Chapter 1167: Fighting in the Snow (I)
This situation is indeed a bit unexpected, although Zhuge Dan is also a general who has experienced a hundred battles, but in such a bad weather condition, sending troops to fight, unless the brain is in water, there will be such a practice, is it possible that the generals of the Wu army are eager for quick success, and they really have to go crazy?
Thinking of this, Zhuge Dan sneered and said: "What a panic, the Wu people sent troops over at this time, presumably it was just a temptation, and they may not really come to attack. ”
At this time, Zhuge Dan had a bit of a general's bearing, calm and composed, and reprimanded the panicked messenger for a few words. In Zhuge Dan's view, it is impossible for the Wu army to send a large army to attack at this time, and even if there are indeed some moves, they are just some vanguard troops sent to reconnoiter and probe them, and they don't need to pay attention to them at all.
Zhuge Day's Chinese army tent is facing the direction of Xutang where the Wu army is camping, but the visibility is poor due to the heavy snow, otherwise, it will be condescending, and you can see the Wu army's camp clearly.
Despite this, this position is still the best, as long as the Wu army comes up, Zhuge Dan doesn't need to move the place, he can see the panorama, Zhuge Dan secretly sneered, he wanted to see with his own eyes, who ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and actually came to attack in such bad weather conditions, is this a self-defeating way?
Zhuge Dan thought that the Wu army had only sent a small force, but in fact he was very wrong, the Wu army was not just a tentative attack this time, but sent the most elite vanguard troops, under the leadership of Ding Feng, to prepare to launch a surprise attack on the Wei army.
After the Wu army arrived in Xutang, Zhuge Ke did not camp and wait, but immediately mobilized his troops and horses to prepare for a full-scale war with the Wei army.
After all, in the Yangtze River area, it is almost difficult to see the sun in winter, and the cold and humid will accompany them almost throughout the winter, although snow is not a common climate, but it is not uncommon, but Zhuge Ke decided to seize such climatic conditions to launch a decisive attack on the Wei army.
Ding Feng took the initiative to invite Ying to fight, Zhuge Ke was a little hesitant, after all, Ding Feng was already a veteran in his sixties, and this battle of Dongxing, for the Wu army, is crucial, and there is no room for failure, Zhuge Ke prefers to use younger generals.
Ding Feng was anxious, generously resigned, made a military order, and insisted on leading the troops to fight, so Zhuge Ke ordered Ding Feng to lead 3,000 people and horses as the vanguard, Tang Zhi, Lu Zhi, Liuzan and other generals each led troops and horses to respond, and the armies from all walks of life took advantage of the snow to advance and went straight to the Weisu embankment.
Ding Feng was a strong general when he was young, successively served under famous generals such as Gan Ning, Lu Xun, Pan Zhang, etc., charged into battle, bravely crowned the three armies, and was often wounded because of his courage to kill the enemy, but Ding Feng was lightly injured and could not get out of the line of fire, brave and unparalleled, and was often known for his courage in the Wu army.
As early as the Battle of Chibi, Ding Feng participated in the war as a captain, and then fought with Cao Wei several times, Ding Feng always charged ahead, accumulating meritorious service, although he is now over the age of six, but still ambitious, take the initiative to invite Ying to be the vanguard.
Zhuge Ke also admired Ding Feng very much, otherwise he would not have brought him to the Dongxing front, but because of the snow and slippery roads, he was worried that Ding Feng was old and inconvenient, but Ding Feng insisted on going to war, so he made a military order, and Zhuge Ke was not easy to abandon, so he made Ding Feng the vanguard and launched an attack on the Wei army stationed on the Weixu embankment from the front.
The 3,000 people led by Ding Feng are all their own troops, and the private troops of this era are much stronger than other armies, and many famous generals are responsible for their own troops, and they are usually treated well for their own troops, and these troops can fight for themselves when they fight.
Ding Feng went to the bottom of the embankment in one go, and when he looked up, the top and bottom of the embankment were the camps of the Wei army, and in order to avoid the wind and snow, most of the Wei soldiers hid in tents.
However, due to the lack of enough dry firewood, the Wei soldiers could not make a fire to keep warm, and the generals could bake the fire and drink wine to keep warm, while the ordinary soldiers could only huddle together to keep warm, relying on each other's body temperature to dry their wet clothes.
It's just that the weather is too wet and cold, even if it gets into the tent, it can only avoid the wind and snow, but the tent is also damp and humid, and the temperature is not much different from the outside, and the Wei soldiers are shivering from the cold.
This situation, obviously, was expected by Ding Feng, one side of the water and soil to support the other side, they are used to living here, and they have long adapted to the damp and cold in the Jianghuai area, but the Wei soldiers in the north are different, how can they adapt to this climate when they first arrive?
Especially this year's weather, more severe than in previous years, more extreme, Wei soldiers are even more unadaptable, this heavy snow, for the Wu army, but it is the right time, the time and place are on their side, it is difficult to break the enemy.
Ding Feng looked at Zhuge Dan and Sima Zhao who were drinking and having fun in the tent from afar, although they didn't know who they were, but the location of the big tent was transcendent, and it was obvious that important people were living there, Ding Feng secretly sneered, the main generals of the Wei army were not prepared, and it was perfect to kill them at this time.
He shouted: "Today is the opportunity to receive rewards for meritorious service, sons, come with me!" ”
Ding Feng took the lead in taking off his helmet, took off the armor on his body, untied the wet clothes on his body, and raised his arms and shouted with two big arms and a big knife with a ring head.
Fang Cai's all the way to the attack, Ding Feng was already sweating profusely, and his wet clothes were sticking to his body, which was very uncomfortable, and the cold and heavy armor, at this time, became a burden, seriously affecting his speed and agility.
It was about to be the critical time to rush into battle to kill the enemy, Ding Feng felt that continuing to wear such armor and wet clothes had a great impact on his killing, so he simply took off these burdens on his body, although there was some less protection, but it greatly improved his speed and agility, and Ding Feng felt that it was still very worthwhile.
As for being shirtless on such a cold day, Ding Feng didn't feel any discomfort, although he was over the age of six, but every winter, he often jumped into the Yangtze River to swim, and his subordinates were the same, so fighting naked, Ding Feng felt unrestrained, and could give full play to their potential.