Chapter 109: Setting Fire Again, Killing Horses for Survival
Update time:2012-11-19
At the critical moment, the fire breaks out again!
Huang An, who was crossing the river from the stone bridge, saw that the wolf was riding dangerously, so he quickly ordered his archers to shoot arrows at the withered grass and reeds.
"Whizzing"
There were dozens of shrill sounds piercing the air, and dozens of rockets were shot out at the same time, crossing a curved arc in the air and falling headlong into the yellowing withered grass.[
The terrain on the north and south banks of the Xiaoling River is gentle and covered with reeds and wormwood. The tops of the reeds are reed flowers that burn instantly. With just a spark, it can spread into a huge fire in an instant.
Before Jin Jun could react, dozens of fires were already burning on the ground. The wind helped the fire, and almost in the blink of an eye, a fire dragon appeared in front of Jin Jun with ferocious flames, swimming with its teeth and claws.
Like a snowball, the fire dragon's body is getting longer and longer...
Hundreds of golden soldiers with white flags were in the fire zone. The fire suddenly started again, and they were caught off guard. When they reacted, there were fires in front and behind them, and the people and horses were panicked.
The Ming army's rockets were fired everywhere, and soon everything was surrounded by a sea of fire. The burning flames were burning in all directions. The golden soldiers had nowhere to go. The cruel ones closed their eyes and rushed towards the fire on horseback. What could they do?
When the war horse reached the fire, it did not dare to take a step forward. No matter how hard the golden soldiers beat the horse, it refused to move.
Some golden soldiers who couldn't bear the heat saw the fire in front of them only a few feet away, so they abandoned their horses and ran towards the opposite direction, covering their mouths and noses. Unexpectedly, a strong wind blew and the fire burned forward faster than their pace.
The heat immediately made the golden soldiers howl like killing pigs, and then they jumped and screamed, struggling and wailing in the fire. The situation was quite miserable.
The Jin Jun who stayed in the ring of fire cried out to the sky and the earth for help. They knelt on the ground in despair, crying loudly, stretching their hands to look up to the sky, mumbling words, or unwilling to suffer the pain of the burning fire.
, brandishing a knife to commit suicide in order to die a happy death. A lucky few had to risk burns on their hands and face, jumped out of the fire, and then ran forward without looking back.
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After the fire started, Huang An and Shao Wu were afraid that the fire was not big enough, so they led people to set fires everywhere along the river bank. The wind helped the fire, and soon the thick smoke rose again.
Two thousand Changping soldiers who had never been on the battlefield became addicted to setting fires. Nearly half of the Changping soldiers used grass on the spot to make simple torches and spread them everywhere to set fires.
Several Songshan veterans who were promoted to General Qian even led their men to rush towards the Jin army who were frightened by the fire. They took advantage of the chaos to kill and kill. They killed and set fire to the Jin army, which was already panicked by the fire.
It's going to be a mess.
The reed grass on the bank was covered with water stains because it had been trampled by the golden soldiers in the river. When the fire burned, it did not burn like the dry grass at once, but was baked into white smoke. The smoke followed the wind towards the north bank.
It blew wildly, and the field of vision within two miles suddenly became blurred, and nothing could be seen clearly.
The fire that broke out again made the Jin army feel as if the sky had suddenly fallen. No one could care about avenging King Khan and ran north as fast as possible.
When the fire started, Azige was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother. The Ming army was too unreasonable. They set fires before and now they set fires again. You can do nothing but set fires!
In sight, King Khan and the golden dragon banner were no longer visible. Azig couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. As long as King Khan was okay! Seeing that the fire was unstoppable, he abandoned the heavy armor of the Ming army and led his people to flee north. On the way,
Ji Ran caught a glimpse of his younger brother Dorgon running northward in panic, but he saw that even half of his braid was missing from the back of his head.
The Jin army was truly defeated this time. King Khan was in danger, the Jinlong banner retreated north, and the Ming army set off a fire. Three accidental factors combined. The Jin army no longer had the courage to stay by the Xiaoling River.
Abandoning his armor, he fled northward.
Looking from a high altitude, I saw the Jin army running wildly all over the field, with their flags and armor missing, and a fire dragon that was several miles long chasing after them.
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In the Xiaoling River, the corpses of Ming and Jin soldiers and the corpses of war horses were piled up in layers, which was shocking. The remaining thousands of Ming soldiers were covered in blood, but there was inexplicable excitement and excitement on their faces.
"Jiannu was really defeated this time!"[
The white-haired Zhang Chun stared blankly at the fire dragon burning towards the north. He suddenly raised his right hand and shouted in a loud voice: "This is a great achievement, all the troops will follow me to kill the slaves!"
"This is a great achievement, all the troops will follow me to kill the slaves!"
Zhang Hongmo and Zhang Jifu were the first to charge towards the north bank with their horses. Behind them, thousands of Ming troops were shouting and killing, which was deafening.
On the south bank, the Ming army's shouts of killing unexpectedly rang out, but Wu Xiang, who had fled earlier, saw the army setting fire and the Jin army fled north. He hurriedly led more than a thousand cavalry under his command to collect the defeated troops and rushed over.
As long as the fire is there, our Ming Dynasty will win this battle!
Wu Xiang, who was eager to atone for his sins and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to achieve great achievements, couldn't wait to lead his cavalry across the Xiaoling River, jumped over the Chinese army's flag, and followed the fire toward the Daling River.
Huang An and Jiang Wanli couldn't hide their excitement as they watched the fire they set with their own hands and sent the Jin army fleeing hastily north. Seeing that their army had crossed the river to counterattack, the Jin army had abandoned its helmets and armor and was no longer an army. The two of them high-fived excitedly.
Laughing, they were about to lead their troops to counterattack with the army, but they both stopped, looked at each other with pale faces, and shouted in unison: "No, the general is also in the fire!"
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After the fire started, a strange scene appeared - three hundred exhausted Ming troops stood there pulling their horses and stared blankly at the thousands of Jin troops on both sides running hastily from both sides of them.
The fire is burning all over the sky and the ground, and the flames will not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
Either flee northward like the Jin army, or stay where they are and wait to die.
However, the war horse could no longer run, and it was impossible to outrun the fire blown by the strong wind with its two legs.
Almost all the soldiers thought they were going to die in the fire this time, but in their ears came the hurried cry of the general: "Kill the horse! Kill the horse!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Shi Dayong personally chopped off the leather straps holding the armor on the horse, and then cruelly wiped the long knife across the mount's neck.
The war horse screamed in grief, its hooves were raised in pain, and blood splashed from the horse's neck like a rainbow.
Sorry!
Guilt flashed through him, and Shi Dayong used all his strength to pull the horse to the ground, and then used a long knife to cut open the horse's belly. In the great pain of the horse, his body rolled to the ground and rolled to the horse's belly.
Then he let the horse's blood and intestines spray all over his body.
The soldiers were shocked by the behavior of the general. War horses are the best friends of cavalry. It can be said that the feelings of those Songshan veterans about war horses are no less than those of their colleagues in the army. They really can't bear to kill their own war horses with their own hands. However,
No one could think of a better way to survive this fire.
"If you want to survive, act quickly!"
Shi Dayong, who had a bloody head and bloody face, saw that his subordinates were still hesitating, but the fire was about to burn, and he yelled in panic.