In this icy night, the Goguryeo army saw the enemy soldiers retreating far away, and everyone fell asleep early. When they were awakened by the roar of the galloping horses, they didn't know what was going on. Before they even stepped out of the tent, they were already trampled to pieces by the horses and tents, and the gray tent that fell on the ground was suddenly dyed purple.
The soldiers who hurriedly emerged from the tent to resist the Gaoju Army thought that there was an enemy attack and planned to fight. However, when they saw the surging fire horses and fire oxen, how could they still resist? Everyone was so frightened that they turned around and ran away, but how could two legs outrun four? Before he could run a few steps, he was knocked away by the horse that was charging towards him, and then he followed in the footsteps of the former and became a mess.
"What happened?" Yuan Taizuo went to bed relatively late because of the great change in the situation. In addition, after breaking the city, he lingered in Wenrou Township. His body became a lot weaker. As soon as he lay down, he fell into a deep sleep until There was chaos in the city, and he sat up from his sleep in shock.
"Commander, something bad has happened. There are fires everywhere in the city." The guard who broke in shouted anxiously.
"Then let's put out the fire. What's all the fuss about...what?" Yuan Taizuo complained vaguely, then suddenly realized something was wrong and said anxiously: "The whole city is on fire?"
"Exactly!" the soldier replied: "It seems that someone burned down the stables, and the burned cattle and horses were running around the city..."
Yuan Taizuo quickly put on his boots and clothes and walked out. As soon as he went out, he felt a wave of heat rushing towards him; when he entered his eyes, the entire Beifu Yucheng was already brightly illuminated.
I saw groups of "fireballs" rushing around. They screamed in pain while charging with all their strength. The tents in front of them fell down one after another. Some of the random soldiers were unfortunately hit and flew up immediately. It was obvious that these "fireballs" were crazy. future power.
When Yuan Taizuo saw this scene, his heart dropped!
This extraordinary fire is so desperate. How can anyone save it?
Fortunately, the location they were in was the "Royal Palace" of Tudiji. Although it was also made up of a large tent, it was surrounded by a ten-foot-high city wall. This wall effectively blocked the fire horses and fire oxen. Outside.
He asked sharply: "Is there any movement from the enemy troops outside?"
"We have sent people to the city to inquire, but there is no news yet." A general rushed over and said loudly: "Commander, please send someone to control the fire quickly. If it continues to burn like this, the entire Beifuyu will be destroyed." The city will be burned down."
Yuan Taizuo forced himself to calm down and said coldly: "I want to save them too, but how? Let people control these crazy horses?"
Fuyu City in the north is the former capital of the Fuyu Kingdom. The walls are mainly made of stone. It has changed many owners until now. Sumo Mohe planned to build the city into the capital of the country. Later, it was repaired. However, they were in the Central Plains. It requires material resources, manpower, and technology, so in addition to the city walls, most of the internal buildings are tents. Even the "royal palace" is a small wooden building, all of which are flammable.
They still have to rely on this city to maintain a stalemate with the enemies outside the city. If the fire is allowed to burn like this, there will really be nothing left in Beifu City. By then, let alone playing games with the enemy, they will not even be able to eat. None of the problems can be solved.
"This..." The general has no choice. In this case, whoever goes will die. No matter how powerful you are in martial arts, you will still die.
"Send the order and let the soldiers take refuge in the city." Yuan Taizuo ordered.
"What about the supplies? What should we do?"
"Grain cannot start an open fire. Even if the grain depot is burned, only the top ones will be burned. The grain below will still be edible. When the cattle and horses are burned to death, tomorrow we can use ice and snow to extinguish the fire on the grain." Yuan Taizuo said resolutely: “Now we put people first and don’t care about anything else.”
"Here!" the general responded and left. After a while, the bell rang "dang dang dang dang" throughout the city.
When the panicked soldiers who were running around heard the bell, they found a backbone and followed the order to take refuge in the city.
"Boom!" Just when Yuan Taizuo was anxiously directing all the troops, there was a sudden roar of collapse in the east. Yuan Taizuo and others looked at the sound and saw sparks flying in the direction of the warehouse.
The collapsed building will also darken that location, and then a roaring fire breaks out, and the strong smell of meat hits the face.
"Commander, it's terrible!" A general reacted quickly. He looked at Yuan Taizuo anxiously and said loudly: "Sumo Mohe has stored a large amount of dried meat, oil and salt for the winter in the warehouse. The oil in these plates is being burned by the fire. When roasted, it will definitely flow and penetrate under the grain."
Yuan Taizuo also knew this truth. Seeing that the rebels gradually became orderly, he also regained his composure. He also saw that fire horses and fire oxen could not cross the walls of the city and did little harm to the warehouse area, so he ordered: "Let The soldiers in the official residence went out from the east gate to put out the fire, and at the same time, they ordered the soldiers on the city to avoid the fire horses and fire oxen, and get down from the city wall to help put out the fire."
"Here!" Everyone realized the seriousness of the problem, and they rushed out one after another, trying to gather the soldiers.
The entire Beifu City was in chaos.
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The area south of the government office and in the central part of the city was used to hold prisoners. The reason why the prisoners were placed here instead of on the edge was because Yuan Taizuo was worried that someone would sneak into the city and release them to cause trouble.
Originally there were 5,000 auxiliary soldiers taking turns guarding, but due to the enemy coming during the day, Yuan Taizuo was worried about the shortage of troops, so he transferred 4,000 auxiliary soldiers to the four cities to obey orders, leaving only 1,000 people to guard them; but he knew that the auxiliary soldiers were not strong enough. The army was too strong and could not hold so many prisoners. In order to prevent them from cooperating inside and outside during the siege, they set up defensive horses around the prisoner camp to prevent the prisoners from escaping.
The leader of the prisoners was Chief Bubu Kuoli and Bu Sheng. Before the city fell, he also saw Shen Faxing sneaking into the city, and he also knew the general plan of Yang Ji and Tudiji. In order to keep the soldiers alive until the Sui army rescued them, he For a moment, he played the role of a seller seeking glory.
When Yuan Taizuo met with him, Bu Sheng took the initiative to ask for help, saying that he was willing to enter the prisoner camp to appease the prisoners for Goguryeo.
Yuan Taizuo knew that Sumo Mohe was also a race that believed in respecting the strong. At this time, Sumo Mohe was dead, so he thought that Bu Sheng's request was normal. In addition, there were many soldiers in the city, so he was not worried about what happened to him. . So not only did he readily agree to his request, but he also promised Bu Sheng that as long as he could make the prisoners settle down, he would definitely ask Yuan Ziyou for credit in the future.
During this period, two riots occurred, both of which were brutally suppressed by the Goguryeo army. Hundreds of people were killed in prisoner camps, and Buli once again played the disgraceful role of massacring the tribesmen.
Because of his meritorious service, Yuan Taizuo not only officially took him under his command, but also gave him a quota of three hundred auxiliary soldiers. Taking advantage of the opportunity of inspection, he secretly contacted some more prestigious generals and asked them to restrain the prisoners and wait for the opportunity.
Today, although the Goguryeo army blocked the news of the incoming army, the thrilling shouts of killing during the day still reached the ears of the prisoners, and the large reduction in the number of soldiers guarding them confirmed this fact.
The generals knew that their opportunity had come, and they were extremely excited. Some of the more impatient people secretly spread the news of their impending rescue.
Naturally, the current movement could not be hidden from them, so they all came out to watch. They were also stunned by the fire horses and fire oxen running around the city. Fortunately, the Goguryeo army laid strong anti-horse stakes around the prison camp, which protected them well.
Bu Sheng, a veteran general in his fifties, saw that the whole city was in chaos. Even the two hundred defenders at Zhamen were scattered by cattle and horses, and the eight hundred defenders who stayed in the prisoner camp were even more panicked. So he immediately made a decision and led an army of three hundred elites to launch an attack from behind, fighting with the Goguryeo auxiliary troops.
The other generals who were notified also pulled down their tents and used the wooden frames that held up the tents as weapons. Those without weapons also rushed out of the tents. They worked together to pull up their horses and used sharpened wood as weapons to join the battle. .
At this time, the whole city was in chaos. Goguryeo soldiers were running away, scattered, and putting out fires. In addition, fire horses and fire oxen were running around. Even if Yuan Taizuo saw the commotion in the prisoner camp, he could not do anything. Support can only be watched anxiously from the official office.
There were more than 5,000 prisoners in the prison camp. They fought for their lives to kill all the defenders and seize the opponent's weapons; while those without weapons continued to use wood as weapons.
Bu Sheng took advantage of the fact that the Goguryeo army had no time to pay attention to, so he simply formed a detachment. When he saw that the fire horses and cattle could not reach the government office where there were not many defenders, although there were fire horses and cattle running around in the street between the government office and the prisoner camp. , but it does not pose much of a threat to them.
Then he pointed in the direction of the official office and shouted loudly: "Warriors, the bandit commander Yuan Taizuo is in the palace. Anyone wearing armor is our enemy. Follow me into the palace and kill everything that comes." I will kill everyone who commits rebellion!"
"Kill!" The prisoners of Sumo Mohe let out an angry roar, waving their "weapons" and rushing towards the due north like a torrent that broke a bank. The hatred in their hearts completely broke out at this moment.
The palace door has been closed, and the "palace wall" is also one foot high. Archers are also deployed on the wall. When they see the prisoners rushing towards them, they fire arrows one after another.
The powerful and heavy arrows pierced through the thin clothes. The prisoners rushing in front seemed like crops destroyed by the storm, falling in pieces, and screams and wails could be heard. However, the number of archers on the "palace wall" was small, and the powerful arrows were not enough to scare them away.
Su Mo Mohe is a race that lives a half-farmer, half-herder life of fishing and hunting. They are extremely brave. Under Bu Sheng's command, they carried Paoze's body and continued to rush forward. They quickly stacked up a ladder of corpses, while the people behind stepped on it. Following these corpses, they rushed up the palace wall, fought tooth and nail with the archers on the city, and quickly captured the "South Palace Wall".
The commander of Yuan Taizuo's bodyguard managed to escape by luck, but his soldiers suffered heavy casualties and could not stop the crazy prisoners. He hurriedly ordered to his deputy: "The government office cannot be defended anymore. We must evacuate, otherwise the entire army will be annihilated. You go report it to the commander, I’ll take care of it here first!”
"Here!" the deputy general responded, quickly ran to Yuan Taizuo in the rear, and shouted from a distance: "Commander, the personal guards are insufficient and suffer heavy casualties. They cannot stop these crazy prisoners at all. Commander, please withdraw as soon as possible." Get to a safe place.”
Yuan Taizuo saw it very clearly and knew that the situation was over and the fall of the official office was inevitable. He immediately said: "Retract the troops! Let's meet towards the north wall."
"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The gong for withdrawing troops sounded loudly, and the soldiers retreated like a tide.
Bu Sheng was killed on the wall until he was a bloody man. When he saw the Goguryeo army retreating, he immediately gave a stern order: "Yuan Taizuo is going to escape. Fight for me outside the palace and bite them together to kill them."
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The fire in the city was soaring into the sky and the sound was like thunder. Naturally, it could not be concealed from the two armies outside the city. When the flames soared into the sky, the two armies approached again. The army led by Liu Quan continued to threaten Nancheng, while the army led by Yang Ji took advantage of the situation. The light of fire changed its direction towards Beicheng.
"General Liu, this is a God-given opportunity to seize the city!" Tudiluo said excitedly to Liu Quan.
Liu Quan nodded. Beifu was in chaos in Yucheng. This was indeed a rare opportunity. He was about to give an order when he saw a group of cavalry rushing towards him. Wang Jun came to Liu Quan, raised his hands and saluted, "General Liu, your Majesty." Order your soldiers to be divided into two: one will shoot arrows to contain the defenders in the south city, and the other will be responsible for harassing the west of the city."
"Please reply to your Majesty, our army obeys your order!" Liu Quan said.
"General, I'll say goodbye." Wang Jun saluted, turned his horse's head, and led his soldiers away.
"General Tudiluo, you take two thousand soldiers to take charge of the south city. I will go to the west city."
"I will obey your orders!"
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