In the dim light of the evening, white mist rose and gathered, and water dragons kept rushing into the mist. From the depths of the mist that could not be seen, there were rumbles of collapse and huge explosions. And those that filled the air
In addition to the burnt smell, the mist also carries a pungent and strange smell.
"What's going on? Could it be that... the city wall really collapsed?" All the soldiers and horses on both sides of the enemy and ours looked at all this in a daze, not knowing what happened.
The truth was soon revealed. As the sound of collapse came intensively, a large number of stones rolled out of the doorway with scalding heat and appeared in everyone's field of vision. The big stones collapsed and shattered, revealing the eye-catching white color.
The fracture. When water is poured on it, it makes a sizzling sound, emits huge white smoke, and naturally breaks into smaller stones.
Many people on both sides, including Han Desui, Yang Jun and others, understood instantly. Yang Jun's eyes showed excitement. Seeing this, he finally understood what Ma Qingshan's purpose was.
From the very beginning, Ma Qingshan targeted the stuffing in the city gate hole. When Ma Qingshan learned that the opponent had used huge strips of bluestone to block the city gate hole, to ensure that the city gate could be kept out of the enemy after it was burned down.
When he reached his goal, Ma Qingshan grasped this detail and had the idea of breaking through the city gate hole.
The specific method is to use kerosene and a large amount of wood to pile up and burn outside the city gate opening. When the flames burn, the gap between the huge bluestones in the long and narrow city gate opening is actually a huge furnace. In early summer, Nan
The wind is rising, the wind will help the fire, and the fire will pass through the gaps in the bluestone. The huge force of wind suction is enough to turn the entire city gate hole into a channel of flames. Let the flames penetrate it with the help of the force of wind suction, forming a
Calcining furnace. This principle is actually very simple. Although it cannot be described specifically in words, it is not difficult to understand.
Just now when the fire was raging, the people and defenders in the square inside the city of Xijin all saw the dark red flames emerging from the inside of the city gate opening, and they all felt the scorching heat emanating from the city gate opening.
Ma Qingshan's intention is to burn all the bluestones in the city gate. Because he knows that the city wall is built with Sanhe soil, which cannot be burned. The more it is burned, the stronger it becomes. But although the bluestones seem to be stronger than Sanhe soil,
It must be hard, but it cannot withstand the flames. When the fire reaches a certain level, the bluestone will be calcined into lime. Of course, the temperature must be high enough and the fire must be fierce enough. So he used all the kerosene and the hill.
Typically thousands of logs are used as fuel.
Calcining bluestone into lime is a principle that everyone knows. However, there are very few people who know how to apply it on the battlefield and dare to try it. Ma Qingshan not only dares to think, but also dares to do it. In fact, he himself is not sure about this method.
Whether it can work or not, after all, the lives of thousands of brothers are being used to carry out this plan. If it fails, he himself will be an unforgivable sin. But at this time, Ma Qingshan can't control too much, and he boldly steps forward
This step has been taken.
This is often the case with people and things in this world. People who can stand out at certain critical moments show characteristics that are different from ordinary people. It’s not that they know more incredible knowledge than others, nor that they are different from others.
What's the big difference? It's that people in this category have a flexible and open perspective and dare to make attempts that others cannot. So in the end they succeeded, not because they had more than others.
The three-headed and six-armed magical power is just that they are willing to try and take risks. To put it bluntly, it is the inner strength and the spirit of taking risks.
Ma Qingshan is undoubtedly this kind of person. His heart is obviously extremely strong if he dares to take such a huge risk to make such an attempt. Of course, the consequences of the risk are unpredictable, and even Ma Qingshan himself is really not sure about this.
The method will work. He just thinks he can give it a try. Needless to say, it fails, but if it succeeds, the reward will be huge.
Now, his risk-taking is paying off.
As the water dragon lashed out, most of the bluestones filled in the city gate cave had been burned by the fire and turned into quicklimestone that was easily broken. After being hit by the cold water, they all began to collapse and decompose. When the limestone decomposes, a large amount of limestone will be produced.
The mist and heat caused the entire city gate hole to billow with white smoke, and the hot steam filled the surroundings with a slightly pungent smell of mist. A large amount of milky white lime water flowed out of the city gate hole.
What Ma Qingshan actually wants is not that the bluestone in the entire city gate hole is burned into lime. What he wants is the decomposition and collapse effect of the bluestone after it is calcined and heated. Only in this way can the city gate hole be penetrated in a short time. After losing the city
Behind the gate, the open city gate is an unimpeded passage. That is the key to siege the city.
Han Desui was surprised to discover this. He was already aware of the other party's intention. Such a clever approach made Han Desui couldn't help but admire the ingenuity of the Zhou army. But he actually made a mistake. In order to pursue the city gate hole, he was completely blocked.
Moreover, it was difficult to get through because he ordered the city gate hole to be blocked with bluestone. He did not expect that the burning of the fire would have such consequences. If he had known this, it would be more practical to block it with mud and sand.
"Send the order, immediately build fortifications in the square inside the city gate, mobilize five thousand... no... ten thousand archers to stop the attack. They must not be allowed to rush into the city." Han Desui roared the order loudly, with a hint of panic in his voice.
The soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty took their time, and the water dragon still violently digested the limestone in the city gate hole. The water flow washed out a large amount of lime and flowed out on both sides of the city gate hole. At the same time, a large amount of clear water also had a rapid cooling effect. The scorching hot city gate hole and
The city wall was still difficult for people to approach, and the temperature was so high that it felt like it was being cooked even if it was more than ten feet away, so the temperature had to be cooled down quickly. At the same time, the engineers of the Great Zhou Dynasty began to rebuild the suspension bridge at the location of the damaged suspension bridge in front of the city gate.
The way they built it was extremely simple and fast. Long moso bamboos were tied together and set up directly in front of the city gate on the opposite bank where the mist was steaming and the heat wave was rolling in. Hundreds of long bamboos formed dense bamboo rafts, and then they began to be bundled and laid out with long wooden boards.
In the past few hours, everything seemed to have been rehearsed, and all the materials were prepared. Under such circumstances, a suspension bridge that was trembling but absolutely solid was completed.
The Liao army defenders on both sides of the city almost watched helplessly as they completed the suspension bridge in front of their eyes. Because they could not get close to the burning city tower that was burned by the fire. They could only stand where the arrows were the largest.
They used arrows that were not densely packed within the shooting range to harass, and used a small number of crossbows to shoot at the crowd. Although the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty were shot and killed a lot without cover at all, they could not stop them at all.
The other party accomplishes what they want to do.
Next came the most difficult moment. In order to ensure the penetration of the city gate hole, Ma Qingshan had to order soldiers to enter it and clean it up. Because there were still a lot of rubble in the city gate hole. Even in the innermost place, the bluestone wall did not collapse.
, because the water dragon cannot hit the innermost part. Although the bluestone there is broken at the touch of a touch, it still looks like a complete stone wall. It only needs a little external force to collapse.
Ma Qingshan's goal is not to make the road smooth, but at least to open a way. Extremely high temperatures, an environment full of heat mist, corroded and hot limestone, and a ground too hot to stand on. No matter what, it is
Fatal danger. But in order to race against time to penetrate the passage, Ma Qingshan had to issue an order for the soldiers to go in and clean up. Accompanying these soldiers were two siege rams. Their mission was to ram the huge iron cone heads of the rams.
Blow down the uncollapsed bluestone wall on the other side of the city gate. Only a thin layer of bluestone wall is left, which is suitable for rushing onto the scene.
Hundreds of Dazhou soldiers, their heads, faces and bodies wrapped in wet cloth, wearing wooden clogs half a foot high under their feet, and soaked from head to toe, pushed two rams through the front line filled with smoke and water dragons, and rushed into the city gate. Night fell.
The city came, and there was smoke, dust, and mist everywhere, so you could only hear the rumble of the city gate's collapse, and nothing else could be seen.
The Dazhou soldiers who rushed in had to withdraw before the tea time, and another group of soldiers entered. Although adequate precautions were taken, the casualties of the soldiers could not be avoided. They withdrew after just a tea time.
Some of the soldiers had been burned all over their bodies, some had their exposed skin corroded by limewater, and some were unconscious due to suffocation.
In less than half an hour, more than a dozen groups of people entered in rotation, and hundreds of people suffered burns and burns. Finally, the good news came. The entire city gate had been completely penetrated. Two rush vehicles blasted away the last blockage of less than ten feet.
The objects penetrated the entire city gate passage. The gravel inside and the large amount of limestone residue that could not be decomposed by the water dragon were also pushed to both sides with wooden rakes. Although the ground in the middle was hot, it was already a smooth path.
