeared. It stopped during the snowy night.
Wu Weituo did not show up, so Zhu Biao sent Di Feng to investigate. The Hu Cavalry camp was erected twenty miles north of the Han army camp. For a whole day, batches of Hu cavalry continued to pour into the Hu camp. This situation made Zhu Biao
Everyone was a little shaken—did Uwetuo really only bring the leading elite?
If we seize the opportunity and strike hard, even if we can't annihilate Uwetuo's main force, we can still greatly destroy his majesty.
But in the end Zhu Biao didn't move.
On the third day, the fog became heavier.
Halfway through the hour, the trumpet sounded, and Uwetuo's army appeared. More than 100,000 people rode on it, spread out in black masses on the ground, but Zhu Biao still did not move.
"Pass my military order. The infantry will guard the camp and the cavalry will rest. No one can leave the camp without permission. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed -"
Zhu Biao actually chose to avoid the battle!
Everyone in the Han army was shocked, and Uweituo also looked at the Han camp with the gate of the camp closed in surprise.
The Han army actually avoided fighting? Zhu Biao actually avoided fighting? Is this still the Hedong Army, or him?
The deafening shouts resounded throughout the world. The barbarians were excited and inspired.
The morale of the army in the system bar dropped from full 100 to 98. Zhu Biao frowned slightly, but it disappeared in an instant. Because the morale value dropped to 98, it stopped for a while and then returned to full 100.
Time passed by noon and passed by afternoon.
The days in winter are very short. In fact, it is not yet You hour, but the sky is already dim and dark. Uwe's messengers yelled and cursed for several hours, but Zhu Biao just closed the door and refused to open.
This is definitely the first time in the history of the Hedong Army, and also the first time in the history of the Zhu Biao War.
Zhu Zhong, Zhu Tong, Yang Yanzhang, Hu Yanqing, Li Xian and other generals all asked for help. They were not afraid of Hu Qi. However, the strange thing was that Zhu Biao ignored him and did not explain why he came. He only asked for large and small camps.
Guard the camp.
The day came to dusk amidst Hu Qi's arrogant scolding and his family's low-pitched remarks.
The dull sound of bowstrings was heard, followed by the sound of dense arrow feathers piercing the sky. Sharp arrows pierced the sky, as if thousands of bees were buzzing. This is what the nomads outside the Great Wall are best at.
His special skill - riding and shooting.
Uwetuo first used his horses to ride the thunder, and then the army tried to attack. He was very experienced and would not waste the life of a horseman.
The shields are arranged side by side. One side is placed on top of the other, and the other side is next to each other, forming a tight shield wall to withstand the swarming arrows.
Because Hu Qi is projectile.
Just listen to the constant "beep" sound of impact, and arrow feathers are pierced on the shield and on the snow wall planks. Occasionally, a soldier who was hit by an arrow fell down, but the gap was immediately blocked by another soldier.
Above, the shield wall remains as strong as ever.
Suddenly, the arrow rain in the sky flickered. The sharp arrows falling like a rain curtain became mutilated and misshapen like a curtain torn by cats and dogs. At the same time, bursts of screams were heard from outside the camp.
It's the wall of sheep and horses set up that shows its power.
Those fist-sized horse pits and iron caltrops were no less than a disaster for the galloping horses. As long as they were caught, they would be defeated without a doubt.
Uweituo ended up sending a group of horses to "tread thunder", but the sheep and horse wall is different from the horse trap and the iron caltrops. The sheep and horse wall is difficult to knock down even if it is bumped. Because on the back of the wall,
They are all piled up with ice and snow halfway up the slope for support.
The Sheep and Horse Wall here is not a ‘wall’, but a half-slope facing directly.
The wall of sheep and horses 80 steps in front of the camp became the biggest obstacle for the Hu Qi. Through the gap, you could clearly see the battlefield. At least a hundred horse and horse riders bumped into the wall of sheep and horses and suffered bad luck.
Hu Qi suffered a heavy loss. He turned over on the spot, fell down, and glided along the ground. His "performances" greatly disrupted Hu Qi's charging formation. Each wave was as strong as the other but was neat and orderly.
Stopped.
Although the loss of a hundred men was only a drop in the bucket compared to the tens of thousands of Hu Qi, the Hu Qi whose offensive was interrupted were like cattle to be slaughtered to the Han army equipped with many repeating crossbows and a large number of strong bows and powerful crossbows.
sheep.
There is no need for Zhu Biao to issue orders.
Yang Yanzhang, who was on the front line, blew the horn.
The flag waved, and the shield wall instantly opened, revealing thousands of crossbowmen hidden behind it, as well as an even greater number of crossbowmen.
The "bang bang" sound of bow strings and the "buzzing" sound of bow strings became one, and sharp arrows shot through the air. The Han army's counterattack arrived.
The "swish" sound that broke through the air was better than the King of Hell's soul-chasing order. Due to the inevitable slowdown, Hu Qi fell off his horse one by one, just like dumplings being dropped.
Uweituo immediately blew the horn to withdraw his troops. Through this test, he got the answer he wanted most. It was not the strength of the defense of the Han army's camp, but Zhu Biao's determination to close the camp and not leave.
The next morning, the fog became even worse.
The fog didn't begin to dissipate until it was exactly 10 o'clock on the day of the chen hour, which was Zhu Biao's previous life. And halfway through the afternoon, the smoky fog began to condense again...
"The fog will be even worse tomorrow and will continue the day after tomorrow -"
In the Chinese military tent, Zhu Biao's eyes flashed with understanding.
Why did he close the camp and not come out? It wasn't because of the heavy fog!
There is a wooden house in the camp. It is a big wooden house, but it is the only wooden house in the camp. Nearly a hundred dismantled carriages were used to build the thick wooden boards, and there were thick felt blankets inside to keep out the moisture. Then it was built again.
Continue to piece together planks layer by layer to form a thick floor.
Twenty stoves are burning blazingly. Twenty. The entire wooden house is quite large. But the twenty stoves make it steamy inside, without feeling cold at all.
An officer who was required to wear a belt badge was sitting in a wooden house wearing only a single coat. Not far from him was a large stove. A few feet away from the stove were neatly placed large wooden boxes, built up as high as a person.
"The commander-in-chief is very powerful, he can do calculations, and he knows astronomy and geography. He asked us to build this wooden house in two days, and there is room for all the bow strings and crossbow strings.
Otherwise, it depends on the heavy fog in the past two days, whether the wooden box is insulated."
"That's right. Our general will rain when he says it rains, and it won't rain when it stops. He is much more powerful than the famous generals and generals recorded in the history books.
Look at the generals in the history books, who knows the world as well as our general?"
The fog was so thick that it was difficult to see anything three feet away. Zhu Biao and the military masters were always on guard, and from time to time they would jump out of the camp to check out the situation outside.
The smog is really too big.
It was so big that even Zhu Biao didn't realize that it was fog and not rain, but the crossbows held outside by the army were useless in less than half a day. The tough bow strings and crossbow strings all turned into soft noodles.
"Brother Six, did you already know that there would be heavy fog?" At this point in time, Zhu Zhong couldn't help but be so suspicious.
Putting his hand on the brazier, no matter how strong Zhu Biao's inner strength is, no one wants to be exposed to the cold in the ice and snow. "Yes, there will be another day of this heavy fog tomorrow!"
"Can you tell when the fog will dissipate? If you can tell, let's make preparations in advance to ensure that we can catch the tiger by surprise——"
I wish you all the best to make progress.
After several years of fighting, his thinking has matured. Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Tong with approval and smiled without saying a word.
"Wow, Sixth Brother, you really have this idea!" Zhu Zhong suddenly realized after looking at Zhu Biao's appearance.
Zhu Biao likes to read books on astronomy and geography, which is understood by all the Hedong Army generals. Although he is puzzled as to why he has read it carefully but does not have the miraculous ability of Zhu Biao!
"This battle will be tomorrow -"
It was only at noon that we could clearly see the sun in the sky. The fog had dissipated a lot, but there was still a hazy layer of smoke between the sky and the earth.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the fog that had dissipated for just over two hours came back again. During this period, Zhu Biao kept his eyes on Hu Ying, which was twenty miles away. Uwetuo did not move.
There was indeed no movement from Uwetuo. He came to fight the Han army and fight Zhu Biao. How could he withdraw just because of the heavy fog?
But Uwetuo knew Zhu Biao very well, and Cao Bingkun, who had infiltrated the Northern Han Dynasty, had already reported everything about Zhu Biao to the Hu people. This was something Zhu Biao did not understand.
From that information, Uwetuo paid special attention to one thing - Zhu Biao was good at astronomy and geography.
In many battles in the Central Plains, Zhu Biao accurately judged the time of rain, which was absolutely true.
So... can he also judge the heavy fog these days?
Uwetuo had to be vigilant. So he ordered the military masters to be on full alert and sent them ten miles outside the Hu camp to serve as sentries.
But Uweituo would not retreat just like that, because he could not explain the reason, otherwise he would be too mythical and Zhu Biao would be destroyed and his own prestige would be destroyed. Moreover, it would be very difficult to retreat in such a foggy day.
Another day passed. In the early morning, the Hedong Army had breakfast in the thick fog. More than 50,000 cavalrymen prepared for battle——
Including Li Yan's Xuanjia Cavalry Battalion.
More than 20,000 infantry troops are also making preparations. Zhu Biao will stay in Hu Yanqing, Li Xian's second division will guard the main camp, and Yang Yanzhang's division, which is the small camp on the high ground, will attack with the whole army. In the fight, they will join Zhu Biao The pro-army infantry camp fought together.
The boxes in the wooden house were opened. The bow strings and crossbow strings that had been kept dry and well-maintained were about to be handed over to the hands of the crossbowmen in the army.
"The cavalry battalion will be escorted by Zhu Zhong's troops to the right side of Hu's camp. After the main force launches an attack from the front, you can only move out when you hear the sound of fighting. Directly attack Hu Gou's right rear -"
Zhu Biao's overall combat layout was very simple. He took advantage of the influence of the haze to lead the main force of the army in a frontal assault, and then Zhu Zhongying's ten thousand cavalry and Li Yan's two thousand armored cavalry slammed into Hu Ying's right rear. .
If it were broad daylight, this layout would be simply embarrassing. But now there is heavy smog. It is commendable that Zhu Zhong and Li Yan's right-wing army can move accurately.
Furthermore, a decisive battle between large armies does not necessarily require all kinds of tricks and strange battles. On the contrary, the larger the scale of the decisive battle battlefield, the more regular the deployment of troops by both sides.
Fighting openly and honestly means this in one aspect.
At the first moment of the hour, the gates of the big and small camps suddenly opened. Yang Yanzhang's troops and Zhu Biao's barracks were the first to step forward!
The trapped camp was in the front row, and an army of 800 soldiers marched out of the camp's strongest barrier. Before that, a group of Hedong Army masters led by Gong Wuhui had already disappeared into the thick white mist earlier.
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The sword silently struck at the face of a Huying police master. He was extremely fast and his moves were extremely cruel.
Wei Feng, who was wearing an invisibility suit, had assimilated 50% of the environment, almost completely blending into the haze. Even when he stood in front of people, he couldn't see his human form at a distance of more than one foot. However, his sword still pierced the air.
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The target's head was like a weak willow in the wind, swaying into a shadow, so Wei Feng's sword failed.
"Howl..." The thin sword coated with a layer of white once again drew a strange arc and swept downwards. He did not believe that the target's light skill was faster than his sword.
"Bang..." When Wei Feng's sword swept down diagonally, a heavy force came from Dou Jue's wrist, but it was the target's left hand that struck out faster than his sword style, preventing Wei Feng's attack.
Not only that, the target's right palm slashed horizontally like a giant sword.
It seemed that Wei Feng had chosen the wrong target. His opponent had extremely weird footsteps and was unimaginably faster. After dodging Wei Feng's sword moves, he immediately rushed in as fast as he could for a close fight.
Wei Feng retreated in shock, knowing that he had hit a brick wall. This was his 'first battle', and he was so unlucky.
The sword was carried diagonally, and his opponent's flexibility, speed, and uncanny movements were completely beyond his expectation. He also did not expect that his opponent, who clearly had a scimitar hanging on his waist, would abandon the weapon and engage in close combat.
As a result, his sword skills were greatly reduced.
A sneer came from Wei Feng's opponent. When Wei Feng finally dodged the palm strike and struck back with his sword, a sword suddenly appeared on Zhan Kong's right palm.
Wei Feng's eyes widened. Where did this knife come from? Why didn't he see it? This was like a magic trick.
The sudden appearance of this sword was beyond Wei Feng's wildest dreams.
And this knife is not something that collapsed on the opponent's waist. The scimitar on his waist is still on his waist and has not moved. But this knife does exist, of course it is a short knife.
A cold white dagger!
Any knife will do, no matter long or short, a knife that can kill people is a good knife. And this cold white short knife is a knife that can kill people. When Wei Feng still couldn't figure out where the short knife came from, this
The short knife had already penetrated his chest.
A biting coldness instantly hit Wei Feng's whole body. The tiger dragon inner armor he was wearing was useless at this moment. He understood what the white cold dagger was. It was clearly the water vapor condensed by the opponent in an instant.
ice skates.
Wei Feng did not scream, but his eyes widened in an attempt to express his last fear, and his whole body stiffened. But in the end, he did not die. Gong Wuhui pulled him back from the edge of the cliff.
A wave of internal energy entered Wei Feng's body, the ice melted away, and Wei Feng took a breath.
"Go back and heal. This is the innate master!"
The opponent stood still, and the short sword in his hand had turned into a real scimitar. The silver scimitar still shone with a cold brilliance in the haze.
