Volume Sixteen Han and Tang Dynasties Chapter 1618 Blood and Fire
Chen Dali took over the task of covering the retreat of the large army. At any time, the person responsible for covering is very dangerous, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a life-threatening death. Chen Dali's mission this time can almost be said to be lifeless. In this situation of death, Chen Dali's two life-and-death brothers came to death. They didn't need to come here to die with Chen Dali, but they came.
It is very easy to say these four words together, and it will not be difficult to say it hundreds of times a day. The difficult thing is whether it can be truly done. Everyone has only once in life. It is human nature to be greedy for life and fear death. What is the determination to overcome this nature? Liu Xiaosan didn’t know, and Jing Wuming didn’t know, but they could do it.
The arrival of Liu Xiaosan and Jing Wuming greatly encouraged Chen Dali. Their arrival also increased Chen Dali's strength. The battle had started for more than an hour, and Avril's side had no idea that the enemies they were facing were no more than tens of thousands, but only two thousand people.
"Brother, the eastern front is very tight, we must retreat to the second front." Liu Xiaosan hurriedly reported the latest battle situation. Their enemy this time was the Five Hundred Black Heroes, and their combat power was absolutely powerful and could hardly be called human beings.
"The east cannot retreat for the time being, as soon as we retreat, the secret of our insufficient number will be exposed."
"I'll block them. If I'm in one minute, they won't even think about coming up!" Jing Wuming never talks nonsense, and every time he speaks, it must be the focus.
Liu Xiaosan opposed: "No, you can't go. It's not time to fight hard yet, so I still insist on retreating the position in the east to the second front. I have a way to prevent Avril from finding out our situation."
"Liu Xiaosan, what are you going to do?" Chen Dali was unwilling to be so desperate. Although he had already established the belief that he would die when he received the task, it might be good to live one minute more. Besides, it's just over an hour since the battle started, so he started fighting hard. How could he last ten hours?
"Set fire!" Liu Xiaosan said without words. His life on the battlefield has not been in vain for years. He has long since grown from a farmer to a real general.
"Tell me more specific." Chen Dali vaguely felt that Liu Xiaosan's method might be feasible.
Liu Xiaosan said: "I have seen it. When the large army evacuated, we left a lot of tincture oil. We can bury the tincture oil in the position and wait for them to come up. Let them come."
Fire is the destroyer of everything. There is nothing in the world that can withstand the test of fire. No matter how powerful the black hero is, he is made of meat, and they are also afraid of fire.
Chen Dali slapped his thigh and said, "Good solution, this is not a moment, but a few times. They will definitely not think of us doing this trick. Let's do it like this, burn his grandma's."
"Then I'll go." Liu Xiaosan ran away after saying that. The situation was urgent and there was not so much time to waste.
"Liu Xiaosan has grown up too." Chen Dali murmured to himself as he looked at the direction of Liu Xiaosan's departure.
Liu Xiaosan ran back to the east position in anger and immediately asked the soldiers to get all the turbid oil they could find. The Black Hero's combat power was strong, and only a little fire could not hurt them. Liu Xiaosan wanted to create a sea of fire, so that they could not escape when they came.
"General Liu, you are all ready." The soldier reported to Liu Xiaosan.
"Very good, you guys retreat to the second front and act as planned."
"Will the general withdraw?" the soldier asked anxiously.
Liu Xiaosan smiled and said, "If I withdraw, who will light this fire?"
"But……"
"Nothing good, but, execute the order immediately!"
"yes!"
The soldiers in the east retreated from the position in batches according to Liu Xiaosan's arrangement. The Black Hero is worthy of being a war machine, and the guards in the east are slightly weakened. They immediately discovered the situation and began to turn the focus of the attack to this side.
"These bastards, I'll see how crazy you are!" Liu Xiaosan spit out the mud in his mouth, his eyes full of murderous aura. When he set up this arson plan, he didn't think about retreating. A hundred soldiers couldn't kill a black hero. He believed that his life would not only burn one to death, it would be profitable, right?
The black hero rushed to the east. More than a hundred Han and Tang soldiers who were still coming and retreating chose to stay. They gritted their teeth and used their last strength to fight the black hero. One person was only alive. Then ten people could cut one knife, and they could bite it if they couldn't cut one knife. In short, even if they died, they could not make their lives easier.
"Here you come." Liu Xiaosan said to himself in his heart.
Fear?
Afraid!
As long as you are a human being, there is nothing that is not afraid of death. But Liu Xiaosan did not retreat. Everyone's life is only once, and it will be over and cannot be done again. But sometimes, people must give up this extremely precious life and pursue something more important than life.
What is more valuable than life?
Everyone has different understandings of this. For Liu Xiaosan, it is friendship. He is a person who has never had parents since childhood. He grew up eating a hundred families in the village. Many people in the village look down on him and hide from afar when they see him. Only Chen Dali did not do that. He gave Liu Xiaosan food, clothes, and warmth in the world.
When Chen Dali gave him the first meal to Liu Xiaosan, Liu Xiaosan told himself in his heart that he must repay Chen Dali for his grace when he has the chance. Because what Chen Dali gave him was not only a bowl of rice, but the most important thing was that Chen Dali treated him as a human being.
This time is what Liu Xiaosan thinks is the opportunity. His death today may not allow Chen Dali to survive. But it can make his subsequent tasks easier. If you are lucky, Chen Dali may be able to withdraw after completing the task.
But if, it is also an opportunity. Liu Xiaosan is willing to give in. Anyway, since he decided to cover up with Chen Dali, Liu Xiaosan did not plan to survive anymore. As long as he died valuable, that would be enough.
"Brother Chen, the mistress will take the lead!"
"No." Chen Dali suddenly discovered the problem. Liu Xiaosan's plan to set fire was good, but the timing of setting fire was very particular. If it was put too early, there would be no gains from the task. If it was put too late, it would be in vain. There must be someone who calculated the time for setting fire very accurately. The person who set fire felt that he could not come out alive in the sea of fire that could kill the black hero.
"I'll go!" Jing Wuming also reacted instantly. It was true that Liu Xiaosan was stupid. He must have done the work of setting fire.
"It's too late." Chen Dali grabbed his helmet and smashed it on the ground. The fire in the east had already started to ignite, and Liu Xiaosan had already ignited the tinder oil. It's useless for anyone to go now.
"This egg is stupid!" Jing Wuming's eyes were bloody. He has not liked Liu Xiaosan so much since he was a child, because this guy always causes trouble and implicates everyone and is scolded by adults. But now, he would rather be scolded by adults again than Liu Xiaosan just die like this.
The tinctured oil instantly turned into a fire dragon. The black man who rushed to the position was swallowed in. The smell of barbecue was sandwiched in the black smoke and floated far away.
"It seems something is wrong." Li Yunxing has been observing the situation on the battlefield. At this time, the battle had already begun for three hours, and they were unable to gain any advantage.
"What did the city lord find?" Avril was also observing the battlefield, and she didn't feel anything was wrong.
"It's so hard." Li Yunxing was sorting out what he thought of.
"What's so hard?" Avril didn't quite understand Li Yunxing's words. After all, in terms of war, she was just a rookie who had just started on the battlefield. Her current advantages are all based on the powerful combat power of the Black Hero, and it has little to do with her command.
Li Yunxing thought about it in his mind and decided to tell Avril about what he observed. They can now be said to be people on the same boat, and if the boat sinks, no one will have a good life.
"The Han and Tang Army fought too hard. An hour ago, they burned more than 20 of our soldiers with tinder oil, and now you see..."
Avril looked at what Li Yunxing pointed to, and there was another position there. This position had just broken through. The surviving Han and Tang soldiers not only did not withdraw, but instead rushed towards the Black Hero with injuries.
The final counterattack of the Han and Tang soldiers did not pose any threat to the powerful black hero. I believe they themselves understood this very well, but they did not choose to retreat, but instead fought desperately.
Avril nodded and said, "The city lord is right. They are really trying too hard, there is no need for this. But why do they do this?"
Li Yunxing said: "There is only one reason why they will do this, that is, they already knew that they could not survive. That is to say..."
"In other words, they are going to use their lives to fight for even one more second for others!" Avril took over Li Yunxing's words. She already fully understood the reason.
"Hu You are going to retreat!" Avril gritted his teeth and said the final answer.
But Avril still doesn't understand one thing. That is, in the current situation, where can the Han and Tang army retreat? The Black Heroes not only have strong combat power, but also have very fast speed. The Han and Tang troops are absolutely illegal to compete with the Black Heroes. What if they are asked to withdraw twenty or thirty miles first? As long as Avril is willing, he can catch up with them again soon.
Li Yunxing was also considering the same issue. He was the overlord of this area and was more familiar with this place than Avril. He couldn't think of any place in the Han and Tang dynasties that could be removed unless...
"No, this is impossible!" Li Yunxing denied the answer he guessed.
"City Lord, what are you talking about impossible?" Avril asked.
Li Yunxing said: "From my understanding, there is no place for the Han and Tang army to retreat within a hundred miles nearby. The only possibility is to retreat to Yuncheng. But Yuncheng is my territory, and I don't say anything else. They can't pass the undercurrent of the city protection."
"No, it's possible!" Avril said affirmatively.
"Queen, this is impossible. Yuncheng is not a place they can go." Li Yunxing absolutely did not believe that the Han and Tang dynasties' target was Yuncheng.
Avril said word by word: "For Hu You, nothing is impossible!"
Li Yunxing laughed and said, "You're afraid you've forgotten the woman. Hu You has been trapped by us. Maybe he's dead now. He can't even protect himself. Can he come out to command the troops?"
Avril said coldly: "I haven't forgotten it, but I don't believe that Hu You's body has died one day. For more than ten years, there has been news about Hu You's death, and it's not going to be circulated one day. But what's the result? Hu You's life is still good, and no one can hurt Hu You."
"Did Hu You really not die?" Li Yunxing's head was also sweating. He suddenly realized that he was too careless, so he thought that Hu You was dead.
"It's very possible. We just need to confirm it and we can know!"
"How to confirm?"
"It's very simple. If Hu You's target is Yuncheng, then he must need a boat. We just need to send someone to check whether the boat in the hands of the people around us is still there. Then we can get the answer!"
"It's been five hours, I don't know how Chen Dali is doing." Zhu Daneng murmured to himself.
By the water, soldiers were boarding the ship at the fastest speed. Chen Dali had already issued a death order for this march, and he demanded that the boarding and offshore must be completed within seven hours.
Zhu Daneng wanted to buy three hours for Chen Dali. In that way, maybe Chen Dali would not have to die.
"Chen Dali, you must withstand it!"
Hu You also doesn't want Chen Dali to have something to do. Hu You is a person who values love, and he hopes that everyone with him can live well.
Of course, this is just a beautiful wish. From the time Hu You founded the Immortal Bird Legion to now, no less than one million people have lost their lives for various reasons. The deaths of soldiers alone have exceeded one million. If the disasters in Langtian are added, the deaths that are closely related to Hu You have reached tens of millions.
If a general becomes famous and ten thousand people will die, then Hu You will have millions of lives on his back. What a terrible number.
Hu You can no longer hope that anyone who is with him can live well, and can only make the veterans who have followed him for many years live as much as possible. But this time, he is likely to lose Chen Dali.
Chen Dali is a reliable defensive general. Over the years, Hu You can feel at ease to hand over the defense of the town military camp to Chen Dali. If Chen Dali dies in battle, it will not only be a huge loss for Hu You, but also a huge blow.
But now, Hu You must be mentally prepared to accept this blow. Because Zhu Daneng's order was correct. Among the generals, only Chen Dali could withstand the enemy's strong attack and gain enough time for the main force to retreat. Even if Hu You were on the front line, he would also hand over this task to Chen Dali to complete.
"The soldiers in the first echelon have already traveled halfway and can reach Yuncheng in another two hours!"
"Very good." Hu You temporarily put away his worries about Chen Dali. He had something more important to do. He had to bring people to take control of Yuncheng before Li Yunxing reacted, and change the undercurrent flow and control all the waters around Yuncheng. Let Yuncheng be truly used by the Han and Tang Dynasties.
"We will succeed this time. Will we?" Hong Ye asked Hu You. This battle against Yuncheng is a joint action of many aspects. As long as there is a problem on one hand, it will fail completely. At that time, Hu You's efforts for nearly twenty years will be ruined.
Hongye is the woman who has been following Hu You. She knows how much effort Hu You put into the Han and Tang dynasties. If the Han and Tang dynasties are really over, what a serious blow to Hu You will be.
"We will win if we will succeed!"
Hu You was telling Hongye, and he was also telling himself that so many sacrifices brought about the current situation. He would never let those sacrifices be wasted.
"I didn't expect Hu You would do such a thing!" After hearing the soldiers' report, Avril breathed a long sigh.
"It is not yet certain that Hu You did it. Maybe it was just the personal behavior of a general in the Han and Tang dynasties." Li Yunxing still had a fluke mentality, and he was unwilling to believe the fact that Hu You escaped.
"No!" Avril said with great certainty: "No one knows the generals under Hu You better than me. Most of them are born to ordinary people. To them, the common people are like their parents. They will never take the initiative to kill the common people. They will do that unless there is Hu You's absolute order."
"So, in your opinion, who will be the general who will attack this time? Zhu Daneng, Chen Dali, or Harrison?"
"None of them. If I guess correctly, it should be a cold rainy night. Only she and her men will execute the orders in this regard. The only person who can command her to do these things is Hu You!"
"Leng Yuye? This name is not often heard." Li Yunxing hopes to get more news in this regard, and perhaps there is a chance to turn the tables.
Avril sneered: "You will hear her name more and more in the future. This is a terrible woman!"
Li Yunxingxin said: Are you also a terrifying woman? If you use this kind of non-human weapon to kill, you, the only woman in the world can do it.
"Avril has guessed it." Chen Dali's face no longer had any expression change. In the past five hours, he lost a thousand soldiers and his best brothers. In the next five hours, he and his remaining soldiers will stay here forever. No joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness are no longer important to him.
"Yes, Avril already knows that we are the rear guard. She will definitely break through us with all her strength, and the next battle will not be easy to fight." Jing Wuming's expression was colder than usual.
"I won't let them do that!" Chen Dali gritted his teeth.
"What are your plans?" Jing Wuming looked at Chen Dali. Liu Xiaosan had already walked first. Next, it should be Jing Wuming.
"I thought about it. We can send a team of people to cause trouble for Avril from behind." Chen Dali sneered: "I think she will definitely not guess that I will take the initiative to attack at this time."
Chapter completed!