Chapter 342 Expedient Measures
The violent fire spread outside Tiebi City in an instant. There is no doubt that the large wooden barrels that were smashed from the wall before were all filled with high-concentration kerosene!
The terrifying high-temperature flames instantly engulfed the group of orc soldiers who were closest to the city wall of Tiebi City. Hearing the screams that kept coming from his ears, Zhao Pan didn't show any pity on his face, and he even let the soldiers on the city wall. The soldiers threw a few rounds of logs and went down. While attacking the orc soldiers under the city, the logs that were thrown down could also become the best fuel for combustion, making the fire more prosperous!
Looking at the sky-high flames in the distance, Li Yuanjie, who had always been very calm, this time it was really frustrating, and he jumped up from the bronze chariot, "Grass!! Retreat! Call them quickly. Get me back!!"
Although the number of tauren is not as rare as that of elephants, they are definitely not many. They can fight and resist one by one. If they are placed in its army of orcs, they are all elite-level existences. It has lost too much. In a short period of time, even the ruler of the orc civilization has no place to replenish it.
Li Yuanjie, who was really aching in his heart, decisively ordered the werewolf guards beside him to sound the horn to retreat. Facing the retreating army of orcs, Zhao Pan certainly wouldn't mind letting his slingers and archers chase down the opposite side for a few more rounds to expand. damage and results.
However, the opponent was obviously not willing to retreat so directly. After withdrawing from the attack range, a whole army of orcs quickly regrouped and gathered directly on the high ground to confront Zhao Pan on Tiebi City. When he got up, looking at Li Yuanjie's posture, it was obvious that as soon as the fire went out, he planned to attack the city again.
But a fire that burns with kerosene is so easily extinguished? Not to mention that at this critical moment, Zhao Pan would not let the fire go out.
After a stalemate for a while, Li Yuanjie knew that there was no point in waiting any longer. He curled his lips in annoyance, and then gave an order to withdraw troops viciously, "Retreat temporarily! Find a place to camp and rest!"
Looking at the army of orcs who had been temporarily withdrawn, the defending soldiers of Tiebi City cheered and celebrated their victory. However, as the protagonist of this defending battle, Zhao Pan was not optimistic. Because he knows very well that this fire is just a stopgap measure, how much kerosene can there be? Counting all the inventory in Tiebi City, at most one more round will be held. After one round, if there is no waiting for reinforcements, facing such a monster army, Tiebi City will probably not be able to hold it.
Moreover, such a high-temperature fire, if it burns for a long time, will also cause damage to the city wall of Tiebi City, making the city wall fragile. It can be said to be a double-edged sword. Whether it can buy enough time depends on Can the other double-edged sword he swung out play its due role...
After walking down the city wall, Zhao Pan quickly called Liu Zheng, Zhou Yi, Zhang Lue, Liu Tao and other generals in the army, and Zhou Tao, the city owner of Tiebi City, rushed to the barracks to discuss.
After a simple analysis and statement of the entire battle situation, everyone's expressions became solemn, among which Liu Zheng even frowned slightly and said, "What do you mean?"
"I want the people of Tiebi City to evacuate towards the Shangyuan City in the rear one after another starting today. While retreating, all resources like ore can be taken away, provided that reinforcements fail to arrive. , I can at most hold on to another round of siege. After a round of siege, if reinforcements haven't arrived, then I will choose to preserve the troops, abandon Tiebi City, and retreat to Shangyuan City, leaving an empty city at that time. Just give it to those monsters." Zhao Pan said his plan calmly.
After listening to this, Liu Zheng's brows could not help but wrinkle even tighter, "Aren't you too pessimistic? It can be seen from today's siege battle that although those monsters are strong, their number is relatively limited. Moreover, we have won a small victory today, the confidence of the soldiers has just been built up, and now the people of Tiebicheng are evacuated, this move may be a bit of a blow to morale."
It is undeniable that Liu Zheng's words are reasonable. The whole scene fell into a brief silence for a while. Just when Zhao Pan was about to say something, Zhou Yi, who had been sitting beside him and said nothing, raised his hand. , indicating that he has something to say.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Pan raised his hand, and Zhou Yi, who had obtained permission, said immediately, "I agree with General Zhao Pan's strategy, this is not a question of pessimism or pessimism. It's a good thing for us. As for the issue of affecting the morale of the soldiers, we said that the battle will become more intense in the future. In order to avoid affecting the people in the city, we let them evacuate temporarily. After all, this is for the people. For the sake of our safety, I believe the soldiers and the people of Iron Wall can accept it."
Hearing Zhou Yi's words, a trace of surprise flashed in Zhao Pan's eyes, because he thought about it together, so he responded directly, "I think so too."
"Okay, since you have already decided, then I have no opinion." After all, he is an old partner for many years. When it comes to the arrangement of some tactics and strategies, Liu Zheng has always trusted Zhao Pan's judgment, but just now, he was just the same as always of expressing his thoughts and opinions.
As the city owner of Tiebi City, in the face of the current situation, Zhou Tao will not have any opinions, "I don't know much about the war, so let's do it according to the wishes of the generals."
"Well, the evacuation of the people of Tiebi City this time will require the hard work of City Lord Zhou." As he spoke, Zhao Pan cupped his hands at Zhou Tao, who was sitting beside him.
"The duty is, we have known each other for so many years, the general doesn't need to be so polite." After saying this, Zhou Tao got up directly, "I'm afraid there are a lot of things to be busy with this evacuation, so I will go first."
"Okay, I will transfer some people from the army to help you maintain order, so as not to be too crowded by then." While speaking, Liu Zheng and Zhou Yi also stood up one after another.
After the two sides reached a consensus, as soon as the news was announced, it was definitely false to say that it had no impact at all. However, Zhao Pan and Liu Zheng had been defending generals in Tiebi City for so many years, and the two were undoubtedly deeply impressed. The trust and love of the people of Tiebi City, this move was quickly understood by the people, and they all showed unusual cooperation. Before it got dark, the people of the whole city were already ready to go, under the escort of several teams of soldiers. Next, start to evacuate from the city gate at the other end of the Iron Wall...