Chapter 297: A Fire
The raging fire reflected half of the night sky, the fire was so fierce that it was beyond everyone's expectations, at this time, standing in any place in Jicheng, you can see the fire that reflected half of the sky, and the whole Jicheng was shaken.
The whole city was boiling, the voices of the people were boiling, the hooves of horses were rumbling, the horns were sounding, and the army was finally dispatched, only this time, they no longer had swords and guns in their hands, but tools to extinguish the fire.
Zhou Yuan stood on the high place of the Taiwei Mansion, saw the raging fire, and angrily drew his knife, cutting everything that could be cut around him into pieces. Beside him, Zhou Yu's face was grim.
Ning Mansion, Ning Zecheng was also looking at the fire, for a while, he shook his head, and after a while, he shook his head again. Then he turned back to his room, took off his civilian clothes, changed into court clothes, and after a pillar of incense, he had appeared on the road to the palace.
Tan Feng and Ning Xin stood by the window, looking at the red glow in the sky, behind them, the strings of the guzheng had been broken several times, and they were hanging weakly on the ground, but the expression on Tan Feng's face was extremely complicated.
This fire is set high and far away. Before setting the fire, he was already in a desperate situation. It was not ordinary people who came to assassinate him, but a group of well-trained and tenacious guys, in the life-and-death struggle between the two sides, Gao Yuan's subordinates had killed several times their number of assassins, but they did not let the other party have the slightest cowardice and retreat, and the attack was more ferocious.
Two more of the four wind-boosters fell, the infantry's arrows shot into the air again, and the longbow became an ornament. He was injured again, this time, it was a heavy knife in the calf, Gao Yuan's body was also scarred, the other party's leader, the guy with a body shape and accent that resembled Ye Chong, was extremely good at kung fu, and he was also very good at hand-to-hand combat.
"County lieutenant, leave us alone, you go out of the city, you go out alone, they can't stop you." The infantryman sat on the ground, his face slightly deformed by the great pain in his leg, he looked at the other two bloodied veterans, and said loudly: "We will cut off the county lieutenant."
"I can't go!" Gao Yuan shook his head flatly, "Moreover, I can't leave you behind. If you really want to die, it is much more refreshing to die in battle with your brother than to be killed in a panic."
"County Lieutenant, with your kung fu, you will definitely escape from Lu, and after you escape, you will avenge us!" The infantry tugged at Gao Yuan's clothes and listened to the sounds outside, "They're coming again, county lieutenant, let's go!"
Gao Yuan shook his head, he was not pedantic, but he knew that he couldn't walk at all. The opponent's main target is him, this time the design is so thorough, and the mobilization of so many people, Gao Yuan believes that the opponent must have considered all kinds of possibilities, including the possibility of breaking through himself. Perhaps, when you break through, it will be when everyone is wiped out.
The infantry didn't speak again, seeing Gao Yuan's expression, he knew that Gao Yuan had already made the most difficult decision, he stood up strongly, stood on the ground with one foot, and carried a knife, "I can't imagine that we didn't die on the battlefield, we didn't die in the hands of the enemy, we would actually die in the villain's plot, since this is the case, then let's pull a few more cushions."
Several people in the room looked miserable, the knives in their hands were all broken, and next, they were about to make the last fight.
The killers outside didn't seem to care about what they were hiding at this time, they even lit a few torches, listening to the burning sound of the torches, Gao Yuan's brows furrowed tightly, and a bright light suddenly crossed his mind, and his eyes slowly lit up.
From the first silk village they broke into, they rushed all the way over, and they had already crossed more than a dozen houses, and there was a common feature here, that is, the houses were next to each other, and some even shared the same wall, most of which were wooden structures. He looked around, "Tie Hyun, go and see if there is any grease or anything like that, Ding Wei, go and see if there is a water tank in this room."
"Yes, County Lieutenant!" Two scarred guards braced themselves, but they searched for what Takato needed.
"County Lieutenant, are you going to set fire?" The infantry looked high and said.
"Yes, set fire, infantry, have you thought about it, these assassins have been fighting with us for so long, but they have always been hard to charge, if they set a fire, they can force us out, but they don't, this is because this street is densely populated, most of them are wooden, and the fire is uncontrollable, so they don't dare to let it go, because they are not ordinary assassins, they have scruples, this is the royal city, they don't dare to set fire to it casually. If it causes a fire in the royal city, this main messenger cannot bear this responsibility."
The infantry laughed, "We don't have this scruples, if they want to kill us, we will set this fire, and burn as hot as possible, even if Lao Tzu goes to the palace of Hades, it will make them anxious and pay the price."
"No, I don't have any intention of dying, we want to use this fire to escape."
"Escape?" The infantry was surprised and delighted, "How did you escape?"
"The bigger the fire, the better, the fire will threaten us, but it will also hold off the pursuers for us, as long as there is chaos, we will have a chance to escape." Gao Yuan's eyes are blazing.
"Where are we going?" The infantry asked, "It's the prime minister who wants to kill us this time, and I'm afraid of danger everywhere outside. Shall we flee back to Ningfu?"
Gao Yuan took a long breath, "There is something strange in this matter, now in Jicheng, whether it is Ye Tiannan, Ning Zecheng, or even Zhou Yuan, none of them can be trusted, if there is a chance to escape, we will flee to Jingfang, remember the place that Tianci told you?" Where he has a foothold."
"Since he arrived in Jicheng, Tianci hasn't lived with us, where did he go?"
"Yes, he has some other things to do, so he's been staying in Jingfang. Where do we go first, and then seek to get out, leave Jicheng, as long as we leave here, we will be the sea is wide and the fish swim, and the sky is high and the birds will fly."
"County Lieutenant!" Tiehyun trotted back with a large bucket, "We're lucky, it's a grocery store, and there's a lot of grease in the back."
"Pour!" Gao Yuan waved his hand.
Tie Hyun didn't say a word, lifted the bucket in his hand, and poured the grease inside on the door, window, and wall. At this moment, Ding Wei also ran back, "County Lieutenant, find a big water tank to store water."
"Jump in and get soaked." Picking up the infantry, Gao Yuan walked to the back, in a room that seemed to be a kitchen, a large water tank was full of a jar of water, grabbed the infantry, Gao Yuan didn't say a word, and pressed him down. The infantry involuntarily let out a miserable cry.
Grabbing the infantry from the tank, Takato also jumped in and soaked himself, he jumped out, tore off a piece of his clothes, and covered his mouth and nose. Tie Hyun and Ding Wei also handled it accordingly.
"Take care of the infantry!" Gao Yuan commanded, and the cat walked forward again.
Outside the archery began to shoot again, and a dense rain of arrows pierced through the mullions, and the snatching sounded on the walls of the house.
"County Lieutenant, Flint!" Behind him, Ding Wei raised his hand and threw out the flint, Gao Yuan grabbed it, a sinister smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, his hands were closed, and there was a few clicks, and the sparks flashed, splashing on the grease on the door panel, and a small flame ignited.
Lie on your stomach on the ground, grab something, light it on top of the flame, and throw it at the place where the grease is spilled.
The flames rose, the smoke became thicker and thicker, and Gao Yuan lay on the ground, clutching the thorn tightly.
On the street, there were many corpses, Zhou Kang was panting, he knew that Gao Yuan was very powerful, because someone had warned him, and he was fully prepared, but he didn't expect that Gao Yuan was so powerful that he had already paid several times the price of the other party, but he still didn't kill the main target.
Zhou Kang, the leader who presided over this assassination, he was an important figure under Zhou Yuan, but he rarely appeared in public, and he was specifically responsible for doing some unsightly things for Lord Taiwei. This time, he plays Ye Zhong.
Several scars on his body made Zhou Kang a little frightened, in the chaotic battle, he fought with Gao Yuan several times, if it wasn't for his alertness, he was afraid that he would have been on the ground. The heavy casualties did not make him retreat in the slightest, Gao Yuan must die, this is how Taiwei confessed, if he didn't die, it would cause too many problems, and it might even be a political storm in Yan Kingdom. Zhou Kangzhi said, why did the captain ask him to dress up as Ye Chong.
But Ye Tiannan is not a character who is willing to sit idly by, and this seemingly flawless plan has a fatal problem, that is, if Gao Yuan does not die, then everything he does will be useless, and Taiwei will get a terrible enemy.
Takato must die!
Zhou Kang gently touched the injured place, fortunately, the other party is no longer good, next, it will be the last attack, this time, he will be the first to attack.
He suddenly smelled a different smell, not blood, but burnt, and then, in the light of the torches, he saw puffs of smoke rising, and at the end of the day, he saw streams of flames rising from the place where Takato was hiding.
The fire was so fierce that it was just a few small flames, and in the blink of an eye, a wall of fire was formed in his eyes.
Zhou Kang was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses, looking at the houses next to each other on the street, his head exploded with a bang.
"Rush in!" He roared loudly, carrying his knife, and rushed like the wind towards the house where his opponent was.
The fire was already very big, but Zhou Kang couldn't care about all this, he jumped out of the wall of fire, and in an instant, he already understood what the other party wanted to do.
Zhou Kang didn't dare to imagine what the result would be if this fire was allowed to burn, they cleaned up all the residents on this section of the road for this assassination, but this distance is limited. Once the fire is burned, the street will cease to exist, and the more terrible consequence will be that the fire will spread to the periphery. Because this is not a natural fire, but a man-made arson.
Inside the house, Tie Hyun and Ding Wei were carrying a grease bucket and the other hand supporting the infantry, and were retreating towards one wall, and when they got there, Tie Hyun picked up an iron hammer, and in three or two strokes, he hammered a hole in the wall and entered the next door, and after a while, another place was on fire.
Zhou Kang rushed in, but he only rushed in. He didn't expect that behind the raging wall of fire, in the midst of the scorching flames, there was a man who held back the smoke and flames, and lay on the ground waiting for him.
Zhou Kang jumped forward, and the moment he passed through the wall of fire, there was a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, he looked down in amazement, and saw Gao Yuan lying on the ground, Gao Yuan was looking at him with a cruel smile, and blood was flowing out of the weapon he inserted into the opponent's lower abdomen.
"How does the blood flow so fast?" This was Zhou Kang's last thought, and then he fell into the fire. (To be continued......)