Jiuxi

Chapter 205 Chapter 204 [The decisive battle]

The fierce fire caused the Yan army outside the valley to panic.

In wars throughout the ages, fire attacks have never been a rare thing, but whether it is a water battle or a land battle, fire attacks need to meet more stringent conditions, and not hundreds of rockets can achieve such a terrifying effect.

People outside didn't know what the extremely large number of clay pots meant. They could only see that the scene in the valley was like a purgatory on earth, and the screams were endless.

The strange liquid that splashed everywhere after the clay pots were smashed was everywhere, and a lot of it was contaminated by Yan Jun. Hundreds of rockets came down the wind, and instantly ignited a fire that swept through the valley. Yan Jun was among them. No one was spared.

The Yan army outside the valley immediately launched a rescue operation after regaining consciousness. However, they could only rescue a small number of people, and most of the pioneer elites were killed in the sea of ​​​​fire.

There are differences in strength and weakness within any army. Among the entire Yan army, the four thousand vanguards led by Du Min have the highest combat effectiveness. This is an undisputed fact.

Among the five previous attacks by the Yan Army, except for the first one, which suffered relatively serious losses, the losses in each subsequent attack continued to decrease, and they put increasing pressure on the Seven Star Army. This is enough to prove the strength of the Pioneer Army.

The 600 men led by Du Min are the trump card of the Pioneer Army, the trump card that he has cultivated over the years.After other troops took turns to attack and exert pressure, he planned to use these 600 people to defeat the Seven Star Army's defense line. Unexpectedly, what greeted him was not the Seven Star Army on the wall, but a raging fire that covered the sky and the sun.

This fire completely destroyed the morale of the Yan Army's vanguard. Many people stared blankly at the horrific scene in the canyon. The figures twisting and struggling in the firelight were the core elite of the vanguard a quarter of an hour ago, but now they can only Howling in pain.

The mountain wind brought a shrill cry, and the Yan army soldiers shuddered involuntarily.

The sharp sound of ringing gold resounded throughout the world, and the Yan army's attack came to an end, and they retreated in embarrassment.

In the commander's tent of the Chinese army, Pusan ​​Si'en's face was gloomy, his cold eyes looked at the general who came to report, and he asked in a cold voice: "How is Du Min's condition?"

The partial general bowed his head and responded: "Back to general, Du Dujian luckily saved his life, but he was burned in many places all over his body. The army commander was helpless and urgently needed to be sent back to Dongyang Road for treatment. There are hundreds of other soldiers in similar condition, and there is no one in the camp. The medicine for treating such burns cannot be delayed due to the hot weather today.”

Pusan ​​Si'en narrowed his eyes slightly and asked again: "What are the casualties of the former army?"

The general replied: "Taking into account the casualties caused by the last enemy fire attack, the total number of casualties in the front army today is 740 and five, and more than [-] were injured."

Xu Cun frowned and said, "General, I'm afraid the front army won't be able to fight anymore."

The casualties of the former army have exceeded the warning line. What's more important is that the 600 people led by Du Min are the backbone and core of this army. They were all wiped out in a fire. If we force others to continue to attack the canyon, it will definitely cause serious consequences. It is also possible to defect on the battlefield. Not a fantasy.

Pusan ​​Si'en turned around and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Xu?"

Xu Cun thought for a while and said: "Now it seems that we can only let the former army officers escort the wounded back to Fengqiu City."

With the support of Qingyu Huaijin and Privy Councilor Pang Shigu, Pusan ​​Si'en was the de facto commander of the Yan-Jing coalition. However, he respected Xu Cun in public, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

Xu Cun took advantage of the situation and advised: "General, the Seven-Star Army is fully prepared. There are many traps in the valley. Our army is short of food and grass. It is better to withdraw temporarily and wait for the future."

Although the other generals in the tent did not speak, it could be seen from their expressions that almost all of them had similar thoughts.

In other words, the continuous defeats have crushed their fighting spirit, and if this continues, the army will inevitably collapse. This is true even for these generals who want to make contributions, which shows how low the overall morale of the Yan army is.

Pusan ​​Si'en's eyes were unclear and he said expressionlessly: "General Manager Xu, don't worry. Next, all units of the Yan army will plunder the formations. I will send the Xiashan army to open up this canyon."

Xu Cun didn't feel offended at all. On the contrary, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This time he went north into the mountains with more than [-] troops. So far, he has lost more than [-] troops, and nearly [-] others had to withdraw from the battlefield. With only [-] main Chinese troops around him, he can no longer invest this last force into the north. in the canyon.

The military meeting ended, and Pusan ​​Si'en came to the Xiashan Army's camp surrounded by a group of personal guards. Several generals and a young man greeted him.

The young man has a strong figure and sharp eyes. He is about 27 or [-] years old, and there is a vague anger in his eyebrows.

Pusan ​​Si'en looked at him and said, "Did you see clearly just now?"

The young man replied respectfully: "Yes, General. The fire caused by those bandits was exactly the same as the fire under Guangling City. This shows that this is Lu Chen's trump card."

His name was Sang Mai, and he was a cavalry general under Qin Chun, the deputy general manager of troops and horses on Dongyang Road.

In the battle of Guangling, Qin Chun was killed by Lu Shen, and Sangmai gathered the defeated soldiers and retreated all the way back to Moyang Road.

Everyone walked into a camp, with people from the Jinglian tribe on both sides. Pusan ​​Si'en said bluntly: "You said that Lu Chen might repeat his old tricks and create that kind of strange fire in the mountains, so I asked the vanguard of the Yan army to go and test it. . What I want to know now is, does the other party still have such weird things in his hand?"

Sang Mai shook his head firmly and said: "General, don't worry, this kind of strange fire is very troublesome to make and requires a variety of materials. It is impossible for the Seven Star Gang to have a large reserve. Lu Chen clearly wants to intimidate our army by doing this and force you to lead the army." Retreat and reduce your own losses at the same time. Lu Chen followed the same path when he was under Guangling City, and he did not use strange fire again during extremely difficult times. This shows that this kind of thing is very rare. "

Pusan ​​Si'en nodded slightly, and then sighed: "Speaking of which, my clan brother died in a very unbearable way. I will help him avenge this time."

Sang Mai was silent when he heard this. He was originally from the Xia Shan Army, and was later trained by Qin Chun as his confidant.

Qin Chunnai was named later. His real name was Pusanduan, and he came from the same big family as Pusan ​​Si'en.

Pusan ​​Si'en quickly regained his composure, looked around at the generals in the tent, and called out by name: "Ulieha." A tall general Jing Lian with a sinewy face stood up and said: "The last general is here!"

Pu San Si'en said in a serious tone: "I will give you five hundred heavily armored infantry. You must break through the first line of defense tomorrow."

"The last general takes orders!"

"Iceta."

"The end is here!"

"You lead a thousand warriors. When Ulehah succeeds, immediately advance to the second line of defense."

"The last general takes orders!"

Pusan ​​Si'en stood up and said in a deep voice: "The others, along with their warriors, will follow me into the valley."

Everyone responded in unison, and some people showed their white teeth, like ferocious beasts.

……

Night gradually fell, and the canyon was dotted with stars.

In the past few months, the Qixing Gang built three stronghold walls in the valley. Today, they won a complete victory. The Yan army retreated in embarrassment, leaving hundreds of corpses behind. The first stronghold wall still stood proudly. The morale of the Seven Star Army increased greatly.

Many women entered the canyon carrying food buckets, and the soldiers ate their meals happily, noisily but in an orderly manner.

The average distance between the several village walls is more than a hundred feet, and the canyon gradually widens from south to north. The area between the second and third village walls is already quite wide.

On the flat ground against the mountain to the west of this place, a group of people were sitting on the ground, with several torches standing next to them.

Lu Chen held the steamed buns in his left hand and chopsticks in his right hand. He took big bites of the steamed buns while picking vegetables from the bowl on the ground.

Li Chengen, Deng Xingcai, Yu Dajun, Lou Chengyuan, Chu Zhu and other commanders were all there, as well as Yu Hanyuan and Guo Bifang and other brave team members, as well as the two hall masters Ran Xuanzhi and Qi Lianfu. Everyone formed a circle with Lu Chen as the core. In the circle, we ate the dinner that the women and children in the family had painstakingly prepared.

Qi Lianfu said: "Brother Lu, our people have already made inquiries. The main force of the Yan army has not withdrawn. It's just that the vanguard army was frightened and must have withdrawn to the south."

Lu Chen swallowed the food in his mouth and said leisurely: "It seems that Pu San Si'en is finally going to take out the Xia Shan Army."

When the three words "Xia Shanjun" fell into their ears, everyone couldn't help but stop eating. Yu Dajun asked curiously: "Captain, is Xia Shanjun really that powerful?"

Lu Chen looked at them one by one, then smiled and said: "It's really amazing. Back then, Jing Chao's army was invincible because of its nine elite armies, among which Xia Shan Army was the number one. This army was originally led by Qing Yu Gong's father Qing Yu decided to raise a retinue, and the Qing Yu clan was the most powerful clan outside the Jing Dynasty royal family. Although the 3000 people outside the canyon are not the main force of the Xia Shan Army, they will definitely be much more powerful than the Yan Army."

If it were in the past, most of the green forest heroes of the Seven Star Gang would be afraid, but after experiencing this period of tempering, they already have a very firm will and confidence. Lou Chengyuan immediately said: "No matter how strong this Xia Shan Army is, , we can all beat them!"

The rest joined in.

Lu Chen did not undermine their self-confidence and said calmly: "You can despise the enemy strategically, but you cannot underestimate the enemy's carelessness in specific tactics. This time we want to break the myth of the Xiashan Army's invincibility, so we need to do more in the details. preparation."

Everyone listened carefully.

Lu Chen put down his chopsticks and explained the battlefield plan to everyone in great detail, down to the tasks that each team of soldiers needed to perform.

After about half an hour, the arrangements for this rather crude military meeting sitting on the ground were completed. The generals stood up and left to convey military orders to their respective subordinates.

Lu Chen stood up and patted the dust on his body, and saw Ran Xuanzhi walking up to him and saying with a tired face: "Brother Lu, I'm ready."

"Brother Ran, thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard, but it's a pity that we can't get more materials. If we can make another batch of that strange fire, our brothers can save some effort."

Ran Xuanzhi sighed softly. When he first received Lu Chen's arrangement, he was puzzled. He didn't understand how those things could turn into an unquenchable fire when mixed together. After seeing the tragic situation of Yan Jun today, he admired Lu Chen to the ground. , secretly hoping that if more raw materials can be found, the enemy will not be able to step into the canyon.

Lu Chen naturally understood his mood. He glanced at the clear night between the mountains and fields, and his tone rose slightly: "Compared with that kind of strange fire, the other gift prepared by Brother Ran is more effective. If Pusan ​​Si'en can do it this time, If he survives, he will definitely never dare to lead troops into the mountains again."

Ran Xuanzhi couldn't help but get excited and said with great expectation: "Then I wish Brother Lu to defeat the enemy in one battle and become famous all over the country!"

Lu Chen smiled humbly, as if there were thousands of stars in his eyes.

Shining brightly.

(End of this chapter)