Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 176 Fire
Tian Mu is not in a hurry to attack Rui.

The Guxia Ridge behind him has been opened up by the Qin army, and a small team is stationed there.Food can be continuously transported from Xiaguan to the camp.

Tian Mu is a patient general.He wants to achieve greater victories to make up for the shadow left by Bai Sheng's failure.

He is in no rush to attack the city.

The location of Ruidu is unique, the city is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Tian Mu wants to take it with the least loss and the least damage to the city.

Every day the war drags on, a huge amount of money and food is consumed.

Ruidu is a prosperous city, with a wealth comparable to that of a country.As long as you win it, it will be enough to fill the gap left by the Qin army's war.

The weather has fallen.Ruiguo will usher in the hottest day of the year, and it is also the period with the least rain.

It has not rained for seven or eight days.

Dry weather, be careful with candles.

However, in order to prepare for the war and prevent the enemy from sneaking at night, bonfires or torches were lit everywhere, trying to prevent the shadows on the streets where people could hide.

These fires made the night in Redu brighter and hotter.At the same time, it also increased hidden dangers for Rui Du.

In order to provide supplies for the war, Rui Jiang ordered people to collect grain from the city and build a granary in the north of the city.Unified management and unified distribution.

Rui Jiang also considered the safety of the grain and grass, and sent people to patrol and guard the granary at twelve o'clock.

This night, the fire came from the sky.

The arrows shot from the Qin army's special longbow flew across the city wall to the location of Ruidu's granary.

Such long-distance longbows are expensive and limited in number.Only the best shooters in the Qin army are eligible to use it.

When these shooters aimed in one direction at the same time, a small rain of arrows broke out.

Because the distance was too far, the arrows had lost their strength when they flew too far, and had no ability to hurt people.

But the goal of these arrows is not to hurt people.

After the arrow fell, the skin sac it carried burst, and a puddle of greasy liquid spilled around.

This night, there were several waves of such "small rainstorms".

Most of the arrows landed on the street, not on the granary.

Qin Jun's purpose is obvious.They want to burn down Redu's granaries.

While cleaning the black oil stains left by the scene, Rui Guoren rejoiced that Qin Jun's plan failed.

After that, the Qin army fired arrows with "black oil" for several days in a row.Although it didn't cause too much substantial damage to the city, it made the city very dirty, with traces of oil stains everywhere.

Then another night, people were busy avoiding the arrows falling from the sky, for fear that the "black oil" would get on themselves.

I don't know who it was, but it seemed that he fell down in a panic, and the torch in his hand rolled to the side, and then ignited a puddle of "black oil" that had just fallen.

That's how the fire started.

There are wells in the city, which are usually used for people's domestic water and farming needs.

Originally, many water tanks were prepared in the city to deal with emergency water in case of fire.

Only this time many things came together.

First of all, it has not rained for more than ten days. There is not much water in the tank, and it takes time to fetch water from the well.

The second is that there has been a lot of "fire" in the city recently, and there are many more combustion aids such as torches and bonfires than usual.

Furthermore, the "black oil" shot in by Qin Jun could not be washed with water, nor could it be extinguished with water.

After Qin Jun discovered the fire in the city, he extended the shooting time by two times.In the future, it may be that the number of "black oil" is limited, and they even let it go, hindering the fire fighting work in the city.

Various factors combined, and a small mistake started a fire that burned all night.

The entire granary was burned down, and less than a quarter of the grain was salvaged.At present, all these grains have been transferred to the palace.

Half of the houses in the north of the city were burned to charcoal.Fortunately, there was no wind at the time, and the fire did not spread too quickly, giving people time to escape.

Even so, the casualties were heavy.

The reason why this fire caused such a large loss was not how powerful the Qin army's fire attack was, but because the fire prevention measures in the city were not in place.

The next day, the people of Ruidu were overwhelmed by the loss of their loved ones and their homes.

The food lost was not enough to cause visible panic.

Because Rui Jiang's harvest was only a part of the expropriation, each household still had some surplus grain.And there will be more than a month until the autumn harvest, and there is enough food in the city to supplement.

Fortunately, most of the crops in the city are concentrated in the southeast and relatively scattered.Not affected by the fire.

Rui Jiang took this into consideration when he built the granary, and deliberately separated the granary from the crop fields.

It was just slightly brighter.The open fire in the city has been extinguished, but the charred ruins and pillars are still smoking.

Rui Jiang was dressed in military uniform, walking on the street.It also hurts her heart to see the suffering of people.

She stepped forward to appease the crying people one by one, promising them to arrange a new home for them, every survivor who lost their relatives in the fire would get a sum of compensation, and every injured person would get proper treatment.

The imperial doctor was right behind her, and he brought medicinal materials with him to diagnose and treat the injured on the spot.

It's just that Qin Jun didn't intend to give them time to heal their wounds, they launched the first attack.

Rui Jiang's strategy is to use defense to lead offense.Resolutely not to open the city gate, resolutely not to let a single soldier leave the city.

If the Qin army wanted to take Ruidu, there was only one way to attack the city.

Rui Jiang stood at the top of the city, looking at the Qin army marching below, feeling overwhelmed.

It finally started.

Rui Jiang did not rush, and after setting up the guards at the top of the city, he turned to the square in front of the palace gate.

Many people also gathered here, waiting for Rui Jiang to issue orders.

Taking advantage of last night's fire, Rui Jiang lamented the badness of Qin's army and called on everyone to join hands to defend their homeland.

Rui Jiang's voice was eloquent, and his generous speech made the people turn their grief into strength.

Especially those who have lost their relatives and homes, they can't wait to take revenge against the Qin army.

This battle greatly boosted the morale of the Rui people.

However, Tian Mu seemed to have expected this situation.The Qin army just blew the horns in the golden array, and retreated after making some peace.

It's as if they're just out for drills.However, Rui Ren, who was waiting for the battle, seemed to have been tricked.

The Rui people were very angry, and the morale that had been built up was also shaken.

Some people are wondering whether the fire like last night will happen again in the future.

Because they haven't figured out what to do with that "black oil" yet, and it doesn't look like it's going to rain.

On the night when Ruidu caught fire, the flames were as bright as the sky.Lin Xiaoxiao also saw the burning cloud in Laiqi Mountain.

It's just that she can't do anything except feel sorry for the people in the city.

She was a little worried about Rui Qi and Rui Ba who were in the city, and they were teleported to the city after dawn.

Rui Qi Rui Ba bought a house in the southeast, some distance from the place where the fire broke out.

Just after dawn, they were recruited to clean up the fire area.

(End of this chapter)