She Song

Chapter 128 The fate of those who play with fire
"Feng Du pointed out that Han Ji is coming to kill him. There are too many people to stop him..."

The food and grass are gone, a death penalty!
You will also be unlucky...

Before the grain escort could finish speaking, Feng Yu wiped the man's neck with his knife.

Blood spurted out, splashing half of Feng Yu's body. He dropped the grain officer who was covering his neck and shouted angrily at his troops.

"Come with me to save food and grass, or I will kill you without mercy!"

Four or five hundred people hurriedly surrounded Feng Yu and rushed to the rear team.

After Yuan Shishi and Dong Xiaoyi cleared Feng Yu's guard post, they immediately launched a surprise attack on the grain transport team.

There are more than 3000 people in the grain transport team, but apart from the 3000 soldiers, the remaining [-] are civilians and have no combat effectiveness at all.

Faced with the sudden bloody battle, the soldiers who lacked actual combat were terrified. Seeing that the situation was not good, the grain guard fled first, and the soldiers fled in all directions.

The peasants were even more frightened and dispersed towards the dark grassland. Five to six hundred carts were abandoned on the spot.

It was Dong Xiaoyi and his men who intercepted hundreds of civilians, coaxed and deceived them and robbed more than 100 cars.

When Feng Yu came over, there were only about 400 cars left. After checking, they were still in good condition. Only a small amount of food was missing, so they should be able to cover it up.

But in the darkness, Yuan Shishi's laughter could be heard.

"Hey, isn't this Commander Feng? Long time no see, how are you always?"

Feng Yu heard Yuan Shishi's voice and couldn't help but sweat. This guy was a desperado, and he was the most powerful general in Han Ji.

If the other party targets him, he is afraid that he will be in big trouble.

After calming down, Feng Yu rushed into the darkness and cupped his hands and said: "Yuan Fourteenth, today the court issued an order to encircle and suppress Han Ji. You will definitely not be able to hold on for long. For the sake of being a friend, you'd better abandon the darkness and join the light!"

Yuan Shishi smiled and said: "You are the ones who can't last long, right? Apart from anything else, what are you going to do with so much food?"

Feng Yu is also aware of this problem.

All the civilians had run away, and there was no way to transport them.

Throwing away food and grass is definitely not enough. How do soldiers transport food and fight?After much deliberation, the only way is to send someone to guard it.

But there are too many people left, who will protect King Yun's rear?With fewer guards, it would be like giving it to Han Ji to eat in vain.

Feng Yu rubbed his hands anxiously for a moment.

Yuan Shishi smiled again and said: "Commander Feng, no, Feng Duzhi, you know in your heart that King Yun Zhao Kai forced us to rebel against the imperial court for his own selfish desires.

Now you and I are each our own masters, and we will definitely not hold back if we really fight.Previously in the South Camp, 300 of us wiped out [-] of the front army. Now you are really not enough with just your troops.

To tell you the truth, the Chinese army has fallen into an ambush from all sides and will be destroyed soon.Even if you keep this food and grass, if the prince falls, you will be the scapegoat, and the emperor will definitely exterminate all of you.

However, after all, we still have some friendship with each other. Why not bring your men over here, conquer the world with us, and win the title of marquis immediately? Wouldn't it be nice? "

Feng Yu glanced in the direction of the center of the camp. There seemed to be fierce fighting there. He wondered whether the Chinese army had fallen into an ambush as Yuan Shili said.

However, he had been in the army for many years and would not trust others easily, not to mention the Song Dynasty's million-strong imperial army. It was simply unreasonable for Han Ji to want to conquer the world with just a few thousand soldiers.

Therefore, he ignored the other party's persuasion to surrender, and instead sent a messenger to inform King Yun Zhao Kai that the grain team was besieged by many people from Han Ji, and he fought to the death to save more than 400 carts.

In short, I hope that King Yun Zhao Kai can assess the situation and not fall into an ambush.

Seeing that more than a thousand of Feng Yu's men were hiding in the grain truck formation and resisting stubbornly, Yuan Shisi and Dong Xiaoyi changed their strategies.

Yuan Shili stayed behind to contain Feng Yu, while Dong Xiaoyi led his personal guards to cut off contact with the other party and waited for an opportunity to harass the rear of the Chinese army.

The [-] pioneers sent by Zhao Kai are now encountering the tenacious resistance of Han Ji's elite soldiers, and Jiang Que'er takes advantage of the situation to launch a short, smooth and quick attack.

From inside the bamboo shed, on the roof, behind the house, and even in the fences and grass, three or five people often suddenly appeared, pointing various weapons at the incoming enemies, hacking and shooting at random, and then running away after the attack. No entanglement.

Therefore, by the time the imperial army arrived, Jiang Queer had already moved.

In this way, piecemeal, in less than half an hour, more than half of the vanguards were injured and could no longer advance.

Zhao Kai also received the report from Feng Yu. No matter how idiotic he was, he panicked.If there is no food and fodder to follow, the soldiers are hungry, and the horses have no strength, how can they still fight?

Protecting food and grass is the first priority!

However, the news of the heavy losses of the vanguard made him hesitate.

Moreover, after a whole day of trekking, most of the imperial troops were exhausted. Despite the urging of their superiors, no one responded. They sat or lay down in groups to rest.

Seeing the significant drop in morale, Zhao Kai began to regret his impulsive entry into the wasteland.

If they had rested one night at the pontoon camp and started attacking early tomorrow morning, the current situation would not have occurred.

Now, it's hard to get off the tiger.

The Chinese army of 500 men was recorded by Han bit by bit, and actually suffered nearly 500 casualties.

Moreover, Han Ji's men seemed to become more energetic as they fought, and the various surprise attacks were difficult to guard against.

How can we catch Han Xiaoyao with one blow?
At this time, a counselor saw Zhao Kai's worries and came up with an idea.

"Your Highness, this bamboo house is really in the way. It has caused a considerable number of casualties to our army. How about burning it all down so that the thieves will no longer have anywhere to hide."

Ugh!
Great idea!
Therefore, after setting up a safe zone, each bamboo shack was quickly set alight by the imperial troops.

Barred by the fire and illuminated by the fire, Han Ji's elusive figures never appeared again.

The local soldiers defending Han Ji's front seemed a little stunned. They didn't know whether to retreat or put out the fire, and looked at each other in confusion.

As a result, Zhao Kai obtained a precious respite.He immediately sent 500 people to reinforce Feng Yu, and at the same time conveyed an order: He must hold on to the food and grass even if he died.

Three hundred steps away from Zhao Kai, in Han Ji's camp, Han Xiaoyao was watching with interest Han Ji's craftsmen building five tall instruments.

Small catapults, made of bamboo and wood, use the principle of leverage to throw objects weighing [-] to [-] kilograms for nearly [-] meters. Because of their huge destructive power, they are also called cannon carts. They are an essential weapon for attacking cities.

Thanks to the precious albums and books provided by Tokyo City Bookstore, the craftsmen of Hanji Beiying Heavy Industry compared the drawings and tested repeatedly within three months, and finally successfully developed it.

In order to scare King Yun into calling for cavalry to escort him, Han Xiaoyao decided to put in five catapults to test his skills.

Catapults have a specialized professional team, and each catapult is equipped with more than [-] people, including commanders, craftsmen, pitchers, and trackers.

Because Han Ji trained closely, the catapult team of more than a hundred people was in order and was quickly assembled.

After three trial runs, it was unanimously confirmed that the five catapults worked well.

What are you waiting for?
That bastard Zhao Kai is not good at imitating anyone, he actually played with fire like Zhuge Liang, and burned down the Nanying camp and then the huts!

You like to play with fire, right? You think you can sit back and relax by creating an isolation circle?I have to let him taste the feeling of being roasted by fire today!

In front of everyone, Han Xiaoyao said with a smile: "Five catapults are enough to destroy three thousand Chinese troops. I hope Zhao Kai will not be burned to death! In addition, all participants in the battle must guard their positions. The cavalry must not be allowed to come in to rescue Zhao Kai." Regular script!"

As a result, one catapult after another came out of the gap in the village wall and advanced towards Zhao Kai's Chinese army.

Zhang Cheng, whose face was covered with soot, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Han Xiaoyao had brought out five catapults.

Patting the thick catapult, he couldn't wait to say: "That little bastard is so bad! He can't beat us, but he actually burned down the house. He is worse than the bandits! I didn't say anything, let me light the fire for the first shot!"

Soon, the catapult calculated the distance and direction and stopped behind a row of bamboo sheds.

Five large hollow bamboo balls filled with combustible materials were loaded into the bucket. Zhang Cheng and four other people, under the command of the commander, lit the bamboo balls with torches.

"put!"

Following the uniform command, a series of "boom boom boom" sounds were like the most beautiful strings...

Five dazzling fireballs rose into the sky, leaving long tail flames in the night sky, and dived towards the enemy a hundred steps away.

However, at this time, Zhao Kai, who was listening to Mu Wen's report of top-secret information, saw five huge fireballs rising from Han Ji's side and flying through the sky. His face turned as white as snow...

(End of this chapter)