The face of Manchong on the wall changed drastically, and he could not maintain his original seriousness and coldness. He hurriedly activated his Gangqi and flew down to the city, mounted the prepared fast horse and galloped away.
Before leaving, the granaries, arsenals, and houses within the wall immediately began to burst into flames.
Flames soared into the sky, and black clouds billowed.
Man Chong galloped on his horse, and when he was about to leave, he turned around and used his powerful spiritual power to stir up the vitality of heaven and earth, triggering a strong wind. The wind helped the fire, and the entire military camp was instantly enveloped in a layer of fire.
There are tens of thousands of Wei soldiers in the military stronghold, as well as tens of thousands of young men and women who have been forcibly gathered into the military stronghold these days to help defend the city.
Nearly 100,000 people, as well as the Huai army soldiers who attacked the city, were all enveloped in flames.
In the military camp, thousands of people were burned by the flames in the blink of an eye, screaming miserably, struggling and dancing.
"So vicious!"
Yuan Ying had just been knocked back by Zhang Liao's blow, and now she was standing in the air with barely maintaining her strength. When she saw this scene, her face suddenly turned gloomy.
The opponent actually prepared dry firewood and oil in the military stronghold. If they lost, they would directly set fire to the stronghold. They simply didn't take human life seriously.
Although Yuan Ying also did not take the casualties of soldiers and the people seriously when he went into battle.
But when others did this in front of him, making it impossible for the army to pursue in a short period of time, and the capture and prisoners were greatly reduced, Yuan Ying instantly burst into anger.
It's a pity that he is not a real ninth-level general, so he can only watch Zhang Liao and Man Chong escape.
The Gang Qi of the ninth-level military general is connected with the laws of heaven and earth. The whole person seems to have a trace of connection with heaven and earth. The vitality energy between heaven and earth continuously provides energy to the general.
Normally, the Gang Qi of ninth-level generals can ensure that they can control the Qi and break through the air for a long time, and have the ability to fly into the sky for a long time.
Of course, if you are fighting on the battlefield, a hasty fly can easily become a target, so most generals keep their feet on the ground when fighting.
Zhang Liao was running for his life now, and he couldn't care so much. He directly activated the Law Gang Qi and accelerated his escape, running far away in the blink of an eye.
As for Man Chong, whose strength has not reached the ninth level, although he can control the air and break through the air, his speed is still durable and is far from comparable to Zhang Liao. He must rely on his mount to break through.
On the wall of the village.
Shi Wansui looked at the two figures running away quickly, with murderous intent on his face. The long spear in his hand suddenly burst out with fire and lightning, and the seemingly subtle but sharp law of wind continued to rotate around the long spear.
"Leave me alone!"
boom!
Like a hurricane roaring and exploding, the long spear in Shi Wansui's hand turned into a thunder spear piercing the void, surrounded by extremely fierce wind, tearing the air apart in an instant.
There was an earth-shattering roar. Man Chong, who had already left the military camp thousands of meters away, showed no reaction at all, and disappeared with his men and horses.
Seeing this scene, Shi Wansui's face looked better.
Landing on the wall of the stronghold, he immediately circulated his Gang Qi and shouted angrily: "All Wei troops, if you don't want to die, immediately put out the fire. The vanguard of the front army, immediately prepare to enter the stronghold to save people!"
The angry shouts were like thunder, spreading throughout the entire military camp.
The soldiers and young men who were scurrying around the wall and inside the village like headless flies suddenly found support. They were forcibly awakened from the chaos and began to rescue each other and put out the fire according to Shi Wansui's order.
"General Shi, you are a little impulsive. The king's order was to let Zhang Liao and the others go. Now that Man Chong has been killed by you, it conflicts with the king's order!"
Yuan Ying also landed on the wall of the village and reminded.
Shi Wansui snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "The general will not accept your life. Although the king is wise, he is not on the front line after all. Zhang Liaoman Chong is so vicious that he sacrificed the lives of 100,000 people in the army to stop our army from pursuing us. If If you don’t teach them a lesson, how can you go back and report to the king!”
"Could it be that when you meet the king, you will say that we were fooled by Zhang Liaoman's favor?"
"If this is the case, the king is really disappointed with us!"
Yuan Ying was a little dumbfounded.
He also wanted to keep Zhang Liao's favor, but his status was different from Shi Wansui's. He had just been appointed as the former army general. He only wanted to fulfill the king's orders honestly and did not dare to go beyond it.
Shi Wansui didn't have any worries about him, he just killed him when he needed to, and he was still justified.
"After all, it's about strength. If I were also a ninth-level expert, I wouldn't be so frightened..."
Yuan Ying sighed inwardly.
Shi Wansui glanced at him and seemed to have thought that the other party was the former army general. He softened his tone slightly and said: "General, don't worry, Zhang Liao is the general that Cao Cao truly trusts. Cao Cao will never mobilize his troops to go south just for a favor!" "
Man Chong could only be ranked second among the famous ministers and generals of Cao Wei.
The reason why he later became an important minister of Cao Wei was mainly due to his performance on Sun Quan.
He is not a famous general, but more like a cool official who knows some strategy and command.
It was Shi Wansui who killed Man Chong, so Yuan Ying could only report the matter to the king, hoping that it would be true as Shi Wansui said, and the king would not blame him.
When Yuanying was thinking about how to report to Wang Jing.
Shi Wansui activated his Gangqi again and blasted the flaming Junzhai gate to pieces. A large number of Huai soldiers entered the Junzhai and began to extinguish the fire with the Wei army inside.
There was also a group of soldiers and horses that quickly crossed a road opened by a large number of soldiers from the flames in the sky and ran towards the main camp of the Wei army.
The person leading the army was Wen Yang.
He did not make much merit in this battle. He was eager to make contributions to stabilize himself and his father's status in the Huai Army.
So he rushed quickly.
But he soon became disappointed. When he led the cavalry all the way to the Wei army camp, the Wei army camp had become empty, with only tens of thousands of old and weak soldiers left.
Zhang Liao and Cao Xiu had taken advantage of these few days to mobilize urgently, selected all the elites in the Wei army's camp, and took them away.
If it weren't for the loss of Man Chong.
Their goal this time can be said to be a great success.
Now, if tens of thousands of elites are exchanged for a full favor, I don't know if Cao Cao will feel a loss.
The old and weak in the Wei army's camp only had wooden spears cut from tree branches. Zhang Liao and others took away all other weapons and supplies that could be taken away, and most of the ones that could not be taken away were destroyed.
After seeing the Huai Army cavalry arriving, tens of thousands of old and weak people immediately left the camp and surrendered.
Wen Yang asked his generals to stabilize the prisoners, and then continued to lead his troops in pursuit. He only caught up to the tail of the retreating Wei army, killed hundreds of soldiers, and had to retreat.
Shouchun was defeated and Zhuge Dan was killed.
The Wei army camp fell into the hands of the Huai army.
The strategic goal of this western expedition was completely achieved. There were no spectacular events, no clever strategies, and even the Huai Army did not fully utilize its own advantages.
The journey was smooth and smooth, and the goal was achieved.
The battle report reached Fengyang.
Wang Jing was in a good mood. If the war in Huainan could end one day earlier, he would be able to return to Sihong one day earlier and take advantage of the remaining four years of Taichu to sort out internal affairs.
Then we began to make preparations to cross the Yangtze River and go south.
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