Chapter 276: Wolf Smoke Rises
The strength of the Danyang soldiers has been fully displayed at this moment, no matter how powerful the Wei army launches, it will never be able to break through this line of defense.
Now the situation of the Wei army is indeed extremely dangerous, the front cannot open the gap, and the pursuers behind are pressing step by step, so if the fight continues, the Wei army is in a dilemma, and it is very likely to encounter a catastrophe.
Ren Ran was really anxious at this time, he was born as a literati, and he was powerless, and at this moment he was eager to lead his troops to rush forward and fight his way out.
Cao Liang grabbed him, and with Ren Lan's skills, he would be sent to death if he went up!
"Ren Changshi, don't worry, there will be a way to break through."
Ren Ran was so anxious that his eyes were full of tears, seeing that the situation was getting more and more critical, and he would really be trapped here if he didn't think about it. "Cao joined the army, we have to send someone to break through and inform the cavalry battalion, we can't kill it alone."
Cao Liang said quietly: "It's no fun to break through, the Wu people are very well guarded, and now I'm afraid that even a fly won't be able to fly out." ”
"What then?" Ren Ran looked around, a little desperate.
Cao Liang said calmly: "Worry, there is a way." ”
Cao Liang instructed the Wei soldiers to collect some flammable sundries, wood, leather armor, camp tents, grain and grass, clothes and even the corpses of soldiers killed in battle, all piled up in an open field, as high as possible, although the Wei soldiers did not know what to do, but still acted according to the order, hundreds of thousands of people worked together, but also quickly piled up a hill.
Seeing that it was almost enough, Cao Liang ordered the Wei soldiers to set the pile of debris on fire, and because most of the things were flammable, the fire gradually broke out and burned fiercely.
However, because it had just rained, the temperature in the air was very high, and the firelight was accompanied by bursts of smoke.
Cao Liang didn't think the smoke was big enough, so he ordered the Wei soldiers to collect more damp combustibles and throw them into the fire, and the raging fire was naturally controlled, and the smoke was billowing out, choking the surrounding soldiers to cough incessantly.
Zhuge Ke, who was on the top of the mountain, saw this scene, and at first thought that Cao Liang was going to attack with fire, but no matter how he looked at it, Zhuge Ke secretly sneered, it seems that Cao Liang thought that he had no way to live, and was ready to set fire to himself, and he didn't even leave the opportunity to whip the corpse to Wu Jun.
In any case, as long as Cao Liang can be eliminated, Zhuge Ke's father-killing revenge can be over, and if Cao Liang's bones are gone, then Zhuge Ke can still save a huge bounty, right?
But Zhuge Ke looked around, this Cao Liang didn't seem to want to set fire to self-immolation, if he wanted to self-immolate, he had to at least burn the fire a little stronger, how to look at the fire, it was getting weaker and weaker, but the smoke was getting bigger and bigger.
Looking at the billowing smoke that reached into the sky, Zhuge Ke suddenly realized, isn't this just wolf smoke, the Wei army is using this method to notify the Wei cavalry who are ten miles away.
Zhuge Ke's face suddenly changed greatly, and he ordered Wuqiangkou to be sealed, just to prevent the Wei army from reporting to his cavalry, and strive to solve the battle in the shortest possible time.
But after he defended the front, he missed a heaven, but then again, even if Zhuge Ke thought of it in advance, there was no way to prevent it in the sky.
Zhuge Ke saw the billowing smoke, and thought that the Wei cavalry ten miles away must also be able to see it, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
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At this moment, the cavalry battalion is resting leisurely in this small town called Qingzhu, and they will have to walk at least two days less than the infantry, no, this time, it will take at least four days.
Of course, this is not the laziness of the Xiao cavalry battalion, but the rugged mountain road and the stone pass, which is not suitable for the cavalry to march at all, Cao Liang and Ren Lan discussed, decided to leave the Xiao cavalry camp outside the Wuqiang mouth, and wait for the army to deliver the grain and grass in the camp, and then turn back and meet with the Xiao cavalry camp is not too late.
Therefore, the Xiaocai battalion was placed in Qingzhu Town, saying that it is a small town, but in fact it is a small village, and nearly 3,000 cavalry stayed here at once, making Qingzhu Town suddenly like a big enemy.
Wen Qin ordered not to disturb the people, after all, this is still the territory of the Great Wei, so the people who live here are also the people of the Great Wei.
Every time the army escorted grain and grass to Wuqiangkou, the Xiao cavalry battalion would stop in Qingzhu Town, which seemed to have become a common practice, and it was through this method that Cao Liang protected the horses of the Xiao cavalry battalion from being tortured by the rugged mountain roads.
The rain finally stopped, but the weather had not cleared yet, but Wen Qin's mood was very good, don't look at the Xiao Riding Camp only had such four more days of rest time, but for the Xiao Riding Camp, it was precious.
Especially the war horses, with these four more days, these war horses can also recover from the fatigue of the long journey, after all, the war horses cannot be equated with people, they can't speak, and they don't understand people's intentions.
Just when Wen Qin was thinking about what to eat tonight, one of the soldiers had sharp eyes and saw the smoke rising from the direction of Wuqiangkou, so he reported to Wen Qin: "Captain Wen, there seems to be a situation over there!" ”
Wen Qin looked up, and sure enough, in the direction of Wuqiangkou, thick smoke was billowing out, although the weather was gloomy, but the smoke was still clearly visible, Wen Qin secretly screamed that it was not good, the southern army was just past Wuqiangkou at this time, and Wuqiangkou suddenly rose smoke, wouldn't it prove that something was going on over there?
Lian Hong and Liu Jing also discovered the abnormal situation of Wu Qiangkou, so they rushed over and discussed with Wen Qin what to do.
Zhan Hong took the lead and said: "This smoke is too strange, should we send someone over to check what happened?" ”
Liu Jing shook his head and said: "This is obviously something wrong, send people over, it will take a lot of time to come back and forth, if there is really something wrong with the army, then it will be delayed, so whether there is anything wrong or not, I suggest that the entire Xiaocai battalion attack immediately, and it is better to save it if there is something to do." ”
Wen Qin nodded, Liu Jing's words were exactly what he wanted, if the southern army was attacked by the enemy, then the situation must be urgent, just send a scout to investigate if it was really wrong, or immediately transfer troops to go, it is the right way, if there is something urgent, it will be regarded as a slippery horse.
Wen Qin ordered the Xiao Cavalry Battalion to assemble urgently, and in less than half a moment, the Xiao Cavalry Battalion had all completed preparations for battle, and Wen Qin and the other three all stepped on their horses and galloped towards Wuqiangkou.