Chapter 21 (1/2)

It seems that we can't do without retreating. Just when commander Xiqi was ready to order the retreat, a messenger rushed into Yang Lingshan's camp, holding up a letter still stained with blood: ”report to the commander, good news!”

”It's great news. Are they conquering several cities again?” With doubt, Yang Shanling opened the letter.

”Lao Yang, what's the matter with you? What news can make you behave like this?” Yang Lingshan's two military commanders looked at this, and they all cast a puzzled expression. One of them grabbed the letter and immediately became shocked.

The rest of the man saw the situation, and then he seized it and looked at it. Naturally, his expression was wonderful.

”My God, there is an army attacking the beacon city in Xiqi!” Yang Lingshan, who reacted, jumped up excitedly.

”Ha ha, who is attacking? It's really a beautiful job. If the food of Xiqi army is lost, the situation that we are forced to fight will be solved.” The other commander laughed.

”What are you doing? Send the news to the commander in chief.” Finally, before the commander's voice fell, another scout came in and handed in an intelligence. Yang Lingshan opened it and looked more excited: ”ha ha, you see, the Xiqi army has taken the initiative to retreat.”

”It must be that their beacon city is lost, ha ha!”

”Send these two news to the commander in chief, so that the commander can immediately send backup troops to support us, and we should take advantage of the victory to expand the results of the war!” Yang Lingshan roared repeatedly.

There were only three thousand Xiqi garrisons in Fenghuo city. Zhou Han's 30000 troops took two quarters of an hour to conquer it. Then he ordered the main grain and grass and warehouses in the city to be ignited at the first time.

The Xiqi reinforcements who came to see the fire rising in the city, even if they were extremely angry, could only look at the city and sigh. The provisions and supplies of the beacon city have been engulfed by the raging fire. It is meaningless for them to attack the city. Because there, the Universiade army is killing them with overwhelming force. They must obey the order of retreat.

Therefore, the fierce rush to the beacon city under the Xiqi reinforcements tide like withdrawal.

In the face of this scene, the war city's Universiade officers and men have been silly eyes. The Xiqi army has been under the city, and they are ready to defend the city. However, the Xiqi army has withdrawn. What is the singing?

”Zhou Han, why did the Xiqi army withdraw?” Someone asked.

”I think it's the Universiade army that attacked.” Zhou Han speculated.

”That's not right. Our Universiade army is still in the process of reorganization. Even if we receive the news of our siege, it is impossible to gather forces to attack in one hour. Judging from the fate of the retreat of the Xiqi army, it seems that the offensive of our army is still very fierce. ”

”Maybe our army attacked ahead of time. They should not have received the news of our attack on beacon city. This is probably a coincidence.” Zhou Han can only think so.

”Ha ha, no matter it's coincidence or our army's advance attack, in a word, we've been surrounded by the heavy troops of Xiqi, so we don't have to stay here for two days.” The fat man was very excited.

”Zhou Han, I have something else to report to you.” An officer came over in a low voice.

”What's the matter?” Zhou Han asked.

”It's your order. I gave a little discount. You asked to burn all the food and materials. I, I, I...” The officer faltered.

”Burn it and burn it. We have seen it. What else can you report?” Zhou Han asked.

”I think it's a pity that so much of the food and materials have been burned, so I'll keep half of them. Didn't you say that as long as we keep the beacon city, reinforcements will come, so I ordered to leave half of the supplies and supplies unused for the time being. If we can't keep the broken city, we'll burn it. Now the enemy troops have withdrawn. I, I'll The officer looked more nervous.

”What, did you keep half of it?” The fat man's voice around Zhou Han is the first to shout.

”Then I'll go and order the burning now...” The officer rushed to leave, and was grabbed by the fat man: ”ha ha, good to stay. The Xiqi army has been withdrawn, so we can get cheap food and grass for our army!”

”Ha ha, keep well, keep well!”

”This is another exciting thing. We will ask for your help in front of the commander.”

……

The crowd cheered and jumped at the birds.

The Xiqi army retreated on its own initiative, and the Universiade army naturally made great progress. It took less than a day for the vanguard cavalry to arrive under the beacon city.

”Well, what part of the city is that, brother?” Wu Yang, commander of the vanguard cavalry, looked up at the wall.