Chapter 258: Burning Mighty City

"General, in the battle of Huanghua Valley, there was not much damage, even if the Shu army lost its armor and fled! It's good that every battle is so easy! On the way to Tangcang Town, a subordinate who followed him sang praises to Shi Shouxin: "The general's talent in commanding the army and fighting can be called a famous general in the world, and he is rarely able to do it!" ”

"This little Sheng'er is not enough!" Shi Shouxin rode on the horse, with a little smile, and his words summed up last night's battle very calmly: "The victory in this battle is that the news of our army is true, and the commander has a strong decision; Second, the soldiers of the battalions disregarded fatigue, sacrificed their lives and forgot death, and bravely killed the enemy; The three are also the undetected and unprepared Shu army, giving us a chance to win! ”

At dawn, a battalion of soldiers and wounded soldiers was left behind, and the guards of the Huanghua Valley garrison and prisoners were arranged, and Shi Shouxin set off with the rest of his subordinates, aiming at Tangcang Town.

Under the guidance of guides and scouts, you can also see a lot of flag armor discarded by the Shu army when they were dying, and more than 300 scattered soldiers were also accommodated. These Shu soldiers, in the face of the large force of the Han army, did not resist at all, and even took the initiative to run out, give a little dry food, and relieve hunger a little, and behaved more deferentially.

From the mouth of the Shu army, I also got a lot of trivial but useful news.

"The attack on the Shu army is a complete defeat, but I don't know how Han Chongyun's progress is!" Shi Shouxin sat on his horse and looked southwest: "Pass the order, the scouts will increase the scope of investigation and investigate in the direction of Tangcang!" ”

It wasn't until he got close to Tangcang Town that he received news from Han Chongyun's Liaison Military Academy.

"General, General Han asked the little one to come and report!" With a simple smile on his face, the liaison officer reported to Shi Shouxinyu: "Last night, General Han led the army to raid Tangcang Town, successfully captured Shu Village, beheaded Shu General Wang Luan, killed more than 300 enemies, and captured more than 1,500 prisoners. Before noon, Shu general Han Jixun led the defeated army to retreat to Tangcang, General Han attacked, and the Shu army disarmed and surrendered! ”

"Good!" Shi Shouxin described the big exhibition and said loudly: "Han Chongyun is a brave general, and he lives up to the trust!" ”

"General, in this way, the enemy of Tang Cang can be regarded as a complete success!" After listening to the songs around him, he was much more excited than Shi Shouxin.

"Let's go, speed up, go to Tangcang!"

"The general is well commanded, outnumbered and outnumbered, and the Shu army is broken, Han admires it!" In Tangcang Town, Han Chongyun welcomed Shi Shouxin into the hall and complimented him with a smile.

"The general is brave and good at fighting, taking the lead, breaking the army and capturing the village, which is also extraordinary!" Shi Shouxin was too, and said to Han Chongyun with a smile.

The two of them couldn't help laughing a few times, and the laughter was full of the joy of the winner.

"Come on, serve the food!" Han Chongyun turned his head and commanded his own soldiers, and said to Shi Shouxin: "Han Jixun, the commander of the Shu army who attacked Huanghua Valley, has surrendered, do you want to see him?" ”

"Although this person has been defeated in a row, when he is about to respond to the enemy, he also highlights the ability of a general! Last night, the Shu army collapsed like a landslide, and it was still able to gather nearly a thousand defeated soldiers and return to Tangcang, there are some means! Shi Shouxin said.

Han Chongyun was a little unimpressed: "I didn't see his ability, the other army returned, I thought it would be a fight, but I didn't expect it to surrender quickly!" ”

Regarding Han Chongyun's words, Shi Shouxin just smiled.

Han Jixun, who was embarrassed and haggard, was escorted to the hall by two soldiers, looked at Han Chongyun, and noticed Shi Shouxin who was eating, and couldn't help asking: "You are the chief general of the Han army who set up an ambush in Huanghua Valley and defeated our army?" ”

"Not bad!" Shi Shouxin looked at him: "This will be the commander of the left chamber of the inner hall of the Han Dynasty, Shi Shouxin!" ”

Looking at Shi Shouxin, his eyes were blazing, and his spirit was radiant, Han Jixun couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "There are so many great Han generals!" The general's bearing is extraordinary, and the old man is unjustly defeated! ”

also looked at Han Jixun, this is a Shuzhong general, thought about it, divided half of his wine and meat and asked the soldiers to hand it to him: "Please use!" ”

Shi Shouxin's attitude is much better than Han Chongyun's, there is no contempt, no insult. Looking at the fragrant wine and meat, this is a courtesy to him, and Han Jixun is not reserved, and bows his hand: "Thank you, General!" ”

Obviously hungry, gobbling up a few sips, Han Jixun looked at Shi Shouxin again: "In this battle, there are a lot of doubts!" The general of the defeated army, dare to ask the general, why did I annihilate my army? ”

"Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, a hundred battles will not be defeated, our army can anticipate the enemy first, and arrange it in front!" Shi Shouxin said lightly.

Han Jixun was thoughtful, and his eyes were suddenly revealed.

After taking a sip of wine, Shi Shouxin said to Han Jixun: "In the previous battle, each was its master. Now, the general has surrendered to the Han Dynasty and is temporarily living in the camp, waiting for the arrangement. If the Han wants to pacify Shu, sooner or later he will need a talent like a general......"

With kind words and comfort, Han Jixun took food and retreated, and was given preferential treatment.

"Brother Shi, you are too polite to this Han Jixun, but you are a defeated general!" Han Chongyun said to Shi Shouxin.

"It's a veteran after all, even if you have surrendered, you don't have to be humiliated by him, leave a decent one!" Shi Shouxin picked up the handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and said, "We're full of food and drink, we have to think about the next move!" ”

Listening to his words and observing his appearance, Han Chongyun's spirit lifted slightly: "What does the general want?" ”

"White Stream!" Shi Shouxin didn't sell Guanzi, and said directly: "Huanghua Valley is defeated, Tang Cang is lost again, and the Shu army stationed in Baijian is in an embarrassing situation. When the news passes, the morale of its troops will be lost. I will discuss that after resting for half a day, we will join forces and go north to cut off their return route. I expect that this battle will not be too difficult, and I will take this credit together! ”

"Good!" Han Chongyun patted the table.

"I don't know what's going on with the Chinese army?"

"The results of the battle in Huanghua Valley, I have sent someone to inform Xiang Shuai overnight, he can put aside his worries and attack Mighty City with all his might! I'm afraid, now the battle has begun! Shi Shouxin said.

......

As Shi Shouxin said, under the mighty walled city, after a close and orderly dispatch, the Han army had already launched an attack. Inside and outside the city gate, it is falling into a heat, a real heat.

"Ignition!"

"Launch!"

With the officers of the Han army, constantly waving the order, the platoon was displayed outside the pass, and a large number of lit fire oil bombs flew towards the mighty city after hundreds of steps. Turned into a fiery snake, ignited the walled city and woods, and with the help of the wind, it grew and expanded rapidly, and there was not a huge fire dragon, gradually devouring everything......

The flames boiled, the flames soared, the crackling, the shattering, the howling, all intertwined.

The fire was raging, constantly spreading to the walled city and mountain forests, and the thick black smoke continued to rise from the surroundings, like a hideous black dragon, soaring into the sky.

The Shu army in the mighty city has been exhausted, the outer city is wooden, it is very easy to ignite, and it spreads at a very fast speed, and a large number of Shu soldiers are engulfed in the fire, screaming and wailing, and retreating to the inner city. Chaotic, crowded, boiling.

From the time when the Han army was deployed outside, the generals of the Shu army noticed that Gao Yanyu was the fastest to react, but this kind of natural disasters were useful if they didn't react, and they almost watched the Han army's fire attack succeed and gradually devour the city.

The call of "extinguishing the fire" kept ringing, but it had little effect, and the Shu soldiers had too late to dodge.

On the upper floor of the inner city, Li Tingqi stared at the situation in front of the city gate, the city wall burned, crackled, and continued to collapse and crash. Those Shu troops who couldn't dodge were stoned to death, burned to death, and the terrible screams made people's hearts palpitate.

"Recruit the envoys, the soldiers are in chaos, and the fire can't be stopped at all!" Gao Yanyu ran up to the city wall sweating profusely, and said to Li Tingqi: "Hurry up and decide, inside and outside the walled city, there are too many trees, and they can't be burned at all for a while, they will only get bigger and bigger!" Once it spreads around, the way out is cut off, and we will all be burned to death without the Han army attacking! ”

On Li Tingjue's head, sweat was also dripping constantly, his face was burned red, and his eyes were about to split. Even when you touch the earth and stone walls, you can feel a little hot. Taking a deep breath, he couldn't help choking a few mouthfuls, and coughed up tears directly, Li Tingqi's tone was full of pathos: "Order, let all the soldiers withdraw from the mighty city and retreat to Liangquan!" ”