One person, one sword, I have guarded the lonely city for 70 years

Chapter 17 The Fire Wall
In the first fire in the north of the city, Song Yun only burned down two streets, and the residences of five hundred soldiers were only minor disturbances.

And the second fire in the west of the city was a sea of ​​flames that completely surrounded a military camp and trapped more than 3000 people in a desperate situation.

The fire was so intense that Sikong Cuo and Bai Yingqi watched it outside the city in horror.

Bai Yingqi looked at the patches of "red clouds" above the city, rubbed his eyes, and said in a shy voice:
"General, the fire was set by the assassin, right? How many people will be burned to death..."

Sikong Cuo's face sank like water, "The fire broke out in an instant, it should be fierce kerosene—where did the assassin get so much kerosene?"

Bai Yingqi thought for a moment, then hesitated, "Could it be stolen from our army camp?"

"..."

For a while, both of them fell silent.

"The most important thing for guarding the camp is to guard against night raids. Patrols inside the camp, and night horses outside the camp, cruising non-stop. Every hundred steps, there should be two listeners, one after another, so that there is no danger..."

Sikong Cuo gritted his teeth and said, "These idiots thought they had won the battle, so they ignored my request!"

"Send an order to send out a battalion of Gale Cavalry, and rush into the city to investigate the situation of each battalion."

After finishing speaking, Sikong made a mistake and turned around to return the account, "Bai Yingqi, prepare yourself, we will enter the city later!"

"Ah—" Bai Yingqi opened his mouth wide, "We are entering the city now, what if we are also burned to death?"

"With me here, the assassin will never take advantage of it!"

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After Song Yun set fire to all sides of the big camp in the city, he did not go to the east of the city, but lay down on a nearby roof and hid.

His fuel oil has been used up, and it is difficult to cause a lot of damage to the Chengdong barracks.

Still need to wait for an opportunity.

At the same time, the system information in his mind was constantly being refreshed.

[Song Yun, the town warrior, killed 2 Tier 194 enemy, 2207 Tier 3227 enemies, and [-] Tier [-] enemies, and his martial arts cultivation value +[-]]

[Current state: Tier [-] martial artist, peak]

[Required initial cultivation level to advance to the fifth level: 2538/10000]

This is the result of burning the two military camps in the west and in the city, and the cultivation base value is still increasing.

The military barracks in the west of the city is basically finished, and the Jing soldiers of the first and second ranks will soon die out.

The situation in the city is fine. After all, the flames did not encircle the barracks, and Jing Jun is organizing a retreat.

The wind helped the fire to spread quickly, so Jing Jun withdrew in a hurry.

Many people just woke up from sleep, panicked, and the scene was a bit chaotic.

After waiting for a while, Song Yun finally saw a convoy of horses rushing out under the protection of hundreds of soldiers.

These carriages are not carrying people, but boxes of supplies.

Song Yun's eyes lit up, and he quietly jumped off the roof, still wearing a Jingbing uniform, taking advantage of the unsuspecting soldiers nearby, he sneaked into the retreating crowd.

Most of the Jing army could still line up according to the organizational system, but a few battalions happened to be hit by fierce fire and oil, and they fled to the death, and they had completely dispersed.

Song Yun is mixed in the scattered team, and no one is checking him now.

The streets were full of people, noisy and chaotic, the sound of officers' impatient commands, the sound of soldiers' rapid breathing, the sound of armor and weapons scraping, the sound of military boots stamping on the ground, and the sound of wheels creaking...

Most of the soldiers could only follow the footsteps of the people in front of them, not knowing where they were going, so they escaped from the fire behind them first.

Song Yun's goal was very clear, he walked a diagonal line with difficulty in the crowd, and finally stuck to the side of the team.

The carriage loaded with heavy kerosene is recognizable. The carriage has a canopy but no cover. You can see the heavy wooden barrel inside bumping and swaying, hitting the inner wall of the carriage. odor.

Song Yun slowly leaned over, separated by Jing Bing, who was in charge of protecting the convoy, and pretended not to walk steadily, tilted his body, and quietly touched the side with his hand.

The carriage disappeared in an instant, leaving only two horses pulling a solitary frame.

The officer behind Jing Jun was stunned for a moment, and then screamed in panic, even breaking his voice.

"Where's my car?"

Jing Bing, who was nearby, was shocked when he saw this, and looked around for the carriage with his head down. There was a commotion, and the road was almost blocked.

While Jing Jun was running to find the carriage, Song Yun quietly left the team, sneaked all the way east, and came to the vicinity of the camp in the east of the city.

At this time, the military camp in the east of the city had just transferred troops to the west to check the situation, and most of the people were still in the camp.

This time Song Yun had more fuel oil in his hands, a full eighteen barrels.

Just like he did with the West City Barracks, he splashed oil directly outside the City East Barracks.

Finally, two barrels were thrown at the east gate and ignited with rockets, blocking Jing Jun's escape from the east gate.

In less than an hour, Song Yun set off three fires in the west, middle, and east of the city, turning most of Anxi Military Town into a city of flames.

Especially in the west and east of the city, the entire barracks were surrounded by fierce fire and oil, and almost all the low-ranking soldiers were wiped out.

The military camp in the city also suffered [-]% casualties, and the rest retreated to the north of the city in a hurry, only to survive.

When Sikong Cuo entered the city from the north gate with a livid face.

A huge "fire wall" spanning twenty miles from east to west has risen in the military town, completely blocking the passage between Sikong Cuo and the main force of the Jing army in the south of the city.

Meng Su and several battalion officers and deputy officers, with the remnants of the two battalions in the north and the middle of the city, stood behind Sikong Cuo tremblingly, looking down at the ground, not daring to say a word.

Even Bai Yingqi, who is usually cynical, now has a straight face and remains silent.

The orange-red flames reflected on everyone's sweaty faces, and also dyed their black armor with a slight red light.

"Look at the city you guard..." Sikong Cuo's tone was cold, with a faint murderous intent.

Meng Su and the others buried their heads even lower.

It is their task to be stationed in the four urban areas in the east, west, north, and middle, to search houses and ensure safety.

I thought it was a paddling rear mission, but it was easy to grasp, and many officers were still aggrieved because they could not go to the front line.

No one expected that the four barracks, with more than 1 Jing troops, would be turned upside down by an assassin, causing heavy casualties.

But up to now, the assassin's origin, how he infiltrated the barracks, how he stole the fuel...Jing Jun didn't know anything about this information.

This is a serious combat defeat, and these officers can't run away if they are demoted and relegated.

If Anxi Junzhen is not taken because of this matter, maybe someone will lose his head because of it!

Jingguo has the most stringent legal system, victories must be rewarded, and defeats must be severely punished.

This made all the officers feel uneasy, and they can only hope that they can make up for it in the future and stop being tortured by that assassin again.

After waiting for a while, two cavalrymen from the north gate came one after another and reported to Sikong Cuo:
"Both the west gate and the east gate have been blocked by fire, and it is difficult for our army to enter!"

"The fire is tens of feet high, and the city wall has also been affected. It is temporarily impossible to pass through the city."

After hearing this, everyone's face changed slightly, and they looked to the south with some worry.

Behind the wall of fire that spanned twenty miles, the [-] main force of the Jing army was fighting fiercely with the remnants of the Tang army.

Now those 2 people are trapped.

(End of this chapter)