After a night of fighting, day came, and the rotating Han army launched another attack on the Zhou army's camp on the outskirts of Huazhou. The pace was so fast that it was difficult to adapt, and the waves of attacks made the Zhou army exhausted. By the second
In the afternoon of the same day, the North Gate Camp, East Gate Camp, and Ximen Camp on the outskirts of Huazhou were basically destroyed. But then the Zhou army began to counterattack and always occupied the camp outside the city.
In the afternoon, the Han army counted its casualties. This continuous attack killed more than 30,000 enemies, and the Han army's losses were about 7,000. Judging from the numbers, the Han army achieved an absolute victory. If other factors are added
In terms of performance, the Han army's overnight and half-day attack can be said to have achieved brilliant results.
After noon, the Han army's attack slowly subsided. The soldiers came from afar and took turns going into battle after not sleeping well all night. Even if they continued to fight, they could achieve certain results, but if the casualties of the soldiers were too large, the gains would obviously outweigh the losses. After all, the Han army
The total strength of the army in the Great Zhou Dynasty is only about 150,000. If the losses in Huazhou are too heavy, the strength will inevitably be weaker when attacking other state capitals of the Great Zhou in the future.
Liu Ling ordered the generals to arrange defense, and then returned to his mobile tent to rest for half a day. After successive battles, his physical strength also needed to be replenished. To be honest, the tenacity of the Zhou army's resistance was somewhat beyond Liu Ling's expectations.
Under the continuous offensive of the Han army, the Zhou army did not retreat into Huazhou City, but still stood outside the city. This shows that the Yongxing army still has a certain degree of combat effectiveness.
When it was time to light the lamp, Liu Ling got up and freshened up. Then he summoned his generals to the big tent to discuss matters.
Not long after, the generals from each battalion arrived. Liu Ling arranged for everyone to have dinner in the big tent. While eating, they discussed how to break through the Zhou army's defense.
Wang Banjin said: "Tomorrow I would like to lead five thousand troops to attack the North Gate Camp of the Zhou Army. The North Gate Camp was the most damaged by us. Tomorrow we will bring ten trebuchets and we will definitely destroy the North Gate Camp."
What a mess!"
Zhao Ba said: "Why does the Marquis need to take action? The general is willing to lead an attack with five thousand troops. Within half a day, the North Gate Camp will be completely captured!"
Liu Ling shook his head and said: "The scouts just came to report that Xie Jun has mobilized a large number of heavy crossbows from the city and placed them on the defense line outside the city. In terms of weapons, we are much stronger than the Zhou army. But in terms of the range of the weapons, they are basically the same as the heavy crossbows."
The crossbows are similar. Although the trebuchet has a longer range than the heavy crossbow, it is not as light as the heavy crossbow. If the Zhou army advances with the heavy crossbow, the soldiers operating the trebuchet will suffer heavy casualties."
Yang Ye said: "I am willing to lead a group of men and horses to rob the camp tonight and destroy it before the Zhou army's heavy crossbows are arranged. We don't need too many men and horses. I would like to ask for three thousand fine cavalry."
Zhao Erdao: "I am willing to go with General Yang!"
Hua Ling said: "No! In the afternoon, the Zhou army has rotated with the defenders in Huazhou City. The Zhou soldiers in the camp outside the city are all fresh troops who have not participated in the battle before. After what happened last night, the Zhou army must be heavily guarded.
If we attack rashly, we may be ambushed by the Zhou army."
Liu Ling nodded and said: "Xie Jun is a famous general in hundreds of battles. Although he was defeated in today's battle, it was also due to his arrogance. After learning from this painful experience, I think it's time for Xie Jun to wake up."
Wang Banjin asked: "What do you mean, your lord, not to rob the camp tonight?"
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Go, why not go? It's just that the robbery camp also depends on the method of robbery."
Everyone clasped their fists and said, "But it depends on the prince's orders!"
Liu Ling smiled, and while eating, he made arrangements for the robbery of the camp.
At the second watch, the Han army divided into ten teams with less than 2,000 people in each group. After leaving the camp, Liu Ling personally led him straight to the north gate camp of the Zhou army. There were still three or four miles away.
During the journey, Liu Ling ordered the army to rest where they were. Then he called Hua Ling and said: "Sanlang, take a team of people and remember the purpose of this trip!"
Hua Ling responded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, my subordinates understand!"
After saying that, Hua Ling led a group of two thousand Han army light cavalry and went straight to the north gate camp of the Zhou army. After Hua Ling left, Liu Ling called Zhao Erdao again: "You also bring a group of troops, and when Hua Ling returns,
Then come back and respond. If the Zhou army pursues, you will lead the troops to stop it. If the Zhou soldiers do not pursue, you can go to the Zhou camp to harass them!"
Zhao Er took the order. Liu Ling called Yang Ye again and said: "You lead a team of men and horses, each person lights two torches, and the torches are also put on the war horses. Try to make an astonishing appearance, behind Zhao Er
Waving the flag and shouting to strengthen your reputation."
Yang Ye led the troops away, and Liu Ling called Zhao Badao: "You wait for Zhao Er to lead his troops back, and lead a group of troops to attack the Zhou army's north gate camp. If the Zhou army does not come out, you will provoke outside the camp. If Zhou Jun
When the army comes out, you have to fight for a while and then retreat. Guzi will arrange people and horses to respond. Remember, don't rush in!"
He called Du Yidao again: "You can lead two teams of troops, and bring more torches and flags. After Zhao Er and others attack the North Gate Camp, they will march to the East Gate Camp. Remember, don't march too fast."
, as long as the Zhou army in the East Gate Camp does not dare to send troops hastily. As long as it confuses the Zhou army for an hour, I will have a way to defeat the enemy!"
He called Xu Sheng again and said: "You lead two teams of troops, bring more torches and flags, and after the battle at the North Gate Camp, go straight to the West Gate Camp. Don't rush in, just bluff. Just give the Zhou army in the Ximen Camp an hour.
If you don't dare to send troops, you have done a great service!"
After sending these five people out, Liu Ling was left with only three teams of 6,000 troops. He called Zhaoxian again and said: "We must make arrangements within an hour. When each team returns, we must hold on to the same place.
The remaining 6,000 men and horses are all at your disposal, so don’t waste the opportunity to fight!"
Zhao Xian gave a military salute and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, my subordinates will certainly live up to their mission."
After the arrangements were made, Liu Ling led a dozen soldiers up a high slope. He found a stone and sat down. He looked at the brightly lit Zhou army camp in the distance in the dark night, with a smile on his face.
line. The black panther Po Di lay quietly beside Liu Ling, raising his head to glance at his master from time to time. Maybe he felt a little bored, but after a while, Po Di actually fell asleep. The red lion stood beside Liu Ling.
In the distance, one seemed to feel the atmosphere of a future war, and could not stop snoring with excitement.
Half an hour later, the sound of killing gradually came from the distance. Apparently, the first group of troops led by Hua Ling had begun to attack the Zhou army camp. Hua Ling only had 2,000 troops under his command. With this small force, he wanted to break through the rotation.
It is obviously impossible to defend the Zhou army's camp. Liu Ling is not a madman. He obviously has ulterior motives for doing this.
Xie Juncai had just fallen asleep when he suddenly heard a commotion outside and suddenly turned over from the bed and sat up.
"Someone, go see what's going on!"
A soldier responded and ran out. After a while, the soldier came back and reported: "General, there is an incoming Han army from the direction of the North Gate Camp!"
Xie Jun sneered and said: "You really want to destroy the heavy crossbow I deployed at night. Come here, bring my horse. I want to go to the North Gate Camp in person!"
The commander-in-chief of the North Gate Camp was Ma Wen. At this time, under his command, the Zhou army was already waiting in the camp. The Han army outside came in at night, and it was not possible to see how many men and horses there were. But the Han army attacked from
Judging from the direction of the camp, it is obvious that the Han army was targeting the heavy crossbows that had just been deployed outside the camp. Fortunately, the general had already expected that the Han army was coming to steal the camp, and had already ordered his troops to prepare. This time the Han army
The purpose of stealing the camp is the same as the Zhou army's night attack on the Han camp last night. The purpose of the Zhou army's night attack was to destroy the Han army's catapults and fire ballistas, while the Han army's purpose was to destroy the Zhou army's heavy crossbows.
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The Zhou army on the periphery was already fighting with the Han army. It seemed that the Han army had no way to deal with the Zhou army's intensive defense. After a period of attack, the Han army saw that it could not break through the Zhou army's defense and slowly retreated.
Marven breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly saw Lord Jiedushi coming in person. After welcoming Xie Jun, Marven gave a brief report on the Han army's attack just now.
Xie Jun said with a smile: "The Han army will definitely increase its strength to attack soon. Tell the soldiers not to leave the camp to fight, but only to shoot with bows and arrows. Don't let the heavy crossbows idle. Whenever the Han army dares to attack again, they will use heavy crossbows."
Strike first!"
Ma Wen responded, but before he could give the order, he suddenly saw a dense cloud of sparks in the distance coming straight towards the camp. It seemed that Master Jiedushi had predicted exactly what he expected. The Han army could not break into the camp in the first attack, and soon
More troops were quickly gathered and rushed forward with shouts. Ma Wen probably glanced at him a few times. Judging from the number of torches, the number of Han troops who attacked for the second time would definitely not be less than one.
Thousands of people.
After passing on Xie Jun's order, Ma Wen asked: "General, should we go out to attack the Han army?"
Xie Jun waved his hand and said: "No need, the soldiers are tired after days of fighting. Use more archers. As long as the Han army is close, don't be stingy with arrows. We must not let the Han army break into the camp and destroy the heavy crossbows!"
Ma Wen agreed and personally led more than 2,000 archers to make up for it. Not long after, the Han army's second attack began. Hua Ling left and returned, leading less than 2,000 cavalry in front, and behind
It was the men and horses led by Zhao Er, each holding two torches. From a distance, it was as spectacular as a sea of fire burning in mid-air.
The second attack was quickly suppressed by the Zhou army's archers. The Han army retreated hastily, leaving behind hundreds of corpses. Obviously, in the face of such dense arrows, no matter how strong the Han army's combat effectiveness was,
They did not dare to attack rashly. After the Han army retreated, Xie Jun and Ma Wen suddenly discovered that another piece of fire rushed over in the distance. Ma Wen frowned and said: "General, it seems that the Han army has added more troops.
Now it seems that the three batches of Han troops combined have a total of 15,000 troops."
It turned out that it was Yang Ye who arrived with a group of troops. According to Liu Ling's instructions, Yang Ye exchanged positions with Hua Ling after arriving, and he led two thousand troops to launch an attack on the North Gate Camp. The Han soldiers originally
There were only less than 6,000 people, but the continuous torches seemed to have the power of 20,000 people.
Just after Yang Ye was forced back by the Zhou army's feather arrows, Xie Jun suddenly discovered that the two Han armies were marching separately, taking the East Gate Camp all the way and the West Gate Camp all the way. Judging from the number of densely packed torches of the Han Army,
Look, the number of Han troops on each route is not less than 10,000.
Xie Jun sneered and said: "After successive battles, Liu Ling did not cherish the physical strength of the soldiers and forcibly divided his troops to attack three camps. Even if the entire Han army is pressed against me, what do I have to fear? Come here! Order the east gate and the
The west gate camp cannot be defended, and the north gate side is impregnable, so there is no need for them to send troops for reinforcements!"
The Han army's offensive continued for more than an hour and still did not retreat. Xie Jun suddenly thought of something and shouted, "No!" (To be continued)
