Chapter 84: God’s Punishment
Lieutenant General Wang set more than one fire in the grain and grass area. He followed Xu Zhao's instructions and set fire to grain and grass in several places. Grain and grass are flammable, so the fire spread quickly and gathered together, making it impossible to put out.
Even if it is finally put out, it will probably be almost burned out.
The water reserves were not much to begin with, and soon they ran out. The soldiers of Mobei had no choice but to pick up brooms and keep putting out the blazing fire.
The grain and fodder area was in a mess with people coming and going.
Deputy General Wang took this opportunity to leave the Mobei military camp and rode back to the Yue Kingdom military camp with Chatur's head at full speed.
Lana hurriedly pulled the deputy generals who were commanding, "Chatul's head has been taken!"
There was a lot of noise all around, and several lieutenants couldn't hear what Lana said at all. Someone shouted loudly: "What did you say? Say it again!"
"Chatul was assassinated and his head was taken!" Rana shouted just as loudly, without holding back his voice at all.
This time, everyone around him heard it clearly.
The news of Chatur's killing spread with the wind, from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. The soldiers who were originally holding brooms all stopped what they were doing. Flames shot up into the sky, reflecting on the soldiers' red faces and illuminating the sky.
"General Chatur has been killed!"
"Even the general is dead, how can we fight this war?"
"The food and fodder were burned for no apparent reason. This is probably a punishment from the gods!"
"It must be because of our constant disputes with the Moon Nation that the Heavens are displeased!"
Pedantic people always blame God for all their misfortunes.
The rumor of divine punishment spread like a plague.
For a moment, the soldiers of the Mobei Kingdom, believing that it was a punishment from heaven, knelt on the ground, banging their heads on the ground and begging for forgiveness from heaven.
Lana and several other deputy generals were originally thinking about discussing countermeasures, but before they could start discussing, the people around them all knelt on the ground inexplicably, muttering: "God, forgive me!"
Lana: “???”
What’s going on? Why does it involve the gods?
Lana never believed in ghosts and gods. He scolded the kneeling soldiers, "What gods? This is just a plot of the Moon Kingdom. They first set fire to the food and grass, and then killed General Chatur in the chaos. Next, their army will be at the gates of the city!"
"General Chatur doesn't believe in God and even despises Him. That's why we suffer God's punishment!" One of the soldiers kneeling on the ground spoke boldly.
The next second, someone echoed: "There are so many people in this tent, why did General Chatur get killed while everyone else was safe and sound? It must be because he didn't respect the gods in the past!"
"That's nonsense!" Lana said angrily, "If you continue to shake the morale of the army, you will be punished by military law!"
"General Lana is so contemptuous of the gods. Aren't you afraid that you will be the next person to be punished by the gods?" The man kneeling in front of Lana suddenly looked up and said loudly.
These words immediately angered Rana. How could he tolerate someone cursing him in person?
Lana instantly drew out his sword, and with a flash of sword, he chopped off the head of the traitor who was lying and misleading the people.
Before the soldier could react, his head and body were separated, and his head rolled to the ground with his eyes wide open.
Lana looked at the blood on the knife with disdain, looked at the silent soldier on the ground with cold eyes, and spat, "Before you say this, don't you think about whether I will punish you!" He raised his eyes and glanced at the person kneeling on the ground in front of him.
This action directly intimidated the people kneeling on the ground. They felt as if they were being stared at viciously by a wild beast. No one dared to look up or speak for their dead brother.
At this moment, the evil spirit in front of him is more terrifying than the gods.
The people in the distance didn't know what was happening here, but with everyone working together, the fire was gradually brought under control.
"You guys put out the fire first, and we'll let this matter go." Lana shook off the blood on the knife and put it back into the scabbard.
The group of people were already frightened by Lana, and they all knelt on the ground in a daze.
"Hurry up and put out the fire!" A deputy general on the side shouted angrily when he saw that no one stood up.
Rana's actions immediately established his prestige among several deputy generals. The people around him were somewhat afraid of him. Without Chatur, Rana became their backbone.
Someone asked, "What should we do now? The fire is so big, I'm afraid there will be little food and grass left after tonight. If..."
The deputy generals were not fools. They had fought on the battlefield for many years and had used many shady tricks to deal with the Moon Kingdom in the past, but none of them had successfully sneaked into the enemy camp of the Moon Kingdom.
Even ten years ago, when he had his soldiers pretend to be captured, he failed to assassinate the Moon Kingdom's commander-in-chief.
Now, the Yue Kingdom had cleverly infiltrated, not only burning the food and grass but also killing the commander, and he didn't even meet the attacker.
As for what the deputy general said, everyone knows what he didn't finish saying, and this is indeed the most worrying thing right now.
"Report the border situation urgently over eight hundred miles away. After the fire is out, conduct a thorough investigation inside the military camp to find out how the thief sneaked into the camp and how he found the commander-in-chief's tent." Lana stopped and looked at the fire in front of him.
The entrance to the military camp is heavily guarded, making it difficult to sneak in through the entrance. The commander-in-chief's tent is the same as an ordinary tent. If you search one by one, you will inevitably find no traces at all. With so many tents, it will take a long time just to search. The longer you stay, the higher the risk of being exposed.
Lana gave instructions for the follow-up matters, and at the same time prayed silently in his heart that the Moon Kingdom would not take any action at this time.
After experiencing this fire, many soldiers must be exhausted at this moment, and they don't have the strength to pick up weapons and fight the enemy.
The fire was finally put out in the second half of the night. Lana pushed away the crowd and saw the mess on the ground. The air was filled with the smell of burnt food and grass, which lingered for a long time.
Many soldiers collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath. Many were soaked in sweat due to the high temperature of the fire. During the fire-fighting process, even more of their faces were covered with soot. The scorching air inhaled into their lungs burned them so much that even breathing was painful.
Unfortunately, something unfortunate happened. A sentry staggered over to several deputy generals, stumbled and almost lost his balance, "Generals, a large group of troops are coming towards the barracks!"
The sentry looked terrified and uneasy.
In the past, the Moon Kingdom never attacked in the middle of the night, but today was unusual.
Seeing the mess behind the crowd, the sentry's legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
It's useless to frown at that!
"Rana, what do we do now?"
Without a head coach, the team was leaderless and the deputy general had to take over temporarily.
"There are only two options now. First, fight with the people behind you, but there is a high probability that you will die on the battlefield." In the end, they will most likely retreat into the city because they have no power to fight back.
"What about the second one?" the person next to him asked anxiously. Judging from the current state of everyone, this is no different from committing suicide.
Behind them are the lives of tens of thousands of generals, how can they die in vain?
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