Chapter 4 fourth quarter
Li Xiaozhong was one of the original troops sent by the plantation division to defend the river after the army arrived in Xiongzhou.He has been stationed here for more than a month, and he is familiar with the surrounding situation and the equipment of the Liao army across the river.Taking advantage of the opportunity of burying the corpses, he repeatedly discussed with everyone and worked out a bold action plan. He decided to ford the boundary river after midnight and attack an enemy stronghold ten miles away on the north bank, where there were two draggers and several hundred people stationed. horse.Brother Yaludeng is a fierce and brave general. In the battle of Dalugu, he made great achievements in the battle with Jinren. Since he confronted our army, he has caused trouble many times and came to provoke.Li Xiaozhong judged from the corpses left behind by the Liao army, he must have commanded the Liao army during the day, and if he wanted revenge, he would take revenge on him.
Li Xiaozhong is familiar with the terrain and grasps the enemy's situation, which makes him competent as a commander.But more importantly, he firmly believes that this action is desired, needed, supported, and undoubtedly will be realized and will be successful.He translated the wishes of the masses and himself into concrete actions, which made him a good and natural organizer.
Li Xiaozhong is a low-level military officer. He has never led a team of more than 100 people in his position, but according to his experience in the army for more than ten years, he has never found a stronger morale and passionate hatred than now. It is the most powerful guarantee for him to believe that the attack will be successful.The momentum of the soldiers swallowing mountains and rivers, not to mention attacking a small army, even in the face of a full-scale attack of 100,000 Liao troops, they are not afraid, and are ready to fight it desperately and die together with it.
Warriors have full confidence in victory because they are prepared enough to die.There are not many ways for them to survive. If they are defeated by the enemy, they will be slaughtered by the enemy. After defeating the enemy, they may be killed by the Xuanfu Division for violating the order when they come back.According to the law on the battlefield, the more prepared you are for death, the greater your chance of victory, and the two become a direct ratio.
After discussing with each other and burying the body, they each quietly went back to the barracks. After eating their supper, they picked up two steamed buns and stuffed them into their belts, ready to have supper when they came back.Then, for convenience, he took out the bows and titles of himself, his comrades-in-arms and the commander, and brought short knives, wooden sticks, iron whips and other handy short blades to the designated place to gather together.Although the riverbed in front of me is narrow and straight, there is a large Liao army on patrol, and it is still fierce in the middle of the night, with shouts and horseshoes. This is not a place for action.Li Xiaozhong took the officers and soldiers to a river beach more than ten miles downstream, where he was going to cross the river.
Li Xiaozhong counted the number of people, and there were ten more than the original number.He issued the order with great satisfaction:
"There is an outpost on the opposite bank, and there are only three or five Liao soldiers stationed there. How many of them are willing to cross the river with me and kill them?"
"I'll go with you!"
"Count me in."
"Whenever I go out, I don't play the vanguard, but this time I will be indispensable."
Many voices rushed to answer at the same time, the last one shouted too loudly, Li Xiaozhong had to stop him gently.Li Xiaozhong noticed that among the many voices, there is a measured and restrained voice, which just fits the atmosphere needed here and now, and it has a strong Jinnan accent.The vast majority of the Western Army are from Longyou and Shaanxi, and some are from Western Shanxi and Northern Shanxi, but there are very few people from Southern Shanxi.He glanced at the man, but couldn't see anything clearly in the dark of night.
"Who are you?"
"Jingyuan Road Squad General Wu Ge's soldier Wang Yan."
Wu Ge is a partial general of Yang Keshi's personal barracks, so he is Yang Keshi's personal soldier.
"How did you come here?"
"I just came here with Commander Yang, sent him away, and stayed with you. There is also a soldier of Commander Yang here."
"Okay, you follow me!" Li Xiaozhong chose another one, and prepared for the three of them to cross the river first, and then ordered a team officer, Lu Yuandeng, to lead the rest of the people, ordering them to stay here, not to talk, but to move around. And wait for the information from the other side.
They dived across the river and easily dealt with the two sleeping Liao soldiers.After passing this level, more than half of the obstacles in their actions will be removed.Li Xiaozhong threw a small piece of stone into the river, and there was a crisp plop sound, which was the agreed signal, and the group of people and horses would cross the river from here.The night covered their movements like a big black cloth, only when the people and horses stirred the water waves, there was a little sound, indicating that there was something wrong here.When the brigade reached the other side.The horses were wet and their calves were covered with mud.People are also wet and covered with mud.They took off their shirts, wiped their bodies, and threw them on the river bank.They were naked and bathed in the gradually deepening night coolness, feeling extremely relaxed and happy.Li Xiaozhong gave an order lightly, and everyone started to act immediately, galloping towards the destination like a herd of wild deer.A few lamps were hung on the stronghold of the Liao army. The faint light stood out very prominently in the vast darkness, and it happened to be a road sign for their gallop.
"Don't misread the target, and you will be discouraged if you miss nothing!" Someone raised it worriedly.
"Shut up!" Li Xiaozhong sternly stopped him.He has sneaked back and forth on this road three or four times, and there is absolutely no reason for him to go wrong.In these technical matters, he is fully grasped.
The Liao army, intoxicated in the victory and the wine glass celebrating the victory, never thought that the Song army, who was ordered not to fight back, would also come to this hand, and use its own way to fight back.They were so negligent that they even removed the necessary sentry post at the gate. Most of the officers and soldiers were awakened by a rush of drums in their drunken dreams.Some were cut down naked in the bed, and some with slippery hands and feet were cut down when they ran to the door of the room. Only a few people fought bravely and rushed straight to the door like beasts. The Song army guarded the brigade, blocking and killing the escaped Khitans.Mixed with the sound of roaring, clanging, gongs and drums, clanging of weapons touching each other, and chaotic footsteps, this group of Liao troops who rushed out could not escape the fate of being annihilated.
This was a hearty blitzkrieg. The actual battle lasted less than half an hour, and the Song army quickly won a complete victory.No one can estimate the results of their battles, they only know that in the deep darkness, full of anger, they caught a glimpse of the enemy army shaking their braids, and they stopped the fight. They chopped, stabbed, wiped and sprayed the The blood on the face did not count how many opponents were killed and beheaded.Only when the fighting came to a complete stop did Li Xiaozhong ask if anyone slipped through the net.
"The front and rear doors are all blocked, and no one escaped, unless someone climbed over the wall to get out."
"Brother Deng dragged him to eat him and escaped?"
"I knocked one at the gate," said Wang Yan, who was in charge of blocking the gate. "He had fallen to the ground, and he knelt up on one leg. He pressed the wound with one hand, and slashed my ankle with a knife with the other. He was so fierce! I don't know. He's Dengge Lala, isn't he?"
"Wait for me to see it in person, I know his face." Li Xiaozhong picked up the lantern and ran to check with Wang Yan. The relaxed corpse was indeed Deng Ge's stabbing, and he couldn't help showing a kind of military respect.
"This is like a good man's death!" He praised, and then said to his subordinates, "If I had to kill him, he killed so many brothers in my family. If he had to kill him, it would not be enough to avenge my brothers. Now it's all over , I have avenged my great revenge, I have avenged my great hatred, and my brothers know it, but I can rest in peace, and it is not in vain for everyone to come out and fight a bloody battle!"
Li Xiaozhong once again sent an order to search inside and outside to see if there were any enemies who slipped through the net, and then ordered to raise a torch to burn down the barracks converted from this temple.
On the way home, they turned their heads many times to look at the blaze they had ignited, and they heard a rush of horns, drums, and the hooves of the chasing troops assembled by them from all directions.They could have gone back quite peacefully, as if they hadn't had enough adventure addiction, they deliberately used a big fire to attract so many chasing horses.Li Xiaozhong confidently led his troops back along the same route.They couldn't help laughing happily and teasingly when they heard the pursuers who were left far behind and chased into the side road.
The chasing cavalry seemed to line up and play military music to send them off, which was really polite and thoughtful.They didn't have time to return the gift.They crossed back to the boundary river smoothly, and even picked up the muddy clothes that had been thrown by the river bank, and there was nothing missing.
Only when they returned to their own territory did they uncomfortably think of Xuan Fusi's reckless order, remembering that they had caused this catastrophe, and they didn't know how to deal with it.
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