Chapter 364: Substitution
Xiao Yunshuo pondered for a moment and said, "Immediately send a message to the people in the secret cabinet outside the city, asking them to infiltrate the besieging troops and destroy all the siege fireball oil in the warehouse. As for the city, dig some tunnels and holes overnight, and gather all the elderly, weak, women, and children in an area out of range of the catapults. All the soil dug from the tunnels should be transported to areas that may be affected by the fireballs. Also, send some people to collect and store water. Make all preparations!"
"Yes!" Yuan Xu agreed and went out.
Chen Fenghe didn't expect that Xiao Yunshuo actually knew how to use soil to put out fire, and couldn't help but admire the wisdom of the ancients.
Kerosene fireballs are difficult to extinguish with water, and may even fuel the fire in a short period of time. The best way to extinguish a fire is to isolate it from oxygen and suppress combustion. Therefore, using soil is the most suitable method.
Xiao Yunshuo looked at Chen Fenghe and whispered, "If they really use fire attacks outside the city, you will accompany your mother and your ninth brother and hide in the tunnels with the others. Understand?"
Shen Fenghe nodded obediently.
Anyway, the kerosene and fireballs have been replaced. Even if a fireball is thrown in, the people in the city are more than enough to deal with it. There is no need for her to be brave at this time.
Seeing how obedient she was, Xiao Yunshuo felt a little uncomfortable. He looked at her suspiciously and said, "Don't pretend to obey me like before. You clearly agreed, but you still sneak out."
Chen Fenghe: “…”
Is she so untrustworthy?
"I'm not a child, I won't do that. Don't worry!"
Late at night on the second day, the troops outside the city set up huge catapults, then lit fireballs and threw them into the city one by one through the catapults!
For a moment, the sky was lit up by the fireball as bright as day. From afar, it looked like fire falling from the sky, which was really shocking.
The people in the city are also awake all night.
After receiving the news yesterday, they dug a temporary shelter in the city under the leadership of Xiao Yunshuo and Yuan Xu, and put the soil and water from the city's wells in reserve, and have been busy until now.
In addition, the people in the city were divided into small teams and assigned to various corners of the city where fireballs might land, ready to fight at any time.
"Hey, what do you think... what is this mound of earth used for? Young Master Yun instructed that for fireballs and large flames, earth should be used as much as possible to put out the fire, and for small flames, water can be used. But using earth to put out a fire is a method I've never heard of. Isn't water usually used to put out a fire? Is it really okay to use earth?" Someone looked at the mound of earth, very worried and puzzled.
Another person said, "Just do what we're told. Why are there so many problems? Young Master Yun has the trust of the Empress and the Crown Princess, and he's been with us all this time. He must know more than us. We can't go wrong just by doing as he's told!"
While they were discussing, suddenly, the first fireball in the sky fell towards them at a rapid speed like a dazzling meteorite.
Everyone looked up, staring blankly.
When the fireball was approaching in an instant and they could even feel the heat of the flames on their faces, everyone hurriedly fled.
With a "bang", the flaming fireball hit the ground and rolled a few times due to inertia. Wherever it went, flaming bark and other burning debris were scattered. If it happened to fall on the wooden window frame or remaining objects, the flames would quickly spread into flames and connect into a sea of fire.
Fortunately, everyone reacted immediately after being frightened.
"Hurry! Cover the flames with dirt! Quickly!"
"Put out the flames on that wooden door over there first. Quick, water!"
Everyone shouted and hurriedly covered the fireball with soil.
The blazing flames were extinguished after being buried under the soil.
“It turns out this soil is really useful!”
"That's great! The water is gone after use, but the soil can be reused..."
Just as everyone was rejoicing, the second fireball fell to the ground with a bang and exploded.
Just as everyone was about to put out the fire, someone suddenly shouted, "Be careful! Everyone, scatter!"
After hearing this, everyone immediately scattered in panic and hid under the eaves and on the steps.
I saw a black object falling rapidly from the air, hitting the ground in an instant, exploding, and the liquid inside spurted out!
Everyone raised their hands to cover their heads and faces.
——These have all been rehearsed before.
The black object thrown was, of course, a wooden barrel filled with kerosene. Once the barrel exploded and caught fire, the fire would spread instantly.
Therefore, there were people who paid special attention to whether there were wooden barrels thrown in from the sky. If so, they would immediately sound a warning and let the fighting people hide in high places for safety.
However, after holding it back for a while, everyone was surprised to find that after the liquid splashed out and encountered the flames, not only did it not burn quickly, but it actually extinguished some of the scattered flames...
"What's going on? Why is it different from what Young Master Yun and the others said?"
Someone bravely bent down, dipped a finger in the liquid, and sniffed it. Then, somewhat doubtfully, he said, "This seems to be... water, right? Didn't Master Yun say that the small wooden barrel thrown in was filled with kerosene, which would catch fire if it came into contact with fire?"
After hearing this, several more people came over to smell it and nodded, saying, "It's definitely not kerosene. But... why are people outside the city throwing water into the city for no reason? Isn't this to help us put out the fire?"
"Oh, forget it. This fireball is real. Everyone, put it out! It's so dry out here. Even if it's not kerosene, if it catches fire, the consequences will be disastrous!"
After hearing this, everyone immediately put aside their doubts and devoted themselves to fighting the fire.
At this time, Xiao Yunshuo was in charge of the center, and people responsible for reporting the latest fire information came in and out from all over the city from time to time. This way, he could judge the situation in time and mobilize the city's mobile teams to provide support to the areas with large fires at any time.
However, without exception, the news coming from all over the city was the same.
The wooden barrels thrown in from outside the city were not filled with kerosene, but water.
Yuan Xu whispered, "Your Highness, it seems that the information from the secret cabinet outside the city is consistent with the information passed on. The fireballs and kerosene in the warehouse of the besieging army were indeed swapped overnight!"
Otherwise, the warehouse would have been destroyed by the people from the Dark Pavilion last night.
Xiao Yunshuo couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly. Who on earth could replace all the kerosene in an entire warehouse with water in one night, and also switch out all the fireballs into light fireballs without gunpowder inside?
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