Shi Wengong looked at the Fahua Temple on the hilltop to the east and said with a smile: "If the thieves run away when they see that they have been tricked, then it will be considered that they have escaped this disaster, otherwise I will let them turn into ashes."
Zeng Suo thought for a while and said in surprise: "Teacher, do you mean to set fire to the mountain?"
Shi Wengong nodded and said: "Now is the time when the weather is dry and there are many trees on Fahua Temple Mountain. As long as a fire is set, all the thieves of Fahua Temple will be killed in the sea of flames. Why worry about them coming to attack our Zengtou Market?"
Zeng Suo seemed to have seen the thief who killed his two brothers turn into a man of fire, screaming and burning into black charcoal. He praised: "Gao, the teacher is really resourceful."
The two decided to send two people to Fahua Temple to investigate, and at the same time, some young men were sent to collect firewood from other people's houses in the town.
It was already late October, and the wind was freezing and howling, especially on the mountain tops.
The archers who kept watch at night gathered around the bonfire to keep out the cold, and at the same time, they also paid attention to the movements down the mountain.
Although the archers were a little sleepy, no one dared to whisper to each other due to the strict military discipline.
Only the wood on the campfire occasionally burned and made a few popping sounds.
Hua Rong looked in front of the temple for a while, but didn't hear any movement. He couldn't bear the cold wind, so he came to the bonfire to keep warm.
Suddenly a gust of cold wind blew, and the fire took advantage of the wind, and the flames rushed towards Hua Rong nearby.
Hua Rong quickly took a step back and let the fire head go.
The flames only took advantage of the wind to show off their power. Once the cold wind passed, the flames shrank back.
Hua Rong took a look and saw that his pants were not burned. He was about to step forward and continue to keep warm. Suddenly his heart moved and he shouted: "You continue to be vigilant. If there is any movement, call the police immediately."
After saying that, he hurried back and reached the backyard where the leaders were resting. He couldn't help but call out: "Strategic Advisor, Military Advisor."
Wu Yong had just fallen asleep when he heard Hua Rong calling outside. He couldn't help but get excited. He quickly got up and went out of the house and asked, "What's wrong? Are soldiers and horses attacking Zengtou City?"
Hua Rong shook his head and said: "No, but I just saw trees on the mountain in front of the temple, and now it is dry and dry. I suddenly thought that if the people in Zengtou City set fire to the mountain, I am afraid that our entire army will be annihilated."
When Wu Yong heard this, he couldn't help being surprised. Just now, he just thought that Fahua Temple was on a higher ground and could overlook Zengtou City. He felt that Fahua Temple was easier to defend and harder to attack than Zengtou City, but he didn't think so much.
"Quickly, take me to the front of the temple to have a look."
When Yang Zhi and other alert leaders heard Hua Rong's call, they all came out to watch.
When everyone heard what Hua Rong said, their expressions changed greatly and they all walked towards the mountain gate together.
"Report, it's bad, Zengtou City is setting fire down there."
When everyone arrived at the front yard, they saw an archer running towards them in panic.
After Wu Yong heard this, he no longer cared about the majesty of the military advisor and ran towards the mountain gate.
When I walked out of the mountain gate, I saw that dozens of fires had been lit at the foot of the mountain. When the cold wind blew, they quickly connected into one fire and spread towards the top of the mountain.
"Go quickly, the whole army retreats, the whole army retreats."
Wu Yong looked at the rapidly rising line of fire and did not dare to delay any longer. He shouted and ran back.
Fire and water were merciless. Seeing the fire spreading, the archers panicked. Wu Yong gave the order and they all rushed to the back mountain path.
Hua Rong saw that Wu Yong in front was only running away, so he hurriedly ran and shouted: "The whole army retreats, the whole army retreats."
The soldiers who were resting in the temple were all wearing their armor and their horses were not leaving their saddles. When they heard Hua Rong's shouts and the sound of running outside, they immediately went crazy.
When Wu Yong saw the soldiers pouring out and blocking the path instantly, he couldn't help but secretly blame Hua Rong for being troublesome. When he heard the sound of horse hooves, he quickly shouted: "Abandon the horses, so as not to frighten the horses and block the path."
Naturally, the fire would not only spread to the top of the mountain. When everyone fled halfway up the mountain, they saw that the back mountain had also been burned to ashes.
Wu Yong looked at the spreading fire and couldn't help shouting: "I regret not listening to Brother Yong's words, Wu Yong has harmed everyone."
Lu Zhishen shouted: "We are not far from the bottom of the mountain. Let's rush down."
With that said, he rushed towards the sea of fire.
Everyone also knew that there was no way out and that if they fought hard, they might still be able to survive, so they all followed Lu Zhishen and went down.
As soon as we arrived in front of the sea of fire, we felt uncomfortable being roasted, and puffs of thick smoke went straight into our noses, making us choke and uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the path had been trampled to the point of being barren of vegetation. There was no fire on the three- to four-foot-wide path, but the flames on both sides were shooting straight into the middle.
Lu Zhishen looked at the raging fire, and with a cruel heart, he rushed into the flames.
Lu Zhishen felt as if his whole body was about to be set on fire. A Zen stick knocked aside the burning vegetation on the roadside, but it raised countless sparks and splashed onto his bald head, burning and hurting.
After running a few steps, Lu Zhishen was surprised to find that the vegetation behind him had been burned to ashes, leaving only the trees that were still burning, but the fire was no longer as big as the fire line.
Lu Zhishen quickly put out the fire on his body and shouted: "Come over quickly, the fire ahead is not big."
When everyone behind heard Lu Zhishen's shouting, they immediately rushed over without hesitation.
Everyone saw that the fire behind was much smaller than the fire front, and they couldn't help but feel lucky to have escaped death.
Many trees were not burnt down for a while, and they were standing there burning like fire. Unfortunately, everyone in Liangshan was caught in the sea of fire, and they only wanted to run for their lives, so they had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery.
"boom"
Lu Zhishen used his Zen staff to knock aside a burning tree that was falling towards the path, and sparked many sparks, which made the people behind him scream.
Although the fire hit people, under the light of the fire, everyone no longer had to look at the road under their feet. Coupled with the thick smoke, everyone went down the mountain much faster than when they came.
Lu Zhishen stepped on the flat ground, turned his head and looked at the raging fire that had reached the top of the mountain, and then looked at the leaders whose faces were covered with soot, and couldn't help laughing.
"Haha...ahem..."
Wu Yong escaped death and laughed twice after Lu Zhishen. Then he felt pain on his face and his nose seemed to be filled with soot, which made him choke and cough.
After crossing the fire line, although the fire was much smaller, the burned vegetation continued to emit thick smoke. Everyone inhaled it in their mouths and noses as they ran all the way. They were just busy running for their lives and didn't realize it was serious. They stopped at this time
, I felt burning pain in my mouth and nose.
"Cough...cough..."
Soon, everyone felt pain, and everyone covered their mouths and noses and started coughing.
While everyone was feeling uncomfortable, they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from afar.
The people who had narrowly escaped death couldn't help but panic again. Many people thought the weapons were hot to the touch, so they had thrown away their weapons when they came down the mountain. Moreover, everyone had burns on their bodies, and their mouths and noses even felt pain every time they breathed.
If they were attacked by people from Zengtou City at this time, they would probably be wiped out.
Even someone as fierce as Lu Zhishen couldn't help but be a little shocked at this moment.
Although Wu Yong knew that if there was an ambush in Zengtou City, it would be very dangerous, he was unwilling to surrender and hurriedly organized the soldiers who came down the mountain to form a formation.
Before they even formed a formation, they heard the sound of horse hooves approaching.
Hua Rong had good eyesight, and by the light of the fire on the mountain, he saw that the leader was Lin Chong, and he couldn't help but said with joy: "It's Coach Lin, don't panic, everyone."
Everyone was relieved when they heard it was Lin Chong.
It turned out that Lin Chong had been lying in ambush in front of Zengtou City for a while, but he could not hear the sound of fighting inside. Just when he was wondering, he saw the fire here soaring into the sky, and hurriedly led his people over.
Lin rushed to him, dismounted and asked, "Are all brothers okay?"
Lu Zhishen said hoarsely: "No one is dead, but life is worse than death. Let me lend you my war horse. I want to go back and wash my mouth and nose. It's so burning that I'm going to die of discomfort."
When Lin Chong heard this, he quickly asked his soldiers to give up their horses.
"Please ask Commander Lin to lead the troops back to camp."
Wu Yong said nothing, climbed on his horse and rushed towards the camp.
All the leaders were feeling extremely uncomfortable at this time, and upon seeing this, they all mounted their horses and galloped away.
Lin Chong gathered the soldiers who came down from the mountain and returned to the camp.
However, Shi Wengong and others watched the fire they lit at the foot of the Fahua Temple mountain in the middle of the night. They watched the fire on the mountain gradually extinguish, and then walked up the mountain.
When everyone went up the mountain, they saw that Fahua Temple had been burnt to a white ground.
Zeng Suo looked at the messy Fahua Temple and couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity. I'm afraid those thieves were burned beyond recognition and can't be exchanged for silver rewards."
Shi Wengong remained silent. He looked around the Fahua Temple. When he arrived at the pagoda courtyard at the back, he pointed at the burnt corpses beside the courtyard and said, "There are no human remains in front of us, and there are only these few people in the backyard.
I’m afraid these people are still the monks they killed at Fahua Temple.”
Hearing this, Zeng Suo couldn't help but said: "The spies I sent earlier clearly found out that Liangshan soldiers and horses were in the temple, and there were people on guard in front of the mountain gate."
As Shi Wengong walked toward the back mountain, he said, "I'm afraid they ran away from the path when they saw us setting fire. I don't know how many people were burned on the road."
Zeng Suo said with a smile: "The whole mountain was on fire just now. Even if they escaped, they would probably be burned to death halfway up the mountain."
The two of them walked along the back mountain path, and there were indeed many burnt corpses on the road.
When Zeng Suo saw the burned corpses of the Liangshan soldiers who were beyond recognition, he would kick them from time to time to relieve his hatred.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Shi Wengong shook his head and said: "It only burned two to three hundred people to death, and I'm afraid there are no leaders in Liangshan."
When Zeng Suo heard this, he couldn't help but wonder: "How does the teacher know?"
Shi Wengong said: "During the previous battle, you also saw that the leaders of Liangshan were all wearing fine armor. Even when they were burned to death, the armor could not melt for a while, and none of the people who were burned to death were wearing armor.
, I’m afraid those Liangshan leaders have escaped.”
Hearing this, Zeng Suo couldn't help but said angrily: "I didn't expect these Liangshan thieves to be so lucky that a fire didn't burn them to death."
Shi Wengong shook his head and said: "The vegetation on the mountain is still not dense enough. As long as they see the opportunity quickly, they can always escape. However, this fire also forced them down the mountain. As long as we send people to guard the top of Donghua Temple, the Liangshan thieves will also be able to escape."
Don't even think about breaking in again." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)