Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 54 Two kicks

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the night wind is as soft as silk.

The braziers used for lighting on the city walls swayed and danced in the wind, making rustling sounds.

Lin Dao tightened his military coat, held up a telescope, and looked towards the Hou Zhao army camp far away outside the city.

Except for the vaguely visible lanterns swaying in the wind, the camp in the distance was silent.

"You came here to fight, and you still want to sleep peacefully?"

Putting down the telescope, Lin Dao exhaled, "I have to keep you busy."

"Liu Hu." Lin Dao turned and instructed the burly man beside him, "Send someone to the warehouse and get some firecrackers. Double-kick firecrackers as long as your palm."

"Three hundred first."

"Remember, these firecrackers must never be allowed near any fire source."

Lin Dao stored the large quantities of fireworks and firecrackers he purchased in several warehouses.

Because the quantity is too large, even if it is stored in a dispersed manner, it is still a huge scale, which brings with it safety risks.

If it is accidentally ignited, Xiangguo City will be colorful and beautiful tonight.

"Sun Dalang." Lin Dao called Sun Dalang, who was on duty tonight, over and said, "Bring over a few sets of Feiluan's boxes."

In Lin Dao's opinion, drones are really useful.

Especially in the Yonghe spacetime which has little air defense capability.

As long as you fly high enough, it will be a complete one-sided crushing.

Using a technological advantage that's a thousand years ahead of others to bully the ancients, this feeling is really cool~~~
Once the things are picked up, start preparing them.

Replace the battery of the drone and hang a string of firecrackers on the hook under its belly.

Pull out all the fuses and connect them to a main fuse.

Install the fuse with preset delayed burning time.

The fuse was lit, and the rotor of the drone buzzed. It took off from the top of the city and headed straight for a Hou Zhao military camp outside the city.

Drones hovered over the military camp.

The patrol soldiers of the Later Zhao army who were on guard heard the noise and searched the sky with torches.

Someone with sharp eyes spotted the drone with its night lights flashing.

But the drone was flying too high, and neither a strong bow nor a hard crossbow could reach it.

The arrows that were shot with difficulty eventually fell limply.

Lin Dao looked down through the onboard camera.

Seeing the fuse glowing as it was ignited by the fuse, he immediately flipped the switch on the control panel and released the hook.

A series of more than twenty firecrackers fell down with sparks and lightning.

Some firecracker fuses burn quickly and they shoot out in mid-air with a whoosh sound.

Then two loud bangs and explosions occurred.

The loud explosion sounded like thunder in the silent military camp.

But this is just the beginning.

There were more than twenty firecrackers, some of which exploded in the air.

Some of them fell to the ground and exploded all over the place.

Some even soar into the sky.

The sudden series of thunders set the entire camp in an uproar.

No one who is fast asleep knows what is happening outside.

But the horrifying sound stimulated the military households and civilians who were under tremendous pressure.

The ancient army has always been the place where mental and physical pressure is the strongest.

On weekdays, they rely on harsh military law to suppress the situation.

Many people in the camp staggered and ran out of the tents in panic, shouting and running around the camp.

Because most people suffer from night blindness, conflicts quickly break out among the chaos.

The military households and civilians could not see the surrounding environment clearly.

In the blur, I felt someone approaching me.

In panic, the instinctive reaction is to wave weapons to block.

Once the fighting begins, it will spread like a plague.

For the Later Zhao soldiers and civilians in this camp.

There were sounds of crying, fighting and howling all around, but I couldn't see anything clearly.

I don’t know if it was the enemy attacking the camp, or if something strange happened.

In such a panic-stricken situation, they either hid in the tent and trembled, not daring to come out.

Or if they come out, they will inevitably be caught in a chaotic fight.

Even if you try to stay calm and not take action, the people who approach you will attack you without any explanation.

As the scale of the chaos continued to expand, the most terrifying camp roar in the era of cold weapons was formed.

Lin Dao, who was standing on the city wall, looked in amazement at the enemy camp in the distance, where there was constant noise and occasional large flames.

"It's just a firecracker, how could it be so powerful?"

His original intention was to disturb the sleeping enemy troops and prevent them from getting a good night's sleep.

Unexpectedly, the entire camp began to boil like a pot of boiling water.

The army in the era of cold weapons was under great mental pressure.

Problems can easily arise when encountering emergencies.

"Lord~"

Sun Dalang, with a face full of joy, hurried forward and said, "It seems that the Jiehu camp has been blown up."

"There are still many Jiehu camps outside."

Lin Dao came back to his senses and nodded immediately, "Quick, get the firecrackers ready and hang them up."

Sun Dalang stepped forward and started to do it himself, holding more than twenty firecrackers and busying himself hanging them one by one on Feiluan's iron claws.

The night was dark and his vision was obstructed, so his movements were inevitably affected.

Some soldiers holding torches stepped forward subconsciously to provide light.

This action frightened Sun Dalang so much that he trembled violently.

Screaming "Get out~~~"

He had witnessed with his own eyes the terrifying power of these thunders.

The sound was truly like thunder, terrifying and heart-wrenching.

The drone took off again and headed for another Hou Zhao military camp.

That night, many camps of the Later Zhao army were attacked.

The damage caused by firecrackers is not great, and it can even be said that there is no damage at all.

But when everyone was fast asleep in the dead of night, the series of intensive explosions triggered a terrible chain reaction.

When modern people encounter this kind of thing while sleeping at night, they will only greet the ancestors and mothers of the person who released them warmly.

However, here in Yonghe time and space.

The soldiers of the Later Zhao Dynasty were in a state of high mental stress for a long time, and most of them suffered from night blindness.

Awakened by the sudden thunderclap, the fight that broke out in panic brought about tragic consequences.

The internal conflicts that spread across many camps continued until dawn, when everyone was able to see their surroundings clearly, and only then did they gradually come to an end.

The Chinese military tent.

Shi Hu, who had not slept all night, sat upright in the middle, his fat, slightly gray face full of gloom.

"A total of thirteen camps were attacked last night."

"The casualties number in the tens of thousands."

"The camp was destroyed, the food supplies were burned, and the livestock were frightened~"

"Countless people took the opportunity to escape~"

"Losses are being tallied everywhere~"

A fierce light flashed in the stone tiger's triangular eyes.

He suddenly grabbed his favorite can of yellow peaches in front of him and threw it to the ground.

Honey-soaked golden peaches are scattered all over the ground.

Everyone in the tent lowered their heads, and no one dared to face the wrath of the King of Heaven.

"Those loud noises." Shi Hu paused for a moment and said coldly, "What on earth are they?"

No one dared to speak, but someone had to answer the king's question.

When everyone's subconscious attention was focused on the prince.

Shi Xuan had no choice but to step out and say, "Reply to the Heavenly King, we don't know~~~"

I really don’t know.

After the firecrackers exploded, only some paper scraps were left.

The camp was in chaos, and there was not even a trace of him.

Shi Hu's breathing became heavier.

He was really about to lose his temper.

Not only was he tricked by the Beggar Army, but he didn't even know how they did it.

If the civil and military officials under his command are only of this level, then the Great Zhao will probably not last long.

The suffocating and oppressive atmosphere inside the big tent was broken by the voice of report from outside.

"The guerrilla general returns to the camp to report~~~"

Shi Hu's expression eased slightly. "Come in."

A burly eight-foot tall man walked into the tent with pride.

"King~~~"

Apart from anything else, Shi Min's appearance is very outstanding.

In this war-torn era, his tall and burly figure made it clear that he was a general.

"The Thorn Slave is back."

Shi Hu's expression eased slightly. "How's it going?"

"Fortunately, I live up to my fate!"

Shi Min saluted and responded, "All the troops from Guangzong County who were begging for life have been brought to the army."

He had been ordered to go to Guangzong County to intimidate the beggar army that remained there.

The remaining beggars in Guangzong County were mainly from prominent families and their vassals.

Most of the lower-class military households and refugees followed Lin Dao to Xiangguo City.

After Shi Min arrived with his army, he tried to persuade the forts to surrender, but all of them refused.

So he ordered all his troops to ride their horses into the spring plowing fields and nibble on the sprouting grain seeds.

Qihuo's army was greatly alarmed and went out of the city to fight against them, but was defeated in several battles.

Faced with tremendous survival pressure, the beggar army in Guangzong County had no choice but to surrender.

Once all the crops sprouted during the spring plowing were eaten up, most of the people in the forts would starve to death by the time the autumn harvest came.

As for replanting or something.

First, we missed the season, and second, there wasn’t enough grain to plant.

The most important thing is that no one knows how long Shi Min’s army will stay outside.

If we wait for more than two months before leaving, the forts will collapse.

Surrender became their only option.

"it is good!"

Shi Hu was overjoyed, his eyes widened, "Ji Nu, well done."

Even though they got tens of thousands of cannon fodder out of thin air, they were still able to fight. They were not the kind of cannon fodder that were staggering and could fall down at any time like refugees.

The Heavenly King of Great Zhao was, of course, happy.

"I will reward you handsomely!"

Shi Hu has always been generous when it comes to rewards.

What's more, there have been a series of failures recently and bad news is everywhere.

Shi Min's victory greatly boosted the morale of the army.

He promoted Shi Min on the spot and gave him many additional rewards.

The people from all the surrounding tribes were all envious.

They worked for Shi Hu, on the one hand to protect themselves, and on the other hand for Shi Hu's reward.

The most jealous one was Crown Prince Shi Xuan.

Shi Xuan was a man with a cruel character, and his most notable characteristic was his jealousy.

Although he is a man, he has a jealous heart that is even stronger than that of a woman.

In history, three years later, Shi Xuan became jealous because Shi Hu favored his younger brother Shi Tao.

He sent people to chop off Shi Tao's hands and feet, gouge out his eyes, and cut open his stomach to execute him.

He even planned to kill his father when Shi Hu attended Shi Tao's funeral.

Shi Xuan's heart hole is probably about the size of a needle hole.

Seeing that Shi Min, his adopted son of a bitch, was so popular that he even overshadowed himself, Shi Xuan's jealousy flared up on the spot.

"Meritorious service?"

"Okay, I'll also make a great contribution!"

"Kill that strange man in the city and let you see my methods!"

(End of this chapter)