Chapter 202: Burning the Cherry Blossom Forest
Knowing that Lu Bu was preparing to set fire to the cherry blossom forest, Tai Shici had doubts in his heart.
They set off at night, and they were still defeated by Lu Bu.
Could it be that after winning a game, Lu Bu can still be wary of the Jiangdong Army?
"General, what should I do?" The junior colonel next to him asked him.
"Lu Bu should be bluffing, wait a little longer......" Tai Shici replied.
Before he could finish his sentence, a scout who was probing at the edge of the forest sped over.
Running in front of Tai Shici, the scout reported with a panicked expression: "General Qiyu, Lu Bu ordered a fire, and flames were lit around the forest, we are afraid that we will not be able to get out!" ”
The cherry blossom forest is full of trees, and once the flames rise, he and the soldiers lurking in the forest will have no way out!
Standing up violently, Tai Shici asked the scout: "Did they really set the forest on fire?" ”
"It's lit!" The scout replied in a panic, "There is fire everywhere, and it won't be long before the flames come here......"
As he spoke, someone saw smoke billowing in the distance.
The smoke spread so quickly that it was like a fog suddenly rising in the woods, obscuring the trees.
Seeing thick smoke billowing in the distance, Tai Shici shouted: "They all tore off the strips of cloth from their clothes, soaked them with water and tied them to their noses." Come out of the woods with me! ”
Flames were surging from the outside of the forest to the inside, and Tai Shi Ci knew that he had no time to delay, so he gave the order to rush out of the forest.
The soldiers tore strips of cloth from their clothes, sprinkled the strips of cloth they had brought with them, and tied them to their noses.
"Get out!" When the soldiers were ready, Tai Shici rushed to the periphery of the forest with his halberds.
Thousands of Jiangdong troops followed him closely and rushed towards the outskirts of the forest.
The officers and men of the Jiangdong Army rushed into the billowing smoke.
They couldn't open their eyes because of the thick smoke, but they had strips of cloth tied around their noses, which didn't cause much harm to their respiratory tract.
The more he rushed forward, the more Tai Shi Ci felt a strong burn.
When he saw the raging flames in front of him, the smoke had faded a lot.
Through the flames, he vaguely saw Lu Bu riding a red rabbit horse, smiling coldly in this direction.
Seeing Lu Bu, Tai Shici turned around and ran in the other direction.
He was brave but not stupid.
If it was Chen Zhi, Zhao Yun and others who were blocking the outside, he might still fight hard, but it was Lu Bu who was waiting for them, so he didn't dare to rush out easily.
I saw Lu Bu and Sun Ce fight with my own eyes, and Sun Ce suffered a big loss in only one or two rounds in his hands, Tai Shici didn't dare to think that he could beat Lu Bu.
Tai Shi Ci turned around and ran in other directions, but the group of Jiangdong troops behind him did not know the situation.
They cut through the raging flames and rushed in a panic to where there were no flames.
Just as they were about to jump out of the flames and rush out of the woods, countless arrows flew from the opposite side.
The rain of arrows fell without warning, and the rushing Jiangdong Army was shot and killed.
The people in front fell to the ground, and the people behind still ran forward.
What awaited them, of course, was the same arrows that shot the Jiangdong Army in front.
The Jiangdong army that rushed to the edge of the forest fell to the ground with arrows, and those who noticed danger outside the forest turned around and fled in other directions.
Unable to break out of the woods, they could only walk through smoke and flames.
Looking at the burning cherry blossom forest, Lu Bu pouted and said, "For this Jiangdong army, it's a pity that there is a lot of cherry blossom forest." ”
"Wenhou's fire has burned the growth of the cherry blossom forest for decades." Zhao Yun replied: "Even if someone plants cherry blossoms in the future, it will take many years for the trees to grow into what they are today. ”
"Trees grow for decades and will become forests, and if the soldiers enter the forest and are ambushed by the enemy, I will feel very guilty." Lu Bu smiled and said: "I have never been merciful to the enemy, but if one of my own soldiers dies, I will feel distressed for a long time." ”
"Wen Hou cherishes the soldiers, no wonder the soldiers are willing to serve Wen Hou." Zhao Yun said: "Being able to follow Wen Hou is the most honorable thing in our lives!" ”
The archers were still shooting the Koto army trying to break out of the forest, and the cherry blossom forest was also engulfed in flames, and the outer area gradually became a dark scorched earth.
The flames of the burnt cherry blossom trees were burning, and the flames had already advanced deeper into the forest.
On the dark ground, there were corpses that had been shot and then consumed by the flames.
Lu Bu and the people beside him all smelled a strong scorching stench.
"Since the start of the war, two consecutive fights have been one-sided." Chen Zhi said: "Our army did not suffer many losses at all, but the Jiangdong army lost an unknown number of people. Tai Shi Ci originally planned to ambush our army behind his back, but he didn't expect to be destroyed by us! ”
"I'm thinking that what Zilong said is right, but it's a pity that there is a good cherry blossom forest." Lu Bu said with a smile: "When Huainan and Lujiang are taken, I will definitely let people plant more cherry blossoms here." ”
The flames engulfed the cherry blossom forest, and the fire grew stronger and stronger.
Thousands of Jiangdong soldiers were either shot or burned to death, and only a few who escaped were severely burned.
The soldiers under Lu Bu stepped forward and stabbed the Jiangdong army burning with flames to the ground with weapons.
Some of the Jiangdong soldiers were already wounded, and they fell to the ground and rolled and wailed, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies.
The soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield walked past them, as if they were casually stabbing their guns at their bodies.
The Jiang Dong Army, who was pierced by the lance, stopped howling and lay quietly on the ground, letting the flames engulf their bodies.
The battle ended in flames, and there were charred corpses everywhere, and there was no way to tell if Tai Shi Ci was inside.
The flames were far away, and there were cherry blossom forests in the distance that had lost their figures in the flames, and Lu Bu rode a red rabbit horse to the place where the earth was burned.
The scorched earth was billowing with smoke, but luckily the horse's hooves were thick and, and stepping on them did not burn the horses.
After walking around the scorched earth, Lu Bu returned to the place where he had just watched the battle: "Tai Shi Ci should have run away." ”
"It's all burned to charcoal, how does Wen Hou know that he ran away?" Chen Zhi asked in surprise.
Zhao Yun also had the same doubts, and when Chen asked, he didn't ask more, just looked at Lu Bu puzzled.
"I probably checked it, and all the corpses' armor was burned to ashes, and it should be leather." Lu Bu said: "Tai Shi Ci is a general under Sun Ce, and he is wearing iron armor. Iron armor cannot be burned, and even if it is burned, there should be traces of iron flowing through. I searched for a while and didn't see it, so it can be seen that Tai Shici has run away. ”
"Maybe he took his armor off?" Zhao Yun said: "Wearing iron armor in the flames, you will be hot and unbearable. ”
"What Zilong said also makes sense, but where is the armor?" Lu Bu said: "It's a pity if Tai Shici is really allowed to run away. With him by Sun Ce's side, we will have a lot of trouble. ”