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Chapter 1595 Broken City

"That's OK!"

Lu Fang nodded. As long as the person was not dead and there was no problem with the head and mouth, it would be fine.

"I'll take my men back, and you continue to block these roads."

Lu Fang looked at the soldiers and gave orders, while he led his men back to the camp.

A bucket of cold water was poured on the face of the unconscious trooper.

The cavalryman woke up with a grin on his face, and cried out in pain.

"What did Sage ask you to do?"

Ajisi looked at the cavalryman and asked.

The cavalryman then looked around and found that there were enemies everywhere. He was so scared that he had to retreat, but at this time he felt severe pain in his arms and legs. His arms and legs were broken.

"Tell me, what did Sage ask you to do?"

Ajisi looked at the knight and continued to ask.

The knight opened his mouth with a determined look on his face, ready to bite his tongue, but Anbahai was already prepared, and grabbed the knight's chin.

"I didn't even ask you to die, but you still want to die?"

An Bahai looked at the knight and said.

"It looks like you want to be a tough guy, so treat me well!"

Bilego spoke.

The screams continued, and soon the knight honestly confessed everything.

"General Lin, the enemy has reinforcements and is preparing to launch a surprise attack on us from behind!"

An Bahai reported to Lin Chong.

"A sneak attack? Humph! Stupid."

Lin Chong said indifferently.

"You continue to build siege engines and be ready to attack the city at any time."

Wang Jin looked at the foreign generals and gave an order, saying that the black-clad Arabs were not a threat and that they should kill as many as came.

"Yes!"

An Bahai and others were ordered to supervise the soldiers to make equipment.

After a night of rushing, more than a hundred ladders were made. When dawn came, the army appeared outside the city of Isfahan carrying ladders.

"Artillery ready!"

"Crossbow ready!"

"Rolling Stones ready!"

"Prepare the kerosene!"

"Firestone ready!"

Shouts continued to be heard from the city of Isfahan. They had not been idle last night and had prepared a large number of city-defending equipment, especially kerosene. This thing was very common everywhere. The black oil was easy to ignite, and could burn for a long time, emitting pungent black smoke.

"Put the kerosene on me first!"

Seeing that the enemy was ready to attack the city and the army had assembled, Saji immediately ordered people to pour kerosene.

Barrels of kerosene were thrown down from the city. After the wooden barrels broke, the black, sticky kerosene flowed all over the ground.

But Saji was not in a hurry to light the kerosene. He wanted to wait for the enemy to get closer before burning him to death.

"Black oil? His Majesty said that this oil is flammable and produces black smoke!"

Lin Chong frowned as he looked at the black oil on the ground outside the city.

"Generals, this black oil should not be underestimated. Even though there is only one layer, if it really starts to burn, it will not go out for half an hour. It is also difficult to put out if it gets on your body. You can't even use water. You can only use sand to put out the fire."

Ajisi said quickly.

"It seems like the wind is blowing from the south now, and the city is in the north! Come on, light a fire!"

Du Fu felt the wind direction and laughed. He wanted to let the enemy know what war was. Ajisi and others didn't expect that this trick could be used. Their faces were instantly filled with surprise, and they immediately ordered people to set fire.

The torches were thrown onto the black oil, and a raging fire instantly ignited. Thick black smoke rose up, and when the south wind blew, it all drifted towards the city of Isfahan.

"not good!"

When the defenders on the city saw the black smoke, they felt something was wrong. They knew best how terrible the black smoke was. Not only would it suffocate people, but even if they smelled it too much, they would die.

Coughing sounds soon sounded on the city wall, and the soldiers immediately covered their mouths and noses with wet cloths. However, the black smoke was also effective for the eyes, and the soldiers were in tears.

"Go down to the city first!"

Saji quickly gave orders. There was burning black oil outside the city, and the enemy could not get close, so they could take shelter for a while.

The residents in the city were also coughing because of the black smoke. They did not go out and hid at home. But now they all felt that the city had been breached, otherwise where would the black smoke come from.

"This is called shooting oneself in the foot!"

Lin Chong looked at the city of Isfahan shrouded in black smoke and laughed. The enemies on the ground were indeed stupid enough and did things without using their brains.

"Let them smoke for a while!"

Wang Jin nodded.

"But this black oil is a good thing. The black smoke alone is incredible. If used properly, it can also be a powerful weapon on the battlefield!"

Lin Chong said that there was also a habit of using kerosene in battles in the Central Plains, but kerosene was much inferior to this black oil.

"Well, His Majesty also said that this is a good thing. Could it be that you want to use it in combat?"

Yang Zhi asked, Sun Lei had mentioned the black oil nearby more than once, and seemed to be very interested in it, but if it was just for war, he felt that gunpowder seemed to be more useful.

"It shouldn't be. What His Majesty likes is definitely not so simple. Maybe there is a deeper meaning behind it!"

Wang Jin shook his head and said that Sun Lei's foresight was beyond their imagination.

The flames burned for half an hour before slowly going out, but the black smoke did not completely dissipate. The entire city of Isfahan was still covered with a thin layer of black smoke, and the khaki city walls had been smoked black and yellow in patches.

"Prepare to attack the city, forward!"

Following an order, the foreign troops slowly moved forward carrying ladders.

Although the defenders on the city wall were severely smoked, they still endured the discomfort and stood guard on the city wall.

The siege troops stopped at a distance of three hundred steps, which was beyond the range of the enemy's long-range weapons.

The soldiers of Qi State came forward carrying black iron pipes, and mortars were ready one after another.

The defenders on the city wall looked at the strange iron pipes in confusion, not knowing what the enemy was going to do.

"fire!"

With an order, "Bang, bang, bang!", shells continued to fly out from the gun barrel, drawing an arc in the sky and falling towards the city of Isfahan.

The black-clad Arab army looked up at the sky. They didn't know what was coming. They had never seen such weapons before.

"Boom boom boom!"

The city of Isfahan instantly turned into a sea of ​​flames. Artillery shells exploded, and the black oil barrels piled up on the city were shattered. The black oil splashed out and was ignited by sparks, exploding directly.

The explosion was followed by screams. Amidst the raging fire and billowing black smoke, the black-clad Arab defenders wailed in pain as if they were being dragged into hell by the devil.

"Go, break down the city gate!"

Lin Chong didn't expect that there was so much black oil piled on the city wall. Now the city wall was a sea of ​​fire and purgatory. He definitely couldn't use the ladder, so the only thing he could do was to break down the city gate.

Fortunately, there were no living people on the city wall, so they would not encounter any obstacles in breaking down the city gate.

The foreign troops immediately pushed the battering ram towards the city of Isfahan. The thick logs swayed on the battering ram and hit the city gate.

Amidst the muffled sounds, dust fell from the city gate and the hard wooden door also made a creaking sound.

"Work harder!"

Anbahai urged angrily.

The soldiers also shouted in unison and began to push the battering ram to hit the city gate.

With a sound of breaking wood, the city gate was knocked open.