Chapter 749: The house is gone, but the mortgage is still there! Fire is the real art!
Looking up at the sky full of clay pots that drew perfect parabolas above his head, Zhao Yan had confusion and a bit of ridicule in his eyes: "Is the Qin army's catapult... crooked?"
"Hahaha~ The world says that the catapult built by Lord Qin Chang'an is a treasure for the city, and the State of Qin strictly keeps this thing secret."
"As I look at it, it is But err.”
“Not only can’t it damage the wall of Handan City, it can’t even hit our Handan City.”
"What's the use!"
A total of 1,200 clay pots were thrown into the sky.
But not a single pottery pot could fall on the city wall.
This is simply outrageous!
Sima Shang was alarmed: "The catapult was built by Lord Qin Changan, how could Lord Qin Changan fail to calculate the landing spot!"
"Before our army attacked, the Qin Army's catapults had already thrown huge stones to the city wall. Now the Qin Army's catapults only need to be stationed in the old place to throw huge stones to the city wall again."
"If so. It’s just that one and two carts failed to hit the city wall.”
“But since none of the objects thrown by the Qin Army’s catapults hit the city wall, it is enough to show that the Qin Army’s move was definitely not a mistake. This is actually what Qin Changan did on purpose!”
Recalling the intelligence collected by Zhao Guo, Guo Kai’s expression changed greatly: “Fire!”
When Qin Changan attacked Chu. So he used catapults to throw clay pots against the city wall of Chu many times."
"Then, the Chu State's city wall caught fire, and the defenders were forced to retreat. As a result, the city defense was lost, and it was easily captured by the Qin army!"
"The thing thrown into the city by Qin Chang'an Lord may be... That's what Qin Chang'an always used to draw fire!"
Sima Shang became increasingly nervous.
If Ying Chengyu throws these fire starters onto the city wall, then the Qin army must be about to launch a strong attack on the city wall and use flames to drive away the defenders.
But now, Ying Chengyu has completely given up attacking the city wall, and instead throws all these fire starters into the city.
What does Lord Qin Changan want to do?
While Sima Shang was still thinking, Guo Kai couldn't wait to stop shouting: "Pass the Prime Minister's order!"
"Immediately dispatch 20,000 civilians to carry the soil down to the city and rush to Qin The military pottery falls!"
"Extinguish the fire quickly at all costs!"
Sima Shang looked up in surprise and saw that all the ministers and generals who had been standing outside the city wall were now gathered together. They all ran to the inner edge of the city wall, stood on tiptoes and stared at the pottery pots in the city, shouting anxiously:
"Twenty thousand is not enough! Far from enough! All the civilians in this battle are women. How much strength do they have? At least 30,000 civilians must be dispatched, and in addition to this, another 10,000 soldiers and horses must be dispatched to help!"
"It's too late to temporarily load the soil. I think we have to open a sandbox to achieve the success!"
"Quickly send a message to the city that this fire must not be put out with water, otherwise it will only become more and more fierce!" Go quickly!”
Sima Shang finally understood.
After all, there are only a few poor generals like him whose family members live in Dabeicheng.
The homes of most of the courtiers and generals are in this small northern city at his feet!
If Ying Chengyu sets fire in Xiaobei City, it will indeed be meaningless for the Qin army to capture Xiaobei City, but it can destroy the homes of the courtiers and generals!
Sima Shang quickly ordered: "The city guards must not move lightly!"
"Pass this general's order to open the sandbox!"
"Order the civilians to take it directly from the sandbox Sand, and then..."
Under Guo Kai's reminder, Sima Shang and all the Zhao officials subconsciously believed that this round of pots would be filled with oil, and Ying Chengyu was preparing to light a fire in the city.
They guessed it right!
After the clay pot that fell in the city broke, black liquid flowed out.
Sima Shang and all the Zhao ministers also subconsciously believed that this round of clay pots contained only oil.
Until the next fire is thrown and hits the oil, the oil will ignite a raging fire.
As long as they react quickly enough, they can cover the oil with sand and soil during the interval between the two rounds of ejection, minimizing losses as much as possible!
But before Sima Shang could finish his order, a fire jar fell to the ground and shattered.
The fire sealed in the pottery pot finally came into contact with sufficient oxygen after the pottery pot shattered.
With the help of reed tassels, nitrate, sulfur and oxygen, the fire that was originally just emitting red light quickly rose into a bright flame and ignited the oil beneath him.
Then...
"Boom~~~"
The sudden fire caused friction between the gas and the gas, causing a roaring explosion.
Following this is the second film!
The third film!
One flame after another spread rapidly in Xiaobeicheng!
Guo Kai's eyes widened in disbelief: "How could this happen?!"
"According to the military newspaper, after the Qin army threw black oil, they should throw it again or store fire, and then Only then could he successfully set the fire?"
"Why did the Qin Army's catapult just throw a round of clay pots and set off a fire?"
Sima Shang punched in anger? Smashing it on the city wall, he said helplessly: "The Qin army set the fire so fast that our army had no time to quickly cover the black oil with sand before it caught fire."
"The burning can only be extinguished with sand. The black oil is burning!”
"Facing the fire, the soldiers must be afraid and move slowly."
"In addition, the fire is dangerous and the sea of fire is hot, the soldiers will be more likely to lose strength, or even be burned to death!"
>"Qin Chang'an's art of arson is even better!"
Sima Shang and Guo Kai's hearts became increasingly heavy.
But, this is not the end!
Unlike ordinary Guizhou residents in Dabeicheng, the residents in Xiaobeicheng are both rich and noble.
Now that wooden buildings have become relatively mature, it is impossible for nobles like them to live in a house made of rammed earth, even for the sake of face.
So Xiaobei City is full of magnificent mansions made of solid wood. Some of the most noble princes' homes even have floors that are not exposed to rammed earth, but are instead paved with wooden floors or wool carpets.
Whether it is wood or wool, they are all flammable!
As long as a wooden frame is stained with burning oil, the flames will quickly spread along the wood to the entire mansion, and even ignite neighboring mansions!
"Water has escaped!!!"
"What are you still doing? Put out the fire quickly! Quick! Go to the courtyard to get water!" "No! Save me! Quickly help me put out the fire on my body. Ah! ”
“This fire is too powerful to be extinguished. Get out of the house and escape quickly!” The cans fell, and several seas of fire ignited in the Beicheng District of Xiaobeicheng.
More than a dozen mansions were set on fire, and the plaque given by King Zhao fell into the flames and was burned to coke.
The peasants carrying the sand and soil were still running on the road. The servants in various houses were confused when faced with the sudden flames. Many servants subconsciously drew water from the vat to extinguish the flames.
Little Beicheng, which used to be peaceful, peaceful and noble, is now bursting into tears!
On the city wall, more than a dozen courtiers were extremely excited, shouting in a hoarse voice: "No! My home! My family!"
"Get out of the way! My family!" If there is a fire in the official's home, I must return home quickly to rescue my family! My official position in Zhao is just to be a high-ranking official and to treat my family leniently. Now my family is in trouble, so I can give up my family for my official position!"
"I borrowed money to buy my residence. Now that the borrowed money has not been repaid, my home has been reduced to ashes! Oh my! My heart is so sad!"
< br>Above the city wall, there was chaos!
If it was the Zhao palace that was burned down, except for a few loyal people, most of the courtiers would just pretend to cry.
But now, it is their own home that is burned by the fire!
Several courtiers wanted to rush home to rescue their families, regardless of the soldiers' obstruction.
A courtier who borrowed money to buy a house burst into tears. When he thought about the amount of the debt that had not yet been repaid, his vision went dark and he fainted!
Seeing this, Guo Kai shouted angrily: "Everyone, please be silent!"
"Not only your home is being threatened by the Qin army, but all our homes are also being threatened. The Qin army is threatening!”
“The prime minister’s home is also within this small north city!”
“If the prime minister goes to rescue his home immediately, this battle will be lost!”
"Not only will we not be able to keep our homes, we will not be able to keep our official robes, and we will no longer have glory and wealth!"
"Anyone who dares to disturb the morale of the army will be executed regardless of his official position!"
Guo Kai said repeatedly Under the roar, the chaos at the top of the city improved a little.
Guo Kai shouted coldly: "Pass the Prime Minister's order!"
"Every minister and general will perform their duties, and those who disobey the order will be killed!"
"Order soldiers to go into each government and tell the people in charge of each government how to put out the fire."
"Order all the civilians to rush to the place where the fire started immediately and put out the fire with sand!"
"Order everyone to All adults in the government who are above the age of fourteen and below the age of sixty should fight the fire with all their strength."
"Those who disobey the order will be killed regardless of their status or official position!"
It is related to the vital interests of all courtiers. Even though Guo Kai spoke sharply and was tough-minded, all the ministers and generals were dissatisfied.
Under the pressure of the military law officials, the civilians had to speed up again and rushed towards the sea of fire carrying poles.
The servants of each house also shoveled dirt on the spot and threw themselves into the flames under the threat of their respective owners.
Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Sima Shang glanced at Guo Kai with complicated eyes.
But Sima Shang didn’t say anything in the end, and just shouted in a deep voice: “The Qin army attacked my Xiaobei City with fire because the Qin army intended to cause chaos in my Xiaobei City, and then stormed my Xiaobei City!”< br>
“Send orders to all the garrison troops in Xiaobeicheng!”
"It is forbidden to look back to see the fire in the city. All soldiers must face the outside of the city and guard the city defense!"
"As long as we win this battle, our Zhao State will be able to recover all the losses in this battle from Qin. !”
“Da Zhao, Wan Sheng!”
Finally looking at the fire that was gradually being controlled, the generals of the Zhao army shouted in unison:
“Da Zhao! , Wan Sheng! ”
However.
Can the fire really be controlled so easily?
The Qin Army’s catapult position.
Peng Cheng stood on a mound, looking at the fire spots in the city, and murmured softly: "Eight out of twenty shots."
"I think it was because of the hidden fire pot. It’s not heavy enough, so the fire jar’s landing point is a little farther than the oil jar.”
After careful calculation on the ground with a wooden stick in hand, Peng Cheng threw away the wooden stick and ordered in a deep voice: "Add another two taels of gravel into the fire jar!"
While giving the order, Peng Cheng was already squatting down. On the ground, a bamboo expander was used to open a cylindrical space in the fire jar, and then two taels of finely crushed stones were carefully weighed and put into the space, and then filled with the burning inner core.
After quickly tying it up, Peng Cheng handed the adjusted fire jar to Wang Pan and said in a deep voice: "Try again!"
Wang Pan exclaimed excitedly: "This is really What a good thing!”
“Come and move it, my lords!”
When the twenty fine-tuned fire pots were prepared, the Qin army's catapult suddenly raised its tip pole again.
Twelve hundred clay pots were thrown into the sky and fell into the city.
The moment the clay pot shattered, twelve fires rose up!
Peng Cheng looked happy and spoke again: "Add one or two more gravels, quick!"
Every time a batch of clay pots was thrown, the five soldiers would follow the instructions of the hidden fire pots. Fine-tuning the fire jar for actual performance.
More and more oil tanks were ignited by the fire in the fire jars as soon as they fell.
Even the oil that was not ignited before began to burn under the subsequent sea of fire!
Looking at the fire that turned the clouds in the sky red, Peng Cheng's hands were trembling with excitement, and his eyes were glowing with heat.
Swords and guns are certainly worthy of a title.
Fire is the real art!
(End of this chapter)