Seeing the Qingzhou Army approaching with little damage, Fang La's military morale, which was exhausted after a long battle, was finally shaken. Before they could launch an offensive, they had already taken the initiative to retreat. However, the formation and formation had also become chaotic. Looking at the situation, they were already at the end of their strength.
Naturally, Sun Tu could not miss such an opportunity. He immediately pointed his gun forward again and shouted loudly: "We are trapped in the camp and attack! I will win this battle!"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"" by the soldiers trapped in the camp immediately responded noisily. Following the shouts, they moved forward decisively. Although the speed was not very fast, the intimidating momentum was still passed on steadily. , causing all the rebels in the front to show fear.
Looking at the approaching Song army, Fang Shifo was frightened and angry but helpless. Even as brave as him, he was already short of breath after a night of fighting, and the hands holding the double copper hammers were trembling slightly. Now he was really unsure of another fight. But obviously, as the main force of the Song army came with the victory, unless they gave up the granary they finally captured and escaped, it would be a life-and-death battle.
But looking at the soldiers around them, they all have no fighting spirit. Because everyone has seen that their own family is far inferior to the other party in terms of combat power, and when they think about how easily the enemy army defeated Paoze outside the city, their fighting spirit has plummeted, so they can still stand here without being defeated. The army is elite enough.
After exhaling a long breath, Fang Shifo finally decided to take another gamble. He was indeed unwilling to fail. Seeing the enemy coming, he stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Listen, Song Jun across the way, I am Fang Shifo, and I want to talk to your general!"
Not long after the words were passed, the advancing trapped camp actually stopped a little, and a calm voice came from behind: "I, Jingdong Road, have jurisdiction over Sun Tu. What do you have to say? Other than laying down your weapons and kneeling down to surrender at this time." , I think you have no choice."
Hearing Sun Tu's name, Fang Shifo and other generals' faces showed strange expressions. Even though they were in Jiangnan, they had heard of this newly-rising famous general of the Song Dynasty, but they didn't expect that they would actually confront him head-on this time. In the past, they were a little disdainful of Sun Tu's legends, thinking that they were mostly exaggerated through false rumors, but now they know that he is a real man despite his great reputation.
"It turns out to be General Sun, no wonder he is so good at fighting." After sighing, Fang Shifo said coldly: "Do you think you can really win at this point? Don't forget that there is a warehouse behind us. What are you hoarding? It is the food, grass and baggage necessary for your army of more than 100,000 people in the south of the Yangtze River. If I order a fire now, what do you think the final result will be?"
Sun Tu stood on his horse and narrowed his eyes a stone's throw away: "Are you trying to threaten me with those grains?"
"This is not a threat, just a reminder. I think General Sun is here for the food this time, right? If you only get some ashes in the end, I wonder what Zhu Meng will punish you like this?"
"How are you doing?"
"It's very simple. How about you and I share the food here equally? This way you can make a contribution to the boss, and I won't return empty-handed."
This Ten Buddhas really had some ideas and actually came up with such a compromise. Seeing Sun Tu being silent, he just said that the other party was already moved, so he
Then he said: "As long as you lead your army to withdraw from Danyang at this moment, open a door and let me take people out, I promise to take only half of the food from the warehouse and take it away, and the other half will be treated as a friend of you, maybe he will Can you and I still work together in the future..."
His whimsical statement made Sun Tu laugh out loud: "Fang Shifo, you really dare to think about it. The food here belongs to the Song Dynasty court, how can I let you wait to take away a grain? If you know the truth, Yes, come forward and be bound now, I can protect you from death, otherwise, today will be your death anniversary next year!"
The other party actually refused to agree to his proposal, which made Fang Shifo angry again: "In that case, let's break up and let's see how you explain it to the superiors. Set fire!"
If you don't agree, then you'll have to fight! Following his order, the soldiers who had been prepared already raised their torches and threw them hard into the granary. At the same time, Fang Shifo quickly conveyed the order: "The whole army listens to the order, breaks out from the west and kills them!"
If you can't take away the food here, then burn it all. The most critical thing now is to lead the crowd to break out of Danyang. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the Song army was attracted by the sudden fire, he decisively issued this wise order.
At that moment, Fang La's army, which was still prepared for a decisive battle with the Song army, quickly turned around under the leadership of Fang Shifo and ran towards the west side street to break through.
Although there are soldiers and horses surrounding them, their numbers are far inferior to the troops that are about to launch an offensive in front. In addition, they did not expect that the enemy army would break through at this moment. They only had time to fire a few scattered arrows before Fang Shifo led his army to break out.
At this time, Fang Shifo no longer had any reservations. He once again swung the copper hammer with all his strength. In just one glance, he knocked down the dozen or so soldiers who were blocking him to the ground, carving a bloody path. . The soldiers at the rear also followed closely behind, rushing forward with all their strength, and they were able to kill through the defense line of thousands of people here in one go, and headed straight for the west gate that was already wide open.
At this time, the fire started to break out quickly in the granary over there. With the dry weather and the moderate northwest wind, it may not take long for the flames to spread quickly and cover the entire granary. It's lit. So at this moment, Sun Tu decisively issued an order: "Don't chase the poor bandits, put out the fire first!"
The officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou Army who were already shouting and waiting to pursue the enemy finally stopped abruptly after hearing the order. Of course, some crossbowmen still took advantage of the situation and threw hundreds of arrows out, knocking many enemies running behind to the ground, while others rushed into the warehouse without hesitation and began to put out the fire and grab food.
If Fang Shifo can make a comeback at this time, even if he cannot defeat the Qingzhou Army, he can definitely hold back the enemy and completely burn the food here. But at this time, he, like his soldiers, had lost the will to fight again. Not only was he physically exhausted, but he was also mentally stressed. The previous round of fighting had convinced him that his elite team was far from a match for the Qingzhou Army. In this case, conserving troops is the wisest choice, and everything else is no longer important.
So, when the sky was bright, Fang Shifo finally led his troops and escaped from Danyang. Then without making any stop, they quickly retreated south, and after half an hour they were already several miles away.
until confirmed
The Song army did not pursue them, so they stopped for a moment to rest, and then looked in the direction of Danyang. They discovered that although there was still black smoke billowing from there, it was not very large. Obviously, the food there had not been completely burned. This made everyone feel helpless and resentful. This time, their wishful thinking failed completely. Not only did they fail to capture Danyang and food, but they also lost thousands of elites here.
"Sun Tu..." After gritting his teeth and chanting the name again, Fang Shifo could only leave in anger.
The situation in Danyang City was just as they expected. Although the fire had started, thanks to the timely rescue by the Qingzhou Army, it finally did not lead to a major disaster. This was also due to the fact that the original defenders had done thorough defense work here. The warehouses were far apart from each other, and there were several large water tanks filled with water in the warehouse yard. So although those torches ignited the warehouse, the fire did not spread quickly.
When the soldiers quickly poured water on it, the nascent fire was quickly contained...
Of course, not all food could be saved in this way. Several granaries were still devoured by fire, and even if everyone poured water on them, it would not help. Except for the small amount of grain placed at the entrance of the warehouse that was risked to be carried out, the grain deep inside was burned...
When calculated later, the total food in the destroyed granaries was worth more than 8,000 dan, which was enough for an army of thousands of people to last three months.
When the relevant data was reported to Sun Tu, some soldiers around him gritted their teeth and cursed, and some shouted: "If we had known this, we should not have let those rebels leave. We should have made them pay a higher price."
"Don't worry about this anymore. In my opinion, this is the best result. If we really fight them to the end, our losses will only be greater." Sun Tu also had his own opinions and spoke to comfort He said: "After a night of fighting, everyone is in dire straits. It is always good if casualties can be avoided."
What he said was true. Although the Qingzhou Army won this battle, it also paid a heavy price. More than five hundred people were killed in the battle, and thousands more were injured. In particular, the cavalry suffered hundreds of casualties, which was a serious blow to the Qingzhou Army. Sun Tu still feels pain in his heart.
These words made everyone silent for a while. Since Sun Tu led the army, there have been few battles in which the Qingzhou Army paid such a heavy price. Of course, this also made everyone feel even more unwilling, and they all shouted that one day they would take revenge for today. Sun Tu was happy to see this. This was a good thing to inspire military morale.
But then, a question was placed in front of them again, where should they go next
Sun Tu had already thought about this: "Judging from the fighting here, my previous judgment was correct, so there will be no war in Changzhou and Wuxi. On the contrary, there is still a lot of food in Danyang, so we cannot ignore it. We Just stay here for now, and call back the people who escaped. And the fighting situation and food here..." As he said, his eyes flashed, "I will report it to Zhu Meng!"
Just by looking at his expression, some of his familiar subordinates had already guessed that he had his mind set on this batch of food. His own soldiers finally managed to save the food they rescued. Of course, Sun Tu would not easily hand it back to Zhu Meng and let him use it to line his own pockets...