"Oh, it's okay, go back and tell your family, I'll help him celebrate next time. ”

Qiao Meng asked his staff officer to send Lin Xuanmo away, thinking: It's getting dark, what is he doing when he goes out of the city at this time?

Ding Kui led the troops out of the city, and a thousand knights went straight out of the West City Gate, Jiang Zhi only said one sentence after knowing it, "He is invincible in the night battle, and he was like this before he was promoted to the master knight." ”

No one is more familiar with the topography of Nanqiu County than Ding Kui, Huaxia chariots and horses traveled all over the county, made a complete and detailed map, and there were several chariots and horses in the knight brigade.

After leaving the city, he bypassed the crowded places and chose to go in places that were inaccessible, deliberately hiding from people's eyes and ears, not wanting to be known about his whereabouts, which was his habit of leading the team at night.

"Ma Duping, how long will it take to get to Xixuan City?" Ding Kui didn't ride his tiger-striped thunder horse, and the peerless horse stayed in Hengfu City because he didn't have many opportunities to use it.

"In the second half of the night, you can go faster without a detour. "Ma Duping was a guide this time, and he moved more in this belt when he was in the carriage and horse shop.

"Wait. Ding Kui raised a hand, and the whole team immediately stopped.

There was a forest ahead, and Madupin was going to lead everyone through the woods.

Ding Kui stared at it for a while and said, "There are scouts in the woods, it should be our people, go around and don't alarm them." ”

"Someone's not going to find us, is it? Bai Yun was also staring into the woods with wide eyes, but she didn't find anything.

"Hehe, if the adult says that there are people inside, there must be someone, I have known the adult for ten years, and he has never made a mistake. Ma Duping turned back to Bai Yun to explain.

Ding Cai is in Kada City, and now the one who has followed Ding Kui for the longest time in this team is Ma Duping, and he is the one who knows Ding Kui the most.

Ding Kui's mental power is stronger than Xia Fan, and he doesn't need to light the lights at all when he takes the cavalry brigade to move at night, he will definitely be able to find others in advance, but others can't find them.

"Let's go, I'll rush back to Qinglan City tomorrow night. ”

Ma Duping led the knight brigade around the woods and chose another road to Xixuan City.

Five miles south of Xixuancheng, Shu Li set up camp here, because the troops were insufficient, so there was no siege of the city, the 76th Division was tentatively attacking the city all afternoon, the 71st Division ran around the city a few times, and found that there were at least two divisions in the city.

The senior officers of the four divisions discussed countermeasures overnight, and Shu Li proposed: "Tomorrow there will be 10,000 people to help our army build camps and build siege equipment, why don't we continue to attack the city tonight?"

"How did you feel in the afternoon?" asked Wang Chou.

"The combat effectiveness of the 43rd Division in the north of the enemy is very ordinary, give me enough siege equipment, and I will be able to take Xixuancheng in three days. Ma Zhi appeared very confident.

Dong Ba reminded: "You are a dead man when you are the enemy's 30th Division, and where did the tens of thousands of troops retreat under the port city go? ”

"That's your business, you can't let me carry it down with a division. ”

"Don't be careless, it takes time to build siege equipment, the enemy will definitely increase the number of troops in Xixuancheng, and we will fight Xixuancheng as a county town. Shu Li had a headache, and the city in front of him was not as good as he imagined.

"We can't keep the enemy in the city to fight, and our troops can intercept enemy reinforcements in the middle of the road. Dong Ba's finger drew an arc on the map, crossing the northeast of Xixuan City.

"The enemy will also think of it, you can't let the enemy army in the city recuperate, General Shu's proposal is very good, we have to attack the city day and night, and we must divide our troops to attack other city gates, so as to contain the defenders to the greatest extent. I'll come, and I'll take people to the siege in a moment. Wang Chou arrived with his army in the evening.

The 73rd Division did almost nothing after entering Nanqiu County, and the soldiers had the most physical strength, and no one objected to letting them attack the city overnight.

As soon as the defenders of Xixuan City fell asleep, a large number of enemy troops appeared outside the south gate, dozens of bonfires illuminated the outside of the city, and the archers rushed up and began to shoot, causing panic on the wall.

The 43rd Northern Division quickly adjusted its strength and sent heavy infantry to defend the city, mainly responsible for extinguishing fires and preventing the enemy from approaching the city gates.

Wang Chou arranged a group of shield bearers to test the firepower of the defenders, knowing that the defenders were concentrating on defending the wall and did not plan to shoot at him from a distance, so he divided two teams of men and horses to go around the east gate and the west gate to see if the defenders had any loopholes.

Although the scouts of their own army could not get close to the Shaodian military camp, they knew how many people there were, and they did not dare to relax their vigilance at night, and the four gates of Xixuancheng were arranged with enough troops to guard them.

After the failure of the sneak attack, Wang Chou concentrated his forces to attack the south gate, mainly to clear the obstacles outside the city, and did not threaten the city wall and the city gate.

Da Da, Da, a team of fast horses rushed back, and a knight ran to report to Ding Kui, "The fire outside the south gate of Xixuan City is blazing, and there are scouts patrolling nearby, and the lowly rank has not seen their clothes clearly, but it is estimated that they are friendly troops." ”

At this time, Ding Kui led his team around the west of Xixuan City, which was more than ten miles away from the city, and did not alarm anyone.

"Well, keep inquiring and be careful not to be discovered. ”

"My lord, the neighborhood is hilly, so it's a good place for us to hide. Madupin reported.

"I know. Ding Kui nodded, "Baiting City has just been eaten by the 80th Division and part of the defenders, it is impossible to come to the rescue of Xixuancheng, the enemy reinforcements will only come from the east or northeast, and it is useless for us to hide here." Are the enemy so cowardly? I didn't run into their scouts along the way, so let's go, go around to the east and have a look. ”

These thousand knights ran from Qinglan City to Xixuan City, and they didn't bump into the scouts of their own army, as if they were in a no-man's land, they all ran into friendly troops, and it didn't look like the area occupied by their own army at all.

Until they bypassed the north side of Xixuan City and reached the east side, they still did not encounter their own scouts.

"It's strange, how many defenders are there in Xixuan City, aren't there scouts sent out of the city?" Ding Kui would encounter enemy scouts when he attacked the Hump Mountain outpost.

"Will there be a shortage of troops in the city? The defenders will concentrate their forces and hold out until reinforcements arrive. "Bai Yun is currently the captain of Ding Kui's personal soldiers.

"No, if the defenders are less than 10,000 people, then they have already been besieged and attacked by friendly troops, and tens of thousands of troops can't send one or two hundred scouts?" Ding Kui knew the urine nature of those division commanders, and with a two-fold advantage in strength, they must have attacked the city from all sides.

"Could it be because of the lack of horses in the city?" said Madupin.

Ding Kui and Bai Yun's eyes lit up at the same time, "That's right!"

Generally, scouts are equipped with horses when carrying out tasks, and they only run on two legs to deliver messages, and it is better to light a signal smoke, which is obviously not suitable for use at night.

"It is estimated that all the troops with war horses have been killed by the 71st Division, and even if there are war horses in the city, there will not be many war horses. Ding Kui thought of this possibility.

It's not that Ma Duping is more experienced, but Ding Kui has never seen a large number of cavalry from his own country in the previous battle, and it stands to reason that there must be a lot of cavalry elsewhere.

"But what's the use of knowing this?" Bai Yun saw an excited expression on Ding Kui's face.

"Of course it works. Well, it should be said, we can take advantage of that. Ding Kui pinched his chin vigorously.

Bai Yun didn't seem to understand, but she didn't continue to ask.

"Let's go and have a look at the friendly camp. Ding Kui touched the horse's neck, and the horse turned its head and ran south.

Shu Li, Dong Ba and Ma Ju came to meet Ding Kui outside the tent of the Chinese army.

"Ladies and gentlemen, sit in your tent, I don't want the whole army to know I'm coming. Ding Kui didn't expect such a battle.

"It's okay! You all listen, don't let the news of the Son of the World come out. Shu Li reacted and immediately ordered.

The Chinese army tent is surrounded by men and horses of the 78th Division, and it is still a bit useful for Shu Li to make amends.

"Why did the prince come to us, are you worried that we won't be able to capture Xixuan City?" Dong Ba came up and hugged Ding Kui with a big grin, and the others looked at each other and smiled, and followed the two into the Chinese military tent.

"No, it stands to reason that I am the lord of Nanqiu County, you are considered a guest army, I should come over to take a look, and try my best to help where I can. Ding Kui didn't dare to take Dong Ba's words.

"Okay, please teach me how to draw out the defenders of the city. Shu Li is not ridiculing Ding Kui, but sincerely asking for help.

"It's not easy, there are a lot of conditions that are not met. ”

As soon as Shu Li and the others heard it, there was a drama! It is not easy to mean that there is a way, and if the conditions are not met, they can find a way to make it up.

"What conditions do you need? Come on, come on, even if you say, I can't do it, you can let everyone figure it out together. "Shu Li is under the most pressure, after all, he is the commander-in-chief.

Ding Kui glanced at Shu Li, and Shu Li understood, and dismissed the idle people in the tent, leaving only the three division commanders.

"First of all, we have to set up camp and surround the south, west, and north sides of Xixuan City, and so on. Ding Kui said the general idea.

After he finished speaking, there was silence in the tent of the Chinese army, and the three division commanders fell into deep thought.

"Ahem, this, do you want to report to the chief of staff?" Shu Li was the first to deduce Ding Kui's plan.

Dong Ba immediately continued: "There are some conditions that cannot be met by the legion, unless it is the theater command, but I think this plan is very feasible, and I dare not say that it will definitely be able to take Xixuancheng and inflict heavy damage on the enemy." ”

"Hehe, my role is not heavy, as long as there are military orders to follow. "Ma Ju and his 76th Division are not an important part of the plan.

"My idea is not very perfect, some conditions will not be determined until tomorrow night, I can go back to the chief of staff to study privately. Ding Kui didn't plan to hide it from Jiang Zhigan.

"We can do the previous things, it will be helpful to attack Xixuan City, maybe we can contribute to some of these conditions. "Shuli can do what he can do well.

"So far, this is just an idea, if you don't object, I'll do my best and strive to turn it into practical action, and you don't talk about it for the time being. "Ding Kui is mysterious.

"Don't worry, everyone wants to win the battle and won't talk nonsense. In my opinion, the theater command will hand it over to you, hahaha. Dong Ba couldn't help but smile after speaking.

Shu Li and Ma Ju didn't pick up this stubble, and there was no theater command if the coach was not there.

"Okay, I'll go back to Qinglan City first. ”