Fang Zian stared at it for an hour and then woke up. After drinking two cups of hot tea, the sound of midnight drums could be heard outside. Fang Zian cheered up and waited quietly. Time passed slowly, and another half hour passed. , just when Fang Zian, who was bored, was kneading Shen Ling'er's buttocks a hundred times, and Shen Ling'er was already panting, there was movement outside. The sound of heavy footsteps came quickly from the direction of the lobby, accompanied by the thunder tiger's Yell loudly.

"Master Fang, Master Fang."

Fang Zian jumped up, walked quickly to the door of the public house, and shouted loudly: "Where is the fire?"

"Inside Qiantang Gate, there was a fire at Hongyun Restaurant and Baziqiao Shop on Gongyuan Street." Lei Hu said loudly.

Fang Zian was shocked. The fire points, located several miles apart in the south and north, were all under the jurisdiction of the fire-watching tower inside Qiantang Gate. The special design was very obvious.

"Gather the people and go immediately." Fang Zian shouted loudly as he ran towards the front yard.

There was already a commotion in the front yard, and Li Dalong had assembled the inspection team to prepare for departure. Song Xiang and more than 20 of his men were already standing at the yamen entrance.

"Master Fang, where are you going?" Song Xiang called.

Fang Zian said: "Hongyun Building, Gongyuan North Street, Baziqiao Shop, wherever you want to go. Lead the horse, lead the horse. If someone comes, lead the horse!"

"What about you? Where are you going?" Song Xiang shouted.

"I'm going to Hongyun Building." Fang Zian replied, striding out of the yamen gate. Shen Ling'er had already led the horse there first.

Fang Zian heard Song Xiang giving orders quickly. "Yuan Captou, you take some people to the Bazi Bridge for on-site inspection, and Mr. Fang and I go to Hongyun Tower."

Fang Zian didn't care what he arranged. He got on his horse, urged the horse and drove off. Song Xiang rushed over and grabbed the horse's reins and said, "Master Fang, take me with you."

Fang Zian frowned and said: "There are only two horses, you can find a way to get there by yourself."

Song Xiang shouted: "Where can I find a solution now? I must rush to the scene as soon as possible to facilitate the investigation of the scene."

Fang Zian cursed, jumped off the horse, handed the reins to Song Xiang, and said, "This horse is for you."

Just when Song Xiang was about to ask, "What should you do?" Fang Zian had already jumped onto Shen Ling'er's horse, hugged Shen Ling'er's waist and shouted loudly: "Let's go quickly."

Shen Ling'er shook the reins and urged the horse, and the horse galloped out of the alley. Song Xiang also quickly got on the horse, shouting and urging the horse to follow. Behind, Li Dalong, Thunder Tiger, Yuan Captou and others rushed into the darkness with their own hands. middle.

Gongyuan North Street was crowded with people and noisy. Hongyun Restaurant is the tallest restaurant near Gongyuan, with a height of three floors. The fire started from the side room and had already spread to the east side of the restaurant when it was discovered. The wall burned the wood on the east porch, and gradually spread uncontrollably. The fire had already jumped along the pillars and wooden roof of the corridor directly to the second floor, and the entire Hongyun Restaurant except for the first floor was made of bluestone. In addition to the fortifications, the second and third floors are almost entirely made of wooden walls, doors and windows. Once it is completely ignited, the consequences will be disastrous.

When the fire was discovered, the surrounding people had already spontaneously started to rescue people. People poured water on the fire with buckets, but the effect was extremely limited. Because the fire was between the first and second floors, there was no way to do anything. Sprinkle water on the fire. Many people have realized that the fire may not be extinguished.

, Hongyun Restaurant is probably going to burn to the ground. Not only that, there is a strong night wind tonight, and the surrounding buildings and shops are all adjacent. I am afraid that the fire will soon spread to the nearby shops and the adjacent Heyifang.

Everyone was frightened, worried and at a loss. Some people had even started to pack up their children and prepare to evacuate.

A quarter of an hour after the fire broke out, the Qiantang Gate Anti-Corruption Army submarine fire team finally arrived, but only seven or eight people came. They only carried simple fire-fighting tools, water bladders and buckets, as well as machetes and water spray cans. After some efforts,

, but the fire was not controlled at all, because this effective fire-fighting method was really difficult to extinguish the spreading fire. The fire had already burned the wooden wall on the east side, and the thick columns had begun to burn, and it would soon spread.

Go to the center of the second floor and the third floor. Once the main pillars on the second floor are burned down, the entire building will collapse. By then, it will be a large bonfire that cannot be extinguished at all.

Fang Zian and Shen Ling'er arrived on horseback. Facing the situation in front of him, Fang Zian frowned. He thought that the fire was in a remote place, but he didn't expect that the fire was in a shop.

Yunji and Minfang are close to each other, which means that the other party has been unable to succeed and has become crazy and reckless. In order to deal with themselves, they are no longer afraid to use the most dangerous and crazy actions to endanger the safety of the city and the safety of the people.

"With such a big fire, why are these people here? Where is Chen Niu'er?" Fang Zian jumped off his horse and asked loudly.

Chen Niuer is the newly appointed tower chief of the Qiantang Gate Fire Watch Tower. He came from the front with a gray face and saluted Fang Zian.

"Where's the Dragon King's truck? Where's the ladder truck? Where are the other people? What do you do for food?" Fang Zian said angrily.

Chen Niuer said hurriedly: "They are all behind and haven't arrived yet. The speed of the Dragon King vehicle and the ladder truck is too slow. My subordinate asked two teams with more than 20 brothers to pull the vehicle behind, because

I was worried about the fire, so I brought a few brothers to put out the fire in advance."

Fang Zian frowned and pondered. He knew that what Chen Niu'er said was true. The Dragon King Car and the Ladder Truck were indeed moving slowly. This was an objective reason. Chen Niu'er could think of dispatching the only Dragon King Car and Ladder Truck here. That was already

It was a very good prediction.

But waiting like this was not an option. Fang Zian turned around and ran towards the people watching around him, shouting loudly: "Everyone, I am Fang Zian from the Fangyu Army Yamen. Our fire-fighting vehicles are on the way here, because there are no mule-drawn vehicles.

So we are moving slowly. I am worried that if we arrive too late, the fire will spread. Please help me push the cart. The sooner I arrive, the sooner I can put out the fire. Thank you for your help."

In the past, if the people of the Fangyu Army asked the people for help, the people would definitely not pay attention at all. But in recent times, the Fangyu Army has been rescuing and helping the people non-stop every day. The people have responded to the Fangyu Army's requests.

The impression has greatly improved. Many people also know the name of Mr. Fang from the Fang Yu Army, so when they heard Fang Zian signing up for help, people immediately started shouting.

"Let's go and help. If there's an urgent need, anyone who has the strength to go will go."

Everyone agreed, and Fang Zian said loudly: "As long as there are twenty or thirty young people, everyone else can do a favor and get out of the way and don't block the vehicles from coming in. Come with me."

Fang Zian ran forward, and dozens of young and strong civilians ran to follow him. After running a street to the west, he saw a group of soldiers from the Anti-Japanese Army fighting hard.

Ming pushed the Dragon King Cart and the Ladder Truck here. Both vehicles are heavy equipment, so they move slowly. Especially the Dragon King Cart, the yamen's requirement is to ensure that the water tank is full of water, so as to avoid having no time to fill the water when putting out the fire, so it is even heavier.

.Relying entirely on a human-powered cart, the movement was indeed very slow. Therefore, more than 20 soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Army were panting from exhaustion, but they could only slowly move the vehicle.

Reinforcements arrived, and dozens of civilians joined the team pushing the carts. They pulled and pushed the carts. Suddenly, the heavy vehicles sped up a lot, and soon they arrived at the fire scene near the restaurant. Without waiting for Fang Zian's order, the soldiers followed their usual routine.

Those who were trained have already begun to lay down water bags, raise ladders and water tanks, and quickly prepare to put out the fire.

"Master Fang, I'm afraid this fire cannot be extinguished." Song Xiang has been at the scene, looking at the fire that has jumped up to the wall of the third floor, and the east side of the second floor has almost been burned down, he said quite worriedly.

Fang Zian had no time to talk nonsense with him, so he pulled him aside and shouted loudly: "Three hoses, two to suppress the fire, and one to spray the surrounding area to prevent it from spreading. The others are ready to add water."

Everyone loudly agreed and speeded up preparations. A soldier slowly sorted out the tangled hose. Fang Zi'an stepped on it and kicked it away. He picked up the hose and shook it several times to untie it, and climbed up to the square bucket above the ladder.

"Get ready, maximum water flow, maximum height, boil water." Fang Zian shouted.

The water gate opened, and the leather hose trembled like a python. Fang Zian and the other two soldiers stood on the height of the ladder, less than two feet away from the fire. They endured the scorching flames, tightly grasped the water gun in their hands, and fired at the fire.

There was a raging fire. Three water dragons spewed out and attacked the fire, starting a decisive battle between water and fire.

The wood made creaking sounds, steam and black smoke filled the sky, fires exploded from time to time, and burned wooden pillars and doors and windows fell from time to time. The scene was extremely thrilling. The people watching from a distance kept screaming in surprise several times.

The exploding fireworks seemed to engulf the three people on the ladder truck, but when the smoke receded, the three figures still stood on the ladder and sprayed three fierce water dragons towards the fire.

"Add water, add water, quickly." The soldier responsible for detecting the water level of the Dragon King roared loudly. Because the three water dragons sprayed at the same time, the water level in the Dragon King's water tank dropped rapidly, and water must be replenished in time.

The soldiers carried buckets and poured water upwards, but they could not keep up with the water consumption. The water in the water tank had almost crossed the center line, but the fire was still not extinguished.

"Help, everyone, what are you waiting for? Go get water." Someone among the people shouted, and all the people with buckets and wooden basins rushed over. They lined up in three lines from the nearby river branch.

, a steady stream of water was delivered to the Dragon King Car, and the three soldiers poured water into the Dragon King Car's water tank one after another. Finally, the water level no longer dropped, but began to rise.

In the battle between water and fire, water finally gained the upper hand. The suppression of the three water columns gradually made the fire lose its ability to rage. When the last flame was extinguished by the water column, the people cheered loudly. Although many people were covered in

They were exhausted from sweating and panting, but the joy in everyone's hearts was unparalleled. They thought that the fire could not be extinguished at all, but the Anti-Japanese Army actually did it and extinguished the fire that would have caused serious consequences. The surrounding area
Chapter completed!