Chapter 20: The Night Attack of the Eastern Qin Soldiers
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala of Lingyin Academy was in full swing, it encountered a sudden night attack in the Shangyan Kingdom in the south of the Yugu Continent.
Shangyan is close to the Northern Han Dynasty and is the barrier in front of the Northern Han Dynasty.
In the battle of Wushuang City in Zhongwu, both the Northern Han and Shangyan sent a large number of troops to support.
This also gave Dongqin a good excuse to attack Shangyan at night.
After the battle in Frostless City reached a stalemate, Zhang Xiaoting, the general of Eastern Qin's expedition to the west, also thought hard about how to reduce losses and obtain the greatest benefits?
The original strategic deployment was to quickly capture the frost-free city and take the small country of Zhongwu in the form of a blitzkrieg.
Then take Zhongwu as a springboard and stronghold, continue to march westward, attack Western Chu, if everything goes well, and then use the victorious division and the remaining troops in the country to flank the Northern Han and Shangyan, and finally unite with Yunyu to attack the Southern Tang in the vast prairie.
But the war was changing rapidly, and everything did not go according to plan.
The Four-Nation Alliance held on to the frost-free city, evenly matched, although in general the soldiers of Eastern Qin were stronger, but they injured 1,000 enemies and lost 800 themselves, even if they could achieve the final victory, it would be a disastrous victory.
It really came to that point, the Southern Tang Dynasty would not sit still, and the grassland cavalry would inevitably take advantage of the void to enter.
As a result, the two sides confronted each other, and neither of them was willing to act rashly, but only occasionally fought a few small local wars to test each other.
Zhang Xiaoting, who had been thinking hard for a long time, frowned when he faced the map in front of him.
First of all, his eyes were fixed on Frost-Free City and the surrounding environment, thinking about a good breakthrough.
However, looking at it and thinking about it, a handsome and resolute face, the brows are sometimes stretched, sometimes wrinkled, and there is always no good solution.
Finally, a helpless sigh finally came out.
"Hey, how will this battle be broken so that the maximum benefit can be obtained at the minimum cost?" Zhang Xiaoting said to himself.
He had already gathered his generals and the advisers around him to discuss this many times.
The advice of most generals is to capture Frostless City at all costs.
Strategists, on the other hand, generally advise to keep waiting, waiting for a good opportunity to win a battle.
The soldiers also gradually felt irritated by this, and they were eager to have a good fight.
"If you go on like this, you won't have to fight yourself and be defeated without a fight!" Zhang Xiaoting also had some impatience.
He opened the map again, and instead of staring at Frost-Free City for the time being, he looked back and forth on the maps of several countries, looking at the maps of the entire continent.
After glancing at it a few times, his eyes suddenly stopped at Shangyan Kingdom.
This is the closest and fastest supported country.
A small country has sent its main forces out to support Zhongwu, and the country must be empty for the time being.
"Surprise attack on Shangyan Kingdom!"
Zhang Xiaoting suddenly had such a thought in his heart.
And this thought together, I can no longer suppress it, and there is a faint excitement and excitement.
"Calm down, think again, is it possible? Hundreds of thousands of troops are in their own hands, and if they make a mistake, they will be doomed! ”
Zhang Xiaoting warned himself.
After looking at the map for a while and having a general idea, Zhang Xiaoting slowly walked out of the headquarters.
The guards hurriedly followed, and together they walked slowly towards the back mountain.
"Today's commander, his expression doesn't seem to be so sad, and there seems to be some faint joy between his eyebrows in the calm!"
A guard who knew Zhang Xiaoting better thought to himself.
That night, Zhang Xiaoting immediately convened high-level generals and held a secret military meeting.
After listening to Zhang Xiaoting's suggestion, everyone was a little surprised.
With Zhang Xiaoting's detailed analysis and specific strategic deployment, all the strategists and generals had a rare unanimous approval!
The plan will be implemented on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the defense is at its laxest.
Zhang Xiaoting dispatched 50,000 elite troops, divided into ten teams, and traveled day and night at different times and in different ways, rushing to the border of Shangyan on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
So, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the night of the full moon, this reunion dinner became the last supper for many people.
The Eastern Qin Qi soldiers, as if falling from the sky, with a momentum like a bamboo, really attacked the city like lightning and plundered the wall, and it only took two hours to attack Yunshui City, the capital of Shangyan.
The defenders, who had been temporarily assembled, hurriedly responded to the battle.
But this Shangyan soldier who had just eaten and drunk enough, where would it be the opponent of the 50,000 elites of Eastern Qin, and the defense of Yunshui City was quickly broken through.
The elite troops of Eastern Qin, who had been waiting for too long, approached step by step like wolves and tigers.
With less than five thousand casualties, it hit directly outside the palace.
The Royal Guards immediately defended the palace, trying to hold on until reinforcements arrived in various places.
But the more than 40,000 elite troops of Eastern Qin, where would they be given such time.
They have already penetrated deep into the territory of Shangyan Kingdom, there is no way to retreat, and if they capture the imperial city, they will be able to build immortal military exploits.
If reinforcements rush to support, there will be no retreat.
There is only one dead end.
When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins!
The Royal Guard is also made up of elites selected from various units.
Although there are less than 20,000 people, they are all sworn to protect the palace.
Brave and brave, the strong wins!
More than 40,000 elite troops in Eastern Qin who were not afraid of hardships and dangers still went all out.
When the strength is equal, the advantage in numbers still plays a decisive role.
At the cost of killing more than 10,000 elite soldiers, Eastern Qin finally broke through the palace of Shangyan Kingdom.
Yan Nanfei, the monarch of Shangyan State, finally became a prisoner of Eastern Qin.
By the time reinforcements from all over the country arrived, the palace had already fallen into the hands of the Eastern Qin State.
The monarch became a captive, and everyone threw themselves into the trap, and they did not dare to rush into the palace to rescue them.
Soon, the emperor announced from the palace that the Shangyan Kingdom no longer existed and would completely belong to the Eastern Qin State in the future.
When the news came out, it shocked the entire Ugu Continent.
No one thought that the first to be captured was actually Shangyan Kingdom.
In this night sneak attack, even the beggars, who have always been well-informed, did not get any news in advance.
It wasn't until the surprise attack had begun that the beggars got the message.
When Mu Qianmei got the news, Shangyan Kingdom had already fallen into the hands of Eastern Qin.
The Mid-Autumn Festival party dispersed, and Mu Qianmei just returned to the dormitory when she got this secret report that surprised everyone.
"Sound from east to west? Hehe...... It's really wonderful! ”
Mu Qianmei couldn't help but smile and praise.
"However, how many people must have died unexpectedly in this sneak attack! Hey......"
Mu Qianmei turned a little sentimental.
Life is so fragile and too small in war.
The old Taoist priest also hurried over, and when he saw Mu Qianmei reading the secret report, he looked pensive, and asked with a calm face:
"Little girl, Dong Qin's hand is very unexpected! What do you think? ”
"It's a surprise, this scream!" Mu Qianmei replied without thinking.
"Sound from east to west? Hehe...... That's accurate! The old Taoist priest admired.
"This is a ploy, and among the thirty-six strategies, this trick is used quite a lot!" Mu Qianmei still replied casually.
"Thirty-six plans? What are the thirty-six schemes? Has the little girl ever learned? The old Taoist priest asked in surprise.
Mu Qianmei suddenly woke up to the fact that there is no classic military book called "Thirty-six Strategies" here!
However, she did not hide it from the old Taoist priest, and gave out these thirty-six plans one by one.
"That's great! There is such a magical military book in the world, little girl should not leak it easily, maybe we can use it in the future! The old Taoist priest kindly reminded.
"Okay, I'm not going to tell anyone about it. But when I have time, I'll sort it out and pass it on to future generations! ”
Mu Qianmei said kindly.
"Well, I'm going to hide it myself when I sort it out. I said, little girl, how much else do you know? You even know the art of war used in war! The old Taoist priest sighed again.
"In fact, the art of war is not only used in war, but also in the competition of officialdom and shopping malls, and in all aspects of life!" Mu Qianmei said with a smile.
"What a strange book!" The old Taoist priest exclaimed again.
Speaking of military books, Mu Qianmei misses her hometown in her previous life, and she has only learned a small part of the splendid culture of thousands of years.
However, compared to the knowledge here, she is much ahead of her time.
When you come to this strange place, you will either be transformed by the environment, or you will transform this environment.
If she had the opportunity, she would naturally want to transform the world herself, rather than be assimilated by it.
However, how small a person is in such an environment, and an effect will disappear from this world overnight.
The power of one person is even less.
Even if it now has the largest gang of beggars in the world, this strength is still not worth mentioning compared to a country's army.
She felt that she should have more power.
Otherwise, after the war, no country would allow the existence of the beggars, unless they were attached.
However, she didn't want the beggars she created to become vassals of others, but should be independent.
There's still a long way to go!
Mu Qianmei thought silently alone.
Coming to this world was an accident, and whether I could go back was unknown, but I probably couldn't go back.
A beggar gang cannot be independent of the world, and in such a chaotic world, it is difficult to stand alone, let alone the transcendence of a gang.
This night, Mu Qianmei thought a lot and couldn't sleep for a long time.
However, the situation in the Ugu Continent has repeatedly undergone changes that are beyond people's medical care.
The fall of Shangyan Kingdom has made subtle changes in the war situation.
The 80,000 troops who went to support Zhongwu immediately received an edict calling for an urgent squad to return to the court.
However, not long after leaving Frostless City, he received a second edict, ordering the troops to fully cooperate with Eastern Qin and attack Frostless City.
Under this situation, the strength of Eastern Qin increased greatly, and the army of Shangyan State, which had just withdrawn from Central Wu, knew the frost-free city of Central Wu State well, which made the Eastern Qin army like a tiger.
Eastern Qin sent troops from China to garrison Shangyan State, and transferred the remaining more than 30,000 elite divisions to Frostless City.
The situation became extremely tense.