Chapter 4: The Legend of the Cat Ghost (28) - Ambition in the Fire
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Cai Tong said loudly: "You are burdened with the reputation of 'Wuban', even if they are all burned to charcoal and turned into ashes today, they can't tarnish this name!"
His words easily made the blood of the team members boil, and the crowd roared loudly and excitedly, "Ah!!"
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"Let's go!" gave the order, and all the team members immediately started to act according to their own groups.
Cai Tong clenched his fists together and said with the sword: "Please ask Lord Shenzhu to take the position of the fat planter!"
Jian Yan smiled when he heard this, and said, "Cai Tou'er is too polite, it's not like he hasn't done this before!" Saying that, he jumped off the horse, walked to Cai Xiaotong's side, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Xiaotong handed it over to me!"
Both of them looked geared up and eager to try.
Jian Yan suddenly added: "I'll talk about it before, your method is good, but don't let me sprinkle the mortar mixed with cow dung on the 'Mazhi'!"
"The Marquis laughed!'Machi' is the soul of Wuban! Naturally, it won't be like this!" Cai Xiaotong beckoned, and Jian Xi took the elite soldiers of the "Majia Team" to prepare.
Chris was about to follow, but was stopped by Huangfu Wuya. He said: "Since Lord Xiaolan is a saint faction, he will naturally go up to the 'Cloud Ladder' with the lower officials to command and supervise the soldiers!"
"Forehead...... "A high hat she had just put on herself, and someone else buttoned it down.
"Please!"
Huangfu Wuya is very insistent, and it is not easy to refuse anything now. She turned her head to look at Cai Tong, and also learned the sword and shouted, "Cai Tou'er!"
"I don't know what advice the adults have?" Cai Tong asked in a slightly unkind tone.
Chris pursed his lips and said, "The oil fire must be 'tempered' when it hits a relatively confined space, please let the team members be careful!"
Cai Tong was slightly surprised, when this point arrived at the fire, he told his subordinates thousands of instructions. Now he heard it from the mouth of this chamberlain sent by the palace, which surprised him deeply.
Huangfu Wuya also wondered, why did Jian Shi always say that Lan Yuanxiao was a straw bag? Being able to say the word "tempering" and making Cai Tou'er cast an approving gaze was enough to prove that this person was by no means a layman! Is Jian Shi really unpleasant to the eyes? Or is it ...... Looking at Lan Yuanxiao's pink little face, and then thinking about the rumors of the "broken sleeve fetish" in the mouth of the team members, the vivid and strange pictures appeared in his mind, and Huangfu couldn't help but shudder.
Siege ladders are a must-have for the Submarine Army. First, you can have an overview of the fire, and second, you can use it to extinguish the fire in the palace walls and towers.
Several ladders had already been erected, and Emperor Fu Wuya took Chris to the backmost one. She was surprised to find that there were so many workshops outside the stone village, covering such a wide area! The burning oil workshop was to the south, and dozens of workshops around it had all been burned. The dozen workshops in the northwest corner were upwind and did not catch fire for the time being. However, the fire has a tendency to spread at any time.
Therefore, in ancient times, the primary task of extinguishing fires was not to "extinguish", but to "dismantle".
At this time, there was a group of observers on another ladder to check the fire and wind direction. During the day, the flag commander will play the flag, and at night, there will be a light to send out different fire signals.
Cai Tong looked at the "signal" and said to several deputy teams: "The wind direction has changed to the west wind." Although the fire spreads very quickly by the wind and rain, we can make use of it! Let's separate the fire first! The first three groups will demolish everything that can be demolished near the oil workshop! The fourth group will cut off the fire in the northwest workshop! The fifth group will take the militia and cut down all the right side of the forest for me!"
Huangfu Wuya pointed below and said, "The first five groups are the 'team splitting' of the fifth time!"
"Breaking down?"
Huangfu Wuya nodded, "Actually, the Marquis of Xuan brought you here with us for five times with some other intentions!"
Chris said in his heart: Isn't it just to pick me up?
Seeing her surprised expression, Huangfu Wuya smiled and explained: "Lord Xiaolan doesn't know, 'Wuban' is not like the hidden fire army next to it, I guess this is the original intention of the Marquis of Wuban to bring you here!"
"What's the difference between the five times?" asked Chris softly.
"Many of the people in the 'demolition team' were originally masons and civil engineers...... They knew all the structures of the houses in Bianliang City. They know how many years each pillar of the house has been, how rotten it is, and where to start with the fastest demolition of the whole house!"
Chris said in his heart: I see! Because they are all wooden buildings, it is more important to give priority to cutting off the spread of the fire than to put out the fire first!
She looked up and saw that the members of the team were approaching a workshop that was on fire everywhere, and got into the workshop closest to the fire area, and soon, those houses were like dominoes.
Huangfu Wuyan said: "However, if you want to say that Cai Tou'er is the most tricky-eyed, everyone obeys his ability! He knows how many tiles there are in this house with a glance, and which tiles can be demolished to ventilate the burning house as quickly as possible? In an instant, the 'tempering' problem you mentioned can be solved!"
Chris's mouth was wide open, and he couldn't close it for a long time.
Even in modern times, fires caused by fuel are extremely difficult to extinguish. When a relatively closed room is grilled by a hot flame, the temperature inside the room rises, and the pressure inside also increases. When the pressure exceeds the limit, a physical explosion occurs, and the chemicals in the oil cause an even larger chemical explosion. However, the more dangerous situation is that when the high temperature and high pressure suddenly touch the cold water, the temperature difference drops sharply, so that the room where the fire is on fire suddenly appears negative pressure, and the phenomenon of "tempering" will appear.
For modern fire protection is a big problem, the old man actually has his own solution?
Because of the hot and humid weather in Bianjing, each building has a special air hole. Cai Tong knows where to open the pores of which building, and he also knows how to dig up a few tiles to open all the pores, which is his solution to "tempering".
Steaming heat came out of the collapsed house, and there were loud noises in a few places. Flames burst out suddenly, erupting from the holes and cracks that had been pulled down. The flames of the torch type are several meters high, and the swinging tentacles touch the rain falling in the air, and immediately splash everywhere like fireworks, from top to bottom, and then merge with the "fire oil and water" flowing on the ground.
The raging huge tongue of fire became more and more hideous against the background of the night. The uneasiness that pervades the crowd also infects Chris on the ladder. Her heart was in her throat, so that her hands clung to the railing, and a few green tendons erupted on the back of her hands.
saw a wave of heat rushing towards the command platform where Cai Tong was. Don't underestimate these heat waves, just like the steam from freshly boiled hot water can burn people, thermal radiation is terrible. Several soldiers had already held up a huge red umbrella and stood in front of the command platform, and the heat wave blew the umbrella cloth into a whirl, but it did not hurt the people behind the umbrella.
Huangfu Wuya continued: "Cai Tou'er knows better than anyone else the horror of the fire, and he knows how heavy the burden on his shoulders is! That extraordinary ability is not something that can be practiced overnight! There is no rotation on weekdays, and he will also patrol the streets of Kaifeng, always observing the situation on the streets and alleys, that is, the accumulation of this bit by bit, but it can save many lives when it is critical!"
Hearing the loud commanding voice, Chris's gaze stopped on Cai Tong. How can an old man who is more than half a hundred years old still standing at the forefront of the firing line and commanding the battle?
Because the fire was very large, Cai Tong's face was reddened, and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead, flowing down his sideburns. A small servant next to him handed a white towel, he didn't bother to wipe his sweat when he took it, put the towel around his neck, and then commanded.
Cai Tong had long been accustomed to it, and without waiting for the herald next to him to report, he waved his arms and said: "The direction of the wind has changed again! God help me! Six groups, seven groups are ready to go up the ladder to 'throw bombs' for me! Eight groups are ready to 'step on fire'!"
Chris could hear the words clearly, but he couldn't understand them when they were connected.
I saw someone climb the other ladders in front of me.
These people are all big men with big shoulders and round waists and thick upper limbs. Then bags of bulging balls were lifted up the ladder along the ropes. After Chris carefully identified it, he found that this thing was the "water bladder" he had seen in Kaifeng Mansion during the day!
Next, those big men accurately threw the "water bladders" to the designated "bomb dropping point". It's just that this time it's not filled with "water", but the "mortar" mentioned by Cai Xiaotong. These skins are made of cow bladders, and when they touch the fire, they burst open, and the mud and sand mixed with wood chips and herbs are scattered on the fire, like a plaster on the wound, and there are bursts of green smoke, and there is a unique smell of herbs. And the catapult also appeared, and it was naturally not a "stone" but a "mortar ball". The skins fell, and the fire in that house was gradually suppressed.
Chris said in his heart: "Bombing" refers to launching a "water bladder", so what does "stepping on fire" mean?
Before she could think about it, she watched the puppy set out.
Seeing that someone had boarded the catapult, Chris pointed and asked, "What is this for?"
Before the words fell, the puppy was thrown out like a "human bullet" with a "bang", and the target was the roof that had just hit the "mortar ball". There was no open fire in the vicinity, but all the tiles were red and steaming.
The puppy somersaulted in the air, shouting, "Hey!" and fell to the ground, but the tile quickly collapsed downward. Seeing the critical moment, the puppy's body rose upwards again, and its feet jumped up like stepping on a spring. He soon landed in another place, and then several successive ups and downs, in the process of his body jumped in various positions in the air, turning at 360 degrees and somersaulting at 720 degrees......
Chris thought it was too incredible and stammered, "He...... Is he doing a stunt?"
Looking at her exaggerated expression that her jaw was about to drop, the corners of Huangfu Wuya's mouth were lightly raised, and he said, "The kung fu under the feet of the puppy cub is unmatched in Wufan!"
"No!" said Chris, "the fire is extinguished, but the smoke is so thick that it is easy to faint people!
"Didn't you bring a bamboo tube with you?" asked Huangfu Wuya.
After he mentioned this, Chris suddenly remembered, so he lowered his head and pulled open the white cloak, and took a small bamboo tube from his waist.
"That bamboo tube is filled with 'vinegar slurry water'! Use a cloth towel to absorb vinegar slurry water and cover your face, so that the smoke can't choke your nose and eyes!" "The emperor has no end to it, "Besides, the 'exploration group' where the dog cub belongs is a person with unique skills and a body as light as a swallow, and their task is to step on the roofs where the open flames have been extinguished, step on potential dangers, and find a place for the Ma team led by 'Ma Zhi'!"
The puppy is bold and bold, jumping around on the roof, and his feet are "kicking, kicking, kicking!" Fast as the wind, splashing up pieces of sparks, really stepping on the fire! Like Nezha stepping on Hot Wheels!
When it landed again, the tile did not fall, and the puppy was slightly overjoyed, and took out a four-eyed arrow from his sleeve.
These four-eyed arrows were originally a kind of signal flare used in Kaifeng Mansion to arrest bandits. The arrow has four holes, each of which can be opened or closed, so it can make different sounds according to different combinations, and it is necessary for the catchers to transmit signals when arresting criminals. Because of the relationship between the sword shop, the "exploration team" of the fifth time is also one per person. In different situations, they also set their own corresponding sound codes.
The puppy pulls the four-eyed arrow into the air and chirps!
When Cai Tong heard this, he shouted: "Little Tong, give me the roof!"
"Yes!" Cai Xiaotong had already taken off his cloak, wrapped it around his waist, and walked out wearing only a "fire vest". Jian Shi also followed closely behind him, carrying the "Ma Zhi" on his bare shoulders.
The gold ornament at the top of the hemp is engraved with five diamond-shaped ornaments, which are the marks of the "Goban". The strips of linen had also been disassembled, fluttering in the wind and making a hunting sound. Because the linen strip was white, Chris couldn't help but feel that this thing was really like the "spirit flag" held in the hands of the honor guard when he attended Yingzong's funeral a while ago!
Cai Xiaotong turned around and shouted to the members of the Ma team: "It's up to us!
Although he knew that he was going to fight for his life next, the eyes of each team member shone brightly, and they roared loudly: "Go!
"What's the difference between this and going shirtless!" Chris couldn't help but worry, but her eyes never took off the group, as if they were the "big stars" who had just stepped onto the stage.
Cai Xiaotong and Jianyi led the team members to quickly reach the place where the puppy gave the signal, and climbed to the roof along the bamboo ladder on the eaves. Cai Xiaotong observed the surrounding fire situation and assigned work for the whole team, and the members of each group obeyed the order, and there were eight to ten people in each group.