Chapter 478: Burning the city, reaping a lot of harvest
(Today's Chapter 2 is presented!)
The fire soared into the sky, and in an instant, a Gaoping Mansion in Haoduan became a city of fire!
The ambush in Xieyang Valley and the fire attack in Gaoping Mansion are exactly the plans that Mo Xuanyi and Chen Sanlang and others have discussed for a long time and have repeatedly considered, and finally decided on a plan. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Compared with each other's strength, even though the barbarian army has suffered a major defeat, if they collide head-on on the battlefield, Laoshan does not have any advantage, and it is estimated that the heavy cavalry phalanx can be used here. However, the number of cavalry is not many after all, and it is difficult to predict who will win and who will lose in a fight.
Taking a step back, even if Laoshan wins by luck, it will inevitably be a tragic victory, and it will take a great price.
When the armor is badly damaged and the vitality is greatly damaged, and then you want to form new soldiers, you don't know how much time it will take.
With the current situation of Laoshan, it really can't withstand this toss. Not to mention anything else, the young and strong population is pitifully small, so where can we recruit people to serve as soldiers? Once there are no soldiers available, the huge Yongzhou region will not be able to take care of it, and it will be in vain to make wedding dresses for people.
The arrival of the barbarian army is unstoppable, and if it is invaded by the barbarian army, regardless of victory or defeat, the destructiveness caused to the region alone, as well as the consequences of the war, are not something that Laoshan can afford to bear, which has just improved slightly.
Therefore, Chen Sanlang decided to set the battlefield outside Laoshan Mountain, that is, in Gaoping Mansion.
Setting the battlefield and then determining the strategy, not fighting head-on, but setting up an ambush and using a strategy - this is also an important reason why in the Xieyang Valley, although Mo Xuanyi's side has a certain advantage, it retreats in time. On the one hand, the army of the Shipo army is about to be killed, and on the other hand, the Laoshan Iron Cavalry is already waiting outside the valley.
When the ambush turned from a surprise attack to a melee, it was impossible to avoid face-to-face hand-to-hand combat, although the killing was taken by surprise, but when the barbarians reacted and organized effective resistance, casualties began to appear.
This vanguard army was founded by Mo Xuanyi, and he never wanted them to die in the valley, so he retreated in time, as for Jiang Gongming, who thought that the tide of the battle would be turned around, he led the crowd to chase and kill, and faced the elite iron cavalry who were waiting for their work head-on, and only one rush was enough to kill them all.
At this time, the Gaoping Mansion had already laid out the situation in advance. This place is already a dead city, and it is quite simple to set up, which saves a lot of work.
So when the army of Shi Po entered the city, the soldiers lurking in the city immediately lit fire......
The fire burned, crackling, and did not require much wind, and soon spread into patches, and those dilapidated and abandoned houses, one by one, were basically equivalent to good dry firewood materials, and they could not be extinguished.
Seeing the fireworks burning closer and closer, Shi Pojun's liver was broken, and he shouted angrily: "Retreat, quickly quit!"
It's just that the army is mighty, thousands, crowded the streets at once, and then trying to retreat in an orderly manner, it is simply wishful thinking. Seeing the fire burning, they all panicked, became a mess, and rushed desperately in the direction of the city gate, suddenly chaotic into a pot of porridge, like countless fish, and it was even more difficult to clear an effective way to escape.
What's more, when entering the city, Shi Pojun ordered the cavalry to go first, the infantry second, and a large number of baggage and other rear troops behind, and at this time they had just begun to enter the city. The huge carriages happened to be blocked at the city gate, as if they were plugged, which made people look desperate at a glance.
When the fire broke out in the city, the general in charge of the rear army was in a panic, but he reacted quickly, and quickly ordered the soldiers to move their baggage away and withdraw from the open space, so that the people inside could escape.
But at this moment, the horses' hooves were hoofing, the ground was shaking, and the black-pressed Laoshan Iron Cavalry appeared--they did not go far at all, the city was on fire, and the thick black smoke was the best military order signal, once they saw it, they immediately returned and rushed to kill.
Seeing this, the general of the rear army of the barbarian army immediately showed a desperate look on his face, but he was brave, and immediately led his soldiers to resist, hoping to block it for a moment, so as to give the king who was blocked in the city a chance to breathe.
However, these hasty resistance was doomed to be in vain, and the heavy cavalry rushed to kill, unstoppable!
But after a while, the rear army of the barbarian army was annihilated, and at this time, the troops led by Mo Xuanyi also arrived, and he looked at the barbarian army that stayed outside the city, and his eyes suddenly lit up, and he was excited.
Some of these baggage were broken and overturned, revealing the contents of the baggage, grain by grain, and piles of grain.
At a glance, there are at least hundreds of cars.
"Hahaha!"
Mo Xuanyi, who was calm, actually laughed wildly rarely.
It is said that the people take food as the sky, but in fact, the demand for food in the army is more dependent. Regardless of people or horses, once there is nothing to eat, let alone go into battle, if you don't control it a little, the internal chaos will be the first. The barracks rioted, but it was a big thing, it didn't work if the emperor Lao Tzu came, the so-called soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first, which is the truth.
The food supply in Laoshan Mansion is already very tight, and it is about to run out of cooking. This is also a big reason why Mo Xuanyi and they have to lead their troops to fight, in other words, they can't afford to support their families, so they can only go out to work and plan.
On this trip, the food they carried was limited, and they were frugal, and they only had a few days' rations, but today, they were basically exhausted, and it was difficult to continue, and if they could not find anything to eat, they would not have to fight, and they would be defeated. In fact, it is not easy to maintain it to this day, relying on the proper management of the army, relying on the fact that most of the soldiers in the army have survived and died, and they are tough and can withstand hunger, which has supported it until now.
Now, besieging the barbarian army in the city, all the other side's baggage has become a trophy, and the joy and ecstasy of seeing the carts of grain are really indescribable.
Not to mention Mo Xuanyi, all the subordinates were the same, and they were all overjoyed, cheering, and the sound shook Nagano.
These burdens are all the belongings of the barbarian army. They were entrenched in the state and county, burning and plundering everywhere, harvesting the proceeds, in addition to daily consumption, most of the rest were loaded on the cart and followed in the rear army for the needs of the march.
Without these food supplies, even if the Shi Po Army can break out of the sea of fire, it is doomed to be destroyed.
"Quick, get these baggage away!"
Mo Xuanyi calmed down his excitement a little, and immediately ordered the soldiers to transport the grain and grass away. Now, the war is not over, and if there is any accident that makes these burdens suffer, they will be very happy and sad.
A team of soldiers hurriedly stepped forward and began to carry it, with joyful expressions on their faces: there is food, and there is a big victory, tonight's meal can finally fill the stomach!
Thinking about it makes people happy.
Mo Xuanyi and Jiang Caoqi, the forces of both sides gathered together, but they were afraid of mistakes, so they divided their troops, divided into four teams, and guarded the four city gates, now Mo Xuanyi is in the west gate, and Jiang Caoqi is in the east gate, and the other two gates have two deputy generals in charge.
Mo Xuanyi was supervising the soldiers to carry the grain, and when a fast horse galloped over, the knight shouted from afar: "General Mo, General Mo, the barbarian king has broken through from the south gate......"
"What?"
Mo Xuan's heart sank, but he didn't expect that it would be an opening on the south gate, and he actually let Shi Pojun kill him.