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Chapter 1002 Final Battle ([-])
Under the hazy starlight, on the field outside Hanzhong City, rows of soldiers were sleeping in their clothes, with knives and guns beside them, and black flags were flying.

This is the land that has become a battlefield, but apart from the occasional night watch soldiers passing by, the camp in the second half of the night still showed a quiet atmosphere. Even if someone woke up from sleep, they seldom spoke.Someone was snoring and sleeping in a heartless sleep.

After days of fighting, the soldiers of the Huaxia Army were extremely tired, but under the pressure of being attacked at any time, most of the soldiers would still wake up from time to time in their deep sleep.Sometimes it was because of the sounds of fighting or explosions in the distance, and sometimes, because the surroundings seemed too quiet, the snoring would suddenly stop, and the soldiers woke up with a start, feeling the movement around them, and then continued to rest .

Regarding the attack on the Jurchen camp not far away, the sound continued until the early hours of the morning, occasionally causing a burst of lively waves.The sleeping soldiers woke up, thinking: "Chen Hai is crazy." Then they fell asleep quietly.

The battle initiated by the friendly forces ensured that everyone on his side could have a relatively safe resting space.If it wasn't for Chen Hai's troops to harass outside the Xiyin camp all night, then perhaps this side would be the one that would encounter a surprise attack in the dark.It was also because of this that while Chen Hai and the others were fighting overnight, they had to hurry up and recover their strength to cope with the upcoming battle.

Even in the quietest moments, many things continued.In the city, Wanyan Yuchi was dismantling and packing a large amount of iron cannons and ammunition, and transporting them in a cart from the city gate in the southeast direction to the Xiyin camp in the south.On the one hand, Chen Hai launched an attack on the camp in shifts, on the other hand, he also noticed the movement, and he submitted a combat request to the rear headquarters.

Command dismissed his relatively risky plan.

"...Chen Hai is crazy..."

In the southwest corner of the Huaxia military camp, the light in the tent lasted all night.Qin Shaoqian and several staff officers, brigade, and regiment-level cadres still gathered here. The oil lamps in the tents were dim, and there were simple battlefield diagrams on the wooden boxes. Most of the flags were inserted chaotically and disorderly. The location, they are just guessing, not very sure.

"Chen Hai has less than a thousand people under his command. From last night to now, he has twice proposed to attack Xi Yin at all costs. Is he thinking of taking all 1000 people in and replacing Xi Yin with tired soldiers..."

"Chen Hai is very forward-looking. He has already seen that this decisive battle will not be easy after dawn."

"A regiment commander should also be responsible for his soldiers. It's not good to sacrifice himself every now and then."

Army commander Qin Shaoqian, brigade commander Hou Lietang, Xu Xiaohu, staff officer Lin Dongshan and others gathered here. It was already late at night, and when it came to these things, most of them spoke in a low tone.After replying to Chen Hai's request, everyone started to make the final strategic decision around the map.

"...In short, at dawn, Xiyin's troops will try to launch a general attack on us. In Hanzhong City, they will drive out the people. Xiyin wants to complete his work, and Zonghan is also driving towards Hanzhong from the west. Come here. Then, we can’t fight idle battles. In the general direction, they want to fight decisively, and we can fight decisively. But in terms of tactics, we must focus on our own key points..."

……

At the second quarter of Yin time, even the stars seemed to disappear in the sky, and the sound of explosions came from the night in the east. Liu Muxia grasped the scabbard beside him, opened his eyes suddenly, and then looked sideways.It was the squad leader who came over and was waking up the soldiers one by one.

"Keep quiet, change into black clothes, prepare to form a team, and call..."

They turned their uniforms inside out, exposing the black side, and then walked westward under the guidance of the squad leader. The instructions were confirmed by word of mouth from the soldiers as they moved forward.

"The first division of the Seventh Chinese Army and the various units of the second brigade headed northwest immediately after receiving the order, and arrived at Xiaoyi at Chenshi, making preparations for attack and blocking. In the early stage of the operation, be sure to be concealed. The missions of the regiments and battalions are as follows ..."

A group of soldiers accepted the order and had some discussions before leaving the camp.

"Go northwest, that's where we came from yesterday."

"We're leaving, what about Xiyin?"

"The third brigade has also started calling, should we give up here?"

"No, the Artillery Regiment and the [-]st Brigade stayed..."

After leaving the camp, the order to silence was issued, and everyone stopped talking.

One after another, black figures left the camp outside the South Gate of Hanzhong in the dark, and began to disperse towards the northwest. More scouts and messengers were already on the road.

……

At daybreak, stretchers were carried into the camp one by one, and the doctors began to treat the wounded, and there was a panic in the camp.

With a strong smell of blood on his body, Chen Hai led the soldiers under his command back to the camp. He asked some soldiers to find a place to rest, and he almost fell asleep sitting on the ground. The next moment he narrowed his eyes, he stood up again Standing up, he glanced at the situation in the camp.

"what happened?"

A staff officer came over and reported to him the decision made by the headquarters in the early hours of this morning.There were various thoughts on Chen Hai's face, and finally he clenched his fist and waved it: "Okay!"

He then said: "I want to take a break, please tell the headquarters, my people will stay here and cooperate to stop Yan Xiyin."

The staff officer saluted, turned around and left. Chen Hai looked back to the east, and the Jurchen soldier camp, which he had harassed all night, had begun to show signs of awakening...

……

22 miles to the west of Hanzhong, near the small county called Tuanshanji, in Wanyan Zonghan's main camp, the soldiers had already got up and had breakfast, and the first team came out of the camp.

That night, Wanyan Zonghan slept for two hours to recharge his batteries.

He has fully confirmed the situation near Hanzhong, including the Huaxia Army's occupation of the South Gate and the confrontation with Xiyin's troops.The decisive battle is at this very moment.

In the past few days, nearly 3 troops were dispersed within a radius of a hundred miles, but he still gathered nearly [-] troops under his command.And a large number of rout soldiers are also gathering towards Hanzhong.

Similar to our own situation, the more than [-] people of the Seventh Army of China have also been scattered and are rushing towards Hanzhong.Since the two armies chose the same path, more than a dozen large and small battles and frictions broke out last night.

Xi Yin had already spotted the opportunity as soon as he arrived, and Zong Han also recognized this opportunity.In the early hours of the morning, a large number of scouts were released. Their task was to mobilize all the rout troops that could be contacted, gather to the southeast, and fight Hanzhong!
And Ning Yi, who broke Jiange, is at least three days away from here.

The Huaxia Army is also doing similar actions. The behavior of Zong Han's scouts is slightly different in that the order carried by the Huaxia Army's scouts is not for all troops to gather in Hanzhong.

This early morning, including the troops contacted by the scouts, as well as the troops that had already arrived in the south of Hanzhong City and secretly set off westward, a total of tens of thousands of people were gathering on the road west of Hanzhong.

Wanyan Zonghan is rushing towards him.

……

"...In the past few days, in order to avoid failure in large-scale decisive battles, Wanyan Zonghan used tactics, used wheel-to-wheel battles, and refueled tactics. He has nearly 10 people, round after round. It seems that the mountains and plains are everywhere, but the battle The strength has been worse than one round, and now, we are tired from fighting, and they have really lost their morale..."

"...Wanyan Xiyin is different. More than 1 of his troops have not been engaged in battle yet, and the morale of the army has not been lost. We are already very tired. To fight a decisive battle with him is to attack the enemy's strengths with our own weaknesses, so how to deal with this situation , we have to look at it separately. To deal with Xiyin, we will take a defensive position and delay as much as possible, and use Hanzhong as a partition, and on the other side, we will launch a general offensive!"

"...In the past few days, Wanyan Zonghan has tossed his 10 people hard, and it seems that he has not really lost. With his arrogance, once the decisive battle in Hanzhong starts, his main force will definitely gather here at full speed. Then We mobilize all the troops that can be mobilized in this area, and fight to the west of Hanzhong! Before their Gushen Xiyin can react, we will forcibly eat Yan Zonghan—”

"In such a decision, the most difficult thing will be to stay here in Hanzhong and be responsible for stopping Yan Xiyin's troops..."

……

April 24.

Dewdrops hung on the leaves of the weeds by the river, and the sky began to turn pale, and then the wind cleared, and the sun gradually rose from the mountains in the east.In the barracks on both sides, the cooks and soldiers prepared breakfast, and the smell of meat filled the morning breeze.

The soldiers under Chen Hai are still sleeping.

Wanyan Xiyin watched as the iron cannons were loaded and pushed towards the front of the battlefield.The Jurchen soldiers under his command were harassed by Chen Hai's attack all night, and many of them had bloodshot eyes, which made their killing intent soar, and they wished to rush over immediately and kill all the black flag soldiers on the opposite position.It is also a good thing that the military spirit is available.

One after another the flags were fluttering in the wind, and the army set up their formation and began to move forward gradually.On the opposite position, the soldiers of the Huaxia Army stood behind the mound they built and watched all this silently.Xi Yin was riding on a war horse, listening to the morning wind blowing by his ears, and the Han River coming from far away, meandering and rushing.Suddenly there was an urge in his heart to talk to the other general.

In Southwest Shiling, after the defeat of Wangyuan Bridge, Zong Han had a negotiation with Ning Yi, and Zong Han had already told him in a letter that he had thought a lot about the development of Gewu. , might be able to say something different.

Right now, it is also a crucial battle. He wants to talk to the other party about some things, and wants to chat with the other party about some questions.It's a pity that the person opposite is not Ning Rentu.

He has experienced countless battles in his life, and this is the first time he has the idea of ​​"talking about it", but it is just an idea.Cruel battlefield, after all, is not a story told by a storyteller.He kept the thought in his head.

The prelude to war, perhaps because of the accumulation of pressure, always makes people feel unusually solemn and silent.Not long after, Xi Yin waved an order, and the cannon rumbled forward, and then, the artillery fire flooded the opponent's position...

Chen Hai woke up from a deep sleep, squinted his eyes and looked at it, then folded his arms on his chest again, and fell into a deep sleep.

"attack--"

Shouts tore the earth—

……

Near Tuanshan, the army under Wanyan Zonghan advanced several miles in the morning wind, and the scouts of the army's vanguard discovered the traces of the Huaxia Army.

It may be the scattered troops who are gathering in Hanzhong.

——The first thought he had at the time was this.

If the army led by Yan Zonghan is still like a giant beast at this moment, at this moment the troops of the Huaxia Army are more like a colony of ants that seem to be scattered and disordered at first glance.They were divided into several groups, big and small, and gathered from different directions towards Wanyan Zonghan on the only way to Hanzhong.

At the second quarter of the hour, Wanyan Zonghan spotted the presence of the Huaxia Army in three directions around him.

After confirming several pieces of news one after another, the Jurchen veteran who had fought all his life was not surprised. He just remained silent for a moment, and then he thought everything through.

"...ready to fight."

He said.

……

Thousands of Huaxia troops are crossing the fields, over the mountains, and entering combat positions.

……

The Jurchens have gone through 40 years of vicissitudes.

In front of them, the attack came.

(End of this chapter)