The season of late winter and early spring is the season when it is easy to cause fires, at this time there are a lot of dry plants and trees, the precipitation is relatively small, the air is relatively dry, as long as there is a fire, it can often develop to a very serious extent, this is a good season for fire prevention, and it is the best to use fire to deal with horse thieves.

Near the tent was the main battlefield of the fire attack, where the fire was the largest, trapping more than half of the horse thieves, wounding or killing them, and the losses were extremely heavy.

The dead horse thieves are better, and the injured horse thieves are the most terrifying, they are tormented by the pain and shout loudly, and this terrifying sound will inevitably cause a chain reaction, so that the entire ruins of the old White City are filled with a terrifying atmosphere, and the courage of the uninjured horse thieves is also howled by them.

Under the effect of fear, most of the surviving horse thieves have completely disobeyed the order, began to scatter and flee, they were either injured by tripping horses, or fell into the horse pit, or were shot by the officers and soldiers in ambush, in short, the loss is very huge, and even some horse thieves are running around in the city, and when they encounter obstacles, they turn around, and gradually they can't distinguish between east and west, north and south, and they don't know where to escape.

Soon, in the entire ruins of the Ancient White City, there were the sounds of people shouting and neighing horses, as well as the whirring sound of the fire burning, which made Li An, who was standing on the platform of the city gate tower, feel that it was spectacular.

It's been many years since I didn't fight, and it's interesting to come over occasionally to relive the cruelty of war, this feeling is very subtle, and it makes Ang Lee quite comfortable.

"Behold, the holy fire dispels the darkness of the world, and burns all evil, so that wickedness and darkness have nowhere to hide, O ! Let the fire burn harder! Let's watch an even bigger bonfire feast! ”

Li An looked at the raging fire in the city and let out his own exclamation.

This is a bit like poetry, but no one around me understands it, only Ang Lee knows what it means.

"A bonfire feast? That's right, it's a bonfire feast! It's wonderful and wonderful. ”

Li Hanlu looked at the fire in the city and spoke.

If Yan Ruyu was here, she would definitely not say such a thing, because Yan Ruyu's heart is too soft, even if these burned to death are hateful horse thieves, Yan Ruyu will feel very cruel, but Li Hanlu is different, she has killed people, she has never been soft on the enemy, naturally she will not care about the life and death of the horse thief, watching the horse thief ghost cry wolf howl will only feel comfortable, and will not have a feeling of unbearable.

"That's right, this is the most wonderful bonfire feast, the bonfire is so big, I'm afraid it can be seen from more than ten miles away, Lao Guo should be there soon!"

Ang Lee said with a smile.

Lao Guo's 800 soldiers and horses fell behind dozens of people along the way, and when there were still ten miles left from the ruins of the old Baicheng, there were still about 750 people in the team.

"General, the fire, the location of the fire ahead should be the old Baicheng, it seems that we still came to play a step."

Lao Guo naturally saw it, and said loudly: "Soldiers, there is already a fight ahead, everyone speed up and speed up." ”

It is already the highest speed, and in order to reach the battlefield as soon as possible, Lao Guo asked his soldiers and horses to continue to speed up, and run as fast as they could, because the front is really at a critical moment, and he naturally has to rush over as soon as possible.

Like Lao Guo, the leader of the horse thieves who was sitting more than ten miles away also saw the fire in the distance, but he was not worried about his brother at all, he felt that the fire must have been set by his brother, in order to turn the camp of the officers and soldiers into ashes, and the heart of the leader of the horse thieves was very comfortable when he thought that the camp of the officers and soldiers was burned down by a fire.

For three months in a row, the officers and soldiers fought against them everywhere, so that the horse thieves under his command lost a lot, and he was trying to let out this evil breath, and now he finally let out a big breath, how could he not be happy in his heart.

However, if the leader of the horse thieves knew that the fire was set by officers and soldiers, and the brothers under his command were rolling in the fire at the moment, it is estimated that he would not be in such a mood, and his heart would be bleeding.

The leader of the horse thieves triumphantly waited for the good news in place, and the fact that they did not attack was quickly discovered by the Datang scouts and immediately reported.

"Report, Li Shilang, not all the horse thieves have been dispatched, and there are at least fifty or sixty horse thieves in the ravine more than ten miles away."

A scout quickly arrived in the Old White City and reported the situation more than a dozen miles away.

"Oh, the horse thieves still have a hand, but our troops are insufficient, I'm afraid there is no way to divide our troops to deal with these horse thieves, Lao Guo! Lao Guo, you're running too slowly, and if you arrive a little later, you won't be able to drink the soup! ”

Li An said helplessly.

Now the horse thieves in the city have been eliminated at most, and the remaining half are injured a lot, but they are still combative, in this case, Li An must leave all his strength to deal with the horse thieves in the city and prevent the horse thieves from escaping, and for the horse thieves more than ten miles away, it is really too much to catch.

In addition, since Li An can send scouts to the horse thieves' assembly place to investigate, then, the horse thieves will definitely also reconnoiter near the old White City, so as long as the horse thief scouts find an abnormality, they will immediately return to report, so that as soon as the remaining horse thieves hear that something happened, they will definitely run away a long time ago, and Li An will be too late even if he sends troops.

"There are still fifty or sixty horse thieves who haven't come, do you really want to let these horse thieves go?"

Li Hanlu opened his mouth and said.

Li An smiled and said, "Otherwise? Our troops are seriously insufficient, and it is more than enough to defend the three city gates, but it will be difficult to defend all the broken city walls, if we divide our troops to fight these horse thieves, the soldiers and horses left behind will not be able to stop the horse thieves at all, besides, the horse thieves may soon get the news, they will escape, and it may not be too late to send troops now. ”

"What the husband said is oh, it seems that this is the case, General Guo will let these horse thieves run away if he doesn't come again, but won't the horse thieves come over for reinforcements? These horse thieves should know that our troops are insufficient, so if they suddenly come to reinforcements, they may be able to meet the horse thieves inside and outside the city, and they may be able to pick up the horse thieves inside and escape. ”

Li Hanlu said.

"It seems that this will happen, but there are not many horse thieves left, do they really have the guts? Don't be afraid to come, it's only fifty or sixty people, as long as we rely on the female wall to attack with a rain of arrows, these horse thieves have nothing to fear. ”

Li An said.

Sure enough, the horse thief scouts who were scouting nearby soon found that something was wrong, when they just heard the screams in the city, they were still very proud, and thought it was the voice of the officers and soldiers, but as the sound in the city became louder and clearer, the screams were mixed with familiar calls, which made the horse thief spies outside understand that it was not the officers and soldiers who made the screams, but their own people, and after listening for a while, the horse thief scouts were already able to judge, The officers and soldiers set up an ambush in the city, and their people were ambushed, and then they went to see that the horse thieves left behind in the city gate had all been killed, which made it even more obvious, such an important situation, where did the horse thief spies dare to have the slightest delay, and immediately rode back to report.

"Haha! Let me guess, this must have come to spread the good news, and the officers and soldiers should have been completely wiped out. ”

The leader of the horse thieves saw the spies coming from a distance, and he happily opened his mouth to guess.

The horse thieves around him were also very excited.

A horse thief spoke: "Chief, with the second leader and the third leader personally leading the team, the officers and soldiers must be vulnerable, and the second leader alone can knock more than a dozen officers and soldiers to the ground." ”

"The second leader's martial arts are invincible in the world, killing these dog officers and soldiers is like cutting vegetables, effortlessly!"

A horse thief said.

"Chief, shouldn't we go back to the celebration banquet, such a day worth celebrating, at least let the brothers eat something good and drink something strong!"

A horse thief demanded.

The leader of the horse thieves smiled and said: "Eat a fart, you know how to eat and drink, and you will have to go over to clean up the battlefield later, and find a place to bury the bodies of all the officers and soldiers, so Baicheng must also be comprehensively cleaned up, and no trace of the fight can be left." ”

The horse thieves under his command are about to be lost, but the leader of the horse thieves has been thinking about how to clean up the battlefield, which shows how confident he is in this battle.

"Chief, the situation is not good, our people seem to be ambushed, the fire in the city is soaring, but the screams are all made by our people, and the brothers who stayed at the city gates have all been killed by arrows, and the officers and soldiers have been prepared!"

The horse thief spy said reluctantly.

"What, how is this possible."

The leader of the horse thieves was completely shocked, he didn't understand what was wrong, whether it was the intelligence system, or the spies were reliable brothers, it stands to reason that the intelligence was wrong!

"How so, what went wrong, how did you investigate before, how many soldiers and horses are there for the officers and soldiers?"

The leader of the horse thieves asked angrily.

"Chief, the officers and soldiers can't tell how many people there are! Dozens of people can be seen sparsely on the city wall, and there are at most ten people in the city gate, but the door hole is blocked by tree trunks and hay, and it can be seen that our news is not wrong, there are indeed only more than 100 officers and soldiers, but these 100 people have set up an ambush for us. ”

The horse thief spies spoke.

"There are only more than 100 officers and soldiers? He actually set us up in an ambush."

The leader of the horse thieves frowned and pondered for a moment, and wondered: "Our news is top secret, from the time we learned that the officers and soldiers have arrived here, to the time when the troops have been dispatched here, it has only been a few hours. ”

"There are spies, who are the spies?"

The horse thieves were nervous.

"By the way, Chief, this time we only received one piece of news, only one pigeon flew back, could it be that something is wrong here?"

A horse thief spoke.

"What, such important news, how can you only say it now."

The leader of the horse thieves roared angrily.

"Chief, something like this has happened before, maybe the pigeon was eaten by the eagle, so I didn't take it seriously."

Pony Thief said.

The leader of the horse thieves said angrily: "It seems that the other pigeon was shot down by the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers already knew the contents of the letter and set us up in advance." ”

"Chief, the number of officers and soldiers is not large, we have reinforcements in the past, and we may be able to catch the officers and soldiers by surprise."

A pony thief spoke.

"Reinforcements are a fart, if the officers and soldiers really get the letter, they will definitely ask for reinforcements, and if the reinforcements come, we can't escape."

The leader of the horse thieves is afraid of death, he doesn't want to stick himself into it, as for the brothers who have fallen into defense, he really can't manage so much, protecting himself is the most important thing, as for the brothers, isn't it just for betrayal.

"Retreat, get out of here."

The leader of the horse thieves hurriedly mounted his horse and led the fifty or sixty horse thieves under his command, who were not numbered, to run in the direction of the old lair, and did not forget to leave spies along the way to prevent the officers and soldiers from chasing after them.

The many horse thieves trapped in the ruins of the old White City were not so lucky, they were constantly attacked by a small number of officers and soldiers in the city, and from time to time they would fall into traps, which made them walk on thin ice without taking a step, and their hearts were full of extreme fear and uneasiness, and they didn't even know which direction they should go in the right direction, and it turned out that no matter which way they went, they could encounter traps and trips, and they found it hard to believe that a small number of officers and soldiers could set up so many traps in such a short period of time, It's incredible.

"Second leader, we are trapped and dead here, the big leader doesn't have many soldiers and horses in his hands, I'm afraid it will be difficult to rescue us."

A close horse thief said in a desperate tone.

"Don't shake the morale of the army, we will definitely be able to rush out."

The tall Scarface wiped the dirt from his face and said angrily.

He tripped over the tripping rope many times, got a body of mud, even his face was no exception, he looked extremely embarrassed, although he spoke hard, but the confidence was already very insufficient, he did not have the certainty of rushing out, and even, in the ruins of the fireworks everywhere, he couldn't even tell the direction, he had been circling in the ruins, there were tripping ropes and ambushed officers and soldiers on the road, and there were traps waiting on the path, in addition, the fire was everywhere, all this made all the horse thieves exhausted, and they didn't know what to do at all.

At this time, the officers and soldiers took out the largest killing weapon, that is, a conical cylinder, to be precise, a tool for shouting, and the cost was very low.

"The horse thieves in the city are all listening, as long as you put down your weapons, take off your armor, and walk out slowly, the court will protect you from death, and if you have not committed any life, the court will deal with it lightly."

At the behest of Li An, the officers and soldiers began a shouting offensive.

This trick really worked, and under the effect of the shouts of the officers and soldiers, many horse thieves were indeed shaken, chose to lay down their arms, and slowly came out and surrendered.

However, there are also some horse thieves who refuse to surrender, not only that, but these stubborn horse thieves themselves refuse to surrender, and at the same time, they do not allow other horse thieves to surrender, and even resort to killing methods to prevent other horse thieves from surrendering.

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