choke element

Chapter 797 Sudden Fire

The Song people clustered around the vehicle watched Ding Haijun's soldiers rush out, and turned to look back at their young officers.

The young officer is none other than Meng Gong.

As the son of three generations of generals and a rising star in the army, Meng Gong kept training and fighting every day, fighting with the Jin army who went south, and gained a lot.This time going north, he also has great expectations of making contributions.Unexpectedly, when the navy cavalry arrives, it seems to be destroyed.

Strictly speaking, the two armies were not at war at all. The Song army had already suffered heavy casualties, and the coach was still under the control of Guo Ning. Even Meng Gong and his own soldiers were going to do this kind of lifeless job at any time.

Meng Gong was a little tired of this at first, but at this time he was completely moved by Guo Ning's behavior.At that moment, he felt that he was full of energy, and wanted to rescue his comrades like Guo Ning, which won the admiration and praise of countless people.In the next moment, he suddenly realized that after all, the two armies belonged to different regimes, and the officers and soldiers of the Ding Navy were all of very high status, and they were not as impoverished as the soldiers of the Song Army!

After being stunned for a while, he suddenly jumped up and rushed into the fire.

The companion behind shouted loudly: "Puyu, are you crazy? What are you going to do?"

The thick smoke covering his head and face came up, making Meng Gong's footsteps pause for a while. He took off his battle robe and wrapped it around his head and face, and replied in a muffled voice: "These guys who set up the navy are stupid. They smoke and burst into flames." , How can we just open the road with water? You need to use soil! Use soil! I have to remind them!"

The officers and men of the Ding Navy who were on the scene of the fire didn't need Meng Gong to remind them.

The summer is dry, and the buildings are going to burn at any point. When Hou Zhi set up something to start the fire, he was afraid that the power would not be strong enough. As a result, the fire was out of control by this time.Fortunately, the fire was developing rapidly. After everyone bravely rushed into the depths of the fire scene, they found that the fire inside the fire scene was more intense than the edge.They passed several places where embers were curling up, where there was far more smoke than fire.

So everyone just soaked the cloth strips around their mouths and noses with water, and walked directly between the ruins.When encountering an obstacle that is really difficult to overcome, dig the soil on the spot, use the soil to bury the embers that are not extinguished, and then quickly step over it.

Sure enough, many soldiers were found burned to death or seriously injured by the fire along the way, hundreds of them, and more were found continuously.

Not only people, but also dead horses.

Their bodies are all twisted, overlapping in various weird shapes.Guo Ning recognized several of them. They were all warriors in the army whom he was very familiar with. They were scalded to death because the heavy armor they were wearing could not be removed in time.After they died, their bodies were burned again. At this time, black smoke rose and scattered into the air, emitting the smell of barbecue. The situation was horrible.

Guo Ning's face was ashen, and he was speechless along the way.He kept moving the bodies of soldiers and horses, trying to find partners who were worth saving.

In the field of war and the place where corpses are erected, soldiers will die heroically sooner or later when they go to the battlefield.The Ding Navy is full of heroes who are not afraid of death. They don't even shy away from these things in their daily life. They tell each other that those who die last should remember to fight the enemy bravely and avenge the one who died first.

But Guo Ning still regrets it.

With the continuous advancement of the military household system, more and more soldiers have obtained land and status, and are no longer as humble as they used to be.Even if they don't fight, they can still live a good life, so these days, the bravery mentality of the soldiers is fading.They rushed into Kaifeng so bravely out of their desire for victory and their absolute trust in Guo Ning.

However, Guo Ning's judgment on the situation was too optimistic, and he never thought that the defenders in the city would have such a frenzied move!
Guo Ning has seen too many people shed blood in previous wars. The current number of casualties is actually not shocking.Maybe in a few months, maybe in the next war, Guo Ning will forget about these soldiers in front of him, and he will still calmly dispatch troops, not hesitating to exchange his life for victory.

But at this moment, Guo Ning wanted to try and see if he could save some people.

From one place to another, through a wall of fire, to the next place.Guo Ning's military robe was scorched and torn, and his eyes were red and weeping from the smoke.

While he was rubbing his eyes, a crumbling beam suddenly collapsed somewhere, and the burning wood flew across, hitting Guo Ning's forehead, causing him to stagger a few steps, his forehead was black and blue, and a large piece of his hair was burned away by the flames.

When he started to move the ruins, his hands were also cut a lot of blood.

His subordinates cast glances at each other, vaguely feeling that this kind of demeanor was a bit indiscriminate, but no one dared to dissuade it.

As they continued to go deeper, they suddenly found their companions gathered around the well to avoid the fire. Everyone cheered loudly and rushed forward.Then it was discovered that many people were dying of coughing due to smoke inhalation.Everyone hurried up to help, and assigned people to carry the fainted person out.

Guo Ning slapped a few soldiers who were still in good spirits one after another to cheer them up and cough out the soot that was stuck in their throats as soon as possible.During the busy interval, he asked again and again: "Have you ever seen your family Jieshuai? Do you know where Li Erlang is?"

I asked many people one after another, but no one answered.

When asked about the last two soldiers, Guo Ning was a little desperate, and suddenly heard one muttering: "Jie Shuai continued to go north!"

"what?"

Guo Ning strode over, grabbed him by the collar, and almost lifted the soldier up.

This time, the force was too great, and the soldier's neck fell back, rubbed against the burned skin, and let out a muffled grunt.Guo Ning hurriedly supported his head, put him down slowly, patted his chest lightly, took the water bag and put it on his lips: "Take your time, drink a few sips of water first... don't worry, speak slowly !"

"My Jieshuai has gone north! He said that the fire is so strange that there may not be a way to survive if we retreat. It is better to continue to charge forward, maybe we have a chance!"

Guo Ning was overjoyed: "What a Li Erlang! This is really what he can do!"

He asked again: "When did it happen?"

The soldiers were roasted by the fireworks and half their lives were gone. How can we calculate the time?After thinking hard for a while, he said: "When I was attacked by fire, most of the horses fled away. There were seven or eight hundred people around Jieshuai. He left us here to persevere. He went north by himself... for a long time!"

"It's been a long time, is there no news?"

Guo Ning asked again, but the soldier was already dizzy and unable to answer.

"North?" Guo Ning stood up straight, looked north, and suddenly found a flag on fire that was thrown to the ground as far as he could see.Most of the flag was burnt off. After careful identification, it was the military flag of Li Ting's army.

It was really going north now!The road is still very difficult!
At this time, Nanxunmen Street was surrounded by smoke and dust, and it was impossible to see the distance. Guo Ning asked casually, "Where is the north?"

Meng Gong replied: "To the north is Fengyi Gate, the south gate of Zicheng, and to the north is Longjin Bridge and Danfeng Gate. Those places should be guarded by the Jin Army. After that, it is the Imperial Palace!" "

Guo Ning squinted and looked Meng Gong up and down, only then noticed Meng Gong's Song clothes.

He said "Hey": "You know it clearly."

"This is the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, where the Royal Street is located. I am a soldier of the Great Song Dynasty, so I naturally know it."

This guy is interesting.

Guo Ning thought about it and nodded.He pointed to his attendants and said: "You guys, go back immediately and tell Ni Yi that the fire in the depths is gradually extinguished, and tell him to mobilize troops to help after he stabilizes the city gate. In addition, you guys, follow me and continue to the north .”

(End of this chapter)