Lu Rong, the flames spread on the street, gradually engulfing the houses one after another.
The panicked people of Linyi ran on the streets to put out the fire. However, the closed city gate meant that they had no chance to directly attract the perfume from outside the city. Relying on the little water in the well did not help. Most people could only watch.
His house was engulfed in flames.
The fire in the city also made the Linyi soldiers who defended the city no longer have the fighting spirit.
The city gates finally opened, and the people went out to fetch water in panic.
For an old city like Lu Rong, the water diversion system in the city is inherently imperfect, and in this rainy south, the possibility of the entire city catching fire is low. Therefore, people in panic can only place their hopes outside the city.
of perfume.
At this time, outside Lu Rong City, it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as hell.
After the people in the city rushed out of the city, they looked at the scene in front of them in panic, and even forgot the purpose of leaving the city.
One elephant after another ran rampant among the neat troops, invincible. Lin Yi's army was quickly scattered, the flag fell to the ground, the soldiers screamed and ran away, leaving corpses on the ground. However, these corpses were far away from those behind them.
It didn't have much to do with the Han army that followed.
Because after the Han army drove the elephants in the opposite direction on the dock, they were actually unable to keep up with the elephants running forward. After all, no matter how heavy the elephants were, they could still run faster than humans.
And it was Lin Yi's army led by Fan Fanzhi who were arrayed outside Lu Rong City.
Fan Fanzhi's abacus was indeed a good one. Just as Luo Yi and others had guessed before, he planned to use elephant soldiers to disrupt the Han army's leading landing force, and then directly lead the Linyi army behind to sweep over and completely defeat the enemy.
Rushing to the sea, as long as the dock can be recovered, the Han army, no matter how powerful its naval warships are, can only watch helplessly on the sea.
However, Fan Fanzhi did not expect that the elephant soldiers he relied on to intimidate the various tribes in Linyi would not only be completely defeated, but also turn their heads and target his own army. The Han army just followed behind, taking their time to compare with the galloping elephants.
, indeed they pushed forward unhurriedly, and it seemed that they also believed that as long as the elephants charged into Linyi's military formation, the battle would be over.
The Han army's idea was not wrong. The people of Linyi never thought that the elephant would rush towards them. These were just a team of strong men who had been pulled up temporarily. They did not have the same courage as the Han army. They would never even do it.
The next moment he was going to be trampled to pieces, but at this moment he was still firing arrows or waving the sword and gun in his hand.
For the elephants, the sparse arrows shot by the Linyi people were obviously far less painful than the "crackling" of the muskets behind them. Therefore, the elephants did not turn around again, and some were directly injured by the arrows.
, screamed and rushed into the perfume, scurrying around like headless flies, but more of them rushed directly towards the Linyi people's military formation. Who let the Linyi people be on the road facing these elephants?
, If you don’t attack them, who else can they attack?
When the elephant rushed into Linyi's military formation, Fan Fanzhi had already decisively greased the soles of his feet.
There is indeed no need to continue this war.
Fan Fanzhi did not feel sorry for the loss of these Linyi soldiers. Many of these guys were captured just in the past two days. Fan Fanzhi actually did not expect them to make any plans.
I just hope that they will not rebel directly like the civilians on Xianglin Pier.
At least using the military to control them can break some of the connections they may have established in private before.
Of course, Fan Fanzhi overestimated his enemies. Although Baipao also had operations in the south, they were not present in every town. Even in an important town like Lu Rong, the number of people was not large, that is, those close to the north.
Jiaozhi and Xianglin, the capital of Linyi, received some care. Because in the hearts of Li Xingchen and Baipao, Linyi was definitely not a qualified opponent, or even an opponent.
It's not that Li Xingchen or Chen Yu, who presided over the white robe, underestimated the enemy, but that Lin Yi was indeed not worthy of carrying shoes for the big man. It's just that the big man was implicated in the northern battlefield, so it was impossible to focus all his energy on dealing with the Lin Yi people.
Otherwise, if a hundred thousand troops were drawn from any front of the Han Dynasty, the people of Linyi would have collapsed long ago.
Of course, Linyi is not without troops to fight. As a small country in the south, it can be regarded as a model of small but strong. Although it has not many troops and a small territory, it occupies key points and its army has high fighting spirit.
In addition, it is protected by mountains and terrain, so even if a strong dragon comes, it may not be able to overwhelm the local snakes.
This phenomenon is not unprecedented in history. In the early Warring States period, the Song Dynasty, which had been depressed due to the defeat of Song Xianggong, rose again and gradually became stronger among the other countries. It had the reputation of "the Song Dynasty with the power of five thousand times", even if it was
Han, Zhao, Wei and Qi Chu, who were all around with eager eyes, did not dare to attack Song directly.
At this time, Lin Yi was definitely the overlord among the southern countries. The Cham people from the coast and the various tribes from the dense forests in the west all obeyed Lin Yi's command, and there were not many soldiers to fight.
In particular, Linyi's elephant soldiers can be regarded as an ace unit. Without understanding the weaknesses of the elephant soldiers, it is usually difficult to find a magic weapon to defeat them. Luo Yi, who is armed with an epoch-making weapon such as a musket, must of course be excluded.
It's just that Fan Fanzhi focused all his attention on the north of Hengshan. On the north side of Hengshan, Linyi's army was broken into pieces and constantly harassed the main force of the Han army. On Hengshan, Linyi's army was even more prepared.
As the last gateway to the country.
Fan Fanzhi naturally did not expect that the Han army would come from behind or from the sea. Therefore, no matter whether it was in Xianglin before or later in Lurong, there was no organized and complete resistance. This time outside Lurong City,
He could only place his hope on the elephant soldiers who had just arrived in Lu Rong and originally planned to support the Hengshan front line. He had no hope for these strong men who had been captured temporarily.
After the elephant soldiers were defeated, Fan Fanzhi had already planned to escape.
When he left, he certainly did not run into Lu Rong City, not to mention that a fire was already burning in Lu Rong City at this time. This undoubtedly told Fan Fanzhi that no matter how many, the Han army must have made arrangements in advance, and Lu Rong City did not know who was now
The territory was occupied, and he didn’t know if it was already full of mobs. What was the difference between him rushing in and surrendering himself?
What's more, the Han army's ability to attack fortresses is obvious to all. Fan Fanzhi has always believed that only high mountains and dense forests are the best way to stop the Han army. He has never placed his hope on the city.
He is not unaware of the wars in the Central Plains over the years. There are also many important cities and towns that have been broken through by the Han army, including Wuguan, which is recognized as a great pass.