The Han army camp was brightly lit, with fixed sentries dozing off against the camp gate. No patrolling soldiers could be seen walking back and forth under the lights.
When the Yan army's horn sounded, the Han army's sentries suddenly panicked.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
The sentry was shouting in the camp, as panicked as a mouse seeing a cat.
Yan Jun waved the weapons in his hands, including wooden sticks, sickles, forks, and many long spears with an iron tip attached to a white wax pole. The number of Han-style horizontal knives was very small, not to mention the high cost.
The long spear was not the main theme on the battlefield during this period. Historically, it was not until the founding of the Song Dynasty that the long spear gradually replaced the long spear and became the king.
Ouyang Xu was cautious and did not put the cavalry at the front. The Yan army was poorly equipped, and the cavalry was extremely precious. The more than 10,000 horses under his command were only a team of more than 600 cavalry, and these more than 600 people were his boss.
He had just scraped together equipment. If the Han army was ambushed, he didn't want to spend all his capital on it. These 600 cavalry were his life-saving tools. If the Yan army was defeated one day,
With more than 600 cavalry to protect you, you might be able to escape.
The people rushing in front were all the people who had been brought along on the way. Each of them was given a white wax pole that was sharpened to use as a spear. They were wearing tattered clothes that could hardly cover their bodies, let alone have any defense.
.The leather armor of the Han army was the dream of the soldiers of the Yan army, even though its defensive power was actually not very good.
Thousands of old and weak people were driven to the front. Children aged fifteen or sixteen and old people around fifty years old were considered cannon fodder in the army. No matter how many people died, Ouyang Xu would not feel bad if they were allowed to rush to the front. The ones behind him would not feel bad.
The more than 4,000 strong men are the foundation of his team. As long as these 4,000 people are still there, he will feel confident.
The soldiers of the Yan army who were rushing to the front with gritted teeth had already rushed into the camp gate. The sentinels of the Han army who had shouted warnings had already ran to the back, shouting something while running. Perhaps it was the Han army that
They were really exhausted from the journey. The piercing horn sounds like the cries of owls at night and the tsunami-like shouts of death could not wake them up from their sleep.
If Ouyang Xu had been more courageous and rushed forward, he would have discovered that something was wrong. Unfortunately, among the ordinary people who were forcibly recruited to serve as soldiers for only ten days, who would have thought that there was a fraud? After knowing that thousands of people rushed into the Han army camp,
Ouyang Xu, protected by more than 600 cavalry, rushed into the camp gate before he became alert. He immediately grabbed the seated horse and loudly ordered the soldiers to stop advancing.
More than 600 cavalrymen protected him. The soldiers shouted loudly to ask the Yan army in front to stop and search. Sun Shubao, who was chasing after him, caught up with Ouyang Xu under the protection of his soldiers and asked angrily: "What's going on?
thing?"
"The camp is empty!"
Ouyang Xu frowned and said.
Sun Shubao was shocked and said: "Since it is empty, why don't you withdraw? Aren't you afraid of being ambushed by the Han army?"
When Ouyang Xu was in Qingzhou Prefecture, he was just a dandy with no official position. Taking advantage of his surname, he committed many evil deeds in Qingzhou Prefecture. He was good at bullying honest people and kicking widows. It would be a bit awkward to let him lead troops in war.
It was time to catch the duck. He could tell that there must be something wrong with the Han army camp being empty. He vaguely thought about whether there might be an ambush, but his mind was slow for a while and he didn't turn around.
"Go back! Go back!"
After being reminded by Sun Shubao, Ouyang Xu suddenly broke into a cold sweat and loudly ordered the Yan army to withdraw from the camp. Sun Shubao glared at him and said, "If there was an ambush, he would have come out long ago!"
Ouyang Xu blushed and then smiled coquettishly.
It was several Yan Army soldiers who rushed over with a captured Han Army sentry. The Han Army sentry was tied up like a rice dumpling, but he was not afraid just by looking at him. He was being pushed and pushed around.
, couldn't help but sneer. A corps commander ran over and said flatteringly to Ouyang Xu: "Report to the general, a Han army has been captured. There are only sentries of the Han army No. 100 in this camp. When they saw the army rushing towards them, they all ran away. Only
This man was running slowly and was caught by us."
"snort!"
The Han army sentry snorted coldly and said: "Do you think it was you who caught me? If the prince hadn't told me to wait here and tell him a few words in person after the Yan army arrived, just a few of you idiots could have done it.
Catch me? It's not that I look down on you, you're going to kill seven or eight of them with one knife."
The Wu Commander was so angry that he wanted to hit the Han army sentry, but Sun Shubao shouted: "Stop!"
He urged his horse to take a few steps forward, pointed his riding whip at the Han army sentry and asked, "Did Liu Ling ask you to stay and die? What did he ask you to say?"
The Han army sentry sneered and asked: "Your Majesty only asked me to speak to the general of the Yan army. Are you the one?"
He was captured alone but did not panic at all. Even though Sun Shubao choked him, he was not angry. Instead, he had a little more respect for such a hero. He looked at the Han army sentry and said: "This is Your Majesty Dayan."
Shi Sun Shubao, commander of the march in front of the tent, please tell me if you have anything to say."
The head coach of this Yan army is Ouyang Xu, and Sun Shubao obviously didn't take him seriously when he said he was taking over everything. Ouyang Xu snorted angrily, but although he was Ouyang Zhuan's nephew, Sun Shubao was
The popular man in front of Ouyang Zhuan was no more popular than Sun Shubao in terms of closeness. Besides, the marching commander Shi could be said to be the most powerful person under the commander. Sun Shubao was not arrogant if he asked the Han army sentry to say something to him.
"Just a long history? I thought it was Ouyang Zhuan who came by himself."
The Han army sentry snorted from his nose, obviously not paying much attention to Sun Shubao, a long-time soldier. Sun Shubao's personal soldier gave a bold shout, and slapped the Han army sentry on the shoulder with a whip. The Han army sentry also did not
He dodged and just looked coldly at the soldier who was attacking. The cold murderous look in his eyes made the soldier who was attacking startled and subconsciously took a step back.
When Sun Shubao saw that an ordinary soldier in the Han army had such power, and then looked at the appearance of the so-called Yan army soldiers under his command, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Stop! Don't hit him."
Sun Shubao ordered his soldiers to stop taking action, and asked kindly: "What does Liu Ling want you to say?"
The Han army sentry said carelessly: "Forget it, since Ouyang Zhuan himself did not come, I will tell you the same thing. My prince said... the rope is too tight. If you ask them to loosen it, I will tell you."
"Be bold!"
The soldiers were about to beat them again, but Sun Shubao scolded his soldiers back. He was even more disappointed with his subordinates. He was just a small soldier among tens of thousands of people. What could he do if he was loosened among tens of thousands of people?
What happened? He ordered someone to untie the Han army sentry. Sun Shubao said, "You can say it now."
The Han army sentry flexed his legs twice and said: "You are not a bad person, so I will tell you. My prince has told you to go to the Zhuma County camp as soon as possible. The prince has already led his troops to burn your camp.
We have already set up camp, but if we go back too late, I’m afraid we won’t be able to put out the fire in time.”
Ouyang Xu was shocked and said: "Say it again!"
The Han army sentry snorted coldly, with a very disdainful expression on his face. He looked back at his camp, then looked back in the direction of Zhuma County, with a look of reluctance on his face. Suddenly he turned around and punched
He knocked down the Yan Army commander who had tied him up, snatched the steel knife from the commander's hand and stabbed him in the heart.
"The great Han is mighty! The loyal king is mighty!"
After a loud roar, blood slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth. He was reluctant to give up, but he had already made up his mind to die. There was the tenderness of memories in his eyes, and an iron-like determination.
"This person is deliberately delaying time again!"
Sun Shubao suddenly came to his senses. He turned around and ordered loudly: "Hurry back to the camp in Zhuma County as quickly as possible!"
Just as he was looking back, in the direction of the Yan Army camp in Zhuma County, the sky over there had turned red, and the fire had obviously started. Ouyang Xu was also frightened and was at a loss. Sun Shubao loudly ordered the rear team to change to the front team.
He rushed back to the camp to provide support. At the same time, he asked his own soldiers to quickly notify the Emperor of Yan, Ouyang Zhuan, who was following behind, to quickly return to the army. All the arrangements were made, but he was panicking in his heart as if he was being attacked by a flood.
Understand, even if we rush back now, I am afraid that the camp in Zhuma County will not be saved.
Ouyang Xu and Sun Shubao hurried back with their men and horses, and caught up with Ouyang Zhuan who personally led 30,000 men and horses on the way to support. They joined forces twice and speeded up to rush back to the Yan Army camp in Zhuma County. They saw the big army in the distance.
The flames over the camp were soaring into the sky, and the fire burned half of the sky red. The flames could be three to four feet high at their highest point, and they were raging into the distance.
The more impatient he was, the slower he felt. Ouyang Zhuan kept urging the army to speed up and rush back. He now hated Liu Ling so much that his teeth were itching, and he wanted to bite Liu Ling to death in one bite. This guy was so cunning, he actually counted on Yan Jun.
He must have come to rob the camp, so he left the Yan army an empty camp, but he led his troops to bypass it and cut off his own retreat. Although there are many people left in the Zhuma County camp, they are all ordinary people who cannot stand up to the stage.
.The few remaining supplies of food and grass are all in the Zhuma County camp. If they are burned down by the Han army, the hundreds of thousands of troops will be able to escape immediately without being beaten.
Fortunately, the 30,000 men with the most powerful combat power were with him, which made Ouyang Xu feel a little more at ease. He kept urging the soldiers to go faster, and Ouyang Xu felt that the fire in the Zhuma County camp was also burning in his heart.
The fever made him panic, and the fever made his mouth dry.
There were still about five miles away from the main camp in Zhuma County, and the soldiers of the Yan Army had almost escaped. If the supervising team had not been driving them away with knives from behind, many Yan Army soldiers would have fallen behind.
From this distance, you can clearly see the monstrous fire in the Zhuma County camp, and you can also faintly hear the sound of shouting for death. The more you run forward, the more clearly you feel the change in temperature. The wind blew on your face.
The north wind blowing like a knife was now so warm that it could heat the soldiers' faces.
They were rushing in such a hurry that the Yan army had no formation to speak of. The large group of troops spread out in a large area like herding sheep, and ran back in disorder.
At this moment, the sound of horns suddenly came from the left and right sides, and then a sea of fire suddenly appeared not far from both sides of the team, stretching for hundreds of meters. But the sea of fire looked particularly weird, actually
Floating in mid-air, swaying at a height of one person, it was strange and heart-stopping. Suddenly, with a buzzing sound, the sea of fire suddenly moved, rising higher and higher.
"Raise your shield!"
"Raise your shield quickly!"
Sun Shubao yelled like crazy. He slapped his horse and galloped through the crowd, shouting constantly for the soldiers to raise their shields. But the crowd was too noisy, and his voice was completely drowned out by the shouts of tens of thousands of troops.
Remaining.
Where is the sea of fire floating in the air? It is clearly the lit rocket that the Han army has put on the bow! (To be continued)
