After Liu Yan, Shen Tuo, and Xu Ming returned to the camp that night, they reported the strategy of setting fire to the mountain to Wang Weizhen, and Wang Weizhen had no choice at this time, and if he wanted to make a military achievement, he could only follow Liu Yan's strategy, after all, these hundreds of people in Wangjiazhuang could not withstand attrition, and there was no chance of victory if they attacked strongly.

So Wang Weizhen sent people back to Wangjiazhuang overnight to buy things to start the fire, and the next day after waiting for a whole day, the chief flag officer Jia Hongyu rushed back, brought a large amount of sulfur powder, fire oil and other materials from Wangjiazhuang, and even moved a lot of gunpowder jars.

That night, after a brief discussion with Liu Yan and Shen Tuo, Wang Weizhen sent Shen Tuo to take the men and horses of Huangshandun to take the first step, carrying a large number of fire-burning things to the vicinity of the cliff occupied by the thieves.

After Shen Tuo led people to set off for more than an hour, there was still no news back, Wang Weizhen and Jia Hongyu walked around the camp tent anxiously, the two of them were up and down in their hearts, I don't know if Shen Tuo can succeed there, what if they are found out by the thieves?

"Mr. Liu, why don't you send some more people to pick it up?"

Liu Yan clenched his fists and said: "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, the more people in this matter, the more people the better, the vegetation near the cliff is lush, and it is night at this time, Shen Zongqi is not closed at night, and he will definitely be able to handle this matter." If you send someone to answer it, there will be many people, and it will inevitably expose the target, which is not beautiful. ”

Wang Weizhen nodded, although he understood that what Liu Yan said was right, but he was still unsteady in his heart. It can be seen from the intensified patrol of the bandits that there are also capable people among the bandits, who must have sensed the arrival of the officers and soldiers, and they don't know how many posts have been added at this time.

Just when Wang Weizhen and others were anxiously waiting, there was a commotion in the north of the camp, Jia Hongyu immediately rushed out, and Wang Weizhen directly held the saber in his hand, only Liu Yan was still calm and calm, sitting on the seat without getting up.

After a while, Jia Hongyu walked in with a smile, along with Shen Tuo, the chief flag officer.

"Done?"

Shen Tuo clenched his fists and said; "Lord Qiyu, fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission, my subordinates have deployed a large number of fire-igniting objects near the cliff occupied by the thieves, and tonight there is a strong north wind, which is a good time to set fire!"

"Good!"

Wang Weizhen was settled at this time, and said to Liu Yan with a smile: "It's up to Liu Zongqi next!" ”

Liu Yan smiled, this leading matter must be his own, after all, Wang Weizhen has no other strong army available. Although the Huangshandun men and horses under Shen Tuo are slightly stronger, not only are the numbers too small, but those Dun troops have just been trained, and they have no decent equipment, and they are still too far behind the Dapanbao Dun Army.

As for the soldiers and family members of Wangjiazhuang, those are Wang Weizhen's "coffin book", and it is impossible for Wang Weizhen to take them out and consume them when they are not fatal.

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates have gathered all the horses, and I will definitely let the thieves die in the fire tonight to eliminate the harm for the people!"

"Good! Liu Zongqi is impassioned, and he is really a hero! ”

Jia Hongyu on the side couldn't help but admire, Shen Tuo looked at Liu Yan and nodded slightly, Wang Weizhen said: "Okay! Winning this battle, Liu Zongqi is the first merit, Shen Zongqi is the second merit, I will report to the first thousand households of Xiahezhai for the two, and invite the merit for the two! ”

At this time, the small banner officials Wang Yue, Wang Bo, and Xu Ming had already assembled their respective dun troops, all of which were on standby in the north of the camp. Because this side is already the hinterland of Tiepu Mountain, there is not much gentle terrain at all, so the soldiers who did not collect the flag at night led by Xu Ming also walked on foot, and the war horses were all left in the camp.

After Liu Yan came out of the tent, he strode to converge, Wang Weizhen, Jia Hongyu, and Shen Tuo also followed, and the rest of the chiefs also came to see him off.

Liu Yan clenched his fists and said: "Everyone, please go back, I will go back with all the soldiers!" ”

After speaking, Liu Yan waved his hand, and more than 100 dun troops from Dapanbao followed Liu Yan and marched north in a rapid formation, and soon disappeared into the night.

"My lord, can this Liu Zongqi succeed?"

Wang Weizhen nodded and said, "As long as the fire burns, we will definitely be able to win." The more than 100 dun troops under Liu Zongqi are not decorations, they are enough to compete with hundreds of bandits! ”

Shen Tuo said secretly in his heart: "Liu Zongqi's ability, why was he unknown in Wangjiazhuang before, it stands to reason that such a hero should have come out a long time ago?" ”

The words are divided into two ends, one for each table.

Liu Yan led his troops to the north for about half an hour, and then he smelled a pungent smell of sulfur and fire oil, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and he ignored the smell factor.

But then, a constant north wind blew, and the smell of sulfur and oil quickly dissipated.

Liu Yan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and said secretly: "Fortunately, there is a north wind tonight, but you still have to act quickly, so as not to have too many dreams at night!" ”

Soon the group came to the foot of the cliff, and the path leading to the top of the cliff was ahead, and under the moonlight, dense trees and shrubs swayed in the wind, almost completely obscuring the path.

Liu Yan looked back at everyone, and saw that although all the soldiers were wearing brand-new mandarin duck battle jackets, they were all made of new cotton, and the warmth effect was very good. But everyone was still shivering by the cold north wind, and the iron armor they were wearing was even colder, and it was estimated that they could freeze their skin if they were stained with water.

The three small flag officials Wang Bo, Wang Yue, and Xu Ming surrounded them, waiting for Liu Yan's order.

Liu Yan smiled and whispered to the three of them: "Tell the brothers, it won't be cold for a while, tonight will be a very warm night!" ”

The three of them all laughed, and Liu Yan then deployed: "Xu Xiaoqi took the soldiers who did not collect the flag at night to the east and set fire to all the ignitions near the path. Once the fire burns out over there, the cliff will be turned into a sea of fire. ”

"Yes!"

Liu Yan said to Wang Bo and Wang Yue again: "You take all the soldiers to follow me to ambush at the bottom of the mountain, and once you find that there are thieves who have escaped by luck, you will be killed!" ”

"Yes!"

Wang Yue smiled and said, "Captain A, then when will we send a signal to the master of the management team?" ”

Before leaving, Liu Yan agreed with Wang Weizhen on a signal for support: draw a circle with two torches near the cliff at the same time. Even if there is a big fire, the light of such a fire is very obvious on the mountain at night.

Once Wang Weizhen finds a signal, he will lead his troops to come to support.

Liu Yan said: "Don't worry, we'll talk about it when we're done." ”

Wang Yue was slightly stunned, Wang Bo and Xu Ming laughed evilly, Wang Bo said in a low voice: "In the camp of thieves, there must be a lot of yellow and white things, those things are not afraid of fire!" ”

Wang Yue reacted immediately, and hurriedly slapped several sycophants, Wang Bo and Xu Ming suddenly rolled their eyes, and they looked down on Wang Yue's villain behavior.

Liu Yan ignored Wang Yue's sycophants, and directly waved his hand to let the three of them start to act.

At the foot of the mountain, Liu Yan and Wang Boqi deployed due south, allowing Wang Yue to lead his troops to the left flank, where the terrain was relatively gentle to prevent thieves from escaping from there.

Liu Yan had just been deployed, and he saw that the fire in the north was rising, and with the blessing of the howling north wind, the fire was out of control almost instantly, and the raging tongue of fire was scurrying in the mountains and forests, and everything that passed turned into a sea of fire, and the path leading to the cliff was also engulfed by the fire, and the fire went north along the path at a very fast speed, and in less than a stick of incense, it spread to the thief camp on the cliff.

"Haha, it's burning!"

At this time, there is no need to hide, Wang Bo looked at the fire on the cliff, laughed and said: "Look, Chief, those two walls have been burned, ah!" Look, the wall outside has been burned down! ”

While speaking, Xu Ming withdrew back one after another with the soldiers who did not collect the flag at night, and after the count, there were many people, and Liu Yan was also relieved. With such a fire, if you are not careful, you will be trapped in the fire, and you can complete the task without casualties, which can be regarded as very smooth.

At this time, the mountain was full of crackling sounds caused by the burning fires and the whistling of the north wind, and Liu Yan said loudly to the three small flag officers: "Disperse everyone to prevent the thieves from escaping." In addition, pay attention to the direction of the fire, if it spreads, don't care about anything, just retreat! ”

"Yes!"

On this night, Tiepu Mountain turned into a "volcano", and the fire at the southern foot was clearly visible even near Wangjiazhuang.

In the camp of the Ming army, Wang Weizhen and Jia Hongyu, Shen Tuo and other commanders were waiting, when the fire burned, everyone looked at the north in amazement, but they didn't expect the fire to be so fierce, almost at the same time as it burned, it had become uncontrollable.

Jia Hongyu said with palpitations: "Big, my lord, Mr. Liu, they will be fine, right?" ”

Indeed, in the face of such a fire, thieves and thieves are no longer the main threat considered by everyone, and now the fire is the most dangerous existence, and the flames are not divided between the enemy and me!

Where did Wang Weizhen know, so he had to say at this time: "Liu Zongqi is not a pedantic person, and he will definitely withdraw in advance if he can't do anything." ”

Shen Tuo on the side looked at the area of the cliff where the fire was most intense, and after looking at it for a while, he said: "This thief is finished, few people can escape from such a fire!" ”

Wang Weizhen, Jia Hongyu and others also nodded in agreement, and at the same time, everyone had an idea in their hearts: This Liu Yan is really ruthless, Zhuge Liang burned the rattan armor soldiers back then, and now he Liu Yan also set a big fire and roasted hundreds of thieves!

Wang Weizhen coughed, hiding the shock in his heart, and then said, "Let's go back and rest, after all, we have to fight tonight." Leave a few people to stare at the point, and once you find the signal given by Liu Zongqi, immediately tell the official that the soldiers of all departments are on standby at any time! ”

"Yes!"

Wang Weizhen then returned to the camp, Jia Hongyu arranged for a small flag officer to take people to watch here, and he also followed him to the camp, I don't know what to say to Wang Weizhen.

Shen Tuo didn't leave, found a place to sit down, wrapped a thick blanket around his body, and stared at the wildfire in the north, not knowing what he was thinking.

At the edge of the fire, Liu Yan stared at the scorching heat wave and looked at it, at this time, he could vaguely see many figures on the cliff, scurrying everywhere in the sea of fire, and even saw many thieves who couldn't stand the scorching heat of the fire, and jumped directly from the cliff.

"Captain A, let's retreat a bit, it's too hot here!"

Liu Yan nodded, and was just about to lead his troops to retreat a little, when he saw that a figure began to rush down the mountain, and these thieves were all on fire, screaming in pain and running towards this side.

Liu Yan immediately ordered all the departments to line up, and all the bird guns quickly raised their bird guns, and Liu Yan gave an order, and more than forty bird guns fired instantly, knocking down the dozen or so thieves who rushed out of the sea of fire and rushed over like madness to the ground, which was regarded as helping those thieves end their pain.

At this time, Liu Yan no longer retreated, and ordered all departments to stick to the spot, at this moment, Liu Yan felt a chill on his cheeks, and suddenly looked up at the sky, only to see pieces of snowflakes falling down, snowing!