My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 409 Crossfire! The dream of more than Chu troops!

The sun has already set.

But the mountain fire once again put a layer of red makeup on Dahongshan!

The animals are mourning.

The birds are howling.

Burnt organic and inorganic matter combine to release the smell of death.

In the face of this fire, the flames that burned the city and burned the village were just the flames that children played with!

But thousands of candles illuminated the more than 100,000 Chu troops, causing them to run wildly among the mountains and jungles like more than 100,000 moths flying into the fire.

Chasing the flames and heat waves!

"Pay attention to your speed! Save your energy! Don't panic!"

"Use all your strength now, how can you cross the line of fire later!"

"Former troops speed up!"

Maybe the mountain wind blew the sparks from the south, or maybe someone deliberately guided the fire.

Before the Chu army rushed out of Dahong Mountain, a fiery snake hurried over and crossed in front of them.

The generals of the middle and rear armies immediately shouted to reorganize their formations, so that their soldiers could retain their physical strength to fight the flames to the death.

However, the front army led by Xiong Ao had broken away from their formation and ran into the Fire Snake head on!

"Ahem~ I feel so choked!"

"Quickly pull off a piece of cloth, wet it with water, and cover your mouth and nose, otherwise the smoke will enter your body and you will definitely die!"

"Don't use water! The water we brought is simply not enough, use urine! If the urine is empty, dig the soil until the soil is wet, and then put the noodles into the hole to breathe!"

"Ah!!! I'm on fire! Help me!"

When they were still dozens of feet away from the fire point, coughs and screams came from the front army.

When they were still more than ten feet away from the fire point, the scorching air waves made the soldiers' throats sting with every breath they took.

From time to time, a soldier's clothes were ignited by the flames, and he fell to the ground and rolled back and forth in pain.

Looking at the endless sea of ​​fire in front of him, Xiong Ao did not dare to move forward.

The most ruthless thing in the world is water and fire.

Monstrous Lieyan will not give him any face just because he comes from the royal family!

He could only stand far away from the fire and shout at the top of his lungs:

"Commanders, the opportunity to make a meritorious deed has arrived!"

"As long as we can open up a way out of the mountain for the army before the mountain fire strikes, all the boy servants in my former army will be pardoned as common people, and the common people will be given ten hectares of land!"

"Think of your families! Think of your relatives!"

"For the sake of my family and future generations, so what if I give up my life!"

The screams of the front army gradually subsided, and the fear and despair in the eyes of the soldiers were replaced by fire.

Use your own life in exchange for your family and future generations to no longer be slaves.

Worth it!

One soldier wetted the cloth with urine and tied it to his face. He walked firmly towards the sea of ​​​​fire with an iron shovel in his hand.

Behind him, more and more soldiers followed closely, picking up the baked soil with iron shovels in their hands, and throwing it towards the fire point with all their strength!

Xiong Ao was relieved when he saw this.

The former military boy servants came from various nobles. Xiong Ao obviously did not have the power to pardon so many boy servants and become common people, and he was reluctant to give so many acres of land to a group of untouchables.

Those are all real benefits!

The only benefit the former army can create for Xiong Ao is to open a road. After using it up, how many people in the former army will survive?

Why should Xiong Ao compete with many powerful people for the sake of a few servants?

Fortunately, they have a weak spot and they have no choice but to believe it!

Xiong Ao quickly shouted: "Order!"

"The two troops on the left and right hold axes, and the soldiers go out to cut trees on the left and right. They must cut an empty path before the mountain fire approaches to block the mountain fire."

"The middle and back two hold the soil, put it into the basket, and carry it to the front."

"Cover the fire with earth in front!"

"The front, middle and back parts rotate every two quarters of an hour!"

"As long as we work bravely, the mountain fire will be extinguished!"

The former army officers and soldiers shouted in unison:

"only!"

With the good hope that my family and future generations will no longer have to be slaves.

The Chu army's front troops swung their iron shovels wildly, and basket after basket of sand and soil were thrown at the flames.

A famous soldier was choked to death by the smoke and fainted by the heat wave.

The hot ground burned through the soles of his shoes, so Qianjun wrapped his feet in clothes until his feet were so burned that he could no longer stand. He fell to the ground in despair and watched helplessly as he was being burned.

With only manpower and crude tools, the Chu army's front army reached its limit and slowly but surely opened up the road forward.

However, somehow, the speed of the sea of ​​​​fire ahead spread far faster than the speed they could open up the road!

"Captain Xiong!" Seeing Xiong Ao from a distance, whose armor was soaked with sweat, his hair and beard were curled by heat, and his head and face were covered with a layer of black gray, Jingchou shouted anxiously: "How many remaining soldiers do you have? "

While talking, Jingchou took off his helmet and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Xiong Ao turned around and looked shocked: "Why did Vice General Jing come to the front army!"

Jingchou said angrily: "This general has arrived with the Chinese army!"

"Why haven't you opened up a road yet!"

Xiong Ao didn't know whether he was anxious or hot, the water stains on his forehead became more and more translucent: "Vice General Jing, all my troops must be killed!"

"We have 20,000 soldiers and horses, but now there are only more than 8,000 left."

"However, the mountain wind is too strong and the fire is too strong. Even if our troops try their best to open up, we can't keep up with the speed of the fire's expansion!"

"Fortunately, many trees have been burned now, and the speed of our department's development has also been accelerated."

"My department promises that the task will be completed within three hours!"

Jingchou wiped his sweat again: "Three hours?"

"Why don't you dig a grave for me as soon as possible!"

Jingchou looked at the general beside him and said in a deep voice: "Once the main fire from the south approaches, all our troops will be reduced to ashes!"

"I hope you will share our worries and fight for the lives of our people!"

All generals understand the seriousness of the problem.

At this time, it is no longer possible to distinguish between high and low. Only by investing every available manpower can they survive!

All the generals raised their hands in unison: "Wei!" Qu Ou was the first to shout behind him: "Children of the Qu family, come forward."

"Extinguishing!"

As 50,000 Chinese troops and private soldiers of various ethnic groups were thrown into the fire, the road was opened faster and faster.

However, the casualties of the Chu army also increased sharply.

The Chu army's front army was completely wiped out!

The Chu army suffered more than 10,000 casualties!

Under the accumulation of blood and life, a passage ten feet wide and one hundred and twenty feet long finally opened the sea of ​​​​fire, connecting the two unfired mountains and forests together!

Seeing the slightly burnt yellow leaves in the distance, the soldiers of Chu's eyes were a little confused.

Is it an illusion?

Are we out?

The brain that has been invaded by the heat wave for a long time has become trance-like.

It wasn't until they slapped themselves hard several times that the Chu soldiers finally believed everything they saw.

"We rushed out! We rushed out!!!"

"Baby, what are you doing with a shovel? Run!"

"But General..."

"General, what the hell! Survive first! If the fire continues to spread, you and I will both die!"

The way out is ahead!

In the face of life and death, orders and dignity seem so insignificant!

The main soldiers, county soldiers and child servants of the Chu army who were located in front, left and right of the central army all threw away their tools and ran wildly towards the dense forest ahead. Only the private soldiers and clan soldiers of various ethnic groups remained in place.

A few timid deserters looked back quietly and saw that the faces of the generals were not happy, but only worried and vigilant.

The clan soldiers of the noble generals also gathered around their masters. Even though the fire in the south was approaching, they had no intention of seizing the road and rushing out first.

The deserters didn't understand why. They only knew that the supervising team had not stepped forward, so they happily blended into the fleeing army.

Looking at the soldiers escaping from the heat wave, Xiong Ao couldn't help but feel hot in his eyes.

As the person who has been near the sea of ​​fire for the longest time, Xiong Ao's body can no longer hold on any longer!

Breathing heavily, Xiong Ao asked in a low voice: "Vice-General Jing, do you want our troops to accompany you?"

"The fire in the south is getting closer to our department!"

"If you don't leave, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

After Jingchou pondered for a moment, he spoke in a deep voice: "Every department gathers its troops and horses, and all the remaining soldiers under the command of the front, left and right captains are merged into the rear of the central army."

"The middle and rear units of the Chinese army all hold shields and are ready to charge."

"Instruct the rear army to prepare for war. The knights turn to the front of the rear army and mount their horses and stand ready!"

All the generals responded to the order and left.

Jingchou looked at the fleeing soldiers, but did not order to stop them. Instead, he sincerely murmured his blessing: "You must survive!"

If these soldiers can rush out, it means that the road ahead is clear and Xiang Rong's judgment was wrong!

Unfortunately.

On the other side of the night, another pair of eyes was also looking at these fleeing Chu soldiers.

"Before the mountain fire comes, run all the way from the main peak of Dahong Mountain to the edge of the mountain forest."

"I was going to set fire three times in a row to widen the sea of ​​​​fire, but you still dug out the passage."

Ying Chengyu, who was standing on horseback, couldn't help but sigh and praised: "You are worthy of being an army of Chu!"

"I have heard for a long time that the Chu army is good at walking, and today I finally learned the lesson."

If Ying Chengyu had not taken into account the Chu army's ability to move well, the Chu army might have escaped in this battle!

Even though Ying Chengyu had made arrangements for this early, the Chu army still rushed all the way to the edge of Dahong Mountain.

Now Ying Cheng is standing on the plains, and Jingchou is standing in the mountains and forests.

But the distance between the two is less than three miles.

The mountain forest that stretches in front of the Chu army is the last barrier between the two armies!

The corner of Su Jiao's mouth also twitched slightly: "You can still turn around so quickly in the mountains and forests."

"Are they still human?"

Although Su Jiao is still young, he is also well-informed and has fought against soldiers from many countries.

But Su Jiao has never seen an army that can match the speed of other countries' troops marching in the plains in the mountains!

Ying Chengyu said quietly: "It won't be the case soon."

"Prepare the fire arrow!"

With an order, three thousand crossbowmen loaded the fire arrows into the crossbow arms, then approached the torches in front of them and lit the oil-soaked linen cloth.

Three thousand points of flames suddenly rose, and Ying Chengyu shouted in a deep voice: "The target is directly in front, the height is five, let go!"

Never arrayed three times.

Three thousand fire arrows shot into the sky, and then fell to the earth like three thousand meteors!

Most of the crossbow arrows were blocked by trees.

A few scattered fire arrows were enough to ignite the oil that had already been poured all over the forest!

"Boom~"

Accompanied by the explosive sound of air friction, the flame rose again.

But this time, the flames no longer appeared in the distance and slowly attacked the Chu army.

Instead, it bloomed directly beside the Chu army and spread rapidly with the help of oil and southwesterly wind!

"No! No! This is not a wildfire, but someone deliberately set it on fire!"

"There are enemy troops ahead who are deliberately setting fires. Retreat! Retreat!"

"We can't retreat, there's fire behind us! There's fire on both sides! We're surrounded by a sea of ​​fire!"

"Do not!!!"

Faced with the flames lying in front of them, they can still carry the sand and soil to put them out.

But facing the flames blooming at their feet, how could they escape!

The Chu army was only three miles away from escaping the dense forest.

But the last three miles turned into a burning purgatory with the largest number of deaths!

All the Chu troops who rushed into the dense forest died here!

Looking at the Chu army struggling in the forest, listening to the cries that reached his ears, and smelling the smell of barbecue, Ying Chengyu felt strange in his heart, reined in his horse, turned around, and whispered:

"Return to the army."

"Array up!"

(End of this chapter)