In fact, if the Mo army in Xiashui Town could calm down and observe, it would not be difficult to find that the Feng army's attack was thunderous and rainy, and they just blindly used long-range equipment such as trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows, while the siege forces were
However, the soldiers still did not come forward.
However, how could Hu Xian and his local troops now notice the scurrying rats that had been smashed by the Pingyuan Army's large equipment? If the military law of the Mo Army had not been too strict, they would have chosen to abandon the city and flee.
Feng Jun's long-range attacks continued one after another. Even though he knew that Mo Jun had already run into the city to hide and that the trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows could no longer exert their lethality, Xiao Muqing had no intention of ordering a halt to the attack.
At the same time, Xiashui Town sent out Qingqi for help one after another. It seemed that Hu Xian wanted to send out all the Qingqi in the city and would not give up until he saw reinforcements.
The crisis in Xiashui Town spread to Yangchuan and Bailin cities like a revolving lantern. Because Feng Jun's intentions had not been fully understood, Li Rong ignored Xiashui Town's plea for help, while Lu Hongming on the other side
But I couldn't sit still.
I heard the news from Xiashui Town. There are more than 100,000 Feng Army, and the offensive is very fierce. Xiashui Town is in danger and may fall at any time. From this point of view, this is not a bluff by Feng Army, but a real plan.
There was a war with our own country.
Although his official rank is much higher than that of Hu Xian, the location of Xiashui Town is extremely important. He was arranged by Shao Fang in Bailin, and his main purpose was to help defend Xiashui Town. Once Xiashui Town was lost, his responsibility would be huge.
After Lu Hongming confirmed that the Feng army was actually attacking and not feigning an attack, he finally decided to send troops for reinforcements. He ordered the troops and summoned his soldiers, leaving only 20,000 people to guard Bailin. He personally led eight regiments of more than 80,000 people and went straight to Xiashui Town.
And go.
Bailin's dispatch of troops was immediately discovered by Feng Jun's spy, and then the news reached Jiang Fan as quickly as possible.
At this time, Jiang Fan led four regiments of the Pingyuan Army to ambush in the dense forest between Bailin and Xiashui.
This mountain forest is close to Xiashui Town, and the official road passes through the forest. It can be said that the official road leads to the woods.
It is not easy for Jiang Fan and the officers and soldiers of the Pingyuan Army to lurk in the jungle. It is already midsummer. There are many mosquitoes, flies and poisonous insects in the forest. The bites of the officers and soldiers of the Pingyuan Army are miserable. In addition, the weather is sultry and hot, and they cannot move freely. People
Hiding in the forest, he gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth.
When the spies brought back the news that Mo Jun had left Bailin and was heading towards Xiashui Town, it undoubtedly gave Jiang Fan and other Feng Jun a shot in the arm. The hard work they had endured had finally paid off, and Mo Jun had really arrived.
Jiang Fan asked the spy: "How many soldiers and horses does the enemy have? How far away is it from me?"
"Reporting to the general, the enemy has less than 100,000 troops and is still more than 30 miles away from here. Since we are marching lightly and without any baggage, we are marching very fast. I am afraid it will take less than two hours to arrive," the spy said urgently.
said.
"Okay!" Jiang Fan nodded and said, "We will investigate again and report again!"
"Yes! General!" The spy stepped in and was rude, turned around and left quickly.
Jiang Fan cheered up, called four regiment commanders and several generals, and said seriously: "Although the enemy troops in this battle are large in number, they are coming in a hurry and are unprepared. Although our army is small in strength, it is gathering momentum."
Be ready to attack, attack them when they are not prepared, take them by surprise, and you will definitely win with one blow!"
The generals sat around Jiang Fan, nodded and responded: "General, just give the order! We will fight to the death and fulfill our mission!"
Jiang Fan casually picked up a branch, drew on the ground and said: "The second and third corps are mainly responsible for blocking the enemy's path. The enemy is bent on rescuing Xiashui Town. Once they find out that they are ambushed, they will use all their strength to Xiashui Town."
To break through, the second and third corps must hold back the enemy no matter what, and cannot let a single enemy soldier pass!"
Shang Xing, commander of the Second Corps, and Li Yue, commander of the Third Corps, both intervened and said: "General, don't worry, I guarantee it with my head. If an enemy soldier is released, I will come to see the general with my head!"
What the two of them said was tantamount to issuing a military order in public. Regardless of whether they could fulfill it, their determination and courage to win was absolutely advisable.
Jiang Fan's pale face showed a rare smile. He nodded and praised: "Good! You are worthy of being the general of our elite gale division!" After speaking, he looked at Zhang Ling, commander of the Sixth Corps and the Seventh Corps.
Zhao Shun, commander of the corps, said: "The Sixth and Seventh Corps are mainly responsible for cutting off the enemy's retreat. Once the enemy finds that they cannot break out from the front, they will retreat desperately. This battle will be very difficult for the Sixth and Seventh Corps.
Do you two have the confidence to withstand the enemy's counterattack?" With Shang Xing and Li Yue issuing military orders in front of them, how could Generals Zhang Ling and Zhao Shun show weakness? The two of them glanced at each other, bowed and saluted.
He said directly: "We are willing to issue a military order. If the enemy troops are allowed to break out from our side, the two of us will commit suicide in front of the general!"
Jiang Fan nodded again and said: "Yes, the generals are determined to die, and the soldiers are not greedy for life. As long as the soldiers can risk their lives and fight bloody, I believe that with the combat power of our army, we will be able to stop the enemy!"
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Jiang Fan could only be considered a novice at mobilizing troops and generals, but he had seen too many things. He had been around Tang Yin for a long time, and he had also learned Tang Yin's tricks of boosting morale.
Under his mobilization, the four corps of the Pingyuan Army were divided into two parts. The second and third corps were in the front, and the sixth and seventh corps were in the rear. The four corps formed an encirclement and encirclement trend.
The Pingyuan Army laid a dragnet halfway from Bailin to Xiashui Town, and Mo Jun could only get in by himself. Lu Hongming knew nothing about it and kept urging his soldiers to move forward.
While moving in a hurry, Lu Hongming also paid attention to the movements in Yangchuan. Hearing that Li Rong had been standing still, he sneered in his heart. He had always despised generals like Li Rong who had climbed up through connections, and now he saw Li Rong.
He refused to send troops to rescue Xiashui Town, thinking that he was afraid of the Feng Army and did not dare to send troops, which made his contempt even stronger. However, the generals under his command were worried. If Yangchuan and Bailin sent troops at the same time, there would still be a fight with the Feng Army.
possibility, and now that only our own side is sending troops, even if they reach Xiashui Town, they may not be Feng Jun’s opponent.
Lu Hongming disagreed. He believed that if he could fight, he would fight, and if he could not fight, he would withdraw. Anyway, he had fulfilled his responsibility of sending troops to assist defense. If the battle situation was unfavorable because Li Rong did not send troops, it would have nothing to do with him and he would be subject to it.
The person the king punishes is also him, not himself.
Lu Hongming is a man who is good at calculations, but he spent all his intelligence and intelligence on internal intrigues, but did not carefully study why the Feng Army wanted to attack Xiashui Town, the core of Mozambique's defense line with great fanfare.
When the Mo army was about to reach the place where the Pingyuan Army set up an ambush, one of the generals in the Mo army reminded Lu Hongming that the terrain here was very complicated and the dense forest was close to the official road. If there was an ambush, the consequences would be disastrous.
Lu Hongming sneered at such a warning. The main force of the Feng Army entering Mo Realm was attacking Xiashui Town. How could they set up an ambush here, unless they had wings on their backs and flew over out of thin air. Lu Hongming ignored his subordinates' suggestions and continued to urge.
The whole army advanced at full speed.
It didn't matter that he was careless for a moment, but it brought the 80,000-strong Mo army into a desperate situation.
Mo Jun hadn't walked forward for half an hour when he heard loud whistles in the dense forest on both sides of his ears. Then, countless arrows flew out from the forest like raindrops.
The Mo army who was on the way was unprepared and was caught off guard by the sudden arrow array. In the Mo army camp, groups of soldiers who were hit by arrows were wailing and fell to the ground. The knights on the horses were the first to bear the brunt.
Like a hedgehog, he dismounted his horse.
In just an instant, Mo Jun was in chaos.
No! There is an ambush! At this time, Lu Hongming finally understood that his subordinates' concerns were correct. There was indeed an ambush from the Feng Kingdom in the forest. He reacted quickly and immediately ordered the entire army to line up and raise their shields to resist the enemy's attack.
However, the official road here is narrow and long, and the Mo army cannot gather in one place. The line is stretched out for several miles, so how can it be so easy to gather and form a battle array? The arrow arrays in the jungle on both sides are coming one after another.
, as if there was no end, kept falling into the crowd of Mo Jun. The whistling of eagle feathers, the sound of arrows breaking armor, the screams of people, and the roar of war horses were intertwined, turning into a sound of death.
Music. At this time, the Mo army camp can only be described as horrific. Bodies that were killed by arrows were scattered all over the ground. People were pushing and trampling on each other. There were countless casualties. The blood flowing out made the roads muddy.
Mo Jun was not just passively beaten. Many soldiers gathered together spontaneously and then all rushed into the forest.
For Mo Jun's counterattack, Feng Jun had already prepared for it. Using the woods as cover, Feng Jun either fired arrows from behind the trees, or climbed up the trees and fired from a high position. Mo Jun rushed over quickly, but fell down.
Even faster, once you enter the forest, arrows are flying over your head from all directions, and people often fall to the ground with arrows all over their bodies.
Soon, Lu Hongming also realized that the place he was in was not conducive to formation and formation. If he charged into the forest, the wind army inside had already laid out a dragnet, and his soldiers would have no chance of making any progress.
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We can't fight, we can't defend, so the only way is to get out of here quickly. At this time, Lu Hongming has not been knocked unconscious by the ambush, and his head is still calm. He orders the generals around him not to fight with the enemy, but to rush forward with all his strength and charge forward.
Pass the enemy's ambush point.
His strategy was not wrong, but it had been expected by Jiang Fan.
Before Mo Jun had rushed forward, he saw a surge of people in the woods ahead, and countless wind troops swarmed out, blocking the road ahead tightly.
Lu Hongming saw it clearly and was secretly surprised, but on the surface he was very calm and calmly issued orders to the left and right: "Brothers, follow me and charge forward!"