Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 289

[Chapter 289 Burning Mountain]

The spring breeze blowing from the mountain path is warm and pleasant.

On the wall of Feihu Pass, Chang Wei frowned after hearing the report from the soldiers in charge of scouting.

“Your Highness, this Xiliang has indeed ambushed soldiers in the mountains and forests on both sides.” Chang Wei said.

Countless deduction, they took into account all kinds of situations on the battlefield.

So before leaving the customs, he ordered the soldiers to sneak into the mountains and investigate carefully.

Zhao Xu nodded.

This time he went to Jinju more to boost morale.

For how to fight? how to spell? He can’t intervene without interfering.

Otherwise, how can these generals grow up quickly in the war?

“You decide for yourself.” Zhao Xu held the binoculars, as if I just wanted to watch the battle.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chang Wei was a little nervous with a hint of excitement when he heard the words.

To put down the battle of the Yuan family, King Yan commanded the whole process.

After the battle, the generals were happy but also a little depressed.

They feel that their abilities are not being used.

Besides King Yan, he, as the highest general in the royal family’s army, was naturally a little bit disappointed.

He thought that the battle of Jinzhou was still under the command of King Yan when he attacked.

Unexpectedly, King Yan handed over the power to him.

“Prepare six catapults.” Chang Wei gave the first order.

There is a distance of five miles from Feihu Pass to Xiliang Camp.

According to the soldiers, Xiliang soldiers were ambushing two miles away from Feihu Pass.

Obviously, they wanted to use this narrow mountain path to surprise them.

And what he has to do now is to drive out the Xiliang soldiers.

After dispatching the six-door catapult, Chang Wei ordered the soldiers to tie the stone bullets of the catapult to straw and pour kerosene on them.

“General, it’s Dongfeng now.” Everything was ready, Niu checked the flag on the city wall.

The mountain road of Feihu Pass runs from west to east.

They are in the east, and Xiliang soldiers are in the west.

There are many easterly winds in spring.

As the nursery rhyme says: In spring, there is a lot of east wind, which brings swallows to make new nests. In summer, there are many south winds, blowing the sun like a pan of fire. In autumn, there are many west winds, blowing hot crops and eating hot fruits. In winter, there are many north winds, blowing snow like an hourglass.

So at this time, if you use the upper fire to attack, you can burn from east to west.

Thinking of this, he said, “You order the catapult to be protected by two thousand knife shield hands, and arrive at the Xiliang soldiers’ ambush to throw ignited stone bombs.”

“Yes, general.” Niu Cha took the order and left.

At this time, Chang Wei gave Wei Qun another order.

Ask him to delay 3,000 people, and if Xiliang soldiers attack Niu Cha, rescue them in time.

In the training competition of the Southern Day Camp, Qin Shan, Guan Tong and the young general Huo An won, each commanding 10,000 rows of soldiers with flintlock guns.

Although the group of guards was not bad, they were slightly inferior and lost, so they could only continue to lead the old soldiers.

After getting the order, he immediately went down the city wall.

Zhao Xu didn’t speak.

In ancient warfare, water attack and fire attack are both warfare techniques.

It is very common to dig rivers to flood the three armies and burn company battalions.

After all, any general would choose the former before the burning of mountains and the massive casualties of soldiers.

Therefore, Zhao Xu agrees with Chang Wei’s practice of burning mountains.

Not long after, six trebuchets slowly left the city, accompanied by a large number of soldiers to protect them.

When the soldiers went further and further away, the generals on the city wall picked up their binoculars to watch.

When the trebuchet approached the ambush site of Xiliang soldiers.

It was still quiet in the woods.

Due to the narrowness of the mountain road, even a team of 3,000 people is very long.

Another example is that the army goes out of the city.

From Zhao Xu’s point of view, the Xiliang soldiers seemed to think that the Yanzhou soldiers had fallen for it.

The catapult stopped safely.

At this time, the soldiers loaded stone bombs and ignited them.

It seems that Xiliang soldiers reacted at this time, and a wave of arrows flew towards the catapult.

The sword and shield guards guarding the catapult raised their shields to resist.

It’s just that this can’t stop the shooting of the catapult.

A huge ball of fire flew towards the forest diagonally above.

Then came the second one, and the third one…

Against the rain of arrows, the catapult fired all the stone bombs and began to withdraw.

Thick smoke began to rise from the forests on both sides.

While retreating, the soldiers of the palace took torches and set fire to the dry grass on both sides.

After they returned to Feihu Pass, Zhao Xu could already see the red flames in the woods through the binoculars.

He secretly sweated.

If this is in modern times, I am afraid that I will be arrested and sentenced to life.

“Hahaha, it’s their fault now.” Chang Wei laughed, and the generals also grinned.

Under the east wind, the flames were very powerful and spread westward.

This time, not only can all the ambush soldiers in the woods be burned away, maybe they can even burn down to the Xiliang camp.

In this regard, they are secretly proud, this is really a good plan.

With the expansion of the fire.

Xiliang soldiers finally seemed unable to take it anymore, they swarmed out of the woods, they rushed onto the road in the valley and headed west.

Xiliang Camp.

Yan Wang’s soldiers set fire to the mountain, making Ye Renrong very embarrassed.

“Deputy leader, King Yan’s army did not expect to be so cautious. Our ambush seems to have been discovered.” A general from Xiliang said.

Ye Renrong looked worriedly at the Xiliang flag flying in the camp.

It was the east wind at this time, if the mountain fire continued to burn, it might affect their camp, and it would be troublesome.

“You immediately lead the soldiers to cut down all the trees within the first hundred steps in front of the camp.” Ye Renrong ordered.

Not only did this ambush not gain any benefit, but they had to work hard to cut down some trees.

Thinking of this, he couldn’t help feeling a little depressed.

But he is more worried about the upcoming war.

Seeing the details, it seems that the King Yan’s soldiers and horses are not so easy to dispose of.

Feihu Pass.

Zhao Xu turned around and went down the city wall when he saw a large number of Xiliang soldiers starting to cut down trees through the binoculars.

Pulling out this camp does not seem to be accomplished in a day or two.

At least until the fire is extinguished, the two sides can face off again.

Before he left, he said, “This king has gone to rest, you guys are watching.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chang Wei seemed to have been beaten.

Directing the battle in person made his spirit highly excited.

The generals were also in high spirits, and the sand table deduction allowed them to form an atmosphere for discussing and formulating tactics.

As soon as King Yan left, they immediately discussed how to fight next based on the actual situation.

When the debate was fierce, even the face was red.

Back at the camp, Zhao Xu suddenly became a little bored.

For the first time, I regret not letting Feng’er and Luan’er come with me, otherwise it wouldn’t be so boring.

Eat and drink, sleep and rest for two days.

On the third day the wind changed to westerly.

Because of the headwind, there was nothing to burn, and the mountain fire gradually extinguished.

However, a large part of the mountain from Feihuguan to Xiliang camp to the west was burned bare, and it was difficult to ambush soldiers.

“Your Highness, people from Xiliang are lying to us.” Chang Wei said when he told Zhao Xu that the mountain fire was extinguished.

“Tell me about it.” Zhao Xu said.

“In the past few days, the general ordered several soldiers to monitor the Xiliang camp with binoculars day and night, and found that there were forty people living in one of their camps, not thirty.” Chang Wei said.

Zhao Xu frowned, “So there are about 40,000 people in the Xiliang camp?”

Chang Wei nodded, and said seriously: “It’s not wrong, the Xiliang camp has been completely identified, and we can formally attack tomorrow. ”

(end of this chapter)