si-mexico Chapter 845: Set fire to the mountain and force you to come down
Chapter 845: Set fire to the mountain and force you to come down
"Okay, that's what I've been waiting for. Lao Zhang, let's go to bed."
"I'm not interested in men."
"Go away, you're talking like I'm interested in you."
Zhao Biao rolled his eyes, suddenly stopped and said to Guan Shouchang,
"Lao Guan, this time, no one is allowed to persuade Kou Jin to surrender. I have nine ways to kill him, nine ways!"
After saying this, Zhao Biao walked away with big strides.
Guan Shouchang smiled and said to the others,
"It seems that Zhao Biao has been really troubled by Kou Jin. He is so angry.
It is true that Kou Jin was a bit unsportsmanlike, but as an enemy, it is a good thing to use all means to kill the enemy.
But a person like this is obviously shameless, so we won't keep him.
Just as I said in front of the prince, if we are going to fight, we must inflict pain on the enemy immediately, so that they will never forget it and will be afraid of the Yan army in the future.
In addition, the people will have enough to eat in the future, and if we can use both kindness and force, we won’t have to worry about them rebelling.”
Bai Wuan said,
"I understand. None of these 200,000 Qian soldiers will survive."
"Have you decided how to fight? We can't trick them into surrendering and then kill them. Our Yan army's reputation cannot be damaged.
Find a way to wipe them out."
"If we attack by force, our army will surely suffer heavy losses. It will be difficult to defeat them. How about this, we imitate the prince's attack on the Wei army and set fire to the mountain."
"Setting the mountain on fire? It's autumn now, and the weather is nice and crisp. What if the fire can't be controlled?
If the wind blows and the fire spreads to other hilltops, it will be a chain reaction."
Hearing this, Bai Wuan thought for a moment and said,
"Let's talk about it tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll go around the mountain and see what the terrain is like, and then decide how to fight."
"Well, it's really late, everyone should rest. Wushuang, today you will mobilize 50,000 men to be on guard. If the enemy attacks, fight them and repel them.
We'll take over again tomorrow."
"it is good."
They each arranged their troops and had their meal, then quickly rested.
At night, the Qian army came again, but the Qian army already knew that the main force of the Yan army had arrived. They were worried that if they sent too many people, they would be surrounded by the Yan army, so they did not send more people, but only sent a few thousand people to attack the camp.
They walked all the way to the outside of the Yan army camp, but did not see any cavalry coming out. When they were wondering, suddenly a dense group of Yan soldiers stood up on the wall and shot arrows at them.
The rain of arrows stunned them directly, and most of them were killed or injured in an instant. The rest fled back in a panic.
The Yan army was too lazy to chase them, knowing that they were a piece of cake, so they didn't waste their energy and continued to guard the village wall.
Seeing that their harassment was no longer effective, the commander of the Qian army stopped harassing them and let the army rest.
the next morning.
The generals, having rested enough, got up, rode their horses out of the camp, and surveyed the terrain in detail.
Zhao Biao also got up. When he heard that they were going to see the terrain, he immediately followed.
He also wanted to check the terrain and kill these hated Qian troops mercilessly.
Guan Shouchang led everyone on horseback and went around to the south of the mountain. It was a wide area. A few miles further south were other mountains, and further south were cliffs, one mountain after another.
This is also the reason why the enemy did not take the mountain road to the south. Not only would they be attacked by the White Horse Army in this open space, but the mountain to the south was also a cliff and they could not go down.
It is impossible to go west, as there is a river below. Going south, you will see Guilin with many mountains and rivers, and pools and rivers everywhere.
After checking the terrain, everyone felt relieved.
Bai Wuan smiled and said,
"There's nothing to worry about. There are cliffs and rivers to the west, so there's no need to worry about the fire spreading. There are roads and open space to the east, and there are trees on the north and south sides. We'll cut them down and dig out firebreaks.
Then we will surround the east, south, and north, set up artillery, send hot air balloons up, set fire to the mountains, force the enemy down, into our encirclement, and kill them mercilessly."
Guan Shouchang also nodded and said,
"Yes, we have to speed up. In two days, at most, the prince and his men will arrive in Guilin.
We have to deliver a perfect result.
"Orders are being passed. Cut down trees today, burn the mountain tomorrow, and kill these bastards!"
Zhao Biao grinned and said,
"That bastard Kou Jin asked me to kill him. As soon as I see the general's flag coming down, I will lead the White Horse Army to attack and kill him without a single piece of armor left!"
Then, they returned to the barracks and dispatched their troops to cut down all the trees on both the north and south sides, set up camp, dug firebreaks, and laid out defenses.
In this way, all the enemy troops are surrounded and we can catch them in a trap.
They also prepared kerosene and hot air balloons, and everything was proceeding in full swing.
By evening, everything was ready.
Outside the Yan army camp, a team of horse-drawn carriages arrived.
Those who came were Shen Changgong, Ma Ling, Yu Huatian, Zhang Han, Nie Bei, Yu Ziling and others.
Without prior notice, they entered the Yan army camp directly and arrived at the door of the general's tent.
Guan Shouchang and the others saw Shen Changgong and Ma Ling coming and hurriedly saluted and said,
"Meet the prince!"
"My Lord, why are you here?"
Guan Shouchang and others were a little confused for a moment when they looked at the two princes and the commanders in the room.
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"Don't be nervous or afraid. We are not here to steal the credit, nor do we trust you to supervise us.
Rather, these Eastern Army generals had never seen how the Western Army fought, so they came here specifically to learn."
Guan Shouchang said quickly,
"Your Majesty and the other commanders are so kind! We in the Western Army have done nothing to deserve you to come and learn from us.
We have just planned to destroy this Qian army tomorrow. Your Highness, would you like to listen to our plan and give us some guidance?"
"Hey!"
Shen Changgong waved his hand and said,
"I told you, we're here to learn. We're only here to observe and ask questions. We won't give instructions or give orders, nor will we participate in any combat or take any credit.
I didn't bring any historians with me, so no one knows we're here, and only your names will be on the merit book.
You see, we didn’t even bring any soldiers with us.
This time, you will be in full command, and we are here to watch."
After hearing what Shen Changgong said, Su Wuan and others felt relieved. It seemed that the prince was indeed here to watch, not to give orders.
But this does make people a little nervous, afraid that they may not do it well.
Shen Changgong looked at the sand table in the middle of the general's tent and said with a smile,
"Wow, that's pretty efficient. The sandbox is ready. So, tell me, how are you going to fight?"
"it is good."
Guan Shouchang stood up, pointed at the sand table, and explained their plan in detail.
"Our battle this time is a complete imitation of the one you used to burn the Wei army. We are learning from you, and you have nothing to learn from us."