Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 354 Seizing Deer City

After the King of Jin was angrily criticized by Li Ling for massacre of prisoners, he always held a grudge against Li Ling. Seeing that Li Ling was still unwilling to attack the city, he came to persecute him again and again, eager for quick success and instant gain. arrive."

Li Ling was neither arrogant nor impetuous until the end of autumn.

On this day, the King of Jin, who could not control his temper, found Li Ling's central military tent again. Before he could urge him, Lieutenant General Liang Jin entered the tent to report back. Seeing that the King of Jin was also there, he looked at Li Ling hesitantly.

Li Ling also followed Liang Jin and glanced at the King of Jin, and then said calmly to Liang Jin: "But it doesn't matter."

After receiving Li Ling's order, Liang Jin clasped his fists and reported, "Marshal, all firearms including fire oil, flint and stone have been prepared."

Li Ling nodded and replied: "Now let me know. The whole army is on standby and will listen to my orders."

King Jin had been following for dozens of days, and today he had finally seen all Li Ling's actions. He rolled his eyes, immediately put on a small face, and said cheerfully to Li Ling: "I said cousin. Oh no, it's Li Ling." Handsome, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd? I think you are really sincere and treat me as an outsider. Haha, I am the deputy commander after all. What is your plan? You should reveal it to me. Just one or two."

Li Ling's northwest army waited until the end of autumn to attack Lucheng. The reason why it took until this time to send troops was because Li Ling came up with a clever plan to break the city.

 That is the fire attack.

 Lucheng is surrounded by mountains on three sides, all of which are steep cliffs. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, this terrain also has disadvantages.

That's because the mountains on three sides are covered with luxuriant trees. If the vegetation is dry in autumn and winter, and a fire breaks out, the city trapped in the middle will naturally collapse.

The reason why Li Ling came up with this plan and never told King Jin was that King Jin was too selfish and eager for quick success, so he couldn't let Li Ling believe it.

Now that the city is about to be destroyed, Li Ling is no longer afraid of leaks, so he has no reason to hide it from King Jin anymore.

 Li Ling looked at King Jin and said expressionlessly: "I didn't mean to hide it from the prince, but this matter is very important. If the news comes out, I'm afraid it will ruin the plan."

 Seeing that Li Ling recovered the three cities easily, he was actually convinced by him. He knew that Li Ling was a difficult master to control. Li Ling didn't trust him, and the King of Jin didn't care much. It didn't matter if he couldn't win over Li Ling. He could earn military merits by following him, and when he returned to the capital, he could win over the prince and become the crown prince himself. Position is what King Jin cares about most.

The King of Jin smiled at Li Ling and said, "Although I have never led an army before, I know the rules of the army. How could I pick Commander Li for this reason?"

 Speaking, he looked at Li Ling and asked: "Now, can Li Shuai tell me when you plan to attack the city?"

Li Ling replied with two words neatly: "Tonight."



 Li Ling replied: "No! I intend to attack Lucheng with fire."

When King Jin heard what Li Ling said, he thought hard for a while before he was enlightened. He clapped his hands and laughed and said, "Shuai Li has such a good plan! He is really resourceful!"

Li Ling raised his eyes and glanced at King Jin who was dancing with joy, without saying anything.

The King of Jin praised Li Ling, then suddenly waved his hands and said: "No! No! It's autumn now, and the northwest wind is blowing. Lucheng is in the southeast, and our camp is in the northwest. If a fire breaks out, I'm afraid it will not be able to reach it." Lucheng is going to bring trouble to us instead." Li Ling glanced at King Jin, but he didn't expect that this man still had some brains, and he wasn't a complete idiot.

Li Ling winked at Liang Jin. Liang Jin stepped forward and clasped his fists at King Jin and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Marshal watches the stars at night and has already predicted that the wind direction will change tonight."

When King Jin heard this, he was stunned with surprise. He looked at Li Ling and said in surprise: "The northwest wind always blows in autumn. Li Shuai is really sure that the wind direction will change tonight. This is not a child's play. I advise you to think twice." "

If the fire breaks out and the wind direction does not change, it will burn down the whole camp. King Jin really wants to be the crown prince, and he doesn't want to return without success.

Li Ling nodded to the King of Jin and said: "In the seven days, the wind will be from the southeast only tonight, so the prince will just wait and see."

The King of Jin glanced at Li Ling and said, still unconvinced: "Then I will be waiting."

King Jin came out of the central army tent. He looked up at the big tree whose branches and leaves were trembling in the northwest wind, and complained: "Where does the southeast wind come from? I think Li Ling is also helpless against Lucheng. He is forced to Gotta be half stupid.”

King Jin looked at the soldiers in the camp who were busy carrying firearms, and sneered helplessly, and quickly summoned his confidants and ordered: "First prepare our supplies and horses, in case a fire breaks out in the camp at night. The group of rebels in Lucheng City will naturally take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the fire. If so, the army will definitely be in danger. When the fire starts, if the wind direction remains unchanged, we will go first."

After listening to King Jin's instructions, the confidants hurriedly trotted to pack their bags and prepare their horses.

The King of Jin stood outside the tent and waited eagerly for the wind direction to change. However, when the sky turned dark and there was no change in the wind direction, his heart felt cold.

After a while, I saw the mountains on the other side of Lucheng burst into flames. The wind borrowed the power of the fire, and the fire borrowed the power of the wind. The raging fire dyed the vast black sky red, and billowing black smoke came straight towards the camp.

The guards in the camp were all smoked out of the tent by the thick smoke. They bent down to cover their noses and coughed so hard that they couldn't straighten up. The camp, which was originally preparing to harvest the fruits of victory, gradually lost its order, and the soldiers one by one He was so smoked that he was hiding in confusion.

The soldiers in Lucheng did not expect that Li Ling would attack Lucheng with fire. They suddenly saw fires on all sides. They were confused at first, but they saw that the smoke from the fire was blown by the strong wind to the Qi army camp. All the soldiers in Lucheng were Big sigh of relief.

Lucheng was besieged by Li Ling's army for several months. Although the city had plenty of food and grass, enough to survive for two or three years, Shi Xiu was worried that he had no way to retreat from the enemy. Now was a God-given opportunity. Seeing this, Shi Xiu had an idea and immediately ordered the city to be opened. Door.

 He took his generals with him, led the army out of the city, and rushed straight to the Qi army's camp with great momentum.

In an instant, outside the Qi army’s camp, the enemy’s shouts of killing shook the heaven and the earth, which was heart-stirring.

When King Jin, who was staying in the camp, saw this posture, his legs became weak with fear. He slapped his thigh in anger and cursed: "Oh my God! The rebels are coming! This, this, this, this, the whole army is really going to be annihilated." Ah. Ah! Li Ling, Li Ling, you really missed this important event for me!"

Seeing that the rebel army had entered the camp and the 100,000-strong Qi army was about to be annihilated, King Jin regretted that he had not gained any military merit during this trip, but after all, his life and property were most important, and he could not think about anything else at this moment.

 King Jin quickly got on his horse and slipped away from the back gate of the camp with a few followers on fast horses.

 (End of this chapter)