Chapter 457: The Sea of Fire

Liu Dehai waved the command flag in his hand, and more than 200 sturdy soldiers raised their sledgehammers and smashed down the wooden shaft, and the boulder fell, smashing on the thick cushion straw mat with a dull roar, and the ground shook slightly.

The throwing arm suddenly bounced in mid-air like a poisonous snake that launched a surprise attack, and after it suddenly stopped, the whole throwing arm bounced endlessly, emitting a piercing trill. At the same time, the flaming wooden bullets in the basket flew out, and hundreds of burning wooden piers streaked high and far trajectories with traces of smoke and fire, and smashed into the sheep and the city.

"What is this?" Ge Luofeng stared in amazement as these fiery fireballs flew overhead from below the city and landed on the streets behind the city walls.

Rumble! Click! Click!

Heavy wooden piers smashed into the block thirty paces behind the city walls, and the fiery wooden bullets fell on the houses and burst open on the roofs, and the pieces of wood with the flames flew everywhere and began to ignite the wooden and bamboo roofs. The wooden bullets that fell on the ground burst even more completely, and the shattered wooden bullets flew with sparks, covering the streets within the radius of Xu Fang on the left with burning and smoking fires.

Before anyone could figure out what was going on, a second round of wooden bullets poured into the streets of the city like a meteor shower. The houses of several streets near the western city wall suddenly burst into flames and billowing smoke. And the people who lived in these streets and alleys were screaming and pouring out of their shops and residences, running for their lives along the streets full of flames.

Ge Luofeng looked at all this dumbfounded, and his mouth was speechless for a while.

"Damn the Tang people, they really have a conspiracy, they don't attack with stone bullets, but use wooden bullets, which are going to burn our sheep and baa city." Princess Aluo looked at all this in horror, gritted her teeth and stomped her feet.

The general Ah Hu gritted his teeth and said: "Lord, princess, don't panic, don't be afraid." It's a big deal to give up this alley. What about the houses that burned down a few streets near the western wall? But they still can't break through our city. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, what I said is that in the afternoon, the herald is to hold the city and not panic." Ge Luofeng woke up from a dream and shouted repeatedly.

As he spoke, the Tang Army's Shenwei cannon fired a third round, and hundreds of burning wooden bullets burst and burned in several streets that were already billowing with smoke, completely turning two streets and hundreds of houses within thirty paces of the western city wall into a sea of fire.

"Sixty-five pounds of No. 2 wooden bullets." Liu Dehai changed the flag in his hand. All the Shenwei cannons were immediately replaced with 65-pound No. 2 wooden bullets that had already burned red in the fire, and in a roaring firing sound, the 65-pound wooden bullets were thrown to a distance of 550 paces, which was 70 or 80 paces farther than the 75-pound No. 1 wooden bullets fired just now. Directly smashed the heavenly fire into the farther blocks in the city.

Wang Yuan and more than a dozen generals rode their horses in front of the formation, looking at the smoke and flames in the sheep and baa city in the distance, and the generals around them kept letting out exclamations.

The injury had not healed, but Song Jiangong, who insisted on going into battle, smacked his tongue and said in a deep voice: "The method of attacking the city is unheard of. If Ge Luofeng knew each other, it was the best policy to evacuate this city immediately. With such a fire falling to the ground, can the city still accommodate it? ”

Wang Yuan said solemnly: "Ge Luofeng doesn't shed tears when he doesn't see the coffin, he may still think that my Shenwei cannon wooden projectile has a short range, and he has the psychology of luck." As everyone knows, his entire western city will be within the range of my Shenwei cannon. The No. 4 wooden projectile has a range of 700 paces, and excluding the distance between the Shenwei cannon and the city wall, it can cover 250 steps deep into its city wall. The city is wide from north to south and narrow from east to west, and half of the city is covered by my firepower. The houses in the city are all made of wood and bamboo, and they are closely connected. When the fire broke out, I was afraid that the whole city would be destroyed. I hope that Ge Luofeng will immediately realize the seriousness of the situation, and it is better to surrender the city immediately, otherwise I am afraid that I will be charged with slaughtering innocent people. ”

Song Jiangong said in a deep voice: "The deputy marshal doesn't have to think too much, how can there be any mercy in front of the two armies?" If you want to blame it, blame Na Ge Luo Feng for not knowing the seriousness. Our army fought deep into the territory of Nanzhao, and it was already taking huge risks. Now that the army has less than three days of food, we will not attack the city with thunder, and it will be us who will die. ”

Wang Yuan nodded slightly and said, "What you said is that I shouldn't be such a woman's kindness." However, I still hope to give Ge Luofeng a chance, and when the second bomb is fired, I will go to the city to shout, and we will do our best. ”

Sixty-five pounds of ammunition fired three rounds in a row, smashing a large area within 100 steps of the west city of Yanghe into a sea of fire. The barbarian people had just escaped from the first round of fire, and had to immediately run for their lives to the east of the city and to the north and south of the city. The blazing houses spread rapidly under the pressure of the wind, setting fire to many of the houses that had not been hit. Smoke billowed into the sky, and the smoke enveloped almost half of the city, and everywhere there were flying ash and sparks, like a fire hell.

The Tang Army's firebomb offensive stopped temporarily, and Ge Luofeng, Ah Hu and others, who were coughing incessantly from the smoke, saw the figure of Wang Yuan in golden armor galloping under the city again. Wang Yuan held a microphone and shouted loudly towards the city.

"Lord Ge Luo Feng, are you okay?"

Ge Luofeng's eyes breathed fire, grabbed the microphone and scolded Wang Yuan under the city: "Shameless and despicable, using such means to attack the city and kill innocent people indiscriminately, are you still human?" When I led the army to attack Yaozhou City, did I indiscriminately kill the people of the Tang Dynasty? ”

Wang Yuan said in a loud voice: "Lord of the Ge Luo Feng Kingdom, you cherish your people, but if you really cherish your people, I advise you to surrender the city immediately." Because of your stubbornness and conceit, I gave you a chance before the siege, but you ruthlessly rejected me. But I still want to give you a chance. I hope you understand the gravity of the situation and don't take it personally. If you wish to negotiate peace, I will order a halt to the siege and negotiate terms with you. This is my last chance for you, and if you don't cherish it, I will no longer have any kind of contact with you. In one day I will turn the sheep and the city into a sea of fire and burn to ashes, and then it will be too late for you to come to me again. ”

Ge Luofeng scolded: "Dog thief, don't want to threaten me and ask me Ge Luofeng to surrender to you, that's wishful thinking." What if you have any means, and you may burn some of the houses in the city, and some of the people may be burned? If you have the ability, you will conquer my city. ”

Princess Aluo said in a low voice: "Brother, why did you reject him? Why not talk to them about the conditions? If you really want to destroy this city, it will be a huge loss for my Nanzhao. You don't have to ruin it all for the sake of face. Brother, the overall situation is important. ”

Ge Luofeng shouted coldly, "What are you talking about? At the moment of the great enemy, you persuaded me to bow down to the Tang people? Didn't you decide to fight against the Tang people before, and you still said that you wanted to take Wang Yuan's head? Why have you forgotten what you said now? ”

A Luo stomped his feet and said: "Brother, I'm not afraid of the Tang army, I don't want this city to be destroyed in the hands of the Tang people, and I don't want the people to have nowhere to live." I said that I would fight the Tang people to the end, but wouldn't it be wiser if I could turn the conflict into a jade silk. Brother, think about it, if this city falls, the Tang army goes to Taihe City, and then destroys Taihe City by the same means, then you, the lord of the country, can still go now. In the future, I am afraid that I will have to hide in the mountains and forests. ”

"Phew! Ah Luo, Ah Luo, when you say such things at this time, Brother is really cold to you. I'm going to see what the Tang people do to destroy this city. By those fire bombs? What if they were only a hundred paces away from the city? This Wang Yuan is here to scare us, this is already their limit. I have sent people to lead the army to cut off its grain route, as long as it holds on for a few more days, the Tang army's grain and grass will run out, and they will become lost dogs. I don't want you to say those words again, and I don't want to hear any of your words of discouragement against me, and if you talk too much, don't blame me for not thinking about brother and sister. ”

Ah Luo's angry tears rolled in his eyes, and the general Ah Hu was busy comforting him: "Princess Ah Luo, don't say it again, the enemy really shouldn't say anything like that at present." The princess hurried down to the east city, which was not safe. Someone came, escorted the princess to the safety of the east side of the city to rest. ”

Ah Luo stomped her feet and shouted, "I don't need your escort, I will go by myself." Brother, I went to lead the people to Taihe City, and finally advised Brother A, everything is important for the overall situation, and don't make impulsive moves. Forbearance is not a nest for a while, as long as the Nanzhao Kingdom still exists, everything can be re-planned. I am afraid that the impulse of the moment will destroy the foundation with my own hands, and then I will regret it. ”

Ge Luofeng snorted coldly and didn't look at Ah Luo, only staring at the back of Wang Yuan, who was galloping back to the camp under the city, with his eyes full of anger.

Ah Luo sighed, turned and walked down the city.

Wang Yuan galloped back to the camp, and when he passed by Liu Dehai's side, he ordered in a deep voice: "No. 3 bomb, fire ten rounds." After that, the No. 4 bullet was changed and ten rounds were fired. ”

Liu Dehai promised loudly, held high the command flag and shouted: "Change the No. 3 bullet for 55 catties, and launch ten rounds without interruption." ”

In the roar, fifty-five catties of wooden bullets with a range of 620 paces instantly covered the sky within a range of 170 paces in the city, and the flames that burst after landing ignited a large number of houses and streets in the denser area near the center of the city.

Smoke billowed and flames raged, and half of the city was completely immersed in a sea of flames.