Chapter 395: How to attack and kill, clever ways to win the city
Above the sky, the moon is half-covered, and occasionally there are stars blinking, but they quickly disappear. Above the earth, the black sky is shrouded, and everything falls into a deep sleep! And a few miles south of Xiashui Town On the hillside, rows of people and horses walked out of the valley, arrayed behind Shen Tang, looking at Xiashui Town not far away.
"Sir, how should we fight?" Yi Ciduo asked.
Huilantu looked at the short and dilapidated city wall and sneered, "Sir, we can destroy this short city wall with a single charge! And, just like the previous battle outside Xijing, in this dark night, the Xixia people The defense will not be too strict."
On the city wall of Xiashui Town, the brand-new battle traces are still stained with red blood. Therefore, no one needs to think that at this moment, the town has fallen into the hands of the Xixia people.
Facing Hui Lantu's words, Shen Tang thought for a moment, but shook his head.
"No matter how small the city wall is, if we attack from the front, we will suffer some damage. After that, we don't know how the battle will proceed, and we only have more than 10,000 troops, so we must try to avoid head-on confrontation! Moreover, As long as we attack the city, it will take some time. It doesn't need to be much, it only takes two quarters of an hour, and the 30,000 to 40,000 troops in the city will be ready to deal with it."
"At that time, we will be unable to avoid a head-on battle with tens of thousands of troops. Therefore, we must open the city gate and enter the city before they react. Only in this way can we have the effect of a surprise attack. Only in this way can we use the minimum force to attack the city. The loss will lead to victory in this battle."
"Yi Ciduo, you can take out the things I asked you to prepare before coming here." Shen Tang turned around and said.
Under the curious gaze of everyone, Yi Ciduo waved his hand. Then, more than a thousand soldiers poured out behind him, all carrying a huge package on their horses.
A group of soldiers opened the package, only to find pieces of Xixia army uniforms and armor inside.
"Yi Ciduo, ask a thousand of your men to change their clothes immediately, and follow my previous instructions to step forward and open the city gate. After the city gate is opened, immediately control the city gate and the south wall. The rest, Then leave it to us.”
"As you command!"
Yi Ciduo and the thousands of people under his command immediately put on the military uniforms of the Xixia Army, and then, as soon as they raised their hands towards Shen Tang, they headed towards the north gate of the city.
"Barumu, gather the five thousand spare war horses and take out the things I asked you to prepare." Shen Tang ordered again.
Balumu obeyed the order, and then, many soldiers behind him took off bags made of cowhide from their horses, opened the bags, and found that they were filled with fine grease!
"Smear the grease on the horses' tails, and after Yi Xi Duo controls the North City Gate, you will light the horses' tails on fire as quickly as possible! When these horses are fertilized, they will attack the entire city, and It will cause maximum chaos in the city. And we will follow these fertilized horses and directly attack the opponent's men and horses." Shen Tang said calmly.
There was a fire bull formation in ancient times, and there is a fire horse formation today! Although the impact and destructive power of the horses cannot be compared with that of the mad cows, five thousand wild horses are enough to completely trample this small town under their feet. Under the iron hoof. And with this opportunity for chaos, not only can many Xixia people lose their combat effectiveness, but their raids can also have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
When Huilantu and Tubahan heard Shen Tang's words, they didn't know what was going on. They didn't expect that Shen Tang had already prepared everything before they came here. Could it be that they and others were fighting against each other? Is there a gap between adults? It’s just that the gap is a bit too big.
Just when Balumu started to do tricks on the tails of the horses under Shen Tang's instructions, Yi Ciduo had already led his more than a thousand men and horses directly to the south wall of Xiashui Town.
The Xixia people here are indeed the same as the Jin army before. Before, the Jin soldiers thought that there would be no enemies coming from behind. Then, the Xixia people’s magic soldiers descended from the sky. After the Xixia people occupied Xiashui Town , also did not learn this lesson. After all, in their view, the situation on Xijing Road is now under their control. Even outside Xijing City, there are troops stationed on their own side, so they naturally think that this direction is not Enemies will come.
It wasn't until Yi Ciduo and his party, without any cover-up, arrived at a position three to four hundred steps outside the city wall, and the scattered soldiers stationed on the city wall discovered their existence.
"Whoever comes, stop immediately!"
On the top of the city, there was a Xixia army with bows and arrows drawn, and they shouted sharply at Yi Ciduo and others.
"We are under the command of General Li, headed by Commander Lan Yongfu. Yesterday at midnight yesterday, a group of several hundred soldiers escaped from Xijing City. Originally, we didn't pay much attention to it, but we only found out through the prisoners we captured. , Princess Yongqing of the Jin Kingdom was among this team. Therefore, the general ordered us to pursue several thousand-man teams. However, the hundreds of guards resisted desperately, causing them to flee into the barren mountains. One of us went north to pursue We killed them all day and night, but the sky was dark and they lost sight of them an hour ago."
"There are barren mountains and ridges all around. Our team only has less than a thousand people. Therefore, I want to inform Jiao Jiangjun to see if Jiao Jiangjun can also send some troops to help us search. After all, if we can capture the princess of Jin Kingdom, , it must be a great achievement." Behind Yi Ciduo, a soldier shouted loudly towards the top of the city.
This Xijing Road connects with Xixia, so many of Tuba Khan's troops can speak Xixia language. And the Jiao Jiangjun he refers to is Jiao He, the coach of the Xixia people here.
After a pause, the soldier shouted again, "I don't know which general is stationed on the city wall. I hope you can allow us to enter the city and report the matter to Jiao Jiang's army in person. If we can succeed, we will be very grateful to you." "
This request is not unexpected. After all, capturing Princess Yongqing is definitely a great achievement. Therefore, this can be regarded as giving the credit directly to Jiao Jiangjun. Of course, it is best to give this kind of favor in person.
Yi Ciduo whispered a few words to the soldier beside him again, and the soldier continued, "Our troops will stay outside the city. You can go into the city alone to meet Jiao Jiangjun..."
Finally, his words dispelled the scruples of the defenders on the city wall. Moreover, after all, they were his own troops, and they would not meet him without looking up. If he refused directly, it would be difficult to meet him in the future. Therefore, the defenders on the city wall did not show up again. Hesitating, he responded directly, "Okay, brothers, wait a moment, I'll have someone open the city gate."