lcionline Chapter 393 The fire that cannot be extinguished
Chapter 393 The fire that cannot be extinguished
Zhang Liang called the medium "red lotus seeds".
He divided the one hundred men into thirty groups, each with three people, and each person carried ten red lotus seeds. He told them to spread the seeds in the Xiongnu camp without alerting the enemy, and to gather at the top of the mountain when they were done.
Deploying Red Lotus Seeds is simple, just scatter them on the ground.
The soldiers took the order and obtained the red lotus seeds, then sneaked into the Hun camp.
As expected of the elite troops under Meng Tian, they immediately executed the order even though they were confused by it. The duty of a soldier is to execute orders, and Meng Tian's troops perfectly demonstrated this.
Zhang Liang stood on the top of the mountain, watching the soldiers sneak in one by one and silently scatter red lotus seeds, which was a sign of death.
At this moment, Zhang Liang had been planning for a day and a night.
For him, if he was going to strike, he had to strike a devastating blow. Qin Shihuang's goal was fifty years, while his goal was two hundred years.
It was not that the Huns could not be completely eliminated, but in Zhang Liang's view, the Huns were only enemies in the present, and in the future, they would all be his subjects.
He was not helping Qin Shi Huang, he was paving the way for himself.
The soldiers quickly spread the red lotus seeds and returned to the top of the mountain in an orderly manner to report to Zhang Liang.
When the soldiers returned to the team, Zhang Liang drew out the Xuanyuan Sword and pointed it at the night sky, with the sharp sword energy pointing directly at the lonely moon. Tonight, only the bright moon was hanging high in the sky, and the stars were sparse. It was not that the stars did not appear, but that the moonlight was too bright, covering up the starlight.
The true energy gathered in the palm of his hand and was injected into the Xuanyuan Sword. The sword turned red and the flame burned fiercely. At the same time, the red lotus seeds in the Xiongnu camp began to stir.
Zhang Liang swung his sword, and the red lotus fire burned beside him, but without a trace of heat. The red lotus seeds in the Xiongnu camp exploded, releasing huge energy, and the camp instantly turned into a sea of fire.
Zhang Liang put away his sword and looked at the burning camp below him, the raging fire reflected in his eyes.
The night wind blew, Zhang Liang's clothes fluttered, and his figure on the top of the mountain seemed to be overlooking all living beings.
A hundred meters away from the Xiongnu camp, smoke rose, which was particularly conspicuous under the moonlight. Zhang Liang slowly put down the Xuanyuan Sword and pointed it at the Xiongnu camp.
The time had come, and Zhang Liang knew that this was the signal to march quickly to complete the deployment and evacuate safely.
Zhang Liang's eyes reflected a dark red flame, which gradually expanded and became brighter and more dazzling.
Balls of red lotus devil fire poured down from the body of the Xuanyuan Sword. The red lotus seeds scattered throughout the Huns' camp ignited as soon as they came into contact with fire, burning like water meeting fire like mad.
There were also sparks exploding and crackling in the air, breaking the tranquility of the night.
Almost instantly, flames lit up the sky.
“It’s on fire!!”
"Come quickly, put out the fire!"
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Soon, such shouts filled the entire Xiongnu camp. Although often called barbarians on horseback, in the face of crisis, the Xiongnu showed the qualities of a regular army.
Zhang Liang stood on the top of a distant mountain. Although he was far away, his senses were ten times sharper than those of ordinary people and he could see everything.
In the Hun camp, everyone carried out their tasks in an orderly manner. One team was responsible for bringing water to put out the fire or burying it with soil, and the other team was responsible for evacuating people.
This can indeed reduce losses, but this is the red lotus magic fire released by the Xuanyuan Sword, which uses life as fuel. As long as Zhang Liang does not put away the sword, the fire will never stop unless everyone dies.
The Xiongnu were a nomadic people who could not survive on animal husbandry alone. They could only survive by plundering the food and wealth of the Central Plains. Therefore, the Xiongnu would send a large number of troops to invade the Central Plains every year.
If Zhang Liang's judgment is correct and this attack is successful, the Huns will be left without any soldiers for at least ten years.
After that, he will appear as a savior and make the entire Xiongnu submit to him. Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall to resist the Xiongnu, and Zhang Liang's goal is to rule the entire Xiongnu!
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Inside the Hun camp...
On a busy night in the city, a patrolling security guard noticed a faint fire on the surveillance screen, but he didn't pay much attention to it at first. It was not until the fire spread rapidly and almost engulfed half of the ground floor of the commercial building that he realized the seriousness of the situation and hurriedly reported it to the security captain.
"Report! Captain, there was a fire outside the building for some unknown reason!" The security guard hurried into the monitoring room and said nervously.
"Asshole! Who told you to break in without permission? You're so brave!"
The security team leader at this time was Li Zhi, who had recently taken over the security work of this area and was in a good mood.
He was enjoying a quiet moment with his girlfriend in the lounge, but was interrupted by this sudden emergency report and was immediately furious.
“Son, son…” Seeing Li Zhi getting angry, the security guard immediately knelt on the ground, not knowing how to explain.
He knew it was inappropriate to rush in at this moment, but the situation was urgent. The security guard at the door tried to stop him at first, and only let him in to report when the fire became more intense.
Li Zhi straightened his uniform and walked out of the lounge. Fortunately, there was soundproof glass, otherwise he would really punish the young man for this.
"Tell me what happened." His calm tone was full of authority. Li Zhi straightened his collar and walked out of the soundproof area.
As the security captain of this area, Li Zhi is not only brave, but also has the ability to make decisions. Therefore, although he was angry about the recklessness of the security guard, he did not punish him immediately.
"Captain, there was a sudden fire outside the building." The security guard replied tremblingly.
"If there is a fire, just go and put it out. Don't you know that you will be fired for trespassing into the monitoring room?!" Li Zhi became even angrier.
It's just a fire. There are so many buildings in the city center that a fire could be caused by a little carelessness. What's the big deal? Why did the security guard even risk his life to inform him?
"No, this fire is different. It can't be put out no matter what we do."
"What did you say?! It can't be extinguished, take me to see it quickly." Li Zhi began to get anxious.
"Captain, where are you going?" Just as Li Zhi was about to put on his coat, he heard a gentle female voice in his ears.
"I'll be back soon, wait for me here." Li Zhi responded simply and continued to get dressed.
Hearing that voice, the security guard trembled all over. He deserved to die for barging in at this time.
"You get up first." Li Zhi turned and said to the security guard who was still kneeling on the ground.
Upon hearing this, the security guard said nothing more and stood up immediately.
Li Zhi was shocked when he walked out of the monitoring room. There was a sea of fire in front of him, and his heart seemed to be shrouded in a layer of haze.
He only realized now why such a big thing happened outside the building. As the captain, he should have noticed it earlier.
In fact, it was not Li Zhi's fault. Everything was in Zhang Liang's plan. When placing the special fire extinguishing device, Zhang Liang deliberately avoided the monitoring room where Li Zhi was.
Even with the monitoring room as the center, there was no arrangement on the surrounding floors, which led to Li Zhi's slow realization.
Li Zhi quickly rushed to the nearest fire source and saw the fire-fighting workers with haggard faces, loose skin and wrinkles.