Chapter 710 The fire in the camp


    ??Niu Fu Xiliang soldiers also have war horses, and there are a lot of them. Therefore, the camp carries not only the food that ordinary soldiers need to eat, but also a large amount of hay...


    War horses are different from the horses that are kept at home. In order to maintain the horse''s physical strength, the war horse must have a certain amount of fat. Once the war horse loses weight, it may be a disaster for a team whose main combat strength is cavalry.


    Therefore, when ordinary soldiers are sleeping and resting, they need to prepare some midnight snacks for the war horses, mainly a large amount of hay plus some wheat bran and beans, so as to continuously maintain the physical strength of the war horses, not to mention that the war horses in Xiliang are better than Bingzhou horses are taller and naturally have a larger appetite.


    Gong Jun saw this group of Xiliang soldiers walking to a tent in the back camp, and then under the leadership of the captain, they talked with soldiers who seemed to be quartermasters, and then moved out bundles of hay from the tent. …


    Hay must be dry and not moldy, as well as wheat bran and soybeans. The leading soldier dug out the whole bundle of hay and checked the quality of the forage before handing it over to the quartermaster and letting the soldiers carry it. The fodder is gone.


    In the middle of the night, feed the war horses. For soldiers who have been in contact with war horses for a long time, it is not very reliable to give laxatives to war horses. Unless they sneakily avoid these soldiers, they will be easily discovered by soldiers who are already familiar with the habits of horses. Even the damp and moldy hay will be picked out and thrown away by these soldiers for the big guys, not to mention those harmful substances such as laxatives.


    In addition, these are all Xiliang horses. They are big and have bad tempers. If they don''t get food at a fixed time in time, they will probably make a lot of noise. If they eat a midnight snack, the horses will naturally stop in the middle of the night. , you can have a good rest, so these Xiliang soldiers came out to serve these elders at this time...


    Gong Jun checked the location of the straw tent again, and then quietly slipped down from the tree.


    Hay, the best flammable product.


    Plus combustion aid.


    According to Zhonglang, fierce fire oil.


    The name is very famous, but in fact it is a product of ordinary vegetable oil, petroleum and asphalt mixed with each other. It is between solid and liquid. It has very strong adhesion and flammability. If it is not completely burned, it will be absolutely It won''t go out, even if you splash it with water, it won''t be of much use. The only way is to cover it with sand...


    But the problem is that most people in the Han Dynasty don''t know how to deal with this thing.


    ?Even Gong Jun, there are eleven people, each of them has a small clay pot filled with fire oil. Although the amount is not much, once the pot breaks, it can cover an area if it is sprayed out.


    Gong Jun waved back, and then summoned his men. As Fei Qian''s special soldiers who specialized in operating in the dark, they wore black robes, and even their weapons were either painted with black paint or used in advance. It was smoked by the flames, and it was hidden under the shadow of the trees. If you didn''t get close and observe carefully, you might not be able to distinguish it.


    Gong Jun lowered his voice, gestured to a soldier nearby and said: "Apart from the camp wall, about eighty paces, there are about a dozen tents gathered together, where food and grass are stored... Ergouzi, you can go up the tree. Let’s take a look…”


    ??The soldier known as Ergou also nodded and quietly climbed up the tree.


    Gong Jun lowered his voice and said: "...There are two braziers hung on wooden frames, and there are two soldiers guarding the back... Do you see it?"


    Ergouzi whispered: "I saw it..."


    "Okay, come down...you have to hit the target with one shot. Is there any problem?" Gong Jun continued to ask in a low voice.


    Er Gouzi is the best bow and arrow under Gong Jun, similar to Gong Jun himself. Because there are two soldiers standing guard at the rear camp''s food and grass area, it is necessary to shoot the two soldiers first at once, so that when Gong Jun ignites After the tent, there will be no soldiers to warn you immediately, and only in this way can the flames burn to the point of being uncontrollable...


    Er Gouzi opened his mouth and laughed twice: "It''s only eighty-five steps. If I still miss the shot, where do you want me to put Er Gouzi''s face?"


    "You are so blind. If you hit the target, it will be credited to you. But if you miss the target and make a mistake, be careful that I will whip you!" Gong Jun carefully confirmed again.


    "Okay, team leader, don''t worry, it''s no problem!" Eighty paces, if you use a bow and arrow, because there is still some wind in the early spring night, it is not difficult to hit, but it will kill you with one hit. There is a bit of risk, but this time because Fei Qian''s iron crossbow has been developed, Gong Jun is naturally fully equipped.


    For the iron crossbow, more than eighty steps are in the flat shooting area, and there is almost no need for much adjustment. In addition, the crossbow arrow is shorter than the arrow, and the resistance to the wind is relatively small. The most important thing is that the crossbow can He charged up the attack, and Wang Shan could aim still, so Ergouzi dared to pat his chest to ensure it.


    Gong Jun said: "Okay, wait another half an hour and then take action. Ergouzi and I will go up the tree to shoot the people first, and then the tent. The rest of the people will help light the fire and wind the string under the tree..."


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    ? Time passed little by little, and as the war horses finished eating, the sounds in the camp slowly decreased, and only the chirping of some unknown insects could be heard in the surroundings.


    ??The two soldiers guarding the food and grass held their spears and put their hands together. They were cold and sleepy. They had to guard until they were ugly, and then someone came to replace them. Then they could stare at each other for about an hour before dawn.


    ?The night wind stopped at some point, and even the firewood in the brazier was almost burned out. The flames gradually shrank, flickering and swaying...


    Suddenly, a sharp sound irritated the guard''s ears. Before his confused brain could react, a pitch-black crossbow bolt was already in front of him!


    The powerful power of the crossbow bolt was like a hammer being swung in the air. It hit the guard in the face unreasonably, penetrated through the bones, and was thrown backwards with the guard''s body...


    As the corpses of the guards and the spears hit the ground with a dull sound, one after another crossbow arrows flew out of the night with the small clay pots that had been ignited, drawing a slightly curved arc in the dark air, and hit the ground. on the ground in and around the tent.


    ??The clay pot shattered instantly under the impact. The strong kinetic energy caused the fierce fire oil in the clay pot to scatter in all directions, and also brought the flames to the surroundings...


    The flames almost instantly touched the tents that were set up together, burned through the felt cloth of the tents, and ignited the food and grass inside the tents, just like a huge bonfire in the middle of the camp. The red flames shot up into the sky almost within a dozen breaths!


    Such huge flames were immediately spotted both at the entrance of the camp and on the sentry towers at the four corners of the camp. Immediately, the sound of warning gongs resounded through the entire camp. Many soldiers got out of the tents in panic, stunned. He looked at the raging fire in the back camp, and then under the orders of the non-commissioned officers at the bottom, he looked around like headless flies for water sources and tools to extinguish the fire...


    Niu Fu was also awakened by the noisy sound in his sleep. He jumped up from the bed and was about to rush out, but he immediately stepped back, grabbed the sword that was originally placed under his head as a pillow, and swiped it. He pulled it out, then used the knife to pick up the tent curtain and walked out of the tent.


    "General! The rear camp has been compromised!" A personal guard saw Niu Fu and reported it quickly.


    ??Niu Fu turned his head and saw the fire in the back camp, and his face turned pale instantly: "Hurry up and put out the fire!"


    The personal guard quickly agreed and ran to the rear camp, but soon ran back with a sad face and said with a little horror: "General! This... this fire can be poured with water... it will not... never be extinguished! It will not be extinguished. !”


    "Ah? What!?" Niu Fu''s eyes widened, looking at the red flames in the back camp that had been shining for a long time, but his face became paler...


    Double 11 is coming again, and those who didn’t buy it last year will probably do so this year...


    Man-made festivals…


    There is only one word for strong...


    An hour of fun, a month of instant noodles...


    (End of this chapter)