The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 458 Fire Attack

Menghuoyou, which is called oil in later generations, is the name used in ancient China when oil was used for war. This name has always been popular in the military camps of the Song Dynasty.

Although Niu Fu didn't know what Lu Shimeng meant, he still replied: "Young General, yes, there are fierce fire oil tanks on the inner wall of Fancheng, and Fancheng used to be a storage base for fierce fire oil, so there has always been a lot of stock."

Lu Shimeng said cautiously: "Lu Shuai, the three generals, there are no people living between the inner city and the outer city of Fancheng, and the terrain is closed. According to Shimeng's opinion, why not come and lead the king into the urn and burn it with fire?" ,"

Lu Wenhuan said thoughtfully: "Master Meng, let me explain in detail."

Lu Shimeng said: "Generals, when I was studying at a military university, I heard Lord Shi Yanzhi tell us about a battle line that the emperor said. The defenders of a certain city covered the entire city with kerosene and other flammable materials when they retreated. They also sent death squads to hide in the city, and after the enemy army entered the city, they ignited all the inflammable objects and burned the enemy army. The younger generation thought that there is not much space between the inner and outer cities of Fancheng, and the houses are all made of wood. Guarantee that our army can safely withdraw to the inner city, and at the same time kill and injure some enemy troops,"

Niu Fu, who was familiar with the terrain, brightened his eyes and said happily, "Young General, this method should work."

Lu Wenhuan also agreed: "It's possible, everyone, let's discuss the details,"

In the evening, Lu Wenhuan and others came to the outer city again.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the dilapidated city walls, showing a sense of desolation. The distant scenery seemed to be telling the cruelty of war. Although he didn't experience it himself.

Lu Wenhuan and Lu Shimeng stared into the distance silently. After a long time, Lu Shimeng whispered, "Second Uncle, it's time to return to Xiangyang."

"En," Lu Wenhuan nodded, saluted all the soldiers on the city wall, and turned to leave.

Two days later, the Mongolian army made a comeback and once again launched a fierce attack on the outer city of Fancheng. As usual, the stones were first thrown by the trebuchet. The stone machine stopped firing, and then, under the command of the generals, more than 1 Mongolian soldiers began to climb the city and attack like ants. About 30 cavalry troops, this group of cavalry troops held strong bows and stared straight at the upper part of the siege ladder, shooting wherever the Song army appeared.

These [-] cavalry archers all looked arrogant, they were sharpshooters specially borrowed by Ali Haiya from the Kexue Army, all of them were outstanding in archery, and the leader was Ye Zhili, the Qianhu Captain of the Kexue Army.

The already dilapidated city walls have become more fragile after suffering a new round of blows. Most of the archery towers and crenels have been leveled by stones shot by Mongolian catapults.

Under the frenzied attack of the Mongolian soldiers, the defense line of the outer city was already in jeopardy. Niu Fu, Fan Tianshun and other Fancheng generals all held weapons and directly participated in the hand-to-hand battle on the edge of the city wall.

After nearly two hours of fighting, after several consecutive failed sieges, Kong Yuan said: "General Ali Haiya, it should be almost done."

"Well," Ali Haiya nodded, and shouted loudly, "pass on the order to order the remaining [-] fresh troops to fight, and take down the outer city of Fancheng in one go. This battle can only be successful."

With the addition of the new Mongol army, the defenders of Fancheng, who had just taken a breath, had to strengthen their spirits again.

Wang Fudao: "General Niu, General Fan, it seems that Ali Hague has put all his eggs in one basket. Even the reserve team has been sent here."

Niu Fu nodded and said, "General Fan, all the fuel oil has been set up."

Fan Tianshun said: "Well, everything is properly arranged,"

"Okay, General Fan, General Wang, I will take the Heitan regiment to suppress the Mongolian army, and then go to the city wall to set up the last line of defense. You follow the plan and prepare to retreat,"

A quarter of an hour later, Fan Tianshun led the soldiers of the 10th Chamber to evacuate from the outer city wall first, and quickly rushed to the inner city. As soon as the soldiers of the [-]th Chamber left, the entire city defense fell on the two armies of the [-]th Chamber. After about [-] minutes, the Mongolian soldiers who attacked the city began to climb up from the gaps one by one. Wang Fu looked back and saw that all the soldiers from the [-]th chamber had returned to the inner city, so he ordered the remaining soldiers from the [-]th chamber to go back to the inner city. Quickly withdraw to the inner city.

The outskirts of Fancheng was originally a large bazaar with simple shops everywhere, and the roads in it were criss-crossed and very narrow. Ten years ago, when Fancheng was expanded, this bazaar was enclosed and used as a boundary , divided into the inner city and the outer city. When Mongolia sent troops to Xiangyang, all the bazaars were closed and rebuilt by Niu Fu as a temporary residence for the defenders of Fancheng.

In the past two days, the defenders of Fancheng have made some changes to it, making the passages in it more intricate and maze-like.

Niu Fu, who was behind the city wall, commanded the soldiers of the Heitan regiment to stop the advance of the Mongolian soldiers. After Wang Fu led the soldiers of the Seventeenth Chamber to retreat to the inner city, he ordered the Heitan regiment to fight and retreat.

The first batch of Mongolian soldiers who attacked the outer city was about 1000 people, and they were closely chasing the Heitan regiment. However, due to the unfamiliar terrain and the fact that the Heitan regiment was very powerful and quick-moving, when it was about to approach the inner city, there appeared In the temporary vacuum, the Mongolian soldiers lost their way. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Heitan regiment quickly entered the inner city.

When Niu Fu was the last to enter the gate of the inner city, Ali Haiya and Kong Yuan came to the wall of the outer city. The distance between the inner and outer cities of Fancheng was more than 100 meters. Kong Yuan, who had excellent eyesight, looked at the inner city and said, "General, The walls of the inner city of Fancheng are much stronger than the outer city.”

"Well, however, the outer city of Fancheng has been broken, and our army's encirclement can be reduced. It is only a matter of time before we can enter the inner city,"

"General, do you need to continue the attack?"

Ali Haiya thought for a moment and said: "No, General Kong, pass down the order. First, the army will withdraw, clean up the battlefield, and move the camp to the outer city; Third, inform the Artillery Battalion to move the trebuchet here; fourth, please report to the commander that our army has conquered the outer city of Fancheng on April 24."

"Yes, General,"

With the assistance of [-] archers, [-] Mongolian soldiers began to clear the obstacles between the inner city and the inner city. The Song army archers who occasionally appeared on the inner city were quickly suppressed by the Mongolian archers.

Fan Tianshun, who was standing in a bunker in the inner city, praised: "I didn't expect Ali Haiya to be so calm that he didn't attack the city immediately."

Wang Fudao: "Only two or three thousand Mongolian troops entered the burning area. Should we wait?"

"Don't wait any longer," Niu Fu shook his head and said, "The death squad members of our army hiding among them are easy to be spotted by the enemy. General Fan, order the drummers to beat the drums and notify the ignition. General Wang, order the soldiers on the city wall to prepare ropes. Respond to the team members below at any time, all archers are on standby, must suppress the opponent's shooters in a short time, and buy time for the death squad members to return to the city, "

Fan Tianshun went to the war drum in person, picked up the drumstick, and beat the war drum five times. These five war drum sounds were exactly the same as the song army's usual drum sounds and were easy to identify.

With the sound of five war drums, the [-] death squads below the city wall simultaneously lit the torches in their hands. When the fire oil met sparks, it immediately burned, and caused the surrounding inflammable materials to also burn together, especially on the outer city wall. Below, ten team members suddenly appeared, broke all the large jars with fierce kerosene around them, and immediately ignited the fire pockets in their hands, and the fire ignited instantly. The [-] Mongolian troops who entered it were trapped inside.

Fire meets water, which is the first reaction of ordinary people. Although the Han River is to the east of Fancheng, there is no water between the inner and outer cities in the northwest.

Almost all the wooden houses were doused with fire oil. In a short time, the entire inner and outer city was surrounded by a sea of ​​flames. The trapped Mongolian soldiers were dizzy by the sudden fire, and fled around like headless chickens for a while. , I just want to find water sources, and I have no intention of chasing and killing the dozens of Song soldiers who set fire.

Taking advantage of the chaos, the death squads who set fire to the city ran desperately towards the inner city.

More than 3000 Mongolian soldiers were disorganized, and many of them were burned, burnt to death, or even trampled to death by their own people. Ali Haiya on the city wall was stunned for a moment, and then he shouted loudly: "Soldiers, don't be confused. This general will come to rescue you immediately," Ali Haiya's power is profound, and the Mongolian soldier calmed down immediately with this shout filled with inner strength.

Under the command of several thousand household heads, the well-trained Mongolian army quickly cleared open spaces, smashed the earthen walls of the houses, and scattered the smashed broken walls on the flames. However, the fire was raging. With the help of oil, it grew bigger and bigger, and with bursts of fire, thick smoke rose up, and soon filled the air.

Ali Hague ran down the city wall with dozens of personal guards, but the flames of the fire wall were too great for the guards to pass through, so they could only anxiously think of a way.

"General, we have to find a way to open a gap in the wall of fire," said Kong Yuan who came after him.

Ali Haiya let out a strange cry, then kicked away a mutilated corpse, and said, "I'm trying to find a way."

At this time, a personal guard said: "General, there are dozens of corpses nearby. We can use the method of ants huddling together, tie the corpses to people, and roll them over the fire wall to put out the fire."

"The ants are in a group," Ali Hague muttered.

When encountering a fire, many ants will quickly gather and huddle into a black mass, and then roll quickly like a snowball to escape from the flames. Of course, the surrounding ants will be engulfed by the flame layer by layer, but it can kill a large number of ants. save it,