si-mexico Chapter 843: Tired Soldiers Strategy
Chapter 843: Tired Soldiers Strategy
Hearing this, Zhang Yide glared and said,
"What? Why do you want to sleep in armor? It's so hard, how can you sleep?"
Zhao Biao held the chopsticks tightly in his hand, wishing he could hit the idiot Zhang Yide hard on the head.
"Use your pig brain to think about it, if you were the enemy commander, what would you do?
You are now being chased up the mountain by the Yan cavalry. If you run, you will not be able to escape. You will be like scattered sand and will be hunted down by the Yan army. In the end, many of you will die.
So, are you going to defend it? Don't you know there are hundreds of thousands of troops behind you, arriving in three days? Don't you know that your food and supplies have been looted, and if you continue to defend it, you will be killed or starved to death?
The best way is to fight and defeat this Yan cavalry!
During the day, the view is wide, and if we want to fight in the open space I have reserved, they will just stand there and wait for us to charge, and we still won't be able to defeat them.
then what should we do?
Then we have to attack at night!
At night, the Yan cavalry all slept in the camp. The camp was not only a wall to protect the Yan army, but also a cage to trap the cavalry.
It was late at night and the Yan army was sleeping soundly. Their troops crept down in the dark and charged into the camp. They killed all those Yan soldiers who were sleeping, had no time to mount their horses, or could not charge after mounting their horses.
Retrieve supplies and continue marching south."
Zhao Biao was a man of rough but meticulous mind, and his words were well-reasoned and insightful, which gave Zhang Yide an epiphany.
"Yeah, then the enemy will definitely launch a surprise attack on us tonight."
"Yes, and not just tonight, but tomorrow morning and tomorrow night...
The enemy is outnumbered and they won't let us rest.
Lao Zhang, we don't have an advantage, and we're even treading on thin ice."
Zhang Yide broke out in a cold sweat and nodded quickly.
"You're right, these damn enemy soldiers are very evil. I can't drink. If I get drunk, they'll chop off my head without me noticing.
It doesn't matter if I die, but I can't kill my brothers."
Hearing this, Zhao Biao smiled with relief and said,
"Brother, endure these three days until Laoguan's army arrives and deploys its defenses. At night, I'll let you drink as much as you want. I'll drink with you myself.
But these three days are the three days that determine our life or death, and they are the most difficult three days."
"it is good!"
Zhang Yide nodded solemnly.
At night, Zhang Yide was wearing armor, holding his Zhangba Snake Spear, and fell asleep with a loud snoring.
Zhao Biao was lying next to him, not wanting to sleep at all, and was always worried.
It's past midnight.
Suddenly, a clear and loud sound of a gong was heard in the camp.
"Enemy attack!"
"The enemy is coming!"
"Assemble!"
"Assemble quickly!"
Hearing this sound, Zhao Biao turned over and kicked Zhang Yide twice.
"Lao Zhang, the enemy is attacking, the enemy is coming, get up quickly!"
Zhang Yide didn't drink, but he didn't sleep that soundly. He got up and shouted,
"Where is the enemy!"
"Come out, mount your horses, and kill the enemy!"
Zhao Biao dragged Zhang Yide out and mounted the horse at the door of the general's tent.
The cavalrymen in each tent also came out and mounted their horses under the light of the torches.
Zhao Biao roared,
"Commander!"
"exist!"
"The Fifth Corps, defend the main camp. The other four corps, assemble in the west and follow me to charge forward!"
Cavalry are not good at defending camps, but are good at charging and fighting, and they have to take the initiative to attack.
Zhao Biao came to the west and looked outside the camp.
Under the moonlight, there was a crowd of people outside. The enemy didn't even light torches and rushed towards them.
This is clearly an attempt to launch a surprise attack on them.
Zhao Biao's previous order not to take off armor to sleep worked. The soldiers assembled quickly, and with the help of war horses, they had completed the assembly by the time the enemy army rushed to the camp.
"Open the camp gates, charge out, and kill the enemy without a single piece of armor left!"
Zhao Biao roared and led his troops to charge out.
In each team of these cavalrymen, one person was responsible for holding torches, while the others were responsible for charging.
The Qian army did not expect the Yan army to assemble so quickly, and the front army was directly stunned by the cavalry.
The charging cavalry was unstoppable and rushed out in a mighty force.
Under this cold moon, he brandished his scimitar, wantonly slaughtering their lives and playing a tragic song with screams and death.
Zhao Biao and Zhang Yide rushed forward like two sharp knives, and they would chop down anyone walking on the ground.
They charged and fought in waves, back and forth.
Some of the escaped soldiers rushed into the camp, but were all killed by the remaining Fifth Corps.
Kou Jin, the commander of the Qian army, saw that it was difficult for his soldiers to win. The enemy had been well prepared and his side was almost slaughtered one-sidedly. He had no choice but to sound the horn and order a retreat.
When they were retreating, the angry Yan army charged and killed them again, chopping down a large group of people, and chased them to the foot of the mountain before they withdrew and returned to the camp.
After all this trouble, most of the Yan army lost their sleepiness and took food and fodder to feed the horses and give them water.
War horses are the life of cavalrymen. No matter how hungry they are, they must first feed their horses.
Seeing that most people had not slept yet, Zhao Biao asked the fireman to cook quickly so that everyone could eat to replenish their energy.
If you don’t have time to sleep, then eat your fill. Eating can help you regain some energy.
After the meal, it was already early morning. The Yan army, having calmed down, felt sleepy and went back to the tent to sleep.
Zhao Biao still gave orders that no one was allowed to take off their armor to sleep, and then sent out scouts to investigate the enemy.
The enemy finally quieted down, perhaps because they were too tired after a night of fighting. There was no movement until noon the next day.
At noon, Zhao Biao woke up, got up and washed his face, and was about to see if the meal was cooked. Suddenly, he heard the sound of gongs and horns outside.
Zhao Biao kicked Zhang Yide twice to wake him up, then rode his horse westward.
The Yan army, which had just woken up, hurriedly mounted their horses and regrouped.
It was daytime now, and the view was wide. Zhao Biao stood on a high place with a telescope and looked towards the west.
The enemy troops set out again, but this time they only sent down more than 10,000 people.
Do you think you can capture the Yan army camp with just these soldiers and horses?
That is impossible.
Then they have only one goal.
The Yan army was exhausted and had no rest.
In this way, the physical strength and morale of the Yan army will decline seriously. After two days, the Yan army will definitely sleep like dead pigs, and then they can launch a general attack.
This is a strategy to tire out the troops!
However, this strategy of tiring out the soldiers would come at the cost of their lives, because the harassing enemy troops could not outrun the cavalry.
Seeing that the enemy was small in number, Zhao Biao snorted coldly and said,
"Come here, mobilize the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Corps. I want to annihilate the enemy and teach them a lesson!
Let the Fifth Corps prepare to clean up the battlefield and gather everyone together!
"Build! Beijing! View!"