Because the west wind was strong in August and it was adjacent to Mianshui, the fire lit from the east was quickly blown by the wind and spread to Tanxi. The army forage yard and rear army camp had been completely cleared before.
Naturally, it will not be affected, and some tents that can be left in the front will naturally be devoured by the fire, contributing to the raging fire.
"Kill!" The soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty rushed over along the edge of the sea of fire. The empty forage fields and school grounds in that area naturally became natural passages. The purpose of these soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was also very simple. They wanted to drive these prey into the flames.
.But they soon discovered that the situation was not as simple as they imagined.
The enemy did not appear panicked as expected. Instead, they began to join forces with their backs against the blazing fire. At the same time, the Bashu crossbowmen who had already controlled the archery tower fired arrows downwards, blocking the way of the Northern Zhou army.
"Seize the general platform first!" Lu Qing took three steps at a time to knock away the panicked Northern Zhou soldiers in front of him, and rushed up to the general platform. The general platform is a platform about two stories high, and you can see it from the top.
The deployment of enemy forces.
The fire was burning on the Taipei side of Dianjiang Platform, but underneath Dianjiang Platform was the school ground, and the empty ground would not allow the flames to burn. Groups of Bashu soldiers lined up along the line of Dianjiang Platform and the wall of the village, which is known as
"Array" actually means relying on the general tower and several sentry towers to hold the position, and the crossbowmen occupying high places to continuously kill and injure the enemy.
Because the fire blocked most of the roads, whether it was the retreat of the Bashu army or the attack of the Northern Zhou army, there were only a few options left. Now
"Kill!" A loud shout suddenly interrupted Lu Qing's thoughts. A strong man jumped up from the side of the general stand and rushed towards Lu Qing. At first glance, this guy looked like a typical northern man, with a strong back and a strong waist. Compared with
Lu Qing is much shorter.
Just when Lu Qing gritted his teeth and prepared to face the enemy, several arrows roared into the chest of the strong man. Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and looked back. Li Xun was holding a crossbow:
"Don't be too eager to fight. Take control here first. The enemy will definitely focus on attacking."
"General, how long can we hold on?" Lu Qing asked hurriedly.
Li Xun ordered the soldiers along the village wall to gather together and let them mainly rely on one or two archery towers far away from the fire. At the same time, he ordered the rest of the soldiers in the melee to move closer to the general platform. After two rounds, he seemed to think
When he got up, he forgot to answer Lu Qing's question and waved his hand: "Maybe half an hour, maybe an hour. In order to confuse Wei Chishun, General Wu Yi led his troops to go upstream first and then turn back. I don't know how long it will take."
After a pause, Li Xun looked at the sea of fire spreading in front of him: "Now we are the prey in the center of the fire. If the enemy wants to eat us, they have to find a way to get through the sea of fire they have set for themselves. More importantly...
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Lu Qing was slightly startled, and Li Xun's expression became ferocious: "It's not sure whether they can survive before eating our piece of meat!"
Bait has the danger of being a bait, but after seeing through the enemy's arrangements, it is not a bad thing to be a bait. At least now Li Xun is not in a hurry at all. He is gathering the scattered troops and moving the platform layer by layer along the points.
Array.
In this regard, there are many stairs on the stage, which act as a natural defensive line.
"What's going on?" Yuchi rushed into the camp on Pegasus. The scene in front of him made him widen his eyes.
A partial general said hurriedly: "General Qi, these enemies seem to have no intention of fighting. After entering the camp, they just seized the key points. Now they are relying on the point generals to hold on. Obviously, they have no intention of taking the initiative to attack."
"What?" Yu Chishun frowned, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.
It stands to reason that the enemy should be panicked and even disorganized after being suddenly attacked, and the first reaction should be to break out as much as possible, especially if reinforcements are unlikely to arrive at this time.
After all, according to the scouts' investigation, the enemy troops are divided into two groups, and the other group of troops should move upstream. Even if they turn back to support at this time, it may take a while. How can these guys calmly and steadily move forward?
Hold your position and prepare to defend to the death?
Yuchishun always felt that there was something strange about the enemy's abnormal reaction. In fact, there was another possibility, and that was...
Thinking of this, Yu Chishun almost shuddered subconsciously.
That is, the enemy has no intention of attacking the camp at all. This is just a bait to lure out the ambush. I am afraid that only this possibility will give them the confidence to hold on under the siege of raging fire.
In this case, the enemy's reinforcements should arrive soon.
The sound of killing in front became louder and louder. These Northern Zhou soldiers, who had obviously suffered aggrieved in the previous Battle of Longzhong, were like waves constantly beating on the Bashu army's formation. Yuchi Shun also kept an eye on these enemies.
Compared with the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, these Bashu soldiers seem to be much smaller, and they are not simply defending. Once the Northern Zhou army attacks quickly, these Bashu soldiers will shrink inward and wrap the enemy in the formation.
At the same time, the sword-shielders, spear-men, etc. will attack from all angles, and eventually the enemy who is at a local disadvantage will be eliminated.
These Bashu soldiers are obviously at a disadvantage in terms of strength, but they have obviously found a way to make up for it with their physical skills.
"They are from Ba." Yu Chishun said subconsciously after dealing with these flexible Sichuan monkeys, or rather having learned a lesson.
The remaining generals, who had originally planned to ask for a fight, were stunned at this time and couldn't help but look at each other.
For the Ba people, some of them have either faced them directly or admired their names for a long time. Now they finally see these former or legendary opponents, and they are somewhat at a loss. However, the Ba people are not good at fighting on the ground.
It can be clearly seen that when faced with an enemy attack of similar numbers, these Pakistani soldiers were obviously at a disadvantage and could only retreat step by step.
However, these Northern Zhou generals soon realized what the problem was. Pei Zilie only sent a group of Ba people to occupy the camp, which meant that his more powerful Chen Zhishen and Zheng Kaiyuan troops did not show up.
Including Pei Zilie's own central army, so many soldiers and horses all went upstream in a mighty manner?
You must know that the total number of defenders in the upper reaches is only 2,000. Compared with the situation where the war situation has developed, Ren Zhong on the west bank of the upper reaches should not be indifferent. The number of soldiers and horses in Ren Zhong's place is also close to 10,000.
Is it possible that so many people were put together just to deal with the two thousand defenders of the upstream camp? This seems impossible.
"Prepare to withdraw our troops." Yuchishun said decisively.
He didn't know where he went wrong. From quietly withdrawing his troops to setting up an ambush, Yuchishun asked himself that he had not overlooked anything.