Chapter 377: The Burning City of Quang Ninh
Although Zhu Hao is suffering a double blow both physically and mentally at the moment, he has not been knocked down.
Because Zhu Hao knew that now the soldiers of the three armies were still waiting for him to make up his mind, and he couldn't fall.
Zhu Hao, supported by the guards, sat up straight, and then spoke:
"This king knows, this time it was this king who was impulsive, let all the soldiers, be in danger, it is this king who is sorry for everyone!"
As soon as Zhu Hao's words came out, Xu Chu beside him spoke:
"Your Highness, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, Your Highness doesn't have to blame yourself, besides, now Guangning City is still in our hands, and the outcome is not yet known!"
"Your Highness, don't be presumptuous, the last general believes that Your Highness will definitely be able to lead us to the final victory!"
As soon as Xu Chu's words were finished, Dian Wei on the side also nodded again and again and said:
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"General Xu, you're right!"
"The last general also believes in His Highness!"
After Dian Wei's words were finished, all the soldiers in the room said in unison:
"We all believe in Your Highness!"
Even Guan Yu, who has always been arrogant, also opened his mouth to agree with everyone's words, Zhu Hao looked at the look of trust in the eyes of these people, he was a little relieved, and he was immediately encouraged, and said:
"Thanks to the trust of the generals, this king will not let you down!"
As Zhu Hao spoke, he instantly regained his fighting spirit, and then asked:
"Generals, have the remnants of the city been cleared?"
After Zhu Hao's words were finished, Guan Yu and Qin Qiong, as pioneers, stepped forward to salute together, and then Qin Qiong spoke:
"Back to Your Highness, the enemy army in the city has been cleared!"
Zhu Hao nodded when he heard this, and then opened his mouth and ordered:
"Dian Wei, Xu Kang listens to orders!"
When Dian Wei and Xu Chu heard this, they hurriedly stepped forward and saluted:
"The last general!"
Zhu Hao looked at the second general, bowed slightly, and said:
"Order the two of you to lead the men and horses of the headquarters to garrison the four walls of Quang Ninh to prevent the captives from attacking the city overnight!"
Dian Wei and Xu Chu, the two generals, bowed down and saluted when they heard the words:
"The last general commands!"
With that, the second general bowed out of the room and went down to prepare.
After the second general withdrew, Zhu Hao looked at Qin Qiong and said:
"Qin Bao listens to orders!"
When Qin Qiong heard this, she stepped forward and said:
"The last general!"
When Zhu Hao saw Qin Qiong stepping forward, he continued to speak:
"Order you to lead the people of the headquarters to block the treasury of Quang Ninh Mansion and check the materials and grain in the city!"
After listening to Zhu Hao's words, Qin Qiong immediately bowed down and said:
"The last general commands!"
Qin Qiong said that, then turned around and walked out of the room to prepare.
After Qin Qiong left, Zhu Hao looked at Guan Yu, groaned slightly, and then said:
"Guan Yun listens to orders!"
Hearing this, Guan Yu stepped forward and said:
"The last general!"
Zhu Hao looked at Guan Yu, bowed slightly, and then said:
"Order you, lead the people of the headquarters to patrol the city, in case the small gangsters make trouble in the city!"
After Guan Yu finished saying Zhu Hao's words, he hugged his fists and said:
"The last general commands!"
After Guan Yu finished speaking, he also withdrew from Zhu Hao's room.
After all the generals left, Zhu Hao had been a little uneasy, he turned to look at Wei Xiaobao in a group, and said:
"Xiaobao, contact our inner response in the city, and look for Houjin's recent abnormal behavior!"
"This king, I always feel that something is wrong, although this king does not bring much military food on this march, but the food of the Jianyu Department should be even more lacking!"
"Now Jianyu has tried his best to seal the city with huge stones and temporarily trap us in Quang Ninh City, I am afraid that its purpose is not simply to trap us."
"This king needs to figure out what the hell they are going to do!"
Wei Xiaobao listened to Zhu Hao's words, and hurriedly bowed down and said:
"Slaves obey!"
After Wei Xiaobao left, about half an hour or so, he returned to Zhu Hao's room, and said with a somewhat panicked face:
"Your Highness, something is not right!"
"All the dark lines in our city can't be contacted, these people seem to have evaporated from the world!"
Zhu Hao listened to Wei Xiaobao's words, stood up from the chair, and exclaimed:
"What?"
"How so?"
Zhu Hao spoke, his brows furrowed, and he faintly felt that the matter was far more serious than his.
Just when Zhu Hao was a little apprehensive in his heart, Qin Qiong entered the room in a panic and reported:
"Your Highness is not good!"
"Not only is there not a grain of grain in the treasury, but it is dissatisfied with the oil and straw!"
"I'm afraid that the enemy deliberately lured us into the city, blocked the city gate, and prepared to burn Quang Ninh!"
As Qin Qiong's words just fell, Zhu Hao completely understood the other party's purpose, and he knew that Qin Qiong's analysis was right.
Hou Jin first lured him into Quang Ninh, and they were already in the city, full of flammable materials, and after he was hit, after entering Quang Ninh, they closed the city with huge stones.
The purpose of this series is to kill him and the people and horses he brings, Zhu Hao can't help but secretly blame himself at the moment, because of his contempt for Houjin, but into danger.
After Zhu Hao finished Qin Qiong's words, he slapped the table and said hatefully:
"This king underestimated these Jianjun, they are so ruthless!"
"General Qin, you now quickly pass on the order of General Ben Wang, and the whole army will withdraw to the camp in the north of the city!"
"At the same time, the camp tent and the surrounding houses will all be demolished, and it is necessary to make an area that cannot be burned for more than ten meters!"
In fact, there are large camps in the southeast, northwest, and northwest of Guangning City, and the reason why Zhu Hao ordered to retreat to the north camp of the city is because the north wind was blowing in Guangning City that night.
As Zhu Hao's words came out, Qin Qiong also knew that the matter was urgent, bowed down, and hurriedly went down to give orders to the battalions.
Not long after Qin Qiong went out to give the order, there was a burst of "whoosh!" in the sky above Guangning City. Whoosh! Sou! There was a rain of fire.
In the entire city of Guangning, in a few breaths, it fell into a sea of fire, Wei Xiaobao saw this situation, and hurriedly picked up Zhu Hao and went to the camp north of the city to take refuge.
Zhu Hao looked at the city of Guangning, which was caught in the sea of fire, and looked at the soldiers who were buried in the sea of fire if they did not retreat in time, he looked up to the sky and exclaimed sadly:
"It's all the king's fault!"
"This king is a sinner!"
"I'm sorry for this, brothers who died tragically!"
Wei Xiaobao looked at Zhu Hao sadly, and hurriedly comforted:
"Your Highness, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and you can't blame Your Highness this time, it's because Jianyu is too cunning!"
Zhu Hao listened to Wei Xiaobao's words, shook his head slightly, and his face was sad.
As Zhu Hao gave the order to withdraw to the camp in the north of the city, most of Zhu Hao's army withdrew into the camp in the north of the city before the fire.
Only a small part of them died in the fire because of the untimely retreat, but this small part of the people and horses were enough for tens of thousands of people.
This battle of Guangning was the first defeat since Zhu Hao led the army, and the loss of soldiers and horses was also the largest.
Zhu Hao didn't listen to anyone's persuasion, stood outside the city gate camp, looked at the blazing Guangning City, and was silent for a long time.