It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 246: Brother, lend me a hand

The moment the tung oil cans hit the ground, they exploded one after another, sending out streams of hot flames.

Under the light of the fire, everything around him was dyed with fiery colors.

The flames were like a wild beast, spreading ferociously around and devouring everything mercilessly.

"what!!"

There were bursts of exclamations, as tung oil cans were thrown onto the city top one after another, and tongues of fire rose and fell one after another.

Liu Ke shook his head.

After all, Gui Yijun still spent less time with him, and his experience of being burned was not very rich.

Most of the time on weekdays, the flag of the Guiyi Army is also flying, not the Han flag, and the fire virtue is not sufficient.

He actually panicked under such a small flame.

If it were replaced by a regular army of big men, they would only fire ten broken tung oil cans at a time, and they would not be able to burn at all.

While Liu Ke shook his head and sighed, several tung oil cans flew towards the banquet where he was.

Liu Ke was dumbfounded.

I don't know whether it was because he missed the target or because Dong Hu was too popular and hit him specifically.

But the result is obviously that it is in vain.

boom--

The tung oil can popped open.

Liu Ke didn't react at all, but the waiter who was serving the food next to him was startled and backed away.

Even the soldiers of the Guiyi Army were panicked under the spread of such flames. How could a mere child get away with it?

"I'm here, don't panic."

Liu Ke stood up and stood in front of the child, feeling relieved.

He glanced at the insignificant fire in the banquet room again, stretched out his hand and twisted it, and said with a smile:
"The wind is blowing from the southwest now, and the fire intensity is relatively small. There are not many debris accumulated on the city top. The weather is cold and relatively dry."

[Six Ding Divine Fire] With this synthetic destiny in hand, no one knows how to set fire better than him!
Then Liu Ke turned around and ordered to the child:
"You take seven steps to the southwest and stop three feet near the top of the wall."

The child walked to the wall tremblingly. Did the emperor mean that it was safer here?

whoosh-

Suddenly a burst of flames burst out, and the burst of red light in front of him almost made him fall off the city wall.

Eh.?

But when the child came back to his senses, he discovered that the flames could not burn him.

And just like what the emperor said, it stopped spreading and became weaker and weaker.

"Yes, that's it. It's just a small fire. Just warm your hands."

The emperor's voice came from a distance.

"This"

The child tentatively stretched out his hand and leaned towards the flame.

Not to mention, it was quite warm to have such a fire on top of the city in the cold weather.

"What are you doing in a daze, bake!"

Liu Ke called another boy and sent the prepared raw meat with an arrow.

Most of the time during the dinner is cooking, and now there is free tung oil given by the Donghu people, which is just a change of taste.

In other words, the smell of burning tung oil is a bit unpleasant, but on the battlefield, you don't care about these small details.

Liu Ke ate barbecue and looked outside the city.

The first wave of tung oil cans thrown by the thunderbolt car has ended, and there is a slight respite.

He asked the boy to divide the remaining barbecue:
"Send it to the soldiers on the city wall to appease them."

Fighting is all about morale. If the morale is destroyed by the burning of tung oil cans, it may be a bit difficult to win this battle.

The Guiyi army had to hold on under the tung oil tank for a while longer and bear the heat. How could they be Han soldiers if they couldn't bear the heat?
When Leshun took Yiling, it was already burning for [-] miles. Where did he end up now?

"Victory! Victory! Victory!"

The soldiers of Donghu outside the city did not notice the movements on the top of the city for a while.

Everyone was already in high spirits when they saw the tung oil cans being thrown to the top of the city and bursts of fire igniting.

Throwing boulders can cause chaos on top of the city, not to mention the more powerful and more violent tung oil cans?

These Donghu soldiers were all veterans who had been defeated by Pu Qianguang.

They had wanted to do this as early as when the fifty knights of the Guiyi Army set fire to their lair.

Burning, right?
See who is hotter!
But the next moment, the panicked shouts on the top of the city stopped.

No further screams were heard.

Instead, one could vaguely smell the aroma of meat, but it was also accompanied by the pungent smell of burning tung oil.

Smelly and fragrant.

Ordinary soldiers could not see clearly, but Pu Qianguang, who was sitting on a tall horse and commanding the battle in the middle army, could see everything clearly.

He was already livid.

Pu Qianguang's eyes were fixed on the city head.

I feel totally bad.

It was clear that just relying on the huge boulder had given the soldiers of the Rebel Army a heavy blow. Even a general like Zhong Xuan, who was extremely courageous and outstanding in martial arts, did not dare to leave the city.

Even the brave Lu Fengfu did not dare to climb the city.

There is no need to mention the villain-like traitor general Zang Li.

However, the obviously more powerful tung oil tank did not cause any effective damage except for a moment of panic.

In his imagination, the scene where the soldiers of the Guiyi Army were surrounded by flames, unbearably hot, smelling of meat, and fell on top of the city did not happen.

It can't be said that he actually guessed a little bit right.

For example, there's nothing wrong with the smell of meat on top of the city, it's true.

The officers and soldiers of the Guiyi Army, apart from being in little confusion at the first moment, were running around under the flags issued by Liu Ke.

Either rely on dust to weaken the fire, or use debris to change the direction of the fire, or simply use your own tung oil to add fire.

Various operations are available, but the fire is not extinguished.

Always keep the fire within a controllable range.

If you are brave enough, learn from Liu Ke and bake something to eat.

Those who are timid can still reach out to warm themselves by the fire.

The smell of meat came out just like that, and the main character was an arrogant person who didn't take the tung oil jar and the Thunderbolt car seriously.

Let’s talk about safety, but it’s actually not very safe.

After all, there will always be things that are too late to control, or hit directly.

For example, a tung oil can was thrown directly on a soldier of the Guiyi Army.

But in such a relaxed and carefree atmosphere on the top of the city, just like a barbecue stall, it really doesn't have much effect.

The morale of the officers and soldiers of the Guiyi Army is gradually improving, and they are no longer afraid of fire.

Brothers are burned, just follow up and stomp on them a few times to kill them.

This is very reasonable. The most terrifying thing in a fire is not the fire, but the panicked people.

Pu Qianguang felt unhappy, but the rebels ate deliciously on the top of the city.

He felt a twinge of pain in his heart, and after holding it in for a long time, he could only manage to utter four words.

"Too much deceit."

Pu Qianguang didn't know what to do now, so he could only stare at the city.

Thunderbolt cars came out, but they failed to make any achievements.

On the contrary, Emperor Han gave him a blast and directly brought back his morale.

It looked very embarrassing to just call the gold and withdraw the troops.

The soldiers can't see any clues now. Once they withdraw their troops, they will all know that the war is not going well.

They had almost exhausted all their means. If it were an ordinary city, equipped with the new Thunderbolt Cart, huge rocks, and tung oil cans, they would have been able to attack the city a long time ago.

This time he didn't even plan to attack the city. He just settled for the next best thing and wanted to lower morale, but he failed.

On the other hand, the Guiyi Army defended Runan even though they did not anticipate the emergence of the new Pili Chariot.

After carrying the boulder and successfully handling the tung oil tank, I gained more confidence.

In fact, when Liu Zhi'er held a banquet at the top of the city, the morale of the Guiyi Army had already risen sharply.

Then he ate the tung oil barbecue, and his mouth was full of oil and his blood was boiling.

You can also watch the powerful impact of the thunderbolt car to add to the fun.

The haze in my heart melted away along with the snow on the top of the city.

"Mingjin."

Pu Qianguang still ordered the money to be withdrawn.

Personal appearance is nothing. Anyway, he failed to attack the city not once or twice. I hope the soldiers can adapt to it soon.

Continuing to fight like this will only waste tung oil and keep the Guiyi Army warm, which is even more unpleasant.

Donghu withdrew his troops. After having leaf springs and bamboo springs, the heavy Thunderbolt cart was no longer afraid of snow pits and depressions, and could easily be pushed back to the camp along the same route.

Liu Ke on the top of the city looked extremely envious.

In fact, he was still surprised that the Donghu people could come up with such a powerful siege weapon.

Thunderbolt not only has a long range, but also can launch frequently, coming and going freely.

Targeted improvements have definitely been made.

If he had been put in Pu Qianguang's position, Runan City would have been breached long ago.

Not only can he throw boulders and tung oil cans, he can also throw Donghu people!

One by one, the Donghu people smashed on the top of the city and hung it high in the sky. After seven or eight days, it would become a biological warfare.

"After all, this is the advantage of the Donghu people."

Liu Ke understood that the Donghu people now have a large number of people and a vast territory.

So although he had some ideas for technological advancement, he never put them into practice.

Geng Sanji was only asked to improve some ordnance that had to improve its performance.

The main reason is that he is afraid that Donghu will directly imitate a new job he has just done here.

There are definitely more craftsmen in Donghu Babu than Dahan craftsmen, and they have more advantages whether it is mass production or improvement.

Even corn and sweet potatoes are planted in Luzon, not only because they are worried about the loss of their own land, but also because of the fact that once the Donghu people discover the secrets, they can easily spread them.

But now that I think about it, it’s not that it can’t be improved.

The Donghu people copied technology.

The source is with him.

Moreover, Liu Ke is full of troubles, and this time he even got a [Destiny].

It's really impossible to defeat the [-] cockfighting and bird-walking clans, just use the technique of throwing large meteorites.

And if it's been fought
Liu Ke looked at the retreating Pili car with a bit of envy.

Obviously, it won't be long before these thunderbolt cars, like the previous iron pulleys, will come into my hands.

[One Piece] and [Barbary Kingdom], the two pirate-related destiny, were taken by him to form [Free Trade].

But I have to say that this particularly easy-to-use approach is quite popular.

Donghu people copied the design drawings, right?
OK, when you are done, I will come directly to grab the finished product.

Not only can he rob, but he can also smuggle. Liu Ke also has the destiny of being a "thief bastard" and has great experience in smuggling and selling.

The Donghu people grabbed the design drawings, or successfully copied them, and then mass-produced them. While gaining a sense of accomplishment, they also felt more confident against the Han.

Liu Ke and Dahan also saved manpower and material resources on manufacturing, mass production, and transportation, and obtained new equipment.

Although it is second-hand, there is no need to dislike it too much in the early stage of starting a business. It can be used as long as it can be used. At worst, it will be sold third-hand to overseas countries when it is about to be scrapped.

Simply a win-win!

At this time, Pu Qianguang had already withdrawn to the camp with his army.

The only reason for this siege was that a pawn was accidentally hit while loading a boulder.

In fact, there were zero casualties.

After all, the Thunderbolt chariot was out of the range of the rebels on the top of the city, and neither Jingdaorong nor Zhongxuan came out with soldiers or horses.

The two armies did not fight at all, so there were naturally no casualties.

It can even be said that the soldiers of the Guiyi Army who were attacked by huge rocks and tung oil tanks suffered at least hundreds of casualties.

If we just look at the battle loss ratio, Pu Qianguang can be considered a big victory this time.

But fighting is not only about the battle loss ratio, but also the morale of Donghu's army, which has almost zero battle losses, is actually a bit lower than during the day.

The thunderbolt car that all the soldiers had the highest expectations for has become a futile effort.

And not only that, if it is really an unbeatable draw, that's it.

But instead, he helped the Guiyi army keep warm and warm themselves by the fire, and melted the snow on the city wall.

This is somewhat similar to the straw boat borrowing arrows that people talked about hundreds of years ago.

It belongs to barbecue.Even if the borrowed party did not suffer any casualties, it was as if they had eaten flies and were disgusted.

"General, eat something."

After Pu Qianguang returned to the camp, he locked himself in the Chinese army's tent and lay on the couch.

Neither eat nor drink water.

Qi Yanyong felt that it was not possible to continue like this. The two armies had not yet fought. If you, a general, were so depressed, it would further affect the morale of the army.

Anyway, he has no psychological burden.

Whether this battle is won or lost, it has nothing to do with him.

He is not a general, but a scholar and craftsman who follows the army.

This battle gave him a whole new experience with the various data of the Pili Che, and he also had some understanding of the pros and cons of the Runan City Wall. He had gained enough.

As for the tasks assigned to him by Qiyan Jinhan, he also completed them very well.

Isn’t the Thunderbolt Car very useful?The momentum and range were so fierce.

But who knew that Emperor Han was incombustible? There was nothing he could do about it!

Pu Qianguang was just about to drink him away, but when he saw that it was Qi Yanyong, he still saved some face.

After listening to Qi Yanyong's special advice, Pu Qianguang also thought about it.

It is considered a success if there is no loss of soldiers or generals. Anyway, the Guiyi Army is in Runan City, and they can't escape.

While waiting for Nie Qiang to come over, think of more ways to stabilize the current situation first.

Pu Qianguang opened the food box that Qiyan Yongti brought, and while opening the box, he teased and laughed:

"Although you are a Donghu person, your etiquette is also based on that of the Han people. You even got a food box."

"It's just right for King Khan's Hu Han Yinghe. How about switching to my Pu Qianbu?"

Pu Qianguang revealed some solicitation intentions. Although the three groups are united, they may not be completely intimate. Now they are united because of the resistance against the Han. Who knows what will separate them later?

Although he failed this time, the fault was not with Pili Che. He still highly recognized Qi Yanyong's ability.

And this Hu-Han Yinghe is Yi-Di Yinghe, but among Donghu people like Pu Qianguang, it is certainly impossible to say the word "Yi-Di".

"Hahaha!"

Qi Yanyong just laughed, took out a short dagger from his waist, stabbed it into the food box, then pierced a piece of meat and put it to his mouth:

"What's the matter, General? Eat meat!"

At this time, Qi Yanyong showed the free and heroic temperament of the Donghu people. In the early years, the Donghu people who still roamed the grasslands ate meat like this.

Just pierce the meat with a dagger and roast it over the fire to eat.

what?
BBQ?

Pu Qianguang was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect that there was barbecue in the food box.

For some reason, when I looked at that delicious piece of meat, my stomach was churning and my throat became tight.

There was a feeling of nausea in his heart, and he tried to suppress the feeling, but when he looked at the roasted meat in the food box and the roasted meat on Qiyanyong's dagger, he still couldn't hold it back.

Vomit——

His stomach contracted violently and he retched.

Pu Qianguang turned around in a hurry, trying to avoid the piece of barbecue. His body was bent into an arc, and he covered his mouth tightly with his right hand to prevent himself from spitting it out.

The expression on his face was extremely painful, with his eyes closed and his brows furrowed.

But the next moment, he couldn't hold it anymore, and his body rushed forward, vomiting wildly.

Food residue and bile were vomited all over the floor and even spurted out from the nose.

Pu Qianguang's steps were sloppy for a while, the surroundings seemed to be quiet, and his vision became blurred.

In the end, his body went limp and collapsed on the puddle of vomit.

Qi Yanyong was caught off guard, and half of his body was splashed. Naturally, the roasted meat on the dagger was not spared either, and he almost ate it.

Fortunately, I didn't have time to open my mouth just now.

Qi Yanyong:
No, I am also a poisoner!

You didn’t even eat it!
Our surname is not Shi Zhouhe, and the meat is quite normal and delicious!
If you weren't a general, how could you eat barbecue? !
"General."

Qi Yanyong looked at the miserable Pu Qianguang on the ground and the faint, uncomfortable smell of nausea, and had the urge to stab Pu Qianguang to death with a dagger.

But in the end he stopped and asked a few questions.

Pu Qianguang waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

Even after I vomited it out, I felt much more relaxed and in a better mood.

"If this continues, we won't be able to break through Runan City's defenses. We still have to find a way to draw out the Guiyi Army."

"The officers and soldiers of the Guiyi Army are insufficient in combat effectiveness. When it comes to field battles, they are definitely not as good as our army."

Qi Yanyong looked troubled, why don't we just stop talking about the smell in the tent?

However, Pu Qianguang did have some truth in what he said. The Guiyi Army soldiers only relied on the city wall to defend it. If they wanted to attack the city, they would have to pay a lot of casualties, and they might not be able to capture it.

But it would be much easier if the siege was transformed into a field battle.

The Guiyi Army was not a regular Han army, and there were omissions in the battle formation, and the level of bravery was not as good, and the number was too small.

As long as they fight in the field, the army in their hands can easily destroy the Guiyi army.

But if people just won’t come out, what can be done?
Qi Yanyong took a few steps back, distanced himself, and faintly approached the tent door. Some wind came in, and he felt much better:

"The general is right."

"Although the Thunderbolt Car can still throw boulders and cause a certain amount of damage, it cannot throw stones continuously, and the subsequent tung oil cans are not enough to maintain the advantage."

"In a few days, after the soldiers of the Guiyi Army slowly adapt, they may even throw boulders without having any impact on the city."

"And based on my calculations of the Runan city wall and the strength of the stone throws, ten thunderbolt chariots are not enough to open a hole in the Runan city wall that is large enough for our army to attack."

"Well, this general also knows that you can't count too much on the thunderbolt car."

Pu Qianguang twitched the corner of his mouth. He was the one who expected the Pili Car the most, but he couldn't admit it now.

"You help me revise a letter and say that I have already suffered a defeat at the gate of Runan City."

However, he was able to admit defeat calmly and let Nie Qiang come faster.

He didn't want to fight this broken battle.

"Nie Qiang?"

After Qi Yanyong came to Runan, he heard about Nie Qiang's name many times.

Eight hundred to one hundred thousand is really an exaggeration, but even excluding some exaggerated descriptions, he is definitely a rare famous general in the world.

At least Nie Qiang was here, and together with Pu Qianguang, in conjunction with the thunderbolt chariot's stone attack, even if he retreated ten thousand steps, even if he couldn't take Runan City, he could still surround the Guiyi army in Runan.

Unless there are reinforcements from the Guiyi Army.

But it was impossible. They were all fooled by the Han Emperor's operation of crossing Ru River three times. Two groups of soldiers and horses, including elite cavalry, chased them for ten days and a half, but lost the pursuit.

They were unable to predict the actions of the Han Emperor and the Guiyi Army in their own territory. How could the so-called Han reinforcements know that the Guiyi Army was in Runan?

You must know that the news along the way has been blocked, that's what Flying Daggers is for, and the Guiyi Army has been running, and there is no chance to release the messenger.

Moreover, the so-called reinforcements may not be able to break through the blockade of Pu Qian's army.

Up to now, it's just that Jing Daorong's [-] soldiers and horses, who were deliberately let go by them to eat food, broke through the blockade.

At this point, Jing Daorong still had to break through, but was beaten by Nie Qiang and suffered a heavy defeat. He could only waste food and grass in vain.

Seeing that there was no movement from Qi Yanyong, Pu Qianguang, who was lying in the vomit, pursed his lips and urged:

"Go quickly. Remember, after you finish writing, you have to send fast horses and inform the soldiers that Nie Qiang will arrive soon."

"understood."

Seeing that there were no more instructions, Qi Yanyong couldn't wait to leave the tent.

call--

Pu Qianguang exhaled a breath of turbid air, with a sour taste in his mouth.

Regardless of how embarrassed he looked now, he stretched out his limbs generously, just wanting to relax more.

At the same time, there were tears of grievance in his eyes.
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In Runan City, Liu Ke took Zhong Xuan, Zang Li, Jing Daorong and others to comfort the soldiers.

Naturally, the medal was not issued.

However, it is still okay to bandage the injured ones, comfort them if they are worried, and encourage them if they are timid and trembling.

By the way, there is also roast duck.

Isn't there a large pond outside the city? The former Runan garrison used to raise ducks in it.

This time the Donghu people's thunderbolt car hit the tung oil can, and the ducks were in trouble.

The tung oil can that fell on the edge of the pond directly ignited the surrounding dry grass, and a delicious meal was immediately produced.

Although there was no shaving or bleeding before roasting.

But this year, if it tastes like meat, it's already good.

And the most valuable thing is that it was baked for them by Donghu people.

It’s about eating with confidence!
After Liu Ke calmed the soldiers a little, he said to several generals:
"The Donghu people's new Thunderbolt Car is really powerful. You can study how to use it and then use it to attack Xiangyang."

"Isn't there a catapult in Xiangyang City? We have something good to use this time."

"In addition, after this time, the Donghu people may not use tung oil cans to attack the city again. Although it can cause some damage, the efficiency is very low and it cannot damage the morale of our army."

"In addition, tung oil is relatively precious, so even if Pu Qianguang mobilizes surrounding counties, he cannot raise much at a time."

"If Pu Qianguang attacks the city again in the future, he should still use thunder carts to throw boulders. I took a look and found that although boulders are more troublesome than tung oil cans, they will not have an impact on the city."

"Runan City can still be defended."

"With His Majesty here, there will be no loss in Runan City."

Zhong Xuan first praised him. The emperor turned the tide under the thunderous chariot and was unparalleled.

Don't talk about yourself, even if it were Di Han and Yue Shaoqian, the famous generals in the Han army, they would probably have to suffer for a while under the tung oil tank of the Pili chariot.

But the emperor was truly worthy of the title of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. He had abundant fire virtues. He not only knew how to set fires, but also knew how to set fires by others.

Even just semaphores can command the soldiers, control the fire, and play with applause. It is really terrifying.

But it still has the same problem as Xiping County.

"Your Majesty, I just heard from Lord Lu that the food in Runan City will not last long."

"Well, I know."

Liu Ke nodded.

Grain is a flaw.

Runan City was not a place to store grain in the first place. The whole army set up an ambush plan and deployed a large number of troops in Yuzhou. To the north of Run River, the grain must be stored on the front line, not in Runan.

Even if Runan is the seat of the county, it will be the same.

The food stock in the city was only enough for two months, and some Donghu people were missing because of trouble.

During the day, Jing Daorong was not on the top of the city because he had to lead people all the time to search for some hidden former defenders in Runan City.

It has to be said that Quan Yi is indeed not as resourceful as Liu Bin, and he still retains this skill. Although it is just a small harassment, it is also a bit of a headache.

But even if he knew about the food crisis, Liu Ke didn't care:

"Didn't Lord Lu Bo go to give lectures again?"

"Runan is different from Xiping County. There are many wealthy households in Runan."

"Then there will be more school-age children at home."

"Those who are unwilling to go to school and want to be illiterate will hinder the popularization of education. This is not in line with the teachings of saints."

"There are also those who don't want to send it to Shu Xiu. Just don't send it if there are no conditions. Don't send it if there are conditions. Doesn't this go against the traditional virtues of Confucius?"

"Even the Donghu people hate people who have no talent or virtue."

"It's normal to load tung oil cans in a Pili truck and throw them at their homes, right?"

The generals looked at each other in blank dismay.

This.
This.
This really makes sense.

The Thunderbolt Chariot has such a range. If the Donghu people see that the tung oil cans are unable to cause damage to the Guiyi Army soldiers on the city wall, it would be a tactic to use the Thunderbolt Chariot's ultra-long range to destroy the city and create panic.

Moreover, Pu Qianbu has always been committed to the harmony between Yi and Di. Even the Hu people should accept Han culture. Naturally, they will hate the talentless and virtuous people who do not respect their teachers and moral principles.

In this way, I suddenly felt confident.

A bitter family, the Donghu people came to bear the blame.

Looking at it this way, the food is still enough.

"But there's no rush."

Liu Ke suddenly changed his voice and said:
"Three days later, the Donghu people came to attack the city. I took all the soldiers out of the city to meet the enemy."

"If the Donghu people don't come to attack the city, I will take 1 rebel soldiers and kill them directly at the Donghu camp."

what?
The generals were stunned at this time.

You have to say that this is a way to comfort the soldiers and boost their morale. That's normal. After three days and another three days, it lasted just like that.

But the emperor is serious about what he means!
You obviously have the advantage of defending the city, but you want to go out and fight?
And it doesn't seem to be a surprise attack, or an ambush with a trick.

Are you planning to have a head-on confrontation?
Different from the stunned look of the generals, Liu Ke looked proud and confident:

"To defend Xiping is to defend, and to defend Runan is to defend."

"If it was just to defend the city, why did I abandon Xiping, cross the Ru River three times, and attack Runan on a snowy night?"

(End of this chapter)