Chapter 88 Shura Field under Huguan Castle
Fierce fire oil, that is, oil. In the original history, www.biquge.info the large-scale use of fierce fire oil to defend the city was after five dynasties, and the Song, Jin, Liao, and Yuan dynasties reached their peak. But in this era, the Han people were already able to collect and use oil preliminarily. The Southern Dynasty "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" once said, "There are mountains in the south of the county, and the stone springs are as big as that, and the burning is extremely bright, and it is not edible, and the people of the county call it stone lacquerware." And this stone paint refers to oil.
The fierce fire oil is not extinguished when it encounters water, and the smoke is violent, which is why Lu Bu launched the whole battalion of soldiers to fight the fire, but in the end he could only watch the heavy ordnance turn to ashes.
In the history of Chinese warfare, the use of fierce fire oil was not long, and with the rapid development of firearms and gunpowder in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it soon withdrew from the stage of history. In the history of world wars, fierce fire oil has played a pivotal role. The "Greek fire" that made the Arabs despair was the full use of the fierce fire oil, although the specific ingredients of the Greek fire have become a mystery because the recipe has been lost, but the fierce fire oil must be indispensable. Whenever Greek fire appeared on the battlefield, all their enemies could do was to kneel and pray for salvation from heaven.
Now, because of Han Jun, the fierce fire oil appeared on the battlefield in the late Han Dynasty in advance, what kind of waves will it set off?
A series of solid ladders were erected on the wall of Huguan; rows of tall wells, already approaching the range of the archers; One by one, the hard crashing cars rumbled towards the city gates......
Hao Zhao looked at the spectacular scene in front of him expressionlessly, and there was a surge of killing intent in his heart. He could clearly feel that this time Yuan Shao had made a real move, so he no longer kept it and pushed the fierce fire oil onto the battlefield.
After the tentative attack, Yuan Shao finally rolled up his sleeves and remembered that he was desperate? Unfortunately, it's already too late!
Hao Zhao waved his hand, and suddenly barrels of fierce fire oil poured down the city wall, and a strong pungent smell filled the air. At this time, the first camp of the Yuan army was less than a hundred steps away from the city wall, and Han Meng, who was rushing to the forefront, suddenly felt a dangerous aura, hurriedly stopped his steps, and when he looked up, he happened to see a black cloud of oil and water pouring down on his head.
Han Meng was conceited and brave, and because he didn't want to lose face in front of his subordinates, although he was a little worried in his heart, he still gritted his teeth and continued to rush forward.
The main general will not retreat, and the ordinary soldiers can only continue to keep up, although the disgusting smell almost collapses them, but when they have no choice, they can't care about so much.
The fierce fire oil covering the head and face covered almost all the places within a hundred steps below the city, and the black-brown liquid flowed like a river, like a yellow spring under the nine shadows, shining with the light of death under the sunlight.
In history, the earliest recorded example of the use of rockets was the battle of Hao Zhao's defense of Chencang. And now, Hao Zhao has used rockets on the battlefield nearly thirty years earlier.
The fiercely burning rockets, wrapped in strips of cloth soaked in fierce fire oil, are relatively simple in technology, but with the cooperation of fierce fire oil all over the ground, they play a jaw-dropping role.
There were already quite a few soldiers of Yuan, roaring and climbing up the ladder, shouting sharp blades in their mouths, and climbing quickly with their hands and feet. Knowing that a boulder could fall down at any time above their heads, and knowing that the probability of dying in battle was infinitely close to ten percent, but because of the strong desire in their hearts for the marquis and general, they still embarked on this road without hesitation.
On the well railing, which was much higher than the towering wall, rows of arrows flew out of the air and landed densely on the head of Huguan City, although because of the distance, it may not be able to cause much damage, but it is enough to form a fire suppression, giving full support to those who have their heads tied to their belts.
In the rain of arrows, Hao Zhao stood still and stood there like a stone statue, silently waiting, waiting for the best time to attack.
Screams came from all directions of Congchengtou one after another, and Hao Zhao was stunned; It was almost possible to hear the heavy gasps of Yuan Jun's first death, and Hao Zhao was still as immobile as a mountain.
The siege vehicles of the Yuan army were all made of hundred-year-old solid giant wood, which was extremely thick and could be surrounded by at least three people. The front and rear ends of the ram are wrapped with a thick layer of steel. In addition to the cooked cowhide tanned in Mongolia, a thick layer of mud is also watered. It can be said that water and fire do not invade, arrows and stones are not afraid, and it is also the most relied on weapon of Yuan Shaoping to conquer the city.
Ten taels of siege vehicles, protected by dense foot soldiers, squeaked and slowly approached the gate, also revealing hideous faces.
At this time, Han Meng was already infinitely close to the city. He only needed to climb one more step upwards to become the first warrior to climb the top of Huguan City.
It's a pity that Hao Zhao didn't give him this opportunity.
With his order, the defenders of Huguan, who were already impatient, finally set off a wave of counterattack.
Huge stones, with the sound of whistling wind, smashed into the Yuan soldiers on the ladder; Sharp spears stabbed viciously into the body of the first deceased; A pot of boiling gold juice made countless Yuan Jun wail and fall down the ladder, falling heavily to the ground, even if the bones were broken and broken, they were still rolling on the ground screaming in pain.
All of this was expected, so despite the heavy losses for a while, psychologically, Sergeant Yuan did not have much fear. It wasn't until the rockets, like a trick, set off one after another fierce fire dragons in the open land, ruthlessly devouring everything in heaven and earth, that they finally panicked, lost their proportions, and couldn't care about anything.
The fear of nature, the fear of all the unknown, made them forget the military law of Senran, or rather, they would rather die under the sword and axe at the moment than be roasted alive like those robes that could not be avoided. Even, it is burned as powder......
Han Meng, who was only thinking about killing the general and capturing the flag, didn't bother to look back at all when there was a miserable howl at his feet. Because at this time, he had to deal with three spears at the same time, and he also had to pay attention to dodging boulders that could fall from the sky at any time, although he was almost in a desperate situation, Han Meng became more and more courageous, and his whole body was bleeding, but his eyes were getting hotter and hotter.
The sharp spear couldn't help him, and the boulder the size of a millstone couldn't hurt him in the slightest, but the collapse of the ladder under his feet made all his ambitions come to naught.
Han Meng, who was fighting with all his heart, didn't notice that the cloud ladder under his feet had already been surrounded by flames. I would not have thought that he was not the only one, but all the first dead soldiers who followed behind him, and all of them would eventually become real "dead soldiers"!
Slow-moving wells and siege engines, even with even a tiny spark on them, can quickly turn into prairie fires.
In the monstrous fire, Sergeant Yuan cried and shouted for his mother to flee in all directions, but the headless flies generally ran into walls everywhere. The fire grew stronger, but the screams grew weaker and weaker. Within a hundred steps of Huguan City, it has completely become a miserable Shura field, with black blood flowing everywhere, and scattered white bones, making it difficult for people to erase them in their minds after just looking at them.
Jiang Qi's whole body was trembling violently, staring at the scene in front of him in a daze, but his heart was empty, his limbs and bones were cold, and he couldn't think of any other words to express his feelings at this time except despair.
There is no greater mourning than the death of the heart, and the death of a person is secondary.
Jiang Qi didn't feel scared, nor did he have fear, but just pure despair. Because of desperation, at this time, he would rather have his head cut off by Yuan Shao than be turned into ashes like Han Meng.
All the surviving soldiers of Yuan looked at all this in front of them numbly, forgetting to think and forgetting to breathe.
Suddenly, an earth-shattering howl woke everyone up, and at that moment ignited the atmosphere of grief. Some people were crying, some were trembling, but more people turned around and ran, running away without direction or purpose, because no matter where they ran, it didn't matter if they ran to the end of the world or the cape, any place in this world was definitely more lovely than the Shura field in front of them.
Jiang Qi did not stop the soldiers from escaping, because he clearly saw that the law enforcement team, including his own personal guards, had almost run out. He was powerless to stop this, just as he was powerless to stop him from a fire that seemed to fall from the sky.
On the wall of Huguan, Hao Zhao looked indifferently at the Shura field, like a god. On the surface, it is as calm as water, but on the inside, it is as uncomfortable as a burning fire. As long as he is a human being, how can he really be cold-blooded and ruthless, Hao Zhao is naturally no exception, but he is more tenacious and more capable of disguise than his subordinates who are squatting or vomiting on their stomachs.
In the golden tent outside the gate, Yuan Shao finally couldn't disguise himself anymore, when the depressed Jiang Qi walked into the tent and narrated all this in a bland tone. Yuan Shao finally broke out, completely broke out, without pretending to be someone else's hand, he himself pulled out his sword and cut off Jiang Qi's head, and then pointed heavily in the direction of Huguan and said sharply: "Order the whole army, attack the city with all your might!" After the city was broken, all the children of the wealth and silk in the pot were taken by themselves, and the knife was sealed after three days! ”
"The lord must not!"
Yuan Shao's old minister Yuanrong, who followed him Cong Luoyang to Fengji in Jizhou, knelt on the ground and admonished: "Fengji implores the lord to think twice, if you can't figure out the cause of the fire that day, rashly attacking the city will only increase casualties, empty the morale of the army, and there will be all kinds of harm but no benefit!" ”
"Feng Yuantu, then you tell me, if I can't figure out how the fire came from that day and how to crack it for the rest of my life, then I will have to endure the humiliation of Han Jun Xiao'er for the rest of my life?"
Yuan Shao, who was furious, resisted the urge to continue cutting people, glared at Feng Ji angrily and asked.