Just when Dao Scarface fell helplessly at the foot of Ningcheng City, behind the wall of fire, Li Shi was looking at the blazing fire in front of him in horror, his strong body unable to restrain himself from shaking violently in the wind!
Just now, he almost rushed forward with those people!
If Li Zhenna's order to stop sounded in his ears at the critical moment! It is estimated that at this time, he would be the one struggling in the fire!
"This is, what is going on!"
Beside Li Shi, several military counselors were also dumbfounded looking at the fire. There was even a younger counselor who couldn't help but vomited violently on the spot!
Of course, is it no wonder they are so gaffe-like?
How could literati like them, who usually just play with their pens, have ever seen such a terrifying scene?!
The flames, which were several feet high, were burning in the open space in front of them. The fierce temperature distorted the surrounding air. At a glance, the whole world seemed to have turned into a distorted illusion of time and space.
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If this alone is not enough to make these scribes become so miserable, what really makes them horrified is the countless figures caught in the fire!
Those were the soldiers who had just howled and rushed towards Ningzhou City, wanting to be the first to snatch the property in the city!
It's a pity that these soldiers with dreams of getting rich will never think that just by leaving, they will truly embark on a road of no return!
Many of them were engulfed by the flames as soon as the fire started! These people only had time to flutter a few times in the fire before they were completely burned to ashes!
But there are also some people who are just on the edge of the sea of fire. After realizing that something is wrong, they immediately turn around and start running back desperately!
It's just like crowding in front of the city wall
Just like those people, their boots were also stained with kerosene, and every step they took left a clear footprint behind them!
And those blue flames followed these footprints, ignited their boots, and set their pants and linen clothes on fire. Finally, they were completely swallowed up in the fire!
"help me!"
Some people endured the severe pain and stumbled towards the army, hoping that their former robes would lend a helping hand to help him put out the fire on his body.
But what made him despair was that the good brothers who used to eat together and brag were looking at him as if they were seeing a ghost!
Instead of stepping forward to save him, they all took a few steps back! Then they watched helplessly as he fell to the ground, and was eventually engulfed by the fire bit by bit until there was no more sound.
This is not because Pao Ze was too ruthless in the past. He has actually seen the weird scene of flames chasing people just now. Who has the courage to step forward at this time? Who is not afraid of the life-threatening flames that turn around and come towards him?
One, two, three, countless burning people fell one after another, some fell in the fire, and some fell in front of this tens of thousands of troops!
But these tens of thousands of troops, as if they had been cast a restraining spell, stared blankly at this hellish scene, forgetting to even escape!
"This is fire oil buried by the enemy! Don't panic!"
I don’t know how long time passed! Li Zhen’s voice finally sounded among the crowd, like a spell that broke the seal, instantly waking up the sluggish crowd.
"King of Heaven!"
Someone heard the sound, turned around tremblingly, and looked at the horseman approaching
Li Zhen.
Li Zhen, holding the reins in his hand, slowly passed through the crowd that was automatically divided into two rows, until he came to the front of everyone. Then he reined in the horse, turned around and shouted to everyone, "Now, everyone come back immediately."
When you go to your own team, you are not allowed to leave without my order!"
"Here!"
Li Shi's head was still a little dizzy at this time, but this did not affect the servility buried deep in his bones. After hearing Li Zhen's order, he subconsciously straightened up and responded with a heavy fist.
"Here..." .??.
The other people around Li Shi were still in a state of shock. When they heard Li Shi's response, they subconsciously followed suit and saluted with clasped fists! It wasn't until the salute was over that they suddenly came back to their senses.
Obey orders? Not allowed to leave without permission?
That's right! The King of Heaven has just ordered the entire army to stop advancing! Why didn't those people obey the order and insisted on stepping forward?
If those people were willing to listen to the King of Heaven, wouldn't they be able to escape disaster?
Thinking of this, everyone's doubtful hearts finally calmed down a little, and they began to follow the orders of their respective school officers to find their own team.
On the other side, seeing that the army was only slightly disturbed and did not develop into a large-scale rout, Li Zhen also secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.
It was really too dangerous just now!
If anyone couldn't stand the terrifying scene and turned around and ran away, his army of tens of thousands might fall apart in an instant!
"Trash! You deserve to die!"
Thinking of this, Li Zhen looked at the charred corpses in front of him and spat hard.
Li Zhen didn't feel the slightest pity for those people who didn't obey his orders and rushed to the front!
After all, in his opinion, this
They are just a group of stragglers who disobey orders. Even if they don't die this time and continue to stay in his army, they will become black sheep sooner or later!
"King of Heaven! What to do about this fire?"
After a while, seeing that the scattered troops were almost organized by the generals of the army, Li Shi suppressed the discomfort in his chest and stepped forward to ask.
"Don't worry about the fire! Send people to cut down the trees and make siege equipment! We will attack the city immediately!" Li Zhen glanced at Li Shi and ordered in a cold voice!
There was no other way, Li Zhen also wanted to rest and reorganize his team before attacking the city.
But he really doesn’t have much food!
Even if the entire army was on the road for two days, they were scrimping on food and clothing, and even if they looted several forts along the way, they could only collect rations for four or five days!
If he doesn't take over Ningzhou City as soon as possible, he may really involve himself in this desperate plan!
"Fortunately, there are only a few hundred firearms battalion officers and soldiers brought by Xiao Han in Ningzhou City. The rest are mostly old, weak, sick and disabled! With the power of my tens of thousands of troops, this city will be conquered in less than three days!
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Through the fire that was still burning fiercely, Li calmly looked at the twisted and deformed city wall behind him. In his eyes, he seemed to have seen the scene of his army standing on the city wall, waving flags and shouting.
As for the fire in front of us, it was nothing to worry about.
He believed that in this small Ningcheng in front of him, there couldn't be too much kerosene for them to squander! When the kerosene burns out, the fire will be extinguished!
But now there is only one thing that makes Li Zhen a little confused.
That's why the people in Ningcheng buried so much kerosene in front of the city. Is it just to scare them with this sea of fire?
With so much kerosene, wouldn't it be much more useful than it is now if it were all used to defend the city?
