Chapter 574: Killing the enemy chief with a sword(1/2)
Tao Jin, the lieutenant general of the Royal Forest Army, did not rush out immediately when the Zuoqian camp was in chaos.
But waiting for a suitable opportunity.
Sure enough, not long after, there was the sound of horse hooves in the left front camp, and a large number of cavalry moved towards the right camp. Tao Jin also seized this gap.
In the night, the sound of "whoosh" and "whoosh" can be heard endlessly.
The crossbows were fired continuously, and Zuo Camp, which had just fallen into tranquility, became chaotic again.
Tao Jin, holding a horse in his hand, led the troops and rushed into the left front camp of Mohe's army.
"Brothers, destroy the slings first! Then kill people! Let's light fires separately and disperse!"
After a while, a campfire started on the left front, and the fire was so intense that it turned half of the sky red.
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"Report! Your Majesty! Something bad has happened!"
"What's wrong?!" Before Nur Haqi could recover from the anger of the previous news about being attacked at night, the second bad news came one after another.
"Your Majesty, our army's left front camp has also been attacked by a large number of enemies. Now the enemy is setting fire here. The tents are already burning. Many ladder trucks and catapults have also been destroyed by the Zhou army. Please send troops, Your Majesty.
support!"
Nur Haqi never expected that he had just used a traitor trick to trick the Zhou army tonight, and that the Zhou army would immediately return the favor and actually attack the camp at night when the strength of the two sides was so disparate.
It is said that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge after ten years, but the commander of the Zhou army in Jinyang City is a gentleman and cannot wait until tomorrow night for revenge.
Nur Haqia suppressed the anger in his heart and asked with an ugly face.
"How many enemies are there?!"
The Mohe soldier who reported the news hesitated for a moment, then thought of Hauge's previous instructions when asking for help, and immediately said, "The sky is dark, and our army doesn't know. All we know is that wherever we look, they are all enemy torches!"
This is art!
Exaggerating the enemy's strength will not only get more reinforcements, but also gain greater credit after repelling the enemy.
Haug's personal soldiers followed Haug and knew this well.
Nur Haqia's expression became more relaxed after hearing this. Although night attack is a good strategy, it also depends on how it is used.
The current Mohe army is not afraid of losses at all, but is afraid that the Zhou army in Jinyang City will defend the city.
Once the city is defended, even a sneak attack will play right into Nur Haq's hands.
As long as they leave the city to fight in the field, Mohe's army is 100% sure.
"Send an order to Zhenghuang Banner to mobilize 20,000 cavalry troops to support Hauge. We must severely inflict heavy damage on the Zhou army that attacks tonight!"
"yes!"
Nur Haqia looked in the direction of Jinyang City and murmured to himself, "Yu Yanyi, I want you to steal the chicken but lose the rice today!"
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In the left front camp, the army led by Tao Jin had already rushed into the location of the equipment.
But this place is not without any defenses. Hauge, the commander of the left front camp, stationed 5,000 elite soldiers here to protect the equipment while supporting the right camp.
But now the arrow is on the string and it has to be fired.
"Rocket launch!"
Tao Jin held his horse high and led two hundred soldiers and horses into the enemy camp first.
At this moment, the enemy was still half asleep and half awake. At the beginning, they were killed by Tao Jin's soldiers and horses.
However, Hauge, who has been fighting all year round, reacted in time and immediately began to mobilize troops and horses to organize a counterattack.
When Tao Jin's horse was harvesting the lives of Mohe soldiers, it was blocked by a large iron sword.
"Nanman Zhou Jun, look at the sword!"
Hauge realized that Tao Jin's horse pole was made of wood, and immediately struck the head with his sword, intending to cut off Tao Jin's body and body with the weight and strength of his iron sword.
Tao Jin greeted Hao Ge as he expected. Everything was just as Hao Ge expected. The next moment was the death of this general. Just when Hao Ge wanted to laugh loudly, there was a sound that was almost like a clash of gold and iron.
The sound made him laugh.
Rather than being cut in two as Haug imagined, the wooden horse pole easily withstood Hauge's iron sword without even leaving any obvious marks on the pole.
Hauge only knew that the horse pole was made of wood, but he did not know that it was tougher than an ordinary iron gun.
Generally, cypress trees are used as poles, which are then soaked in oil and dried, and then glued with fish foam glue to form a pole. Then, hemp rope is wound horizontally and inserted into the pole to apply force laterally. It is then coated with raw lacquer and wrapped in Gebu.
, dry it layer by layer and wrap it layer by layer until you cut it with a knife and the stem makes a metallic sound but does not crack. This is considered qualified. Then remove the head and tail and shorten it to about six feet. Install a fine steel stem on the front.
Afterwards, the red copper rod was installed, and a high-quality horse rod was initially formed.
The horse tree in Tao Jin's palm is even more exquisite. It is made of iron jade cusp wood as a rod, glued with deep-sea giant shark's foam, and the oil used for soaking it is high-quality copper oil.
The production cost of such a horse spear can be equivalent to a hundred iron guns, and it is still expensive but not marketable.
Tao Jin has been a general for generations, so he can afford to use such weapons.
The fierce generals of the former Tang Dynasty, Qin Yujing, Yuchi Jingde, and Cheng Zhijie, were all good at using the gun.
Moreover, these three were not from humble backgrounds. Qin Yujing's father served as a recorder for the King of Xianyang in the Northern Qi Dynasty and joined the army; Yuchi Jingde's father, Yuchi Jia, was the former Sui Dynasty general Yitong; his ancestor, Yuchi Mengdu, was the governor of Jizhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty; Cheng Zhijie's father, Cheng Lou, was
Jeju Dazhongzheng, ancestral Chengzhe, was the Sima of Jinzhou in the Northern Qi Dynasty.
To sum up, Ma Cha is not a weapon that the poor people can afford. The investment and reward are not directly proportional, and few people in the Zhou army use it.
The Mohe tribe general who came from Hauge, a bitter and cold place, even less knew about it.
Just when Hauge was shocked by the tenacity of the stick, Tao Jin seized the opportunity and took advantage of the situation to counterattack.
Ma Shan's swings were such that Hauge was only able to parry in a short time.
While Hauge and Tao Jin were fighting, the rest of the Zhou army began to burn the equipment of the Mohe army.
Three hundred soldiers formed a tough line of defense at the gate of the equipment camp to buy time for the soldiers in the equipment camp who set fire.
"Burn these catapults first! Then burn the ladder vehicles and siege vehicles. These are the greatest threats to Jinyang City!" the cavalry captain of the Shenwu Army ordered as he lit the fire.
"Brothers on the periphery, please hold on a little longer. When we finish burning these instruments, we will come back to kill the enemy with you!"
The divine warrior soldiers who were around the catapult and were responsible for lighting the catapult poured all the kerosene stored by the surrounding Mohe tribe to light the catapult on the catapult. Each one of them hurriedly threw their torches at the catapult.
One of the Shenwu soldiers accidentally spilled kerosene all over himself, but he still stepped forward regardless and lit the catapult.
The catapult ignited a raging fire, but he himself was also ignited by the fire and turned into a burning man. He laughed with tears, and finally cried and screamed in pain.
The captain of his team couldn't bear the pain of his brother being burned alive, so he tremblingly killed him with the crossbow in his hand.
The eyes of the Shenwu soldier who was slowly falling down after an arrow pierced his throat were full of gratitude and guilt.
Although this arrow freed him from having to endure the pain of burning fire, this knife would also cause his teammates immense pain, because he ended his brother's life with his own hands.
This is what no soldier wants to do.
Sometimes the friendship is better than the love of brothers.
The situation on the battlefield always leaves people with no time to grieve. The troops did not stop, and led their troops to attack the remaining slings and ignite the remaining slings one by one.
The Shenwu cavalry guarding the periphery also suffered heavy losses. Without their impact, the cavalry had to face the attack of a large number of infantry, without the slightest advantage.
If it were a partial division or preparation, the army would be on the verge of collapse at this time, but this is the Shenwu Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the most elite troops in the southern border.
The soldiers of the Shenwu Cavalry guarding the perimeter refused to take a step back. They fell down one by one, including men and horses, but new cavalry and horses would immediately fill the gaps and loopholes.
The Shenwu cavalry used their flesh and blood to build an iron-blooded city wall for the robes that were lit inside. Our army will not stop and the city wall will not collapse.
During the battle, a spear suddenly stabbed a Shenwu cavalry from an angle. Just as the Shenwu cavalry was about to be hit by the spear, a Yanling knife came out from the side, blocked the spear, and killed the Jurchen with a backhand knife.
soldiers.
"The fire is finished! I'm here to die with you! I can't be behind you, Wang Wufeng, when it comes to killing enemies!"
The one who spoke was the captain who lit the fire just now. The spear in his hand remained motionless. After the initial panic, Haug had gradually regained his composure.
His energy and strength are both better than Tao Jin's. Before, he was just shocked by Ma Shan's unique skills, which prevented him from exerting his best strength.
Now that he had adapted to Ma Shan's techniques, he began to fight back.
The number of soldiers of the Shenwu Army was also getting smaller and smaller, and they were gradually surrounded by the sea of people from the Mohe Army.
Seven in and seven out are not just four words. Tao Jin is a good partial general, but he does not have such courage. Perhaps when he chose to divide his troops to attract the enemy, he already knew his fate.
Although this will result in the loss of a large number of soldiers and horses, it can completely destroy the catapult that poses the greatest threat to the Zhou army.
A quarter of an hour later, only Tao Jin was left in the encirclement of the Mohe army.
Tao Jin was hit by seven arrows and suffered multiple wounds. His vision was slightly blurred, and he could only cling to the horse in his hand tightly with willpower.
Hauge looked at the dying Tao Jin, laughed loudly, suddenly clapped his horse forward, and swung his iron sword past.
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Outside the Dong'an Gate of Jinyang City, Zhao Tianlin holds a large sword of green and red in his right hand, and his left hand is constantly stroking his long beard. Zhao Tianlin is already over eighty years old this year, and his beard and hair are all white.
The fire in Zuoqian camp has been burning for a while, but there is still no sign of Tao Jin's troops. Just when Zhao Tianlin was anxious, Guo Jing's troops, who were responsible for luring the enemy, took the lead to return.
To be continued...