Chapter 80: The First World War is the Battle
In a clearing a few hundred meters away, groups of crossbowmen lined up in a long line.
The pikemen, standing behind the crossbowmen, raised their spears and began to shout.
"Wind! Wind! Wind! ”
Standing behind the pikemen were the two brothers Fang Yi and Chen Tiantian and Purple Eyes, at this moment, Li Xiaoyi was busy integrating the army and preparing for a counterattack.
Fang Yi nodded at Chen Xingba, and gave the order to attack.
Chen Xingba was wearing a handsome armor, and he pulled out the long knife at his waist majestically: "Ignite!" ”
Less than a meter in front of the rows of crossbowmen, a long, shallow ditch had already been dug out, and the ditch had long been soaked with fire oil.
At this moment, after Chen Xingba's order was given, several pikemen immediately lit the fire oil in the ditch with torches.
In front of nearly a thousand crossbowmen appeared a fiery dragon.
Against the backdrop of the firelight, all the sergeants had a look of excitement on their faces.
All the sergeants know that in this battle, the victory is decided!
What awaits you is triumph, and triumph also means fame!
"Crossbowmen ready!"
Chen Xingba looked at the dense reeds in front of him, and his face was also full of excitement.
Under Chen Xingba's order, the crossbowmen were like a team of gymnasts, using neat bows, ignition, bowing, aiming, and all in one go.
The arrows used by each crossbowman had already been wrapped in cotton yarn soaked in fire oil in the arrows, and with the help of the fire dragon in front of them, the arrows began to ignite in flames.
"Shoot the arrows!"
"Whoosh"
Nearly a thousand crossbowmen began the first salvo!
After reaching the commanding heights, the rocket fire crossbows began to fall rapidly, like a meteor shower rushing into the reeds a hundred meters away.
"Go on! Shoot the arrows! ”
The second salvo may be late, but it will definitely not be absent!
With several successive salvos, the reeds in the distance, with the help of the southeast wind, began to ignite a skyrocketing fire!
The reeds, which had been silent, began to hear a burst of hysterical screams.
As Fang Yi said before, this reed bush has become a natural cemetery for Xu Jingye's army!
A natural huge furnace began to frantically devour Xu Jingye's main force.
After the fire ignited, Fang Yi's men and horses began to stop shooting arrows and instead attacked the rebels who tried to escape from the reeds.
The chaotic situation was no longer under Xu Jingye's control, Xu Jingye was unable to organize an effective retreat or return fire, and every time a wail sounded, a rebel was on fire all over.
The fire lasted for several hours, from day to night, and the rebels of Xu Jingye were completely wiped out in this battle!
"Congratulations to Lord Tai Shiling, who has come up with many strange strategies to quell the rebellion in one fell swoop today!"
Chen Xingba looked at the gradually extinguishing fire and couldn't help but start congratulating Fang Yi.
"Vomit"
Fang Yi couldn't hold it anymore, tilted his head sideways and began to vomit violently.
A long time ago, Fang Yi had smelled the smell of barbecue coming from the fire in the distance, of course Fang Yi knew that this so-called barbecue smell would naturally not be Xu Jingye and his group roasting waterbirds, fish and shrimp from the reeds with the help of the fire.
The smell of barbecue was emitted by the rebels being burned by the fire.
Fang Yi, who knew that he was roasting human flesh on a fire in the distance, had long wanted to vomit, but because he was the main general here after all, it seemed a little inappropriate to vomit in public.
After the sergeants drew their swords and killed the reeds that had been extinguished, Fang Yi couldn't hold it anymore and began to vomit violently.
"Lord Taishiling, are you okay?"
The two brothers, Chen Xingba and Chen Tiantian, gently patted Fang Yi's back one left and one right, and even a ruthless person like Ziyan couldn't help but turn pale when he smelled the smell of barbecue in the distance at this moment.
Fang Yi waved his hand to signal that he was fine, and his face eased slightly after taking a sip of water.
Looking at the darkness in the distance, Fang Yi looked at Chen Tiantian and sighed softly: "Naturally...... Do you think I will be punished for today's events? An army of 100,000 died in the flames...... What a sin this is! ”
After all, Fang Yi was still an out-and-out modern person, and he couldn't get used to this kind of brutal war in ancient times at all.
Chen naturally hesitated for a while before he smiled bitterly: "The two armies are fighting, either you die or I die!" Taishi Ling doesn't need to worry too much! Xu Jingye is innocent of death, those rebels follow Xu Jingye, they should have been prepared to face today's ending a long time ago! In other words, if it was Lord Tai Shiling who was trapped in the sea of fire today, Xu Jingye would not have a trace of pity at all! ”
"......" Fang Yi was silent.
"Lord Taishiling, in other words! Even if we don't have to attack with fire, we can kill the rebels! To die under the sword and spear of our army is to die, and to die under the sea of fire is also to die! Although the fire attack is very fierce, it can avoid large casualties in our army, and Lord Taishi Ling is not to disregard human lives for the sake of harming the world, on the contrary, he has saved countless families! How many of our soldiers survived, how many parents did not lose their sons, how many women did not lose their husbands, how many children did not lose their fathers! ”
Chen Nature's comfort made Fang Yi feel a little relieved.
What Chen said naturally is not unreasonable.
The two armies are fighting, either you die or I die!
This is the cruelty of war!
You can't avoid this war, the only thing you can do is reduce the sacrifices on your side!
"I'm not feeling well, let's go back to the camp! There's nothing we have to do here, Brother Xiaoyi will clean it up! Fang Yi waved his hand palely.
"Brother Nengchen! Hahaha! Brother Nengchen! This battle can be a brother who will become famous! ”
Just as Fang Yi was about to leave, Li Xiaoyi suddenly came with a team of cavalry, and Li Xiaoyi's laughter came from afar.
"Brother Xiaoyi, don't say that! You are the main general, and the first credit for this battle is yours! Cleaning up the battlefield is up to you, if the surviving rebels are found...... Try not to kill! Fang Yi smiled bitterly.
"No problem, it's all up to you! Tang Zhiqi and Wei Siwen have been captured by my generals, but unfortunately the two brothers Xu Jingye and Xu Jingyou, as well as King Luo Bin, escaped, otherwise it would be a great achievement to capture these people and take them to Luoyang to see Your Majesty! ”
Fang Yi shook his head: "Captured? It's impossible to be captured alive! In a few days, someone will come to you with their heads! ”
"Huh?" Li Xiaoyi looked at Fang Yi suspiciously.
"Xu Jingye has gone to the general trend, and he will definitely defect to Runzhou and flee to Liaodong by water through Runzhou! Wang Naxiang, who guarded Runzhou for Xu Jingye, was a smart man, and he would definitely hunt down and kill three people and surrender to the imperial court! In a few days, you'll see the heads of the three in the tent! ”
"Ah......h
Li Xiaoyi was stunned.