Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 236 Dust Explosion (Part )

If there was an oxygen tank now, Mei Qian would definitely take it and take a sip.

"Military Advisor, Military Advisor, no, you can't go!"

He had only taken a few steps out of his yard when a group of armored soldiers blocked his way.

"What are you doing?!"

It was already so late, Mei Qian stared at the people in front of her, wondering why they were stopping her.

When did this happen?

"Military Advisor, the city gate has been breached. The general is leading his men to fight with them in the city wall. The general wants you to arrange for all the people in the city to retreat to the west gate."

After hearing Su Jingkang's order, Mei Qian's head couldn't help but buzz for a moment.

Trying hard to restrain her steps towards the east gate, Mei Qian looked at the messenger and asked, "What happened? How come even the city gate was breached? Were all the soldiers patrolling the city gate asleep at night?"

"Reporting to the military advisor, I don't know where the Western Rong soldiers got our people's clothes. It's hard to see at night, and our people thought they were our own team transporting supplies..."

"What are they thinking? Shipping it here in the middle of the night? Don't they have any rest?"

Mei Qian frowned, and a fierce look flashed across her brows. She didn't expect that the Xirong people could come up with such an idea.

Thinking about the clothes obtained from these soldiers on our side, I think they have fought with our people before, and the combat effectiveness of this group of people is definitely not low!
What Mei Qian couldn't understand was why they didn't choose their place after getting their clothes?

Could it be that someone leaked some information about Ningcheng?

The whereabouts of this group of Western Rong soldiers aroused suspicion.

"How many people came in total?"

"About 10,000 or so."

There were only 20,000 people guarding Ningcheng, and it was not that Mei Qian was trying to boost their morale. The individual quality of most of the Xirong soldiers was better than that of the An people.

If we try to resist with all our might, even if we win in the end it will be a pyrrhic victory.

Thinking of this, Mei Qian stood still for a while, and suddenly said, "There is no wind tonight."

"what?"

Under the soldiers' puzzled gaze, Mei Qian suddenly changed direction.

As she walked, she asked, "Are the two lieutenants following the general in the city wall?"

"Deputy General Zhang Qi is helping you evacuate the people in the city."

"Pass the order and let Zhang Qi continue. Also, tell the general to hold back the Western Rong soldiers for half an hour. After half an hour, lead the Western Rong soldiers rushing in to the market on the north side of the city."

"Here!"

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"Half an hour? What is Mei Qian going to do?"

Su Jingkang, who was directing the battle on the top of the city wall, looked at the Western Rong soldiers who kept pouring in from outside the city gate. The city had already become a bloodbath, and the city gate was also affected by the catapults of the Western Rong soldiers outside the city, and it seemed that the losses were not small.

"I don't know. I only know that the military advisor has taken several of his best archers and a team of thousand men to the granary in the north of the city."

"What? What are you doing in the granary?"

"I don't know about this, but the military advisor said that in half an hour, the Western Rong soldiers will enter the city to lead them to the market in the north of the city. If necessary, tell them directly that our granary is in the north of the city."

"Is she setting an ambush?"

Su Jingkang still had some doubts, but at this time the soldier in front of him said: "The military advisor said that as long as you trust her, she can wipe out this group of Western Rong soldiers without leaving a single one alive!" After hearing this, Su Jingkang's eyes suddenly changed...

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Outside the city, Xirong general Jingzhu, wearing the armor of an Anguo soldier, was looking at the opened city gate with a look of satisfaction in his eyes!

"Quick! Get in there! Didn't the Anguo soldiers say that this place is a transit area, and there's a lot of food stored here! If we take this place, we can cut off the supply to Anguo in the back!"

Jingzhu, who was wearing an eye patch, had a look of madness in his eyes.

"Rush in and tear them to pieces!"

"General, but, but the prince said..."

"What kind of prince is he?" Jingzhu turned his head and suddenly glared at the deputy general who wanted to persuade him, "He didn't attack the place where he could cut off the supply of the Anguo people in the capital, but turned around to bite the most difficult Wuzhou. He doesn't feel sorry for the soldiers of Xirong, but I do!"

Jingzhu couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he thought of the man who blinded him.

There are so many ways to resolve the siege of the capital, who wouldn't want to confront it head-on?
Besides——

Jingzhu raised his hand, and his scimitar immediately blocked the sharp arrow shot at him. He looked up at the top of the city wall, then at the broken city gate, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became more ferocious.

"Didn't those people say it? There are only 20,000 soldiers here. How can 20,000 Anguo soldiers compare to my 10,000 cavalry? Charge in and kill everyone in Ningcheng!"

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Half an hour is neither long nor short. Looking at the soldiers who were killed or wounded while trying to stop the Western Rong soldiers, Su Jingkang felt that the time was terribly long.

"General——"

Hearing the messenger's voice, Su Jingkang turned his head sharply, only to hear the messenger say: "The military advisor said that everything has been arranged. Please proceed to the next step, General!"

"understood!"

Su Jingkang gave orders again, and the Western Rong soldiers on the opposite side suddenly discovered that the soldiers who were blocking them were rapidly retreating into the city. Seeing this, Jingzhu immediately ordered everyone to rush in!
Someone wanted to ask if there was a trap, but Jingzhu sneered with disdain.

"They only have so few people left, what traps can they set?"

When they rushed into the city and passed through the city wall, they saw that An Guo's soldiers were fleeing in two directions, one to the west and the other to the north.

"General! I just heard the soldiers of Anguo say that their granary is to the north, and they are retreating to empty the granary and then retreat!"

When Jingzhu heard that the granary was to the north, his expression changed and he directly ordered everyone to go to the north.

They will deal with the remnants of the defeated army later, and first go to the north to intercept the food!
As a result, the mighty Xirong soldiers retreated in the opposite direction of An Guo’s soldiers. They only sent a small group of cavalry to chase in the west, while the main force rushed towards the northern city area.

On the way, they saw a cloud of white dust rising up in front of them for some unknown reason. The vanguard team rushed in first and found that the white smoke did not cause any harm other than interfering with their vision.

So Jingzhu didn't slow down and continued to give orders: "Mystery! Charge forward!"

A group of people rushed into the billowing smoke and dust. The dust made it even harder to see the surroundings due to the galloping horses. Several times, the cavalrymen riding side by side were tripped by the cramped houses and stalls around them because their vision was blocked.

It was only then that the Xirong soldiers realized that they seemed to have rushed into a narrow area. Because of their fast speed and obstructed vision, they first encountered a stampede caused by their own people.

Amid the chaos, the neighing of horses, the trampling of soldiers, and the roar of surrounding houses and buildings could be heard continuously. The only thing that remained unchanged was that the smoke was becoming strangely thicker and thicker.

"Everyone stop, don't panic!"

Jingzhu finally realized something was wrong at this time. The next second, a sound of breaking wind in his ears caught his attention, and then a series of orange lights tore through the darkness and rushed towards them.

The moment the sparks and white smoke came into contact, the sky in the north of the city lit up.

My dears, the power of dust explosion is quite large. Those who are interested can go online to watch the video of dust explosion for themselves.

I have seen videos of dust explosions and accidental dust explosions in flour mills, which even produced mushroom clouds.