"It's on fire, put out the fire, put out the fire!" In several courtyards near the city gates, dozens of Sogdian citizens rushed out of their homes crying out, carrying heavy barrels in an effort to save themselves.

However, the well, which seemed to be impossible to reach in a few steps, suddenly became extremely far away.

The streets suddenly became crowded, and there were people carrying clay pots and barrels along the way. Most of them were civilians, with only a handful of soldiers. The destination of all people is either the nearest well to them or their own home. Those who had already reached the water and those who were in a hurry to fetch water pushed each other, and each was so anxious that their eyes were red.

In this era, even Chang'an City, which is known as the world's most luxurious city, has a small number of tiled houses, not to mention the small city of Talas in the Western Regions! Most of the Sogdian people, including some merchants and officials from modest families, had wheat straw or thatch on the roofs. At the top of the figure-eight slope, there is no possibility of water accumulation at all. Even if it had rained heavily the day before yesterday, after two consecutive days of exposure, the wheat straw and thatch covering the roof were all dry!

Eighty percent of the dry thatch and wheat straw will definitely not be able to stop the sparks flying everywhere. And the burning gates and reddened walls are like furnaces, sending a wave of heat into the city.

In order to prevent the sparks from igniting their houses, all the people who lived within thirty feet of the east gate of Talas rushed out of their homes. Use all means to wet the wheat straw or thatch on the roof of your house.

The sewage from the mud puddle on the side of the road suddenly became extremely precious, and no matter who could find a sewage pit in front of the house, the owner of the house wanted to kneel on the ground and thank God. And these sinkholes were quickly scooped away. The people who did not grab the sewage rushed to the next water source with their breath, and no one dared to delay for a moment.

"Help, well-wishers, help!"

"Firefighting, firefighting!"

"My house is already on fire, let me fetch water first, please, please!"

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Crying echoed around every sinkhole and well. The first few families to burn it down, put down 10,000 pots and wooden barrels, and begged the people who were grabbing water to give themselves a chance of priority. And yet, no one dared to pay attention to him? Anyone who is close to a water source? They all forced themselves to harden their hearts and turn a deaf ear to the cries.

Everyone's house is only one? Give up the opportunity to fetch water to someone else? It's like giving up your home. Everyone is bitter haha, no one is qualified to be kind. What's more? The house that caught fire first must have been very close to the city gate. Even if its owner takes the water back? It may not be able to alleviate the fire!

"Let go of the wheel? Don't rob it, I'll come first! ”

"Who stole my crockpot!"

"His grandmother's, I'm fighting with you."

"You won't let me put out the fire, and I won't let you save it? It's a big deal, let's die together! ”

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Soon? There was a fight near the water source. At first, it was a fist and a flying foot, and in the blink of an eye, a stone and a wooden stick were used. And the neighbors around him, but no one tried to persuade him. One by one, they took the opportunity to occupy a favorable position and strive to fetch water and go home as soon as possible.

The darkness of human nature, in the face of disaster? In the blink of an eye, it exploded vividly. In order to keep their homes, most people? are starting to do whatever it takes.

In order to get the water first, someone secretly smashed a neighbor's clay pot with a stone. Someone is taking advantage of the neighbor's whirlwind? Stealing a half-full bucket. There are still people who even rely on their height and strength? Or blocking the road and grabbing water. A seemingly friendly uncle? Suddenly he became hideous. A young man who usually laughs at people? Suddenly, it became a bad star.

It starts from a certain water source and quickly spreads to a small half of the city.

Talas is close to the desert, there are no rivers outside the city, and there are not many wells in the city. When people start fighting over well water, there is no doubt that the speed of fetching water will become slower. When people forget to help each other, it is difficult for any family to fight fires on their own.

The fire, along the city gates, soon began to spread into the city. The houses that started the fire were all turned into new sources of fire. The thatch and straw on the roof were quickly burned away, and the beams and rafters became new timber.

The east wind drove along the streets with a wave of heat, and the sparks flew to every rooftop within ten feet of the city gates.

These sparks are far less powerful than those that float down from the gates and walls, but they are ten times more numerous. After most of the sparks fell, a puff of green smoke rose and quickly fell silent. However, there is still a small part that ignites a few thatch or wheat straw before it is extinguished.

More than half of the thatch and wheat straw that was ignited gradually extinguished due to the influence of moisture. However, the other half stubbornly insisted on burning, roasting more thatch and wheat straw around them into green smoke.

Gusts of easterly wind blew, and Mars fell more and more.

Soon, under the green smoke, there were clusters of flames. More houses began to catch fire, turning into new sources of fire.

When the owner of the house hurried back with a bucket and a clay basin, it was too late. The water they had worked so hard to get back was poured on the roof, which only weakened the fire a little, but it was not enough to extinguish it completely. And before they call for the next bucket of water, the whole house will surely turn into a torch!

"Whew-" The east wind blows heat waves and Mars, constantly aggravating the disaster.

Near the east gate of Talas, all the buildings were on fire. Some houses have begun to collapse, and the owners of the houses are burned to the ground, but they can't bear to give up, crying, and while digging out the earth with their hands, they throw it into the fire.

The dirt didn't extinguish the fire, but it did make more smoke. The man who was trying to wet the roof of his house in the distance was coughing and scolding with tears in his voice, his voice full of anger and despair.

"Fight the fire, quickly organize your brothers to help the people fight the fire!" Dagan Shetuo suddenly appeared beside Little Berksured with a head of burnt hair, and shook it vigorously, "Don't worry about the city gate, if the fire is not extinguished, it will be impossible for the Tang army to come in." Gather men to put out the fire, or the city of Talas will be gone. ”

"Help, put out the fire!" Souled looked at the gates, which had begun to collapse but were still burning, and repeated mechanically. However, no orders were issued to the surrounding Sogdian soldiers.

Most of the surrounding Sogdian soldiers, like Souled, looked at the "melting" city wall fifteen or sixteen feet away, bewildered.

The fact that the city gate tower and city wall built of rammed earth can actually be ignited by fire is far beyond their understanding! It is impossible for them not to suspect that the opponent has the help of the devil, or, that the opponent himself is the devil.

Can the power of man fight against the devil? The answer is definitely no! And when the gates of the city fall completely, the devil will come to them. At that time, what awaits them is the iron thunder that explodes when it lands, and the magic water that is stained with it and the poisonous smoke that can directly smoke people to death!

"Fight the fire, go and help put out the fire! Otherwise, the fire will spread, and none of us will survive! Dagan She Tuo's eyes darkened for a while, jumped up, and slapped Suled hard. The gates are blocked, and no one can escape. If we don't put out the fire, we'll all burn to death in the city! ”

"Help, put out the fire. Tell me the order and everyone go put out the fire, or we'll all die!" Sured was pumped in place for half a circle, but regained consciousness in an instant. grabbed the cronies around him and commanded in a loud voice, "Go quickly, give orders, and everyone will fetch water to put out the fire." Save the burning house first, and stop caring about the gates and walls! ”

"Firefighting, firefighting, Burke has an order, everyone go and help put out the fire!" The cronies were stunned, and they came back to their senses in an instant, jumped up and shouted loudly.

"Fight the fire, hurry up and put out the fire, Burke has an order, regardless of the city gate and the city wall. Hurry up and put out the fire! ”

"Firefighting ......"

The cronies around him ripped their throats in unison and spread the order in all directions. The bewildered Sogdian soldiers, who were surrounded by helplessness, turned their heads in a scrambled manner and rushed to the nearest well.

However, before they could disperse the well, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the distant streets. Immediately after, the special service Yihu, surrounded by dozens of cronies, appeared in everyone's field of vision, and raised the scimitar in his hand high: "What are you doing, go and demolish the house, and demolish all the houses near the city gate." Wet the thatch, and drag all the wood and furniture to the vicinity of the tax inspector for later use. ”

"Demolishing the house?" The Sogdian soldiers around the well stopped their movements in a daze, at a loss.

Berksuled's orders, they can understand and understand. Tang Jun said that there is a wrongdoer, and the debtor has a master, and they are here to collect debts from Yihu. And according to the experience provided by those who have been captured once, even if the Tang army breaks through Talas, it will not do anything to everyone.

And the order of the special service Yihu, they didn't understand. The fire is burning on the streets, and instead of putting out the fire, what are you going to do to demolish the houses of the people? And drag all the wood and furniture to the tax commissioner?

Could it be that by selling all the wood and furniture, Yihu can pay off his debts? If that was the case, he should have paid off his debts to Tang Jun a long time ago, why deceive everyone to provoke the group of devils outside the city with him!

"Tear down the house and cut off the fire!" couldn't stand Yihu's stupidity, and Hafez, the great food wise man, took more than a hundred fanatical believers to appear in person. "Everyone, according to the orders of the Yihu special service, demolished all the houses within 20 zhang of the east city gate to cut off the fire."

"Everyone, listen to the orders of the Yihu special service, and demolish the houses within 20 zhang of the east city gate to cut off the fire." The fanatics armed to the teeth tore their throats and repeated in unison, as if they were all soulless clay puppets, relying only on Hafez's mind to think.

"First dismantle it from Yihu Special Service, don't dismantle the one that has caught fire. From here, all the way to the city gate. Cut off the fire! Hafez was indeed smart, and he took a quick look around and immediately gave specific details of implementation.

"First dismantle it from the secret service, don't dismantle the one that has caught fire. From here, all the way to the city gate. Cut off the fire! The fanatics repeated in unison, not thinking about whether the houses had owners or not.

"Demolish the house, demolish the house, the house can be built when it is gone. When people are gone, there is nothing! Dagan Shetuo was the first to respond, picking up a discarded spear from the ground and rushing to a house facing the street, smashing it at the doors and windows.

"Demolish the house, demolish the house! Tear down the house partition fire! Sured shook his head again, and then responded loudly. Lead your cronies and rush to another house. Ignoring the pleading of the owner of the house, he demolished the doors and windows.

"Demolish the house, demolish the house! Tear down the house partition fire! Many of the surrounding Sogdian soldiers regained their backbone and rushed to the different houses in droves. The owner of the house tried to stop them, but they all knocked them over!

If you have to tear down some of the houses to keep the whole city of Talas from falling into flames. They certainly shouldn't hesitate.

First of all, the house is not theirs.

Secondly, the houses near the city gates were certainly not inhabited by officials and rich people......