Wei Yan's face became very ugly, and for a moment, he wanted to curse.
But thinking about the current situation... Even if I scold him, nothing will change.
"General... what should we do?"
What came to my ears were the confused voices of the soldiers... The mountain fires were endless and could not be dispersed by human power.
Of course, in this era, people have not yet thought about so-called sustainable development, or the damage to vegetation caused by wildfires, etc.
People have always avoided mountain fires that were natural disasters - but Wei Yan and the others couldn't do that...
If they want to break through Poyang City's defenses in the shortest distance and in the simplest way, they must cross Shiyin Mountain.
But…
Looking back, I looked at the soldiers around me. How could the most primitive fear of fire in their eyes be overcome with just a word of encouragement?
The scorching air waves began to surge down the mountain along with the tongues of flames sprayed on the mountain peaks.
The armor that the soldiers were using to protect themselves has now become an intolerable prison - if they stay like this for a while, regardless of whether the fire will burn everyone, the armor with the increased temperature will be enough.
Burn people half to death.
In the distance...there are figures of people, and the Shanyue people carrying firelight slowly gather on the path that Wei Yan and others must pass.
The leader is naturally a familiar figure.
"General Wei, if you don't want to die, just retreat. This road is not accessible to us."
Fei Zhan said these words calmly, and the determination in his eyes was obviously something that no words could shake.
"Oh, I thought you had any other ideas, but I didn't expect that you would die with us?"
"There is nothing we can do about it. General Wei, you are pressing so hard, which makes it very difficult for us...either do as I say and retreat, maybe we can all save our lives, or...we are here
How about turning it into ashes in a mountain fire?"
Fei Zhan deliberately raised his voice a bit, not only to address Wei Yan, but also to the soldiers behind Wei Yan.
Even now, he has not forgotten to take the opportunity to undermine the opponent's morale. All he can say is that... although Fei Zhan's strategy is not as flexible as Yi Xiaotian's,... sometimes, it is this straightforward method that can best defeat the enemy.
The enemy is cornered.
'Sir... Fei Zhan can only do this, and the rest is left to fate... If we are destined to die here today, then Fei Zhan also wishes Mr. a happy future.
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Fei Zhan closed his eyes and thought silently in his heart, while the two groups faced each other mercilessly across the sea of fire.
The temperature is still rising.
The fire has spread from the top of the mountain to near the mountainside - there has been no rain on Shiyin Mountain recently, the weather in late autumn is very dry, but the forest leaves on the mountain have not dried up yet, which becomes the best ignition material for mountain fires.
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There wasn't much time left for them to think.
The foreheads of Fei Zhan and Peng Hu were covered with sweat—some of it was cold sweat caused by nervousness, and most of it was sweat caused by the heat.
They hoped that Wei Yan would stop as soon as he was ready... After all, with this trick, Fei Zhan was really forced to run out of options: he was inferior in terms of military strength, inferior equipment, and inferior combat effectiveness...
The harassment from the side could not stop the army that was determined to advance, so he could only move in to "reinforce the troops."
Feizhan is not really fighting a desperate battle. There is a deep stream with a mountain spring behind the mountain. You only need to climb a few cracks to reach it. The deep stream is full of rocks. Although it is also very steep, it is not as good as the real Shanyin.
The cliff facing us is already an easy escape route.
As long as...as long as Wei Yan retreats, they can turn around and go down the mountain from the deep stream. Although they will inevitably be burned by the flames if they rush towards the sea of fire, compared to dying, having an escape route has made their situation much better.
It's over - as long as Wei Yan retreats.
This is why Fei Zhan and others are very nervous...
After all, the escape route still has to go through a sea of fire. If time delays a little longer, maybe the road leading to the deep stream will be engulfed in flames. At that time, everyone will truly have no way to retreat.
.
——
"All soldiers...obey my orders..."
I don’t know how long it took, maybe it was just a moment... Wei Yan spoke.
Fei Zhan frowned and stared at Wei Yan who was facing the soldiers in the distance. He planned that as soon as Wei Yan ordered a retreat, they would immediately start to retreat behind the mountain...
Liu Feng hesitated... There was still a ball of rag stuffed in his mouth, his eyes were full of fire, and he was approaching despair at this moment...
Just now, he still had the thought of dying generously, thinking that being captured by the enemy this time would be a golden light on his resume in the future, but now... he extremely hopes that Wei Yan will choose to retreat——
If you don’t retreat, you’ll be doomed!
Liu Feng almost cried...To be honest, he never thought in his life that he might be burned alive.
Just thinking about this kind of experience can give you chills down your spine...
But he wanted to say something but couldn't... he could only look at Wei Yan with pleading eyes, hoping that Wei Yan could understand his eyes like last time.
However, what made him feel even more desperate was Wei Yan's next words.
"All soldiers, listen to my order... wrap it in cowhide! Charge with me!!"
When Wei Yan shouted these words, everyone present was momentarily stunned.
What followed was a completely different reaction——
For example, Liu Feng suddenly let out a miserable groan and looked at Wei Yan with eyes wide open, not understanding what Wei Yan was doing...
Before, when they charged while staring at the rain of arrows, they could still be called fearless. Now, charging into the sea of fire, what else would it be if they weren't stupid?
"Uh huh huh!!!"
Liu Feng's throat was hoarse, but because of the rag in his mouth, he could only make a humming sound.
Also shocked were Fei Zhan and others.
"Old Fei! They..."
Peng Hu looked at Wei Yan with an unbelievable expression on his face, biting his teeth tightly, as if he was extremely desperate.
The faces of everyone in Shanyue were full of despair. Although Fei Zhan had vaccinated them before, at this time, there were still only a few people who could face death directly.
Fei Zhan's fists were clenched tightly... He didn't expect Wei Yan to be so brave and not afraid of death.
However, there is very little they can do now, there is only one thing...
"Brothers... I won't say too much. Anyone who wants to come forward and fight with me can do so..."
"Old Lin!"
"I am here!"
"I still have relatives at home who need to be taken care of... take them down the trail!"
"this……"
Lao Lin didn't expect this step, he just felt that everyone's situation was extremely bad.
Who would have thought... Fei Zhan suddenly called him and gave him such an unacceptable task.
"Boss Fei, what are you doing! You don't regard us as brothers, do you?
Do you really think I’m afraid of death?”
"Old Lin, listen to me..."
Lao Lin was stunned for a moment, then rushed to Fei Zhan, grabbed him by the collar, and questioned him... He didn't expect it to be so profound. Fei Zhan's words had a huge impact on him. He just felt that the other party was looking down on him. I am an old person, but I never thought...
Fei Zhan suddenly gave him a hug.
"Old Lin, you have worked so hard for following this guy like me for so many years... If I fail to take everyone back, you will have to take care of everyone in Shanyue."
"Fei Zhan..."
Lao Lin choked even more and couldn't say a word except Fei Zhan's name.
