Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Burning City Burns the Sky

Huang Degong thought again, what if the horse team went to chase?

After thinking about it, I still denied it. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He didn't have many horses under his command, just a thousand people. Thousands of people are chased to death, and it will take a day to catch up with Huoqiu, and it will be too late. Even if it's not too late, I'm afraid it's useless.

I don't mention it with a long sigh.

Zhao Yu didn't know that the speed of his soldiers made Huang Degong almost depressed. Even if he knew, he only laughed out loud. Even if Zhao Yu knew that Huang Degong was going to mess around behind his back, he would have to kill Ge Zuo and come back reflexively, and he would kill Huang Degong.

I don't know whether Huang Degong's luck is good or bad.

At nightfall, Zhao Yu's Chinese army arrived near Huoqiu.

At the same time, it was also linked to the night of the remaining four soldiers and horses.

Because of the need to avoid startling the grass and snakes, these four soldiers and horses, although they have surrounded Huoqiu in all directions, have not approached. They were twenty miles away.

Probably when Zhao Yu broke through Shouzhou, the four soldiers and horses arrived at the established position.

However, after all, the soldiers and horses are vast and the momentum is not small, and they will inevitably be discovered by Huoqiu's thief scouts, and these four soldiers and horses have also done a lot of work.

But unexpectedly, it was all done in vain.

A thief is a thief, not a regular army, because of negligence in many ways.

Roughly thought that it was backed by the Taihang Mountains and faced Shouzhou. With Shouzhou in front, it is impossible for the imperial army to arrive without knowing it.

But who knew that Shouzhou was broken in the first battle, and he couldn't get away with a thief and was wiped out.

Until now, Huoqiu's thieves still don't know about it.

The four armies are in place, and they have been repaired for four or five hours, and they are all fierce and eager to fight.

Zhao Yu's department arrived at the established position, and there were already four scouts waiting, first reporting the situation of each department to Zhao Yu, and then asking for battle.

Especially after knowing the capture of Zhao Yu's army, the four scouts were even more gearing up, and it was difficult to press it.

A glimpse of the whole leopard, Zhao Yu knew the fighting spirit of the various armies, but he could look at his own Chinese army, he rushed overnight last night, only repaired outside Shouzhou City for a moment, and broke Shouzhou for another moment, and went straight to Huoqiu.

It had been twelve hours without rest, and the battle and the attack had been exhausted.

But the other four are fierce and eager to fight.

Zhao Yu thought about it for a while, and said left and right: "Our Chinese army broke Shouzhou, and there were many military exploits and captures. This Huo Qiu might as well give up to the other four, but also?"

Although many soldiers are still in good spirits, they are not iron men after all.

Think of the total of five battalions in Gezuo, and the army is also divided into five divisions. Since the Chinese army has eaten one battalion of thieves, it is not too much to hand over the remaining four battalions to the other four departments.

The key is to have a weak heart.

There is also helplessness.

As a result, the middle and low-ranking generals of the Chinese army had to agree.

Zhao Yu bowed his head at this time, and said to the scouts of the four departments: "You will return to the ministries and inform the generals of the ministries to immediately enter Huoqiu." You must keep in mind that the situation of the encirclement must not be chaotic!"

He also said: "I led my own guards to ride and went to the broken city." Wait for the fire in Huoqiu City to break out, and then prepare for battle!"

"You must not let go of the thief and the thief!"

"Whoa!"

The scouts of all the tribes were in high spirits, rejoicing, and one by one they turned over and got on their horses, and hurriedly returned to the various armies.

When I heard the war, I was happy, although there were many other reasons, but there were also elite soldiers.

Zhao Yu asked Yang He to command the Chinese army to set up camp and repair without mentioning it. He gathered a hundred horsemen and guarded them and came aside.

These 100 horsemen are the elite assigned by the prince and trained by Wang Yisheng. He has also suppressed thieves in various places and experienced wars. It is not too much to say that it is elite.

In Zhao Yu's opinion, even if they fought one-on-one with the Tartar elite cavalry, they would not necessarily be defeated.

Although it has not been repaired for twelve hours, after all, people borrow horsepower, and one person has three horses, and compared with foot soldiers, the spirit is much fuller.

Before breaking Shouzhou, Zhao Yu took the lead, and the hundred horsemen followed, and there was not much loss. One is because they are well-armed, and they all wear armor and helmets. Second, where is there still a thief who resists where Zhao Yu has passed?

Since the loss did not exceed ten horses, they were all careless, or they were injured by stray arrows, or they were injured by falling from the horse due to obstacles. Most of them were slightly injured, and one or two people were seriously injured.

The injured were all left in Shouzhou. Here, there are also ninety horsemen.

Zhao Yu directly ordered: "Eat well, trim for a moment, and then set off." ”

Resolute.

So he was also at ease, took dry food, one piece for three or two, and ate three pieces with water, and then closed his eyes and knees, carrying qi and blood.

The amount of dry food is very large, and one piece is enough for a catty. For ordinary soldiers, it is almost enough to eat half a meal at a meal. And Zhao Yu ate three pieces, but he was only at the bottom.

After marching all the way, Zhao Yu never relaxed his cultivation.

Even when he was riding on horseback, as long as he didn't talk to the left and right, he was still figuring out the mysteries of qi and blood and acupoints. In wartime, he used some of the truths he figured out to prove them in practice.

The first battle of Shouzhou was too easy and there was no pressure. But in practice, after all, there is something to gain. Just take this opportunity to digest it well.

A moment of time, the end of the end is short.

Zhao Yu has a very accurate sense of it, and saying that a moment is a moment.

He opened his eyes and slowly got up.

The surrounding guards all opened their eyes.

"Get on the horse. ”

Zhao Yu didn't say much.

Because there is no need.

But he turned over and got on his horse, and with a wave of his hand, the hundred horses disappeared into the darkness and disappeared.

Regardless of whether it was a night attack or not, the later Huo Qiu's thieves discovered Zhao Yu's army, the better. The later the exposure, the less time is given to the rogue, and the lower the resistance.

From the hundreds of horsemen and guards, and even the dark clouds under Zhao Yu's crotch to step on the snow, they all wrapped the horse's hooves in thick cloth, trying their best to avoid the sound from coming too far.

As for Zhao Yu's iron cone, it is still decorated with a carriage. After all, when we arrived from here, there were still twenty miles under Huoqiu City. If Zhao Yu carried an iron cone and ran for twenty miles, the war horse under his crotch was a divine horse, and he was afraid that he would be tired and half dead.

So two horses pulled a rudimentary cart, but it would not lose speed.

Twenty miles, if you march on foot, you must get an hour. But the speed of the cavalry is far from being comparable to that of the foot soldiers. Not to mention one man and three horses?

Halfway down the road, he changed horses and took a war horse until he was outside Huoqiu City.

The four-way army, which was arranged on the front of the road, was already encountered when Zhao Yu led his troops to Huoqiu. And they are ready. When Zhao Yu arrived outside Huoqiu City, this army of soldiers and horses was only five miles behind Zhao Yu.

After careful calculation, as long as there are no mistakes in the middle, according to the established plan, they should be in place at this time.

Outside the city, another war horse was transferred.

Then he rested for a moment.

Zhao Yu took advantage of the cover of the night and the woods to look at the head of Huoqiu City, but he didn't see the patrol. There were only a few faint torches.

I also secretly sneered in my heart.

The thieves are the thieves, and they are indeed a rabble.

I don't understand the truth of being prepared for danger in times of peace. No wonder the other four armies came all the way, only twenty miles away, and they didn't even alarm Huo Qiu. Even the patrols on the city walls were so neglected, and these thieves were enough.

Don't you think that with Shouzhou in front, you can sit back and relax?

Zhao Yu sneered and shook his head.

Behind him, there was a slight sound.

Zhao Yu turned around and saw that in the darkness, the overwhelming army had arrived.

The generals of this army came to Zhao Yu, first bowed, and then their faces were full of eagerness.

Zhao Yu smiled slightly: "Don't worry." ”

Pointing to a few fires at the head of the city: "A rabble like this will win tonight." Arrange your army and block the gates, so that you do not let the thieves go. ”

The general said: "General, it takes less than 10,000 troops to block the door. ”

Zhao Yu couldn't help laughing: "It's a good thing to be eager to fight. Ben didn't say that you would have 10,000 troops to block the door. Divide half of yourself to block the gates, and the other half, and when the general has broken the gates, you will go into the city with me. ”

The general is overjoyed.

It's a one-of-a-kind way!

The other three soldiers and horses did not have this opportunity. Only Zhao Yu is here.

The general didn't think that the city gate of Huoqiu could block Zhao Yu. When I was in Liaodong, the camp of the Tartars was not as strong as the Huoqiu City Gate. But under Zhao Yu's cone, it is also muddy.

took the lead in following Zhao Yu into the city, and this military merit must be one more.

The general will be happy, and it is reasonable.

So I hurriedly went down to arrange it and didn't mention it.

After a moment passed, Zhao Yu picked up the iron cone from the cart and turned over on the horse: "Lao Zhang, let's kill tonight." ”

Commander Zhang smiled and raised the sword in his hand: "It's really comfortable to fight with the general." ”

Zhao Yu laughed: "Let's go!"

The iron horsemen galloped, right under the city. It is not that there are no patrols on the head of the city. Instead, they were on patrol, huddled together under the battlements, warming each other and dozing off.

However, the sound of horses' hooves was finally noticed.

But it was too late.

There was a loud bang that shattered the quiet night.

The gate of Huoqiu City was reduced to pieces in the loud noise, and the shouts of killing suddenly erupted.

Zhao Yu entered the city gate and shouted: "Lao Zhang, set fire!"

Fire for the number!

In a few moments, a crumbling house inside the city gate was ablaze. The fire soared into the sky, burning the night sky red, and it could be seen for ten miles!

No matter how numb the thieves in that city were, they could not have noticed such movements.

It was time to climb and boil.

In Huoqiu, most of the remaining four battalions of Gezuo are here. After all, the climate is very cold, who has nothing to hide in the mountains to suffer?

It is said that whether it is Huoqiu or Shouzhou, it has fallen into the hands of thieves, and the real people among them are gone. A veritable den of thieves. So Zhao Yu didn't care about setting a fire in the city.

These thieves deserved to be burned to death.

Although it is bitterly cold at the moment, there has been no rain for many days, and it is the time of the year, and it is not yet foggy, and there is a breeze in the dryness. The wind fuels the fire, and this burns and burns all over the sky.

The rogues hiding in those houses screamed for a while.

Soon, the fire grew wildly, and Zhao Yu had no choice but to press the pace and retreat to the city gate, instead of daring to continue to go deeper into the city. Huoqiu is just a county seat, and the streets in it are not wide. The fire burned, and the fog and flames were deadly.

Zhao Yu himself was not afraid, but the cavalry under his command couldn't stand it.

I couldn't help but smile secretly in my heart, and I had probably miscalculated.

The city screamed and screamed, and as the flames spread, it became more spectacular. The thieves are not waiting to be killed, and the thieves in all departments, those who fight fires, and those who flee are fleeing, and they are in a mess.

At this time, outside the gates of the city, all the soldiers and horses under Zhao Yu's command were completely ready to kill.