The Wu officers and soldiers attacked fiercely and were simply unstoppable.

After a while, Zu Mao heard a series of rumbling sounds coming from the front, which was also mixed with the screams of many people. Zu Mao knew that this was the sound that his side had caught up with the enemy and was encircling them, so he immediately ordered all the troops to rush over.

support.

After a while, the officer who came to report to Zu Mao came back again.

However, at this moment, the officer's face was covered with blood and he looked frightened. He was seen saying anxiously to Zu Mao: "It's not good, General! The forwards are chasing the enemy and fell into the enemy's trap. Many people fell into the pit.

!…”

Zu Mao said angrily: "Why are you lying? The enemy is just trying to delay time!" Then he rushed towards the front, and the officers and soldiers quickly followed.

Not long after, Zu Mao and others came to the front. They were shocked to see a large number of pits scattered in front and on the left and right, and the pits were filled with bloody corpses. The number of casualties was at least hundreds of officers and soldiers.

Zu Mao was very angry. He looked forward and asked the general beside him: "Where are the enemy troops going?"

The general quickly pointed forward and said: "They all fled over there. It seems they escaped from this mountain forest."

Zu Mao asked angrily: "You didn't pursue?"

The general said quickly: "There are traps everywhere here. I don't dare to act rashly!"

Zu Mao thought for a moment and ordered his subordinates: "Immediately cut down the trees to use as stepping stones, and all troops will search forward carefully!"

All the generals clasped their fists in agreement and immediately ran down.

"Huh? What is that?" an officer suddenly pointed to the east and shouted.

Everyone naturally looked in the direction of his finger. Under the dim dusk, they saw countless orange-red bright spots hanging in the sky, which were very inconspicuous against the dusk background.

Just when the officers and soldiers were guessing what it was, Zu Mao suddenly changed his expression and shouted: "No! It's a rocket!"

Before he finished speaking, many rockets fell like raindrops.

In the dense forest, there was a thick layer of dead branches and leaves accumulated over the years. Once the rocket fell, it immediately triggered countless fires and began to spread rapidly in all directions.

Zu Mao shouted urgently: "Retreat quickly! Retreat quickly!"

Wu's officers and soldiers were all disinclined to fight and turned and fled.

However, the speed of the flames was beyond imagination. Almost in the blink of an eye, the flames burst into huge flames in many places in the dense forest, spreading in all directions with fangs and claws!

The sun had already set at this time, but the blazing flames illuminated half of the night sky in a fiery red color.

When the Wu officers and soldiers saw the fire raging crazily, they were so frightened that they subconsciously ran towards the place where the flames were smaller. They no longer distinguish between east, west, north and south!

Once the fire in the dense forest started, it became an uncontrollable situation. Not long after, the large mountain forest seemed to be burning, and a huge furnace seemed to appear out of thin air on the wilderness.

Flames rolled in the night sky, and screams continued to burst out of the sea of ​​​​fire. Birds and beasts fled in panic. The night that should have been silent turned out to be a horrifying noise.

On the other side of the official road, there was a quiet scene in the forest. Wang Yi stood on the hill and looked across. It turned out that the supplies for the transport team were actually on this side of the official road, not in the sea of ​​fire.

Soon after, Wang Yi and others saw many figures escaping from the sea of ​​fire in the distance and running towards the south.

Not long after, an officer rushed to Wang Yi and reported: "General Qi, the enemy general Zu Mao and more than a thousand remaining soldiers escaped from the sea of ​​fire."

The general standing next to Wang Yi couldn't help but ask: "General, the enemy is already a lost dog, do you want to take the opportunity to pursue it?"

Wang Yi shook his head and said: "Our mission is to protect the food and grass, and not to cause extraneous branches. After passing the order, the team immediately left the forest and returned to Xiangyang. At the same time, a flying pigeon letter was sent to Pang Tong, General Huang Zhong, to report what happened here.

Condition."

It is said that Zu Mao's attack on Liu Xian's army failed, but was burned to pieces by Wang Yi's fire. The remaining defeated soldiers fled south in a hurry, and fled back to Sun Ce's camp.

Sun Ce looked at Zu Mao who was kneeling in front of him, looking very embarrassed and smoky, and said angrily: "The enemy's officers and soldiers escorting the grain and grass were only three thousand infantry! You led ten thousand people and were beaten by the enemy.

A big defeat?"

Zu Mao was so ashamed that he cupped his fists and said: "The last general is incompetent, please ask the major general to punish him!"

Although Sun Ce was angry, he didn't want to take his anger out on Zu Mao, and said: "That's it! The enemy is so cunning, no wonder you will suffer a loss! Go down and heal your wounds first."

Zu Mao was so moved that he thanked Sun Ce and left the tent.

Sun Ce frowned and said, "I didn't expect that a mere woman could use such methods!"

Cheng Pu said: "Wang Yi, although she is a woman, she is said to have made countless contributions to Liu Xian. Now that she is a fifth-rank captain, she must not be underestimated!"

Sun Ce snorted coldly, obviously not taking Wang Yi seriously.

After a pause, he frowned and said: "The most important thing right now is to eliminate Huang Zhong's troops. If this battle can be successful, it will definitely severely dampen the enemy's morale. Saving Nanjun should be a piece of cake!"

Everyone nodded with deep sympathy, but when they thought about Huang Zhong's troops retreating into Dulonggang and being unable to retreat, they felt that the opponent was like a big turtle with its limbs and head retracted into its shell, leaving us with nowhere to start.

ah!

Cheng Pu frowned and said: "The terrain of Dulonggang is difficult to defend and difficult to attack. The enemy troops are huddled in Dulonggang. If our army attacks by force, even if it succeeds, it will probably pay a heavy price!"

Everyone else nodded in sympathy.

Sun Ce thought: "The enemy retreated into Dulonggang in a hurry and abandoned a large amount of baggage and supplies. Their food and grass must be very tight at this moment.

I estimate that their food and fodder can only last three days at most. We might as well use siege tactics to deal with them..."

Everyone's eyes lit up and they all praised him. But Cheng Pu said worriedly: "What the young general said is absolutely true.

However, Xiangyang is not too far from here. Even the infantry can arrive within three days. If the opponent sends out cavalry, it will not take a day to appear near Dulonggang. Then I am afraid it will be disadvantageous for us.

......."

Only then did everyone think of this problem and couldn't help but become worried again.

However, Sun Ce looked confident and said with a smile: "Our army is besieging Huang Zhong here, and Xiangyang will naturally come to reinforce him!

And once they send troops, they will play into my hands!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment before Cheng Pu understood. He clasped his fists in admiration and said, "Young General, are you going to give them a plan to siege the city and provide reinforcements?"

Sun Ce nodded and walked quickly to the map.
Chapter completed!