Chapter 298: A Fire Falls from the Sky
Under Wu Yi's stopping, the chaos at the head of the city was finally temporarily controlled, but it was obviously not over, as more and more ghost fires, or fire lamps floated towards the city, Wu Yi was also a little panicked. There are only 4,000 defenders at the south gate, and a third of them have run before. If the enemy locks his eyes on the south gate, it will be really difficult to do!
Firelight! Looking at more and more, closer and closer firelights, Wu Yi began to be scared even if he thought it was the enemy who was making trouble. If...... Not good! The enemy is going to attack with fire! I remembered the fire that had been ignited when the first fire lamp hit the ground, if it was hundreds, thousands......
"Come on, quickly go and tell General Huang that the enemy is preparing to attack the south gate!"
Wu Yi deserved to be a veteran, quickly made a judgment, and quickly drew his bow and arrow and shot at the firelight. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, five arrows in a row finally shot down one, seeing that it worked, Wu Yi hurriedly ordered the soldiers: "Quick!" Shoot them down for me! ”
The soldiers looked at Wu Yi's actions suspiciously, and then more and more people raised their bows and arrows in their hands.
Even if you shoot ghosts, it's better than letting ghosts get close. It's a pity that Kong Ming's lantern flies too high, and it is a bit drifting with the wind, and the hit rate is extremely low, but a lot of arrows are wasted.
Five, ten, twenty, as more and more Kong Ming lanterns passed overhead, the fear in Wu Yi's heart was also increasing, he was not afraid of ghosts, but afraid of fire, the fire that was about to ignite! What to do? What to do?
"Soldiers, follow me out of the city and kill those who put the lamps!" As more and more Kong Ming lanterns rose into the sky, the lights outside the south gate of Chengdu were already bright, and Wu Yi knew that if he continued to be on fire like this, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"But, General, General Huang has an order to defend the city and not to leave the city!"
"This time and that time! Quick, open the city gates, put the drawbridge and kill me out! After weighing for a moment, Wu Yi decided to lead the troops to kill, the enemy army does not know how many lights have been prepared, if you keep letting the enemy put the lights, then tonight's Chengdu will be a sea of fire!
"The general has an order! No one is allowed to leave their duties without permission! "Wu Yi was just about to rush out, and the herald from Huang Quan's side also arrived.
It turned out that this Huang Quan had not dared to slack off since he heard that the south gate was haunted, and soon he stood on the city gate and saw more and more light at the south gate. Huang Quan is not afraid of anything else, he is afraid that the soldiers defending the city will go out of the city to meet the attack. Once out of the city, without the protection of the city walls, it is a sheep into the wolves, and there is no return. Huang Quan thought that Liu Cong's tricks were nothing more than to shake the morale of the army, either to scare the soldiers defending the city away, or to provoke the soldiers defending the city to go out of the city.
Two days ago, Wu Yi was transferred to the south gate because he thought that he was more calm than other generals, and he would not fall into the enemy's plan to encircle him, nor would he be transferred away from the mountain, but he still couldn't rest assured! Here's a herald to come and give the order.
"Lord, it seems that Huang Quan is not an ordinary person." Seeing that the defenders on the wall of the south gate quickly quieted down, and some people raised bows and spotlights, Zhuge Liang also secretly admired. This would never be possible for ordinary people.
"Haha, it's a pity it's useless, Kong Ming Lantern is destined to be Huang Quan's nightmare. From the moment he refused to surrender, everything was doomed. The tragedy in Chengdu can only be blamed on Huang Quan's stubborn resistance! ”
Liu Cong saw the Kong Ming lantern constantly flying over the city, and knew that in a few moments, not only the south gate, but also the defenders of the whole city would be in chaos. Most of these soldiers defending the city have relatives in the city, and when they see the fire in the city, who is not worried about their relatives? Who has the heart to resist the enemy army? As long as the soldiers at the head of the city are loosened, and then the four gates attack the city together, tens of thousands of people will collapse in an instant!
Soon Liu Cong's idea was verified! But it was said that the hot flying lamp flew up to the city, and a sharpshooter shot an arrow at the lamp on his head, and the lamp fell in response to the arrow. Before the archer had time to be happy, he was drenched in the fire oil on the lamp, and the falling sparks instantly ignited the fire oil on the fire oil on the archer's body, and the "boom", the archer immediately became a fire man.
"Help! Save me! When his body was on fire, he immediately rolled around on the ground, but the fire was too great to work, and then he ran under the city wall, like a moving fireball, shouting, shouting: "My hand...... My eyes ......"
The miserable screams also frightened the soldiers who were preparing to shoot the lanterns.
Seeing that the man was going to continue to run towards the city, Wu Yi couldn't stand it anymore, so he bent his bow and shot the living man to the ground. A bigger disaster was averted!
An arrow killed the burning man, ending his painful life. The fire continued to burn, and it didn't take long for a burning smell to waft over the city.
"Quickly notify General Huang and let him organize personnel to put out the fire!" Wu Yi climbed the high city tower and looked at the other three gates, it seemed that only the south gate had lights, since Huang Quan asked him to hold on, he also felt that it made sense. Therefore, men must be drawn from other gates, and this fire must be prepared in advance!
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"Report, report to the general, the enemy army is attacking at the south gate. That ghost fire is the source of fire! ”
"What?" Huang Quan sat on the ground with a butt, when Wu Yi wanted to go out of the city to meet the attack, he was not allowed, because he was afraid that Liu Cong would make a ghost, but he didn't expect it...... What should I do? There are so many bright lights, each of which is a source of fire...... Huang Quan looked at the south gate and stayed on the spot!
"Open the gates of the city, the city is on fire, do you want us to burn here?" I don't know when, the thousands of people gathered at the south gate woke up in an instant and rushed to the south gate in unison!
"Open the door, you want to die, don't bother us!"
"yes, open the door! Open the door! ”
As the Kong Ming lantern continued to float into the city, and then fell, there was a sea of fire near the south gate. Most of the buildings in this era are wooden structures, and when this fire oil is poured in the air, it will burn when it touches a little spark, not to mention a whole lantern smashed down!
"Heaven punishes Huang Quan, and a fire falls from the sky!"
"Heaven punishes Huang Quan, and a fire falls from the sky!"
"Heaven punishes Huang Quan, and a fire falls from the sky!"
Soon outside the city of Chengdu, an earth-shaking shout sounded near the four gates! Firelight. The shouting soon woke up the entire Chengdu people. Watching the bright lights falling from the sky into the sea of fire, still relying on the old people and children, how much they have seen, they are all stunned!
Is this really a fire from the sky? Otherwise, how could it come from heaven, what can I do now? Isn't Chengdu about to become a scorched earth?
As the fire spread, the soldiers of the four gates were shocked, and soon some people ran in the direction of their homes, completely forgetting that they were soldiers on duty. Because where the fire burns, there are their relatives!
One, two, four or five, and soon, people ran to all the gates, and although some of them were still a little far from their homes, they had to be prepared as soon as possible.
"Come back, come back!" The generals shouted hoarsely, but with little effect.
The soldiers fled back to put out the fire, and those who escaped from the fire had to leave the city, gradually, gradually...... The situation is no longer under Huang Quan's control.
Because the people in the city don't know if this fire falling from the sky will float to their homes, so everyone is waiting for it!
"Childe, it's almost over, let's rush too!" In a private house somewhere at the south gate, Deng Xian took dozens of family members to ask Liu Xundao.
"Wait a little longer......" Liu Xun wasn't sure if Liu Cong could break through Chengdu this time, if not, they would go out rashly, and they would only be arrested.
"General, the fire around the South Gate is fierce, General Wu implores the general to send people to extinguish the fire!"
"General, there are people at the south gate asking to leave the city!"
"General, there are enemy troops operating at the North Gate!"
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"General......
"General, it seems that the direction of my house is also on fire, you quickly send someone to put out the fire!" One of Huang Quan's personal soldiers couldn't sit still.
"General, put out the fire!"
Huang Quan is in a dilemma, of course he knows that the fire needs to be saved, but the 60,000 troops outside the city are eyeing it. With such a big fire, a hundred or so people will definitely not work, but if there are too many of them...... While hesitating, people kept running through the city walls! Finally, the east gate is also starting to loosen!
"Come on, quickly send 3,000 men and horses to fight the fire!"
"Yes!" The pro-soldiers were ordered to go down and order the troops immediately. Hurriedly took 3,000 soldiers to put out the fire.
"General, this fire, I'm afraid this manpower is not enough, another older soldier said on the side.
Huang Quan was silent, the entire East Gate defenders were only 12,000, and there were only 6,000 people on the city wall...... What if the enemy army takes the opportunity to attack the city?
Soon Liu Cong didn't let him hope, only heard a cannon shot, and the fire outside the south gate soared into the sky, and then the earth-shattering killing cry sounded.
"Rush into Chengdu and capture Huang Quan alive!"
The South Gate is like this, the West Gate, the North Gate is quick to respond, and then the East Gate!
Sure enough, it was a ploy, Huang Quan was glad of his decision, and immediately ordered: "All the soldiers stick to the city, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”
At the south gate, Liu Cong saw that there was a panic on the city wall again, so he ordered to stop the lanterns, but led the men and horses to rush to the city wall, this time, take Chengdu no matter what! At the sound of an order, tens of thousands of people swooped, lit the torches that had been prepared, held them high above their heads, and rushed to the city gate.
Seeing this, Wu Yi was shocked again, here, finally here, still the main force! Lao Tzu is so lucky!
"Stand up for me, hold your ground, and fight the fire!" Wu Yi said this, but he didn't know how many people Huang Quan sent to fight the fire. I hope I don't burn it to my own house......
"Kill! Get out of the way! ”
Suddenly, hundreds of people rushed out of the city and killed the city gate together, and the people who were originally making trouble at the city gate hurriedly dodged.
What's going on? Wu Yi hurriedly turned around and returned to the other side of the city wall.
"Wu Yipifu, open the door quickly and let this son out!"
"The eldest prince?"
"Childe, don't talk nonsense with him, kill!" Deng Xian on the side was more decisive, and at this time she believed more in the knife in her hand.
Originally, there were many soldiers who maintained order and were scattered by the people at once, Wu Yi watched Deng Xian and Liu Xun with a hundred and ten people, killing the defenders of the city gate, and the people saw that they were coming to open the city gate, and followed behind them, and rushed out like a flood!