After hearing what he said, Wei Guang subconsciously grabbed some medicine residue, rubbed it in his hands, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
General Ling said: "Now, if the Qin army retreats due to illness, it will be like a lost dog. Our army should take advantage of the situation to pursue it."
"Don't rush yet." Wei Guang retained the caution that a general should have and said, "If this is the case, they won't be able to run very far. Let's look at other places."
After saying that, he began to lead a group of generals to inspect the Qin camp.
Needless to say, how big the alliance of 150,000 people was. The smell of medicine was smelling all the way. When he found the place where grain and grass were stored, Wei Guang drew out his sword from his waist and pierced a sack.
The snow-white rice flowed out, and he took a handful and said quietly: "It seems that the Qin army is moving in a hurry, and they don't even care about food, grass, ordnance."
Upon hearing this, the deputy general next to him said: "They have been poisoned. The whole army must be panicking. How can we care about this? It would be good if we can go back alive."
"Yes, Commander Wei." Another general said: "The opportunity to fight has arrived. From the perspective of the last general, we should pursue quickly at this time. Otherwise, if the Qin army is allowed to run back to the country, the disease will inevitably come back."
As soon as he finished speaking, other generals began to ask for orders.
"Please give the order, Commander Wei!"
"You must not run away from the Qin army..."
As the saying goes, if you are reluctant to let go of your children, you will not be able to trap the wolf. It should be noted that food, grass and weapons are the most important part of war. Now that the Qin army does not even want these, in the eyes of the Ling Army, it must be out of haste.
Wei Guang looked around, no longer hesitated, and said immediately: "Send the whole army to pursue us along the way! We must wipe out all Zhao Mu's troops!"
"No!" The generals clasped their fists in excitement.
There are 100,000 spiritual troops here in Dingyuan, and almost all of them are dispatched this time. To pursue the enemy, they must pass through this camp.
The Qin camp was very long and there were many camps. Even though there was no one there, the soldiers of Ling Army were not prepared at all and they advanced very fast.
About an hour later, Xiyingmen.
The leading troops of the Spirit Army have passed through the entire camp and are coming out of this gate. Most of them are cavalry.
"Quick! Qin Jun has been poisoned and can't run far! Chase him quickly!"
The leading general's face was filled with excitement, almost impatient.
He led the way, followed by a large number of cavalry, but as soon as he rushed out of the village gate, there was a roar, the ground suddenly collapsed, and what followed was one after another miserable howls and the neighing of horses.
Countless cavalrymen plunged into the trap. Below, there were densely packed sharp wooden thorns. They fell into the trap without even reacting and were stabbed into a hornet's nest.
The horse corpses were mixed with human corpses, and blood flowed across them. The scene was shocking.
A rocket pierced the sky and landed in the ditch with a bang. As soon as it hit the fire oil in the ditch, the fire suddenly broke out and spread instantly. Following the trap, a wall of fire was formed in an instant.
The spirit cavalry general had some martial arts skills. When he missed the trap and jumped into the trap, he reacted quickly enough. He held the edge with both hands and looked at the sharp wooden stake below, his heart skipping a beat.
But before he could jump up, the fire had already reached him. The fire was coming down and hitting his face. The intense burning pain made him scream in agony. He loosened his body and fell into the ditch.
Wooden thorns penetrated the body, and the fire quickly covered the spirit general's body.
At this time, the people behind who had not fallen into the trap dared to come forward. They had already started shouting loudly: "There is an ambush! The Qin army has an ambush——"
There was chaos.
Soon, rumbling sounds were heard, and large numbers of Qin troops appeared outside the camp. Trebuchets were also pushed forward and began to fill the oil tanks and carry out indiscriminate strikes.
The sound of mechanical movement was heard, and oil jars arced through the air and crashed into the camp one after another.
Inside the Qin camp, kerosene had been deployed for a long time, but the strong smell of herbs successfully covered it up.
The wall of fire outside the camp gate blocked the path of the spiritual army.
In the camp, with the sound of the oil altar exploding, the fire oil splashed everywhere, like tongues of fire, spreading wildly. Coupled with the wood and cloth, in a short period of time, a sea of fire had formed, with no place to stay.
There were countless soldiers of the Spirit Army here. As far as the eye could see, they were all burning people, running around in the sea of fire, making pitiful howls.
Outside the camp.
With this arrangement of the Qin army, the kerosene was almost exhausted, and all the reserved oil jars had just been ejected. They all stood there and watched this scene quietly.
The autumn wind blows, and the black flags flutter.
"What a good wind." Zhao Mu sighed. As a commander, since he wants to attack with fire, he will naturally consider the seasonal direction and where to set the fire.
After sighing, he also looked at a Qin general and asked: "Is the spiritual army coming out in full force?"
"Almost yes." The general returned.
"Okay." Zhao Mu nodded and said quietly: "Now that the fire has been burned out, Dingyuan will have no worries."
The middle of the camp.
The fire took advantage of the wind and the assistance of kerosene to burn the military tents, and it had already spread here.
The heat wave hit his face, and Wei Guang's eyes reflected the blazing fire.
He stood there, seemingly stunned.
As the commander-in-chief of the Dingyuan War Zone of the Ling Army, one can imagine his mood at this moment.
Fortunately, he was not at the forefront of the pursuers, otherwise, he would have perished in the flames long ago.
I don’t know how many soldiers there are in front of them. How can they survive now that the entire camp is in flames?
He wasn't in a daze, but just couldn't accept it for a while.
The deputy general beside him kept shouting sadly: "Oh, Commander Wei! We have fallen into a trap!"
"Wei Shuai!"
He was almost crying.
Wei Guang laughed self-deprecatingly: "Yes, I fell into the trap. This fire made Zhao Mu successful and harmed me..."
"Oh, Commander Wei, now is not the time to talk about this. The fire is getting bigger and bigger. If we don't leave, it will be too late! It's better to get out of here quickly!" the deputy general continued to shout urgently.
"Withdraw, what will happen if you don't withdraw." From Wei Guang's tone, it could be heard that he was a little frustrated.
"Quick! Protect Commander Wei! Withdraw from the Qin camp!" The deputy general shouted to the surroundings.
As he kept shouting, countless heavy shield bearers of the Spirit Army gathered here, began to protect Wei Guang in the middle, and evacuated urgently.
But this fire burned the entire joint camp. No matter where you go, you will almost encounter a heat wave.
The wooden buildings in the camp were burned and crackled, and they fell to the ground from time to time.
Waves of blazing fire rushed in with the wind, burning the vertical shields, and the Spirit Soldiers inside also let out one after another miserable howls.
"The coach is in danger, the whole army will be killed!"
"Everyone, protect Wei Shuai!"
Fortunately, there were many soldiers around him. Under the protection of the human wall, they used vertical shields to block the fire erosion, protected Wei Guang, and evacuated the dangerous area urgently.
But the fire was still burning downwind. The commander was protected and had hope of escaping, but the other soldiers were not so lucky.
