Chapter 766: Burning the Camp
On the third day, Qin Qiong still found that there was no change in the number of people in the other party's camp, but the night before, Xu Shiji still let people in and out, which made him very curious. However, he believed that such a thing would know all this at night.
He sat quietly on the city wall, feeling the strong strength in his body, Luo Shixin was right, the perennial battle had made him lose both qi and blood, fortunately, after joining Li Xin's command, Sun Simiao and many other famous doctors specially diagnosed the ministers, and with the help of Sun Simiao and Yao Guozhang, they recovered, otherwise, Qin Qiong at this time may only be lying on the bed.
However, because of this, Qin Qiong still won the title of Desperate San Lang in the army, he didn't want to die in battle, he was Qin Qiong's representative, and he wanted to repay Li Xin with his bravery. He wanted others to prove that Qin Qiong was not only a fierce general, but also a wise general. Subconsciously, he sensed that the big battalion in front of him was a little different. If it weren't for the need to rearm and fight yesterday, and the need to verify his guesses, I'm afraid he would have killed him last night.
"Uncle Bao." Luo Shixin held the long lance in his hand, walked over, his face was solemn, and said: "Tonight, I am the vanguard, Shubao, you command the army to fight in the back, Xu Shiji is insidious and cunning, who knows if he has set up any tricks and traps in the camp." β
"Don't worry, I've already prepared things, even if Xu Shiji is prepared, we don't have to worry." Qin Qiong was relieved: "In the face of absolute power, all conspiracies and tricks are useless. β
This is not Qin Qiong's pride, if he can't defeat Xu Shiji in the face of superior forces, then he is not worthy of being this general. And he believed in his own judgment, there must be something wrong in Xu Shiji's camp, and the arrival of reinforcements was just a faΓ§ade.
After Luo Shixin heard this, he sighed deeply, he knew what Qin Qiong was relying on. It's just that he heard Li Xin say that this Xu Shiji, he will definitely not be a simple general, and he may have set up a heavy ambush in the camp, and tonight's attack also made Luo Shi a little worried in confidence.
At the same time, Xu Shiji also stood in the big tent, looking at the Juxian city wall in the distance, thinking how high-spirited he was when he defected to Li Shimin, thinking that with Li Shimin's support and trust, he would definitely be able to make a career. It's a pity that now he has been defeated by Li Xin repeatedly, and in the end, even Cheng can calculate himself.
This time, he used the trick of hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, plus last night, there were still 10,000 people in his hands who had not withdrawn, he believed that after today, he would leave Juxian safely, even if Qin Qiong knew. It's also very difficult to catch up with yourself.
"General, they all say that Qin Qiong is powerful, but in fact, it's just that, the general has withdrawn his troops for so long. Qin Qiong didn't react at all. The soldier said disdainfully.
"It's not that Qin Qiong is stupid, it's that King Qin is too clever. Don't say it's Qin Qiong, even if it's me, if you don't understand what is inside. I'm afraid I won't know. Xu Shiji looked at the back camp and said.
Xu Shiji sighed, although this kind of thing can help him retreat easily, but it is the same. It is also a major blow to the people's morale, and it can be said that after this incident, Li Zhao's people's morale in southern Shandong suffered a huge blow. For this kind of thing, the main messenger is Li Shimin, but the executor is Xu Shiji, and if there is anything in the future, he will also look for him Xu Shiji.
However, thinking about it, he was able to leave Juxian safely with an army of 40,000 and felt that Dongping and Li Xin had a decisive battle, and Xu Shiji thought it was still worth it. The situation in Shandong has been eroded, and even Li Shimin may not be able to solve this matter at this time.
It's just that he doesn't know if Qin Qiong already knows about it, because the calm in Ju County makes him feel abnormal, and even Xu Shiji knows that around him, when the troops are withdrawn, there are still a lot of Qin Qiong spies appearing, according to reason, Qin Qiong should have reacted at this time. But no, Xu Shiji thought that this matter should be sooner rather than later, and there was a madman-like figure stationed opposite.
At night, the spring night is the easiest time for people to sleep, especially when the temperature is very low, but in Xu Shiji's camp, the army has been assembled, and even Xu Shiji has already mounted his war horse, as long as the people in the camp are ready, he can leave the camp.
Suddenly, Xu Shiji seemed to have discovered something, his face was much gloomy, he turned to look at Juxian in the distance, only to see the gate of Juxian City wide open, countless figures roaring, and there were bursts of neighing of war horses in front. Xu Shiji suddenly felt that something was wrong, Qin Qiong, that madman, was about to attack.
"Damn." Countless thoughts quickly turned in Xu Shiji's mind, and he beckoned the soldiers around him and said, "Zhang Anniu, how does General Ben treat you?" β
"The general treats the villain like a mountain." The soldiers said loudly: "If there was no general, the villain would have been killed a long time ago, where can I still enjoy today's glory and wealth, and I have the blessing of the general, and I married my mother-in-law and gave birth to a leader." It's also a posterity. β
"Okay, you lead 3,000 elites, give me to guard the gate and cover the retreat of the army." Xu Shiji knew that his 10,000 army could not stay here, otherwise, the 100,000 army would swarm up, not to mention that this 10,000 army would not be able to resist the attack of the 100,000 army. In this way, only these 3,000 elites can be sacrificed.
"The villain obeys the order, general, you leave first, after the villain's leading army is broken, Qin Qiong will never be allowed to enter the camp for half a step." Zhang Anniu knew that he would definitely die if he stayed here, but he still patted his chest and said loudly.
"Okay, okay, I'll take care of your wife." Xu Shiji's eyes were tearful, and he slaughtered more dogs, as long as these little people gave a little benefit, they would be loyal to themselves.
"General, let's go." Zhang Anniu turned around and said to the soldiers beside him: "The general is as kind to me as a mountain, and now when it is our turn to repay the general, those who are not afraid of death will follow me." β
Qin Qiong also noticed the changes in the camp, his expression changed greatly, he let out an angry roar, and said loudly: "Quick, rush up, kill the past, and capture Xu Shiji alive." He regretted it for a while, he had known this situation, he should have launched an attack last night, Xu Shiji was afraid that he would lose too much.
"Ignition." Luo Shixin also noticed the changes in the camp, and threw the torch in his hand towards the dozens of chariots in front of him, and the dozens of chariots in front of him burst into scorching flames, and the flames flew sideways, instantly igniting a raging fire. The war horse pulling the cart let out a burst of neighing sounds, and its four hooves galloped up violently, killing the Xu Shiji camp in front.
"Quick, quick, reject the deer." When Xu Shiji turned around, he saw dozens of flames roaring in the distance, his face changed greatly, and he hurriedly roared loudly.
"Bang!" With a loud bang, a chariot slammed into the gate, and the gate shook for a while, followed by the fence next to it, and the fence next to it was also hit by the chariot, and the fence shook again and again.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, the gate was finally broken, and a war horse slammed into the fence, making a wail, and the raging flames behind ignited the fence, and the fence was quickly burned, and then the chariot roared in, breaking into the camp in an instant.
Faintly visible voices of killing came from behind the chariot. Xu Shiji's expression was panicked, and he immediately knew Qin Qiong's plan, where did he dare to stay here, Qin Qiong's army would rush into the camp after all, with the situation in the camp, how could he resist Qin Qiong's army.
"Let's go." Xu Shiji felt that his plan was still correct at this time, but fortunately, the last ones to leave were their own soldiers, who had undergone strict training, and they didn't want to think about it at the moment, so they led their own soldiers to turn around and leave, and soon disappeared into the darkness, as for the battalion behind them, they would no longer pay attention to them, and they would all give up.
"Don't leave Xu Shiji." Qin Qiong's eyes widened, followed closely behind the chariot, and entered the camp, instantly like a tiger and wolf, extremely turbulent, crashing into the camp, although Zhang Anniu and the others left by Xu Shiji fought bravely, but where was the opponent of Qin Qiong and other nearly 100,000 troops, but in the blink of an eye, they were drowned in the army.
"Ignite the fire and burn the back camp as well." Xu Shiji heard the screams from behind, the corners of his mouth twitched, and finally thought about it, gritted his teeth, and said to the soldiers beside him.
"General, this rear battalion!"
Before the soldiers could speak, they heard Xu Shiji say loudly: "If there are a lot, we all have to die." Qin Qiong is a desperate San Lang, if this person catches up, we still have a chance to live, only in this way can we escape with our lives, and if we don't get it, we can stop Qin Qiong for a moment. Do you all want to die? β
Those soldiers were stunned for a moment, but soon understood, and instantly saw countless torches falling into the tents on both sides, only to see the flames filling up, and screams were heard, only to see countless figures running out of the tents, but unfortunately, they were quickly rushed away by Xu Shiji's army, and some of them fell into the flames and were burned alive.
"It's better to be a peaceful dog than a troubled world. In troubled times, I have no choice but to do this, and you can't blame me. Xu Shiji's eyes showed a trace of sadness in the depths of his eyes, and then his face became extremely cold, he was not a benevolent person himself, otherwise, he would not have let Shen Ruyan lead away Li Xin's army at the beginning, and finally let Shen Ruyan fall into Li Xin's hands.
At this time, in order to survive, what else can't Xu Shiji do! If he is dead, he will die, and it is according to Li Shimin's strategy, no matter how many deaths and injuries there are, there is no pressure in his heart.
And he knew that Qin Qiong was a benevolent and righteous person, otherwise, he would not be called Sai Meng. At this time, these ordinary people suffered heavy casualties, and Qin Qiong would definitely stop and rescue these injured people, so that he could escape. (To be continued.) )