The rain kept falling, and the rain became heavier and heavier. In a blink of an eye, the raindrops reached the size of soybeans.
However, the intensity of the sea of fire burning near the southern city wall of Luocheng did not seem to be affected at all, and actually kept burning despite the rain.
This scene not only stunned the Yi and Yi people who believed in the God of the Plateau and were kneeling on the ground to pray to the sky, but also stunned the Wei soldiers who were watching from a distance.
"Incredible..."
Sima An murmured in surprise: "The rain was unable to extinguish the fire..."
It’s inherently indestructible, right?
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Sima An, who was full of surprise, and said secretly in his heart.
Water cannot extinguish a fire caused by oil. For Zhao Hongrun, this is a common sense issue.
However, the vast majority of the world's understanding of this is still at a level where water cannot attack fire.
It is true that water can extinguish fires caused by firewood, but it cannot extinguish fires caused by oil. The reason is that oil is light and water is heavy. Sometimes even if water is poured, the oil still floats on the surface of the water layer, so it can still
combustion.
Of course, sometimes water can also extinguish fires caused by oil, but the fundamental reason is not that water can attack fires, but that the fire is small and the oil is diluted by water and cannot reach a concentration that can sustain combustion.
As for the sea of fire near the southern city wall of Luocheng at this moment, because the igniting raw material is black water produced in Guizhou Province, which is the natural crude oil that Zhao Hongrun calls oil, its concentration is enough to support continued burning in that kind of majestic heavy rain.
This is really... outstanding!
Looking at the sea of fire in the distance, Sima An couldn't help but become a little excited.
Because Wei's oil purification technology is not high enough, the domestic oil concentration is not high enough to be diluted with water and can still be burned. Therefore, even this general has never seen oil that can be burned in the majestic rain.
The fire oil continues to burn tenaciously.
This kind of kerosene is simply more powerful than domestic kerosene...
Secretly sighing, Sima An couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, is this also developed by the Smelting Bureau? ...This kind of fierce fire oil."
Fierce oil?
Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but glance at Sima An, wondering how the general seemed to be particularly interested in oil, and even gave it a rare name.
"That's oil, black oil produced in Guizhou Province." Zhao Hongrun briefly explained to Sima An a few words about the origin of oil.
It's a pity that Sima An couldn't understand that black oil would emerge from the rocks for no reason. After touching his chin, he muttered: "Oil... Well, I think it's better to call it fierce oil."
"..." Zhao Hongrun rolled his eyes, not bothering to argue with Sima An about which term was better: oil or fierce fire oil. After taking a look at the fire in Luocheng, he said in a deep voice: "Shang Shui Army, stop catapult ejection.
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After hearing this, the merchant generals in charge of the thirty catapults stopped firing barrel bombs one after another.
Perhaps because he had just witnessed an incredible scene, Sima An was in an unexpectedly good mood. He actually did not object to Zhao Hongrun's behavior, which he considered to be a woman's kindness, and asked Zhao Hongrun: "Is Your Highness planning to persuade you to surrender?"
"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded.
To be honest, he had no intention of killing all the Yi and Yi tribes on the opposite side. Otherwise, he would not have used only thirty catapults, and the attack position was also controlled in the south wall of Luocheng.
Otherwise, if three hundred catapults were dispatched and a volley of barrel bombs was fired towards Luocheng, there would be almost no survivors among the many tribes in this ancient city.
Seeing this, Sima An, who was in a good mood at the moment, shouted in the rain to his general Bai Fang not far away: "Bai Fang, go to Luocheng to shout for surrender, and tell those Yin Rong that if they are still stubborn, don't blame me.
Wei people, burn them all to death with fire from the sky that cannot be extinguished by heavy rain!"
"Yes!" Bai Fangming ordered, cupping his fists.
At this moment, the entire Luocheng City was in chaos. Countless Yi people and Yi people were in chaos, and their morale was greatly shaken.
It's no wonder, because they found that the fire attack of the Wei people could not even be extinguished by the protection of the plateau gods. This kind of blow to their faith made the soldiers of the Yi and Yi tribes in the city seem to have lost their souls at this moment.
His face was pale and he was helpless.
"(In the language of the Yi people) How could this happen? There is obviously the protection of the gods of the plateau, but why...could it be that the power of the Wei people can actually defeat the gods?"
"(In the language of the Yi people) How dare you say such rude words to the God of Heaven?! Are you worthy of becoming a subject of the God of the Plateau?"
"(In the language of the Yi tribe) No, this may be the will of the God of Heaven. The God of Heaven is warning us that His power is not enough to defeat those Wei people..."
"(In the language of the Yi people) Even the water from the sky dropped by the God of the Plateau cannot extinguish the fire controlled by the Wei people...Can't defeat it, can't defeat it..."
"(In Chinese) You guys!!"
It has to be said that for a group of people with faith like the people of Sanchuan, a blow from the faith is far more effective than a physical blow.
For example, at Yaling Gorge, the Jie cavalry clashed head-on with the Shang Shui Army's company defense formation. However, after being defeated, although the Jie people were horrified that the Wei people had actually developed such a terrifying weapon, they still did not
Shaking the belief in their hearts, they still cursed the Wei people, and firmly believed that the plateau god they believed in would definitely punish the Wei people who killed his people.
But now, when these Yi people and Yi people saw with their own eyes the sea of fire that even the water from the sky could not extinguish, their faith suddenly collapsed. There was no fighting spirit to defend Sanchuan and expel Wei Gou. They all looked blank.
, or standing or kneeling in the rain, looking at the fire that was still burning with a lost expression.
Even when Bai Fangming came over with dozens of riders to shout, they were indifferent.
"Across the way, people of the Yi and Yi tribes, listen. The commander-in-chief of our army, His Highness King Su Ji Run, is tolerant towards you, so he only set fire to the south wall of this Luo land. If you don't want to show your kindness, still
If we remain stubborn, our army... will continue the same attack as before!!"
"General." Behind Bai Fangming, a cavalryman asked curiously: "General, can these Yin Rong understand the language of our great Wei?"
Bai Fangming scratched his head and said in surprise: "The Yi tribe and the Yi tribe have had contact with the soldiers and generals of Chenggao Pass in the past, so they can't understand each other, right? There should be some who can understand my Wei language."
After saying that, he hesitated for a moment, and after shouting several times, he turned his horse's head and returned to his army's position.
Indeed, as Bai Fangming said, there are many people in the tribes of Luo who can understand the dialect of Wei. However, they are so stunned by the fire that even the heavy rain cannot extinguish that they cannot react for a moment.
Just come here.
Once they realized what was happening, the soldiers of the Yi and Yi tribes who understood Bai Fangming's call to surrender quickly went deep into the city to report the incident to the tribal chiefs.
After all, Bai Fangming's words that if you are stubborn, our army will continue to attack like just now really frightened them.
However, at this time in Luocheng City, in the felt tent where the tribal chiefs discussed important matters, the chiefs of each tribe were already in a mess.
The reason why these clan leaders lost their composure was the two weapons of war, the rifle and the catapult, which were stationed outside the city by the Wei army.
Lian ** was okay, after all, the range was only within the mid-range range. Although it was powerful, it could not cause any damage to the walls of Luocheng. Therefore, the tribal chiefs felt that as long as they defended Luocheng, they would be able to defend the Jiejiao tribe.
When the army arrives, they are considered victorious.
However, the appearance of catapults and oil broke the luck in their hearts.
"(In Shen language) What should we do now? The Wei army has a terrible weapon that can burn the city outside the city..."
"(In Shen language) If you use arrows to fight back..."
"(In Shen language) far beyond the range of arrows..."
Yes, range, this is the biggest headache for the tribal leaders today. After all, the Wei army's catapults can hit their city within a distance of nearly two miles, and use barrel bombs filled with oil to burn everything in the city.
The longbows in the hands of the tribal warriors of the Sheang and Sheang tribes were far from reaching this range, and they could not pose any threat to the Wei army at all.
What's even more terrible is that the longbows of the tribesmen of the Yi and Sheng tribes, their arrows can only do point damage at best, while the Wei army uses catapults to throw barrel bombs, but it does area damage, and damn it's continuous damage.
Judging from the attack power, the attack power and range of the Yi and Yi clans were completely overwhelmed by the Wei people, leaving them completely powerless to fight back.
"(In the language of the Yi tribe), how about we surrender to the Wei army?" the leader of the Gray Sheep Tribe asked cautiously.
To be fair, Qi Mu Ke, the leader of the Gray Sheep Tribe, was one of the six votes to support Wei during the joint hunting period. However, the massacre of Sima An and the Dangshan Army at the Sanchuan Tribe a while ago made Qi Mu Ke feel that he might be
Wrong decision was made.
But now, he suddenly realized that compared to the first wrong decision, their second wrong decision to make an enemy of the Wei army and even the state of Wei was a bigger and more wrong decision than the previous one.
It was a decision that could lead to the destruction of their tribe.
surrender?
The noisy situation in the felt tent suddenly stopped, and the tribal chiefs calmly looked at the expressions of other tribe chiefs without saying a word.
However, it can be seen that at this time, these clan leaders, their belief in protecting Sanchuan and expelling the Wei dogs a few days ago, has begun to waver under the powerful power of the Wei army.
Seeing this, Rabitu, the leader of the Black Sheep Tribe, quickly advised: "Everyone, everyone! Have you forgotten the killings of Wei Dog in my land of Sanchuan, and you actually want to surrender to the enemy who killed innocent people indiscriminately? Don't worry, Jie.
The army of the Jiao tribe is about to arrive in Luocheng, and once Chief Bitatu leads his army there, those abominable Wei dogs will surely die."
"..." All the clan leaders looked at each other and fell silent. Perhaps it was because of their pride that they still insisted on never surrendering to the Wei army.
This caused Zhao Hongrun to wait for half an hour among the Wei troops outside Luocheng City, but he did not see any envoys who came to express their intention to surrender.
Zhao Hongrun pinched the bridge of his nose and slowly exhaled.
"All catapults and basket-throwing ropes are adjusted to a spring angle, calibrated to...two inches!"