Chapter 81 Burning Song Township
In the hidden places around, the 20,000 elite soldiers led by Hu Hai held their breath and accumulated strength, waiting for the order of the second emperor.
Diecui followed Hu Hai tightly, and no matter how big the war was, it had nothing to do with her. Their mission was to protect the emperor for Ruizhu.
In the early morning, when the sky is not bright, it is the most exhausting time for people.
Hu Hai pulled up his hard bow and shot an arrow "swoosh".
The arrow flew out loudly and was directly inserted into the throat of a sentry soldier.
"kill!"
The shouting of huge evil spirits and a loud shout that shocked the four fields woke up the soldiers stationed in the granary. They grabbed their messy clothes with their hazy and tired bodies. Some exclaimed, and some were busy. For a moment, the Zhang Chu army in Song Township fell into panic.
This time when attacking the granary, Hu Hai did not choose to sneak in and assassinate quietly. From the mouths of the hundred generals, he knew that there were 10,000 defenders here, and it was unrealistic to attack quietly. He chose another way and launched an assault when people were sleeping soundly in the early morning.
Before this, he specially selected a thousand loud Qin troops to make a "kill" that shook the sky through this life.
This killing sound did have the effect of improving morale. Qin army warriors wearing soft clothes danced their swords with long swords, howling and rushing towards Zhang Chu's army, who had just woken up from their sleep.
Looking at the Zhang Chu soldiers who were not dressed or even ran around naked, the Qin army did not hesitate at all. Every time the sword passed by them, it would bring a bright red blood color.
For a moment, the little Song Township was filled with blood, and 20,000 Qin troops advanced horizontally towards the granary behind Song Township like tigers entering a flock of sheep.
The one who stationed in Song Township was a side general named Zhou Chen, who was Zhou Wen's distant cousin.
At this moment, he hurriedly crawled out of a quilt in Songxiang and rushed to the street in disheveled clothes. He heard the soldiers shouting in chaos: "The main force of the Qin army is here."
"Run quickly, Zhou Wenshuishi soldiers are defeated, and the Qin army is here."
"Protect the granary, and those who retreat will be killed." Finally, a voice that excited Zhou Chen. Several soldiers carrying long swords ran towards Zhou Chen while controlling the chaos. The leading soldiers shouted loudly: "General, no, the Qin soldiers are here."
Zhou Chen is different from Zhou Wen. He is just a martial artist. Since he killed someone and fled his hometown, he has followed Zhou Wen as an entourage. This time he attacked Xianyang, Zhou Chen was going to be a vanguard, but Zhou Wen knew that the front line was dangerous. He hid his selfish intentions and asked him to guard the granary. On the one hand, he was considering that he was a relative of the family, so he was more at ease to guard the granary. On the other hand, he wanted to protect Zhou Chen from the danger of war.
"Line up to me and meet the enemy." Zhou Chen shouted. Although he was a martial artist, he was the first to lead the way. This voice calmed many soldiers, and they sorted out their formations and rushed towards the Qin army that rushed in.
For a time, the battle in Songxiang entered a state of burning heat. The two sides fought bloody battles in every alley, and almost every street had broken limbs and broken arms flying across. Every quarter of an hour, countless heads fell to the ground.
This is war. His cruelty lies in the fact that the life of every individual is insignificant here. With blood flowing, how many rich families have become dreams of yellow? In the sword light and sword shadows, how many white bones are still people in the spring boudoir dreams!
Beside Hu Hai, there were always five hundred elite soldiers following him, and Diecui followed him inseparably. The dagger in her hand quickly cut off every enemy soldier who dared to approach Hu Hai from time to time.
Diecui's combat power was so powerful that even Hu Hai was amazed.
As the 20,000 Qin troops advanced forward, they encountered the toughest counterattack organized by Zhou Chen. The war between the 10,000 soldiers guarding the granary and the 20,000 elite Qin troops did not tend to one side because of the gap in number. Because this was a cruel street battle. The advantage of the number of people was not obvious.
At first, Zhang Chu's army was in chaos. However, with the emergence of Zhou Chen, these chaotic troops actually burst out with unprecedented combat power and tenaciously curb the Qin army's progress.
The battle situation was tense, and Hu Hai was anxious. The war here was so fierce, and I was afraid that Hangu Pass and Xishui would send troops to reinforce each other soon, so we must fight quickly.
With a loud roar, Hu Hai waved his long sword and rushed to the forefront of the battle.
"Kill." Qin Ershi took the lead and shouted.
"Kill." The soldiers of the Qin Dynasty were in full swing when they saw the emperor wielding his long sword and taking action.
Suddenly, the counterattacking troops organized by Zhou Chen and the main force of Zhou Wen who besieged the water and were intimately related, so they naturally refused to retreat.
The bloody street fighting began under Hu Hai's leadership. At this moment, he had forgotten his former identity. The long sword flew in his hands. The sword skills that Qin Palace had once practiced have now been trained in actual combat on the battlefield.
Hu Hai desperately fought to the forefront of the army. Diecui and Ren Xiao separated from each other, protecting the second emperor who looked a little crazy.
The morale of the Qin army's heroes was greatly boosted, and Zhou Chen's army was in a state of great impact. The narrow alley was quickly broken through by the Qin army. Once it reached the wide area, the advantage of the number of Qin soldiers was immediately reflected.
No matter how Zhang Chu defenders resisted, they were futile in the face of absolute morale and number of people. Each body was carried, and the souls flew to Wangxiangtai.
The soldiers of the Qin Dynasty rushed to the rear granary of Zhou Wen's army like a tide.
Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Zhou Chen fled.
The main general fled, but the soldiers no longer had the intention of fighting. At this time, only 10,000 people were left in groups of three and two, and immediately ran around with Zhou Chen's escape.
Hu Hai ordered a general to lead 10,000 people to pursue the escaped Zhang Chu soldiers around Song Township, and he led another team to rush directly to the granary.
Some of these grains were newly transported and had not yet entered the granary, but were piled on a wide field. The grains of hundreds of thousands of troops of Zhou Wen were piled together like hills.
Looking at the food, Hu Hai felt a little unbearable. After all, there were still many people suffering from disasters behind the Qin Dynasty who were unable to fill their stomachs. But this trace of woman's kindness quickly dissipated in his firm eyes: "Set the fire."
With a decisive order, all the Qin army took out the fish paste oil that had been prepared long ago and poured it hard on the granaries. As the first fire broke out, the entire Zhou Wen army's granary fell into a sea of fire.
If you feel like you smell it at this time, you will catch the unique aroma of food burning in the air.
"Retreat." With an order, the 20,000 people gathered outside Song Township and evacuated in an orderly manner in the direction agreed with Meng Tian. A team of soldiers even took many military uniforms of Zhang Chu's army.
The fire in Songxiang was on the ground for two days, and until half a month later, people could still smell the smell of burnt food in the soil. Some said it was fragrant, and some said it was mushy. There was only one word in Zhouwen: bitter.
The fire in Song Township soared into the sky, Zhou Wen playing in the water, the defenders of Hangu Pass; Meng Tian, Wang Ben, and Zhang Han all noticed the situation here.
According to Zhang Han's repeated failures to send scouts, the three commanders immediately confirmed that this place was probably a hidden granary by the bandits.
Zhou Wen was even more in chaos. He was originally a literati aide and thought that the granary was placed in Song Township without any mistakes. Now this situation makes this old aide who regards himself as a Confucian general like an ant on a hot pan, and immediately points out a total of 100,000 troops, and leads the subordinate general Meng Tong to intercept the Qin army attacking Song Township.
At the same time, Zhang Chu's army in Hangu Pass also sent 50,000 defenders to come from Hu Hai's rear.
Before he knew it, Hu Hai's 30,000 Qin troops were made into dumplings by the army of Xishui and Hangu Pass. Hu Hai, who had little experience, had no expectation of this change.
It seemed that the moment he burned the granary in Song Township, Hu Hai put himself in an extremely dangerous situation.
In front, there were 100,000 troops playing in the water and 50,000 pursuers from Hangu Pass were pressing against each other.
The grain and grass in Song Township were burned, and these Zhang Chu's soldiers hated the Qin army led by Hu Hai. If they knew that they were surrounding the Emperor II of the Qin Dynasty, they would not know what the scene would be.
Chapter completed!