"Burn them, burn them to death!"
As the general in charge of this round of siege, He Shu's face was filled with a look of madness for a moment. In front of him, the forest fire that had been brewing for a long time had already broken out. In other words, the Shu people trapped in the forest will be completely trapped and burned to death!
"Everyone, do you know the general of the Shu people this time?" He Shu, thinking that he had achieved great success, softened his expression and smiled even more.
"General He, I don't know that he has been hiding all this time? But the scouts who came back said that he seems to be a dwarf general."
"General Dwarf?" He Shu frowned and thought deeply. As the general of Beiyu, he also knew something about the generals of Xishu. People like Chao Yi, Chen Zhong and Chai Zong were all tall and mighty men. How could there be any dwarf generals——
"Wait a minute." He Shu paused, and suddenly his body trembled, "Could it be...could it be Xu Changgong! The younger brother of the current King of Shu! If it's really him, I'm going to make an unparalleled contribution this time!"
It can be imagined that the younger brother of the King of Shu is such an important figure in Western Shu.
He Shu was so happy that his voice trembled, "Quick, the whole army listens to the order! Surround the forest carefully and don't allow anyone to escape! Burn Xu Changgong to death, and our morale in Beiyu will be greatly boosted!"
"In addition, send someone to pass the news back and tell General Jiang Meng that this time the general of Western Shu Qingbu Gong is Xu Changgong, the younger brother of the King of Shu. I am going to burn this dwarf general to death this time! "
Under He Shu's voice of encouragement, the morale around them suddenly became more enthusiastic. With such intensity of fire, there is no doubt that Xu Changgong from Xishu would be burned to death.
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In the forest, the sky was filled with thick smoke, accompanied by the heat that was like cutting your face.
"Ahem."
Not long after, one after another Xishu soldiers fell to the ground, and were quickly driven up by the sea of fire behind them, and burned to charcoal.
Gong Gou wiped his sweat. Now, it was undoubtedly a matter of life and death. Of the more than 3,000 men and horses, three or four hundred people were buried in the sea of fire.
This time, the Beiyu people's forest-burning plan came so fast that he was ambushed without realizing it.
"General, the fire is about to catch up! Outside the forest, there are enemy troops waiting in full formation! If not, I will go out and fight hard. Even if I die, I will drag a few Beiyu dogs on my back!"
Gong Gou didn't want to. But now, leaving the forest is also a dead end.
"General, we're almost at the back of the mountain!"
At the end of the forest is the back of the mountain. Judging from the current situation, even with a rope hook, the mountain is steep and it is impossible to climb. Moreover, the fire is too fierce, and if you wait a little longer, you will be immediately killed in the sea of fire.
Gonggou turned around and looked at his own horse running wildly behind him. In order to escape, they almost never stopped and ran all the way to the back of the mountain.
He doesn't have much talent for the art of war. But thanks to the environment in which he grew up since childhood, even compared to the peaceful barbarians, he is more familiar with the mountains and forests than he is.
For example, if the back of the mountain is in the south and there are lush trees, there must be a stream or ground river. The forests in this area are extremely lush, and according to Gongou's estimate, there is probably a large river.
"We, the people of Shu, are willing to sacrifice their lives and divide themselves into a thousand people to isolate the spreading fire as quickly as possible. The remaining people immediately look for mountain streams and cave entrances on the back of the mountain facing the shadows!"
Bow Dog gritted his teeth. The fire from behind will be swallowed up soon. In other words, if they can't find the entrance to the mountain stream on the back of the mountain, they can no longer save themselves.
But if it is found, then there is a chance to survive.
Hearing Gong Dog's military order, a thousand Shu soldiers roared and drew their daggers. In groups of several, they quickly cut down the nearby forest trees as quickly as possible.
Whether it is thorns or dead grass, all are uprooted.
But the fire was so fierce that some of the soldiers in front were engulfed by the fire before they had time to run back and could no longer stand up.
"Let's... go back to the Seventy Miles Tomb Mountain together!"
The tragic voice lingered in the entire sea of fire from time to time.
Gongou forced himself to calm down, and together with several lieutenants, they followed the back of the mountain and searched desperately.
"General, there is a hole here, but I explored it and I'm afraid it's not deep enough!"
"Quick, rope hook!"
"Everyone, evacuate to the entrance of the cave immediately. If you have a water bag, wet the area around the entrance to hold back the fire!"
Countless water bags were poured near the entrance of the cave. The remaining Shu soldiers, under the orders of Gong Gou, were not too messy. The older ones would set an example and show courtesy to the younger soldiers.
"Babys, let's go!" Dozens of old soldiers were still blocking the fire, using all means, even holding short knives, trying to carve out a small trench.
"General Xu, leave quickly!"
Before the bow dog had time to speak, he was pushed into the cave entrance by a group of soldiers.
"General Xu, if our brothers go first, please come to Qingming Festival and offer a bowl of water and wine at Qishili Cemetery."
"Following General Xu to kill enemies these past few days has been a great blessing in my life. So majestic, so majestic!"
Bow Dog's eyes were moist. First, as a mailman, he was not familiar with this group of people. Even many of them were improvised to form a small reinforcement force to cross the river.
At this moment, Gongou truly understood the meaning of Paoze.
"Xishu——"
"Roar!"
Outside the cave, a voice responded. There was no trace of depression or fear in these responses, only a sense of indifference that looked upon death as if it were home.
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After three days, the fire will cease.
After getting off the horse, He Shu personally led the people and carefully walked into the forest. This time, he was determined to get Xu Changgong's head. It might be burnt into coke, but there is no problem. As long as Xu Changgong's jade official badge is found, it will be enough to make a deal.
Click.
He accidentally stepped on the charred corpse and broke a long bone. He Shu frowned and kicked Jiao Gu away.
He could see that many Shu soldiers were really burned to death. These densely packed areas are all Shu people like coke. But no matter what, the number is still less.
"General, I didn't find the jade official badge of that dwarf general."
"Keep looking, even if you find it on the back of a mountain, you have to find it!"
The forest leads directly to the back of the mountain. He Shu can already imagine that these Shu soldiers were exhausted from running all the way and could not escape from the forest, so they could only escape towards the back of the mountain.
In other words, there should be piles of corpses on the back side of the mountain.
"General He, do you want to bring more people? There are many infantry outside, still waiting for military orders."
"Why are you panicking?" He Shu's voice was displeased, "Is it possible that you haven't seen dead people before? Besides, if you call those infantrymen over, do you still want to win the first prize?"
The following cavalry captain was silent for a while and could only nod.
"Five to six hundred people are enough. Take a good look, all the Shu people here are dead -"
Before He Shu finished speaking, suddenly, several scouts in front ran back in ecstasy.
"General, I'm so happy! There are corpses of Shu people on the back of the mountain! I saw it, I really saw it. This time, those Shu people were burned to death!"
He Shu's face was ecstatic, he raised his head and laughed, "Look, as I expected, there is no way to escape. These Shu people can only retreat to the back of the mountain and be burned alive!"
"Quick, I'll be there right away!"
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Under the back of the mountain, there were messy charred corpses everywhere. Even many scavenging water birds were attracted.
A greedy carrion bird landed on a charred corpse and was about to peck down hard——
Suddenly, the "burnt corpse" suddenly opened its eyes, and the gaze in its eyes was so cold that it penetrated people.
The carrion bird flapped its wings in fright and swooped toward the back of the mountain.
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