Chapter 1466
Siege Unstoppable [3]
Chapter 1466 Siege Unstoppable [3]
Because the enemy was launching their projectiles from the middle section in front of the moat bridge, the range had increased, and the furthest piece of infected meat that was thrown was only about three meters away from the fire belt on the city wall.
The bacteria-laden blood and pus from the lumps could splatter into the fire and onto the city walls.
"Hahaha, keep poisoning us, we'll be meeting our maker soon, and those bastards from Wei won't live any longer!" The enemy general Ah Lie went all out, wanting to commit as many atrocities as possible before he died, to bring disaster to the people and land of Wei.
"Hurry up, heroes of the slaughter... If all else fails, stop slaughtering them and just throw the infected heroes into the moat to pollute the grain and water sources, causing the grain and water people to die of thirst or be forced to drink only corpse water!"
Hmm, this thing is really not normal.
When Ah Lie was so mad that even the enemy army was terrified, the great physician, a disciple of the death squad, reminded him: "Ah Lie, there are still more than half of the infected people who are not seriously ill. If we let them throw themselves into the river now, the fire and poison will not harm the grain and Wei... Leave a thousand people with mild infection and nurture them until tomorrow or the day after. Let them develop the virus and then let them throw themselves into the river to harm the grain and Wei."
He added, "This is a divine revelation received by both the powerful Crown Prince and the divinely appointed Physician."
"Fine, you guys are better at making things up. I'll listen to you," Ah Lie thought disdainfully to himself before saying, "Alright, I will obey the Great Prince of Divine Power."
Although he was dying, communication between the poisoning site and the army had not been cut off. If he dared to overturn the table and tell the truth, his family and clan would certainly not have a good end, and his path to godhood would be cut off.
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No, do you believe it or not?
"Hollow bits of flesh, poisonous insect corpses, again, throw again!" Ah Lie's eyes were bloodshot and his eyeballs were slightly bulging. He continued to go mad, determined to drag the soldiers and civilians of the capital city down with him.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The infected, festering lumps of flesh were continuously thrown towards the east side of the capital city.
Bang bang bang bang, bundles of oil-soaked firewood were thrown at the foot of the city wall, ignited by rockets, and burned fiercely.
On the north, south, and west city walls, Qu Tongzhi, Ping Qianshi, and Jiang Qianshi also ordered their soldiers to make fire belts.
Jiang Qianshi looked at the rapidly depleting pine and tung oil and felt extremely distressed. He said to Jiang Dalang, "The enemy has limited sources of poison and is only poisoning the area around the East Gate. The enemy on our side has no sources of poison to use, so there's no need to waste resources on making fire belts."
Jiang Dalang: "We must make a fire belt that connects the two ends to drive away poisonous insects... because poisonous insects and even poisonous fungi are alive and they can jump. If the other city gates do not have fire belts to prevent insects from jumping over here, they can enter the city through the cracks in the gates and bricks and harm the soldiers and civilians."
"Everyone, wear the masks soaked in the medicinal solution at all times. Do not remove them except when eating, and wear them properly. Don't wear them loosely just because you feel stuffy!"
As Jiang Dalang spoke, he pointed to several soldiers who were not wearing their masks properly and reminded Jiang Qianshi again: "Many germs are alive. They are extremely small and cannot be seen with the naked eye. Because they are so small, they can float in the air. If you don't wear your mask properly, a gust of wind might blow in and the breath you take in might be carrying germs."
What?
"This is terrifying!" Even Vice Commissioner Jiang couldn't believe it and asked, "Really?"
Jiang Dalang: "Does Vice Commander Jiang think the thunderbolts, iron carts, and cannons are real?"
In the past, if Jiang Qianshi had heard of a weapon made of heavenly lightning, he would have thought it was made up, but now...
"All of you, put on your medicine masks properly and tighten the rope around your chin, what's wrong with that?!" Jiang Qianshi believed him and fiercely cursed the soldiers who hadn't put on their masks properly.
"Please keep a close eye on the fire, Mr. Jiang, and replenish the firewood as needed. Make sure no fire goes out." After giving his instructions, Jiang Dalang called to Xiao Yi and the others, "Bring pine oil and tung oil to the Mushan Weapons Workshop."
"Yes!" Xiao Yi and his group were young, quick and strong, and in no time they had moved half the room of pine and tung oil from the west gate tower.
Jiang Qianshi felt as if his heart had been ripped out: "Hey, hey, that's enough, that's enough! This is military funds, it can't be misappropriated for private use... Uh, the Mushan Weapon Workshop belongs to the nation, it can be used, but surely not this much?"
"Qu Tongzhi has followed Gu Chengyong for many years and is Gu Chengyong's confidant. He's rich. Dalang, listen to your uncle and go move his supplies." In fact, he, Qu Tongzhi, and Ping Qianshi had all followed Gu Chengyong. If they hadn't, the three of them wouldn't have been able to stay in the Northeast Prefecture Commandery for so long.
"Don't worry, Vice Minister Jiang, Young Master Si Pei will send you supplies." Jiang Dalang continued to instruct Xiao Yi: "Go to Mushan first, set up the fire line there, and then come back here to get pine oil and tung oil. This place is closer to Mushan."
Jiang Qianshi: "..."
What can you do?
We can only hope that this generous guest, Si Pei, will actually send a large quantity of pine and tung oil to the West City Tower.
Young Master Pei is truly a magnanimous man. Not long after Jiang Dalang left, he arrived with thirty cartloads of pine and tung oil.
"..." Jiang Qianshi hurriedly went to greet him: "Oh, Young Master Pei, I was just talking to Commander Jiang about you, and here you are. Thank you for your righteous act of donating funds to fight the enemy, Young Master Pei. The Wei army will record your military merit!"
Ah, now I understand. The eldest son is using this pine and tung oil business to give Young Master Pei military merit.
That's the idea.
Having been an emperor before, he knew very well that civil officials and military generals, aristocratic families and farmers, merchants and scholars should not target each other. Only when all forces are integrated can the dynasty benefit and the whole world function properly.
"Greetings, Vice Commissioner Jiang. You've worked hard. Continue to defend the city and don't worry about us. Just send a soldier to show us the location, and we'll move the pine and tung oil in." Si Pei had learned about today's military situation and cried until his eyes were swollen like lanterns. As a result, he had matured considerably and no longer put on his arrogant airs. He was afraid that if he delayed the soldiers' defense of the city, he would become a sinner of the Great Wei.
"Bai Zi, lead the way for Young Master Pei and protect him well!" Jiang Qianshi pointed to his personal guard captain and ordered him to attend to Si Pei.
"Young Master Pei, please." Bai Zongqi said loudly to Si Pei, who was about two meters away.
Si Pei nodded and, following Bai Zongqi's instructions, called to his men: "Quickly move the pine oil and tung oil to the Sixth City Building! Be careful not to start a fire!"
Flammable materials can cause significant losses if they catch fire.
"Commander Bai, will the charcoal burn longer after being soaked in pine and tung oil?" Si Pei asked, explaining, "I've kept quite a bit of charcoal; I can bring out another batch for the Wei army to fight the enemy!"
In short, Si Pei only wanted to use every means to kill the enemy army... It was disgusting. In his world, even beasts and evil spirits from the underworld could not do what the enemy army had done!
"Sure, sure! If Young Master Pei has any extra charcoal, feel free to send it over. It will be credited as a military merit, not given away for nothing!" Commander Bai was excited.
With supply lines cut off, they're now relying on their reserves. They'll take anything Si Pei gives them, even scraps of cloth, and even award them military merits!
Anyway, rewarding military merits is His Majesty's business; they just need to focus on fighting the enemy.
"Alright, after we finish delivering pine and tung oil to the other city gates, we'll send you charcoal." Si Pei was very happy to be able to help the Wei army.
Bai Zongqi: "..."
What a big spender!
This contains so much pine and tung oil, enough to supply four city gates!
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Clatter, clatter, Jiang Dalang led his troops, pulling pine and tung oil, into the Mushan Weapon Workshop, and called to Uncle Qin: "Have Tiger Mother, the chief, come over and move the things to the depths of Mushan. On the inner side near the city wall, build a fire belt to drive away poisonous insects!"