1330 Fenwu knocks on the city
There are all kinds of chaos in Xiangguo this night, and Shen Yun doesn't know it clearly. Although the general Zhang Tan also said that the Shi brothers had deep grievances, Shi Xuan suddenly led his troops back to the country, and there would be conflicts between them.
But Shen Yun didn't dare to believe in this after all, a piece of Zhang Tanxin had not been in place for a long time, even if he had contributed a lot to the march all the way, but after all, it had not reached the level of putting his heart in his heart.
On the other hand, Shen Yun didn't think that the Shi brothers would be so ignorant, and they would have to fight with each other when they knew that there were enemy troops near Xiangguo.
Even if Shi Di, the crown prince of the Qiang Kingdom, does not know the situation of his department, but Shi Xuan is very clear about this, he was defeated and retreated from the front line of the southern Hebei battlefield, and he was entangled all the way in the process of fleeing, it should be very clear that although the number of Fenwu troops is small, its combat effectiveness is absolutely strong, and it cannot be regarded as an ordinary army.
Under such circumstances, the two sons of the Shi family still have a little normal thinking, even if they have any grievances before, they should more or less endure each other for the country and fight the enemy together.
In the final analysis, Shen Yun is actually still cautious under the rough appearance, he knows very well that the miraculous feats seem to be brilliant, but he is greedy when he should be greedy, and he is not greedy when he should not be greedy. After all, no matter how brave the Fenwu army is, in the heart of the country at the moment, the number of people is too small, if the choice of advance and retreat is affected because of the greed for great achievements, it is possible that the whole army will be annihilated.
Even if Shi Hu of Xindu didn't have time to react, you must know that after the Fenwu Army went south to Fangtou, it still needed to pass through another war zone where the heavy army of the Qiang Kingdom was assembled, that is, Ma Qiu in Yedi. Ma Qiu has been confronting and attacking each other with Xie Ai of Fangtou in recent years, although he has not performed very well, but he can prevent the influence of Fangtou Wang Shi from further spreading to the country, and his strength should not be underestimated.
Therefore, for this trip to Xiangguo, Shen Yun's positioning is to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, and he does not hope that with this more than 2,000 light cavalry, he can directly shake or even conquer the capital of Xiangguo.
Because it was this night, after the Fenwu army finished cooking, except for the 100 scouts sent abroad, the rest of the soldiers all returned to the house early to recuperate. Because tomorrow Shen Yun plans to launch a substantial attack on Xiangguo, taking advantage of the fact that Shi Xuan's army has not yet arrived and cannot reach coordination with the defenders in the city, he will complete the strategic intention of this trip, and then return south lightly as soon as possible.
But this night was destined to be unpeaceful, after Shen Yun unloaded his armor, he had just fallen asleep for a long time, and there was an urgent military intelligence report, saying that most of the army in the city was gathered in the south of Xiangguo.
Being in the enemy territory, Shen Yun naturally didn't dare to relax, and immediately got up again and gathered all the generals, including the general Zhang Tan and the Ma clan of the Xiangguo family who helped them.
"It seems that the thief army should be aware of our army's movements."
No matter how smart a person is, it is impossible to judge the meaning of each other's actions when the two armies have no substantive contact at all, especially the generals of Fenwu know that Shi Xuan's department is approaching Xiangguo, and it is a matter of course that the enemy troops in the city know how they are moving.
"Do you need to start a night fight?"
Another person looked at the general Shen Yun, and his expression was eager to try. Although they traveled thousands of miles along the way, the Fenwu army all selected brave soldiers and arrived at the outskirts of Xiangguo a few days in advance.
Shen Yun waved his hand after a moment of silence and said, "It's better to explore again, don't be in a hurry." After all, our army has come from afar, and even if it has been explored in recent days, the terrain is not as familiar as the enemy's army, and night battles may not be advantageous. ”
In the current situation, it is better to be clumsy than clumsy, and if you go too far, the act of boasting about the military that is already about to be achieved may turn into a stupid act of self-defeat. In the case of allowing advance and retreat, before there was no definite fighter plane to grasp, Shen Yun was not in a hurry to risk the lives of his soldiers.
"The situation tonight is indeed a little strange!"
The name of the Ma clan in the local family of Xiangguo is Ma Xing, although he does not have the vision of Zhang Tan, who was a senior general of the Xiangguo Kingdom, and can understand the internal entanglements of the high-level of the Xiangguo Kingdom, but he lives in the city of Xiangguo all the year round and is quite sensitive to the current situation.
After asking for permission, he stepped forward, pointed to the Xiangguo city defense drawings spread out on the case, and outlined: "In the old years, there was a civil war in the country, and this area of the southern city was the most fierce area for attack and defense. There are many private villas outside the city, and there are many different private villas outside the city, under the chaos of war, there are many dilapidated, and then the city affairs are deserted, and they have not been repaired. At present, in the city, the forbidden army is the first sharp division, if it is really deployed to meet foreign enemies, the south of the city is by no means a good defense, and it is not easy to advance and retreat......"
Through this Ma Xing's explanation, all the generals in the tent heard the meaning. This section of the outer city in the south of Xiangguo is chaotic and disorderly, even if it is the army of Xiangguo itself, it is difficult to calmly intersperse between them, once the war unfolds, no matter whether the situation of the enemy is good or bad, it is not convenient to advance and retreat.
Therefore, this is mainly used as a buffer zone for external defense, and it is normal to use messy houses and humble human lives to block the enemy's attack, and it is not the best arrangement to deploy elite troops here.
Although Shen Yun did not agree with launching a night attack immediately, he was actually ready to move in his heart at this moment, he got up and tidied up his armor, and said with a smile: "Since the slaves are not very restless, you will also sleep less tonight, although you can't attack rashly, but you also need to carefully monitor." ”
All the generals received the order, and after returning to their troops, they first gathered the soldiers, and then hundreds of scouts crossed the camp and scattered out of the suburbs of Xiangguo, peeking from all directions.
As for Shen Yun, he also personally went out of the camp, took Zhang Tan, Ma Xing and more than a dozen personal soldiers, whipped his horse, and even rushed directly to the south of Xiangguo City, less than a mile away from the enemy's camp.
With such a short distance, it is impossible for the investigation of the Fenwu Army to hide from the Qiang Army. Since the leader Wang Lang was appointed by Shi Hu to such an important position, he was naturally also a person who knew the soldiers, and it was only because of the suppression of the crown prince Shi Di that he didn't even dare to send out scouts easily, but now that he is sure that the enemy does exist, he will naturally spread out the scouts widely while moving the defense.
Shen Yun and the others rode all the way at night, and they encountered several scouts from the Qiang Kingdom. The two sides didn't know much about each other, and their vision was limited at night, when the scouts of the opposite army asked for the password, Shen Yun and the others had already taken the first step to shoot or expel them, and when they rushed outside the enemy's camp, they finally caught a few live mouths.
At this moment, the army of the enemy camp also sensed the existence of this group of wanderers, and naturally responded, and hundreds of horsemen rushed straight out, while Shen Yun and the others did not like to fight, and took a few live mouths and retreated into the night. The enemy army was probably also afraid of the unknown enemy situation, and did not dare to attack on a large scale, although there were dozens of horsemen in pursuit, but after that, the Fenwu army responded to each other with the sound of arrows, but was surrounded and killed more than half.
Similar means of scouting and communicating signals at night are naturally available to the Qiang army, but compared with the skillful cooperation of the Fenwu army, these forbidden troops of the Qiang State who have stayed in Xiangguo all the year round are inevitably a little rusty. When the other armies heard the news, the guerrilla war was over in the night, and the Fenwu army left the battlefield and marched to the east of the city.
Zhang Tan followed behind Shen Yun all the way, and witnessed the skillful combination of the Fenwu Army rangers in this night, and he was also amazed in his heart.
Although he had also seen it before, he lacked a clear comparison, tonight is the forbidden army of the Fenwu Kingdom or in his own home field, and in a small range of battles, he was actually flexibly suppressed by the Fenwu Army, even if such a brave ranger as the Fenwu Army does not exist in the south, but at least it shows that in terms of high-end combat power, especially the high-mobility ranger engagement, the Qiang State no longer has an advantage.
As for that Ma Xing, he was even more amazed. Although he is not in the army, as an ordinary person, he can still understand the direct victory and defeat of life and death.
The performance of the Fenwu Army tonight really subverted the long-held impression that these Hebei people had held on the southerners, the so-called cowards on horseback, and heroes on boats. The reason why the state of Qiang was able to maintain its rule in Hebei despite the unfavorable situation is not unrelated to the general perception among the people of Hebei.
They felt that no matter how fierce the southerners were, Hebei was an open battlefield after all, a place where cavalry galloped and competed, and the southerners were still slightly inferior to Hebei's old overlord in this regard. Once the battle is crossed, Wang Shi may not be able to play as triumphantly as in previous years.
Including this Ma Xing, the reason why his family is willing to take refuge in Wang Shi is also because Xiangguo is becoming more and more unable to stay, and they hope that they will be able to go far to Henan with this opportunity, but they dare not say what the advantages and disadvantages of the entire Hebei battlefield will be after that.
Not to mention how these outsiders feel, after watching from the closer, the scouts of the Fenwu Army summarized the news with each other, and they also felt more and more the weird atmosphere of Xiangguo this night. These warriors, who have been in the most dangerous situations all year round, have been honed for a long time in both their vision and perception, not to mention that the omen is so obvious at the moment.
Shen Yun rode around the city, looking at the bright Xiaozhang City on the eastern slope of Xiangguo City, and his original serious thoughts gradually changed. But until now, he was still a little hesitant: "The Shi family's dogs, are they really so ignorant?" ”
What happened after that, not only Shen Yun, but even the other Fenwu scouts who were lucky enough to see it were greatly surprised. That is, after the Shi Xuan troops outside Xiaozhang City received the city's food and support, not only did they enter the city to defend it, but they went all the way to the north!
If this move still has the possibility of luring the enemy or receiving the fuse capital army to come south, then the next Xiangguocheng army broke the embankment and rushed to kill Xiaozhangcheng, which is undoubtedly fratricidal. If even this can be regarded as a temptation, then Shen Yun has to be convinced, these living treasures of the Shi family are too bloody!
"General, let's fight!"
In the night, several horsemen rushed to Shen Yun's place, and they all opened their mouths to ask for battle.
Shen Yun also made a decision at this moment, and ordered: "Return to the camp to report, the troops will come out, and tonight will add another fire to this chaotic nest of thieves!" ”
Xiangguo City has all kinds of signs this night, and the soldiers of the Fenwu Army actually don't understand it. Although Jiangdong was also very fierce in the early years, when the Fenwu Army was created, the general had already dominated the north of the country, especially after returning to the country to settle the chaos, he was already the first person to control the internal and external affairs.
But since the kingdom of Karma died by itself, they naturally had no reason to stop it. More than 2,000 Fenwu troops were all dispatched, and they did not join the battle situation in the east of the city, which had been chaotic to the extreme, but rushed straight to the south of the city, preparing to crush the only strong force in Xiangguo at the moment, and then calmly sweep away the chaos.
But when they rushed to the south of the city, they found that the situation was different, and the forbidden army of the Qiang Kingdom, which had just been arranged, retreated into the city at this moment, so that even the Fenwu army directly came to the city, but a few hundred scattered soldiers were sent to refuse the battle, this reaction was simply a disregard for the Fenwu army!
Shen Yun naturally didn't know that Wang Lang learned that his son was directly stabbed to death by the crown prince, and he was in a hurry to return to Jiande Palace, of course, he had no time to take care of them as foreign enemies.
The Fenwu army rushed directly to kill and quickly killed the hundreds of soldiers who resisted the battle, but then they also faced an embarrassing situation, that is, most of the forbidden army of the Qiang Kingdom had withdrawn to the city, and it was difficult for them to continue to attack.
"Xiaomin, please lead a team of brave people and enter the city to publicize the majesty of the king!"
That Ma Xing's eyes were shining at the moment, and his face was excited.
And Zhang Tan on the other side was also so excited that his face flushed at this time, and he rushed to Shen Yun's mount and said quickly: "If the forbidden army retreats regardless of external disturbances, it will be chaos in the palace!" Generals should march forward early! ”