As soon as he heard this, whether it was Ruan Yuan or the soldiers around him, they were all shocked, and some couldn't believe that this order came from Huo Xiong's mouth, although this method removed the potential threat, but the risk was too great, it was not easy to control, once the fire could not be controlled, it was easy to turn the mountains and forests within a radius of dozens of miles into a sea of fire, burn to ashes, cause a fire, and destroy the wheat seedlings. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Ruan Yuan's mouth was a little dry, he couldn't help licking his lips, his throat squirmed, and he persuaded with difficulty: "Commander, this is not good, arson to these dead grass, it is a small matter to harm the farmland, if there is a village nearby, it is very likely to set fire to the people's houses, and it will burn people to death, is this too reckless?" Or ......"

Huo Xiong was very calm and unmoved, glanced at Ruan Yuan, and seemed to see the other party's thoughts, as if he was explaining, and said as if he was talking to himself: "Don't worry, Staff Officer Ruan, since I decided like this, I am by no means impulsive, but I have sufficient considerations, and I will not ignore the life and death of the people, give, you look at the two directions of the northeast and southwest, the end of the barren grass." ”

While speaking, Huo Xiong handed the binoculars in his hand to Ruan Yuan, and pointed to the edge of the barren grass on both sides of the road with his other hand, without saying anything more.

Suspiciously, he took the telescope, put it in front of him, and looked in the direction of Huo Xiong's finger, the barren grass rippled with the wind, setting off wave after wave of grass, one after another, at this moment, at the end of the barren grass on both sides, one of them appeared a large piece of farmland, this buffer zone, and the other was a curved river, both of which just stopped the spread of the barren grass and could also stop the fire, looking at everything in the telescope, Ruan Yuan suddenly brightened.

At this moment, Ruan Yuan understood that due to the existence of large areas of farmland and rivers, the spread of the fire was just controlled, and the other two directions did not need to be considered at all, because it was in the northwest, and the fire would not burn to the northwest at all, and the southeast was the camp of the Xishan Jianrui Battalion, not to mention worrying about anything.

These thoughts flashed in Ruan Yuan's mind, and soon regained clarity and saw the end of the barren grass, Ruan Yuan returned the binoculars and said at the same time: "Commander, my subordinates understand, I support your decision." ”

At this moment, the surrounding generals and soldiers were very puzzled, what did Staff Officer Ruan see, which made him change his mind and agree with the commander's decision, but no one asked what to say.

At this time, taking the binoculars, Huo Xiong shouted coldly: "Inform the vanguard troops, let them start moving, set fire to the barren grass on both sides of the road, and at the same time maintain vigilance, so as not to hide in the grass ambush dogs from jumping over the wall and launching a surprise attack." ”

"Yes, Commander!" The soldier answered, and immediately walked away quickly, running forward, in the direction of the vanguard.

However, Huo Xiong's order did not stop, he rotated his body slightly, and ordered to the communication soldier next to him: "Notify the airship troops, let them be ready at any time, ready to take off, and carry out high-altitude bombing missions,"

"Yes, Commander!" The communications soldier walked away quickly, and said yes.

All of them turned over and dismounted, and stood on the road, their bodies straight, waiting for the approaching rapid march, with submachine guns in their hands, or even their guns.

The fire was pervasive, burning, with the help of the wind, spreading to the southeast, intensifying, gradually, a black blank area appeared, sparks everywhere, black ashes danced with the wind, fluttering in the air, the fire grew bigger and bigger, under the crackling sound, swept across both sides of the official road, burning up weeds and dead wood.

Thick smoke billowed out, the fire was soaring, the scorching heat baked the land, it became charred black, Huo Xiong's army had already moved, far behind the fire, keeping a safe distance, in the middle of the army, a general next to Ruan Yuan asked: "Staff Officer Ruan, such a large open space, looking at the growth of these weeds, it can be seen that these lands are very fertile, how can they be barren?" No, someone should grow food. ”

Along the way, Ruan Yuan was also bored, and when he heard the advice of the generals on his side, he did not hesitate, and then said: "Commander Jiang, this generation was originally farmland, since the Qing army entered the customs, sitting on the world, in order to suppress the Han people, not only implemented the measure of accumulating hair and changing clothes, but also large-scale enclosure, turning the fertile fields around the Beijing division into grassland, either as a military camp, or as a fief for some princes. ”

"Therefore, even though the Qing court attached great importance to agriculture and regarded it as the foundation of the country, it was not uncommon for such wastelands to abound, especially near the military camps, and the people were not allowed to cultivate them......"

Ruan Yuan's words stopped abruptly, raised his head slightly, and in the process of walking, he looked straight at the sky, more and more airships appeared, hundreds of meters in the air, making them look small, like eagles, like modern helicopters, suspended in the air.

At this moment, Ruan Yuan forgot to tell, looked at such a shocking scene, and subconsciously asked: "Commander, didn't you say that you can't use the airship force easily?" Why is it used again? ”

Huo Xiong walked along, heard Ruan Yuan's doubtful muttering, and said lightly: "The reason why the airship troops are not used in the attack on the Beijing Division is not only that there are many Qing archers in the Beijing Division, and the strong crossbows and hard bows make it impossible for the airships to project troops, but also because the marshal wants to ensure the integrity of this ancient city, so he cannot carry out high-altitude bombing. ”

After a pause, he stared into the distance, his tone changed, faint and meaningful, and he continued: "Now the situation is different, the Xishan Jianrui camp is in the wilderness, in the suburbs of Beijing, there are no buildings nearby, don't worry about anything, the airship troops can bomb at high altitude, throw explosives, and cooperate with our actions, while the strong bows and crossbows of the Jianrui camp can't attack the airships at all, and there is no need for the airship troops at this time, when will they wait?" ”

Ruan Yuan nodded, and agreed with deep understanding: "Also, the camp of the Xishan Jianrui Camp is an open field, and there are no dwellings nearby, even if there are weapons such as flying cloud ladders, bird guns, and cannons, they can't threaten the safety of the airship." ”

Between the two talking, within ten miles has turned into a scorched earth, smoky, the Xishan Jianrui battalion appeared, appeared in everyone's sight, only to see that the Xishan Jianrui battalion had broken out of the camp, the red-clothed cannon was pushed to the front, an open field, pointing directly in the direction of Huo Xiong, and the gunner standing behind with torches in his hand; The archers are ready to attack at any time, and the cavalry is even more on the horse, the bows and arrows in their hands are full, the scimitars are flashing with cold light, and the battle is about to break out!

At this moment, Huo Xiong's big hand waved, and in an instant, the army immediately stopped, and the forward troops even opened the safety of the submachine gun, pulled up the bolt, and launched a clicking sound, one after another, and it was uniform.

Huo Xiong was waiting, waiting for the high-altitude airship to arrive in the designated area, bombing, and then charging, and taking the Xishan Jianrui Battalion in one fell swoop.

At this moment, the general of the Xishan Jianrui Battalion discovered the clue, saw the airship in the sky, and immediately burst into horror on his face, and said decisively and sharply: "Archers prepare, shoot those guys in the sky down for me, hurry up!" ”

Whoosh!

Thousands of fires, dense as wasps, wrapped in fierce momentum, shot into the sky, however, the highest distance that the arrows could reach was only fifty meters, and even the hair of the airship did not touch, and they fell one after another.