Chapter 2098: Steamer War (Part 1)

Although the Qin army's kerosene bombs came with great force, most of them missed after all, and only one or two out of ten of them actually hit. Although they could pose a certain threat to the Qing army, it was absolutely impossible to break the camp based on this.

Under the command of Tuoba Tao, the Qing army officers and soldiers carried their sandbags one after another and put out the fire one after another. However, due to the continuous offensive of the Qin army, they were unable to completely extinguish the fire, but they were able to control it within a controllable range.

In less than half an hour, all three thousand kerosene bombs had been fired.

The intense flames continued for half a month, and all the Qing soldiers affected by the fire oil retreated, while those who were not affected were sweating profusely, but this was still not enough to defeat the Qing army.

Seeing that the Qin army's catapults stopped firing kerosene bombs, all the Qing army soldiers cheered, thinking that they had withstood the Qin army's most violent offensive.

Tuoba Tao also breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the Han Shui off his face, then shook off the injured Han Shui, and laughed, "Wei Qing is nothing more than that."

The soldiers were also infected by Tuoba Tao's heroic spirit, and they all shouted in unison: "Wei Qing is nothing more than this."

"Wei Qing is nothing more than that."

"..."

At the foot of the mountain, after Tian Yu heard the movement on the mountain, a flash of anger suddenly flashed in his eyes. He was about to curse back but was stopped by Wei Qing.

"There is no need to show off your rhetoric when giving up the country. The fun has just begun."

Wei Qing patted Tian Yu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Let's see if I can capture this stronghold without losing any troops."

[Ding dong, Wei Qing’s skill ‘Jin Ge’ has effect 3 activated. When facing foreigners, when the opponent’s commander is lower than your own, it can reduce the opponent’s intelligence by 1~3 points.

The current commander-in-chief of Wei Qing is 103, and Tuoba Tao is 98. Wei Qing's commander is 5 points higher than Tuoba Tao, so Tuoba Tao's intelligence is reduced by 3 points, and Tuoba Tao's current intelligence is reduced to 87.]

Although Tian Yu was a little confused, but based on his trust in Wei Qing, he still stepped back honestly and looked up at the 'Fire Mountain' in front of him.

Although the Qin army's kerosene bombs have been exhausted, the rockets have not been fired, but they have almost fired.

Seeing that the Qin army's rockets were about to be exhausted, Tuoba Tao became more confident. He did not realize at all that Wei Qing had outwitted him, and by the time he realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

Looking at the raging fire on the mountainside, Tuoba Tao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "Wei Qing wanted to set fire to kill us, but now the fire has become our protective umbrella. As long as the fire does not extinguish it, the Qin army will not be able to attack."

, does this count as lifting a rock but shooting yourself in the foot?”

Nian Deli was stunned for a moment. He didn't think so deeply at the time, but after thinking about it, he realized that Tuoba Tao's words made sense.

They are now protected by the fire on the mountainside. The only flaw is that the protective circle is a little too hot, almost like a steamer.

"What the Major General said is true. Wei Qing did miscalculate this time. Not only did he waste thousands of precious kerosene bombs, he also lost an opportunity." Nian Deli said.

"Most of the Qin army's kerosene bombs hit the mountainside. Looking at this situation, I'm afraid it will continue to burn for an hour or two. At least there is no need to worry about the Qin army's attack during this hour or two."

Tuoba Tao said with confidence, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead, without realizing that the temperature in the camp was a bit hotter than before the fire was put out.

Half an hour later.

"General, it's too hot. Many soldiers fainted from the heat."

After hearing the report, Tuoba Tao frowned: "Hold on, the fire will be extinguished in an hour, and the temperature will drop by then. If the soldiers really can't stand it, they can dip it in water first."

Wet clothes to cool down.”

"This...cha."

Another half hour passed.

Nian Deli rushed over and said anxiously: "Major General, something serious is going on. Most of the people in the back camp have suffered from heatstroke. The rest of the people are also dizzy from the heat and almost can't hold on anymore."

"What?"

Tuoba Tao felt a sudden thought and said hurriedly: "Take me to see it quickly."

Under the guidance of Nian Deli, Tuoba Tao came to lead the rear camp.

The reason why the Qing troops were all in the rear camp was because the front camp was too hot and not a place for people to stay. The rear camp was far away from the fire zone, so the temperature was not that hot, so Tuoba Tao let most of the soldiers

They all went to the rear camp to escape the summer heat, while he led a small number of elite troops to monitor the Qin army in the front camp.

After arriving at the back camp, Tuoba Tao immediately noticed that the temperature around him had dropped, but compared to the front camp, overall it was still as if he was in a furnace.

As a super-class military commander, this temperature is just a little bit hot for Tuoba Tao, it is nothing at all, but it is very difficult for ordinary soldiers.

"Why is it so hot here in the back camp? It wasn't this hot before?"

Tuoba Tao didn't have time to think too much when he saw the soldiers, all with red faces and blurred eyes, standing in groups of two and two, feebly fanning each other, but it had no effect, because the fan blowing out was hot air.

The clothes on the soldiers were basically soaked by the Han water, and everyone looked exhausted from the heat.

"How could this happen?"

Tuoba Tao's company showed disbelief and confusion. The rear camp was already far away from the front camp. He had been here before and it was not so hot. Why was it almost the same as the front camp now?

"Major General, what should we do now?"

Nian Deli asked anxiously.

After Tuoba Tao was silent for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "Withdraw."

"withdraw?"

Guideli's voice became louder. They were ordered to defend the second battalion, but now they retreated before they could even defend it for a day? How can they explain it when they go back?

Tuoba Tao did not explain, but said categorically: "Send my order to the general to abandon the camp immediately and withdraw the entire army to the third camp."

"……twitter."

Looking at Nian Deli's expression when he left, Tuoba Tao knew that he didn't want to just evacuate. In fact, he didn't want to evacuate either, but he couldn't do it without evacuating.

Now the soldiers are so hot that they are about to collapse. If they continue to stay there forcibly, more people will only be fainted by the heat.

Once the fire is extinguished, the Qin army will definitely attack. However, the Qing army's combat strength is less than 10%. To resist the Qin army with such an army is simply to die, so Tuoba Tao has to retreat.

Tuoba Tao was also a person who could take things and let go. He would not force things even though he knew that he could not do anything. However, the rear camp far away from the front camp had also turned into a steamer. This was really puzzling to him.

After Tuoba Tao evacuated the mountain stronghold, he looked back at the terrain on both sides and felt the warm wind blowing in his face. His pupils suddenly shrank, as if he suddenly thought of something.

"This terrain, this wind direction, could it be..."
Chapter completed!