Chapter 64: Fire
The barn was full and heavily guarded, and it was in the barracks, and it was difficult to burn it down.
But Li Changjun knew in his heart that no matter what, he had to do it - if he could successfully destroy Chen Qingzhi's granary, the Liang army would inevitably be shaken, and he could also convey the message of reinforcements to the defenders of Shouyang, so that they could have the confidence to hold on, so there was still a glimmer of life; If it doesn't succeed, Shouyang will change hands sooner or later......
For several days, Li Changjun had been observing the situation in Liang Jun's barn from afar, hoping to find a way to hit with one blow.
According to his observations, Liang Jun had two meals a day, one at noon and one in the evening. Perhaps because of the abundance of food and grass, Liang Jun seems to have begun to become lazy - anyway, Shouyang is surrounded, and there is no need to bother to attack the city, and the problem of grain and grass has now been solved, and he does not have to worry about eating and drinking every day.
Especially when it was time to eat, the soldiers of the Liang army looked even more sloppy, hip-hopping and playing, and even the soldiers who were supposed to be on duty often left their posts without permission and ran to eat first.
It's a great time for a sneak attack!
However, visibility is too high at noon, and it is not suitable for a sneak attack. So, Li Changjun made up his mind and set the timing of the sneak attack in the evening when the Liang army gathered for dinner.
Li Jia'er took the initiative to ask Ying to take the remaining brothers of the Ce Lei Army to burn down the barn of the Liang Army.
"General Li will go in person, I believe we will succeed!" Li Changjun said approvingly.
"Then ask Childe to arrange a specific strategy!" Li Jia'er clenched his fists and said in a sonorous tone.
"After all, it is the camp of the Liang army, you must not ride a horse, the movement is too big, and the soldiers are ordered to walk with their feet wrapped up, and after entering, they will first burn down the granary; But in order to prevent Liang Jun from fighting the fire, after lighting the fire, he must take advantage of the chaos to rush and kill for a while, try to kill Liang Jun, and ensure that this fire burns vigorously enough and for a long time. ”
"Childe, rest assured, Li Jia'er has repaid his determination to die, and he will succeed!"
"Good! It's a matter of success or failure. General Li will lead 3,000 brave men to advance as the vanguard, and I will lead the troops to meet in the rear, and act on camera! ”
When everything was arranged, he began to act according to Li Changjun's deployment.
In order to reduce the movement, Li Jia'er asked all the brothers of the Celestial Army to take off their heavy armor, and the soldiers who followed him as the vanguard were all clothed in battle, so as to avoid the sound of the armor and show their determination to die.
In the evening, Liang Jun had dinner as usual, and the laughter and laughter echoed in the barracks. The soldiers on duty were also absent-minded, and their minds were not at all focused on the vigilance of the surrounding situation.
Liang Jun was immersed in a relaxed and peaceful atmosphere, while Li Jia'er with three thousand warriors had already quietly approached. They chose the direction closest to Liangjun's barn as a breakthrough.
Several Liang soldiers were on guard in the sentry box, and when they spotted the approaching Wei army, they were killed by several sharp arrows before they could give any warning.
Li Jia'er led his men to the foot of the wooden fence of the camp, there was no camp gate on this side, but the trees that were used as wooden fences were not stout, only the thickness of a person's forearm, and under the skillful cutting of a few sharp axes, a hole was soon made in the wooden fence. Li Jia'er and his entourage entered along this opening.
After entering, they encountered no obstacles, and they smoothly touched the place where the barn was located.
With such an important grain and grass hoarding place, there is not even a single figure at this moment, Li Jia'er couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, "Even if it's time to eat, Liang Jun won't stay here without a single person, right?" Li Jia'er frowned and thought, "And let's touch it all the way here, will it be too smooth?" ”
"Go, see if the grain in the barn is still there?" Li Jia'er ordered to a soldier beside him.
The soldier obeyed the order and immediately went to the barn.
"General, do you smell anything?" Another soldier next to him wrinkled his nose and sniffed as he said, "Did Liang Jun knock over the lamp oil?" What a strong taste. ”
When Li Jia'er heard this, she also sniffed, and there was indeed a smell of oil mixed in the air, and the source of this smell seemed to be the straw stalks full of ground under their feet.
At this time, the soldiers who entered the barn to check ran out in a panic, ran to Li Jia'er, and stumbled and fell.
Li Jia'er grabbed him up, glared at him and asked in a low voice, "How is it, is the grain and grass in it?" ”
"Li...... The bag inside...... Loaded ...... It is not filled with grain and grass...... Whole...... It's all ...... Earth! ”
"What?" Li Jia'er felt the five thunderbolts hit the top, he threw the soldier back to the ground, beat his forehead with a fist, and said through gritted teeth, "It's over, we've been tricked!" ”
"I've been waiting for you for days, can't I come earlier?" A voice suddenly rang out.
Li Jia'er followed the prestige, and saw Xu Jin alone, walking towards this side, holding a bow in his hand, and an arrow hanging on the bowstring - a rocket!
"I hope that you will come soon, so that I can complete the task. You're procrastinating enough, you just showed up today, so I'll have to wait! Xu Jin drew his bow as he spoke. As soon as the finger of the string was loosened, the rocket flew straight towards the place where Wei Jun was standing like a dazzling meteor.
"Brute! Brute! Li Jia'er scolded, but his anger didn't change anything, and the rocket landed accurately on the ground in front of their feet.
The flames were awakened in an instant, and then rose violently, as if the fire demon had finally broken through the restraints, baring its teeth and claws, and inexorably devouring everything that could be devoured.
The Wei army led by Li Jia'er didn't even have time to react, they were wrapped in the scorching flames, their clothes turned to ashes, their skin and flesh began to burn, and the screams of pain accompanied by the whirring sound of flames soared into the sky.
The writhing and struggling figures in the flames made Xu Jin's heart suddenly feel uncomfortable, and he could no longer look directly at this hellish scene, so he had to turn his body around and turn his back to the sky-high flames.
But just as he turned his back, a fiery figure burst out of the flamed wrap and rushed towards him. The arms stretched forward, the fingers twitching and scratching, as if they were going to drag Xu Jin into this flame hell with their last strength.
Xu Jin keenly sensed the movement behind him, and turned around suddenly, only to see a burning man rushing towards him, obviously trying to pull himself to his death.
This fire man is Li Jia'er, but he has long been unrecognizable at this moment, and the flames on his body are greedily and mercilessly gnawing at his flesh and life. But his anger was as fierce as this flame, and with his barely clear vision, he found Xu Jin's position; He drove the charred flesh, summoned the last remaining strength, and rushed towards the enemy, he wanted to hold the enemy, he wanted to make the enemy feel the embrace of the flames......
But Xu Jin flew up and kicked Li Jia'er in the chest.
Despair, unwillingness, anger, hatred, as Li Jia'er fell to the ground with a bang, his last trace of life finally left him, and was completely devoured by the flames.
This sky-high flame was so dazzling that even the defenders and people of Shouyang poured into the city one after another, wanting to see what was going on. Li Xian naturally came, and he was full of anticipation, "Are the reinforcements coming?" Is it Changjun? ”
Li Changjun, who led the army to meet behind Li Jia'er, was also attracted by this flame, "Is it General Li, have they succeeded?" Burned down Liang Jun's barn? ”