Chapter 216: Bad luck is really bad, and I want to make it all

War, these two words seem to be inherently compatible.

As if where there is war, there must be fire.

But in fact, I feel that in the era of cold weapons, especially in the era of the scarcity of fire-inducing things such as silk and linen, the cost of fire attack seems to be a little too great, and the water and fire are ruthless, and it is easy to hurt one's own people.

Sun Tzu's Art of War divides fire attacks into five categories: "one is the fire man, the second is the fire accumulation, the third is the fire carature, the fourth is the fire store, and the fifth is the fire team."

In the early days, the so-called fireworks on the battlefield were mainly to destroy the opponent's logistical support and shake the morale of the army.

At the same time, it can also play a role in transmitting the battle situation.

If the flames are spread out, it means that the attacking side may have lost, then the supporting troops have to make another plan, and if the flames continue to burn more and more, then the battle is basically decided.

And the bigger the fire, the farther away it can be transmitted.

At noon, sunny and white, under the scorching sun, the smoke rushed to the sky more than ten miles away, and it did not disperse for a long time, which was enough to see how fierce the battlefield and battle situation were, and how big the battle situation was, otherwise where would so much fuel come from.

Zhai Qiu sat on a five or six meter-high branch, looked at the smoke dragon in the distance, squinted his eyes, and then put his eyes on Liaoyang City not far away, although he couldn't see it, but the smell of blood wafting over there was even stronger, it can be imagined that there was a tragic purgatory of flesh and blood.

"The Great Emperor, they should have annihilated the Donghu camp." Tu Tan was a chivalrous man, and the spirit monkey ran to the branch behind Zhai Qiu and smiled.

"Master, the matter is settled?" Zhai Qiu turned his head to look at Tu Tan, who was covered in sweat, and took out a piece of white silk from his sleeve armor.

"Your problem is getting worse and worse, and you still have such a white silk on the battlefield." After Tu Tan took it, he chuckled and wiped the sweat on his face, and the white silk turned black.

Zhai Qiu's eyes were a little weird, staring at the black silk handed over by Tu Tan, and he took it quietly and threw it into the wind, "If Master wants to go to find the clansmen, I can send someone to help." ”

"No, my business is private." Tu Tan's eyes twitched, and he shook his head with a smile, "I want to see how the battle is going in front of me." ”

"The Qin army and the army led by the prince of Donghu have been fighting for a morning, and it is difficult to distinguish them, and the king of Donghu does not seem to be in a hurry to attack the city, but just wants to drag the Qin army back." Zhai Qiu frowned and said, "As for the situation on the other side, our spies can't get by. ”

"Soon the situation will change, there is such a big fire in the rear, as long as King Donghu is not a fool, he will naturally make a move, but as soon as he turns back, our army will tear them apart." The smile on the corner of Tu Tan's mouth was a little hideous, and it looked a little weird on his face.

Zhai Qiu's eyes also flashed with murderous intent: "I hope that the Sang clan did not die under the hooves of the army." ”

"Don't worry, your family's feud will be cleansed with their blood." Tu Tan patted Zhai Qiu's shoulder, and then looked at the royal army hiding under the tree, and suddenly sighed, "We are really too strong." ”

Zhai Qiu raised his eyebrows slightly, hooked the corners of his mouth and chuckled, "With the blessing of the emperor, the lonely bamboo is invincible." ”

"I have been in the Qi army for nearly half a month, and the appearance and armament of the Qi army and the quality of the soldiers are far from ours." Tu Tan also smiled and shook his head, "If it weren't for the emperor's alignment, in fact, we could take something back to Guzhu." ”

Zhai Qiu blinked and asked, "Is there anything in the Qi Kingdom that is worthy of our attention?" ”

"People." Tu Tan said with a smile, "The people of Qidi can build ships, mulberry hemp, and weave cloth, all of which are temporarily lacking in the Lonely Bamboo Country, but I wasted a lot of effort to deceive some." ”

Zhai Qiu squinted, pondered for a moment, and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a sniff from under the tree.

"What's going on?" Zhai Qiu frowned and jumped off the tree, looking at the scouts who had broken in.

"Three miles to the northeast, there are a large number of Donghu troops, it seems that they should be Donghu deserters, there is no flag, hurry." The scout relented.

"Southeast?" Tu Tan frowned, quickly sketched on the ground with his saber a few times, and his face changed slightly.

"Master." Zhai Qiu saw Tu Tan's change of color and shouted.

Tu Tan hesitated: "How many are these Donghu deserters?" ”

"At least twenty thousand." The scout replied, "And there are plenty of horses to carry their baggage." ”

"Where's the direction?" Tu Tan asked.

"To the southwest, it seems to be to cross the Luan River to Qidi." The scout replied.

"Bad luck." Tu Tan sighed lightly, looked at Zhai Qiu and said, "Those people I gathered here were just enough to collide with them." ”

Zhai Qiu's face sank, "These people have a great effect on the emperor?" ”

"It shouldn't be that before the emperor sent me, he specially asked me to recruit such special talents." Tu Tan frowned.

"Call Li Zuoche." Zhai Qiu said to his subordinates.

"Li Zuoche?" Tu Tan raised his eyebrows slightly, the name was a little unfamiliar.

"Master has never seen the owner of the steep river bandits who were recruited by General Li Xin before, Qiu He said that he was quite talented, and the emperor said that he was familiar with the terrain and sent to guide the way." Zhai Qiu replied, "If the time he estimates is enough, we will return to help, at least to keep the people the emperor wants." ”

Tu Tan blinked and nodded.

After a while, Li Zuoche, who was dressed in light armor, came over on horseback, jumped off the horse and arched his hand: "The general passed me?" ”

"Where we are now, how long will it take to go southeast at a right angle." Zhai Qiu asked.

"Straight ahead?" Li Zuoche was slightly stunned, and looked at Tu Tan, who was born, "You need to take a detour, if you are in a hurry, the fastest time is a stick of incense." ”

"A stick of incense." Zhai Qiu turned his head to look at the smoke dragon that seemed to have faded away in the distance.

"Forget it, don't delay the business, they also have a certain combat power, I hope they can hold on until we turn our heads to support." Tu Tan shook his head with a subtle expression, and spoke.

"What the emperor wants, there can't be a difference." Zhai Qiu's eyes flashed with a fine light, but he didn't notice Tu Tan's micro-expression, and said in a deep voice, "The army must at least be rectified, and we can rush back before the time." ”

"The royal army is too much to consume horses when it comes to running back and forth, and it may be dangerous to gallop and attack the Donghu army later." Tu Tan frowned, as if he intended to stop it.

"This general is too worried, and when the army annihilates the group of Donghu deserters, he will naturally not worry about the war horses." Li Zuoche inquired clearly from the scout next to him, and then said with a smile.

Tu Tan glanced at Li Zuoche meaningfully, and asked with a smile, "How can you tell that I am a general?" ”

"The general's body is majestic, and the dragons and tigers are not extraordinary." Li Zuoche complimented.

"Go, gather people, and you will lead the way." Zhai Qiu waved his hand, and Li Zuoche retreated.

"Watch out for this man, your scouts don't keep a seal on him." After Tu Tan saw Li Zuoche leaving, he frowned and said to Zhai Qiu.

Zhai Qiu was slightly stunned.

"In the entire army, only the general has the right to listen to and publish the situation of the war, but just now he heard the news from the scouts without authorization." Tu Tan explained.

Zhai Qiu was slightly stunned and nodded, "I wrote it down, but he won't be in the army in the future." ”

"Don't take it too lightly, boy." Tu Tan smiled and ran towards his war horse.

Zhai Qiu has always been resolute in his work, and the 6,000 army didn't even have time to collect the camp tent, so he rushed to the rescue.