Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1379

Stone City stands on Shitou Mountain, which is a dangerous mountain in Jianye. It guards the intersection of Qinhuai River and Yangtze River. The mountain is regarded as a city, and the river is regarded as a pond. The terrain is dangerous and solid, especially strange.

This is an important military town that guarantees the security of the western part of the capital Jianye City, and it is also a battleground for military strategists. It is known as "Stone City and Huju".

Today's Stone Mountain is in the hands of the Ming army.

However, the river gates on the Qinhuai River and the iron chains on both sides of the river have lost their effect of blocking the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the Qinhuai River is fighting endlessly.

Since the tiger army abandoned Stone City, the Ming army occupied Stone City, with their backs against Stone Mountain, and they still had an absolute advantage in attacking and defending against Zhou Yu. With a small number of troops, they were able to block Zhou Yu's warship.

Zhuge Liang was standing on the stone mountain at this moment, his eyes were gazing out of the city, and he could sweep the whole city.

Jianye City is a new city, built on the basis of the former Moling, but in terms of momentum, it is not as weak as the ancient capital that must be taken down. It is true to say that dragons and tigers occupy Jianye City.

It's just that this city is about to become a sea of ​​flames.

Sun Jian's stamina, self-defeating before the two armies, not only caused the Ming army to lose its last support, but also caused the Wu army to form a mourning effect. The mourning army will win, and the morale of the Wu army has burned to its peak.

Under the ebb and flow, there is a gap between the combat effectiveness of the two sides.

At this moment, the Ming army had already fallen into a tight siege, surrounded by Wu Jun's heavy troops in the southeast and northwest, and Zhou Yu was chasing fiercely on the Yangtze River.

It is as difficult as climbing the sky to get out.

If you can't get away and continue fighting, it will only take three to five days for the Wu army to completely form the iron barrel tactics, then the Ming army will really have nowhere to go.

Zhuge Liang knows that there is only one chance, and that is after nightfall. The only hope is that Wu Jun has not yet completely formed the iron barrel tactics of encircling the north and south, and it is possible to break through the encirclement after nightfall.

If they can't break out in this way, they can only be wiped out here.

"How are you preparing?" Zhuge Liang looked at the sky. It was not long before it got dark, but he was worried that the Nancheng battlefield would collapse first. Once Gan Ning collapsed, the entire Ming army would surely collapse.

"Time is too hasty. Although we have prepared tung oil for you in advance, it may not be enough if you want to burn the city!"

It was Ye Yong who answered Zhuge Liang.

Ye Yong is Jingwu Zuosi, the banner envoy of Jianye Town, and also the person in charge of the entire Jiangdong intelligence. In terms of status, he is one of the five King Kongs under Tan Zong's command.

The reason why he was recruited by Jing Wusi was because of his background, Jiangdong's powerful family is very powerful, and they are not very friendly to students from poor families.

Ye Yong Hanchuang has studied hard for many years and practiced martial arts diligently. He has extraordinary literary and military skills. He once thought of serving Jiangdong, but because he was too proud, he offended a Wei family child, and was forced to ruin his family by a Wei family child. He was desperate. It was Jing Wusi who took him in and helped him avenge him.

Since then, he sold his life to Jing Wusi.

He has managed the entire Jiangdong intelligence network over the years, and he has made a lot of achievements. His personal ability is also outstanding, and he is highly regarded by Tan Zong.

This time the Ming army was able to enter Jianye smoothly. Jing Wusi did a lot of work back and forth, not only in the transmission of news, but also in the exploration of the line and inquiring about the strength of the troops.

Without the support of Jing Wusi, Zhuge Liang and Gan Ning might not have been able to achieve such a tacit understanding at all, and the gap was far away, and they would even fail in the end because of an asymmetrical message.

So whether it is Gan Ning or Zhuge Liang, they all rely on Ye Yong on the one-acre-three-point land in Jiangdong, although the information provided by Ye Yong has always been valued.

Ye Yong has been in business for as long as Wu Guo has established himself in Jianye. As Wu Guo is familiar with it, he is also familiar with it. It can be regarded as a fish in water.

This time, Zhuge Liang's line of troops was in danger and needed the full support of Jing Wusi. If he didn't know Jianye City, he couldn't find the entry point in a short time and burned it up.

"Don't wait!"

Zhuge Liang looked at the south, the fighting sound became more and more intense, if we wait any longer, Gan Ning might die first, even if it was earlier, he would have withdrawn Gan Ning first.

"Ye Yong, you have to do this yourself!"

Zhuge Liang looked at Ye Yong, and said softly: "I will support you Wu Baierlang, and the rest is up to you. I know that everything you do in Jiangdong will suffer serious damage, and even make you lose money." You have paid for it yourself, so you can't stand in Jiangdong, but for the sake of my two armies, the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of sons, I can only do this!"

"understand!"

Ye Yong has no expression on his face. From the first day he entered Jingwu Division, he has already made a mental preparation, that is, he will not take his own life as his own.

He didn't have much intention to serve the Ming Dynasty, he was more interested in repaying Tan Zong's kindness to him, even if he was allowed to die, he would have absolutely no objection.

"After this battle, our Jingwu Division will be in full dormancy, and we may not be able to help you in the way to break through!" Ye Yong cupped his hands to Zhuge Liang and said softly: "Even if you leave the Yangtze River Estuary, you It may not be safe either, you know, in the East China Sea, there is also He Qi, He Qi will get the news sooner or later, if he knows that you have played such a big trick, he will definitely fight you hard!"

"Now we can't think of going so far, if we can't get out of the Yangtze River, we will all die here!"

Zhuge Liang said bitterly.

Plans are never better than change.

He was able to calculate many variables and took many countermeasures, but he never expected that Sun Wentai was so staunch, a generation of kings would die as soon as they said it, and even if it cost their lives, the wise men of the whole life might be involved.

It was to make Wu Jun not have any estimates, and finally successfully drove them to a desperate situation.

I have to say, this is a ruthless person.

"I wish you all the best of luck!"

Leaves with arched hands.

The current situation is so uncontrollable, even if he has all the wealth that Jing Wusi has accumulated in Jiangdong over the years, he has to complete the task. After all, these are the only two naval forces of the Ming army. The casualties of the Ming Dynasty were too great, and it also had a great impact on Jing Wusi.

"I wish you peace too!"

Zhuge Liang looked at this young man who was not very old and smiled.

He doesn't like Jing Wusi very much, he does things too softly, but he never refuses Jing Wusi's help, many things they can't bear to do, maybe they can be handed over to Jing Wusi, and they can be completed without any discount.

Looking at the background of Ye Yong's departure, Zhuge Liang pinched the bridge of his nose, and ordered in a low voice, "Order the archers, shoot arrows with whistles along the road, and notify Gan Ning as soon as possible to withdraw!"

"promise!"

To give orders to the captain.

"Do you really want to burn the city?" Cai Mao was a man who had read books of sages and sages. He always refused to admit this kind of way that harmed the peace of heaven. He stood beside Zhuge Liang and looked up into the distance.

"If we can't hold back Sun Bofu, we will all die!"

Zhuge Liang said: "There is no other way. Sun Wentai is dead. As far as Sun Bofu is concerned, the inner city has no place to be held hostage. Even if the civil and military officials of Wu State are buried with him, he will destroy us at any cost. If there is anything that can hold him back, it is Jianye City and the hundreds of thousands of people in Jianye City!"

"Fire together!"

"He, Sun Bofu, can only face two choices."

"Either continue to lead the main force to continue chasing us, regardless of the life and death of Jianye City, and the life and death of the people in Jianye City, or he can only stop to fight the fire!"

"I'm sure, he chose the latter!"

"In this way, we have enough time to highlight Zhou Yu's blockade, return to the Yangtze River, and then withdraw from the Yangtze River!"

Zhuge Liang's calculations were very precise, including Sun Ce's thoughts.

A plan is a plan.

Whether it can break through or not, no one can say for sure.

"What a crime!" Cai Mao sighed, although he thought that Zhuge Liang's behavior was nothing wrong, it was the best way to deal with it, and it was the only hope that could give them a breakthrough, but there was still some estrangement in this way.

No one can tell how many innocent people will be affected by the fire. Even the entire Jianye will become a ruined city, with countless innocent souls shrouded in it.

..............................

"The Ming army has retreated?" Outside the southern city, Sun Ce raised his head slightly, his eyes lit up, but soon the murderous intent on his face gathered: "If he wants to retreat, can he retreat? Send an order, and pursue him endlessly!"

"Bo Fu, they probably want to break through. I'm going back to the Yangtze River. My main force is on the Yangtze River. In this battle, I will never let them break through easily!"

Zhou Yu cupped his hands and said.

"Go!"

Sun Ce nodded, the murderous intent in his words was unprecedented, he said in a cold voice: "I will drive them all to extinction, as long as you block the Yangtze River, Ziyi will teach them a harsh lesson in the north. We must kill them all, I want a Ming dog not to be able to come out of Jianye City!"

"It's going to be night soon, once it's night, there must be changes!"

Zhou Yu still gave a few instructions in advance, and said in a low voice: "You must be careful, don't be easily fooled, and fall into their schemes!"

Sun Ce on weekdays, is he very worried, but now Sun Ce, with anger in his chest, has become stubborn, even gods and ghosts can't stop him, he is really impulsive.

The more impulsive you are, the easier it is to be fooled.

The main force of the Wu army has already surrounded the Ming army in Jianye City at this moment. Logically speaking, the Ming army should be the most impatient at this moment, but anyone with sufficient experience in the battlefield knows that this time is just right. It's time for the Ming army to be the most vicious. In order to survive, the Ming army will explode more than 150% of its combat power, and even go crazy.

"Someone knows!"

Sun Ce was very calm, and said indifferently: "I will calm myself down. For the sake of my father and the country of Wu, I will never let them escape!"

........................

If the city wall breaks through, it means that the city will fall into a chaotic battle. The sound of shouting and killing seems to be everywhere, and even the fighting under the pursuit can be seen in the streets and alleys.

Time passed slowly.

Beginning of the night.

After nightfall, the fighting continued.

However, at this time, someone suddenly noticed that bursts of fire were shining in the city.

"It's on fire!"

Someone raised his head and couldn't help but screamed.

"What's that place?"

"It seems to be the official office!"

The place where the first fire broke out was Yin Yamen of the capital of Jianye. The flames soared into the sky. With the help of human beings, within a quarter of an hour, the continuous buildings began to burn.

Standing outside the Yin Yamen of the Jianye Capital was Ye Yong, who shrouded himself in a bamboo hat. He said to his confidants in a low voice: "The government office, the official residence, the arsenal, the grain depot, starting from these places, can Areas that do not involve ordinary people should be suppressed as much as possible, but the plan cannot be changed, as long as the army does not stop to fight the fire, it will continue to burn!"

"After the task is completed, tell everyone to enter the latent stage immediately. Without my personal call, no one can do anything, including spying and passing information!"

"If there is a violation, the military law will deal with it!"

Ye Yong's voice was gloomy and cold, full of killing intent.

"promise!"

Behind him, a dozen men in black dispersed in an instant.

"Jianyedu!" Ye Yong looked at the raging fire in front of him, feeling helpless in his heart. He didn't want to be the executioner, but he didn't have any choice.

........................

"Where did the fire go off?"

In the midst of chasing and attacking the Ming army, Sun Ce suddenly glanced at Wang Yuanyuan, and a hunting flame suddenly rose in the distance, making his eyes a little blood red.

"Eldest Prince, a fire suddenly broke out in the city, and the fire spread quickly, covering half of the city!"

Soon someone will report.

"What's going on?" Sun Ce stared.

"Someone set fire!"

"Arson?"

Sun Ce felt the blood flow back for a moment, and his whole body was cold: "This is to burn my Jianye Capital, how dare they be so mad!"

The ferocity of the Ming army still frightened him.

If this fire goes on, the entire Jianye will be enveloped, how many people will die because of it, and how many people will lose their families because of it.

At this moment, the fire is getting more and more fierce. It seems that the fire can be seen everywhere in the southeast and northwest. Groups of fires shoot up into the sky, reflecting the entire Jianye City into daytime.

"Fire!"

"Quickly put out the fire!"

"Run away!"

"Help!"

Jianye City is in chaos.

This time it was a total mess.

Before the common people did not participate in the war, whether it was the Ming army entering the city or the Wu army recapturing the city gate, they all waited for the news at home with peace of mind, and would not take any action, because they did not want to seek death.

But they didn't want to move, but someone forced them to move.

Once the fire started, it seemed that there was no restraint, and it began to spread continuously. The measures for arson these days are very backward, and the houses are mostly made of wood, so they will be destroyed immediately after burning.

Countless heart-piercing voices sounded.

Countless people walked out of the streets.

No matter the streets or alleys, there were scenes of chaos. Some people cried and scolded God for not having eyes, some denounced the Ming army for being cruel, some were fighting the fire, and some lost their souls and carried their families out of the flames.

..............................

On the stone city, Zhuge Liang naturally also saw the flames. Countless flames shot up into the sky. From his angle, he could almost see that Jianye City was already a sea of ​​flames.

Ye Yong's action is very fast and in place, without any compromise, he has already completed the task assigned to him very well.

Now, it's up to Sun Ce to choose.

As long as they choose not to pursue, they will have enough time to break through, but once Sun Ce pursues, they will fall into a situation where they will be caught in a pincer attack.

"Where is the main force of General Gan Ning Zhonglang retreating now?"

Zhuge Liang asked.

"Just passed the West City, less than five miles away from Stone Mountain"

"Order Zhang Yun and Cai Mao to make a full breakthrough from the water, and Zhou Yu's warship must be pushed out!" Zhuge Liang ordered: "I will push the warship back to the mouth of the Yangtze River!"

If the warships are not at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the warships of the Jingping Navy will not be able to enter, and there will be no way to meet the main force at that time, and the idea of ​​​​withdrawing from the water will die due to insufficient warships.

"Yes!"

The messengers are constantly passing on Zhuge Liang's military orders.

..........................................

In the city, the flames were bright and full of flames. In the light, Sun Ce's handsome face appeared ferocious, and the thoughts in his mind seemed to be in the midst of a battle between heaven and man.

Ming Jun's move hit him seven inches.

The death of Sun Jian ignited the anger in his heart, and he will do whatever it takes to annihilate these Ming troops, no matter what the circumstances, he will no longer have any fear.

Even he is ready to sacrifice the inner city.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army quickly abandoned the inner city, and did not continue to attack the inner city at all, using Jiangdong's civil and military officials as a threat to withdraw troops.

Instead, break through directly.

Before breaking through, Jianye City was lit with a torch. In the dark night, the fire was like a fierce slap, and it was thrown directly at Sun Ce's face.

At this moment, he had already calmed down, and when he calmed down, he found that he had already fallen into a dilemma.

In the end, he chose to stop and lead his sons to fight the fire and save the city.

Or choose to be desperate, lead the main force to pursue directly, pursue fiercely, pursue to the end, do not give them a chance to breathe, and then unite with Zhuge Liang and Tai Shici to annihilate them in Jianye and avenge their father.

The fire is getting more and more fierce. If this continues, Jianye City will be destroyed.

He has no time to think about it.

He has to make a choice.

While taking a breath, Sun Ce felt his heart beating fast, and his pupils flickered, but when each breath passed, he discovered that there was no choice at all.

He is Sun Ce, the Sun Ce of Wu State, Sun Jian can die for Wu State, and Sun Ce can too, but the premise is that for Wu State, no matter what, no matter what.

"uncle!"

"Bofu!"

"Decree, all ministries stop and put out the fire with all your strength!" Sun Ce gritted his teeth and finished the sentence. He knew that this might give the Ming army a chance to break through. On the battlefield, many times, it was just a gap. Fall short.

But he has no choice.

"As ordered!"

Wu Jingsong breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Sun Ce would disregard everything, even Jianye City. Such a Sun Ce would not be a qualified heir.

"Come on!"

"exist!"

"Send someone to tell Zhou Yu and Tai Shici!" Sun Ce's face was expressionless, and his voice was bleak: "Jianye was burned, our army was forced to stop chasing, and put all our efforts into fighting the fire. I ordered you to do whatever it takes, no matter what the cost, no matter what casualties , no matter what difficulties, we must annihilate the Ming army before breaking through!"

Three times in a row, this shows that the killing intent in Sun Ce's heart at this moment is ferocious.

"Yes!"

Holding Sun Ce's token, the personal guards galloped quickly and began to convey Sun Ce's military order.

(End of this chapter)