Chapter 260: The poor are not chasing, and the military exploits are difficult to calculate
"Kerose?" Lin Beida was overjoyed, "Good things, set fire at the beginning and end, just wait for the wind to blow." ”
"Be careful, don't burn down the city."
"Don't worry, general, I'll leave it here." Zheng Jun led a cavalry of 100 households to block this alley and old street.
When the fire oil at the beginning and tail was ignited, the fire was blazing, and the Western Chu army hiding inside suddenly had nowhere to escape.
"Run!"
Someone ran out, it was already a fire, and he was ordered by Zheng Jun to shoot mercilessly.
And ahead, Sun Yi, who had entered the enemy camp, was already red-eyed.
When he felt that he was not so happy, the Western Chu army began to force them back, only to suddenly find that his side was surrounded.
"What's going on?" Sun Yi came back to his senses and realized that he was alone.
"General, you're too fast, the ones behind can't keep up."
"Don't be afraid, turn around and kill again, and join the rear army, they only care about escaping, and they don't have the strength to fight back at all."
Sun Yi's judgment was correct, it was difficult to fight in front again, the Western Chu army began to rout, the city gate was suddenly lost and the main general did not know whether to live or die.
Today's Western Chu army is leaderless, more like a rabble, and a large number of Western Chu troops fled towards the north before they could meet each other in a short time.
The north gate was their way of life, and the enemy army had already advanced from the south to the east and west, and it would be impossible to escape any later.
"Who is that Beiliang general, who is so brave?" The general who fled turned around and pointed at Sun Yi, who was killing him from behind.
"I don't know, it's probably Luo Yang's henchman, and the one who can stay in Rinzhou must be Luo Yang's most powerful subordinate."
"Such a fierce general, Luo Yang actually didn't bring it with him, he was so confident that he could overthrow Emperor Liang?"
"General, that's Luo Yang."
"yes...... General Li is at the south city gate, but now that the city gate is broken, he is nowhere to be seen, but he is afraid that he is already fierce and auspicious...... Hurry up and go to the northwest to meet most of the people, and the state can no longer be held. ”
The one who spoke was the deputy general who remained in the army, the second-in-command of this Western Chu army, who led most of the troops stationed in the open space in the city.
Close to the southwest direction.
From the moment he saw a large number of cavalry appearing, he had people stop them and at the same time prepare to run away.
The bravery of the Northern Liang Army, especially the hand-to-hand combat, has been invincible since ancient times.
The tall body, coupled with the speed of the warhorse, makes any head-on confrontation unwise.
Besides, the city has been taken, and some of the things that should be taken have been sent out of the city, and a city that is mostly empty is not of much value.
It's all about your own survival.
After all, this is outside the borders, and it is not to stick to its own defense line, and if it is lost, it will be lost, and it is not the land of Xichu.
"General, aren't we going back to save General Li?" A general asked.
"How can I save it?"
"Thousands of enemy troops have passed through the city gate, and a thousand battalions are trapped in the old alleys and streets in the south, most of them are more than lucky, let's go back and fight, who knows how many reinforcements the Beiliang Army will have in the future?"
The adjutant general said: "We didn't inform in advance, there are no reinforcements, and we will lose the city tomorrow after resisting tonight, so it is better to give up generously, so as not to suffer too much damage to the main force." ”
I have to say that the strategy of this deputy general is very correct in the current situation.
He immediately ordered that all the soldiers and soldiers of the Western Chu army in the city of Yanzhou who could accept military orders should withdraw from the north city gate.
"Tear down the north gate!" When the deputy general arrived at the North City Gate with his people, he had a whim, "The North City Gate is empty, so they can't hold it, and when we turn back, we will re-attack it from the North City Gate!" ”
"What a general's plan!"
Immediately, a group of sappers stepped forward and began to operate.
"You evacuate at the end, if you can't do it." The lieutenant general gave the order and fled out of the city with most of his troops.
"Kill ......"
When the "Northern Liang Army" reached the North City Gate, the sappers of the Western Chu Army, who had not yet been dismantled, immediately mounted their horses and evacuated.
Two gates, one of which has been dismantled, and one of which stands alone.
Conveniently, use fire oil to ignite the collapsed city gate, trying to destroy it, so that the "Northern Liang Army" can not be installed, and the north city gate will always be empty.
And the fire that ignites can deter the pursuit.
"Kill ......"
Chasing here, Sun Yi saw the Western Chu army that had escaped from the city, and laughed: "Leaving the city is more empty, which is conducive to cavalry pursuit, are these Western Chu troops stupid?" ”
"But general, they have lit fire oil inside and outside the city gates, and we can't chase them."
"Extinguish the fire and chase again." Sun Yidao.
So he led people to throw the sandbags and stones on the side into the fire to extinguish the fire.
When they were almost busy, Wei Ran, who swept away the Western Chu army in the city, also brought people over.
"What are you doing?" Wei Ran saw Sun Yi dismount and was busy extinguishing the fire outside the city with the soldiers.
Sun Yi pointed to the north: "Most of the Western Chu army is not cavalry, if we chase it out, and then kill two thousand enemy heads, it will be absolute......"
Seeing this, Wei Ran rolled his eyes and said, "Are you dizzy?" ”
"Huh?"
Wei Ran was speechless, looked left and right, and said with a weak heart: "Let's not talk about whether there will be an ambush, but we are a fake Beiliang army." ”
"yes, so what?" Sun Yi was puzzled, he felt that it would be a pity to kill a few more with such a good opportunity.
Those foot soldiers of the Western Chu army ran too slowly, and the war horses could catch up in a moment and kill indiscriminately.
At this time, Lin Bei also arrived, saw the two of them arguing, and said with a smile:
"Brother Sun, we can't chase it."
"Why not?" Sun Yi glared, "That's all military merit!" ”
Wei Ran was speechless, and looked at Lin Bei, both of whom rolled their eyes.
"Can this be considered a military feat?" Lin Bei was speechless, and finally couldn't help laughing and scolding.
Sun Yi hasn't come back to his senses yet: "Why not?" ”
"We are camouflaging the Northern Liang Army, whether it is to the imperial court or to Western Chu, it is the identity of the Northern Liang Army, and the enemy troops killed in this battle cannot calculate the military merits on the surface, do you understand?" Lin Bei laughed.
These words made Sun Yi come back to his senses a little.
"What does that mean?" Sun Yi realized it and glared.
Wei Ran nodded: "In this battle, we can't calculate the merit according to common sense, Xichu also has spies in our country, and we can't give evidence to the surface, no matter how much you kill, it can't be regarded as a merit for killing the enemy." ”
"Huh?"
Sun Yi pursed his lips: "That's not for nothing?" ”
"What are you doing for nothing......"
"Wait for tomorrow morning, let the army outside the city attack the city, our whole army will be annihilated, and the Xia army will occupy Dian Zhou...... Isn't this a matter of the left hand to the right hand? ”
"How many Beiliang troops in the city will be killed at that time, and it can not be calculated by the head of the Western Chu army?" Sun Yi felt that it was okay to kill more.
Wei Ran rolled his eyes: "How many people have you killed, when the time comes, Xichu will calculate their losses, and it will be about the same as the number of enemies killed by our army...... Are you an idiot when you think someone, don't you see the problem at a glance? ”
"That's right......" Sun Yi suddenly understood something.
"Then how many military merits do we have to report?" Sun Yi asked the two rhetorically.
Wei Ran said: "Report less, let's just say that the Northern Liang Army and the Western Chu Army were both defeated, and our Xia Army attacked in one fell swoop, and the fisherman benefited...... Wait until tomorrow to calculate the number of casualties of the Western Chu army, and reduce it by about a thousand battalions. ”
"How's that going to work?" Sun Yidao, "Our soldiers have also suffered a lot of casualties, but their military exploits cannot be actually recorded, isn't it a loss?" ”
"Yes......" someone immediately chimed in.
Wei Ran chuckled: "It's a reduction on the surface, but the general's side naturally knows our merits, and His Majesty will naturally know it when the time comes...... There will be no lessness in the reward. ”
"That's good." Hearing this, Sun Yi clapped his hands and walked out of the firefighting team.
Lin Beidao: "Chase out at this time, it's almost dawn, and when they see the appearance of our soldiers clearly, if they recognize a few generals, how can they hide it?" ”
As soon as these words came out, Sun Yi's last discomfort also dissipated, nodded and pointed at the two: "You are right, I owe it to me." ”
"Huh."
Seeing that this reckless man was finally dissuaded, Wei and Lin were also relieved.
"Alright, let's send someone to repair the city gate." Wei Ran ordered.
Sun Yi: "How to repair it, such a big door has burned out, and the Western Chu Army is really lacking in virtue and can't fit it." ”
"The Western Chu Army must want to lead most of them to fight back,"
"Then use cement and stones to block it, and roast it slowly over low heat, which can quickly condense, and simply temporarily seal the north city gate." Zheng Jun arrived, with black smoke on his face, and only a mouthful of yellow teeth was revealed when he laughed.
Wei Ran was surprised: "What kind of cement will Brother Zheng tinker with?" ”
They all knew how powerful that cement was, even if it was just a camouflaged black dragon armor, it was also amazingly defensive.
It's just a bit heavy.
And if it is used for city fortifications, this thing completely outperforms the quality of the current project.
"Don't worry, the general has taught you, and the generals of the firearms battalion know something new." Zheng Jun said meaningfully and confidently.