Chapter 26: Burning the Company Camp

The Ming army didn't care how the Warat people acted at all, and only followed one principle, step by step, steady and steady.

Under the protection of the rattan player, the trebuchet moved forward little by little, and everyone gathered around the trebuchet, stopping and fighting if they saw the cavalry attacking.

Wait for the other side to withdraw their troops, and then move on.

Several charges were repulsed in succession, and Boyan was about to go crazy.

To this end, he has thought of all the ways he can think of.

For example, cover the mouth and nose with a cloth, and then cover the mouth and nose of the war horse, and even cover the eyes of the war horse.

Now the problem is that lime powder specializes in the eyes, unless you also blindfold your eyes and hit people in the dark.

"General, withdraw!"

Boyan looked at the slowly moving trebuchet in front of the Ming army's position, and sighed in his heart, what are you doing, can you fight well?

Is it so hard to come out and fight?

"Withdraw!"

Back at the camp, Boyan went first and pleaded guilty, but saw that Wang Lin was also there.

When Wang Lin saw Boyan, he hurriedly saluted and said, "The little one has seen the general!" ”

Boyan was holding back his anger, ignoring him, and said to Ye first: "Big brother, the Ming army is stubbornly guarding the trebuchet, and there is no way to start!" ”

also sighed first, shook his head and said: "I told you earlier, don't be reckless, think of a way, you just lead people to rush over, what role can it play?" ”

Although Boyan was reluctant, he was helpless.

He also said: "Wang Lin, tell Bo Yan what you just thought, I think it's feasible." ”

When Boyan heard this, he was very dissatisfied and said, "What idea can he have?" ”

"Look at it, say you're reckless, it's here again!"

After finishing speaking, he glanced at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin understood and hurriedly said: "The little one thinks that the trebuchets of the Ming army are all formed by cutting wood on the spot, and the wood is the most afraid of fire, so just grasp the opportunity and destroy it with a fire." ”

Boyan frowned and said, "What you said is good, we can't rush to the trebuchet at all, how to light the fire?" ”

Wang Lin smiled mysteriously and said, "You don't have to rush to the front to light the fire!" ”

Boyan was very puzzled, and said impatiently: "What do you kid have in mind, hurry up and say it, what kind of guanzi to sell!" ”

"General, don't worry!" Wang Lin looked respectful and said cautiously, "Just smear the arrow with fire oil, light it and throw it far away......

Syllable!

Boyan slapped Wang Lin on the shoulder and said excitedly: "Okay, this plan is feasible!" ”

Wang Lin grinned in pain, but he had to force out a smile.

"Big brother!" Boyan swept away his frustration and became excited, "This matter will be handed over to me, tonight the fire will burn, the fire will burn ......"

Speaking of this, Boyan suddenly stopped talking, then looked at Wang Lin and asked, "How did you say that?" What does the fire burn? ”

"Fire?" Wang Lin was hungry and his stomach growled, and he subconsciously said, "The fire is still delicious in Baoding Mansion......

Seeing the anger in Boyan's eyes, he reacted suddenly, and hurriedly changed his words: "Called...... Fire...... Company battalion, yes, burn company battalion! ”

At night, the Ming army was resting, and a sharp bamboo whistle suddenly sounded at the outlying outposts.

This was a signal of an enemy attack, and everyone immediately took action.

By this time, the large forces had been withdrawn in batches, and there were less than 20,000 men left in the positions.

"Your Majesty, Warat Night Attack!"

Fan Zhong's expression was hurried, as if he was facing a great enemy, but he saw Zhu Qizhen's calm face.

"Come on, what's there to worry about? Fight how you want to fight during the day, how you fight at night! ”

"Yes!"

Fan Zhong went down to give the order, and the camp was brightly lit, and everywhere was busy in a tense and orderly manner.

"Prepare ......"

"Put!"

Lime bullets arced in the moonlight, smashing into the attacking Varat cavalry.

Boyan watched from afar, a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Maybe it was because he was missing an eye, or maybe it was because the fire was too dim, but in short, the smile was a little ...... Hideous.

"Pass the order down, feint the troops to retreat, everyone, follow me forward!"

In tonight's attack, Boyan finally stopped being reckless, but divided his troops into two routes, first feints the troops to light torches and attack from the west.

The main force took this opportunity to sneak to the south, only waiting for the Ming army to place the direction of attack to the west, and then sneaking for an opportunity to launch a fatal blow.

Because it was night, the Ming army did not find out, in fact, they faced only a few dozen enemy troops, these people lit torches, as far as possible, and the number of people could not be distinguished in the night.

Boyan personally led the main force forward, and before he was about to be exposed, he suddenly ignited a fire.

This position was about two hundred paces away from the Ming army's camp, which was already beyond the range of ordinary bows and arrows, but as long as the shooting angle was raised and the speed of the war horse galloping, it could still be done.

Sure enough, the Ming army found that another force was rushing from the south, and hurriedly changed the direction of the trebuchet and rearranged the defensive line.

Immediately afterward, I saw rockets streak through the darkness of the night sky and fly towards the trebuchets on the position.

"Watch defensive!"

The soldiers in the front row tried to raise their shields, but this time, the arrows of the Warats were all thrown, and the angle was so high that the defenses on the ground could not stop them.

"Don't panic, keep reloading and attack!"

Under the command of Chen Ying, the trebuchet continued to throw lime bombs one by one, and at the same time, the rockets of the Warat people rained down, and the Ming army camp was full of wood, and the front ends of these arrows were smeared with pine oil, which was very easy to ignite.

Seeing the lime bombs falling, Boyan adjusted the formation again, ordered everyone to disperse, and continued to throw rockets at the Ming army's position.

These people did not attack, but kept wandering a hundred to two hundred paces in front of the Ming army's formation, until they shot all the arrows on their bodies, and then they withdrew.

The battle ended early, but the fire lasted until dawn, Zhu Qizhen originally thought it was just an ordinary night attack, but he didn't expect the other party to study the art of war and set fire to the company camp for himself.

On this night, the Ming army suffered heavy losses, most of the tents were burned, and more than 30 trebuchets were destroyed.

"Your Majesty, let's withdraw!"

The generals gathered in a group and suggested that Zhu Qizhen evacuate.

Today, the Warats have found a way to crack it, and if they stay any longer, the predicament of the civil fort will be repeated.

Zhu Qizhen didn't think so, when he was fighting the fire, his brows were almost burned off, and he just walked away in a gloomy manner, how could he swallow this breath?

I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, don't you want to lose face!

"Chen Ying!"

Chen Ying hurriedly stepped forward: "The minister is here!" ”

"How many trebuchets are there that can be used now?"

"Back to the emperor, there are still sixty-five."

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and then named: "Chen Huai!" ”

"The minister is here!"

"How much lime powder?"

"It's about more than two thousand catties, and it can make a hundred lime bombs!"

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, and then said: "Tear down all the tents and make them all into lime bombs!" ”

"Yes!" Chen Huai agreed, and then asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to continue to burn?" ”

"It's not burning!" Zhu Qizhen smiled mysteriously and said, "There is an important task, and only the Qing family can handle it!" ”