Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 391
Throughout the middle of the night, under Wang Zheng's order, Xuzhou's army feinted seven times.

Unknowingly, under Wu Yuan's guidance, the Tianzhu Camp also infiltrated nearly [-] people in batches. Although this level of troops is not safe enough, but seeing the dawn gradually appearing, Wang Zheng felt that he could not wait any longer. down.

On the one hand, time is extremely precious to him, and on the other hand, once the day breaks, it will be more difficult to sneak into the hands of the people again, not to mention that Gao Lan and the Jizhou Army may find out in advance, then the gain outweighs the loss .

Moreover, more than 200 third-tier soldiers are actually enough. After all, the main goal of the king is to burn the food and grass, not to wipe out the Jizhou army. Speed, once the red flame soars into the sky, it is enough to decide the whole battle situation!
The early spring of the first year of Jian'an was still a bit harsh, especially under the frequent rains some time ago, it was definitely a long torment to stay in the dark in the wild in the mountains with lush vegetation and not make a sound.

Wu Yuan and the Tianzhu camp were having a hard time, and the same was true for the Jizhou defenders on the top of the mountain. After being exhausted by Wang Zheng's tactics and not having much rest for a night, many soldiers had dark circles under their eyes, and their hearts were even more troubled. anger.

As for the Xuzhou army, after this tactic was deployed, the soldiers on both sides actually stayed up all night without rest, but relatively speaking, it was nothing more than the fact that Wang Zheng's men and horses were not so uncomfortable mentally, and his side If the number is superior, some rotations can be made, so that some new recruits who can't bear it can take a break, so that they won't be completely exhausted.

Of course, at the last hour when the hazy night completely dissipated, both sides stopped.

Not long afterward, the sun began to rise, and the yellowish mist slowly rose and dissipated under the sunlight.

At this moment, the sound of war drums, which had never stopped all night, sounded again!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Accompanied by the low sound of war drums, Gao Lan jumped up suddenly, stared at the opposite side, and guessed it subconsciously.

This time the Xuzhou army will not be a feint attack!

Sure enough, at the end of the line of sight in front of him, countless tiny black spots first appeared, gradually expanded, and slowly increased, roaring towards the top of the mountain.

Under Gao Lan's gaze, those human figures gradually became clear.

Tall body, sophisticated armor, sharp weapons, and pairs of fiery eyes full of murderous intent.

Obviously the number is no more than a thousand, but this army rushed over with such an unstoppable and invincible prestige, which made Gao Lan feel uneasy in surprise, and there was an immediate attack amidst the roaring drums like giant beasts. judge.

The enemy has used the elite!
"Enemy attack!" At the same time, the sentinel in charge of guarding the Jizhou Army quickly reminded his colleagues in a panicked voice: "Quickly line up!"

When the drums sounded again earlier, because the sky hadn't fully brightened yet, many Jizhou soldiers subconsciously thought it was still harassment, and felt a little irritable and disapproving.However, when the sentinel said that the enemy's vanguard had rushed hundreds of steps in the sound of these drums, they also panicked.

This is already close to the defense line of the defenders!

Fortunately, Gao Lan made a decisive decision. If he hadn't ordered everyone to give up returning to the camp last night, but to sit down and rest in armor on the spot, in the situation last night, it would be difficult for Yuan Jun to gather quickly now. Quite tired, but realized that the Xuzhou Army was going to do something serious this time, but these soldiers of the Yuan Army quickly organized.

Although the body was still a little stiff, and the damp mountain wind made the armor a little damp, but when Wang Zheng led his men to attack, what he encountered was the Jizhou army that had completed the entire formation.

This undoubtedly surprised Wang Zheng, but the offensive that had already been launched would naturally not stop because of this.

Following his order, this time it was the Tianzhu camp that rushed to the forefront again!
At the same time, as the terrain became flatter and more open after approaching the top of the mountain, the number of troops that the Xuzhou Army could invest at the same time increased a lot.Soon, a large number of heavily armed soldiers collided with the enemy with a desire for victory.

There were shouts of killing, the sound of clashing metal and iron, the screams of being cut, the sharp whistle of arrows raining through the air, and the clanging sound of hitting the shield.

In order to attract the attention of the Jizhou army as much as possible, Wang Zheng basically went all out this time, and even spared no expense. Let the Tianzhu camp charge at the forefront, just for the purpose of having a wave of offensives to defeat the defenders, and at the same time create an advantage first. , Let those recruits who can only fight with the wind at present swarm up, and expand the advantage into victory.

Of course, mountains are different from plains after all. Generally speaking, such an overly dense deployment of troops will have a very limited effect on combat efficiency. After all, it is difficult to use all terrain prophets, but under such momentum, the defenders will be forced to invest more Even if it is not directly proportional to the force resistance.

Sure enough, Gao Lan didn't dare to be careless. He not only set up a double line of defense, but also began to make full use of the terrain to resist the attack of the Xuzhou army. But even so, he didn't go in and out like Wang Zheng, but hid a hand in the village behind, and Arranged a trilogy of nearly 600 people.

On the one hand, in case of a protracted battle, they can be rotated at any time. On the other hand, the granary must always be guarded.

Although as early as the first day when he came to Tuqiu Mountain, Gao Lan had confirmed that there was only one road up the mountain in the front, which meant that as long as this path was guarded and the enemy was blocked, the granary would not have any problems, but after all, it was a matter of It's important, not to mention that Gao Lan is not the direct descendant of Yuan Shao and his son, and he dare not make mistakes even more, so even if he knows this, he still dare not be careless, which can be said to be very cautious.

It has to be said that the safety of the opponent brought a little trouble to Wu Yuan and others who climbed up through the back mountain, but it was only a little bit.

The reason is very simple. Under the fierce frontal battle, even the defenders who stayed in the village, few of them have the thought to patrol the back mountain, and all their attention is on the front.On weekdays, there might be generals who lead the team to reprimand them, but even the generals have no time to pay attention to the current situation.

More importantly, the defenders staying in the village were scattered everywhere.

This undoubtedly gave Wu Yuan a chance to defeat them one by one.

Before Wang Zheng's army arrived, during the several times of spying with the Orion, Wu Yuan not only became proficient in how to climb from the back mountain to the top of the mountain, but also roughly figured out the storage point of Yuan Jun's army food.

At this moment, after a short rest, the nearly [-] Tianzhu camp soldiers who had already climbed the mountain secretly began to divide into two groups and act separately according to Wu Yuan's analysis and judgment.

The first road, enter directly from the west of the village,

Under Wu Yuan's guidance, a group of people rushed in silently. It was not until they broke in from the backyard and walked more than a hundred steps that they encountered a group of defenders for the first time.

Whoosh whoosh!
Almost instantly, more than a dozen hundred-step snipers pulled the bowstring at the same time, and then saw arrows shooting away like locusts. The surprise on the faces of many people in Yuan Jun on the opposite side hadn't even dissipated, and they were shot down in a blink of an eye. Mostly.

"The enemy rushed in!"

When Wu Yuan rushed up with his men, the hundred-step sniper shot three waves in an instant, taking away most of the people's lives. At this moment, the only remaining Yuan Jun finally realized it, and shouted out in shock.

But it was too late.

After a few more screams, the Tianzhu Camp quickly killed the remaining Yuan Jun almost in a crushing manner, and then continued to charge forward like a whirlwind without even looking at it.

At this time, the fighting on the other side was intense, and the voices of people were even louder, especially the Xuzhou army, under Wang Zheng's order, deliberately made noise to cover up the actions of Houshan, so the shouts from this side failed It fell into the ears of Yuan Jun outside at the first time, and it was not until more and more enemies rushed out from the direction of the back mountain like wolves and tigers that Yuan Jun's soldiers at the second sentry point realized that something was wrong.

"The Xuzhou Army has infiltrated the village!"

More than a dozen soldiers of Yuan Jun shouted and rushed forward in an attempt to hold back the enemy.The other part immediately turned around and called for reinforcements while running outside.However, they didn't know that all the elites from the Tianzhu camp sneaked in from the back mountain this time, almost all of them were third-tier troops, and they might not be able to fight with the same number, let alone now that they are outnumbered?

After defeating the negligible resistance of the opponent in an instant, Wu Yuan and others continued to go in without stopping, turning left and right, and after killing several waves of Yuan Jun who heard the news and came to stop them, they finally reached their destination.

Looking at the scene in front of them, everyone including Wu Yuan gasped in unison, with expressions of excitement and regret mixed in their eyes.

It was a bag of cloth bags full of grain and grass, stacked as high as a hill!

What is exciting is that the more grain and grass here, the greater the blow to the Jizhou army after burning.It's a pity that if this place is farther away from Fenggao, no matter how weak the defenders are, they can take it and try to transport the food and grass away instead of burning it so wastefully.

Today's Wangzheng, today's Xuzhou, today's Heavenly Army.
There is also a lack of food!

I don't know who sighed first, and after that, bags of kerosene were still splashed on the grain bag after hesitation.

Afterwards, a pungent smell began to grow in the air, and quickly spread, filling the entire granary.

When people from Wu Yuan's group had already reached the predetermined location first, the people led by Wang Xiong from another group also took action.

Compared with Wu Yuan, it was Wang Xiong's first visit after all. Even with the map of the village provided by the old man, it still took a little more time. The change has gradually spread.

The Jizhou soldiers who rushed over didn't even see the kerosene splashed everywhere by the Tianzhu camp. Just hearing the pungent smell, everyone screamed in horror, and attacked crazily, trying to drive them away. After running away from the Xuzhou Army, he tried to put out the fire, and at the same time began to call for reinforcements.

But just as the attention of the defenders was drawn to the west, they didn't know that a more dangerous situation was about to take place on the east side of the village.

After completely annihilating a group of Yuan Jun who blocked the way, Wang Xiong and others also saw grain piled up in several houses. I saw countless white rice flowing out of it and sliding down to the ground with a rattling sound.

"The best Linzi rice."

A soldier from Qingzhou smacked his mouth and sighed. Speaking of which, they haven't tasted the rice from their hometown for many years.

After coming to Xuzhou, naturally there is no chance, as for before coming to Xuzhou.
But not that qualified.

And these refugees who were formerly identities have even more sophisticated eyesight. After looking at them casually and weighing them, they know that the rice stored in the granary in front of them is probably worth nearly ten thousand stones.

If it is put in a bad harvest year.I don't know how many lives can be saved, even for Wang Zheng and Xuzhou today, it is a big harvest.

It's a pity that they are all burned now
Although there is some reluctance in my heart.But Rendou present knew exactly what he was here for.

Food is naturally a living thing, but since it belongs to the enemy, it has become a killer weapon that is no less threatening than a sword!
If you can't take it away, you can only burn it!

All burned!

Before the next batch of enemies arrived, the crowd dispersed, splashed the kerosene in a hurry, and piled up some dry grass and dead branches around them. The difficulty of putting out the fire will increase exponentially.

Soon after, when the work was about the same, Wu Yuan and Wang Xiong took the lead in throwing torches at almost the same time.

As the torches were thrown out one after another, the fire spread rapidly, and black smoke billowed into the sky.

Amidst the sizzle sound, countless grains were turned into ashes, and at the same time, the fire rapidly expanded and turned into a sea of ​​flames, quickly encircling Tuqiu Mountain, a century-old village that lived on the mountain in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, and brought it to complete destruction.

Not long after, the fire soared into the sky to the point where even the soldiers on the front line could see it clearly.

Seeing the flames and black smoke on the top of the mountain, the Xuzhou army naturally cheered.

On the other hand, on the Jizhou people's side, the morale of the army, which was not very stable at all, plummeted and fell to the bottom in an instant.Their duty is to guard the food and grass in the temple, and now the defense line is still there, but the food and grass are finished!
All the soldiers in Jizhou knew how terrible it would be once the food and grass were burned

The entire mountaintop, inside and outside the village, will be reduced to ruins in the sea of ​​fire.

"Quick, go back and put out the fire!"

Gao Lan's body was icy cold. He never expected that the enemy would manage to sneak in such a tight line of defense he had organized.Although I can't figure out how the enemy did it, there is only one way out for myself and the entire defender right now, and that is to try to put out the fire.

He didn't even care about blocking the Xuzhou army on the opposite side. Except for the two steps that had already entered the front line, the remaining soldiers, including himself, all frantically turned back and ran towards the village.

Worried that they might still be wiped out, just in case, Wu Yuan and Wang Xiong's troops did not withdraw immediately.But after holding on for a while and paying a lot of sacrifices, they rushed to the front of the Jizhou people in the brigade.Start and fight and retreat to the back mountain.

As for these culprits, Gao Lan and the Jizhou Army wanted to skin them and cramp them up and tear them into pieces, but at this moment they were in no mood and had no time to chase and kill these enemies.

Because they have to do one more important thing, put out the fire!
Countless Yuan Jun returned to the village with helplessness, scrambling to put out the fire. However, there are not many water sources on this mountain. Except for a few deep wells, there is a clear pool, which is barely enough for thousands of defenders to drink. This is also one of the reasons why there are not many defenders on the mountain. Now you want to use this little water to put out the fire that has become soaring?

It didn't take long for everyone to stop holding wooden basins and barrels to put water on the fire.

Because the fire has been completely out of control!
A bucket of water was poured over, and the fire only weakened slightly, and then it flourished again.By the time the next bucket of water came, the fire had returned to its original state and even began to spread further.This scene is probably the most vivid interpretation of what a drop in the bucket is.

Where the fire first ignited, the ground was scorched black, and it was impossible to approach people within a dozen meters near the high temperature.At the fire spot on the East Road, where no one put out the fire, the two granaries that caught fire at first have begun to spread to the surroundings, forming as many as a dozen huge fire fields with a total area of ​​several acres.

This kind of fire, in the feudal era with limited technical conditions, is already at a level that is absolutely impossible to extinguish.

The wooden barrels in the hands of Jizhou soldiers were humble and pitiful in front of the raging fire, to the point where they couldn't even make the sea of ​​fire fluctuate.

The only way to stop it is to let it burn everything it can, until there is nothing left to burn

Gao Lan, who came here in person, saw this scene from a distance, his face was full of despair.By this time, he no longer needed to think about how to put out the fire, but had to quickly find a way to get people out of it.If not, when the fire further gets out of control and spreads, the whole thing will be engulfed, and all Jizhou soldiers who stay inside will turn into charred corpses.

But where can we withdraw?
The fact that the thieves were able to sneak in meant that there was still a way out, but judging from the number of people who sneaked in, that way would definitely not be easy.Otherwise, there would be more than this few people coming up.Besides that limited escape route, the only way they could choose to survive was completely blocked by the thousands of Xuzhou army on the opposite side!

At the beginning, Yuan Tan and Guo Tu chose Tuqiu Mountain as the location of the granary. Naturally, they liked the steep mountain shape, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, once such terrain is broken through or surrounded by the enemy, it also means that the way of life is cut off, and they are waiting to die. !

Even if Gao Lan hadn't made preparations in advance, in order to prevent the enemy from burning the mountain, he had cut a isolation belt around the top of the mountain, which was regarded as an insurance for his family. Now Wang Zheng even only needs to stay in place to block their way, Wait for the fire to spread down the mountain and burn all the Jizhou troops to death!

But even so, it's just lingering, and in the end it's also a dead end.

Behind him was a sea of ​​flames, and in front of him was an enemy several times his size. The infantry under his command were tired and hungry, water sources and supplies were all lost in the sea of ​​flames, and the morale of the army was completely gone. How could he fight?How can you hold on?
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Gao Lan escaped by chance in this battle, he would probably be close to death!
After all, once the news of the burning of the granary reaches the front line, Yuan Tan will immediately withdraw his troops as long as he has a little sense!

Otherwise, once the news leaks and the morale of the army is shaken, it may be difficult to withdraw to Qingzhou.

However, in the end, this war and expedition resulted in nothing being gained. With Yuan Tan's character, he would definitely find someone to hold him accountable. Gao Lan didn't think the other party would let him go!

Rather than that, it would be better to die here!

At this moment, the aggressive offensive of the Xuzhou army slowed down instead, and began to slowly shrink, and then countless people shouted one after another.

"Surrender without killing!"

"Abandon your weapons and don't kill!"

It seemed that the voices from all directions dispelled Yuan Jun's last fighting spirit. Amidst the bang, more and more people chose to put down their weapons and surrender on the spot.

No way, in this situation, surrender has become the only way out.

Seeing the figures around him bowing their knees one after another, Gao Lan stood there blankly, looking around in a daze. Except for a few pro-armies around him who had followed him for many years and still clenched their swords, most of Yuan Jun on the top of the mountain had already knelt down. On the ground, as far as the eye can see, there is panic and despair.

Hey, the matter has come to this, what can the husband say?

He sighed, drew his sword and turned around, and when he was about to kill himself, his mind flashed all kinds of situations since he entered the tent of Yuan Shao and his son, and he couldn't help but feel a little hesitation in his heart.

I am also a majestic man of seven feet, so I must not be greedy for life and fear death!

I can serve Yuan Benchu, father and son, and other mediocre lords loyally to death.
After all, Gao Lan was a little unwilling, unwilling, and even more disdainful!

After such a hesitation, several soldiers beside him had noticed Gao Lan's abnormality and were taken aback. At this moment, they didn't care about overtaking, so they rushed forward and snatched the sword away.

"Master, absolutely not!"

"Let's surrender too."

Then, somehow, under the persuasion of several people around, Gao Lan also dropped the weapon in his hand.

　I finally didn't ask for leave this month, and I have fulfilled the promise of updating every day
　　In fact, there are still many things to do. After all, part-time jobs, that is, gritted your teeth, paid the price of a few pimples on your face, stayed up late and added shifts, and it was still done. So, the method is always more difficult than it is.

　　Next month, continue to grit your teeth, do your best, and see if you can make a breakthrough, and become a male banker on the eighth day.

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