Chapter 276: The Great Fire Burns the Camp

Standing on a high ground, Chen Xie's expression didn't change much, and his eyes stared at the endless flames as if he was enjoying a blockbuster. 20,000 Congrev rockets, all shot out in one go, and the British burned a city with this. In front of this palm-sized town and camp, where can I resist such a big hand.

The camp was full of fires, the tents were lit, the wooden huts were lit, the fodder was lit, the grain was lit. Not to mention that there is no water, even if there is water, it is not a problem. The frightened horses, the people covered in fire, all scurried like headless flies.

The sky was already white, and the fire continued, burning the town, the camp, and the bushes.

Standing five miles away, you can feel the heat of the flames. Probably except for Chen Xie, everyone who witnessed Yiqiē felt a sense of fear, this scene was too scary. The fire in the sky was so high that even a soldier who couldn't see the details with the naked eye knew what kind of tragic situation this scene would be when he made up for it.

I slept late last night, and when the fire was burning, Yue Tuo was awakened. When he gets up, he can't get it back. The rocket, which covered the sky and the sun, lightly ignited a qiē combustible object. What he saw in his eyes was chaos, and he was stunned by the scene of the scene. A few soldiers came over and shouted, but he didn't listen to a word. That's more than 20,000 people, and they were defeated at this moment, and there was no room for a fightback. Yue Tuo, who was lost and depressed, his eyes were full of fire, and he was sluggish like clay carvings and wood sculptures, and several personal soldiers carried him away, but Yue Tuo didn't react. In the end, it was Derge who came over with someone and yelled at him: "Go." Hurry up, if you don't leave, you have to explain here. ”

Yue Tuo came back to his senses, closed his eyes in pain and said, "Go, go south, and then run west." At this time, he didn't want to win anything, it was a question of how many people could escape.

There was a loud bang, and the shocked person fell to the ground, and when he looked up, he saw that the gunpowder had been ignited and exploded. In the sky-high firelight, Yue Tuo and Dege rushed through the fire area under the escort of more than 100 cavalry. All the way north. As he ran, he opened his throat and shouted: "All run south, I'm Yue Tuo." At this time, he was still thinking about gathering troops after escaping, which could be regarded as relatively calm. Why? Very simple. Where is this? There are no troops around. What if he ran out of the fire.

Don't say it. As soon as Yue Tuo and Derge shouted, those battle-hardened soldiers heard it and habitually ran after them. in the process. The rockets are still falling, the cannons are still bombarding, and the fire is getting bigger and bigger. But it was because of his shouting that soldiers continued to join him and rushed out of the burning fire area.

"Don't run, just run out, everyone has to be finished." Yue Tuo reined in his horse and looked back at the soldiers who kept rushing out of the fire. At this time, I was looking at him, and his face was full of fireworks. My hair was burned quite a bit.

"Just wait here, gather the people, and organize the people to grab the ordnance and materials as much as possible." Yue Tuo's order came again, and many people came to their senses, and Derge shouted: "Don't be afraid, the greenskins won't be able to come before this fire is over." ”

When everyone thought about it, it was really like this, this camp was very long, five or six miles long. The fires were all around the town, and there were still a mile or two behind them. Many soldiers who were awakened stared blankly at these escapees. The point is that it will be dawn and everyone will be able to see it clearly. That is, Chen Xie is inexperienced, if he does it at night, he will bomb the camp accurately.

Nevertheless, the outcome of this battle is already predestined. The rockets had stopped, but the explosions were still ringing, and the gunpowder they had brought with them was exploding. At this time, Yue Tuo's heart was really bleeding like being cut by a knife. Not to mention anything else, Houjin's cannon has just a little bit of family background, and he has brought it out, and there is not a single hair left in this fire.

"Go back, go back, grab everything you can." The more than 1,000 Houjin veterans who ran out with Yue Tuo knew what to do at this time. Blocked on the road, constantly wielding knives and guns, driving people back. All in all, as much as you can grab.

Even at this time, in the face of Jiannu's vicious face, those Han Army Eight Banner soldiers, Goryeo soldiers, and Minfu had no intention of resisting. Looking back in fear, some people began to go back, and then they all went back.

The fires continue, as does the looting for supplies. Yue Tuo breathed a sigh of relief, stood in the middle of the road and didn't move, just watched the escaped soldiers rush back one by one, and it didn't take long for the carts and burdens to keep getting things out of the fire.

The rockets are gone, the barrels are red, the fire continues, and the barracks are already eager to try. Chen Xie waved his hand lightly and said, "The sappers clear the obstacles, and the recruit battalion cooperates." "To clear the obstacle is to make a way, in fact, the road is fine, but many places are lit by fire and blocked on the road.

In less than an hour, the obstacles on the road were cleared. The army began to press forward slowly, and at first it remained in formation, who knows how many people were still inside. After walking for a while, I came to the front of the camp, and I was sweating all over the fire, and I could see that the Houjin army was running south, and there were many horse teams. Seeing that the fire not only burned the town, but also the surrounding woods and shrubs did not escape, but also the fire was everywhere. Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, it is not realistic to pursue at this time, Chen Xie is not in a hurry, and orders the troops to retreat, rest on the spot for a day, and then talk about the pursuit.

This will make Chen Xie really not in a hurry, without a boat, Yue Tuo can't run away. If you want to run west to the sea, can you still pass the Dengzhou camp faster? The only regret is that the cavalry was lost on the side of Jinxian, otherwise this chase would not have been able to run much.

Back at last night's camp, Chen Xie was holding a summary meeting to deploy how to encircle and annihilate the Yue Tuo Department, when a messenger with a sweaty face came in. Hurriedly came in and said, "General He found the Jiannu scouts in Xiaoshan Mountain, fought a battle, and killed more than a dozen of them. ”

He Xian's department is cavalry, and it is understandable that he crossed Jin County and moved forward. Looking at the map, Xiaoshan is almost to Shiheyi. That is to say, according to the custom of Hou Jin, the scouts were released for at least fifty miles. With such an extrapolation, Houjin reinforcements arrived in Xinjin.

"How many Houjin reinforcements are there, and who is the commander?" Chen Xie asked expressionlessly, and the messenger said, "Our scouts have discovered the Houjin army, and look at the blue flag of Duoduo. ”

"What do you think?" Chen Xie asked, and Zhang Biao was the first to stand up and said, "What else is there to say, fight." ”

Chen Xie looked at Lin He, and then looked at Chang Shiren. Both of them showed a solemn look, and Chang Shiren stood up first and said: "General He should be allowed to retreat, not to mention the terrain around South Guam, the cannons of the Navy Division can also cover the official road, let the Navy Division cooperate, and a small number of troops can easily hold it." The main force will head south tomorrow morning. Just push it flat. ”

Lin He also said: "I think this is a good idea, but we have to block the path to the north, so as not to run away from the small troops." ”

This is the attitude of planning to annihilate them all, Chen Xie nodded and said: "That's it, take out half a foot camp, and block all the paths in the west for me, since Yue Tuo is here, you can't let one go." ”

After the decision, everyone didn't smile, but Lin He stood up and said ashamedly: "The humble duty did not take into account the possibility of the fire blocking the road, delaying the pursuit of our army, please punish the master." As soon as these words came out, all the staff officers stood up and said neatly: "Please punish the master." "These people are all self-styled, and the old man shouts very smoothly.

Chen Xie actually felt stupid enough in his heart, just this terrain, why didn't he send two infantry battalions to walk over the path first, and then fire together, and go up to a platoon of guns. It's really like this, it's the same if the artillery team doesn't bring it. It's still inexperienced. This will definitely not punish these young people, and they will have to smile and say, "I said, don't be afraid to make mistakes." But I hope that the mistake will not be repeated in the future. ”

Chen Xie is pretending, these young staff officers don't know, they are all moved. Master must have thought about this, isn't this an opportunity for everyone to learn? In fact, if Lin He didn't bring it up, Chen Xie wouldn't have thought of this.

The fire burned for a day and a night, and the next morning it came, and the fire was smaller, but it was still burning, and the road was open.

With a strong smell of barbecue, the forward battalion opened the way as it walked, clearing all kinds of obstacles. The process was so devastating, there were roasted corpses all over the way, and it was disgusting to think about. But this will not be taken care of, and the army quickly passes through the fire. The scout was released early yesterday morning, and traced the news on the trail, but the news hasn't come back yet.

Leaving 1,000 recruits to clean up the battlefield and bury the corpses, Chen Xie led his troops to chase forward. Less than five miles after Kiba Station, the scouts returned. Bring back the news of the Yue Nursery Department. One day yesterday, I kept running south, and killed a lot of horses while cooking.

As soon as Chen Xie heard this, he knew that there was no food, and it was likely that he was going to run to the beach. So he asked: "How many people are there in Jiannu?" The messenger said, "I don't know, but there are always more than 10,000 people." ”

"Look, it's going to the beach. This Yue Tuo, okay. After talking to himself, Chen Xie ordered: "Chase." ”

Although there was a day and a night, Yue Tuo did not run too far. At first, he hoped to hold on a little longer, waiting for reinforcements. But the people below stopped doing it, and it was a lot of trouble. This is what it looks like when you walk out less than thirty miles, and everyone rests on the side of the road, looking for water to drink, and quarreling at the same time.

There were quite a few cattle that ran out, and there were tens of thousands of heads. There was nothing to eat, so I had to kill horses to satisfy my hunger. Of course, the pack horses and other animals were killed first, but the problem was that there were too many people, and there was basically not much food to be grabbed. Barely eating, everyone continued to argue. Anyway, the fire is still burning, and the greenskin can't catch up. In the end, Yue Tuo and Derge insisted, hit back, and fought to the death. (To be continued......)