Chapter five hundred and sixty-six came to the peasant barracks
On the night of October 22nd of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Li Sanhe led a cavalry regiment and an infantry regiment of the teaching corps out of the camp. Although they were still far away from the peasant army camp, everything was done as quietly as possible.
Even when the camp gate here was opened and barricades and other objects were removed, it was done very quietly.
All the horses of the Runing Army are put on halters, and their hooves are tied and wrapped with thick cloth and fur. This can ensure that they are as quiet as possible.
The weather was very good, and there was a crescent moon hanging in the sky. It was not particularly bright, nor could I see my fingers. In addition, the firelight of the two camps was shining, so I didn't have to worry about getting lost.
Under the guidance of the spies who had already scouted the road, the Runing Army followed the path to the camp of the peasant army, using the soldiers in the front row as a benchmark. Everyone stared at the back of the front row.
However, the Runing Army was a little too cautious. At night, the cavalry arranged between the two battalions by the Peasant Army had already withdrawn from the camp, and even the Peasant Army soldiers in the preset positions also returned to camp to rest.
, because no one expected that the Runing Army, which was more than 20 miles away, would suddenly move out at night to attack the camp of the peasant army. This almost violated the common sense of the army at that time.
Of course, the Runing Army would not pass through the middle of the Peasant Army's position, otherwise it would be easily discovered by the Peasant Army's overt and covert sentries, so the Runing Army went diagonally towards the Peasant Army's left-wing camp.
When the Runing Army rushed to a hillside nearly a mile and a half in front of the Peasant Army camp, they found that the Peasant Army camp opposite was still quiet. They probably didn't notice any movement here.
But the camp of the peasant army opposite is two hundred steps away from the camp fence. At regular intervals, there is a brazier. Looking at the stars from a distance, with this arrangement, if you get within two hundred steps,
If the light is bright, the traces will definitely be discovered.
Moreover, the opponent also has a barracks. They also have to dig a trench. Even if a sneak attack reaches them, the opponent will react in time to mobilize troops to defend. In a night battle, the most feared thing is a stalemate. But look at this situation
, it’s hard not to be in a stalemate.
The leaders of the Peasant Army were all battle-hardened, so the camps they set up were quite satisfactory. Although they were not comparable to the abnormal camps like the Runing Army, they were already very well-established according to the standards of the Ming Army.
"I didn't expect that there are some talents in the rebel army!" Looking at the camp of the peasant army, the head of the infantry regiment sighed.
"It's not bad!" Li Sanhe said with a smile, "But it's still far from Shu Wugui's."
Li Sanhe's words caused a burst of chuckles from the officers. In the Runing army, Shumo's defense dared to be ranked second, but no one dared to be ranked first. Of course, Wu Shigong would definitely be excluded.
However, what Li Sanhe said is also a fact. According to the standards of the Runing Army, hidden sentries must be arranged on this hillside no matter what. Therefore, compared to the standards of the Runing Army, there are still loopholes in this camp of the Peasant Army.
Although they were talking in low voices, Li Sanhe and the others were still observing on the hillside, scanning the entire Peasant Army camp. To the east of the camp, there was one place that seemed to be incompletely arranged.
Li Sanhe looked over there carefully and found that there was indeed a gap in the layout. After all, the peasant army was not a regular army, so this kind of camp required a lot of civil engineering work, so some places were completed hastily, and he was not willing to spend so much money.
Great strength. I want to seize the time to rest.
There might be a breakthrough there. Li Sanhe called on the commander of a reconnaissance company to approach quietly on horseback. He observed that there were not many flat areas in that area, or there were slopes or potholes. If he wanted to reach the camp gate,
There seems to be no road, so there is no brazier or anything like that for lighting.
However, the company commander also reported back: Although the road looks uneven, the cavalry is not unable to walk. During the night training of the Runing Army, sometimes the terrain was even worse than this place.
"Is there an ambush?" an officer reminded Li Sanhe. There is such a gap in a tightly defended camp, which always makes people feel a little suspicious.
"I admit there is an ambush!" Li Sanhe replied, "I don't have time to look for other places. Besides, we also need to see if the rebels have good teeth. Aren't they afraid of chipping their teeth? Anyway, do as you were trained.
, if the momentum becomes chaotic, our troops must not disperse!"
The officers all nodded. At this time, they couldn't judge the layout of the peasant army camp at all. It was better to just attack it and give it a try. Anyway, the purpose of the night attack was to confuse the enemy troops in the camp. What if the gap was really there?
If there is a trap set by the peasant army, as long as the troops are concentrated, the Runing Army will have the confidence to withdraw the troops completely.
So the Runing Army immediately pushed the six one-pound artillery they carried up the hillside. Then, under the leadership of Li Sanhe, the soldiers of the two regiments began to move toward that side quietly. At this time, the movement made a very loud noise.
It was humble, but all the soldiers were sweating nervously.
Outside the camp fence of the Peasant Army, patrolling soldiers could be seen passing by from time to time. Under normal circumstances, Li Sanhe might have directly sent people to kill the sentries, but at this time, he was particularly worried about alerting the camp of the Peasant Army.
, so I was extremely cautious.
However, the peasant army here is indeed very sparse. This location may be because the terrain is difficult to move, so few patrols come here. The peasant army camp here is quite dark, and it is difficult to find the camp in the dark.
At the position of everyone in front of them, at a place of five or six hundred steps, the large group of Runing Army stopped, and a company of the infantry regiment quietly approached to a distance of 400 steps.
"This is it! You move faster!" Cheng Niu's company commander pointed forward and whispered.
The soldiers who teach the legion are required to be fully trained in infantry and cavalry combat skills, so the legion is equipped with a lot of horse equipment. And this company in the front is an infantry cavalry all equipped with horses.
So when the company commander gave the order, everyone quietly dismounted. The company commander made a "forward" gesture to Cheng Niu's captain, and Cheng Niu's captain immediately called to Cheng Niu and the others, and stepped out of the horse's trousers.
He took out the rope and started crawling forward.
Although Cheng Niu was already a veteran in his original army, he was still a junior in the teaching corps. So when he crawled forward on his knees, Cheng Niu felt as nervous as if he was on the battlefield for the first time. His whole body
Not to mention that I was sweating all over my body, and even my lower body felt a little heavy.
Cheng Niu thought angrily: "Why didn't you think of lining your body just now?" (To be continued...)