Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty After Midnight
June 29th, midnight.
Li Fengyun and Li Mi stood side by side in the mountains and forests on the south bank of the valley, looking at the beautiful "star sea" that stretched for miles on the north bank.
Li Fengyun was as calm as water, but Li Mi was a little nervous. This battle tonight was very risky. Once Yang Xuangan failed to hold the Xijing army on Gu Bobi and Qianqiuting, the alliance army would be furiously counterattacked by the opponent during the attack. Even if the food and supplies of the Xijing army were burned down, he could not complete the encirclement of the Xijing army and could only allow the opponent to escape.
Yuan An came hurriedly, panting, "The scout urgently reported that the guards in Xiaoxin'an City were advancing towards Qianqiu Pavilion. If their destination was Qianqiu Pavilion, then when we attack Mianchi, the Xijing army was more than seventy miles away from us, which could give us more attack time."
"Will there be the latest news about Yue Gong (Yang Xuangan)?" Li Mi asked anxiously.
Yuan An shook his head. The two armies were too far apart and the terrain was too complicated. It was too difficult to maintain contact in the dark night. Although this battle tonight was of great importance and may even directly determine the direction of the future situation, there was no way. Now we can only rely on each other's trust and tacit understanding. In addition, it depends on luck. Plans are in the human world and success is in the sky. If you are not lucky, everything will be useless.
"I wonder how the war is happening on the side of Yue Gong?" Li Mi said worriedly, "If Wei Wensheng is unwilling to fight again and retreat to Qianqiu Pavilion, it depends on whether Yue Gong is willing to attack with all his might." After pausing for a moment, he comforted himself, "Wei Wensheng dug the old Yue Gong's tomb and formed a mortal hatred with the Yang brothers. Even if he wants to rest in the middle of the night, the Yang brothers will not agree, and he will fight with him to the end even if he stays asleep."
"Don't worry about Duke Yue." Li Fengyun patted Li Mi's back intimately and said with a smile, "The Xijing army attacked very fiercely today and was very determined. Obviously Wei Wensheng could not wait and planned to kill at Hangu Pass overnight. Therefore, even if Duke Yue was reserved in Gu Bobi, he could only fight bloody battles in the face of the fierce attack of the Duke of the Xijing army. Once the two of them were in a desperate battle, they could not stop, and whoever retreated would be defeated. From the beginning of the fact that the Wei army in Xiaoxin'an City rushed to Qianqiu Pavilion overnight, it could be seen that Wei Wensheng had made a real fire. Not only would he have to fight overnight, but the troops under the tent took turns to ensure sufficient physical strength."
Li Mi nodded repeatedly, his nervous mood soothed, "As long as the main forces of the Xijing army all entered Qianqiu Pavilion and Gu Bobi's front line, we will surely win a great victory on the Mianchi battlefield."
As soon as Li Mi finished speaking, Yuan An said something that made him frightened, "According to the scouts, there was an abnormal movement in the direction of Mianchi."
"What kind of abnormal movement?" Li Mi asked hurriedly.
"The guards in the direction of Mianchi suddenly increased their vigilance on the south bank of the valley. The steps of patrolling the night sky increased," Yuan An said, "In addition, some supplies chariots full of food and grass weapons suddenly entered the city. I don't know why."
"The baggage cart entered the city in the middle of the night?" Li Mi turned her head and looked at Li Fengyun, and asked in confusion, "Did anyone miss the news?"
"The news must not be leaked, otherwise there would be such a beautiful night view outside Mianchi City now." Li Fengyun disagreed and raised his hand to point to the dazzling "star sea" in the distance, and said in a plain tone, "Our army of more than 20,000 people entered west from Hangu Pass and hid the city through the valley water. It would leave more or less clues. On the contrary, if there is no trace and the opponent is not prepared, that is abnormal."
Li Mi did not agree with this. Since the opponent has noticed and is prepared, his attack strategy must be adjusted accordingly. "The longer we lurk, the greater the possibility of exposure. No one of us can afford this risk. If something happens, the lives of more than 20,000 soldiers will be endangered. So, a certain suggestion, should we consider launching an attack in advance?"
"No need to consider it." Li Fengyun decisively rejected, "If Yue Gong was fighting all night, constantly throwing his troops into the battlefield, and pretending to be immortal, Wei Wensheng would inevitably infer that Yue Gong had come in full swing, and he had to fight with all his might and dare not retreat at all, because Yue Gong was as powerful as a tiger and murderous intent. Once the Xijing army retreated, morale would inevitably be low. As one of them grew and the other became stronger, Yue Gong became more and more brave. Wei Wensheng retreated step by step. The result can be imagined that the Xijing army would not last long
It will collapse, and in this way, there will be a disaster of annihilation. Therefore, in the face of the crazy attack of Yue Gong, Wei Wensheng had to fight to the death. After fighting overnight, the Xijing army was exhausted. Even after dawn, the guard Wensheng knew that Mianchi was lost, the food and grass were cut off, and the entire army was surrounded, he did not dare to turn around and fight back. In order to reverse the crisis and avoid the disaster of annihilation, he must stabilize the morale of the army, restore the physical strength of the soldiers, and formulate a counterattack strategy, and then take steps to fight steadily, so that he can break through the siege."
Speaking of this, Li Fengyun glanced at Li Mi, "Wei Wensheng is a veteran of a hundred battles. He has long passed the age of blood. Mount Tai collapsed before his beauty. This change on the battlefield is not worth mentioning to him. He also has an elite army. He has a high prestige in the minds of the soldiers. He still has enough strength and plenty of time to defeat us, so you must not underestimate him, and never think that we will control his life and death if we destroy his food and grass. On the contrary, from the beginning of our destruction of his food and grass, he truly showed his sharp fangs. When you are proud and think that you are sure to win, it is the moment when he launches a fatal blow on you."
Li Mi's face changed slightly, thinking. Li Fengyun raised his hand and pointed at Li Mi and warned, "The raid before dawn is easy for us, but this does not mean that we have controlled the situation. Our real fierce battle is after dawn. The Xijing army rushed over to survive. If we can't stop it, the Xijing army broke through the encirclement and was defeated by Wei Wensheng, the consequences will be serious."
Li Mi nodded gently and acted as an instructor. In fact, he did not agree with Li Fengyun's words at all. In Li Mi's opinion, Li Fengyun made some hints for the battle after dawn. Li Fengyun deliberately exaggerated Wei Wensheng's strength and deliberately described the Xijing army as a tiger and wolf army. The purpose is to preserve his strength. Once the battle is too fierce and he suffers a lot, he will take the initiative to "retreat" and let Wei Wensheng lead the Xijing army to break through. Think deeper, Li Fengyun is obviously "threatening" Yang Xuangan. I will not fight with the Xijing army to lose both ways, nor will I sacrifice myself to help you. If you want to kill Wei Wensheng and wipe out the Xijing army, you will have to do your best. You can plot against me once, and I can accept it, but if you plot against me again and again, it will not work.
After weighing the pros and cons, Li Mi still tempted, "In order to break through, Wei Wensheng must put the main force on the side of Mianchi. In order to cooperate with Wei Wensheng to break through, Zheng Yuanshou in Mianchi City will also attack the camera. In this way, we are attacked from both sides, and the situation is very sinister."
Li Fengyun nodded, "That's true. So if you want to fight this battle well and achieve the expected goal, Yue Gong must attack with all his might. He has 40,000 or 50,000 troops, twice that of the Xijing army. Some of them are the original Dongdu garrison army, with very strong combat power. As long as he attacks wildly at any cost, he will be able to restrain and severely damage the main force of the Xijing army. As the casualties of the Xijing army become increasingly serious, morale will become increasingly sluggish and eventually collapse."
"Mr. Yue will definitely attack crazily." Li Mi said confidently, "The Yang brothers and Wei Wensheng have formed a mortal hatred. Now they have finally surrounded the Xijing army. How could they miss the opportunity to take revenge?"
"The Yang brothers may fight to avenge their revenge." Li Fengyun sneered, "But don't forget that there are more than a few brothers under the Yue Gong account, and many people have clear goals to follow the Yue Gong mutiny. Their goals are very large, and they are definitely not to help the Yang brothers avenge, nor to accompany the Yang brothers to death.
Li Mi was speechless and could only say perfunctory in the end, "I will tell Mr. Yue the truth."
When the rooster crowed, Li Fengyun issued an attack order.
Hundreds of elite troops of the Alliance Tiger Ben Army swam across the river under the cover of night, patrolling the night steps of the Guardian Army, and the cavalry guards launched a sneak attack.
As soon as the battle on the north bank began, the alliance army on the south bank began to set up floating bridges on the valley water. Hundreds of them were tied together, and wooden boards were laid on them, which was a simple and practical floating raft. Several such giant floating rafts were connected on the river surface, which was a simple floating bridge. In a short time, five such floating bridges appeared on the valley water surface, and then alliance soldiers hiding in the mountains flocked out, like ghost legions emerged from the darkness, with astonishing murderous aura, crossed the valley water and swept towards the dazzling "sea of stars".
"Dongdongdongdongdong..." The war drums were beating, shaking the earth; "Wuwuwu..." The horns roared and resounded throughout the night sky.
The guards in the camp outside the city woke up from their dreams, fled in a panic, and fled in scattered; the craftsmen who were sleeping in the open air and lying on the ground, the people were scattered and their wolves ran and pigs rushed.
The city was in chaos, and the "Star Sea" was undulating. The lights of fire quickly connected into one another, and then gathered into a sky-sky fire. The fire took advantage of the wind and became more and more prosperous. In a blink of an eye, it became a roaring red dragon, raging the world, as if it was to burn the darkness and to turn all existence into powder.
On the east city tower of Mianchi, Zheng Yuanshou was shocked and angry, and at a loss.
He was unable to fight against the rebels outside the city, and could only let the fire burn the food and supplies, and he was unable to save the civilians outside the city, and could only let them be buried in the fire. Although he accurately predicted this disaster and tried to resolve it, today he was too weak and too small to convince Dugu Wu and Wei Fuzhu, and could not withdraw as much of the army, civilians and food and supplies outside the city into the city as much as possible. As a result, when the disaster came, a raging fire rose into the sky, and thousands of innocent creatures died untimely.
Chapter completed!