Horse on the World

Chapter 992 Retreat
Xie Ke stood on the balcony of his own building, staring at the direction of the Luoyang warehouse. He had been standing here for a full hour.Around four o'clock, a ball of fire suddenly rose in his eyes, illuminating his eyes. In a short period of time, this small fire quickly spread into a skyrocketing fire, and the raging flames went straight to the sky.

Xie Kelang laughed loudly, turned around and walked back into the house, "Old Xietou, come, let us have a few drinks!" In his room, several dishes and a jug of fine wine had already been set up.

When the sky was about to dawn, Hu Dong and Ximen Qing entered over the wall. Both of them were covered with black soot, and their faces were also blurred with black streaks and white streaks. Seeing their appearance at first glance, Xie Dong Wu was taken aback.

"Everything is going well?" Xie Ke poured a glass of wine for each of them.

"Fortunately, more than a dozen brothers were lost, but they can't save Luoyang Cang!" Hu Dong laughed.

"There is a special water dragon team not far from the Luoyang warehouse, just to deal with the sudden fire. How did you ignite such a big fire in a short period of time?" Xie Ke asked with some doubts.

"This is a batch of powerful things we brought when we lurked in this time!" Hu Dongdao: "This is a new thing from the first arsenal, as you know, whenever the arsenal produces a new object, the first one to try It’s always our Overwatch Council. This thing is called fierce fire oil. Once it is ignited, the water can’t be extinguished at all. Unless it is completely covered with sand or soil, how does the water dragon team next to the Luoyang warehouse know? Ximen still has someone in that water dragon team, and quietly replaced the water in one of the water dragons with this kind of fire oil. Wow, as soon as this stuffed guy spewed out, the flames shot straight into Yunxiao Ah, Lao Xie, you didn't see the expressions of the people who were fighting the fire at that time, hahaha!" Hu Dong tried his best to suppress his laughter, but he still couldn't help it.

"It turns out that the arsenal can produce new items!" Xie Ke nodded, expressing his understanding, and decided to launch new items on military supplies. Every one or two years, if there is no new item, he would be surprised .

"As soon as the Luoyang warehouse was burned, millions of shi of grain were lost at once. Luoyang cannot bear the loss. You should hide here from now on. I think Yuan Xiaosan will dig three feet to find it." Yours."

"Yuan Xiaosan is not Yuan Fang, I don't want to fuck him!" Hu Dong said disdainfully.

"Don't be careless. Yuan Xiaosan has been with Yuan Fang for so many years, and he has learned a few tricks. Old Hu, you are about to win. I don't want you to mourn on the eve of victory!"

"Fuck, you crow's mouth, that's enough, that's enough, I'll just sit there for a few days, by the way, I'll let those mid- and low-level officers you find who are likely to defect have any clues, rest for a few days, and I'll come Do it!"

Xie Ke took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, "It's all on it, name, address, family situation, personal preferences, everything!"

"So many?" Looking at the densely packed names on the paper, Hu Dong couldn't help being surprised.

"There are nearly 30 troops in Luoyang City. How much is that? Not many, I just listed a group of people who may be useful to us. Seeing that the big Chu is gone, it is not surprising to find a way out for ourselves. It's a pity that there is no senior general, if you can find such a person, then you will get twice the result with half the effort."

Hu Dong pondered: "There is a person, you might as well pay attention to it in the future."

"Who?" Sheke asked.

"Zhan Degong is still in Yangquan." Hu Dongdao: "Before the director left the front line and returned to Dingzhou, he ordered people to collect Guo Fengxian and Zhan Degong who are now fighting against our army in Fengtai and Yangquan. Don't think about Guo Fengxian. , is a dead brain, but Zhan Degong's brain is very active. Such a person cannot be approached by low-ranking people, and only you will have the opportunity to come into contact with him in the future, but you have to take a considerable risk. In case this guy If the outside is round and the inside is square, you're going to fart!" Hu Dong said.

"Guo Fengxian and Zhan Degong still have the most elite left and right battalion soldiers in their hands. Soon, they will definitely withdraw to Luoyang and stick to it. If they can make Zhan Degong turn against him, Luoyang will be easy to obtain. This risk is worth taking. Xie Ke said: "If he doesn't open his eyes, there's nothing I can do about it. From now on, you can burn some paper for me and toast for me every year."

"That's for sure!" Hu Dong said with a chuckle, they are all people walking on the death line, and they take life and death very lightly.

Fengtai Camp.Like Yangquan, this is already the last barrier of Luoyang City. Once these two places fall, the Dingzhou Army can directly approach Luoyang City. Although he has adopted all the defensive methods he can think of, Guo Fengxian faces the opponent several times Yu's enemy army is still in a state of confusion, the enemy on the opposite side has an absolute advantage, and is cautious, advancing step by step. For more than a month, his outer positions have been completely eaten away. The loss was small, but the blow to morale was immeasurable.Presumably, Zhan Degong in Yangquan is similar to the situation in front of me.

The soldiers of the two battalions on the left and right are all from Luoyang locals, and under the slogan of defending the country, Guo Fengxian described the Dingzhou army on the opposite side as the devil in hell. If they are allowed to occupy Luoyang City, then the families of these soldiers will They must be slaughtered, and their wives and daughters must be insulted. Since the barbarian cavalry troops appeared opposite him, his statement convinced the soldiers. For a long time, barbarians have been regarded as strict and barbaric synonym.

Because of this, Guo Fengxian succeeded in raising the determination of the soldiers to fight to the end, but how long this morale can be maintained, Guo Fengxian is not sure at all. As time goes by, the enemy's advancement will seriously wear down the soldiers courage.The enemy on the opposite side is now like a big mountain. Although it is moving slowly, it is indestructible, so that I can't find any gaps that I can use.

These days, standing at the highest point of the Fengtai camp, I saw that behind the enemy's camp, there were suddenly more cellars, and the steaming smoke covered the sky and the sun. What is the enemy trying to do?Guo Fengxian couldn't figure it out.At this time, he only hopes that there will be heavy rain and continuous rainy weather. In this case, the already muddy road will be more difficult to walk, and the water in the inland river dug by himself will also skyrocket, so that it can effectively block the road. Stop the pace of the enemy's advance and buy more time.

But there is no hope for Luoyang. Guo Fengxian knows this very well. There are no reinforcements outside, and people are panicking inside. The entire Great Chu has betrayed the Luoyang regime. How long can an isolated city last?
Guo Fengxian was very desperate.

Zhan Degong is also desperate.Like Guo Fengxian, he was facing the crippled General Chen Zeyue who was set to be released. After half a month, the opponent had taken down his outer positions one by one. Now he only had Yangquan left. It is impossible to defend Luoyang and Yangquan, and if the [-] soldiers and horses in hand return to Luoyang City, with the help of the city wall, they may play a greater role. After taking advantage of the decision, I will defend it for three days. After three days, even if Luoyang There was no edict issued in the city, and he had to withdraw. At this time, no one dared to punish him for this matter.He informed Guo Fengxian of his thoughts. At present, only when the two armies fight together can they retreat safely.

In the camp of the Dingzhou Army, dozens of newly built cellars are firing the cement invented by the Dingfang Arsenal, and the bags of cement that have been packed are being loaded into the carriage and transported to the front.

Lu Dalin, Guan Xinglong and others were inspecting at this time, Ren Ruqing greeted him with a smile, "Are you satisfied, two generals?"

Lu Dalin raised his thumbs up, "Master Ren, you are serious, this thing is good. With it, Guo Fengxian tried to block us with the muddy and difficult geographical conditions, but it will not work. It is already mid-August Now, seeing that it is the rainy season, Guo Fengxian is standing firm and not retreating, just waiting for this festival, it is very good, with him, we can build roads extending in all directions, whether it is cavalry or Heavy weapons, whatever, get where we want to go without a problem, brilliant."

Ren Ruqing smiled and said: "In this case, I have to ask some generals to send people to help me deliver raw materials here!"

Guan Xinglong smiled and said: "Of course there is no problem with this. The things you want are not particularly difficult to find. I never thought that these things can become so sharp when you put them together. No wonder the lord said that your number one arsenal is Our Dingzhou engine, oh yes, Lao Ren, what is the engine?"

Ren Ruqing spread his hands, "My lord told me about it, but I didn't understand it. Anyway, the general idea is a guy who provides energy continuously. My lord encouraged me to think more about this thing, and even drew some inexplicable blueprints for me. , but so far, I have no clue. After this battle is over, I will organize people to study it. As long as you work hard, the iron pestle can be ground into a needle. I think back then, the Shenwei Cannon just relied on the lord's narration, some messy things Did you get it out of the blueprint?"

"Hahaha, you dare to say that the master's drawings are messy, be careful and I will sue you!" Lu Dalin laughed.

"It's really a mess." Ren Ruqing shrugged with an innocent look on his face.

Guo Fengxian watched helplessly as the white roads began to move forward in the mud, depressions, and wetlands. Dingzhou soldiers brought over piles of mud-like things, spread them in the mold, and then pressed them On the flat surface, straw was spread on it, under the sun exposure in August, on the second day, the straw was removed and watered again. After a day or two like this, a section of road appeared in front of his eyes. Guo Fengxian was surprised and sent A troop attacked in the middle of the night, trying to destroy these newly built roads, but the soldiers and horses that attacked were not only attacked by the enemy, but what made him panic even more was that the soldiers and horses that escaped brought back a piece of road they had knocked hard The hardness of the cornerstone almost made him despair, those muddy things were so hard after drying.

In just three or four days, the opponent advanced thousands of meters above the wetlands. Seeing the opponent's heavy weapons approaching through these roads easily, Guo Fengxian sighed, "Notify General Zhan Degong, let's retreat, retreat back to Luoyang Go to the city. Hold on to the city."

(End of this chapter)