Chapter 21: The Fire Mighty
"Wait a minute." Bai Buxin suddenly stopped him.
Wei Qing immediately stopped.
If you don't believe what you have to say, it's best to listen to him carefully, because what he says must be very important.
Bai Buxin really had something very important to say, but even if Wei Qing thought about it, he couldn't imagine that it would be like this.
Bai Buxin took out an oilcloth bag from his bosom and took out a letter from it. It seems that he is really careful, knowing that this letter is easy to get wet on the ship, so he deliberately wraps it in oil.
He unfolded the letter and read it slowly: "Order: Li Guang led the first team to burn the enemy's grain, Ma Chao led the second team to burn the enemy's ship, Wei Qing and Bai Buxin led the third team to respond, and Bai Buxin guarded Wei Qing, if Wei Qing did not listen to the generals, he would be tied up until the action was completed!" Liu Anbang handwritten. ”
Wei Qing froze.
He never thought that Uncle Liu would actually ambush this trick. He could not object, for the letter made it clear that if he dared to object, he would be tied up at once until the end of the operation. The question is, how could he not object?
He knew that Uncle Liu was doing it for his own good, but such an exciting action, he was watching from outside the camp? This is a plan he proposed!
He had a thousand ideas, and this time he really ran out of ideas. He looked at Bai in disbelief. Bai Buxin's face was serious, and he looked like "business".
It seems that it is impossible to get Bai Buxin to help him. Wei Qing had no choice but to look at Ma Chao and Li Guang.
Ma Chao and Li Guang raised their eyes to the sky, but they couldn't help but smile on their faces.
Wei Qing had a flash of inspiration in his mind and figured out one thing.
"You three all know this order, don't you?" Wei Qing asked.
Ma Chao and Li Guang looked at each other and smiled, and both reached out and took out an oilcloth bag from their arms.
"Guerrilla lord," Ma Chao said, "General Liu has always been steady, in case any of the three of us cannot reach Nanhe safely, he wrote three letters, these three letters are different in terms of personnel arrangement, but there is one thing in common: you have always led the third team to answer outside the camp. ”
Wei Qing sat on the ground with his buttocks.
This is the first time he has won the trick, and he has won Uncle Liu's oilcloth bag trick.
"Then let's go," Wei Qing smiled bitterly, "It's not too early, hurry up and complete the task, return safely, I'm here to meet you." ”
Ma Chao smiled and comforted Wei Qing: "I will definitely bring the head of an enemy officer to you!" ”
"No, our task is to burn food and ships, and don't fall in love with war." Wei Qing replied.
In fact, he was very afraid of seeing bloody human heads, whether it was his own or his enemy's.
Watching Ma Chao and Li lead the soldiers towards the Jin military camp, Wei Qing felt extremely lost. He kicked the dirt with his foot in hatred.
Bai Buxin looked at this young man who was a little impulsive. He unreservedly supported General Liu's approach, not because he believed that Wei Yingqing and Wei Zhenguo's only son should be protected, but because such a talent must not be sacrificed needlessly. He said eight words softly: "A thousand troops are easy to obtain, but a general is hard to find." ”
Wei Qing stopped.
Bai Buxin is right, although the fact is somewhat cruel.
Among the generals of this army, he Wei Qing is the only one who can plan to defeat the enemy, if he is really killed by the Jin army while burning grain, he is not only not a hero, but a sinner. Because he endangered the lives of more than 10,000 Han soldiers.
Wei Qing let out a long sigh. He could only wait here. To be exact, he mouthed out, and the others bled out.
Bai Buxin didn't say anything anymore, looking into the distance quietly like a stone carving.
Time passed little by little, and Wei Qing's forehead began to sweat.
Why is there no movement? Could it be that Li Guang and Ma Chao have failed? Or is there something unexpected?
"Time shouldn't have passed long," Bai Buxin saw Wei Qing's situation out of the corner of his eyes, and he whispered, "You look at the sun, almost no movement, although we feel that it has been a long time, but this is caused by the anxiety in our hearts." ”
Bai Buxin rarely said such long words in one breath, but now, he had to say something to comfort Wei Qing. In fact, he himself felt as if a long time had passed.
Wei Qing nodded slightly, and a few drops of sweat fell to the ground.
He felt the sun was surprisingly hot now, and although the temperature was not even warm now, he was still sweating on his cheeks.
Bai Buxin wiped the corners of his eyebrows, he was also sweating.
Behind him, more than 80 soldiers of the receiving team were standing or sitting, all of them looking anxious.
"Wait a little longer, if there's still no movement, we'll have to check it out." Wei Qing finally couldn't help it.
"If it really fails, it's useless for us to check it out." Bai Buxin said softly.
Wei Qing was speechless.
That's true, but the question is, if you really fail, do you just give up? Leave two generals and two hundred soldiers to the enemy, and then go back and wait for the siege of the Jin army? He suddenly realized that his strategy was not good at all, because this strategy was not allowed to fail, only succeeded, and even the slightest mistake would cause big problems.
Wei Qing's hot sweat disappeared, and cold sweat flowed down.
What if there is anything in the way of that nameless river that leads to the South River? What if his boat capsized on the way? What if there is a Jin army guarding the estuary? What if either of these two dead men fails? The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he couldn't help but tremble.
In fact, he also knew in his heart that if he asked a series of "what to do" in every battle, then there was no need to do anything, because war is an adventure, and the key is whether it is worth it. Now, the Han army is facing a heavy siege by the Jin army at any time, and this gambling raid can successfully relieve the siege of the Han army and even change the battlefield situation. So this time the gamble is worth it. The question is, who doesn't worry about these "how-to" questions when they're there?
"It's on fire!" Bai Buxin suddenly shouted, and the voice changed tone.
Wei Qing hurriedly looked, really! In the direction of the Jin Army's granary, the flames were everywhere, and the flames were flying, and they were on fire!
"It's on fire over there, too!" A soldier pointed to the docks, shouting in the same tone.
Several ships burned up almost at the same time, Jin Jun has always been a Jin Ge iron horse, crisscrossing the grassland, very unfamiliar with water kung fu, the boats at the dock are next to each other, and there is a gangplank in the middle, which is convenient for the exchange of personnel and materials, but once it catches fire, there must be no solution. If only one ship catches fire, it is easy to deal with, and several ships in several directions are on fire at the same time, and the gods can't save it.
Wei Qing's heart was beating wildly, his ears were buzzing, and his eyes were black.
Finally it worked! Only then did he realize that he hadn't caught his breath for a long time.
On the left, there was a great chaos in the Jin military camp, with the sound of horns everywhere, mixed with the sound of gongs, which was rare, because the Jin army had always taken the clarity as an order, and rarely used other things, and it seemed that this gong was specially used to report the fire; On the right, the boats were set on fire one by one, and the soldiers of the Jin Army jumped to their feet on the shore, but no one dared to rush over to save them. Because most of them are still seeing a boat for the first time in their lives, and riding a boat for the first time, let alone whether they are proficient in water. And the commander of the Jin Army's navy also knows six out of seven, and the most critical one is not knowing, in their minds, they never thought that the boat parked in the water could still catch fire, and they were in chaos for a while, and they were at a loss.
Wei Qing's eyes seemed to see a group of Han soldiers dressed in Jin Army uniforms, shouting "fire fighting" while setting fire in all directions. He secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that Li Guang and Ma Chao would not be discovered by the Jin army, and that the two hundred soldiers would be able to get out safely.
A gust of wind blew, and the sand that was raised almost blinded Wei Qing's eyes.
Wei Qing and Bai Buxin smiled at the same time.
Fortunately, God didn't change his habits indiscriminately. It was windy by the South River, and it would be windy for a long time at this time, and half of the Han army knew about it. It's just that Jin Jun doesn't know.
He continued to stare at the Jin Army's barracks and docks. The wind helped the fire, the fire borrowed the power of the wind, and the soldiers of the Han army lit fires everywhere, and for a time thick smoke billowed out, covering the sky and avoiding the sun.
It's done!
Wei Qing threw a fist excitedly. It is impossible to save this fire, and even if it can be saved, most of the grain, grass and warships will be burned down.
He waved his hand to the soldiers behind him: "Signal! ”
The soldiers immediately took off their horns or took up their drumsticks, and for a moment the horns sounded loudly, and the golden drums sounded in unison, sounding as if the Han army was attacking in a big way.
I saw that the flags in the Jin military camp were chaotic, and those who fought fires, guarded people, and those who went out of the camp to look for the enemy were mixed up for a while, and they could not be separated. The wharf was even more chaotic, and several warships actually broke off the anchor rope and drifted away down the river under the indiscriminate fiddling of the Jin army.
"Withdraw!" Wei Qing only said one word.
The soldiers threw away their horns and war drums, followed Wei Qing and Bai Buxin, and galloped all the way north.
Now, they had two tasks: first, to meet the two Han troops who entered the camp to attack, and second, the whole army returned to the Han army camp on foot.
No matter which task is arduous enough, it is even more arduous than going down the river and then diving into the Jin military camp to burn grain and ships.
When Wei Qing arrived at the meeting point with a pant, he found that Li Guang was already waiting there with his soldiers.
"Guerrilla Lord!" Li Guang's face was blackened by the smoke and fire, but it was difficult to hide his excited expression, he smiled proudly, in the black, only his teeth were white and dazzling, "I took a hundred people, and brought back ninety-eight people, none of them were seriously injured!" ”
Wei Qing happily hugged Li Guang's shoulder, but he didn't expect this action to make Li Guang cry out in pain.
Wei Qing's hands were wet and full of blood.
"Where are you hurt?" Wei Qing hurriedly asked, wanting to turn behind Li Guang to see.
Li Guang's body was weak, and he had fallen on his back.
Bai Buxin looked at Li Guang and sighed: "No serious injuries? It seems that you forgot to count yourself. ”