Chapter 493

Another new night fell, but the camp of the Jin army, which had suffered a great defeat during the day, was not a declining silence, but the camp was full of songs.

Ballads are folk songs in the south of the Yangtze River. They sing a long tone in Wu Nong's soft language, most of which are songs such as love songs.

The overlord Chu Jun, who was ambushed on all sides, also sang in the night. All kinds of songs have only one central meaning. In addition to missing his hometown, they are missing his parents, wife and children.

"The morale of the army is completely over."

Xie Shi didn't send anyone to stop singing. Soldiers singing those songs would further shake their morale, but stopping them would probably turn into a mutiny. The problems encountered by Xiang Ji, the overlord of Western Chu, also fell on his hands. He did not like the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty to drown his sorrow with wine, nor did Meiji perform farewell to his concubine on the list. Only a group of similarly sad generals such as sun Chuo and Xie Shang stayed in the big tent of the Chinese army.

The first World War during the day did not restore the wavering morale of the army. On the contrary, the failure made the morale decline at a faster rate. The 20000 shogunate Pro troops who fought only fled back to 6000 or 7000 people. The two military governments of Fenwu and Fenwei who attacked later lost more than 4000 people, and the situation reported by the other fronts also suffered heavy losses.

It was only two days before the Jin army crossed the huaishui River and came to the north bank. More than 30000 troops had been damaged in front and back, and there were three or four thousand wounded among the remaining 50000.

Not all the troops damaged by the Jin army were killed. Including a group of generals such as Liu Jian, Xie Wan and Wang Qian, about 20000 were captured. It is difficult to guess what the captured generals are. The captured Jin soldiers were supervised and driven by the Han Army to sing around the Jin army camp, echoing the songs in the Jin army camp.

As for the allusion of "besieged on all sides", Jin army generals who have read books are actually familiar with the intention of the Han Army to drive the captured Jin army generals to sing. Although Xie Shi is clear, there is no good corresponding measure. They can only watch the morale of the army collapse continuously.

"The Han Army... Will certainly attack at night tonight." Sun Chuo is still trying to do his duty as a military scholar. He said, "maybe we can use it to save morale."

Xie Shang nodded and said, "setting traps and annihilating nature can boost the morale of the soldiers."

Xie Shi naturally agreed, cheered up, went to the sand table, pointed out several positions where the Han army was most likely to attack, and said, "brother Cong will be the commander."

In fact, there are not many troops in the Jin army who still have a firm desire to fight. If they gather together, they can only gather up three or four thousand people. It is strange that most of these people fled from the south of the Central Plains. If you understand it, you will know that they are basically born in a powerful family in the Central Plains and have deep hatred with the Han army.

The Han Army swept through the Central Plains, cleaning up and exterminating countless powerful forces. The strong and powerful who escaped from the Han Army depended on their geographical location. Those who fled to the north were under the rule of Zhao state in Shijie, and those who fled to the South were the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

The small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty forced the young men who fled to the south to join the army. Originally, it wanted to concentrate the young men who fled to the south to form a Beifu army, and then select aristocratic families as officers. However, the sudden invasion of the Han Army to the South interrupted the action of the small imperial court, and finally broke up the young men and assigned them to various military houses.

Those who fled to the rule of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty naturally hated the Han Army and worked very hard when fighting with the Han Army, but it should be said that their hard work may not be rewarded. That is the iron rule determined by the political pattern of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It is better to have a good baby than to work hard.

Xie Shi gathered people together. He publicly promised that this war was an opportunity to determine their fate. He didn't say that meritorious service would prosper. He said that all aristocratic families would accept meritorious service providers, so that meritorious service providers could be sheltered by the door valve or aristocratic family.

If you understand the political pattern of the small imperial court in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it is far more credible to hear that it will be sheltered by the door lords or aristocratic families than to hear that the imperial court will reward high officials and high salaries. Those who fled south and decided to fight hard will naturally be refreshed with new hope.

Next, Xie Shang planned to empty the original garrison in several areas where the Han army might attack at night, collect firewood and other things that could contribute to the fire, and then get some fire oil to let the soldiers who were inspired to be more eager to fight enter the camp, waiting for the Han Army to really attack the camp.

"What should I do?"

"No notification is possible..."

On the surface, Zhao Qian was one of many people who fled to the south. In fact, he was a village chief of the Han army. He sneaked into the people who fled to the south. Under the rule of the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he was also exiled as a soldier. The person who talked with him was also a member of the Han army. The two met by chance. Their mission is very complex. Generally speaking, they can be called spies. Many of them have the same mission.

Naturally, there are a lot of actions at the national level. Send people to sneak into a team and go to the hostile forces to hide. Some lurks are carrying a sabotage mission, and there must be lurks developing with the mission in the hostile forces. The lurks sent by the state of Han are not only aimed at the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. For example, the state of Zhao in Shijie and the state of Murong Yan are the main infiltration targets, and the di Fu family, the state of Tuoba and the state of Zhang Liang are also arranged.

"The camp is equipped with many inflammables that can contribute to the fire!" Tension frowned and said, "once you rush in, you really can't get out."

Xie Shangxin is big enough. He is determined to make the night attack on the Han army come and go. He is even willing to bear the risk that the fire may spread to other camps. All because a victory is really very important to the Jin army.

Zhao Qian and Zhang Li can't go on. They were able to talk just now because the rest of the same family were transferred. They can't talk again when they come back.

When Xie Shang arranged, in order not to arouse the suspicion of the Han Army, he did not make the camp empty. The campfire that should be lit in the camp must be lit, and the patrol team cannot be reduced. Even the soldiers who should surround the campfire did not forget that some camps that can hide must contain more soldiers.

The Jin army was ready to wait for the Han Army to attack at night. They waited and waited. The songs in the camp were singing again and again, but when it was near Yin, there was no movement around.

Xie Shang, standing on the arrow tower, observed very hard. With the passage of time, his eyebrows became more and more wrinkled and tight.

Night raids are exquisite. They usually occur after Zishi, especially Yinshi. After all, it is the easiest time to get sleepy from 3:00 to 5:00 at night.

"The wind... Is getting stronger." The cloak behind Xie Shang was fluttering in the wind, and the flags on the arrow tower had been blown by the wind to make a hunting sound. He squinted and looked into the distance, where the grass and branches were shaking constantly. The bonfire set up by the Han Army farther away was blown by the wind, and the fire kept shaking: "northwest wind!"

The original wind direction was northwest wind. The sudden change of wind direction is related to the climate. If there is a northwest wind in the south, it is generally a prelude to rain, and the air will become moist with the rain.

The northwest wind was bad news and good news for the Jin army. The bad news is that once the wind sets fire, the wind will spread the fire to the southeast, so the fire can't be set off easily. The good news is that the northwest wind will bring rainy weather. On rainy days, the army will basically take shelter from the rain, not fight in the rain. In that case, the Han army will lose the opportunity to attack while the morale of the Jin army is low.

On the wilderness, the grass is really constantly swinging, and the branches and leaves of some trees that have not been cut down are also constantly swinging. The sound of the wind is made by the friction of various plants.

The wind became stronger and stronger. Those songs had stopped. The soldiers outside the camp of the Jin army looked at the wilderness more and more frequently. They could see the uncertainty in the eyes of the soldiers, as if those swaying plants were approaching the Han soldiers no matter how they looked.

Xie Shang himself was a little suspicious. He noticed that the singing of the barracks stopped, went to the edge and looked down. He found that the number of close soldiers standing guard below doubled, one after another was to make the highest alert posture. You can imagine what kind of feelings the soldiers in the barracks should be.

A shrill cry came out of nowhere. Xie Shi, who was in the big tent of the Chinese army, stood up happily.

"Try to have enough light in the camp!" Xie Shi was a soldier with armor and weapons. He quickly stepped out of the army tent and looked around. He ordered the following generals and schools: "all kings go back everywhere and be sure to restrain the soldiers."

The shrill shouts came from more than one place, each with full panic and panic, followed by the local taxi soldiers shouting and running around.

Zhong Hui, who was ordered to lead the army to hide outside the camp of the Jin army, was actually annoyed by the grass leaves that kept shaking and scraping his face. He could vaguely feel the hot and itchy on his face.

Xu Zheng really arranged for the troops to prepare for the night attack, but he gave the generals and schools a very flexible space. Things can't be done. Of course, it's hidden, and we can't let go if we have a chance.

The officers and men of the Han army who were preparing for the night attack approached the Jin army two or three miles away from the camp by crawling in the dense grass, and lay quietly in the grass.

After the wind suddenly became stronger, the already low temperature in autumn night dropped again. In fact, lying on the grass will feel a trace of coolness. If you lie on the grass all night, the cool wind will blow continuously, plus there will be dew. If you are strong, you will feel the bones of your body sour the next day. If your physical quality is poor, you must be infected with wind cold. So, not everyone can ambush or anything.

There was a sign of camp roaring in the Jin army camp. It was discovered by the Han army officers and men who were ambushed in the grass. When they heard the movement on the other side of the Jin army camp, they were refreshed. The soldiers would subconsciously look at the surrounding officers, and the officers would look for the figure of their immediate boss.

A shrill cry can always cause a riot somewhere in the camp of the Jin army. Then the whole camp of the Jin army seems to be shrouded in panic. Zhong Hui stands up and yells: "all soldiers, shout with me, kill!"

In an instant, a large number of Han soldiers suddenly stood up in the grass. They opened their voices and kept shouting "kill", but their feet showed no sign of moving forward.

The sudden shouts of killing in the wilderness made the already frightened Jin army more frightened. It can be found that the camp roar of the Jin army's camp has begun to spread inward from the edge of the camp. Several measures urgently arranged by Lian Xie Shi, whether executing the runners or being restrained by officers, have actually had limited effect after the panic spread.

Xie Shang, who led those who dared to fight in an ambush, has given up the ambush and mobilized his troops to the Chinese army. He was directly killed by random soldiers all the way, which is tantamount to killing a bloody way to reach the Chinese army.

The situation of Xie Shi's Chinese army is better than that of other positions. In the final analysis, the shogunate Pro army is Xie Shi's private soldiers. Although they have just experienced a big defeat, the organizational system has not dispersed. Moreover, their position will not have too much room for suspicion like the edge of the military camp.

"Governor, where is governor?" Xie Shang pushed aside a group of Xie's guards. Seeing Xie Shi, he immediately walked over and said, "fear has spread to the whole army. Soldiers think it's the Han army when they see any wind and grass. The chaos can't be stopped."

Because Xie Shang's words, grass, trees and soldiers can be regarded as the emergence, which is not the same as the background in history.

In fact, Xie Shi has been rewarded. The battle drums of the Han Army have sounded, and a large number of Han troops have raised torches out of the camp. The night battle on the left and right wings has broken out. The own forces trapped in the camp roar cannot make effective resistance, and soon the left and right wings should be lost.

"Don't do anything, governor." Xie Shang looked quite calm. With a very convincing expression, he said, "if you keep the green mountain, you're not afraid of no firewood, you'd better return to the south bank first?"

The wind continued to roar, and all kinds of noisy voices gathered and rolled up by the wind. It sounded like a thousand ghosts howling.

Xie Shi's face was uncertain. He put himself in a position and thought that there was no reason for the Han Army to give up the excellent opportunity for the camp roar of the Jin army. He must take the opportunity to launch a fierce attack overnight. The Jin army has fallen into chaos. It is basically impossible to carry out effective resistance. The war has really developed to an irreparable level. It has become a difficult choice whether to stay with the whole army or take more troops away as much as possible.

The Han Army really won't miss this great opportunity. Xu Zheng took some time to mobilize after discovering the roar of the Jin army camp. The cavalry was the first to send out. The cavalry attacked together with the ambush soldiers who had been ambushed for the night attack. At the moment of their charge, the Jin army camp in front of them was a big fire. The inflammables prepared by Xie Shang were ignited in the chaos. There were already quite a lot of inflammables, and soon spread with a strong wind.

The burning fire blocked the attack route of the Han army. No matter how many Han troops came, they could only stand in situ and stare angrily.

If you look down from a high altitude, you can see that the fire is sweeping from the north to the southeast. I don't know how many jin soldiers fell into the fire, not counting those who were burned to death. There are people who are still crying and running around