"Then... what is that?" At the top of Zhuozhou City, a golden soldier pointed at the night sky above his head and screamed in surprise, causing many of his comrades to look up and stare, and then they all fell into it one by one. There was a brief moment of sluggishness.
There were stars and the moon in the dark night sky above our heads, but among the stars, there were actually many slowly coming towards the city at this moment, as if some immortal god was about to descend from the sky to the world, and the speed was not high. It was very slow, and in a blink of an eye, we were only three to five miles away from the city.
These Jurchens had just come out of ignorance, and almost all the people in the clan believed in the theory of ghosts and gods. When they saw such a vision coming, some people suddenly felt their legs weak in fear, and they knelt down at the top of the city. He began to pray silently. First one or two people, and then as if they were infected, starting from the top of the North City, a large number of soldiers knelt on their knees and kowtowed repeatedly, not daring to regard this sudden vision from the sky as an enemy. .
Even Sun Tu, who was on the hot air balloon, did not expect that his move would have such a miraculous effect. After being discovered by the enemy, they not only did not issue a warning to attack, but instead knelt down and truly became enemies on the chopping block. fish meat.
In fact, the hot air balloon did not fly as high as expected. If the defenders at the top of the city ordered the arrows to be released before it reached their heads, some of the balloons would be injured by the burst of arrows, and even the balloons would be injured. The man dropped the ball. This is why Sun Tu deliberately launched an offensive at night, and also dyed the exteriors of balloons and bamboo baskets black with ink.
But the current facts told Sun Tu that he was overly worried. When these flying hot air balloons arrived, they scared the Jin soldiers out of their wits. Not to mention launching arrow attacks, almost no one even raised their head to look more. nothing. After all, for people in this era, those who can fly into the sky must be gods. Who would think in the direction of the enemy
It wasn't until those hot air balloons finally reached the top of the city wall, and the roaring sounds of the external combustion engines were faintly heard, that someone realized that something was wrong. They suppressed the fear in their hearts and tried to look up. , and then he vaguely saw that the starlight was actually the light of fire, and there was a huge balloon above the firelight. Under the firelight were huge bamboo baskets, and there were figures of people shaking on them.
This made the soldier's heart tighten in an instant. Although he didn't understand the reason, he still let out a sharp scream: "That's not a god descending to earth, but an enemy attack!"
But it was already too late, because at the same time as it screamed, heavy objects fell from above with a whistling sound. First there were a few, and soon there were masses of black shadows raining down from all directions. It fell, almost completely covering the northern city head...
After seeing the golden man's reaction, the soldiers of the scout battalion, who were still full of panic on the hot air balloon, calmed down. After losing their worries, they quickly made relevant judgments and put the baskets in one after another. After picking up the cans I had prepared earlier, I threw them down.
Immediately, the servants let out bursts of exclamations and screams. The Jin soldiers who were still kneeling down or standing up to look at the exclamations were hit by the jars and their heads were smashed with blood, and they dodged in all directions. At this time, the hot air balloon was seven or eight feet high from the top of the city. Throwing the jars down had almost the same effect as throwing rocks from the top of the city.
The lethality is certainly not small.
But the real killer move came later. Following a few orders, after throwing down a piece of earthen jars, someone lit a few torches and threw them down. So just a moment later, a large area of flames quickly burned and spread at the top of the North City. Almost every guard turned into a burning fireball, howling miserably and rushing in all directions. Soon some people fell down, and some others It ignited other items on the city head, causing the entire city head to be completely surrounded by fire.
During this period, those hot air balloons were constantly moving forward. They seemed not to be moving very fast, but they were actually scattered to various places in the city by tonight's north wind. Then, they kept moving earthen jars towards the city. Throw it everywhere—
Streets, alleys, military camps, shops, houses... all the buildings, large and small, quickly burned after a burst of crashing sounds and the falling of a few torches. And with the help of the night wind, the fire spread out of control in all directions. In just half an hour, Zhuozhou City was already on fire everywhere, and was almost completely surrounded and devoured by the fire.
The buildings at this time were almost all made of bamboo and wood, and they were quite close to each other, so as long as a fire broke out in one place, it could ignite other buildings around it in a short time, without even using the water flowing from the earthen jar. The diesel fuel will assist combustion, and the fire will be able to spread freely and bring the entire city into its embrace.
To make matters worse, because this Zhuozhou city suffered several military disasters in just a few years, almost no people lived in it. In this way, when fire breaks out from everywhere, it is naturally impossible for people to run out in groups and try their best to put out the fire.
As for the golden soldiers who had just become the masters of this city, when the fire suddenly broke out, most of them were still drinking happily and had no idea what was happening outside. It wasn't until the fire blazed into the sky that someone realized that something serious had happened. They ran out in panic to check the situation, only to find that the yard they were in was surrounded by fire, and they couldn't escape at all.
This time, the Jin people finally had to pay a heavy price for their arrogance in underestimating the enemy. I thought that I could predict the enemy's opportunity and attack Zhuozhou with a thunderous force, which would completely disrupt the rhythm of the Song and Liao armies. At least for a few days, it would be impossible to attack here, so the whole army could take the opportunity to have a good rest. Too nervous.
But as a result, before the banquet was over, the city suffered an aerial attack that was beyond everyone's expectation. A fire completely divided the golden soldiers who were separated in various places in the city, causing them to burst into flames everywhere. He became a character like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Apart from running around, he couldn't do anything.
As the fire continued to spread, the casualties of the Jin soldiers also began to increase. Not only the people at the top of the city who were hit hard, but also the soldiers in the city who woke up and tried to escape, also because of the sudden collapse of the houses and the fireworks. They were wreaking havoc and dying in every corner of the city.
Only a very small number of people with good luck and quick reactions can escape from this accident with their lives, but in such a situation where there is fire everywhere and there are almost no generals who can give orders, they are still like headless flies. It seems to be running around everywhere, making it difficult to achieve anything.
This also reflects the second big mistake made by the Jin people. They put almost all important
The generals gathered together to drink, and when the city was attacked, no one was able to give instructions in time, making the situation even more chaotic.
The only good news is that because the garrison mansion is located in the middle of the city, it has not been invaded by fire yet. Otherwise, I am afraid that dozens of Jin Kingdom monarchs and generals here will die in the fire, and there will really be no room left. But even so, the situation here is still not optimistic, because with the chaos in the city, some people came desperately to report the situation, and they were horrified to find that all the important people from Aguda down were drunk and unconscious, let alone... He gave clear instructions, led everyone to put out the fire, save themselves, and save the city, but he couldn't even say a single word.
After a while, with constant shaking and splashing with cold water, everyone came to their senses one after another, and then everyone was still there in confusion, completely unable to understand what the fires all over the city meant. Wanyan Wushu was the first to wake up completely. After his mind gradually cleared up, he screamed strangely: "No, we have completely fallen into the Song people's trap. The wine we got was poisoned by them early in the morning." After taking the medicine, they had already predicted our movements, so they set fire to the city and wanted to kill us! Father... "
At this critical moment, he no longer cared about the concept of superiority and inferiority. He immediately stepped forward and slapped his father hard on the face, which brought the dazed A Gu back to his senses. After learning that such drastic changes had taken place in the city, the Liao emperor became extremely nervous and shouted repeatedly, asking all the generals to gather their troops and find a direction to break out of the encirclement as soon as possible.
It was only when they stumbled out of the garrison and looked around that they discovered to their horror that the entire city had been completely swallowed up by flames, and the fire was rolling towards the middle of the city, as if it was spiritual. We want to surround and kill them all here.
Everywhere in the city, soldiers of the Jin Kingdom who were burned by fire or forced into desperate situations could still be seen running around howling miserably. Each and every warrior had now become a burning fireball that could only move. More buildings were turned into a sea of fire, bringing more people into the baptism of fire.
When seeing this desperate scene, even the powerful heroes of the clan like Aguda and the cool-headed and shrewd rising stars like Wu Shu fell into a brief daze, not knowing how to react or respond.
When they heard about the fire in the city before, they thought it was just being set on fire everywhere, but who could have imagined that the damage and damage caused by this fire could be so great.
At this moment, there were only two to three thousand Jin soldiers and horses gathered around them, and many of them were disgraced, with burn injuries on their bodies, and were in shock. As for the other soldiers and horses in the city, you only need to listen to the constant screams and the crazy flying fireballs to know what the end will be.
"The people of Song Dynasty are really vicious in their methods and plots..." Wu Shu sighed, and Aguda finally showed the appearance of a heroic leader at this moment. He immediately pulled out his saber with a clatter and pointed at Li Li. Recently, Dongmen, who had not been completely affected by the fire, shouted loudly: "Go eastward. As long as we leave this city, the Song Dynasty people can't do anything to us!" After saying that, he took the lead and ran towards the east in big strides. .
The others were also stunned for a moment, then followed closely...