Chapter 58: When people's hearts are broken, it will be difficult to lead the team
Just when Ying Zheng asked to see the Queen Mother Huayang to help Ying Chengyu deal with the aftermath, another person was also having a headache because of Ying Chengyu.
"Xicheng will be destroyed in one day?" Tengfu, the pretend guard of Nanyang County, listened to the deserter's report and asked in confusion: "Xicheng has ten thousand county soldiers standing at all times, how can it not be able to withstand it even in one day! "
The deserters' eyes were full of fear: "It's a demon fire! A demon fire that can't be extinguished!"
"The Qin army lit the demon fire, and the demon fire swallowed up the north city and lit the city gate. The building set fire to the city gate and the city wall! ”
"The entire Beicheng turned into a sea of fire in the blink of an eye!"
The county magistrate Han Ling frowned: "Stop saying such witchy words!"
"How can there be a blink of an eye in this world? It can turn a city into a sea of fire in a matter of seconds!”
The deserter’s eyes widened and he exclaimed: “It’s true!”
“That’s not human fire. Demonic fire!”
"The water will not extinguish it, and the more it burns, the more it burns. Even after my robe was lit by fire, I couldn't extinguish the flames even if I jumped into the river. Instead, it ignited the moat!"
"I saw this with my own eyes!" "
"That's demon fire, it's demon fire!"
Han Ling yelled angrily: "Escape from the battlefield is a capital crime."
"If you tell the truth. I can still make merit out of sin, but now you are full of witchcraft and you want to die!”
While shouting angrily, Han Ling drew out his sword and pressed the blade against the deserter's neck.
The deserters huddled together in fear, shaking their heads repeatedly: "I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"
"Shangguan, why did you say Xicheng was broken down? That's why it was broken down. "
"I will obey you, I will definitely obey you!"
Faced with such a deserter, Han Ling lost all interest in killing him, so he kicked the deserter hard: "Get out of here! Go down!”
"Torture them severely!"
Reluctantly returning the sword to its sheath, Han Ling frowned: "What on earth is going on!"
This was not the first person they tortured. deserter.
Three days ago, the first wave of Xicheng deserters had already reached Wancheng.
But when asked why they could not resist for even a day, all the deserters answered that the Qin army had a demon fire that could not be extinguished.
Han Ling thought these deserters were dishonest and executed them all.
But as more and more deserters arrived in Wancheng, things became 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.
When seeing the flames, many deserters showed almost crazy fear.
The emotions of these deserters had a great impact on the Wancheng defenders.
Even before the Qin army arrived, people in Wancheng were already in panic!
Tengfu thought thoughtfully: "Perhaps the Qin army has mastered a new type of ordnance that is easy to draw fire."
"The soldiers could not see the whole picture and were frightened, so they used this fire weapon. Exaggerated several times."
"Xucheng County Lieutenant Chen Hefei is a man with a bag of wine and rice. He can't stop the Qin army for a day with ten thousand soldiers. Maybe he suffered a loss from this fire."
< br>“And since the soldiers have said so, let me prepare the lunch box in advance.”
Han Ling shook his head: "It is reasonable to pretend that this statement is true, but it is a bit ridiculous to be able to burn the water."
"It is even more ridiculous to be able to ignite the moat!"
"If the fire can really ignite the moat, how should our army be on guard?"
Teng Fu said in a deep voice: "Our army doesn't know what the Qin army's ignition is, but the Qin army You must know."
"According to the soldiers, the Qin army used trebuchets to throw a large number of jars into the city before setting off the fire."
"Those jars may be the source of the fire."
"Lieutenant Zhang, all the elite soldiers in the city who can ride and shoot will be transferred to the front army."
"I need you to lead the front army out of the city to ambush. , attack the Qin Army's supply camp. "
"I don't care whether this battle is defeated, but Zhang Junwei must recapture some jars in the Qin Army's supply camp and take back some of the Qin Army's supply camp for our army to investigate. The enemy's situation."
Teng Fu saluted Zhang Chong: "Whether our army can defend the city wall until the reinforcements arrive depends entirely on Commander Zhang!"
Zhang Chong solemnly raised his hands and said: "I will live up to my command!"
Teng Fu said in a deep voice: "Order again, summon all the alchemists in the city."
"Select all the materials in the city and give them one stone each. To the city wall."
"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 one by one!"
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"Inform the whole city that our army will definitely extinguish the flames of the Qin army, and Korea will be victorious!" In the yamen, all the officials raised their hands and shouted: "Han will be victorious!"
Ti After boosting the morale of his subordinate officers, Teng Fu also left the yamen and personally supervised the defense of the city.
Teng Fu didn’t know whether his preparations would be useful in the face of the Qin army’s flames.
But Tengfu understood that the army must be busy now. He was too busy to think about it and had no time and energy to think about the flames of the Qin army.
If people's hearts are broken, it will be difficult to lead the team!
Tengfu was busy until the moon and stars became scarce, and Tengfu finally dragged his tired body back to his house.
However, when he was about to arrive at his home, a figure at the entrance of the alley attracted Tengfu's attention.
After pondering for a moment, Tengfu dismissed his servants, 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 showed a hint of joy in his eyes: "You are still alive!"
Chen He handed over his hands in shame: "Greetings to the false guard!"
If Chen He If he hadn't surrendered, he wouldn't have been so sneaky even if he came back defeated.
After all, no matter how miserable the defeat is, there is no greater guilt for surrendering!
The first time Teng Fu saw Chen He, he knew that Chen He had surrendered.
Therefore, Tengfu did not address himself as county captain, but called Brother Chen directly.
At this moment, Tengfu did not want to respond to such a courtesy, but nodded: "It's great news that you are alive."
"Don't say anything else, tonight you and I will drink first. "One thing!"
Chen He bowed his hands and said, "If I am willing, I would like to get drunk with you."
"But not today."
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"Someone is waiting for the false guard."
Teng Fu finally frowned: "Chen He, you have surrendered, do you still want to persuade me to surrender to Qin?!"
Chen He He sighed softly: "I came here not to persuade the false defender to surrender, but to serve the thousands of Guizhou heads in Wancheng."
"Does the false defender know how Xicheng fell?"
Tengfu shook his head: "I have had a headache for several days."
Chen He's face showed bitterness: "Flame!"
"It's like a flame from Jiuyou!"
"That flame can burn anything. It can not only ignite the city wall, but also the moat. ."
"It cannot be destroyed by pouring water."
"At least 30% of the houses in Xicheng were burned down, and countless people were killed by the flames. ! ”
"I really don't want that kind of demonic fire to come to Wancheng again!"
Teng Fu had strong doubts about Chen He's words, but asked thoughtfully on his face: "Xicheng The fire has been burning till now?"
Chen He shook his head: "It will be extinguished the next day."
Teng Fu smiled: "This further strengthens my opinion."< br>
“This fire can be extinguished! It just cannot be extinguished by water.”
"As long as it is a fire that can be extinguished, there is nothing to fear."
Teng Fu bowed his hand to Chen He: "Thank you, Brother Chen, for sending back the news."
"I will definitely meet you. I spoke kindly to Brother Chen in front of the king and asked him to be punished leniently."
Chen He was not upset about letting the news slip, nor was he happy that Teng Fu was willing to help. He just gave a sincere persuasion:
"The fire can be extinguished. How many casualties will it take before the fire is extinguished?"
"Chen's understanding of the fire only ends here, but the commander-in-chief of the Qin army must know the fire very well."
"The commander-in-chief of the Qin army and Lord Chang'an of the Qin State only led a group of soldiers, and he was in Wan Waiting at Daguanpo, fifteen miles northwest of the city."
"You can still see me if you pretend to be a guard!"
Teng Fu asked back: "That one is particularly good at speaking. , Lord Chang'an of Qin State, who used words to seize my territory of hundreds of miles of Korea?"
Chen He said calmly: "He is only sixteen years old."
No matter how eloquent Ying Chenglong is, he is still only sixteen years old.
Are you afraid?
After pondering for a moment, Tengfu finally said: "Lead the way!"
(End of this chapter)