The fire burned hotly and crackled.

There are many door panels that can be seen in the fire, among which there are Dou Rong's mansion, sycamore wood, and extravagant.

The lack of a door panel in the house is actually not a big deal, and the owner of the mansion will no longer live in it.

Dou Rong sacrificed, and with Dou Rong, there were most of the defenders of Bishui Pass,

In Bishui Pass, only Han Sheng, Han Bian and Xiao Liu led a small number of soldiers and horses to move away from the people, and they were spared.

Of course, the Zhou army did not have a good time, and the soldiers of the Zhou army who broke through to the Bishui Pass did not have time to withdraw at all, and suffered heavy casualties.

Although Nangong Shi got his wish and captured Bishui Pass, his mood was extremely heavy.

The fire burned for three days and three nights, and in such a fire, 30,000 people were burned, almost as many as the total number of soldiers lost in the previous days, and countless people were injured.

It was Ji Shuqian, who also took the lead in rushing into Bishui Pass, and was unable to get out of the chaotic soldiers who were caught in the fire, and was severely burned.

Lei Zhenzi didn't ask for rain, and was anxious to extinguish the fire, but the flapping of the wings of the wind and thunder attracted the wind and thunder, but the wind helped the fire, and the thunder also split a few houses, burning even harder.

The battle ...... What a loss.

"Alas... Dou Rong... Dou Rong..."Nangong Shi shook his head again and again, and sighed, "I have long thought that Han Rong is desperately dragging our army, and Dou Rong in Guanzhong may not be able to hold it, so he will definitely set up an ambush to lure me and others." ”

As he spoke, his face was depressed, and he said hoarsely: "I never thought that Dou Rong would burn the entire Bishui Pass at the cost of his life." ”

In this situation, Nangong Shi does not complain about others, he has been fighting for a long time, and everyone knows Dou Rong's prudence, but who knows that he will come to such a hand in the end, gambling on the life of Bishui Guan and causing a fire?

Moreover, even though he knew that reinforcements were about to arrive, he still gambled with his life.

At the beginning, Lei Zhenzi entered the pass to persuade him to surrender, and threatened to capture Bishui Pass, but now it seems that he is really telling the truth.

"General. Looking at Nangong Shi's depressed appearance, Lei Zhenzi stepped forward and persuaded: "Although the losses are heavy, but after all, we still took the Bishui Pass and achieved the goal, the general will inevitably die in battle, not to mention the soldiers? Under the sudden fire, there is no escape, and it is not the general's sin, the general has not rested for three days and three nights, so let's rest early!"

"Rest?" Nangong Shi closed his eyes slightly, he was indeed sleepy, and then he opened his bloodshot eyes again, and said, "Let's bury the fallen soldiers first." ”

The bones of the soldiers were almost all burned to charcoal, and it was indeed troublesome to bury, and the soldiers of the two armies were mixed together, and they were not burned to the human shape, and they could not be distinguished.

However, Nangong Shi didn't care, buried together, this group of guards of Bishui Pass deserves respect, but unfortunately, he didn't see what his opponent looked like until he died.

"General, it's just a trifle. Lei Zhenzi said indifferently: "At present, we still have to overthrow the Wudao Dujun and Xingzhou to cut down the merchants, and the Western Expedition merchant army will arrive soon, although we have won the Bishui Pass, but there is no grain and grass in the pass, and there is no equipment to defend the city, it can't be held at all, it is almost a dead pass, there is no danger to defend, it must be a battle to the death, we must save our physical strength, in order to meet the coming vicious battle." ”

Nangong Shi's face was stunned, Yu Qing, the soldiers who died should be buried, Yu Li, should save his physical strength to face the battle.

Dou Rong's fire made Bishuiguan, which was originally a delicacy, a chicken rib that was tasteless and discarded.

Stay in Bishui Pass to garrison, this dead pass has no danger to defend, it's useless, abandon the pass and retreat, the pass that took a lot of manpower and material resources to capture is thrown away, which will inevitably affect morale.

And countless soldiers died in the fire, regardless of leaving, it will definitely make the soldiers feel cold, but if they stay for a long time, they have to face the merchant army of the Western Expedition, and if they don't do it, they will be completely wiped out.

Nangong Shi licked his dry lips and said, "You lead a group of soldiers and horses to pursue the remnants of Bishui Pass and the migrating people, the people's footsteps are slow, and they must not have gone far." ”

"Huh?" Lei Zhenzi was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said: "If the general wants to garrison Bishui Pass, he should retain his physical strength and resist the western expedition to the merchant army with the strength of the whole group, why do he have to divide his troops?"

Nangong Shi said: "Dou Rong's plan is nothing more than wanting to drag our army in this dead pass, under the fire, the morale of our army has already fallen to the bottom, and there is no grain and straw in Guanzhong, and when the army of the Western Expedition arrives, it will be able to destroy us in one fell swoop, and it is worth exchanging the lives of the soldiers of the Bishui Pass army for our soldiers." ”

"It stands to reason that retreating at this time and joining the army is the best policy, but this is equivalent to giving up the Bishui Pass, although there is nothing in the current Bishui Pass, it is a dead pass, but as long as it is operated for a period of time, it can be restored to vitality and become the most important transit point among the loggers, which can not only hoard grain and grass, but also adjust the troops, and can also be used as a dangerous point. ”

"Although Dou Rong took a risk unusually, but it was a steady in the danger, and burned the pass, the best result is to burn the army to the ground, even if it didn't burn much, leaving a dead pass, if our army is stationed here, it is equivalent to facing the front of the Western Expeditionary Army, if our army withdraws, it will be equivalent to holding on until the arrival of the Western Expeditionary Merchant Army...."

Maybe Dou Rong's steadiness has never been based on himself, but on the country, and it is indeed inappropriate to risk his life from a personal point of view, but starting from the overall situation, it is actually the safest way.

Gou, also divided into big Gou, small Gou, Dou Rong is obviously a big Gou, in the past, it was the safest to keep a useful body, he didn't even show his face, and now he exchanges his life for a fighter plane, which is the safest, and he can give his life.

Nangong couldn't help but sigh again, and then said: "Therefore, we also have to respond, Bishui Pass is useless today, but it is very important in the future, and we must not give up easily, but we can't sit back and watch the merchant army attack, and wait to be killed, since we know that we can't hold it, then we will change our way and take the initiative to attack." ”

"What does the general mean...."Lei Zhenzi faintly guessed what Nangong Shi meant, and said: "Pursue the remnants of Bishui Pass and the people with a partial division, catch up and besiege without attacking, so as to lure Lu Xiong to divide his troops?"

"Not bad. Nangong Shi nodded and said approvingly: "The fact that the merchant army of the Western Expedition was able to completely annihilate us was based on the fact that a large number of soldiers of our army were in a sea of fire, the troops were insufficient, and they had many soldiers and abundant grain and grass, but if the merchant army of the Western Expedition divided their troops to rescue other places, they would have been confident that they could hold on for a few days, which was enough to delay until the king and the prime minister led the army to come." ”

"It's worthy of being a general, wonderful!" Lei Zhenzi suddenly thought of something wrong, and asked: "If Lu Xiong is unwilling to divide his troops and insists on attacking, what should I do?"

"Dou Rong can swear to defend the pass, and Ben will naturally do it. Nangong Shi said lightly: "It's just that if this is the case, I'm afraid that I will completely lose the hearts of the people, and the people in Bishui Pass are so heroic, sacrificing for the country, and the only remaining remnants of the army are surrounded and they don't send troops to rescue them, how many people will serve the big merchants in the future? Not to mention the people who have migrated in China, the so-called attack on the heart is the first, and the big merchants will suddenly lose the hearts of the people, and it will be a matter of time before they are defeated, and they will inevitably be more passive." ”

"Obey!" Lei Zhenzi replied with a loud fist.

"Go ahead. Nangong Shi waved his hand and said: "Time is running out, with Dou Rong's temperament, even if he takes the risk of burning the pass, he must have received the news of the Western Expedition to the merchant army, maybe as long as it takes a day, or even half a day, Lu Xiong will lead the army to arrive, quickly send the order, divide a team of soldiers and horses, and pursue the remnants." ”

"Yes!"