Chapter 603: Attack on the enemy camp at night

In the afternoon of the same day, the imperial guards evacuated Longmen Pass, leaving only Zhang Huai and more than 40,000 troops under his command.

In the past two days, Zhang Huai's troops suffered a lot of casualties, with nearly 5,000 soldiers losing as many as 50,000 soldiers and horses. Only 45,000 were left.

The imperial guards can leave, but Zhang Huai can't leave.

He threw away the cities he guarded, and if he returned to the capital in such a shame, he would be severely punished.

If he doesn't do it well, his marquis' title will be deprived of.

Therefore, even if he is gritting his teeth and gritting his teeth, he has to persist in this battle.

You must do it even though you know it is impossible.

Lian Ze really guessed the matter correctly.

On the night when the imperial guards withdrew, Li Yu personally led a flying guard of two thousand people to quietly take out the city and head straight for Zhang Huai's barracks.

At this time, Zhang Huai was sitting in the central army's tent with a sad face.

He wrote letters to the nearby counties, hoping that the prefects and magistrates of each county could draw county and county troops and county troops to reinforce him.

However, the reply letters received either said that the troops in the territory were insufficient and the excess troops could not be drawn, or they had to ask the provincial capital for the movement of troops and horses, and the transfer order was issued by the provincial governor himself.

In short, the prefects and county magistrates used various excuses to refuse, just not sending him a soldier or a soldier.

Looking at these nonsense reply letters, Zhang Huai was at a loss.

Even if he is the master, the soldiers below can imagine it.

At present, the whole army is in a low morale, and many soldiers are no longer interested in fighting.

You should know that Zhang Huai’s nest is Longmen Pass, and all the belongings of the soldiers are in the city.

It has been more than two days since Longmen Pass has been lost, and their property will definitely be out of stock.

When the thought of the military pay he earned with great effort, now all fell into other people's pockets, can the soldiers not get hurt?

Moreover, after two consecutive days of siege, there was no progress, and so many brothers were injured and killed.

The soldiers felt that it would be meaningless if they continued to consume like this, but they were just increasing casualties.

The sluggish emotions spread in the barracks, and everyone looked listless and powerless.

It was precisely under this situation that the stealing camp operation led by Li Yu himself began.

Two thousand elite flying guards led by Li Yu lay down on the ground and with the cover of night, they approached Zhang Huaijun's camp little by little.

When the distance was close enough, Guan Ying took the lead and shot an arrow, hitting a guard in the chest.

The man groaned and sat down on the ground. Before the man fell down completely, he had already died.

The guards around were shocked and were about to pick up their weapons to fight. The sound of crossbows ejected in the night.

The dozens of guards in front of the camp gate turned into dozens of hedgehogs in an instant, and they all fell to the ground.

The soldiers on the watchtower beside the camp gate had a bad experience and were about to ring the gong and warn the camp that the wooden hammer in his hand was raised, but before he could knock it down, an arrow suddenly flew up and hit his neck accurately.

puff!

The arrow shot through his neck, and the soldiers didn't even say a word, and fell from the watchtower.

After dealing with the guards at the gate of the camp, Li Yu and others rushed up from the ground and rushed towards the gate of the camp.

Jinwu and Lu Chi took the lead, climbed up the village wall and jumped into the camp. Then, the two of them were inside and worked together to open the camp gate.

As soon as the camp gate opened, Li Yu led the flying guards and rushed in immediately.

Each of them carries a lot of firecrackers with them.

These firecrackers are not hollow, but firecrackers filled with gunpowder after being transformed by Lu Fang.

Looking at the rows of tents, the flying guards rushed to the front without having to enter, and directly lit a firecracker and threw it in.

Soon, boom, boom, boom, and the bang of explosion continued to sound.

The tents turned into balls of fire, and some soldiers who were still sleeping inside were killed on the spot, while others were covered in fire, and crawled out of the ragged tent in panic.

Zhang Huaijun’s camp is not like a blowout now, but really a blowout.

Li Yu led the flying guards and rushed towards the central tent while throwing firecrackers. Wherever he passed, explosions were heard one after another, and continuous.

Zhang Huai, who was sitting in the central army tent, heard the movement outside, his face changed drastically, stood up, shouted outside the door, "What happened outside?"

Soon, a personal follower ran in panic and said anxiously: "Big...that's a big deal, Gaoyang Marquis, the enemy...the enemy has entered the camp, and...it has also used weapons that we have never seen before. Now...it is coming to the central army tent, and the soldiers cannot resist..."

To be precise, there is no resistance at all.

Zhang Huaijun, who had tens of thousands of people, was completely defeated in one blow.

Zhang Huai was so surprised that he opened his mouth wide. Did Li Yu come to steal the camp?

Instead of defending the city, he took the initiative to go out of the city to attack?

Zhang Huai was stunned for a moment and shouted anxiously: "Call all the troops and follow me to meet the enemy!"

The following screamed: "It's too late! Gaoyang Marquis! The soldiers have been disbanded, so... they should run away!"

Zhang Huai's head buzzed when he heard this.

He staggered out of the central army tent, and saw that there was a fire in the sky on the Xiying camp, accompanied by the rumbling explosions from time to time.

After every loud bang, a large ball of fire rose into the air.

It's firecrackers!

This is a special firecracker used by Li Yu when dealing with the Xifan Army!

When Zhang Huai guarded Longmen Pass, he was very concerned about the war in Qinzhou. After all, once Qinzhou was defeated, the Longmen Pass where he was located was the front line.

Regarding the war report in Qinzhou, he was a decline and read it so carefully.

Zhang Huai naturally knew that Li Yu used improved firecrackers to deal with the Xifan Army.

Now, he finally experienced the power of these firecrackers personally, and finally understood why these explosions scared the Xifan Army to death.

When Zhang Huaizheng was stunned, there was a sudden chaos ahead, and groups of his own soldiers retreated.

He shook his body and finally came to his senses. He pulled out the sword under his ribs and ran forward strode forward. He grabbed the armor of a soldier and shouted loudly: "Don't run! No one is allowed to run!"

"If you escape at the battle, kill me!"

"Go back to me and block the enemy!"

"The enemy is seeking death if he leaves the city! Follow me and fight to the death with the enemy!"

Zhang Huai shouted repeatedly, but there were very few soldiers who responded to him.

Just as Zhang Huai hoarsely gathered the defeated soldiers, the flying guard led by Li Yu came here.

Li Yu saw Zhang Huai standing in front of the Central Army tent, yelling. He shouted in a loud voice: "Zhang Huai, do you still know me?"

Zhang Huai subconsciously raised his eyes and when he saw Li Yu rushing out of the crowd, covered in blood, his eyes staring like a copper bell.

King of Wu! Li Yu!

He...he actually led the army to steal the camp?

Zhang Huai's hand holding the sword was trembling, and he didn't know if it was excited or scared.

The first thought in his mind was to run.

But then I thought about it, isn’t it the best time to make up for my merits?

As long as you can capture Li Yu, the loss of Longmen Pass is all trivial matters. Only this credit can make up for all your mistakes.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Huai's mind.

He roared, rushed towards Li Yu with a knife, and shouted: "Anyone who can capture the rebel Li Yu, who can kill the thief, will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold!"
Chapter completed!