Chapter 27

Night fell.

The imperial army had already returned to the camp, and the lights were still bright on the top of the city.

Now there is no shortage of oil in the prefecture and the city can be used without fear. Therefore, the number of lanterns and torches on the walls of the city is a little exaggerated. Almost all corners are illuminated as bright as day, even in the important areas of the city. There are also special personnel on the edge to inspect.

Intrigues are often hatched and put into practice in the dark environment. Zhao Yuanjin's manner makes some people in the city feel helpless. Besides gnashing their teeth, they are somewhat envious, jealous and hateful. After all, not all the princes of any family have the courage to spend money like this.

Due to the backward productivity, the oil production in ancient times was not high, mostly from animal oil or vegetable oil. Therefore, in the military field, oil is a very important strategic resource with limited quantity and high price.

Of course, Qin Feng has learned that the world also has "kerosene" production, that is, oil. However, most of them come from the western regions or the north, and the mining and utilization means are primitive and backward, so the production is limited. In the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there are only books about his own use of oil in the early period of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

In a tavern, the Taoist priest of pine forest, who had finally mixed into the city, had changed his clothes and looked like a scholar with great achievements and fame. Therefore, the shopkeeper was very polite to him and asked the staff to serve him attentively.

As a matter of fact, this inn is a secret stronghold set up by the Jingcheng Department of the imperial court. It specializes in investigating information and monitoring the situation in the city. However, Zhao Yuanjin is very strict in guarding against it, so the people here can not play a significant role now.

As the imperial army besieged the city for many days, curfews had already been implemented in the city, and the common people were not allowed to go out after dark, and the violators would be arrested and severely tortured by night patrol soldiers as spies.

The sound of horses' hooves came from the street, and a large troop of soldiers escorted the long convoy to the direction of the city wall. All the cars were covered with black cloth and could not see what goods were carried inside.

Songlin Taoist specially chose the second floor room facing the street and stood behind the window lattice, silently watching the motorcade moving away. The palpitation and uneasiness in his heart became more and more obvious, as if the thick cloud on his head lingered all the time, bringing him a heavy pressure beyond words.

Since he came to the Imperial Army camp, he had this feeling, and now he has doubled since he came to the city.

The spiritual consciousness of a man of practice is far better than that of ordinary people. This ominous premonition has brought him a very obvious warning. The best way to deal with it is to withdraw immediately and stay away from the land of right and wrong.

However, he is not alone. Since the school has a mandate, the disciple can only follow it. For the sake of Zhang Minzhong's big plan and the long-term interests of zongmen, he had to do some things.

"Do you want to sneak into the Jiedushi's mansion to have a look..."

Taoist Songlin pondered, and immediately gave up the idea. According to the incredible behavior of Zhao Yuanjin's Department recently, there may not be no high-ranking people hiding in the mansion. After all, his accomplishments are limited. Once discovered, it is not generally difficult to get out of the way.

Judging from the current situation, Zhao Yuanjin is afraid that it is really possible for him to rise. Once the pattern of Jingzhou changes, it will be extremely detrimental to the imperial court and the school.

Perhaps, the problem can only be solved by reporting the matter to the school truthfully and sending several elders with deeper cultivation.

The attack continued the next morning.

Yu Fangzhou, who had not recovered from the injury, insisted on his comeback and personally supervised the battle under the banner. Thousands of soldiers and soldiers rushed to the city wall one after another under the yelling of the military judge.

The city's garrison was in full force, and the dense arrows and stones fell one after another, and soldiers were constantly injured and fell to the ground halfway. It wasn't long before a strong smell of blood began to fill the air.

Knowing that there was no way out, the commander specially ordered to strengthen the offensive, and more soldiers with siege equipment stormed regardless of casualties.

Seen from a distance, the city wall is surrounded by a crowd of people, which is like a raging wave repeatedly pounding. Hundreds of cloud ladders are erected, and there are city bumping vehicles under the city wall, which are constantly pounding at the city gate.

The pressure of the garrison on the wall increased, and the number of casualties increased significantly. Once the general of the imperial court took a lot of lives to fill in, it was still possible to capture the city.

At this time, thousands of head sized pottery pots were suddenly dropped from the city wall, smashed to the ground and broke into pieces, leaving a lot of viscous liquid, and soon a thin layer of ground was formed. Many of them were splashed on the soldiers, but they were not alerted because of the light smell and the chaotic scene.

"It shouldn't be Kerosene? "

Some officers of the imperial court soon noticed this thing. They could not help but change their faces and warned in a loud voice: "withdraw, quickly withdraw!"

However, it was too late. With the fall of a row of burning rockets, a large amount of fire rose on the ground, which instantly wrapped up a large number of soldiers and soldiers of the imperial court under the wall.

In an instant, the attack of the Imperial Army disintegrated, and the wails and screams of the city continued. The air was filled with the smell of scorched human flesh. A large group of soldiers who were all in flames turned around and rushed to the battle without any care.Although there are moats around the county, they are not living water. In the past few days of siege, they have been filled with sand bags and earth by the imperial court. Moreover, the fire caused by this kind of oil is not easy to solve with water.

"Save Help... "

Hundreds of soldiers cried out in despair, some of them fell to the ground and couldn't get up again.

Yu Fangzhou's eyes twitched. His face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He roared: "archers, prepare. Those who dare to approach the array will be killed!"

Once these firemen rush into the battle and cause more chaos, the consequences can be disastrous. So even if the heart can not bear, he can only give this cruel and cold-blooded order.

Hundreds of expressionless archers stepped out in silence, and the arrow, flashing with cold metal light, aimed at the robe not far from the front.

At the distance of tens of paces, only a hundred soldiers were left alive, and they were immediately shot by the oncoming arrows.

Looking around, few soldiers who took part in the siege survived. There were mountains of corpses under the city, and a large flame was still burning freely.

The garrison in the city is pouring oil into the equipment of siege, such as the ladder, and then lighting it to prevent it from being used by the imperial army again.

Looking around, Yu Fangzhou could see that all the soldiers in the array had a faint fear in their eyes. The terrible situation under the city had an obvious deterrent effect.

"The morale of the army has been lost, and the army has no intention of fighting. What can be done..."

This commander murmured to himself, only felt a mouthful of blood gushing up his throat, and he fainted in the dark.

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