Someone came to report that there was a fire in the city. He said indifferently: "There is a fire by chance. What's the point of making a fuss? Just put it out. Have you found the person I am looking for?"
At this moment, he received reports one after another, saying that the east, west, south and north city gates were all closed and could not be opened, and hundreds of houses in the city were on fire.
"What!"
Tuoba Zheng's eyes widened and he shouted in disbelief.
Military Master Pang also had an expression of surprise on his face.
Tuoba Zheng hurriedly ran out of the mansion and went straight to the city tower. Looking around, he saw that the city was full of fire, and everything was burned into a piece. The fire was soaring into the sky, and the top and bottom were red.
"No! We fell into a trap!"
Military Master Pang's expression suddenly changed and he cried out.
"Fell into a trap? Fell into what scheme? Isn't this a sudden fire?" Tuoba Zheng asked.
"My Lord, it's too late to say anything more now. It's important for us to find a way out of the city quickly. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid all of us will be burned to death." Military Advisor Pang said hurriedly.
At this time, the city was in chaos, with fire everywhere and black smoke billowing. South Vietnamese officers and soldiers were fighting from left to right. One hundred thousand people fled towards the city gate. The large groups of people crowded together and trampled on each other, causing countless deaths.
As the fire became more and more intense, many people were buried in the sea of fire, and countless people were burned to the point of crying for their fathers and mothers, throwing away their helmets and armor, and fleeing in panic.
But no matter where he fled, there was a sea of fire.
The entire Yuezhou City turned into a burning urn, and the South Vietnamese soldiers in the city were turtles being roasted in the fire!
Everyone, including Tuoba Zheng and Pang Junshi, didn't know how the fire started, let alone why the city gate couldn't be opened even if it was closed. Their faces were full of terror, and the air was filled with thick smoke. And the smell of being burned, what is that smell, they are afraid that they will spit it out when they think about it.
Tuoba Zheng was so regretful that his intestines turned green. He grabbed Military Advisor Pang behind him and shouted sternly: "Didn't you keep saying this is an empty city? What's going on with the fire in this city! What's going on with this gate? ! You... think of a way for me to break out!"
Military Master Pang's face turned pale. He had already considered countless strategies in his mind on how to escape, but none of them worked.
In a hurry, he suddenly said: "We are trapped in the city now, but I remember that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu did not seem to enter the city. If His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu can open the city gate from the outside, he can rescue us! Prince, why don't you climb up to the top of the city and ask His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu for help?"
This seemed to be the only feasible plan, and he could think of no other way.
Tuoba Zheng shook his head without even thinking: "No! Absolutely not! This prince will never bow to that coward of Xichu!"
Military Advisor Pang said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the situation is imminent now, why do you care about face? If the King of Chu does not come to rescue, our army of 100,000 will be burned to ashes! Listen to me, a man can bend and stretch. , You bow to him for the time being, and you can’t let him kneel to the county prince until the end of the day, so you can keep the green hills and don’t worry about not having firewood!” he advised earnestly.
Tuoba Zheng's heart moved, but his expression was still hesitant.
Right here, suddenly a burning beam was broken and fell on his head.