Chapter 2100: Steamer War (Part 1)
Chapter 2100 Steamer War (Part 1)
Chapter 2098: Steamer War (Part 1)
Although the Qin army's fire oil bombs were powerful, most of them missed after all, and only one-tenth of them hit. Although they could pose a certain threat to the Qing army, it was absolutely impossible to break the camp based on this.
Under the command of Tuoba Tao, the Qing army soldiers carried sandbags one after another and put out the fire one after another. However, due to the continuous offensive of the Qin army, they could not completely extinguish the fire, but it was still within a controllable range.
In less than half an hour, all three thousand kerosene bombs had been fired.
The scorching flames continued for half an hour, and all the Qing soldiers who were affected by the fire oil retreated, while those who were not affected were so hot that they were sweating profusely, but this was still not enough to defeat the Qing army.
Seeing that the Qin army's catapults stopped firing kerosene bombs, all the Qing army officers and soldiers cheered, thinking that they had withstood the Qin army's most violent offensive.
Tuoba Tao also breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat off his face, then shook off the sweat on his hands, and laughed: "Wei Qing is nothing more than that."
The soldiers were also infected by Tuoba Tao's heroism, and they all shouted in unison: "Wei Qing is nothing more than this."
“Wei Qing is nothing more than that.”
…”
At the foot of the mountain, after Tian Yu heard the movement on the mountain, a flash of anger suddenly flashed in his eyes. He was about to curse back but was stopped by Wei Qing.
“There is no need to show off your rhetoric when it comes to concessions, the fun has just begun.”
Wei Qing patted Tian Yu on the shoulder and said with a slight smile: "Let's see if I will capture this stronghold without losing any troops."
【Ding dong, Wei Qing’s skill ‘Jin Ge’ is activated with effect 3. When playing against foreigners, when the opponent’s commander is lower than one’s own, it can reduce the opponent’s intelligence by 1 to 3 points.
The current commander-in-chief of Wei Qing is 103, and Tuoba Tao is 98. Wei Qing's commander is 5 points higher than Tuoba Tao, so Tuoba Tao's intelligence is reduced by 3 points, and Tuoba Tao's current intelligence is reduced to 87. 】
Although Tian Yu was a little confused, out of his trust in Wei Qing, he still retreated honestly and looked up at the 'Fire Mountain' in front of him.
Although the Qin army's kerosene bombs have been exhausted, the rockets have not been fired, but they have almost fired.
Seeing that the Qin army's rockets were about to run out, Tuoba Tao became more confident and did not realize that he had been outsmarted by Wei Qing, and by the time he realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
Looking at the raging fire on the mountainside, Tuoba Tao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "Wei Qing wanted to set fire to kill us, but now the fire has become our protective umbrella. As long as the fire does not extinguish it, the Qin army will not be able to attack." , is this like shooting oneself in the foot?”
Gian Deli was stunned for a moment. He didn't think so deeply, but after thinking about it, he realized that Tuoba Tao's words made sense.
They are now protected by the fire on the mountainside. The only flaw is that the protective circle is a little too hot, almost like a steamer.
"What the Major General said is true. Wei Qing did miscalculate this time. Not only wasting thousands of precious kerosene bombs, he also lost the opportunity." Nian Deli said.
"Most of the Qin army's kerosene bombs hit the mountainside. Looking at this situation, I'm afraid it will continue to burn for an hour or two. At least there is no need to worry about the Qin army's attack during this hour or two."
Tuoba Tao said with confidence, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead, without realizing that the temperature in the camp was a bit hotter than before the fire was put out.
Half an hour later.
“General, it’s too hot. Many soldiers fainted from the heat.”
After hearing the report, Tuoba Tao frowned: "Keep on holding on, the fire will be extinguished in an hour, and the temperature will drop by then. If the soldiers really can't stand it, they can dip it in water first." Wet clothes to cool down.”
“This…cha.”
Another half an hour passed.
I ran over and rushed over, and said anxiously: "Major generals, major events are bad, most of the back camps have heat stroke, and the rest are hot -headed, and they can't hold it." "What?"
Tuoba Tao felt something in his heart and said hurriedly: "Take me to see it quickly."
Under the guidance of Nian Deli, Tuoba Tao came to the rear camp.
The reason why the Qing troops were all in the rear camp was because the front camp was too hot and not a place for people to stay. The rear camp was far away from the fire zone, so the temperature was not that hot, so Tuoba Tao asked most of the soldiers to stay. He went to the rear camp to escape the summer heat, while he led a small number of elites to monitor the Qin army in the front camp.
After arriving at the back camp, Tuoba Tao immediately noticed that the temperature around him had dropped. However, compared to the front camp, overall it was still as if he was in a furnace.
As a super-class general, this temperature is just a little hot for Tuoba Tao, nothing at all, but it is very difficult for ordinary soldiers.
“Why is it so hot here in Houying? Wasn’t it this hot before?”
Tuoba Tao didn't have time to think too much when he saw the soldiers, all with red faces and blurred eyes, sitting in groups of two, feebly fanning each other, but it had no effect because the fans were blowing out hot air.
The clothes on the soldiers were basically soaked with sweat, and everyone looked exhausted from the heat.
“This, how could this happen?”
Tuoba Tao’s face showed disbelief and confusion.
The rear camp is already far away from the front camp. He has been here before and it was not so hot. Why is it almost the same as the front camp now?
“Major General, what should we do now?”
Gian Deli asked with an anxious look.
After Tuoba Tao was silent for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Withdraw."
“Withdraw?”
The voice of Guideli became louder. They were ordered to defend the second battalion, but now they are retreating before they can even hold it for a day? How can I explain this when I go back?
Tuoba Tao did not explain, but said firmly: "Pass my general's order to abandon the camp immediately and withdraw the entire army to the third camp."
…chatter.”
Looking at Nian Deli's expression when he left, Tuoba Tao knew that he didn't want to just evacuate. In fact, he didn't want to evacuate either, but he couldn't do it without evacuating.
Now the soldiers are so hot that they are about to collapse. If they continue to stay forcibly, more people will only be fainted by the heat.
Once the fire is extinguished, the Qin army will definitely attack. However, the Qing army, which is suffering from heat stroke at this time, has less than 30% to 40% of its overall combat strength. Using such an army to resist the Qin army is simply a matter of death, so Tuoba Tao really has to retreat. .
Tuoba Tao is also a person who can take things and let them go. He will not force it when he knows it is impossible to do, but the rear camp far away from the front camp has also turned into a steamer, which really puzzles him.
After Tuoba Tao evacuated the village, he looked back at the terrain on both sides and felt the warm wind blowing in his face. His pupils suddenly shrank, as if he suddenly thought of something.
“This terrain, this wind direction, could it be...”
Tuoba Tao opened his mouth wide. His face was covered with sweat, but it was not from heat, but from cold sweat.
(End of this chapter)