Chapter 576
Through the medicine residue left in the Feng Army camp, Ming Xiaotian determined that a large-scale malaria outbreak had occurred in the Feng Army, and then decided to lead the army to attack. At this time, other Ning generals also thought it was a good opportunity to take the initiative to attack, and they all asked Ming Xiaotian to fight, and immediately sent troops to chase and kill the retreating Feng Army.
Ming Xiaotian waved his hand with a smile and said, "If malaria really broke out in the Feng Army, they will definitely not be able to retreat far. Our army can sneak attack the Feng Camp at night!"
But if the Feng Army retreated all the way back to Qingyuan City, wouldn't we miss this opportunity? The Ning generals muttered silently in their hearts, but everyone also knew that Ming Xiaotian was stubborn and would not listen to other people's opinions. The Ning generals looked at each other and no one spoke again.
Ming Xiaotian led the generals back to the Ning Army camp in a good mood, as if he had calculated that the Feng Army could not retreat far. After returning to the camp, he ordered the entire army to stop training, return to the barracks to rest, and get enough energy, and wait until the evening to fight the Feng Army to the death.
To everyone's surprise, the Feng army's retreat was just as Ming Xiaotian expected. They did not retreat far, but only retreated 20 miles. When the spy brought back the information, all the generals in the camp were shocked, only Ming Xiaotian smiled and said faintly: "It is true!"
The generals were puzzled, but they still praised: "General is really a god! I wonder how the general knew that the Feng army could not retreat far?"
Ming Xiaotian smiled and said: "According to my estimation, more than half of the Feng army has malaria. If they are forced to retreat to Qingyuan, the soldiers will not be able to hold on. If our army comes to chase them at this time, the Feng army will be defeated without a fight. With the cunning of the Feng army, how could they not think of this? So they dare not retreat too far, deliberately pretending to be The cautious and step-by-step appearance is intended to scare our army from attacking. In fact, the Feng army has already become a spent force. Once our army arrives, we can easily win! "
"So that's it!" The Ning generals suddenly realized and said in unison: "General, you are so smart. This time our army will definitely defeat the Feng army!"
"Haha——" Ming Xiaotian laughed confidently and said slowly and proudly: "No matter how cunning the Feng army is, it can't hide from my eyes!"
At night that day, the Ning army went out in full force. More than 400,000 Ning army went straight to the Feng army camp quietly. Ming Xiaotian was able to become the general of Ning, and he had some real skills. During the march, he ordered the cavalry to take off the copper bells and wrap the four hooves of the war horses with cotton cloth. In addition, all the soldiers in the army held grass in their mouths and were strictly prohibited from talking during the march.
People hold their mouths and horses take off their bells. This is exactly what is necessary for a sneak attack at night.
When the Ning army was about to approach the Feng army camp, it was the fifth watch, and it was the darkest time. Ming Xiaotian quickly issued an order to divide the Ning army into two parts. He personally led 300,000 troops to attack the Feng army camp directly, and left more than 100,000 Ning troops outside the camp to support.
Ming Xiaotian had been in the army for so long, so he naturally understood that he had to be reserved when sneaking into the camp. Otherwise, if the whole army rushed in, what if they were ambushed by the enemy? It was necessary to leave a part of the army outside to support. It can be said that Xiaotian's command of the troops did not make any mistakes from beginning to end, but he ignored the most fatal problem. If a large-scale malaria really broke out in the Feng army, how could Tang Yin, Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, and Ziying leave evidence for you?
Under the command of Ming Xiaotian, 300,000 Ning army soldiers followed him and quietly walked towards the Feng army camp. The movement of 300,000 people made noises even if they were careful. The friction of armor and the chaotic footsteps were heard all the time. However, it was too dark at this time. It was pitch black and nothing could be seen clearly. All one could hear was the rumbling sound.
When the Ning army led by Ming Xiaotian approached the Feng army camp, people looked up and watched. After seeing clearly, they couldn't help but gasp.
Although this Fengjun camp was built temporarily, it is very complete. Inside is a wall that stands tall and does not tremble even in the howling night wind. Looking out, there is a long circle of barricades that surround the huge camp. Looking out again, there is a circle of earth walls that are not very high but very solid. This should be the first line of defense of the Fengjun camp. During the battle, the soldiers can use the earth walls as cover, or shoot arrows or hold on. If the periphery can't hold on, they can retreat to the camp and use barricades to block cavalry and use the wall to block infantry.
It's hard to imagine that the Fengjun built such a complete camp in just half a day. It's almost the same as a military fortress.
Ming Xiaotian nodded secretly after reading it. If it was a head-on battle, with the defense of the Fengjun, there was no possibility of breaking through. Fortunately, they came at night and the Fengjun was unprepared. Ming Xiaotian sneered, waved his hand behind him, and ordered the vanguard to rush straight to the gate.
At the gate of the Feng Army camp, not even a guard could be seen. Only the figure of the Feng Army could be seen on the tower above, but it seemed that the Feng Army soldier in charge of lookout had also fallen asleep, standing on it leaning against the wooden pillar, motionless.
The most notable thing in the Ning Army was the archers. Several Ning soldiers who were responsible for the lead raised their bows and arrows, aimed at the Feng Army on the tower, and shot the eagle feathers together.
Puff, puff, puff - the sound of arrows breaking through armor sounded almost at the same time, and the Feng soldiers on the tower who were unprepared did not even make a sound, and fell one after another with the arrows. The Ning Army soldiers were overjoyed after seeing this, and they all climbed over the earth wall, jumped over the barricades, and rushed directly to the gate. Seeing that there was no one around, the Ning Army soldiers worked together to open the gate.
Seeing that the camp gate of the Feng Army camp had been opened, Ming Xiaotian didn't waste any more time. He stood up abruptly, drew out his sword at the same time, swung it forward with all his strength, and shouted: "Brothers, follow me and attack the enemy." Camp, kill the enemy! Kill——"
"Kill--"
Ming Xiaotian responded to his call, and the surrounding heralds fired rockets at the same time. More than a dozen rockets pierced the night sky, which looked particularly eye-catching. When the 300,000 Ning Army soldiers saw the rockets taking off, they knew that the commander had issued an order for the entire army to raid. People jumped up from the ground, each holding a weapon, and rushed toward them. The Fengjun camp rushed over.
The charge of 300,000 troops was as large as a tide, and its momentum could be described as earth-shattering. Ning's soldiers finally found an opportunity to counterattack the Feng army. They all ran forward like crazy. If any soldier in the crowd was a little slower, he would be hit by the wall or blocked by the people behind him. , At this time, the morale of Ning's army was as high as a scourge.
Ming Xiaotian did not fall behind others and followed the leading Ning army into the Feng Army camp. It could be seen that the patients in the Feng Army were very serious. There was no one in the huge military camp. Only Xiang Daying's Only by looking at the center can you vaguely see the firelight and human figures. This is also the core of the Fengjun camp, the central military tent.
Facing such a strong Feng Army camp, Ming Xiaotian's excited heart almost jumped out of his throat. He shouted to the left and right: "Come on! Charge into the Feng Army's central tent, no matter who captures it." Go down to Tang Yin, and you will be promoted to the third level of official rank and title, and you will receive a reward of one thousand taels!"
There is always no shortage of brave men under heavy rewards. After hearing this, Ning's soldiers charged with all their strength, shouting and killing, which shocked their eardrums. The 300,000 Ning Army entered through the gate of the camp and rushed towards the Feng Army's central tent. Ning Jun was the first to run and arrived at the central tent first. However, when they arrived, everyone was dumbfounded. Through the raised curtains, one could see that the interior of the Chinese military tent was empty and there was no one there. The Fengjun guards standing outside were motionless. They were all straw men wearing Fenghuang uniforms outside.
Ning's soldiers couldn't figure out what was going on and looked around subconsciously. Ruoda's Fengjun camp was eerily silent. Except for Ningjun's own shouts of killing, they couldn't hear any movement from Fengjun. .
Just when people were confused, Ming Xiaotian and his crowd arrived. He rushed to the Chinese army tent on horseback and asked the first question: "Where is Tang Yin?"
"Come on...general, Tang Yin...it seems Tang Yin is not here..." the general in charge of the front army stammered in reply.
"How is that possible?!" Tang Yin is the monarch and the commander-in-chief of the Feng Army. Where can he be if he is not in the Zhongjun tent? Ming Xiaotian got off his horse and pushed Ning Jiang away, but at this time he happened to see the straw man in windbreaker clothing at the entrance of the tent. Ming Xiaotian was shocked and subconsciously shouted: "What's this?"
He hurriedly walked up to the straw man, looked up and down, took a sharp breath, and screamed inwardly, "Oh no, is there a scam in it?" Thinking about it, he swayed and strode into the Chinese military tent. Just as General Ning said, Tang Yin was not here, not even a single soldier from the Feng Kingdom was here.
Seeing this, Ming Xiaotian's face turned pale and bloodless. His body shook repeatedly and he staggered forward a few steps. If Ning Jiang, who was on the left and right, hadn't quickly supported him with quick hands and eyes, he would have been rushed to the ground. Being supported by his attackers, Ming Xiaotian murmured with dull eyes: "We were fooled! We fell into Feng Jun's trap..."
Before he finished speaking, a Ning general who walked up to the handsome case shouted loudly: "General, there is a letter here!"
"What?" Ming Xiaotian came back to his senses and shouted urgently: "Bring it to me quickly!"
Ning Jiang handed the letter to Ming Xiaotian, who hurriedly took it and saw four big words written on the envelope - Ming Gong's signature.
Ming Xiaotian tore open the envelope with trembling hands and took out the letter paper inside. There was not much content on the letter paper, only a few words: General Ning Guo Ming Xiaotian lost his life here!
"Ah!" After Ming Xiaotian read it, he screamed subconsciously. He was stunned for a few seconds, angrily threw the letter to the ground with his hand, stomped on it hard, and then shouted loudly: "Retreat! The entire army retreats quickly. Wind Camp!”
However, it was too late for him to order a retreat at this time. All 300,000 Ning troops had already poured into Feng Camp. They looked around for Feng Jun, but there was no Feng Jun in the large and small barracks of Feng Camp. The shadows are just mountains of dead grass and dry firewood.