Seeing the flames spreading so quickly, Fu Zhen was startled.
"I said Lao Luo, how did you make the fire spread so quickly?"
He grabbed Luo Hui and insisted on asking what happened.
Luo Hui licked his lips and pointed at Yun Qing: "This is all the Duke's idea."
"Okay, don't be too pretentious.
Everyone knows it couldn't be your idea."
He Tong also said.
Luo Hui looked at the two of them extremely depressed: "Can you two not treat me with contempt?"
"Speak quickly, otherwise I will leave you behind and feed you to those pack of prairie wolves."
"You're cruel."
Luo Hui raised his middle finger at the two of them, and then said: "The Duke asked me to lead people to remove the tiles on the roof and cover them with a layer of straw soaked in kerosene.
Then he placed them everywhere There are piles of straw, dumplings and kerosene in houses, alleys and everywhere in the city.
It would be unreasonable if it spread slowly. " The two of them were dumbfounded.
They watched Luo Hui leading his troops to the house every day in the past few days because of this.
As he spoke, the city was already on fire.
The people who had retreated outside the city looked at the flames in the city in silence.
In any case, they lost the city after all.
"Don't hesitate, let's retreat quickly while they are blocked by the fire."
Yun Qing shouted.
Then the army quickly evacuated southward, and the scenes seen along the way made people feel even more desolate.
The large crops that could still be seen from time to time when arriving were now gone, and the original villages were even more empty of people, and even the houses in most villages had been demolished.
After withdrawing for nearly a hundred miles, they didn't even see any human beings.
This scared Fu Zhen.
"I'm telling you, Your Majesty, your Majesty, a few days ago you asked His Majesty to fortify the walls and clear the country.
But you have done so thoroughly.
Why did you end up here?"
Yun Qing chuckled: "Based on the situation at that time, I knew I couldn't defend it.
So I made plans in advance.
In fact, the true scope of the defense is much larger.
It can be said that the entire area north of Xiongtian Pass must be clear. " Upon hearing this, not only Fu Zhen, but also Luo Hui and He Tong felt dizzy.
"I said, Sir Duke, please stop joking.
Xiongtian Pass.
Oh my god, that has almost included the northern half of the empire.
If it is really necessary, how much trouble will it cause?
If those nobles come here and skin you alive, you will die just because of the resettlement of the people."
He Tong felt that his eyes were dizzy.
"It's just a preliminary idea.
The real range depends on the situation, but basically, it's possible to go hundreds or even thousands of miles south."
Yun Qing saw that the three people reacted so strongly.
After thinking about it, he still felt that It would be better to narrow the scope a bit.
It would be bad if these three guys objected.
"Sir, Duke, have you ever thought about one thing?"
A wry smile appeared on Fu Zhen's face: "Not only is there no village, but even the wells have been filled in.
Don't we have no water for hundreds of miles?"
"Ah" Yun Qing was stunned when he heard this.
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He really ignored this question.
"Well, how is that possible?
I remember there was a river on the road when we arrived.
Let's go to that river and there will be water to drink.
It's not far away, only a hundred miles or so."
""The three generals were stunned and speechless.
When Yun Qing led the soldiers to the river in his memory, what they saw was an almost dry river bed.
The river, which was originally fifteen to six feet wide and two to three feet deep, now has only a small amount of water flowing like a creek, and even the original bridge on the river has been demolished.
"What?"
Yun Qing was also stunned.
How could the river have dried up like this in just a few days?
"This" Fu Zhen and others were also dumbfounded: "How can this Runshui River be like this?
How is this possible?
This Runshui River keeps flowing even in winter."
"Forget it, don't worry about it.
If you want to drink, it's probably enough."
Then the army rushed down to the river bed, took out the kettle, filled it, and then drank some water.
Under such a rapid march, although the soldiers wanted to drink freely, the water was really shallow and it was not easy to fill the water bottles, and God knew when the Prairie Wolf Court would catch up.
After all, they mainly rely on cavalry, but they also have a lot of infantry, so the speed is a bit slow after all.
"Cross the river immediately and then take a rest."
Looking at the exhausted soldiers, Yun Qing sighed.
After all, he had reached his limit.
Although the bridge has been demolished, fortunately the river has dried up so much that it is easy to go to the other side.
After crossing the river, a group of extremely tired soldiers immediately sat on the ground, took out their water bottles and drank water.
Although they were already very thirsty, they did not drink in large gulps.
Instead, they took a few sips and put the kettle away.
Because now they all know that because of the strong walls and clear fields, there may be no water for a long way ahead.
If you drink it happily now, you will feel sad later.
After resting for only half an hour, Yun Qing suddenly noticed the vibrations on the ground.
Looking to the north, I saw smoke and dust rising into the sky, obviously like an army moving quickly.
"Everyone get up and retreat immediately.
They are catching up."
"These bastards ran too fast."
Fu Zhen cursed.
But seeing how fast the troops of Prairie Wolf Court were, Yun Qing and his troops had not yet withdrawn far, and the troops of Prairie Wolf Court had already reached the bank of Runshui River.
"Fortunately, the river has dried up, and the row of pontoon bridges on the river have also been demolished.
Otherwise, it would be tragic."
Seeing that the troops of Prairie Wolf Court were blocked by the Runshui River and dismounted to cross the river, He Tong couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. .
"Stop retreating, set up your formation, and prepare to meet the enemy."
Yun Qing looked at the situation behind him, took a deep breath, and then ordered.
"Sir Duke, how can such a disparity in military strength be possible?"
Luo Hui was shocked when he heard this.
There were only less than 300,000 people left on his own side, while the opponent seemed to have at least 500,000 people.
Moreover, our own side is already exhausted due to the rapid march.
How can we fight this?
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"Your Majesty the Duke's judgment is correct.
If we continue to escape, our death will be worse."
Yun Qing gave the order, and Fu Zhen and He Tong immediately woke up.
After all, they were all generals who had actually led troops on the battlefield, unlike the generals who defended Luo Hui.
"Brothers, follow me and fight back.
Take advantage of them to cross the river and catch them off guard."
He Tong pulled out his knife and roared loudly.
Both he and Fu Zhen saw what Yun Qing meant.
If we let the other side cross the river, our side will be defeated by the charging cavalry.
And if we can snipe the opponent in the river bed now, then there might be a glimmer of hope.
Following the shouts of the two men, the soldiers followed Yun Qing and killed him back.
The Prairie Wolf Court soldiers who crossed the river immediately rushed forward without fear of death.
They want to buy time for Pao Ze behind to cross the river.
Amidst the loud shouts of killing, Yunqing suddenly heard the sound of rumbling water.
"Yeah."
Yun Qing frowned slightly, feeling surprised.
But it wasn't long before he realized what he was hearing.
At the upper reaches of the Runshui River, the roaring water surged wildly, instantly washing away the Prairie Wolf Court soldiers who were still in the river bed.
"Hahaha, God is helping me."
Fu Zhen laughed loudly when he saw this, and killed a centurion with a knife.
He roared loudly: "Brothers, you see, this is the God of War protecting us.
Kill all these bitches."
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"Kill, kill, kill."
Seeing this, the soldiers' morale was greatly boosted.
They roared loudly, and like hungry tigers descending from the mountain, they attacked the group of Prairie Wolf Court soldiers who had been cut off from their retreat
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