sweeping the world

Chapter 605 The Battle of Destroying Yan ([-])

In many cases, what the subordinates do will be regarded as the work of the boss, so that the boss can always get some inexplicable good or bad reputation.

Ran Min had an indifferent attitude towards whether to set a fire or not. He knew very well that even if he really crossed the river, given the terrain on the east bank of Qiushui River and the fact that there were at least tens of thousands of Murong Yan's troops around, he would not be able to complete a quick breakthrough if he wanted to. The difficulty is not generally high, especially the coach who leads Murong Yan's army is Murong Ke.

The Han army has already started firing rockets. As the background, there is a lot of movement in the forest. I don't know how many Murong Yan army's infantry retreated to the rear noisily.

After the rocket was launched, there was no big fire at the beginning. That was because the ice and snow had just melted, and the plants themselves were full of vitality. There were not many dead leaves or weeds to support the combustion, and the front of the forest was not sprinkled with water. Fire oil.

Counting from the time when the Han army started firing rockets, the Han army later learned that Murong Yan's army retreated and stopped shooting arrows. About two quarters of an hour later, the depths of the forest suddenly started to smoke.It was a kind of thick smoke coming out of multiple places, not one place and then spreading to the surrounding area. The Han army did not take any action, so it can be seen that the Murong Yan army took the initiative to burn the forest.

It was indeed Murong Ke who ordered the burning of the forest, and Murong Yanguo wanted to buy more time to transfer, so whatever method can be used to delay the advance speed of the Han army is that.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Murong Yan Kingdom wants to move the whole country. After they migrate to a new area, they will have to fight a lot of wars. As many troops as they can save, they must not be wasted. It is no doubt that they set fire to the forest to stop the advance of the Han army. It's a very appropriate behavior.

With the combustion aid of the fierce kerosene, the fire spread quickly. Under the cloudless and sunny weather, the thick smoke rising from the burning ground was very eye-catching, and the thick smoke was also swept towards the Han army's garrison because of the southwest wind. go.

"Although it's unlikely, we still need to be fully prepared." Chen Zhan asked whether Murong Yan's army would use the thick smoke to launch an attack, so he ordered: "Pay close attention to the deployment, and spread out the sentry posts as far as possible. "

Zhang Hou knew that Chen Zhan's worries were not superfluous, so he prudently agreed to "Nuo" to go down to defend himself.

The four pontoon bridges are constantly being crossed by horsemen and riders. Some of the first people to come over are to thicken the front line defense chain, while others are carrying tools that have been prepared to clear grass and trees in order to enlarge the camp. Space.

In addition to using pontoon bridges to cross the river, the Han army is actually constantly using boats to send troops from the west bank of Qiushui to the east bank, making the river section here a busy scene from a high altitude.

"Murong Ke took the initiative to retreat and set fire?" Ran Min had already seen the thick smoke rising from the depths of the woods on the east bank of Qiushui. Before he got a report, he knew that it was not the Han army's doing. After all, the Han army's crossbows had a long range, but It's not so exaggerated: "Is this the number one general of the Yan army?"

Ran Min has an attitude of half contempt and half appreciation. It is so complicated because he feels that Murong Ke does not have the blood of a warrior from the perspective of a fierce general, and secondly, he feels that Murong Ke's choice is very rational from the perspective of a commander.

In just a few years, the Han State conquered several countries in succession, not to mention the distant ones, but the near ones. Tuoba Daiguo would destroy the country by himself first, and Zhang Liangguo would return to the banner of the Han Dynasty just after losing the golden city. , As a result, the Han State can be said to be in full swing in terms of the morale of the army and the people, so the enemy country of the Han State will be another scene.

"So those countries have been destroyed by the soldiers of the great Han one after another, and with the news that Murong Xianbei is migrating on a large scale, it is not difficult to guess what will happen next." Liu Yi smiled and rubbed his chin, and said: "It's just you, no I will take the initiative to ask the center, and if there is no reminder from the captain, you probably won’t think about it. It’s just that the center didn’t inform you, this...should I pay attention to it?”

After hearing this, Ran Min kept waving his hands: "Thinking so much, talking so much, what are you doing? Facing the enemy is nothing more than doing it. Either you die or I die."

The smile on Liu Yi's face froze immediately, and then his cheeks twitched continuously, feeling that it was really enough to have such a master on the stall, not to mention that he had no political sense, and even if he lacked interest in paying attention to the overall situation, he would appear Very deadly.It's not that he didn't remind, it should be said that he reminded quite a lot, but Ran Min still went his own way.

Sweeping by the southwest wind, the billowing smoke quickly enveloped the entire Han army on the bank, gradually covering the Qiushui River, and even spreading toward the west bank.

What is the smell of the burning smoke? Second, if you inhale too much, it will definitely cause harm. Fortunately, the Han army discovered the situation early and prepared wet cloth strips for the soldiers to cover their mouths and noses, but they couldn't cover their eyes. .

"It's terrible!" Liu Yan could no longer see the situation on the east bank of Qiushui through the smoke. He turned to Xu Zheng and asked: "Has the Yan army fully retreated?"

Xu Zheng also frowned, and after answering Liu Yan's question, he said, "My lord, why don't we leave only a few troops and withdraw the rest?"

The forest area on both sides of Qiushui is very wide. Long before intentionally setting fire to the forest, the seasonal wind direction has been checked. According to the meaning of the Han army, the forest needs to be burned when the wind direction is right, but obviously not everything will follow The rhythm of the Han army is coming.

"It is possible to change the direction of the wind tomorrow." Sang Yu stared at the thick smoke and said, "It is also possible that the direction of the wind will not change."

In fact, it is quite speechless and tangled. I have just sent troops to the past, and I have to order a temporary withdrawal. This will undoubtedly affect morale, but it is better than unnecessary casualties. Liu Yan also ordered the troops on the east bank to withdraw to the west bank. .

"Come on, if you want to retreat, do it cleanly. It's best to let the enemy army find out that we're retreating, and come back to defend." When Ran Min said this, the surrounding area was full of thick smoke, and as he kept swinging his arms, the smoke was curled up. , because the mouth was covered with wet wipes, the voice was also muffled: "I can't see anything, let the soldiers take it easy when crossing the river."

The order to withdraw to the west bank of Qiushui was passed on quickly, and the soldiers who had long been unable to stand the bad environment couldn't help cheering while they were relieved.

"This..." Chen Zhan has always been at the forefront. When he received the order, he was full of entanglement, and cursed in a low voice: "Didn't I prepare to set fire a long time ago? Even wet wipes were prepared long ago, and the soldiers of the big man were covered with blood. Even the sea is wading over, are you still afraid of the thick smoke?"

No one heard Chen Zhan's whispers, and he didn't dare to disobey his orders, even if they were the first vanguard troops to cross the river, after they came to the east bank, they took painstaking efforts to open up camps, and hundreds of people were also involved in the fight with Murong Yan's army. Really unwilling to take the initiative to withdraw.

It is often said that swords have no eyes, and of course water and fire have no eyes. It can even be said that swords can be controlled, but water and fire are difficult to control with manpower. Murong Ke intends to attack the Han army while the smoke is full. Not only would the Han army die if they smoked too much, it wasn't just that the Han army was blinded by the smoke, so Murong Ke arranged for hundreds of people to risk their lives to attack, but only a handful of these people succeeded in taking advantage of their sight. The thick smoke confused and approached the Han army, but there was no splash at all.

"Is there really an enemy attacking at their own risk?" Chen Zhan was standing on the edge of the pontoon bridge, listening to the sound of gurgling water in his ears. Except for the occasional coughing, no one made any noise from the soldiers around him: "Is it serious?"

Zhang Hou immediately replied: "Although we had prepared long ago, there were still casualties. Three people were killed and two were seriously injured. Sixteen enemy soldiers were killed. It is not clear if there are any left."

It is not uncommon in military history to wear the clothes of the opposing camp and carry out sneak attacks. Every time it can cause the enemy to be indistinguishable from the enemy, and when the vision is blocked, it can cause great confusion and panic.

Murong Ke on the other side was also listening to the report. They could not know how many casualties had been caused to the Han army, but they could only judge that there was no chaos in the Han army at all, and it was difficult to carry out follow-up actions.

"I heard that the military discipline of the Han army is extremely strict?" Liu Xiang couldn't hide his regretful expression, and said bitterly: "If the Han army is in chaos, although it will be difficult to completely wipe out the Han army on the east coast, it will not be without effort."

Of course, Murong Ke also felt sorry, but in a way, he was even more afraid of the Han army.

Probably in the afternoon, the Han army on the east bank of Qiushui completed the retreat to the west bank. Looking from the west bank to the east, there were soaring smoke columns, and the thick smoke almost covered half of the sky.

The forest was on fire, and many animals that originally lived in the forest fled around. You can see many panicked animals rushing out of the forest and rushing directly to the river. Some of them can float on the water, and many of them sink directly underwater.

"It's estimated to burn for at least ten days. The area affected depends on whether the enemy has cut out a fire-stop zone." Xu Zheng didn't see any worries, and even said in a relatively relaxed tone: "The terrain on the east bank of Qiushui is relatively complicated. In addition to the currently available places for landing, there are still seven or eight places suitable for landing. Before that, we deliberately only opened up the current area to attract the enemy to fight. Since Murong Ke was cautious and set fire on his own initiative, the next step is to Open up other landing sites."

After all, only [-] Han troops arrived at Qiushui first, but the fleet from the Bohai Sea was endless. The Han army that controlled Qiushui not only ran rampant, but also had the right terrain to open up landing sites. How many difficulties there are, the only thing is whether you think about it and whether you can help the war.

The action to be taken is actually already underway. The new landing point closest to the current location is three miles away, where a large number of fleets gather, and the landing force carried by boats has actually set foot on the land on the east bank.

"This forest area is very large, and there are many mountains behind it." Xu Zheng walked to the edge of the sand table and pointed to a mountainous area: "This area is full of enemy camps. It can be seen that they want to rely on the terrain for solid defense. ", he pointed to the surrounding area again, and continued: "These places are flat land, and they are the areas where battles are most likely to occur."

It is reported that there are more than [-] troops under Murong Ke's command. Because there is enough time to prepare, all terrains that can be relied on are built early. Fortifications, the Han army wants to attack only by breaking through those defensive chains. After breaking through, it will not be easy to reach the plains. It's hard to say that there will be a war.

Murong Xianbei was a nomadic people, and they were better at cavalry warfare than mountainous defensive warfare.

Murong Ke brought the Diao Leopard Cavalry with him this time. According to the intelligence provided by Han's domestic front, the Diao Leopard Cavalry has undergone some changes in the past two years. For example, Murong Ke ordered people to build quite a lot of iron chains, which were made of The connection between the mink and leopard cavalry is that the heavy cavalry are connected with iron chains, and the iron chains are also covered with sharp blades and barbs.

"They have a strong sense of crisis, and they probably know that the big man will send troops to destroy the country, so they expanded the sable and leopard cavalry at any cost, increasing the number to six thousand. Four thousand are on the so-called Western Front battlefield." Lu Yiguan It is diplomatic relations, and he presided over the contact with those anti-bones from various countries who took refuge in Han: "General Zhengdong has encountered the mink and leopard cavalry on the western front. Facts have proved that they are very difficult to deal with."

The so-called Western Front is the Eastern Route Army under the personal command of Murong Jun. They have already collided with the multinational coalition forces led by Lu Tai.

Murong Jun dispatched the mink and leopard cavalry in the first battle, and the [-] armored cavalry faced the [-] troops of Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, and the Wa Islands, and they were able to sweep the force.

"..." Liu Yan glanced at Lu Yi slightly dissatisfied. He hadn't fought against the Diaobao Cavalry yet. That was a reminder that there was nothing wrong with it, but it also caused a psychological burden on the generals.

Next, the Han army opened four landing ports in succession, and Murong Ke stopped them a little bit, but facing the long-range weapons of the Han army ships on the Qiushui River, the situation was the same as the first time the Han army opened the landing ports. Murong Yan's army couldn't bear too many losses, so he could only watch helplessly as the landing port established by the Han army gradually took shape.

From the time the fire started to burn and then spread, until the open flame was extinguished and only smoke was left, it took thirteen days for the situation to improve.

When a fire broke out, the original greenery on the east bank of Qiushui turned into scorched blackness, and the scorched earth in a radius of at least seven or eight miles was worrying.

The fire in most of the area had been extinguished, and even if there were ashes left, there was no more combustibles. When the Han army crossed the river again from the first landing point, the figure of Murong Yanjun reappeared.

When they were crossing the river again, the number of passable bridges had increased to seven. Murong Ke watched from a distance as the Han troops poured in continuously from the seven bridges to the east bank of Qiushui River. He saw the Han troops crossing the river organize their formations in a direction. He moved forward, waved his hands expressionlessly, and then left with the army.

"Come and leave immediately, what do you mean?" Chen Zhan's troops tried their best to get the first batch of troops to cross the river. Retreat: "Please tell me, General Hussars, do you want to pursue me?"

Ran Min's reply was "Chase", but he stopped building fortifications when he reached the edge of the woods.

There was nothing wrong with it, there was a forest fire before, but Murong Yan's army blocked the fire belt and burned down the woods in a radius of seven or eight miles, but there was still a large forest behind, followed by the fortification chain built by Murong Yan's army.

(End of this chapter)