Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 232
In the late summer days, arson is no easy task.Because this season is still sultry and the vegetation is flourishing, it is not easy to be ignited.However, this rule does not apply to Xuanyuan Mountain. There is no vegetation on this dead mountain, which is a good place to set fire—especially when the wind is blowing towards the top of the mountain.

The horn of attack sounded again, and the soldiers who attacked this time were not as cautious as last time, let alone a lineup.As if they were running at the same time, they quickly piled up the firewood in their hands on the mountainside, then quickly retreated, and then went up again with a bundle of wet firewood. They repeated this process without engaging the defenders on the mountain.

Xu Rong, who watched this scene helplessly, suddenly became ferocious, and almost gritted his teeth.Because, when he saw the last batch of Yuan Jun pouring kerosene, sulfur and other igniters on the wet pyre, he didn't see half of the figure rushing out of the mountain.

When Yuan Jun was about to set fire, the defenders on the mountain swooped down in unison, which was enough to destroy Ji Ling's plot.But just like what Yang Xiu said, he, the general, was not there, and there were countless Yuan Jun waiting for him at the foot of the mountain. The defenders didn't have enough courage to rush down, so they could only sit on the mountain and wait for death!

Then, Xu Rong saw Ji Ling under the big banner, and ignited a rocket to aim at the pile of firewood.Ji Ling exhaled, and the hard bowstring of the two stones made a sudden 'hum' sound. Then, a little spark landed on the mountainside, and then the firewood doused with kerosene and sulfur was instantly ignited, and the fire was like a galloping horse. Spreading out, it swept the entire mountainside in an instant!

In the next scene, Xu Rong closed his eyes in grief and indignation.The newly cut wet firewood was full of water vapor, so within a short while of burning, black smoke rose into the sky. Blown by the wind, the thick billowing black smoke immediately rushed towards the top of the mountain.For a moment, the entire mountain was filled with continuous coughing and screaming.

The majestic horn finally sounded at this moment, and Ji Ling's army marched towards Xuanyuan Mountain in a neat formation without reservation this time.In fact, they didn't have to really rush up the mountain, as long as there was a trace of clarity through the smoke, they could shoot and kill the screaming Han troops.

At this time, the defenders on the top of the mountain were in chaos, and the originally serious and orderly troops immediately collapsed into a mess of loose sand under the power of nature.Xu Rong could see that although most of the elite soldiers blocked their mouths and noses with water and lay down on the ground waiting for the fire to subside, there were still some civilians who had never seen such a brutal battle, and they were terrified. He rushed to the edge of the fire in an attempt to escape from Shengtian, and the weapons and armor were thrown on the ground because they could not bear the load.

Those wretches who could not escape due to crowding and slowness became the sacrifices of Vulcan Zhurong. They turned into balls of fire, wailed piercingly, and danced wildly in the hot and bright red light until their lives were completely exhausted. engulfed in flames.Even though a few lucky guys rushed through the fire, they were shot and killed by Yuan Jun, who was waiting for work, and the whole battle turned into a one-sided massacre.

"General, order, let us go!" Xu Rong looked at the warriors of the Han Dynasty who were treated like this on the mountain, and his eyes were already red.Especially those scouts couldn't help stabbing the corpses of those Yuan Jun scouts who had been killed earlier.

"Yang Canjun, persuade the general to give us an order to attack!" A few soldiers with more active heads grabbed Yang Xiu, trying to open a breakthrough from here.

But Yang Xiu looked at Xu Rong, who had an unusually calm and cold face, and shook his head with red eyes: "No, it's not the time yet, you should quickly obey the order and cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth. The fire attack is not terrible, but the black smoke is choking." Into the chest and lungs, but enough to be fatal!"

A few soldiers raised the wet cloths in their hands and shouted angrily: "We have already prepared it, and you don't need to teach us! Join the army and tell us when we can attack?!"

"I don't know!" Yang Xiu suddenly let out a cry at this moment, and his slender fox face suddenly became fierce: "I can do my own tricks, but I have to listen to General Xu for everything about the battle! His Majesty entrusted him with the task of helping General Xu, not to cause trouble for him!"

Seeing Yang Xiu's sudden yelling, Xu Rong stunned all the rebellious guards beside him, he couldn't help but look back at Yang Xiu, and for the first time showed a little admiration for this scholar's son meaning.

The fire on the mountain burned for an hour, and when the fire finally gradually extinguished, no sound could be heard from the top of the mountain.It seems that after the fire, there has become a dead place with only charred corpses left.Yuan Jun on the mountainside also began to dispatch according to the order at this time, and began to fiddle with the ashes to open a road and completely end this tough battle.

At this time, Ji Ling finally relaxed under the big banner. He looked around and felt that something was wrong.After finally seeing a dense forest at the foot of Xuanyuan Mountain, he thought of something: "Will the scouts in that dense forest come back on time to report?"

Before he finished speaking, Ji Ling saw that dense forest seemed to come alive suddenly.Suddenly, a brave army rushed out from under the verdant tree. The leader, a general holding a big knife and majestic, led the soldiers straight towards the weakest and loosest place of Yuan Jun on the mountainside!With a single slash, blood splattered everywhere: "Xu Rong, the captain of the Northern Army of the Han Dynasty, is here. The guards on the mountain obey orders, and quickly follow me to kill the enemy!"

Hearing Xu Rong's roar, Ji Ling immediately lost her voice in panic: "No, this is the time when our army is the most relaxed, and the subordinates of the various ministries are different, and the arms have not yet assembled. If... quickly send an order to let Li Feng's long spear battalion To block Xu Rong's sudden cavalry, Xun Zheng's crossbowmen threw shots on the spot, blocking Xu Rong's follow-up infantry. The other battalions, speed up the clearing of the passage, and we must not allow Xu Rong to join the defenders on the mountain!"

It's a pity that Xu Rong's soldiers moved too fast. They were already suffocating, and after seeing Xu Rong's offensive gesture, they jumped out of the grass, tree holes, and shadows one by one.Before the unsuspecting enemy soldiers could stop and adopt a defensive posture, they fell down with blood spattered.Shouts, roars, exclamations, and screams came and went one after another on the mountainside, and the voiceless sound of the clash of weapons was mixed with the muffled sound of flesh and blood being cut apart, blood staining the yellow-brown land of Xuanyuan Mountain red.

Especially Xu Rong, who was hidden by Dong Zhuo Xue for many years, and after being tortured both mentally and courtly, was brought up by Liu Xie and entrusted with a heavy responsibility. Gratitude.With the resoluteness of "a soldier dies for his confidant", he rushed to the forefront of the battle line without any regrets.

Every time the broadsword was slashed, it would look for those small middle- and lower-level schools who called for soldiers to line up.At this time, he is a crazy and precise killing machine, quickly and violently killing the link points of the army.When they were killed until Zheng's robe was covered with blood, the captains and corporal leaders no longer dared to reveal their identities, but Xu Rong's sword still wouldn't let them go.After all, if they want to be deceived by the vicious eyes of a veteran like Xu Rong, they are still too far away.

Facing such a brave and efficient general, Ji Ling knew that he had to fight himself to stop the defeat of his own army.Because at this moment, he saw that the self-army organization on the mountainside had been completely dismantled, and the miscellaneous soldiers who had lost their fighting spirit were crying and shoving the robes below the mountain to escape. After the smoke and dust on the mountain faded, the Han family The defenders roared as if they were reborn from the ashes and gathered in the direction of Xu Rong...

"Xu Rong, do you dare to fight me?!" Ji Ling yelled desperately on his horse. At this time, he was actively corrupted, because he had to cut down the defeated self-army soldiers before he killed any enemy soldiers. , to ensure that he can reach Xu Rong smoothly.

"Hahaha, Ji Ling, you are also a famous general, but you are so ignorant of the destiny and rebel! You are not worthy to fight with me!" After Xu Rong said this, he rushed into Xuanyuan Mountain with his partial teacher , After reuniting with the self-army, they chased and killed the broken soldiers on the mountainside like ducks.

For a moment, Ji Ling, who was at the foot of the mountain, was caught in a dilemma.There are more and more self-soldiers running back from the mountainside, and they are getting more and more timid.The self army and the rout formed a chaotic and sticky battle line at the foot of the mountain. They, who were originally from Paoze, started killing each other in order to escape for their lives.But the team that wanted to attack on the mountain gradually lost their courage when they saw the Han army showing off their might on the mountain...

"Mingjin, withdraw troops!" Seeing this scene that made his heart bleed, Ji Ling could only give this order through gritted teeth.

That night, before Yuan Jun's camp was set up, a string of deserter heads were hung up.But in the big tent of the Chinese army, the chief general Ji Ling still couldn't let go of his hatred, and smashed several cases of one side again and again-he received a military order from Yuan Shu, ordering him to quickly defend Wancheng, otherwise, when the army returned from victory, Ji Ling's entire family would be wiped out. !

(End of this chapter)