Chapter 260: The poor thieves do not chase, the military exploits are difficult to calculate
"Kerosene?" Lin Bei was overjoyed, "Good thing, just set fire to the beginning and end and wait for the wind to blow over."
"Be careful not to burn the whole city down."
"Don't worry, General, leave this to me." Zheng Jun led a cavalry force of a hundred households and blocked the alley and old street.
When the kerosene at the head and tail was ignited, the fire burst into flames, and the Western Chu army hiding inside suddenly had nowhere to escape.
"Run away!"
Someone ran out and was already a ball of fire. Zheng Jun ordered him to kill him mercilessly.
And ahead, Sun Yi, who was rushing into the enemy camp, was already red-eyed.
When he felt that he was not so happy anymore and the Western Chu army began to push them back, he suddenly found that he was surrounded.
"What's going on?" Sun Yi came back to his senses and realized that the lone army was deep inside.
"General, you are too fast, and those behind you cannot catch up."
"Don't be afraid. Go back and kill and meet up with the rear army. They only want to escape and have no strength to fight back."
Sun Yi's judgment was correct. It was difficult to advance in from the front. The Western Chu army began to be defeated. The city gate suddenly fell and the general did not know whether to live or die.
Today's Western Chu army is leaderless and more like a rabble. A large number of Western Chu troops fled towards the north before they even came into contact with each other.
The North City Gate is their way of survival. The enemy troops have already advanced from the south to the east and west sides, and they will not be able to escape later.
"Who is that Beiliang general? He is so brave?" The fleeing general turned back and pointed at Sun Yi, who was fighting back.
"I don't know, he's probably Luo Yang's confidant. The one who can guard Linzhou must be Luo Yang's most capable subordinate."
"Luo Yang is so confident that he can overthrow Emperor Liang without having such a fierce general by his side?"
"General, that's Luo Yang."
"That's right... General Li is at the south city gate. Now that the city gate has been broken down, he is nowhere to be seen. I'm afraid the situation is already in danger... Go to the northwest to meet up with Dabu. Tuzhou can no longer be defended."
The person who spoke was the deputy general who stayed in the army, the second-in-command of this Western Chu army. He led most of them to be stationed in the open space in the city.
Close to the southwest.
When he saw a large number of cavalry appearing, he ordered people to stop them and prepared to run away.
The bravery of the Northern Liang army, especially in close combat, has been invincible since ancient times.
With his tall body and the speed of his war horse, any head-on confrontation would be unwise.
Besides, Tuzhou has been taken, and some of the things that should be taken have been sent out of the city. A mostly empty city is not of much value.
Surviving yourself is the most important thing.
After all, this is outside the country, and we are not holding on to our own defense line. If we lose it, we will lose it, and we are not losing the territory of Xi Chu.
"General, don't we go back to rescue General Li?" a general asked.
"How to save?"
"Thousands of enemy troops have passed through the city gate, and a thousand-household camp is trapped in the old alley street in the south. It is most likely to be a disaster. Let's go back and fight. Who knows how many reinforcements the Beiliang Army will receive in the future?"
The lieutenant general said: "We didn't inform you in advance, so we don't have reinforcements. If we resist tonight, we will lose the city tomorrow. It's better to give up generously to avoid the main force suffering too much battle damage."
I have to say that this deputy general's strategy is quite correct in the current situation.
He immediately ordered that all the Western Chu troops in Tuzhou City and those who could accept military orders should withdraw from Tuzhou through the North City Gate.
"Tear down the North City Gate!" When the deputy general arrived at the North City Gate with his people, he suddenly thought, "The North City Gate will be empty, making it impossible for them to hold it. When we turn around, we will attack back from the North City Gate!"
"What a brilliant plan, general!"
Immediately, a group of engineers came forward and began to operate.
"You are the last to evacuate, if that doesn't work, that's all." The deputy general ordered, leading most of them to escape from the city.
"kill……"
When the "Beiliang Army" reached the North City Gate, the engineers of the Western Chu Army who had not yet finished demolishing it immediately mounted their horses and evacuated.
There are two doors, one of which has been dismantled and the other one is left standing alone.
Conveniently, they used kerosene to set fire to the collapsed city gate in an attempt to destroy it so that the "Northern Liang Army" could not put it back, and the northern city gate would remain empty.
And the fire ignited can deter pursuit.
"kill……"
After chasing here, Sun Yi saw the Western Chu army escaping from the city and laughed: "It's more open outside the city, which is easier for cavalry to pursue. Are these Western Chu troops stupid?"
"But general, they have lit kerosene inside and outside the city gate. We can't chase them."
"Put out the fire and then chase after it," Sun Yida said.
So he took some people and threw the sandbags and rocks aside into the fire to put out the fire.
When they were almost busy, Wei Ran, who had wiped out the Western Chu army in the city, also came with his people.
"What are you doing?" Wei Ran saw Sun Yi dismounted and busy putting out the fire outside the city with his soldiers.
Sun Yi pointed to the north: "Most of the Western Chu army are not cavalry. If we chase them out, we will definitely behead another two thousand enemies..."
When Wei Ran saw this, he rolled his eyes and said, "Are you dizzy?"
"ah?"
Wei Ran was speechless, looked around, and said with a guilty conscience: "Let's not say whether there will be an ambush, but we are fake Beiliang troops."
"Yeah, so what?" Sun Yi was puzzled. He felt that it would be a pity not to kill more with such a good opportunity.
The infantry of the Western Chu Army ran too slowly, and the horses could catch up with them in a moment and kill them randomly.
At this time, Lin Bei also arrived. Seeing the two of them arguing, he laughed and said:
"Brother Sun, we can't chase him anymore."
"Why not?" Sun Yi stared, "Those are all military achievements!"
Wei Ran was speechless and looked at Lin Bei. Both of them rolled their eyes.
"Can this be considered military merit?" Lin Bei was speechless and finally couldn't help laughing.
Sun Yi hasn't come back to his senses yet: "Why doesn't it count?"
"We have disguised ourselves as the Northern Liang Army. Whether we are facing the imperial court or Western Chu, we are still the Northern Liang Army. The enemies killed in this battle cannot be counted as military merits. Do you understand?" Lin Bei?
Laugh.
These words made Sun Yi come back to his senses.
"What does this mean?" Sun Yi realized it later and stared.
Wei Ran nodded: "In this battle, we cannot calculate merit according to common sense. Western Chu also has spies in our country, and we cannot get any clear evidence. No matter how many kills you kill, it cannot be counted as merit for killing the enemy."
"ah?"
Sun Yi pursed his lips: "Isn't that for nothing?"
"What are you doing for nothing..."
"Wait until early tomorrow morning and let the army outside the city attack the city. Our entire army will be wiped out and the Xia army will occupy Tuzhou... Isn't this just a matter of left hand and right hand?"
"How many Northern Liang troops have been killed in the city by then, can't we use the heads of the Western Chu troops to calculate it?" Sun Yi felt that it would be okay to kill more.
Wei Ran rolled his eyes: "How many people have you killed? When Xi Chu calculates their losses, it will be similar to the number of enemies killed by our army... Do you think they are idiots? Don't you see the problem at a glance?"
"Yes..." Sun Yi suddenly understood something.
"Then how many military merits should we report?" Sun Yi asked the two of them.
Wei Ran said: "Report less. Let's just say that both the Northern Liang Army and the Western Chu Army suffered losses. Our Xia Army made a surprise attack and the fishermen benefited... We will calculate the number of casualties of the Western Chu Army tomorrow and reduce it to about one thousand-household camp."
"How can that be done?" Sun Yidao said, "Our officers and soldiers also suffered a lot of casualties, but our military achievements cannot be recorded. Isn't it a loss?"
"Yeah..." Someone immediately agreed.
Wei Ran chuckled: "It's a reduction on the surface, but the general will naturally know our contribution, and your majesty will also know when the time comes...the rewards we deserve will not be less."
"That's good." Upon hearing this, Sun Yi clapped his hands and walked out of the fire-fighting team.
Lin Beidao: "We are chasing them now. It's almost dawn. When they see the faces of our soldiers clearly, how can they hide them if they recognize a few generals?"
As soon as these words came out, Sun Yi's last discomfort disappeared, and he nodded and pointed at the two of them: "You are right, it was me who failed to consider it."
"hehe."
Seeing that they finally dissuaded this reckless man, Wei and Lin breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, send someone to repair the city gate." Wei Ran ordered.
Sun Yi: "How to repair it? Such a big door is burned out. The Western Chu army is really wicked and cannot be installed."
"The Western Chu army must have wanted to lead the majority of them to fight back,"
"Then block it with cement and stones, bake it slowly over a low fire, it will solidify quickly, and simply seal the North City Gate temporarily." Zheng Jun rushed over, with a face full of black smoke and only yellow teeth showing when he smiled.
Wei Ran was surprised: "What kind of cement can Brother Zheng tinker with?"
They all know how powerful that cement is. Even if it is just a disguised black dragon armor, its defensive power is amazing.
Just a bit heavy.
And if it is used for city defenses, this thing is completely better than the current engineering quality.
"Don't worry, the general has taught me. The generals in the firearms camp all know some new things." Zheng Jun said meaningfully and confidently. This chapter has been completed!