Although the name Thunderbolt may sound intimidating, it is actually not an uncommon object. This is a common siege equipment, and it is equipped in both Youbei and Beiyan. The original manuscript of this object is from Qin Mo's posthumous chapter, and it can be said to be of the same origin as the trebuchet, and the principle of action is basically the same.

However, the ammunition of the trebuchet is mainly masonry, and the strike method is more primitive, mainly used to destroy the enemy's city walls and fortifications. As for the Thunderbolt Chariot, which is in the same vein as the trebuchet, it throws a special "Divine Fire Bomb". The direct lethality of this thing is basically negligible, and its weight is not much different from that of a bluestone brick; The real killer feature of this thing lies in its outstanding burning ability!

If you are unlucky, it will be a wisp of green smoke when it falls to the ground, which can only be frightening; But once luck comes, the karmic fire red lotus descends on the mortal world, leaving only a scorched earth of the end times!

Yanjing City is the foot of the Son of Heaven, the capital of the Northern Yan Kingdom, and the first good place of Huayu. The price of land in the inner city here is a good interpretation of the meaning of every inch of land. The major businesses in the city compete for beauty, and pavilions and pavilions rise and fall one after another; At least from the perspective of momentum and scene, its busy and lively streets and alleys and majestic heavenly atmosphere are far better than those of Jiankang City, the southern capital.

It's just that the Northern Yan Dynasty itself can't hide it from people; Therefore, most of the Huayu people's evaluation of this Yanjing City is that the surface of the donkey's dung and eggs is shiny, the swollen face is fat, the lard is smeared with chaff and vegetables, and the donkey is not overturned......

It is also a little strange to say that the poorer the livelihood of the people, the easier it is to give birth to the kind of rich God of Wealth! Yanjing City gathered the top officials of the Northern Yan Dynasty, talented and beautiful, and their purchasing power was naturally extraordinary.

With amazing purchasing power comes a huge potential market; With a variety of large businesses to divide the market, there are also large and small warehouses that store all kinds of goods.

Silk fabrics, paper and woodware, fur powder, etc., which are worth a thousand gold on weekdays...... At this critical juncture when the singing soldiers are approaching the city, they have become the best accelerant for the "Thunderbolt God Fire Bomb"!

If you take into account that Yanjing's defense of the city is very well prepared, a huge amount of grain, grass and ordnance have been hoarded in various parts of the city in advance; Then Wang Fang's idea is not bad at all, the Thunderbolt chariot has just been tested for one round, and the battle is over.

At this time, the southern city of Yanjing has already ignited fire points everywhere......

The "feng shui pattern" of Yanjing City has a famous hall of "eight-armed Nezha", and the layout of the city is also "boxy", only one corner is missing, showing the beauty of neatness and symmetry. Because the east of the city is close to Youbei 3rd Road, the wealthy merchants are entrenched here, which is also convenient for caravans to go north to exit the customs, or to go south to buy goods.

In order to facilitate the repair of the Great Wall and the military operations of going north to resist the enemy during the war, the north of the city is mostly the residence of craftsmen, and the barracks and schools are located; The west of the city is beautiful and the scenery is beautiful and pleasant, so it is mostly the inner and outer residences of high-ranking officials of the clan.

As for Yanjing South City, it is a place where ordinary people live together. There are five elements and eight works, three religions and nine streams, and it is needless to say that it is densely populated; In the small courtyard, there were more than a dozen people crowded, to say the least; As for the mountains of "rags", they have not been useful for several lifetimes, and today they are also catalyzed by thunderbolts and begin to "exert residual heat......

In such a narrow and dense urban area, even if it is just a courtyard with thick smoke, it can easily evolve into a "spark of fire" when the wind blows south of the Jizhou Plain!

It doesn't matter if it's crooked, or it's premeditated; Anyway, the army chose to launch an offensive from the south of the city. In this way, whether it is the main force of the Yanjing Protector Army, Zuo Prime Minister Wang Fang or the Luo couple, they will inevitably converge in the south of the city to defend against the enemy.

In other words, if the south of the city really turns into a sea of fire, whether it will affect other urban areas or not; At least the last battleable soldiers in Yanjing City will definitely be wiped out!

In this battle to defend the city, it was the old prime minister Wang Fang, who put on his armor again, and Luo Yuan, the prefect of Yanjing, was the deputy commander; In addition to these two, there is also Luo Yuan's wife Wei Ying, who cut off half of the green silk on her head, made a military uniform, and vowed to live and die with her husband!

When the Nankang Army launched the test launch, Lord Luo was leading the "Yanjing Township Brave Regiment" and wanted to run spare ordnance on the front line in the south of the city; But they have only run back and forth, and the south of the city is already on fire on all sides! Luo Yuan hurriedly ran up to the urn city tower, and when he saw that Wang Fang, the main backbone of Beiyan, was safe and sound for the time being, he immediately ordered several generals from the Prime Minister's Mansion to escort him, and dragged the pale-faced old Prime Minister off the city wall desperately.

Of course, the urn city still has to be defended, even if the siege equipment is fierce, it is only an auxiliary after all; Only the soldiers who enter the inner city can become the hammer that settles the end of the war. So from this point of view, at least before the Worry Relief Army grows wings, it is by no means something that can be completed in three or five days; But once the fire spreads completely, the generals and people in Yanjing City, the emperor's relatives and relatives will all be buried in the flames......

The city will be self-defeating!

Therefore, Luo Yuan sent people to force the king to leave the city, one for the sake of his safety; The two also wanted him to see the fire in the city and make a decision as soon as possible.

After hearing Luo Yuan's brief introduction to the fire situation in the inner city, Wang Fang didn't even think about it, so he said categorically:

"Don't think about it, you can build it again if the house burns down, and it's all over when the people are gone! Shallow Creek, the southern thieves can't get in in a short time, how many soldiers do you need to extinguish the fire and save people, even if you transfer away, lead the people in the city to move to the north of the city as soon as possible; As for His Majesty's safety, there is no need to worry, the foolish brother has already made other arrangements......"

"Report! Elder Yuwang Pavilion, Lord Luo! The four fire ditches in the southern city have been cleared, and more than 200 brothers in the third class and six rooms of the government and the families and guards donated by the prefectures are urging the people to move to the north of the city; Madame wants to go down to ask Wang Zuocheng if she can still deploy some reserve soldiers to transfer the twenty granaries and eight ordnance warehouses in Nancheng as soon as possible! ”

When Wang Fang heard this, he was overjoyed; He waved his palm like a tiger's claw, kept patting Luo Zhifu's shoulder, and praised excitedly:

"Good, good! The virtuous brother is really prescient, and Mrs. Zun is even more preferential. It's just that the virtuous couple and the two of them can't help but look down on the old and decrepit measurements! The military situation before the battle is like fire, how can there be time to report everything? Chop first, no big deal! The general will not be subject to the foreign monarch's life, and it is not just a joke! If someone blames him afterwards, you can just push it on the old man! ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Fang stretched out his hand and took out a pavilion old jade plate from his inner arms, raised his hand and threw it to Xiao Yukuai, who came to give the order:

"Go back and tell your wife that this token represents me and Cai Donkey's meaning; In the entire Yanjing City, except for His Majesty and the Prince, anyone can control it by virtue of this order...... Wind and Fire Camp, Qingshan Camp, your 2,000 men and horses, for the time being, are also at the disposal of Mr. Water Candle! Go ahead! ”

Luo Yuan looked at Wang Fang, whose face resurfaced, and after thinking about it, he swallowed the truth of the matter back into his stomach. In fact, this so-called foresight has nothing to do with him, it is just his wife, Mr. Wei Ying, who is "making his own opinion".

And this custom of overstepping the boundaries is also a secret that the Luo family does not pass on. Luo Yuan knew in his heart that if it weren't for the wrong reincarnation of a female fetus in this life, how could he have such glory as himself? With Mr. Water Candle's ingenuity, how can she be worthy of the words "don't let me have eyebrows"!

The inside of the city is a beacon of fire, and outside the city is the orderly relief of the army; And there is a scene in the stone room of the royal secret road away from Beijing, but it is far more lively than inside and outside the battlefield!

Zhou Changyong, the crown prince who was suffering from madness, was awakened from his sleep by the loud noise and vibration coming from the top of his head! When the stone room returned to peace, Emperor Zhou Yuanqing dusted off the floating soil on the top of his head, intending to "regain his former feelings" and continue to communicate with his unsuccessful son.

"Yong'er...... I and your queen mother are old men in their last years...... Ahem...... What does it taste like? ”

Zhou Yuanqing had just started when he was choked into his nose by a fishy and foul smell, and then rushed to the top of his head! Zhou Yuanqing's eyes had been spent many years ago, and coupled with the lack of light in the dark room, he couldn't see clearly what happened to Zhou Changyong, who was facing away from him......

"Tang Fuquan! Tang Fuquan! ”

Zhou Yuanqing resisted the desire to vomit while shouting the name of the old eunuch; And Tang Fuquan, who was serving the queen, was summoned, and as soon as he entered the stone room, he immediately turned his head and shouted:

"Little Dezi Xiao Chunzi, prepare the fragrant soup bucket, have you brought the petals and agarwood......

After Tang Fuquan shouted these voices, he immediately bowed down and entered, and invited Emperor Tianyou out half-supported and half-supported......

“…… Tang Fuquan, Yong'er, this is ...... It's ......"

"Your Majesty doesn't need to worry, the prince is in good health......"

In fact, when Zhou Yuanqing smelled the bad smell, he already had a faint guess in his heart; Now I heard that the old man is a serious and delicate chief of the inner court, and all the orders of the internal supervisors under him are more certain of the previous guesses......

The prince Zhou Changyong, who is nearly fifty years old, was frightened and incontinent by a few loud noises above his head!

"This ...... Is Yong'er ...... Is it really crazy? ”

Zhou Yuanqing muttered to himself in despair, and looked at the old eunuch Tang Fuquan stupidly; These two old men, who have known each other for most of their lives, have not been able to say a word again......

"If he wasn't really crazy, with Yong'er's loyal and filial character, how could he use a knife against his most respected father? Your Majesty, whether it is you, Tang Daban, including Wang and Cai, the two elders, they are all first-class smart people...... But my Yong'er is a prince, but he is just a mortal! His Majesty wants him to be a wise prince, but the concubine only wants a healthy son! The concubine is a queen, but she is also a woman; Whether His Majesty is a faint monarch or a holy lord, the people of later generations have their own opinions; But the concubine wants to say that His Majesty is not a considerate husband, let alone a kind father! ”