Han Shizu

Chapter 633 Burning the Mighty City

"General, in the battle of Huanghuagu, there was not much damage, even though the Shu army threw away their helmets and armor, and fled in a big defeat! If every battle is so easy, it's good!" On the way to Tangcang Town, the side A part of the song that followed sang praises to Shi Shouxin: "The general's ability to lead the army in battle can be called a famous general in the world, and few can match it!"

"This small victory is nothing!" Shi Shouxin rode on the horse, smiling a little, and summed up the battle last night very calmly: "This battle is won, firstly, our army's information is fast and true, and the commander-in-chief has strong decision-making skills. "Secondly, the soldiers of the battalion did not care about fatigue, sacrificed their lives, and fought the enemy bravely; the third is that the Shu army was unaware and unprepared, and gave us a chance to win a big victory!"

At dawn, a battalion of soldiers and wounded soldiers were left behind, and the defense of Huanghua Valley and the guards of the prisoners were arranged. Shi Shouxin then set off with the rest of his men, aiming at Tangcang Town.

Under the guidance of the guides and scouts, along the way, you can still see a lot of flag armor discarded by the Shu army when they were in exile, and more than 300 scattered soldiers were also accommodated.Facing the large forces of the Han army, these Shu soldiers did not resist at all. Some even ran out on their own initiative to give some dry food to relieve their hunger, and behaved more submissively.

From the mouth of the Shu army, I also got a lot of trivial but useful news.

"The attack on the Shu army was a complete failure, but I don't know how Han Chongyun's progress is!" Shi Shouxin sat on the horse and looked to the southwest: "Send the order, the scouts will increase the scope of investigation and investigate in the direction of Tangcang!"

Until they got close to Tangcang Town, they received news from Han Chongyun's liaison military academy.

"General, General Han asked the little one to come and report!" With a simple smile on his face, the chief liaison officer reported to Shi Shouxin: "Last night, General Han led the army to raid Tangcang Town, successfully captured Shuzhai, and killed the Shu general. Wang Luan killed more than [-] enemies and took more than [-] prisoners. Before noon, Shu general Han Jixun led his defeated army back to Tangcang, General Han attacked, and the entire Shu army surrendered!"

"Good!" Shi Shouxin described Dazhan, and said loudly: "Han Chongyun is also a brave general, and he lived up to his trust!"

"General, in this way, the enemy of Tang Cang can be regarded as a complete success!" After listening to the trilogy beside him, he was much more excited than Shi Shouxin.

"Go, speed up, go to Tangcang!"

"The general commanded well, defeated the Shu army with few enemies, Han admires him!" In Tangcang Town, Han Chongyun welcomed Shi Shouxin into the hall, and complimented him with a wide smile.

"The general is brave and good at fighting. It is extraordinary to take the lead in defeating the army and seizing the stronghold!" Shi Shouxin said the same to Han Chongyun with a smile.

After the two of them boasted about their business, they couldn't help laughing a few times, and the joy of the winner was revealed in the laughter.

"Come here, serve the food and wine!" Han Chongyun turned his head to order the soldiers, and said to Shi Shouxin, "Han Jixun, the commander of the Shu Army who attacked Huanghua Valley, surrendered. Would you like to meet?"

"Although this man has been defeated in a row, when he was facing the enemy, he showed a bit of a general's ability! Last night, the Shu army collapsed like a landslide, and he was able to gather nearly a thousand defeated soldiers and return to Tangcang. He has some skills!" Shi Shouxin Said.

Han Chongyun was somewhat disapproving: "I didn't see his ability, when the other army came back, I thought there would be a fight, but I didn't expect him to surrender so soon!"

To Han Chongyun's words, Shi Shouxin just smiled.

Weiji, Han Jixun, who was in an embarrassing figure and with a haggard face, was escorted to the hall by two soldiers. He looked at Han Chongyun, and then noticed Shi Shouxin who was eating. The chief general of the Han army?"

"That's right!" Shi Shouxin looked at him, "I'm the commander of the inner hall of the great man, Shi Shouxin!"

Looking at Shi Shouxin, with piercing eyes and radiant spirit, Han Jixun couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "There are so many talented generals! The general has extraordinary bearing, and the old man deserves his defeat!"

He also looked at Han Jixun, he was considered a veteran general in Sichuan, after thinking about it, he divided half of his wine and meat and asked the soldiers to pass it to him: "Please use it!"

Shi Shouxin's attitude was much better than Han Chongyun's, without contempt or insult.Looking at the fragrant wine and meat, it was a courtesy to him, Han Jixun didn't hold back, and bowed his hands: "Thank you, General!"

Obviously starving, Han Jixun looked at Shi Shouxin again: "I have a lot of doubts in this battle! The defeated general, dare to ask the general, why did my entire army be wiped out?"

"Know yourself and know the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. Our army can predict the enemy and deploy it first!" Shi Shouxin said lightly.

Han Jixun was thoughtful, his eyes suddenly revealed.

After taking a sip of wine, Shi Shouxin said to Han Jixun: "In the previous battles, each was the master. Now, the general has surrendered to the big man, and he is staying in the camp for the time being, waiting for arrangements. If the big man wants to pacify Shu, sooner or later he will need someone like the general. "

After some comforting words, Han Jixun asked him to leave with food and treat him preferentially.

"Brother Shi, you are too polite to Han Jixun, but he is a defeated general!" Han Chongyun said to Shi Shouxin.

"After all, he is a veteran. Since he has surrendered, there is no need to humiliate him. Let's save some dignity!" Shi Shouxin picked up his handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and said, "We have enough food and drink, we have to consider the next move." !"

Listening to his words and watching his appearance, Han Chongyun's spirits slightly perked up: "What is the general's intention?"

"Baijian!" Shi Shouxin didn't give a damn, and said directly: "After the defeat of Huanghua Valley and the loss of Tangcang again, the Shu army stationed in Baijian is in a difficult situation. The news spreads, and the morale of the army will be lost. I agree, rest for half a day, Let's go north with our army and cut off his way back. I expect that this battle will not be too difficult, and the two of us will take the credit together!"

"Okay!" Han Zhongyun patted the table.

"I don't know what's going on with the Chinese army?"

"I have sent someone to notify Xiang Shuai of the results of the battle in Huanghua Valley overnight, so he can let go of his worries and attack Weiwu City with all his strength! I am afraid that the battle has already begun!" Shi Shouxin said.

As Shi Shouxin said, under the Mighty Walled City, after a tight and orderly dispatch, the Han army has already launched an attack.Inside and outside the Chengguan, there is an enthusiasm, a real enthusiasm.

"ignition!"

"emission!"

Along with the officers of the Han army, they kept waving their flags and shouting orders, lined up outside the pass, separated by hundreds of steps, a large number of lit kerosene bombs flew towards Weiwu City.It turns into a fiery snake, ignites the city and the forest, grows and expands rapidly with the help of the wind, and gradually devours everything like a huge fire dragon.
The flames are boiling, the anger is soaring, the sound of cracking, breaking, and howling are intertwined together.

The raging fire continued to spread to the city and the mountains, and thick black smoke rose from the surroundings, like ferocious black dragons, straight into the sky.

The Shu army in the mighty city was already devastated. The outer city was made of wood, which was easily ignited and spread at an extremely fast speed. A large number of Shu soldiers were swallowed by the fire, screaming and wailing, and retreated to the inner city.Chaotic, crowded, seething.

From the time when the Han army was deployed outside, the generals of the Shu army noticed that Gao Yanchou was the fastest to respond. However, such man-made disasters and natural disasters are useful if they don’t react. The fire attack was successful and gradually engulfed the city gate.

The call to "extinguish the fire" kept ringing, but with little effect, and it was too late for the Shu soldiers to evade.

On the tower of the inner city, Li Tinggui stared helplessly at the situation in front of the city gate. The city wall was burning, crackling, collapsing and crashing.Those Shu soldiers who couldn't escape were smashed to death, burned to death, and their screams were palpitating.

"Recruiting envoys, the soldiers are in chaos, the fire can't be stopped at all!" Gao Yanchou ran up the city wall sweating profusely, and said to Li Tinggui, "Make a decision soon, there are too many trees inside and outside the city wall, and it won't be burned at all at once." It’s not over, it’s only going to get bigger and bigger! Once it spreads around and the way out is cut off, we’ll all be burned to death if the Han army doesn’t attack!”

Sweat dripped from Li Tinggui's head continuously, his face was flushed from the heat, and his eyes were tearing apart.Even touching the earth and stone city wall with his hands, he can feel a little hot.Taking a deep breath, he couldn't help but choked a few mouthfuls, and coughed out tears. Li Tinggui's tone was full of sadness: "Send the order, let all the soldiers withdraw from the mighty city, and retreat to Liangquan!"

(End of this chapter)