Zhang Chu looked at the battlefield with an indifferent expression on the high platform in the security army camp, everything was going according to his plan, but he was not happy at all.

This is not the time to be soft-hearted, he ordered to the herald beside him: "Start the Zhurong operation." ”

The heralds waved their flags on the high platform, and the observation posts on the battlefield immediately conveyed the order.

The security forces in the secret tunnels outside the security camp began to operate. These tunnels are scattered throughout the security line and are enclosed, covered with thick mud, with only small entrances and exits.

Iron drums were stored in the tunnel, and the security soldiers inside were ordered to open the iron drums, and the gasoline in the drums was poured into the pipes made of bamboo poles. These pipes spread all over the position, and the gasoline in the pipes flowed through the terrain into the trenches in front of the formation, and into the trenches in front.

The battlefield, which had been soaked in blood, became even more muddy. The thieves were in the midst of an attack, and no one noticed the slightest change.

Everything was ready, and the herald returned. Zhang Chu saw that the thieves had pressed all the men and horses, and the battle at the last row of low walls outside the camp was in a stalemate, and he couldn't wait any longer.

"Shoot the arrows!" Zhang Chu decisively gave the order.

The order was quickly reached on the battlefield, and the archers of the security army, who had been hidden behind the low wall for a long time, immediately stepped forward with their bows, lit the arrows wrapped around the fire, and hurled them towards the trench in the distance.

Wang Jiayin, who was always observing the situation on the battlefield, immediately discovered the abnormal movement of the security army. He couldn't help but rejoice in his heart, the security army didn't have many guns and bullets, even the archers were sent, the pitiful arrows didn't work at all, and it was even more ridiculous to attack with rockets, except for some broken shield cars on the battlefield, there was no combustible anything at all, and even those shield cars were still made of wet wood, and it was not so easy to light a fire.

The rockets of the security army fell, and something terrible happened, and the mud on the bare battlefield without combustibles actually caught fire. The fire quickly joined along the trench, engulfing the attacking thieves in a sea of fire. The thieves who attacked the front of the security army were not spared, and as the rockets fell, the trenches under their feet also burst into flames, and then the fire spread along the trenches, turning the entire battlefield into a sea of fire, and the screams of the fire and smoke became a ball.

The muskets of the security forces were almost muffled by the screams.

The soldiers of the security army did not have time to observe the scene on the battlefield, and the roar of the leader kept ringing in their ears, urging them to continue firing, and the fire was so burned that they could not distinguish the direction and knocked the thieves running at the security army to the ground.

The instantaneous change made Wang Jiayin sit on the ground in shock.

"Hex! Black art! This must be sorcery! Wang Jiayin shouted involuntarily.

He couldn't figure out how the dirt could burn. The fire not only consumed his cannon fodder troops, but even the battle-hardened elite could not escape.

"Mingjin! Collect the troops! Fall back! Let them withdraw it! Wang Jiayin came back to his senses and shouted loudly to the herald.

The herald banged the gong desperately, and the sound of the gong woke up the thieves who were scurrying around on the fire and understood the direction of escape. Regardless of whether there was fire in front of him, he rushed straight in the direction of the gong. It also saved their lives, and many thieves rushed out of the fire, rolling in the open space without fire to extinguish the fire on them.

Wang Jiayin immediately ordered his own soldiers to go and gather the team, and the people and horses that had been gathered so hard could not be dispersed like this.

The fire on the battlefield burned and extinguished quickly, and soon the fuel ran out, and the battlefield was left with only charred earth and wounded rogue soldiers. The security army quickly rushed out and opened a passage on the battlefield, and Li Yi led the cavalry to chase after the frightened thieves.

The thieves completely lost the courage to fight again, and only fled desperately. Fortunately, the security army did not mean to kill them all, but they just drove the thieves away and ran up without chasing, and the frightened thieves couldn't stop running, Wang Jiayin didn't even dare to return to the camp, and fled all the way to Fugu with the remnants of the soldiers.

Hiding in Fugu County, with the protection of the city wall, Wang Jiayin settled down.

Counting the people, there are less than 10,000 people left.

Wang Jiayin couldn't hate Zhang Chu anymore, and replaced him with deep fear.

The panic of the bandits' ranks spread like a plague, and no one would dare to fight them again if the security forces came at this time.

fled in a hurry, leaving behind the baggage in the camp, and the problem of eating for the 10,000 thieves was placed in front of Wang Jiayin.

Wang Jiayin couldn't help but feel sad, he had experienced many defeats on the battlefield, and he had not lost confidence in the future as much as he did today. There were more than 10,000 men under his command and the defenders of Fugu, but they felt that their path seemed to have come to an end. With the existence of people like Zhang Chu, it seems that it is only a matter of time before his team is wiped out, and Wang Jiayin is alone in the palace and is confused about the future.

Wei Xue is a civil official who does not have to go into battle in person, fortunately he did not fall into the fire, and he was also frightened by the tragic situation on the battlefield. It was late at night when he fled back to Fugu to settle the chaotic troops, dragged his tired body back, passed by Wang Jiayin's palace and saw that it was brightly lit inside and outside, and asked the guards to learn that Wang Jiayin had not rested, Wei Xue knew that he couldn't sleep now, and decided to go in and talk to Wang Jiayin.

Wang Jiayin sat slumped on the chair in the lobby, the whole person looked sluggish, and saw that Wei Xue just nodded and motioned for him to sit down and did not speak.

Wei Xue sat next to him for a while before he spoke, "The soldiers outside have all been settled. ”

"Okay." Wang Jiayin nodded weakly and said.

The two fell into a state of utterance. After a while, Wang Jiayin asked Wei Xue: "Have you seen Zhang Chu, what kind of person is he, is he really willing to work for the government?" ”

"Zhang Chu is a treacherous and money-greedy person, he won't really work for the government without benefits. We may have promised him some benefits in this attack, otherwise he would not have worked so hard. Wei Xue replied.

"Fugu can't stay anymore, the morale of the soldiers is low, once Zhang Chu calls the county seat, he will definitely not be able to defend it, I don't know what other vicious schemes Zhang Chu will use. The food in the county town will not last long, we must withdraw as soon as possible, and if Zhang Chu takes the opportunity to attack when we leave, we will be defeated again. Wang Jiayin said very worriedly.

"Zhang Chu is sometimes very strange, greedy for money but also honest, the last time I went he said that he came to recover Fugu, maybe this is the truth, he only wants Fugu, we went to attack him before he was counterattacked. He doesn't necessarily attack when we leave. Wei Xue himself was not very sure, and after thinking about it again and again, he still said his thoughts.

"If that's the case, we still have a way out." Wang Jiayin saw a little hope. "I'll go to Zhang Chu's camp and touch his details." For the sake of the future of the army, Wei Xue decided to risk his life.