choke element

Chapter 786 Fire

The Kaifeng defenders even set fire to the city. Moreover, it was a specially planned operation to kill and kill, and it was by no means a temporary intention.

The power of water and fire comes from nature and cannot be resisted by human beings.With the flames rising and rolling in the hatchback, no matter how fierce and well-trained the soldiers of the Ding Navy were, they couldn't keep their composure.

The road from Nanxunmen to Fengyimen was named Yujie in the Song Dynasty at this time, with a width of two hundred steps.But now both sides of the road are forced by the abandoned Lifang houses, and piled up with mountains of earth, carnations, bamboos and trees, which inevitably leaves narrow space for the army to march.

What's more, Li Ting seized the city quickly under Guo Ning's order, racing against time along the way, and their queue was stretched because of the rapid march.It means that most of the team has been deeply plunged into the sea of ​​flames!

What is going on at the front end at this time, Zhao Fang and others can't see clearly.But later on, the soldiers and horses in the front were in chaos, some exclaimed, some fled, and some were at a loss.Even if the officers leading the team repeatedly scolded them, it could not prevent the orderly military appearance from turning into loose sand.

Not far in front of the soldiers of the Song Army, many soldiers of the Ding Navy ran back and scattered the soldiers of the Song Army who had barely gathered together.More Ding navy officers and soldiers failed to get out of the fire scene at the first time, and then lost their chance.

It was difficult to distinguish their figures clearly under the dazzling flames and sunlight, and one could barely feel that they were running fast and scattered in all directions, trying to find a way out under the attack of two seas of fire.

But in the sweltering temperatures of this turn of summer, the flames quickly brought heat that distorted the air and blocked sight.What's more, following the flames, there is also terrible black smoke. Only a few people can see the escape route under the cover of black smoke.

Just outside the end of the fire scene, some people panicked and rushed towards a certain gap, but that was not a place to escape, but a gap made by stacking logs and firewood beside the road!
The tongue of flame trembled slightly, as if a monster in the flames had licked its tongue, engulfing the running figure in an instant.When the figure reappeared, it had turned into a roaring fireball.

More flames are jumping, the wall of fire is moving towards the middle of the road, the twisting of the air is becoming more and more violent, and the black smoke is getting thicker and thicker, emitting a terrible scorched smell to the surroundings, and then turned to the center of the fire due to the rising heat Gathered, bringing the dreadful, whining sound of the wind over a vast expanse.

At this time, the soldiers of the Song Army were blocked from seeing and couldn't see anything.Those who were close to the fire site already felt high heat on their skin, because the disheveled sparks were engulfed by the hot air and flew, they didn't even dare to open their eyes, and could only back away again and again.

While retreating, they only heard the roar of people, the crackling of firewood, and the wailing of war horses one after another. This aroused their panic even more, so that dozens of people in the queue collided with each other, tripped and fell to the ground. gourd.

Zhao Fang was bumped by several soldiers who were running backwards, and he staggered for several steps before barely standing still.

He stared dumbfounded at the scene in front of him that was more terrifying than hell. The gray beard on his chin couldn't bear the approaching heat and began to curl up.

His son Zhao Fan snatched him up from behind, pulled his robe sleeve and retreated sharply.

Zhao Fang took two steps back, then pointed in the direction where Xuan Zang was, and shouted to his son.Zhao Fan hurried forward with a few more guards to snatch back Xuan Zeng who was staring at the fire.

Xuan Zong let Zhao Fan and his personal guards push and pull, and even ran around on his back, but he didn't respond at all.There were so many thoughts in his mind that from the outside, he seemed to be dazed by the fire.

Since ancient times, in wars, fire attacks are common, but setting fire to cities is not common.

This is because the more adequate the preparations before arson, the more difficult it is to control the fire once it ignites, and it is easy to kill [-] enemies and lose [-] yourself.The premise of defending the city is that there must be a city. If a big fire burns the city, no matter how many enemies are killed, why do they come here?

However, the actions of the Kaifeng defenders were obviously the result of careful consideration.

The accumulation of so many inflammable materials and the fire that spread in such an instant must have been planned repeatedly in advance, and even the person who lit the fire had to be a dead soldier who had undergone rigorous training, otherwise it would definitely not be the case.

As for the entire imperial street that was being burned at this moment, it was a terrible trap that the Kaifeng court had specially planned for this purpose and could only set up with great power!
As far as Xuan Zang could see, those who were struggling in this trap were Ding Hai Li Ting's troops, at least five or six thousand or more elite troops.

This army rushed from the north of Kaifeng City, not only marching extremely fast, but also the team did not disperse, obviously to seize the opportunity of the Kaifeng court to open the door and let the Song army in, rush into the inner city of Kaifeng quickly, and control various central areas.

They didn't have time to distribute sentry troops to guard the surroundings, and it was impossible to waste their troops in the sparsely populated outer city of Kaifeng.

As a result, they completely fell into the calculations of the Jin people, and almost the entire army was lost in the sea of ​​fire!
What would happen to this army, Xuan Zeng thought about it for a while, and his liver trembled.He didn't dare to think about it, but he was very sure that the loss of such a number of elite soldiers would be an extremely painful loss for any regime.

If a certain regime is personified, ordinary losses are like wounds caused by knives, slashes and gun stabs. At least they are not fatal on the spot, and they will recover slowly.But this kind of organizational and large-scale battle damage is a huge damage to the entire regime and the army, which is comparable to extraordinary trauma.

Besides, Li Ting is one of the few people in the Dinghai Navy who is second only to Guo Ning in status. He is a pillar of the Dinghai Navy.

Such an army died in the fire scene of Kaifeng City, it was like a person's arm was cut off shoulder-to-shoulder, and it could not be recovered at all!

In fact, Xuan Zang didn't care about the loss of the Ding Navy, he just sighed a few times.More troublesome things are yet to come.

The state of alliance between the imperial court of Jin State Zhongdu and Song State was formed when Kaifeng actively sent troops to the south to plunder, while Zhongdu was reaping profits. It was promoted by several spies sent by Jin State. The alliance relationship between the two parties was not stable from the beginning. .

As the Ding Navy approached Kaifeng, when the two armies gathered, it was the beginning of their calculations and competition with each other.

Under such circumstances, the main force of the Ding Navy and the main force of the Jin Army launched a large-scale field battle, but Kaifeng suddenly opened the city gate to welcome the Song Army beside it.What does this mean in the eyes of Zhou Guogong Guo Ning?
Undoubtedly, that meant that Song Jun was ready to turn his face to reap benefits.

Guo Ning is a hero, so he will not be unprepared for this, so he left an elite force outside the battlefield. Once the Song army is found to be active, this elite force will rush to it immediately and will compete with the Song army.

but……

When the Dinghai Division rushed to the outside of Kaifeng City, intending to fight for the city pass, the road they passed suddenly caught fire, causing the Dinghai Division to nearly destroy thousands of people, while the Song Army remained intact...

What does this represent in the eyes of Zhou Guogong Guo Ning?How would the vicious tiger react to this?How will the relationship between Jin and Song develop in the future?

It is one thing for the Song Dynasty to control or influence the Kaifeng court of the Jin Kingdom for its own use.The Kaifeng court of the Kingdom of Jin coerced Da Song and forced Da Song to fight against the strong neighbors in the north. That is another matter!
Xuan Zeng woke up suddenly and shouted: "Put me down! Let me down!"

The soldiers who ran back with his back did not dare to disobey, and hurriedly stopped.Xuan Zeng landed on both feet, jumped up again and shouted: "Where's Hou Zhi? Find him and hold him! This person is very important! We can't let him escape!"

A sharp-eyed soldier shouted: "The official from the Kingdom of Jin is still ahead! He just stood still!"

The soldier was right, Hou Zhi didn't retreat at all after the flames rose.

He was too close to the scene of the fire, and from time to time, sparks would fall on his body, scalding his robes with little holes, or scorching his face, causing blisters to form immediately.But he was unaware of this, and stood firmly in the same place, watching the trap that his family painstakingly set up take effect, at most, when the flames were approaching, he raised his hand to cover his brow.

Zhao Fan led a few people through the smoke and rushed to the vicinity, only to see that the prime minister of the Kaifeng court of the Great Jin Kingdom was smiling, very happy.

(End of this chapter)