Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Rescue of the Long Xiang Army

"Li Xiaotian, bring fire oil and burn these corpses for me! I want to see if these cavalry are made of stone and can't be burned. Xue Lei saw that the cavalry was still fearless and rushed over, and shouted sharply.

Captain Li Xiaotian immediately led people to carry the fire oil to the back of the horse rejection array on both sides of the passage, or threw or rolled, all thrown into the passage and on top of the corpse.

"Ballista! Shoot the barrel! ”

"Tweet ......"

This time, the target of the crossbow machine was not the Warrior cavalry, but the barrels of fire oil everywhere.

The "gurgling ......" was shot through the barrel, and the liquid kept flowing out.

"Throw torches!" With a crazy smile, Xue Lei ordered loudly.

"Boom ......"

The scorching flames rose into the air, instantly occupying the field of vision of the Long Xiang soldiers, and a wave of heat spread out in all directions, hitting the faces of the surrounding soldiers, and a scorching air pressed down, making people feel as if they had swallowed boiling water in their throats.

"Retreat!" Xue Lei shouted sharply, and hurriedly led the people to retreat behind the fire barrier that was isolated behind the horse rejection array.

"Squeak ......"

The sound of grease being grilled began to sound, and countless cavalry who entered the camp fell into flames, and the war horses under their crotches no longer listened to their master's orders, like headless flies, scurrying and jumping, with flames all over their bodies, rushing towards the surroundings.

"Boom ......"

More than ten fire horses crashed into the rejected horse, and were deeply pierced by the rejected horse, and the knight on the horseback was also thrown away, red blood, red fire, and it was impossible to tell what fell to the ground. Countless of the same fire-catching cavalry also rushed to the back, colliding with the cavalry rushing from behind, the screams of the people, the wailing of the horses, the flames passed to each other, and then burned.

"What a fire! Now, these suckling cavalry have become roast suckling pigs. Fortunately, there is a fire trench at the back, otherwise it will ......" Captain Zhiguo Zhang Ju said with palpitations as he looked at the raging fire.

"Vomit ......" I don't know who it is, when I heard Zhang Ju say roast suckling pig, my heart suddenly churned, coupled with the aroma of meat wafting around, I couldn't help it anymore and vomited. It's okay now, one after another, and they all vomit on the armrests. Fortunately, the Yan cavalry could not attack, otherwise, the Long Xiang army would definitely be dealt with an ironclad blow.

"What's wrong with you? This aroma reminds me of grilled bacon! Zhang Ju held back the discomfort in his stomach and said deliberately.

"Vomit ......" Xue Lei, who had just stood up, suddenly leaned down.

The fire in the sky completely blocked the advance of the Yatar cavalry, and the camp of the Yatar people several miles away also sounded the horn of withdrawal.

"Whew...... Finally withdrew, and I don't know what madness the people of the Devil have done, so fearless of death. Let's put out the fire in the camp quickly, but don't let the fire burn all the camp walls. Xue Lei glared at Zhang Ju, who was deliberately making trouble, and hurriedly ordered.

The camp of the people of the Yan Dynasty opposite the camp of the Longxiang army must have a huge tent standing in the midst of the armies. The big tent was silent, and the main seat was a middle-aged man who was not tall and had a light beard on his chin, although he looked more like an ordinary scholar of Yan Kingdom, but no one in the big tent dared to underestimate him, all of them hung their heads, and they didn't dare to come out, and there were three men who had lost their souls kneeling in the center of the big tent. This person is the eldest prince of the tribe Chishu, who stayed in Yingzhou for two years, and then returned to the tribe, quickly gathered a force, and the second prince and the third prince, who were very popular with the old leader of the tribe, and the methods were ruthless, and he was extremely cruel to the enemy.

Chishu played with the jade cup he got from Yanzhou in his hand, and said softly, "How is it?" How's the battle going? Did you enter the camp of the Dragon Army? How about the Death Slave Camp Table? ”

The head of the audience bowed down and said: "Back to the words of the eldest prince, the five thousand soldiers of the dead slave camp failed to enter the camp of the Longxiang army, but the table of the dead slave camp is acceptable, and they are not afraid of death!" It's a pity that it was blocked by fire at the gate of the camp of the Longxiang army. ”

"Oh? Table xiàn is it okay? You rarely speak for someone, so why is it an exception today? Chishu said unmoved.

A trace of regret flashed in Huang Han's eyes, and he replied slowly: "Back to the eldest prince, these soldiers of the death slave camp are indeed good, although they have made a big mistake, but they are also the warriors of my Yan people, why don't the eldest prince spare his life." ”

"Do you feel sorry for them? Distressed? A smile appeared on Chishu's face, but the various commanders behind Huang Han shrank in their hearts, and the eldest prince was also calm, the more dangerous it was, and they all secretly pinched a cold sweat for Huang Han.

Xiao Han still said calmly: "Yes, my subordinates do feel sorry for them, feel sorry for them, they are all my warriors, but now they are dead in vain under the enemy's crossbow arrows. The eldest prince, why not forgive them, let them be used by the eldest prince, and attack the city, and they will definitely die for the eldest prince. ”

Chishu ignored Huang Han's request, turned his head and said to the three kneeling in the middle, "Tuo, Yanyan, Habur, why are only the three of you back?" What about the two of them? ”

Habur replied in a low voice, "Both Yanshan and Jiha have already died in battle!" ”

"Dead in battle? What about the damage? ”

"Of the more than 5,000 people, only half of them came back, and half of them were injured!"

"Can you three know what's wrong?" Chishu raised the corners of his eyes when he heard what Habur said, and asked lightly.

"I'll wait to know my mistake, I hope the eldest prince will take pity on me and other subordinates who are also from the Yan clan, and spare them." Habur immediately fell to his knees and said in a wailing voice.

"If you don't listen to Prince Ben's orders, this is the end! There are never too many in my camp of dead slaves, all of you, remember. Habul, although you have not captured the camp of the Dragon Warriors today, you have fought very bravely, and I can forgive you for your previous sins of disrespect. But the death penalty can be forgiven, and the living crime cannot be escaped, so the three of you will take out thirty percent of the people of each tribe, the cattle and sheep, and reward them to the soldiers. As for the two tribes of Yanshan and Jiha, since the leader is dead, it belongs to the prince, do you three have any opinions? ”

When Habur heard this, his face was sad, where did he dare to say anything, he didn't see that the generals around him were all happy, and if they got benefits, they naturally wouldn't speak for themselves, and if they didn't do it, they would fall into the ground. I had to hurriedly say: "Yiqiē obeys the orders of the eldest prince, I ...... I have no opinion. ”

The corners of Chishu's mouth went up, and he laughed, "Good, good!" The food and grass in the camp of the Huolin Army have been lost, and they can't drag on for long, and after a few days, they will definitely be able to kill him, and there will be no armor left. ”

The camp of the Longxiang army.

"How? What about the losses? Xue Lei sat on the main seat and asked repeatedly.

"The heavy infantry suffered five hundred and thirty men, two hundred seriously wounded, and the rest were lightly wounded; More than 200 sword and shield soldiers and pikemen were killed and more than 1,000 were wounded; Archer...... More than 800 archers were killed and more than 300 were lightly wounded. 150,000 arrows were lost, 80,000 were recovered, and the rest were no longer usable. More than fifty barrels of oil were consumed, and we didn't have much left. The camp was damaged for more than 100 meters and needed to be repaired immediately. More than 30 tents were lost, but we had reserve supplies and there was no shortage for the time being. However, fortunately, the indigenous cavalry only opened a gap less than 100 meters wide, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable, and in the current state of the indigenous cavalry, it is difficult for us to resist the rush of nearly 20,000 indigenous people. Said the clerk in charge of statistics.

Xue Lei rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Now immediately let the uninjured soldiers bury the corpses of the soldiers, and no longer stay where they are; Furthermore, the depth and solidity of the camps in various places were immediately strengthened; Three, immediately except for the side of the cliff, the other three sides, dig a horse trap, set up a horse formation, and prepare for defense. ”

Lin Haoyu frowned and said: "These can be done now, but how to get the grain and grass that we are in short supply?" ”

When Xue Lei heard this, his head was big, and he thought hard for a while, so he had to say helplessly: "Don't worry for the time being, isn't there still five days of grain and grass in the camp, we are only more than one hundred and fifty miles away from Yanzhou City, and we can reach it in one day, even if we transport grain, it will arrive in two days, and we will have it by then." ”

"My lord! Since the Yan people can surround us, then wouldn't Yanzhou City be ......," Zhiguo Captain Zhang Ju said with a wry smile.

"Yes! Even the Long Xiang army was besieged, so how could Yanzhou City ignore it? The people are not so stupid, maybe they have already started to attack Yanzhou City, and maybe even take it. "Everyone thought about it.

Xue Lei watched everyone's faces change wildly, and he also knew what everyone was thinking, he glared at Zhang Ju angrily, and hurriedly said: "Okay, you don't have to worry that Yanzhou City is guarded by tall city walls, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers, you can recruit tens of thousands of young people anytime and anywhere, if you want to take Yanzhou City, it won't be so easy, as for the problem of grain and grass, I think, there should be a way for so many people in Yanzhou City, but it really doesn't work, and it should also accept our withdrawal to Yanzhou City." ”

Zhang Ju saw Xue Lei glaring at him, and he knew that his words had affected everyone's morale, and hurriedly said: "Well, the general is right, wasn't it the one called the Huolin Army last time, they all led people to kill a thousand Yan people, with warriors like them, Yanzhou City is as stable as a mountain, let's repair the camp, first resist the attack of the Yan people, and then consider the rescue." ”

After the generals left their duties, General Guide Lang Zhang Meng said as if asking to himself: "Yanzhou City is really as stable as a mountain, can we really wait for the rescue of the soldiers?" ”

Xue Lei beside him also muttered to himself: "Yanzhou City, whether you can hold it, I don't know; Reinforcements, whether they can come, I don't know. But as a member of the Long Xiang Army, he died in battle, he was worthy of the national court, and he was worthy of the people of Limin, so what was he afraid of death? With that, he walked straight out.

Looking at Xue Lei's straight back, Zhang Meng felt a little, and after a while, he smiled bitterly and said to himself: "Yes! The top is worthy of the national court, and the bottom is worthy of the people of Limin, but in the middle, I am sorry for my wife and children! That's it! The Lu of eating the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, is only death, what am I afraid of Zhang Meng! After saying that, he walked out with a smile on his face.