"Boom!" There was a sudden loud noise. Jiang Wei and Zhou Cang, who were rushing at the front, only felt a wave of heat coming from the front. The rush made them subconsciously rein in the reins. When they looked up, they saw a sudden wave of heat in front of them.
A huge fire broke out, directly blocking the city entrance! Then, there were several loud noises in succession, and the West Qin Army lit up walls of fire at the front, rear, left and right at the same time, and at the same time, raging fires ignited under the feet of the West Qin Army!
"Oops! We've fallen into a trap!" Pang Tong and Lu Xun, who were in the military formation behind, both changed their expressions. Pang Tong exclaimed: "What a vicious move! That boy Kong Ming is really ruthless! He actually used 30,000 people to hold him back.
Our army will eventually attack with fire and destroy both jade and stone!"
Lu Xun also shouted anxiously to the soldiers behind him: "Quick! Quick! Go up and put out the fire! Go quickly!" Lu Xun couldn't keep calm now, and desperately urged the soldiers behind him to come forward to help! That was eight full days
Thousands of soldiers and horses!
On the top of the city, looking at the Western Qin Army and Chu Army caught in the sea of fire, Zhang Bao's face showed a trace of unbearability, but he soon returned to his normal expression and shouted to the archers on his left and right: "Pack it up.
!We withdraw!”
After integrating all the troops, Zhang Bao went down from the city and rushed directly to the east gate of Baima City. At the east gate, Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Zhan, who had just been rescued by Zhang Bao, were waiting there. When they saw Zhang Bao coming, Zhuge Liang
He also said to Zhang Bao with a smile on his face: "Major General Zhang! Is everything done?"
Zhang Bao immediately clasped his fists at Zhuge Liang and shouted: "Commander, everything is in accordance with the instructions of the military counselor. Now the gate of the West City is already a sea of fire! I think even if the enemy army cannot be completely wiped out, I am afraid that the Western Qin Army will not be able to go this time!"
Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction, then showed a trace of sadness and said: "I'm afraid it's not that easy to completely wipe out the enemy army! The Western Qin Army has always been well-trained, even this time I sacrificed the lives of 30,000 soldiers to hold them back.
If we kill them, and use the fire attack, I'm afraid I can only burn about 50,000 of them, which is pretty good! I just wronged those 30,000 soldiers! After this battle is over, I will report to the lord, what will happen to these 30,000 soldiers?
The families of the officers and men are well cared for! Okay! Let’s go!”
Although Zhuge Liang's words were indifferent, Zhang Bao and Zhuge Zhan felt chills running down their backs when they heard them! In addition to the 30,000 troops from before, Zhuge Liang had given away nearly 100,000 troops here and there.
Life! Zhuge Liang’s method even made Zhuge Liang’s son Zhuge Zhan shudder!
After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Zhang Bao couldn't help but frowned and asked: "Commander, if we only wipe out more than 50,000 people, then the Western Qin army still has 50,000 or 60,000 horses! If we just throw away the white horse, how can the East County army
Isn’t there no protection?”
"Haha!" Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Actually, from the beginning, I didn't expect to be able to defend Baima City! I just hope to eliminate the power of the Western Qin Army to the greatest extent here! Now this level is the most
It couldn't be better! Let's go! I believe Cao Mengde and Xu Yuanzhi will not let us down!"
Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Zhang Bao and Zhuge Zhan glanced at each other, and soon understood that Zhuge Liang intended to let the Western Qin army attack Dongjun! Although Liu Bei and Cao Cao are now in alliance, it does not mean that
The Chu army is going to fight for Cao Cao. On the contrary, Zhuge Liang intends to let Luo Yang and Cao Cao fight to the death, and then they can reap the benefits! The reason why he planned to severely damage the Western Qin army before
, that’s because the Western Qin army is too powerful. If it’s one-sided, wouldn’t it be a good show?
Understanding Zhuge Liang's plan, Zhang Bao and Zhuge Zhan took another breath of air, and finally looked at each other with a wry smile. Zhang Bao was glad that a wise man like Zhuge Liang was on his side, while Zhuge Zhan was
I feel ashamed that I did not inherit my father's wisdom.
Zhuge Liang glanced at Zhang Bao and Zhuge Zhan with his bright eyes, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a smile: "Let's go! If we delay it any longer, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave!" After saying that, Zhuge Liang turned his horse's head and headed directly towards
Advancing towards the south, Zhang Bao and Zhuge Zhan were also stunned, and immediately followed them with more than a hundred soldiers around them, and left Baima City in the blink of an eye.
Zhuge Liang and others walked easily, but on the other side of Baima City, it was a scene of tragedy! I don’t know what Zhuge Liang did to keep the fire at the gate of the city alive! The Western Qin army in the fire was not
If they dared to stay any longer, Liu Pi and other generals no longer cared about killing the enemy. They shouted to the soldiers around them and rushed directly outside the fire wall!
As Zhuge Liang expected, although the fire was fierce, the advantage of the well-trained Western Qin army was also revealed at this time. Especially under the command of Liu Pi and other generals, the army rushed out of the fire wall. Although they rushed out, Liu Pi
The appearance of the others was a bit miserable. Most of the generals' armor had been burned to the point where not much was left, and all of them had charcoal faces. Only Dian Wei and Zhou Cang originally had that look.
There is no visible change in his face now, but his beard has all been burnt away. Veteran Zhang Ren’s shirt was completely burned, revealing scars all over his body. These were all from those years ago and
It was left behind during a fierce fight between the Nanman people. Deng Dang's arm was obviously burnt by the fire, and it was completely black. I don't know the extent of the injury, but looking at his nonchalant look, it didn't seem to be very serious.
Although a little embarrassed, they finally escaped, and the remaining Chu army was pitiful. Although the Chu army's combat effectiveness was not weak, it was far behind the Western Qin army. Plus there was no fighting.
Under the command of the general, the Chu army in the fire was like headless flies, rushing left and right, but they could not get out of the scope of the fire, and they could only be burned to death miserably!
Of course, the 40,000 Western Qin troops outside the fire were not idle either. Under the command of Pang Tong and Lu Xun, the soldiers put out the fire while rescuing those soldiers who had just rushed out of the fire. After nearly two dozen of them,
After hours of hard work, the fire was finally put out!
Liu Pi and other generals looked at the mess at the gate of the city. The corpses were burned into black charcoal by the fire. They couldn't tell whether they were from the Western Qin army or the Chu army. In the end, they had to let the soldiers bury them all.
.Standing on this large piece of scorched earth, everyone felt palpitations in their hearts. The enemy's methods were so powerful that the generals who originally had hopes of victory couldn't help but feel uneasy.
"Kong Ming! I knew it!" Pang Tong waved his fist hard, and the bitterness on his face could be squeezed out, and said fiercely: "This kid has never taken risks in his life! I just didn't expect this kid's methods now.
It has become so ruthless!" Pang Tong's words were recognized by the generals. Such methods may only be matched by Jia Xu, who has already resigned from office and is taking care of himself at home!
At this time, a sergeant ran over quickly, walked to Liu Pi's side, and whispered a few words. After listening to the sergeant's words, Liu Pi's face became gloomy again, and he waved to the sergeant, signaling him to leave.
, Liu Pi said to the crowd in a deep voice: "We have just made an inventory. Including the 30,000 people who died in the enemy's formation in the previous battle, our army has a total of more than 80,000 casualties in this battle!"
"Hiss——!" Although they had already been prepared in their hearts, after hearing Liu Pi's words, the generals couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. Doesn't this mean that the fire just burned nearly 50,000 xi
Qin Army? However, Jiang Wei soon regained his composure and said, "It's not necessarily that all of these fifty thousand people died in the fire! Before, we rushed into the Chu Army's formation and were finally defeated by the Chu Army.
A lot of people were killed and injured in this fight, so it seems that the number of people who died in this fire should be less than 30,000!"
Although Jiang Wei's words made everyone feel better, it was not an acceptable result! An army of 150,000! They came to attack a small town guarded by only 30,000 people, but they ended up like this! Jiang Ji took a deep breath and saw
Everyone around them looked like that, and they cheered up and said, "That's okay! In any case, we have won Baima City. This is also a tragic victory!" Jiang Jiong meant that even if it was a tragic victory,
, that is also a victory, and it can boost everyone's morale to a certain extent.
"A tragic victory? I'm afraid otherwise!" Lu Xun on the side suddenly said: "If I guessed correctly, I'm afraid our current situation is exactly what Zhuge Liang envisioned!" When he said this, Lu Xun frowned.
Wrinkled, seems to have a lot of worries!
"Uh!" When the generals heard Lu Xun's words, they couldn't help but be stunned. They all turned their heads to look at Lu Xun, but Lu Xun raised his head and glanced at Pang Tong. Pang Tong immediately understood what Lu Xun meant and could only helplessly say
He shook his head but said nothing. He turned his head and looked at the tragic scene of the battlefield. He couldn't help but clench his fists with both hands. He thought to himself: "Kong Ming! I lost this battle! But I will win it back next time!"
—————————————————Dividing Line——————————————————————“A tragic victory! I’m afraid it’s not the case!”
In Dongjun City, not far from Baima City, among the important ministers of Cao Wei who were discussing in the meeting hall of Weihou Mansion, Xu Shu also said to everyone with a wry smile: "Based on my understanding of Zhuge Kongming, he is definitely not that kind of person."
A man who would let his soldiers and horses fight head-on with the Western Qin Army, and let Baima City fall into the hands of the Western Qin Army, must be all Zhuge Kongming did it deliberately!"
"This..." After hearing Xu Shu's words, Cao Ang, who had already taken the position of Cao Cao's heir, looked at Xu Shu with doubts on his face, with a look of disbelief on his face, and asked: "Master Xu! What you said is a bit too much!
Now Liu Bei is in alliance with us. If we are annexed by the Western Qin Army, it will not be of any benefit to Liu Bei? How could Zhuge Liang not understand this?"
"No! On the contrary!" Xu Shu shook his head and said: "It is precisely because Zhuge Kongming sees it so clearly! He knows very well that we are definitely not on the verge of despair as it seems! Instead, we definitely have the strength to fight the Western Qin army again.
It’s a fight, that’s why you feel free to let us fight to the death! Lord! It seems we can’t hold back!” As he said that, Xu Shu turned his head and looked at Cao Cao who was lying on top, with a strange light shining in his eyes!
ps: I have something to do with my vest today, so I owe you two chapters and will make up for it together tomorrow~~