Chapter 967 Zhuozhou offensive and defensive battle (4)
Under the night, Zhuozhou City, which was noisy during the day, finally calmed down. After a few meals, the soldiers either returned to their camps to rest or followed the orders to take their place. Everything seemed so well organized, and Sun Tu and his Qingzhou army seemed a little inconspicuous in it.
Dong Kuang's willful deeds made Sun Tu completely lose the joy of winning the previous small victory. Now he seems particularly worried. Even if he was hungry for a day, he still couldn't eat all the dry buns and vegetable soup in his hand, and his brows were even frowning. It was not until Wu Song rushed over that he put down the food and said anxiously: "How? Has he changed his mind?"
Wu Song, who was ordered to do the final dissuasion, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Now many generals in the Changsheng Army are confused, and they all shouted that they would defeat the Liao army in a big way. Even General Dong couldn't stop them. They didn't believe our warning at all, and they also said that this was the ambition of the Changliao Army and destroy their own prestige."
When Sun Tu heard this, he sighed again, knowing that things were irreversible. It was precisely because of the anti-winning army's reaction that the two sides would really have an irreconcilable conflict, so he only asked Wu Song to make the final persuasion rather than take action personally. Judging from the current situation, it is the same for everyone to go. The anti-winning army has been covered by a small victory, and it has to touch the wall and cannot wake up after suffering losses. However, in this way, the morale that has finally been boosted will plummet again, which will increase the difficulties for the next city defense.
"General, what should we do?" Whether it is Wu Songluda or other generals, they have absolute obedience and trust for their own generals. Since he said that he would be defeated when he attacked, there was no second possibility. This was an extremely severe test for them who wanted to use the ever-winning army to get involved with the Liao army.
Sun Tu sighed again: "What else can I do? I can only make as much preparation as possible. At least I can't make the situation worse. I must not let the enemy come into the city because of this." Speaking of this, his face turned solemn: "We will go to the city gate to guard it, and at least we can pick them up and retreat safely."
"Do you rely on these hundreds of people from our Qingzhou army?" Even Lu Da, who has always been brave, was a little vague.
"Working at night, the Liao army may not be able to detect the gap in military strength. Moreover, the rest of the Changsheng Army will soon come to support, which is enough to defend it." Sun Tu immediately said: "Also, ask the soldiers to prepare more bows and crossbows, and prepare the thunder bombs and the broken bombs. If they really can't defend, they can only use them in advance."
Originally, Sun Tu did not intend to expose these firearms this time, and he had a longer-term plan. But now, the aggressive advancement of the Changsheng Army forced him to make the worst plan and show off his trump cards to wipe their butts.
The generals then clasped their fists and agreed, but they all looked unwilling to accept their faces. Why did the Changsheng Army act randomly but asked them to help the aftermath?
Time flies, and the third update is approaching in a blink of an eye.
Sun Tu led his army to hide in the darkness on both sides of the north gate, always paying attention to the movements outside. It was almost time since Shi Hui and other generals led 3,000 people out of the city to attack at night, but there was no sound outside. I don’t know when they would choose to launch the attack.
According to experience, generally night attacks will be launched at the third or fourth update, because that is when people are the most tired and sleeping the most. However, with the rich experience of combat and the understanding of this principle, some generals will go the other way, choosing to launch sneak attacks at the second update or at the fifth update a moment before dawn, perhaps this will also have unexpected results.
Now Sun Tu just hopes that those generals will not choose to take action before the fifth day of the morning, then the city will be in danger. And just as soon as he was thinking, it was like to make him feel at ease, and suddenly a horn sounded outside, and then the killing sound was loud, and the night attack of the Changsheng Army began.
Because of the city walls blocking Sun Tu and the others could not see the situation outside, but they could only hear the sound of fighting from a few miles away, and they could still guess what happened during the battle. There was no sudden scream, and the sound of fighting was fixed within a distance, which was enough to show everything. The Liao army was indeed prepared for a long time and set up ambush in the camp. However, the Changsheng Army killed the troops and horses in the same way, but they were just right. I am afraid that they had been trapped in a heavy siege and their situation was worrying.
Sun Tu could judge this with his hearing, and his subordinates around him also gained relevant experience in the battles. Suddenly, everyone's faces showed heavy and anxious expressions. At this point, the defeat of the attacking army was decided, and it only depends on how many people could escape in the end, and whether they could defend themselves.
On the top of the city, Dong Kuang and the generals of the ever-winning army were all ashamed. They saw the sudden change in the Liao army camp with their own eyes. The originally dark military camp suddenly lit up with the sound of their own troops, and countless enemy troops were surrounding them like mountains, and they instantly surrounded only 3,000 troops. It made people sweat and their hearts tightly...
"I was wrong, the enemy was really prepared for a long time... I regret not listening to what Sun Tu said, resulting in a crushing defeat." Dong Kuang's body trembled and murmured. He finally knew that he was not a qualified commander of the three armies. He was too radical and emotional, which was his weakness.
Just as everyone was disappointed by the changes in front of them and regretted it, the external war changed again. The Changsheng Army, who had been trapped in the Liao army, suddenly burst out with extremely strong combat power. After a series of rushing, it actually broke through the enemy's defense line behind. The entire team was able to escape from the siege and quickly fled towards Zhuozhou City.
This suddenly made the soldiers feel excited, which means they still have some rescue! If they really fell into the Liao army formation, thousands of soldiers would not be able to save them. Even if the Changsheng Army abandoned the city and killed them, they would not be opponents of the Liao army. But now, they have given them a chance to rescue them.
Dong Kuang immediately made a quick decision: "Hurry up, open the city gate. During the camp, let the second camp of Longhu go out of the city to respond, and be sure to bring the brothers back to the city!"
Almost everyone had this idea. After a command, the defenders below immediately opened the city gate. As for the suspension bridge outside, they had not taken it back at all. In an instant, the entire Zhuozhou had already opened the city gate, and it was very stance to open the door to treat thieves...
After seeing this scene, Sun Tu's face turned even more pale: "Nonsense! I see that they are completely confused and ignore them. If there are Liao army ambushers outside the city waiting, they will be able to lose Zhuozhou!" At this moment, he was completely disappointed with the Changsheng Army. No wonder this army was defeated repeatedly at the hands of the Liao army, and now it is at the end of its reach.
Chapter completed!