Volume 10 Chapter 124
In fact, if Mo Jun in Xiashui Town could calm down and observe, it would not be difficult to find that the Feng Jun's attack was thunderous and rainy, and they just blindly used long-range equipment such as trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows, while the troops involved in the siege were However, the soldiers did not come forward for a long time.
But now how could Hu Xian and his local troops notice those animals that had been smashed by the Pingyuan Army's large equipment and were running away? If it weren't for the Mo army's military law that was too strict, they might have chosen to abandon the city and flee by now.
Feng Jun's long-range attacks continued one after another. Even though he knew that Mo Jun had already run into the city to hide and that the trebuchets and city-breaking crossbows could no longer exert their lethality, Xiao Muqing had no intention of ordering a halt to the attack.
At the same time, Xiashui Town sent out Qingqi for help one after another. It seemed that Hu Xian wanted to send out all the Qingqi in the city, and he would not give up until he saw reinforcements.
The crisis in Xiashui Town spread to Yangchuan and Bailin cities like a revolving lantern. Because Feng Jun's intentions had not been fully understood, Li Rong ignored Xiashui Town's plea for help, while Lu Hongming on the other side But I can't sit still.
I heard the news from Xiashui Town that there were more than 100,000 Feng troops and their offensive was very fierce. Xiashui Town was already in danger and might fall at any time. From this point of view, this is not a bluff by Feng Jun, but a real intention to go to war with his own country.
Although his official rank is much higher than that of Hu Xian, the location of Xiashui Town is extremely important. He was arranged by Shao Fang in Bailin, and his main purpose was to help defend Xiashui Town. Once Xiashui Town was lost, his responsibility would be huge.
After Lu Hongming confirmed that the Feng army was actually attacking and not feinting, he finally decided to send troops for reinforcements. He ordered the troops and summoned his soldiers, leaving only 20,000 people to guard Bailin. He personally led eight regiments of more than 80,000 people and went straight to Xiashui Town.
Bailin's dispatch of troops was immediately discovered by Feng Jun's spy, and then the news reached Jiang Fan as quickly as possible.
At this time, Jiang Fan led four regiments of the Pingyuan Army to ambush in the dense forest between Bailin and Xiashui.
This mountain forest is close to Xiashui Town, and the official road passes through the forest. It can be said that the official road leads to the woods.
It is not easy for Jiang Fan and the officers and soldiers of the Pingyuan Army to lurk in the jungle. It is already midsummer. There are many mosquitoes, flies and poisonous insects in the forest. The bites of the officers and soldiers of the Pingyuan Army are miserable. In addition, the weather is sultry and hot, and they cannot move around at will. People Even when he was lying in wait in the forest, he gritted his teeth and gritted his teeth.
When the spies brought back the news that Mo Jun had left Bailin and was heading towards Xiashui Town, it was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Jiang Fan and other Feng Jun. The hard work they had endured had finally paid off. Mo Jun was really here.
Jiang Fan asked the spies: "How many soldiers and horses does the enemy have? How far away is it from me?"
"Reporting back to the general, the enemy army is less than 100,000, and it is still more than 30 miles away from here. Since we are traveling lightly and without any baggage, we are marching very fast. I am afraid it will take less than two hours to arrive." The spy said anxiously. said.
"Okay!" Jiang Fan nodded and said, "We will investigate again and report again!"
"Yes! General!" The spy stepped in and was rude, turned around and left quickly.
Jiang Fan cheered up, called four regiment commanders and several generals, and said seriously: "Although the enemy troops in this battle are large in number, they are coming in a hurry, and they are unprepared. Although our army is small in strength, it is gathering momentum." Be prepared to attack, take them by surprise, and you will definitely win with one strike!"
The generals sat around Jiang Fan, nodded and responded: "General, just give the order! We will fight to the death and fulfill our mission!"
Jiang Fan casually picked up a branch and drew on the ground while saying: "The second and third corps are mainly responsible for blocking the enemy's way. The enemy is bent on rescuing Xiashui Town. Once they discover that they are ambushed, they will use all their strength to Xiashui Town." To break through, the second and third corps must hold back the enemy no matter what, and cannot let a single enemy soldier pass!"
Shang Xing, commander of the Second Corps, and Li Yue, commander of the Third Corps, both intervened and said: "General, don't worry, I guarantee it with my head. If an enemy soldier is released, I will come to see the general with my head!"
What the two of them said was equivalent to issuing a military order in public. Regardless of whether they could do it or not, the desire and courage to win was absolutely advisable.
Jiang Fan's pale face showed a rare smile. He nodded and praised: "Good! You are worthy of being the general of our elite gale division!" After speaking, he looked at Zhang Ling, commander of the Sixth Corps and the Seventh Corps. Zhao Shun, commander of the Corps, said: "The Sixth and Seventh Corps are mainly responsible for cutting off the enemy's retreat. Once the enemy finds that they cannot break out from the front, they will retreat desperately. This battle will be very difficult for the Sixth and Seventh Corps. Do you two have the confidence to withstand the enemy's counterattack? "With Shang Xing and Li Yue issuing military orders in front of them, how can Generals Zhang Ling and Zhao Shun show weakness? The two of them looked at each other, bowed and saluted, and said directly in unison: "We are willing to issue a military order. If the enemy troops are allowed to break out from our side, we will commit suicide in front of the general!"
Jiang Fan nodded again and said: "Yes, the generals are determined to die, and the soldiers are not greedy for life. As long as the soldiers can risk their lives and fight bloody, I believe that with the combat power of our army, we will be able to stop the enemy!" "
Jiang Fan could only be considered a novice at mobilizing troops, but he had seen too much. After spending a long time with Tang Yin, he had also learned Tang Yin's tricks of boosting morale.
Under his mobilization, the four corps of the Pingyuan Army were divided into two parts. The second and third corps were in the front, and the sixth and seventh corps were in the rear. The four corps formed an encirclement and encirclement trend.
Pingyuan Army laid a dragnet on the way from Bailin to Xiashui Town, and Mo Jun had no choice but to get in by himself. Lu Hongming knew nothing about it and kept urging his soldiers to move forward.
While hurrying, Lu Hongming also paid attention to the movements in Yangchuan. Hearing that Li Rong had been keeping his troops inactive, he sneered in his heart. He looked down on Li Rong, a general who climbed up by relying on connections. Now seeing that Li Rong was unwilling to send troops to rescue Xiashui Town, he thought that he was afraid of the Feng Army and dared not send troops, and his contempt was even stronger. But the generals under his command were worried. If Yangchuan and Bailin sent troops at the same time, there was still a possibility of fighting with the Feng Army. Now only his side sent troops, even if they arrived at Xiashui Town, they might not be the opponent of the Feng Army.
Lu Hongming disagreed. He believed that if he could fight, he would fight, and if he couldn't fight, he would retreat. Anyway, he had fulfilled his responsibility to send troops to assist in defense. If the battle situation was unfavorable because Li Rong did not send troops, it would have nothing to do with him. At that time, he would be the one punished by the king, not himself.
Lu Hongming was a calculating man, but he used all his intelligence and wisdom on internal intrigues, but did not carefully study why the Feng Army wanted to attack the Mo defense line in a big way. The core of the defense line is Xiashui Town.
When the Mo Army was about to reach the place where the Pingyuan Army set up an ambush, some generals in the Mo Army reminded Lu Hongming that the terrain here was very complicated, and the dense forest was close to the official road. Once there was an ambush, the consequences would be disastrous.
Lu Hongming sneered at such a warning. The main force of the Feng Army entering Mo Territory was attacking Xiashui Town. How could they set up an ambush here, unless they had wings on their backs and flew over out of thin air. Lu Hongming ignored the suggestions of his subordinates and continued to urge the whole army to move forward at full speed.
His negligence for a while was not a big deal, but it brought the 80,000 Mo Army into a desperate situation.
Before the Mo Army had walked forward for half an hour, they heard whistles in the dense forests on both sides, and then countless arrows flew out of the forest like raindrops.
The Mo army, who were on the road, were caught off guard by the sudden arrows. In the Mo army camp, the soldiers who were shot by arrows fell to the ground in groups, and the knights on horseback were the first to bear the brunt, and they fell off their horses like hedgehogs.
In just an instant, the Mo army was in chaos.
Not good! There is an ambush! Lu Hongming finally realized that his subordinates' concerns were not wrong. There were indeed ambush troops from the Feng Kingdom in the forest. He reacted quickly and immediately ordered the entire army to line up and hold up shields to resist the enemy's attack.
However, the official road here was narrow and long, and the Mo army could not gather in one place at all. The front line was several miles long, so how could it be so easy to gather and line up to fight? The arrow arrays in the jungle on both sides fell into the crowd of the Mo army one after another, as if there was no end. The whistling sound of eagle feathers, the sound of arrows breaking armor, the screams of people, and the roars of horses intertwined together, turning into a symphony of death. At this time, the Mo army camp could only be described as horrible. The ground was full of bodies of people who had been shot by arrows. People pushed and trampled on each other. There were countless casualties, and the blood that flowed out made the road muddy.
The Mo army was not just passively beaten. Many soldiers gathered together spontaneously and then rushed into the forest.
The Feng army had long been prepared for the Mo army's counterattack. With the cover of the forest, the Feng army either shot arrows from behind the trees or climbed up the trees and shot from a high position. The Mo army rushed over quickly, but fell even faster. Once they entered the forest, arrows flew over from all directions and over their heads. People often fell to the ground with arrows all over their bodies.
Soon, Lu Hongming also realized that the place where he was was not conducive to forming a battle array, and he could not deploy a battle array. If he rushed into the forest, the Feng army inside had already laid a net of heaven and earth, and his soldiers would have no way back.
He could not fight or defend, and the only way was to get out of this place as soon as possible. At this time, Lu Hongming had not been knocked unconscious by the ambush, and his mind was still calm. He ordered the generals around him not to fight with the enemy, but to charge forward with all their strength and rush through the enemy's ambush point.
His strategy was not wrong, but this was already expected by Jiang Fan.
Before the Mo army rushed forward far, they saw a crowd of people in the woods ahead, and countless Feng troops swarmed out, blocking the road ahead tightly.
Lu Hongming saw it clearly and was secretly surprised, but on the surface he was very calm, and he calmly ordered to his left and right: "Brothers, follow me to charge forward!"