Chapter 210: Repeated Blows
Xie Bao was dressed in fish-scale iron armor, carrying a bronze hammer from all over the world, and hurriedly ran out of the Taifu Mansion, only to raise his eyes, he saw several black pillars of smoke rolling upside down in the southern sky, and he immediately felt terrified.
In that place, a large number of military rations and materials were hoarded, all of which Xie Guang had saved with great difficulty in searching the states of the eastern capital in recent years. The grain and grass alone is enough for the Xuanjia Army to spend half a year. Other equipment, cloth, and herbs are also in large quantities. Therefore, if Luoyi's granary in the south of the city is lost, it is tantamount to directly cutting off an important source of supply for the Xuanjia army.
Even if he Xie Leopard grows a hundred heads, it is not enough for Xie Guang to cut off.
"Quick! All the pro-military camps are on horseback, and follow me to fight the fire first! Fire! ”
Xie Bao couldn't take care of anything at this time. What kind of gang fighting, fight it! What will be killed, death will die! Everything is on the sidelines! The granary in the south of the city must not go wrong! He roared loudly as he hopped onto his mount, the Cloud Cone, and charged desperately south.
The five hundred soldiers were also ruthless at this time, whipping their horses and chasing after the main general.
However, what they didn't expect was that they had only run two or three miles away before they were intercepted by the surging crowd.
Blocking Xie Bao's way were the people of Luoyi who were crying for their fathers and mothers on the streets, and the wolves were running around the rats, and at this moment, the eastern capital was falling into a big chaos.
As the vice-capital of the Shengtang Dynasty, Luoyi was built in imitation of the imperial capital regulations in many places, especially the special settings of the east and west markets, and the appearance and function are the same. Although the scale of this place is not as large as the eastern and western markets of the imperial capital, it is also the most prosperous and lively place in the city with bustling streets and shops, and a constant stream of tourists coming and going.
Previously, the Luoyi Gang and the Jinhe Gang broke out in fierce battles, mainly in the north of the city. The men and horses of the Assassin's Mansion cut off several nearby streets in time, successfully blocking the further spread of the situation. Therefore, the eastern and western cities, which are controlled by the official and municipal bureaus, did not cause any great tension and fluctuation because of the sudden situation of gang fighting.
Many people didn't even know that there was a big mess in the north of the city at this time, and they still went shopping happily as usual.
But just a quarter of an hour ago, that is, when Xie Bao had just heard a report from his subordinates that the granary in the south of the city was on fire, there were explosions in the east and west markets several miles apart almost at the same time.
Although the power of those explosions was not too great, it only shocked and burned a dozen passers-by. However, the explosions were all located in places where people gathered, such as teahouses and wine shops; Second, the successive earth-shattering loud noises, coupled with billowing smoke, looked very terrifying. Therefore, the sound of the explosion together frightened the business travelers on the street on the spot.
Immediately afterward, a group of masked men appeared out of nowhere, armed with sticks, and rushed into the street from different directions, beating people without saying a word.
This time, it was like pouring a scoop of cold water into the boiling hot oil, and the pot exploded. The common people who visited the market and the peddlers who bought and sold did not have time to think at this time, and they only fled like crazy to avoid the flying disaster.
Those big men were also very strange, they seemed to be fighting randomly, but in fact, they drove everyone in the direction of Taifu's mansion intentionally or unintentionally.
In the blink of an eye, the originally prosperous and orderly street was full of chaotic scenes of people turning over on their backs and cars reversing and sedan cars crooked.
At this time, it happened to be the key moment when Xie Bao rushed to the south of the city with his personal guards to fight the fire.
Facing the crowd fleeing all over the street, the Xuanjia Army was dumbfounded. According to the current situation, it is simply impossible to clear a smooth passage for the people in a short period of time. And Xie Bao, who was anxious to put out the fire, was even more unlikely to give up the shortcut, and made a big circle to go around the south of the city.
Adding chaos to the chaos, Xie Bao couldn't help but be angry, he raised the sledgehammer in his hand and shouted: "Sons, listen to my orders and kill them!" ”
After that, he urged the war horse to rush forward, and all those who stood in his way, whether it was a person or an animal, whether it was a carriage or an official sedan chair, all rushed down and knocked over, and smashed to pieces!
When the soldiers saw that the main general was operating like this, they immediately didn't think too much about it, and hurriedly unfolded their formation, drew their swords out of their sheaths, and attacked all the way forward, determined to kill and open a passage.
As a result, the situation on the scene immediately changed from "chaos" to "terrifying".
"Murder! Run for your life! ”
"The Xuanjia Army has killed someone!"
"OMG! Help me! Help me! ”
"Siwa, Siwa, where are you?"
"Second brother, hide in the store, quickly! Hide in the store! ”
"Master, Madame is still behind! She's falling! ”
"Son, son, don't worry about picking, life matters!"
The exclamations on the streets came one after another, and the main road of the eastern capital of Luoyi seemed to have suddenly turned into a hell on earth.
With that ruthless energy at the expense of human lives, Xie Bao finally led his soldiers and horses to break through several of the most congested areas in a row, and rushed to the granary located in the south of Luoyang City.
When he arrived at the place, he found that the situation on this side of the granary was not much better than the chaotic street just now.
At this time, the granary in the south of the city was surrounded by all kinds of soldiers and civilians carrying buckets and shouting, and the smoking warehouses and warehouses were splashed around, and the whole fire-fighting operation seemed to be disorderly, and it was completely helpless.
However, fortunately, only seven or eight of the fifty huge warehouses were burning violently at this time, and roughly calculated, the loss of materials was not as big as Xie Bao had imagined before.
He jumped off his horse, grabbed a junior colonel next to him, and asked urgently, "Where is the quartermaster Pang Jie?" ”
The little colonel saw clearly that it was the main general Xie Bao who came, so he hurriedly gave a military salute, pointed to the place not far in front and said: "Back to the leopard handsome, a huge person is directing the fire fighting there." ”
"Idiot!" Xie Bao followed the direction pointed by the colonel, ran quickly behind an officer, raised his foot and kicked the man's back, and scolded angrily: "You waste! Kill Lao Tzu! ”
Quartermaster Pang Jie was under the command of his subordinates at this time, dispatching people from all walks of life to extinguish the fire and save food, Leng Buding was kicked from behind, and immediately fell forward, and fell into the mud solidly.
He struggled to get up from the ground, and was about to turn around and fight with the person who kicked him, but when he looked at it, it was actually Xie Bao who came, and he was immediately frightened, knelt down and begged for mercy again and again.
Xie Bao was furious, grabbed Pang Jie's collar, and said angrily: "You bastard, dare to live impatiently?!" On weekdays, I just think about being lazy and poking out such a big Lou Zi for Lao Tzu! Believe it or not, I'll smash you to death! ”
Pang Jie was worried that Xie Bao would really kill himself in anger, so he hurriedly defended: "Leopard Shuai, wronged!" Since taking over the granary in the south of the city, he has never dared to slack off. In addition to the routine morning and evening patrols every day, I also deliberately moved to the outpost to live in order to avoid any mistakes......"
"Shut up! Where the fuck do you live? Xie Bao shouted angrily: "You just said, why is it on fire? Why did it get to this point? If you can't tell you clearly, I'll just smash you to death! ”
The quartermaster Pang Jie was also full of grievances, and said with a sad face: "I haven't figured it out until now. At dawn today, I took my brothers to do a careful inspection, and all the cellars and storerooms were in order. I really don't know why a good one suddenly catches fire, and the fire is developing so fast and fierce that it is very difficult to control......"
This Pang Jie has been following Xie Bao for a long time, how can he be regarded as a trusted quartermaster, otherwise he would not have taken on the heavy responsibility of the granary in the south of the city, hearing Pang Jie say this, Xie Bao gradually calmed down, looked at the crowd running around, and gave Pang Jie another kick: "What's the use of asking you to be an idiot?!" ”
At this time, he didn't care too much about the unlucky guy in front of him, and he didn't have the time to inquire into the truth of the matter in detail.
Fighting fires is a top priority.
Xie Bao took over the command of the scene, and successively passed the order, so that the five hundred soldiers were divided into multiple groups, and while grabbing tools and rushing up to extinguish the fire, they hurriedly set up an isolation zone in the surrounding area to avoid the spread of the fire and the grain depot next to it, which was still intact.
After two or three hours of tossing, several of the most severely burned warehouses were finally brought under control and did not cause further damage.
Xie Bao, who was physically and mentally exhausted, finally put his mind at ease until this moment, and secretly said that thanks to God's grace and blessing today, the guy who ate on his neck could be saved for the time being. At the same time, he was still worried about the situation in the camp, and he didn't know if there was something wrong with it later. In addition, the chaos in the north of the city and the east and west cities has not yet been resolved, and Luoyi Assassin Shi lacks his support, and I don't know if the situation is under control.
This chaotic lawsuit made Xie Bao upset, he raised his eyes and looked around, and happened to see the quartermaster Pang Jie who was accompanying him. Xie Bao was angry from his heart, and he was angry with his heart, thinking about whether to kill the killer and correct this guy who almost caused a lot of trouble on the spot, so that he could get out of the stuffiness in his chest. Pang Jie also seemed to feel that something was wrong with the eyes of the master general looking at him at this time, and his face turned pale with fright, and the corners of his mouth kept trembling.
At this critical moment, several heralds ran towards them in a panic as if they were burning their butts.
"Tell the general, the Assassin's Mansion was attacked by unknown bandits, and the officials suffered heavy casualties! Lord Thorn Shi asks for reinforcements from the Xuanjia Army! ”
"Report! General, Chengpingfang is besieged by a large number of bandits, and the situation is critical! The residents of the square were full of grief, kneeling and begging the general to relieve the siege. ”
"Qiyu Leopard Shuai, something is wrong! The Changshengfang State Guest Post sent a message saying that dozens of foreign envoys were suddenly kidnapped by gangsters, and they were in danger of dying at any time! They were so worried that they begged the leopard marshal to send troops to rescue them! ”