The shrill shouts pierced the night sky and echoed in the vast camp.
However, a clever sentry in the distance noticed something strange at the city gate and shouted a warning.
"What are you shouting about! What day is there without enemy attacks ten or eight times? What a fuss! You can't even let people sleep!"
In the camp, a certain soldier didn't even open his eyes, mumbled something vaguely, turned over in confusion, and continued to dream of meeting Duke Zhou.
It was not just one person who had this idea. In fact, after being tortured dozens of times for two consecutive days, most of the sergeants in Qiao Zhongkui's unit thought this way after hearing the shouts of enemy attacks.
And the soldier who issued the warning only let out a cry before his throat was pierced by a crossbow arrow flying towards him!
At this time, most of the ghostly cavalry had already rushed into Qiao Zhongkui's camp. Bags of kerosene were scattered around the tents, and they were immediately lit by torches!
"Old rules! The first house is to the left, the second house is to the right, and the third house is in the middle. Focus on burning the tents and stables! Don't be eager to fight, maintain high-speed maneuvers, circle and strangle! Charge!"
In the middle of the cavalry team, a tall middle-aged general waved his hand and gave orders.
This general was none other than Zhang Xutuo, who temporarily replaced General Hu Benlang of the Left Guard Army.
Following Zhang Xutuo's order, the little old man Qu Tutong and Yuwen Chengdu Xiaoxiaoxiong who followed closely behind said "obey the order" in unison, then each brandished their swords and guns, pointed behind them, and shouted,
"follow me!"
The nine thousand troops of the three mansions quickly turned into three fire dragons, galloping all the way, and in an instant they penetrated Qiao Zhongkui's camp, trampled it into chaos, and set it on fire!
This time, Qu Tutong was lucky and found the enemy's stable immediately.
"Go around to the back of the stable, pour a bag of kerosene on each person, and burn this place down for me!"
With a shout, Qu Tutong took the lead, took a bag of kerosene from his horse, cut it with a knife, shook his hand and raised it towards the stable, and then used the momentum of the charge to flick the torch under the grass behind the stable.
, without looking at the result, he galloped past.
The next scene was almost a reenactment of the sneak attack on Yu Zhengzheng's camp a few days ago. The nine thousand troops were divided into nine groups, firing in all directions, circling and attacking. All attempts to gather troops were quickly dispersed by these nine groups of troops.
Before Zhang Xutuo and the others could complete the second round of charge, the second army led by Li Jing and others rushed into Qiao Zhongkui's camp, killing people and setting fire to them.
At this time, the stables of Qiao Zhongkui's military camp finally turned into a sea of fire. Tens of thousands of war horses roared and galloped like crazy, charging towards the center of Qiao Zhongkui's camp with their bodies covered in flames.
Qiao Zhongkui is indeed very alert. Although she has fallen asleep, she will wake up immediately if there is any disturbance around her.
Qiao Zhongkui had already woken up when Yuwen Chengdu led his troops through the Chinese army commander's tent.
Qiao Zhongkui was very lucky. As soon as he poked his head out of his tent, he saw Yuwen Chengdu's handsome figure riding past.
"Too cruel!"
Seeing with his own eyes that Yu Wen Chengdu opened a tent, poured half a bag of kerosene into it, and then passed the torch over the tent, turning it into a big fireball in an instant. Qiao Zhongkui shuddered, feeling only one
My heart suddenly rose to my throat!
Turning his head again, Qiao Zhongkui discovered that there were tens of thousands of cavalrymen, all holding high torches and following behind the burly man. They were galloping and sprinkling oil everywhere to light fires.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Lord, Amitabha, Jade Emperor, Guanyin Bodhisattva, no matter which god they are, as long as they can keep Qiao safe and sound, after returning home, Qiao will make a life-size golden body for you, and worship him three times in the morning and evening.
Incense!" Qiao Zhongkui quickly retracted her head back to the tent and prayed tremblingly...
Probably Qiao Zhongkui's heart was not sincere enough. Not one of the gods and Buddhas in the sky heard Qiao Zhongkui's prayer, and no great god came to bless this guy.
Just when Qiao Zhongkui was trembling, there was a soft "chila" sound, and a big hole was opened in Qiao Zhongkui's tent with a scimitar. Before Qiao Zhongkui could react, a huge fire broke out.
The oil spilled in along the cracks, right on Qiao Zhongkui's face.
Finally realizing that something was wrong, Qiao Zhongkui jumped up from the ground like a rabbit whose tail was stepped on!
Suddenly, Qiao Zhongkui's old face was struck by the sweeping torch.
Then, without any suspense, Qiao Zhongkui's head turned into a round torch!
"Ouch!" A shrill scream pierced the night sky, spreading for three thousand miles.
Subconsciously, Qiao Zhongkui scratched his face with both hands, trying to extinguish the flames on his face. But his tentacles were greasy and hot.
This time, not only failed to extinguish the flames on his face, but Qiao Zhongkui's hands were completely set on fire.
With their fingers connected to their hearts, when the heart-piercing heat came from their hands, Qiao Zhongkui slapped her body subconsciously, but the final result was that Qiao Zhongkui's whole body turned into a big fireball!
In severe pain, Qiao Zhongkui fell to the ground and rolled out of the tent.
Rolling under the feet of thousands of galloping cavalry, Qiao Zhongkui was not trampled to death by the horses. It was only at the last moment that he was stepped on his left leg by a horse at the end of the queue.
The poor guy couldn't die for a while, and the fire oil on his body couldn't be extinguished. He could only keep rolling on the ground and wailing!
Qiao Zhongkui's tragic experience did not attract anyone's attention. Because at this time, most of the sergeants under Qiao Zhongkui's command were still sleeping soundly! Even if some people were occasionally awakened by the noise outside, most of them turned around.
Get out of bed and continue dreaming of sweet dreams!
This cannot be blamed on the lack of vigilance of these sergeants. Firstly, it is because they have not slept well for two days and two nights and are too sleepy; secondly, they are really deceived by Yuwen Chenglong too much about the concept of enemy attack.
I’m already feeling a little aesthetically tired!
Until Li Jing and others led the armies of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Prefectures into Qiao Zhongkui's camp, they did not encounter any decent resistance.
Even if someone occasionally tried to gather an army, they could only gather a dozen people, and they were quickly trampled to pieces by a thousand-man cavalry team that strangled them.
Compared to the sneak attack on Yu Zhengzheng's headquarters, this camp hijacking operation went more smoothly!
From the moment Shen Guang and others opened the gate of Qiao Zhongkui's military camp at Mao Shi to the day when the sky became full of light, in less than an hour, Qiao Zhongkui's camp had been completely burned to the ground.
At this moment, Zhang Xutuo and Li Jing had also led their troops to withdraw from Qiao Zhongkui's camp, because the battle was basically over. Without the command of the general, nearly half of the casualties were burned in the fire, and nearly 20,000 cavalry were added.
Tens of thousands of fire horses rushed to pieces, and those soldiers who were lucky enough to escape had no intention of resisting. They knelt down and surrendered under the shouts of the Sui army!
On the outskirts of Qiao Zhongkui's camp, Gao Jian, Dugu Lingyun, Yu Wenzhiji and others were leading the left guard army of 9,000 people from the three prefectures and more than 10,000 infantry. They were surrounding Qiao Zhongkui's camp and began to
Take the prisoner calmly.
After noon, when He Dangui led 20,000 fine cavalry to the outside of Pujin Pass, all he saw was a large area of ashes with a radius of nearly ten miles, exuding lingering smoke.