He raised the machete in his hand, looked up to the sky and said: "We, the people of Fengyuan Kingdom, obey your orders!"
"I obey your orders!"
"The ruler of Nanchang is incompetent and should have stepped down long ago. All of you must attack the city with all your might! Rescue the goddess! Take Zhiyi City, and you will be blessed with endless wealth and glory. Then we can share the world. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
"Brothers, charge! Attack the city!"
Yan Xuanye gave the order and rushed out first. Then, the deafening sound of horse hooves came from far away and approached with unstoppable force, sweeping in with an unstoppable momentum. Wherever they passed, they left a cloud of dust...
The soldiers on the city wall did not dare to act rashly and were waiting for Lu Huanshi to give the order.
Lu Huan also spoke up: "Archers, get ready."
The soldiers all drew their bows and arrows.
"shoot!"
A rain of arrows whizzed across the sky, flying in the air and then falling straight down.
Yan Xuanye commanded his soldiers to shoot back at them, and at the same time used a long-range throwing cold weapon called a "catapult". He placed large boulders on the catapult and used the principle of leverage to throw them at the city walls and gates. On the one hand, it could defend against the enemy's cold arrows, and on the other hand, it could also be used as a heavy attack weapon.
There are long-range weapons such as catapults, and naturally there are also close-range weapons such as siege cones.
March led his soldiers to fight their way through the city gate and began to hit it with siege hammers.
With both long-range and short-range weapons, holes were soon left on the city wall.
Deputy General Wu came to Lu Huan and asked, "General, what should we do?"
Lu Huan remained calm. "Are the fishing nets, cloth, and other things I asked you to prepare ready?"
Deputy General Wu nodded and said, "As the General instructed, I have prepared everything. However, what use do you have for these?"
"Above the city walls, a curtain of fishing nets, silk, and other materials was set up, that is, a large tent was erected to cover the top of the city walls, which could reduce the power of the stone bullets."
Before Vice General Wu could praise Lu Huan's wisdom, he heard Lu Huan say, "Hurry up and get ready."
"yes."
After a while, the fishing nets and silk were hung up. With these things, the power of the rolling stones could indeed be slowed down.
…
Soon, a subordinate came to report: "Your Majesty, they put up fishing nets to resist the rolling stones."
Yan Xuanye took a look and sneered, "It's just a trifle."
Yan Xuanye asked Ge Bulu beside him: "Are the hot oil and flint ready?"
Gebulu: "It has been prepared. As long as the prince gives the order, it can be used immediately."
Yan Xuanye: "Okay, he used fishing nets and cloth and silk to resist the rolling stones, then we will use flint and burn all his things to ashes."
The rolling stone passed through a circle of hot oil and was then ignited with a flint. It was tossed and thrown, and the huge fireball drew an arc in the air and hit forward with powerful impact force and scorching temperature.
The moment the flint touched the cloth, the cloth, fishing nets, etc. instantly caught fire, and the flames spread in all directions. The whole world seemed to be surrounded by flames, with billowing smoke and dust, which was very choking.
…
When Su Qian woke up, the sky had already turned white. She felt a tingling sensation at the back of her head. Thinking back on how she felt before she fainted, she was sure that someone was trying to stop her from going forward.
But why is this?
"My dear, are you awake?" Cuiwei asked with concern.
Su Qian grabbed her hand and said, "Cuiwei, what's going on outside now?"
Cuiwei was stunned for a moment, and then a faint blush appeared on her face. Su Qian didn't have time to think about her strangeness, and asked her anxiously: "What happened? Tell me! And who knocked me out?"
Cuiwei stammered, "I'm not entirely sure, but there are fires all over Zhiyi City. We're in a tunnel now, and all night long, there's been a loud sound of rocks hitting the wall. Now there's another fire. I'm afraid the Fengyuan soldiers are using rolling flints."
"Fire? You were in the tunnel too. How did you see the fire?"
Cuiwei stood up and walked to a corner with Su Qian. "My dear, come and see, there is a small hole here for ventilation. I saw the fire outside from here. There is thick smoke outside now, so the fire must be quite big."
Su Qian stood on tiptoe and took a closer look. There was indeed a fire, and it was quite intense.
But, shouldn’t it be like this?
Lu Huan comes from a family of military generals, and his family has served the country for generations. His father Lu Guang is also an old general who has experienced many battles. How could Lu Huan not have thought that the other party would use an attack like fireball?
Now that we know this, we should let soldiers and civilians strengthen their awareness of fire prevention.
You could have covered the city walls with mud, prepared water bags in advance, dug a well every hundred steps, and organized fire-fighting tools and teams. How could such a big fire have started?
Even a modern person like her who has no experience in the battlefield can think of this. Su Qian always feels that Lu Huan would not make such a big mistake. Why?
If fire prevention work is not done well, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Su Qian gradually began to tremble, "Cuiwei, we can't stay here anymore."
Cuiwei was also a little nervous: "Why is this? Isn't it very safe underground? Even if the Fengyuan soldiers attacked, they wouldn't be able to find us here."
"Because there's a fire." Su Qian was a little excited. "If there's a fire, it's different. The air inside the room isn't circulating. If the fire gets bigger, we'll be suffocated by the smoke at best, or burned to death at worst. If the exit is on fire, we won't be able to get out at all."
"Let's leave quickly before the fire breaks out in this tunnel."
Cuiwei was just a maid after all, and didn't understand these things. After hearing Su Qian say this, she became scared and said, "Then let's get out quickly."
The two people worked together to open the tunnel entrance. As soon as one of them stuck his head out, two shining swords were at their necks.
Su Qian: “…”
Su Qian stiffened her neck and dared not move, fearing that she would lose her life if she wasn't careful. "Two brothers, let's talk it over. Can you please move the sword away first?"
One of them said in a cold tone: "The master said that you can't leave."
"Well, I'm not leaving. It's just too stuffy in there, and I want to get some fresh air. Or if the fire gets bigger and spreads here, I won't be able to get out. I'm also thinking about the mission of my two brothers."
The two men exchanged glances, and one of them said, "Let her out. If she suffocates in there, it will affect the master's plan. If we keep an eye on her, she won't be able to escape."
"Okay, then come out. But don't blame me for not warning you. If you dare to run, you will become the soul of my dead sword."
Su Qian felt a chill on her back: "Yes."
However, their conversation also made Su Qian begin to doubt.
Influencing the master's plan? Who is this master?
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