The Jade Rabbit sets in the west, the Golden Crow rises in the east, and a new day arrives.
In the west of Yuncheng County, the officers and soldiers under the Xishan Hill began to gather again under the supervision of two captains, preparing for a new round of attacks. Although the morale of these soldiers was extremely low, and some were even afraid, they The battle must continue.
Liu Yuan looked up at the sky, and then said to Song Jiang with a smile: "Song Yasi, you still think that Sun San will come back, and can you come up with any other methods to break into the bandit's lair? I See, he took the opportunity to escape a long time ago, so don’t dare to come back again! You were deceived by him!"
Song Jiang shook his head resolutely: "I believe Sun Sanlang. He is a responsible man and a smart man. He will never lie about this matter." As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced in the direction of the county seat, and then A joyful expression appeared on his face: "Liu Yasi, who do you think is coming over there?"
Liu Yuan also turned his head to look at the words, and his somewhat proud expression suddenly faded away. Because he suddenly discovered that there was a team heading this way. Although it was not clear due to the distance, he could still recognize that there were many carts mixed in with the crowd, and he did not know what was placed on them.
But soon, the answer was revealed. Sun Tu took the lead and pushed a cart. There were more than ten or twenty earthen jars and wine jars stacked on it, followed by three similarly loaded vehicles. After all, Hundreds of jars and jars were brought. In addition, others sent some wooden tools, but they didn't know what they were used for.
Seeing Song Jiang coming out, Sun Tu quickly walked a few steps faster. After stopping the car in front of him, he clasped his fists and said, "I was delayed a little bit due to some trivial matters. I hope you can forgive me."
"You came at just the right time. What's wrong with you!" Song Jiang finally put his heart back to its original position and said with a smile. Then he cast his curious eyes on those weird utensils: "Sanlang, what are these?" Things?"
At this time, Suo Chao also walked over curiously. He only looked at it twice and said happily: "It's actually a car? I didn't expect that you have such a powerful siege weapon in Yuncheng County?"
Only then did Song Jiang understand and asked curiously: "Sanlang, where did you find these carts?"
"I found it from the county's warehouse." Sun Tu replied immediately.
It turned out that after returning to the city last night, he went to see the county magistrate Liu Yaochen, told him the fact that his attack on the mountain had been frustrated, and then sought help. However, Magistrate Liu couldn't come up with anything at that time. It was Sun Tu who wanted to see if there were any other sharp weapons for attacking mountains in the city, so he was led to the warehouse to search for a while. As a result, he was really surprised. Three disintegrated investment vehicles were found among the debris.
This was exactly what Sun Tu hoped to get. He immediately asked for these things from Liu Zhi County, and then recruited the craftsmen in the city and asked them to follow him out of the city. He planned to assemble these three vehicles at the foot of the Western Hills. Piece it all together.
Originally, the ability of these private craftsmen might not be able to repair the car quickly, but with the guidance of Suo Chao and others, things became much easier. Because of the availability of such siege weapons, the army also postponed the progress of attacking the mountain. It was not until around noon that the first vehicle was set up.
The thieves on the mountain naturally saw the actions below. When they saw the standing cart, many people showed fear. Shen Laoqi, who was blind, was even more worried: "Boss, officer The army actually used such weapons, what should we do?"
Du Hu, however, did not panic much and calmed everyone: "Don't worry, this cart is not big, and it must not be very powerful. The big rocks cannot be thrown up at all. As for the small rocks, our wall is strong enough. Don't be afraid of them!" These words really made everyone feel at ease, and they felt confident again.
Du Hu was not the only one to see that the carts were insufficient. Suo Chao, who was full of joy just now, frowned and shook his head: "I'm afraid this cart investment will have little effect. At most, it can hit a stone weighing twenty kilograms. But this may not pose much of a threat to thieves."
After hearing this, Liu Yuan also made a sarcastic remark: "Sun San, although you are a little clever, you have never been on the battlefield after all, so you are just talking on paper! You have wasted everyone's half a day."
Sun Tu ignored Liu Yuan at all, and just handed over to Suo Chaoyi: "General Suo clearly knows that I didn't expect to use the carts to blast the enemy's stronghold. They have other uses. The general should know that my original plan was to attack the enemy. Hutou Village uses fire to attack."
"Huh?" Only then did Suo Chao and the others remember that Sun Tu had brought several carts of jars and jars. At that time, everyone thought it was a drink to reward the three armies, but now that I think about it, this is not the case.
Sun Tu continued: "These carts are just used to carry the cans of kerosene up the mountain. You will be able to see its effect by then."
"Is this kerosene?" A soldier curiously took out an earthen jar, opened the seal on it and took a look. However, he immediately smelled an extremely strange smell, which made him cover his mouth and nose quickly. . Others also came forward, and upon taking a look, they found that the jar was full of brown liquid, which exuded an extremely unpleasant odor although it was not bad.
Suo Chao also stepped forward and took a closer look, and asked with some confusion: "Is this kerosene? Why is it so different from the kerosene I have seen before?"
"This... is something that my father and brother brought back from the sea in their early years, but it is not a product of the Song Dynasty. At first, it was only thought that it could replace firewood or something, but it turned out to be inconvenient and had to be stored. However, its fire properties are extremely strong. It is very difficult to extinguish after being lit, and I think it is much more powerful than ordinary fire oil." Sun Tu quickly explained, this was the rhetoric he had prepared.
In fact, these jars contained the same diesel he had previously discovered in Warehouse No. 2. When he told Song Jiang about the fire attack before, a vague thought flashed through his mind as soon as he heard that the thieves could get water to extinguish the fire. It wasn't until last night that he figured out the key. If the diesel burns on fire, there is no need to worry about water pouring on it. Wouldn't it just suppress the defense of Hutou Village
Naturally, everyone still has doubts in their minds. It is common knowledge that water can overcome fire, and it is a truth that even a three-year-old child understands. Now Sun Tu suddenly said that with this fire oil, he would not be afraid of water. This is really strange. Liu Yuan took the opportunity and said: "Sun San, don't talk nonsense. This is a battlefield and there is no room for mistakes!"
"I still have some confidence in this. But I'm afraid it's not enough to just pump the kerosene up the mountain. We have to ask General Suo to lead the soldiers to kill for a while, and then use rockets to ignite the oil. Only then can it be effective."
Suo Chao's eyes stayed on Sun Tu for a moment, and then looked around at the local soldiers. He also knew that the morale of the soldiers was already low at this time, and there seemed to be no better way to defeat the thieves. After pondering for a while, he nodded and said: "The rescue depends on what you said. As long as we can break through Hutou Village, recapture the birthday card, and arrest the culprits, then it is worth taking some risks for us!"
"General Suo is brave, I admire you!" Sun Tu immediately praised him with his hands, and Song Jiang also clasped his fists and bent down in time: "General Suo, all this depends on you."
"It's getting late, let's start quickly!" Suo Chao was impatient. Since he accepted the matter, he immediately started urging.
Sun Tu didn't hesitate any longer and immediately asked someone to remove the sealed jars from the car and put them in the net bag behind the cart. Some soldiers began to operate the three canisters unfamiliarly under the guidance of several Damingfu generals. After some calibration, with a command, the three canisters were suddenly thrown into the air, drawing an arc in the air. After the line went straight to the wall of Hutou Village.
Seeing the sudden move of the officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain, the thieves' hearts suddenly jumped, but several cans flying in the air were beyond their ability to intercept. There were just continuous bangs and bangs as the three jars hit the bamboo wall and shattered into pieces as soon as they touched it.
The thieves who were originally worried about the damage to the wall couldn't help laughing when they saw this: "These officers and soldiers are useless in fighting, even the things they hit are so fragile, and they want to attack our Hutou Village, it's really laughable." Got it!"
But then, someone noticed something strange and exclaimed: "What's in there? Why does it smell weird..."
Before he finished speaking, three more cans were thrown up from the cart at the foot of the mountain. The same thing happened one after another. In just a short time, a layer of diesel oil was already attached to the wall of Hutou Village, and the pungent smell also filled the village. .