Chapter 2101 Steamer Battle (Part 2)


    Chapter 2099: Steamer Battle (Part 2)


    "Report to General, the fire is about to be extinguished."


    "good."


    After hearing the report from his subordinates, a gleam flashed in Wei Qing''s eyes and ordered: "After the fire is extinguished, start an attack immediately."


    Xue Dingshan, Tian Yu, Li Ling and other generals were stunned when they heard this. Xue Dingshan said with confusion: "General, even if the fire is extinguished, there are still many residues, and the heat has not disappeared. At this time, the soldiers are prone to being scalded. Under the scald, the combat power will decrease. The attack will be half the result with twice the effort."


    Although Tian Yu and Li Lingsu did not speak, they also had the same doubts as Xue Dingshan on their faces. In their opinion, Wei Qing could not make such a low-level mistake.


    Wei Qing smiled indifferently and said, "It is better to have scalds than to die in battle."


    The generals were even more puzzled. What does burns mean better than death in battle? They wanted Wei Qing to explain it, but Wei Qing had no intention of explaining it.


    Looking at Wei Qing who was silent and no longer talking, Tian Yu and Li Ling showed helplessness. Wei Qing, who used to be, could only speak half of his words and never hide anything from his own people. But since he surrendered to Qin, he has become taciturn. Even when facing their old subordinates, he is far from as close as before.


    Tian Yu and Li Ling also knew in their hearts that Wei Qing did this to avoid suspicion. After all, there were many troubles in front of the surrendered generals, and countless pairs of eyes were staring at him. In order to prevent being suspected of being a clique, Wei Qing had to alienate their old subordinates.


    In this regard, the two felt rationally that Wei Qing was right, but emotionally it was a bit difficult to accept, but they were helpless. Who made them surrendered generals who had not been completely accepted?


    Under Wei Qing''s order, as soon as the fire was extinguished, the Qin army launched an attack and embarked on this land where the popularity had not yet subsided.


    After three thousand cans of turbulent oil bombs and 50,000 rockets, uninterrupted burning for three consecutive hours, the mountainside had been burned to a white ground, and a hot breath was emitted everywhere, like a soldering iron.


    The Qin soldiers were wearing thick military boots, but even so, they could still feel the soles of their feet getting hotter.


    A soldier complained dissatisfiedly: "What did the general think? He attacked as soon as the fire was extinguished. How could he fight so hot?"


    "Don''t complain. After traveling through this area, the Qingzhai on the top of the mountain has not been burned yet, and the temperature there is not that hot." said the captain.


    "But there is the Qing army there." The soldier murmured in a low voice.


    "Stop talking nonsense, military orders are like a mountain."


    The three thousand Qin troops attacked quickly passed through the fire area and approached the mountain village. Just when they thought the Qing army was going to counterattack, they found that the Qing camp was quiet and strange. After breaking in, they found that there was no one inside.


    The Qing army has run away, this is an empty camp.


    Although the Qin generals and officers were a little confused, they still occupied the camp and sent people to report to Wei Qing. When the generals learned about it, they were in an uproar.


    Wei Qing had said before that he would not abandon one army and one soldier to capture the Qing army camp. At that time, they didn''t believe it and thought Wei Qing was talking angry, but now when he really did it, the generals only thought this was too strange, and the next one was confusion and doubt.


    Why is this?


    Xue Dingshan couldn''t help but feel curious and asked the first question: "General, although our fire looks prosperous, it has not burned the Qing army camp at all. Tuoba Tao clearly has danger to defend, but why did he abandon the camp and flee?"


    "Yes, Tuoba Tao is a man of literature and martial arts. You should understand the situation of the Qing army now. It is absolutely impossible for you to escape without a fight unless you have to."


    Tian Yu frowned and said, this was also what he was most puzzled about. Why did Tuoba Tao escape?


    This is so strange. Looking at the confused generals, Wei Qing explained: "You can tell what terrain the Qingying is in."


    All the generals were asked and didn''t know how to answer. The terrain of the land was very strange. There were small plains in the mountains, and the overall appearance was like a valley, which was really difficult to divide.


    Xue Dingshan''s eyes lit up and blurted out, "It''s the terrain of Hukou."


    Wei Qing looked at Xue Dingshan in surprise, but he didn''t expect that he would be the first to answer. He thought it would be Tian Yu and Li Ling.


    "That''s right, just from the map, the overall shape of this place is concave, which is the very few terrain of the Hukou in the valley."


    As he said that, Wei Qing walked to the map and pointed to the map and said, "There are two high mountains behind the Qing camp. Although they are taller and more dangerous, they can be detoured. On the contrary, the shortest one blocked the necessary path for our army, so Tuoba Gui built the second camp here.


    Tuoba Gui believed that if our army wanted to break through, it would have to remove this camp. Unfortunately, he considered the geographical advantage but ignored it. ”


    All the generals showed doubts. What else is beyond the geographical advantage?


    Wei Qing no longer continued to play the puzzle and said, "The terrain of this valley is small and the air circulation will definitely be poor. If a fire attack is launched, it only needs to be supplemented with a slight west wind to blow the heat flow generated by the fire into the valley."


    All the generals were inexplicably shocked when they heard this.


    Isn’t it the west wind blowing now?


    "Under the terrain of Hukou, if the heat flow cannot flow out and cannot dissipate, a hot flow cycle will form, and the heat flow will gradually fill the entire valley, and the temperature in the valley will naturally become higher and higher, and the entire valley will turn into a huge steamer."


    Hearing this, the three generals Xue Dingshan, Li Ling and Tian Yu all showed a sudden look.


    No wonder Tuoba Tao retreated without fighting, because this is the smartest way to do it.


    Under Wei Qing''s steamer tactics, the entire valley turned into a large steamer. If the Qing army stayed in it, the powerful generals might not have any impact, but ordinary soldiers would definitely lose their combat power due to heatstroke after staying for a long time.


    The comprehensive combat power of the Qing army was already weaker than that of the Qin army. If it was reduced a lot, how could it block the Qin army''s military attack after the fire was extinguished?


    Therefore, Tuoba Tao did not want to retreat, but had to retreat.


    If you don’t withdraw, you will have a dead end. If you withdraw, you can still preserve your strength. Everyone knows how to choose.


    The victory or defeat in a war is nothing more than three factors: the right time, the right place, and the harmony of people;


    In this small battle, Wei Qing was obviously on the attacking side, but he used all the right time, place, and people.


    The weather is accurate.


    With the advantage of the terrain of Hukou, he used the terrain of Hukou to launch a steamer battle. Without a single soldier and a soldier, he forced Tuoba Tao to withdraw his troops.


    The vanguard army was wiped out, the Qin army intended to avenge their shame, and their fighting spirit was high, and their combat power increased greatly, but the Qing army''s combat power decreased due to heat stroke.


    As soon as he thought of this, Xue Dingshan admired Wei Qing even more, and at the same time understood why the King of Qin transferred him to Wei Qing''s command. It was because Wei Qing had real skills and he would definitely grow up with his words and deeds around him.


    At this time, Xue Dingshan was completely impressed by Wei Qing. In his heart, Wei Qing was already the second most famous general after Bai Qi, and was at the same level as his father Xue Rengui, Yue Fei, Su Dingfang and others.


    (This chapter ends)