Chapter nine hundred and seventeen the plan of alienation
The fighting in the east city was extremely fierce. Each siege ladder was overturned, and a group of soldiers fell down screaming. A ladder was also hit by a kerosene tank. Thick kerosene flowed down the ladder.
Ten rockets came and ignited the ladder. The soldiers on the ladder were frightened and panicked, and they ran down one after another. Several soldiers' clothes also caught fire. They missed the step and fell down from the ladder, letting out shrill screams.
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"Throw kerosene!" Commander Fu Lin gave the order.
Thousands of jars of kerosene were thrown outside the city. The pottery jars shattered and kerosene splattered everywhere. Soldiers gathered under the city, and many people were covered in kerosene. At this time, rockets were fired from the top of the city, and the city was miles long.
The area suddenly turned into a sea of fire, screams broke out everywhere, the soldiers turned around and ran away, trampling on each other, causing countless casualties.
Tens of thousands of arrows were fired from the top of the city, and large areas of Zhu Si's soldiers were shot down. Tens of thousands of Zhu Si's soldiers were defeated and fled back to their own formation.
Zhu Si, who was watching the battle from a distance, was so angry that he cursed. Li Na actually stood still, but he suffered heavy losses. With no choice, Zhu Si had no choice but to order the withdrawal of troops and return to the camp.
Just as Zhu Si began to withdraw his troops, Li Na was also withdrawing in panic. His camp actually caught fire. The fire was fierce and spread rapidly from the northwest corner to the entire camp. In just a quarter of an hour, the entire camp was engulfed in flames.
Swallowed.
Li Na led tens of thousands of troops back to the camp. There were soldiers standing outside the camp. Although the casualties were not heavy, most of the supplies were burned. Nothing was rescued. All the food and fodder were burned, and there were tens of thousands more.
Most of the thousands of wounded soldiers did not escape and were burned to death in the camp, which made Li Na heartbroken.
The soldiers all looked pale. Their personal belongings were all in the barracks, and now all the fires were burned out.
At this time, Zhonglang General Miao Fu was brought up by the soldiers. He was the general on duty in the camp today. He was directly responsible for the camp being burned.
Li Na's heart was filled with rage, and he whipped his head with the whip in his hand, "You bastard! You ruined my big event!"
Miao Fu knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I really don't know what happened. Why did it suddenly catch on fire? Or maybe the cook accidentally caught fire while cooking."
"fart!"
Li Na whipped him away again. He knew in his heart that someone must have been tricked by someone, either a spy from the Wei army, a scout from the Jin army, or even someone sent by Zhu Si. These were all possible.
Li Na suspected that Zhu Si was more likely.
But no matter who did it, no matter what, he must give an explanation to the soldiers now.
Li Na ordered: "He neglected his duty in guarding the camp, which resulted in the camp being burned. His crime is unforgivable. Come, push him out and behead him!"
Five or six soldiers rushed up, held Miao Fu down, and dragged him away. Miao Fu begged, "My lord, please spare my life! My lord, please spare your life!"
The miserable pleading was in vain. After a moment, the soldiers brought Miao Fu's head up. Li Na ordered: "Show the head to the public!"
The soldiers picked up Miao Fu's head with a bamboo pole and shouted in front of the army: "General Miao Fu neglected his duties and caused the camp to be burned down. He has been executed!"
With the scapegoat, the soldiers felt a little less resentful, but what to do now? Everyone is waiting for coach Li Na's decision.
Li Na had no choice. The food and grass were burned. He had no other choice but to withdraw his troops and return to Bozhou.
He immediately ordered: "Withdraw troops and return to Bozhou!"
Sixty thousand troops evacuated to Bozhou in a mighty manner. They had run out of food, and Li Na did not want to kill the horses, so they had to survive by looting along the way. They looted food and property along the way, which aroused huge public anger.
Li Na's barracks was burned, and the army's withdrawal caused Zhu Si to stop attacking the city and strengthen the protection of the camp. Now Zhu Si is also a little bit difficult to get off. He can't conquer the city, and he is unwilling to withdraw. If he can't capture Yuancheng, it means that
He can't take Weizhou, he can't take Weizhou, and most of his Hebei campaign has failed. How can Weizhou and Huaizhou satisfy his appetite?
At this time, military advisor Liu Sigu came to the Yuancheng camp with supplies. When he heard that the military advisor had arrived, Zhu Si was overjoyed and hurriedly went out of his tent to greet him.
Liu Sigu went into the tent and sat down, took a sip of hot tea and asked with a smile: "I heard that your Majesty's attack on the city was not successful?"
"Hey! Don't mention it. Yuancheng is built like a copper wall. Our army and the Qi army suffered heavy casualties and were unable to capture Yuancheng. It's really annoying. Another big thing happened today."
"What's the big deal?"
"The Qi army's camp was burned, causing Li Na to lead his army to evacuate."
Liu Sigu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty didn't send anyone to attack Li Na's camp, right?"
Zhu Si shook his head, "The burning of his camp had nothing to do with me. It should have been a counterattack by the Wei army in the city."
"Probably not!"
Liu Sigu said slowly: "If it was done by the Wei army, they should attack us. I think it should be done by the Jin army!"
"Is it someone sent by Guo Song?" Zhu Si's eyes widened.
Liu Sigu smiled slightly, "They will not stand idly by and wait for us to capture Yuancheng. On the way, I thought, would Guo Song attack us? I didn't expect that Li Na's camp was attacked."
"Then what does Guo Song mean by standing still?" Zhu Si asked anxiously.
"It should be that the crane and the clam fight, and the fisherman will benefit! Use the Wei army to consume our troops, and he may defeat them one by one. I am a little worried about Li Na. Since Guo Song has sneak attacked Li Na, he must be attacking Li Na
Let’s start.”
Zhu Si walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "I can send someone to remind Li Na, but now I am more concerned about how to capture Yuancheng. This is the top priority. I hope the military advisor can teach me!"
Liu Sigu pondered for a moment and said: "Yancheng is tall and wide, with sufficient supplies and soldiers. It is indeed difficult to capture, but any strong fortress can be broken from the inside. I suggest that your highness find a way to inform the intelligence spies in the city and ask them to contact Xu
Shize, use Xu Shize to destroy the internal relations of the Wei army."
"Will it work?"
Liu Sigu sneered, "Your Majesty, don't forget how Tian Xu came to power."
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In the afternoon of the same day, Zhu Si's army also broke camp and retreated southward. The Qi army's camp was burned and they evacuated in panic. Zhu Si's army could not attack Yuancheng and was forced to evacuate. Yuancheng was filled with joy.
When the commander Fu Lin, who had not been in the city for nearly ten days, led his troops to the city, he was given a grand welcome by the people in the city. The city was almost empty. Hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets, singing and dancing to welcome the heroes' triumphant return.
At this time, a homing pigeon also flew quietly into Yuancheng and landed in the backyard of Guangji Pharmacy.
Guangji Drug Store ranks among the top three among more than a dozen drug stores in Yuancheng. It is a very famous drug store. It covers an area of about five acres and has been in Yuancheng for more than ten years. Guangji Drug Store was actually founded by Zhu Tao in Yuancheng.
The intelligence point set up by the police is now working for Zhu Si.
Dong advocated that Guangji had high medical skills and often went to the mansions of powerful people to see doctors. He also had a wide network of contacts in the upper echelons of Wei State, which also provided the Zhu brothers with a lot of information. In fact, Xu Shize secretly sought refuge with Zhu Si, and it was Zhang Guangji who was the matchmaker.
Serving for Zhu Si, he was naturally rewarded. He was granted the title of Duke of Guantao County by Zhu Si, a Hanlin bachelor, and a fourth-grade official. As long as the Wei Kingdom fell, he could go to Luoyang to serve, which Zhang Guangji also looked forward to.
The victory in the defense of Yuancheng was still being celebrated on the street outside, so Zhang Guangji got on his donkey and went out with a boy who was attending the clinic.
Not long after, Zhang Guangji arrived at the Military Advisor's Mansion, which was Xu Shize's residence. The concierge knew Zhang Guangji and hurriedly ran into the manor to report for him.
There was a victory celebration outside, but of course Xu Shize would not participate. He sat alone in the mansion and sulked. These days, Tian Xu trusted Hu E a lot and did not go to him to discuss military affairs. He almost forgot about him.
When he heard that Zhang Guangji had arrived, Xu Shize hurriedly welcomed him into the inner house in person and invited him to sit in the study.
Zhang Guangji took out Zhu Si's pigeon letter and handed it to him, "This is the pigeon letter from the emperor to you. Take a look at it!"
Xu Shize was now afraid that Zhu Si would look for him and if he failed to attack the city, Zhu Si would definitely vent his anger on himself. He opened the dove letter note with fear and read it carefully. He was slightly relieved. Zhu Si did not reprimand him.
He just ordered him to take action as soon as possible and let Tian Xu change his coach.
But this matter is very difficult! Where should we start? Xu Shize fell into silence for a moment. Zhang Guangji asked with a smile: "These days, Military Master Xu has not gone to see Tian Xu?"
Xu Shize sighed and said: "He is very fond of Hu Cai now and ignores me."
"This is only temporary. Soon Tian Xu will think of the military advisor."
"Why?"
"The military advisor should know Tian Xu better than me. Do I still need to explain why?"
Xu Shize sneered and said: "You are right. Tian Xu is extremely jealous, cruel and unfaithful. Fu Lin and Zhao Lun are supported by the people in the city, and the army officers even call him the father of the army."
,How can Tian Xu feel comfortable in his heart?"
"This is called a master of great power, and the military advisor can definitely use this to guide Tian Xu."
"I know that the key is to have a breakthrough."
"Don't the military advisors think of anything these days?" Zhang Guangji asked.
"The way is to think of something. If Fu Lin, Zhao Lun and others know that Tian Xu has killed Tian Yue's mother, wife and children, it will definitely cause a big uproar among the generals. I am now thinking about how to let them know
this matter?"
"If the military advisor is in trouble, let me tell them about this!"