In the blink of an eye, it was the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, and Chen Chong quickly woke up again after two hours of light sleep. This was not because someone was disturbing him, but because today was the appointed time, and Chen Chong would never do anything like this.
Time has passed.
It was still dark at this time, and the cold moon marks and bright starlight could still be seen in the sky. The surroundings were still clear at the moment. But feeling the rising water vapor in the air and the dew on the withered grass, Chen Chong couldn't help but frown slightly. He had a feeling.
I have a premonition that today's morning will be shrouded in thick fog, which is not a good thing for the party launching the surprise attack.
After washing his face, Chen Chong asked his soldiers to summon Hu Zhen and Dong Yue generals. About a quarter of an hour later, all the generals in the army rushed over sleepily to report to Chen Chong the current situation of each department.
In order not to disturb the Shu army's scouts, the entire army did not blow trumpets to assemble as usual today. Instead, they adopted the method of verbally transmitting orders to all levels by the leaders of each department on time, conveying the order to assemble to the soldiers layer by layer. In addition, Chen Chong
He also ordered the entire army not to make loud noises, and the food rations were cold and dry food prepared two days ago, and they did not even dare to light more lights to illuminate the roads.
When the generals arrived, the assembly of the various ministries had not been completed, but the generals were extremely uneasy. Dong Yue asked directly: "Your Majesty, it is frosty and cold today. There may be heavy fog later, and the fire attack may not be useful."
The camp may also be affected. Are we really going to attack?"
What Dong Yue said was also Chen Chong's worry, but it was not enough to shake Chen Chong's determination. He said: "Even if the weather is unfavorable, there is no other way. Xu Gongming also wrote a letter yesterday, saying that he will arrive today, sooner or later.
That’s all. If we can’t take advantage of the fact that the Shu people don’t know that there is help, and catch them off guard today, then tomorrow, there will be no chance of fighting!” After hearing this, everyone stopped talking and dispersed to continue organizing their troops. Only one person was left in the tent.
Chen Chong is left alone.
At this time, a northwest wind blew from the sky. This wind roared from the Mobei plateau and went south to the mountains of the Qinling Mountains. The towering mountains stopped it for a moment, then changed its direction and circled back to the plains of Guanzhong.
When the wind passed through the tents, Chen Chong heard that each tent made a strange creaking sound. There were also a lot of blown weeds and blown plum blossoms in the middle, which made the wind seem cold but cold.
Full of life.
The wind came from the northwest, and we were in a tailwind. This comforted Chen Chong. This was probably the first good news for the Han army since the battle with the Shu army.
As soon as this idea came up, Chen Chong suddenly thought of Zheng Xuan. If this late old friend was still here, he would probably use divination to encourage him! With this thought in mind, Chen Chong unconsciously bent down to pick up dead grass.
The old god's chuckle appeared in Zheng Xuan's divination. Unexpectedly, while rummaging through the soil, he found that some young green seedlings had spit out from the soil, which were two leaves less than the size of a thumb, and half of them were buried in the soil. He immediately
I put down the withered grass and thought: This is already a very good omen.
After a while, when the moon approached the Western Mountain and the stars were about to disappear, the soldiers of the Han army finally assembled. Chen Chong knew that the most critical time had probably been won.
Then the Han army suddenly burst into flames, and the whole camp was ablaze. The Shu army scouts who were observing the surroundings were greatly shocked. Just when they wanted to find out more about the situation, Chen Chong led his cavalry straight out of the gate of the camp. Within two or three moments, five thousand soldiers were killed.
The iron stream of cavalry had already rushed out, and the rest of the infantry followed closely behind, rushing straight to the east to attack the Shu camp.
It was the darkest moment of the day, but no one was lost. The battle a few days ago left an indelible blood on the wilderness. This rust-like smell guided the Han army and made them hold high in the boundless darkness.
The torch, blown by the strong wind, ran wildly and quickly approached the Shu camp.
The scouts of the Shu army arrived at the Shu camp only two moments earlier than them. Not long after they reported to Liu Fan, the sentries in front of the camp saw numerous torches, rushing towards them from the darkness. At this time, many Shu soldiers had just been awakened.
, there was no time to wear armor and stomach. When they saw the scene outside the camp, they all said: "Why are there so many Chen Chong soldiers? Are there more reinforcements coming?"
When Huang Quan found out, he ordered people to send an order to all the camps: "The thieves are just lighting more fires to scare us away. Don't be fooled!" Then he ordered: "We dug trenches and made antlers. They were temporarily
If you can't charge forward, those without armor in each battalion should be ready before going into battle! Anyone who takes the opportunity to escape will be killed!" After saying this, the soldiers felt more at ease.
Chen Chong led the crowd to stop half a mile away from the Shu camp
Looking around from left to right, he saw that the Shu people were only rioting for a moment and then stopped. He couldn't help but admired: "There are famous generals in Shu!" But he didn't care. Even though the Shu camp was not in chaos, the soldiers refused to defend themselves.
When it was too late, he immediately waved his riding whip and pointed it at the Shu camp, and loudly said to the cavalry behind him: "Whoever captures the commander's flag today will have a hundred households sealed!"
Under the heavy reward, the cavalry suddenly became excited. Duan Gu, who had distinguished himself in the last battle, had been promoted to a military commander by Chen Chong. After hearing what Chen Chong said, he immediately said to his subordinates: "The king of Chen once
He said, "Princes, generals, ministers, Ning, they are kind. If you ask me, noble kind will emerge from the chaotic formation. A few days ago, I broke the formation and was promoted to military rank. Why don't you wait?" Then he took the lead and immediately marched towards Shu.
Rush in front of the camp.
At this time, there were indeed not many Shu soldiers in front of the antlers. There were only two or three people about one foot apart, but they also relied on it: in front of the antlers, there was a trench about one foot long and five feet deep, which would inevitably make it impossible for the cavalry to go straight.
To charge the camp, they had to dismount and fight on foot in front of the antlers.
But Duan Gu's tribe did not act as they thought. More than ten cavalrymen stopped in front of the trench, but did not dismount. Instead, they turned around and took out specially made arrows wrapped in pine and poured with oil from their quivers.
Lost, they used torches to light the pine trees, then inserted the torches sideways into the quiver, and then shot out the rockets in their hands. At first, only twos and threes of firelights broke through the dome, but soon, more and more Han cavalry came over,
The number of fires in the air gradually increased, and finally they were as dense as migratory locusts. Even though the moisture was heavy, the constant fires still ignited the antlers and brought with them fierce smoke, which made the Shu people retreat and cough. p>
Taking advantage of the firelight and thick smoke to push back the Shu soldiers at the antlers, the Han troops were immediately divided into two groups. One group took off their saddles and led the horses over the trench, while the other group stayed by the trench and used the wooden shovels they brought.
Fill the trench to quickly and easily create a passage for horses to walk on.
The Shu people wanted to shoot arrows at the Han army at this moment, but the thick smoke greatly blocked their sight, so they fired blindly at the black dome. Of course, these arrows did not cause much damage. Soon, the third
A group of Han troops had already arrived in front of the antlers fence. Thanks to the northwest wind, the Han troops did not inhale much smoke, so they would successfully approach the burned antlers. Only then did they discover that the antlers were made of pine wood.
It was made, no wonder it burned very quickly in the moisture. The charred wood broke almost with a swing. Soon, the Han army cut a gap in front of the camp, and the cavalry from behind gradually came up. p>
Niu Hei was the first to ride into the Shu camp. He was riding a green horse and holding a seven-foot-long ax. After standing in front of the antlers, he immediately raised the ax over his head. Almost every time he swung it, a man
The Shu soldiers fell to the ground. Due to the huge wounds caused by the ax blade, all the dead were bleeding profusely. Soon, his surroundings were covered with blood, making him look like the reincarnation of Shura. The Shu soldiers gave way and said to each other: "
This is a crazy bull! Get out of the way!" The Han army was able to continue digging in.
At this time, there were only thousands of Chen Chong's cavalry in front of the camp. Even though they were the most brave and capable, there were still a lot of Shu people in the camp. When they opened a gap in front of the camp, more Shu people in the Chinese army also put on armor.
, came up one after another.
The Han troops looked east and saw heads of people rubbing shoulders in the distance. They could not see the edge at all. Some wanted to take advantage of the fighting to force the Shu soldiers to retreat, but the advancing wave of the Shu people blocked the rear.
The retreat path was similar to the scene on the first day of the battle. The Shu soldiers in the front line had no room to turn around, so they could only bite the bullet and fight with the Han army.
At this time, the sky had slowly turned brighter. On the eastern sky, a faint blush broke through the clouds and gradually expanded, showing blue above the heads of the two armies, as clear as a pearl-like song. But
This time was very short, because the fog arrived as expected. In fact, the wilderness had been wrapped with gauze as early as the moment Chen Chong sent out his troops, but as the morning light came, the fog became extremely thick. Even though the Han army held high torches,
But when Chen Chong looked around, except for the torch in his hand, the firelight of the soldiers not far away was like a pale yellow cloud. In the antlers further away, the firelight only showed a vague outline of pure white, which was even more unclear.
The situation of soldiers fighting.
Fortunately, at this time, the soldiers from the rear came to report that the more than 20,000 infantrymen who were chasing had arrived on the battlefield. Do you want to send orders to the generals? When Chen Chong heard this, he felt relieved and said: "Such a heavy fog.
Where can I find the person to deliver the order? There is no need to look for it!" Then, he immediately gave the order to the trumpeter beside him, blowing the trumpet for the entire army to attack.
The Han cavalry vanguard fighting in the Shu army camp was already in a bit of a decline. After all, their combat experience could not completely cover up their lack of physical strength. However, when they heard the sound of horns behind them, they couldn't help but get excited and encouraged each other: "Let's do it again."
Fight for a few moments, and wait for the infantry to come up, at least we can rest for a while." So he continued to advance forward bravely, but when the Shu people in front heard the sound of the trumpet, they felt a little timid in their hearts, so they started to move backward under the offensive of the Han cavalry.
Defeat.
But in this forward wave, a counterattack against the Han army was also brewing. In the Shu camp, Gan Ning led 800 Jinfan thieves and 3,000 light cavalry, and had moved to a section of the camp that had not yet been attacked by the Han army.
Also accompanying him was Zhang Song, a member of Yizhou Biejia. Zhang Song sent people to remove the antlers and said to Gan Ning: "When Chen Chong's rear army first arrived, there was the sound of trumpets. The formation must be unstable. Xingba will charge here."
If you form a formation, you will definitely gain something. But if you want to win, you must kill Chen Chong. Is it possible for Xingba to achieve success?"
Gan Ning glanced at him and said with a smile: "If we can't win, it's up to the master!" After that, he led the crowd to protrude from the antlers, crossed the ditch, formed a group, and galloped straight to the north.