In the dense forest, there are several figures hidden, one of them is Xu Rong.
Wearing black armor, he squatted on the ground, hiding in the dense forest and staring at Li Ru, Fan Chou and Li Meng outside the city gate. Xu Rong looked calm, with no panic on his face, but there was something in his shiny black eyes.
With a hint of urgency.
When he and Duan Yan led the army out of the city, it was already the second watch.
Then, we went back and forth on the road, spending more than an hour. When we returned to the outside of the county, we wasted a while waiting in the dense forest for Fan Chou to lead his troops. At this time, it was already the end of the third watch, and it was about to be the fourth watch.
More days, time is very urgent for Xu Rong, and he must seize the time to achieve his goal.
In ancient times, there were five shifts after nightfall.
The first watch is from 7 to 9 o'clock in the evening, and the second watch is from 9 to 11 o'clock... There is a two-hour interval between each watch. By the fifth watch, the sky is already gray and bright, around five o'clock.
Xu Rong led his troops to ambush in the woods. It was almost the fourth watch. In other words, it was almost 1 o'clock in the morning. Xu Rong still had a lot of things to do in the follow-up. One or two hours were too stressful to complete them all.
He must have enough time to arrange things, and then set up a plan to let Li Ru and others die without a burial place.
However, Li Ru, Fan Chou and Li Meng stayed outside the city and Xu Rong could not launch an attack.
The reason is that Xu Rong only has more than 7,000 soldiers under his command, while Fan Chou has tens of thousands of soldiers. The disparity in strength between the two sides is huge. Therefore, Xu Rong must win outwit, otherwise both sides will rely on soldiers to rush forward one by one.
, he must be the one who failed in the end. Xu Rong hid in the dense forest, eagerly waiting for Li Ru to enter the city quickly so that he could start preparations.
To the left of Xu Rong, a soldier showed an eager look on his face and said in a low voice: "General, they are lingering outside the city. Have they noticed the situation?"
Xu Rong looked determined, shook his head and said: "It's impossible, we did it very covertly and we won't be discovered."
The soldier wanted to say something else, but no words came out. On the surface, the arrangement was very secretive, but careful observation or someone with high alertness would definitely be able to detect it.
Time passed, and an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Li Ru, Fan Chou and Li Meng were riding on horseback, chatting and laughing with each other. Up to now, the fighting had ended, but the three of them still did not enter the city. Since Li Ru and the other three stayed outside, all the soldiers who attacked the city stayed outside, except for a few
Soldiers were cleaning the battlefield in the city, cleaning up the broken limbs and arms on the towers or under the city.
It's the fourth watch. It's already the fourth watch.
Time is becoming increasingly urgent for Xu Rong.
He was hiding in the dense forest, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and the palm of his right hand holding the hilt of the sword was also covered with sweat. Although his body was half squatting, he could clearly hear the pounding heartbeat. He sipped
He tightened his lips and stared at Li Ru with his eyes, but Li Ru remained silent, sitting on his horse chatting with Fan Chou and others.
Behind Xu Rong, a soldier got impatient and tried to persuade them: "General, we have been waiting for nearly two hours and they haven't entered the city yet. What should we do? Should we launch an attack?"
Xu Rong shook his head. At this time, he needed to calm down even more.
Compared to any other soldier, Xu Rong was more anxious, but things could not be rushed or panicked.
If he had the Flying Bear Army under Dong Zhuo, he could directly lead his troops to charge out and kill him. However, the soldiers under his command cannot even be called elite soldiers. Only a few of them are elite soldiers, and most of them are.
Soldiers who have just been recruited or have not been in the army for a long time.
Comparing the two, the experience of Xu Rong's soldiers was not as good as that of Fan Chou's soldiers, and the number of soldiers was not comparable. The only way to defeat Fan Chou was to win by surprise.
"General, they are entering the city. They are entering the city."
Suddenly, a soldier let out a low cry, with a look of joy on his face.
Xu Rong saw the army moving, and Li Ru, Fan Chou and Li Meng also entered the city. He finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and the tense expression on his face relaxed.
With a wave of his hand, a junior high school student walked up to Xu Rong, waiting for instructions.
Xu Rong looked serious and ordered: "Tell the soldiers to get ready and wait for my order."
"promise!"
The captain replied and turned around to go.
…
In the city, the county government office.
Li Ru, Li Meng, and Fan Chou were sitting in the hall.
Fan Chou had a confused look on his face and said, "Mr. Li, why did you let us stay outside the city for more than an hour? What do you mean? Until now, I still don't understand what happened?" Fan Chou was confused.
He was confused and didn't know what Li Ru was up to, but Li Ru asked him to cooperate, so he could only agree.
Li Meng also asked: "Sir, tell me, what exactly happened?"
Li Ru looked solemn and said: "Many houses in the city have been poured with tung oil. As long as they touch an open fire, they will burn immediately. When the time comes, fires will be ignited everywhere in the city and the situation will be chaotic. Xu Rong and Duan Yan can take advantage of it.
Take advantage of the opportunity, while we are in chaos, wait for work, and wipe out our soldiers."
At this time, Li Ru did not know that Duan Xuan was dead.
When he heard the news from the man in black, he thought that Duan Yan and Xu Rong had left and then returned with a false shot.
When Fan Chou heard this, he jumped up from his seat.
He pointed at Li Ru and said loudly: "Mr. Li, why didn't you tell us such an important thing? Now the houses in the city have been splashed with tung oil. Once the open fire is ignited and the fire spreads, we will definitely become turtles in the urn in the city.
Quick, quick, get out first and then talk."
Fan Chou was extremely panicked and just wanted to escape.
Li Meng also felt on pins and needles and couldn't sit still. He glanced at Li Ru accusingly. He and Fan Chou ignored Li Ru. They both stood up at the same time as their colleagues and ran out of the county hall.
In the hall, Li Ru shook his head slightly, secretly thinking that it would be difficult for the two of them to accomplish anything big.
He was so frightened by a little thing, how could he have the ability to hold the power of the world! He stood up from his seat and walked out of the hall. As soon as he walked out of the hall, he saw Fan Chou and Li Meng turning around and running back. Fan Chong asked
He said: "Sir, you have a clever plan and you must have a plan to defeat the enemy. Please teach me, sir."
Li Meng also said: "Sir, please teach me!"
The two people were so frightened at first that they ran out of the hall. But before they reached the gate of the county government office, Fan Chou turned his head and looked behind him, but did not see Li Ru's figure. He felt that
Surprised, after a little thought, I felt that Li Ru must have a plan to defeat the enemy, otherwise it would be impossible to stay in the hall without escaping quickly.
He and Li Meng ran back to ask Li Ru for advice.
Seeing this, Li Ru smiled and said: "Two generals, don't worry, this time it's just a near miss, nothing serious. No matter what the fire is, when the strong wind comes and the rain falls suddenly, Xu Rong and Duan Yan want to attack with fire
The plan will be ineffective. We entered the city to lure the snake out of its hole and lure Xu Rong and Duan Xuan out so that we can annihilate them in one fell swoop."
"ah??!"
After hearing this, Li Meng exclaimed with a look of astonishment on his face. After a while, Li Meng asked: "Sir, what should we do if there is no rain?"
Fan Chou also stared at Li Ru with burning eyes.
The look in his eyes seemed as if the expression on Li Ru's face was not firm, and he was about to leave immediately and lead his troops back. Because Li Ru's words were too unreliable, if the fire ignited but it didn't rain, they would definitely be completely burned by the fire.
, when tens of thousands of soldiers swarm towards the city gate, causing countless casualties, Xu Rong will be able to reap the benefits.
Li Ru clasped his fists and said: "Two generals, Ru will guarantee with his life that it will definitely rain tonight, and heavy rain is already brewing. Within an hour, there will be showers."
Fan Chou asked: "How did you know, sir?"
Li Meng thought for a while and then said: "Sir, let alone the help of ghosts and gods, Fan Chou and I don't believe this."
Li Ru flicked his sleeves and said with a smile: "The two generals underestimated Ru's abilities. They don't talk about strange powers and confuse the gods. Li Ru has never been involved in the affairs of ghosts and gods. It rained heavily today and has nothing to do with ghosts and gods.
Ru has been observing the weather during this period, so he knows that there will be showers tonight. As a counselor, astronomy, geography, and military formations are all involved, so it is not surprising that he can infer the time of rain."
Fan Chou and Li Meng looked at each other and said in unison: "Okay, let's have a big gamble with your husband." Both of them were courageous people. When they saw Li Ru's affirmation, they immediately agreed.
"Woo! Woo! Woo!"
In the night sky, a high-pitched horn sound suddenly came from outside the city.
After hearing this, Li Ru said: "Here we come!" Immediately, he said: "General, quickly gather all the soldiers in a spacious place to wait for orders. After the fire is lit, let the remaining soldiers endure for a while, because the fire will not last.
Soon, there will be heavy rain, and then it will be a good opportunity for the army to charge."
The two nodded and immediately went to assemble the army.
"boom!"
A muffled sound came, and the county government was the first to light a fire. The fire was very strong. Coupled with the tung oil poured into the house, the fire burned instantly and was scorching. When the county government ignited the fire, there were more people in the city one after another.
Fires were lit in many places, and the fires burned everywhere, lighting up the dark night sky. All the fires were connected together, and the temperature of the entire Xinfeng City quickly increased.
In the silent night sky, the screams of the people kept coming.
Under the protection of several black warriors, Li Ru walked to the place where the soldiers were stationed. Along the way, Li Ru saw the people running out in embarrassment, or their bodies were on fire, and his heart was extremely cold.
Xu Rong is such a cruel person!
In order to force the Xiliang army into a desperate situation, Xu Rong actually allowed thousands of people in the city to be buried with him, which was extremely poisonous. The world said that he poisoned the emperor and helped Dong Zhuo fight the cholera epidemic. He was extremely ruthless, but they didn't know that Xu Rong
Rong Yihuo made the people in Xinfeng City fall into a sea of fire, making them even more vicious and vicious.
Li Ru shook his head and came to the place where the army was gathering.
All the soldiers gathered in an open space. Because the open space was very wide and there were few houses around it, it had not been affected by the fire. However, this was only a short-term situation. Once the fire spread, the open space would not be immune.
Fortunately, Fan Chou and Li Meng held the line, and the army was not in chaos.
When the two of them saw Li Ru coming, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
…
Outside the city, Xu Rong led his troops to fight out and stationed troops outside.
The army was arrayed, and Xu Rong led an army of more than 7,000 people to stand outside the city, waiting for Fan Chou and Li Meng's army to escape. If the soldiers left in the city were burned by the fire, they would definitely flee in confusion, so he could wait for work and kill them in one fell swoop.
The soldiers who came out. This kind of strategy is the real way of waiting for work.
The city was already ablaze with flames and turned red.
It is a pity that there are still no soldiers coming out from the city gate, and all the soldiers still stay in the city.
Xu Rong looked at the empty gate with a puzzled look on his face. However, Xu Rong looked at Xinfeng City, which was half the sky red, with a smile on his face. He was not in a hurry, because the soldiers stayed in the city for longer and longer.
The longer he goes, the longer he will suffer. What he has to do now is to wait, quietly waiting for Fan Chou and Li Meng to escape in embarrassment with their army.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, thunder sounded in the dark sky.
A breeze blew by, and Xu Rong felt a chill on his face. It was raining.
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