Chapter 409 Crossfire! The dream of more than 100,000 Chu troops!
The sunset has long since set.
But the mountain fire once again put a layer of red makeup on Dahongshan!
The animals are mourning.
The birds are howling.
Burnt organic and inorganic matter combine to release the smell of death.
In the face of this fire, the flames that burned the city and burned the village were just the flames that children played with!
But thousands of candles illuminated the more than 100,000 Chu troops, causing them to run wildly among the mountains and jungles like more than 100,000 moths flying into the fire.
Chasing the flames and heat waves!
“Pay attention to your speed! Save your energy! Don’t panic!”
"Now that I have used up all my strength, how will I cross the line of fire later!"
"The front army speeds up!"
Maybe the mountain wind blew the sparks from the south, maybe someone deliberately Direct the fire.
Before the Chu army rushed out of Dahong Mountain, a fiery snake hurried over and crossed in front of them.
The generals of the middle and rear armies immediately shouted to reorganize their formations, allowing their soldiers to retain their physical strength for a decisive battle with the flames.
However, the front army led by Xiong Ao had broken away from their formation and ran into the Fire Snake head on!
“Ahem~ I feel so choked!”
“Quickly pull off a piece of cloth, wet it with water, and cover your mouth and nose, otherwise the smoke will enter your body and you will definitely die!”
"Don't use water! The water we brought is simply not enough, use urine! If the urine is empty, dig the soil until the soil is wet, and then put the noodles into the hole to breathe!"
"Ah!!! I'm on fire! Save me!"
When they were still dozens of feet away from the fire point, coughs and screams came from the front army.
When they were still more than ten feet away from the fire point, the scorching air waves made the soldiers' throats sting with every breath they took.
From time to time, a soldier's clothes were ignited by the flames, and he fell to the ground and rolled back and forth in pain.
Looking at the endless sea of fire in front of him, Xiong Ao did not dare to move forward.
The most ruthless thing in the world is water and fire.
Monstrous Lieyan will not give him any face just because he comes from the royal family!
He could only stand far away from the fire point and shout at the top of his lungs:
"Soldiers, the opportunity to make a meritorious service has arrived!"
"As long as we can survive the mountain fire attack, Before coming, we will open up a way for the army to leave the mountain. All the child servants in our former army will be pardoned as common people, and the common people will be given ten hectares of land!"
"Think of your family members! Think of your relatives!" br>
"For the sake of my family and for the sake of future generations, so what if I give up my life!"
The screams of the front army gradually subsided, and the fear and despair in the eyes of the soldiers were replaced by fire.
Use your own life in exchange for your family and future generations to no longer be slaves.
It’s worth it!
A soldier wetted the cloth with urine and tied it to his face. He walked firmly towards the sea of fire with an iron shovel in his hand.
Behind him, more and more soldiers followed closely, picking up the baked soil with iron shovels in their hands, and throwing it towards the fire point with all their strength!
Xiong Ao was relieved when he saw this.
Former military child servants came from various nobles. Xiong Ao obviously did not have the power to pardon so many child servants and become common people, and he was reluctant to give so many acres of land to a group of untouchables.
Those are real benefits!
The only benefit the former army can create for Xiong Ao is to open a road. After using it, how many people in the former army will survive?
Why should Xiong Ao compete with many powerful people for the sake of a few servants?
Fortunately, they have a weak spot and they have no choice but to believe it!
Xiong Ao quickly shouted: "Order!"
"The two troops on the left and right hold axes, and soldiers go out to cut trees on the left and right. They must cut an empty road before the mountain fire approaches to block the mountain fire. . ”
“The middle and back parts hold the soil, put it into the basket, and carry it to the front. ”
"Cover the fire with earth in the front!"
"The front, middle and rear parts rotate every quarter of an hour!"
"As long as we work bravely, the mountain fire will be extinguished!"
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“Wei!”
With the wonderful expectation that my family and future generations will no longer have to be slaves.
The Chu army's front troops swung their iron shovels wildly, and basket after basket of sand and soil were thrown at the flames.
A famous soldier was choked to death by the smoke and fainted by the heat wave.
The hot ground burned through the soles of his shoes, so Qianjun wrapped his feet with clothes until his feet were so burned that he could no longer stand. He fell to the ground in despair, watching helplessly as he was being burned.
With only manpower and crude tools, the Chu army's front army reached its limit, slowly but surely opening up the road forward.
However, somehow, the speed of the sea of fire ahead spread far faster than the speed they could open up the road!
“Captain Xiong!” Seeing from a distance Xiong Ao, whose armor was soaked with sweat, his hair and beard were curled by perms, and his head and face were covered with a layer of black gray, Jingchou shouted anxiously: "How many remaining soldiers do you have?"
As he spoke, Jingchou took off his helmet and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Xiong Ao turned around with a look of astonishment: "Why did Vice General Jing come to the front army!"
Jing Chou said angrily: "I have led the Chinese army to arrive!"
"Why haven't you opened up a road yet!"
Xiong Ao didn't know whether he was anxious or hot, the water stains on his forehead became more and more translucent: "Vice General Jing, our troops will not die unless it is my fault!"
“Our 20,000 troops now have only more than 8,000 left.”
“However, the mountain wind is too strong and the fire is too strong. Even if our troops try their best to open up, we cannot keep up with the expansion of the fire. Speed!”
“Fortunately, many trees have been burned, and the speed of our development has been increased.”
"My department promises that the task will be completed within three hours!"
Jingchou wiped his sweat again: "Three hours?"
"Why don't you wait as soon as possible?" I will dig a grave!"
Jingchou looked at the general beside him and said solemnly: "Once the main fire from the south approaches, all our troops will be turned into ashes!"
" I hope you will share our worries and fight for the lives of your people!”
All generals understand the seriousness of the problem.
At this time, it is no longer possible to distinguish between high and low. Only by investing every available manpower can they survive!
All the generals raised their hands in unison: "Wei!" Qu Ou was the first to shout behind him: "Disciples of the Qu family, step forward."
"Put out the fire!"
As 50,000 Chinese troops and private soldiers of various ethnic groups were thrown into the fire, the road was opened faster and faster.
But the casualties of the Chu army also increased sharply.
The entire Chu army was wiped out!
The middle army of the Chu army suffered more than 10,000 casualties!
Under the accumulation of blood and life, a passage ten feet wide and one hundred and twenty feet long finally opened the sea of fire, connecting the two unfired mountains and forests together!
Seeing the slightly scorched leaves in the distance, the soldiers of Chu's eyes were a little confused.
Is it an illusion?
Are we coming out?
My brain, which has been exposed to the heat wave for a long time, has become trance-like.
It wasn’t until they slapped themselves hard several times that the Chu soldiers finally believed everything they saw.
"We rushed out! We rushed out!!!"
"Baby, what are you doing with the iron shovel? Run!"
"But General..."
"What the hell, General! Survive first! If the fire continues to spread, you and I will both die!"
The way to survive is at the front!
In the face of life and death, orders and dignity seem so insignificant!
The main soldiers, county soldiers and child servants of the Chu army located in the front, left and right parts of the central army all threw away their tools and ran wildly towards the dense forest ahead. There were only private soldiers and clan soldiers of various ethnic groups. Still staying in place.
A few timid deserters looked back quietly and saw that the faces of the generals were not happy, but only worried and vigilant.
The clan soldiers of the noble generals also gathered around their masters. Even though the fire in the south was approaching, they had no intention of seizing the road and rushing out first.
The deserters didn't understand why. They only knew that the supervising team had not stepped forward, so they happily blended into the fleeing army.
Looking at the soldiers emerging from the heat wave, Xiong Ao couldn't help but feel hot in his eyes.
As the person who has been near the sea of fire for the longest time, Xiong Ao’s body can no longer hold on!
Panturing heavily, Xiong Ao asked in a low voice: "Vice General Jing, do you want to go out with us?"
"The fire in the south is getting closer and closer to our department. ”
“If I don’t leave, it will be too late!”
After Jingchou pondered for a moment, he spoke in a deep voice: "Every unit gathered its troops and horses, and all the remaining soldiers under the command of the front, left, and right captains were merged into the rear of the central army."
"The middle and rear units of the central army Everyone holds their shields and is ready to charge.”
“The rear army is ordered to prepare for battle, and the knights move to the front of the rear army, and all the generals are on standby!”
All the generals responded to the order! .
Jingchou looked at the fleeing soldiers, but did not give any order to stop them. Instead, he sincerely murmured his blessing: "You must survive!"
If these soldiers can rush out, it means that the road ahead is clear and Xiang Rong's judgment was wrong!
What a pity.
On the other side of the night, another pair of eyes was also looking at these fleeing Chu soldiers.
“Before the mountain fire came, we rushed all the way from the main peak of Dahong Mountain to the edge of the mountain forest.”
“We were going to set fire three times in a row to widen the sea of fire, but you still dug a passage.”
Ying Cheng, who was standing on horseback, couldn't help but sigh and praised: "You are worthy of being a Chu army!"
"I have heard for a long time that the Chu army is good at walking, and today I finally learned the lesson."
If it hadn't been for Ying Cheng. Xiu had already considered the Chu army's ability to move well, so the Chu army might really be able to escape in this battle!
Even though Ying Chengyu had made arrangements for this early, the Chu army still rushed all the way to the edge of Dahong Mountain.
Now Ying Cheng is standing on the plains, and Jingchou is standing in the mountains and forests.
But the distance between the two is less than three miles.
The mountain forest lying in front of the Chu army is the last barrier between the two armies!
The corner of Su Jiao's mouth also twitched slightly: "How can you move so quickly between mountains and forests."
"Are they still human?"
Su Jiao Although he is still young, he has seen a lot and has fought against soldiers from many countries.
But Su Jiao has never seen an army that can match the speed of other countries' troops marching in the plains in the mountains!
Ying Chengxuan said quietly: "It won't be the case soon."
"Prepare the fire arrows!"
With an order, three thousand crossbowmen prepared the fire arrows in their hands. Loading the crossbow arm, he moved closer to the torch in front of him and lit the oil-soaked linen cloth.
Three thousand points of flames suddenly rose, and Ying Chengyu shouted in a deep voice: "The target is directly in front, the height is five, let go!"
Never arrayed three times.
Three thousand fire arrows shot into the sky, and then fell to the earth like three thousand meteors!
Most of the crossbow arrows were blocked by trees.
A few scattered fire arrows were enough to ignite the oil that had already been poured all over the forest!
“Boom~”
Accompanied by the explosive sound of air friction, the flame rose again.
But this time, the flames no longer appeared in the distance and slowly attacked the Chu army.
Instead, it bloomed directly beside the Chu army and spread rapidly with the help of oil and southwesterly wind!
"No! Don't! This is not a mountain fire, but someone deliberately set the fire!"
"There are enemy troops ahead who are deliberately setting the fire, retreat! Retreat!"
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"We can't retreat, there's fire behind us! There's fire on both sides! We're surrounded by a sea of fire!"
"No!!!"
Facing the flames across the front, they It can also carry sand and soil to put it out.
But faced with the flames blooming under their feet, how could they escape!
The Chu army was only three miles away from escaping from the dense forest.
But the last three miles turned into a burning purgatory with the largest number of deaths!
All the Chu troops who rushed into the dense forest died here!
Looking at the Chu army struggling in the forest, listening to the cries that reached his ears, and smelling the smell of barbecue, Ying Chengyu felt strange in his heart, reined in his horse, turned around, and whispered:
“Return to the army.”
“Get into formation!”
(End of this chapter)