Volume 1 The Wind Rises and the End of Qingping Chapter 22 Fire Breaks the Thief's Lair (Part I)
The jade rabbit falls in the west, the golden crow rises in the east, and a new day comes.
In the west of Yuncheng County, the officers and soldiers under the Xishan Gang began to assemble again under the supervision of the two commanders, preparing for a new round of attacks, although the morale of these soldiers was extremely low, and some were even afraid, but the battle had to continue.
Liu Yuan looked up at the sky, and then said to Song Jiang with a smile: "Song Zhusi, do you still think that Sun San will come back, can you still come up with any way to break through the bandits' lair?" I think he took the opportunity to escape a long time ago, and he didn't dare to come again! You have been deceived by him! ”
Song Jiang shook his head resolutely: "I believe in Sun Sanlang, he is a responsible person, and he is a smart person, and he will never lie about this matter." As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced in the direction of the county seat, and then his face suddenly showed joy: "Liu Zhusi, who do you see who is there?" ”
Liu Yuan also turned his head to look at it, and at first glance, his smug expression suddenly fell. For he was surprised to see that there was a procession coming this way, and although it was not really visible from some distance, he could still recognize that there were many carts mixed in the crowd, and he did not know what was placed on them.
But soon, the answer was revealed, Sun Tu took the lead in pushing a board cart, with more than a dozen or twenty clay pots and wine jars stacked on it, followed by three cars with the same load, so that one hundred and ten jars and jars were transported. Others had sent some wooden tools, not knowing what they were used for.
Seeing Song Jiangying come out, Sun Tu hurriedly sped up a few steps, and after stopping the car in front of him, he hugged his fists and said: "Because some trivial matters have been slightly delayed, I hope that the priest will forgive the sin." ”
"You're here at the right time, what a crime!" Song Jiang's heart finally returned to its original place completely, and said with a smile, and then his curious gaze fell on those strange utensils: "San Lang, what are these?" ”
At this time, Suo Chao also walked over curiously, only looked at it twice, and said happily: "It's actually a car?" I can't imagine that you still have such siege weapons in Yuncheng County? ”
Song Jiang came to his senses and said curiously: "San Lang, where did you find these carts?" ”
"It was found in the county's treasury." Sun Tu replied immediately.
It turned out that after returning to the city last night, he also went to meet Liu Yaochen, the county commander, and after telling the other party the fact that the attack on the mountain was frustrated, he sought assistance again. However, Liu Zhixian couldn't come up with any way at that time, and Sun Tu proposed to see if there were other weapons in the city to attack the mountain, so he was led to the warehouse to search for a while, and the result was that he really found three long-disintegrated carts from the pile of debris.
This is exactly the good things that Sun Tu hoped to get, he immediately asked Liu Zhixian for these things, and then requisitioned the craftsmen in the city, let them go out of the city with him, planning to assemble and put together these three carts under Xishangang.
Originally, with the ability of these folk craftsmen, they might not be able to repair the cart quickly, but with the guidance of Suo Chao and others, things became much easier. Because of these siege weapons, the officers and soldiers also postponed the progress of the siege of the mountain, and it was not until around noon that the first cart was put up to the tree.
The thieves on the mountain naturally also saw the actions below, and when they saw the erected cart, many people showed a look of horror, and Shen Laoqi, who had been blind, was even more worried: "Boss, the officials and soldiers actually used such weapons, what should we do?" ”
Du Hu didn't panic much, and comforted everyone: "Don't worry, this car is not big, and the strength must not be very strong, and the big stone can't be thrown at all." As for the small stones, our walls are strong enough that we are not afraid of them at all! These words really made the minions feel a little more at ease, and their confidence was regained.
Seeing that the car is insufficient, it is not only Du Hu, Suo Chao, who was full of joy just now, also frowned and shook his head at this time: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for this car to play any role." At most, you can hit about twenty pounds of stones, but this may not pose much of a threat to the thieves. ”
When Liu Yuan heard this, he also said cool words on the side: "Sun San, although you are a little smart, you have never been on the battlefield after all, and you are just talking on paper!" It's a waste of half a day's time. ”
Sun Tu didn't pay attention to Liu Yuan at all, but just arched his hand at Suo Chao: "General Suo Mingjian, in fact, I didn't expect to use a projector to break the thief's cottage, they are of other uses." The general should know that the original plan was to attack Hutou Village with fire. ”
"Huh?" At this time, Suo Chao and the others remembered that Sun Tu had also brought a few carts of jars and jars. At the time, everyone thought it was a drink to treat the three armies, but now that I think about it, that's not the case.
Sun Tu continued: "These carts are just used to drive this can of fire oil up the mountain. Then you will see the effect. ”
"You're a kerosene?" A soldier curiously took out a clay pot, lifted the seal on it and looked at it, but immediately smelled an extremely strange smell, which made him quickly cover his mouth and nose. The others followed, and when they looked at it, they saw that the jar was full of brown liquid, and it had a very unpleasant smell.
Suo Chao also stepped forward to take a closer look, and said with some doubts: "This is fire oil?" How is it so different from the oil I've seen before? ”
"This ...... It is something that my father and brother brought back from the sea in the early years, but it is not a product of my Great Song Dynasty. At the beginning, it was only possible to replace firewood or something, but it turned out that it was not very convenient to use, so it could only be stored. However, its fire is extremely fierce, and it is not easy to extinguish after ignition, so I think it is much more violent than ordinary oil. Sun Tu hurriedly explained, this was a statement he had prepared a long time ago.
In fact, the jars contained the same diesel fuel he had found in Warehouse 2. When he talked to Song Jiang about fire attacks before, a vague thought flashed in his heart when he heard that those thieves could get water to extinguish the fire. It wasn't until last night that he figured out the key, diesel lighting is not afraid of water, isn't it just to restrain the defense of Hutou Village?
Naturally, there are doubts in everyone's hearts, water can overcome fire is a well-known common sense, that is, a three-year-old child understands, and now Sun Tu suddenly said that with this fire oil, he can not be afraid of water, which is really strange. Liu Yuan took the opportunity to say: "Sun San, don't talk about it, this is a battlefield, and there is no room for mistakes!" ”
"I still have that confidence. However, I am afraid that it is not enough to just beat these oils up the mountain, and I have to ask General Suo to take the soldiers to kill a section, and then use rockets to light the oil, so that it can work. ”
Suo Chao's gaze stayed on Sun Tu's body for a moment, and then looked at the surrounding village soldiers, he also knew that at this time, the army's spirit was already sluggish and low, and there seemed to be no better way to break the thief. After a little muttering, he nodded and said, "Then the salvation is according to what you say." As long as we can break through the Tiger Head Village, recapture the Birth Gang, and arrest the thief, then it is worth taking some risks! ”
"General Suo is brave, I admire it!" Sun Tu immediately praised him, and Song Jiang also bent down with his fists in time: "General Suo, it's all up to you." ”
"It's not too early, so let's get started!" Suo Chao is an urgent person, and since he should deal with this matter, he immediately urges it.
Sun Tu did not delay any longer, and immediately asked someone to remove the jars and jars with seals from the car and put them in the net pocket behind the cart. Some soldiers operated the three carts under the guidance of several Daimyofu generals, and after some calibration, with an order, the three cans were thrown into the air, and after crossing an arc in the air, they went straight to the wall of Hutou Village.
Seeing the sudden action of the officials and soldiers under the mountain, the hearts of those bandits also suddenly mentioned, but a few cans flew into the air, and they could not intercept them. I only heard the thudding sound, and the three jars smashed right on the wall made of bamboo and wood, and they smashed into pieces at the touch of a button.
The thieves, who were still worried about any damage to the wall, couldn't help but laugh when they saw this: "These officers and soldiers are useless in fighting, even the things they hit are so fragile, and they still want to hit my Hutou Village's idea, which really makes people laugh out of their big teeth!" ”
But then, someone noticed something strange and exclaimed, "What's in there?" How does it smell weird......"
Before the words fell, the cart under the mountain threw up three cans again, and the ones continued one after another, only for a while, a layer of diesel fuel had been attached to the wall of Hutou Village, and the pungent smell was also diffused in the village.