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Volume 13 Reviving the Ming Dynasty Chapter 622 Sneak Attack and Ambush

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    After a period of rectification, the entire Shanxi Province has returned to normal, so there is no need for veterans like Wu Xiang to guard it. When Tang Feng led his troops to Shaanxi, he was also taken with him.  Tang Feng still valued generals like Wu Xiang who had experienced hundreds of battles, and would discuss military affairs with him every day to ensure that he would not make any mistakes.  After entering Shaanxi today and hearing that Hancheng was easily captured, he asked the other party's opinion again.

    Although Wu Xiang was greatly comforted and happy that his son could repeatedly perform meritorious services, Wu Xiang did not relax his vigilance because of this.  After carefully understanding the troop deployment of Hancheng and other surrounding rebel forces, he frowned: "Master Marquis, judging from the situation in Hancheng, it really shouldn't be so easy to leave without fighting.  . Although they only have a few thousand troops and are indeed no match for my tens of thousands of troops, they can still last for a while. Moreover, there are still several rebel groups near Hancheng. As long as they are willing to provide assistance, if they want  It's also very difficult to take it off. But they lowered it so easily, which makes people feel weird."

    Tang Feng also nodded and said: "I have also thought of this. Even the rebels in Shanxi will never escape so easily without a fight, let alone this is Shaanxi, where the rebels started their uprising.  They can only do this for one reason, and that is because they want to be proud of our army, so that they can seize the opportunity and win a big victory.

    "I remember that when I first came to Shaanxi to quell the rebellion, officers and soldiers from Henan, Sichuan and other places fell into their strategy of luring the enemy deep into the country, and thus lost a lot of people. It seems that this time they are  I want to try my old trick again. I can't let their conspiracy succeed again. Brother Lianghuan, it's up to you to write a letter to Wu Sangui and persuade him."

    Wu Xiang glanced at Tang Feng gratefully, then nodded in agreement.  He knew that it was him, the father, who wrote the letter to remind Wu Sangui to be careful. Of course, it was gentler than the reminder from Tang Feng, the coach, and it was enough to give his son face.  After a while, a very stern letter was written, and he immediately sent his soldiers to the front and handed it over to Wu Sangui.

    Tang Feng continued to look at the terrain map of his area, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face.  I have always been deploying troops for the camp step by step, thinking about capturing a city after taking down a place.  In this way, it will inevitably give the enemy the impression that their central army will continue to move forward behind the vanguard, and most of their attention will be on the vanguard.  But in fact, my current central army is a collection of the most elite troops. Now I can naturally take advantage of this opportunity to kill the enemy by surprise.  Regardless of whether the rebels used a method to lure the enemy deeper, this time will be a good opportunity for their own surprise troops to stand out.

    Having made a decision, Tang Feng immediately called all the generals in and made appropriate arrangements for them.  Sun Chuanting and others naturally wanted to make meritorious deeds, so upon hearing this arrangement, they naturally had no objections.  That night, the main force of the official army suddenly divided into several teams, each working together to attack the surrounding cities occupied by the rebels.

    On the same night, Wu Sangui had already entered the central part of Shaanxi.  Under his leadership, the vanguard of the official army fought and won consecutive battles. The rebels either fled or retreated after a little resistance, making their advance extremely fast. In just a few days, even  Next several cities.

    At this time, they were stationed in a mountain shade more than thirty miles away from Baishui.  After several days of fighting and traveling, these sergeants were already very tired. Although there was another city to attack, Wu Sangui still let the army rest.  This is also because most of the 30,000 troops are the original Shanxi rebels who surrendered. Otherwise, with only these 30,000 elite troops, in the state of the rebels, they could have reached the city of Xi'an.

    But this group of people obviously couldn't do this. The entire military camp had fallen into silence at this time, and everyone had obviously fallen asleep.  Except for a few soldiers on duty, there was no sound in the military camp.

    And on the hillside only a few miles away from them, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at everything here.  The people standing here are not only people from Baishui City, but also many rebels who came from other places in Shaanxi. The leaders are Gao Yingxiang, Wang Jiayin and Shen Yikui.

    After the persuasion of these people, the entire Shaanxi rebel army has been completely united.  There was nothing that could be done about it. After seeing their counterparts in Shanxi being defeated so easily by the army, they naturally did not dare to be careless anymore.  And they also know that their own strength is really not enough to fight against the official army, and the only way is of course to join forces.  There were also several well-known and powerful people in Shaanxi such as Gao Yingxiang and others who were connected with each other. Naturally, these people were willing to obey orders.  At least they were willing to cooperate until they were completely established.

    Looking at the darkness in the army camp not far away, Gao Yingxiang¡¯s face?With a look of disdain: "What officers and soldiers, that's all. This time King Chuang will let them know how powerful we are! Brother Shen Yikui, are your people keeping a close eye on their retreat? This time  We have to wipe out this vanguard of the army, and only in this way can we take the initiative in this battle."

    Shen Yikui laughed and said: "Of course, when they took down those cities and territories, their own escape route was already cut off. I have already ordered them to go down. As long as we see a fire on our side, those  Brothers will take action to cut off their retreat. Does the officer and army general named Wu Sangui really think he is very powerful? He actually didn't even stay in the place where he passed. It's time for him to suffer defeat this time."

    Wang Jiayin also smiled and echoed a few words, saying that this time their victory was already in sight.  In this regard, Li Yan who was following him was not as optimistic as them. For some reason, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart.  But if I think about it carefully, I don't know what went wrong.  Because of this, he didn't say much to Wang Jiayin that this strategy was similar to the ambush he set up last time to lure the enemy deep into the enemy. It was just that the ambush was changed to a night attack.

    Looking up at the sky where the light of the moon and stars was obscured by thick clouds, several leaders nodded to each other, it must be almost time.  Gao Yingxiang then loudly ordered: "The whole army attacks! Remember, attack the enemy's tent with fire first, and then kill them after they escape. This time, be sure to kill all these people!"

    "Yes!" With a low response, the tens of thousands of horses and horses moving up and down the hillside quickly started to move.  In order to win in one battle and completely wipe out the vanguard of the army, they used the most elite troops at their disposal, all of whom could fight against the ordinary army without being at a disadvantage.

    In order not to alarm the officers and soldiers, they did not attack on horseback. Instead, they advanced with infantry first. After setting the entire military camp on fire, the cavalry rushed forward.  Fortunately, this place is only a few miles away from the mountainside where Wu Sangui is stationed, so there is no need to worry that their energy will be lost after they pass by.  As for the cavalry, Gao Yingxiang and Wang Jiayin have also organized a lot in the past few months.  Originally, there were many horse thieves and horse dealers in Shaanxi, so it was not difficult to select some useful ones from these people to form a cavalry team.  This time, it can be said that they have calculated everything and are determined to win.

    Under the personal leadership of Shen Yikui, thousands of vanguard troops carrying fire have quietly approached the front of the official camp.  Seeing the well-organized scene of digging trenches and placing horses in front of the camp, Shen Yikui also felt a little admiration.  When will the rabble under his command become as organized as these officers and soldiers?  However, this attack could not be resisted by such a small amount of defensive measures. He had already given the order to light the fire with a gesture a hundred steps away from the military camp.

    "Huh¡ª¡ª" Hundreds of torches lit up at the same time, and then the sergeants threw the torches in their hands after running to help.  Hundreds of burning torches drew arcs in the air, hitting the military tents directly. Some ignited the tents, and some fell to the ground and ignited other objects. But in the blink of an eye,  In the meantime, the outermost row of official and military tents were surrounded by blazing fire.

    Seeing the fire in the official camp, the rebels behind stopped waiting and rushed forward with shouts.  Those who rushed in front were of course the cavalry. In a blink of an eye, all the troops arrived in front of the official camp, but then they were all dumbfounded and stared motionless at the fire scene in front of them.

    What happened greatly exceeded everyone¡¯s expectations. Although the entire military camp was completely engulfed in flames, no one ran out, not even a exclamation or scream.  At this time, Shen Yikui suddenly woke up. When he ordered people to throw torches, there should have been guards in the camp to warn them, but until the whole camp burned down, there was still no sound.  Just now he thought it was due to the carelessness of the officers and soldiers, but now it seems that this is definitely not the case.

    "This" Looking at the burning military camp, the faces of several leaders were a little ugly. They didn't know what to do at all.  This is also the reason why these people rarely fight. When encountering emergencies, they lack the ability to respond in a timely manner.  At this time, Li Yan could no longer bear it anymore and quickly said to Wang Jiayin: "General, the situation is not good. I'm afraid that we have fallen into the trap of the army. Let's leave quickly!"

    After his reminder, Wang Jiayin came to his senses and immediately ordered: "Withdraw, get out quickly!" Several other people also came to their senses and eagerly ordered everyone to evacuate quickly.  But it was too late at this time. After hearing a few explosions, countless officers and soldiers suddenly emerged from both sides of the mountain.

    Without saying a word, the officers and soldiers first shot a burst of arrows at the rebels.  Under the blazing flames behind them, these rebels simply became targets one by one, until they wereI had to cry for father and mother, and immediately became confused.

    "Quick, let's go! We can no longer stay here and be beaten passively, we have to get out quickly!" Wang Jiayin said as he rushed forward under the protection of dozens of soldiers.  The reactions of the other rebels were not much different from theirs. They rushed forward in different directions, completely losing coordination with each other.

    This is also where the combined force of the rebel army is inferior to the official army. When the war is going well, they can have tacit cooperation with each other. But once they are at a disadvantage, these people lack cooperation with each other and can only fight on their own.  .  This gave the officers and soldiers an opportunity. While they continued to use powerful crossbows and muskets to kill the rebels, they also formed a dense formation to prevent the enemy from escaping.

    Although most of these officers and soldiers have the same background as the rebels, under Wu Sangui's command and the current situation, they have the upper hand. Even if they face enemies who are more numerous than themselves, they are not very afraid.  This group of troops actually played an unimaginable role and completely stopped the rebels who wanted to rush out.

    At this time, the rebels were panicked, and the more panicked they became, the weaker their fighting power became and it was more difficult to get out.

    Seeing that the rebel army had become a turtle in the urn, Wu Sangui, who was in the rear army, showed a satisfied smile: "Do you think I am easy to bully because I am young? Don't forget that I have also studied the art of war. This little trick can't be hidden from me.  Eyes."

    As early as when he easily removed Han Cheng, Wu Sangui felt something was wrong.  As far as he knew, when he attacked Hancheng, Tang Feng fought for a long time with all the imperial officers and soldiers. How could he easily win it now?  There must be fraud in this!  He had this idea at that time.

    What happened next gave him the idea that the rebels retreated or surrendered without putting up much resistance. It was not like they could capture the entire Shaanxi.  If only one or two teams were like this, he could still think it was a coincidence, but if everyone was like this, it wasn't that simple.

    So although it seemed that Wu Sangui was rushing forward to kill, in fact he had paid attention. Among the people he left behind, there were people who were deliberately observing all this.  This morning, he got confirmation from the scouts who came to report that the enemy indeed had a conspiracy.  Not only did some of the rebels in the front move, but those in the back who had surrendered or fled were also restless, which allowed him to immediately guess that the other side was going to take action.

    Since they wanted to attack him from both sides, Wu Sangui simply gave them a greater opportunity, that is, he found such a place that was easy to attack and difficult to defend and stationed there, leading them to attack on their own initiative, and then set up this trap.  But he didn't expect that the opponent would attack with fire first, and all his marching equipment would be destroyed in one blow.  However, it is acceptable to achieve victory, wipe out all these rebels, and destroy some supplies.

    After shooting down many rebels, the officers and soldiers no longer relied solely on long-range strikes to injure the enemy, but launched another offensive.  Those rebels who surrendered, under the leadership of Liaodong's elite soldiers, also displayed strong combat capabilities. They actually used inferior troops to kill the enemy and retreat steadily. Of course, the most critical role was played by the thousands of Liaodong troops.  Although there are only a few thousand people, their momentum seems to be more than ten thousand. They rush towards the enemy without any hesitation. Coupled with the sophisticated equipment and weapons, it is like entering an uninhabited land.

    Under the pressure of the government and the army, the rebels had no chance of breaking out. This forced them to unite together and fight to the death for their own survival.  .  At this time, the rebel army's advantage in strength became apparent. In addition to the points where the Liaodong Army attacked, they finally stabilized their positions in several other places.  But this situation cannot last long. Once one side is broken in by the Liaodong Army and disrupts the entire formation, the rebel army will still only be defeated. But at this time, they can no longer care about so much. Only by persisting can they have a way to survive.

    "Kill!" A tall military general rushed back and forth among the rebels like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep. His whole body was covered with blood, and the steel knife in his hand was curled up, but he still fought like a demon.  , it seems that you never know how tired you are.  This scene fell in Shen Yikui's eyes, making his face even more ugly, because most of the people he killed were Shen Yikui's subordinates.

    After being silent for a while, Shen Yikui couldn't bear it anymore. He slapped the horse as he dismounted, waved the long knife in his hand, and rushed straight in front of the general. He wanted to kill this man to inspire him.  The morale of the army.

    After the general chopped off the head of the enemy in front of him with one sword, he happened to raise his head and saw the menacing enemy. He immediately shouted loudly and went straight to meet him.

    "Ding Dong!" Two weapons collidedAt one point, there was a loud noise, and the two of them had already moved away from each other.  Shen Yikui was considered to be extremely brave, but he couldn't take any advantage in this man's hands, which made him feel nervous.  At this time, the man had already come back to kill him, holding the steel knife in his hand high and slashing down.

    Not to be outdone, Shen Yikui also shouted and rushed forward, and the two met again.  Shen Yikui used all his strength to chop at the face of the person coming by, but suddenly he felt his eyes blurred, and the person in front of him disappeared.  "This" Just as he felt an ominous feeling in his heart, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a cold light striking his horse from the bottom up from the corner of his eye.  At this time, his strength had been exhausted, and the horse was charging forward, unable to change its direction at all. He could only watch as his horse was decapitated by the man hiding under the stirrup.

    Before the war horse could neigh, it fell to the ground, knocking Shen Yikui off his horse.  As soon as his men touched the ground, the general launched another offensive, and the steel knife in his hand struck straight down.  Shen Yikui rolled to the side in embarrassment, narrowly escaping this fatal move. Just as he was about to get up, he saw a weird-shaped weapon in the opponent's hand.

    That is a weapon that looks a bit like a hammer, but is not.  He saw the other party pointing the hammer handle at him, and then a burst of fire emitted from the hollow, and Shen Yikui also heard a loud noise in his ears.  Immediately, he felt that his body was hit hard, and he lost consciousness instantly
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