I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 376
The rain continued to fall, and it showed no signs of abating at night.

On a rainy night, only the sound of pattering rain could be heard. The soldiers in charge of the night watchman wore coir raincoats and shuttled through the camp. The distance they could see was extremely limited, but the distribution of the tents must be very familiar to the night watchman.

A few soldiers on duty at night hid under the gatehouse, complaining about the recent rain and the war that had lasted for several years.

"It's been raining for almost half a month, right?"

"That's right, I don't know when the rain will stop."

"What good is it if the rain stops? As soon as the weather clears up, we have to fight. Damn, the fight has been going on for several years and it's not over yet."

"It's better to stop quickly. There are only a few thousand people left in the red lotus bandits. When the weather is good and the army is dispatched, it will be peaceful after the fight is over. Otherwise, we will have to continue to spend time in this Shannan Road. Winter is fine. This It’s really hard to stay in summer, it’s too hot and it’s raining every now and then.”

The few soldiers who spoke were all from the Forbidden Army who were from Shangjing. As northerners, they naturally prefer the drier climate in the north.

On the Shannan side, either it is the continuous rain without the sun, or the weather is as humid as a steamer.

A few unknown soldiers complained in the rain, unaware that the danger was approaching.

On rainy days, the military master was very worried that his military boots would get dirty when he stepped on the mud.

But for mud legs with only straw sandals, it's no big deal.

Even this is the only life for them.

A few men in black appeared suddenly, and killed the guards in this place with lightning speed, and this kind of situation didn't just happen in this place.

But until the gate of the Right Guard Division of the Forbidden Army Mansion was opened, the officers and soldiers in the battalion did not react.

When Yang Huaixin, commander of the right guard of the government army, was awakened, he was already screaming and killing.

"No, night attack!"

"Blow the horn immediately!"

As the screams came and went, the night patrol soldiers also blew a long horn, and then the emergency measures for the officers and soldiers to deal with enemy attacks at night began to take effect. heard it.

But it's too late now.

Thousands of red lotus troops, led by Sheng Gong Fang Qiu and Marshal Xue Julin, went straight into the official army camp, making the hastily rising official army overwhelmed in the rainy night.

Although the red lotus rebels were all in ragged clothes, the knives and guns in their hands were still shiny. Countless officers and soldiers were killed by the rebels who they said were at the end of their lives while they were half asleep and half awake.

After several years of fighting, it seems like a big wave washes the sand. The Red Lotus Army who can survive to the present are all veterans of hundreds of battles. The old, weak, sick and disabled will definitely not be able to survive.

If it was a frontal array battle during the day, relying on the strength of armor and crossbows, the Red Lotus Army would never dare to confront the official army head-on, but this kind of rainy day, coupled with the suddenness of the night attack and the fact that the Red Lotus Army finally The battle of trapped beasts.

It can be said that almost all the advantages of the official army have been wiped out. Now the official army has an advantage in numbers, and the rest are at a disadvantage.

"kill!"

The Red Lotus Army did not love to fight, and only wanted to quickly penetrate the camp of the right guard of the government army, preferably to be able to engulf the defeated soldiers and disperse the Xiaoguo Army camp behind.

Yang Huaixin, the commander of the right guard of the government army, was born in the collateral lineage of the Fuguo Duke's mansion. He is the nephew of the Fuguo Duke's family.

He is not a stupid person, otherwise, based on his background, even with the support of the Duke's Mansion, he would not be able to achieve this position.

He knew something was wrong the moment he woke up.

After getting up, before he had time to put on his armor, he quickly went out of the tent to gather the whole army, hoping to curb the night attack of the red lotus rebels as soon as possible.

But things turned out to be contrary to expectations. The Forbidden Army was lazy on weekdays. Although they had been conscripted for several years, they were mostly used as auxiliary troops to cooperate with the main elite to fight.

This is also the key to why the Red Lotus Army chose to attack the right guard camp of the government army.

In the entire encirclement, the right guard of the government army stood side by side with the Shenwu army and the Shence army, forming a defense line on the east side, and behind the right guard of the government army was the Xiaoguo army, and behind the Xiaoguo army was the Marshal Xingyuan.

Xue Julin, Liu Taiqing and others have not been idle these few days. Although it is raining, but because they are at a high place, the deployment of the officers and troops can be regarded as clear at a glance.

It is natural to distinguish which direction is relatively easier to break through.

And only looking at the construction of the flood control ditches in front of the camps and the antler wooden villages, we can also find the truth and falsehood.

Whether it was Fu Maoxiu or Fu Jinchuan, if the father and son used troops, they would not leave such an obvious loophole.

Who made the king of Qi, Zhao Yuanzhang, who took over the military affairs now?
Yang Huaixin assembled hundreds of soldiers, originally thinking of fighting against the enemy, but because of the defeat of his own army, he was scattered. In desperation, he could only retreat under the pressure of the defeated army.

The chaos in front and the shouts of killing naturally alarmed the Xiaoguo army behind.

Shi Wannian, who drank half a jar of shochu, was not drunk, and was soon awakened by his personal guards.Knowing that the right guard of the government army in front was raided, he immediately ordered the whole army to assemble, and all ministries gathered troops to prepare for battle.

But he himself came out naked, holding an iron spear in his hand, standing in the rain and shouting, gathered his personal guards, and then led only dozens of people all the way to the place where the Xiaoguo army and the right guard of the government army were separated.

Hearing the chaos ahead, Shi Wannian immediately called Du Yuhou Liu Liu over and ordered him to guard the camp, and anyone who dared to charge into the camp, whether it was a traitor or an official soldier, would be shot to death.

Thousands of rebels have disturbed the Youwei camp of the government army with tens of thousands of people. The Shence Army and Shenwu Army on both sides did not choose to send troops to rescue them on this rainy night, but chose to stick to the camp.

Although I was surprised that the Honglian bandits still had the courage to fight to the death, I didn't feel that these people could really turn defeat into victory by relying on this surprise attack.

The elite predecessors of Shence, Shenwu, and Xiaoguo are all brave soldiers drawn from the frontier army. What kind of formation have you never seen?

In this case, you only need to hold your fort and wait for the destiny to see things, then you can send troops to wipe out the red lotus rebels.

As for the right guard of the government army, some casualties are normal.

Qi Wang Zhao Yuanzhang was very surprised after being awakened, "The red lotus attacked at night?"

"Return to the lord, that's right. The red lotus bandits attacked the right guard camp of the government army at night, and they have already broken into the camp, but General Shi Wannian has sent people over. Usually, the Xiaoguo army has been exhausted, and the bandit army will never break through Xiaoguo." Guojun camp, please rest assured, Your Highness."

The person who reported the military situation was the commander of the Yabing Army and the marching Sima Qiuluan of the Marshal's Mansion.

Zhao Yuanzhang felt a little relieved when he heard the words, but it was impossible to rest comfortably in the tent.

This battle has reached its final juncture, and it would be a good thing to take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out the remnants of Honglian.

But under the current situation, it is obvious that the various ministries cannot be forced to send troops. The right guard of the government army has already become a pot of porridge, and we can only wait until the sky is bright.
Walking out of the camp, many staff and generals directly under the Marshal's Mansion had already gathered, waiting for Zhao Yuanzhang's order at any time.

The dental soldiers belonging to the Chinese army were also assembled by Qiu Luan. Instead of wearing heavy armor, they wore coir raincoats, armed with spears, knives and shields.

The reaction of the officers and soldiers was not as expected by the Red Lotus Army. They were fighting to the death.

The food has already been eaten, if you don't take this opportunity to take a risky attack, you will definitely be wiped out by the government and army when the weather improves.

At this time, in the camp of the right guard of the government army, Xue Changqing, Xue Julin's uncle and nephew, and Fang Qiu each led hundreds of soldiers and charged in three directions, while Liu Taiqing led most of the troops in the middle, following the vanguard to drive away the defeated soldiers. Trying to expand the advantage of the battlefield, muddy the water, and make it into an avalanche, trying to break through the Xiaoguo army's camp in one breath.

Zhao Chengjun and Wang Yang led hundreds of personal guards to cover the Chinese army.

But with the passage of time and the lack of organization of the Red Lotus Army, it became chaotic.

The three teams of hundreds of people who opened the way were called elites, and the right guards of the government army who were in a panic couldn't stand it at all, and fled one after another.

However, because of the quick response of the Xiaoguo army, they directly killed the defeated soldiers who were trying to rush to the camp, which made the Red Lotus Army's plan to attack the Xiaoguo army's camp with the defeated soldiers as the forerunner come to nothing.

Although the right guard of the government army was caught off guard and was in a mess, it was the official army after all. Because there was nowhere to escape, they had to fight back. The army also fought.

But after all, Yang Huaixin still has some skills. He kept gathering the defeated soldiers at the last camp, and let his personal guards keep shouting the bugle to line up, gradually recovering a little bit of the decline.

And the Red Lotus Army has no way of turning back, they can only charge forward.

Xue Changqing held a long knife like a mad tiger, and the guards behind him were also the last essence of fighting with them for many years.

As a grand master, Fang Qiu was even more brave and had no one under his command. A pair of iron maces smashed countless sky spirit caps.

But personal bravery obviously did not play a decisive role in this battle.

The extremely low viewing distance and not keen enough sense of the battlefield did not give Fang Qiu a chance to take the head of the general among thousands of troops.

Although the right guard of the government army was killed in pieces, in the end thousands of people gathered together and barely contained Honglian's impact.

This also represented the failure of the Red Lotus Army's raid.

Time passed bit by bit, and at every moment, dozens of officers and soldiers and rebels were fighting and killing each other.

They couldn't see each other's faces clearly, they only knew how to slash with knives and stab with spears.

The blood is not so conspicuous in the dark night. This is the real Shura field!

The sky is getting brighter, and the rain seems to be getting smaller and smaller.

But the last life of the Red Lotus Army seems to be like a fire in the rain, gradually extinguished.

Zhao Yuanzhang finally couldn't sit still when he heard the shouts of killing.

"Send the order, the three armies of Shence, Shenwu, and Xiaoguo, in a moment, no matter how big the rain in the sky, even if there is a knife in the sky, they will attack my whole army and strangle the red lotus rebels in the camp of the right guard of the government army Here, we must never let them escape again!"

"Then send an order to the left guard martial arts of the government army and the Tianwu army of the central guard to seal off the main roads and prevent the fish from slipping through the net!"

"This battle must be a success!"

"promise."

After wearing the military order, Zhao Yuanzhang walked out of the big tent wearing a military uniform and a cloak, and then climbed up to the watchtower, trying to see the battlefield several miles away.

Although the sky is getting brighter, the distance that can be seen is still limited, and the Youwei camp of the government army in the distance can't see the situation clearly at all.

Only the sound of shouting and killing came together, penetrated the rain curtain and entered Zhao Yuanzhang's ears.

Yesterday afternoon, he also remembered Xuan Jia's 21 years when Lei Bo led an army to attack Wu's rebel army on rainy days and nights.

Unexpectedly, the Red Lotus Army really came to attack at night last night.

It's not that he hasn't thought about attacking at night in rainy days, but not everyone is Lei Bo.

After discussing with the staff of the Marshal's Mansion, except for Qiu Luan, the son of Marquis Anyuan, the marching Sima, who asked for a fight, the rest of the people were all opposed.

And Qiu Luan who asked to fight is the famous "Little Saburo", who is just [-] years old and has a lot of courage.

Dare to fight any battle.

So Zhao Yuanzhang finally gave up this idea.

But I didn't expect that the Red Lotus Army, who was forced to die, still had such fighting spirit, which is really not to be underestimated.

But it's all over.

The right guard of the government army was finished, and was disturbed by the Red Lotus Army.

However, due to poor organization, the Red Lotus Army could not regroup and retreat, and it was also in chaos.

Just wait for a while, the sky is completely bright.

Wait until the moment when the sun rises.

The war that has lasted for several years should end.

(End of this chapter)