Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 124 is wrong
Unable to resist Zhang Ping's repeated urging, in the early morning of the next day, Zhang Han personally arranged for Zhang Ping's deputy, General Yao Ang of the Qin Army, to finally lead his army away. Go to attack Fuli County, which has a large stockpile of food, grass and military supplies.

Because of Zhang Ping's repeated division of troops, coupled with the astonishing losses during the battalion attack, the strength of the Qin army on the Pengcheng battlefield plummeted to about 7000, and the core backbone of the Longxi elite was only in the early [-]s, and the overall strength was sharp. reduce.But fortunately, the strength and overall strength of the Qin Army are still higher than the main force of the Young Marshals. In a head-on contest, the Young Marshals who are not good at battles are still at a disadvantage, so Zhang Ping and the generals of the Qin Army are not too worried about the situation. Encountering danger, Zhang Ping calmly sent someone north to contact another division, Chen Kan's troops, after Yao Ang's troops set off to the south, telling Chen Kan to stop chasing and killing Liu Laosan, and turn back to join the main force.

Although there is no God's perspective, and there is no news from Fu Li, Xiang Kang, who had just seen the Qin army split up and went south, immediately understood that his plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain had succeeded, and at the same time Feng Zhong led The Southern Front Corps of the Young Marshal Army has also set off from Jiujiang County to the north, and is striding northward along Qinchi Road.In addition, the scouts of the Young Marshal Army sent the scout report from the Qin Army's Chen Kan's Department that was still under Liuxian County as of yesterday afternoon. Xiang Kang came to a conclusion and said: "The victory or defeat will be decided between today and tomorrow. If we defeat Zhang Ping's main force within one day, then we will have a good chance of winning the Pengcheng battle. But if we can't do this, this battle will still have to be fought, and no one will know who wins and who loses .”

Zhou Zeng next to him nodded in agreement, while Old Man Fan on the other side looked sideways at Xiang Kang and said, "Then how does the young commander plan to seize this opportunity? Is he going to fight head-on with dignity? Or continue to attack him by surprise and win by surprise?"

Old Man Fan was still disappointed, and Xiang Kang, who was naturally fond of sneaking, still lacked the domineering spirit that Old Man Fan liked, so he said without thinking: "Of course we have to find a way to win by surprise. Confronting them head-on is not very sure, and even if we can win, we will definitely lose a lot. Only by finding a way to catch them unawares, can we obtain the greatest victory at the least cost."

The old man Fan, who was getting more and more at odds with Xiang Kang, shut up in disappointment, but when he saw Xiang Kang, he immediately ordered the army to take time to rest during the day.When preparing torches, dry food and other things for night battles, old man Fan still couldn't help but said: "If the young commander wants to win by surprise attack in night battles, then I must persuade you, you'd better not think about it. Tyranny Qin The army is not a fool. After dividing the troops repeatedly, they will definitely take strict precautions to prevent you from sending troops at night to sneak attack on their camps. If you want to rely on your skillful sneak attack to rob the camp, not only will it be very difficult to succeed, but you may also suffer a big loss. .”

Of course Xiang Kang understands this truth, but there is no way, there is no certainty in the battle, and only a sneak attack is the only hope for the young commander to defeat the strong with the weak, so Xiang Kang just thanked Old Man Fan for his reminder, but did not He didn't take back the previous order to ask the army to prepare, and at the same time, he quickly calculated all kinds of vicious and shameless tricks, thinking hard about the way to defeat the enemy.

This time it was Xiang Kang's turn to rack his brains. The camp of the Young Commander's Army was less than ten miles away from the camp of the Qin Army. The method of luring the enemy led Qin Jun into the ambush circle of the Young Marshal Army.A direct sneak attack is definitely not sure, so try to make Zhang Ping careless. Zhang Ping, who has divided his troops repeatedly, will definitely not be easily fooled. In addition, Qin Jun is still in the upper reaches of Gushui. Even if he can find a way to lure Qin Jun to the north bank of Gushui, the young commander It was also difficult for the Qin army to quickly destroy the Qin army's pontoon across the river by relying on fire boats and fire rafts, cutting the Qin army in half.After thinking over and over again, Xiang Kang, who has always been very good at this aspect, felt a little helpless for the first time, and couldn't think of any reliable and surprising way to win.

But fortunately, Xiang Kang still has some time, so Xiang Kang was not in a hurry. After many days, he rode out of the camp for the first time and led a group of horsemen to a high place near the Qin army camp. , Condescendingly overlooking the defense situation of the Qin army camp, studying the method of sneak attack and breaking the camp.

To Xiang Kang's disappointment, even after repeated divisions, the defense of the Qin Army's camp was still tight and complete, with no flaws to be found. The trenches and ditches were built with wooden fences, and the fortifications such as antlers, horses and watchtowers should be complete. At the same time, an inner camp was built, and food, grass and military supplies were also stored in the inner camp. Generally speaking, the camp is not as small as it is. The main camp built by Shuai Jun with a lot of manpower in advance is so strong and indestructible, but it can be easily broken by ordinary troops.

When he was getting more and more worried, Xiang Yang next to him suddenly reminded: "Brother, there is a group of tyrant cavalry out of the camp. Maybe they have spotted us and want to attack us. To be cautious, we'd better go back as soon as possible." Good camp."

Glancing at the gate of the Qin Army's camp, he saw that the Qin Army had indeed dispatched a team of cavalry out of the camp. Xiang Kang, who was always greedy for life and fear of death, did not dare to neglect, so he quickly retreated with his own soldiers to the way he came, and ordered in passing: " Take out my banner, and let the Tyrant Qin army know that I am personally here to spy on their camp."

According to Xiang Kang's order, the soldiers immediately unfurled the banner of the young marshal representing Xiang Kang's identity. The cavalrymen of the Qin army who had left the camp saw their eyes were red. The distance between each other is too far, and the riding skills of Xiang Kang and others are not extremely bad, so Xiang Kang and his party finally returned to the camp of the Young Marshal Army one step ahead. The cavalry of the Qin Army shouted regretfully outside the camp, but There was nothing else to do, and in the end, he had no choice but to leave with empty hands and disappointment, and went back to report the situation to Zhang Ping.

Xiang Kang soon regretted letting the soldiers unfurl his own banner, because after returning to the camp, Xiang Kang had just told Zhou Zeng about the situation, and Zhou Zeng, who had already gained some military experience, immediately complained: "Young man! Handsome, I'm not talking about you, why do you have to show off your prestige? The sneak attack on the camp is the only hope for us to defeat the strong with the weak. Just now you let the soldiers unfurl your banner to let the Tyrant Qin army know that you went to spy on it yourself. Doesn’t their camp tell the Tyrant Qin army that we are planning to attack their camp? The Tyrant Qin army has strengthened its defenses, so isn’t our hope of surprise attacking the enemy even smaller?”

It was only when Zhou Zeng reminded me that I had neglected to think about it. While Xiang Kang regretted it, he was also a little embarrassed, and said: "Uncle Ya blamed it, but I didn't think about it. But there is no way, I have already issued the banner, and now It’s too late to take the regret medicine, we can only find another way.”

After saying that, Xiang Kang suddenly moved in his heart, and said to himself: "Since I made a mistake, why should I make the mistake? After the Tyrant Qin army divides up again and again, Zhang Ping will definitely prevent me from taking the opportunity to attack him. Just now I was not thinking carefully. It exposed my intention to attack his camp. He will definitely suspect that I am going to sneak attack on his camp at night, and prepare in advance to prevent me from robbing the camp. In this case, why didn’t I use this to make a fuss and let him Make better preparations, give him a chance to eat my stealing army in one bite, and then I..., wouldn't it be a chance to mess around?"

After all, Zhang Ping's troops were strong in fighting power. Although Xiang Kang already had a plan in mind, it took a lot of time to sort out a tactical plan that was not particularly sure.As a result, after Xiang Kang told Zhou Zeng and old man Fan about his tactical plan, Zhou Zeng, who had a more stable personality, immediately questioned him, saying: "Young commander, although the plan is feasible, it is not too risky? Our soldiers As long as the horse fails all the way, the consequences will be unimaginable immediately, and the stalemate we fought so hard before will be in vain immediately, isn't it best not to take such risks?"

Zhou Zeng's questioning was exactly what Xiang Kang was most worried about, so Xiang Kang, who was not too sure at first, was inevitably shaken even more, and almost wanted to give up the tactical plan he had worked out so hard.However, the old man Fan, who has always disliked Xiang Kang's stealthy methods, went uncharacteristically and said: "I think this tactical plan is feasible. Although this tactical plan is also sneaky and heretic, it does not lose its heroic demeanor. Being able to control the initiative of the entire Pengcheng battlefield and completely defeating the Tyrant Qin army is a foregone conclusion, we can give it a go!"

After finishing speaking, old man Fan said again: "As for the danger, war is a risk. There is a battle that must be won in the world? If we don't seize the opportunity to take a risk now, when the Tyrant Qin army withdraws the northward team, the southward Tyrant Qin army I also found out that the plan is to return to the main force, what chance do we have to defeat the strong with the weak, and win the many with the few? Count on our reinforcements from Jiujiang? Feng Zhong's soldiers and horses, do they have the strength to turn the battle in Pengcheng?"

Hearing what old man Fan said was reasonable, Xiang Kang thought about it for a long time, and then said: "What Fan Gong said is absolutely true, this is our only chance to win, we can only seize it, we can't miss it! If you gamble, you gamble!" If we lose the bet, we will lose our troops and lose our generals, and we will be forced to retreat to the city to defend the city. We will honestly wait for my second uncle to rescue Pengcheng! But if we win the bet, we will definitely win the battle of Pengcheng!"

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On Qin Jun's side, just as Zhou Zeng was worried about, Xiang Kang personally ran to the high ground near the Qin Jun camp to spy on the situation of the Qin camp. This situation was reported to Zhang Ping. He became alert in his heart, guessing that Xiang Kang was dreaming of attacking his camp, and took advantage of the opportunity of his own army's declining strength after repeated divisions to secure the victory in one fell swoop. Therefore, Zhang Ping, in addition to making the army strictly guard against death, sent a large number of scouts to investigate the young marshal The situation of the military camp, looking for various clues to analyze the movement of the young commander.

The next thing is relatively simple. After strengthening their vigilance, Qin Jun's scouts soon discovered that the activities of ordinary soldiers in the Young Marshal's barracks outside the account were significantly reduced, but the back camp responsible for logistics was busy, and it was not time for meal Smoke rose from the kitchen, as if they were rushing to make dry food, and these two situations were reported to Zhang Ping. Zhang Ping, who had participated in several Qin campaigns against the Six Kingdoms, immediately understood that the Young Marshal was likely to do it at night. Sneak attack.

The matter was not over yet. At this time, Xu Shu, Xiang Kang's special diplomatic liar, was escorted by Qin Jun to Zhang Ping. When Zhang Ping asked Xu Shu's purpose, Xu Shu first presented Xiang Kang's handwritten letter of challenge, and then said: "General Zhang, this time the envoy is here to fight for our Young Marshal Xiang. The General made several appointments before, but our Young Marshal Xiang did not agree to it for various reasons, which disappointed the General. Our Young Marshal Xiang is really disappointed I'm sorry. If the general is still interested, we, Young Marshal Xiang, are willing to personally lead the main force of our army out of the camp at tomorrow's Sishi, and fight the general in the western suburbs of Pengcheng. I wonder if the general has the courage to fight?"

Zhang Ping laughed and said, "Xiang Kang really knows how to pick the cheapest ones. He didn't dare to fight decisively before. Now that the general divides up his troops again and again, he wants to take advantage of the fire?"

"The general has misunderstood. We, Young Marshal Xiang, are definitely not taking advantage of the fire to loot, but for a fair decisive battle." Xu Shu said plausibly, "Generally, your army was more than twice as large as ours. Of course, our Young Marshal Xiang I don't want to suffer this loss. Now that the general has divided his troops, the strength of our army is not much different from that of our army. Of course, it is extremely fair to launch a decisive battle. You don't take advantage of it, general, and we don't suffer. It's just right. hesitantly?"

After finishing speaking, Xu Shu still provoked Zhang Ping, saying: "Of course, if the general does not have the guts to fight a decisive battle with our army, our Young Marshal Xiang will never be offended. After all, it was our Young Marshal Xiang who took the lead. Refusing to fight a decisive battle with your army, it is understandable for the general to refuse a decisive battle at this time."

Zhang Ping laughed again, and first wrote down the words "tomorrow's decisive battle" on Xiang Kang's war letter, then threw it back to Xu Shu, and said with a sneer, "Go back and tell Xiang Kang, since he has the guts to come and die , tell him to wash his neck clean, tomorrow's decisive battle, our army will definitely cut off his head!"

Xu Shu sang Nuo, picked up the letter of war thrown back by Zhang Ping and left immediately, but as soon as Xu Shu left, the general next to him immediately asked: "General, Xiang Kang is treacherous and cunning, and at the same time timid as a mouse. It is absolutely impossible for him to have the guts to fight our army head-on, this time he took the initiative to send a letter to make an appointment to fight, I am afraid that there is a fraud in it, and I hope the general will investigate carefully."

"Of course there is fraud." Zhang Ping sneered even more contemptuously, and said: "This traitor went to spy outside our barracks in person again today, and let his bandit soldiers rest during the day. The envoy sent a letter to make an appointment for a battle, and made it clear that he wanted our army to only prepare for tomorrow's decisive battle, and neglect precautions at night, so as to create opportunities for him to sneak attack on our camp at night."

"The general is wise, and the last general is also suspicious." The general flattered him first, and then asked, "General, how should we deal with it?"

"Do you need to ask?" Zhang Ping replied proudly: "Since Xiang Kang sent his bandit army to seek death on his own initiative, how can we be polite to him? Immediately send an order to the whole army to start night battles immediately, eat at the next hour, and watch the first shift." Commander, this general must kill all the thieves who dare to steal the camp this time, leaving nothing behind!"

According to Zhang Ping's order, the disciplined Qin army quickly made preparations for the night battle. They ate and dined at Youshi, and received dry food for eating in the evening. You are not welcome, and quickly arranged a tactical plan to attack the young marshal's army head-on with an ambush in the camp, and arranged a backup army very carefully to prevent Xiang Kang from cheating and pretending to rob the camp to feign defeat to lure the enemy.

In winter, the days are short. After the soldiers of the Qin Army set up the nets according to Zhang Ping's arrangement, the sky was already completely dark, and the light at night was still very poor. There was no moonlight in the sky, and only a few lonely stars dressed up the night. It is a fine weather that is extremely suitable for sneak attacks at night.At the same time, the cold wind was like a knife, and the face was painful. However, under the supervision of the generals of the Qin army at all levels, almost no soldiers of the Qin army slacked off and fell asleep.

The soldiers of the Qin Army didn't wait so hard for nothing. Just as the clapper of the third watch rang, a group of furtive figures suddenly appeared in front of the gate of the Qin Army's camp, sneaking close to the gate of the Qin Army's camp. Order, pretending to be asleep, let the group of black shadows quietly remove the latch, and then, when the group of black shadows pushed open the camp gate, the soldiers of the Qin army hurriedly rang the alarm gong, and fled to the inside of the camp in a mess .

"kill!"

The sound of shouting sounded at the same time, and a group of young commanders and soldiers suddenly rushed into the Qin army camp with shouts as if they had emerged from the ground. At least there were thousands of them. Zhang Ping, who heard the voice, rushed out of the Chinese army tent to see it with his own eyes, and immediately cried out with joy, saying: "Okay! The more you come, the better!"

It's a pity that the young generals who rushed straight into the camp were very cunning. After entering the camp, they didn't charge very far. Soon they found that the front camp of the Qin army was empty, and they immediately realized that they had been tricked. Fleeing for his life, Zhang Ping did not hesitate, and immediately asked people to beat the drums. The soldiers of the Qin Army who were ambushing on both sides immediately rushed out, killing the enemies entering the camp from left to right. The Qin army's ambush soldiers pursued closely, and strode out of the camp to pursue them.

After the Qin Army's ambushes chased them out of the camp, the rear troops of the Qin Army, which had been arranged just in case, quickly assembled in the open space of the camp. However, Zhang Ping, who was rather cautious, did not immediately mobilize the rear troops to attack, but continued to observe Based on the battle situation outside the camp, analyze whether the young marshal has the possibility of luring the enemy.

The results of the observation made Zhang Ping very relieved. After the Qin army's pursuers left the camp, the young commander's brigade outside the camp did not retreat immediately to deliberately lure the enemy. Fighting with each other, Zhang Ping saw an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he immediately led the Qin army's rear team out of the camp and strode to reinforce the battlefield outside the camp.

It was still at this time that the Young Marshal's brigade, who discovered that the Qin Army was well prepared, was forced to retreat before the battle, and fled to the east in a hurry. The front team of the Qin Army, which had finally caught the opportunity to fight in the field, pursued closely, and Zhang Ping was also decisive. Leading the rear team to follow, still gnashing his teeth in his heart, he secretly said: "I want to see if you, Xiang Kang, have an ambush? If there is an ambush, I have a rear team to follow and protect. Don't be afraid of you. If there is no ambush, I want to see you How do you return the defeated soldiers to the camp?! You open the gate of the camp and let your defeated soldiers escape into the camp, and I will take the opportunity to follow your defeated soldiers and kill them directly! If you don’t open the camp gate, I will kill your thieves outside the camp Just Zaijue, tonight's hard work is not in vain!"

Although the sky was very dark, and the army you were chasing and fleeing in front of you was chaotic enough, but the young commander's army really didn't have any ambushes. After a while, the Qin army had already chased the young commander's army's defeated soldiers and fled eastward to the young commander's army. Outside the west gate of the big camp.Then it was similar to Zhang Ping's analysis. Seeing that the Qin army's chasing soldiers had been entangled with their own defeated soldiers, the young commander's army did not dare to open the camp gate. The young commander's defeated soldiers had no choice but to quickly go around the camp. , Fleeing to the south gate of the camp to find the way back to the camp, the high morale Qin army officers and soldiers pursued closely, biting the tail of the defeated brigade of the young commander's army.

Or because the Qin army was chasing too closely, the south gate of the Young Marshal's camp also did not dare to take the risk of opening the door. As a result, the defeated soldiers of the Young Marshal's army could only continue to walk around the camp, and gradually fled to the east of the Young Marshal's camp. And plunged into the narrow space between the Young Marshal's camp and Pengcheng.Seeing this scene, Zhang Ping of course burst out laughing, and said with a triumphant smile: "Okay! Let's see how you escape this time! To the north is Gushui with nowhere to go, to the east is Pengcheng, and to the west is your big camp. Let's see who dares to take risks." Open the door and let you in!"

Laughing wildly, Zhang Ping mobilized his soldiers and horses, and quickly rushed to the southeast corner of the Young Marshal's camp, blocking the way for the young commander's defeated soldiers to flee south. With the narrow space between the camp of the Young Marshal and Pengcheng, the soldiers of the Young Marshal who had nowhere to go had no choice but to turn around in a hurry and fight to the death with the Qin Army's chasing soldiers!Xiang Zhuang, the young general who commanded the army to rob the camp, also shouted: "There is no way out, if you want to survive, turn around and fight to the death! Kill the Tyrant Qin and take my life away!"

(End of this chapter)