Chapter 248 This city can be conquered at your fingertips
In fact, Ma Su did not want to use fire attacks, because most of the Wu army and other county soldiers were locals in Jiaozhou, and their methods were gentler, making it easier to win people's hearts after taking the city.
What's more, using killing methods such as fire attacks in war is still too cruel for people of this era.
However, the two groups of bandits were really poor.
Not only are there no horses, armor, bows and arrows, but also weapons such as swords, only about 500 pieces, one for two people on average. Moreover, these weapons are all inferior and cannot meet the standards of the army.
Taste.
Such equipment is simply unable to collide head-on with the regular army of the State of Wu, which has horses, armor, and sophisticated weapons.
So I can only attack with fire.
Fortunately, not many people came from Wu Jun this time, only about 500 people.
Soon, Lu Yin led five hundred soldiers and rushed into Pi Valley. Not far away, he raised his head and looked at the narrow terrain around him. He listened carefully and found that it was surprisingly quiet, not even the chirping of birds.
, he suddenly took a breath of cold air and felt an ominous premonition.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Lu Yin could almost conclude that he had been ambushed.
Who would have thought that bandits can use tricks?
As soon as Lu Yin's order was given, hundreds of figures popped out from the tops of the hillsides on both sides.
"set fire!"
Almost instantly, the exits on both sides of Pi Valley were blocked by large burning fireballs, while bundles of ignited flammable materials rolled down the hillside.
The shocked Wu soldiers could only gather together and huddle in a few isolated positions such as the center of Pi Valley and the corners, holding weapons to fire the balls to avoid being devoured by the fire.
But these actions were in vain.
When a fire breaks out in a confined area, the ubiquitous thick smoke is the most lethal weapon.
Because the "bandits" did not have bows, arrows, boulders or other auxiliary means of attack, when the fire broke out, the Wu army suffered no casualties for the time being.
But as the fire approached, they were just hanging on.
The next question is how to quickly disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Wu army and clear away the remaining defense forces of the Wu army in Yulin County. In order to achieve this goal, Lu Yin must be subdued or killed, so that the military and political system of Yulin County will fall into a leaderless state.
situation.
Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, Ma Su raised his hand to stop his followers from throwing flammable objects into the valley, and waved to Yang Wanwan.
Yang Wanwan put a trumpet-shaped wooden loudspeaker to his mouth and shouted down: "Lu Yin, if you are willing to commit suicide on the spot, I will lower the rope and spare the lives of your soldiers!"
As soon as these words came out, the five hundred Wu soldiers trapped in the valley were in an uproar and looked at Lu Yin one after another, with inexplicable meaning flashing in their eyes.
It can be seen that this proposal was approved by the majority of the soldiers. As Lu Yin himself felt, in this extreme situation, etiquette, morality, and military laws and regulations did not have any binding force. The soldiers had no binding force on him as the prefect.
They don't care about their life or death, they only care about their own lives.
Facing the eyes of a pair of people eager to live, Lu Yin knew that he did not have many choices. Between committing suicide decently or being chopped into pieces by a swarm of soldiers, he chose dignity.
Lu Yin looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh, silently raised his sword, put it on his neck, and cut it with nostalgia and determination.
Before he died, he saw ropes hanging down from the areas not affected by the fire. The Wu soldiers dropped their weapons one after another and climbed up the rock...
An hour later, the fire, which had lost its fuel, slowly extinguished.
In the end, 400 Wu soldiers survived the fire, and the rest were killed in the sea of fire.
The weapons scattered on the ground were collected by the bandits, and the four hundred Wu army prisoners were half-stripped, their arms were tied behind their backs, and they were scattered and imprisoned in several cowsheds.
Ma Di ordered his gangsters to put on Wu army uniforms and glanced at the faces of the four major generals one by one.
"This time to seize the city, failure is not allowed, only success is allowed. Who is willing to lead the army there?"
"General, the last general is willing to go!" Li Sheng was the first to stand up. Although he was the first to express his stance, he didn't particularly want to go because this group of soldiers was not very good at fighting. And this time they went to steal the city, it was very difficult for them to do so.
There is a chance that there will be a bloody battle.
But even so, he couldn't leave the task to those behind him, especially Yang Wanwan.
When they first came to Jiaozhou, the four of them were silver lieutenants. Now Yang Wanwan is already a gold lieutenant.
Golden lieutenant means higher salary and higher authority.
He, Li Sheng, doesn't want to be ridden by a twenty-year-old pretty boy!
"Even the last general is willing to go!" Yang Wanwan stood up for the second time. It was obvious that he really wanted to go and also wanted to make meritorious deeds. For him, meritorious service was never enough!
"Me too!" Zhang Xiu handed over his hand and asked for orders. Although he was the least powerful among the four generals, he was always strong and refused to lag behind others.
"Me, me too..." Huang Xi finally expressed his stance, with a hint of reluctance in his voice.
He has always had such a lazy temperament. During the four years under Ma Su, he almost never asked for a task. Even when he was assigned a task, he always pursued the minimum requirement to complete it, not the maximum.
Ma Su looked at the four generals expressionlessly, and finally his eyes fell on Huang Xi.
Although he knew that the most suitable person to seize the city this time was Yang Wanwan, the task could not be assigned in this way.
Yang Wanwan had already taken the lead twice in the previous crusade against two bandits. If the task was assigned to Yang Wanwan, who was the most powerful, what would Zhang Xiu think? What would Li Sheng think? What would Huang Xi think?
Well, forget it about Huang Xi.
As a general, you need a bowl of water to be level.
Ma Di looked straight at Huang Xi without saying a word.
Huang Xi understood that if he continued to fish, he would be punished, so he quickly straightened his spine and expressed his position loudly: "I will go there eventually!"
Ma Su nodded, and then slowly said: "Very good, for the sake of fairness, let's draw lots."
Isn't that right? General, draw lots again?
Just arrange for anyone to go there.
Huang, Li and Zhang have different expressions.
Huang Xi had a bitter look on his face, he really didn't want to go; Li Sheng laughed and had an indifferent attitude; Zhang Xiu looked expectant; Yang Wanwan was eager to try.
Ma Su picked up a twig from the ground, folded it into four wooden sticks of different lengths, held the head in his hand, and slowly handed it out.
"I'll go first." Li Sheng's hands were quick, and he came out on top. When he saw that he had pulled out a wooden stick that was neither long nor short, he felt half happy and half worried. He held his hands to everyone and said: "Everyone, I accept, I accept.
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Zhang Xiu was the second to step forward and pulled out a wooden stick that was slightly longer than Li Sheng, but not the longest. He immediately waved his hand with an unlucky look and stepped aside.
Yang Wanwan drew the third one. He drew the lots very slowly, and his handsome face was very solemn, as if the small wooden stick weighed a thousand catties.
After a long time, the wooden stick was pulled out, and it turned out to be the longest one.
"Wow hahaha~, God is really helping me! Everyone, please bear with me, bear with me."
Yang Wanwan looked at his colleagues proudly, and the other three people pouted with such enthusiasm.
Huang Xi happily pulled out the last stick, which was the shortest one, and smiled and said to everyone: "Concession, concession, congratulations, millionaire."
Li Sheng and Zhang Xiu also clasped their fists and congratulated Yang Wanwan on getting the siege mission, but they felt a little unhappy in their hearts.
Since entering Jiaozhou, Yang Wanwan has been fighting for the lead in every battle. If he successfully captures Guiping City and captures Yulin County this time, it will be his third consecutive victory.
The position... is likely to be directly promoted to Platinum Lieutenant General.
It would be a lie to say that I don't feel sad.
What do you want to join the army for? Isn’t it just for military exploits?
How could it be robbed by one person?!
Of course, Huang Xi didn't think so.
At this moment, he was holding the shortest wooden stick and giggling.
Ma Di stepped forward, patted Huang Xi's shoulder, and said earnestly: "Xi, this mission is of great importance. It is related to whether our army can win the first territory. Don't let me down...
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No, general, what do you mean?
Isn’t it the longest way to go?
I am the shortest.
Huang Xi was completely stunned and stayed on the spot, dumbfounded.
Yang Baiwan was also confused. He looked at the longest stick in his hand and began to doubt his life.
He suspected that he had drawn a fake lottery ticket.
Ma Su waved his hand: "That's it, I forgot to mention just now, the one with the shortest draw will go."
As he spoke, he looked around at the crowd and said meaningfully, "Isn't it too late?"
"Ah? It's not too late, it's not too late!" Huang Xi expressed his position with a bitter face.
"Reasonable!" Li Sheng laughed, it was not Yang Baiwan who would go, he would be happy to do so.
"The general is wise!" Zhang Xiu has always been a staunch supporter of Ma Di.
"Then congratulations to Brother Huang." Yang Baiwan quickly felt relieved and congratulated Huang Xi on getting this mission.
Huang Xi gritted his teeth and said: "General, please rest assured, as long as Huang Xi still has breath, this city will be conquered!"
Upon hearing these words, Ma Su showed a satisfied look, handed the troop deployment talisman to Huang Xi, then patted his shoulder affectionately again, and left with his hands behind his back.
Half an hour later, Huang Xi led 400 soldiers wearing Wu army uniforms, leaving Yushan Dazhai and driving along the dirt road towards Guiping City, the seat of Yulin County.
Behind this army, Zhang Xiu led another 400 people, hanging far behind to provide support.
Two groups of soldiers and horses went there, which meant that after capturing Yulin County, half of the military merits would be divided between Zhang Xiu and Zhang Xiu.
Huang Xi was a little unhappy about this.
Although he does not want to take the initiative to take the task, it does not mean that he is willing to share a task with others.
Moreover, Huang Xi actually doesn't like partnering with Zhang Xiu. Although this person is generous and has a steady demeanor, he will never cheat his teammates when it comes to matters, and he is not as slippery as Li Sheng. However, this in turn also means that this person will
Take away a lot of credit from him.
So when he learned that he was leaving and Zhang Xiu was leading 400 people behind him, Huang Xi was extremely depressed.
Huang Xi felt that it would be easy to capture Guiping City, so Ma Di sent Zhang Xiu as his backup because he clearly did not believe in his ability.
However, Huang Xi did not know that he would experience a narrow escape from death if he attacked Guiping City this time.
