Chapter 525: Fall
The fire dragons that had been several miles long were burning around Xinxi City, screaming, and the entire Xinxi City seemed to be on fire. The blazing flames and the rolling smoke almost ignited the clouds on Xinxi City, with a strong drop of red.
Burning new breath!
It turns out that this is Jia Xu's method!
Jia Xu is indeed a famous poisonous man in history. When Zhuge Liang used his ruthless intention to build the moat into a fire belt, Jia Xu and Jia Laonian directly came to remove the firewood from the cauldron. Oh no, it was to add firewood from the cauldron. He used the corpse mountain to roll wood to push the firewood under Xinxi City, and used the dead martyrs as firewood in the flames.
If you are cruel, I will be even crueler than you!
This is undoubtedly Jia Xu's style!
Of course, the city wall is made of stone, which is obviously not easy to be ignited by fire, but the city gate will burn, and the city wall will be crisp.
Although Guan Yu was brave, he never dared to stick his head out of an arrow. The sparks that rushed up from under the city wall were enough to light his enviable long beard.
The soldiers on the top of the city did not dare to step closer to the arrow. The air waves that stomped the people and the hot temperature on the city wall made them stand up uneasy, and the ants on the hot pan kept stomping their feet.
"General, let's go, you can't stay here anymore!" Governor Zhao Lei bared his teeth while walking, and his feet had been burned with several big bubbles, but his duty did not allow him to leave without permission. He quickly stamped his feet to come to Guan Yu.
"Jia Dufu has such a cruel thought. He wants the entire Xinxi soldiers and the people to bury the soldiers under his tent. The city gate has been on fire, and the city wall probably won't last long. The military advisor and Mr. Zizhong and others are still waiting in the city. If they don't leave, it will probably be too late!"
After speaking, a creaking sound came from the side.
Guan Yu, Zhao Lei and others looked closely and saw that the paint on the wooden pillars on the top of the city peeled off layer by layer. The wooden pillars that had been crisped by the fire were crackling and crackling. Countless wooden tendons suddenly collapsed and broke. As soon as the wooden pillars tilted, the tiles were flying like rain and hail, and dozens of nearby soldiers were injured in an instant.
"boom!"
There was a loud bang, and there was a wail.
The dot platform finally couldn't bear it anymore. Four large pillars fell down, and the tabletop, pavilions and beams also fell to the ground, sank countless dust and wood chips. The soldiers around them rolled and crawled away from the dot platform, and never dared to get close to half a step again.
At this moment, there were also creaking and crackling sounds coming from the city, which were very similar to what had just happened on the dot platform.
Zhao Lei was frightened, knowing that the sound came from the city gate under his feet, and also knowing that the city gate was repeating the mistakes of the General. His expression could no longer hide his anxiety: "General, when he is constantly suffering from chaos, the fireworks are lingering in the moment, the enemy can't rush up at all. The city gate can resist us for a while, go quickly!"
However, now that I am trapped here, the destruction of heaven is not the crime of war!
Guan Yu sighed, lifted the Qinglong Yanyue Sword and shouted: "All the soldiers obey the order: quickly withdraw to the county government and prepare to leave the city!"
Perhaps it was because Guan Yu's prestige was too high, or perhaps the soldiers had been scorched and sweating profusely and could not withstand the scorching fire. With a command, all the soldiers on the city rushed towards the county government like ducks foraging.
There was no one on the top of the city, leaving only a mess.
...
The cold arrow stopped, the rain of arrows stopped, and the rolling wood also stopped. There was no movement on the top of the city except for the wind, but Jia Xu still did not dare to order the siege immediately.
A thick smoke rolled, and I couldn't see any deployment on the city. No one could guarantee whether Guan Yu and his soldiers were patient with the hot high temperature hidden under the arrows, quietly waiting for their arrival, and then giving them a fatal blow.
Secondly, the city wall may have been a little soft after being scorched by the fire. He dared not press all tens of thousands of soldiers on the top of the city. If the city wall collapses, how can he be worthy of his lord's expectations and the brotherly friendship between his robes?
Killing one is a sin, and slaughtering ten thousand is a hero. Only by slaughtering millions can one become a hero.
Such figures in history include Bai Qi, Cao Cao, Huang Chao, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Li, Genghis Khan, Zhang Xianzhong and Nurhaci. Jia Xu is a poisonous man and may be called an executioner, but he is definitely not a butcher who is covered with innocent and even blood from his subordinates.
Watching the thick smoke on the city wall gradually dissipate, counting the heights and the depths of the flames under the city wall, Jia Xu's mood gradually calmed down.
He knew that this battle had been won, and no one could last for so long under the scorching fire of such a big fire, even Guan Yu could not. After all, Guan Yu was just a person, not a god or a cold-blooded animal whose temperature changed as the temperature changed.
"Dong!"
"The city is broken!"
"Xinxi City is broken!"
A loud sound rang out in the sea of fire in front of him, followed by the shouts of the soldiers behind him roaring and bidding.
Jia Xu smiled faintly and shouted loudly: "Enter the city!"
Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, Yan Liang, Gan Ning and the high-ranking officials, Qianzhao, Wuyan and Nalou quickly adjusted their troops, and all the soldiers formed arrow formations into four directions and swept towards Xinxi City.
"Bang bang!"
With two loud noises, Zhang Liao took the lead and rushed into the city through the fire ring. With the horse's hooves and the bright moon halberd, the remaining half of the city gate hit the ground.
The soldiers behind him shook the weapons in their hands, howled and swarmed in. The broken Xinxi City suddenly looked like an unguarded girl, facing a group of hungry and crazy wolves.
Four city gates opened wide, and eight soldiers rushed in like lightning.
Zhang Liao and the others could no longer wait. They wanted to use Guan Yu's head to commemorate the martyrs who died in the sea of fire!
However, the street was quiet, all the shops, residences, and yamen were closed and there was no pedestrian on the street. There was no people, and Guan Yu and his soldiers didn't even see half of their hair.
"Go and find some ordinary people!"
Zhang Liao led Huang Zhong, Yan Liang, Gan Ning and Gao Gan to search through the county government office, and had to roar at Niu Gai and others.
Niu Gai naturally did not dare to violate Zhang Liao's general order, and soon brought dozens of people from the houses on both sides of the street. As soon as he asked, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu and others, as well as all the soldiers, never came out after entering the county government office.
typical!
It's absolutely authentic!
Although Zhang Liao has not found direct evidence yet, Zhang Liao has absolutely reason to believe that Xinxi has an authentic tunnel that leads directly to the outside of the city, and the entrance to the authentic tunnel is in this county government.
"Military advisors, Zhuge Liang, Guan Dahuzi and all the soldiers were not in the yamen, and there was no trace of them in the city!" As soon as Jia Xu and Guo Jia arrived at the county yamen, Zhang Liao hurriedly explained his analysis and the two military advisors one by one.
Jia Xu and Guo Jia were stunned when they heard this, and then nodded. Zhang Liao's analysis was exactly what they meant.
They originally thought they might encounter a bloody battle in the city, but since the city was calm and there was no wave, it was natural to prove that Zhuge Liang and others had escaped. Otherwise, how could a mere county town have hidden 20,000 to 30,000 people without any trace?
Jia Xu thought for a moment and asked Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, what do you think?"
Guo Jia has come out of the shadow and sadness of the defeat at the city gate, and looks particularly calm: "From Liu Bei's current distribution of power, Zhuge Liang and Guan Dahuzi have nothing more than two paths to go, that is Yiyang and Jingzhou!
Jingzhou is Liu Biao's territory, and it is also the place where Liu Bei lived before. Although the two of them have the same clan, Liu Bei can be regarded as a relative whom Liu Biao could not have, but the place where he lived was the place where he lived. Without any necessity, they would never live under someone's face again.
When we go to Yiyang, we are all on the water route and the other on the land route. Our army has Gan Xingba, and the princes know that the water battle can help the princes. Zhuge Liang's wise man should not talk about his shortcomings and avoid his strengths, but bypass the water surface and head straight for Yiyang. Therefore, the direction they are moving forward at this moment must be the Qinglong Mountains!"
Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong and others were shocked suddenly, but Jia Xu nodded and smiled: "The heroes' views are similar, but the intention of filial piety is somewhat consistent with Jia. However, after Zilong sent two generals Yan Liang and Wen Huan to help break the city, Qinglong Mountain's defense is inevitably a bit weak by relying on the support of only one person.
It is said that I will order: Ling Gaolan, Qianzhao, Wuyan, Nalou and Zhou Cang five generals quickly ignited their troops and rushed to the Qinglong Mountains immediately. Be sure to contact Zilong before Guan Yu broke through the barrier and trap the thief army firmly in the mountains!"
Chapter completed!