Last time, it was said that Azig was awakened from his sleep. He was horrified when he heard that a large enemy was attacking the camp. He mounted his armor and mounted his horse as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the village to check. Then the Ming army, with flames soaring into the sky from the west, came to kill them. The thunderous sound of horse hooves resounded across the sky. Look.
There were at least three to five thousand soldiers in the formation. In a hurry, they ordered their subordinates to counterattack, trying to take advantage of the Qing army's cavalry to counterattack an army.
The strength of the Qing army's cavalry is not to be underestimated. It was extremely powerful and had few rivals at that time. The Ming army suffered countless defeats at its hands in more than ten years, and was even frightened by it.
Under normal circumstances, counterattacking the opponent's offensive with the strong combat power of the cavalry is not a good way to relieve the siege. Unfortunately, this time is unusual. Most of the Qing troops woke up from their sleep. In panic, they even mounted their horses before they could put on their armor.
, before we could figure out where to defend the enemy and whom, the Ming army had already reached the front and rushed in directly.
Why did the Ming army rush into the camp so easily?
For a regular camp, trenches must be dug and the horses deployed outside. However, Azig was still careless. He never expected that there would be so many Ming troops around. In his opinion, those hundreds of guerrillas were just taking advantage of the courage of a leopard.
They didn't dare to attack the camp. Even if they did, there would be police posts for several miles around. The Ming army would be discovered as soon as it appeared. When they arrived, the Qing army would have enough time to directly rush over and kill them. The surrounding area was completely flat.
No matter how many people he has, they can't stop the Qing cavalry!
Azig thought so, and his subordinates thought so too, so the camp was poorly organized. Except for the outer police posts, there were almost no other basic defensive measures. Therefore, the Ming army almost did not stop and rushed into the camp in an instant. The Qing army
Chaos immediately!
Seeing the Ming army pouring into the camp and causing thousands of waves, Azig was shocked and angry and shouted at his generals to fight hard and try to get out. At this moment, the soldiers around him shouted: "Your Majesty, there are also enemy attacks in the south.
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Ah, Azig was startled. He turned his head and looked south. Countless torches flashed a few miles away. In a blink of an eye, he came forward. He was stunned: "How could it be possible? How could it be? How could there be so many Ming troops? Who are they?"
Can you tell me where so many Ming troops came from..." In anger, he swung his sword and chopped down several messengers around him.
"Your Majesty, retreat north quickly, I will take care of you." The general next to him gritted his teeth and said. Azig raised his head and punched him. The dog slave said: "I am the one who ran away..."
"Your Majesty, we have been trapped. If we don't leave, it will be too late," the general said, covering his face to endure the pain, and several people around him quickly offered words of advice.
Azig was furious and raised his sword to strike, but in the end he did not make a move. He turned his head and looked around. The fire was still flashing a few miles east of the river, but he was not afraid across the river. The Ming army to the south and west were huge.
The waves are coming in like a surging force, and there are about ten thousand soldiers and horses at a rough count. If it were daytime, they would not be afraid or could fight, but now it is dark, and the opponent is launching a sneak attack. The soldiers are frightened and have no intention of fighting...
What my subordinate said is right. At this time, the Ming army entered the camp from two directions, south and west, and was advancing rapidly. They would reach the village in a short while. If they didn't leave now, they might not be able to leave later if they delayed.
Unable to leave, it was obvious that he had fallen into the trap of the Ming army again.
Let's go! Azig bit his head, and finally took advantage of the darkness to ride his horse and fled towards the north. He looked back at the nameless village with flames blazing into the sky and gritted his teeth angrily. Just wait until I come back with my troops and slaughter you all.
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But where did these Ming troops come from? How could they get so close to the camp without being noticed? Azig, who was running wildly, still couldn't forget this matter. He really couldn't figure it out.
"Tomorrow I will definitely wash the fragrant river with blood. I want the fragrant river to be barren of chickens and dogs..." Azig was so angry that he couldn't help but cursed in the night sky. Unexpectedly, a rolling thunder in the sky frightened him, and he had no time to finish his words.
This angered him even more, and he was about to point his finger at the sky and scold his mother, when suddenly there was a light in front of him, and countless torches appeared several miles away, estimated to be hundreds or even thousands. He couldn't help but be overjoyed: "The reinforcements are coming, let's fight back."
To beat a horse, you have to gallop.
"My lord, wait a minute!" The general next to him hurriedly warned him. Azig raised his eyebrows, nodded slightly and ordered the detective horse to go and visit. Not long before the detective horse left, he heard loud killing sounds in front of him. There was no doubt that it was him.
It's the Ming army...
Oh my god! Azig was so angry that he couldn't help but cursed loudly. He picked up a knife and was about to kill the enemy. The generals persuaded him to protect him and ran west to escape for his life.
When Azige was in the dark night with the roar of the wind and the grass and trees fleeing in panic, Li Yan from the north of Xianghe City had a soft smile on his face, looking at the war in the distance, and touching the handle of the knife at his waist with his left hand, looking very calm.
He seemed to be calm and collected, but in fact he had gone to great lengths for this sneak attack!
Li Yan's soldiers and horses are not outstanding in combat capability. In other words, except for the direct lineage of a few big bosses, the combat capabilities of the rebel army are mediocre. Most of them are old-timers who bully the weak and fear the strong, but run away if they can't defeat them. They beat the officers and soldiers.
It's not a big problem, after all, the officers and soldiers are even worse at this time.
But against the Qing army, which was at its peak, the gap was not small.
Assisting in the battle outside the pass, Li Yan was responsible for picking up leaks. It was also the first time he saw pigs running away. It turned out that the combat effectiveness of the Qing army's cavalry was so powerful and ferocious.
Because of this, when he faced the Qing army alone this time, his subordinates felt fearful.
As the first soldier to bear the brunt, Li Yan knew that the task was arduous and the responsibility was heavy. Naturally, he could not allow his subordinates to be so incompetent. If they were defeated in the first battle or fled without fighting, then there would really be no place for Li Yan to stand in this vast world. No,
This is a place to put your face.
Therefore, this battle must be fought, and won, and it must be beautiful!
If the three thousand Qing cavalry were to engage in a head-on battle during the day, even if they won, it would be a miserable victory. The prerequisite is that the soldiers must be united and dare to fight and kill.
Therefore, Li Yan immediately gave up the idea of fighting the Qing army head-on. If forced to do so, he might have to fight hard, but obviously there is another way at this time!
Attack the camp!
This is when information becomes very important!
The Qing army was in an unknown village ten miles north of Xianghe City, and it was adjacent to the canal to the east. Other than that, there was no danger to defend the plains. If they rushed into the camp, they could defeat it in one fell swoop.
However, the only difficulty is that even if the Qing army's camp is not very strong and the defense is not secretive, how to prevent its peripheral patrol posts from detecting changes early. Otherwise, with the mobility of the Qing army's cavalry, if they are warned in advance, they will have enough time.
In preparation for war, it is even possible to turn against the guests and directly rush out of the camp. At that time, it is really hard to say who will win.
So Li Yan decided to divert the attention of the Qing army's peripheral police posts, which indeed cost him a lot of effort.
The scouts reported that the Qing army was encamped in Wuming Village. There were both overt and covert sentries for five miles around, and the southern area was wider. The Qing army sent a large number of scout horses to search for the Ming army around Xianghe River.
Obviously, the Qing army thought that there were only a few hundred Ming troops here, and their guard was very relaxed. It can be seen from the fact that they were only five miles away from the martial law camp. Of course, this was also a kind of strong self-confidence!
After discussing with his subordinates, Li Yan decided to attack mainly from the west. He assigned two-thirds of his troops to lead Qin Songwang to go far around. At the same time, in order to distract the Qing army, he ordered hundreds of people to swim across the river to the east bank. Pretending to be a ghost.
When Qin Songwang's troops entered the designated position, he sent a large number of scouts to disperse the Qing army's probing horses around Xianghe and create noise to disturb the enemy's eyes and ears, thus allowing the Qing army to completely ignore the west side.
Li Yan was a good strategist and made his plan extremely detailed and cautious. In order to cover Qin Songwang, he deliberately launched fog bombs in the southeast and two directions to attract the attention of Qing police sentries. However, what is ridiculous is that the speed and ease with which the Qing army took the bait was beyond Li Yan's surprise. .
The Qing army was careless and did not expect that there were nearly ten thousand Ming troops lurking around. Therefore, when unknown fire appeared a few miles east of the canal, it almost attracted the attention of all the police posts. Some even jumped on horseback. I want to see it for real by the river.
At that time, Qin Songwang and his troops had quietly sneaked to less than ten miles due west of the Qing army's camp. When there was another situation due south and the Qing army became slightly vigilant, he ordered a charge!
As soon as Qin Songwang took action, Li Yan ordered the troops from Zhengnan to also attack!
The Qing army hurriedly fought in their sleep and were completely outmatched. In less than half a stick of incense, they were attacked and killed by the Ming army from the south and west. After a fierce battle between the two sides, the Qing army broke up and fled for their lives.
Do you want to ask where Gao Qi, another general under Li Yan, went?