flstandardbreds Chapter 161 Pour oil, light the fire, run!
Chapter 161 Pour oil, light the fire, run!
After getting rid of a lone soldier, Ye Ze dragged him to a deserted place, quickly stripped off his clothes and put them on himself, then walked swaggeringly in the enemy camp.
On the way, he even greeted the passing guards, who responded politely.
The food and fodder were closely guarded by soldiers inside and outside. Ye Ze found an excuse and walked straight in, eliminated the guards in the innermost area, waved his hand to collect all the food and fodder in the granaries into the space, and then put the firewood and hay prepared in advance into the granaries.
Then, pour oil, light the fire, and run!
Soon, flames broke out and thick smoke billowed in several granaries where grain and fodder were stored!
The soldiers guarding the grain looked inside and were immediately scared out of their wits. They broke out in cold sweat and shouted, "Hurry, hurry up and put out the fire! It's on fire..."
The soldiers hurriedly began to put out the fire, but the fire was too big, and no matter how much water was poured on it, there was no sign of the fire abating.
The general standing on the city wall saw the thick smoke billowing from the military camp from a distance. He felt nervous and immediately sent his soldiers to investigate.
As a result, before the soldier who went to investigate came back, another soldier came running to report the matter with great fanfare.
"Oh no! The granary is on fire and all the food has been burned!"
"Oh no! The granary is on fire. All our food and fodder are burned! We have no food for lunch!"
"Look at the thick smoke over there. The fire is so big that we can't put it out!"
The general guarding the city heard this and his mouth twitched, his eyes were full of anger. Do you want everyone to hear this? Do you want to disrupt the morale of the army? They are fighting the enemy right now, don't you know?
But the soldier had no idea how big a mistake he had made. He continued to announce the matter loudly, beating drums and gongs to ensure that all soldiers could hear the news.
On the city wall, the soldiers guarding the city glanced in the direction of the smoke when they heard the news. This moment of distraction was taken advantage of by the enemy troops on the ladders below. They climbed up the city wall in one fell swoop, drew the broadswords at their waists, and fought with the Yu army. The sound of weapons clashing could be heard everywhere.
Ye Ze took advantage of the chaos to jump over the city wall and rushed towards the place where the two armies were fighting outside the city. Of course, this good news had to be spread as soon as possible!
Outside the city, although the Yu army had a clear numerical advantage, they were still somewhat unprepared for the rebels' long snake formation and were slightly at a disadvantage. The Yu army's soldiers' momentum weakened, while the rebels' morale soared. What's the point of having more people than us? They would still be beaten!
General Feng kept shouting to boost morale, and the soldiers no longer underestimated the enemy as they did at the beginning, and began to respond cautiously. The two armies fell into a tense battle.
At this moment, a soldier came running over, shouting loudly: "General Feng, it's bad, the food is on fire..."
"General, our food supplies have been burned! We have no lunch left!"
"General Feng, the city gate has been opened by the rebels. Our city gate has been breached!"
General Feng: “…” How is this possible?
The soldiers who had just raised their morale suddenly dispersed in one breath: "......" No food or grass? The city gate was breached? So, are they still going to fight this battle?
Fight!
The rebels suddenly rose up at this moment, and Yu's army was forced to fight back and was defeated step by step.
When they retreated to the city gate, the Yu army realized that they had been tricked. The city gate did not move at all. General Feng hurriedly shouted: "Don't fall for the enemy's trick, defend the city gate!"
Then, the city gate opened!
The soldiers in the city were in chaos, and the generals guarding the city gates had to send some of their men to the military camp to put out the fire. The rebels set up ladders to climb up the city walls and fought with the disordered Yu army. The result is self-evident!
At this time, Yu’s army could only flee to the next city.
The rebels planted their flag on the wall of Yunzhou city and captured more than 20,000 prisoners. The city was in ruins and the aftermath was left to the rebels.
Walking on the empty streets of Yunzhou City and looking at the closed shops on both sides, Mu Heng sighed deeply. If it weren't for Ye Ze, this battle would never have been won so quickly.
Although the method of burning food and grass is not very bright, he still needs the ability to do it! All is fair in war!
The generals following Mu Heng couldn't help but praise Ye Ze. It seems that General Ye is not only good at farming!
The door of a noodle shop was opened a crack, and the people inside were secretly looking out, trying to see what was going on outside. Why did there suddenly be no movement?
When he saw that the armor worn by the generals outside was not that of the Yu army, he hurriedly closed the gap.
"Dad, what's going on?" the noodle shop owner's son asked in a low voice.
The shopkeeper uttered a "hush" sound and shook his head, saying, "I noticed that the armor the general was wearing was not from our Yu Army, but from the rebels. The rebels won!"
"Ah? Then what should we do next?"
The family lived in the shop, but were awakened in the middle of the night by the footsteps of soldiers leaving the city. Only then did they realize that a war with the rebels was about to begin. The family huddled in the room and dared not go out. Only when there was no more noise did they dare to open a crack to secretly observe the situation outside.
Mu Heng glanced at the noodle shop and said with a smile, "Are you hungry? Let's go to the restaurant next time?"
"Let's go! We're already starving!"
'Boom dong dong'
When the father and son inside didn't know what to do, someone knocked on the door. The father and son didn't dare to breathe.
Then the person outside said politely, "Please open the store. We want to have a bowl of noodles here before we leave."
The father and son looked at each other. It seemed that he was discovered by someone outside when he was peeking just now. He really wanted to slap himself in the face! What was he looking at for no reason?! Is this okay now?
The door was opened, and the shopkeeper smiled flatteringly: "Sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time, please come in."
Mu Heng bowed politely and said, "We are sorry for being so rude." After that, several people walked into the store and sat down in an orderly manner.
The shopkeeper went to the back kitchen to cook noodles. His son brought a teapot and teacups and placed them on the table, then quickly went back to the kitchen to help.
"Dad, I see that these generals are not like the generals stationed before. They speak very politely."
The shopkeeper seemed to be thinking about something. There had been rumors before that the rebels were an army that cared about the people. He didn't know whether it was true or not. Let's wait and see what they do after entering the city.
Soon, bowls of steaming noodles were served, and Mu Heng and his friends began to eat them, saying, "This noodles are really delicious!" Everyone ate five or six bowls before putting down their chopsticks.
The shopkeeper and his son hid at the door of the back kitchen and watched, and only dared to go out when a few people were about to fill their bowls of noodles.
After finally waiting for the few people to finish their meal and leave, the shopkeeper hurried over to close the door again, while his son cleared the dishes on the table.
Suddenly, the son screamed, "Dad, look..."
"What's wrong?" The shopkeeper turned around and saw his son holding a piece of silver in his hand.
They actually left silver?
The shopkeeper was startled for a moment, then said, "Put it away."
It seems that the rebel army is indeed different from the Yu army that was stationed there before.
Their noodle shop was located not far from the city gate. As it was a craft passed down from generation to generation, the noodle shop business was pretty good. The soldiers guarding the city gate would often come here to eat noodles, but they would keep a record of every meal and never settle the bill.
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