Although Gaoding deliberately blocked the news that E Huanfengying was defeated at Anshang City, nearly two hundred defeated soldiers fled back to the army and could not hide it.
When all the Yi soldiers heard the bad news in the morning, they were all panic-stricken and demoralized. Fortunately, Gao Ding made a decisive decision and decisively led his troops to capture the Han camp.
Although most of the military supplies and equipment in the camp were moved away by the government troops, a considerable amount was still captured by the barbarian soldiers. With this result, the morale of the barbarian soldiers recovered slightly.
By this time, all the barbarian soldiers were already tired. It was also the time when the sun was at its strongest. Now that the accommodations had been assigned, all the barbarian soldiers returned to their camps to rest. After the meal, Gao Ding inspected the camp again, but finally couldn't resist the heat and returned to his tent to rest.
There are many towering trees in the continuous mountain forest. They used their lush branches and leaves to block the hot sun from the Han army under the trees. There are also small mountain streams flowing on the rocks nearby, which makes people feel cool and comfortable.
In the morning, the Han army of nearly two villages withdrew from the Dingjiacun camp to this mountain forest as planned.
The Yi soldiers were not familiar with the route. Although they sent troops to pursue them, they could not find any trace of the Han army. They only searched in the back mountain for a while and then withdrew.
But the Han army has escaped and came to this remote mountain top, where they will rest until sunset.
"Brother Zhuo, it's already dusk, it's time for me to set off."
In the temporary camp of the Han army, a thin man stood up and walked to an officer who was resting against a tree trunk with his eyes closed and said.
The officer surnamed Zhuo stood up quickly when he heard the sound, patted the dust on his body, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Brother He, I'm a little sleepy."
It turned out that this thin man's surname was He. He waved his hand and said with the same smile: "It doesn't matter, it's good to rest more. I have busy work waiting for me in the evening."
The man surnamed Zhuo looked up at the sky and said, "Haha, what Brother He said is that it's getting late. I have to set off and rush back. I can't miss the important event of Liu Chen and the two Sima."
It turned out that these two people were the camp commanders who were staying at the camp in Dingjiacun. They were all Shen Da's subordinates, and they had to do something important tonight before they could return to the team.
The cool breeze at night was dissipating the heat of the whole day. After resting for an afternoon, all the barbarian soldiers regained their strength. Now it was time to bury the pot and make rice again. The Yi soldiers had nothing to do and gathered together to play and wait for the meal to be served.
The sky has just started to change, and the cool breeze at night has become more violent, making people feel cool all over, and even a little bit cool.
"Your Majesty, there is a fire in the Zuoshan camp." The guard outside the tent noticed the fire and smoke rising from the hill on the left and quickly went into the tent to report to Gao Ding.
Gao Ding snorted coldly: "This must be the sergeant accidentally causing a fire while cooking. Don't be alarmed. They will take care of it on their own."
Before he could finish his words, another sergeant came into the tent and reported: "To report to your Majesty, there is a fire in the houses in the village behind."
"Why are you so careless? Who is this careless person? Come and find out quickly." Gao Ding sat up from the couch and said angrily.
"Your Majesty, it's not good." Suddenly the curtain was opened again, and Huo Yuan hurriedly ran in: "There were fires burning in the cottages on the left and right sides and in the houses behind. It turned out that the Han army suddenly turned back and was heading towards the mountain from the back. I’ll launch rockets from my base.”
"The Han army set fire and put it out. Why be so panicked?" Gao Ding said angrily.
Huo Yuan reported: "Your Majesty, the Han people are cunning. I don't know when they hid sulfur, yellow, flame, salt and other fire-starting substances on the houses of the villagers and in the secret places of various camps. At this moment, the wind is adding to the power of the fire, and it is difficult to extinguish it once it is ignited. .”
"What?" Gao Ding shouted angrily and angrily walked out of the tent. Looking behind him, he saw a campfire full of smoke, red from top to bottom, spreading.
On the back mountain, hundreds of rockets fell rapidly, setting fire to all the camps and houses. Looking from a distance, Gaoding could faintly see the shadows of people moving where the flames shone.
A fire broke out in the Hegai camp. The west wind blew from the back mountain tonight, causing the flames to burn towards the outer camp.
The barbarian soldiers couldn't help but draw water to extinguish the fire. They couldn't bear it anymore and fled from their houses and tents one after another and rushed to the front camp.
"Your Majesty, the fire is too strong. Get out of the camp and take shelter." Huo Yuan led his mount in front of Gao Ding and said anxiously.
How could this be? Why? What a vicious strategy the Han army had! Gao Ding looked at the fire all over the sky and roared angrily in his heart.
Now he has realized that he has fallen into the Han army's trick again, which is really abominable.
"Huo Yuan, gather your troops and follow me to the back mountain to kill all these Han dogs." Gao Ding was helped onto his mount by Huo Yuan and shouted while looking at the rockets falling continuously from the back mountain.
Huo Yuan also got on his horse and shouted: "Your Majesty, the fire is too strong, it's better to stay away for a while."
"No, I want to fight to the death with the Han people." Gao Dingyue shouted to himself.
"Quick, quick, protect the king and leave here." Huo Yuan knew that the king was furious and quickly ordered his bodyguard to leave with Gao Ding.
Everyone was guarding Gaoding and running around looking for a way out of the sudden smoke and fire. Finally, they were closer to the camp gate and quickly evacuated the camp. It was just that the sergeants stationed in the cottages on both sides and in the houses behind them fled in all directions in the dark, trampling on each other and killing countless people.
Burning the camp tonight was a plan that Yang Qing and Liu Yin had already planned. Sooner or later, the Yi people would know the reality of the camp in Dingjiacun. They expected that Gaoding would most likely come to capture the camp, so they made preparations early.
Of course, if Gao Ding does not come to capture the camp, this plan will not work, or if only some barbarian soldiers are stationed, the effect of burning the camp will be much smaller.
However, the rebels knew that it was a small probability event that they would not take any action after the camp was empty. As expected, Gaoding's actions today did not go as Yang Qing expected, allowing Liu Yin, Shen Da and the others to achieve success in one fell swoop.
Gaoding escaped from the camp and escaped from the fire, and then he regained his consciousness. He saw the soldiers fleeing for their lives in the fire, and listened to their shrill screams. He couldn't help but his eyes were red and his heart was full of sadness. The tears that I tried to hold back could no longer be held back and finally fell.
Huo Yuan saw his king in tears and stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Majesty, please don't be sad. How could we have expected that the Han people are so despicable and cunning. We can no longer stay here. Please return to the old stronghold to rest."
"We haven't all escaped yet, how can I abandon them and leave first?" Gao Ding shouted as he looked at the Yi soldiers who were still trying to escape.
Huo Yuandao: "The two camps are so close, so it is not inappropriate for the king to return first. Besides, if the king doesn't think about himself, he must also think about these brothers who came out first. They were burned by a fire and were frightened. , there are still many people injured, and they urgently need to find a safe place to rest."
These few words he said were not only sincere, but also quite reasonable. Gao Ding could not refute them, so he nodded in agreement and led the army and horses back to the old camp, leaving a barbarian general here to continue gathering his troops.
After hearing this, all the Yi soldiers couldn't wait to return to the old camp. In less than two quarters of an hour, they had already walked halfway. Everyone could see the lights of the old camp in the distance, and their pace accelerated a bit.
Suddenly, a fire flashed in front of him. Gao Ding was shocked. Just as he was about to give the order to meet the enemy, he saw several horses approaching quickly with torches, followed by familiar shouts.
It turned out that Agunan, the Yi general who stayed behind in the old stronghold, saw the official army camp blazing with flames. He knew that something had happened to the king, so he led the army to investigate the situation, not wanting to run into his own army on the way.
When all the barbarian soldiers saw that it was their brothers, they immediately felt relieved. The two armies joined together, with Agunan's tribe acting as the vanguard and marching forward slowly.
Unexpectedly, not long after they left, a large fire flashed out from the side of the mountain, surprising everyone again.
Gao Ding asked A GuNan beside him with a puzzled face: "A GuNan, is this also the reinforcement you arranged?"
Agunan quickly shook his head: "Your Majesty, when the general came out with his troops, he ordered all the troops to strictly guard the camp. No one is allowed to leave the camp without a military order." As he said that, he suddenly woke up and shouted, "No, it's the army."
But there was no need for him to remind him. The loud shouts of death had already told Gao Ding who was diagonally opposite.
What's more, under the light of the fire, the figures of thousands of Han troops rushing towards them from the flanks became increasingly clear.
