345. The Fire of the Plains

Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng looked at each other, and they both saw the solemn look in each other's eyes.

At present, the weather in Guangxi is still hot, and the land of Leizhou has always been dry, and the fire can be said to spread very easily. This is only a short period of time, and the barren grass on both sides of the official road has already begun to show the trend of a fire, and the screams of the soldiers who were ignited by the fire made people feel frightened.

Li Heng said: "Lord General, Mingjin!" ”

Zhang Hongfan was still a little hesitant.

An army of 100,000 attacked the city, did it return in vain?

Li Heng said anxiously again: "Brother Hongfan, if you don't Mingjin, it's too late!" ”

As the deputy commander-in-chief, he not only has military power, but also has the responsibility of supervising Zhang Hongfan. And the person who is usually the deputy general is always a little calmer than the main general. Yes, although Li Heng also had a big hatred in his heart, he knew very well that it was wise to withdraw the army at this time.

Zhang Hongfan gritted his teeth and finally spoke, "Mingjin!" ”

He also understood that even if he persisted now, the army would not be able to break through the fire and take the city.

The abrupt sound of gold in the Yuan army.

Under the city wall, there are Song soldiers who keep throwing torches down, in this short period of time, the city is already covered by a sea of fire, and explosions are heard from time to time in the middle, so that the dense Yuan army suffered extremely heavy losses.

Even the moat was spread by fire.

The fuel that floats on the surface of the river glows an eerie blue light when burned.

The elite squad of the Yuan Army, which wanted to break the city, still failed to run across the pontoon bridge after all, and the pontoon bridge was already spread by fire.

Countless soldiers of the Yuan army were killed in the fire, the siege was frustrated, and when they heard the sound of gold, the generals were greatly annoyed, shouted loudly, and led the army to retreat.

Some of the soldiers who were caught in the fire looked like crazy demons, screaming and struggling, and then set the soldiers next to them on fire.

Many of the soldiers were drenched in oil, and as soon as they were caught in the fire, flames rose up on them, enveloping them in an instant.

The scene was extremely tragic.

If we talk about death, being burned to death is probably the most painful. Before death, there is often endless torture.

The feeling of being gradually eroded by the flames, scorching every inch of skin and flesh, can only be felt by those soldiers who are being covered in flames. Others, I'm afraid, can't imagine that kind of pain no matter what.

Before they died, these burned-out soldiers often struggled for several minutes.

This caused more and more Yuan soldiers to be ignited by the flames.

Some people saw the robe covered in flames stumbling towards them in a panic, and did not hesitate to draw their knives and slash them to the ground.

But that didn't stop the fire from spreading.

On the grass on both sides of the official road, the fire will be filled with billowing smoke, covering countless Yuan soldiers in the sea of fire.

This is the real slaughterhouse, full of flames, and the Yuan army drenched in fire oil has no shame to escape.

The flames were relentless, and the Yuan army was losing much faster than the two armies fighting head-on.

And the Song army at the head of the city, as well as the flying army in the sky, are still throwing and dumping fire oil below.

This makes the fire grow even stronger.

The screams resounded in this world, tearing hearts and making people's hearts twitch.

The artillery trucks of the Yuan army were thrown down countless times, and in the sea of fire, they were gradually burned to ashes.

Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng had not been aware of Song Jun's intentions before, and it was undoubtedly a little late to order Mingjin to withdraw his troops at this time.

The Yuan sergeants who rushed out of the sea of fire were all disgraced. Originally, nearly 100,000 troops attacked the city, but only about 60,000 escaped.

The most hated thing by the two of them was the Flying Army, because even if they withdrew their troops, the Flying Army was still chasing after them in the air.

Oil and torches were poured down, rekindling many Yuan soldiers who had managed to escape from the flames.

"Withdraw!"

Zhang Hongfan's face was already bruised with anger, and he turned around.

Song Jun used such a fire plan to make the victory and defeat suddenly reversed, which really caught him off guard, and he felt like he had suddenly fallen from heaven to hell.

The Chinese army of the Yuan army took the lead in withdrawing with Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng.

After that, the soldier who had just run back from the city seemed to have a dog chasing after his buttocks, and he only hated his father and mother for not giving him two more legs and ran wildly.

Although they had run out of the coverage of the Song army's artillery trucks, the flying army in the sky was still like a bone appendage, and they were reluctant.

Under the city, there were still many Yuan troops who were blocked by the fire and screaming. At the head of the city, there was an earth-shattering cheer from the Song army.

Relying on the grasslands on both sides of the official road, the Song army's fire plan this time can be described as a complete victory.

If it weren't for the fact that this battle was far inferior to the Battle of Chibi during the Three Kingdoms, I am afraid that it would have left a glorious page in the history books.

Zhang Jue and Su Liuyi breathed a sigh of relief.

The Yuan army was defeated, and Haikang should be safe in a short time. At the very least, it is impossible for the Yuan army to reorganize the offensive today.

After waiting for a short time, Ren Wei led the Flying Army to turn back and fall into the open space in the city. The hot air balloon was empty.

On the west side of Haikang County, smoke fills the sky.

The flames had not yet been extinguished, but among them, there were no longer any Yuan soldiers struggling.

Those who could run, they all ran. Those who didn't make it were all engulfed in flames.

A disgusting smell of burnt paste wafted through the air.

In this battle, the Yuan army probably lost more than 40,000. And the Song army at the head of the city roughly paid the price of more than 2,000 people.

The vast majority of these soldiers were killed by the thunderbolts thrown by the Yuan army's catapults.

Some soldiers have already begun to clean up the battlefield. And Su Liuyi and Zhang Jue went back to the palace to report the results to Yang Shufei and others.

Li Heng and Zhang Hongfan led the army back to the coast, boarded the ship and left.

When they returned to Donghai Island and counted the soldiers, there were less than 60,000 left, which made the two of them almost vomit blood.

How many Song troops are there in Haikang County?

They have not been able to cause much damage to the Song army in this battle until now, and they have lost so many soldiers and horses first. If it was before, it was inevitable to pay a great price for the siege, and they could accept it, but now they also have thunder, thinking that it was inevitable to take Haikang, but they were broken by the Song military plan one after another, which really made the two angry and aggrieved.

The two of them have a feeling that their IQ has been crushed.

The morale of the Yuan army almost fell to the bottom because of this battle.

But no matter how angry you are, the war has to go on. In the afternoon, Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng led the army to withdraw the military formation, and the big ship went to the west coast of Haikang County.

The Song army withdrew to Haikang, and although they had just suffered a major defeat, they still had to approach step by step.

In the end, the two set up camp just a few miles away from Haikang.

The court hall of Haikang Palace is still dignified.

Although the Yuan army's siege of the city was thwarted, they were stationed several miles outside the city, obviously with no intention of stopping the drums.

Anyone could have imagined that before the emperor led the army back to Haikang, the Yuan army would attack.

The danger of Haikang is not a fire plan that can be completely lifted.

In the main hall, all the important ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty stood on both sides. Su Liuyi and Lu Xiufu, who replaced Zhao Dongting in charge of military and political affairs, divided their forces.

Since Zhao Dongting took power, Concubine Yang Shu really doesn't ask about any military and political affairs anymore, and she is her queen mother with peace of mind.

After a moment of discussion, Lu Xiufu coughed softly, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then asked: "Ladies and gentlemen, although the Yuan army has been defeated, it has camped several miles outside the city, and it still has the intention of attacking our Chaohaikang. Do you have a good plan in mind for this? ”

Most of the people in the hall looked at Su Liuyi and Zhang Jue.

Although this is a court meeting, in the final analysis, it must be Su Liuyi and Zhang Jue who come up with ideas and take ideas.

In the Song Dynasty, there were many civil servants who would also fight with large soldiers, even eunuchs, however, it was taboo to act as a substitute.

Zhang Jue pondered for a few seconds before speaking, "The barren grass outside the city has been burned to ashes, and I am afraid that the fire plan will not be able to make any more contributions." To block the Yuan army, our army has no land to rely on, I'm afraid it will be...... There is only a fight to the death. ”

His voice was undoubtedly heavy.

The fire in Liufu made him think of a fire plan. But now, it seems that there is really no better way to retreat from the enemy.

There is no barren grassland, and even if you use fire oil, you can't form a prairie fire. Obviously, it was not possible to cause much damage to the Yuan army.

At this time, Zhao Da spoke, "Deputy military order, why don't you lead the army to cut off the heads of Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng?" ”

Their Wyvern Army has assassination as a training subject. Although the force is certainly inferior to Wu Dingtang, if you want to talk about assassination skills, it is not much worse.

"No."

After thinking about it, Zhang Jue shook his head, "There are also masters of the Green Forest Battalion in the Yuan army, and if you go, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make contributions." ”

Zhao Da shouted: "Then let the Flying Army blow up his mother!" ”

He was originally angry, and as soon as his voice fell, it made all the ministers groan.

Yes, the Yuan army has moved the barracks a few miles outside the city, and it is completely feasible to no longer stay at sea and use hot air balloons to carry out air raids.

Although this may not be able to kill Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng, it can always cause some damage to the Yuan army, right?

Zhang Jue suddenly laughed, "General Zhao's plan is very clever. ”

Zhao Da was confused, "What's the plan?" ”

He didn't pay attention to what he said just now, and after just over ten seconds, he had already forgotten it.

The ministers laughed.

Zhang Jue shook his head slightly with a smile, ignored Zhao Da, looked at Ren Wei, and said, "General Ren, tonight you led the army to attack the Yuan army camp!" ”

"The last general commands!"

Ren Wei gave up his hand.

After a short time, the ministers retreated one after another.

Zhang Jue had just left the main hall, but he was chased by Su Liuyi, "Lord Zhang, the Yuan army already knows that our army has a flying army, will there be any tricks?" ”

Zhang Jue only sighed: "The Yuan army shouldn't have a way to deal with the Flying Army......

In fact, he didn't have any good ideas in mind. It is better to let the Flying Army attack than to stay in the city and defend it.

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