Around 5 pm.
The army led by Du Qi had arrived at the foot of Jade Mountain. Entering Jade Mountain from the foot of the mountain, the road was not narrow, nor was the mountain road steep. It was not a cliff, just an ordinary slope. However, even the forest around Jade Mountain was full of towering trees and extremely lush trees.
After Du Qi's army got into formation, Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi divided the area they were in charge of. In a short time, the entire land area at the foot of Jade Mountain was surrounded.
As for the waterway, it was Zhu Yuwen's responsibility.
He believed that Zhu Yuwen would go all out.
Because if Li Shimin was completely defeated in this battle, then Zhu Yuwen would have established a monstrous meritorious service. On the contrary, if Li Shimin escaped, then Zhu Yuwen's many plans and suggestions would be useless.
Du Qi did not order to attack for the time being.
He was waiting for Zhu Yuwen's news.
Shangguan Yi rode his horse and stood beside Du Qi. He looked at Jade Mountain and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, there are many birds circling above Jade Mountain. Obviously, they don't want to leave. It can be seen that the soldiers of the Tang dynasty must be lying in ambush in this mountain, waiting for us to kill our way in. I even boldly speculate that Li Shimin has prepared many traps in Jade Mountain to ambush us. Such an arrangement was indeed well thought out. Unfortunately, Li Shimin's many plans will only turn into a dream. "
"The Li Tang is bound to lose."
Shangguan Yee had a confident look on her face, but she was also looking forward to it. Because now, Li Shimin had fallen into a desperate situation, and Xia Xia had grasped all the initiative.
Du Qi said with a smile, "Today, Li Shimin has indeed fallen into a desperate situation and has no chance to turn over. We now have a sure-win situation. Back in the days, we occupied a corner of the Western Region. Today, we finally have an understanding of Li Shimin. Pass my order, the whole army is to prepare for battle. "
"Yes!"
Shangguan Yi immediately gave the order.
When Shangguan Yi gave the order and everyone in the army prepared for battle, Zhu Yuwen and Liu Chang arrived. This was because the two of them had to make arrangements for the matters in Qujiang County first. Only after everything in Qujiang County had been settled would they set off for Jade Mountain. By the time they arrived, they had already received news that they had completed their mission.
Zhu Yuwen and Liu Chang arrived at Du Qi's location and said, "Your Majesty, we have completed our mission. All the crossings of Jade Mountain had been dealt with. On the surface of the river, there are already soldiers patrolling. In addition, Li Shimin's spies in Qujiang County have all been dealt with. "
Du Qi nodded and praised him. Then, he ordered, "Shangguan Yi, order someone to light the fire."
"Yes!"
Shangguan Yi immediately made other arrangements.
This was because Xia Xia's army had already surrounded the Jade Mountain front line. Now that the order had been passed down, the soldiers who were already in position poured the alcohol and kerosene they had prepared into the forest, and then threw down torches.
Whoosh! Whoosh!!
Even though the forest was now lush and green, the ground of the forest was covered with dead branches and leaves.
After the kerosene and alcohol were splashed, the fire quickly spread.
This was especially so when the fire was not in a certain area, but in a circle at the foot of Jade Mountain. The fire spread quickly. In a short period of time, even the trees were set ablaze.
Thick smoke billowed into the sky.
Du Qi's army had already retreated. They temporarily retreated to the foot of the mountain and did not move forward. The news of the fire in the mountain was discovered by Li Shimin's spies in a short period of time. Then, the spies panicked and retreated to the mountain stronghold in the mountain.
Because the mountain stronghold was located in the depths of Jade Mountain, when the spies came to Wei Shuyu's side and reported to him, Wei Shuyu's expression changed greatly. This was something Wei Shuyu had not expected.
He did not expect Du Qi to be so ruthless as to set fire to the mountain. Once the entire Jade Mountain was set ablaze, Li Shimin's army would have nowhere to go. They could only go out of the mountain.
As long as they went out, they would definitely be attacked by Du Qi.
The consequences would be unimaginable.
Wei Shuyu hurried to the room where Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Tang Jian, and the others were. As soon as Wei Shuyu entered, he reported, "Your Majesty, the situation is not good."
Everyone's gazes landed on Wei Shuyu.
Li Shimin also asked, "What's going on?"
Wei Shuyu said, "Du Qi's army did not attack the mountain. His current strategy is to set the forest on fire. Now, the entire periphery of Jade Mountain is on fire. The fire is spreading rapidly. "
Li Shimin's expression also changed greatly.
Fire attack!
Du Qi was so vicious!
Once the fire spread, Li Shimin's army of tens of thousands would immediately be in trouble.
Li Shimin said, "Now that Du Qi has set fire to the forest, what do you think we should do? We set up many traps in the forest. We even set up gunpowder in some places, prepared to blow up Xia Xia's army that entered the forest. However, if the fire spreads, the gunpowder will explode one after another, causing the fire in the mountain to burn even more. The current situation is very bad! "
Wei Zheng said in a low voice, "Break out. I suggest we break out immediately. The plan now is not to stay in the mountain. If we stay in the mountain, the consequences will be unimaginable! "
"That's not right!"
Wei Shuyu shook his head in disagreement.
He was facing Wei Zheng. Although he was facing his father, he was facing his father, so he said solemnly, "Prime Minister Wei, there are now Xia Xia's army everywhere outside Jade Mountain City. Moreover, Xia Xia's army is more than a hundred thousand, and there are definitely cannons. Once we try to break out, we will definitely be bombarded. Moreover, there is the obstruction of the fire, which is extremely disadvantageous for us. Breaking out is equivalent to sending ourselves to death. It's not appropriate. "
Wei Zheng snorted but did not say anything else.
He was slightly embarrassed by his son's rejection, but he had to admit that his son's analysis was reasonable. Because if they broke out now, they would be sending themselves to death.
Fang Xuanling didn't have any anxious expression on her face, because at this moment, they wouldn't retreat for the time being. Fang Xuanling thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, it is indeed difficult now. If we want to break out, we will definitely be bombarded. It will be very troublesome. Therefore, we can only stay in the mountain for now. The situation is also quite difficult if we stay in the mountain. "
"Once the fire spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable. In order to prevent the mountain fire from spreading, the only way is to immediately cut down all the trees and weeds in the surrounding area of our camp. "
Fang Xuanling said, "In this way, even if the surrounding forest burns, it will not spread to us. However, this method can only treat the symptoms and not the root cause. It can't play a permanent role. "
Li Shimin said, "No matter what, it must be done. Only in this way can we continue to fight to the death with Du Qi. In short, let's hold on first. "
Fang Xuanling said, "I will arrange it immediately."
Li Shimin said, "Go!"
After Fang Xuanling left, Li Shimin gave a few more orders. Wei Shuyu and Fang Xuanling both left. After all, it was not a simple matter to resist Xia Xia.
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