Everyone was stunned for a moment, and immediately several people ran over and pulled up the rope, and at the same time shouted to each other for their companions to help. The length of the rope was limited, and it was burned by the fire, so I was afraid that it would not last long, so the person who held the rope did not dare to delay, and pulled it back with all the strength of his hand.

Without much effort, the soldiers pulling the ropes fell backwards suddenly, and only the sound of a wooden plank breaking in the distance in the city could be heard, followed by the sound of water, as if the sluice had been broken.

The water collided with the fire, making a "snort" sound, and huge white smoke rose into the air, and soon the people outside the city saw a tide of water gushing out from the gate of a sea of fire.

No one knew what was going on in the city, but this turn of events gave everyone a sense of hope for the cavalry brothers trapped in the city. I wanted to ask the brother who rushed out first what was going on, but it turned out that he fainted again after he finished speaking, so everyone hurriedly carried him down to heal. Zhong Liying admired the bravery of this man, said a word to Sima Hongyan, and personally came to check his injuries.

Sure enough, the gushing water effectively alleviated the fire and cleared a way out of the city. Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, the pair of cavalrymen trapped in the city all rushed out of the city gate with blankets covering their bodies. Many people had fires on their blankets, and a few of them were badly burned.

However, as soon as they left the city, the blanket that blocked the fire was tossed high by the people below and thrown into the distance, and there were already soldiers here who had found some water out of nowhere and poured buckets on those who had escaped from the fire.

Fortunately, there were not many cavalry entering the city, and the most people who escaped should have come out.

Gan Yunkai was lucky, he didn't suffer too much burn injuries on his body, only a few places were burned by the fire, which was not serious. After a little processing, he immediately came to see Lord Feng and reported what had happened.

As soon as they entered the city, they noticed that something was wrong, because they could all smell the choking smell of fire oil in the air. I was about to exit the city, but countless wooden barrels fell from the sky and smashed everywhere. Gan Yunkai found that the spilled from the broken barrel was still fire oil.

The barrels that flew in looked like cannonballs, and at first glance they were thrown into the city with long-range weapons. These oil drums were large and heavy, and they were either killed or injured when they were hit. Gan Yunkai saw that it was too dangerous to stay in the clearing, so he temporarily ordered everyone to hide in a small courtyard.

Since the oil is used, the next thing is naturally to attack with fire, Gan Yunkai saw the opportunity quickly, and immediately instructed everyone to take off the blanket and cover the body and horses to prevent being splashed by the oil oil.

At the same time, Gan Yunkai also found that there was a huge reservoir not far from the courtyard, so he asked everyone to pick up the long rope and tie one end to the joint position of the reservoir. He thought that as long as he broke the reservoir and released the water, he and the brothers would have a chance to live.

As soon as this was done, several rockets were fired into the city, and the fire oil was ignited everywhere in an instant, and the cavalryman who had gone to tie the rope was drowned in the flames at the same time. Fortunately, he reacted in time, and was on the horse again, and immediately covered himself with a blanket.

The matter happened urgently, and the horseman's horse was still standing in the fire and was roasted by the fire, and the cavalryman immediately made a decision, and while the horse was still out of control, he wrapped the rope around the horse, and immediately ran out of the city with a loud shout.

The fire was fierce, and the blanket was not a fire-proof fabric, and a man and a horse became a ball of fire in an instant. The horse's limbs had been burned with blood, and its skin was open, but it still roared and rushed out of the fire with its master, but it could not hold on and fell down as soon as it ran out.

Dongning is close to the sea, and fresh water is extremely precious to them, so every city in Dongning has several reservoirs for storing fresh water, and in the past, people drank and ate fresh water from the reservoirs. In order to supply the people of the whole city, the reservoirs were built very large. It is precisely because of this that Gan Yunkai and them have a glimmer of life.

Soldiers outside the city pulled ropes and tore off the walls of the reservoir, and the water inside poured out. The natural enemy of fire and water, the flames on the ground were washed by the water, and they were extinguished in a moment.

Seeing the opportunity, Gan Yunkai immediately rushed out of the small courtyard with his subordinates, drenched under the gap in the reservoir, and by the way, he also wet the blanket in his hand, and then rushed out of the city while he was wet. Gan Yunkai knew that once the fire oil was burned, it was not easy to extinguish, and the spilled water could only buffer the fire, and if he didn't leave, he really couldn't go.

One of the brothers rushed out at the risk of death, so that the others were lucky enough to break out of the fire and survive.

Gan Yunkai, who is not surprised, is completely different from the previous one, he has become much calmer and witty, and he is becoming more and more like a commander. Sima Hongyan comforted her, and then asked Gan Yunkai to go down to heal her injuries and rest, she looked at the lonely city in the fire and thought about something quietly.

There is a fire city blocking the way, and today it can only be stationed nearby. That night, Sima Hongyan summoned all the generals to the tent of the Chinese army, saying that there was something important to discuss.

The men talked about it so late that no one knew what they were talking about.

Early the next morning, the people who had been discussing in the tent of the Chinese army until midnight last night began to divide their troops into generals, and in a short time, the hundreds of thousands of troops were divided into several units. They didn't greet each other, and those who gathered their men and horses immediately pulled out the village and left, and no one knew where they were going.

In the east gate of Dongning, Prince Hong led the elite division to guard here, and at the same time, he also arranged tactics and strategies according to the movements of the Yanling army. The deserted town and the lonely city were all prepared to make the Yanling army suffer some hardships, so that the momentum of the Yanling army could be weakened without spending a single soldier. But now it seems that it has had little effect, King Hong didn't expect Sima Hongyan to be so cunning, and even her subordinates are all fierce generals with both wisdom and bravery.

The reason why King Hong personally guarded the east gate was because the east gate was the most likely to attract the main force of Yanling, and the Yanling people were not good at water warfare, and with Sima Hongyan's shrewdness, they would inevitably attack the east gate that did not rely on water. However, in this way, it is also in the arms of King Hong, and all the elite soldiers of Dongning are gathered here, and they have a favorable geographical advantage, so they will definitely be able to block the attack of the Yanling people.

As for the other city gates, they have also made proper arrangements, the Dongning Navy has already laid an ambush and is ready to go, as long as the Yanling army dares to go through the other city gates, the Dongning Navy will definitely let them have no return.

Everything is arranged, just wait for the Yanling army to walk into the designed trap step by step. For this reason, King Hong also rewarded Shen Caijie, a military advisor who gave advice, and this method of defending as an attack seemed to be simply impeccable.

However, after hearing that the ambush in front of the south gate that burned the empty city obviously did not have the expected effect, King Hong had some worries. Hearing that the spies came to report that Yanling had not suffered any major losses except for a few people who were injured and a war horse died, King Hong thought that the spies must have made a mistake. After repeatedly confirming that King Hong believed it, and then knowing the way to get out of the cavalry trapped in the city, King Hong suddenly understood that it seemed that the Yanling army was by no means as easy to deal with as imagined.

Today, suddenly the spies came to report again, saying that the Yanling army had disappeared, which shocked King Hong and jumped up from his chair.

He grabbed the spies' clothes and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Hundreds of thousands of troops, you even said that they disappeared, can they still go to the sky and the earth? ”

The spy was frightened, but still did not change his words and said: "The prince is angry! The little ones had gone to check on them, and the night before they had camped fifty miles outside the south gate. But after the night, the people in the tent didn't know where to go. The small one also sent someone to venture close to check, and it was true that there were countless camp tents empty, but the Yanling people were missing. ”

King Hong was furious and asked, "So many of you are monitoring the movements of the Yanling people, but they have disappeared under your noses, so what are you all eating?" Someone! With an angry shout, two samurai suddenly walked in from outside.

When the spy saw that King Hong was really angry, this was to punish himself, so he was so frightened that he kowtowed like a smashing onion and begged for mercy. Where did King Hong ignore him, the warrior immediately dragged this person out and beheaded him to show the public, and the crime delayed the military plane.

The incompetence of his subordinates caused King Hong to lose control of the battle situation, which was what bothered him the most. He guessed in his heart what the purpose of Sima Hongyan's move was, since he had concealed the whereabouts of the army, Sima Hongyan must have something to do. But as for what Sima Hongyan wanted to do, King Hong didn't know what to do at all. In desperation, he ordered someone to ask the military advisor Shen Caijie to come to discuss.

Shen Caijie also received the news that the Yanling army had lost its traces, and he was also worried about this matter. Suddenly, he heard King Hong's call, knowing that King Hong must also be looking for himself for this matter, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately came to King Hong.

Without waiting for King Hong to ask, Shen Caijie himself said first: "My subordinates have heard about the disappearance of the Yanling Army, but King Hong is not in a hurry, I guess Sima Hongyan's move must be to launch a surprise attack, just like the attack on my Dongning Four Gates like dealing with Xiyue, King Hong, you only need to let the four gate guards take strict precautions, and report it immediately as soon as there is a battle, and then we will send the navy to support, and we will not let Sima Hongyan succeed." If they dare to come to the east gate, with King Hong sitting here, they will not be able to please them. We just have to adapt to change! ”

With the words of the military advisor, King Hong was a little settled in his heart. The generals of the four gate guards were all brought out by themselves, and they were very cautious, not as stupid as the Xining people, who thought that the city wall was high enough and strong enough to sit back and relax. As long as the city gates remain vigilant and strictly guarded, they will not be afraid of any tricks that the phoenix lord of Yanling does. Anyway, now the four doors are closed and no one is allowed to enter or exit, and the Yanling people have no loopholes to exploit.

King Hong immediately sent a letter to the other three guards to tell them to be careful, and sent twice as many spies as before, so that they must find out the whereabouts of the Yanling people as quickly as possible.

But after several days, there was still no news of the Yanling army, as if these hundreds of thousands of troops had never come to Dongning, and they just disappeared out of thin air. King Hong was puzzled, and couldn't guess how Sima Hongyan did it. Hundreds of thousands of horses! If you don't see it, it's gone, it's just a myth.

Although everything was safe and sound on the surface, King Hong felt that danger was already surrounding them, but he had nothing to do, and he didn't know how to deal with it. The many traps, tricks, and plots that were prepared before are completely useless at this time. made King Hong both aggrieved and panicked, and he was depressed with no strength but nowhere to go.

After another two days of calm and calm, King Hong's heart became more and more bottomless, and he consulted with the military advisor many times, but he couldn't discuss any countermeasures, except for waiting in fear, there was no better way.