Chapter 632 Crisis
Things often change so quickly that it's hard to predict, so the decisions that have been made must also change with them.
Cheng Kai planned to let Li Hui transport the supplies first, and the first batch had already been transported out of the city, but at this moment, he found that the Xia army and the two Soviet armies were moving outside the north of the city, obviously facing the two large camps outside the city.
And it was he who caused this change, that is, to drive the civilians of Jiawang City to the head of the city as a meat shield.
If Cheng Kai knew that Xia Jun did not plan to attack Jiawang City, but only made a feint and had another purpose, he would definitely regret hitting the wall.
There were not many men in the two large camps outside the city, but fortunately, the two camps were well defended, and although there were few people, it was difficult for even the enemy who was several times larger than the defenders to break through.
So he has been hesitant;
Whether to go with Li Hui or in batches.
Because of this, Li Hui was delayed for one night and one day.
Seeing the fire in the West Camp, Cheng Kai knew that the direction was where the butcher was, and there were those people in black clothes and black armor with a strong style, no matter how strong the West Camp was, it could not withstand the burning of fire oil and the impact of the fierce men and horses in black clothes and black armor.
Cheng Kai didn't know that the real black-clothed and black-armored Black Flag Army was not here, some of them had already penetrated into their rear and occupied Dongliao City, and some of them were lying on the road they had to pass to transport supplies.
"Order, tonight the whole army withdraws from Jiawang City and moves to Dong'an City in the northwest. β
In the end, Cheng Kai reluctantly gave the order to retreat.
"What about Jiawang City and the rest of the supplies?"
A general asked.
"Turn this place into a sea of fire. β
Cheng Kai said coldly.
In other words, Cheng Kai is going to set fire to the city.
Li Hui opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't open his mouth to persuade him, he felt that this was too cruel, there were still hundreds of thousands of people in Jiawang City.
Cheng Kai ordered the city to be burned, he was going to burn hundreds of thousands of people to death in Jiawang City, Sushan State, which was too cruel.
One of the counselors who followed him frowned slightly, and then walked down the city with the soldiers of the lower city.
Half an hour later, Yao Sheng, the deputy general of the Ling Wei Army who stayed in the south of the city, received an urgent spy report, and his face changed suddenly after reading it.
"Quickly contact General Zhang of the Northern Army, attack the city immediately, and set fire to the city when the Qin army is leaving. β
And Zhang Wang, the deputy general of the Northern Army, was ready to attack the city at this moment, he did not receive the spy report from the Red Evil, but he was more careful, he always observed the movements of the Qin army at the head of the city, and found that although the flag of the Qin army on the city under the twilight had not changed, there were fewer heads, and then he looked closely, but he saw that the helmets were placed between the battlements.
"Qin Jun is going to run. β
He judged.
Just as he was about to give the order to attack the city, the messenger of the Ling Wei army rushed in.
"What! Qin Jun wants to burn the city!! bastard, bastardγγγ"
Zhang Wang's angry burst into foul language.
"Order, break through the south gate at all costs. β
The location of the Northern Army is the side gate of Jiawang Castle to the east.
The combat effectiveness of the northern army was not high, but the quality was still very high, and after receiving the order, it quickly rushed to the city wall with improvised siege equipment.
Just when they thought there was going to be a fierce battle, the south door suddenly opened.
This surprised the Northern Army.
Zhang Wang thought it was a trick of the Qin army and ordered to be on guard, but when he saw a horse rushing out of the city gate, a scribe immediately shouted from afar.
"That is General Song?"
"Who are you?"
Zhang Wang urged the horse to meet him.
"I'm looking for General Song, 100,000 urgent. β
The scribe said anxiously.
"General Song is not here, I am the adjutant general Zhang Wang. β
Zhang Wang saw that he took out a jade plate and shook it from him, this thing Zhang Wang knew that this was the identity waist card of the senior personnel of the Red Evil Spirit.
"Come with me as fast as I get into the city, maybe it's still too late. β
The scribe turned his horse's head and ran towards the gate.
"Give the order, ditch your heavy weapons, and follow me into the city. β
Seeing that the scribe was so urgent, Zhang Wang ordered to follow up lightly, so that the speed would be faster.
After Zhang Wang finished giving the order, he hurriedly urged his horse to catch up with the scribe.
"What's the situation?"
"The Qin army is going to set fire to it, but they haven't completely withdrawn from the city yet, as long as you can get to the northern city in time, you may be able to stop them from setting fire. β
The scribe said eagerly.
"Zhang Huai took 10,000 people, no, 1,000 people went to the south main gate to open the city to meet Ling Wei's army, the bow team went first, and the rest were commanded by Zheng Yang to maintain order in the city, and those who had war horses followed me to the north city, quickly!"
Looking at the horse non-stop, several orders were issued in succession, and the orders were immediately recited, the northern army seemed to be well-trained, Song Xin was not busy in vain during this time, although the combat effectiveness was still unsatisfactory, but after all, it was little actual combat experience.
After a few orders were issued, the formation of the running squadron was clearly divided, no matter what level the general and his personal guards, as long as they had war horses, they quickly rushed to Zhang Wang, and the bow and crossbow team quickly assembled and followed.
Running wildly all the way, more than a thousand cavalry were not far from the northern city.
At this moment, it was completely dark, and the rest of Jiawang City was already shrouded in night, only the main gate of the North City was brightly lit, shining like day.
Most of the Qin army had already withdrawn from the city, and thousands of Qin cavalry armed with torches held back, and when the last part of the people left the city gates, they began to set fire to them.
Jiawang City belongs to the central city of the plain area, although the houses are still wooden, but the wood is not too coarse, most of the roofs are covered with wild grass, especially in the northern city area, most of them are civilians, basically all are earthen walls and grass structures, which are very easy to burn.
At this moment, the northwest wind is tight, once ignited, the fire borrows the wind, and it is difficult to extinguish it.
Most of the generals and their personal guards were following Zhang Wang, and their combat effectiveness was superior to that of the Northern Army.
Needless to say, at a glance at this posture, you can understand what the Qin army is going to do, if this is successful, not only the people of Jiawang City, but even the northern army and the Ling Wei army that is about to enter the city will be greatly threatened.
"Kill!"
Zhang Wang let out a low shout, urged the war horse, picked up his bow and arrows, and shot arrows at the Qin army who had not yet discovered them.
Because of the hustle and bustle of the retreat of the Qin army, coupled with the fact that they were all armed with torches, it affected their hearing and long-distance vision, and they may not have expected the Xia army to come so quickly, so they were defenseless.
The scribe had disappeared at the moment, and Zhang Wang didn't suspect anything, after all, he was a scribe, and he was a person of the Red Evil, so it was normal to avoid it.
Looking at the bow and arrows, his subordinates are also the first choice in the run.
Qin Jun held a torch and illuminated himself, in this case, as long as it was within the range and could not be shot, then he would have to find a piece of tofu to kill him.
Suddenly, the sound of arrows entering the flesh, the screams of people, and the neighing of war horses were heard in the ears.
The Qin army was in a mess for a while.
Zhang Wang and the others were flying like horses, but they only had time to release three rounds of arrows, and they had already approached the Qin army, Zhang Wang and the others abandoned their bows and grabbed their weapons, shouting and killing the Qin army.
People borrow horsepower, horses borrow people's might, and crash into the enemy group with a bang.