Chapter 59 Night Attack
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In the early morning of the 29th, the Tiger and Lieutenant Army on the South Front completed the attack deployment within an hour.
Han Shizhong led four infantry troops, and Gao Baolong led three horse troops under the cover of night to lie quietly on the right wing of the Jin army camp. This was the garrison of the Changsheng Army. Just when Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren led the army to turn against each other, the main force of the Tiger Lie Army suddenly rushed in, giving the Jin army a fatal blow.
Zhang Gao'er and Zhe Kecun led the army to advance from the front, Ying Qin led the army to attack the left wing of the Jin army. Yue Fei rushed back to the northern line and led the army to attack from the northern line.
Li Hu didn't want to miss this opportunity. Although he was very hasty and inadequately prepared, he might not be able to achieve the expected results, but at least he could deal a heavy blow to the Jin army, squeeze the Jin army to a smaller battlefield, laying a solid foundation for the final victory.
At the beginning of the morning, Zhang Linghui's messenger quietly returned to the camp and told him in detail about Li Hu's attack strategy.
Zhang Linghui was overjoyed and hurried into his military tent. In this military tent, eleven generals of the ever-winning army gathered. The troops they commanded accounted for about 50% of the entire ever-winning army, with a number of about 15,000 people. Half an hour ago, Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren had already told all about the resignation to Li Hu, and immediately won the absolute support of these generals.
Li Hu's reply gave Changsheng Army no longer a retreat.
"According to the agreement, two hours of the Yin hour, we raised the fire as a sign, and the tiger brigades ambushed outside took advantage of the situation to advance." Zhang Linghui said excitedly, "There is not much time left. Let's act immediately and gather the army first."
Liu Shunren was very nervous. He stood in front of the generals and pressed his hands quietly, "The Jurchens stared at us very tightly. If there was any slight movement, they would be alert. Therefore, when gathering the army, we must be careful and never make any noise and expose our traces."
This is actually very difficult to do. The lower-level officers and soldiers did not know that Shangguan was going to turn against each other. Suddenly gathering the army would cause a lot of trouble, and the Jurchens would immediately notice the abnormality.
"It is impossible to hide the army from Guo Shuai." A general was nervous and whispered, "In my opinion, I'd better tell Guo Shuai about this and force Guo Shuai to go with us."
Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren shook their heads decisively. They actually betrayed Guo Yaoshi, who is famous in the Changsheng Army and has a group of their own confidants. If Guo Yaoshi turned against him and killed them on the spot, he would not have time to cry.
"Don't look back at the moment," Zhang Linghui said sternly. "Gather the army immediately and light the bonfire."
"Whoever dares to stop us will kill anyone." Liu Shunren took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Success or failure, this is a blow."
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The Jin army was surrounded and fought for days. They were even more careful at night. The soldiers did not dare to take off their armor at all, and basically just lie on the ground.
The abnormal actions of some soldiers of the Eternal Victory Army immediately aroused the alert of the Jurchens, and Guo Yaoshi received a report for a while and immediately burst into a cold sweat. He realized that his subordinates had betrayed him and abandoned him without hesitation at the critical moment of life and death. Guo Yaoshi was very angry, but he did not know who betrayed him, nor did he know what actions the betrayed army would take to help the Tiger Lie Army. However, it was obvious that the situation had lost control, and the Tiger Lie Army was very likely to break through the defense of the Eternal Victory Army.
Guo Yaoshi made a decision after only a moment of consideration and took his entourage Xiang Zongfu's commander's tent. The Changsheng Army abandoned him and his life was in danger. The only way out was to hide in the Jurchen camp as fast as possible, otherwise he would definitely die.
Zhang Linghui has been sending people to stare at Guo Yaoshi. If Guo Yaoshi summoned his confidants to attack him, he had to tear his face and meet each other. Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren are actually both Guo Yaoshi's confidants. The main force of the Changsheng Army is in their hands. If these two people betrayed, Guo Yaoshi basically lost control of the Changsheng Army. Guo Yaoshi estimated that the betrayer was these two good brothers of the past, so he turned around and ran away, not daring to step into the camp of the two. When Guo Yaoshi ran away, Zhang Linghui immediately breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he didn't want to see his brothers kill each other.
Zhang Linghui immediately sent someone to send an oral message to the generals of the Shengsheng Army who did not participate in this mutiny. I was going to join Li Hu, and if I were willing to participate, I would immediately assemble the army to join me.
Liu Shunren quickly lit three huge bonfires. Guo Yaoshi ran away, and the Jurchens were alert. After a moment, Zong Fu would gather troops to fight over. Although the scheduled attack time was not yet reached, the situation was critical and he could only launch an attack in advance.
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At the seventh hour of the ugly moment, the right wing drums and horns of the Jin army camp were noisy, and three piles of fire rose into the sky.
At the command of Gao Baolong, the 30,000 horses rushed out of the darkness like a river breaking through the river, and killed the Jin camp with a rush of overwhelming force.
Han Shizhong and Wu Jie each led an elite infantry army and followed up.
For a moment, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the sound of killing shook the sky. The night shivered in fear.
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The sound of drums rumbled in the Jin army camp and the sound of trumpets came one after another. Teams of Jin army rushed to the battlefield. Zong Bi personally led the main force of the horse army to rush to the right wing of the camp, trying to block the attack of the Tiger Lie Army.
At this moment, thousands of tiger brigades rushed out of the darkness, dense torches illuminated the entire battlefield, and the sound of killing was even more earth-shaking.
The two sides fought bloodyly.
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Li Hu's tent was brightly lit, the servants looked nervous, and the messengers were instructed to enter and exit frequently, and the dense sound of horse hooves outside the tent did not stop for a moment.
Zhuxia and Sun Ge surrounded the map and kept marking according to the battle report. The attacks of various units of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army were smooth, and Gao Baolong's horse army was unstoppable. He had divided the Jin army into two and completed the division and encirclement of the Jin army.
"Master, the main force of the Jin army was surrounded in Fenglong Town, and some were surrounded in the west of Wuxia." Zhu Xia saw Li Hu walking to the edge of the map and hurriedly said, "Current Yue is commanding the troops on the northern front and Han Shizhong, and Wu Jie's two troops are attacking the Jin army on the west of Wuxia. Guishuai, Tuo Shuai and Baoshuai are commanding the troops on the south front to attack Fenglong Town."
Li Hu nodded slightly and asked casually: "Do you know where Zong Fu is?"
"According to Baoshuai's report, it is estimated that Zong Fu and Zong Bi are both in Fenglong Town." Sun Ge said, "The Jin army in Fenglong Town is based on favorable terrain and stubbornly blocks. The defense line is currently relatively stable, and our army's attacks are repeatedly blocked."
Li Hu frowned slightly and asked, "Have you ever burned down the Jin army's food camp?"
Zhu Xia and Sun Ge looked at each other, and their eyes showed regret.
"The Jin army's food and grass camp is in Fenglong Town. Although the Ghost General tried his best to kill the nearby area and fired fiercely with artillery rockets, because the Jin army was relatively prepared, the fire failed to achieve the expected effect." Zhu Xia shook his head, "If we had more people on the southern line, we should be able to destroy the Jin army's food and grass supplies in one fell swoop."
Li Hu thought for a moment and asked again: "Is there any confidence in destroying the Jin army in Xi before dawn?"
"We can complete the division and siege tonight and reach the target of attack." Sun Ge replied carefully, "Master, Luancheng battlefield is too large and the forces of both sides are too large. The night attack will inevitably cause chaos. Therefore, Yue Shuai means to wait until dawn to properly adjust the deployment of troops, and then launch the siege and annihilation war."
Li Hu nodded with a smile, "I'm a little anxious, okay, just do as Yue Shuai wants."
"Master, how to resettle the Eternal Victory Army?" Zhu Xia suddenly asked.
Li Hu glanced at him, probably guessing what Zhu Xia meant, the smile on his face gradually dissipated, and his brows frowned again.
"The Changsheng Army is currently attacking the Jin army in the west direction of the Xiongsun." Sun Ge said, "According to Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren's report, most generals of the Changsheng Army participated in this mutiny, and it is estimated that more than 80% of the Changsheng Army have raised their flags and turned against each other." He said this and secretly glanced at Zhu Xia, then made careful suggestions, "Master, the number of Changsheng Army is more than 20,000, and they are basically elite. If this army stays..."
A trace of murderous aura suddenly appeared in Li Hu's eyes. Sun Ge hurriedly closed his mouth. Li Hu had already understood. Sun Ge had no intention of accepting this army, which was completely consistent with the opinions of Yue Fei, Zhe Kecun and others. The generals of the Middle Earth hated Guo Yaoshi and the Changsheng Army to the core and wanted to eat this army. Now they finally waited for this opportunity, and no one wanted to let it go.
Zhu Xia hesitated for a long time and whispered, "Master General, Guo Yaoshi and Changsheng Army are seriously guilty, but there are many brothers in Changsheng Army, and they are innocent."
Li Hu looked at him and didn't say anything. Zhu Xia came from a resentful army. Although he was not in the same faction as Guo Yaoshi, Zhang Linghui and others, and had deep hatred for each other, the old team of the Changsheng Army was the eight thousand resentful army brothers who had rebelled from the Tiger Lie Army. These eight thousand people were also refugees from Liaodong. They could not decide their own destiny, and the crimes of Guo Yaoshi, Zhang Linghui and others could not be borne by these people.
"Master General, the domestic situation is now critical and the war situation is tense. The Northern Expedition must be decided quickly. The matter of the Changsheng Army cannot be delayed and must be resolved immediately." Seeing Li Hu hesitating, Sun Ge immediately advised, "After we resolved the Jin army in the west, we will solve the Changsheng Army once and for all."
"Mastery..." Zhu Xia bowed and begged, "If Shuai Dong and Shuai Luo were here, they would definitely consider the resentful brothers and would definitely plead with the Master." In desperation, Zhu Xia brought Dong Xiaochou and Luo Qinghan out.
Li Hu thought for a long time and accepted Sun Ge's opinion. He now cannot tolerate the military force independent of the Tiger and Lieutenant Army. The Changsheng Army will not accept reorganization in the short term with its own strength. This time Guo Yaoshi is unwilling to turn against him. Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren firmly demand to join Li Hu. The conflict between the two sides is fierce, and in fact it is also to compete for the army of the Changsheng Army.
"The Changsheng Army must accept the reorganization immediately." Li Hu said coldly, "If Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren disagree, then kill them."
Sun Ge was a little regretful, but since Li Hu made a decision, he couldn't persuade Li Hu to kill all the Changsheng Army. Zhu Xia smiled happily. The lives of Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren were not important to him. It was the most important to save the lives of the Liaodong resentful army brothers. Under the current situation, it was a bit troublesome to reorganize all the Changsheng Army into the Tiger and Lie Army, and it might even delay the final decisive battle. However, Li Hu had to take care of the interests of the generals of the resentful army in the army. This compromise was undoubtedly the best solution.
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On the morning of the 29th, Yue Fei adjusted the deployment of troops on the battlefield in the West, assembled 160,000 troops to launch an attack, and annihilated more than 40,000 enemies.
Zong Fu and about 60,000 Jin troops were surrounded in Fenglong Town, and they were unable to fly.
Chapter completed!