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Chapter 56 Night Attack

After the sun sets, the coolness brought by the breeze gradually faded away. However, the soldiers who had been marching in the rebel camp for a day were still sweating profusely. The newly enlisted men dug trenches and various traps under the supervision of veterans. The traps were covered with sharpened wooden sticks, and some new men passing by could not help but get cold.

"Sir, we just stay for one night. Do we need to be so cautious?" A staff member with a sharp-mouthed monkey tongue and two rat beards under his jaw asked in confusion. You know, these recruits marched for one day during the day, and were frightened by the stones smashed by the enemy from the mountain halfway. They were exhausted both physically and mentally. Although these trenches and traps can ensure the safety of camping, if the other party does not come, these work will be in vain, which will seriously affect the next day's march.

Yuwenxin was in his prime at the age of 40. He was strong, with a bulging muscles all over his body, a face with a long sword hanging on his waist, and just stood casually, with a sense of majesty. Hearing the words of his staff, Yuwenxin smiled faintly: "No matter whether anyone will come to steal the camp at night, I want these soldiers to use their energy. These people are forcibly enlisted into the army. Many people have resentment in their hearts. They will not think of escaping or causing trouble at night, and they can also strengthen their military discipline. As the saying goes, killing two birds with one stone."

"Sir!"

"A master is wise, and it's more than just one goal. He can beat two goals in one go. He has studied the experience of the prince leading the army several times. The prince is bold and likes to take risks. If he really dares to send someone to steal the camp tonight, he will definitely be in a desperate situation."

...

All the staff praised him, but Yu Wenxin was not happy at all. This time, he was forced to take the lead. After receiving the imperial edict of the prince, he was afraid that it was the prince's trap. He had not made any progress. He only sent several groups of people to investigate the news. Sure enough, Liang Shiyan was deceived by the prince. Although he brought five hundred elite troops, he was still besieged. Zhang Xu did not take any action. Yu Wenxin immediately knew that the situation was hopeless and their plans had been exposed. He was unwilling to surrender and had to make trouble. He really had no chance of winning. He could only take one step at the moment.

The white moonlight shone from the sky, and people could be seen from afar. Such night is not suitable for sneak attacks. Under Duan Da's insistence, all the cavalry still quietly touched only a few hundred meters away from the rebel camp. They could no longer move forward now. Otherwise, as long as the opponent's sentinels did not sleep all, they would definitely be discovered.

"General Liang, the rebels are right in front. How about the generals first become the vanguard?" Duan Da said bluntly.

The enemy camp ahead was silent. Except for a few sentry walking back and forth, there was no abnormality at all. The distance of hundreds of meters can be reached in just a short time for the cavalry. If the other party is really unprepared, even if he discovers it now, he may not have time to deal with it.

Liang Mo felt a hint of danger in the darkness, but now he could not refuse, and he could not help but pass his orders softly: "Get on the horse."

The Puzhou army lying on the ground stood tall and stepped on the horse's back. From a distance, it seemed as if a high wall suddenly rose from the ground. Liang Mo first clamped the horse's belly: "Crush!"

The horse's hooves were covered with cotton cloth. The sound of the cavalry was not too loud when they moved. However, as more and more cavalry started, the cotton cloth could not cover the sound of thousands of horse's hooves. A muffled thunder sound soon formed on the ground. The rebel camps in the distance had already reacted, and a shrill voice sounded: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The seven hundred cavalry Puzhou troops were silent. What they had to do now was to rush into the enemy camp in the shortest time before the enemy could react, and then they could massacre the enemy.

"Boom." Liang Mo, who was rushing to the front, only felt that the horse was shorter and was falling into a big pit. He was shocked and slapped his mount hard. The mount cried out and accelerated to fall into the pit. However, Liang Mo jumped off the horse's back and fell to the ground with this slap.

"If there is a trap, stop." Liang Mo roared, but all the cavalry were running at high speed. Even when they heard Liang Mo's shouting, they could not stop. Soon, the sound of "boom, boom" came from around them, as well as the tragic screams of horses and sergeants when they were pierced by the sharp sticks in the trap.

Several horses even bumped into Liang Mo's direction. Not only did the knight behind him fall into the trap, but Liang Mo either wanted to die under the horse's hooves or be knocked into the trap. Liang Mo roared wildly and punched his galloping horse in the neck. With a loud "bang", the galloping horse that hit Liang Mo screamed in a rhythmic manner. The huge body tilted and blew a loud bang, and fell on the edge of the trap. The knight on the horse was thrown down and fell heavily to the ground, unable to tell the difference between life and death.

The knights who were blocked by the fallen horse were suddenly in chaos. Fortunately, no one bumped into him again, and everyone strangled the horses and turned around quickly.

"Shoot!" A loud shout came from the rebel camp not far away.

"Buzz! Buzz!" The bowstring sounded, and the sky suddenly became dark, covering almost the moonlight. Countless sharp arrows flew towards the knights who had just barely strangled their horses at the edge of the trap.

Liang Mo then realized that in just a short while, since countless archers had gathered around the enemy camp, watching countless sharp arrows shooting at him and had nowhere to avoid him, Liang Mo grabbed the hind legs of the dead horse that had just been broken by him, shouted, lifting the heavy dead horse up and blocking him.

"Bo, Bow, Bow." Countless sharp arrows fell, inserting the horse corpse in front of Liang Mo densely. At the same time, he felt a burning pain on his shoulder. He knew that he had been hit by an arrow. The force in his hand was released, and the raised horse corpse fell to the ground, shaking the ground.

Liang Mo knew that if he didn't escape from the range covered by the opponent's bow and arrow immediately, the next volley would be when he turned into a hedgehog. He pulled his legs and ran back as fast as possible.

"Buzz." Liang Mo had already heard the sound of the bow and arrow behind him, and his scalp suddenly became numb. How could he move his legs faster than the bow and arrow?

"General, come up quickly." A sergeant saw Liang Mo clearly in the moonlight and reached out to Liang Mo. Liang Mo had already jumped onto the horse with force.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!" The sound of sharp arrows breaking through the air was all around. Liang Mo paused, groaned, and another burst of burning pain on his back.

"General, how are you doing?" The sergeant in front asked with concern when he heard Liang Mo's humming.

"I can't die, run!"

"yes!"

It was not until hundreds of meters that there was no sound of sharp arrows behind him, and everyone's horse speed slowed down. Everyone couldn't help looking back. Many torches had been lit up by the enemy camp hundreds of meters, and they could see their shadows and hear their cheers.

Liang Mo jumped off the horse, and the blood on his body dripped. Liang Mo felt nothing, and his face turned pale. The battle was too cowardly and he didn't know if the other party was trapped. He chose another night with such a bright moon, which was like killing his own people.

Duan Da came over on a horse, pointed at Liang Mo and asked loudly: "Why don't you rush in?"

Liang Mo looked at Duan Da on the horse coldly and barely stopped his anger: "General Duan, the other party was prepared for a long time, and there were traps all around him, so you had to return."

Duan Da was only a few hundred meters away from behind. Although he was blurred by the moonlight, he could only see that when the Puzhou army was about to rush into the enemy's tent, he suddenly heard the roar of a horse neighing man, and the other party's sharp arrows broke through the air. It was so loud that he could guess the scene ahead. Duan Da would not feel sorry for the life and death of the Puzhou army. By asking questions, he could only avoid Liang Mo from prosecuting him for improper command.

Seeing that Liang Mo did not speak rudely, Duan Da couldn't help but feel embarrassed: "Since that's the case, it's no wonder that the general. The attack on the camp ends here tonight. The general quickly bandages his injuries and counts the casualties. Let's retreat for several miles to rest."

Liang Mo stopped talking and turned toward the injured subordinates. Duan Da retreated and directed his subordinates to serve as a temporary guard. The Puzhou army distributed arrows to each other for cleaning and bandaging each other, and counting casualties. After most of the busy period, the injured soldiers were bandaged intact, and the arrows on Liang Mo were also taken down.

"How many people have we died?"

"Go back to the general, there are 121 brothers gone." The Puzhou army who replied was choking with sobs. These people were usually as close as brothers, but now there are only less than 580 people left in the 1,000 Puzhou army. Naturally, everyone is deeply sad.

"Sir, this Duan doesn't treat us as human beings. Since he is going to attack at night, why didn't he lead the team personally? It's obvious that we are going to die, so it's better to fight with them." A soldier said hatefully.

"Yes, fight." Looking at the alert officers in the distance, the Puzhou army, who were unwilling to work hard for the prince, were excited.

"Don't talk nonsense, don't forget that the lord is still in the court. If anyone dares to stop talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude." Liang Mo said viciously.
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