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Chapter 1. What a big fire

In order to successfully implement the entire enemy annihilation plan, Luo Datong, who was in charge of the battle, could only watch the enemy troops invading the camp "rift", and could not rush to encircle and suppress them. He could only send a small group of troops to surround and block them, and control them within a certain range. However, when he found that this group of desperate people actually regarded the camp as the main target, he was worried that the emperor would be in danger, so he hurriedly asked His Majesty to get on the ship to "take refuge".

However, at this time, the enemy troops attacked by land had approached the camp, and the troops attacked by the enemy exceeded everyone's expectations, so they put all the reserves on the battlefield, which made the troops left behind the camp scarce. Fortunately, most of the enemy troops were annihilated by the water, which made the subsequent aid weak, so they could control the situation with a small amount of troops. However, this enemy was very brave and was still struggling to death even though they knew that there was no hope of breaking through.

The enemy who broke through the siege dropped the seriously injured and difficult-to-move soldiers, and then began to break through after scoring all the ammunition. The whole process was tragic. They actually broke through the musket blocking of the Song army with their cold weapons, rushed into the blocking position and started a hand-to-hand battle with the other side. The officers and soldiers in the front guards were also selected as war-makers, well-trained, and fought with the enemy with bayonets, blocking the enemy and making it difficult to advance.

In order to open the path, some enemy soldiers ignited the fire caltrops carried by themselves and rushed into the crowd, sacrificing themselves to break through a road. However, they still found it difficult to break through the layers of blockades of the Song army, so they broke into pieces and began to break through, and set fires everywhere in the camp to create chaos, so they broke through. But they were weak in power and most of them were surrounded and annihilated by the Song army, which also restrained nearly a thousand of their troops to encircle and suppress the stubborn enemy.

"Your Majesty, come forward to report that the enemy troops invading the camp have surrendered!" Tan Fei reported to His Majesty.

"Subdued?" Zhao Bing put down the telescope in his hand, turned his face and frowned.

"Your Majesty, according to the messenger who came to report, said that the enemy's Western Route Army Daruhuachi He Weixian killed the lord general and asked to surrender!" Tan Fei replied as his Majesty looked at his Majesty's face. When the enemy troops invaded the camp launched the final assault, His Majesty ordered the boat to move to the west bank, which made Tan Fei feel uneasy. He couldn't understand whether His Majesty was dissatisfied with the battle or because he felt that the enemy was about to lose, it was not worth wasting his mind. But he was more inclined to the former. After all, only a few hundred enemy soldiers, even though they had predicted and set up an ambush on their side, they still allowed the enemy to rush around in the camp for a long time, and forced the emperor to take refuge. No one would be happy.

"Oh, Daruhuachi killed the main general, and there was such a thing?" Zhao Bing said with some amusement.

"Yes, does Your Majesty want to ask questions in person?" Tan Fei quickly asked when he saw that His Majesty seemed puzzled.

"No need!" Zhao Bing listened and pondered for a moment, then said, "Immediately ask Tian Qi to take over this person, interrogate him before and after the battle, and report him to me quickly. He also strictly ordered all those who are informed not to leak this information. At the same time, search closely, and be sure to clean up all the enemy troops infiltrated the battalion without missing a single person!"

"Yes!" Tan Fei replied, and immediately went down to make arrangements. He only knew that Tian Qi was from the Affairs Bureau, but this man was mysterious and lived in simplicity. Although he was in charge of the imperial court, he never spoke much in front of him, as if he was a transparent person. His Majesty gave him the responsibility for interrogation, which made him unable to understand. The news of blocking the enemy Daluhachi's surrender made him unaware of it. Should he be ordered to surrender at this time? But he knew the rules, and he could not ask what he should not ask, and he would never reveal a word. Even if he had any doubts, he would have to be buried in his heart.

The military information and war reports were constantly sent from the fast ship to the imperial boat, which gave Zhao Bing a basic understanding of the current battle. After the invading enemy troops arrived near the camp, they did not stop for a long time, but immediately launched an attack. The Song army pretended to be defeated and retreated, leading the enemy to the western camp, and then the Song army, who was lying outside, broke out and blocked the enemy's retreat route and surrounded the enemy.

When Yuwashi, the leader of the army was cut off, he realized that his plan was leaked, and the essence of the raid was to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness. Once the enemy was prepared, he would be defeated. Therefore, he immediately gave up his original plan and broke through the way, but it was too late and the terrain was extremely unfavorable. The location of Xiying was in a place that was bulging into the lake and looked like a peninsula, which could protect the water camp. According to the plan, they could assist the water friendly forces in the water camp to seize the water camp and burn the canal ships, but at this time it became a Jedi for the Yuan army.

Because Xiying is adjacent to the lake, there are large tidal flats along the edge of the camp. Now it is the dry season. The lake beach looks dry, but in fact it is mud below. People can walk up but cannot walk. After failing to organize many breakthroughs, the Song army shrinks the encirclement under the cover of artillery fire, gradually squeezes the enemy, forcing them to retreat into the lake beach. However, when the Yuan army was reconnaissance in front of the Yuan army, it was short of time and was close to the Song army camp and failed to approach the Song army camp carefully. In addition, it is dark now that the horses were trapped after entering the lake beach.

"Report to Your Majesty, the enemy abandoned his horse and retreated into the reed marsh. Now the sky is not bright, the situation is unclear, and the army is difficult to enter. Luo Du ordered all units to surround them and wait for dawn to enter the encirclement and suppression!" After nearly two hours of fierce fighting, the sound of gunfire gradually faded, and another battle report was reported.

"Oh..." Zhao Bing sighed after hearing this.

"Why did Your Majesty sigh?" Tan Fei asked when he saw this.

"The reed marsh is dense, and there can be 100,000 soldiers. If a few thousand people enter, it will be like a mud cow entering the sea. Moreover, the river marsh is crisscrossing and connected in all directions. When the place to find it after dawn, the enemy will have already slipped away!" Zhao Bing smiled bitterly and threw the battle report on the shore.

"In this way, my subordinates immediately informed Luo Dutong and ordered him to launch an encirclement and suppression immediately!" Tan Fei immediately realized and made a suggestion.

"The terrain in the reed marsh is complicated. How many people do you plan to send in to search? And the enemy is secretly attacking and secretly, and it is hard to defend against. How many soldiers will be trapped in it!" Zhao Bing asked with a sneer.

"What if that?" Tan Fei thought about it, the road in the reed marsh was complicated, and it was too dark, and even if the person hid beside him, he could not find it at all. However, the enemy could sneak attack secretly and kill our soldiers and generals. But it was not right to move forward at this time, nor was it not right to move forward. He thought he was not a stupid person, and he had no idea for a moment.

"Set fire!" Zhao Bing said coldly, "I ordered the encirclement army to retreat a hundred steps, and fired rockets into the places where the enemy was hidden, igniting the reeds!"

"Your Majesty, if the fire attack is attacked, it may affect the camp!" Tan Fei said.

"This place has been exposed. The entire army retreated to the backup camp. If it is burned, just burn it!" Zhao Bing said.

"Yes, my subordinates will send an order immediately!" Tan Fei immediately ordered Guan Tong to convey the order to various departments, and sent people to inform the left-behind officers and soldiers of the camp to pack up the camp's tent and prepare for evacuation.

The order was quickly conveyed to various units, and more than 20 gunships of the navy also entered the battle throne. After three green lights were displayed on the camp's Diao Dou, Zhao Bing personally issued an order for artillery. The gunships, who had already been prepared, immediately fired at the calibrated target. For a moment, the cannons rumbling and the smoke of gunfire rose. There was also chaos in the reed marsh. The explosion was mixed with the howls of the wounded and the neighing of the war horses.

After two consecutive rounds of artillery bombardment, Zhao Bing ordered the stop of shooting. At this time, thick smoke rose from the reed marsh, covering the battlefield like thick fog. After a cup of tea, fire began to flash in the reed marsh, like fishing fires on the lake. After a while, the sparks rose up and spread at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although the reeds had turned green at this time, the poles and leaves had already dried up, and the withered reeds piled up on the lake beach, forming a thick meadow. These are all the best things to attract fire, which can be said to be dipped in the fire. After the Mars produced after the explosion of rockets and flowering bombs met, it was a perfect match and instantly burned.

As the saying goes, fire is large and there is no wet firewood. Once the fire is burned, even if the sprouted reeds are quickly dried up and joined the ranks of burning. If the kung fu is not big, the reed marsh has become a huge charcoal, and the flames are several feet high. At this time, countless birds flew out of it, circling in the air, making shrill sounds, and then countless beasts rushed out of the reeds, running around in a panic, without fearing the humans not far away.

The slowest reaction was humans. At this time, there were two groups of Mongolian Yuan soldiers who escaped from the sea of ​​fire with fire and jumped into the water regardless of the light. Unfortunately, most of them did not know the nature of the water, and entering the water was dead, but they could no longer care about it. At first, their naval forces also drove ships to salvage enemy sailors, but the fire became increasingly large, and the fish near the shore seemed to be unable to bear it. They kept jumping out of the water, making them dare not get closer. As for whether the enemy soldiers entering the water could escape, it all depends on their luck.

"As such a big fire, I'm afraid that gold will be refined, and there is no reason for people to survive!" The reed marsh grew along the lakeside, and it was impossible to see the edge. At this moment, it had already ignited a sea of ​​fire. Even if the imperial boat had retreated hundreds of steps away, it could still feel the heat waves rushing to the face. It was unimaginable how the people in the center of the fire felt. Zheng Yong looked at the fire and exclaimed.

"Yes, this fire has been burned, I'm afraid the enemy will be brave enough to dare not attack easily!" Tan Fei looked at the little emperor beside him and said in his heart.

"Haha, this fire is probably not only a shock to the enemy, but also a turning point in this battle!" Zhao Bing shook the transcript of the interrogation of He Weixian by the Bureau of Affairs, and shaking off the ashes floating on it and handed it to Tan Feidao.

"Your Majesty, it is said that the enemy's attack on the camp behind our army is considered to be thorough in planning. How could the battle be like this?" This transcript detailed the beginning and end of the Mongolian Yuan planning this battle. He Weixian, as the host, was naturally very clear about the details. After reading it at a glance, Tan Fei frowned and said in surprise.

"Haha, the anti-sneak attack plan you have formulated is also very careful, but what is the result?" Zhao Bing curled his lips and chuckled.

"This...there are many variables, which are beyond expectations, but the enemy finally wiped out!" Tan Fei blushed and said embarrassedly.
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