Chapter five hundred and seventeen set fire to the city
The bandits outside the city learned about the movements of Mu Tianlang's camps and quickly mobilized heavy troops to guard the south of the city to prevent Mu Tianlang from breaking out. Thousands more people were guarding the rear, but the soldiers who were trying to contain the Dagan cavalry made a mistake and the chaos broke out.
Such a battle that must be won.
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Li Luo stood on the city wall and had a panoramic view of everything in the city. Being small has its advantages.
I don't know who shouted: "I found the treasure, it's here."
The eyes of the bandits turned red, and they all looked towards the place where the sound came from. However, they couldn't help but smile when they heard the sound from the Mutianlang generals. For no other reason, the one who shouted loudly was none other than the Chinese Army Cavalry Ni Qing.
The bandits' attack slowed down and they looked around at the house where the treasure was hidden.
A general of the bandits shouted loudly: "What are you shouting for? Kill all these bandits. Everyone will have a share of the treasure."
Seeing the opportunity, Li Luo shouted loudly and loudly: "Rally the army and break out of the encirclement."
The rogue generals' expressions tightened. They had to guard against the trapped beasts. If they could block Mu Tianlang's attack, there would be no cavalry outside to relieve the siege, and Dagan's generals would be doomed.
Under Li Luo's order, Mu Tianlang's battalions suddenly retreated, abandoned the west city, and reunited their troops. The Chinese cavalry and the infantry battalion led by Wu Ta opened the way and headed towards the north of the city to kill.
The rogue soldiers were startled, and then they woke up. The rogue general who was the first to enter the city shouted angrily: "The thieves are cunning. They want to break out from the north of the city and kill them."
The generals of the bandits outside the city were also stunned. The bandit commander became angry because of embarrassment. He did not want to be tricked by Mu Tianlang at this time, and loudly issued an order: "Enter the city, kill, and reward with heads."
The rogue bandits outside the city hissed loudly, and rushed over the city wall to rush into the city.
Like a sharp arrow, Mu Tianlang broke through the enemy's encirclement formation and fled towards the north of the city.
Unexpectedly, Li Luo's soldiers were killed or injured again, so he ordered all battalions to attack with all their strength. In the eyes of the rogue bandits, it looked like a desperate struggle at the end of the road.
A moment later, the North City Gate was already several feet away, and the army of rogue bandits all entered the city, trying their best to pursue them.
At this moment, Mu Tianlang's army suddenly stopped, their formation suddenly changed, and they did not turn around. Instead of taking the opportunity to escape from the city, they stood in front of the north city gate and looked coldly at the rogue generals who were killing them.
The rogue soldiers were startled. The behavior of Dagan soldiers was indeed abnormal. They felt cold in their hearts and hurriedly issued an order: "Be careful of fraud..."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Xiangdong shouted in a loud voice: "Set fire."
"Set fire?" The rogue leader's face froze, and he suddenly came to his senses.
His expression changed drastically, and he shouted wildly: "Be careful, get out of the city."
It's just that the bandits outside the city entered the city without knowing the reason. When they first heard that they were leaving the city, they were all stunned.
In this moment, fires broke out all over the city, and the wind blew up several feet of smoke and dust.
The soldiers of the Shesheng camp bent their bows and drew arrows, but they did not shoot at the soldiers in the enemy camp. The arrows were all fired at the withered grass houses in the city. However, in the blink of an eye, the small shopping mall was already a sea of fire, and miserable howls and cries could not be heard.
The fire grew so fast, it must have been the Mu Tianlang soldiers who had tampered with it. However, just as they entered the city, all the rogue soldiers were distracted by the treasures and did not notice anything strange. By now, it was too late.
The main roads on the east, west and south sides of the city were all shrouded in fire. On the roofs, dozens of figures suddenly appeared, wearing white cloth masks, lighting fires and adding firewood, and they were very busy.
It was Li Luo's Qinggong masters who had been placed in various places in the city from the central army's cavalry. They set fires according to orders to trap the bandit army, and from time to time they also threw thunder and noise and other objects into the enemy formation.
The rogue soldiers turned their backs on their horses, panicking and uneasy, but thick smoke was rising everywhere, and the sun was setting in the west. It was even harder to distinguish north from south, and they felt that they were surrounded by fire everywhere.
The enemy's formation was in chaos. Li Luo saw the opportunity and issued an order in a deep voice: "Get into a formation of stabbing horses and kill them."
All the generals shouted in unison, took wet cloths to cover their mouths and noses, and dispersed in an orderly manner, with the infantry in front and the shooting behind. Every living thing was seen in the city, and they fought with swords until death.
In the thick smoke, it was difficult for the bandits to distinguish between friends and foes, and many of them died at the hands of their own soldiers. Although the sight of Mu Tianlang generals was also obscured by the smoke, they did not kill each other according to the code words in the army.
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The fire started to spread, the sky was dry and everything was dry. For a while, it did not stop, but became more and more intense. Li Luo hurriedly ordered the generals to withdraw from the city to avoid being burned.
The smoke was choking. Except for those with strong internal strength like Li Luo Lengbing, the remaining generals couldn't help but cough. Fortunately, the small shopping mall was not due south or north. With the southeast wind, most of the smoke was sent into the rogue formation.
, mixed with the stench of burning corpses, makes those who smell it want to vomit.
The fire burned for nearly two hours before it gradually subsided. The small shopping mall was completely unrecognizable. The charred blackness was dotted with scarlet bonfires, just like another night sky. From time to time, there were a few unburned crackling sounds.
To the north of the city, there was a military tower with soldiers from an infantry battalion guarding the way. If any bandits broke through, they would all be forced back by Mu Tianlang soldiers and trapped alive in the small mall.
Li Luo and Shen Xiangdong, together with Fu Xiu Shu's Shesheng Battalion, detoured to the south of the city to surround and kill the remaining bandits.
The entire small shopping mall was burned to the ground in an instant. Less than a thousand bandits survived and they fled southward in panic.
Li Luo did not raise any troops to pursue him, leaving it to Shi Wei and Helian Chengxian's Yueqi camp to deal with the aftermath.
On a moonlit night, torches were lit outside the city, illuminating the city walls that were turned black and yellow by smoke.
At night, when the wind died down, the smell of corpses lingered and became stronger.
Li Luo stood at the city tower, which had turned into ashes. Li Luo reached out and gently touched the remaining stones on the city wall, which were still a bit hot to the touch.
"General, all battalions are ready. Please give orders, General."
Zhu Zhi rushed behind Li Luo and said harmoniously, unable to conceal the excitement in his words.
"Well, have the people in the city been settled properly?"
"In accordance with the general's instructions, the last general ordered people to escort them fifty miles north of the city. There were no casualties."
"A letter was sent, instructing the Zhoushan government officials to choose another good place to take good care of him. If there is any shirk, he will be punished."
"General, I will obey the order." Zhu Zhi bowed and followed Li Luo's instructions.
"Ni Qing."
"The end will be here."
"Lead 300 soldiers to bury the dead bodies in the city. The weather is hot and rainy, so no plague will occur."
"The general will obey the order."
"The other battalions of Mu Tianlang will go ahead. You and the others will come after you. Please be careful on the way."
"The general will know."
Li Luohuan glanced around and saw that Mu Tianlang's soldiers had prepared their equipment. They had been fighting fiercely with the bandits for several hours. They didn't feel anything bad when they fought. Now that the battle was over, they all breathed a sigh of relief. They were so excited after the great victory.
It gradually dissipated and everyone felt a little tired.
Li Luo turned around and looked over. Leng Bing was standing on a stone step with his eyes closed and concentrating. There was a lot of dust and blood on his white clothes. He looked a little embarrassed, but his expression was still indifferent and proud, as cold as before.
Leng Bing seemed to notice that Li Luo was sizing him up. He suddenly opened his eyes, glanced at Li Luo coldly, frowned slightly and closed them slowly.
Li Luo's heart calmed down, he smiled casually, shook his head slightly, jumped off the city wall, walked to the military formation and said loudly: "The bandits escaped not far from the small shopping mall, our army should take advantage of the victory to pursue them and clear out the Dongyan Prefecture's intruders."
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Tonight we march to the Great Mall. All officers and men must recharge their batteries and rest where they are for a while. We will march to the Great Mall in an hour."