Wanli 1592

Chapter 864 Are you in the dark?

Since ancient times, Liuba has been one of the main roads of the plank road. It has always been known as the "throat of the Qin and Han Dynasties". Its strategic location is quite important. During the period of the struggle between Wei and Shu, it was one of the important places for the two sides to compete, and its importance can be seen.

But right now, this land that has been silent for thousands of years seems to reflect its importance once again. Deng Zilong's [-] troops will face the [-] Northwest Frontier Army led by Li Wen here, and they will fight to the death.

On November [-]th, the cold wind was howling. Li Wen led his army to march hard to Chaiguan, and ordered a team to check the situation to see if there were any usable things in the city, and the intact houses would allow the army to go to Chaiguan tonight. Rest here for the night, but the results are irritating.

Not only is there nothing that can be used in the city, even more than half of the houses have been demolished, so there are still traps!

The 17 people sent into the city to search for supplies lost 20 people, and more than [-] people were injured and carried out. Li Wen was so angry that his face turned black, and then he sent people into the city carefully to eliminate the traps and search for them. immaculate housing.

After all, the weather was too cold, so it would be better if he could live in the city.

In this way, after two hours of tossing, the trap was barely cleared. For this reason, three soldiers were damaged and more than a dozen people were injured.

Since sending troops to the south, even the shadow of Xiao Ruxun's subordinates has not been seen, but more than a hundred people have been lost, either fell to death or died of exhaustion, and now they were killed by traps, Li Wen was very annoyed.

After ordering the army to find a place to set up tents in the city for the night, Li Wen sent troops to guard the city wall and set up various obstacles to prevent the rebels from sneaking at night.

At about [-] o'clock in the evening, Li Wen was in his room calling high-ranking officers and generals to discuss the military situation and discuss the next strategy and tactics, but suddenly heard the sound of violent drums and shouts of killing, Li Wen was shocked, Shouting "enemy attack", he immediately drew his sword and rushed out of the room to summon troops to defend.

The army that was supposed to be asleep hurriedly got up and lined up to prepare for the enemy, and they were in a panic. The shouting and killing continued until Li Wen climbed up to the city wall of Chaiguan to command the defense, but the shouting and killing stopped.

Li Wen felt strange, so he hurriedly asked the guard of the city wall. The guard said that he had been guarding here to prepare for the battle after the shouts of killing, but he had never seen any enemies rushing to attack under the city. The place farther away was too dark. I can't see it, depending on the situation, we need to send troops out of the city.

But the dark moon and high wind are too dangerous.

A senior officer quickly said: "Governor, is this a conspiracy by the rebels? Judging from the sound, the number of rebels is definitely not small. They should want to harass our army again and again, but they don't Attacking in vain, trying to wait for our army to get used to this kind of harassment and not take precautions to attack suddenly, and catch our army by surprise! Chaiguan's city wall is low and dilapidated, if our army is not prepared, it is very easy to be attacked by surprise."

The rest of the senior officers quickly echoed.

"Yes, Governor, this is a very cunning strategy!"

Another confidant, Gao Shen, also offered a trick.

"Governor, my subordinates suggest that we should follow the strategy. The army should not relax, fully equip and lay in ambush in the city, and then follow what the rebels expected to see, make a panic defense on the city wall, and then gradually become defenseless , When the rebels think that we have relaxed our guard, they will attack. At this time, we will use all our troops to catch the rebels by surprise and let them know how powerful we are!"

Li Wen nodded yes.

"Okay! That's it! The battalions resting in the city are ordered to be fully equipped and not to disarm and wait for the notice. The troops resting outside the city must stay awake and not sleep, and be ready to join the battle at any time!"

Niu Bingzhong obeyed immediately and went down to make arrangements.

Sure enough, at about four o'clock in Haishi, there was a very loud cry of killing and the sound of war drums outside the city again. Li Wen gave an order, and the troops in charge of acting immediately began to run around the top of the city with torches, a look of panic Zhang's appearance, after about a stick of incense, the shouting and killing stopped again.

Li Wen and the civil and military officers around him looked at each other and smiled, feeling that he had grasped the movement of the stupid rebels, and the rebels were about to die.

Soon, when it was approaching midnight, there was another loud cry of killing and the sound of war drums outside the city. The acting troops continued to perform, but their speed and anxiety were much slower than the previous time, and they were not allowed to run faster.

After a stick of incense, the shouting and killing stopped.

"Governor, let the army prepare for battle, the next charge should be real!"

Li Wen nodded.

"Pass down the order and prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

The messenger immediately went to deliver the order.

Everyone sharpened their swords and waited for the rebels to kill them.

They waited quietly. Although the night was colder and everyone's winter clothes were not so thick, they still persisted, persisted, and waited for the moment when the rebels came and they successfully fought back.

At midnight, a gust of cold wind blew by, the shouts of killing were more intense than before, and the sound of war drums was louder than before. After the sound passed, Li Wen roared: "Prepare for war!"

Soon, orders were conveyed layer by layer, and the soldiers picked up their swords and clenched their spears to prepare for battle.

The troops on the city wall also looked down the city more nervously, preparing to run down the city as soon as they found someone rushing over.

Li Wen planned to let the enemy into the city and then use his superior force to fight back, to deal a head-on blow to the unprepared rebels. The soldiers were very nervous and ready to fight.

As a result, after a stick of incense, the drumming and shouting stopped again, and people were sent to the city wall to ask, and the city replied that they did not see a shadow of the enemy.

???

With a question mark on Li Wen's forehead, he cast doubtful eyes on his senior officers. Senior officers, you look at me and I look at you, and at the beginning the leading senior officer replied decisively: "It must be the rebels pointing at you." Delay for a while, let us relax our vigilance even more! This time is still a test, and the next time will be the real attack! Everyone must not slack off! The next time is the rebel attack!"

Everyone thought it was true, this is the strategy of the rebels, accusing them of being more slack, and then killing them once and for all, it is too treacherous!We must give them a head-on blow!

Li Wen also nodded again and again, indicating that he was right.

Continue to wait.

It took a long time to wait for this. At midnight, Li Wen couldn't sit still. The cold wind was blowing so cold that the soldiers couldn't bear it anymore and began to complain. People went up to the city wall to see, and the people who went up to see the city wall came back and said that there was no movement outside, and they didn't know what was going on.

Senior officers, you look at me, I look at you, full of doubts, Li Wen frowned, feeling the biting cold wind in the middle of the night, looked at the soldiers shivering from the cold, and was about to order the army to rest, but the drums Shouts and shouts sounded again.

"coming!"

The senior participants shouted excitedly.

Li Wen was shocked and immediately ordered the whole army to prepare for war. The sergeants were shocked and immediately entered the state of preparation.

After a stick of incense, the sound disappeared again.

I went to the city wall to ask, but I still didn't see any rebels on the city wall.

"What the hell?!"

Li Wen roared angrily, seeing the displeasure of the senior participants, and the embarrassment of the senior participants, feeling that he had lost face.

its not right!
Why don't these people follow the routine?
It's been four times, can you kill it?

People say that things don't last more than three, and you still don't come after three, isn't it too unruly?

(End of this chapter)