The raging fire spread outside the Iron Wall City in an instant, and there was no doubt that the large wooden barrels that had been smashed down from the wall before were all filled with high-concentration fire oil!

The terrifying high-temperature flames instantly engulfed the group of orc soldiers who were closest to the city wall of Tiebi City at that time, listening to the screams that kept coming from his ears, Zhao Pan's face did not show any pity, and even let the soldiers on the city wall throw a few rounds of rolling logs, while attacking the orc soldiers under the city, the dropped rolling logs can also become the best combustible, making the fire burn more vigorously!

Looking at the sky-high fire in the distance, Li Yuanjie, who had always been extremely calm, was really fried at this moment, and jumped up from the bronze chariot at once, "Grass!" Fall back! Tell them to come down for me!! ”

Although the number of minotaurs is not as rare as that of elephant people, it is definitely not much, one by one can fight and resist, in its orc army, it is also an elite level existence, if it is lost too much at once, in a short period of time, even if it is the ruler of the orc civilization, there is nowhere to replenish.

Li Yuanjie, who was really painful in his heart, decisively ordered the werewolf guards beside him to blow the horn of retreat, and in the face of the retreating orc army, Zhao Pan certainly wouldn't mind letting the slingers and archers under his command chase the opposite side for a few more rounds to expand the damage and results.

However, the other party was obviously not willing to retreat directly, after withdrawing from the attack range, a whole army of orcs quickly regrouped, and directly gathered on the high ground, and Zhao Pan on the iron wall city confronted each other in the air, looking at Li Yuanjie's posture, it was obvious that as soon as the fire was extinguished, he planned to attack the city again.

But the fire that burns with oil is so easy to extinguish? Not to mention that at such a critical moment, Zhao Pan would not let the fire go out.

After a stalemate to no avail, Li Yuanjie knew that it was pointless to wait any longer, so he suddenly pouted a little unpleasantly, and then viciously issued an order to withdraw his troops, "Temporarily retreat!" Find a place to camp and rest! ”

Looking at the temporarily withdrawn orc army, the soldiers defending the city of Iron Wall City cheered one after another, celebrating their victory again, but as the protagonist of this siege battle, Zhao Pan was not optimistic in his heart, because he knew very well that this fire was just an expedient measure, how much fire could there be? Counting all the stocks in Tiebi City, at most one more game, after one game, if you can't wait for reinforcements, in the face of such a monster army, there is a chance that Tiebi City will not be able to hold it.

And such a high temperature fire, if it burns for a long time, will also bring damage to the walls of the Iron Wall City, making the city walls fragile, it can be said to be a double-edged sword, whether it can buy enough time, it depends on whether the other double-edged sword he swings out can play its due role......

Walking down the city wall, Zhao Pan quickly called Liu Zheng, Zhou Yi, Zhang Luo, Liu Tao and other generals in the army, as well as Zhou Tao, the city lord of Tiebi City, to rush to the barracks to discuss.

After a brief analysis and statement of the entire battle situation, everyone's expressions became solemn, and Liu Zheng frowned slightly, "What do you mean?" ”

"I want the people of Tiebi City to evacuate to Shangyuan City in the rear from today, while retreating, resources like ore, all that can be taken away, under the premise that the reinforcements fail to arrive, I can at most hold on to another round of siege, after a round of siege, if the reinforcements have not arrived, then I will choose to preserve the troops, abandon the Iron Wall City, and retreat to Shangyuan City, and then leave an empty city for those monsters." Zhao Pan said his plan with a calm face.

After listening, Liu Zheng's brows couldn't help frowning even tighter, "Are you too pessimistic in your thoughts?" It can be seen from today's siege battle that although those monsters are very strong, their number is relatively limited, and besides, how can we say that it is a small victory today, the confidence of the soldiers has just been established, and now let the people of Iron Wall City evacuate, this kind of move is probably a bit demoralizing. ”

It is undeniable that Liu Zheng is right, and the whole scene fell into a short silence for a while, just when Zhao Pan was about to say something more, Zhou Yi, who had been sitting next to him without saying a word, raised his hand and said that he had something to say.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Pan raised his hand, and Zhou Yi, who had received permission, suddenly said, "I agree with General Zhao Pan's strategy, this is not a pessimistic or not pessimistic question, after the retreat of the people of Tiebi City, it is a good thing for us to have no worries, as for the issue of affecting the morale of the soldiers, we said that the battle will become more fierce in the future, in order to avoid affecting the people in the city, so they are temporarily evacuated, after all, this is for the sake of the people's safety, I believe that the soldiers and the people of Ironwall will be able to accept it. ”

Hearing Zhou Yi's words, a trace of surprise flashed in Zhao Pan's eyes, because he thought of going together, so he responded directly, "I think so too." ”

"Well, since you've decided, then I have no opinion." After all, he has been an old partner for many years, and Liu Zheng has always trusted Zhao Pan's judgment in the arrangement of some tactics and strategies, and just now, he just said his thoughts and opinions as always.

As the city lord of Iron Wall City, in the face of the current situation, Zhou Tao will not have an opinion, "I don't know much about war, so let's follow the wishes of several generals." ”

"Well, this evacuation of the people of Iron Wall City will have to work hard for the Zhou City Lord." While speaking, Zhao Pan arched his hand at Zhou Tao, who was sitting on the side.

"Where the duty lies, we have known each other for so many years, and the general does not need to be so polite." After saying this, Zhou Tao got up directly, "I'm afraid there are a lot of things to be busy with this evacuation, so I'll take a step first." ”

"Okay, I'll transfer some people from the army to help you maintain order, so that there won't be too many people at that time." While speaking, Liu Zheng and Zhou Yi also stood up one after another.

After the two sides reached a consensus, as soon as the news was notified, it must be false if it had no impact at all, but Zhao Pan and Liu Zheng have been defending the city for so many years in Tiebi City, and the two are undoubtedly deeply trusted and loved by the people of Tiebi City......

(End of chapter)