The fire continued to burn, and the road ahead was paved with layers of flammable materials, piled at least as tall as a man. While the Chu soldiers retreated, they turned over the flammable material, and at the same time, a huge fire would be lit. A lot of oil had obviously been poured on top of the combustion, and a little, not much effort would cause a raging fire. Moreover, the next house was lit and the fire began to ignite.

The posture of this fire is really going to burn the city!

After the Chu soldiers retreated, several large iron gates were erected horizontally above a certain crossing. The large iron gate was temporarily erected across the crossing, and at the same time, some large stones were stacked on the middle of the road. After the Chu soldiers retreated, the fire spread and burned in the city on the inside of the iron gate and the stone pile. Outside of the iron gate and the stone pile, there are fireproof piles of water and sand.

It's a burning city! It's just that I'm not going to burn down the whole city! It's just that he plans to burn a domain to stop the barbarians.

The people of this realm, apparently, have all been dispersed.

Of course, because the fire was too big, it was the momentum of burning the city and destroying the enemy, and the Chu soldiers themselves could not gather in the area where the fire broke out to kill the enemy. Right now, he can only kill the first wave of Beirong soldiers who rushed out quickly and were not engulfed in the fire. However, there are not many people in this wave of enemy troops, so it didn't take too long, and this safe and fireless domain was temporarily peaceful, and only Chu soldiers remained.

Of course, it's only temporary!

The fire in the rear area spread, and it was impossible for the Beirong army not to see it when the fire started.

Some of them will be burned, but for the vast majority, there is still an option...... Stand back and get out of the city for a while!

If they rush forward, there are obstacles in front and Chu soldiers are stationed, if there is no way to repel the Chu army in a short time and run to the open ground further ahead, then the fire will envelop them, which is too risky, and the chance of success is really not much.

Therefore, retreating is actually their best way out!

"Stand back!" Sure enough, Hu Yanjiong quickly made a judgment.

The Beirong soldiers were not persistent, and before entering the city, they began to retreat again. When they exited the city, they looked outside the city and inside the city, it was a rolling volcano in the sky, and the fire was so great that they could not enter the city at this time.

Of course, the burning of the city also means that the city defense was directly abandoned by the Chu soldiers themselves, and when the fire is extinguished, when the Beirong army enters the city again, it will be extremely smooth.

"Marshal, what should I do?" Lin You is not a fool, and he can guess the purpose of the Chu soldiers at a glance, "It's to delay!" ”

Now the city is broken, but they can't enter the city for a while with such a big fire. If you want to enter the city, you must wait until the fire is extinguished. But this is ...... I don't know how long I'll have to wait.

The main purpose of the Chu soldiers was not to burn them with fire. It was clear that he was just trying to stop them from moving forward with this sea of fire.

When the fire is extinguished, enter the city, and suddenly there will be no obstruction in front of you, but ...... If it is delayed for too long, reinforcements will be obtained.

Hu Yanjiong's whole face also began to turn pale. He didn't think that Cen Yin would have this hand. Although the city has been broken, if reinforcements arrive, it will be caught in a two-sided attack, and Hu Yanjiong is not sure that his army still has a chance of winning.

Will it come?

Will reinforcements arrive before the fire is extinguished?

Xiling is next to the Golden State. It has been at least eight or nine days since the order to come to support was issued, and even if the reinforcements from the Jingzhou direction were slower, the reinforcements from the Xiling direction would probably be able to arrive if it was delayed for another day.

The momentum is really not good!

Why, why was there so many Golden State troops defending the north gate of Golden State at the beginning?

More than 40,000?

Even if Hu Yanjiong couldn't determine the exact combat strength of Jinzhou, he could estimate that they would have 60,000 people at most. If they also ambushed a wave of Beirong troops to the east, then there should be less combat power left, right?

Divide it into two more batches in the east and north of the city, then, it should be less......

But why are there more than 40,000 guards? When they attacked this city, it was not as easy as they imagined!

When he sent out his troops, he also thought that Jinzhou probably had less than 60,000 troops, divided into two batches, defending the city on both sides, and at most 30,000 in the northern city.

But wrong!

The wrong estimate of the strength of the defenders made this battle not as smooth as imagined!

However......

"You can't retreat!" Hu Yanjiong's face was as pale as snow, and he gritted his teeth and said.

How can the troops be withdrawn at this time?

So many soldiers and horses have been folded in, and the city gate has been breached, and the troops are withdrawn at this time, so what is the map ahead? Didn't you waste your efforts in vain, but buried a wave of your own people?

The city is ahead, and it cannot be withdrawn! Even if there will be a wave of difficult battles, we cannot withdraw!

The point is, Hu Yanjiong felt at this time-

Even if reinforcements come. It's not like they're out of the woods! Because...... They're attacking from the east!

I wonder why the war was delayed in the east. But as long as there is a war, the second wave of pressure in Golden State City will be very great. Hu Yanjiong estimated that even if he was really ambushed in the east, he should still have 80,000 combat strength, which was enough to put a lot of pressure on Jinzhou.

At that time, the soldiers and horses of Jinzhou will have to go to the east, and some reinforcements will also have to be assigned to the east, and the pressure on the north should not be so great.

Can't go back! Moreover, he doesn't want to retreat! So—

"Wait!"

Wait until the fire is extinguished, and then swear to fight to the death!

"Zhang Tiehai, give you 20,000 soldiers and horses, and now immediately run to the direction of Dongcheng, you will definitely guard me for two days! They don't have enough food and won't last long! ”

When the fire started, the Chu soldiers did not have the time to rest, and they came directly to Zhang Tiehai and hurriedly said.

Zhang Tiehai realized that the new handsome man had not given up on the east.

But...... At this time, he sent troops to the east to defend the city, could it be that the new commander ignored it at first, but in fact, he estimated that the battle of Beirong at the east gate would be delayed before it was launched?

How did Zhang Tiehai know that if it was not too late to use those 200 people to go out, he would go to delay the attack speed of the Beirong troops in the east direction.

Because of the ambush of Yunbao City, the Beirong soldiers lost a lot of combat power, and the team was also scattered. If you concentrate in the direction of Luozhou, you will think that it will be delayed for a while.

But this has not been delayed for much time. It is estimated that the 200 soldiers sent out later were sent to cut off the road.

She still learned this from Hu Yanjiong. If the road is broken, the speed will be reduced.

Of course, because of the terrain, no matter how broken the road in the direction of Luozhou, it can't be blocked directly for two days by so many methods that Hu Yanjiong used before.

But, most of the day is enough!

Moreover, after the ambush in the small city of Yunbao, the Chu soldiers were sleepless day and night in rushing back to Luozhou. And the Beirong soldiers under General Tang, because they thought that the Jinzhou army had more than 50,000 horses to cut them, they would misestimate the total combat strength of Jinzhou, and probably felt that there should be a small number of soldiers and horses in Jinzhou City defending the city in the north.

The number of people will not be large, and the pressure on Hu Yanjiong will not be great. And after the double-sided attack on Huyanjiong's side is broken, the east will start a war again, which is also a very good time in Beirong.

Therefore, the Beirong soldiers will not rush to Jinzhou day and night to start a war.

Coupled with being cut off, all in all, their speed will be slowed down and the start of the battle will be delayed.

It was not too late to use this time gap to send most of the soldiers and horses to the north to defend the city!

Because, she needs to keep as long as possible to wait for reinforcements!

"Yes! The last general commands! ”

Without any hesitation, Zhang Tiehai led 20,000 soldiers and horses and immediately galloped towards Dongcheng.

What about the Chu soldiers led by Shi Fei Fei and Cen Yin?

What about the Chu soldiers led by Cen Yin and Fei Late?

At this moment, nature gathered on the line of the iron gate that blocked the fire. Because all of them already knew that when the fire was extinguished, it was the time when the barbarians really rushed into the city, and then there would inevitably be a great bloody battle.

In siege warfare, because of the cover of the city wall, most of the dead were barbarians. And after the fire is extinguished, it will definitely be a more direct flesh-and-blood fight! At that time, it was the last battle of the North Gate!

Quiescence......

The fire in front was long, and the popping sound of burning the city rubbed the eardrums of the crowd, but among the Chu soldiers, there was a silence without words.

Some of them were looking at the fire: they had planted it, and they had used countless flammable materials. It was their own city that was burned, and it was the people of the city who piled up brick by brick.

Even if the burned area was not too large, the scene in front of them was still like a giant light, stabbing them in the eyes and stinging their hearts even more.

Some of them slept with their eyes closed: for the little time before the fire was extinguished was their only time to rest.

From the beginning of the ambush battle to today's siege battle, they have not slept for more than three days, and they have to maintain their maximum combat strength to slaughter the enemy, and they are so tired that they have no time to think about the death that they may have to face next.

Some even thought: If they really die like this, maybe it will be a good ending. Because...... It's so tiring.

They are still like this, not to mention the 20,000 Chu troops led by Zhang Tiehai who will continue to defend the eastern city next. Those people: There is no time for half a break.

This is war!

Once the war starts, it is the norm to go without sleep for a few days!

A battle cannot be reversed by one person. In addition to commanding, countless people are also required to dedicate themselves with their own efforts and lives!

"Shi Shuai, let's take a break."

The shadow of the Lingzhao County Lord was shuttling through the crowd at the moment, holding a bowl of deep medicine in his hand.

After she stopped playing the piano, she was bandaging the wounds and boiling medicine. At this time, it was not a healing medicine, but a bowl of sleeping medicine that could soothe the nerves.

Of course, the effect of this drug is also short-lived, and it will not last too long. But drinking this now, Lingzhao knows that it is very appropriate.

For before the fire was extinguished, they did have a period of rest.

Ling Zhao knew that these Chu soldiers were very tired. But that night was too late ...... Where is the pressure lower than theirs?

They haven't slept for days, and why shouldn't they be too late?

Moreover, because she needs to control the battle situation, her nerves have to be sharper than others, and her spirit has to bear a thousand times heavier pressure than others.

Because this battle is led by her!

When Ling Zhao walked over, he looked at the woman whose cheeks were so embarrassed that she could barely see her face clearly, and she felt endless distress in her heart. When she arrived, she was munching on dry naan.

Because the people of the cooking camp were also sent to defend the city, the dry food became the food of all the Chu soldiers when the battle began. In addition to being tired, the Chu soldiers are still hungry at the moment.