Two hundred Ming troops led by Huo Shijian had sneaked into the mountains near Delhi City a few days ago. Three days before Zhang Yanling's departure, which was the day they received the invitation from the Garo people, they had already set out. Sixty miles away from Delhi City
Went out into the mountains and lurked near the Delhi Canyon.
According to the instructions of the Duke of Guo, these two hundred people were lurking in the mountains as surprise troops, ready to attack at any time. Zhang Yanling told Huo Shijian that the temperament of the Garo people was unpredictable, and this invitation was very suspicious and might have bad intentions. But for the sake of the overall situation
For this reason, he still had to go to the appointment to discuss with the Garo people.
Zhang Yanling expected that if something changed, the only possibility of evacuation would be to escape into the mountains. So he asked Huo Shijian and others to respond in the mountains. Just in case, bring a linen tarpaulin and arson materials. In case of emergency,
This can block the enemy with mountain fire and use the method of gliding on high mountains to escape quickly.
When Zhang Yanling and the Jialuo people entered the mountain, Huo Shijian and others had already detected the news. In order to avoid being discovered, they followed the soldiers and horses through the mountains on the other side of the canyon, and followed cautiously along the way.
When the Jialuo people increased their troops at night, Huo Shijian and others realized that Zhang Yanling and others must be in danger. They climbed halfway up the opposite cliff and paid close attention to the situation. When the Jialuo people launched an attack, Huo Shijian and others heard the sound of firearms.
The sound was extremely urgent. But because the Duke did not send out a signal bomb to order them to attack, they could only endure it.
In fact, even if Zhang Yanling ordered them to leap over from the top of the cliff without a signal, Huo Shijian was actually prepared to do so. He could not just sit back and watch the Duke of Guo being besieged by the enemy.
However, Zhang Yanling came to lead the cliff in the afternoon when the fierce battle was in full swing. Huo Shijian used the bronze mirror to reflect the light and got in touch with Zhang Yanling in time. Zhang Yanling not only asked them to quickly build a hang glider to fly over the canyon, but also issued another order. That was
He asked Huo Shijian to separate his men and reach the upwind point on the northwest side of the hillside to light the fire.
After dark, when Huo Shijian and others glided over from the opposite cliff, an arson team of fifty people led by Tian Dongxin turned from the night sky to the depths of the dense forest on the northwest side of the hillside. Although they were all hung up by branches
On the canopy of the tree. But this does not affect what they are going to do next.
After cutting the rope and climbing down from the tree crown, Tian Dongxin and others were ready to set fire. When the roar of firearms on the cliff stopped, it was the time to set fire. Because at that time, the Duke of Guo and others were evacuated.
It's time.
The spirits and grease in the skins they carried were sprinkled on dozens of bundles of hay and firewood that had been cut in advance, and then they were lit and thrown into the dense mountain forests. Although the South Asian continent is like spring all year round, there are still some grass and trees in winter.
Withered and prosperous, not
There is no rotation of seasons. It is the middle of winter at the moment. Dead leaves, branches, shrubs, and grass are piled up on the ground. The fallen leaves over the years are the best means of igniting fire. When the fire starts, it quickly ignites the forest trees and the fire begins to spread rapidly.
When Krishna and others saw the fire in the forest on the northwest side on the top of the cliff, in fact it was a fire that had already burned on the tree crown, and had spread to a radius of a hundred steps due to the wind.
It's just that when you look at it from a high cliff, it seems to be just a small fire. But in fact, it is already an uncontrollable forest fire.
Seeing the location and direction of the fire, Krishna immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. It was a fire upwind. Although it was several miles away from where they were standing, forest fires spread extremely fast. Especially especially
Under the pressure of this wind.
When the wind blows, forest fires actually spread in leaps and bounds. Because the sparks and twigs on the burning tree crowns will be blown around by the fire wind and natural wind, and will fall to very far places, causing
The new fire started to spread very slowly and unexpectedly.
Once a large area of fire is triggered, it will spread explosively, triggering a comprehensive fire, erupting into hundreds of thousands of fire heads, and the entire mountain will become a sea of flames. It is extremely dangerous downwind.
At this moment, we no longer care about the whereabouts of those people from the Ming Dynasty. What we have to do at this time is to escape here quickly. Because depending on the wind direction, the northwest wind will drive the fire to burn diagonally and cut off the canyon passage to the west.
It will also spread to the area where you are.
After receiving the order, the Garo soldiers hurriedly walked down the mountain. At this moment, the large number of soldiers became a burden. A large number of soldiers ran down the rocky slope, but in the end they were jammed there because the forest road going down the mountain was too narrow and steep.
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The trail going up the mountain is not a serious mountain road at all. It is steep and winding and extremely difficult to pass. The road is only less than ten feet wide and is surrounded by mountains and forests on both sides. Going up the mountain is easier, but going down the mountain is extremely dangerous because it is a steep climb.
Just be careful. Not to mention that it was pitch dark in the forest and you couldn't see the road at all.
A large number of soldiers huddled together, eager to leave, but they couldn't leave at all. If they moved a little faster, they would fall down the path. Although there were trees blocking them, they would still fall to pieces.
Krishna and Nehru and his son were blocked at the entrance of the mountain. They could smell the smell of fireworks, but there was still so much noise below that they couldn't move even half a step.
"Get out of the way, let the king go first, let the prince go first." The captain of the guard who was guarding the king and his son shouted loudly.
But the soldiers who were eager to escape couldn't hear these words amid the noise and quarrels. Even if they did, they pretended not to hear them at all. They were still blocked in the front and could not move even half a step.
Without saying a word, Nehru drew his machete and stepped forward and shouted: "Get out of my way. Anyone who blocks the way will be punished by military law."
Some people avoided it, while others remained indifferent. After all, everyone had already felt the fire approaching and wanted to escape down the mountain as soon as possible to save their lives.
Nehru took action, and started slashing with his machete. In a moment, he cut down five or six Garo soldiers. This was Nehru's most agile and most accurate killing move. Those five or six soldiers were all injured by their necks.
He was stabbed and died on the spot.
At this time, the surrounding soldiers were frightened and fled, and they no longer dared to take it seriously. They stepped aside and made way for Krishna, Nehru and others to pass. Panting, Krishna walked in front of several guards.
With help, he walked down the forest road.
Halfway through the walk, thick smoke had already poured in from the forest, and the faint heat burned my body. Under the light of the torch, it seemed that there was a heavy fog in the forest, and there was nothing a few steps away.
Can't see.
The roaring sound and crackling sound of the fire can be clearly heard. The fire has spread not far away, and probably will not exceed Lixu Land.
Krishna coughed loudly, covered his mouth and followed the guards as he walked downhill quickly in the choking smoke. He almost fell down several times, but fortunately the guards around him held him up. Finally, the road ahead became smoother, and he could pass through the gap.
I saw the fire outside and heard the noise of the soldiers. I should have reached the road next to the canyon.
Beside the canyon road, more than 8,000 soldiers and horses were evacuating toward the west exit like a long queue. Also because of the large number of soldiers and horses, the team was crowded on the road. The march was extremely slow. There were curses, noises, and shouts everywhere.
Nehru yelled loudly, asking the soldiers to move in and evacuate. But at this moment, he could not kill them to get them out of the way. Because the crowding level was already very high, there was no room to move. The soldiers stretched for more than two miles.
They moved with difficulty, walking towards the west step by step. The speed was as fast as a turtle crawling.
Smoke has filled the canyon, a large amount of ash is falling from the sky, and the crackling fire is very close. The sky above the woods on the north side has been reddened by the fire, and occasionally tongues of fire can be seen flying in the air like poisonous snakes.
Krishna was anxious, but he had no choice but to pray to Lord Shiva to protect him from the fire before passing the turning point in the canyon ahead. After that turning point, he should be out of the range of the fire.
“O Almighty Lord Shiva, please protect those who are in terror, those who are surrounded by enemies on the battlefield, those who are under fire, those who are in a place where there is no escape. We submit to you and worship you.
Save us from danger, eliminate distress, fear and evil. Those who remember you devoutly, you will make us prosperous. Oh! Goddess of the gods, you will protect those who remember you..."
Krishna prayed devoutly, and his heart suddenly became calm, as if the noise, smoke and flames around him, and the terrifying whistling of wind and fire had also become much weaker.
Lord Shiva will protect us. She is omnipotent and will not abandon me. Krishna thought.
"Boom". A tongue of fire shot out from the cliff not far ahead, like a furious fire dragon, rushing out from the steep cliff on one side. The thin flames instantly engulfed the dense crowd on the road ahead.
Krishna stood stunned and stunned. The goddess he believed in brought not blessing, but destruction.