Chapter 143 Yu Lin’s Great Victory
The next night.
Song Xi sent someone to quietly send Fan Yuanqing near the Tatar camp. Fan Yuanqing took the eldest prince's token and asked to see the Tatar general, trying to sneak into the military camp in the name of cooperation.
The Tatar general who was in charge of leading the army had no doubts. After all, they had had successful transactions with the eldest prince of Zhou Dynasty before. They thought they had another advantage this time, so they took Fan Yuanqing to the military tent after a brief search.
Fan Yuanqing followed Song Xi's instructions and lied that the eldest prince wanted to cooperate with the Tatar general again and let the Tatar army launch an attack on Yu Lin Mansion in the early morning three days later. At that time, an insider would be responsible for opening the city gate.
The Yu Lin Mansion was ceded to the Tatars from then on, but the eldest prince wanted Tan Ziqian to die in battle.
The Tatar general was very happy and immediately agreed to this lucrative cooperation.
Fan Yuanqing took advantage of this and proposed that he needed the Tatar general's letters and tokens as proof of cooperation so that he could go back and report to the eldest prince.
The Tatar general readily agreed and provided Fan Yuanqing's request with a handwritten letter and a wooden sign indicating his identity.
Fan Yuanqing wrapped these two items tightly and stuffed them into the inner pocket of his clothes.
In order to celebrate the cooperation between the two parties, Fan Yuanqing suggested that the two of them clink a glass of wine. The Tatar general directly ordered two large bowls of aged wine and boldly wanted to clink the bowls with Fan Yuanqing in a toast.
However, Fan Yuanqing's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly poured the wine on the other party. When the Tatar general opened his mouth wide and could not react in time, he quickly threw the prepared dry bone pill into his mouth.
The poisonous elixir from space melted at the entrance, causing the Tatar general to fall to the ground in the blink of an eye. However, he turned into a withered mummy in an instant, and all the bones and flesh in his body turned into blood mist and disappeared, leaving nothing but the ground.
There was a strange blood mark left on it.
The surrounding soldiers were all horrified and turned pale. They immediately drew their swords and beheaded Fan Yuanqing on the spot. Seeing that the Tatar general was helpless, the generals looked at each other in confusion, not knowing how to clean up the mess.
The leaderless Tatar soldiers began to quarrel to seize power, and discussed taking Fan Yuanqing's body to threaten guard Yu Lin.
Before the tiger-backed men could reach a conclusion from the discussion, the early warning horn immediately sounded throughout the camp.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! It's Zhou's army launching a night attack!"
"Oops! There's a fire in the granary! The fire is too fierce to put out!"
The Tatar camp suddenly fell into chaos. The remaining generals were working on their own affairs and hurriedly led their soldiers to fight. There was no time to properly arrange any strategic arrangements, and they could only passively let Song Xi's private soldiers be defeated step by step.
Why did Yu Lin's defenders, who had been so timid in the past, suddenly leave the city to attack at night? Didn't it mean that Yu Lin's mansion had run out of food and support?
Why are these soldiers who attacked at night so brave and ferocious, and why are their status and combat power so different from before?
Countless questions arose in the minds of the Tatars, and they had no idea about the status and origin of the night attack team.
Seeing that their own side was already in decline, several scattered Tatar generals immediately gathered together, had a chatty discussion, and finally decided to put aside their differences and lead the army together to attack Yu Lin's Mansion.
The Tatars deployed 120,000 troops outside Yu Lin Mansion, but Tan Ziqian only had 80,000 troops. In a head-on confrontation, the Tatars had an absolute advantage, and in terms of individual combat power, the Tatars were actually even better.
The Tatar generals were unwilling to retreat and planned to take advantage of Yu Lin's mansion to attack directly into the city. Regardless of whether they could successfully occupy the city, they would first replenish the burned food and grass!
How could Song Xi, who was in charge of the night attack, let them leave as they wished?
The flag in his hand waved regularly several times, and his soldiers immediately changed their formation to intercept and outflank them from the rear, breaking up the converging Tatars into different teams again, blocking their joint offensive.
A large number of tear gas bombs also joined the battlefield at this time. The Tatars who were hit were choked by tears and sneezes and their vision was blurred. Song Xi's soldiers took advantage of the situation and went on a killing spree, trying their best to kill the Tatars here.
Under the fierce offensive of the Song family's army, half of the Tatar's combat power was immediately destroyed, and the remaining half continued to attack Yu Lin, desperately trying to break into the pass.
Tan Ziqian was already preparing for the battle outside the city. When he saw the Tatars attacking the city, he immediately led his troops to counterattack.
Highly irritating tear gas also played a role here, and the Tatar soldiers, who had been extremely powerful in the past, were greatly reduced in combat strength.
Tan Ziqian and Song Xi cooperated tacitly, attacking the Tatar army one after another.
Both of them had an sworn feud with the barbarians, so they would naturally kill their enemies with swords and swords.
The blood in the sky dyed the yellow sand at night red, and the roar of fighting continued all night long.
It was not until most of the soldiers and horses under their command were killed or wounded that the Tatars had to face the fact of defeat and led the surviving soldiers to retreat in embarrassment.
Yu Lin’s great victory!
All the soldiers in the city shouted loudly and celebrated the victory with tears in their eyes.
"Success! The Tatars finally retreated!"
"I can finally have a peaceful sleep!"
After looking around at Yu Linguan, who was safe and sound, Tan Ziqian was so excited that he burst into tears. The crisis of destroying the city was over. He had successfully saved the lives of the people in the house and the future of the Tan family!
The Tatars' vitality has been severely damaged this time, and they should not be able to attack Yu Lin again this year. They can take this opportunity to recuperate and make arrangements and preparations for the next year's campaign.
The military generals in the town have to endure their days. If you survive for a year, you will have a lifespan of one year. If you cannot survive, you can only regret it on the battlefield.
This time, thanks to Song Xi's help, he was able to survive this fatal crisis safely.
"Thank you! Thank you...! Brother Xi, if it weren't for your help, my uncle would be dead now. This kindness will be unforgettable, and he will definitely sacrifice his life to repay me in the future!"
Tan Ziqian laughed heartily and gave Song Xi a hug. The tears and joy in his eyes reflected the candlelight. His weathered eyes carefully looked at the man in front of him, and he had countless emotions in his heart that he didn't know how to express.
"Good boy, you have grown up! Old Song can rest in peace under Jiuquan! The Song family is proud of you, and I am proud of you!"
This kid is much better than he thought!
He was able to return with a great victory from the first battle, and his general qualifications were no less than those of Dingbeihou in previous dynasties. If the old Song Dynasty was still alive, and if the Dingbeihou Mansion had not been defeated by a conspiracy, then the Zhou army would definitely have one more young man.
A famous general, there is nothing to fear from the iron hoof of the Tatars!
Song Xi's heart was full of sadness, and he couldn't hide his sobs when he thought of his father.
"My nephew is very happy to be so affirmed by his uncle. There is no need to say anything about repaying the favor. The relationship between our two families should be to help each other. Protecting the Yulin Mansion can protect my current family. My nephew also has selfish motives.
Chapter completed!