Chapter 1053: The Weather Is Suddenly Cold

c_t; The snow had been falling for several days, and there was no sign of stopping, and everywhere in and around Xiangping City was a world covered in snow, with wild beasts and their prey hibernating, and most of the birds and finches flying to the warm south. [There are almost all the books I want to read.,It's much more stable and faster than the general station.,There's no ads in the whole text.] ]

The big war is imminent, all the soldiers in Xiangping City are not in the mood to appreciate the fairy tale world in front of them, they are all under the command of their respective generals, actively preparing for war, the cold air is filled with the breath of slaughter, which makes people shudder from time to time.

Wang Wu looked at the southwest direction of Shoushan, fell into deep worry, yesterday, he had learned that the two county towns of Xinchang and Ju were broken by Murong Ke, half of the people in the city escaped from the city, and rushed to Xiangping City, adding 5,000 troops to Xiangping City.

Subsequently, at night, a cold snap suddenly hit, so that the temperature near Xiangping City dropped a lot, which is a good thing for the army defending the city, but Wang Wu was worried about the 15,000 soldiers and horses deployed in the first mountain, after all, there are only thin tents on the top of the mountain, and the weather suddenly became cold, and the soldiers who live in the tents on the top of the mountain will not get frostbitten, will they seriously affect their combat effectiveness because of frostbite, and will they lose the first mountain, these worries torment Wang Wu, so that he does not think about tea and dinner, and people have become a lot thinner.

At this time, the 50,000 Yan army had arrived in the direction of the north of Xiangping City and set up camp, but the Yan army did not immediately attack, but sent scouts every day to explore the situation around Xiangping City, harassing the nearby villages from time to time and robbing some necessities of life.

"Are the cotton clothes and quilts ready?" Wang Wu looked at a lieutenant and asked softly.

"General Hui, you're all ready."

Wang Wu nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "Immediately send these cotton clothes and quilts to Shoushan and hand them over to the soldiers." ”

"Yes, General." The lieutenant hurriedly responded.

......Just as the lieutenant was about to send the cotton clothes and quilts to Shoushan, the earth suddenly shook violently, and then a large number of cavalry rushed in the south direction, with a total of 20,000 or 30,000 people.

"General, it's the cavalry of the Yan Kingdom. Cotton clothes and quilts could not be sent to Shoushan. The lieutenant said helplessly.

Wang Wu looked at the Yan cavalry who were rushing, sighed, and said, "Pass the order, let the soldiers prepare for battle immediately." Be prepared to respond. ”

When the soldiers heard the order, they immediately began to prepare for battle, and the city wall and the city gate tower were suddenly full of Jin army soldiers, and many soldiers and horses in the city were also ready for war, and they could reinforce the south gate at any time.

"Newspaper. General, the army of Yan outside the north gate also began to move. Just then, a lieutenant rushed to report.

"Let the soldiers of the North Gate prepare to meet the enemy." Wang Wu did not hesitate to give the order to meet the enemy.

At this time, the army of Yan divided into two roads, north and south, and killed Xiangping City, which caused a lot of pressure on the Wang Wu army defending the city, but Xiangping City was the seat of Liaodong, no matter what, they must go all out to hold Xiangping City. Thought that the Xie Ai Legion would buy time to break through Jicheng.

Three miles south of Xiangping City, Murong Ke and his nearly 30,000 elite cavalry slowly stopped and looked at Xiangping City and the first mountain on the west side. []

Now, there are three roads in front of Murong Ke, one is to concentrate on attacking the south gate of Xiangping City, the second is to attack the Jin army soldiers and horses who are holding the first mountain with all their might, and seize the commanding heights in the southwest of Xiangping City, and the third is to divide the troops into two roads and attack the south gate of Xiangping City and the enemy of Shoushan at the same time.

Murong Ke rode on horseback. Extremely confident, although the weather was very cold at the moment, after capturing four county towns in a row, the 30,000 troops under his command had already looted enough cotton clothes. It was enough to ensure that all soldiers were not frostbitten.

"General, the front is Xiangping City, according to the scouts, there are 20,000 defenders, and there are 15,000 troops in the first mountain on the left, which place will our army attack?" The general asked Reads;.

Murong Ke thought for a moment, and said, "Xiangping City and Shoushan are each other's horns. Both places are easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as our army attacks one of them, the enemy army in the other place will inevitably attack our army, so our army must divide our troops into two routes, one is responsible for the main attack, and the other is responsible for containing the enemy's men and horses. ”

"Which place is the general going to attack?" The general asked.

Murong Ke looked at Shoushan, smiled, and said: "Shoushan is located a few miles southwest of Xiangping City, it is the gateway of Xiangping City, as long as you capture Shoushan, you can look down on all the situations in Xiangping City, and the deployment and combat readiness of the enemy army will be under the nose of our army, so it is the best policy to capture Shoushan first, as for Xiangping City, as long as Shoushan is captured by our army, it is the turtle in the urn." ”

"The general is wise, and the last general is willing to lead the troops to capture the first mountain." One of the generals immediately clenched his fists and pleaded.

Murong Ke waved his hand, and said with a straight face: "Don't worry, we haven't completely figured out the situation in Shoushan yet, and it is safer to launch an attack after the investigation is clear, and retreat three miles to camp one after another." ”

"Yes, General." Under Murong Ke's order, nearly 30,000 cavalry of the Yan State slowly retreated and set up camp three miles away.

"General, the Yan cavalry has retreated, and the Yan cavalry in the direction of the north gate has also retreated." On the wall of Xiangping City, a general shouted excitedly.

Wang Wu had naturally seen it a long time ago, he sighed, looked at the retreating Yan cavalry, and his eyes showed a worried look.

Although the Yan army did not attack immediately, it could be seen from the uniform pace of the Yan cavalry that this was a well-trained elite army, and in the face of such an enemy, he felt a huge defensive pressure.

Wang Wu wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to send the cotton clothes and quilts that had been prepared to Shoushan and hand them over to the soldiers, but Murong Ke's nearly 30,000 elite soldiers were not far away, and he was worried that the cotton clothes sent would be robbed by the Yan army before they reached Shoushan, so he hesitated for a while.

"Captain Wang, you immediately prepare five thousand cotton clothes and quilts, and send them to Shoushan after dark." Wang Wu ordered loudly, apparently, he planned to deliver cold protection materials in batches to reduce the target.

"Yes, General."

Wang Wu nodded, began to inspect the city walls, and stopped in some weak defensive places, ordering his soldiers to reinforce the defenses.

In the Chinese army tent of Murong Ke, the commander of the Yan army, Murong Ke was analyzing the enemy situation with his generals, and in order to learn more about the situation in Shoushan, Murong Ke sent more than 100 scouts to explore in Shoushan.

Soon, the scouts sent out returned to the camp one after another, and gave an account of what they had discovered, and through the explanations of these scouts. Murong Ke had a clearer understanding of the enemy forces in Shoushan and was full of confidence in capturing Shoushan.

"General, the enemy army in Shoushan lacks supplies to protect against the cold, and the weather is getting colder and colder. If this continues, the enemy troops stationed on the mountain will be unbearable, and perhaps the enemy troops on the mountain will all freeze to death without us sending troops. A subordinate general looked at Murong Ke and said.

"General. In the opinion of his subordinates, since the enemy army in Shoushan lacks materials to protect against the cold, the enemy troops stationed in Xiangping City will definitely send a team to send the materials to Shoushan, and our army only needs to intercept this team and put on their armor to win the gate of Xiangping City, so that our army can capture Xiangping City without any effort. Another subordinate, Masuse, said.

Murong Ke heard this. Smiled with satisfaction, Zhengse said: "Win open the city gate, it is really a clever plan, if the general is expected to be good, tonight the enemy army in Xiangping City will definitely secretly send the cold materials to Shoushan, and our army only needs to set up an ambush on the enemy's road, and this team can easily annihilate this team." ”

"The last general is willing to lead his troops to set up an ambush and annihilate the enemy." One of the generals shouted for help.

Murong Ke nodded and said, "Okay, you immediately lead two thousand men and horses to quietly ambush the enemy army on the road that the enemy must pass through under the cover of heavy snow." Wait for the enemy to pass and remember, make sure to do it cleanly. ”

"Yes, General." The general responded. Hurriedly went to prepare.

At dusk, Murong Ke's subordinates led 2,000 men and horses to quietly go to Xiangping City and Shoushan, and dug a large number of snow pits, in which all the soldiers were ambushed. In a snowy climate, as long as you don't get too close, it's hard to spot.

And just when the Yan army's 2,000 men and horses were ready, a group of men and horses under Wang Wu's command was also ready, and was waiting for the order to set off at the south gate of Xiangping City.

There were only thirty soldiers in this group, and two hundred civilians with mules and horses, who were only responsible for quietly sending 5,000 cotton clothes and quilts to Shoushan, so the smaller the target, the better.

"General, is there anything else you have to say?" Before leaving, the captain looked at Wang Wu and asked loudly.

Wang Wu handed them ten sets of gongs used to collect the troops, and said: "You take these gongs with you, and if you are ambushed by the enemy, ring the gongs immediately, so that the general will know your situation." ”

"Yes, General, the Admiral understands." The lieutenant said and took ten sets of gongs.

"Alright, let's go!" Wang Wu stretched out his hand and waved it, signaling the captain to set off.

"Click, click, click......" With the sound of a rough doorshaft turning, the south gate of Xiangping City slowly opened, a team of more than 200 people, quietly left Xiangping City by the moonlight, and ran to the direction of the first mountain not far away, at the front of the team was ten cavalry responsible for leading the way, followed by two hundred hired people, and finally the captain in charge of escort and twenty soldiers under his command, ten sets of gongs were kept by them.

The snow was falling incessantly, and the march of more than 200 people was quite difficult, but the worse the weather, the less likely it was to be intercepted by the enemy, and for this reason, everyone was grateful to Dade for such bad weather.

Unconsciously, a team of more than 200 people approached the encirclement preset by the soldiers and horses of the Yan State, and walked in with a big grin, the snow covered everything, so that these people did not even find the Yan army close at hand, and the soldiers of the Yan State who were ambushed in the snow pit had already discovered the enemy who had entered the encirclement.

"Kill ......" With the order of the general of the Yan Kingdom, the two thousand soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom who were ambushed in the snow pit rushed out and fiercely rushed towards the enemy in the encirclement.

"Uh......" With a scream, most of the people died on the spot.

Obviously, in the face of the ferocious Yan State soldiers and horses, the two hundred unarmed people had no power to resist, and the strength of the thirty soldiers was also extremely weak, and they were powerless to stop the two thousand Yan State army.

"Gong, ring the gong quickly, the captain who walked at the end of the line, ordered loudly.

"Bell, bell, bell...... Suddenly, the soldiers at the back of the line rang the gong in their hands, and the piercing sound of the gong spread quickly and far in the night.......

Wang Wu, who was sitting in Xiangping City, was taken aback when he suddenly heard the sound of the gong, and pricked up his ears to continue listening, but after only a moment's work, the sound of the gong could no longer be heard.

This is naturally because the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom suddenly killed and killed all these soldiers who struck the gong.

"Did you hear the gong?" Wang Wu looked at several pro-soldiers beside him and asked.

"General, the last general seems to have heard three sounds, and then he can't hear them again."

"General, the last general only hears one voice."

"General, the last general didn't hear anything."

It is no wonder that the hearing and attention of different soldiers are different, so it is completely normal to hear different gongs different times.

At this time, Wang Wu could basically be sure that most of the men and horses he had just sent had suffered an accident, and this was also something he expected, so far, he could only hope that the soldiers stationed in Shoushan would be able to survive the difficulties by themselves.

At the ambush site, the general of the Yan Kingdom looked at the two hundred enemies who were killed, and fell into thought, when he killed these centaurs, he heard the piercing sound of gongs, and this was obviously sent by this group of centaurs in order to convey some kind of signal, he guessed that this gong was to tell the generals of Xiangping City that they had been attacked, if this was really the case, it would be difficult for him to open the gate of Xiangping City.

"General, in this battle, our army annihilated two hundred and thirty-one enemies, none of the enemy troops escaped the net, and our army suffered less than five casualties, our army won a great victory!" A lieutenant said happily.

The general frowned and said: "What about the big victory, you are still too slow to move, causing the enemy army to ring the gong, at this time, the defenders of Xiangping City are only afraid that they have already prepared, and it will not be so easy for our army to win the city gate." ”

"General, this place is two or three miles away from Xiangping City, and the sound of the gong is only a few sounds, maybe the enemy troops in the city did not hear the gong!" The lieutenant said.

"Impossible, the sound of the gong is so loud, how can the enemy army in Xiangping City not hear it, but even so, we still have a chance to win the city gate." Another lieutenant said loudly.

"Is there any way to open the city gates, say quickly." The general asked impatiently.

The captain smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and whispered a few words in the general's ear, and the general nodded happily and agreed to his subordinates' suggestions