"In this night attack, the Ming army lost at least half of its trebuchets. If our army takes the opportunity to launch a general attack, they will definitely not be able to defend it with their current strength!"
Boyan came to Ye Xian's tent with a big grin on his face, full of joy, as if he had seen the dawn of victory.
"Okay!"
He nodded with satisfaction first, and then asked: "What time is it now?"
Boyan replied: "It's already past the third watch!"
He thought about it first and said: "Without further delay, let's send the order, make food at the fourth watch and attack at the fifth watch!"
The orders were passed down one by one, all the soldiers began to prepare, and the entire camp became busy.
One hundred thousand people were divided into ten teams, each team was led by a captain of ten thousand and assigned corresponding attack routes.
Each troop of 10,000 men was divided into ten troops of 1,000 men, and each captain also had his own marching route. In this way, almost all the Ming army's positions were covered.
As the rising sun slowly rose from the horizon, the gate of Wala Camp slowly opened, and groups of soldiers began to walk out slowly.
However, the soldiers in the front row immediately discovered that something was wrong with the situation on the other side. Originally, the Ming army's position was five miles away on the other side of the river, but why could they see the trebuchet when they looked up?
This distance...is more than two hundred steps at most!
Ye Xian and Boyan were also shocked when they got the news. They got on their horses and came to the Guishui River.
Sure enough, I could see clearly that the Ming army's trebuchets were arranged in a row, more than 200 steps away from the east bank of the river.
The two looked at each other and thought to themselves, the Ming army actually moved out all the remaining trebuchets overnight!
This thing is only good at defense, so why did it come back?
Moreover, the kiln where you burn lime is five miles away. Is it possible... that you have to go back to get it after throwing it away?
This is unreasonable!
"Brother, what is the Ming army doing?"
Ye Xian was also very confused and said: "I don't understand. Logically speaking, they should stick to it. Why would they take the initiative to attack? It's very unreasonable!"
Boyan scratched his head and said, "Could it be that the little southern emperor has some tricks up his sleeve?"
"I can't think of it!" Ye Xian shook his head and said, "Their trebuchets are temporarily assembled, and the quality is extremely poor. Fortunately, there are many trees there. If they are used up, they can make a new one. However, there are many trees here.
It is so scarce that there is no way to replenish the wood. Also, the kiln where they burn lime is not here. One trebuchet is broken and one is missing. One kilogram of lime powder is used up and one kilogram is lost. No matter how you look at it, it is not wise to take the initiative.
What a move!"
Boyan couldn't help but ask: "What should we do? Should we fight?"
I first looked at the army ready to go, and I still felt uneasy.
"Someone, bring that Wang Lin here!"
Boyan asked in confusion: "Brother, what are you doing with that guy?"
"Han people know Han people best. This Wang Lin has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. Last night's raid was his idea. Have you forgotten?"
Although Boyan was unwilling to do so, he had to admit that he was really not as good as those dog-like southerners when it came to conspiracy.
Not long after, Wang Lin was brought forward and said with a smile on his face: "Master, General Boyan, do you have any orders?"
Boyan pointed to the other side of the river and asked: "Tell me, why did the Ming army turn from defense to offense? What's the trick in this?"
Wang Lin put his feet up and looked around. When he saw the trebuchet on the other side of the river, he was also confused.
Boyan waited for a while, but when he saw that he didn't say anything, he said impatiently: "I want to ask you something, are you deaf?"
Wang Lin still looked puzzled and just murmured: "Abnormal, abnormal..."
Boyan couldn't wait any longer and reached out to catch him, but was stopped first.
Wang Lin thought for a long time, finally raised his eyebrows and said, "I know!"
"What do you know? Tell me quickly!"
"First Grand Master, General Boyan!" Wang Lin smiled respectfully first, and then said, "The Han people have a saying that when things go wrong, there will be monsters. From a villain's point of view, this is an empty city plan set up by the Ming army.
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"Empty City Plan?" Boyan was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"
At this time, Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms was already very famous, especially some historical and military enthusiasts, who were familiar with the classic passages in the book.
Boyan was a rough man, so he naturally didn't understand the ways of it, but he liked Han things very much, including Luo Guanzhong's Three Kingdoms.
Therefore, when Wang Lin mentioned the words "empty city strategy", he understood it first.
"Are you saying that the Ming army is bluffing?"
"Yes, that must be the reason!" Wang Lin nodded and said, "The Ming army gave up defense and put on an offensive posture. It is very unusual. I am sure that the raid last night caused them heavy losses. The existing
Combat preparations and supplies no longer support them to continue fighting, so they came to such a place, Taishi, this is the psychological tactic of the Ming army!"
Boyan finally understood and said excitedly: "Brother, give me the order. We must capture the little emperor alive today to avenge his brother's sight!"
Although Ye Xian was still uneasy in his heart, after thinking about it, he couldn't find a more reasonable explanation for the Ming Army's abnormal behavior other than to make a mystery.
Unless the Ming army has no plans and will use all their wealth to fight against themselves.
Don’t forget, the little emperor is still in the formation, do they dare?
He hesitated when he saw it, and Boyan suddenly felt anxious.
Brother, can you stop thinking about it? You are the one who delays things every time by thinking about it!
If we had decisively sent out troops to form a pincer attack with Ah La, would we still be in this situation today?
"Brother, give the order!"
I also know first that the Oara Army is in urgent need of a victory to stabilize its morale.
If the Ming army really had an empty city plan and escaped from under their noses again, it would really hurt morale.
"Send the order, attack!"
Boyan was overjoyed and immediately rode forward and shouted: "The whole army attacks!"
The Wala army began to cross the river, and the front rows were all cavalry. The water level of the Guishui River today was much lower than in the past. It was just submerged under the calves of the war horses, and they crossed over at a trot with almost no effort.
After landing, the formation began to unfold, and all groups of troops followed the established route and attacked the Ming army's positions at the same time.
Boyan took the lead and led the most elite cavalry to charge towards the Ming army's position.
However, just as they started to activate, they saw the Ming army's position move.
To be precise, it was a catapult.
Whoosh!
Poof!
A lime bomb fell from the sky and exploded next to Boyan. The familiar white dust flew into the sky and quickly got into the mouths, noses and eyes of the cavalry and horses, and commotion began in the formation.
"Don't be afraid. The Ming army doesn't have many lime bombs left. Keep charging with me!"
Encouraged by Boyan, the Walas regained their fighting spirit and continued to charge forward.
At the same time, lime bombs hit one after another, and the Wala people were once again plunged into the sky full of lime powder.
The Ming army's position was only more than 200 steps away from the river bank, which was equivalent to the attack range of the lime bombs that the Walas entered as soon as they landed.
As the number of lime bombs increased, the troops in the front began to commotion. The troops behind were still crossing the river, and a large area of blockage suddenly appeared.