Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 311 Raid Camp
Night has fallen, a bright moon hangs high in the sky, mist fills the air, and the chill penetrates the bones.

Two hundred Han cavalry led their horses and slowly walked out of the mountain depression. Each of them was wearing a dark robe, holding a gun in his mouth, and the hooves of the horses were wrapped, walking quietly in the mist.

Not long after, more than [-] riders came out following Wang Ping, lighted torches sparsely to illuminate the road in the dark night, and marched rapidly all the way, trailing behind the forward Ji Xin's troops.

After Zhao Yun's years of training, Wang Ping's cavalry tactics have improved a lot. It may not be comparable to first-class cavalry generals, but he is still very good at night raid cavalry battles.

As the night deepened, Wang Ping couldn't help tightening his coat. The temperature difference between day and night in Liangzhou was beyond his expectation, which made him a little uncomfortable who was used to the climate of Yizhou.

After walking to a gentle slope, there were several clear and crisp birdsongs in the distance, which was the signal that Ji Xin's troops were telling the army to stop.

Wang Ping waved his hand, signaling everyone to hide behind the slope.

Wang Ping squatted behind the slope and saw the flames shining from a distance, and the flames lit up the sky, and it was the Wei army camp.

The scouts quickly came to Wang Ping's headquarters through the night from Ji Xin's department, and reported: "General Qi, General Ji asked whether to launch an attack."

Wang Ping bent down on the slope and walked a few steps forward, trying to see the Wei army camp more clearly, and ordered in a deep voice: "General Ling Ji sent scouts to look around the camp to see if there are any ambushes buried by the Wei army around? "

The scout bowed in response, groping forward in the night.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of familiar footsteps broke the sound of heavy breathing. Wang Ping stretched out his probe and saw scouts coming through the night.

A black shadow flashed in front of him, and the leader of the scouts sweated profusely and said: "General, I took my brothers to confirm that there are no ambushes around the camp except for the guard at the gate of the Wei army camp, and all the Wei soldiers and horses are in this camp."

Wang Ping nodded, he believed the words of Zhang San, the leader of the scouts in front of him.

Zhang San has been with Zhao Yun since the Jingzhou period, and has been serving as the scout captain for Zhao Yun. He has rich experience in tracking, reconnaissance, and surveillance.

Before Zhao Yun became seriously ill, he basically handed over all the military henchmen he had cultivated for many years to Wang Ping's command. This is a very precious asset.After all, in addition to relying on the general's ability to march and fight, on the one hand, it also depends on the collection of intelligence.

Wang Ping looked at the Wei army camp in the distance, and whispered: "You rest first, let General Ji wait for the military order."

Deng Ai also came over from the side, and asked, "Brother Zijun, don't you give an order yet?"

Wang Ping didn't answer him, but asked: "Does Shi Zai know where the key points of the night attack on the enemy army are?"

Deng Ai pondered for a while, then said: "Night raids are the most important thing to disturb the morale of the army, to seize the golden drum in the army, to disturb the eyes and ears of the soldiers, and to confuse the army."

"Good! What Shi Zai said is very true. You share two hundred horses, confiscate the golden drum of the Wei army, and ring the sound of gold retreating, so as to disturb the morale of the Wei army."

"promise!"

"Send Ji Xin to attack and open the passage for the army."

"promise!"

There was a long and clear bird song, and Ji Xin's troops one or two miles away suddenly got up, mounted their horses, and galloped towards the Wei army camp.

Horseshoes trampled on the ground and made a dull sound. The Han cavalry held a riding bow, and dozens of sharp arrows whizzed out. The dozen or so Wei soldiers who were patrolling in the lights were shot to the ground as soon as they realized it.

"Enemy attack!" Wei Zu, who was guarding the gate, shouted hoarsely.

"Whoosh!"

The sharp arrow pierced the sky and flew over. Wei Zu only felt a flash of coldness, and the sharp arrow pierced through his throat.

Wei Zu covered his throat, blood spattered out, his voice stopped abruptly, and he could no longer speak.

The rest of the Han riders swung the noose and threw it at the simple antlers with precision. The noose was wrapped around the wooden post, and the rope was pulled to tighten, and the antlers were dragged away by the Han riders for more than ten feet.

Immediately afterwards, two hundred Han men galloped through the opened passage, holding bows and crossbows and shooting at anyone they saw, picking up torches and setting fire around.

Seeing this, Wang Ping, who was approaching the Wei army camp, drew his sword and shouted: "Mingjin! Attack!"

The next moment, the wrestler behind Wang Ping raised the 'Wang' tooth flag, and the tooth flag suddenly unfolded in the air against the wind, making a sound of hunting.

In the night, the fire in the dark night went from three to five o'clock to thirty or fifty o'clock, and then from thirty to fifty o'clock to three to five hundred o'clock, and then the fire blazed into the sky.Immediately afterwards, the horn of desolation and the sound of trampling horseshoes sounded loudly.

Four hundred cavalry rushed out like arrows flying off the string, heading straight for the Wei army camp.

At this time, the Wei army camp was in chaos. Almost all the soldiers woke up from their sleep. When they opened the curtains, they saw fires everywhere and the sound of horseshoes everywhere. They didn't know what happened.

Zhang Yun was awakened by the sound of horseshoes in his sleep, and a strong sense of threat suddenly hit his heart after he had experienced many battles.Zhang Yun subconsciously rolled over and jumped up, first took the armor and put it on his body, and then took the ring sword.

"But there was a camp roar in our army?" Zhang Yun hurriedly shouted in the camp.

The guards broke into the camp in panic and shouted: "General, the Shu army attacked at night!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yun's face changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Didn't the Shu army retreat? Didn't they send envoys today to persuade us to surrender? How could they attack at night!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang He also came to his senses, and he had been tricked. As he walked out of the camp, he cursed: "Young Wang Ping, you are despicable and shameless. You practice cunning tactics, and you don't care about the lives of your subordinates, and come here to attack at night. He's been a soldier all his life. I have never seen such a shameless person, it is really hateful."

Zhang He didn't bother to scold Wang Ping anymore, he held the ring head knife, commanded the crowd and shouted: "What's the virtue, go get the army drum quickly, let the whole army gather the soldiers."

Guo Kun was hit by an arrow with his big foot, and the blood continued to overflow from the wound, soaking his robe. With the support of his personal guards, he came slowly and said: "General, the last general is here!"

Zhang Yun showed anxiety, hurriedly stepped forward to check the injury, and asked, "What's the matter with Houde?"

Guo Kun was sweating coldly, his face was pale, and he said: "General, after Kun woke up, he wanted to take the army drum to gather the soldiers, but unexpectedly the army drum was taken by the Shu cavalry, and Kun was shot by him."

Hearing this, Zhang He frowned. In the dark night, only the bugle was used to command the soldiers, and the flag was hard to see. Now that the bugle was captured, it meant that it was difficult for him to gather soldiers.

At this time, dozens of people around were restless, whispering, and wanted to persuade Zhang Yun to escape first.

Zhang He's face became gloomy, and he shouted in a low voice: "The Shu army has rushed here, and the soldiers are no more than a few hundred horsemen. Pass down the order, gather the personal guards, stick to the central army, and wait for the Shu army to retreat."

"promise!"

Under the shouts of Zhang He's personal guards running around, hundreds of people in the middle army of the Wei army slowly assembled, and the fire became more intense.

"Look, general, the fire is blazing in the direction of the Chinese army, Zhang Yun must have summoned the Wei army to gather!" Ji Xin shouted.

Wang Ping poked over a Wei pawn with a spear, looked in the direction, and ordered: "Ziyi, you continue to lead the cavalry pawns of your headquarters, rush to kill and set fire in the army."

"Boys, come with me!"

Wang Ping clamped the horse's belly lightly, raised his spear and shouted.

"promise!"

More than a hundred cavalry followed closely behind Wang Ping, and headed towards Zhang He, the Chinese army.

(End of this chapter)