The first thousand two hundred and forty-eight chapters thunder on the ground
Chapter 1,248 Thunder on the Ground
Zhu Ran just followed Lu Xun's order and laid an ambush. However, he never expected that Lu Xun did not modify the camouflage fabric above their heads to be fireproof due to negligence.
In fact, even without the fire-retardant coating developed by Yi Xiaotian and Huang Yueying, people in this era already had various fire-prevention experiences——
The so-called "the sky is dry and things are dry, and be careful about fire and candles" is one of the methods.
But aside from those decent methods, in order to prevent fire, even applying gold water on those fabrics can have a certain effect.
But Lu Xun didn't do any of this.
This resulted in the defense line that could barely maintain a stalemate in front of the city suddenly facing collapse.
It was originally said that they would have to hold on for at least one day, and even if Quan Cong Han Dang and others on Yang Xian's side still couldn't escape, they would have to hold on for even longer than one day——
Now, seeing that he could not hold on for an hour, Lu Xun stood on the city wall and looked at the raging fire in front of him, his face full of sluggishness and disbelief.
Lu Meng could no longer care about Lu Xun... He saw that the enemy's army had been dispatched in the distance, but Zhu Ran and others below the city were still trapped by the fire. In desperation, he could only lead his troops out of the city to rescue him, and wanted to do his best to rescue them.
The retreat of Zhu Ran and others delayed time.
However, how could Zhang Fei give them this opportunity?
Zhang Fei, who had been simmering with anger for a long time, now had the opportunity to release his anger. He took the lead and crossed the vast battlefield in just the blink of an eye, directly reaching the original trench position of Zhu Ran and others.
"kill!!"
Zhang Fei's rough voice, matched with the deafening volume, shouted out, and the blazing fire place seemed to tremble with it.
Not to mention Jiang Dongjun, who is only focused on dodging the flames and escaping for his life.
Only then did Zhu Ran notice that the situation was developing out of control, but even if he reacted, what could he do?
Zhang Fei jumped on his horse and directly crossed the horse-rejection line that was originally the first position of the Jiangdong Army. Just like a wolf entering a flock of sheep and a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, Zhang Fei's energy bursting out on the battlefield alone was directly destroyed.
Zhu Ran's army lost what little fighting spirit he had left——
"Hurry...run away!"
"Help...help! It's so hot! It's so hot! Ah..."
Screams were heard one after another. Zhang Fei raised his sword and slashed the fleeing Jiangdong soldiers beside him to the ground without stopping - because all the camouflage on the trench had been removed, and Zhang Fei, who had superb riding skills, was not affected at all.
The slightest impact of those criss-crossing trenches - not only that, but now the criss-crossing trenches, due to their depth and the spread of fire, should have become an obstacle to the advancement of Liu Bei's cavalry, but now they have become the tomb of the Jiangdong people themselves.
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Zhu Ran crawled out of the trench with a face full of dust and confusion. Looking at the fire scene in front of him and the charred soldiers all around, he felt only an indescribable pain in his heart.
But even he would find it difficult to stay awake in such a situation, let alone notice the fatal threat coming behind him.
Zhang Fei saw Zhu Ran's figure at a glance - enemies are very discerning when they meet. Last time, due to his arrogance and carelessness, he let Zhu Ran go and was wounded by an arrow. After several twists and turns, he finally returned
Zhu Ran was found, and now...the opportunity to kill Zhu Ran in one fell swoop was right in front of him. Not to mention Zhang Feixi's great contribution, the improvement in the morale of his own army would be visible to the naked eye by killing him on the battlefield.
So without waiting for the army behind him to catch up, Zhang Fei reined in his horse and turned around, charging straight towards Zhu Ran, who had his back turned to him and was a little confused.
At this time, the sound of fire and screams could not be heard from the field. It was too difficult for Zhu Ran to distinguish the sound of horse hooves.
——
"Ziming?
How did you come?"
This was what Zhu Ran saw before his eyes. He stood alone on the battlefield, seemingly paralyzed by the tragedy in front of him. When he raised his eyes, he saw Lu Meng galloping on his horse, protruding from the city gate and heading toward them.
The troops arrived non-stop.
But...why does Lu Meng look so anxious?
Zhu Ran wanted to talk to Lu Meng, but saw Lu Meng holding an inexplicable wine bottle in one hand and waving it down in the air with the other hand——
This is…
"You...want me to lie down?"
Only then did Zhu Ran realize that something was wrong. The cold feeling behind him made him dare not look back at all, but he instinctively threw himself towards the ground in front of him.
"Please! It must be useful!!"
Lu Meng's face was ferocious, and he roared and threw the wine bottle in his hand towards Zhu Ran's back. At the same time, in the thick smoke, Zhang Fei was like a murderous god, bathed in blood, leaping over on his horse,
Seeing that he had drawn the bow behind his back, the spear full of strength was about to stab the unsuspecting Zhu Ran——
Zhu Ran suddenly fell to the ground?
"Um?"
Of course Zhang Fei was confused, but at the same time he also found that due to the height gap between himself and himself, it seemed that he really couldn't hit Zhu Ran.
But... Zhang Fei didn't panic. Zhu Ran was lying on the ground like this, which gave him no room to resist. He only needed to let the horse lift its front hoof, and then step down hard... Guess what...
This is what Zhang Fei thinks, but every time he thinks like this, an accident always happens——
Zhang Fei was also startled by the dark object that suddenly flew towards him. Because it was so fast, he didn't even have time to see it clearly. He just subconsciously used his spear to throw it away - it should be an arrow?
But when the spear came into contact with the dark object, the feeling was completely different from that of the arrow, which made Zhang Fei even more confused...
Snap——
The wine bottle was broken, and the black dust scattered from it made it difficult for Zhang Fei to open his eyes for a while.
Not only Zhang Fei, but also the horse was frightened by this. The raised front hooves could not fall down for a long time. They just screamed and neighed. If Zhang Fei's horsemanship was not good, the horse would definitely run away at this moment.
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but…
There is another problem that Zhang Fei has not been able to figure out.
What is this black dust?
What is the wine bottle that he just broke?
And the person who answered him was not Zhu Ran... let alone Lu Meng... but...
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Boom...
Everyone in the main formation of Liu Bei's infantry, including Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, who was fighting out with the cavalry, felt the vibrations coming from the ground.
I also heard a deafening explosion in the distant fire scene.
"Is it... thundering?"
Liu Bei was in shock. He was almost thrown off the horse when he was riding on it. He finally managed to stabilize the horse and could only ask questions in confusion.
But Zhuge Liang frowned and directly denied his idea:
"How is this possible... It is unlikely that there will be clouds here in Piling in the past ten days. How can it be possible for thunder to ring out from the plains now that the sky is clear?"
"I have some bad premonitions... Lord, please urge the army to step up. General Chen Dao, please go out again and go to the field to support General Yide. Remember not to let General Yide rush in alone... The opponent can
Not some ordinary person."
"The general will obey your orders!"
Without saying a word, Chen Dao rode his horse forward again, while Zhuge Liang looked at the thick fog that appeared at an unknown time above the fire scene in the distance, feeling increasingly uncomfortable in his heart.