Chapter 0063 Massacre
In the dark night, the shadows were hazy, and no one knew how many shadows appeared in the darkness. Suddenly, fire flickered and instantly spread like wildfire, illuminating the entire beggar army camp like daylight.
Yin Shishi and his son Yin Hongzhi both had ferocious expressions on their faces. The army in front rushed towards the gate. After a brief collision, the army quickly broke into the camp.
"Kill, kill all these rebels." In the vanguard camp, Yin Hongzhi saw the camp open, and excitement suddenly appeared on his face. He immediately ordered the army to rush in kill indiscriminately. Unfortunately, the camp was empty and there were no enemies.
"Oh no, I've been fooled." After Yin Hongzhi chopped down the first enemy, he took a closer look and found that it was a scarecrow. His face suddenly changed and he shouted, "Quick, retreat!"
"Shoot." Suddenly, there was a roar in the chaos of the army . In an instant, there were bursts of whistling sounds in the air. Countless rockets fell in the camp. The camp was instantly ignited and a raging fire started. The tents and food were set on fire one after another. Thick smoke billowed, and a hot breath enveloped the camp.
The Sui army never expected that Cen Wenben had already guessed that Yin Shishi would launch a surprise attack at night, so he ordered his army to move away from the vanguard camp and sprinkled kerosene and straw throughout the camp. As soon as Yin Shishi's army entered the vanguard camp, they set a fire.
"Damn you." Yin Shishi had a ferocious look on his face as he looked at the fire in front of him. Screams were heard from the fire. Many Sui soldiers were burned by the fire and let out screams. Even the soldiers who were not burned by the fire were choked by the thick smoke and let out bursts of coughs. At this time, how could they fight? They fled one after another, wishing they had an extra leg so that they could escape.
"Retreat, retreat." Yin Hongzhi roared loudly in the fire. His handsome face became ferocious and the silver armor on his body had lost its former luster. He rode his war horse and fled to the gate.
"Father, we've been fooled." Yin Hongzhi looked at the flames in front of him. There were countless screams in the raging fire. The fire not only killed many people, but also burned away the morale . Yin Hongzhi was panicked. Fortunately, his horse was fast and he discovered it early. Otherwise, he would not be able to leave the camp at all, and would be burned to death by the enemy like those soldiers.
"I know." Yin Shishi looked at the flames in the distance, his face gloomy, and said coldly: "Reorganize the army, we will temporarily retreat to a safe area. In half an hour, we will attack again."
"Attack again?" Yin Hongzhi was stunned.
"That's right, let's attack again. Since the enemy is using a strategy, it means that the enemy's troops are not many. Li Yu's troops really went to Wancheng. Otherwise, according to Li Yu's character, he would definitely not do so. In this case, we will force the attack. No matter how good the strategy is, if the strength is insufficient, any strategy will be useless ." Yin Shishi pointed to the camp in front and said, "We have achieved results in this battle. At least, we have burned down the enemy's gate, which makes it much easier to attack. Let's go back and attack again when we are halfway."
"Okay." Yin Hongzhi suppressed his anger and quickly commanded the army to slowly retreat, disappearing into the darkness in an instant. There was only the burning flames and some screams. If it weren't for the destroyed gate and the corpses on the ground, one would have thought that there was no war here.
In the rear camp, Cen Wenben and others watched the flames in the vanguard camp slowly die out, with a look of relief on their faces. Xie Yingdeng was even more relieved, looking at Cen Wenben with respect. If it weren't for Cen Wenben, they would probably suffer a great loss this time, and the one thousand soldiers under his command would suffer heavy casualties, and they didn't know whether they could save the lives of those behind them.
"Although the enemy has retreated, we still have to be careful and not get carried away." Cen Wenben shook his head and said to everyone, "Everyone should be careful tonight, General Xie, and pay attention to protecting the two ladies and their families. The general's actions will probably take only two days, and after this difficult time, it will be almost over."
"Yes." Xie Yingdeng nodded.
"Oh!" Cen Wenben regretted at this time. When it came to handling government affairs and coming up with some strategies, Cen Wenben was still capable, but when it came to military affairs, he was a little lacking.
In the middle of the night, Cen Wenben was in a daze. The enemy had been harassing him for most of an hour. The soldiers of the three armies were all resting. Suddenly, a shout of killing was heard from the vanguard camp.
"Not good." Cen Wenben's face changed. Before he could react, the big tent was lifted and Xie Yingdeng rushed in, shouting, "Sir, hurry up, the enemy is coming again."
Cen Wenben's face was pale. He hurriedly put on his clothes and rushed out of the tent. He saw a red sky and countless figures rushing around.
"Where are the two ladies?" Cen Wenben couldn't help but ask loudly. Anyone could fall into the hands of the enemy, except Yang Ruoxi and the other one.
"They have been properly protected. Some family members are also being protected. Let's go, sir." Xie Yingdeng quickly escorted Cen Wenben onto the warhorse. After walking only a few dozen steps, they saw hundreds of soldiers guarding several carriages. Among them, Yang Ruoxi's two maids were standing on the carriage, which made him feel relieved. On the other side, Fan Jin was also guarding himself and Ding Meng's family together. Everyone showed worry on their faces.
"Poor, hateful." A trace of regret flashed across Cen Wenben's face, and he said to Xie Yingdeng, "Hurry up and leave here, head towards Nanyang, and meet up with the general first." Anger flashed across Cen Wenbenjun's face. He was not regretting today's failure, but thinking of the countless civilians in the camp, and tens of thousands of people would probably die at the hands of Yin Shishi in this battle.
"Kill, haha, kill these rebels." Yin Hongzhi stabbed out with the long spear in his hand, and after stabbing an old man to death, his face was full of pride. His father was indeed powerful. After attacking again, the enemy was indeed unprepared. The camp drove straight into the chaotic army. In Yin Hongzhi's view, these were all military exploits. No matter who the opponent was, whether old or young, female or child, they were all killed by Yin Hongzhi.
The same was true for the soldiers around him. Some of them even took advantage of the chaos to do things worse than those of beasts. After all, they were a group of lambs to be slaughtered, so they had no taboos at all.
"Da Lang, have you discovered the enemy's main force?" Yin Shishi came on horseback and saw Yin Hongzhi was in high spirits of killing, so he couldn't help but shout loudly.
"No, the enemy should be in the rear army, and the central army is made up of refugees." Yin Hongzhi recalled and his face changed. He found that there were no combat-capable soldiers in the central army. They were all a group of old and weak people. His face changed.
"Damn it, the villain is too cruel, he can even abandon his own people." Yin Shishi immediately understood the other party's calculations. It was obvious that they were afraid that he would attack again, so they placed the main figures in the rear camp. If he broke in, he would only kill into the central army. The enemy's main figures were probably in the rear army.
"I don't know if the soldiers in the opposite city have discovered everything under the city. If we can attack together, that would be the best thing." Yin Shishi looked at the city in the distance. As long as the leader of the city was not stupid, he would know that this was the best time to attack. Otherwise, even if tens of thousands of people were slaughtered, if the main force of the enemy was not captured, the military achievement would be much smaller.
