Chapter 719: Burning Fukouxing! The command is correct but makes no sense!
Aware of Li Mu's movements, a group of Zhao army generals also hurriedly looked to the southeast and northeast.
And the soldiers of Zhao on the east side were already looking towards the way back with fear in their eyes, and subconsciously retreated.
"Fire! It's a mountain fire!"
"Is this another policy of Lord Qin Changan?! If this is really Lord Qin Changan's policy, how will our army escape!"< br>
"Don't forget that Lord Qin Chang'an is not only favored by heaven and earth, but also the reincarnation of Zhu Rong! Lord Qin Chang'an doesn't often command the earth dragons, but he always attacks the enemy with fire!"
"Our army has not yet broken out of the encirclement. ! Our army is not defeated at all! Our army has just stepped out of the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den! "Flee, run away! There is really no way to win this battle!" br>
More and more flames bloomed everywhere on the way back, and quickly extended to both sides to become fire snakes!
The dry grass and trees in early spring were only slightly ignited by the flames, and they happily joined the burning carnival, and then happily called their friends to join the lively party.
Nearly two hundred arson sites were scattered at key points on both sides of Fukouxing, and with the help of drought, a monstrous sea of fire quickly formed!
This sea of fire not only blocked Zhao Jun's escape back to Shexian County, but also ruthlessly declared a fact to all Zhao Jun.
Failed and not retreat?
Wait until you have rested before going to fight to the death with the Qin army who cannot command the earth dragon?
It’s all fake!
To this day, they still have not been able to escape the trap set by Ying Chengyu!
They had no way of returning to She County. After eating and drinking, they lay down in the tent and had a good sleep!
Even if Ying Chengyu can no longer command the earth dragons, he can still burn them with fire!
Li Mu’s judgment was wrong!
Big mistake!
The morale that Li Mu had just boosted completely collapsed, and even had the opposite effect, causing Zhao Jun, who was already frightened, to completely lose hope of victory!
The atmosphere of despair spread rapidly among Zhao Jun!
General Huang Gao quickly looked at Li Mu, and asked in unison and anxiously: "Commander, what should our army do!!!"
What should we do?
He, Li Mu, has been a soldier all his life, killing enemies without any calculation. What kind of scene has he not seen?
But first the earth dragon turned over, and then there was the fire burning the mountain, and then there was no idea what kind of natural disasters were waiting ahead. Li Mu had never seen this scene before.
This is not a war mode between people at all, so what can he do as a mere mortal!
But.
Li Mu is the commander-in-chief of this army!
As the coach, Li Mu could only force himself to show a calm and calm face, and said solemnly: "Send an order to the whole army, don't panic!"
"Don't be fooled by the reincarnation name of Lord Zhu Rong of Qin Chang'an!"
"Even if Zhu Rong really comes to earth, he still needs Feilian (the name of the wind god, not the Feilian of the ancestors of Qin and Zhao) to help him." You are so evil!"
"There are few people in Taihang in the spring. Even if Qin Changan ordered his troops to set fire to the mountains on their way back, it would be meaningless!"
"Send the order to the troops in the front, Use fire to burn down the mountains and forests on both sides of the highway."
"Fight fire with fire!"
"Order the troops and horses in the middle to dig the sand on the spot."
"Extinguish the fire with sand!"
"Order the troops and horses in the rear to follow my general to intercept the Qin army's pursuit!"
< br>Li Mu looked around at the generals and shouted solemnly:
“Those who dare to confuse the public with evil words and destabilize the morale of the army.”
"No need to submit, just kill!"
"We must not lose our military morale!"
"As long as our military morale is not lost, our army will be able to safely return to Shexian County to rest!"
< br>All the generals hurriedly handed over: "Wei!"
Li Mu's response was without any problems!
There is drought and little rain in the Taihang Mountains in spring, so it is easy to cause wildfires.
However, the wind in the Taihang Mountains in spring is weak, making it difficult for fires to expand rapidly.
Even if the Qin army arranged the fire scene in advance, the Zhao army could block the spread of the flames by burning the trees first and setting up fire breaks.
As long as Zhao Jun strictly implements Li Mu's orders, Zhao Jun has every chance of crossing the fire field across the front and becoming the first unit to defeat Ying Cheng's fire attack!
But the problem is that Zhao Jun is composed of one individual.
People will have thoughts.
Li Mu’s order cannot be strictly enforced at all!
“After extinguishing the flames, you can return to Shexian County? That’s not what the coach said just now! The coach has made mistakes again and again, and he is tired of making mistakes! Who knows if the coach will make a wrong judgment again!”
< br>"Everyone knows that Lord Qin Changan is the reincarnation of Zhu Rong. As long as Lord Qin Changan sets fire, the attack will be defeated! The battle will be won! Why should our army struggle? The price our army pays for struggling is our lives! "
"Risk of being devoured by fire and being punished after death, to pave the way for the army to extinguish the fire? It's just to give a certain Yuehe hundreds of dollars, and then make a certain person suffer death while alive and be punished after death. ! Not for sure! ”
"This place is far away from the sight of the generals, and leave quickly!"
Zhao Jun's military magistrates and Zhao Jun generals walked back and forth in the army, constantly threatening the army with punishment for deserters, and even drew their swords and chopped off heads one by one on the spot. .
But what we got in exchange was not the lives of the army, but the dissatisfaction and anger of the soldiers!
If they can't kill Houtu and Zhurong, they can't kill their own general!
Just as the anger of the Zhao army soldiers was rising, a roar suddenly sounded from behind the fire scene.
"According to the order of Lord Chang'an, intercept! Kill the enemy!"
Following that, there were shouts that echoed in the valley:
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"< br>
"Rebellion is a success!"
Just hearing this roaring voice, the veterans of the Zhao Army knew that there were at least tens of thousands of Qin troops blocking their way home!
This is not the so-called skirmisher mentioned by the coach!
The last trust and hope that the Zhao army soldiers had in Li Mu was shattered.
"There is a mountain road to the southwest, go quickly!"
"Go? Fight with them!"
"Kill the five hundred masters first! Once the five hundred masters die, the middle school You don’t know whether we are dead or running away, so you can’t blame our family members!”
confusion.
An unexpected but reasonable explosion occurred!
Li Mu had no choice but to order the rear army to resist the Qin army's pursuit on its own, and led his troops to rush to the front army to suppress the unrest.
"This general will lead his two and three sons back safely, and win this battle after resting!" "Young sheep and good wine, eat and drink enough!"
Li Mu cut off the head of a soldier in his hand and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Behead the troublemakers!" Move forward to gain a way out and your family's wealth!"
More than ten feet east of Li Mu, a low-level soldier of the Zhao army curled his lips and continued to run away without any hesitation.
On one side, death is possible, on the other side, death is certain.
On the one hand, you will die when you die, and on the other hand, you will still be held accountable after death.
Is this still a choice? !
But before he could take a few steps, a spear pierced his throat!
Zhao Mao shook off the remains of the gun, reined the horse beside Li Mu, looked at Li Mu anxiously and said: "Coach, run away!"
Li Mu shouted angrily: "Everyone Wei Zhaomao!”
“How dare you disturb the morale of our army!”
"Although the current war situation is unfavorable, our army still has a chance!"
Zhao Mao persuaded in a bitter voice: "Commander, the morale of our army is in chaos."
"This is the power of the immortal gods. There is no way words or rewards and punishments can save us.”
“This battle is lost!”
“There is no point in persisting”
"Please coach, please put yourself first!"
After a few breaths of silence, Li Mu sighed softly: "I have promised that I will take the soldiers back to Shexian County to rest!"
"If I run away, my troops will be wiped out!"
"Once my troops are wiped out, the Qin army will be like a broken bamboo, covering up all the way, seizing Shexian County, seizing Fukou, and attacking directly. Handan."
"At that time, Zhao will be in danger!"
Of course Li Mu could see that the morale of the army was in chaos.
Li Mu also saw that this battle was difficult to win.
But Li Mu could not retreat.
Once Li Mu's troops are defeated, Ying Chengyu will surely advance with victory!
Even though the main force of the Qin army has not yet arrived, the various units of the Zhao army are scattered throughout the battlefield and there is no time to block this gap.
By then, Ying Chengyu will go straight to Handan City!
Li Mu did not think that the seemingly solid Handan City and the generals who were trusted by Guo Kaixin could stop Ying Chengyu!
For the sake of Zhao Sheji, Li Mu had to take risks and gamble on that glimmer of hope!
Zhao Mao solemnly handed over his hand: "Even if our entire army is annihilated, our army will still have more than 400,000 troops waiting for the commander's orders to avenge our troops on the battlefield!"
"The last general asked himself to take command of our troops, and to be the commander-in-chief's successor."
"Please rest assured, Commander, as long as the general is still alive, he will not let the Qin army cross this point even half a step!"
"Commander, please put the overall situation first and the country first."
"Return to Shexian quickly and regroup!"
Looking at Zhao Mao, who was wearing three arrows, his left shoulder was bloody, and his chest armor had more than ten dents, Li Mu's eyes were stunned: "Zhao Mao, you ..."
If Li Mu leads the army here, with Li Mu's prestige and his ability over the years, this army still has a chance of breaking out.
But if Zhao Mao leads the army here, although the army can hold on for a while, it will eventually be annihilated.
As the commander of the army, even if Zhao Mao could evade the Qin army, he would not be able to avoid the imperial court's accountability after the war!
Zhao Mao smiled: "Twenty-one years ago, the whole family of the general was almost killed by the Xiongnu sword."
"It was the commander who led the army to the northern expedition to the Huns and gave the general A chance to survive."
"I will be satisfied with twenty-one years of my life in vain."
"Please, coach, give me a chance to leave my mark in history!"
Li Mu looked at Zhao Mao deeply, and after dozens of breaths, he finally patted Zhao Mao's arm: "Your parents, I "I will support you, my wife!"
Zhao Mao handed over his hand solemnly: "Thank you, coach!"
Li Mu took one last look at Zhao Mao and the soldiers, took a deep breath, and ordered in a deep voice: "Assemble the family soldiers!"
"Summon Captain Hu Qiong and Captain Ren You... "Commanders."
"Break out toward Dashugou in the northwest!"
Looking at Li Mu's back turning his head three times, Zhao Mao took the initiative to look back with a smile on his face. He caught Li Mu's gaze and shouted in a deep voice: "Two or three sons!"
"Coach Enyi, I will repay you today!"
"There is no need to try to break out. Integrate all the soldiers and horses who are willing to obey the order, burn the vegetation on both sides of the valley, and fight the fire with fire."
"The rest, follow the general to the west."
Replacement With a new gun, Zhao Mao roared angrily: "Kill the enemy!"
Thousands of veterans from Dai County shouted in unison:
"Kill the enemy!"
Listening to Zhao Jun's roar and looking at the mountain fire rising in the distance, Ying Chengyu's eyes were a little confused.
“This reinforcement.”
“Where did it come from?”
(End of this chapter)