Chapter 173: Yuan Army set ablaze

Someone tried to move the stone blocks blocking the city gate. Once the stone blocks are removed, it wouldn't be difficult to open the city gate anymore. It would then be easier to escape, wouldn't it?

However, when they descended the city, they realized that things were not as simple as they had thought. Since Liu Yan had left behind a backup plan for setting the city on fire, how could he be so careless? Although Wen Chou reacted in time to escape, it does not mean that these Yuan troops were also fortunate enough.

After the two soldiers who had rushed out of the city locked eyes for a moment, they gritted their teeth and charged forward. However, while the raging fire was manageable, what was terrifying was the hot charcoal scattered across the streets, which had also been ignited. The entire long street was glowing red, and as soon as the soldiers reached the outskirts of the city, their boots were set ablaze by the burning charcoal.

After a scream of agony, the soldier fell onto the burning coals and rolled in pain, the strong smell of roasted meat mixing with the acrid scent of ignited hair, in perfect harmony with the wailing and howling of agony.

The entire White Horse City is engulfed in flames.

The fire has already started, and the entire city of White Horse is surrounded by raging fire, with flames soaring into the sky.

The soldiers rushing out of the city are stepping on increasingly scorching ground, making it almost impossible to stand. The charcoal gradually turns red, and the entire street becomes crimson. Yet, they still grit their teeth and endure the pain, desperately running. The weapons in their hands are also thrown away without knowing where, and the armor is casually discarded as well.

Meanwhile, those soldiers who were still wearing their armor felt as if they had been tied up and roasted over a fire. By the time they realized what was happening, their armor had become scorching hot, and they couldn't even take it off. They met a fiery death, just like grilling on a hot plate.

At this time, under the city gate, the soldiers were running frantically, their cries for their parents echoing in the air.

"Move aside! Get out of my way!"

A Yuan army captain picked up a big knife from the ground and swung it left and right, managing to carve a bloody path at the city gate. With a thud, he collapsed outside the gate, and behind him, the long street had turned into a sea of fire.

Sparkling fire, like rolling magma, is enough to make one's heart skip a beat. Several blisters have formed on his feet, causing him excruciating pain and making it difficult for him to stand steady. In his frantic escape earlier, he hadn't even noticed the burns on his feet. Now that he has finally managed to break free, the piercing pain in his soles renders him incapable of standing.

Other Yuan soldiers were also screaming in agony, how could they have any strength to move the blocking stone and seal the city gate!

The captain turned around and tried to walk away, but the blister on his foot made it difficult for him to even stand, let alone run. After taking just two steps, the blister burst, and his feet were immediately stained red with blood.

"Damn you, Liu Yan! Even in death, I won't let you off!"

Before finishing his sentence, thousands of Cao soldiers trapped in the city ignored the raging fire and rushed towards the north gate, cutting down any Yuan soldiers trying to escape from the ladders. The Yuan soldiers only cared about grabbing a ladder to save their lives, while the Cao soldiers had already abandoned the fear of life and death, focusing on killing as many enemy soldiers as possible before dying, at the very least, not going down without a fight!

The howling sound echoed from inside the city, causing the Yuan army outside to feel a sense of fear. Luckily, I didn't enter the city. If I had, I might have been the one burning alive and howling inside.

In fact, they also wanted to try to rescue their fellow soldiers inside the city, but their battering ram was just burned by the enemy troops. And the second battering ram is still in the main camp and has not been brought over yet. By the time it is brought over, the brothers inside the city will have already been turned into ashes.

They can only sit here and rescue their brothers who come down from the city wall on the cloud ladder, as for the others, they cannot control them anymore.

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In the Battle of the White Horse, Wen Chou gathered a 50,000-strong army to attack the city. They heard from Feng Manlou that there were only 10,000 garrison troops in the city, and they thought they could easily capture the city. However, they did not expect such a turn of events.

First, the vanguard Ma Yan was beheaded by a young enemy soldier, resulting in over 30% casualties among the three thousand light cavalry. However, the enemy only left behind a mere three hundred corpses. And that's not all, during the siege, Lv Kuang was severely injured, Lv Xiang was repelled, both suffering some internal injuries, and one of the assault vehicles was destroyed. The attacking army also suffered significant casualties.

Wen Chou personally charged up the city walls and almost captured the northern gate. Who knew that Liu Yan would play such a move and dare to burn the city with flames!

While Wen Chou managed to escape safely, over 8,000 of the ten thousand soldiers who entered the city suffered heavy casualties. Less than two thousand soldiers remained, and they were already terrified and demoralized, trembling at the sight of fire. Furthermore, almost every soldier was injured, making it impossible for them to participate in the upcoming battles.

Wen Chou also feels fortunate that he did not let the army outside the three city gates of Southeast, East, and West attack the city. Otherwise, it is feared that this time, this 50,000-strong army would truly be finished.

Out of the 50,000 troops, 10,000 soldiers were lost, with a fifth of the forces injured or killed, all for the sake of capturing this insignificant Bai Ma City. How can he justify this to Yuan Shao?

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Speaking of Cai Yang and Qin Qi leading the 700 cavalry to break out of Bai Ma City, they suffered losses of nearly half, with only over 400 remaining. Along the way, they saw billows of smoke ahead, thinking it was an ambush by Yuan's army. Just as they were about to detour, they noticed the words "Battle Bear" on the flags of the army ahead, as well as a large banner with "General of Fierce Martialism, Cao Hong" written on it.

Cai Yang and Qin Qi quickly rushed towards Cao Hong's Bear Battalion when they saw the situation.

Upon seeing this group of hundreds of cavalry wearing their Cao Army armor, all of them injured and in a sorry state, Cao Hong didn't immediately come forward to assist them. Instead, he ordered the soldiers of the Bear Battalion to be on guard, in case the enemy disguised themselves as Cao Army.

When Cai Yang arrived in front of Cao Hong, Cao Hong finally let down his guard. Having worked together with Liu Yan, the Governor of Dong Commandery, for so long, Cao Hong naturally recognized Cai Yang, who was Liu Yan's trusted and beloved general. He even requested several times for Cai Yang to serve under his command.

"Zixu, why are you here! How is Bai Ma Cheng (White Horse City)!"

Upon hearing the three words Bai Ma Cheng, Cai Yang burst into tears and remained silent.

Seeing his appearance, Cao Hong became concerned. It seems that Bai Ma Cheng is in a precarious situation.

Suddenly, a soldier under Cao Hong's command shouted loudly, "General, quick look! The sky over there seems to be on fire!"

Hearing this, Cao Hong immediately followed the direction pointed by the soldier and saw that the distant horizon was blazing red like a sunset.

Startled, he shivered and urged his horse to gallop up a hill, gazing in the direction of the white horse. The flickering flames appeared to be coming from the white horse's direction.

It is worth knowing that Cao Hong was nearly twenty miles away from the white horse at this moment. To be able to see the firelight from twenty miles away, the flames must have been incredibly terrifying!

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