Chapter 367: The Fire Spreads
In the direction of the Zhao army's water village, tens of thousands of soldiers used a qiē tool to fight the fire, but the fire was ruthless, despite the great efforts of the Zhao soldiers, the fire was not only not extinguished, but burned more and more, and even the soldiers who went to fight the fire were also swallowed up by the ruthless fire, and more were burned by the fire, and the fierce fire has been spreading around, and the camp of the Zhao army stationed on the shore has also suffered the threat of Yan zhòng.
"Your Majesty, the fire is burning more and more, and it is impossible to extinguish it, so our army should withdraw quickly!"
"Yes! Your Majesty, the fire has spread to the side of the high platform, and the large camp on the shore is also in danger, so it is better to withdraw quickly. ”
"Your Majesty, thousands of warships can no longer be saved, so let the soldiers on board ask for their own blessings! Our troops should immediately retreat. ”
The generals all persuaded Shi Hu to leave immediately.
Shi Hu naturally knew that the thousands of warships he had worked so hard to build could no longer be saved, but seeing the soldiers on these warships scurrying helplessly on the deck of the warship, Shi Hu's heart was also very uncomfortable.
You must know that in order to be able to quickly attack early the next morning and kill the Jin army camp on the opposite bank, the tens of thousands of sailors that Shi Hu had worked hard to train all slept in the cabin, most of these sailors were extremely poor in water, and nearly half of the soldiers could not swim, and in the face of the sudden fire, they could only run around on the deck, waiting for the fate of being engulfed by the fire.
......Just as Shi Hu was about to abandon the warship and move the large battalion back, a large number of thunderbolts piled up on the back deck of several large warships exploded.
The exploding thunderbolts flew in all directions with blazing flames, and the farthest ones could shoot dozens of zhang, among them, nearly thirty percent of the thunderbolts shot in the direction of the big camp on the shore of the Zhao army, and instantly ignited countless camp tents.
Some wooden arrow towers and all kinds of military supplies were surrounded by the fire, and many thunderbolts directly smashed on the bodies of the Zhao soldiers, instantly smashing the Zhao soldiers into serious injuries, and the entire camp suddenly fell into a sea of fire, and the fire was still spreading to the depths of the Zhao army's camp.
The fire of the Zhao army camp and the Zhao army water village was suddenly connected, illuminating the sky for dozens of miles on the north bank of the Wujiang River crossing, and countless soldiers were scurrying in the camp in a mess, and the generals were shouting loudly, telling the soldiers to stay calm and not to run around.
"Huhuhu......" Several explosive thunderbolts shot towards the high platform where Shi Hu and the generals were, and the thunderbolts smashed into the wooden plank on the top of the high platform with blazing flames, and the splashed sparks fell on Shi Hu and the generals beside him.
The blazing sparks burned Shi Hu's cheeks, and most of the generals beside him were burned by the splashed sparks, and the wooden plank of the high platform was also set on fire.
"Your Majesty, the big camps on land and water are burning, and it will be too late if you don't withdraw, so withdraw quickly!"
"Your Majesty, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, retreat immediately!"
"Your Majesty, tens of thousands of our soldiers have been engulfed in the fire, and if you don't leave, the entire camp will be engulfed in the fire."
When the generals saw the fire everywhere, they were all anxious.
Among them, the most depressed is Yao Xiang, he built yì Shihu to connect the warships together with iron cables, he wanted to solve the problem of seasickness of soldiers, but he did not expect a fire, which caused the consequences of all the warships being engulfed by the fire, one of his should have been very reasonable, but caused the destruction of thousands of warships, and the depression in his heart can be imagined.
Fortunately, when he proposed to build yì, he had already said the consequences of the fear of fire attack on the iron cable ship, and Shi Hu insisted on obeying, so he couldn't be completely blamed.
Shi Hu looked at the fire on land and water, and was extremely depressed and annoyed in his heart, he had worked hard for more than two months, and most of the various military supplies and grain and grass that went south were gathered here.
Shi Hu knew very well in his heart that without these materials and grain and grass, the feasibility of continuing to go south was zero, and what he was thinking about now was not how to go south, but how to safely withdraw to Yecheng, and how to preserve his strength was what he had to consider now.
"Retreat, all the horses immediately retreated backwards and arrived at Wujiang City to assemble." Shi Hu gave the order loudly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." When the general next to him heard the order to retreat, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly went to order the troops.
"Your Majesty, let's go down too!" When a general saw that the fire was getting stronger and stronger, he was afraid that there would be no way to retreat if he didn't take it again.
Shi Hu nodded and said loudly: "Withdraw, we will also withdraw." As he spoke, he prepared to lead his generals off the high platform.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Look, the Jin Army Warship, the Jin Army Warship has been killed." At this time, the sky was already dark, and the dense fog nearby was also baked away by the blazing flames of the Zhao army's land and water camp, and a soldier clearly saw the thousands of warships of the Jin army approaching from the south bank.
"Your Majesty, the Jin Army's sailors are here, and there are tens of thousands of horses and horses!"
"Your Majesty, go quickly! There is still some distance between the Jin army's naval division, and it is still too late for our army to retreat now. ”
The general beside Shi Hu hurriedly said.
Shi Hu looked in the direction where the Jin Army's sailors were coming, a chill surged in his heart, he paused, and said, "Withdraw, retreat quickly." After speaking, he led a group of generals to hurriedly walk down the high platform.
......Suddenly, several thunderbolts on several large warships were ignited and exploded, and countless fireballs shot in all directions, and the fire of the Zhao army's land and water camp suddenly became more rampant, and countless scattered fires were connected into one, which blocked the retreat of some Zhao soldiers, and many soldiers were engulfed by the fire on the spot.
As soon as Shi Hu and the other generals stepped off the high platform, they were blocked by a line of fire, and the surrounding fires were still approaching, and the blazing flames scorched these battle-hardened generals.
"Your Majesty, the roads are blocked by fire, what should I do?" A subordinate general hurriedly asked.
Shi Hu looked around, it was all fire, he was anxious and dry for a while, and his forehead was full of beads of sweat the size of beans.
"Your Majesty, the Jin Army's sailors are behind, and for today's plan, I have to rush over at the risk of death." Another ministry will build yì road.
Hou Ba, the commander of the Longteng Guards Battalion, hurriedly raised the big knife in his hand and said loudly: "Your Majesty, let the last man open the way, and rushed forward as he spoke, using the big knife in his hand to pick up the burning object, and he opened a narrow road, but Hou Ba's hands were burned by the blazing fire, and his hair and brows were also burned.
"Your Majesty, go quickly." Hou Ba turned back, pulled Shi Hutong guò the first blazing line of fire, and continued to run outward, while the rest of the generals followed closely and marched all the way north.
Because Shi Hu's body was too fat, he was already out of breath before he ran a few steps, but after a few hundred steps, he couldn't run anymore.