At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 388 Chunyu Qiong——Death
"General!"

"General!"

"General!"

Chunyu Qiong, who was sleeping, felt her body being shaken violently, and then she opened her eyes in a drunken state.

Due to drinking last night and being woken up early this morning, Chun Yuqiong felt a splitting headache. She immediately said angrily: "I wonder if so-and-so is resting? What's the point of shouting so early?"

The guard didn't care at all when faced with Chun Yuqiong's rebuke. Instead, he said anxiously: "There is a raging fire over the granary. Even if it is a few streets away from us, you can see the fire rising into the sky over there!"

"brush!"

Chunyu Qiong was horrified when she heard this. She jumped up from the bed with a start, her face full of horror, and shouted loudly: "What did you say?"

The guard wanted to explain again, but he saw the general who was responsible for guarding the granary stumbled in, knelt on the ground and cried: "The Chu army launched a night attack and set the granary on fire. Now the wind is helping the fire, and most of the granary is in flames." Devour!"

Chunyu Qiong was not allowed to put on her clothes, so she jumped out of bed and shouted loudly: "How could the Chu army appear in the city?"

As long as the isolation belt can be set up in time and fire fighting begins, even if all the food cannot be rescued, a lot of losses can be recovered.

"How about we take advantage of Yuan's army's chaos and leave the city through the tunnel first."

Although most of the granaries are now on fire, Chunyu Qiong still remains intact.

They had been dormant in Hongze Lake for more than a month, and had lost a lot of their troops even though they were not fighting. Now, they made a surprise attack on Xutai and burned Yuan's army's food and grass, which was a great achievement.

Chunyu Qiong asked again: "Do you know how many soldiers and horses the Chu army has?"

Grain is not as flammable as forage. Due to its high density, there is no oxygen in the middle when it is piled together. At best, only the outermost grains will be burned.

"boom!"

The words are divided into two parts.

At that time, even if Chunyu Qiong had ten heads, they would not be enough to chop him off.

The general replied: "With the fire, our army is in chaos. At this time, we are only focusing on putting out the fire, but we don't know the size of the Chu army."

The rest of the soldiers also agreed with Su Fei's words.

Chunyu Qiong knew the importance of these grains and grasses. If all the grains and grasses were burned, Zhao State would be severely weakened and would no longer be able to afford the huge consumption of the southern expedition to Chu State, and the morale of Yuan's army would also be greatly reduced.

But after Gan Ning and others were satisfied with the fire in the granary, his deputy general Su Fei immediately said: "A fire in the granary will definitely alarm all Yuan's troops in the city. At this time, Yuan's army is in a mess and is in a hurry to put out the fire, and has no time to take care of us."

Because he knows that although things like fodder are flammable, food is not so easily burned by a fire.

Although Chunyu Qiong drank too much and got into trouble, after all, he was a child of an outstanding family, and he had led the army for so many years. Apart from his character flaws, he was quite talented.

Therefore, even though he was very angry that the general responsible for guarding the food and grass did not act, he did not bother to punish him. Instead, he hurriedly began to summon the soldiers in the city to put out the fire.

The general cried: "How can the general know?"

Hearing this, Chunyu Qiong immediately became angry and kicked the general to the ground, then cursed: "I don't know this, I don't know that, how did you become the guard of the granary?"

"Otherwise, once the traces are discovered by Yuan Jun, more than a hundred of us will die without a place to bury them!"

While Chunyu Qiong was getting dressed, she shouted to her guards: "Quickly go and beat the drum to gather the generals, summon the soldiers and horses in the city, and go with me to put out the fire!"

As long as you can go back alive, even if you can't be crowned a general, you will definitely have a glorious future, and there is no need to die in the city.

Gan Ning also wanted to retreat.

However, when he saw thick smoke billowing from everywhere in the granary, but the fire was not as big as expected, he couldn't help but frown slightly. Logically speaking, it is best to prepare flammable materials such as oil in advance when setting fire to food.

However, Gan Ning did not have many soldiers and horses under his command, and he had to pretend to be a soldier from Yuan to sneak into the granary. Naturally, he did not dare to carry fire starters with him, otherwise it would be easy to reveal his identity in advance.

As a result, the extent of the burning of the granary was far lower than Gan Ning expected.

He covered his mouth and nose, braved the billowing smoke, and walked to a granary. He used the weapon in his hand to push away the outermost ashes, only to find that the food inside was safe and sound.

Gan Ning's heart sank and he struggled internally for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and making up his mind.

He turned around and looked at his soldiers. He was silent for a long time before he said: "We didn't bring any oil. Even if we set fire to it, we won't be able to burn all the food in a short time. If we leave now, we won't wait until Yuan Jun recovers from the chaos." , you can put out the fire and save the remaining food and grass.”

"The reason why we went to such great lengths to burn grain is to cut off Yuan's army's supplies. If the grain and grass are finally rescued by them, wouldn't all our previous efforts be in vain?"

"I want to charge and kill in the city again, causing confusion among Yuan's army and delaying time. Brothers, are you willing to follow me?"

When all the soldiers heard this, they all looked at each other, obviously hesitant.

Although they came here with the determination to die, there is still a glimmer of hope now. If they do not evacuate from the tunnel at this time, but instead fight with Yuan's army, these more than a hundred people may eventually die here.

As Gan Ning's confidant and brother, Su Fei would naturally support Gan Ning unreservedly.

When he saw that all the soldiers were silent, he immediately held a sharp knife and shouted sternly: "As a general, General Gan is still not afraid of death, so what should we be afraid of?"

"My lord has treated us well, and your family has lived a stable and prosperous life in Chu State. Once Yuan Shao wins this battle, what will happen to my wife and children at home?"

Su Fei's words finally caused some changes in the expressions of these soldiers.

Gan Ning took the opportunity to say: "If there is anyone who is afraid of the dead, you can leave on your own and evacuate from the tunnel. I will not hold you accountable. If you are willing to advance and retreat with me, Gan Ning hereby promises that I, the general, will take the lead and rush to the front." Never abandon a brother!"

Seeing that Gan Ning had reached this point, all the soldiers immediately said in unison: "I am willing to advance and retreat together with the general!"

"Tap Tap!"

On the street, the rapid sound of horse hooves came from far to near.

The man at the head, Chun Yuqiong, who was wearing armor, was rushing towards the fire-burning granary with his soldiers, hoping to put out the fire and recover the losses.

In a house next to the road, an icy arrow flashed with a cold light.

Gan Ning drew his bow and arrow, aiming at Chunyu Qiong who was riding a horse.

Although Gan Ning was brave and brave, he was not reckless. He was both wise and brave.

If you want to cause chaos in the city, besides leading your army to charge, there is a better way, which is to kill the general of Yuan's army in Xutai City.

This street was Chunyu Qiong's only way to the granary, so Gan Ning took advantage of the chaos and led his soldiers to escape, pretending to be Yuan Jun, and then ambush in nearby residences in advance. ,

"finally come!"

When Gan Ning saw Chunyu Qiong riding a tall horse, his eyes shone brightly. After taking aim briefly, he let go of the bowstring.

"Chirp!"

The arrow made a slight sound as it shot through the air, galloping towards Chunyu Qiong on the horse.

"puff!"

Due to the close distance, Chunyu Qiong, who was worried about food and grass, was caught off guard and was pierced through the throat by the sudden arrow.

(End of this chapter)