Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 280 The Power of the Seven-Star Killing Formation

Zhang Xian and Wuqian's men rushed into the Wengcheng without any difficulty, and then he checked around, but did not see any ambush, so he boldly ordered to control the city defense.

"Send some men to the city wall, and the rest follow me through here to enter the main city!"

The so-called Wengcheng is actually a small semicircular or square gate city built outside the main city gate.

The two sides of the urn city are connected with the city wall, and there are defensive facilities such as archery towers, gates, etc., which are buffer zones for attacking the city gate.

However, the Wengcheng officially appeared in the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty, and the small gates of the Wengcheng are often opened on both sides, and will not be on the same line as the main city gate.

Liu Yu had been to the city gate of Lu County to see that the structure of the urn city there was very different from the structure of the urn city recorded in history. At that time, he wondered whether it was really an urn city.

At this time, Liu Yu looked down from a high position, only to find that the urn in the city of Lu County was just an old city gate left over from the expansion of the city that had not been demolished.

However, this discovery reminded him that when Cheng Mou expanded the city defense, he could use the structure of the urn city to strengthen the defense.

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Back to the city gate, Zhang Xian was about to lead people into the city when he heard a muffled sound, and saw the lanterns on the city wall being ignited rapidly.

The placement of the lanterns is very messy, and they have been connected from the city wall to the ground, but if you look carefully, you will find that every seven lanterns will form a Big Dipper.

This strange discovery made Zhang Xian tremble in his heart, wondering who lit those lanterns, and what is the use of those strange lanterns?
The flames on the lanterns passed one by one, and soon the flames spread from above the city wall to the ground.

Just when Zhang Xian and his subordinates were wondering why the flames on these lanterns spread so quickly, a shocking thunder rang through the entire Wengcheng.

Then the monstrous fire was accompanied by thick smoke billowing, enveloping all the people in the Wengcheng in just an instant.

Exploding thunder frequently sounded in the thick smoke, and after each sound, countless flames would fly around. Those flames were like fireballs in hell, and it was difficult to extinguish them once they splashed on people.

"It's not good to have an ambush! Evacuate quickly!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhang Xian quickly ordered his men to flee outside the city.

But just after passing through the city gate, he found that the fire and smoke outside the city gate were more intense than those inside the urn city.

Zhang Xian was just a lowly junior lieutenant general, he had never experienced such a scene before, and he was so frightened that he didn't know where to hide.

After a thunderstorm, Zhang Xian was surrounded by splashing flames. He rolled over in pain and tried to extinguish the flames, but things didn't work out. The ruthless fire always went out and started again.

Soon Zhang Xian's hair and clothes were all burned, but the fire still shrouded his whole body and refused to go out.

There was a burning smell, and Zhang Xian couldn't cry anymore, and his body gradually lost the ability to roll over. It wasn't until his whole body was burned into a pile of black charcoal that the fire gradually weakened.

But the weakened fire was only on Zhang Xian's body, the surrounding fires were still raging, and tragedies like Zhang Xian's were still happening.

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At the foot of the mountain, Niu Fu was instructing his subordinates to set up camp, when the thought of a thunderclap shocked him, he secretly thought that thunder in the daytime was not a good omen!

Sure enough, deputy general Dong Cheng rushed over to report that there was an ambush at the city gate.

Seeing the city gate of Lu County on fire, Niu Fu suddenly felt that the victory just now seemed to be calculated by someone.

The opponent first feigned defeat, and then lured them to attack the city. Everything seemed to be set up by someone.

Although he was tricked, Niu Fu's mood suddenly improved a lot.

He looked at the lieutenant seriously, and then said: "This group of bandits is not simple! I really doubt that the news sent by the court is wrong. Maybe Zhu Jun is not in the southeast, but on this mountain!"

Dong Cheng also sensed that something was wrong, and asked, "Then shall we go to rescue Zhang Xian?"

"It's natural to save, but we also have to beware of the bandit soldiers on the mountain coming to make a surprise attack! How about I lead the troops to rescue, and Deputy General Dong is in charge of guarding here!"

Niu Fu brought tens of thousands of people and the only remaining water in the army to the gate of the city.

The front of the city gate was like the doomsday, and thick black smoke enveloped the whole city, even the flames inside were blocked by the black smoke.

A scorching and intense heat wave spread outside, making the people who came to rescue feel suffocated and uncomfortable. One can imagine what the situation of the people inside is like!
At that time, Niu Fu felt that the people inside might not be saved, and he did his best to obey the destiny, so Niu Fu still ordered his men to put out the fire with water.

But pouring the water into the thick smoke will only make the smoke stronger, but the flames will not weaken at all.

Niu Fu sighed helplessly and could only mistakenly think that the fire inside was too hot, and this little water couldn't work.

Just when everyone didn't know what to do, someone finally rushed out of it covered in fire.

"Stop pouring water into the smoke, save the water to save people!"

Hearing Niu Fu's order, everyone hurried up to pour water on the pawn, hoping to save him.

But Niu Fu and the others didn't know that the water poured on it was like adding fuel to the fire, and the person who rushed out was also unable to move after a burst of heat.

"What kind of fire is this? Why can't even pour water on it!"

Niu Fu turned pale with fright, and quickly reminded everyone that if they saw a companion rushing out, they should not use water to put out the fire, but use soil instead.

Not to mention that Niu Fu's trick really worked, when two more soldiers covered in fire rushed out, everyone rushed to bury him with soil.

The fire was extinguished by the soil, but the people who could rush out still died, because the temperature in the thick smoke was very high, although the heart and lungs could not feel it for a while, but after a long time, they would rush to the heart and die!

The more the fire raged, the more people were rescued and the more they died. This made Niu Fu and the people who came to rescue feel the horror of the fire.

The fire burned for more than three hours, and five thousand soldiers of the Flying Bear Army rushed into the city gate, and only a handful of them survived.

After the fire was extinguished, Niu Fu found that the city was still empty, which made him suspect that the group who fled up the mountain just now were really the main force of the bandits.

The mistake in decision-making made Niu Fu lose all face, and he was furious again when he ordered the siege but lost his troops in the plan.

At this time, he really wanted to lead his troops into the city to slaughter the city to vent his anger, but there was not even a living thing in the city, so how could he help him vent his hatred!

In addition to being angry, Niu Fu still felt a little nervous, wondering if the person who commanded and laid out these tricks on the mountain was his old opponent Zhu Junna?

Thinking of this, he looked up at the top of the mountain, but he couldn't see anything other than the trees all over the mountain.

However, the trees on the mountain suddenly reminded Niu Fu that since the opponent can plan to use fire to attack, he can also set fire to the mountain to consume the opponent!

After thinking of this plan, Niu Fu hurried to discuss with his deputy general Dong Cheng.

He had to figure out which hill to set fire from as soon as possible to better threaten the opponent's deserters.

(End of this chapter)