The situation of the Qin, Wei and Han coalition forces was critical, and the fire became more intense every minute.
However, the soldiers of the three armies were scattered throughout the city, and neither the messengers nor the flag signals could be effectively transmitted.
Bai Qi gained wisdom out of desperation!
"Bang the drums! Beat the war drums!"
"At the same time...Ming Jin!"
The ordering soldier was stunned, as if he did not understand the meaning of the order, and subconsciously looked at Sima Cuo.
Sima Cuo was also stunned for a moment, but soon his eyes lit up: "Okay! Why are you still stunned? Go!"
The ordering soldier agreed and ran away in a hurry.
Sima Cuo glanced at Bai Qi, making no secret of his admiration for this young man.
March to the beat of drums and retreat to the beat of gold—this is the most basic military order that all countries invariably follow when going to war.
Logically speaking, beating drums and ringing gold represent completely opposite concepts!
It is impossible for any general to issue these two completely conflicting basic orders during combat!
It is extremely unreasonable to let the sound of war drums and the ringing of gold sound at the same time - perhaps it can make the soldiers of the Qin, Wei, and Han alliance in the city realize the special situation and quickly return to the army to avoid greater casualties!
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The rumble of war drums suddenly sounded.
At the same time, the clear metal sound of hitting the 'Zheng' quickly spread throughout Yingdu!
"Drumming? March?"
"Ming Jin? Retreat your troops?"
The 280,000 coalition soldiers in the city were collectively stunned.
This is an extremely common order - but everyone present can assure themselves that they have never heard these two voices sound at the same time!
The drum beats louder and louder!
The sound of ringing gold is as loud as the violent wind and rain!
According to conventional military orders, the frequencies of beating drums and ringing gold are different, and their specific meanings are also different.
For example, before the two armies engage in battle, the infantry formation must advance slowly, and the soldiers of the three armies must hold their breath and concentrate on holding up the shield wall and stride forward to approach the enemy. The drums will be long and slow, and every drum beat Knock it clearly to unify the progress of the soldiers.
And now such a dense drumbeat in Yingdu City often occurs during the final charge!
Such crazy and intensive drumbeats - it means that the enemy army has collapsed, and the entire army is pressing forward to launch a general charge! The officers and men of the three armies spread their legs and run wildly for me! No need to think about any bullshit formations anymore, just rush in and kill her!
At this moment, the fierce ringing of gold was also particularly fierce - probably meaning that we should immediately break away from the enemy at all costs! Let go of Yazi and retreat in stride!
"What happened?" Everyone in the city was confused.
The soldiers who were still fighting for the spoils subconsciously stopped and froze in place, not knowing what to do.
"Something's wrong!" A smart person immediately reacted: "There are changes in the city!"
Two completely opposite orders collided together. Unless Sima Cuo suddenly suffered from dementia...otherwise something very special must have happened!
"Gather! Gather!"
"Stop looting! Follow me quickly!"
The soldiers of the Qin, Wei and Han Dynasties in the city gathered their loot and did not care to rob any more... they rushed to the place where the drums and horns were beating.
That's where Sima made his mistake!
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Yin Yu, the commander of the Black Feather Guards, hid on a high building and looked down coldly - the soldiers of Qin, Wei and Han who poured out of every house gathered in a long dragon and rushed towards the center of the city.
Although it is still chaotic, at least they have realized that something is wrong and are reorganizing the army as soon as possible.
"It's quite smart." Yin Yu praised: "The reaction is quite fast."
Pity.
If it were delayed for a moment, the flames would sweep across the city, and by then the fire would burn the city, and the enemy troops would trample each other under the fire - at least hundreds of thousands of casualties could be caused.
"Commander, what should we do?" a Black Feather Guard spy asked.
Yin Yu shook his head slightly: "What happens next has nothing to do with us."
Although Sima Cuo reacted quickly, it was of no avail!
Fires broke out in many places in the city at the same time, and fueled by kerosene - this fire was impossible to extinguish.
Next, it depends on the master’s next plan!
"Let's go!" Yin Yu greeted.
Dozens of Black Feather Guard spies who had made great achievements... could also be said to have committed serious crimes jumped up and disappeared in a few flashes.
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Sima Cuo hissed and ordered: "Breakout! Breakout!"
"Let's get out of the city first!"
Although the order was given quickly, the flames spread even faster!
Those who were more stupid did not understand the meaning conveyed by the drums and the ringing gold, and were trapped in the fire.
Even those who rushed out, many of them were on fire, looking like they were burned to death.
The fire is so strong that Yingdu City cannot be saved!
The only way is to rush out first and then rectify it!
"Report - the north city gate has been locked! I don't know who blocked the city gate..." A knight ran over without hesitation, knocking over many friendly soldiers running on the street, and rushed to Sima Cuo with all his strength, shouting loudly report--
"At the city gate, dozens of soldiers have been killed!"
Another horse came running: "The east city gate is also sealed! It can't be opened for a while!"
"The west city gate is also blocked!"
"Report——" The horse galloped over, and the cavalry on horseback was full of joy: "Report! The South City Gate is still open!"
Sima Cuo felt no joy in his heart, only feeling cold all over.
Three city gates are blocked and one city gate is open.
Could it be that Xiong Wu has good intentions? Leave yourself a way out?
impossible!
There must be other insidious tricks outside the south city gate, waiting for Sima to crash in...
If he had a choice, Sima Cuo would certainly not go out through the South City Gate.
It's a pity... The city gates are blocked on three sides. It will take a lot of effort to open the city gates.
The fire waits for no one!
Moreover, Xiong Wuliang intentionally or unintentionally piled up a large amount of flammable materials at the other three city gates. The fire was raging there and it was impossible to wait for long!
Everything is clear——
Xiong Wuliang wants to force the Qin, Wei and Han coalition forces to the south city gate!
Someone may have asked - can't we block the city gates on all sides, trap the 280,000 coalition troops in the city, and burn them all? Why do you have to leave a door out?
It should be noted that if all sides are blocked, then the Qin, Wei, and Han coalition forces will randomly select one side and break out of the door at the cost of huge casualties despite the fire.
It's better to leave a way out to control the direction of the Qin, Wei and Han coalition forces!
Sima Cuo felt clear in his heart, but he had nothing to do.
Is it necessary to leave the south gate unblocked and drive the soldiers to open the other blocked gates under the flames?
If the coalition structure is still there, there is still this hope.
It's a pity that the three armies are in a mess. It's already a matter of urgency to gather them together like this. How can they issue any clear and clear military orders?
Many soldiers, under the control of their survival instinct, spontaneously rushed to the south city gate to break out of the encirclement.
One takes away ten, and ten can take away a hundred!
Everyone has a herd mentality - the south city gate is open, and all the colleagues around them are running south for their lives. Even if they knew there was danger over there, who could overcome their fear and go against the flow of people and dive into the sea of fire in another direction?
time does not wait!
Sima Cuo gritted his teeth: "Let's go! Run to the south gate to break out!"
After all, there are still 280,000 people. Even if there are more than half of the casualties, the number is far more than the Chu army - rush out first!
No matter what the trap is, there are many of us anyway!
If you want to eat all my army, I'm afraid the Chu people don't have such good teeth!
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(Yimi: I say from the bottom of my heart that when Lao Yi wrote this book, money was only the second priority. The biggest gain is you readers and friends. Thank you all for your concern and blessings! I usually don’t reply to everyone’s comments on various platforms. But I will read every one! Thank you again for your concern~ The climax of the current plot is coming! More more!)
