Chapter 0043: Fire and Sulfur Method
Lushan is a part of Funiushan Mountain, located on the eastern foot of Funiushan Mountain. There is a county next to it, which is famous because of Lushan. Li Yu led his army through Lushan. He did not look good because the 20,000 horses around him slowed down his speed a lot.
"General, we found the enemy's scouts." Pang Jue came over with a group of cavalrymen on horseback, and said with some concern: "They should be Yuwen Tianbao's troops. They should be not far from us."
"I think the time has come. If he doesn't come out, I will lead the army into Funiu Mountain. By then, he won't be able to find us even if he wants to." Li Yu said indifferently: "At this time, Yuwen Tianbao appeared, which means he is sure to destroy our 20,000 people."
"General, I'm afraid it's not just him who has arrived. Wen Ben guessed that there will be a large army coming behind." Cen Wenben's robe was covered in dust, and he had lost a lot of weight. Thinking back to when he first met Li Yu and Yang Ruoxi, he was so handsome and elegant. It's only been half a month, and he has become like this. It's really heartbreaking.
"Yuwen Shu really can't wait. It seems that he wants to destroy me, Li Yu!" After hearing this, Li Yu immediately said with a smile: "However, sir, it is better to destroy Yuwen Tianbao first ! I wonder if you have any plan."
"General, don't you have it? Why do you want to embarrass your subordinates?" Cen Wenben said with a smile: "These days, Wenben has discovered many of the general's secrets!"
"I have to thank Dr. Sun for this! If I have the chance in the future, I must thank him in person." Li Yu nodded and said, "However, it is difficult for you to find such a suitable place!"
"Take five ounces of sulfur, grind it with water, remove the sand and stones, weigh it, grind it into powder, and put it in a porcelain box... I didn't expect that Doctor Sun's hidden fire and sulfur method would become such a strange weapon in the hands of the general. It's really eye-opening." Cen Wenben couldn't help but sigh.
Yes, this hidden fire and sulfur method is the method of refining external elixirs created by Sun Simiao, but in fact, it is also the most primitive gunpowder. As a disciple of Sun Simiao, Yang Ruoxi naturally understood it. When she was teaching several nurses and doctors under her in her spare time, Li Yu happened to pass by and immediately realized that this was the gunpowder created by the ancients.
This most primitive gunpowder is easy to make, but it is also not very powerful and emits thick smoke. If you want to kill someone with it, sorry, that is something that can only happen under certain circumstances, but at certain times, this most primitive gunpowder can change the situation on the battlefield.
"The scouts have mapped out the mountains and rivers within a radius of ten miles. Wenben believes that only this place can bring out the greatest advantage of gunpowder. And this place is also one of the main roads in Lu County." Cen Wenben said, "General, please see, there are many trees and weeds around Wulong Ridge. If the enemy enters and ignites the gunpowder, it may ignite the weeds, but more importantly, the thick smoke can block the enemy's sight and cause panic. The general will lead 500 troops to take a detour from here. When the smoke rises, they will appear behind, and General Li Gu will lead the infantry to block the exit to the south of Wulong Ridge. By attacking from both sides, we will definitely be able to annihilate Yuwen Tianbao's 1,000 cavalry."
To put it bluntly, this strategy is nothing. If it were in the past, a two-pronged attack would certainly be able to eliminate Yuwen Tianbao, but it would also cause Li Yu to suffer heavy losses. Only by using this method can Yuwen Tianbao's cavalry be thrown into chaos first, and then take advantage of the situation to attack and minimize the losses.
"Let's do it." Li Yu immediately made a decision and said, "Let the army speed up and pretend to enter Funiushan. Yuwen Tianbao will definitely not let us enter Funiushan easily. He will intercept us here. Pang Jue, you go in person and lead the people to the direction of Funiushan. Li Gu, lead 500 infantrymen to set up an ambush in front. Don't let Yuwen Tianbao escape."
"Yes." Pang Jue and Li Gu did not dare to neglect and hurried down to make arrangements. Li Yu also led the cavalry ahead.
Yuwen Tianbao, who was in the rear, also quickly learned the whereabouts of the Qihuo Army. He asked someone to open the map and saw the situation of Wulongling. He said to his personal soldiers: "After Wulongling, there is Lu County on one side and Funiushan on the other. Where do you think Li Yu will go?"
"We are right behind him now. Can he rely on this mob to forcibly attack Lu County? At this time, we can only go to Funiushan. As long as we enter Funiushan, it will be very difficult for us to attack him." The guards couldn't help laughing.
"Yes, he must know that we have a large number of reinforcements behind us, so he suddenly rushed into Funiushan from this place. We must not let him enter Funiushan." Yuwen Tianbao looked at Lu County in front of him. Lu County was relatively small, but there were still hundreds of soldiers in Lu County. It was almost impossible for Li Yu to capture Lu County before his attack, unless he planned to take a detour, in which case he would fall behind him. Another way was to go to Funiushan.
"Major General, the general sent a letter asking you to wait for General Yin to come and encircle and suppress Li Yu together. If you force your troops to go out at this time, I'm afraid the old general will blame you in the future." A family soldier beside him said worriedly, "At this time, General Yin's troops are only one day away from us, so why not wait a little longer?"
"What are you waiting for? If we wait any longer, Li Yu will have already entered the Funiushan Mountains. Although he has a lot of soldiers, there are only 1,500 soldiers who can fight, and 1,000 of them are cavalry. As for the infantry, they are no match for me at all, so don't worry about them." Yuwen Tianbao shook his head. If it were in the past, Yuwen Tianbao would naturally be cautious, but it is different now. Li Yu might have entered the Funiushan Mountains, and it would be difficult to catch up with him if he didn't chase him. Yuwen Tianbao was ready to take a risk.
A thousand cavalrymen soon entered Wulong Ridge. What made Yuwen Tianbao happy was that he could even see human figures in the distance. They were the people following Li Yu. They were a group of old and weak people. They had slowed down Li Yu's marching speed a long time ago. Otherwise, he would not be able to catch up at all. Unexpectedly, in this place of Wulong Ridge, they were still slowing down the opponent's marching speed as always.
"Hurry, hurry, catch up." Yuwen Tianbao shouted impatiently.
The cavalrymen around him followed closely behind, but they did not notice that on both sides of the road, in the weeds, there were many particles scattered all over. These black particles were densely packed and extended into the distance.
There were bursts of panicked sounds coming from the distance, as if countless people were running. Yuwen Tianbao even saw the other party's figures, but to Yuwen Tianbao's surprise, the other party was not old or weak, but a group of agile young men. These young men had climbed up the mountainside on both sides, drew their bows and arrows, and flames were lit on the arrows.
"Not good." Yuwen Tianbao suddenly had a bad feeling.
