Chapter 608: Burning the City
Another night passed.
When the night dissipated from the darkest moment of dawn and a wisp of white appeared in the sky, the Tang army camp outside Beisha City suddenly became noisy and lively.
"General, the Tang army has pulled out the camp, and the Tang army is about to withdraw." The little colonel who had been guarding the city all night ran into the city tower with a look of ecstasy to inform the guards.
After being awakened from his sleep, Jin Tai, the defender of Beisha City, just wanted to scold loudly, and then heard what the colonel said again, immediately shut up, quickly put on his clothes, put on his armor, and came to the head of the city with a calm face to look down.
At this time, the Tang army camp was already bright as day, the camp tent was being put away, and the baggage was also loaded, and it was indeed like the camp was going to leave.
"General, they're withdrawing, they're withdrawing." The colonel shouted happily, and the other officers and soldiers in the city were also shouting.
Only the guard Kim Tae's face was gloomy and scary. As a city defender, there is always a basic view of the big picture.
He will not be happy for the Tang army to pull out the camp and leave, because it is his will to contain the Tang army outside Beisha City, and the Tang army will not be willing to leave if he wants to, how can he be happy for the Tang army to pull out the camp.
What's more, the Tang army's camp shows that their country Goguryeo has reached the point of life and death, and the Tang army no longer wants to spend it with themselves outside the city, they want to strive for greater credit, and they can no longer look down on the small merit of capturing Beisha City.
If you didn't know that most of the cities of Goguryeo, Liaodong, Xincheng, Anshi, Buyeo, etc., had been broken by the Tang army, and even Yuangai Suwen, the king-killer and the new king, had been chased by the Tang army and fled to Daxingcheng. Perhaps Kim Tae would have seen the departure of the Tang army as a last resort because his country, Goguryeo, had the upper hand.
But Kim Tae knew very well that Goguryeo's current situation was on the verge of annihilation, and his ability to contain more than 10,000 Tang troops here was equivalent to relieving the pressure on more than 10,000 enemies in Anshi City. It is also equivalent to reducing the combat strength of the Tang army besieging Daxing by more than 10,000 people.
But now, the Tang army is about to retreat, and it is not good for the king to go to Daxing City, and his own containment is going to fail.
No, absolutely not, these Don troops are absolutely not allowed to leave here .
"Han Lai." Kim Tae snorted.
"The subordinates are here." The Colonel replied loudly.
"Order you to lead two hundred people to intercept the Tang army from the cliffs on both sides of the valley, no matter what method is used, in a word, they will never be allowed to leave." Kim Tae ordered to.
"But, general, two hundred people can't stop the Tang army, let's stop them, let them go." The little colonel didn't understand why he was blocking Tang Jun, and blurted out something in his heart.
Syllable.
The little colonel was slapped by Jin Tai and fell to the ground: "Presumptuous, how can you talk nonsense about military aircraft affairs, and then dare to be careful of your head next time. Now, execute the command." Jin Tai roared angrily.
"Yes." Junior Colonel Han Lai got up and ran away in a hurry.
Seeing Han Lai leave, Jin Tai turned his head and ordered the general again: "Li Fuji, Xu Hongcai, you two immediately reorganize your troops, and after the Tang army pulls out the camp and leaves, you will follow the general to chase and kill."
"Yes, General." The two lieutenants didn't dare to say a word, and hurried to gather the soldiers and horses.
"Datang people, don't want to leave from under my Jintai's nose today." Looking at the Tang army, where most of the camp was gone, Jin Tai's eyes were full of anger, and he gritted his teeth and said.
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Don Army Battalion.
Although the soldiers were happy and happy, they were finally leaving the city of Beisha in Dog Day and could participate in the great battle. But the generals were worried.
For only they know how dangerous it is to hastily evacuate from the valley under the city of Beisha.
But their words were all ignored by Cheng Chumo, listening to Cheng Chumo's meaning, it seems that there is a solution, but you have a way, you say, just if you have a way, you don't say how can you let us rest assured, the generals complained in their hearts and were dissatisfied, but they couldn't say anything.
After all, the officials have orders, and they only have the share to enforce them. I can only be more careful when retreating, and let my men observe both sides more.
It's just that the night has just passed, and although the sky is white, it will not be a short time until the real dawn, and it is in the mountains with black forests on both sides, and I am afraid that it will be an hour later when the eyes are clear, and it will be possible to be attacked by the Goguryeo people during this time.
It's a hard life.
"Chief, it's time to pull out the camp." A lieutenant came over to report.
Cheng Chumo is looking up at the direction of Beisha City, vaguely as if he can see the Goguryeo guard Jin Tai on the city wall, for this Beisha City guard, Cheng Chumo is still quite admired, because this in the case of the fall of all the cities in Liaodong, he actually had the courage to copy his own back road, not only copied, killed and injured hundreds of soldiers on his side in the raid, but also calmly retreated, not only that, but also retreated all the way to drag himself firmly behind him, dragged to this Beisha City, although at that time to Beisha City was already his own goal, no need for him to drag, I'm sure I'll catch up.
It's a pity that I can't compete with you head-on this time, Cheng Chumo sighed, turned his head and said, "Then let's go."
After saying that, he got back on his horse and headed out of the valley first.
"The Tang army moved." On the city wall, there were shouts of surprise from the soldiers.
"You are heavily defended here, and General Ben will go to hunt down the Tang army." Jin Tai shouted and turned around to get ready to go down the city wall.
Suddenly, someone in the soldier behind him exclaimed, "General, you, look."
The soldier's voice was not full of surprise, but full of horror.
'What's wrong?' Jin Tai turned his head suddenly, ran to the side of the city wall and looked out, only to find that the Tang army was still retreating in an orderly manner without any abnormality.
"No, it's not, it's not the general under the city, look, the Great Black Mountain is on fire." This time it was no longer one or two soldiers shouting in horror, but the soldiers all over the city walls were shouting and screaming in horror.
"Burning Mountain? How can you, how dare you? How dare you?" Looking at the several blazing fires at different heights on the cliffs on both sides of the city, Jin Tai was like a lightning strike, and he trembled and muttered.
How dare you? yes, how dare you?
Cheng Chumo was also asking himself, but after he asked, he laughed, what dare you dare, why do you think so much about it, haven't you already thought about it before you should think about it?
"Order, the whole army discarded all unnecessary baggage and rushed out of the valley at full speed." Cheng Chumo shouted at the soldiers behind him and ordered.
To be honest, don't look at the mountains in Liaodong are full of towering trees, and they are all pine and cypress coniferous forests with a lot of oil, but it is really not easy to light it, because the weather is not cold at this time, and the branches and leaves are still green, and the water is very large.
In order to light the fire, the people sent by Cheng Chumo used all the cooking oil and lamp oil in the camp before they could be lit.
Then, as long as the mountains and forests are lit and the fire is formed, it will sweep away.
The fire borrows the wind, the wind helps the fire, and in just a stick of incense, the fire has spread for several miles.