At this moment, it was already summer. Although the lush green grass couldn't burn, there was a thick layer of withered grass roots left behind by the previous year. These roots were easily flammable. Moreover, the summer was dry and dry. The Azure Sea was dry and didn't have much rain.
The dry grass roots were easily ignited and spread rapidly.
In order to stop the pursuit of the Tang Army, Fu Yun did not set fire to one place. Instead, he sent a number of cavalry to set fire to the grassland within a radius of hundreds of miles. The fire continued to spread in all directions. As far as the eyes of the Tang Army could see, the entire west was red.
The first day of May in the eighth year of Zhenguan was destined to be recorded in history.
During the day, the Heavenly Dog ate the sun, day and night were mixed, and Yin and Yang were reversed. Then, Mo Jiazi's firework rose to the sky, reversing Yin and Yang. Things could be seen clearly in the dark, and the soldiers fought as usual. Everyone thought it was over, but they did not expect that at night, Fu Yun would set fire to the grassland, reversing day and night again. Tonight should have been a night full of stars, but because of the huge fire, the whole sky was like dusk, and the entire camp could be seen clearly.
"Old Man, today is really an eye-opener." Cheng Yaojin looked at the red sky in the west and recalled the experience of this day. He could not help but sigh. He had been on the battlefield all his life and had seen all kinds of scenes. However, today, the reversal of day and night three times in one day was probably the most magical experience in his life.
The other generals also nodded and sighed.
Today's war had completely overturned their previous concept of war. It was really an eye-opener for them. Since ancient times, there were very few who could borrow the time of day in war. The most famous one was probably the Battle of Red Cliff.
"Haha! In ancient times, there was Zhuge Liang who borrowed the east wind. Today, there is Mo Jiazi who calculated the solar eclipse. Today's battle will definitely become a legend in the future, "Li Jing laughed and said.
Modun immediately said, "General Li, please don't flatter me. I wouldn't dare to be mentioned in the same breath as Mister Zhuge. All I did was talk. If it weren't for General Li's calm command, I wouldn't have been able to do anything no matter how accurate my calculations were."
Li Jing waved his hand and said, "Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind and set fire to Cao Yu's ship, but who can deny Zhou Yu's contribution?"
"Exactly! I have to say, this move of yours is beautiful. "The other generals also sighed with emotion, and there was not much jealousy in their words.
Only then did Meton remember that there was no Romance of the Three Kingdoms at this time, and the world had not made Zhuge Liang a legend. During the Battle of Red Cliff, Zhou Yu was the main general, and his contributions could not be ignored.
Hou Junji said with a solemn expression, "Fu Yun has already ignited the prairie fire. According to the scouts at the front, the fire is less than sixty miles away from the battlefield. According to the speed of the fire, it will reach us in at most four hours."
Everyone's heart sank. If the fire reached here, the army would have to move their camp. Last year, the fire from the withered grass roots was not very powerful, but after the fire, the grass would be burned to death. At that time, the expenditure of more than 100,000 warhorses would be enough to wear down the Tang Army.
Cheng Yaojin looked at the wounded barracks with a worried face, shook his head and said, "We can retreat, but the wounded barracks cannot. If the fire reaches here, I'm afraid …"
Cheng Yaojin didn't finish his words, but everyone understood what he meant. It wasn't easy for the injuries of these nearly ten thousand wounded soldiers to be stabilized. If they were moved, their old injuries would definitely relapse. At that time, the losses would be disastrous.
"We can't not move! Once the fire reaches here, I'm afraid there will be more casualties. "Hou Junji frowned.
"Fu Yun, that old bastard, what a vicious plan." Cheng Yaojin punched the air with hatred.
Fu Yun's fire did not hesitate to burn the prairie. The main purpose was to prevent the Tang Army from pursuing. However, it accidentally hit the Tang Army's biggest weakness, the wounded barracks that could not be moved.
"Now that things have come to this, we can only cut our losses." Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth and said.
The other generals also couldn't help but have a heavy expression. They didn't expect that after finally getting the help of the School of Medicine and bringing hope to these wounded soldiers, the heavens would be so cruel. In the blink of an eye, the hope of these wounded soldiers was snatched away.
Once the prairie fire broke out, unless it reached the desert or encountered the obstruction of a river, it would probably continue to burn. Unless God gave them face and gave them a heavy rain, the prairie fire would probably be extinguished.
However, when everyone looked up at the sky full of stars, there was no sign of rain.
"Now that things have come to this, I'm afraid this is the only way." Li Jing sighed and was ready to order the relocation of the wounded barracks.
"General, don't worry. A young man is here. There is no need to move the wounded barracks," Meton suddenly said loudly.
Li Jing was stunned. When he saw that it was Meton, he could not help but ask anxiously, "What? Does Mo Jiu have a plan to extinguish the fire?"
Everyone looked at Mo Dun with hopeful gazes. If it were anyone else, they would have scoffed at the idea. However, Mo Dun was the son of the Mo Clan, who had created miracles time and time again. He could even accurately calculate the date of the solar eclipse. Perhaps he might have a plan to extinguish the fire.
However, to everyone's disappointment, Meton shook his head and said, "The Minister said, 'If the fire burns in the prairie, it cannot be pushed forward, nor can it be extinguished. Once the prairie fire burns, it is impossible to extinguish it. "
Cheng Yaojin frowned and said, "If it is impossible to extinguish it, then wouldn't the wounded barracks be waiting for death?"
All the generals looked at Meton with suspicious eyes. Meton smiled confidently and said, "Regarding combustion, the House of Mo has done some research. If the fire wants to burn, it must meet two conditions. One is the oxygen in the air that the House of Mo proposed. Of course, this condition is impossible to achieve. The other is that there must be something combustible, which is the dried grass roots under our feet."
Li Jing thought for a moment and said, "Mo Jiu's method is on the dried grass roots."
Meton nodded and said, "That's right. If the fire wants to burn, there must be dried grass roots. However, what if there are no dried grass roots around the wounded barracks? Then the fire will not burn. "
"But how can we get rid of the dried grass roots?"
Meton wanted to keep them in suspense. Suddenly, he raised his head and saw that all the generals were looking at him with unfriendly gazes. Meton quickly said, "We can burn the dried grass roots around the wounded barracks before the fire spreads. This way, the fire will spread here, and the dried grass roots here have already been burned by us. Naturally, it will not burn and the wounded barracks will not need to be moved. "
"We burn it ourselves? Isn't that suicide? "Cheng Yaojin looked at Meton in disbelief.
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