Chapter 124: Night Fire
(Thanks to Dameng, Little Fatty, Tongle Village, Lingxiao Pavilion, Shadow Angel)
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In the evening, under the city of Zhizhi, there were dots of fire everywhere, and the entire grassland seemed to be burning. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
After a fierce battle for a long time, and it was dinner time, both the enemy and the enemy had to eat and replenish, and nearly half of these sporadic fires were barbecue bonfires.
Even if they are steppe herders, it is impossible to have meat all of a sudden, especially those slaves, and it is an additional reward to be able to get bones with fascia.
However, on this night, the two commanders of the expeditionary force personally ordered and ordered the patrol officers to preach in each battalion: "In today's battle, everyone contributes, and everyone has a moose for tonight's food." After eating, make persistent efforts to break through the Zhizhi branch, and take the wealth at will. ā
The world is big, and the benefits are the greatest. There is nothing more that can stimulate the Han soldiers and the Hu soldiers of all countries. For a while, under the city of Zhizhi, there was a howl of excitement, and even the steppe wolf was so frightened by this sound that he didn't dare to howl.
There was a moon tonight, a semicircle, and when tens of thousands of people in the entire grassland looked down at the soup pot and the sumptuous food dripping with oil, only a few people looked up at the sky.
On the watchtower, Guo Xi, who was dressed in dust, did not have time to go back to the tent to take off his helmet and unload his armor, and reported to the two chief officials about the siege of Zhizhi City: "3,000 soldiers of the left colonel Hu blocked the west gate, and 3,000 soldiers of the right colonel Hu soldiers cut off the south gate, and the north gate was blocked by 3,000 infantry of the lieutenant colonel, and there were 2,000 cavalry to guard the shallow water upstream of Dulai Shui." If Zhizhi breaks through, this is the most likely direction. ā
The Western Expeditionary Army was divided into six schools, and Guo Xi commanded three schools on the left, middle and right, blocking three gates. In addition to leaving one school to guard the base camp, the other three schools blocked the east gate and attacked the base camp head-on with the desperate gamble of the Huns.
Chen Tang retracted his gaze and turned his head: "There is Captain Lao Guo, if Zhi Zhi chooses to break through in this direction, I am afraid that there will be a big surprise waiting for him." Because he was in the barracks and was talking about business, Chen Tang did not call Guo Xi, but was commensurate with his official title.
"Surprise?" Guo Xi was a little uncertain and said, "Could it be the Rhino Moon Department?" āć
Gan Yanshou pointed north: "Not only Xiyue, but also Jiankun." ā
Guo Xi suddenly realized, that's right, they are not only these tens of thousands of coalition troops, but also several secret chess miles.
"Whether Zhizhi will break through or not depends on whether we can destroy this wooden building." Chen Tang's gaze turned to the direction of Zhizhi City again, and the wooden buildings that surrounded most of the city were the first targets to be broken in the capture of Zhizhi City.
Guo Xi said confidently: "Our army was taken by surprise, the soldiers came to the city, and the Huns did not have time to protect the wooden building, so they could break it by fire." ā
Although the wooden building in the outer city of Zhizhi is quite characteristic and has a considerable defensive function, the biggest weakness is that it is afraid of fire attack. Usually, the wooden building can be prevented by pasting wet mud, but the area of the wooden building in the outer city of Zhizhi is too wide, and the Western Expeditionary Army came so suddenly, there was no time for the Huns to prepare. As a result, all the wooden structures were under the noses of the coalition forces, and it was still the end of August when the weather was dry......
Gan Yanshou nodded: "Collect as much grease as possible, set up fire points in many places, if you don't point it, it will be enough, one point will burn the prairies, and the enemy will be hopeless." ā
Guo Xi bowed his head and thought so.
Chen Tang pointed to the semi-circular moon in the sky: "It is said that the Huns often attack on the full moon, and the moon is not satisfied tonight, I don't know what to do with Zhizhi?" ā
At this time, Du Xun, who had just been promoted to the military marquis and fake Cheng, had the courage to answer: "If I am a Zhizhi, I will burn my bones and divination." ā
Everyone laughed, indeed, according to the customs of the Huns, this Zhizhi must ask Wu Zhu to burn ox bones for divination in order to make a decision.
In the midst of laughter, the voice of the guard came: "Dinner is ready, and the Marquis of Wensu Guofu invited four nobles to go and drink." ā
"Four?" Guo Xi looked around, there were only three people, it couldn't be this new military marquis fake Cheng Du Xun.
"That's right, it's four." Chen Tang smiled and looked left and right, "Uh, Zhang Yicao and Zhang Gongzi are gone." ā
Du Xun was very self-aware, so he didn't think about himself at all, and pointed to a certain place on the wall below: "There." ā
Du Xun is worthy of being a crossbowman, he has good eyesight, and the person he refers to is also looking at the moon.
Zhang Fang climbed the wooden wall of the camp at dusk, closely followed the siege of the coalition forces, and occasionally recorded things in a pen book until the end of the operation. When evening came, he kept looking at it from afar, and was speechless for a long time.
For a long time, Han Jun, who was on guard at the entrance of the wooden wall stairs, couldn't help but ask: "Does Childe remember that beacon night?" ā
Zhang Fang turned his head slowly, his eyes reflected clusters of firelight, and he was unusually bright: "Yes, isn't the moonlight that night about the same?" ā
The Han brothers glanced at each other and nodded silently. Those nights were the hardest days of their lives, and they thought that the full moon would be the last time they saw it. Unexpectedly, they not only saw countless moon waning and full moons, but also saw the end of the Hun Shan Yu, who Morton wanted to flatter with their heads.
Thinking about a year ago, they were still ignorant teenagers who had never set foot in the mountains and fields; And a year later, he was in the West Pole Boundary, tens of thousands of miles, and threw himself into a great war that shimmered through the ages. It's like a dream......
Zhang Fang, why is this not the case? The only difference is that he is actively involved in this torrent, and he understands every step he takes. The Han brothers, Qu Liang, Qingyan, Shi Niu and Zhu Fuwei followed passively, and their lives and experiences were gradually enriched in this seemingly unselective following......
Thinking of that period of life and death, Zhang Fang thought of the Marquis of the Bone Bone of the Sweat Sect who almost ended his journey through time, and his eyes seemed to penetrate the city: "I don't know if Morton is in the city, it would be fun if he was." ā
"If this bastard is here, I'll have to hack him with my own hands." As soon as this person was mentioned, Han Zhong was angry.
"The beast is trapped in Cage City, this battle will end soon, sooner than everyone expected." Zhang Fang took turns knocking on the wall of the village with his ten fingers, and muttered, "If you want to be rewarded for meritorious deeds, tonight and tomorrow are the last chance, even if you can't kill Morton, you can also cut off a few Hunu heads and get a reward." What do you think? Do you want me to go to Ganduhu to fight for you? ā
The Han brothers, Shi Niu, Zongba, and Qu Liang looked at each other, the former were all a little eager to try, but the latter said: "I'm a lame man, and I don't want any meritorious deeds, I just want to protect my son." ā
Deng Zhan, Tao Sheng and other guards who served as guards under the walled wall also said: "Our duty is to protect the young master, if there is an enemy to attack, then take his head and receive meritorious service, otherwise he did not dare to ask." ā
Zhang Fang smiled and shook his head: "I haven't come for nothing, so you are willing to come for nothing?" ā
The attendants were speechless, only breathing heavily.
Zhang Fang patted the fence lightly: "It's decided, I will fight for you." As for my safety, being in the big camp and sharing an account with Gan Duhu and Captain Chen, why should you worry? ā
Suddenly, Zongba pointed forward: "Look, there is a fire under the city!" Ah, two, three, five...... There are more and more. ā
Zhang Fang looked back, and sure enough, he saw firelight coming out of the wooden building everywhere, took a deep breath at the moment, and said in a deep voice: "Your chance has come." I only hope that all of you will get the most merit and - all alive! (To be continued.) )