Chapter 47 The Great Fire of Macheng
The night was as bright as ink. Most of the Xianbei people who had been busy for a day had fallen asleep. On the city wall, there were only a few people leaning on the city tower with weapons in their arms as a warning.
Because Ye Zhao has always surrounded but did not attack these days, even though he had an absolute advantage and could easily attack the city wall, the Han army remained indifferent, which made many Xianbei soldiers feel that the Han people would not attack forcefully. Therefore, even if they were worried with Lian and others, the soldiers responsible for defending the city still inevitably developed a slack heart.
However, in order to suppress the increasingly unstable people, many people will be arranged to patrol the night in Macheng at night, especially after the people who left the city were forced back by the Han army with bows and arrows, the emotions of the people in the city were very unstable, and he was worried about these people's bad things.
A group of Xianbei people walked empty and received it. The city was filled with blood. The city was quiet and strange under the night sky. Even the brave Xianbei soldiers felt numb when walking on this empty street.
"Sa~"
The cold sound of breaking through the air was mixed with the cold wind, and it was hard to detect. An arrow cluster accurately shot through the throat of the leading Xianbei soldiers. In front of the group, a faint figure appeared. It was slender, but with a bronze mask with green face and fangs, which looked extremely terrifying.
The Xianbei soldiers behind opened their eyes wide in horror and opened their mouths hard to shout. However, the next moment, there were some black shadows around them, blocking their mouths with their palms. In the night, several cold lights flashed with the blood that was shot. The Xianbei soldiers with wide eyes suddenly opened their eyes and stared at the front unwillingly, their pupils gradually dissipated, and there was no sound in an instant.
Zhang Yue looked at this scene coldly, until she was sure that everyone had lost their vitality, she waved her hand indifferently. Ten Xianbei soldiers were quickly dragged into the shadows on both sides of the street. If it weren't for the blood thrown on the ground, these people seemed to have never appeared.
Zhang Yue looked around and walked quickly towards the warehouse where food and supplies were stored. She was like a raccoon cat, and she walked silently. As she advanced, black shadows appeared behind her like ghosts, following her towards the end of the street. Although she did not run, her speed was strangely fast, and in an instant, she disappeared at the end of the street.
Food and supplies are the top priority for Helian now. Ye Zhao besieged the city, as if he was trying to trap him here. He still has not figured out how to break the horse pit that Ye Zhao scattered outside the city. At this moment, he can only be trapped here and wait for rescue. Therefore, food and grass have become the top priority. Helian has arranged five hundred Xianbei soldiers to guard it. If he wants to attack, even Zhang Yue and others who have been trained by Ye Zhao himself will not be sure to take down the granary without disturbing anyone.
Looking at the granary guarded by heavy troops in the distance, Zhang Yue was silent for a moment and made several gestures to the people behind him. The group of people dispersed like ghosts and disappeared quickly.
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In the sleeping world, He Lian was a little irritated. During the day, he became angry because of the horse trap. He scolded all the people he could scold, and even killed several people to vent his anger. In addition, he had been in the gentle place for several days and became much weaker. After nightfall, he fell asleep. Even when the shouts outside in the middle of the night were all gone, he could not wake him up. There was an unspeakable heat in the air, which made He Lian toss and turn until his personal guards came in.
"What happened?" He Lian was in a bad mood after listening to the noisy sounds outside the door. Since the Han army arrived, nothing seemed to have happened to make him feel relieved.
"King, no, there is fire everywhere in the city." The guard shouted anxiously.
"Then let those people go to put out the fire. If they can't do any small things well, can you still expect us to help them put out the fire?" He Lian sneered. The things during the day made He Lian very annoyed. If these people were not afraid of death, they could have paved a way out for them. As a result, these damn wastes were scared back by the other party's several rounds of arrow rain, which made He Lian very dissatisfied.
"King, the fire is too big. If it is not extinguished in time, it will probably burn us!" said the guard anxiously.
"So serious?" He Lian frowned and quickly put on his clothes and walked out of the room. As soon as he left the door, he felt a wave of heat coming towards him. Wherever he saw the entire government office, he was already illuminated by the fire lights on all sides.
"How could this happen? Who set the fire?" He Lian quickly realized that something was wrong. Such a big fire was definitely not as simple as a fire. I am afraid that someone deliberately set fire. After thinking about something, He Lian's face changed drastically and said sternly: "Can the Han army move?"
"No, I have sent someone to the city to investigate. Until now, there has been no movement in the Han army." A general who was running towards me shouted: "Wang, send someone to put out the fire. If you continue to burn like this, the entire Macheng will be burned."
When Ye Zhao expanded Macheng, he actually wanted to build it with stone as the main body. Unfortunately, in the era when cement was not yet available, even the city walls were built with rammed earth as the main body, let alone private houses. Therefore, except for some major buildings, the buildings in the city were basically made of wooden structures, which were very easy to ignite.
"Fight the fire! Fight the fire!" He Lian no longer cared about his previous words at this moment. If he continued to burn like this, Ma Cheng would really have nothing. He still had to rely on this city to stalemate with Ye Zhao.
"Boom~"
Xianbei soldiers were stationed in the city very loosely. Just as He Lian was anxiously commanding all the people to help put out the fire, a cluster of shocking fire suddenly burst out from a place not far from the county government. The sound of explosions scared everyone in the county government.
He Lian's heart sank for no reason, subconsciously turned his head to look at the place where the fire suddenly burst out, and he felt a vague feeling of inappropriateness.
"Wang, oh, no! There is a granary!" After a head man was slightly stunned, he quickly reacted and looked at He Lian anxiously and said loudly.
"What!?" He Lian was confused and shouted sternly: "Hurry! Go and send the order, everyone will go to save the granary."
"Yes!" Everyone realized the seriousness of the problem. The soldiers who had already scattered all over the city and began to put out the fire were quickly recalled, and the entire horse city was in chaos.
At the same time, Li Xing naturally discovered such a big disturbance in the south of Macheng City.
"General, this is a God-given opportunity!" A military sir looked at Li Xing excitedly.
Li Xing nodded. The horse city was in chaos. This was a good opportunity. Just as he was about to give an order, a fast horse was coming. Meng Hu jumped off the horse's back and came to Li Xing, bowing and saying, "The general has an order. The captain Li Xing's troops must not move lightly, just keep it carefully!"
"Dare you ask why this is?" Li Xing frowned and looked at Meng Hu with dissatisfaction. This was a great opportunity to break the city.
"The general did not say anything, please ask Captain Li to execute the military order!" Meng Hu said in a deep voice.
"I want to see the general!" Li Xing's face darkened, and he stepped forward and said coldly.
Chapter completed!