Chapter 75 Sudden Attack
Chapter 75 Sudden Attack
In July of the first year of the Yong'an reign (304), the weather was hot as fire and extremely muggy.
Sima Yue, King of Donghai, suddenly reduced the frequency of his meetings. What's more, he would take his staff out of the city from time to time to travel, recite poems and compose essays.
There were gatherings of elegant people in the capital, and many poems and fu were widely circulated. Looking at the authors, they were either famous scholars in Luoyang or officials of the Yue government.
Shi Chao, who stayed behind in Luoyang, heard this and sneered to himself.
Sima Yue, this is all he can accomplish.
So he felt more at ease living in Jingu Garden. You know what, living in the mountains in the hot summer is really comfortable.
On the fifth day of July, the Luoyang Central Army and the Donghai Kingdom Army once again went out of the city for training.
This was not surprising. In the past few months, they had been going out of the city regularly, after all, there was not enough open space in the city for them to have sex.
After Mi Huang, Shao Xun and others arrived at Mangshan, they trained normally for a day.
On the second day, the entire army broke camp and returned to Luoyang.
Mi Huang was already in charge of Luoyang.
According to the plan, the soldiers of Sili Xiaowei Man Fen and Imperial Guards General Miao Yuan were all under his command. The former had 3,000 people, mostly newly recruited, while the latter had only 2,000, also newly recruited. They are currently being trained with the assistance of retired veterans of the Imperial Guards.
Together with the East Sea Army, there are a total of 8,000 troops left in Luoyang.
Shao Xun didn't think Mi Huang was really capable of commanding Man Fen and Miao Yuan's troops, but things had come to this point and he could only do his best. Anyway, he had thought of all the plans.
At the beginning of the Si hour, Wang Guo’s army was already near the Daxia Gate.
With the help of Chen Yougen, Shao Xun put on his armor.
He looked at the two hundred and thirty well-armored warriors standing behind him and said nothing.
The war has begun.
According to Sikong's deployment, the generals led their troops to raid Shi Chao's army.
Among them, General Gou Xi led 6,000 imperial guards to attack Jingu Garden. It would be best if Shi Chao could be killed. If he escaped, he would be chased by cavalry and not allowed to return to Luoyang.
Without the commander, the soldiers were naturally distracted. At this time, rumors would spread, and they would all feel that they were left behind as cannon fodder, and they would lose all their will to fight. Moreover, these Ye soldiers were divided into twelve city gates, and their military discipline had been lax for half a year. They only extorted money and were extremely corrupt, which was perfect for a surprise attack.
Wang Hu, who once took refuge in Yecheng, would also "return to the right path". In order to keep it secret, Wang Hu has not yet announced it to his more than 8,000 soldiers, and only mentioned it to a few trusted generals.
This is enough.
After the raid was launched, Shi Chao, as a former imperial guard, was the strongest force left behind in Luoyang. Even if they did not fight back but just watched from the sidelines and did nothing, it was enough to bring about a fundamental reversal of the situation.
The mission of the 3,000-man army of the East Sea Kingdom is to attack the Daxia Gate.
Yesterday, when the army went out of the city for training, Mi Huang ordered the selection of 200 elite and brave men from the entire army. They were armed to the teeth with armor and swords, and were all led by Lieutenant Sima Shaoxun to serve as the vanguard in the assault.
The remaining two thousand men followed, and after the selected vanguard had stunned the enemy, they advanced with drums and drums, defeating the enemy in one fell swoop - in terms of their training level, they were about the same as the Ye soldiers, and that was all they could do.
Mi Huang actually wanted to charge forward with his entire army at first, but Shao Xun did not trust the overall combat effectiveness of the Wang Guo army and insisted on selecting elite troops to serve as spearheads, and then let the main force come up to fight after the road ahead was cleared.
Most of the elite troops came from the lower army, and fifty or sixty people were selected from the East China Sea soldiers of the upper army, totaling two hundred.
Shao Xun gave them a name: Tujiang.
The name "Tujiang" originally came from Zhuge Liang's "The Second Letter to the Emperor": "Since I arrived in Hanzhong, it has only been a year, but I have lost Zhao Yun, Yang Qun, Ma Yu, Yan Zhi, Ding Li, Bai Shou, Liu He, Deng Tong, as well as more than 70 Quchang and Tunjiang, and more than 1,000 Tujiang, Wuqian, Qiangsou, Qingqiang, Sanqi, and Wuqi..."
In fact, it is the army number. As the name suggests, it is probably the army that will break through the enemy's formation.
When Mi Huang heard the name, his eyes widened.
Mr. Shao, did you do this by accident or on purpose?
Shao Xun certainly didn’t have any thoughts like “I’m the target of New Era venture capital, please transfer the money to me quickly”. He just thought the name sounded nice and borrowed it without thinking.
Yesterday, the two hundred assault generals and thirty soldiers of the training team conducted many drills. Now they have sharpened their swords, spears, and halberds, strung their bowstrings, and all of them are wearing armor. Before leaving, they each drank a bowl of wine to ensure that they have doubled their courage when they charge into the enemy camp - to ensure that they are already in high spirits when they charge.
"Today, if we charge into the enemy's formation, we will die." After putting on his fine armor, Shao Xun turned around and looked at everyone, saying, "It's still the same old rules. If a sergeant flees, the sergeant will kill him. If a sergeant flees, the squad leader will kill him. If a squad leader flees, the team leader will kill him. If the team leader flees, I will kill him myself. If I flee, you will cut off my head immediately."
"Yes!" Everyone suppressed their voices and said in unison.
This place was no more than twenty steps away from the Daxia Gate, and the soldiers guarding the gate were impatiently urging them to enter the city quickly.
Shao Xun gave them a cruel look.
The damn feeling came again, and the heavy sword was eager to try, just wanting to drink blood.
This natural born killer can no longer suppress his inner desires. Since he can't vent them on women, he uses killing to relieve them.
I am a natural born Khorne pervert!
"Where is the general?" Shao Xun stood in front, raised his heavy sword high and shouted.
"The general is here!" More than 200 people drew their weapons and responded loudly.
This seemed to be a signal for a surprise attack. Chen Yougen led thirty people and took a few steps forward, firing crossbow arrows continuously.
Li Chong also brought more than 40 archers, who were distributed on both sides, drawing their bows and arrows.
Caught off guard, the Ye soldiers who were waiting to extort civilians and merchants fell down in large numbers, screaming in agony.
"Kill!" More than 200 people rushed forward and headed straight for the Daxia Gate.
Chen Yougen led the teaching team, abandoned the crossbow, and holding the heavy sword, rushed directly into the city gate.
Shao Xun led 200 generals and charged straight to the right, arriving at a camp covered with moss and filled with clothes hanging to dry.
The camp's suspension bridge was down, and there were only three or five soldiers in front of the trench gate, resting in the shade. When they saw a large group of soldiers rushing into the camp along the suspension bridge, they were stunned on the spot.
No one cares about them as long as they don't seek death.
Shao Xun, wearing golden armor, led the way and charged into the patrolling Ye army, swinging his heavy sword and slashing at them. In the rain of blood, arms, heads, and thighs fell all over the ground.
He was like a humanoid weapon. Relying on the excellent protection of the armor bestowed by the emperor, he swung his heavy sword wildly. After getting close to those spearmen, he was almost no match for them.
The generals were greatly encouraged by what they saw. They followed Shao Xun and wielded spears, axes, halberds, and ring-handled swords, killing one neat team of enemy soldiers after another.
People poured out of the barracks one after another, and before they could figure out what was going on, they were attacked by the archers led by Li Zhong.
The arrows broke through the air and easily penetrated the body without any armor protection, causing scream after scream.
Li Chong, who came from the central army in Luoyang, knew how to fight. He looked around the chaotic battlefield again and again, shooting wherever he saw a lot of people.
Just out of the barracks? Shoot! Make you afraid to go out for a while.
Running around? Shoot! Drive them in another direction, and the other groups will gather together and have the courage to resist.
Someone is trying to beat the drum to rally the troops? Shoot!
Someone shouted to the scattered soldiers to move closer to him? Shoot!
It is really rare to find such a subordinate with a clear mind and the ability to read the battlefield.
He really knows what he should do and how to cooperate with his colleagues.
But the enemy troops were indeed numerous. They had only more than forty archers. Except for taking the initiative at the beginning and causing a large number of casualties, they were soon discovered.
Some enemy archers even fought back, causing some casualties on our side.
"Where is the general?" Shao Xun shouted after cutting off the head of a military school student with his sword, and then climbed onto a baggage cart.
His golden armor was very dazzling in the sun and was easily seen.
"The general is here!" The men easily caught sight of Shao Sima's figure, responded one after another, and then moved towards him, gathering the somewhat scattered formation together again.
"Kill!" Shao Xun rushed out of the car, and wherever his sword pointed was the direction of attack.
There is a reason for wearing golden armor.
Such flashy equipment can easily become an arrow magnet on the battlefield, but it can also be easily seen by one's own soldiers, which can be said to have both advantages and disadvantages.
The moment he boarded the carriage, several long arrows attacked him.
He dodged one, chopped one away, and another one pierced directly into his armor.
The wound didn't penetrate deep into the flesh, it was just a flesh wound, but it was very painful, and he was so angry that he rushed straight to where the enemy archer was.
"Die!" He held on with the golden armor and chopped with the heavy sword, then leaped into the crowd of enemy spearmen.
"Puff! Puff!" After being chopped left and right, two headless corpses fell to the ground with a bang.
The spearmen retreated one after another, trying to create distance and take advantage of their spears.
But you are approached by a longsword man, and you still want to escape?
"Puff!" The heavy sword slashed on the neck of a military school student. When it was pulled horizontally, it seemed that one could hear the sound of the sword cutting through flesh and bones.
“Ah!” The military school’s body fell to the ground. He was not dead yet. He subconsciously covered his wound with his hands to prevent the blood from spurting out. However, the more he covered his hands, the more blood flowed out…
"Swoosh!" Another arrow shot and hit Shao Xun's shoulder.
Fuck you, uncle!
Shao Xun was furious. He swung his sword and killed one man, then chased after him with his heavy sword.
The archer panicked and wanted to shoot, but it was too late. The warrior in golden armor was too fierce, like a bloody man, killing people everywhere, and broken limbs flew everywhere.
After hesitating for a moment, there was not enough time to draw the bow and arrow for the second time, so he turned around and ran.
"Dare to run?" Shao Xun chased after him.
An enemy soldier subconsciously swung his ring-handled sword and slashed at the golden armor.
Shao Xun kicked him away and continued to chase him.
Another spearman stepped forward, seemingly trying to protect the archer.
Shao Xun avoided the stab, swung his sword diagonally, and the big head flew into the sky.
You dare to stop me without even any armor?
"Thump thump..." The military boots stepped into the blood and approached the archer step by step.
This person is still on the run and doesn't even dare to look back.
"Bang!" Another person blocked the road, and Shao Xun pushed him away.
The archer had fled to a corner, with nowhere to go, and could only turn around in despair.
"Die!" Shao Xun had a grim smile on his face and chopped down with his heavy sword.
The archer dodged sideways, but was hit on the arm, breaking it at the elbow.
"Ah!" he screamed miserably.
"Can you still shoot arrows?" Shao Xun laughed, pulled out the arrow that the man had shot at him, and thrust it into the archer's wide-open mouth.
The screams stopped abruptly.
Time seemed to stand still for a moment.
Even on the chaotic and bloody battlefield, such a brutal and extremely cruel killing method made many people lose their minds.
He just shot him with an arrow, but was chased into a corner and tortured to death.
Should I avoid him?
(End of this chapter)