Chapter 128: The wind is fierce, and the water turns into smoke
Que and the guards in the city are stroked, generally a thousand people will be divided into 'patrol guards', and every 300 steps there is one, set up five sergeants to patrol the fire risk, the high places in the city, generally there is also a fire watchtower, there are special people to keep watch for the night, rain or shine, find the fire, can be reported and extinguished in time.
Therefore, fires under ordinary circumstances "must be extinguished in a moment" and "do not work the people".
However, this is in the general situation, now, the Qin army is about to storm the city, and almost all the garrisons in the city are gathered in the west.
There are only more than 1,000 people in the tax warehouse!
In order to make these more than 1,000 people unable to be saved, it is necessary to make a big blow to form a fire, so it is necessary to use combustion, which is naturally hidden in the car early.
Once extinguished, the fire can spread throughout the city with the help of the wind.
In fact, this action was to burn grain, and in many places in the city, Gong Ao and others had secretly prepared fire.
As long as the grain is burned, the Zhao army will be uncontrollable, and once the fire breaks out in the city again at this time, there will be no one to save it, and as for the people, there is no organization how to extinguish the monstrous fire.
After about a stick of incense, Gong Ao borrowed the name of Gong and fled first.
At this time, the patrol guard happened to be a rotation, because every three hundred steps was a rotation, and a team of people walked around according to the routine inspection.
As soon as I turned around, I suddenly felt a wave of heat coming.
I also remembered the sound of hissing in my ears, and at the same time I smelled a smell of burnt hu.
Suddenly, one by one, the souls of the dead appeared, and before they had time to think about it, the huge heat wave and the sky-high fire seemed to tear the sky.
When the soldiers on the firefighting tower saw that it was the direction of the granary, they were so frightened that they couldn't help themselves, so they picked up the horn in a panic and blew it.
For a while, Ran Jin and other generals heard the sound of the horn and were so frightened that they left the military tent one after another.
"The tax warehouse is gone!"
"Quick, quick, put out the fire!"
The voices of sergeants cried for help in all directions, and even the people of the city were startled by the sudden flash of fire.
Ran Jin was suddenly in a hurry: "Quickly mobilize people and horses, and hurry to the granary!" ”
The generals were also frightened, and hurriedly led people to the direction of the east of the city.
In fact, it was necessary to send troops from the west to the east, and at this time, enough fires had spread, and by that time, the food was gone.
But if the fire is not controlled, the whole situation will be in danger.
Moreover, in the panic, there will inevitably be deaths and injuries.
During the Warring States period, pine, cypress, and cedar were the main building materials, and the spacing between the houses was very close.
Even in later generations, it is not uncommon for a family to catch fire and spread instantly.
For example, in the first year to the second year of Jiatai in the Southern Song Dynasty, on the night of March 23, the house of Yang Hao, the official of the Imperial History Terrace of Lin'an Prefecture, caught fire, but because it could not be extinguished, the Imperial History Tower, the Ordnance Supervisor, and the storage warehouse were all burned down, and the affected people were as many as 180,000 people.
Because the fire came very suddenly, the fire spread much faster than normal walking.
"Hurry up, fetch me water to put out the fire!"
"No, Mrs. Huo, you can't get close!"
"Grain, it's all food."
Zhao Guo's soldiers were sweating profusely, looking at the scene in front of them, they were angry, scared and frightened, and their faces were difficult to see to the extreme.
A general-like humane: "Stop the fire for me, you must stop it for me!" ”
And the hundreds of people in the warehouse, after laying out the combustion, broke a corner of the warehouse with a copper hammer and escaped.
On the way, they encountered several teams of patrol guards, who were easily killed by these thugs.
The next step is to burn the city.
Before they went into the hole, they looked at the huge fire in front of them, and the uncontrollable fire, and knew that something was done.
As the fire grew bigger and bigger, it completely alarmed the soldiers in the west of the city and the people in the city.
Everyone looked to the southeast in disbelief.
Ran Jin had already dispatched a large army to the southeast, and suddenly, a gust of wind blew and slapped on his face.
Suddenly, he suddenly thought of something, and he was frightened for a while.
To the east, facing the passage of Taihang Mountain, the topography of the mountain peak is determined, unless you go to blow the west wind, otherwise, the wind direction in the rest of the direction will blow directly to the direction of Que and Que because of this Yongdao, that is, the east wind.
The east wind rose, and the fire burned away the city.
On the side of the tax warehouse, the 1,000 defenders of the east gate were the closest, so they watched the fire spread rapidly.
The east wind rises, and the flames are strung around, devouring everything unscrupulously.
At this moment, the wind is fierce, splashing water into smoke, the tongue of fire in the tax warehouse spits out more than a zhang away, and it is difficult for hundreds of soldiers to even get close at this moment, how to put out the fire?
The general watched and knew that the granary could not be saved, not only that, but the current situation was that the fire began to rush towards the houses with the help of the wind.
The monstrous flames completely lit up the black sky, and the city seemed to be like day.
A huge heat wave swept in, and countless people and soldiers were mixed together, screaming desperately, shouting to each other to fetch water to extinguish the fire.
At this time, the fire in the granary was not extinguished, and the fire suddenly burned all over the city, and quickly spread by the wind.
Everywhere in Que and the city are hundreds of thousands of cries for help, the sound of snatching, the sound of splashing water, everything that should be, everything.
The fire also broke the last trace of defense for Ran Jin, and when he saw everything in front of him, he suddenly said to himself in horror: "It's over, it's over, it's over, Su Zheng you are not afraid of God's curse!" ”
Ignition means that there is no way to save it.
In ancient times, because of the material of the house, it was very easy to cause fire, but in terms of construction technology, after all, it was still in the early stage of the historical development process, so the roof of the house was tight and tight, and after the fire, the whole house was like a hearth full of dry wood, and the internal smoke and heat were difficult to dissipate, which would cause explosion!
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Wang Ji and the others were already paying attention to Que He's situation.
At this moment, the city was already red by the fire at this time, and the defenders of the city tower, who were originally waiting for it, could see that they had become panicked, and many people even ran down the city tower.
The whole Que He was like falling into a volcanic crater, and the heat wave swept across the sky, and it could be seen from a distance of five miles.
Wei Jing and the others looked at each other incredibly, and said, "Que and the water are gone!" ”
"Is this the timing that General Su said?"
Wang Yu's eyes were enlarged, and even his heart couldn't help but twitch, "General Su is going to burn Que He." ”
What a surprise, what a surprise.
In the midst of the chaos, this kind of fire can be said to be uncontrollable.
The defenders of the city, as well as the people, were also devastated by this great fire.
Even as the general of the Qin army, at this moment, everyone was in awe, and they were also trembling at Su Zheng's plan.
However, it is clear to everyone at this time that this is the best opportunity to conquer the city.
There is no need to attack desperately, as long as you occupy the city tower and keep firing arrows, so that this fire will not be extinguished.
In other words, to make the whole Que He more riotous, is the work of Kecheng.
The soldiers of the Qin army looked up at the city tower one after another, and at this time, the city was reflected in daylight, how could they not see what was happening.
The Tanma of Fan Yuzhi's army, which was lurking in the shadows, was also involved in this monstrous fire, and his mood was also extremely excited.
Although he was a scout of Fan Yu's army, he was also a soldier of Great Qin, and General Daqin was under Que.
How can there be no honorable gift, Tanma didn't stop at all, the raging flames seemed to be about to fill his body, making his blood boil, so he quickly went towards Tunliu.
How he wanted to be a part of it, too.
"The east wind blows, the fire stretches throughout the city, it is difficult to save an inch of tiles, a great victory!"
The time has come.
The generals of the Qin army had been on call for a long time, and the 30,000 Qin soldiers took off their velvet clothes and looked at Que and Cheng in disbelief.
Wang Yi came to the front of the battle, his expression was excited, and he said loudly: "Que and the fire, the merit of the city, at this time!" Are you ready to make a contribution?! ”
The 30,000 soldiers saw the general's voice, knowing that this was going to conquer the city, before, they knew that they would win, but compared to the situation in front of them, what was it? It's a beginner's difficulty.
The soldier's eyes flashed with excitement and urgency, yes, he had waited too long, and he was about to die of heat before.
"Great Qin is mighty, and the generals are mighty!"
"Great Qin is mighty, and the generals are mighty!"
The morale of the 30,000-strong army was at its peak, and the roar tore through the sky like the fire of Que He.
Wang Di said: "Soldiers, burning Que He is not the strategy of the commander, but the strategy of General Su through the heavens and latitudes, the purpose is to let you save your life, return to your homeland, enjoy the reward of Daqin, leave a useful body, and expand the territory for Daqin, now Zhao Jun is no longer worried, Ben Shuai asked you, how do you want to do it?" ”
The soldiers are looking sideways!
Subsequently, he said loudly: "Kill Zhao Jun, win Que He, serve the king, live up to Su Shuai, kill Zhao Jun, win Que He, serve the king, live up to Su Shuai......"
The soldiers were enthusiastic.
Wang Yi nodded, and suddenly pulled out his weapons, "Soldiers, fight for Daqin, fight for General Su, fight for your wives and children, take out your weapons, seize Que He for Ben Shuai, climb the city tower, kill the generals, capture the flag, and kill!" ”
"Kill, kill, kill......"