Under the city of Guangling, there is a mourning.

In the fierce battle that lasted nearly two hours before, the number of soldiers killed by the Jing army was only about 1,000, and the number of people affected by the current fire is close to this number.

What is even more frightening is that this kind of fire is difficult to extinguish, and the soldiers of the Jing army can only watch their comrades roll on the ground and howl miserably, and finally extinguish the fire has caused extensive burns.

Even though Qin Chun had given the order to withdraw his troops in time, this sudden fire attack still dealt a serious blow to the morale of Jing's army.

The old soldiers of the Jing Dynasty have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they have shown extremely strong strength in today's strong offensive battle, but they are not the nerves of beasts, and they will also have emotions of worry and fear. In particular, the scene in front of us is beyond common sense, and the role of fire attack in defending the city has been very limited throughout the ages, because fire in the ordinary sense is easy to extinguish, far less lethal than hot oil and gold juice.

In fact, in this era, the latter two are not as commonly used as imagined.

Needless to say, the gold juice formed by boiling the manure is also scarce, because the manure is still the most important fertilizer at this time, and the raw materials of the gold juice also include wolf venom, grass head black, croton, soaphorn, arsenic, lime, emeadium and so on.

On top of that, these attacks couldn't match the horrific visuals of the fire.

The battle of the siege and defense of the city is the most morale-heavy, especially for the first army, because it is a life-and-death task.

After a fire, the morale of Jing's army had seriously declined, and it was foreseeable that it would be absolutely impossible to continue the offensive today.

On the city wall, the soldiers of the Guangling Army who were struggling to defend all raised their arms and cheered, and the excitement spread to the city with the defeat of the Jing army.

Whether it was the defenders or the people, or the masters who assisted in defending the city, as well as the people and healers who volunteered to help near the city walls, their faces were filled with mixed emotions mixed with joy and sadness.

Lin Xi came to Lu Shen's side, first checked his physical condition, confirmed that he was only exhausted and not injured, and then asked, "How did you do that?" ”

She was referring to the fires that had been started by those clay pots.

Lu Shen leaned against the wall of the city tower, his face was slightly pale because of the loss of strength, and he said slowly: "The clay pot is filled with fire oil, alcohol, grease, lime, sulfur and other things, and after the fire is ignited, it will cause a wide range of killing, and this kind of fire will burn for a long time and is difficult to extinguish. ”

Lin Xi nodded as if he didn't understand.

Lu Shen didn't continue to explain, because it was difficult to explain clearly.

This clay pot made of a mixture of various substances is actually a special Molotov cocktail that he made in his previous life when he was in the special operations team, also known as Greek fire, and it is an improved version that can be used for throwing.

If you use glass bottles, the effect is better, but there is no glass that meets the requirements in the entire Guangling City, maybe there is no one in this world, so you can only retreat to the second best thing to use clay pots.

Lin Xi looked at him steadily, and a bright look appeared in his eyes: "With such a powerful thing in hand, it shouldn't be a problem to defend Guangling." ”

Lu Shen smiled slightly bitterly and sighed: "There are no more materials, and the finished fire bottles have all been used up." However, I think the enemy commander will definitely be intimidated and should not dare to launch another strong attack in the short term. ”

If it weren't for the Lu family's very complete range of craftsmen and raw materials, coupled with the unsparing support of the government and other businesses in the city, he wouldn't even be able to make these homemade Molotov cocktails.

Fortunately, the effect is very good, and the fire should keep the city quiet for two days.

Lin Xi naturally felt a little pity, and at the same time, his gaze at Lu Shen became softer and softer.

In the past few days, she has quietly watched from the sidelines, witnessing Lu Shen running around, what really attracts her is the concentration and strong coordination ability that this junior brother has shown in the midst of a myriad of complicated affairs.

He was like a link that connected the Guangling army, the government office, the warp weaving department and the gentry in the city, and everyone knew exactly what they had to do. Even if the situation in the city defense was in a very dangerous situation today, no one appeared to be panicked or panicked.

Maybe...... You can ask him some questions.

Suddenly, a group of people came over.

Duan Zuozhang was at the front, followed by six or seven capable young generals.

After this rest, Lu Shen gradually eased up, and when he saw this, he took a step forward and arched his hand: "The enemy army is defeated and retreated, Guangling is stable and worry-free, and General Duan has made great contributions!" ”

He didn't mean to be a sycophant in this sentence, although the last fire was his handiwork, but the key is that the Guangling Army can support it for nearly two hours.

Duan Zuozhang is undoubtedly the backbone of the defenders in the city, and his battle scheduling is very accurate, and he has suppressed the momentum of the Jing army in different city defense areas many times.

"Lu Gan is too humble, you should take the first credit today."

Duan Zuozhang came close with a smile, and then motioned for everyone to enter the simple meeting hall in the city tower.

After sitting down, Lu Shen was stunned as soon as he spoke: "I heard that you haven't decided to marry yet?" It's a pity that there are two boys in my family, otherwise I would have to marry Ling Zun. ”

The young generals all laughed kindly, and their eyes were full of closeness when they looked at Lu Shen.

There is naturally intrigue and intrigue in the army, but relatively speaking, there is also a simple and straightforward side, and this situation is more common among the middle and lower-level military attachés, so these military attaches look at Lu Shen - although you are only the son of a merchant and have entered the warp weaving department, what you have done in the past few days is completely worthy of our admiration, as for whether there is merit or not, when did the border army man care about this thing?

In fact, when Lu Shen led people to hold Duan Zuozhang hostage, if it weren't for You Pu, who had a ghost in his heart, these young military attachés would have made a fuss. Although the Warp Weaving Division is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, it is still very difficult to directly subdue the fierce border army.

At that time, some people secretly thought that they must find an opportunity to clean up Lu Shen in the future.

There is no need to repeat what happened later, Duan Zuozhang appeared safely, and bluntly said that this was a play that he sang with the weaving division, and You Pu's identity was exposed and he was arrested and taken out of prison, which solved the hidden worries of the Guangling army. There was also the hearty victory of inviting you into the urn last night, and the fire that directly broke the morale of the enemy army.

The most important thing is that Lu Shen did not choose to watch from the wall today, but stuck to the city wall like all the defenders and soldiers, and slaughtered seven or eight enemy soldiers with his own hands.

All these things are enough to make the captains of the Guangling Army regard him as their own.

Lu Shen was very familiar with and accustomed to this kind of atmosphere, and calmly accepted Duan Zuozhang's good-natured jokes, but for some reason he turned his head to take a look.

Lin Xi, who was sitting beside him, looked away in advance as if he had an unpredictable prophet.

Duan Zuozhang had a full view of the small movements of the young man and woman, he already knew that Lin Xi was the top master in front of the Gu Mansion that day, Lu Shen only said that she was the daughter of Lu Tong's old friend, so Duan Zuozhang did not get to the bottom of it.

He skipped the previous joke and smiled: "Then again, this fire bottle works amazingly, can you make another batch?" ”

Lu Shen shook his head and said, "There are not enough raw materials." ”

Duan Zuozhang couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but that's all, because today was an unexpected joy.

A young military general suddenly said: "Lu Ganban, you know military affairs and dare to fight, why don't you join our Guangling Army?" The Warp Weaver is not a good place, and if you stay in that yamen for a long time, you will become—"

Before he finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by Duan Zuozhang: "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute, and it is different in the Warp Weaving Division to do things for the imperial court?" Without the help of the Warp Weaving Division, we would be able to hold on to such a firm position today? ”

The young military general gave Lu Shen an apologetic look.

Lu Shen smiled and said he didn't mind.

It was not entirely an accident that he joined the Warp Weaving Division, although he would not accept Su Yunqing's suggestion to let him go to Beiyan to lurk for a long time, but the jade plaque representing the status of the cadre was not forced to accept it.

For him, this is not a deed of sale, but a springboard for identity, although there must be a certain risk in this, but Lu Shen thinks it is worth a try, after all, the son of a businessman has no merit and fame, and it is really not safe in this kind of world.

Duan Zuozhang naturally didn't dwell on this matter, and diverted the topic: "Although the enemy army has been defeated and retreated, the heart of seeking to seize Guangling will not be broken, and the situation is still not optimistic. ”

There are some things that can't be made public, but he can't deceive these generals in the hall.

Xiao Wangzhi's extremely simple military order has already stated one thing, in the next period of time, Guangling City can only rely on itself.

The center of gravity of the Huaizhou Sixth Army was still on the northern front, and the main force of the Guangling Army under the command of Qi Tai was blocked in the southwest corner, and his most important duty at the moment was to preserve the vital forces.

The enemy should not launch another assault today, but what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?

There is no doubt about the strength of the old pawns of the Jing Dynasty, and since the commander of the enemy army can take on the heavy responsibility, it will not be a waste, and there must be a way to re-boost morale.

Now there is no fire bottle that directly crushes the enemy's morale, and ordinary city defense equipment cannot make the enemy lose his fighting spirit, and the next battle is destined to be even more tragic.

The atmosphere in the hall became very solemn, very different from the jubilation outside.

"General, the subordinate has an immature idea."

Lu Shen's calm voice broke the silence.

Duan Zuozhang bowed his head and said, "You say." ”

Under the gaze of everyone, Lu Shen said unhurriedly: "The enemy army is in a frustration, and the commander will definitely need to appease the army tonight, but this matter is not so easy." Xia Guan thought that tonight would be a time when they were more restless, and if they could set another fire, it should have the effect of adding fuel to the fire. ”

Duan Zuozhang's expression changed slightly, and a group of young generals successively comprehended the meaning of Lu Shen's words, and their eyes couldn't help but be a little more surprised.

This young man is so bold!

Duan Zuozhang suppressed the excitement in his heart and said slowly: "You mean...... Raid on the camp? ”

Lu Shen did not hesitate and said resolutely: "Yes, attack the camp in the middle of the night and set fire to kill people." The enemy army is bound to be in chaos, and there may even be a change in the camp! ”