Phi-Fic Chapter 392: Night Attack on Yanbei
Chapter 392: Night Attack on Yanbei
Xing Shuren was nervously discussing defense strategies with his generals in the tent, while Murong Mang on the other side was racking his brains to think of how to break through the Yan army's position.
"Captain, judging by today's artillery barrage, they're running low on ammunition. But the opposing position has a cannon specifically designed to target our infantry. I suspect it's another powerful weapon."
A small leader said solemnly.
"Indeed, I've also discovered that weapon's accuracy is extremely high. If we charge in rashly like this, we'll definitely suffer heavy losses."
Another leader echoed, frowning.
"We've already lost over ten thousand soldiers. If this continues, victory will be difficult. Furthermore, the morale of the army is beginning to waver..."
Someone said worriedly.
Murong Mang listened to the discussions of the small leaders below, and felt a mixture of emotions.
After pondering for a moment, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind, saying, "In that case, how about we attack at night? These weapons will probably be ineffective at night."
"Night attack?" Inside the big tent, all the leaders who heard this decision fell into deep thought and began to carefully consider the feasibility of this matter.
"Let's do it! We can't defeat them during the day, but can they still see us at night?"
Finally, one of the leaders made up his mind and spoke loudly.
The temperature difference between morning and evening in Yanzhou is huge. After a whole day of fierce fighting, most of the Yan army are exhausted and have fallen asleep.
The artillery suffered heavy casualties in the daytime fighting. Some new recruits were learning the skills of loading and firing the cannons. The veterans had already fallen asleep, and the new recruits were still gently touching every part of the cannons.
They had not received any orders to retreat yet, so they could only continue to stay within two miles outside the city.
The Xianbei Murong Mang seized the opportunity and ordered a night attack on the camp outside the Yanzhou army.
It was already past midnight and the night was deep. Only patrolmen with guns on their backs were walking around vigilantly outside the position.
The Xianbei soldiers quietly moved forward in batches. When they were about two hundred steps away, they could hardly see or hear each other.
At three o'clock in the morning, the Yan army began to change positions. About three quarters of an hour later, a patrol could be vaguely seen leaving in front of the Xianbei soldiers.
A small leader led his unarmored soldiers and approached cautiously and quietly, with the soldiers in the following batches following closely.
"Someone..." A shout suddenly came from the Yan army position.
The Xianbei general's heart skipped a beat, realizing he had been exposed. Now still a hundred paces from the Yan army's position, he steeled his resolve and shouted, "Charge!"
The first few thousand Xianbei soldiers drew their swords and rushed forward like crazy.
The night was pitch black, and with the numerous craters created by bombs during the day, the soldiers stumbled as they ran.
Many people accidentally fell into the bomb craters, but quickly got up and continued to charge.
The soldiers in the Yan army position were awakened by the shouting. They opened their hazy eyes and without even putting on their armor, they hurriedly ran towards the camp's fortifications with their guns and bullet belts in hand.
There is a trench in front of the camp. The soldiers on duty at night rest in the trench, most of them dozing off with their guns in their arms.
Hearing the warning of an enemy attack, they quickly climbed out of the trenches and aimed their guns forward.
Under the cover of night, I could only see swaying figures, and for a moment I couldn't tell whether they were friends or foes.
After a moment of hesitation, I saw a figure rushing in front of me. I could vaguely see a figure wearing a thin shirt and holding a knife.
"Enemy attack!" someone shouted and quickly opened fire.
"Bang!" The first gunshot instantly broke the silence, and then other soldiers also fired reflexively.
There was a sudden burst of gunfire on the battlefield.
It was only then that the Xianbei soldiers discovered a trench in front of them, with flashes of fire and explosions of bullets in the trench.
The accuracy of night shooting is not high, but considering the large number of enemies, some unfortunate ones are still shot and fall.
The soldiers who were not shot continued to advance bravely.
The Yan army soldiers were busy replacing bullets, and some of them were so nervous that they couldn't load the bullets.
The Xianbei soldiers took the opportunity to raise their swords and slash at the Yan soldiers who were still pulling the bolts of their guns or loading bullets.
The second batch of Xianbei soldiers also rushed up. Just like during the day, they wore leather armor, held shields and machetes, and joined the trench battle.
The Yan army in the camp wanted to go to the trench to help, but they had guns but could not shoot. They could only watch their comrades fighting the enemy to the death dozens of steps away.
Some Xianbei soldiers jumped over the trench and rushed towards the camp, but were shot back by the soldiers guarding inside.
Soon, the Yan army in the trench was cleared out, but most of the Xianbei soldiers were trapped in the trench and unable to escape.
They didn't know how to use the captured rifles and other weapons and could only worry.
"Throw kerosene!" the Xianbei general shouted.
The most powerful weapon used by the infiltrators was to burn the enemy's military supplies. They carried a bamboo tube with a mixture of kerosene and linen inside, which they would light and throw out.
Although it does not have much killing power, it can provide illumination and burn enemy supplies.
Soon, countless fireballs burned in front of the Yan army camp.
A few dozen steps away, a sound of breaking air was heard, and the Xianbei's bows and crossbows were fired, and arrows shot into the camp, and some of the Yan army were unfortunately hit.
"Rocket!" someone shouted.
The bamboo tube was put on the arrow, and the strong man shot the burning arrow with a strong bow. The fence of the camp was set on fire and flames shot up into the sky.
At the camp gate, a Yan army soldier was holding a grenade in his hand. He took a few steps and threw the grenade into the trench.
"Boom!" A muffled sound came from the trench, and several Xianbei soldiers were killed on the spot, while the Yan army soldier who threw the bomb was hit by a rocket.
Immediately afterwards, another Yan army soldier ventured forward to throw a grenade. Although the grenade was successfully thrown, he was also hit by an arrow.
This process was repeated, creating one heroic scene after another.
"Bang!" The fence was burned by the fire and the crossbars collapsed with a crisp sound. Then, the entire fence fell outward.
The Xianbei soldiers then discovered that rows of shields appeared in the military camp, and behind the shields people were aiming guns at them.
"Bang bang bang!" The gunshots rang out again, scaring the soldiers watching in the trench so much that they quickly retracted their heads.
Afterwards, someone from the Yan army took out a grenade and threw it into the trench.
After a burst of explosions, bursts of wailing came from the trench.
The latter batches of Xianbei soldiers continued to charge forward, and the bullets hit the shields with crackling sounds. The poor quality leather shields were penetrated, but they had lost their lethality.
Someone in the trench found that the captured grenade was the same as the one they threw in, and after groping around, they found a rope that could be pulled.
After pulling the rope, fire came out from inside, scaring the man so much that he threw the grenade towards the Yan army in panic.
"Boom!" As the explosion sounded, the Xianbei soldiers who witnessed all this picked up the captured grenades and threw them towards the camp.
Although the bombs did not directly hit the Yan army because they were dropped in the trenches, the dust and smoke they raised provided cover for another attack.
The brave Xianbei soldiers rushed forward and attacked with grenades.
The method was simple but effective, and the Xianbei archers also shot at the Yan army camp.
Once the defense line is breached, an unstoppable stream of people will pour in. The Yan army's Beida Camp is suffering a brutal baptism of blood and fire...