The Queen's Engineering Army

Chapter 171

When the commander came back and heard the news, it was like a lightning strike.

After being stunned for a long time, he cried out: "General, Qin has withdrawn its troops, what should we do?"

"I heard that, what else can I do? If we continue to fight and kill at least 5000 people, we may not be able to capture the village. We should follow the previous strategy, surround but not fight, block all the way out of the bandits, let them starve to death in the mountains, and at the same time put The surrounding forests were all burned."

Long Xiang showed a ruthless expression, knowing that it was unrealistic to rely on his own Chu army to break through the village, so he could only use this method of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness.

"Here."

The commander gritted his teeth and nodded. This is in the territory of Chu State. If we want to burn the mountains and forests, we will not only deal with bandits, but also harm the people living near the mountains.

But in order to take down the thief's den, he couldn't care less.

With the beating of the drum, the Chu army retreated slowly.

Seeing the scene of the Chu army retreating, everyone in Dahan Town cheered and cheered. In order to protect their homeland, they won a huge victory.

Su Lin also saw it, and knew that Chu's retreat was not that simple.

"My lord, the Qin State will withdraw its troops ahead of time, and only the Chu State will withdraw. This subordinate guessed right, it should be the pressure from Yiqu." Dai Li stepped forward and cupped his hands.

Su Lin nodded, "You're right. Although there is no Qin army, we can't take it lightly. There are still more than 6000 people in Chu, so we shouldn't underestimate them. Send people to pay close attention to the movements of the Chu army."

"Here."

Dai Li nodded and stepped back quietly.

On the official road on the border between Qin and Chu.

"General, we are about to launch the final attack on Dahan Town, why don't we go to Yiqu after the battle?" Meng Ao asked puzzledly while riding on the horse.

Ying Qian's eyes narrowed and he said in a deep voice: "Compared to exterminating the thieves, Yiqu's matter is more important. If the rebellion is not suppressed in time, it may cause a catastrophe."

The extermination of Dahan Town was for selfishness, and the rebellion of Yiqu was for the public. At the critical moment, he chose to serve Qin.

Although Yingqian has a lot of selfishness, he still has his own choice when it comes to right and wrong.

After all, he is a descendant of the Ying family, the royal family of Qin.

He must eliminate all hidden dangers for Qin.

"General, the last general admires you." Meng Ao bowed his hands solemnly.

"Hehe, do you think that this old man would put Qin State's safety at risk for selfish reasons? But at the same time, this old man is not as noble as you think. Even if we leave, Chu State will still be able to wipe out bandits, which will consume their resources even more. Strength is a good thing for me and Qin." Yingqian sneered.

"Yes."

Meng Ao nodded, looking into the distance, wondering if Miss Su could withstand Chu's attack after she left.

Not long after the Chu army withdrew, thick smoke billowed from the distant mountains and forests.

"The Chu army is going to set fire to the mountain?"

Some villagers in Dahan Town exclaimed when they saw the thick smoke in the distance.

Su Lin frowned, watching from a distance, although he cut out the forest piece by piece, leaving a buffer zone for fire prevention in the middle.

But let the Chu army burn down the mountain so recklessly, the consequences will be very serious.

There must be a way to stop it.

"Li Jinlong, Hua Rong, Shen Peng." Su Lin shouted loudly.

"Subordinates are here."

The three of them were not far away, when they heard the lord calling them, they rushed over and responded with cupped hands.

"You each take five hundred militiamen and divide them into several small teams to harass the Chu army who raided the fire-burning mountain. You must not fight and withdraw after the raid." Su Lin glanced at them and said in a deep voice.

"Here."

The three of them looked dignified and accepted the order, then turned around and led them to various places in the mountain forest.

At this time, it is not easy to burn the mountain. After all, it is not easy to burn when it is cold. The Chu army poured tung oil on the trees to light it.

Wait until the fire slowly burns out.

But before the fire started, the militiamen who rushed over by surprise shot them into hedgehogs with their Mohist bows and crossbows.

If the Chu army marches on the main mountain roads on a large scale, these militiamen have no choice but to disperse and want to burn the mountain.

These people will be eaten one by one.

Even so, many places were successfully ignited, and thick smoke billowed out from several places.

Su Lin only needs to ensure that the mountains and forests near the town will not be ignited. The nearby mountains are not only protected by buffer barriers but also stone walls, so they should be safe.

There are also many farms that have been reclaimed. The trees are not very tall, and it is difficult to ignite them in pieces.

After this battle, Su Lin will turn a large area of ​​forest into a farm orchard, and see how it burns.

Long Xiang had withdrawn from the forest, standing on a boulder and looking towards the forest, there were only a few sporadic streaks of thick smoke, which did not achieve the effect he wanted.

He asked coldly, "What's going on?"

The commander said with a bitter face: "General, this thief is really cunning. He has cut a buffer zone in every forest, and there are many orchards reclaimed around the main road, all of which are planted with low fruit trees. It is difficult for the fire to form. .”

"The most important thing is that most of the soldiers we set fire to were attacked by thieves and did not come out, so...."

The commander was interrupted by Long Xiang before he finished speaking, "Stop talking about such useless things, you mean you can't just say setting fire, right?"

"Yes."

The commander nodded helplessly.

Anger rose in Long Xiang's heart, and he shouted angrily: "This general has fought hundreds of battles, and I have never seen such a cunning and difficult thief. He is as tenacious as a mouse and as disgusting as a maggot."

After finishing speaking, he stomped his feet angrily.

The commander pursed his lips and thought to himself: If it was so easy to fight, then there would not have been two failures before.

Although I thought so, but it really failed, the commander would also be implicated.

The commander cupped his hands and said, "General, what should we do next?"

"What else can we do, trap them, as long as we keep the main road out of the mountain, I don't believe how long their food and grass can last."

Long Xiang did not lose confidence, after all they still had a huge advantage.

"Yeah, our food and grass can last for two months. Didn't we estimate that the thieves could only last for one month? We'll spend with them. When they are hungry and exhausted, they will kill them on the mountain in one go. It's not the same as slaughtering chickens." easy."

The commander spoke from the side.

"Well, go back and write the battle report to the king, saying that the general used tactics to wipe out the bandits, and the loss was minimized, but the consumption of food and grass was a bit more. Anyway, it's okay. Once the Qin army left, we consumed less. When the time comes, my general will trap these thieves with a trick." Long Xiang sneered, admiring his own wit very much.

"Report."

A messenger soldier from a distance ran over, knelt down on one knee, cupped his hands and said, "General, our army's food and grass have been burned."

"what?"

Long Xiang stared in shock, stepped forward and grabbed the messenger soldier, and said in horror, "You tell me again?"

"General, general, our army's food and grass were burned by thieves." The messenger soldier tremblingly said.

"Uh."

Long Xiang rolled his eyes, and with a bang, he fainted to the ground.

"General, general."

The commander and the surrounding soldiers rushed forward to see what happened to Long Xiang.

The granary of the Chu Army located outside Nanzheng City was burned by Shi Qian.

He had been scouting around the granary but never waited for an opportunity.

When the Qin State retreated, some of the Qin army guarding the granary also withdrew.

When he found that the number of troops guarding the food and grass had decreased, Shi Qian knew that his opportunity had come.

While no one was paying attention, he sneaked in with a grain truck.

He assassinated a Chu soldier, put on his clothes, and secretly set fire to him while no one was paying attention.

By the time the Chu army found out, the fire was irreversible.

Shi Qian took the opportunity to escape again.

Shi Qian completed such a difficult task of burning the enemy's food and grass alone.

Don't say that Long Xiang didn't think of it, even Su Lin who was far away in Dahan Town didn't think of it.

(End of this chapter)