Steel Dynasty - Chapter 165

[Chapter 165 Burning Guanzhuang]

The lonely moon hung high, and the silver light spread all over the ground like hoarfrost in the morning.

In the woods, dozens of figures swayed, leaving behind black figures.

“Brother, what should I do? Now that Guanzhuang is controlled day and night by the Qingzhou Army, there is no chance to take action.” A voice that could be lowered said.

This is a small forest opposite Guanzhuang on the Xiaoqing River. Through the gaps in the trees, you can clearly see the reflection of the silver armor on the soldiers.

“Yes, the wheat is about to be harvested. If you miss it, it will be too late.”

The man called Big Brother was wrapped in black clothes, and the silver full moon was reflected in his eyes. He said: “Beishantaiji We will attack Cangzhou soon. The merchants on the grassland have brought news, asking us to try our best to cut off the food and grass for King Qi’s army. We will burn the wheat no matter what tonight.”

“Yes, I was early. I couldn’t help it. When was it Xiao Ming’s turn to speak in Qingzhou City? Since he forced us into a dead end, we will let him die first.”

“Exactly, this time the grassland merchants brought news, Beishantaiji said that if we do this well, after conquering Qingzhou, they will allocate the land of these six states to us. At that time, we will also be a A little vassal king.”

These words made the people in the forest more and more excited. The man in black said, “So this time we must give Beishantaiji a gift.”

“What should I do, brother?” someone said.

The black man pondered for a moment and said: “The Qingzhou Army is so tightly guarded that we may not succeed if we rush over hastily. In this way, you lead ten people from the east to attract the attention of the Qingzhou Army, but do not fight them, but take them They were lured away, and we took the opportunity to go up and burn the wheat.”

“Brother, you have a clever idea. Come with me,”

another man in black said, leading ten people across the stone bridge and groping towards Guanzhuang.

When they got closer, one of them took out the fire breakers and blew in the fire breakers. The fire breakers immediately started to burn, and the man threw the fire breakers into the wheat field.

Because it was sunny during this period, the wheat field was very dry, and when it caught sparks, it immediately burned.

At this time, the Qingzhou Army noticed the ten men in black who were illuminated by the flames, and shouted: “Someone is burning the wheat field, assassin, assassin!” When

this voice came out, the guarding Qingzhou Army was shocked. Seeing the wheat field on fire, they Immediately carry a bucket and go to save it, otherwise the whole Guanzhuang will be destroyed.

The other part of the Qingzhou Army immediately rushed towards the man in black.

The men in black were not eager to fight, but kept a distance from the pursuing soldiers.

The other men in black hiding in the woods took advantage of the chaos to cross the Xiaoqing River and sneaked into dozens of corners of Guanzhuang.

When they arrived at the place, they blew the fire sticks one after another, and the flames instantly filled Guanzhuang.

The Qingzhou Army guarding Guanzhuang was shocked. The fire here had not been extinguished, but the fire there started again. They had to spread out and put out the fire continuously.

This played into the tricks of the men in black. They gathered together at this time, showed their daggers and rushed towards the scattered Qingzhou soldiers.

“Hi!” A sound of metal penetrating the armor came, and Zhu Sansi felt a sharp pain in his back.

The usual training made him realize something immediately. He did not turn around, but rolled on the spot and pulled out the waist knife.

Because of the resistance of the plate armor, the man in black’s dagger did not penetrate too deeply. Enduring the severe pain, Zhu Sansi stared at the man in black in front of him.

It has been more than two months since he joined the Qingzhou Army, and his recruit training will be over in another month, and the soldiers guarding the wheat field this time are all the best in this training.

He calmly stared at the man in black and shouted loudly: “The assassin is here!”

The attacking man in black looked at the Qingzhou Army soldier in front of him in astonishment. This blow did not kill the soldier.

The soldiers’ shouts attracted the attention of other soldiers. At this time, the soldiers who were originally fighting the fire rushed here.

The man in black glanced at the soldier, turned around and ran away, disappearing into the darkness again and trying to find an opportunity to assassinate him again.

But Zhu Sansi didn’t give the man in black this chance. He bounced up like a cheetah and slashed down with the knife on the black man who stabbed him.

The man in black had to dodge the knife, as he did not have such thick armor.

Zhu Sansi’s slashing move was just a feint. Halfway through, the sword suddenly slashed horizontally at the man in black.

The man in black couldn’t dodge, his arm was slashed, and he screamed in agony.

“Brother!” When the other men in black saw this, they immediately gathered around him. Zhu Sansi immediately put the knife in front of him to defend himself.

“Let’s go!”

The man in black was injured and saw other soldiers getting closer and closer. He hesitated and suddenly shouted.

The other men in black understood, no longer wanted to fight, and disappeared into the darkness one after another.

At this time, other soldiers rushed over and asked: “Zhu Sansi, how are you?”

The ninja’s back was stinging, Zhu Sansi picked up a bucket of water and said: “I’m fine, hurry up and put out the fire!”

Although these soldiers They wish they could eat the flesh of these men in black, but they know better that if all the wheat is burned, the entire Qingzhou Army’s food and grass for a year will be gone.

So even though these men in black might be nearby, waiting for an opportunity, they still carried water to put out the fire regardless of the danger.

At this time, the soldiers who went to the Qingzhou camp for rescue had already set off. They just hoped that others could come quickly.

Because the flames in the wheat field are getting stronger and stronger, and it is impossible to extinguish them with water.

In the woods opposite, the man in black looked at the burning flames and laughed triumphantly. There were other villages below, and he wanted to see how these soldiers could save them.

The red flames are getting higher and higher, the smoke is filling the air, sparks are flying, and gradually the sky seems to be burning red.

And this strange color was quickly discovered by the people of Qingzhou.

In Prince Qi’s Mansion, Xiao Ming was pulled up from the bed by Lu Luo. When he saw the red sky in the north of the city, his expression changed drastically. That was the location of Guanzhuang.

He grew up in the countryside and was very aware of the color of the sky. There was only one situation, and that was the large-scale burning of wheat straw.

But the common people did not burn wheat straw at that time, because every household relied on wheat straw to make fire for cooking.

The only explanation is that the wheat burned.

“Prepare your horse!” Xiao Ming was shocked.

Zi Wan said: “Your Highness, the horses have been prepared.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming immediately led the palace guards and galloped out of the city. At this time, the Qingzhou Army also learned the news that Guanzhuang was burned, and all the soldiers in the military camp out.

At the same time, people in nearby villages were also affected. Because they were afraid that their rice would be stolen, every household would send people to live beside the fields to watch their wheat fields during busy farming periods.

“King Qi’s official village is on fire.” A common man shouted, “Everyone, go put out the fire.”

Upon hearing this, the people in front of the fields picked up their sickles and ran towards the official village.

(End of chapter)