Several guards worked together to pull up the thing under the rope. I don't know what was hanging there. It was heavy and heavy, and water dripped down. When I looked down at the mouth of the well, it was dark. Look.
Can't figure out what it is.
Soon, at the end of the rope, something wrapped in a rope with various grooves was exposed at the mouth of the well. The first thing everyone saw was a huge swollen foot, and they suddenly screamed in shock. Fortunately, the guards were well-informed.
, did not let go. They dragged together hard, and with a snap, a body wrapped in ropes fell to the bluestone ground of the manhole.
The corpse was swollen like a big toad. He was still wearing a scarlet official uniform. His hair was messy and wet, covering his face. Lu Zhongtian stood up and waved his hand. A guard used a scabbard to remove the messy hair.
, suddenly there was a sound of exclamation all around.
"It seems...it seems to be Deputy Prime Minister Wu."
"It's him, Vice Prime Minister Wu."
Although the corpse was soaked and deformed, it was still possible to identify it as Wu Chunlai, the deputy prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Lu Zhongtian's face was livid and he frowned. Wu Chunlai died in this well. It couldn't have been suicide, but he was killed by Lin Jue and the others. Doesn't that mean that Lin Jue already knew that he would not care about Wu Chunlai?
Life, will immediately launch an attack. The purpose of exchanging Wu Chun for Tianci is to kill him, not to be a hostage. From this, it can be seen that Lin Jue and the others have been ready for a fight. No wonder the first wave of attacks just now failed.
You are prepared.
"We... the well water we just drank... was Master Wu's corpse soaking water..."
One of the guards said dumbly and inappropriately. He didn't mention it, but when he mentioned it, everyone's hearts suddenly turned. Looking at the swollen and decaying corpse in front of them, and thinking about the water they drank, some people just couldn't control it, wow.
He vomited with a loud sound. This vomiting aroused the desire of more people, and suddenly everyone, including Lu Zhongtian, vomited into a ball under the big locust tree.
Wu Chunlai fell into a well and died yesterday evening. In such a midsummer season, the body would have started to decay after three or four hours, not to mention more than ten hours. However, the temperature in the well was cool, even a bit cold, so it was not
There was no rapid decay. However, due to the soaking in the well water, the corpse swelled and became larger. Overnight, corpse water seeped out. Therefore, the well water was actually contaminated. This is why Lu Zhongtian and others dug out the well.
The reason for the peculiar smell in the water. If the body had been extensively decomposed, then the water would already have a bad smell, and they would have noticed it immediately. Unfortunately, they did not notice it, so a group of people were all disgusted by Wu Chunlai's corpse soaking water.
Once. Maybe this was Wu Chunlai's revenge on Lu Zhongtian for not caring about his life or death.
The vomiting stopped quickly, because the cavalry charge was ready. With the passionate horn sound, Zhao Degang rectified the cavalry and launched a new charge. Lu Zhongtian buried his mouth and ordered people to carry Wu Chunlai's body away, and put the matter behind him.
, focus on the battle situation.
After the stumbling ropes were removed, and Lu Zhongtian personally supervised the battle, Zhao Degang issued a death order this time. Maybe there was still a way ahead, but no matter what it was, no one was allowed to retreat even half a step. This time, five thousand cavalry charged together, vowing to defeat the enemy.
The long street of Akakura Town.
Amidst the sound of the horn, five thousand cavalry began to rush toward the town square. Although there was no one there,
Tents, large and small, were still standing densely there. Those were the tents where the opponent camped. Breaking through that area was actually a symbolic victory.
The five thousand cavalry were limited by the terrain. The front army extended a hundred paces into the town, while the rear army was still on the official road outside the town, spreading for three to four hundred paces. This was not an offensive formation, even if it was marching, it would not be so crowded, but
Zhao Degang could no longer care about this.
The sound of hooves rumbled like thunder, and the ground was filled with smoke and dust, which choked the mouth and nose. Although the cavalry charging ahead were still a little frightened, they quickly rushed through a distance of hundreds of steps without any hindrance, and rushed to the front without any resistance.
There are densely packed large and small tents in front of you.
There are hundreds of tents here, arranged in a somewhat strange way. There are several rows across the street, and they look like specially arranged fortifications. However, the tents are fortifications, so what use are they? The cavalry galloped past, holding in their hands
The long knife habitually slashed the curtains of those tents.
They originally thought that the tent was empty, because it was impossible for anyone to dare to stay in the tent. This was indeed the case. There was indeed no one in the tent, but it was definitely not an empty tent. After the curtain of the tent was torn open, there were
All that was exposed was messy firewood. Each tent was filled with firewood. The leading cavalry were very puzzled, but they couldn't help but think about it. Their horses had already rushed through the area where the tents were located and rushed into the open space ahead.
of streets.
At this moment, dozens of cavalry in front suddenly rushed out from the diagonal thrust. The people on the horse did not try to rush towards the opponent, but reined in their horses and stood still. With a bow and arrow in hand, they shot dozens of feather arrows diagonally toward the sky.
The arrow flew over the heads of the four to five hundred leading Forbidden Army cavalry with a stream of green smoke and sparks, and landed among the firewood in the tent at the rear. Obviously those arrows had been modified, and sparks appeared after falling into the firewood.
They splashed and exploded, quickly igniting the dry firewood. Some arrows exploded in the air, as if they had not calculated the time well. But the bursting sparks fell into the firewood, and the scope was wider, and all of a sudden the firewood exploded.
Three or four piles of firewood were lit nearby.
In a very short period of time, the dry and transparent firewood quickly ignited a fire that reached into the sky. The fire spread so fast that it was staggering, and the flames were so violent that it was shocking. As the saying goes, it is impossible to control the fire of dry firewood. This is not only a fire of dry firewood, but also a fierce fire.
Most of the firewood was dry thatch, which was easier to explode than firewood. The fire formed a wall of fire several feet high in a short period of time.
The charging cavalry had no time to slow down when the flames rose. Dozens of cavalry rushed into the firewood and were immediately burned into flames. Their hair, clothes, and horse manes were on fire. The man and the horse were as handsome as the knights of flames, except that they were handsome.
Within three breaths, he screamed and fell to the ground, rolling and wailing.
Hundreds of cavalry have already rushed through the tent area, so they are naturally unaffected. However, there are still thousands of cavalry behind who cannot get over such fire. It is instinct for horses to be afraid of fire, not to mention the wall of fire ignited, which is all over the front and rear.
There was chaos, and the entire cavalry formation instantly became a mess. The flash of fire actually split the cavalry charge from the middle.
Zhao Degang, who personally directed the charge from the cavalry, repeatedly ordered to stop the charge, because it was unrealistic to rush through the wall of fire. The fire was so fierce that rushing over would undoubtedly be courting death. Not bad.
The cavalry of the Forbidden Army are well-trained on weekdays. In this situation, the cavalry still restrained the horses and stabilized the formation. Not only did they have to stop charging, the formation also had to retreat dozens of steps because the fire was so intense.
It was unbearable. Everyone would be scorched within thirty steps.
However, Zhao Degang also understood that after this kind of dry firewood caught fire, there would be a fire, but it would not last long. But it was impossible to pass through it in a short time. Zhao Degang cursed and at the same time began to worry about the safety of the six or seven hundred cavalrymen who rushed through the fire wall.
Come.
Soon, he heard the sound of killing, the sound of weapons clashing, screams and shouts from the other side of the wall of fire. The whirring of flames was mixed with the roar of firearms, the ground shook and mountains shook, and smoke and dust rose everywhere. From time to time,
Crossbow arrows were fired from across the wall of blazing fire. Some unlucky ones in the cavalry brigade were hit by arrows and screamed in agony. Zhao Degang gritted his teeth and cursed, but he had no choice but to watch the fire in front of him, helpless. He hoped
Those six or seven hundred people were able to annihilate their opponents, but they thought it was impossible, so they could only pray that they would be blessed and blessed by God.
Behind him, Lu Zhongtian also looked at the fires burning on the street in amazement, terrified and speechless. This was Lin Jue's method. He was good at using fire. When he suppressed the last rebellion, he blocked the road with fire and killed tens of thousands of religious bandits.
Annihilated on the Bolang Shachi Road. This time he did it again, blocking the road with fire and dividing the large group of cavalry. This was undoubtedly his handiwork.
The fire started quickly and extinguished quickly. In just half an hour, the fire suddenly became smaller and was quickly extinguished. When the green smoke dissipated, everything in front of them appeared in front of them. Thousands of cavalry witnessed the scene in front of them.
The whole body was cold and frightened. What a scene it was. On the street ahead, there was no one standing. There were horse and human corpses everywhere, scattered limbs and bright red flesh. Those corpses had stabs on them.
It was full of arrows, and they were as dense as a grassland. No one saw the fighting scene, which was like the scene after the devil went on a rampage. Not one of the six to seven hundred cavalry was spared, and they all fell on the road ahead.
The six to seven hundred cavalry were already in a state of panic after being divided by the fire, and then they encountered the harshest blow they had ever encountered in their lives. Hundreds of cavalry rushed towards the street, with crossbows raining down, and muskets roaring.
It was a fierce close-quarters fight. The number of six to seven hundred cavalrymen was more than a hundred more than the opponent, but their combat effectiveness was not at the same level. After being bombarded and killed more than two hundred people, they were already stunned. But the fire at the rear made
They had no choice but to engage in battle. Once they fought, it was even more terrifying. All the people on the other side had martial arts skills, and the hand-to-hand combat was even more terrifying. They only paid the price of dozens of casualties, and nearly 700 cavalry were killed in this way.
Killed on the street. The opponent disappeared without a trace like a gust of wind.
The ground after the fire was so hot that it was impossible to get close to it, let alone people and horses. Within a few dozen steps there was a blazing red stove, which would not cool down at all for a while.
The disgraced Zhao Degang came to Lu Zhongtian with a face full of shame to plead guilty. He thought he would be greeted with a scolding. However, Lu Zhongtian did not scold him.
"It's not your fault, it's my fault that I'm impatient. Lin Jue's guy is full of tricks. In this kind of terrain, charging is a mistake. It's my fault that I'm eager for success." Lu Zhongtian said.
