Chapter 1748 City in Chaos
It was still that night, and the assassin Kuai Dao Ben took a three-hour nap. When he woke up, a new command came from the telepathic stone on the bedside table: If there is a chance , causing chaos, please leave before three o'clock.
She thought she would be asked to understand and destroy the enemy's city shield, but there was no such requirement. Telling her to leave quickly was a signal that the army was really going to take action. This was more or less related to what she had collected during the day. In her judgment, there were not many available troops in the entire Baishuang Upper City, and many people were injured. The message did not mention the shield phrase of Baishuang City, indicating that they planned to attack and seize the city by force. I didn't collect the details of the enemy's generals and soldiers' arrangements, and the base camp didn't mention it, which shows that they didn't particularly care about this.
She erased the words on the memory stone, wiped away the memory array on the table, and took out a few of Sheeran's powerful hunger-satisfying biscuits from her pocket. The cookies she got from other people's corpses on the road. She only ate one piece and drank a sip of water. She doesn't like the feeling of fullness, and a certain amount of hunger can make her think more active and make her movements more agile. She needs active thinking and quick movements, both of which are essential when she is behind enemy lines.
Causing chaos before three o'clock, now there are still more than three hours. It is said that a person is most sleepy between 11 pm and 1 am and between 3 pm and 3:30 am, and 3 pm to 4 am is the darkest time before dawn, when people fall asleep. The body is the weakest if it is unwilling to get up and is not asleep. King Quan's Xianjun did not launch a real attack after several days of rest, which was when they were most energetic. On the contrary, the spirits of Baishuang City's soldiers and officers were tensed every day. At this time, they were on the verge of collapse.
Ben, who studied at the Zhanzheng Academy, knew that the First Army had chosen the best moment to launch an attack. Tonight would be the time when Bai Shuang broke through the city.
She did not leave the house immediately. She went to the attic on the third floor and observed the current situation in Baishuang City through the small round window. The easiest way to cause chaos was to kill people and set fire to them. But she took a look at the tense situation in the city. All the lights on the road were brightly lit, and patrolling guards crisscrossed the streets, one team after another. Only the carriages of officials were still driving on the road, while ordinary people were busy. Setting a fire at this time may not be effective. If the fire is small, it will be extinguished quickly, let alone killing people. Baishuang Shangcheng is not very big. There are people everywhere. The whole city is under martial law. There are also security officers who come up to investigate when they hear strange accents or strangers. Ever since she entered Baishuang Shangcheng, she has not assassinated an official. , always being extra careful.
She is good at assassination. When she was on the West Coast, she worked part-time as an assassin for a while, but she has not received professional espionage training, and this is not an area she is familiar with. She doesn't have much time now. She has to leave the city soon. Three hours is very limited. Xianjun's attack plan will not change whether her mission is successful or not, but she still wants to do something. How to cause enough chaos? Poisoning, she couldn't do it, it was just like setting fire, it would only cause panic if a large number of people were poisoned. Spreading rumors? How to spread the rumors? The enemy's nervousness has reached the point of panic, but not everyone may lose their mind. She needs to go to a crowded place at least to spread the rumors, but in this way she is likely to expose her identity first.
She put away the telescope and heard several residents talking under the house. She listened carefully, and it turned out that two people who had fled from the lower city were telling local residents that the lower city had been flooded and destroyed. Speaking of this, these people were still scared, praying that the flood would not come again, and hoping that the dragon's flames would not burn the city. Then they regretted not leaving here earlier. Now the whole city is under martial law and the Queen refuses to leave. They can't leave even if they want to.
Now that panic has spread in the city, it depends on how this last force is used to destroy the last line of defense in their hearts. I couldn't think of a good solution, but I came up with a bad solution: "Oh, I thought of a bad idea. I always feel that it is not very reliable. However, it is better than doing nothing. At this time when everyone is in danger, say no It really works.”
She placed a small piece of Tongyi Stone that was as big as her palm back on the table, drew the Tongyi formation, and wrote words on it. Then he found the ashtray in the room, placed it on the bedside table, and threw an unburned cigarette butt on the sheets.
Ben nodded: "It depends on luck whether you can convince them or not." At this time, several people outside the house had left. When there was no one on the street, she lit a little flame on the bed sheets and quickly He slipped out of the house and hid under the eaves diagonally opposite.
It didn’t take long for the fire to start. People living nearby soon saw a raging fire in the neighbor’s house. Soon someone shouted to put out the fire. They used magic to break the windows and cast water magic towards them. Put out the fire in the house.
A team of police officers came over from the street, and Ben quickly took advantage of the chaos and left the place. Although this method was unreliable, she did not take any greater risks.
Although the fire in the house was fierce, it was an open flame on the surface, and the fire was quickly extinguished. Some enthusiastic residents and several police officers were working up and down the house, sweeping away the last remnants of the fire and smelling the stench of burning throughout the house.
"Whose house is this?"
"It's a clerk from the tax office." The neighbor replied, inspecting the burning condition of the house.
"The fire is here, it started from the bed. There is an ashtray on the ground, it seems that this is the cause of the fire." The sheriff made the judgment of the fire based on the ashtray that fell next to the bed. But he immediately saw another thing: "Hey, what is this?"
"It's a memory stone." People who often go to the mercenary union are no stranger to this thing.
The neighbor muttered strangely: "It's strange, how come he has such precious things in his house?"
With the level of wealth of the residents of Baishuang Shangcheng, it is not surprising that they can afford a piece of Tongyi Stone. What is strange is that why would an ordinary resident buy this?
"There are words on it." The sheriff who picked up the stone lit up his finger and carefully analyzed the words on it that were blurred by water: "'At 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, the flood will break through. City, please evacuate as soon as possible. '"
The first reaction of the people present when they heard this was that there were enemy spies lurking in the city, and the enemy would attack tomorrow. The method was the same as Bai Shuang's approach to the city. It's the same, same time, same way. Everyone who heard it in the house was shocked. The content on the stone slab quickly reached the ears of other neighbors and passers-by downstairs, causing a huge commotion among the crowd.
This matter, this slate, will be suspicious to careful people, but not everyone is a careful and intelligent person, not to mention the people outside the house do not know the specific situation in the house, they only hear When such news came out, panic spread among people like a plague. Some people were still discussing what happened in the room, and those who couldn't bear it were already exclaiming.
"Run quickly, the enemy will attack the city tomorrow! The disaster of Baishuang lower city is coming to the upper city!"
As soon as someone ran, more people in the crowd started to run. People on the road who didn't know the truth heard such exclamations, some fled in all directions, and some followed to inquire. At this time, the sheriff in the burning house realized the seriousness of the problem and it was too late to block the news.
No one knows good things, but bad news spreads the fastest. In hospitals, squares, anywhere where people gather, rumors spread quickly. The soldiers and residents were all afraid of the coming of death, and they clamored to escape from the city. The chaotic sound spread outside the council hall that was converted into a combat headquarters. Many people gathered around the door to protest and wanted to leave the city. The martial law order required the gates to leave the city to be strictly controlled by soldiers. Although there were some who took advantage of their positions to escape, but There are also people who are loyal to duty.
Hearing the noise outside, the officers stood by the window and looked down. Reich asked the officer who came to report: "What's going on? What's going on outside?"
The chief of public security said: "There is a panic in the city, and residents are leaving the city. There was a fire in a house in a residential area in the south of the city just now. My people discovered this after putting out the fire." He said that he would find the general information. Yi Shi handed it over, but the words on it were still there.
Rachel took one look and her face changed drastically.
The Chief of Public Security told the story of the cause and effect of the incident. For a moment, everyone in the war room was in danger, even for officials and generals, let alone the civilians below.
Some of them also calmly said: "General Leiqie, there is something wrong with this piece of memory stone. Why it appeared there and why it was not taken away. These are all doubtful."
"I know what you said, but the people in the city don't Think about it this way." Lei Qie, whose eyes were bloodshot, lifted the curtains and looked at the people below again: "People have a herd mentality. They can't discern the truth and only spread fear."
"Then we have to find a way to stop it."
"It's too late to stop it now. The enemy wants us to collapse internally." Although it was too late to control the rumors, Lei Qie still said to the chief of security: "Immediately post notices throughout the city, saying that this is a farce and a rumor. I hope Can you stabilize everyone's mood? Many people in Baishuang City have experienced war, and they will not be so fragile."
The notices began to be posted, but to let the whole city know, there was obviously no negative news spread. quick. Besides, everyone is full of doubts. In the past, floods from the sky were just a joke to the people, but after experiencing the disaster in Baishuangxia City, how could a small notice resolve the huge stone in the hearts of the people?
The noise in the city became louder and louder. The grumpy people began to throw stones and set fire to the people guarding the city gate to let them out. The soldiers guarded the city gate, some were hesitant and some were frightened. . The security officers didn't know what to do. They had no control over the situation.
Rachel led the people to the streets. The soldiers looked at him with helpless eyes. Her Majesty the Queen, who was sleeping peacefully in the palace, was in a state of distress when she saw the situation in the city and didn't know what to do.
Leiche shouted in the crowd, asking everyone to stick to their posts, telling everyone that this was a rumor spread by the enemy, but no one believed it. Many of the officials and citizens of Baishuang City had the experience of being attacked by enemies at the capital city, especially the older generation. At that time, the Storm Nation's army also attacked their capital city. Having experienced it, they should have been stronger, but what happened in Baishuang Lower City made them lose hope of persevering. When the information on the Tongyi Slate spread, everyone believed that it was true.
Someone suggested: "Leiche, why don't we open the city and let the people leave? Now we are being criticized a lot. The people accuse us of dragging them along to be buried together."
Leiche said worriedly: "I'm worried After the city is opened and people are released, soldiers will flee with them."
At this time, they are responsible for guarding each place. Jean Hussan of the city gate hurried over and reported in a low voice: "Brother, it's not good. The soldiers at the north gate have abandoned the city and ran away. The people have opened the city gate and are all fleeing."
Lei Before Qie could express his feelings, the news of the opening of the North City Gate had already spread among the nearby people, and people began to flee towards the North City. Lei Qie originally wanted to control it, but soon new bad news came.
"Report to the general." The soldier who came to report was extremely anxious and pointed to the west and said: "The enemy has begun to attack the city. They are coming so fast."
Hu Sang looked to the west and questioned: "Have you figured it out? I didn't hear the sound of the enemy's magic rock artillery."
The soldier said anxiously: "It's not an artillery attack, it's a force attack. The army attacked the mountain from the front. "
Soon, the sound of cannons on the city wall rang out. It was the sound of the Baishuang City's magic rock cannons bombarding. Then the Tianlei Tower and the Light Accumulation Tower released thunder and lightning beams, and shouts of killing came from far away from the mountains.
The people were shocked and exclaimed: "No, the flood is coming, the enemy is going to attack the city~!"
With this shout, everything was in chaos, there was no The organized people fled in all directions, fearing that they would die here if they ran slower.
Lei Qie and the officers couldn't care about this anymore, so they had to leave it to the officials to handle it themselves, and they immediately ran towards the city wall. The officials, one head taller than the other three, didn't know what to do. The entire Baishuang Upper City was in chaos.
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(End of this chapter)