Chapter 22: Fire Breaks the Thief's Nest (1)
The jade rabbit falls west and the golden crow rises east, and another new day is coming.
The officials in the west of Yuncheng County, under the supervision of two Dutou, began to gather together and prepare for a new round of attacks. Although the morale of these soldiers was extremely low, and some were even afraid, the battle had to continue.
Liu Yuan looked up at the sky, then smiled and said to Song Jiang without a smile: "Song Aishi, do you still think that Sun San will come back and can you find any other way to break the bandit's nest? I think he has taken the opportunity to escape long ago, so he dare not come again! You were deceived by him!"
Song Jiang shook his head with determination: "I believe Sun Sanlang, he is a responsible person, and even a smart person. He will never lie about this matter." As he spoke, he turned to the county town and looked at it, and then he looked happy: "Liu Aishi, what kind of person is there?"
Liu Yuan also turned his head and looked at it. When he saw that he had already had a little smug look, he suddenly felt a little proud. Because he suddenly found a team that was walking here. Although he couldn't see clearly because of some distance, he could still recognize that there were many carts mixed in the crowd, and he didn't know what was placed on it.
But soon the answer was revealed. Sun Tu took the lead in pushing a cart, putting more than a dozen or twenty clay pots and wine jars on the top of the yard, and followed by three cars loaded with them. After doing so, he transported a hundred and ten jars and jars. In addition, the others sent some wooden tools, but they didn't know what they were for.
Seeing Song Jiang come out, Sun Tu quickly accelerated a few steps, stopped the car in front of him, then clasped his fists and said, "Because some trivial matters are slightly delayed, I hope the guards will forgive me."
"You are here at the right time, why are you guilty?" Song Jiang's heart was finally completely put back to its original place, and he said with a smile, then he turned his curious eyes to the strange tools: "Sanlang, what are these?"
At this time, Suo Chao also walked over curiously, looked at him for a few seconds and said happily: "Is he actually throwing a car? I didn't expect that you have such a powerful weapon in Yuncheng County?"
Song Jiang then realized it and said curiously: "Sanlang, where did you find these car-hopping?"
"It was found from the warehouse in this county." Sun Tu replied immediately.
It turned out that after returning to the city last night, he went to meet the county magistrate Liu Yaochen, told the other party that he was frustrated in attacking the mountain, and then sought help. However, Liu Magistrate could not come up with any solutions at that time. Sun Tu suggested that he wanted to see if there were any other powerful weapons in the city to attack the mountain, so he was taken to the warehouse for a long time to search. As a result, he really found three long-disintegrated throwing cars from the pile of debris.
This was exactly what Sun Tu wanted to get. He immediately asked County Magistrate Liu for these things, and then recruited craftsmen from the city to let them go out of the city with him, intending to assemble and piece together the three casting cars under Xishangang.
Originally, with the ability of these folk craftsmen, they might not be able to repair the cart quickly, but with the guidance of Suo Chao and others, things became much easier. Because of these siege weapons, the official army also suspended the progress of the attack on the mountain, and it was not until around noon that the first cart was raised to the tree.
The bandits on the mountain naturally saw the actions below. When they saw the standing car throwing, many people showed fear. Shen Laoqi, who had already looked blind, was even more worried: "Boss, the official army has actually used such weapons. What should we do?"
Du Hu was not very panicked and comforted everyone, saying, "Don't worry, this is not big, the strength must not be very strong, and the big stone cannot be thrown up at all. As for the small stone, our village wall is strong enough, so we are not afraid of them at all!" These words indeed made the minions feel a little relieved and their confidence is enough again.
It was not only Du Hu who saw that the car was not enough, but Suo Chao, who was still full of joy, frowned and shook his head: "It may be difficult to play any role in this car. At most, it can hit a stone weighing about twenty pounds, but this may not pose too much threat to the thief."
After hearing this, Liu Yuan also spoke sarcastic words from the side: "Sun San, although you are a little clever, you have never been to the battlefield after all, so you just talk about war on paper! It's a waste of everyone's half a day."
Sun Tu ignored Liu Yuan at all, but just bowed to Suo Chao: "General Suo clearly understands that he actually didn't expect to use a car to bombard the thieves' copycat. They are of other use. The general should know that he originally planned to attack Hutou Village with fire."
"Huh?" At this time, Su Chao and the others remembered that Sun Tu brought several carts of jars and jars. At that time, everyone thought it was a drink to reward the three armies, but now if you think about it carefully, it's not the case.
Sun Tu continued: "These chariots are just used to drive this can of turmeric oil up the mountain. You can see its effect by then."
"Are you tincture oil?" A soldier curiously took out a clay pot, opened the seal on it and took a look, but immediately smelled an extremely strange smell, which made him quickly cover his mouth and nose. The others also came forward and saw that the jar was filled with brown liquid, which emitted an extremely unpleasant smell, although it was not odorous.
Suo Chao also stepped forward and looked carefully, and said in confusion: "Is this tincture oil? Why is it very different from the tincture oil I have seen before?"
"This... was something that my father and brother brought back from sea in the early years, but it was not a product of my Song Dynasty. At that time, he only thought that it could replace firewood, but it was inconvenient to use it and could only be stored. However, its fire is extremely strong and it is difficult to extinguish after ignition. I think it is much more violent than ordinary turmeric oil." Sun Tu quickly explained, this was the statement he had prepared long ago.
In fact, these jars contain the diesel he found in Warehouse No. 2 before. When talking about fire attack with Song Jiang, a vague thought flashed through his mind when he heard that the thieves could take water to put out the fire. It was not until last night that he figured out the key that if the diesel was lit, it was not afraid of water pouring water when it was poured on. Wouldn't it be enough to restrain the defense of Hutou Village?
It is natural that everyone still has doubts. Water can overcome fire is common knowledge, which is a principle that three-year-old child knows. Now Sun Tu suddenly said that with this tincture oil, you can avoid watering. This is too strange. Liu Yuan took the opportunity to say, "Sun San, don't talk nonsense. This is a battlefield, and there is no room for mistakes!"
"There is still some confidence. But it may not be enough to just push the turmeric oil up the mountain. You have to ask the general to lead the soldiers to kill him for a while, and then use the rocket to light the oil. This will work."
Suo Chao's eyes stayed on Sun Tu for a moment, and then looked at the surrounding village soldiers. He also knew that the morale of the army had long been dissipated and depressed, and there seemed to be no better way to break the thief. He nodded after pondering for a moment, "Then save it as you said. As long as we can break through Hutou Village, regain the birthday gift, and catch the thief to the case, it is worth it!"
"General Suo is brave, I admire him!" Sun Tu immediately praised, and Song Jiang also bent down at the right time: "General Suo, it depends on you all this."
"It's getting late, so let's start quickly!" Suo Chao was impatient. Since he was in trouble, he immediately urged him.
Sun Tu no longer delayed and immediately asked someone to move the sealed jars and jars from the car and put them into the net pocket behind the casting car. Some soldiers unfamiliarly operated the three casting cars under the guidance of several Daming Mansion generals. After calibration, with the order, the three tanks were thrown into the air, and then passed an arc in the air and headed straight for the wall of Hutou Village.
Seeing the sudden action of the officials at the foot of the mountain, the bandits suddenly raised their hearts, but several jars flew into the sky, which were not something they could intercept. With a bang, the three jars hit the wall made of bamboo and wood, and they were shattered as soon as they touched them.
The thief who was worried about the damage to the village wall could not help but burst into laughter when he saw this: "These officers and soldiers are useless in fighting, and even the things they attacked are so fragile. The idea of trying to hit me in Hutou Village is really laughing!"
But then, someone noticed something strange and exclaimed: "What is it there? Why does it smell strange..."
Before he finished speaking, the cart at the foot of the mountain shot three cans up. Such people continued to do so. In just a while, a layer of diesel was attached to the wall of Hutou Village, and the pungent smell also spread throughout the village.
Chapter completed!