Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 239
"Tell me, where will those Han rats hide?"

"I guess they will hide in the hut, after all, mice like to eat those things the most, haha!"

"Don't even talk about it. Listen, there are livestock barking in front of us. I guess those Han rats must be stealing our cattle and sheep. Go and skin them and add some new skins to us."

"I'll order a piece of Han dog skin first, and none of you are allowed to snatch it from me."

Not long after Duoduo sent Eight Banners Xiaoqi to arrest the Han people who disturbed the livestock in the barracks, a group of fully armed Eight Banners Xiaoqi passed a corner in the northeast corner of the barracks.

As they walked, they discussed how to deal with the Han Chinese who would be arrested later.

From entering the customs to today, they have traveled hundreds of kilometers, but they have been fighting Li Zicheng's army all the time, and they have no time to loot Han villages and kill Han people to vent their anger.

So when they thought that there would be an unknown number of Han Chinese waiting for their massacre, these Eight Banners could not help but jump for joy.

But when they were discussing whether to skin or roast the captured Han people, they saw an incredible scene.

The Ming army actually sneaked into their barracks, and the number of them was tens of thousands. Because there were livestock from the Qing army mixed in, it was unclear how many people there were, and it even made people feel that there were tens of thousands of Ming troops. It's like killing him.

"Are these the Han people we want to kill?" A leader of the Eight Banners Xiaoqi looked at the Ming army in front of him in disbelief.

I saw these Ming soldiers lined up in neat formations, surrounded by teams of cattle, sheep and horses.

This is nothing, the key is that the bodies of these livestock are covered with firewood and grease, and when they move, countless grease will drip from their bodies to the ground.

The Ming soldiers on the side were either holding torches or fire folders, as if they were ready to light a fire at any time.

"What are they going to do..." Seeing this shocking scene, more than a dozen Eight Banners Xiaoqi stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of skyrocketing from a distance. If you have a good eye, you can still see colorful fireworks.

"Your Majesty's order is here, light it!" A thousand household official saw Zhu Cihong's fireworks, and immediately ordered the soldiers of the Ming army to light the livestock beside him.

Those livestock such as cattle, sheep and horses, when they found themselves on fire, were greatly frightened, roared in terror, and ran forward like desperately.

Those Qing soldiers who had no time to turn around and flee for their lives were trampled into meat paste by these burning animals in a blink of an eye. Even if they were wearing heavy armor, they could not protect them from the trampling of thousands of hooves.

Livestock are not as intelligent as humans. Some of them know that their bodies are on fire, and they need to find water to extinguish the flames on their bodies.

But most of the livestock are so stupid that people feel anxious about their IQ. They don't roll all over the ground, put out the flames on their bodies with mud, and don't know how to find water sources, they just run forward desperately.

It seemed that as long as he ran forward, the flames would not be able to catch up with him, and he would be able to survive.

Zhu Cihong had people gather nearly [-] livestock, and lit flames on them.

The flames were ignited on the bodies of these livestock, and they immediately turned into flaming chariots charging at high speed, knocking the Qing troops who had no time to escape into the sky, or trampling on the city's meat mud.

At the same time, thanks to the fact that the Qing army was busy withdrawing troops to the south to resist the pursuit of the Shun army, the Ming army everywhere also completed the task of arson.

At first, the fire was limited to the places where the fire was set, but soon, the raging fire rushed from one barracks to another.

Although there are wide roads in the barracks, they can't resist the raging flames at all. The agile flames are like a drop of ink entering the clear water, and the Qing army's camp was dyed orange in a blink of an eye.

After the power of the flames was almost accumulated, in an instant, the northeast block, which accounted for about a quarter of the area of ​​the Qing army camp, ignited a sky-high flame.

Even the Ming army, who was more than three miles away from here, could clearly see the height of the flame.

"My lord, look quickly, look quickly." A Duoduo's personal soldier came to his side in a hurry.

He discovered the fire in the north of the barracks, and wanted to report it to Doduo, asking him to find a way to put out the fire.

"You slave, what's more important than fighting, wait until I repel Li Zicheng's attack." Duoduo roared at his own soldiers.

Now his mind is only on the battle with Li Zicheng, even if the little emperor Fulin announced in front of him that he would give him the Zen seat, he would not be distracted.

"My lord, I'm out of water." The soldier said to Doduo cautiously, for fear of offending him again.

But for such a big thing as a fire in the military camp, he had to talk about it.

"What!" At this moment Dodo felt his mind buzzing.

There was a fire in the military camp. The Qing army camp in Tongguan could accommodate 20 people, which was larger than the average state city.

The most important thing is that there are no perfect fire measures inside, and there is no large amount of water. The most deadly thing is that the barracks and other buildings are all wooden tents. The most used materials are wood, cloth, and fur.

These things are most afraid of fire. Once the fire ignites, it will become a large area in an instant, and finally spread into a sea of ​​​​flames, and bury the Qing army camp and his [-] troops.

"Where is the fire?" Duduo looked crazy, holding the shoulder of his own soldier and said.

He had to send people to fight the fire immediately. Although the division of troops would make it very difficult for the Shun army to defend and the Ming army to attack, it was better than all 10 of his own being buried in the flames.

"Where is it?" the soldier said weakly, pointing his index finger far north.

Then, Dodo saw the biggest flame he had ever seen in his life.

I saw the soaring flames like a flying dragon about to fly into the sky, and the slender figure almost touched the clouds in the sky.

"What a fire!" Duoduo was so shocked that he could stuff a pear into his mouth.

Because he knows very well that this kind of flame cannot be extinguished by manpower at all. Unless there is a heavy rainstorm in the sky, which is big enough to form a flood, otherwise this flame will not completely burn the Qing army camp , will not give up.

"The whole army retreats, walks through the west gate, retreats to the north, and abandons the camp." Soon, Duoduo made the decision to withdraw with difficulty.

He is a decisive person. Once he finds that something cannot be done, he immediately chooses a new plan.

Since the fire can't be saved, let's withdraw. Although he was defeated, as long as he can preserve the vitality of the Qing army, then he will have a comeback day.

(End of this chapter)