Chapter 374

As the fire oil flowed, it immediately soaked the saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal that had been buried underground.

This happened in the East, South, West and north of the camp.

Cao Cao rushed out of the camp. He was wearing a helmet and a sword in his hand. He was the first to kill in the front camp of the camp. Meanwhile, Cao Cao has ordered the soldiers of the barracks to gather.

Before that, Liu Xiu had no action. Now he suddenly has action, which must be extraordinary.

But Cao Cao is not worried. His 200000 troops are here.

Even if Liu Xiu attacked, there would be no fire.

When Cao Cao rushed to the front camp, he happened to see the burning fireballs coming from the air. When Cao Cao saw this scene, he sneered in his heart that it had just rained, although today's weather was very hot, dry and easy to catch fire. But Cao Cao's camp is so big and there are so many soldiers, it is not so easy to ignite.

In a short time, Cao Cao's generals, such as Xu Chu, Xu Yi, Xu Huang, Cao Ren and so on, had gathered.

Cheng Yu, Jia Xu and Xun you also arrived.

"Bang!"

The fireball landed, making a dull sound of impact.

"Boom!"

The moment the fireball landed, the fire suddenly raised half a person high.

The fire was burning with black smoke.

Fifty feet away from the gate of the camp, there were three places where the fire broke out. The fire spread at the speed visible to the naked eye, and then merged. The wall of fire, half a man's height, sprang up with a distance of nearly 100 feet.

Seeing this, Cao Cao was shocked on the spot.

How is it possible?

How could three fires ignite a fire nearly 100 feet long.

Suddenly, Cheng Yu said in a loud voice: "prime minister, it's not good. Look at Houying."

When Cao Cao looked back, he saw the location of the rear camp, which was also smoking heavily. Although we don't know the specific situation of the burning, at least it won't be better than that of the former camp.

Xunyou said, "prime minister, it's not good. There's smoke in the East."

Jia Xu said: "prime minister, smoke is also rising in the West."

Cao Cao's eyes were shocked and said: "there are fires in the East, South, West and North. Although they are serious, as long as they are put out, there will be no problem. Come on, go and put out the fire immediately. "

Cao Cao ordered: "Cao Ren, you go to the rear camp and command the soldiers to put out the fire."

"No!"

Cao Ren got the order, turned around and left.

Cao Cao ordered: "Xu Huang, you go to the east of the camp."

"No!"

Cao Ren was ordered to go east quickly.

Cao Cao continued: "XiaHouYuan, you go to the West."

"No!"

XiaHouYuan was ordered to leave quickly.

Cao Cao said: "Cao Zhang and Xu Chu, you follow the prime minister to put out the fire in the front camp. At the same time, the soldiers were ordered to be on guard against the attack of Jingzhou army. There is a fire in the camp and we are likely to be attacked. "

They were ordered to put out the fire quickly.

Among the soldiers, some soldiers took water to put out the fire, but as soon as the water splashed into the fire, it burst, and the fire became more fierce and could not be put out.

Jia Xu said in a loud voice, "you can't use water. It's fire oil. It's covered with mud and sand."

But now it's not so easy to move the soil. In particular, the buried underground is not only fire oil, but also fire charcoal, fire nitrate and sulfur. After burning, the fire is more and more ferocious.

Cao Jun camp, constantly busy, busy with fire fighting.

However, the burning fire has been unable to stop, difficult to put out, not only that, the fire is more fierce.

Outside the camp, Liu Xiu looked at the burning camp and the smoking camp of Cao's army. Seeing that Cao Cao had not planned to withdraw, he began to smile.

The later Cao Cao withdrew, the more difficult it was to withdraw.

Once the camp of 200000 troops burns, it will be a sea of fire.

A quarter of an hour later, the fire became more serious.

Standing in the camp, Cao Cao felt the burning fire and the heat wave. His heart, also more anxious.

Up to now, the fire fighting has not been any success, but it is getting bigger and bigger. Not only that, the fire in all directions, the army in the circle.

"Prime minister, No. There's a fire in the camp. "

"Prime minister, the soldiers' tent is on fire."

"Prime minister, all the fires are line by line, dividing the camp into several parts. The fire became more and more fierce, and many soldiers were affected. "

The generals of the army came one after another.

"Step on it! Step on it

The sound of rapid footsteps came, and Xu Huang ran back. He came to Cao Cao's side and reported: "prime minister, we can't stay any longer. We are in a more difficult situation. Now, withdraw from the camp immediately, or all the 200000 troops will be buried in the sea of fire. "Cao Cao looked anxious and said, "Gongming, it's not that far."

Once we retreat, we will encounter ambush.

Therefore, although Cao Cao was facing a crisis, he was not willing to withdraw immediately.

Xu Huang solemnly said, "prime minister, Liu Xiu is vicious. The last general commanded the soldiers to resist the fire in the East. After checking along the fire, he found that ditches had been dug out underground. In the ditches, there were coals, nitrates, sulfur, and even tins of kerosene. Then it's covered with soil to make sure it's not found. "

Xu Huang said: "it rained heavily before, which caused underground fire charcoal, fire nitrate, sulfur and so on to be affected by the tide, but with fire oil, all of these will not be affected. Especially after the fire oil from the East, South, West and north is ignited, the whole camp will fall into a sea of fire. "

Cao Cao said: "Gongming, the prime minister did not understand."

Xu Huang was even more worried. He explained once again, "Lord, to put it simply, Liu Xiu drew a line fifty feet from the front camp. After several tens of feet, another line was drawn to Houying in turn. "

"Below these lines are the ditches that have been dug out."

"All the ditches are hollowed out first, and then covered with nitrates, sulfur and so on."

Xu Huang said: "Liu Xiu ignited the fire from the East, South, West and North. With the fire oil burning, the charcoal will soon burn and spread to the whole camp. Especially after burning, it is not easy to put out. In time, the camp will be divided into a piece of fire. Prime minister, Liu Xiu is vicious. Withdraw quickly. "

The corner of Cao Cao's mouth twitched and his eyes showed an incredible look.

How is that possible?

How could Liu Xiu dig out channels in this area in advance and then bury sulfur, charcoal and kerosene.

Is Liu Xiu sure that he will be stationed here?

Jia Xu said: "prime minister, Liu Xiu sent an army to Wan county. It seems to be bluffing and deliberately attracting our attention, so as not to let us know his real intention. Liu Xiu's retreat and interception also attracted our attention. Moreover, the heavy rain also made the prime minister focus on the flood."

Jia Xu sighed: "Liu Xiu chose to do it after the heavy rain on purpose. And he had a purpose to camp outside Deng county. Liu Xiu knew that the prime minister's troops could not camp in ordinary places, but this area was open and would not be ambushed. So Liu Xiu laid an ambush here. Prime minister, we have entered Liu Xiu's trap. The situation is not good. Withdraw. Later, the whole camp will be reduced to ashes. "

The fire in the camp is getting bigger and bigger.

Especially in the camp of Houying, there are many tents and many equipment. Under the fire, it burns fast.

The whole camp is already in chaos.

Cao Cao sighed, had to admit defeat, ordered: "withdraw, withdraw immediately!"

With Cao Cao's order, all the generals in the camp quickly gathered and rushed out of the camp. Rao is so. It is not easy for 200000 troops to leave the camp.

The soldiers rushed out quickly, but the soldiers left behind fell into a sea of fire.

Cao Cao, surrounded by his generals, also quickly broke out.

When Cao Jun broke through, Liu Xiu saw it outside the camp and had a smile in his eyes. Now, Cao Cao is willing to break through. It's too late to break through now.

When the fire was just burning, Cao Cao broke through, and his soldiers would not lose much.

Now, the fire is burning completely, and the whole camp has fallen into a sea of fire. If Cao Cao withdraws, his soldiers will surely be attacked by the fire, and countless soldiers will surely die in the sea of fire.

Liu Xiu looks at the soldiers around him. At this time, Huang Hu, Zhang Ren and Sha Moke are all back.

Liu Xiu ordered: "beat the drum and light the torch."

"Dong! Dong

The drums of war resounded outside the camp.

A torch lit, Liu Xiu's soldiers, strict array. Although the ground has silted up, Liu Xiu's soldiers are all soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River and are used to this situation. It's good for them to fight in this situation.

The soldiers under Cao Cao's command were shocked.

Ambush!

There was an ambush outside the camp.