Chapter 749: The Family Was Gone in the Fight, but the Mortgage Was Still There! Fire Is the Real Art!

Looking up at the pottery jars that drew perfect parabolas above his head, Zhao Yi's eyes were filled with confusion and a bit of ridicule: "Is the Qin army's catapult... crooked?"

"Hahaha~ People say that the catapult made by Qin Chang'an Jun is a treasured weapon for attacking cities, and the Qin State strictly keeps it secret."

"In my opinion, it's just so-so."

"Not only can it not damage the walls of Handan City, it can't even hit Handan City."

"What's the point!"

A full 1,200 pottery jars were thrown into the sky.

But not a single pottery jar could land on the city wall.

This is simply outrageous!

Sima Shang was alarmed: "The catapult was built by Qin Chang'an Jun, how could Qin Chang'an Jun fail to calculate the landing point!"

"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 re-station in the old place to throw huge stones to the city wall again."

"If one or two carts failed to hit the city wall, it would be fine."

"But since all the objects thrown by the Qin army's catapults have never hit the city wall, it is enough to show that the Qin army's move is definitely not It was not a mistake, but it was actually done deliberately by Qin Chang'an Jun!"

Thinking of the intelligence collected by Zhao State, Guo Kai's face changed drastically: "Fire!!!"

"When Qin Chang'an Jun attacked Chu, he used catapults to throw pottery jars at the walls of Chu State many times."

"Then, the walls of Chu State caught fire, and the soldiers defending the city were forced to retreat, so that the city defense was lost and was easily captured by the Qin army!"

"The things that Qin Chang'an Jun threw into the city today may be the fire starters that Qin Chang'an Jun usually used!"

Sima Shang became more and more nervous.

If Ying Chengjiao threw these fire starters on the city wall, then the Qin army must be about to launch a strong attack on the city wall and use fire to disperse the soldiers defending the city.

But now, Ying Chengjiao has completely given up attacking the city wall, and instead threw all these fire starters into the city.

What does Qin Chang'an Jun want to do?

While Sima Shang was still thinking, Guo Kai couldn't wait to shout: "Pass on my order!"

"Immediately dispatch 20,000 civilians to carry soil down the city and rush to the place where the Qin army's pottery jars fell!"

"Put out the fire quickly at all costs!"

Sima Shang looked up in shock and saw that the ministers and generals who were originally standing outside the city wall had now all run to the inner edge of the city wall, standing on tiptoe and staring at the pottery jars in the city, shouting anxiously:

"20,000 is not enough! Far from enough! The civilians in this battle are all women, how strong are they? At least 30,000 civilians must be dispatched, and another 10,000 soldiers and horses must be dispatched to help!"

"It's too late to carry soil temporarily. I think we must open the sandbox to complete the mission!"

"Quickly send a message to the city, this fire must not be put out with water, otherwise it will only get worse! Go!"

Sima Shang finally understood.

Poor generals like him who have families living in Dabei City are a minority after all.

The homes of most court officials and generals were in the Xiaobei City under his feet!

If Ying Chengjiao set fire in Xiaobei City, it would be meaningless for the Qin army to capture Xiaobei City, but it would destroy the homes of the court officials and generals!

Sima Shang hurriedly ordered: "The city guards must not move lightly!"

"Pass on my order to open the sandbox!"

"Order the civilians to take sand directly from the sandbox, and then..."

At Guo Kai's reminder, Sima Shang and all the officials of Zhao State subconsciously thought that this round of pottery jars would contain oil, and Ying Chengjiao was ready to start a fire in the city.

They guessed right!

The pottery jar that fell into the city flowed out black liquid after it was broken.

Sima Shang and all the officials of Zhao State also subconsciously thought that this round of pottery jars contained only oil.

It was not until the next fire was thrown and fell on the oil that the oil would ignite a raging fire.

As long as they reacted quickly enough, they could cover the oil with sand during the interval between two rounds of projectiles and reduce the losses as much as possible!

But before Sima Shang finished his order, a fire pot had already fallen 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, saltpeter, sulfur and oxygen, the fire that was originally just emitting red light quickly rose into a bright flame and ignited the oil under it.

And then...

"Boom~~~"

The suddenly rising fire promoted the friction between the gas and the gas, making a loud explosion.

Following closely, it was the second piece!

The third piece!

One piece after another of flames quickly spread in Xiaobei City!

Guo Kai's eyes widened in disbelief: "How could this be?!"

"According to the military report, after the Qin army threw the black oil, they should have thrown it again or accumulated fire, and then they could set the fire successfully."

"Why did the Qin army's catapults only throw a round of pottery jars and set the fire?!"

Sima Shang punched the battlement with hatred, and said helplessly: "The Qin army set the fire so quickly, our army had no time to quickly cover the black oil with sand before the black oil caught fire."

"We can only use sand to extinguish the burning black oil!"

"Faced with a big fire, the soldiers must be afraid and move slowly."

"And the fire is dangerous and the sea of ​​fire is hot, the soldiers will definitely be more easily exhausted, or even burned to death!"

"Qin Chang'an Jun's arson technique is even more sophisticated!"

Sima Shang and Guo Kai's hearts are getting heavier.

But, this is not the end!

Unlike the ordinary people in Dabei City, the residents in Xiaobei City 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.

Therefore, Xiaobei City is full of magnificent mansions made of solid wood. Some of the most noble princes' homes do not even have exposed rammed earth on the ground, but are instead paved with wooden floors or wool carpets.

And 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 nearby mansions!

"It's gone!!!"

"What are you still doing in a daze? Put out the fire quickly! Quick! Go to the courtyard to get water!"

"No! Help me! Help me put out the fire!"

"This fire is so powerful that it can't be extinguished. Get out of the house and take shelter! Hurry!"

With just one round of projection and the smashing of 1,200 clay pots, several seas of fire ignited in the northern part 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, and the servants in each house were confused by the sudden flames. Many servants subconsciously fetched 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 ten courtiers were even more excited and screamed: "No! My home! My family!"

"Get out of the way! If there is a fire in my home, I must return home immediately to rescue my family! My official position in Zhao is just to be a high-ranking official with generous salary and to treat my family leniently. Now my family is in trouble, and I can't afford my official position." Leave your family behind!”

"I borrowed money to buy a place to live. Now that the borrowed money has not been repaid, my home has been reduced to ashes! Ouch! I feel so sad!"

On top of 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!

When Guo Kai saw this, he 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 by the Qin army!"

"The true residence is also within this small North City!"

"If the truth is to rescue the family immediately, this battle will be lost!"

"Not only will we not be able to keep our home, but we will also be unable to keep our official robes. We will no longer have any glory or wealth!"

"Anyone who dares to disturb the morale of the army again will be executed regardless of his official position!"

Under Guo Kai's continuous roars, the chaos at the top of the city improved a little.

Guo Kai ordered in a cold voice: "Pass the Prime Minister's order!"

"Every minister and general will perform their duties, and those who disobey orders will be killed!"

"Order soldiers to go into each mansion and tell the people in charge of each mansion how to put out the fire."

"Order all civilians to rush to the place where the fire started and put out the fire with sand!"

"Order all adults over the age of fourteen and under the age of sixty in all prefectures, both men and women, to put out the fire with all their strength."

"Those who disobey the order will be killed regardless of their status or official position!"

It was 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 heads.

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 ordered 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!"

"Send an order 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 country, Zhao, will be able to recover all its losses from this battle from Qin!"

"Da Zhao, Wan Sheng!"

After finally taking a look at the fire that was gradually being brought under control, 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's because the fire jar was underweighted, so the fire jar landed a little farther than the petroleum 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 to the fire jar!"

While giving the order, Peng Cheng was already squatting on the ground, using a bamboo expander to open a cylindrical space in the fire jar, and then carefully weighed out two taels of finely crushed stones and put them into the space, and then filled them with 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 a good thing!"

"Boss, come and move quickly!"

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 fireballs rose up!

Peng Cheng looked happy and spoke again: "Add one or two more gravels, quick!"

After each batch of pottery jars were thrown, the five family soldiers would fine-tune the fire jars according to their actual performance.

More and more oil jars were ignited by the fire in the fire jars as soon as they fell.

Even the oil that had not been ignited before began to burn under the influence of the subsequent sea of ​​fire!

Looking at the fire that had already turned the sky and clouds red, Peng Cheng's hands were shaking with excitement, and his eyes were emitting a scorching light.

Swords and guns can certainly earn you a title.

Fire is the real art!