On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 604 Night Attack on Water Village

Previously, Zhang Heng sent an envoy to the Sui army's water stronghold. He refused Zhou Fashang's request to cut off Cui Che's retreat on the grounds that he should not hold back when returning to the army and not pursue the enemy. At the same time, he also clearly informed him that even if Cui Che retreats, pursuit is prohibited to avoid encounters.

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Zhang Heng, Murong Sanzang and others just want to get the credit safely and do not want to cause extraneous problems.

Therefore, when Zhou Fashang heard that the Yan army was withdrawing overnight, he only sent scouts to verify the news, but did not arrange for the navy to go out of the stronghold to pursue.

Scouts on the north bank later confirmed that the Yan army had broken camp and was returning north. Even the Yan Dynasty navy had left the camp and sailed away to the east.

When the news came back to the Sui army's water stronghold, everyone cheered and even Zhou Fashang was very excited.

In everyone's eyes, this battle had reversed the decline that the Sui army had faced against the Yan army.

Since Cui Che raised his army, the Sui army had suffered repeated defeats. The previous battle between Zhang Xutuo and Cheng Yaojin was just a small-scale friction on the border.

A slightly bigger victory was that Li Yuan was accidentally smashed to death at the foot of Zhangye City. However, not long after, Zhangye was recaptured by Cui Che's general Mai Tiezhang, and even the prefect Yin Shishi was killed by the formation.

And Li Yuan only led some surrender troops, how can they be compared with the current results.

This time, Cui Che personally led more than 100,000 elite infantry and cavalry in the expedition, but they encountered a wall in Jiangling and returned without success.

In the past few years, they had frequently lost troops and lost ground. Finally, they finally won a battle. The officers and soldiers of the Sui army were very encouraged. Even the defenders in Jiangling City were celebrating this hard-won victory.

No one doubts the authenticity of Cui Che's withdrawal. Several previous small-scale water battles have proven that the Nanyang Navy is no match for the Jiangling Navy.

Since they can't break through the obstruction of Jiangling Navy, they can only sit back and watch them transport the defenders and supplies to Jiangling City.

At this time, it is wise to retreat and preserve the victory in Xiangyang.

It must be said that the brilliant achievements of the Yan Army in the past still put great pressure on the Sui Army.

And after knowing the victory, people can't help but relax.

No one in the Sui army's water stronghold could realize that the danger was approaching step by step.

Cui Che sent Yu Juluo and Xu Shiji to lead the troops. Naturally, he believed in Yu Juluo's bravery and Xu Shiji's wisdom.

Along the way, people were holding titles and horses were picking bells. The two of them led the army toward the west in the faint moonlight.

The most important thing about the layout map of the water village sent by Yu Wenshi and Cui Che was that it marked the various open posts and hidden sentries set up by Zhou Fashang around the water village.

But Xu Shiji knew that even if there were blueprints for the Sui army's defenses, it would be a fool's errand to lead 30,000 cavalry around the sentries and quietly approach the water stronghold.

On the way, Xu Shiji found Yu Juluo, told him his worries, and at the same time took the initiative to ask for help:

"Xu is willing to lead a thousand people as the vanguard and seize the west gate of the water stronghold. The general will lead the army in the distance and wait. If he sees a fire in the stronghold, he can send his troops to kill him."

The west gate is the weak point in the defense of the water village marked on the layout map.

The two of them did not doubt the authenticity of the drawing. After all, Cui Che dared to take a risk with this drawing, so he must believe in the source of the drawing.

Yu Juluo quite agreed with Xu Shiji's idea, but he felt that he was a more suitable candidate to serve as a pioneer than Xu Shiji:

"Seizing the west gate requires a brave general. In terms of intelligence, I am not as good as Xu Lang, but in attacking the stronghold, Xu Lang is far inferior to me. I should be the vanguard in this battle."

Xu Shiji advised:

"Yu Gong is the commander-in-chief of the army, how can he be the vanguard?"

Yuguluo smiled and said:

"So what if you are a general? I, Yu Juluo, have spent my whole life licking blood from my sword and charging into battle. Do I have no courage now that I have become a general?"

"Since Xu Lang also knows that I am the commander-in-chief of the army, he will act according to my military orders."
Seeing that he was determined, Xu Shiji gave up his plan to continue persuading him.

Thirty thousand paces rode around the south side of the water village and then went to the west side of the water village.

Yujuluo selected a thousand warriors from among them and handed over the rest of the army to the command of Xu Shiji. He took the water fortress defense plan made by Yu Wenshiji and easily bypassed the sentries everywhere.

The thousand soldiers who followed Yuguluo were agile and skillful, and they smuggled themselves all the way. Even the bottoms of their shoes were stuffed with cotton, and they did not alert the Sui army along the way.

In the darkness, they secretly approached a corner of the fence. The evening wind carried the laughter and noise of the Sui army in the distance.

The west gate was the weakest point in the defense of the Sui army's water stronghold. Zhou Fashang paid more attention to the defense of the other three gates and neglected this place.

Of course, they didn't think that Cui Che would attack from the west gate. Once discovered, wouldn't it be clear that he would be attacked from both sides by the Jiangling defenders and the Shuizhai defenders.

It was already late at night, and some of the defenders were making noises and laughing, while others were dozing off.

Thousands of Yan troops mounted human ladders and climbed over the fence one after another. Yu Juluo had already made arrangements. Eight hundred of them followed him to seize the west gate, while the remaining two hundred set fire everywhere to create commotion.

Following Yu Juluo's order, everyone no longer covered their tracks. Yu Julu personally led 800 people to kill the west gate, while the remaining 200 people were running around and setting fire to it.

The shouts of killing woke up the sleeping Sui soldiers. Fires shot into the sky outside the tents, and people everywhere were shouting:

"The Yan army is coming! Run away!"

The officers and soldiers of the Sui army had no time to think about why the retreating Yan army suddenly came to kill them. They were already in panic, and the fear of being dominated by the Yan army in the past came back to their hearts.

Yu Juluo led eight hundred soldiers to attack from inside the water stronghold and easily captured the west gate.

Outside the village gate, a fire dragon was running towards the water village. It was the follow-up army led by Xu Shiji.

The warnings from sentry posts everywhere were shrill and harsh, but it was of no use.

Not to mention that the officers and soldiers of the Sui army were unprepared and were already in panic.

Even if these naval forces ashore competed fairly, how could they be the opponents of the Yan army's infantry and cavalry?

The Yan army rushed into the water stronghold of the Sui army. Whenever the Sui army was gathering somewhere, they would separate some cavalry to disperse the Sui army.

Cui Che originally became famous during the Battle of Baidao, following Li Chong in attacking the Turkic camp, shooting and wounding Khan Ashina and taking pictures.

Although there have been fewer camp raids over the years, the Yan army has not lost their traditional skills.

The Sui army's water stronghold has been plunged into a sea of ​​fire.

Zhou Fashang shouted to the soldiers to escape to the ships. As long as they sailed out of the water village, they would be able to escape.

But at some unknown time, the Nanyang Navy of the Yan Army appeared in the northeast.

It turned out that they had not gone far after leaving Dongchi Lake, and they immediately turned around and headed straight for the water village.

The scouts who noticed the intentions of the Nanyang Navy were too late to report the news. At this time, Yu Juluo and Xu Shiji were trampling the Sui Army's water stronghold wantonly, and billowing black smoke was rising in the light of the fire.

(End of chapter)