The leader of the vanguard rode on horseback with an ashen face as he stared at the empty city in front of him.
"General, there's not a single person left in the city!" reported the soldier who had been scouting ahead.
"Bastard!" The leader of the vanguard was furious. It wasn't clear if he was cursing the soldiers of the Da Chu State or himself. After cursing a few times, he could only send someone to report to Jhennam Of Gojoseon, who had yet to enter the city.
"What's that?" asked the vanguard with a frown as he pointed at an inconspicuous black object at the corner of the street. The soldier standing in front of his horse went forward to examine it. After a while, he returned with some confusion and reported, "General, it seems to be some tung oil and tallow water. It probably fell when the Dong Chu people were fleeing. "The vanguard's brows were tightly knit together as he felt that something was wrong. Looking around carefully, he discovered that there were many such traces. Moreover, the air seemed to be filled with the thick smell of alcohol. When they had first entered the city, there were several wine shops along the street, so they hadn't noticed. But now that they looked carefully, they discovered that the smell of alcohol was too strong even outside the wine shops. Before they had time to think about it, the window of a building beside the street was suddenly pushed open from the inside. A man dressed in black coldly glanced at the people below. He quickly nocked an arrow on his bow and then disappeared through the window. These actions were all completed in an instant. By the time everyone reacted and shot at the window, the man had already disappeared through the window.
"Fire!" Suddenly, someone screamed. A cluster of sparks suddenly appeared on both sides of the street and spread out in an extremely short period of time.
"Ambush! Retreat quickly! "
At the same time, Xinyang City became noisy again. "There's a fire at the city gates!" A loud boom came from the city gates. Then, they saw flames shoot up into the sky. Even from their position in the city, they could clearly see the red light on the horizon. It was easy to imagine how fierce the fire was.
"Quick! Put out the fire! "The Xiling Army immediately fell into chaos. Putting out a fire was easier said than done. Xiling City was already dry and short of water. The few wells they had were either sealed or buried. The only liquid that could be found in the second city was wine. As if on purpose, these jars were placed outside the taverns. Some of them were even placed on the side of the street. As long as someone accidentally broke the jar, it would cause an even bigger fire. Suncreed City, which should have been filled with songs of victory, was now ablaze with flames and cries of agony.
On a mountain peak several li away from Suncreed City, Ye Li gazed at Suncreed City in the distance, which had already become a sea of fire. She sighed softly, "Suncreed is destroyed." Qin Feng stood behind Ye Li and draped a thin cloak over her shoulders as he said: "Wang fei does not need to worry. In reality, most of the buildings in Xinyang City are made of mud and stone. Even if most of the buildings are burned down, it won't be too difficult to rebuild them. Furthermore, we will be able to wipe out at least fifty thousand of the Western Mausoleum's troops without sacrificing a single soldier. Rather than leaving Suncreed City for the Western Mausoleum to live in, it would be better to burn it down. " Ye Li smiled faintly. Gathering the cloak around her, she turned and said, "Let's go. After this battle, Jhennam Of Gojoseon's anger will not be small. We need to hurry to Hongzhou."
"Yes, wang fei."
Suncreed City was indeed made of mud and stone as Qin Feng had said. It was not a good fuel. But even so, everyone had lost an entire day. Because the city gates were blocked by fire, the people inside the city could not leave, and the people outside the city could not enter. When the fire finally weakened on the second day, and the soldiers outside the city could enter, the people inside the city were almost completely wiped out. Even those who had not been burned to death by the fire had suffocated to death from the billowing smoke. The originally grand and magnificent Suncreed City was now pitch-black, giving off a feeling of death.
When Jhennam Of Gojoseon stepped into Suncreed City, his expression could not be described as simply gloomy. It was completely sinister. Looking at the ruins in front of him, the smoke that had not completely extinguished on both sides of the street, and the foul smell in the air, Jhennam Of Gojoseon's expression was ferocious and sinister. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Ye Li …" The generals that followed Jhennam Of Gojoseon in were all trembling in fear, afraid that they would say or do something wrong to anger the gloomy Jhennam Of Gojoseon. After a long time, Jhennam Of Gojoseon suddenly raised his head to the sky and laughed, "Good! Who would have thought that after ten years, I would be able to meet an opponent! Mo Liufang, your good daughter-in-law! Ye Li … if I don't capture you alive, I swear that I am not human! Pass down I's orders, anyone who captures the King's consort alive will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold and the title of Marquis of a Thousand Households! " Hearing this, everyone was shocked. This kind of reward was almost comparable to the reward given to the Founding Princes of the past. Jhennam Of Gojoseon turned around and scanned the surroundings. With a cold laugh, he said, "Leave some people to guard Suncreed City. The rest of the army depart for Hongzhou!"
"Yes."
Hongzhou City
Hongzhou was not the largest city in the Northwest, nor was it the most fortified city in the Northwest. However, due to its geographical location, the Xiling Army had been blocked by the Mohist army and had not been able to get close to Hongzhou City. Although the flames of war were raging in the Northwest, the citizens and merchants of Hongzhou City were still very peaceful. This was because they were backed by the Northwest, which was the only way to enter the Central Plains. Even if Hongzhou City was breached by the Xiling Army, they still had time to escape to the Central Plains. Also, right now, the Northwest was not the only part of the Da Chu State that was at war. Therefore, there were fewer people fleeing.
"This subject is the Northwest Inspector-General, Sun Xingzhi. I lead the officials and merchants of Hongzhou to welcome Ding Wang Fei." At the city gates, the Hongzhou Governor led the officials to welcome Ye Li and her group.
Feng Zhiyao glanced at the middle-aged man who was full of smiles in front of him. This person could be considered part of the pro-emperor faction. When the war started, he had fled from Suncreed City to Hongzhou. He did not pay attention to the Mohist army near Hongzhou, and even thought of ways to delay the food that should have been provided. At this time, he still had the guts to stand at the city gates to welcome Wang Fei. He was very daring. Ye Li was dressed in plain blue robes. She did not have the elegance and grandeur of the noblewomen of the Chu capital. The hem of her robes was smooth. The simple and ordinary style did not cause people to be disrespectful or disrespectful. Holding Zhuo Jing's hand as she dismounted from the horse, Ye Li looked calmly at the two rows of people standing respectfully in front of her. She nodded slightly and said, "Official Sun, you are excused."
Sun Xingzhi came forward and said with a smile, "Wang Fei must be tired from the journey. Please come into the city and have a cup of tea. At night, this subordinate will host a banquet to welcome Wang Fei."
Ye Li's eyebrows rose slightly. Was he in such a hurry to announce the relationship between guest and host?
"I'm afraid I will have to reject Official Sun's good intentions. The Xiling Army is rampaging in Hongzhou. Does Official have a solution? "
Sun Xingzhi smiled and said, "With the Mohist army present, there is no place for the Xiling people to do as they please. This subject is the same as the people of Hongzhou. This subject is very assured, very assured! " At the side, Feng Zhiyao's eyebrows rose and he said with a cold smile, "Does Official Sun only mean the people of Hongzhou? I remember that Official Sun is the governor of the northwest and not the Governor of Hongzhou? In addition … Lord Sun's meaning just now seems to be that the West-Hill people are wantonly raiding the northwest, and it is the Mo Army's fault? "Sun Xingzhi's face stiffened, but he quickly smiled apologetically and said," This official does not dare. "Not daring did not mean that he did not dare. Feng Zhiyao snorted lightly and ignored him.
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