Chapter 1220 As Long as Cangzhou City Is Captured

In the morning, Huizhen got ready early.

Ten thousand Goguryeo soldiers were fully armed, and the barrels they carried were black and shiny kerosene.

Ten re-manufactured trebuchets stand on the plain outside Cangzhou City.

"Cover the barrel, cover it tightly." Huizhen and the soldiers shouted.

The lid of the wooden barrel that had been prepared was firmly attached to the barrel, covering the kerosene in the barrel.

Huizhen prepared to use a trebuchet to throw all the kerosene onto the Cangzhou city wall.

Then shoot the rocket, which can easily set the entire city wall on fire.

Thinking that she had been treated in this way by the Tang Army on the opposite side before, Huizhen had the idea of ​​​​revenge.

"Prepare the trebuchet." Huizhen shouted.

In this siege, all unnecessary steps were skipped.

Such as persuading surrender.

Now Huizhen just wants to kill everyone in Cangzhou City.

To vent the frustration of these days.

The trebuchet was prepared. Three barrels of kerosene were tied together and placed on the trebuchet.

"put!"

Ten trebuchets fired barrels of fire oil forward.

Thirty barrels of kerosene hit the Cangzhou City Wall, and the pungent smell instantly made the Tang Dynasty defenders of Cangzhou City feel sick.

"Don't panic, the sand will pile up the kerosene." Li Jing shouted loudly.

The soldier then quickly spread the sand that had been prepared on the flowing kerosene.

But what followed were more barrels of kerosene.

There were thirty kerosene barrels in a round, but in an instant, there were hundreds of kerosene barrels smashing against the city wall.

The entire city wall was dyed black with kerosene.

Sand can only spread the kerosene on the city wall, but there is no way to cover the kerosene outside the city wall.

The kerosene flowed down the edge of the city wall.

There were black traces, like black tears.

Within half an hour, thousands of barrels of kerosene were thrown on the city wall.

The vast city walls were completely dark.

The pungent smell made the Tang soldiers feel dizzy.

"Duke Wei..."

"Fire the arrow!"

As soon as Xu Shiji ran over, Huizhen gave an order immediately from a distance.

Thousands of rockets were fired from a distance.

"Back away." Li Jing and the people around him shouted.

He grabbed Xu Shiji and took him to the other side of the city wall.

The rocket instantly ignited the kerosene on the city wall, and a huge flame rose into the sky.

Thick black smoke instantly blocked the sky and sun.

The disgusting smell made the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty dizzy.

"Cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth to avoid breathing in the black smoke." Li Jing shouted again.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty covered their mouths and noses with the wet cloths they had prepared before and stepped aside.

Looking at the fire in front of them, everyone fell into silence.

…

"Commander, the attack from the front has begun." At the Yeon Gaesumun camp, the Goguryeo general and Yeon Gaesumun were talking about the war ahead.

Yeon Gaesumun stood up and walked out of the tent.

From here, you can see the raging fire burning on the Cangzhou city wall from a distance.

A smile appeared on Yeon Gaesoo’s face.

"Tell Huizhen, don't rush to attack, use all the kerosene.",

"Isn't the wall of his Cangzhou City strong? This time, I want to see if it can withstand the fires day and night." Yeon Gaesumun's eyes suddenly became sharp and he said to the generals around him.

The general left quickly to deliver the order.

Hou Junji came over.

"Commander, there is news from Chang'an." Hou Junji looked a little gloomy.

Obviously, this news is extremely bad for them.

Seeing Hou Junji acting like this, Yuan Gaisuwen already had some guesses in his mind.

"Chang'an has been captured by Zhao Chen?" Yuan Gaisuwen said in a deep voice.

Although Yeon Gaesumun didn't have high hopes for Chang'an.

But if it is true that Zhao Chen has captured Chang'an, he will definitely come here as soon as possible.

This is definitely not good news for them.

"Yes, that loser Kong Yingda was captured by Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen has now taken control of Chang'an City."

"If they have no further trouble, I'm afraid they will come here immediately and fight against us." Hou Junji nodded.

Even he couldn't help but cursed Kong Yingda.

With the army in hand, Zhao Chen was able to capture it easily.

What is this if not waste?

Yeon Gaesumun’s eyes fell on Cangzhou City ahead.

"As long as we capture Cangzhou City, even if Zhao Chen comes, it will be of no use."

"At that time, even if he is extremely capable, he will not be able to prevent our army from entering the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty." Although Yuan Gaisuwen was upset, the situation at hand was obviously not the worst.

At least for now, they still have hope.

"For the current plan, I just hope that Cangzhou City can be conquered as soon as possible, otherwise..." Hou Junji paused and looked at Yuan Gaisuwen.

Yuan Gaisuwen smiled lightly: "Mr. Hou, don't worry too much, we will definitely win this Cangzhou City."

After Yeon Gaesumun finished speaking, he mounted his war horse.

He had to be persuaded to go to the front line and watch.

Look at how the Cangzhou city wall was destroyed in the fire.

…

The fire burned for a whole day.

The Goguryeo army continued to throw kerosene at the city wall, and the flames never stopped for a moment.

In the government office, Old Li Tou looked at the fire soaring into the sky in the distance, his expression becoming extremely gloomy.

For Li Shimin, this expedition to Goguryeo was really hasty.

So much so that he was passively beaten all the time.

In addition, because Hou Junji was a traitor, the generals of the Tang Dynasty were like children in front of him.

Now that Cangzhou City was burned by fire, Li Shimin was not in a hurry.

Li Jing told him that Cangzhou City was in danger, so how could he not know?

But if Li Shimin, the emperor, was the first to run away, how could his soldiers be willing to resist?

Furthermore, if the city of Cangzhou was destroyed, the northeastern part of the Tang Dynasty would no longer be able to defend.

Yeon Gaesumun's army will definitely go all the way south and finally reach Chang'an.

How can the people of the Tang Dynasty along the way survive?

If Li Shimin runs away, where can he go?

"Your Majesty, it's late at night, go back and rest." Xue Rengui is now the emperor's personal guard.

Seeing that the emperor had been standing here for too long, he spoke to persuade him.

"Where can I still sleep now?"

"Has there been any news from Mr. Zhao?"

"What happened to Li Jing and the soldiers?" the emperor asked, asking several questions.

Of course the emperor couldn't sleep now.

As for whether there is any news about Zhao Chen, of course there is no news.

Even if there was, Xue Rengui didn't know about it first.

As for Li Jing and the others on the city wall, they were fine for the time being, but the fire kept burning.

I'm not sure if something will happen next.

"It's okay, Your Majesty. Duke Wei just sent someone to bring the news. The city wall is still intact."

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Xue Rengui comforted the emperor.

The emperor looked at the blazing Cangzhou city wall in the distance, with lingering worry still on his face.

"Xue Rengui, if the city is destroyed, you and I will defend the city with the soldiers."

"Even if we fight to the last man, we cannot lose Cangzhou."

"Do you understand?" The emperor looked at Xue Rengui with a low tone.

Xue Rengui was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"I understand."

"If we fight, please let me fight first." Xue Rengui bowed in front of the emperor.

The emperor looked at Xue Rengui: "I was a little confused when Zhao Chen left you with me."

"But at this moment, I seem to understand."

"If you don't die in this battle, you will become a famous general of our Tang Dynasty."