Bright Spring

He stared and said for a while, then took a breather and said, "Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, we can take advantage of it unprepared and suddenly attack! Gao Xu, Zhu Neng!"

Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "My son is here!" Zhu Neng also took a step forward and clasped his fists in response.

King Yan said: "Let's all lead your steps and rides, and set off tomorrow at night to raid the Xiongxian official army."

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng replied: "Decree!"

King Yan sent Zhang Yu and Qiu Fu to lead an army to set up an ambush on the road between Wuzhou and Xiongxian to ambush the reinforcements in Wuzhou, and reminded: "Yueyang Bridge is the only way to go, you can set up an ambush here."

Zhu Gaoxu listened, and felt that King Yan was very familiar with the terrain of the battlefield, and his routines were also very thoughtful, which was indeed very powerful.

King Yan made arrangements and waved them back to rest.Zhu Gaoxu bid farewell to King Yan, returned to his camp, called two thousand households, and asked them to arrange a rotation of vigilance at night.

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a while, then found Wang Bin, and said, "You arrange a few clever soldiers to disguise themselves as ordinary people and go to Xiong County overnight to see the situation."

Wang Bin clasped his fists and said, "The last general will go to choose a candidate."

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Send three people, and confirm the number of people when they come back."

On the afternoon of August 8000th, Zhu Gaoxu got a spy report from Wang Bin and went to discuss with Zhu Neng.Zhu Gaoxu told Zhu Nengdao: "Xiong County is small, and a large number of Southern Army troops are stationed outside the city, with at least [-] to [-] people. The barracks have fences and ditches built with wooden piles."

After hearing this, Zhu Neng's approving gaze gave Zhu Gaoxu a little more confidence in the battlefield.Zhu Neng had a big mouth and thick lips. He opened his mouth and said, "I also sent someone to look at it. When we arrive at the place in the evening, we will set up a military camp outside the city first. If we succeed, there will be few soldiers in the city, so there will be no war." Available."

Zhu Gaoxu said modestly: "I will listen to General Zhu."

Zhu Neng said again: "That time when King Gaoyang went out to the north of the Great Wall together, the cavalry was used very well. Tonight, King Gaoyang will still use the cavalry to make a surprise attack. My men dismounted and went to lift the fence."

"That's it." Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

When the sun goes down, the moon is full tonight, and the line of sight is still good.Zhu Gaoxu joined the army with Zhu Neng, ordered the soldiers to wrap the horseshoes in rags to reduce the movement, and left the camp quietly.

When we marched until midnight, we could hear the beating of gongs and drums in the distance, and the noise could be heard; when we looked over, we saw the flames soaring into the sky, illuminating the sky.On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival today, the soldiers of the Southern Army seem to be celebrating the festive season, and they are still awake...

Zhu Gaoxu and others followed the light of the fire and approached slowly. They could even see the bonfire in the camp, but they hadn't been discovered yet.I don't know where the Confederate sentries are at all.

At this moment, suddenly there was a shout from inside, and then the big drum also rang "Boom..."

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu shouted: "Come on!"

A group of cavalry on the left wing shouted and rushed towards the fence. Unexpectedly, just as the cavalry in front rushed to the ditch, there was a loud bang, bang, bang... Shout out, many people fall off the horse.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu's heart tightened, his eyes widened and he managed to regain his composure.He observed for a while, and the effective range of the firearms of the Southern Army seemed to be less than ten meters, and all the fallen knights rushed to the edge of the ditch.

Seeing the cavalry on his side advancing one after another, Zhu Gaoxu shouted: "Heading, the former army retreats temporarily! Take a light cavalry ten steps away and shoot!"

The soldiers around him slapped their horses away, rushed to the front and shouted military orders.

Hearing the order, all the generals retreated for the time being, and each general led his cavalry to rush across the stronghold, skimmed over the fence, and then "cracked" and fired arrows.The defenders at the fence of the southern army fought back with firecrackers, but they couldn't kill the armored cavalry who were a little further away. When the firecrackers fired, the flames were also very bright. The cavalrymen under Zhu Gaoxu were worried that they could not see well, so they shot wherever there was light. , There were screams all over the fence for a while.

"Boom..." The artillery in the camp also rang.The noise was as loud as thunder, and the flames were even brighter.Zhu Gaoxu was stunned because he didn't understand the shells fired by those cannons, and he couldn't see clearly at night.

After the cannon rang for a while, Zhu Gaoxu felt that it was not very effective, even the horses could not be frightened.Everyone is from the Ming army, and it's not that they haven't seen firearms...

At this moment, a horse came over and shouted: "My lord, General Zhu's men and horses are in the east, and they are risking their lives to open the fence!"

Zhu Gaoxu immediately kicked his horse and turned around, shouting: "Command, anyone who hasn't boarded yet, follow me!"

Chapter 39 I don't know what I did

Zhu Gaoxu moved his troops to the east, and he saw that Zhu Neng's troops had broken through the barriers in many places, and a large number of infantry were fighting to be the first.Many people jumped into the ditch and climbed up again; some people threw overturned wooden stakes and dead bodies into the ditch, and were filling the soil with shovels.

The sound of killing was loud, and the guns roared. Zhu Gaoxu waited and watched while galloping.When he looked around again, the generals such as Qianhu and deputy Qianhu of the left guard army he led had disappeared.Only Wang Bin and Wei Da are left to follow him.

The roar of the artillery and the bonfire illuminated the scene flickeringly, and under the moonlight, the sight could not be seen clearly even ten paces away.Seeing men and horses surging and swords flashing, Zhu Gaoxu had no idea where his men and horses were.

But Zhu Neng's friendly army had already entered, and Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to trap him, so he raised his bow and shouted: "Kill!"

When all the riders rushed into the barracks, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly felt his head "buzzing", because it was a mess inside.The rebellious soldiers are constantly fighting, splashing like boiling water.

"Bang bang bang..." The firecrackers flashed in all directions.The air was filled with the mixed smell of burnt charcoal, gunpowder smoke, and wine, accompanied by crackling accompaniment like firecrackers. Zhu Gaoxu suddenly thought of the excitement of New Year's Eve.If it wasn't for the screams of ghosts and gods to remind him, he would really have the illusion of New Year's Eve.

The scene was so chaotic, and he didn't even know where his subordinates were. Zhu Gaoxu really didn't know how to command the battle at this time, and it seemed useless!But Zhu Gaoxu still has a bit of common sense: after finally rushing in, if he gets stuck in the gap and doesn't leave, it will affect the passage of the people behind.

"Drive!" Zhu Gaoxu kicked the horse's belly, looked at the place where there were few people, and rushed deep into the barracks. Fortunately, the guards around him followed closely.

At this moment, I suddenly saw groups of infantry in the distance, running into the open space next to several bonfires, and the sound of "crack..." footsteps became orderly in the chaos.After Zhu Gaoxu waited and watched for a while, he knew that the enemy soldiers were forming a formation temporarily!

Infantry is powerful only in formation.The southern army was suddenly attacked on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, but they didn't rush to flee. How could they organize into an army after the fortifications were breached?

In desperation, Zhu Gaoxu had an idea: Don't let them have a chance to form an formation!

He then turned his head and pointed at the two pro-army cavalrymen and said, "You, you, go back immediately and shout at the gap in the east. No matter who the horses are, don't stop the horses that just came in, come to the west. The enemy infantry will form a formation. ,kill!"

"Order!"

When Zhu Gaoxu rode his horse and approached, he heard the enemy general shouting: "Brothers, be loyal to the country, the time has come!"

All the troops shouted "Hey" in unison, and in the light of the fire, soldiers wearing wide-brimmed iron hats held their long spears tightly and gathered shoulder to shoulder.The formation was dense and the scene was very shocking.

Zhu Gaoxu led more than [-] cavalry, divided into several groups and ran back and forth within a hundred paces. He saw that the enemy army had formed a formation in front, and there were teams running into the battle formation behind.

At this moment, a van suddenly pushed to the front of the formation.Zhu Gaoxu took a closer look, was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood: that thing is a swarm of bees!

That swarm is a car that shoots a lot of gunpowder arrows in salvo, and can fire hundreds of rounds at a time!Zhu Gaoxu had heard of it, but the Yan army did not have that kind of equipment, because it was too bulky and not suitable for fighting nomadic cavalry.

He hastily reined in the horse, and suddenly, he felt his whole body shiver!Especially seeing a soldier lighting a torch, Zhu Gaoxu's heart thumped, and his mind went blank. What else can he do at this time?Unless you can fly, you can run away in an instant!

"Bang bang bang bang, bang bang bang..." The explosion of a large amount of gunpowder and the sound of airflow have already sounded, Zhu Gaoxu's eyes reflected bright flames, and thick smoke billowed around the van... Shining light trails in the air Fly around in circles.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu didn't feel anything. He lowered his head to look around, then stretched out his hand to touch, but he didn't find that he was hit by a rocket.

"Damn it..." Zhu Gaoxu blurted out a curse, which gave him a big jump just now!What kind of weapon is this him?

The soldiers around him also yelled and cursed at various female relatives and organs.

At first glance, Zhu Gaoxu thought that he had entered the era of machine guns, but in fact he was just bluffing people... That thing has no accuracy at all, but if it is fired close to it, it can still be lethal due to the dense number; the key is not to panic, not to ignite prematurely, It is very important to be able to withstand the pressure of the cavalry's rapid approach!

Zhu Gaoxu led a group of cavalry around him, and continued to pat on the horses and charged closer.Behind the bonfire, there are firecrackers; in front there are dense pikemen, and the pikes in the second row have also been put down, protruding from the gap in the front row, and the front of the pike array is like a hedgehog!Zhu Gaoxu thought in his heart: I just rushed here when my brain was flooded!

He immediately grabbed the reins to adjust the direction, ran sideways, and stretched his bow, casually looking for targets to shoot arrows.

Among the enemy's long spear teams, those with muskets also began to fight back.The posture of the enemy soldiers holding the firecrackers is very strange. They hold the firecrackers under their armpits, and hold the torch in one hand to light the fuse. They have no aiming posture at all... But it seems that they don't need it, anyway, the lethal distance is only a few steps away!Do you need to aim when hitting a target a few steps away?

"Bang bang bang..." The firecrackers were fired at night, and they were very bright, illuminating the breastplates of the soldiers firing the blunderbuss very brightly.Zhu Gaoxu shot the arrow very quickly, and he shot it brightly, and the place where the eyes flashed attracted the most attention.Now he finally understands why the generals always want to shoot the firearms!

Zhu Gaoxu and others rode more than 20 steps away from the front of the formation, and the firecrackers were just as he had observed and concluded, they couldn't hit at all!

Although more than 20 steps are not far away, it looks like a long distance at night.