Chapter 350: Fire Attack

※ I do not rain and thunder from time to time. It doesn't stop talking

On the official road, 30,000 Longwu army foot soldiers were marching with muddy feet, and 10,000 Longxiang army cavalry followed closely on both sides, and the dazzling lightning tore the night sky from time to time, and the faces of the soldiers who were full of rain but full of fighting spirit were frozen in an instant by lightning.

Fang Zheng's face was gloomy, and he kept whipping the horse, his brows furrowed tightly, and there was a chill in his eyes.

The rain was pouring down his face, and his face, which was usually handsome, looked particularly cold and hard at this time.

Feng Qiudao led the army to the front, Xiao Huaiyuan, Wen Sen and others followed Fang Zheng on both sides, seeing Fang Zheng's gloomy face, the two of them quickly followed up while beating horses, and looked at each other, and their hearts couldn't help but worry.

"Don't worry about it. Today we have 40,000 troops, and it is a sneak attack, and the 5,000 remnants of the King of Thailand will not be our opponent," Vincent tentatively stepped forward and comforted.

"Hmm." Fang Zheng responded nonchalantly.

"My lord, this time we have finished our work in one battle, and after the defeat of Queen Qin, we can go back to Beijing and hand over to the emperor" Xiao Huaiyuan tried to say something happy to attract Fang Zheng's attention.

"Hmm." Fang Zheng was still absent-minded.

Seeing Fang Zheng like this, Xiao Huaiyuan and Wen Sen were worried, what happened to Lord Fang, who was usually not serious? Obviously, he was going to fight a battle of annihilation that would win the battle, but his expression was so depressed that he felt like he was going to die......

"Crack!" A thunderbolt exploded above everyone's heads, and Fang Zheng suddenly felt a sense of excitement, and finally woke up from his state of being unguarded.

Fang Zheng, who had woken up, first looked at the environment left and right, and then exclaimed loudly: "Damn! What's going on? How can I ride on a horse? Where are so many of you going? ”

Xiao Huaiyuan and Wen Sen were sweating profusely when they heard this, and you have been sleepwalking since you set off just now? Still haven't figured out the situation yet?

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency! Let's go and encircle the King of Thailand! Vinson replied with a wry smile.

"Really? You are encircling the king of Thailand, why am I on a horse? Fang Zheng was puzzled.

When the lord sent out the troops just now, he took the lead and rushed to the first, "The subordinates are deeply respectful..."

What the? Fang Zheng was taken aback: "I rushed to be the first?" Depend on! Are you kidding? Old Wen, you've known me for so long. In addition to grabbing silver, when have you ever seen me rush in the first place? ”

Vincent thought for a moment, scratched his head, and said, "That's right, my lord, what's wrong with you today?" It seems to be a little bit of a ghost."

Fang Zheng's face instantly collapsed when he heard this, his eyes looked directly at the continuous marching team in front of him, and he sighed faintly and said: "Alas, don't mention it, this official is young and romantic, but today he is trapped by love, and his heart is depressed."

Xiao Huaiyuan and Wen Sen quickly glanced at each other when they heard this, and they knew each other.

"My lord, but it's for the third lady of the Han family?" Vinson asked tentatively.

Fang Zheng sighed heavily when he heard this, he planned to kill the king of Thailand, and then returned to Beijing to get together with his family and wives without regrets, and then resigned from his official position to the fat man, and since then he has been freely playing with his wives for more than a year.

But Han Yizhen's confession yesterday messed up his whole heart.

Beauty is gracious, why bear it? But his wife at home treated him wholeheartedly, and he couldn't bear it, so Fang Zheng was in a dilemma.

There are too many choices and temptations in life, when you have already obtained most of them, you must be ruthless to give up the small part that you should not get, no one can achieve perfection, even the emperor who is high above, you must give up many things in life.

But Fang Zheng couldn't be ruthless, he had never been a ruthless person.

In this ancient time when men and women were very guarded, when a young girl confessed her heart in front of her, and waited for her to express herself shyly and timidly, how much courage did she have to muster up and bear a lot of pressure? If it weren't for the love of him. How could she say it all without any scruples?

But "why don't you have the courage to accept it?"

Looking up at the dark night, Fang Zheng sighed and said, "Yes, it's the hardest thing to be graced by beauties!" I didn't expect that she was so affectionate to me, but I was constrained too much" Alas, there are tigers in my family, and there are knives hidden in my smile, and I am a fine rose, and now I can't advance or retreat, so I am embarrassed" Old Wen, you have to take me as a warning, if you meet your beloved girl in the future, you must be open

Fang Zheng suddenly stopped as he spoke, and looked sideways at Wen Sen's old and vicissitudes of life, Fang Zheng couldn't bear to shake his head and said, "Forget it, you don't have that chance, I'm still taking Master Xiao as an example"

Sideways looked at Xiao Huaiyuan, who was thin in appearance and obscene in his eyebrows, how did Fang Zheng look at it and feel annoying, and finally Fang Zheng sighed: "Okay, let's take me as an example"

Xiao Huaiyuan and Wen Sen were silent, wiping their sweat,

When the army marched to the foot of Funiu Mountain, it was already midday, the sky was not yet bright, the spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River came and went quickly, and the army quietly came to the bottom of the mountain. The rain had stopped, and only the whirring night wind could be heard whistling around, giving people a chill to the bone.

Funiu Mountain is located sixty miles west of Yangzhou City. The mountain is not high, only more than 2,000 feet above sea level, but the territory is very wide, the mountain is surrounded by plains, the mountain is wooded, only a few trails connect to the top of the mountain, look at it from afar, just like an old buffalo who is tired of ploughing the field quietly lies on the edge of the field to rest, so it is named "Funiu Mountain".

Ordering the soldiers to lurk nearby, the rank was silenced, Mahler wrapped his mouth and hooves, Feng Qiudao walked to the Chinese army proudly, hugged his fists and asked in a low voice: "My lord, the soldiers have arrived, they can fight at any time, how to attack the mountain, please make a decision." ”

Fang Zheng said: "Brother Feng, this march and battle is your strong point, ask me what to do?" ”

Feng Qiudao is also flustered, you are a Qincha, let's all take you as the leader, don't ask who you ask?

Xiao Huaiyuan said excitedly on the side: "Our 40,000 people against the King of Thailand 5,000 people, there should be no suspense about the outcome of the victory, and it is a great achievement to annihilate many of the anti-thieves. Even if the anti-thieves want to break through and slander them, we will guard the remaining 30,000 horses at the foot of the mountain, waiting for work, and the anti-thieves will be defeated. ”

Fang Zhengwang wanted to nod, but then he was startled, and said in a trembling voice: "I'll take someone to attack it?" Are you kidding me? Do you know that fighting a war is dangerous and will kill people! ”

Xiao Huaiyuan said with a smile: "The adults take the lead, charge into battle, and the morale of all the soldiers will be greatly boosted, so they can compete for all their merits,"

Fang Zheng's head shook like a rattle: "Don't go, don't go, don't fight if you like to fight, don't get involved with me, I'm just going out to play soy sauce, Xiao Huaiyuan, are you kid trying to kill me?" You want to compete for all the work, right? You are the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, Ben Qin Cha ordered you to bring people to rush up, you fought hard and died, Ben Qin Cha must find a way to get you a "martyr, honorary title, your wife Sisi Imperial Court is in charge of eating, living and remarrying"

Xiao Huaiyuan shook his head violently like Fang Zheng: "Don't go, don't go, the lower official is a civil official"

Feng Qiudao saw that these two unobtrusive messengers were pushing each other, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Two adults, don't fight, so let's do it, the last general will lead people to rush up, and the two adults will be dispatched by the middle army..."

Fang Zheng and Xiao Huaiyuan immediately stopped their mouths with a very tacit understanding, Fang Zheng smiled and patted Feng Qiudao's shoulder and said: "Brother Feng is so insistent, we won't fight with you, you know, although this official is eager to serve the country, but you are a military general, I will fight for you, Brother Feng, let's take people to rush up, if you can kill the head of the king of Thailand in this battle, I will ask the emperor for your first credit."

Xiao Huaiyuan immediately echoed beside him, and the two Qin Cha, who were afraid of death, sang together at this time, praising Feng Qiudao as if he had descended from heaven.

Feng Qiudao smiled bitterly: "The two adults are literati, so they don't have to personally lead the troops to fight, the last general is a military general, and it is the duty of the last general to take the lead, so the two of you don't have to be polite." ”

Fang Zheng was embarrassed when he heard this, and when he saw Feng Qiudao taking the initiative to lead the troops to attack the mountain, he was a little embarrassed, and said: "Although this official is a literati, he also has the enthusiasm to serve the country and be loyal to the monarch, "In this way, you lead the troops to rush ahead, and I will stand in a safe place and take a loudspeaker to help you scold the street and weaken the morale of the anti-thieves,"

Everyone wiped their sweat:

Everything was properly arranged, Feng Qiudao dispatched soldiers to surround the mountain, called several lieutenants under his command to lead 5,000 troops each, divided into four teams, surrounded the east, west and south of Funiu Mountain, and asked Han Dashi to lead the cavalry", leaving the north alone in the anti-thief, and once the anti-thief broke through from the north and went down the mountain, Han Dashi's 10,000 cavalry would be killed from the northwest and annihilated.

Feng Qiudao led 10,000 men to attack the mountain from the east. Rush up the winding and muddy paths.

A soldier who was light and fresh this year passed in front of Fang Zheng, and his faces full of fighting spirit looked forward coldly and resolutely, they were strong and fearless. What the order flag refers to is indestructible, and it will be the trend of the order, and it will not give up.

Fang Zheng quietly looked at this group of young and fearless beings, and his heart gradually sank;

Even if this battle is won, how many of their young and lovely soldiers will die on this mountain road to the top of the mountain? How many will they survive? Is there anything you can do for them?

At this moment, he recalled that the imperial court adopted his strategy of raiding the grassland, Feng Qiudao led 20,000 elite soldiers north into the grassland, and when he returned to the court in victory, there were less than 6,000 horses and horses, and more than 10,000 fresh lives died on the grassland like this?

If I had been willing to use my brain more and think of a perfect plan at that time, why would I have died back then, so many people?

The Longwu army fought in Yangzhou City, with more than 30,000 casualties, and the remaining 30,000 were their last family foundations. Why can't we think of a foolproof way to achieve our goals while minimizing casualties?

Thinking of this, Fang Zheng suddenly whispered to the guards beside him, ordering the 10,000 soldiers attacking the mountain to stop advancing and quickly summon Feng Qiudao to the Chinese army.

Feng Qiudao's expression was quite displeased when he arrived at the Chinese army, and the matter of military warfare was the most taboo to change the order of the day, which made the main general lose his prestige, and the morale of the soldiers would also decline.

"Lord Fang, why did you stop the soldiers? As soon as the morning dawns, we will be discovered by the thieves, and this secret attack will lose its meaning, and the casualties of the soldiers will be very large. ”

Fang Zheng said in a deep voice: "Brother Feng, I ordered the soldiers to stop, just to reduce the casualties of the soldiers, your target for attacking the mountain this time is very large, it is impossible for the thieves to have no secret posts on the mountain, at most you will be found when you go to the mountainside, there are too many people to attack at all." ”

Feng Qiudao's expression eased slightly, and said, "Then what should I do?" The number of people attacking the mountain is small, and it will not work, the opponent's anti-thief forces have a total of 5,000, and they are all well-trained, we have fewer people, even if we attack it, we will not be able to achieve results. ”

Fang Zheng looked up at the dark Funiu Mountain, like a huge monster in the dark night, his mouth opened wide as if he was ready to choose someone to love at any time, and it looked extremely gloomy.

The mountains in the south of the Yangtze River are generally not high, and the terrain of the mountain roads is not steep, but seems very gentle. It may not be difficult to storm it, but the casualties will certainly be large. The anti-thief took advantage of the geographical advantage and fought hard, and his own side did not take advantage.

Fang Zheng slowly glanced at it, racking his brains to think of ideas, his eyes swept over the lush woods on the mountain, Fang Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up, his eyes dripped, and he suddenly counted in his heart.

"Brother Feng. Let's attack with fire first! ”

"Fire attack?" The crowd was stunned.

Xiao Huaiyuan's face was ugly and said, "Lord Fang, what are you kidding?" Regardless of whether the fire attack is effective or not, even if it rains all night, even if the mountain is set on fire, the trees in this forest are so damp that it is impossible to burn. ”

Fang Zheng smiled, what about the rain all night? As long as the fire is bigger, the trees can still burn, and there is another advantage to the damp trees burning, that is, the smoke is large, and the thick smoke can choke people to death.

Fang Zheng didn't answer, he raised his right hand in the air, everyone was surprised when they saw this, and a group of civilian officials and generals all looked at him quietly, not knowing what kind of moth this Lord Qincha was out of. Ding Jia caused his arm to be sore, Fang Zheng wept before he put down his arm, and then turned in a circle, four, Dao Yuan pointed back and forth for a few years, muttering something in his mouth.

Everyone is even more surprised, what is Lord Qincha pretending to be a ghost doing at this time?

Conscience...

"Cough" Brother Feng, what kind of wind is blowing now? I'm a little confused about the direction," Fang Zheng said embarrassedly.

The crowd fell.

"East wind." Feng Qiudao revealed two words from the tooth scarf, and he felt that he had traces of a rampage

Fang Zheng clapped his hands happily and said with a smile: "Great, everything is really in place, the east wind is also coming" Hehe, come on, hurry, order the soldiers to go nearby to find the hay that ignites the fire, in addition, Brother Feng, can there be fire oil in the radiant weight? ”

Yes.

"That's good, pile up the hay on the side of the cup wood at the bottom of the mountain, pile it in a semicircle, and then pour the oil up, light the fire on the mountain, the fire on the mountain is together, the thief does not know the situation, and he will flee to the west in a panic, Brother Feng does not need to attack the mountain, just lead the army to ambush under the west mountain, and when the thief goes down the mountain, you will rush up and kill, and you will be able to perform miracles?"

General Fang Zheng gave an order, and all the generals, including Feng Qiudao, received orders to prepare, although they were suspicious, but Fang Zheng was a Qincha after all, he had absolute command over this army, and everyone did not dare to disobey.

Due to the large number of soldiers, they soon got hay from the countryside and fields down the mountain, and the soldiers silently spread the hay at the eastern foot of Funiu Mountain according to Fang Zheng's instructions, and poured fire oil that was convenient for ignition and burning in the forest. Everything went in order and in silence.

And so it goes. The battle plan that had been discussed was slightly changed, Han Dashi still led 10,000 cavalry to ambush in the northwest, and the remaining 30,000 horses were divided into four teams, mainly arranged at the foot of the mountain in the west.

Fang Zheng saw that everything was ready, and at this time, a faint white of fish belly appeared on the horizon, and the sky was almost dawn.

Fang Zheng led Xiao Huaiyuan and Wen Sen, and the three of them walked to the east of the mountain under the protection of the guards, Fang Zheng ordered as he walked: "I ordered someone to light a fire here, remember, after the fire in the east, all the soldiers must not move noisily, within an hour, the thieves on the mountain will come down from the west, so that Feng Qiudao must completely annihilate the thieves, and behead or capture the king of Thailand alive." ”

The guards around him hurriedly turned around and passed on their orders?

When Fang Zheng walked into the forest, hundreds of soldiers had already prepared torches and fire folds, and when Fang Zheng gave an order, they set fire to the mountain.

Fang Zheng, Xiao Huaiyuan and the others stepped over the haystack and walked to the middle of the woods, seeing that everyone was waiting for his order. Fang Zheng said with a smile: "This official is Qincha, I will light the first fire, hehe, I have done this kind of thing many times, and I am very skilled." ”

Xiao Huaiyuan muttered in a low voice: "That is, you have burned two sets of your own house yourself, and you can't say it if you are not proficient."

"Presumptuous! Dare to bury the official again, and when I go back to the capital, I will take the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty to your house for dinner, if you don't believe that you can't eat poorly, you Fang Zheng said with a dark face.

"Ahh My lord, the lower official has lost his words, he has lost his words,"

Taking the torch from the soldier's hand, Fang Zheng was about to polish the fire fold, when Wen Sen suddenly rushed over like crazy and shouted: "My lord, no! I can't help it,"

"Shut up!" Fang Zheng shouted viciously: "Old Wen, you don't want to die?" When is this? How dare you shout and bring you to blame for the thief? ”

Wen Sen was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and was about to continue to stop him, Fang Zheng waved his hand and said, "Come on, escort him to the back, and wait for Lao Tzu to finish lighting the fire."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng lit the torch, and the jumping fire light was particularly dazzling in the dark night.

Fang Zheng gently threw the burning torch on the haystack sprinkled with fire oil, and the haystack suddenly burst into flames, with the help of fire oil, soon, all the hay under the mountain on the east side of Funiu Mountain was burning, and the fire was semi-circular, impermeable, and the Funiu Mountain was burned brightly.

"Wha! What do you think? The official shot to light the fire, it must be red, bright and bright, and the fire is so big that it is a mess! Fang Zheng looked up to the sky and smiled proudly?

Fang Zheng has always been ashamed of burning his two houses, and today he finally lit a fire and did the right thing, thinking of this, Fang Zheng couldn't help but be very proud.

Looking at the hundreds of guards laughing beside him, Fang Zheng pointed to the top of the mountain and said proudly: "That bastard of the King of Thailand will definitely be burned to the ground this time, everyone, do you like to eat braised bastard?" This official is in for a treat. Medium-rare."

The raging fire burned more and more vigorously in Fang Zheng's laughter, the fire had set the woods on the mountain on fire, the trees were damp, and naturally could not burn, but thick smoke came out from the hole in the trunk of the tree, and the sky-high fire had attracted the attention of the anti-thieves on the mountain, and soon, there was a loud shout and scolding of the anti-thieves and the striking of the gong from the top of the mountain, and it became a mess.

Fang Zheng glanced at the top of the mountain, smiled, and then walked up to Wen Sen and said, "Why did you stop me just now?" Is there anything wrong? ”

After the fire burned, Vincent was not in a hurry, he lazily picked his fingernails, and said lightly: "It was a little inappropriate just now, but it doesn't matter now,"

"What the hell is going on?" Fang Zheng had a faint sense of foreboding, he felt as if he had done something wrong again this time.

Actually, it was nothing, and Wen Sen smiled at Fang Zheng. Pointing to the haystack in front of him, which burned half of the sky, he said lightly: "My lord, this fire is very well lit and very successful, the only thing wrong is that, my lord, let's stand in this semicircle of fire and light the fire, the fire is lit, but where should we run?" ”

Everyone was shocked, but hundreds of people were all standing in the ring of fire and running up the mountain. There are all thieves there, who dares to run outside the fire ring?

Fang Zheng began to sweat, not knowing whether he was roasted by the fire or frightened by himself.

Everyone was dumbfounded?

For a long time......

"Quick! Put out the fire! ”

"Pee, quick! Pee to extinguish the fire! ”

"Someone! Is there anyone out there? Help, where did everyone die? ”

The poignant cry for help came out far in the quiet mountains and forests, and the echoes were endless, if you want to know what happened next, please log in to the muscle chapter for more, support the author, support positive!