Nine hundred and sixtieth chapters take the initiative to set fire
Feng Yi's face became solemn and he asked: "How many of these kinds of kerosene are there in the city?"
Geng Shu shook his head and said: "General, I don't know exactly how much kerosene Jia Biao buried in the city, but I infer that the amount must be a lot. In this case, if only a little spark falls to the ground, it is possible
Let the entire Lingqiu City turn into a sea of fire in an instant."
Feng Yi narrowed his eyes and said quietly: "The enemy is using fire attack tactics!"
If it were an ordinary fire attack, it would be too easy to be discovered. No matter how hidden Lu Fangjun hides the kerosene, the kerosene itself will emit a pungent smell. If the amount is huge, it will be smelled immediately after entering the city.
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Lu Fangjun's brilliance lies in the fact that they did not use ordinary kerosene, but used stinky kerosene with a stronger smell and more pungent smell.
Using this kind of kerosene to set up an ambush would make it easier to be discovered, but Lu Fangjun cleverly used the rotting corpses of the people in the city as cover.
The corpses had been left in the city for too long and had rotted and stinky, causing a disgusting putrid smell to spread throughout the city. The putrid smell from the corpses just merged with the smell of kerosene, creating a
The smelly fire oil provided the most perfect cover, and it can be said that it was extremely sophisticated.
After trying to understand the tactics used by Lu Fangjun, Feng Yi was also shocked into a cold sweat. It is conceivable that if his side fails to discover the kerosene hidden in the city and enters hastily, all of his 100,000 troops may be buried in a sea of fire.
Feng Yi understood this, and all the generals present also understood this. People looked at each other, grinning secretly, with horror on their faces.
Zhao Kuang swallowed and asked: "General Geng, you...how did you discover the abnormality?"
Geng Shu smiled bitterly and said: "There is a lot of this kind of stinky kerosene here in Jizhou. People from poor families don't have money to buy high-quality kerosene, so they buy these stinky kerosene for home use. If one family uses it, the surrounding neighbors will suffer. For this
In order to solve this problem, the state government also issued a special announcement to look for strange people to see if they could get rid of the smell of kerosene, but the results were not very good. Until now, there are still many people
Using this kind of kerosene."
"So that's it!"
Geng Shu said: "Originally, I didn't expect the enemy to use the smell of corpses to cover up the smell of kerosene at first, but I always felt that Jia Biao's retreat was too weird and too casual for such an important Lingqiu city.
, how could he give up? This is unreasonable, so I suggested to the general to explore Lingqiu City again. If General Zhao had not stepped on the floor in time, I would not have discovered the kerosene under the floor. I have to take credit.
, General Zhao is older than me!"
Zhao Kuang waved his hands repeatedly and said with a dry smile: "General Geng is too self-effacing. I dare not take credit. The reason why I was able to see through the enemy's conspiracy this time is all due to General Geng's alertness!"
Feng Yi asked: "Can all the kerosene hidden in the city be drained?"
Geng Shu thought for a while and said: "General, I'm afraid this will require a large number of soldiers to enter the city. It will be difficult to arrange them in a short time, and our army's schedule will be greatly delayed."
Zhao Kuang frowned and said: "The key is that there are still a lot of rotting corpses in the city that need to be dealt with. When the soldiers are discharging fire oil, they may... they may be infected with the disease." The risk is too great.
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The generals looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Feng Yi, waiting for him to make a decision. Feng Yi pondered for a long time, a dim light flashed in his eyes, and said word by word: "Light the fire in the city.
Oil!"
Hearing this, everyone present was shocked and subconsciously said: "General!"
There is probably a huge amount of kerosene in the city. If one place is lit, it is equivalent to burning the whole city. In this way, this huge Lingqiu city will be burned to ashes. But if not, there is really no other way.
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If our soldiers handle the kerosene, they may contract the disease. If they do not deal with it and bypass the city, Lingqiu City is also a huge hidden danger. It is likely that a large-scale disease will break out in Dai County with Lingqiu City as the center.
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We took the initiative to light the kerosene and burned Lingqiu City, and all hidden dangers were resolved.
The problem is, if such a big matter is reported to the court, it is likely to be criticized and impeached by many ministers. Feng Yi issued this order, which means that he alone has shouldered the blame.
All the generals said one after another: "General, this matter is of great importance, so you must think carefully!" "Yes, General, Lingqiu is not a small city. If such a large city is burned down, if His Majesty is angered,... but what?
Is good?"
What is under the sky is not the king's land; what is on the shore of the land is not the king's ministers. All the cities and towns in the world belong to the emperor, and they cannot be burned down by just a general of yours.
It's okay if Your Majesty doesn't pursue the case. Once he does, it will be hard to save his life.
Feng Yi looked at everyone present and asked: "Generals, do you have any other good strategies?"
Everyone looked at each other and lowered their heads in unison.
Feng Yi took a deep breath and said decisively: "Burn! I, Feng Yi, will bear all the consequences!"
People looked at each other again, Geng Shu cupped his hands and said: "General, I will go and light the fire!"
Feng Yi nodded and said, "Be careful! Don't go too deep!"
"General, I understand!" Geng Shu responded, urging his horse to go into the city. All the Youzhou cavalry present wanted to follow, but Geng Shu stopped them and ordered only ten cavalry to follow him into the city.
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Geng Shu didn't go any further. When he came to the first shop on the street, he reined in his horse and jumped off. The ten cavalrymen behind him also dismounted. Geng Shu opened the door and walked into the shop.
He stamped the ground under his feet, raised his tiger-headed halberd, and stabbed it hard on the ground. With a click, the floor broke. He lifted the broken floor away, lowered his head and looked inside. Well, there was a layer of black inside.
of kerosene.
After looking around, Geng Shu looked around and pulled out a discarded rag from the corner of the wall. He tore it into strips, tied the strips together, and stuffed them into the gap in the floor.
Soak in kerosene.
He put one end under the floor, took the other end, and exited the shop. When he was outside, a soldier came forward with a fire folder and asked: "General, would you like some?"
Geng Shu licked his dry lips, raised his eyes and looked at the city, and said quietly: "If this fire is burned, this Lingqiu City will probably be... gone."
The palm of the soldier holding the fire fold trembled, and the fire fold almost fell to the ground. He turned to look at his companions, and the other soldiers took a few steps back in unison.
Geng Shu breathed a sigh of relief, walked quickly to the horse, got on the horse, then lowered his head and said: "Burn!"
The soldier holding the huozhezi no longer hesitated, bit off the lid, blew on the huozhezi, and ignited the cloth strips.
The cloth strip had been dipped in kerosene, and it was like a fuse. It burned quickly, and the flames followed the cloth strip and burned into the shop. Geng Shu shouted in a loud voice: "Everyone get on your horses! Back off!"
All the soldiers mounted their horses one after another and followed Geng Shu, running out of the city. They ran a certain distance but did not leave the city. Geng Shuler stopped his horse and looked back.
In just a moment, thick smoke filled the store, and flames shot up to the roof. After a while, the entire store was covered in flames, and the flames spread quickly.
Geng Shu and others could clearly see a fire snake jumping out of the shop, burning along the street until it reached the opposite shop. The shop was also followed by thick smoke, and soon turned into a sea of fire.
The houses in the city were burning one after another, but the fire was not random. Instead, it burned the outer buildings first, and then burned inward layer by layer, and the flames spread extremely quickly.
Even Geng Shu and others standing near the city gate cave felt the heat waves coming one after another.
War horses are afraid of fire, and the raging fire in the city makes the horses cluck repeatedly in irritation and fear, and their hooves kick on the ground.
Geng Shu leaned down, caressed the horse's neck, and comforted his horse. A cavalryman murmured beside him: "The kerosene buried by Lu Fangjun was not buried randomly, but in a formation."
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Burn the outer perimeter first, wait until all the outer buildings are on fire, and then burn from the outside inward, so that the people trapped in the city will have nowhere to run. It is conceivable that if one's hundred thousand troops all enter the city, it will be really terrible.
There is no way up to heaven and no way down to earth. One hundred thousand soldiers have to be burned alive in Lingqiu City.
Geng Shu nodded and sighed: "Lu Fangjun is cunning, far better than the Xiongnu and Wuhuan!"
The Huns and Wuhuan were very direct in their battles. They went straight to confront the Han army head-on. Geng Shu was really not afraid of such an enemy, but Lu Fang's army was different. They used all kinds of underhanded and damaging moves.
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Lu Fangjun also used the idea of deception as a soldier with great proficiency.
"Retreat!" Geng Shu shook his head at the men around him, turned his horse's head, and ran out of Lingqiu City. Ten cavalry followed him and ran out of the city gate.
At this time, the Han army led by Feng Yi had withdrawn a hundred steps away and reached a safe distance.
Watching the fire in the city getting smaller and bigger, the flames jumping higher and higher, the Han army officers and soldiers were also frightened. The trap left by Jia Biao was quite poisonous. He just wanted to kill one hundred thousand of his own soldiers.
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Seeing Geng Shu bringing his people back, the generals stepped forward to welcome him and said in a flurry of words: "Lu Fangjun really set up a fire formation in Lingqiu!" "Fortunately, General Geng reminded him in time, otherwise, now, I will wait.
They were all buried in the sea of fire!"
"I estimate that Lu Fang must have arranged dead soldiers in the city, just waiting for our army to enter and light the kerosene!" "Jia Thief is hateful, and his heart is worthy of death!"
Geng Shu nodded to everyone, came to Feng Yi, and told Feng Yi everything about the fire in the city.
The layout of the kerosene in the city is regular. First burn the outside and then the inside. This is because there is no intention to leave any survivors. After hearing this, Feng Yi nodded, looked around the generals present, and said: "What General Geng said, all generals have
Did you hear that? This time our army went north to Daijun, and the enemy we faced was by no means an ordinary person. From now on, all generals should be more careful when facing enemy troops, treat them with caution, and must not be careless, let alone underestimate the enemy.
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"The last general will remember the teachings of the great general!"
Feng Yi said: "Today, we will camp here, and tomorrow, we will clean up the debris in the city!"
"Here!"
Originally, the Western Expeditionary Army planned to use Lingqiu City as an important stronghold and logistical supply depot. However, now, Lingqiu City has been reduced to a sea of flames. For the Western Expeditionary Army, it no longer has any significance.
After losing the important base of Lingqiu City, the soldiers of the Western Expedition felt a little heavy, and they had a premonition that the next war might not be easy.
The Chinese military tent was built first. Feng Yi entered the Chinese military tent and wrote a letter to Liu Xiu, which can also be said to be a battle report. He told the story of why his side wanted to burn Lingqiu City.
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Soon, the battle report of the Western Expeditionary Army reached the capital city of Luoyang. The fact that the Western Expeditionary Army burned down Lingqiu City in Dai County had spread both inside and outside the court in Luoyang. When people heard about this, their first reaction was shock. What followed?
It's anger.
Daijun is a Han Dynasty, Lingqiu is a Han city, but your Western Expeditionary Army burned it just because it said it should be burned? Is this how you fight a war?
If everyone is as reckless as the Western Expeditionary Army, what will be left after the battle is over? What you have conquered for the imperial court is a piece of scorched earth, so what is the use to the imperial court?
Sure enough, as the soldiers of the Western Expedition thought, after learning about this incident, many ministers in the court were filled with righteous indignation. In the court hall the next day, they all complained to Liu Xiu and impeached Feng Yi.
