I have to say that fighting on the preset battlefield is really fun.
Everyone in Qinghe present acknowledged this.
As the ambushers ignited the underground oil pipeline, the fire caused by the incendiary bombs became more intense.
For Jiang Yuan, his only hope now is to move forward.
Yes, go ahead!
After all, no one would set fire to their own position, right? The fire in Qinghe would definitely block his retreat, so he didn't even think about retreating. But if he went forward, it seemed that there was still a glimmer of hope.
Ma Huaide and Han Qinhu, who were further ahead, had more reliable judgments. They confirmed with their own eyes that the Qinghe soldiers in the second-line position seemed to be retreating in a hurry to avoid the heat wave brought by the fire.
There is a way!
The two looked at each other, nodded to each other, and made up their minds.
Now is not the time to conserve your strength. After all, these strengths will only be useful if you are alive. Otherwise, staying here will only be a favor to others. What's more, it is not certain whether you can stay.
The two looked around and saw that the fire was getting more and more fierce. The surviving soldiers had left the formation and were trying to put out the fire on their own.
The sharp-eyed Ma Huaide noticed that these flames could not be extinguished at all!
No matter whether they shoveled up the sand with weapons or beat it with clothes and flags, it had no effect on the flames. The flames even spread to people's bodies through the clothes.
The tried-and-true trick of rolling on the ground when on fire is completely useless. Not only will it fail to put out the fire, it may even cause a bigger fire.
Within his sight, there were at least hundreds of soldiers running, wailing, rolling in the flames... and then one by one they turned into charcoal and fell into silence.
"Gather! Gather quickly! Come closer to me."
Ma Huaide immediately stepped forward and shouted.
"There's kerosene underground. The road back is all on fire. The only way is to charge forward and reach Qinghe's position. There's still a glimmer of hope. Follow me if you don't want to die."
The first person to respond to him was Han Qinhu.
Han Qinhu roared, "Charge forward! Charge forward if you don't want to die!"
The dedicated bodyguards braved the explosions and flames to search for soldiers and soon gathered a large team for them.
There was no time to count the number of soldiers. Ma Huaide, holding a broadsword, shouted, "Take off your armor, otherwise we will be roasted to death in there."
Then he used a knife to cut the leather rope that tied his armor, and for the first time in his life, he led the charge and rushed out.
With the encouragement of the leading general, and the fact that no one wanted to die, the soldiers mustered up their courage, breathed the few remaining air in the heat wave, and then followed with shouts.
The madness of survival gnawed at the soldiers' sanity. What drove them behind them was no longer their superiors or the expressionless supervision team, but the raging flames, which was more effective than any war mobilization.
More soldiers heard the shouts and involuntarily followed them in the attack.
After all, in a hellish scene, most people can only wail and wait for death, but if someone starts doing something different at this time, the people behind will automatically follow even if they don't know why.
It was a crazy attack, they didn't care about anything.
Your legs are on fire?
Just let it burn. As long as we get out, the worst that can happen is amputation. A person has three legs, so amputating two of them is not a big deal.
Did someone fall?
That's just bad luck. Besides, if there's a person on the ground, wouldn't that just block the flames a bit? So, let's just step over him.
Were you shot by an arrow?
It's no big deal. Who doesn't get hurt in battle? Wait, just find a piece of cloth to wrap it up. As long as I can live until that time.
At the critical moment of life and death, the most elite troops of the Chen Dynasty erupted with unimaginable combat power, even completely surpassing the imagination of their commander.
Facing the barrage of Qinghe's powerful crossbows, it wasn't long before the bodies of Chen Dynasty soldiers filled the trenches and traps of Qinghe's second-line position. The latecomers advanced on the bloody mud of their comrades. The torrent of the charge even broke through the breastwork built on the position. The surviving soldiers poured out of the gap and bravely rushed towards Qinghe's swords and spears.
Wiping the blood and mud off his face with half of his cloak, Ma Huaide was about to order a pursuit when suddenly a cry came from the soldiers in front. Yes, a flame shot up into the sky in the Qinghe position.
The last group of Qinghe soldiers fled the position in a panic, wearing fire blankets under the cover of powerful crossbows. What they left behind were countless barrels of crude oil and flames that were enough to melt steel.
The Chen Dynasty soldiers who had just found their target of survival were completely panicked. People were running around in panic everywhere, and they were screaming inhumanly in the sea of fire.
"Don't panic, don't panic. The Qinghe people's anger has its limits. Just charge forward, we'll eventually get out! Those at the back, come on!"
As a general, Ma Huaide truly remained calm even when faced with a mountain collapsing in front of him. He accurately analyzed that it was impossible for the Qinghe people to cover all their positions with flames, so at most only the second-line positions of Qinghe would be on fire, and the positions further back must be safe!
This is indeed the correct answer.
But as most of the soldiers were engulfed in flames, the armored infantry he brought with him were completely lost.
But it doesn’t matter, there are still tiger-catching soldiers available!
Ma Huaide looked back and saw nothing behind him.
It seems a bit unreasonable to say that it is empty, after all, there is fire behind it, endless fire.
Yes, that guy Han Qinhu didn’t catch up at all!
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