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

Chapter 237 Dust Explosion (Part )

"Oh my God! What is that?"

When Su Jingkang and others led the Western Rong soldiers to the vicinity of the North City Market, he was evacuated by a different route by the person Mei Qian had arranged in advance to pick him up.

Hearing the earth-shattering roar and the burst of flames, even though they were still some distance away from the market town, Su Jingkang, who stopped to look back, was nearly knocked to the ground by the impact of the sudden surge of air generated by the explosion.

Everyone was shocked by the explosion.

It's unbelievable how this is done.

Su Jingkang came back to his senses and suddenly turned around to find the soldier that Mei Qian had sent to lead the way, and asked the same question: "How did they do this?"

"This, the military advisor didn't say that."

It was obvious that the soldier didn't understand how Mei Qian managed this operation.

On the north city wall, a group of archers who followed Mei Qian saw with their own eyes the commotion caused by their arrows wrapped in kerosene and ignited. They were so scared that they could hardly hold the bows and arrows!
"Oh my god, is my arrow so powerful?"

An archer looked at the bow and arrow in his hand in disbelief and muttered to himself.

After seeing this, Mei Qian said calmly: "Go to the East Gate. Remember, wet yourself with water and cover your face with a wet cloth. Got it?"

While Mei Qian was instructing the archers, a group of Xirong soldiers who were barely surviving the dust explosion below rushed out of the flames and fled back in a panic.

Many of them had suffered burns, and the pain and the indelible horror they had just experienced made them want to flee the scene immediately.

As they fled, they kept muttering about a trick and a trap, and shouted to the Western Rong soldiers who came in later to retreat quickly.

A dust explosion in Fangshi directly killed thousands of Xirong soldiers, and the general Jingzhu was killed on the spot.

At this time, the Western Rong soldiers were leaderless and could only retreat.

However, what they didn't expect was that when they retreated back to the original path and just entered the city wall, the Anguo soldiers who came to "hunt them down" directly closed the inner city gates, and it seemed that they had no intention of chasing them down.

But before the remnants of the Western Rong could catch their breath, they discovered that at some point even the outer city gate had been closed, and there seemed to be someone outside holding the gate and preventing it from opening.

Suddenly everyone had a bad feeling.

"Ah!! These again!"

In an instant, the white powder falling from the sky directly aroused the fragile and sensitive nerves of a group of Xirong people who had just escaped from the market by chance.

The next second, another flaming arrow flew over, and there was another series of explosions in the city wall, and the inner city gate was directly blown open.

The soldiers who had been informed by Mei Qian in advance had already set up fortifications outside the inner city, and their shields and archers shot towards the exploded city gate.

Su Jingkang also followed at this time, and in the light of the fire, he saw Mei Qian standing on the corner of the east city wall.

At this moment, Mei Qian was commanding a group of soldiers carrying oil drums to pour the oil directly down from the city wall.

The Western Rong soldiers who were lucky enough to survive the dust explosion were splashed with kerosene that fell from the sky the next second. Then, there was a whooshing sound, and the inside of the city suddenly turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Afterwards, the screams coming from inside the city wall made Su Jingkang and others at the gate of the inner city terrified.

There were even several Western Rong soldiers with flames all over their bodies who couldn't bear it and rushed out, but were pierced by countless sharp arrows and turned into hedgehogs again.

The soldiers outside the city who were pulling the gate with ropes gradually loosened the ropes. One soldier looked carefully and said, "Look, sir! The copper nails on the door are all burned red!"

"Nonsense, of course I saw it!"

Not only did he see it, he also heard it and even smelled the burnt aroma of barbecue.

When the captain thought that all the plans for tonight were from the military advisor, he felt a chill down his spine.

It really is, so scary!

The fire burned all night until dawn. Except for those killed by the Anguo soldiers and the Western Rong soldiers who were blown to death in the northern market town, some of their bodies were still intact. Those who were driven into the city wall were almost burned to ashes.

The battle of Ningcheng lasted only one night. Early the next morning, Mei Qian began to arrange for soldiers to clean up the battlefield, repair the city defenses, and arrange for the people to return home.

After that, Mei Qian returned to his yard and never appeared again.

But at noon, after he had compiled the list of the soldiers who had died, Mei Qian just knelt alone under the long corridor outside his house with the book full of the death list. When Su Jingkang came over, Mei Qian was rubbing his legs.

"cough!"

Su Jingkang realized what Mei Qian was doing and turned his head away silently.

Although Mei Qian did not expose any skin at the moment, this still made Su Jingkang's earlobes blush, as he was very conservative in some aspects.

"Did the general write down what happened here and send it back to Wuzhou?"

"Well, I've sent someone to send an urgent message back. As for you, I heard that you didn't come out all afternoon today. What happened?"

"Looking at the roster, we lost a total of 6,221 soldiers in this battle."

Mei Qian's tone was very calm as she continued to rub her calves, which had blood circulation blocked from kneeling for too long. However, it seemed as if a heavy rain was falling deep in her eyes beneath her eyelashes.

It was damp and hazy, and it made one feel breathless.

Su Jingkang felt a little awkward standing there.

If Mei Qian hadn't come up with that final plan last night, more of their people would have died.

"It's my fault. The resistance in the east of the city was too difficult. Many people died just to give me a chance to implement my plan."

Su Jingkang reflected on what happened last night.

"No, without your plan, more of us would have died, and even the civilians would have been killed."

Su Jingkang spoke with difficulty, constantly reflecting on himself in his heart.

He had been full of confidence and thought that his experience in leading troops in battles was enough for him to lead an army, but the sudden attack last night caught him off guard.

Although it is true that the enemy is cunning, my ability to respond is still quite poor, and in the end I still need Mei Qian's help.

"Then I have to thank the general for trusting me and cooperating actively." Seeing Su Jingkang looking as pitiful as a puppy caught in the rain, Mei Qian pulled herself out of her sad mood and comforted Su Jingkang.

"There is a curfew tonight, and no one is allowed to come out at will."

Suddenly, Mei Qian made a request, and Su Jingkang was a little slow to react.

"what?"

"It's windy tonight. You're not allowed to walk around the city. It would be terrible if something is blown down and hurts innocent people."

Su Jingkang: “Huh?”

Can Mei Qian also observe celestial phenomena?

Why hasn’t he heard Mei Qian say that?

However, no matter how much doubt he had, after what happened last night, he quickly issued the order.

In the evening, Mei Qian brought two large bowls of Yingling rice and incense and candles to the east city gate.

The patrolling soldiers didn't say anything when they saw this. Mei Qian went up to a watchtower alone and stayed in a corner, with the candlelight illuminating his face.

[Host, what do you want to do? 】

【Don't do anything, don't cause trouble. 】

The two bowls of Heroic Spirit Rice that Mei Qian put out didn't look like they were going to cause any trouble.

[I don't kill people or set fires. Don't worry, the laws of nature won't affect me.]

After Mei Qian finished speaking, he took out the enthronement book of the dead soldiers that he had obtained during the day. Looking at the densely packed list on it, Mei Qian couldn't help but sigh again.

These soldiers who defended their country sacrificed their lives here. Mei Qian wanted to treat them to a meal, so that they could return to their hometown and be with the people who cared about them...

If the list was not read, Mei Qian might accidentally invite the souls of the Xirong soldiers who died here when selecting the diners for the Heroic Spirits Meal.

Mei Qiancai won't do that~