[Ran^text^library]. [774] Night shrouded the inside and outside of Fancheng...... lw0。

Outside the city, the two armies were silent.

The Jingzhou army, as in the past, sent soldiers with firewood in their arms, and in the Han army array, in addition to the strong crossbowmen, hundreds of soldiers with unlit torches in their arms were also dispatched.

Standing outside the barracks, looking at the dark Fancheng city wall at night, Pang Tong's face was also solemn.

After many days of preparation, high firewood was piled up at the foot of the city wall, and Pang Tong was waiting for the day of arson.

The walls are so thick that it is not easy to bake the entire wall.

The reason why he dared to do this was entirely because Liu Beijun had poured tung oil on the city wall earlier.

Tung oil is flammable, and there is firewood piled up around the wall, so it is not too easy to bake the stone wall to the point where people cannot stand on it.

Thinking of this method, Pang Tong knew that one day, he would have to verify whether this method was useful.

The time for validation has finally arrived.

In the Jingzhou Army barracks, the soldiers of the Jingzhou Army walked out of the black pressure.

When they came out, the soldiers of the Han army, who had not lit the torches in their arms, immediately ran towards them.

Drilling into the Jingzhou army array, the soldiers of the Han army advanced with the large array, staring at the head of Fancheng City with a pair of eyes.

Behind the Jingzhou army array, the strong crossbowmen of the Han army lined up in the phalanx also marched neatly towards the city wall of Fancheng.

Unlike in the past, the arrows of the strong crossbowmen of the Han army were tied with small pieces of oilcloth.

What they are going to launch at Liu Beijun at the head of the city tonight is no longer just feather arrows, but rockets that can fuel the firewood outside the city!

The array advanced at a slow and heavy pace, and the soldiers of Liu Beijun on the city wall also set up arrows on their longbows one after another, aiming at the enemy troops who were advancing towards the city wall.

Standing on the city wall, the officer who commanded the soldiers to fire arrows stood straight.

His arms were raised high, and a pair of eyes stared at the two large formations outside the city.

In the past few days, the Jingzhou army outside the city has piled firewood at the foot of the city wall, and Liu Beijun on the head of the city has become accustomed to it.

Looking at the enemy troops who were advancing towards the city wall, Liu Beijun's soldiers all thought that tonight was the same as in the past, and the enemy troops would withdraw after just dropping firewood and some corpses.

Several of Liu Beijun's soldiers, while opening their bowstrings, were still talking in a whisper.

From time to time, one or two would let out a soft snicker.

The officer who raised his arms high did not smile, his face was solemn, and his eyes did not blink as he looked at the advancing enemy troops outside the city.

He didn't know that the enemy troops outside the city were coming tonight to set a big fire, and the reason why he looked solemn was that he was different from ordinary soldiers.

As an officer who commands his soldiers to fire arrows, he must always be vigilant in case the enemy actually attacks them on the city walls.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, who were standing on the edge of the city wall, had already retreated to the city gate tower under the escort of a group of personal soldiers.

Looking at the Jingzhou army and the Han army advancing towards the city wall, Liu Bei's face was pale.

The piles of firewood at the foot of the city walls have become mountains.

In order to enclose the entire city with firewood, the Han and Jingzhou armies cut down almost all the nearby trees.

At first, the firewood piled up at the foot of the city wall was still some dead wood, but later, the firewood sent by the Jingzhou army was actually dry firewood made of good wood.

Once the flames burn, the entire city of Fan will be surrounded by fire.

The thick city wall will soon be heated by fire, and whether the soldiers can gain a foothold on the city wall depends entirely on whether the amount of water transported to the city wall is enough.

In order to raise clean water, almost all the wells in the city were drained.

Although the well will naturally overflow, it is still not as fast as Liu Beijun's soldiers to get water.

These days, most of the people endure thirst and watch Liu Beijun's soldiers send clean water to the city.

Unlike other heroes, Liu Bei, who was born from the grassroots, has no concept of dignity at all.

In order to fetch water, he was even able to bow deeply to the onlookers.

It is precisely because of this that he is easily recognized by the people, although he has not done anything for the people in Fancheng, but invisibly, he has won the hearts of the people!

Outside the city, the array of the Jingzhou army and the Han army was getting closer and closer, and Liu Bei could hear the heavy footsteps clearly.

Listening to the sound of footsteps that were almost enough to shake the earth, Liu Bei clenched his fists tightly, and the green tendons on his forehead also stood out due to nervousness.

"Uncle Huang, don't worry, I'll defend the city to the death, and it will be difficult for the enemy army to break through for a while!" Seeing Liu Bei's nervousness, Zhuge Liang walked behind him, clasped his fists and said to him: "If you are not very comfortable on this city, Uncle Huang can go to the city to rest!" ”

"The enemy army is about to arrive at the bottom of the city, how can they rest in peace!" With a sigh, Liu Bei looked back at Zhuge Liang and asked, "The military advisor thinks that the enemy army will set fire outside the city tonight?" ”

"It's time to set fires, too!" His face was also solemn, Zhuge Liang no longer had his original elegance, and said to Liu Bei: "This evening, the soldiers are afraid that they will suffer some crimes!" ”

As soon as Zhuge Liang said this, Liu Bei was even more worried in his heart.

Outside the city wall, the firewood has been piled up, some firewood is very dry, burning, must be lit a raging fire, the city wall is baked difficult to stand, and some firewood, is the Jingzhou army and the Han army to cut down, once ignited, not only there will be fire, but also smoke.

Under the thick smoke, it was more difficult for people to establish themselves on the top of the city.

Liu Bei was worried in his heart, in front of the Han army array outside the city, Pang Tong was full of ambition.

Standing beside him was not only Lu Bu, but also Zhang Yun, whom he had specially invited.

The servants stood side by side, looking at the dark figure of Fancheng and the large array of soldiers advancing towards the city wall in the night.

"Prime Minister, the fire is ignited, this wall is so high and thick that it may burn so much that it is difficult for the enemy army to gain a foothold in the city?" Looking at the large array advancing towards the city wall, Zhang Yun still asked Pang Tong with some doubts in his heart.

In the past few days, in order to transport firewood to the foot of the city wall, the Jingzhou army has suffered casualties, although not heavy, but not small.

If this strategy doesn't work, those soldiers who were shot by Liu Beijun will die here in vain!

"General Zhang doesn't have to worry!" Smiling slightly, Pang Tong said to Zhang Yun and Lu Bu: "The firewood sent by the soldiers in front of them, in addition to dry firewood, there are still many wet firewood. The two generals also knew that when wet wood was lit, thick smoke could be released, and the enemy troops on the head of the city, even if they wanted to extinguish the fire, could not get close to the smoke. I'll just watch the fire light up today! ”

Hearing Pang Tong's words, Zhang Yun and Lu Bu were silent.

Things have come to this point, and their only choice is to believe in Pang Tong!

"Stop!" The Jingzhou army array was still advancing, and the Han army behind them was within the range of the strong crossbow, and the officers on the side of the large array raised their arms and shouted.

With the shout of the officer, the Han army's strong crossbow formation immediately stopped its pace, and the soldiers set up arrows on the strong crossbow one by one, waiting for the officer to give an order.

"Ignition!" The crossbowman held the crossbow in both hands, and the officer shouted again at this time.

On the edge of the crossbowmen of each great power, there was a Han army armed with torches.

The Han army, armed with torches, lit the torches and ran quickly in front of the crossbowmen.

As they run, they set each crossbowman's bolt on fire.

The crossbow arrows wrapped in oilcloth were caught in flames and burst into flames.

The strong crossbows that were lit by the crossbow arrows were picked up one after another, and the movements of the Han army's strong crossbow array were neat and uniform, looking at it from a distance, it was very beautiful!

The soldiers of Liu Beijun on the city wall, seeing the strong crossbow array of the Han army burning outside the city, all held their breath, and the indifference and relaxation of Fang Cai dissipated cleanly in an instant.

In the past few days, in order to avoid igniting the firewood under the city wall, the Han army's strong crossbow array has never used rockets.

Today, contrary to the norm, a rocket was used, apparently at the time of igniting firewood.

At the foot of the city wall are all firewood, and the soldiers of Liu Beijun on the head of the city also know that once the flames are ignited, they are likely to become roast meat consumed by the flames.

The barbecue that is roasted on the stove by someone can't be in the mood to laugh anymore.

Raising his longbow, Liu Beijun's soldiers on the head of the city silently waited for the Jingzhou army to advance to the foot of the city wall.

"Shoot the arrows!" Seeing that the Jingzhou army array had advanced to the range of the longbow, the officer, who had already raised his arm high, pressed his arm down sharply and gave the order to release the arrow.

As soon as the officer gave the order, Liu Beijun's soldiers who had already drawn the longbow loosened their hands holding the bowstring.

With the sound of a bowstring, countless arrows flew towards the large array of Jingzhou soldiers and soldiers.

Raindrops of arrows rained down on the Jingzhou army, striking their shields with a "crackling" sound.

With shields in hand, the Jingzhou soldiers kept the array forward, and the hundreds of Han soldiers who followed the large array bent over, waiting to reach the foot of the city wall, lit the torches they were holding, and threw them at the mountain of firewood.

Liu Beijun at the head of the city began to shoot arrows, and the strong crossbowmen of the Han army, who had already stopped, also picked up their crossbows one after another and shot rockets at the wall of Fancheng.

The rocket fired by the strong crossbowmen of the Han army was not aimed at Liu Beijun at the head of the city, but at the firewood mountain piled up at the foot of the city wall.

Pieces of rockets fell into the firewood, and because of the tung oil, they quickly lit up flames.

Seeing this, Liu Beijun on the city wall hurriedly lifted a wooden barrel full of water and dumped it under the city wall.

Buckets of water fell down the city wall, and the flames that had just been ignited were extinguished by the water, and under the extinguishing of Liu Beijun, the flames did not form too much fire, but they also made the arrows shot down on the city wall much less than before.

The enemy's arrows gradually thinned out, and the soldiers of the Jingzhou army who ran towards the foot of the city wall with shields also trotted.

The hundreds of Han troops who followed the Jingzhou army array, with their waists bent, took advantage of the cover of the Jingzhou army's shield, and accelerated their pace towards the city wall, expecting to run to the foot of the city wall earlier and throw the torches they were holding in their arms to the pyre.