Chapter 58 When the hearts of the people are scattered, it is difficult to lead the team
Just when Ying Zheng asked to see the Empress Dowager Huayang to clean up the aftermath of Ying Cheng, another person was also having a headache because of Ying Chengcheng.
"Xicheng will be broken in one day?" Listening to the deserter's reply, the fake guard of Nanyang County asked: "Xicheng has 10,000 county soldiers, how can it not withstand even a day!" ”
The deserter's eyes were full of fear: "It's demon fire!" An unquenchable demon fire! ”
"The Qin army lit the demon fire, and the demon fire engulfed the northern city, ignited the city gate tower, lit the city gate, and also set the city wall on fire!"
"The entire northern city turned into a sea of fire in the blink of an eye!"
Jun Cheng Han Ling frowned: "Don't say some witch words!" ”
"How can a city be turned into a sea of fire in the blink of an eye!"
The deserter's eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "There really is! ”
"That's not the fire of the world, it's the demon fire!"
"The water can't be extinguished, and the more it burns, the more it burns, and after my robe is lit by the fire, I can't extinguish the flames when I jump into the river, but it ignites the moat!"
"I've seen it with my own eyes!"
"That's demon fire, it's demon fire!"
Han Ling scolded angrily: "Fleeing on the battlefield is a capital crime. ”
"If you are as you see it, you can still atone for your crimes, but now your mouth is full of witchcraft, but you want to die!"
With a shout of rage, Han Ling pulled out his long sword, and the blade of the sword pressed against the deserter's neck.
The deserter shrank in fear and shook his head again and again: "I don't want to die, I don't want to die!" ”
"Shangguan, you said that Xicheng was broken because of something, and it was broken because of something."
"Humble and obedient, humble and absolutely obedient!"
In the face of such a deserter, Han Ling lost the interest in killing, so he kicked the deserter fiercely: "Get out!" ”
"Torture left and right!"
Reluctantly returning the sword into the sheath, Han Ling frowned: "What the hell is going on!" ”
This was not the first deserter they tortured.
Three days ago, the first wave of deserters had already fled to Wancheng.
But when asked why they didn't resist for even a day, all the deserters replied that the Qin army had an inextinguishable demon fire.
Han Ling only thought that these deserters were not honest, and beheaded all these deserters.
But as more and more deserters arrive in Wancheng, things get bizarre.
When asked about the reason for the destruction of the city, the first answer of all the deserters was that it was demon fire.
And when they saw the flames, many of the deserters also showed fear that bordered on madness.
The mood of these deserters had a great impact on the defenders of Wancheng.
Before the Qin army arrived, Wancheng was already panicked!
Teng Fu pondered: "Maybe the Qin army has mastered a new type of ordnance that is easy to ignite. ”
"The soldiers could not see the whole picture, and they were terrified in their hearts, so they exaggerated the fire several times."
"Chen Hefei, the lieutenant of Xicheng County, is a wine bag and rice bag, he has 10,000 soldiers but can't stop the Qin army for a day, maybe he suffered a loss in this fire."
"And since the soldiers all say so, then I'll wait for the lunch to prepare in advance."
Han Ling shook his head: "It makes sense to keep this statement, but it's a bit ridiculous that the water can't be extinguished." ”
"To be able to ignite the moat is even more ridiculous!"
"If that fire can really even light the moat, how should our army be on guard?"
Tengfu said in a deep voice: "Our army doesn't know what the Qin army's ignition is, but the Qin army must know. ”
"According to the soldiers, before the fire was started, the Qin army threw a large number of jars into the city with trebuchets."
"Those jars may be the source of the fire."
"Lieutenant Zhang, all the elite soldiers in the city who can be mounted and shot are included in the front army."
"This official needs you to lead the front army out of the city to ambush and attack the Qin army's baggage camp."
"This victory or defeat, this official does not care, but Captain Zhang must recapture some of the jars in the Qin army's baggage camp, and capture some Qin army's baggage soldiers, so that our army can probe the enemy."
Tengfu bowed to Zhang Chong: "Whether our army can defend the city wall and hold out until the reinforcements arrive depends on Captain Zhang!" ”
Zhang Chong solemnly bowed his hand: "The lower officials will not be dishonored!" ”
Tengfu said in a deep voice: "Order again, gather all the monks in the city." ”
"Of all the supplies in the city, pick one stone of each, and send it to the city walls."
"I don't believe that the fire can't be extinguished, it's just that we haven't learned the method yet."
"In that case, let's try them one by one!"
"Spread the word to the whole city, our army will definitely be able to extinguish the flames of the Qin army, and Han will win!"
Inside the yamen, all the subordinate officials shouted in unison: "Han Wansheng!" ”
boosted the morale of the subordinate officials, Tengfu also left the yamen and personally supervised the defense of the city.
Tengfu also didn't know if his preparation would be useful in the face of the flames of the Qin army.
But Teng Fu understood that the army had to be kept busy now, and he was too busy to think too much about it, and he didn't have the time and energy to think about the flames of the Qin army.
If the hearts of the people are scattered, it will be difficult to bring the team!
was busy until the moon and stars were scarce, and Tengfu finally dragged his tired body back to his house.
However, when he was about to arrive at the door, a figure at the mouth of the alley attracted Tengfu's attention.
With a slight groan, Tengfu waved off his servants, turned over and dismounted, and walked into the alley with the hilt of his sword in hand.
"Brother Chen?"
Looking at Chen He standing in the alley, Tengfu's eyes showed a hint of joy: "You are still alive!" ”
Chen He arched his hand in shame: "Meet the false guard!" ”
If Chen He hadn't surrendered, even if he was defeated and returned, he wouldn't have been so sneaky.
After all, no matter how miserable the defeat is, there is no greater culpability for surrender!
Tengfu knew that Chen He had surrendered at the first glance when he saw him.
So Tengfu did not call the county lieutenant, but called Brother Chen.
At this moment, Tengfu didn't want to respond to such a salute, but just bowed his head: "It's good news that you're still alive." ”
"Don't talk about it, you and I will drink first tonight!"
Chen He bowed his hand and saluted again: "If you are willing, you are willing to stay with you and get drunk." ”
"But not today."
"Someone is waiting for the guard."
Tengfu finally frowned: "Chen He, if you surrender, you will descend, do you still want to persuade this official to surrender to Qin?!" ”
Chen He sighed softly: "I didn't come here to persuade him to surrender, but to make a fool of thousands of people in Wancheng." ”
"Teng Fake Shou can know how Xicheng fell?"
Tengfu shook his head: "This official has been having a headache for several days. ”
Chen He's face was bitter: "Flame! ”
"It's like a flame from the Nine Shadows!"
"That flame cannot be burned, not only the city walls, but also the moat."
"The water can't be extinguished, and it can't be contained."
"At least thirty percent of the leaders of this battle city were burned down, and countless people were killed by the flames!"
"I don't want that kind of demonic fire to come to Wancheng again!"
Tengfu was extremely suspicious of Chen He's words, but asked thoughtfully on his face: "The fire of Xicheng has burned so far?" ”
Chen He shook his head: "It will be extinguished the next day." ”
Tengfu smiled: "This has strengthened the official's opinion. ”
"This fire can be extinguished! But it can't be extinguished by water. ”
"As long as it's a fire that can be extinguished, there's nothing to be afraid of."
Tengfu bowed to Chen He: "Thank you Brother Chen for the news you sent back." ”
"This official will definitely speak well for Brother Chen in front of the king, and ask the king to punish him lightly."
Chen He didn't say the annoyance of leaking his mouth, nor the joy of Tengfu being willing to help speak, but just sincerely persuaded:
"Then the fire can be extinguished, how many casualties do you have to pay before extinguishing the fire?"
"Chen's understanding of that fire only ends there, but the commander of the Qin army must know that fire extremely well."
"The commander of the Qin army and the Qin state Chang'an Jun only led a tun of soldiers, and he was waiting at Daguanpo, fifteen miles northwest of Wancheng."
"If you keep it, you don't say it, you can see it!"
Teng Fu asked rhetorically: "That is the Qin State Changjun who is good at lips and tongue and uses words to take away my territory of the Great Han Hundred Miles?" ”
Chen He said calmly: "He is only sixteen years old. ”
No matter how good Ying Chengcheng is, he is only sixteen years old.
You're not scared, are you?
After pondering for a moment, Tengfu finally spoke: "Lead the way!" ”