Chapter 331: Adding fuel to the fire
"Okay!"
Just now, the catapult and the bed crossbow showed their might, which made Liu Zihui's face full of smiles, and the whole person was more energetic, and even looked a little bit civil and military, but this physique was ...... He is just a pure literati, he has never been on the battlefield in his life, but the blood is hot, and at this time he can't help but have a sense of pleasure of "talking and laughing and disappearing", hearing Guo Jia's meaning, Liu Zihui didn't say much, when he turned around and waved his hand to his own sergeant behind him, he shouted: "It's your turn, go on!" ”
With Liu Zihui's shout, those soldiers threw down the stones that were about to be added to the catapult, and at the same time picked up some bottles and cans from the side and put them directly on the catapult. With Liu Zihui's order, all the catapults were issued again, but this time it was no longer those stones that were launched, but some bottles and cans.
And outside the city, the soldiers of the Karasuma army, who were already accustomed to the attack of catapults, did not mainly meet these changes, but fully followed the orders of the position palace and rushed forward against the attack! It wasn't until the bottles and jars fell that there was a crisp cracking sound that the soldiers of the Karasuma army realized that something was wrong. Although these bottles and cans of things also have a certain lethality, they are much worse than the previous stones, except for those unlucky ghosts who were directly hit, most of the people next to them have nothing to do!
For this change, at first, the palace didn't pay much attention, just single-mindedly commanding the soldiers and horses to storm the opposite city wall, but as more and more bottles and cans were thrown from the gate, the palace also felt that something was wrong. As soon as the opponent's new round of attacks ended, Weigong immediately urged his horse to rush to the side of the nearest soldier who had been hit.
The hapless soldier was hit in the head by a can. directly opened the scoop, and the red and white on the head were sprinkled all over the ground. If it weren't for the fact that the palace had experienced a lot of killings, he would have gotten used to it. I'm afraid that when I see this disgusting scene, I will vomit a long time ago! Next to the soldier's corpse, there were smashed fragments of bottles and cans, which did not seem to be harmful, and this kind of ceramic fragments could not even pierce the soldier's military boots!
Wei Gong frowned, he couldn't guess what the enemy had in order to suddenly change this kind of thing, could it be that the stones in the city had run out? Impossible, Han Fei's preparations in this small city were a little hasty. But how can you not have enough supplies? It's only been a few rounds of attack, and it's impossible to run out of stones! Wei Gong almost forgot that he was on the battlefield at the moment, and just stood next to the corpse and looked down and thought......
For a long time, he was still standing next to the corpse, holding a fragment of a bottle and jar in his hand, and his heart was becoming more and more uneasy. Wei Gong suddenly found that there seemed to be a trace of black water stains on the fragments of the bottle and can, and he didn't know why. Wei Gong subconsciously put the fragment under his nose and smelled it, who knew that this smell, Wei Gong's face immediately changed, and his hands trembled. The splinter fell to the ground in an instant. Wei Gong looked at the water stains on the ground, his face was already full of horror, and cold sweat was dripping down. Lost his voice and shouted: "This ...... This...... It's fire oil! ”
At the same time, on the county seat. Guo Jia looked at the situation outside the pass, and at this moment, many soldiers of the Karasuma army had already climbed to the city wall. It won't be long before the city is stormed. Guo Jia smiled expectantly, nodded and said, "It's time!" Send an order to Jia Kui and several other generals to launch rockets! ”
Not long after Guo Jia's order was issued, he saw countless fires on the arrow towers on the left and right wings of the county seat, but this time the firelight did not appear on the wall of the arrow tower, but was ignited in the arrow tower! Immediately after, those fires shot towards the army of Karasuma outside the city with a burst of breaking sounds!
And those grounds, which were already covered with what the palace called fire oil, immediately ignited a raging fire after touching the flames on these rockets! The corpses stained with fire oil became the best fuel for the fire, and the soldiers who had been splashed on their bodies by the oil were even more pitiful at the moment, the fire spread over their bodies, burning them screaming and screaming! For a while, the entire battlefield was filled with screams, which made people's hearts palpitate!
Kerosene?
No, Weigong doesn't know, this is not fire oil at all, but oil! It was accidentally discovered by the soldiers in charge of reconnaissance in Han Fei's army in a swamp in Jizhou, and finally, after Han Fei's confirmation, it was the oil that later generations said! No, maybe it's more appropriate to say it's crude oil! At that time, Han Fei was overjoyed, and sent a heavy army to surround the small swamp and send special personnel to exploit these oils. However, the technology is limited, so it can only be taken on the spot, and it is impossible to do anything to refine it, but Rao is like this, Han Fei also made a lot of things similar to those bottles and cans, and cooperated with the catapult to play. It's just that the number is too small, Han Fei cherishes it very much, and it has not been used externally, because the outside world doesn't know at all, even in Jizhou, few people in the army know that Han Fei still has such a secret weapon in his hands!
And this time, considering Yuan Shao, the biggest enemy in front of him, his actions are likely to force him to a dead end, and he will inevitably jump off the wall in a hurry, and at that time, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not launch a surprise attack on Jizhou. In order to save his life in this troubled world and live a wonderful life, Han Fei tried to find a way.
By all means.
Of course, Han Fei is naturally not afraid of Yuan Shao, but in the case of a sudden attack and being caught off guard, it is inevitable to lose the city and lose the land, after all, Yuan Shao's strength is not trivial, and there are more top generals such as Han Rong, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou, although Jizhou is prepared because of Han Fei, and they are also very powerful, but, when compared, it is dwarfed, and it is really lost Jizhou, which can be said to have eaten the fat in the mouth, even if it is wasted and recaptured, the original fat is not so fat.
Especially if Han Fei is not cautious about it!
A light breeze blew, bringing up a scorching smell and sending it to Qiu Liju and others, Ma Yu and several other civil officials didn't hold back for a while, their heads were tilted, and they threw themselves on the ground and vomited. At the front, Qiu Liju and the others were pale and looked at the tragedy ahead in disbelief. With just this fire, nearly 10,000 Karasuma armies were trapped in the sea of fire! Before the fire is subsided, none of these 10,000 Karasuma troops will want to escape! And Neng Chendi, who was next to Qiu Liju, was also dumbfounded. It wasn't just Qiu Liju's subordinates who were trapped by the sea of fire. Greedy for merit, but his subordinates rushed the fastest. Now, about half of the tribal soldiers led by his generals are also in the flames!
Although Neng Chendi had been mentally prepared to sacrifice his subordinates before, the situation in front of him was different, the sacrifice mentioned earlier had a premise, and the premise was to take the enemy city! However, seeing the sea of fire in front of him, how can he still hope to take the enemy city? Unable to take the enemy city, he lost half of his army. He will never be able to compete with a tribe again! Immediately, Neng Chenyi shouted to Qiu Liju with an anxious face: "Qiu Liju King, Qiu Liju King!" Fast! Send someone to save them! ”
"No way!" Ma Yu, who was beside Qiu Liju, immediately denied Neng Chendi's words, vomited for a long time, and said to Qiu Liju with a pale face: "King, you must not send troops anymore now!" The area in front of the enemy city has completely fallen into the attack range of the Han army, and if you send people to rush in, you can only die in vain! We can only hope that this sea of fire will be extinguished as soon as possible! ”
As if to deliberately refute Ma Yu's words, I heard a few loud noises from the battlefield in front, but countless black shadows flew from the county seat. Once again, the catapults in the county town threw out the bottles and cans and fell directly into the fire. In an instant, the fire that had just weakened was burning again!
The combustion of these crude oils is compared to thermal oil. But it is more durable, and what Han Feijun has to do now is very simple. It's just adding fuel to the fire and falling into the well!
I saw that the sea of fire was rekindled again. Neng Chendi's face became more and more pale, and his upper body shook. He almost didn't fall off his horse, but fortunately several soldiers behind him supported him from behind. Yi was worried that he couldn't keep his usual calm, so he turned his head to look at Ma Yu and said, "Brother Ma Yu, what can you do?" ”
Although he usually prides himself on being talented and intelligent, he is not convinced by Ma Yu, but at this moment, he really has no care, so he has to pin his last hope on Ma Yu.
And at this moment, Ma Yu also looked bitter, shook his head and said: "Brother Yixi, if there is a way, how can I not say it?" Don't forget, there are still thousands of my king's soldiers there! Obviously, there are also masters in Han Fei's army, and this set is one after another, and it is clear that he has set a trap for us to drill! Only 10,000 people were trapped, which was already very lucky, if it was a little later, it would ......"
While speaking, Ma Yu's face became more and more ugly, Han Fei can have such a master to help, it seems that the possibility of attacking the county seat this time has dropped a lot! And what Ma Yu could think of, how could he not think of it, and his face also became iron-blue.
At this time, a shout suddenly came from behind, and everyone subconsciously turned their heads to look, only to see a general under Qiu Liju riding a fast horse from behind. Qiu Liju recognized it at a glance, it was the general who had been arranged in the rear army before, and he saw this general rushing towards this side while riding his horse, and shouted loudly: "Oh no, king!" Oh no, my lord! ”
Seeing this person's panicked appearance, Qiu Liju's face became more and more ugly, Qiu Liju knew that this general, his temperament was very calm, although he was young, he was a great general, and Qiu Liju was also ready to cultivate this person. And since this person took refuge under Qiu Liju's tent, Qiu Liju had never seen him so panicked, and he couldn't help but have an ominous premonition from the bottom of Qiu Liju's heart.
Soon, the general rushed to the front of Qiu Liju, and one turned over and dismounted, but because he was in too much of a hurry, he fell directly to the ground. But this person didn't care so much, he turned over, and he didn't even have time to shoot off the dust on his body, so he stumbled in front of Qiu Liju, and hugged his fists at Qiu Liju and said: "King, something is wrong!" That...... That...... Then Collouton and Pofroux suddenly rose up and fled! ”
"What!" This time, it was Qiu Liju's turn. I saw Qiu Liju's upper body shaking, only to feel that his eyes were black for a while, he was dizzy, his body trembled, and he fell under the horse's back like an upside down!
"The King's ......"
Qiu Liju fell, but the subordinates around him were startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to help. On the other side, Ma Yu and Yi Xin's faces also became extremely bad, both of them were self-proclaimed wise people, and they immediately guessed the reason for Kou Lou Dun and Pu Fulu leaving! They looked at each other. I didn't expect to calculate and calculate all day long, but today I was calculated by others! Then. Qiu Liju slowly stood up with the support of everyone and opened his eyes slowly. The first thing he said was to call Mayu.
After Ma Yu heard this, he immediately ran to Qiu Liju, and directly knelt down, and said with a face full of shame: "King, this matter is a dereliction of duty by his subordinates, and please ask the king to surrender!" ”
Ma Yu is the chief think tank under Qiu Liju's account, and this time the Karasuma army attacked Han Fei, all of which were secretly under the full command of Ma Yu. But the battle has been fought so far, and the battle has not been won. The Karasuma army is falling apart, and if it is really going to be held responsible, then the responsibility can only be borne by Mayu!
Qiu Liju let out a long sigh, but waved his hand at Ma Yu and said, "Okay! This king is not here to hold you accountable! At this point, I just want to ask my husband, what should I do next? ”
Ma Yu bowed to Qiu Liju again and again, then stood up, saluted Qiu Liju and said, "King." The war has reached the point where it is impossible to do anything, and when it is interrupted, it will suffer from it. It's better to withdraw now, and you can reduce your losses! ”
This suggestion Ma Yu also made after hesitating again and again, although Qiu Liju said that he would not hold himself responsible. But this withdrawal is for Qiu Liju. That's not just the loss of soldiers! Previously, Qiu Liju organized a large army with great fanfare and attacked the state. Now that the tribes are falling apart, and Chuliju has returned in vain, this is a fatal blow to Chuliju's prestige!
"Isn't there any other way, you have to know what Yuan Shao is ...... over there" Ma Yu thought of it, and Qiu Liju naturally thought of it, but it was easy to say in the tribe, Qiu Liju thought that he could still settle down, but what should Yuan Shao do? However, now that the two tribes have withdrawn, this time the losses are even greater, the army of twenty or thirty thousand, in front of the sea of fire, there is almost no hope, and then there is the army taken away by those two people, at most there are less than 10,000 left, or the total strength of several kings combined, and there are as many as 10,000 troops in the opposite city, how can this be fought?
"This ...... Perhaps, the king can consider the Xianbei clan. Ma Yu thought about it and said suddenly.
"Xianbei, Mika? However, what excuse do we have for Xianbei to send troops to help in the war? Mr. Ma Yu, if you have any good calculations, you might as well tell me about it! Qiu Liju thought for a while and said.
"The king, originally, north of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and our Karasuma are dominant, however, since the Xiongnu and Xianbei surrendered to Han Fei, they have been supported by Han Fei, and the power is strong, and the Xianbei Micah Department adjacent to it, recently, I heard that there is no less Kebi Neng Department suppressed, and the Xianbei of the Micah Department has a grudge against Kebineng, and Han Fei's child, who supports Kebi Neng behind his back, is naturally also in this list, if the king can move with affection, know it with reason, according to the conjecture of his subordinates, it is not difficult to make the Xianbei of the Micah Department assist Han Fei!" Ma Yu bowed to Qiu Liju and said.
"Brother Ma Yu is right!" Yi Yu listened to it on the side, and echoed his words: "Now, it is only appropriate to ask the Xianbei of the Micah Department to make a move. If you withdraw the army now, it will not only be detrimental to the reputation of the kings in the clan, but it is even more difficult for Yuan Shao to say that if Yuan Shao wants to find fault with our Karasuma again, I am afraid it will only make the Karasuma clan worse. Nowadays, it is imperative to unite the Xianbei clan. The Xianbei clan and our Karasuma have always intersected, although it is not good, but, it can't be called evil, only the truth of the cold lips and teeth, and it is not difficult to make the Xianbei of the Yaka Department send troops, Qiu Liju King, this matter is a top priority, it is a great plan for my Karasuma survival, and please ask Qiu Liju King to think about it. ”
"Well, you two have a point!" Qiu Liju thought for a moment, nodded, then frowned, and said: "However, the strength of the enemy army is above our army at the moment, and the morale is not comparable to our army. ”
"King, there is no need to worry about this matter, as long as the king orders the army to retreat to the area of Keiguan, according to the words of the pass, it will not be difficult to support the Xianbei of the Micah Department to help!" Ma Yu thought for a while and said.
"Sir's words are right, and that's right!" Qiu Liju raised his eyebrows and said: "Spread the order of the king to order the army to retreat to Keiguan, waiting for the reinforcements of Xianbei of the Mica Department!" ”
"Whoa!"
"Mr. Mayu." After Qiu Liju finished instructing the generals, he then looked at Ma Yu and said, "Sir, you can be good at arguing, go to the Micah Department Xianbei to move troops, and Mr. Fei can't go." This king ordered you to send an envoy to Micah Xianbei, be sure to say that Micah is moved, and he will send troops to attack Han Fei! ”
"The king can rest assured, his subordinates will live up to the trust!"
"My lord, General Gan, Gong and Mr. They have arrived."
After Karasuma retreated to Kei Pass, Han Fei personally led a large army to force the pass, but unfortunately, after challenging for a month, this Karasuma seemed to be determined to defend it, and he just didn't come out of the pass. During the period, they also attacked a few times, but after both sides had losses, whether it was Han Fei or Guo Jia, they all dispelled this idea, Han Fei spared his troops as his life, and if he could outwit him, it was better not to attack. But in this way, more than 10,000 troops could only stare in front of the pass, but they were helpless. (To be continued......)