The two flames collided with each other, causing sparks to fly all over the sky. But what happened next stunned the soldiers on both sides. The raging flames visibly shrank!
"Is this man a god?" Many soldiers of the Jin Kingdom cried out in surprise. Even San Zhongyi was shocked. Using fire to extinguish a fire was beyond their common sense. The soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty even worshipped Guo Jing as a god. Their morale, which had been extremely low, instantly rose.
Song Qingshu smiled. Guo Jing's method was exactly the same as what he had just thought. He was worried about not being able to warn him, but Guo Jing had unexpectedly thought of this method.
Using fire to extinguish a fire seemed profound, but it was no secret to him who had stood on the shoulders of countless giants. Once a fire started, the air would be heated to a high altitude, causing the air pressure at the center of the fire to be very low. The air pressure at the periphery of the fire was relatively high, causing a strong airflow to flow towards the fire. If a fire was set at the periphery of the fire, the fire would be blown towards the fire by the airflow, burning all the combustibles between the fire source and the fire. Then, due to the lack of combustibles, the fire would be extinguished.
Of course, to do this, one had to clear a barrier in advance. Otherwise, a slight carelessness could easily backfire. That was why Guo Jing had arranged for the soldiers to clear the reeds in front of the camp.
Song QingShu looked in that direction with some confusion. He had the relevant knowledge of physics, and he had read in the news in his previous life that Australia often used this method to extinguish fires. How did Guo Jing come up with such a method? Was Huang Rong by his side?
In fact, this was just his imagination running wild. The reason why Guo Jing knew this method was related to his experience of herding horses and sheep on the Mongolian grasslands when he was young. The herdsmen there would sometimes use this method to extinguish fires on the grasslands. Although they did not know physics, they had the same experience accumulated by their ancestors.
Taking advantage of the Jin people's distraction, Guo Jing led his cavalry and rushed out from the side. Taking advantage of the gap caused by the fire, they broke through the encirclement and ran towards the mountains.
Fu San Zhongyi was both angry and anxious. He hurriedly mobilized his troops to surround and intercept them. Taj-tish hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Guo Jing only has a few hundred cavalrymen at most. Why do you have to mobilize so many people and waste so much effort here? Along the way, we have already suffered many casualties. Don't forget that our most important target is the main force of the Song army. " She had received Song Qingshu's instructions. Although she was unwilling, she still tried to dispel the idea of his loyalty.
"Marshal, you may not know this," Fu San Zhongyi explained. "We personally led tens of thousands of cavalry to attack a few hundred Southern Song people. If we can't destroy them, we will lose all our prestige and will not be able to mobilize troops in the future. At the same time, it will also raise the morale of the Southern Song people and increase their ambition to go on a northern expedition. As for the Southern Song's main forces in Suzhou, they have long since been routed and are nothing to worry about. "
Song Qingshu sighed in his heart. Now that things had come to this, it could be said that it was hard to get off the tiger's back. Even if he wanted to give up, it was impossible.
"Don't worry, Marshal." Perhaps sensing Taj-tish's strange behavior, Fu San Zhongyi thought that the marshal was worried about something and explained, "Just as a precaution, I have already arranged for a large number of troops to be stationed on the main road ahead. This time, Guo Jing will not be able to escape even if he has wings."
After pondering along the way, Song Qingshu gradually calmed down. It was impossible to let Guo Jing go under the watchful eyes of the crowd, but he could definitely think of a way to rescue him after he was captured. As long as he did not nearly die in a sea of fire like before, it would be fine.
When Taj-tish and Fu San Zhongyi finished their conversation, the group of people caught up with them. It turned out that Guo Jing had tried to break out of the encirclement several times, but unfortunately, his escape route had long been sealed. Left with no choice, he could only lead the remnants of his troops up a small mountain, using the characteristics of the forest to resist the rain of arrows from the Golden people. At the same time, he had the geographical advantage of being on a higher ground.
The Golden soldiers in front had already organized a few assaults, but just like that, they were forcefully blocked by the enemy with the help of arrows and falling rocks.
After listening to the soldier's report, Fu San Zhongyi was not angry. Instead, he was delighted, "This mountain isn't big, and I have already surrounded it from all sides. Finally, they can't escape!"
Song Qingshu smiled bitterly to himself. According to the soldier's report, this small mountain had no water source or food. It could be said that it was a treacherous place for the military. However, Guo Jing and the rest were also at a dead end. If they did not go up this treacherous place, they might very well die under the encirclement of the Golden soldiers. If they went up there, they could at least buy themselves some time.
"Pass down my order, everyone is to set up camp at the foot of the mountain. Without water and food, they will soon lose the ability to fight." As a famous general, Fu San Zhongyi knew very well that in such a situation, it would be more appropriate for the soldiers to take turns to harass the enemy. However, they had suffered many casualties in the past few days. Although he felt that as long as they could capture Guo Jing, the middle and lower ranked soldiers might not understand. If tens of thousands of men and horses chased after a few hundred people, they would suffer great losses, and he would be criticized for it.
Moreover, Guo Jing had just put out a show of putting out the fire, and the morale of the Jin army had taken a big hit. Therefore, he needed to let the soldiers rest. By the time the Song army was hungry and thirsty, the morale of the Jin army should have recovered. Only then could they minimize their losses.
Meanwhile, the Jin army was setting up camp. The remaining dozens of Song soldiers on the mountain surrounded Guo Jing and said, "Commander Guo, now that things have come to this, we will definitely die. You are unparalleled in martial arts, why don't you use the night to escape alone?"
After several days and nights of pursuit, only a few dozen of the 480 cavalrymen were left. Many of them were heavily injured and could die at any time. The rest of them were injured and probably wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
Hearing their words, Guo Jing's expression changed, "I am not that kind of person who is afraid of death! I will never abandon my comrades like this. "
The soldiers tried to persuade him, "Hero Guo, in this situation, there is no way we can escape. Moreover, we have humiliated the wife and daughter of the Jin soldiers in Xuzhou. Even if we are caught, we will only be tortured to death. There is no other way. But you are different. Your martial arts are well-known in the world. Without us dragging you down, you may be able to escape in the night. " They no longer addressed him by his official rank, but by Hero Guo. Obviously, they had long been influenced by his chivalrous reputation. Now that they were at a critical juncture of life and death, any official rank meant nothing to them. Only their heartfelt respect would allow them to make such a suggestion.
"Hero Guo, please don't feel burdened. The reason why we are in such a desperate situation this time is because Chen Xiaoqing, the Martial Gentleman, abandoned his comrades. We need Hero Guo to return to the court and expose Chen Xiaoqing's shameless behavior to avenge us. Otherwise, we will die with regrets!" Obviously, they did not forget who had harmed them. They gnashed their teeth and said.
"Yes, while we still have some strength, we can still protect Hero Guo. If you escape for too long, I am afraid we will not be able to help you."
The crowd tried to persuade Guo Jing. Guo Jing's face was as dark as water. Finally, he said in a deep voice, "You don't have to say anything more. I will not escape alone. As for Chen Xiaoqing abandoning his comrades, there are so many people on the battlefield. After all, he can't stop them from talking. Sooner or later, the court will avenge us."
Seeing that they wanted to say something, Guo Jing took off his armor and said, "I have made up my mind. Don't follow me. Let me kill the Jin Marshal alone!"
Hearing the determination in his tone, the soldiers all had tears in their eyes, "Hero Guo, we will go with you!"
Guo Jing shook his head and said, "No, if you go together, you will be a big target. You will be easily discovered by the Jin Men in advance."
Hearing this, the soldiers did not say anything more. They all looked at him with tears in their eyes. They knew that Guo Jing would probably die if he went alone. No, it should be ten out of ten.
Guo Jing said in a deep voice, "If I am lucky to succeed, the Jin Army will be in chaos. You must seize this opportunity to break out of the encirclement. If this assassination fails …"
He was silent for a long time before saying, "Then I will go first. Take care of yourselves."
"Hero Guo!" The group of people all grabbed his arm, choking with sobs. Some of the younger soldiers could not help but sob.
Guo Jing patted everyone's hands and turned to walk down the mountain. He had only taken a few steps when he suddenly stopped and said with a sigh, "Regardless of whether I succeed or fail, I won't be able to live. It's a pity that I won't be able to see my unborn child. If any of you are lucky enough to return to Lin 'an, when you see my wife, tell her that I have let her down. When the child is born, if it is a daughter, she will be named Guo Xiang. We spent most of our time guarding Xiangyang, so it can be considered a memento. If it is a son, he will be named Polu, with the intention of expelling the Tartars. "
After saying this, he casually waved his hand and disappeared into the woods with his Lightness Skill.
Meanwhile, Song Qingshu was accompanying Taj-kis in the Marshal's tent, discussing with Fu San Zhongyi and a group of senior officers the strategy to attack the mountain. Suddenly, there was a commotion outside. Fu San Zhongyi said with dissatisfaction, "What is so noisy!"
"General, there … there is an assassin!" The guard at the door answered in panic.
"An assassin?" Fu San Zhongyi was so angry that he laughed. This was a military camp, not the palace or the residence of a minister. There were tens of thousands of soldiers heavily guarding the outside. How could there be an assassin?
"Marshal and generals, please retreat. An assassin is charging this way!" The commotion outside grew louder and the guard's voice became increasingly flustered.
"Preposterous! Is this father's army of tens of thousands just for show? " Fu San Zhongyi had been suppressing his anger for the past few days. Just as he was wondering where to vent his anger, he unsheathed his sword and ran out.
Seeing that their commanding general had left, the other generals naturally did not dare to be negligent. One by one, they unsheathed their swords and followed suit. These men had spent their entire lives on the battlefield and were adept with horse and bow. Moreover, with such a large group of people gathered together, they naturally did not fear any assassins in their own camp.
Song Qingshu and Taj-kis looked at each other and followed suit.
When they arrived outside the tent, a group of bodyguards had already surrounded them in three layers. From afar, they saw a rider charging towards them like a ferocious tiger charging into a pack of wolves. He was invincible all along the way and was charging towards them.
Along the way, many Jin soldiers tried to stop him. Unfortunately, the rider drew his bow and nocked an arrow. Several of them were hit and fell to the ground. The Jin soldiers who were slightly closer to the horse were slashed by the rider's saber, creating a rain of blood.
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