He raised the machete in his hand, looked up to the sky and said: "We, the people of Fengyuan, obey your orders!"

"I obey your orders!"

"The ruler of Nanchang is incompetent and should have given way long ago. All of you should attack the city with all your strength! Rescue the goddess! Take over Zhiyi City, and you will be left with endless wealth and glory. Then we can share the world together, isn't it wonderful?"

"Brothers, charge! Attack the city!"

Yan Xuanye gave the order and rushed out first. Then the deafening sound of horse hooves came from far away and approached with unstoppable force. Wherever they went, they left a cloud of dust...

The soldiers on the city wall did not dare to act rashly and were waiting for Lu Huanshi to give the order.

Lu Huan also spoke up: "Archers, get ready."

The soldiers drew their bows and arrows in unison.

"shoot!"

A rain of arrows whizzed across the sky, the arrows flew into the air and then fell straight down.

Yan Xuanye commanded his soldiers to shoot back at them, and at the same time used a long-distance throwing cold weapon called a "trebuchet". Large boulders were placed on the trebuchet and thrown at the city walls and gates using the principle of leverage. On the one hand, it could defend against the enemy's cold arrows, and on the other hand, it could also be used as a heavy attack weapon.

There are long-range weapons such as catapults, and naturally there are also close-range weapons such as siege cones.

March led his soldiers to fight their way through a path, headed straight for the city gate, and began to hit the gate with siege spikes.

With both long-range and short-range weapons working together, holes were soon left on the city wall.

Deputy General Wu came to Lu Huan and asked, "General, what should we do?"

Lu Huan was relatively calm: "Are the fishing nets, cloth, silk, and other things I asked you to prepare ready?"

Deputy General Wu nodded and said, "As the general instructed, I have prepared everything. However, what do you need these for?"

"Above the city wall, a curtain was set up using fishing nets, silk and other materials, that is, a large tent was set up to cover the top of the city wall, which could reduce the power of the stone bullets."

Before Vice General Wu could praise Lu Huan for his wisdom, he heard Lu Huan say, "Go and get ready."

"Yes."

After a while, the fishing nets and silk were hung up. With these things, the power of the rolling stones could indeed be slowed down.

……

Soon, a subordinate came to report: "Your Majesty, they put up fishing nets to resist the rolling stones."

Yan Xuanye took a look and sneered, "It's just a trifle."

Yan Xuanye asked Ge Bulu who was standing beside him: "Are the hot oil and flint ready?"

Ge Bulu: "It has been prepared. As long as the prince gives the order, it can be used immediately."

Yan Xuanye: "Okay, he used fishing nets and cloth and silk to resist the rolling stones, then we can use flint to burn all his things."

The rolling stone passed through a circle of hot oil and was then ignited with a flint. It was tossed and thrown, and the huge fireball drew an arc in the air and smashed over with a powerful impact force and scorching temperature.

The moment the flint touched the cloth, the cloth, fishing nets, etc. instantly caught fire, and the flames spread around. The whole world seemed to be surrounded by flames, with billowing smoke and dust, which was very choking.

……

When Su Qian woke up, the sky had already turned white. She felt a tingling sensation at the back of her head. Thinking back on how she felt before she fainted, she was sure that someone was trying to stop her from passing through.

But why is this?

"My dear, are you awake?" Cuiwei asked with concern.

Su Qian grabbed her hand and said, "Cuiwei, what's going on outside now?"

Cui Wei was stunned for a moment, and then a slight blush appeared on her face. Su Qian didn't have time to think about her strangeness, and asked her anxiously: "What happened? Tell me! And who knocked me out?"

Cuiwei stammered, "I'm not sure, but there are fires in many places in Zhiyi City. We are in a tunnel now. All night, there was a loud sound of rocks hitting the wall. Now there is a fire again. I'm afraid the soldiers of Fengyuan used rolling flints."

"Fire? You were in the tunnel too. How did you see the fire?"

Cuiwei stood up and took Su Qian to a corner. "My dear, come and see, there is a small hole here, which is used for ventilation. I saw the fire outside from here. Now there is thick smoke outside, so the fire must be quite big."

Su Qian stood on tiptoe and took a closer look. There was indeed a fire, and it was quite intense.

But, shouldn’t it be like this?

Lu Huan was born into a family of military generals, and his family had served the country for generations. His father Lu Guang was also an old general who had experienced many battles. How could Lu Huan not have thought that the other party would use an attack like fireball?

Now that we know this, we should let soldiers and civilians strengthen their awareness of fire prevention.

You could cover the city walls with mud, or prepare water bags in advance, dig a well every hundred steps, and organize fire-fighting tools and teams. How could such a big fire start?

Even a modern person like her who has no experience in the battlefield can think of this. Su Qian always feels that Lu Huan would not make such a big mistake. Why?

If fire prevention work is not done well, the consequences will be disastrous.

Su Qian gradually began to tremble, "Cuiwei, we can't stay here anymore."

Cuiwei was also a little nervous: "Why is this happening? Isn't it very safe underground? Even if the Fengyuan soldiers come in, they won't be able to find this place."

"Because there's a fire." Su Qian was a little excited: "If there's a fire, it's different. The air in the room is not circulating. If the fire gets bigger, we'll be suffocated by the thick smoke at best, or burned to death at worst. If the exit is on fire, we won't be able to get out at all."

"Let's leave quickly before the fire breaks out in this tunnel."

Cuiwei was just a maid after all, she didn't understand these things, and when she heard Su Qian say this, she became scared, "Then let's get out quickly."

The two people worked together to open the entrance to the tunnel. As soon as one of them stuck his head out, two shining swords were at their necks.

Su Qian: "..."

Su Qian stiffened his neck and dared not move, fearing that he would lose his life if he was not careful: "Two brothers, if you want to talk, please move the sword away first, okay?"

One of them said in a cold tone: "The master said that you can't leave."

"Well, I won't leave. I just feel too stuffy inside and want to get some fresh air. Or if the fire gets bigger and spreads over here, I won't be able to get out. I'm also thinking about the missions of my two brothers."

The two looked at each other, and one of them said, "Let her come out. If she suffocates in there, it will affect the master's plan. If we watch her, she can't run away."

"Okay, then come out. But don't blame me for not reminding you, if you dare to run, you will become the soul killed by my knife."

Su Qian felt a chill on her back: "Yes."

However, their conversation also made Su Qian begin to doubt.

Influencing the master's plan? Who is this master?

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