Chapter 8: Arson

In April, the weather has become a bit warm, and the evergreen trees appear lush and green. The eldest Longwei Mountain seems to be covered with green oceans. According to modern terms, it is estimated that the forest coverage rate can reach at least 90%, and only the small area on the top of the mountain is bare!

Fusu stopped at the foot of Longwei Mountain, and the generals accompanied him to observe the terrain. After a while, Fusu said, "Everyone, the Longwei Mountain is high and dangerous, and the bushes are deep and dense, which is not conducive to the development of our large-scale military forces! Mr. Meng, what do you think?"

Meng Long nodded and said, "Yes! This Longwei Mountain is the last powerful barrier of Longgu. It must stand at the foot of the mountain. After passing Longwei Mountain, it is a plain with a flat horse. Therefore, if you want to take Longgu, you must first take it! However, the north, west and east of Longwei Mountain are not only steep in the mountains, but also in deep forests. The South Vietnamese army relies on this dangerous situation to defend, and our army's military strength advantage is immediately greatly reduced. We must not underestimate the enemy!"

Li Xin suddenly asked, "Just Master Meng Shao Cave just now, what is the mountain in the south of Longwei Mountain?" Meng Long smiled and said, "The south of Longwei Mountain is a cliff that is difficult for birds to cross, and it is difficult for ordinary people to grow. If the South Vietnamese army refuses to guard the mountain with hundreds of people, even the gods will not fly up!"

Fusu heard this and said in his heart: "Have you heard of 'Wolf Tooth'? This is the surprise weapon I trained. He is very good at climbing highs and overcoming dangers, and attacking the secret crossing. Maybe they can do it!"

Meng Long was stunned when he heard this and said, "Even if it's OK, then we must hope that the South Vietnamese army will not be prepared for the broken wall in the south. Moreover, the "Wolf Tooth" surprise soldiers seem to be small, only one thousand people. However, on Longwei Mountain, there are probably less than 60,000 people in the South Vietnamese army. This thousand people can reach the bottom of the cliff. How can we withstand the strong counterattack of a large number of South Vietnamese troops?"

Fusu couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this: "If you are not careful, you will destroy all the "Wolf Teeth"! You should be careful!"

Ren Xiao said at this time: "I think this plan may be possible! On the one hand, our army can tentatively attack Longwei Mountain from the front, find ways to weaken the South Vietnamese army's strength, and touch the reality. On the other hand, they send a scammer to the south of Longwei Mountain first to see if the South Vietnamese army is prepared and whether the mountain can climb, and then make a decision based on the situation!"

Fusu nodded and said, "It's all that is the case at the moment! Qin Hu!" "The last general is here!"

"You sent ten 'Wolf Tooth' soldiers to sneak from the ancient road at the foot of the mountain to the back of Longwei Mountain at night to see if the mountain can climb, and whether the South Vietnamese army is prepared, and report it to me as soon as possible!" "Here!"

"General Li Xin, General Qiang Wei, General Ren Xiao!" "The last general is here!"

"You three will lead 50,000 troops tomorrow morning. With two hours, you will take turns to attack Longwei Mountain to test the reality of the South Vietnamese army!" "Here!"

The next morning, 150,000 Qin troops came out of the camp to gather at the foot of the mountain, preparing to attack the mountain!

At that moment, the brave general Li Xin took the lead and led 50,000 Qin troops along the rugged mountains and into the jungle, climbing towards the top of the mountain!

The ancient fir trees on Longwei Mountain have grown for many years, as if they had never been cut down before, and they all grew large and thick, and they penetrated into the sky. The lush leaves blocked most of the sunlight, making it dark during the day, the forest as dark as in the evening.

The brigade of Qin troops staggered in the forest, carefully stepping on the rotten leaves all the way, paying attention to the situation under their feet and nearby. After all, the Poison Valley has learned a lot of lessons, so who dares to guarantee that the people of Nanyue will not use any tricks again!

But Li Xin and others who led the army were a little surprised that they saw that the 50,000 Qin troops were about to arrive at the hillside, and there was still some quiet on Longwei Mountain! Li Xin did not dare to be careless and ordered the three armies to be more careful!

Fusu and others were covered by dense forests at the foot of the mountain. Although they could not see the progress of Li Xin's troops, they could hear that the Longwei Mountain was a little strangely quiet, and they couldn't help but wonder: "What's going on? Did the people of Nanyue all escape? Why are they so quiet?"

Meng Long was also puzzled: "It shouldn't be possible. The Qiluo did not find any signs of the South Vietnamese evacuation! Could it be that the Shanyue Army planned to fight our army on the top of the mountain, so it did not defend against the mountainside?" The generals looked at each other: Who knows!

At the moment, there was no answer, and everyone in Fusu had to wait patiently!

However, Li Xin led the army to the mountainside and climbed the mountain road for nearly an hour. Although most of the Qin army were Guanzhong men, they were still a little breathless and their speed slowed down! As the fatigue increased, the vigilance of the Qin army inevitably became a little relaxed.

At this moment, a loud horn sound suddenly came from the dense jungle. This suddenness was like a sudden thunder slashing in the quiet night sky, which made the Qin army stunned!

Just as the Qin army was stunned, a strange change suddenly occurred: a sudden sound of branches above the Qin army's heads, and then countless cold lights screamed and pounced down from above, attacking the Qin army, which was actually a scattered arrow all over the sky!

"Puboo..." The Qin army was caught off guard and were shot in arrows, blooming blood flowers, and suddenly howled miserably throughout the jungle. Countless casualties of Qin soldiers could not hold back and fell down along the steep mountain like rolling gourds!

"Be careful that the enemy is on the tree!" Li Xin was very clear-headed, quickly avoided a ravine and shouted with great strength!

After all, the Qin army was well-trained and instantly reacted. When they looked up and watched, countless Nanyue soldiers appeared on the towering ancient trees, and they all fired fiercely at the Qin army!

The strange scream of "swish swish swish swish..." shook his eardrums. The arrows of the South Vietnamese army were so dense that they were a little too dense. From time to time, the Qin army screamed with their heads pierced through, and some were shot so hard that their brains were splattered. It was so miserable!

The Qin army was furious and immediately prepared to counterattack. At this time, the Qin army discovered the embarrassment: the enemy was on a tree several feet or even nearly ten feet high, while the Qin army was under the tree. The Qin army wanted to attack the enemy, but the weapons in their hands were not built by swords, halberds or beryllium. The only thing that could kill the enemy was crossbow arrows! So, with the efforts of the Qin generals, the Qin army crossbowmen immediately risked their lives to come forward and shot each other with the South Vietnamese army on the tree!

In an instant, arrows flew around the hillside of Longwei Mountain, and the sound of killing shocked the sky!

However, only 10,000 of the 50,000 Qin troops were crossbowmen, and they were unblocked on the ground. There were tens of thousands of South Vietnamese troops hiding in the trees and firing fiercely at the Qin army. In addition, their condescending advantages, not long after, the Qin army's crossbowmen could not shoot at the South Vietnamese, and they were shot and killed by the South Vietnamese troops in dense and chaotic shooting!

What's more, the South Vietnamese army actually weaves rope ladders with weeds and vines, connecting big trees, forming a large and tight fortress, making the South Vietnamese army move freely on the trees, coming and going like flying. For a moment, the Qin army only felt that there were enemies running around on their heads, as if they were hiding in any corner, and deathly arrows would roar!

In the absence of the crossbowmen shooting at each other between the two armies, many brave Qin infantrymen were not willing to be outdone, and they abandoned their troops and climbed up the tree, trying to compete with the South Vietnamese on the tree! Unfortunately, when climbing the tree, the motive of the Qin army was equal to zero, but they were shot overwhelmed by the South Vietnamese. Not long after, no one of the Qin army was willing to die in vain!

For a moment, 50,000 Qin troops were killed by the South Vietnamese army and had no power to fight back!

Li Xin was furious and pulled the iron-feeded bow behind him, used the magical shooting skills he had passed by his ancestors, and shot him away with an arrow. With a "puff", the arrow pierced through the throat of a South Vietnamese army. The South Vietnamese army fell from the tree without even humming, and it was so hard that it was a brain burst, and it could not die anymore!

Immediately afterwards, Li Xin used his double beads and shot two arrows every time, making the nearby South Vietnamese army fall into rain and die! Seeing Li Xin's shooting like this, all the Nanyue army was frightened and did not dare to approach Li Xin for a moment. They either whistled and pulled vines on the tree, jumping from one tree to another, or scattered to other trees through rope ladders that were connected to all directions!

When Li Xin was shooting hard, he suddenly touched the quiver with his right hand and it was empty. In amazement, he looked around and saw that the Qin army was in chaos in the formation of the enemy, completely in a mess, but was resisting in vain due to the harsh military discipline. Li Xin knew it was impossible, so he stomped his feet fiercely and said, "The crossbowman broke the crossbow and withdrew the army!"

The Qin army no longer wanted to stay in this ghost place. Hearing the order to withdraw the troops, under the tenacious cover of the crossbowmen, he quickly rolled down the mountain like a rushing tide!

Fusu and others suddenly heard the sound of killing at the bottom of the mountain and shook the sky. They immediately raised their throats. They didn't know what the situation was like for a moment, and they couldn't help but be very anxious. Suddenly, Fusu saw from a distance that the brigade of Qin soldiers retreated from the mountain in a mess, and their hearts suddenly sank: "Damn it, you've retreated, and it's probably quite miserable!"

Sure enough, after a while, Li Xin, who was covered in dust, walked over with a depressed look on his face, and bowed to the ground with a "thump" and said in a stern voice: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and will be defeated. Please deal with me!"

Fusu hurriedly helped Li Xin up and said, "General, don't blame yourself. We can't see the situation on the mountain clearly. How did the army be defeated?" Li Xin then depressedly explained the defeat in detail.

All the generals, including Fusu, couldn't help but widen their eyes and thought to themselves: "What, can this battle be fought like this?" Fusu also said a little dumbfounded: "I have led troops for many years and have been in the six countries, and have never been defeated. Unexpectedly, when I entered Lingnan, I was about to set aside. This tactic of "building trees into cities and defending one after another" is unheard of, and it is not unfair to lose!"

Qiang Wei also said a little depressedly: "The enemy is condescending, and those who are far away use bows and arrows to kill the enemy, while those who are near are short swords fighting with hand-to-hand combat. It can be said that he has taken advantage of it and has turned the entire Longwei Mountain into a strong city. What should I do?"

Ren Xiao also scratched his head and said, "It would be easier if the city was built. Just build equipment to attack the city! However, the mountains are rugged and steep, and it is difficult to use any equipment. The trees are so high that they are not below any city. Our army has millions of soldiers, and there is nothing we can do if we can't reach the enemy!"

Meng Long thought about it after hearing this and said, "The South Vietnamese Army's tactics perfectly combine their strengths and geographical advantages. If you attack head-on, the possibility of victory is extremely small! The best way to crack is fire attack!"

Fusu nodded after hearing this and said, "What Mr. Meng said is exactly what I want! This Longwei Mountain is not a poisonous valley or a swamp jungle. The forest is located on the hillside. It is full of sunlight, the air is dry, and there are tree species such as pine trees, which are easy to catch fire! But I am a little worried. If the fire breaks out and spreads, I am afraid that the disaster will be a big deal!"

Qiang Wei said disapprovingly: "As long as you can defeat the Nanyue people, what's wrong with attacking more barren mountains!"

Fusu shook his head and said, "I am not worried about this, but I am worried that once the forest fire burns, it will lose control! Our army camps are all stuck by rivers with sparse trees, so there will be no problem in the camp. However, once the forest fire is about to burn, if it spreads across the mountainous area and burns our army's food route, it will be a big trouble! This mountain path is narrow, and it will take too time to repair it! When the Longwei Mountain catches fire, the South Vietnamese army can still refuse to defend as long as the fire-free mountain top is delayed. If the war is delayed, will our army be in danger of being out of food? We must investigate!"

Shi Lu nodded after hearing this and said, "This is indeed worthwhile, but don't worry, there will be a way to prevent the forest fire from spreading!"

"Oh!? What is General Shi's wonderful method?"

"Our army can surround Longwei Mountain on the north, west and east sides, and build a fire barrier around the mountain, about ten feet wide. Clear all the trees on the fire barrier, and then send troops to garrison along the line. In this way, the fire will burn Longwei Mountain into a bald mountain without spreading it!"

Fusu then remembered that Shi Lu was an engineering genius, and such a small project should not be difficult for him. He asked quickly: "That's great, General Shi, how long will it take to build this fire barrier?"

Shi Lu calculated and said, "According to the sand table plan drawn by the Qi'er soldiers, Longwei Mountain is about twenty miles long on the north, west and east sides. Our army uses 100,000 troops to guard against the Yue people coming down to attack the mountain, and build a fire barrier with 100,000 people, which is about one day enough!"

Fusu nodded and made a decision: "Okay, General Shi will arrange to build a fire barrier tomorrow. I want the people of Nanyue to taste the taste of burning their butts!" "Hahaha..." The generals laughed.

After the Qin army spent a day building the fire zone, they didn't even want to wait for a night, so they sprinkled irrigation oil and sulfur at the foot of Longwei Mountain and started setting fire.

In an instant, with Fusu's order, fire dragons rose from north, west and east of Longwei Mountain, rolling around in the night wind and roaring towards the mountainside. The fire that soared into the sky rushed straight into the sky, illuminating the dark night sky as bright as day. The stars that originally shone in the night sky also suddenly seemed dull under the irritating forest fire.

Vaggingly, the Qin army at the foot of the mountain heard the panic cry of the South Vietnamese army from the back of the mountain, and couldn't help but be excited and cursed at the foot of the mountain!

The next morning, when Fusu and the generals got up, they saw that the entire Longwei Mountain had almost been burned to white ground. Looking around, the whole mountain was covered with ashes left after burning and the smoke from Shang Ziniao!
Chapter completed!