In addition to incendiary bombs, there were also quite a few incendiary packages that caught fire. The artillerymen threw them all out at once. The burning barbarians cried for their fathers and mothers, and their screams were comparable to Shura Hell.
Zhidu did not expect such a result at all. Looking around, the attacking camp was in chaos, and black smoke was rising everywhere.
"Quick, sound the gong to order the soldiers to come back!" Zhidu shouted hysterically.
Gongs sounded everywhere, but the trapped barbarian soldiers could not move at all, because more incendiary bombs were thrown in the direction of their retreat. In a short time, the entire barbarian army formation was full of fire.
Ji Jie stood at the top of the city, looking at the tragic scene below, and said to himself: "This is the cruel law of war. There is no way, if I don't kill you, you will kill me, so you must die!"
"Your Majesty, when will we launch the charge?" Xiong Ben asked reluctantly, and then volunteered: "I ask Your Majesty to send me a team of troops to go out and deal with the barbarians who have not been burned to death!"
"That's right!" Ji Jie nodded in agreement.
"Great!" Xiong Ben jumped up happily.
"Don't worry, kid!" Ji Jie said with a smile: "Wait until the fire below is almost extinguished before you go there. If you rush too early, we will also be burned by the fire!"
"Okay!"
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The war in Bajun was in full swing, and the atmosphere in Xianyang was also tense. Lu Buwei was clamoring all day long to kill the Zhou army. Meng Ao and Wang Jian had the potential to attack the Zhou army invading the Qin territory from front to back.
Others may not know, but Meng Ao knows very well that this is to attract the attention of the Zhou army outside Tongguan, and he has already ordered 60,000 elite troops, preparing to go around the back of the Zhou army from the alley at the right time and launch a surprise attack. attack.
As long as Meng Ao can succeed, Wang Jian's army can smoothly pass through Wei's occupied areas and return to Qin's homeland, implementing the strategy of attacking from both front and rear.
The commander-in-chief of the Zhou army outside Tongguan was Ji Xueling. After she was stationed here, she sent troops to fight several small victories against the stragglers left by the Qin State, and she has been formulating a plan to attack Tongguan.
The Qin people had the experience of losing Hangu Pass. They buried a lot of gunpowder outside the pass. Without knowing the explosion points, Ji Xueling could only order the troops to camp on the spot and did not rush to attack.
It was night, the wind was high and the stars were sparse. Meng Ao ordered 60,000 troops to set off. He personally led the troops. This troops traveled late at night every day. During the day, they hid in the woods or mountains and ate ready-made dry food. They were not allowed to light fires while marching and hiding. , anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded on the spot.
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There was a pungent burnt smell in the air, which made Zhi Du furious, but there was nothing he could do. During this expedition, he brought out all the men between the ages of fourteen and fifty, and now he can stand There were only a few thousand people in front of him, which meant that it would take at least thirty years for the barbarian military strength to return to the pre-war level.
"Your Majesty, our people..." A barbarian soldier choked with tears in his eyes: "Can we just watch them being burned to death? I beg you to line up a team of people to rescue them!"
Zhidu shouted: "Rescue? That's a death penalty. This hateful guy Ji Jie actually used such despicable means to deal with us. The cunning Central Plains people are afraid of confronting our people. One day I will kill all the Central Plains people." !”
But, who would believe this, considering the few thousand people you have left?
Come on, go home and take care of your children, otherwise you barbarians will become extinct!
The fire was getting smaller and smaller. Xiong Ben could no longer bear his temper. He rushed out of the city gate with 10,000 people and slashed at the barbarians who were not burned to death. Most of these people were burned by the fire and were captured alive. To make them more painful, burns are not easy to treat.
Xiong Ben saw the Barbarian King not far away and shouted: "Brothers, come with me and kill their boss, charge!"
When the Barbarian King's men saw the menacing attack of the Zhou army, they couldn't help but pull up Zhi Du and run away.
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"Reporting to General Meng, there is a forward battalion of the Zhou Army in the front!" the spy reported: "There are eight thousand Zhou Army patrols stationed inside, and they are responsible for the patrol mission in this area!"
Meng Ao frowned slightly and looked at the location of the Zhou army camp marked by the spies on the map. He thought that this was a dangerous place. It would be even harder to pass through the Zhou camp without anyone noticing. !
If discovered by their patrol team, this sneak attack mission will be ended in advance.
After having spent so much effort to get here, Meng Ao absolutely did not allow any accidents to happen. He said in a deep voice to the generals around him: "I have decided to eat this Zhou army. Let's launch a surprise attack from four directions. The time is set before dawn, and we strive to catch them all in the shortest possible time! Remember, you must prepare a special crossbow team to kill their signal soldiers before the Zhou army sends a signal!"
"Yes!" The generals returned to their headquarters and began to prepare.
As soon as the ugly moment passed, Meng Ao ordered to set off, and all 60,000 people pressed forward.
The sentries outside the Zhou camp were quickly silenced by the Qin army. They quickly surrounded the Zhou camp. This was the sleepiest time of the day. There was a lot of snoring in the camp, and no one realized that they were in danger. middle.
Seeing that all the troops were in place, Meng Ao suddenly raised his torch and shouted: "Kill!"
Then under his leadership, Qin soldiers poured in from all directions. The sleeping Zhou army was caught off guard. Many people were cut down to the ground before they had time to put on their armor. Several people who intended to signal an enemy attack were shot to death by random arrows. Hedgehog.
Shen Tian, the forward camp commander, was stabbed six times and fell in a pool of blood. He stared at Meng Ao as he walked into his tent.
"Boy, tell me the location of your garrison and I'll spare your life!" Meng Ao said coldly to Shen Tian.
"Dream!" Shen Tian squeezed out two words from his teeth.
"Give him some color and let him know what it means to live but not to die!" When Meng Ao was expressionless, someone immediately pulled out a dagger and stabbed it into the crook of Shen Tian's right leg, and then turned it.
"Ah!" Shen Tian screamed and almost fainted.
Meng Ao waved his hand, and the man stopped what he was doing. He said, "If you are sensible, just tell me the truth, otherwise I will torture you in a hundred ways!"
Shen Tian panted heavily, nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I say! Help me up and sit down first!"
Meng Ao nodded, and the man helped Shen Tian up and let him sit on the carpeted earth platform, which was where Shen Tian usually gave orders.
"Tell me, as long as you are willing to tell me, I will let you apply medicine and bandage your wounds!" Meng Ao promised a huge profit: "I will also give you one thousand taels of gold, and you can find a place where no one knows you. Live your life without any worries!"
He thought Shen Tian was someone who was afraid of death, otherwise why would he bow his head?
No one noticed that there was a strange look in Shen Tian's eyes. He slowly reached under the carpet. When he touched a rope, the expression on his face changed!