At this moment, Mengshan Guardsman Doulian felt as if thousands of cows were racing through his heart, making his heart extremely chaotic.
He originally thought that the Wei army was "moving the tiger away from the mountain", so he first used Wei general Xu Yin to pretend to attack Nanmen Jue, and lured him down the mountain to fight against the two Huai brothers in Nanmen, so that Wei's Shang Shui army would have the opportunity to attack his Mengshan
military camp.
Unexpectedly, the truth is exactly the opposite. The Shang Shui army of the Wei State was just a false shot at the Mengshan military camp. The purpose was just to deceive him into being honest and cheat him back to Mengshan, so that the Shang Shui army could join the other two Wei armies to surround and kill the south gate.
Jue, there are 40,000 Chu troops in Xiangcheng with two brothers Huai at the south gate.
Yes, it's not "moving the tiger away from the mountain", but "sounding in the east and attacking in the west"!
Thinking of this, Dou Lian, who was extremely anxious, immediately called out urgently: "Zhang Ji, follow me and lead the troops down the mountain to support the Nanmen Army!"
"Yes!" Lieutenant General Zhang Ji replied, cupping his fists.
After a while, Doulian and Zhang Ji ran down Mengshan Mountain again along the road they had just gone up.
However, what made Doulian feel even more desperate was that the sound of fighting at the foot of the mountain had weakened a lot. Does this mean that Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai were hopeless?
"No! We should still be able to make it in time!"
Doulian gritted his teeth and said secretly.
Unfortunately, just when he was trying to join the melee at the foot of the mountain, a Wei army stationed on the road he had to pass appeared.
I saw this Wei army lighting piles of bonfires on the road and stationed around the bonfires, blocking Dou Lian's progress.
The number of this Wei army was not large. According to Dou Lian's visual estimation, there were only about one or two thousand people. But when Dou Lian was about to forcefully break through the blockade of this Wei army and go to rescue the two brothers Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai, he
Suddenly, I heard another noisy sound coming from Mengshan Mountain behind me.
It turned out that Zhai Huang, the deputy general of the Shangshui Army who was responsible for the feint attack on Mengshan, was not far away. When he saw Doulian leading his troops down the mountain again, he kept Zhao Hongrun's instructions in mind, so he attacked Mengshan again and forced Doulian to return to the Mengshan barracks.
Although it is a feint attack, if Dou Lian does not return to the military camp, I believe Zhai Huang will definitely turn the feint attack into a fierce attack. After all, he has three thousand-man troops under his command, and there are more than a hundred Qingya soldiers led by Duan Pei to assist him.
After transferring most of the troops in the military camp, it may not be impossible to conquer the Mengshan Chu camp.
Zhai Huang's move undoubtedly put Dou Lian in a dilemma: if he returned to the camp, he would not be able to rescue Nanmen Jue, who had 40,000 Xiangcheng Chu men; but if he ignored Mengshan's safety, he could not save the military camp.
It will fall into the hands of the Wei army.
"ah!"
He was almost going crazy with his arrogance.
He couldn't figure it out. He was obviously planning the Wei army and was planning to surround and kill the three Wei armies here, but why did it turn out to be the other way around?
"Why!"
After weighing the pros and cons, Doulian had no choice but to return to Mengshan Military Camp.
After all, in comparison, the stronghold of Mengshan Military Camp is far more important than the 40,000 Xiangcheng Chu troops of Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai brothers.
The reason is simple, because since the Shang Shui Army is nearby, it means that the Wei Army has lost all its food, grass, and baggage. In other words, the army only has the dry food that the soldiers carry with them. Therefore, as long as this war lasts for a few days,
On this day, Dou Lian may not have a chance to regain his disadvantage.
But if the Wei army were to capture the Mengshan Army Camp, it would really be all over.
Because in the Mengshan military camp, there was a large amount of food and grass that Doulian had prepared earlier in order to prevent the Wei army from besieging the mountain camp, and the camp fences, military tents and other camping necessities were all available. If these things fell into the hands of the Wei army, it would undoubtedly be disadvantageous.
The situation became even more unfavorable.
So Doulian decisively returned the same way.
But having said that, in fact, even if Dou Lian and his troops went to rescue Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai at this moment, they could not save the Chu army from being defeated across the board.
Because under attack from three sides by the three Wei armies, Fenxing Army, Yanling Army, and Shangshui Army, the Chu army of 40,000 Xiangcheng was difficult to see from head to tail, and was attacked from both sides. The formation was penetrated by the Wei army several times.
When the Wei army shouts the slogan "Don't kill those who surrender", it means that the war has ended with the Wei army's victory.
This is the most typical feature of night battles: due to the limitation of field of vision, once a local defeat occurs, it will lead to the defeat of the entire army, and it is almost impossible to restore the disadvantage.
Therefore, whenever the two armies engage in a night battle, they will either win a big victory or a big defeat. There will rarely be a draw, and it is almost impossible to reverse the disadvantage.
Because of this, unless they attack the enemy from three sides like Zhao Hongrun planned this time, generals leading troops generally refuse to fight at night, because night fighting is the most difficult to control the situation.
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Facing the Chu army that had no fighting spirit, the three Wei armies formed a single formation, surrounded them, and began the finishing work.
Seeing this, the soldiers of the Chu army dropped their weapons one after another, and just as the soldiers of the Wei army shouted, they all sat on the ground with their hands on their heads, their faces full of fear and uneasiness.
Seeing this scene, Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai knew that the situation was over, and they had no time to stabilize the morale of the army and boost their morale. They immediately led their guards to break through the encirclement, trying to escape back to Xiangcheng.
It's a pity that the Wei army was well prepared. The two brothers Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai broke through several times, but in the end they failed to break through. They could only fight with the guards around them and the few nearby Chu troops in Xiangcheng.
, engage in a fight between trapped beasts.
At this time, Wu Ji, the general of the Shang Shui Army, with the assistance of Cai Qinhu, the general of the Western Wei camp of the Yanling Army, led the army all the way to the southeast side of the battlefield.
This is the position where the Yanling Army is responsible. As the general of the Yanling Army, Qu Cheng sits astride a horse and directs the battle here, surrounding and killing those Chu troops who still refuse to give up.
"General, Wu Ji from the Shang Shui Army is here."
As if he noticed something, a guard behind Qu Cheng whispered something.
"..."
Qu Cheng turned his head and took a look, and sure enough he saw Wu Ji and a rough-looking Wei general riding their horses together. A trace of doubt flashed across his face.
Qu Cheng, the rugged-looking Wei general, knew him to be Cai Qinhu, the Western Wei camp general of the Fenxing Army. He was the confidant and favorite general of the Fenxing Army's general Xu Yin. Qu Cheng had even greeted him during the day.
.
Just when Qu Cheng was wondering how these two people could be together, Wu Ji and Cai Qinhu had already arrived beside him on their mounts.
"General Qu (Cheng)!"
Wu Ji hugged his fists and said hello.
At the same time, Cai Qinhu also greeted Qu Cheng.
"General Wu (Ji), General Cai (Capture the Tiger)." Qu Cheng returned the salute with clasped fists, and then asked out of curiosity: "Is there something important you two are here for?"
Cai Qinhu shrugged and said he had nothing important to do, but Wu Ji smiled and said, "I'm here for Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai."
Qu Cheng glanced at Wu Ji doubtfully, and then he suddenly felt enlightened and asked: "Does His Highness (King Su) have any other instructions?"
"Exactly!" Wu Ji smiled, then pointed in the direction of Xiangcheng and said to Qu Cheng: "Your Highness has an order to release the remnants of Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai and let them return to Xiangcheng.
...The Yanling army can cover up and kill from behind."
Hearing this, Qu Cheng frowned slightly, and then a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Your Highness is so big-hearted. He devoured Nanmenjue in one breath. It was not enough for Nanmen to have 40,000 Xiangcheng Chu troops, and he still wanted to take advantage of the situation to capture Xiangcheng?"
Qu Cheng was Qu Cheng after all. After some thought, he guessed the intention of Zhao Hongrun's general order, and was secretly speechless.
He thought for a while and said: "Since it is His Highness (King Su's) general's order, is there any reason for Qu to disobey it? However, based on this, I am afraid it will be difficult to take advantage of the situation and conquer Xiangcheng."
In terms of the city government's scheming, ten Wujis are not as good as Qu Cheng, so after hearing this, Wuji smiled and explained: "General Qu, don't worry, our Shangshui Army has three elite thousand-man troops who have attacked Longji Mountain, waiting for the opportunity.
Set fire on Longji Mountain...
These three thousand-man troops have already sneaked to the east side of Xiangcheng. If the Yanling Army can attract the attention of the defenders in Xiangcheng and make them deploy their troops at the west gate or north gate, the three thousand-man troops under the general will be able to
Opportunity to enter the city..."
"Three thousand-man troops? Could it be the three of Xiang Li, Ran Teng, and Zhang Ming?"
Qu Cheng blinked his eyes and thought to himself.
After all, they were in a competitive relationship with each other. Of course Qu Cheng knew that the three thousand-man troops of Xiang Li, Ran Teng, and Zhang Ming among the Shang Shui Army were the most elite, and the soldiers in their teams were all experienced warriors.
"Okay!" Qu Cheng nodded, whispered a few words to a guard beside him, and then said to the latter: "Inform Lieutenant General Yan (Mo) and order him to let Nanmen Jue go.
People, take advantage of the situation and take Xiangcheng!"
"yes!"
The guards clasped their fists and accepted the order and left.
Not long after, this general information reached the ears of Yan Mo. While he was secretly surprised by the strategy of His Highness King Su, he actually ordered his soldiers to release the water, so that brothers Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai finally broke through the siege.
With only a few thousand remaining soldiers, they fled towards Xiangcheng.
Seeing this, Yan Mo followed the plan and chased and killed him all the way.
Xiangcheng, in fact, this city is the first nail in the way of the Wei army. Compared with this strong city, Mengshan Chu Camp is nothing.
Of course, the premise is that the 20,000 Xiangcheng Chu troops led by Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai are still in the city.
But now, after losing the 40,000 Chu troops, there are only a few or 20,000 soldiers left in Xiangcheng.
But having said that, even if there are only 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers left in Xiangcheng, and the Chu army is prepared, even if the Wei army storms the city, they will probably have to pay a heavy price to capture the city.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun chose to take advantage of the situation.
It was around the Chou period, and two Chu generals, Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai, who had been deliberately spared by the Wei army, fled to Xiangcheng in panic with more than a thousand remaining troops.
However, the Chu troops who were startled by the news on the Xiangcheng wall did not dare to open the city gate at all, because behind Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai were followed by an unknown number of Wei troops.
Not long after, Nanmen Chi, the guard of Xiangcheng, came to the north gate in person. He was the elder brother of brothers Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai.
It has to be said that when Nanmen Chi saw the two clan brothers who fled back in embarrassment from the city, he was stunned and stunned.
"Brother, save me!"
"Brother, please save us!"
Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai begged for help outside the city.
Facing the pleading of the two clan brothers, Nanmen Chi on the tower gritted his teeth.
Doesn't he want to open the city gate to save his two clan brothers?
But the problem is, if you open the city gate and let Nanmen Jue and Nanmen Huai in, won't you also let in the Wei army?
At the same time, at the east gate of Xiangcheng.
When the Chu army in Xiangcheng was attracted by the Wei army outside the north gate, dozens of black figures quickly climbed up the east wall of Xiangcheng...