Crackle! Crackle!
Crackle! The fire burned quickly.
The fire in the whole mountain had become a sea of fire. The fire was fierce and unstoppable. Under such a fierce momentum, it formed a fierce heat. Du Qi's soldiers at the foot of the mountain were a little farther away, not daring to get close. After all, the rolling heat was so strong that it made people feel hot all over.
Du Qi was now hiding under a big tree to avoid the sun. He looked at the burning sea of fire and waited for a long time, but the Tang army did not break out. He had a guess in his heart.
Li Shimin was really not breaking out.
He was going to stay and fight to the death.
If Li Shimin wanted to break out, the fire would not be so strong. But Li Shimin's army had not made any move from the beginning to the end. After all, although the Jade Mountain was very big, it was not the kind of primitive forest that could withstand the fire.
Guan Zhilan stared at the sea of fire and said seriously, "Your Majesty, the Jade Mountain is burning. The fire is monstrous. Li Shimin's army is not breaking out. Are they going to stay in the mountain and wait for death? "
Du Qi smiled and said, "Guan Zhilan, do you think Li Shimin will wait for death?"
Guan Zhilan said, "Of course not."
Du Qi said, "In that case, how do you think Li Shimin will deal with the burning fire?"
Shangguan Yi and Ma Zhou both stroked their beards.
There was a smile in their eyes.
Because both of them had thought it through.
Guan Zhilan was the youngest. In terms of seniority, Guan Zhilan was not as good as Shangguan Yi and Ma Zhou. But Guan Zhilan had also broadened his horizons with Du Qi, and he had not stopped learning. He stared at the burning mountain and did not have a direction for the time being. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I understand."
Du Qi said, "Tell me about it."
Guan Zhilan said, "The simplest case is that Li Shimin arranged for people to cut down trees and weeds in the mountains to clear out a section of the isolation zone. In order for the fire to burn, the trees had to be ignited one by one. Only in this way could the fire become a prairie fire. However, once the quantity and wormwood were lost, it would be impossible to achieve the same effect again. Therefore, this is the only way. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "Not bad. You reacted quickly and didn't become a blockhead."
Guan Zhilan smiled foolishly.
Zhu Yuwen, on the other hand, was waiting at the side. He looked at Du Qi and reported, "Your Majesty, even if Li Shimin was chopping down trees in the mountains in an attempt to isolate the fire from burning, he would not be able to do so. But in reality, it was unlikely to have any real effect. Because there was a lack of water in the mountains. The water source of this jade mountain is mainly from the foot of the mountain. "
"Therefore, Li Shimin's tens of thousands of troops hid in the mountains and never lacked water. Now that the fire is burning, the area near the river has been cut off, and there is no way to get water. For a short period of time, Li Shimin can still hold on and get water from some mountain streams in the mountains, or even some small ponds in the mountains. "
Zhu Yuwen said, "But tens of thousands of people will consume a lot of water every day. Burying pots and cooking rice will also consume water. At most, in a few days, the mountain will be short of water. This time, Li Shimin won't be able to hold on. "
Du Qi said, "With County Magistrate Zhu's words, we are even more certain. Now, we only need to defend the foot of the mountain to the death. Catching a turtle in a jar is not a bad idea. "
Zhu Yuwen said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Du Qi said, "Let's wait."
He was not in a hurry. He just waited quietly like that. The fire in the mountain was still burning with crackling sounds. When the night was completely dark and the sky was completely dark, the full moon rose in the sky, sprinkling down bright moonlight. Under normal circumstances, this jade mountain should be hazy under the illumination of the moonlight. However, the fire on the jade mountain continued to crackle and burn, showing no signs of extinguishing, causing the surroundings of the jade mountain to be as bright as day.
Compared to Du Qi's army, the soldiers were all calm and composed, but the soldiers under Li Shimin's command in the mountain were somewhat panicky, and many soldiers were restless.
When Li Shimin went south from Jiangdu, he once reorganized the army in Kuiji. At that time, in order to ensure that he could go south smoothly, Li Shimin let some of the wavering soldiers and officials leave, leaving only the soldiers who were willing to be loyal to him to go south.
This group of soldiers were Li Shimin's hardcore confidants.
They were truly soldiers who were not afraid of death.
The problem was that Li Shimin's group of soldiers was too small. After reaching Shaozhou, Li Shimin continued to expand the army. Although the number of soldiers increased, the army still had fighting power.
The problem was that such a group of soldiers, although there were many of them, in terms of loyalty, they were far from enough. Therefore, when the fire started to burn, many people felt uneasy and worried.
They stayed in the military camp, but looking from afar, they could see the burning fire and the billowing smoke. The turmoil in the army's morale made people's hearts waver.
Many people were extremely pessimistic.
Li Shimin specially patrolled the military camp, but after patrolling, he found that the morale of the soldiers in the army was low, and he shook his head in his heart.
The heroes were not free!
The general trend of the world was now gathered in Xia Xia's hands.
It was too difficult to go against Xia Xia.
Li Shimin raised his head and looked at the burning fire. Now the fire was spreading quickly, and he estimated that it was now close to the quarantine zone. At most, in another hour, the burning fire would slowly become smaller. However, they were now trapped in the jade mountain, and it was very difficult to resist Xia Xia's attack.
Li Shimin returned to the room he lived in, but he did not rest in the room. Instead, he sat by the door and looked at the dazzling starry sky, in a daze.
Time passed unknowingly.
Gradually, the fire outside began to become smaller, and it was obvious that it had reached the quarantine zone. Because the fire could not continue to burn, although there were still trees burning, the fire did not spread any further, so the fire gradually weakened.
Thud! Thud!
The sound of footsteps was heard. It was Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng.
Both of them were Li Shimin's confidants.
As soon as Li Shimin saw them, he waved his hand and said, "Sit down. Don't worry."
"Yes!"
Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling sat down together.
Fang Xuanling said, "Your Majesty, the fire is still burning. Even if the fire burns out, the ground will be full of fire and embers. Du Qi's army will not be able to enter the mountain in such a place without a few days' time. Now, we'll just drag it out with Du Qi. "
Fang Xuanling was not optimistic about the current situation, or rather, he did not think that they could win, so he comforted Li Shimin by saying that they would drag it out. However, in such a situation, they would definitely be the first to collapse.
Wei Zheng also said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, let's not worry about anything else. In short, we'll fight with all our might. As long as we don't let our hearts down, we can't be bothered to think about other things. "
Both of them comforted Li Shimin.
"Hahaha …"
Li Shimin suddenly burst into laughter when he heard that. He dusted his clothes and said, "Xuanling, Xuancheng, I don't need you to comfort me."
Wei Zheng suddenly said, "Hey, the clouds are rising."
As soon as he said that, Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling also looked up at the sky. They saw dark clouds gathering in the sky and quickly covered the moon. The stars were all hidden and could not be seen for the time being.
After the clouds appeared, the wind began to blow.
Rumble!
A huge thunderbolt flashed in the sky. The moment the thunderbolt flashed, the whole night seemed to dissipate, and the surroundings were as bright as day. The next moment, the thunderbolt faded away, and the surroundings returned to the previous scene. It was still gray and the night was dark.
Rumble!
Thunder continued to rumble.
Not long after, the sound of dripping rain could be heard.
Li Shimin looked outside the eaves and saw that it was raining. Suddenly, he said faintly, "It's raining. The heavens are really in Summer, not Tang. Heaven protects Du Qi, but not me, Li Shimin! "
Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng looked at each other and sighed in their hearts.
After the fire burned, the temperature in the forest was extremely high.
There were even embers burning.
As long as there was no heavy rain, Du Qi would not be able to enter the mountain in a short time. Although it was slightly difficult for Li Shimin to enter the mountain, at least he could survive.
The fire burned the trees, leaving only some withered branches. After a heavy rain, Du Qi's army could smoothly enter the mountain and approach the isolation belt. After all, there were no ambushes in the mountain after the fire, which was conducive to Du Qi's advance.
The heavy rain came at the wrong time.
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