At least thousands of people were killed or injured in the fire. Even if they didn't die, their bodies were covered with burn scars. Some people's bodies were stained with alchemical fire oil and the fire couldn't be extinguished. They directly picked up their swords and swung them down. Although they might be seriously injured or disabled, it was better than being burned alive.
Under the leadership of Chu Zhongtian, the Chu battalion really rushed out of the sea of fire. Most of Chu Zhongtian's hair was burned, and his eyebrows were directly burned. Fortunately, he didn't suffer any serious injuries. The Chu battalion was only responsible for a part of the city wall. When they rushed to that part, there was already a small fire. With the help of other people, they were able to isolate the fire.
However, a serious problem appeared. Although this part of the city wall could isolate the fire, the place was too small. It couldn't accommodate more than thousands of soldiers to avoid the fire.
"Now, let's do this!" Zuo Renjie also rushed out with Chu Zhongtian. He didn't expect that the Chu family would have a way to survive. Those broken pots, Zuo Renjie saw that it wasn't filled with alchemical fire oil but black water. He already knew that there was a problem with the Chu battalion. If Chu Zhongtian did this a day ago, then Zuo Renjie would have reported it to Military Advisor Lu Su or Lord Sun Ce. But now, there was no need for that, because if Chu Zhongtian didn't do this, then they would have gone to meet their ancestors.
"How do I know what to do!" Chu Zhongtian was also anxious. Now that there was only a part of the city wall that could block the fire, only less than 3,000 people could survive. What about the others? No matter how he looked at it, there were no less than 5,000 people who rushed out of the sea of fire. Do they have to pull out their swords and kill each other now?
Outside the walls of Wancheng city, the arrows didn't stop and were thrown towards the place where Chu Zhongtian was. Because there was no more alchemical fire oil, the fire didn't burn, but the arrows still killed people. After several waves of arrows, hundreds of people died.
"Do we really have to raise our swords again?" These people didn't have it easy. It wasn't easy to escape from the sea of fire, but now they had to face this choice again.
The battle between Xu Sheng and Taishi Ci had reached its climax. Xu Sheng couldn't do anything to Taishi Ci, and Taishi Ci couldn't win against Xu Sheng either. Their halberds kept colliding in the air, and the flames around them couldn't stop their battle.
Huang Zhong and Sun Ce were the same. Huang Zhong wanted to force Sun Ce away, but Sun Ce kept fighting close to him. Sun Ce had already given up the advantage of using the Overlord Spear of Western Chu as a long weapon. What he wanted was to keep Huang Zhong occupied.
On the other hand, Liu Mang could only bitterly endure. Originally, the difference between him and Dong Xi was not that big. Both of them were second-rate generals. But don't forget that Dong Xi had a huge body. He had a natural advantage in terms of physique. The strength of his arms was stronger than an ordinary refinement warrior.
Liu Mang wanted to kill him in one hit, but he didn't succeed.
"This can't go on!" Liu Mang's eyes could see that the only part of the wall that wasn't on fire couldn't hold on for long. The fire was getting bigger and bigger. Even if there was no alchemical fire oil, the wind could still blow the fire to the wall. At that time, the wall of Wancheng city would really become Quanjude's oven. Whether it was Sun Cejun or the Lvbu's Army, none of them would be able to survive.
However, Liu Mang was simply at his wit's end. The only one who could destroy the wall was Huang Zhong, Sun Ce. Xu Sheng and Taishi Ci couldn't break the deadlock, and he was struggling to hold on.
Dying on the wall like this! How could they just watch as the soldiers were burned to death? Liu Mang couldn't do it, he couldn't do it. Liu Mang's hands, which were full of holes, once again tightly grasped the shield.
"But what can I do?" Liu Mang wanted to help, but he didn't have the strength.
"Reinforcements, if only there were reinforcements. As long as the fire was extinguished, the soldiers would be saved!" However, Liu Mang knew that all of this was just wishful thinking. There were no soldiers left in Wancheng city. Even if the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry rushed over, it would be too late.
"Either I die like this or I die like this! I don't want to die like this! "Liu Mang's eyes gradually became bloodshot. Dong Xi didn't give Liu Mang a chance to breathe. The giant hammer in his hand continued to bombard the shield.
If the shield wasn't made of alloy, it would have been smashed by the giant hammer. Even so, the shield didn't have a proper shape. From the outline, it could be seen that it was a shield and a weapon.
On the wall where there was no fire, Buttface was anxious, "Chu Zhongtian, you have to come up with an idea!" The crowd was so dense that they couldn't dodge the arrows on the well. Coupled with the fire, if they were delayed like this, no one would survive.
"What can I do? I can't think of anything, I can't think of anything! " The easiest thing to do now was to pick up the butcher's knife and cut the people around him. He couldn't do anything to the Lvbu's Army. If he did, he would never see the Third Great Grandfather again. Sun Cejun's soldiers, Chu Zhongtian also knew that they were also suffering. If they could eat their fill, they wouldn't be soldiers. Not to mention, the two armies were so close. Whoever fell to the ground would be immediately helped up by the people around him.
Now, let alone Chu Zhongtian, even if you ask the Lvbu's Army to ask the Sun Cejun to attack, it would be impossible. Perhaps one of them was their savior. Although these people were from the wilderness and were uncultured, they were extremely loyal. A drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring. Just a moment ago, they saved you, but now they were waving their knives at them! They couldn't do it!
"Damn, at most we will die together!" Chu Zhongtian cursed the damn Sun Ce, the damn order, and the soldiers on the wall should all die. If it wasn't for them, the people here wouldn't be in such a dilemma.
"Oh, then let's die together!" Just now, Zuo Renjie was also rescued by someone. He was tripped by a burning corpse. If it was not for a soldier from Lu Bu's army who pulled him back in time, his body would have been stained with alchemical fire oil and he would have fallen into the sea of fire.
Just when everyone was in despair, suddenly from inside Wan Cheng city, a loud sound came from outside the city. There were sounds of footsteps and shouts coming from their mouths.
"This is?!" Liu Mang, Xu Sheng, and Huang Zhong were stunned. This sound came from inside Wan Cheng. Could it be that Wan Cheng had been breached? The enemy had rushed up the wall from inside Wan Cheng. If this was the case, then it was really over.
Sun Ce and Taishi Ci were also puzzled. Where did this sound come from? It was absolutely impossible for there to be reinforcements inside Wan Cheng. Liu Mang's capital was above Wan Cheng. If he still had some reserves, then they could only be buried with him.
Did they attack the city? Sun Ce's brows wrinkled. No, if they wanted to enter Wan Cheng, they must go through the gate. However, the gate had been blocked by Liu Mang. It was impossible to communicate. Even if they wanted to clear it, it would take half a day. Sun Ce's original plan was to let the army enter Wan Cheng through the ladder. The gate of Wan Cheng had been destroyed by Sun Ce. The next thing he had to do was to wait for the counterattack of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry. Not only would it be a waste of time, Sun Ce also did not have the tools to repair the gate. This would only allow the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to enter Wan Cheng. If they were not Sun Ce's own troops, then what were they?
After a while, everyone understood. Liu Mang's face changed from joy to worry, and Sun Ce's face changed from surprise to killing intent.
"Go, go! Help General Liu defend the city! "
"Defend Wan Cheng, don't let Sun Cejun capture Wan Cheng!"
"Drive out Sun Cejun!" One after another, a figure rushed to the city wall. They did not have armor, nor did they have shields. In their hands, there were forks, axes, sickles, and even rolling pins and brooms! These were the people of Wan Cheng. They rushed to the city wall.
"Put out the fire, put out the fire!" A strong man was holding a cloth in his hand and fiercely patting the flames. Women and children, old and young, several of them were working together to carry buckets of water. The buckets were filled with clear water, which they fetched from the wells of various households. Each of them was sweating profusely and working hard. The walls of Wancheng city were several feet high, and these people were living in the inner city. So, they fetched water from their homes in the inner city, ran to the outer city, and then climbed up the wall. One could imagine how much effort it took to accomplish this task.
If it was a healthy person, it would be excusable. They were strong enough to persist, but how many healthy people were left in Wancheng city? During the riot that night, those strong men were pulled over and beheaded by the nobles. Now, there were less than a thousand strong men left in the city. The rest were old, weak, sick, and disabled.
But even so, they still climbed up the city wall and poured buckets of water on the flames. The speed of the flames suddenly slowed down.
"How can this be!" Liu Mang really did not expect that the people of Wan Cheng would help the Lvbu's Army to defend Wan Cheng. There were more than 10,000 people, and behind them, there were a lot of people.
Wan Cheng city has a total of less than 30 thousand households. Ten thousand households under the nobles live in the manor outside Wan Cheng city. Inside the city, there are 20 thousand households. That night, almost the entire city was affected by the riot. Thousands of families were destroyed. Now, looking at the densely packed people inside and outside Wan Cheng city, there are no less than 10 thousand people, or even more.
Although the old, weak, women, and children did not have much strength, but there were a lot of people. They poured buckets of water on the city wall. Half of the city wall was extinguished. The Lvbu's Army and the Danyang soldiers on the city wall did not have to worry about killing each other. With the Chu battalion's wall and the part that was extinguished by the people of Wan Cheng, it was enough to accommodate these soldiers.
"Common people?! How can this be?! " Lu Su frowned. He really did not expect that the people of Wan Cheng would appear. Liu Mang had massacred tens of thousands of people in Wan Cheng. He was a butcher and should be feared by the people. The people should hate him to the bone. It was already good that they did not destroy his city. Why would they help him defend the city?
Common people helped the governor to defend the city. For example, the previous owner of Wan Cheng, Lu Kang. He was a person who really won the hearts of the people of Wan Cheng. When the Yellow Turban Rebellion ravaged the whole Han Dynasty, the people of Lujiang had a way to survive. Therefore, the people of Lujiang were very grateful to him. They even had Lu Kang's longevity ranking in their homes. It was Lu Kang who let them escape the war and let them live in peace.
Therefore, when Sun Ce attacked Lu Kang in Wan Cheng, Lu Kang only had 4,000 soldiers. But because of the common people, Sun Ce attacked Wan Cheng for two years. In the end, Lu Kang was trapped in the prison of Wan Cheng. Sun Ce was also very tired.
Lu Kang loved the common people. Liu Mang, a butcher, also let the common people defend the city. Lu Su did not understand.
In fact, Lu Su did not know that the common people that Liu Mang killed were not the people of Wan Cheng. They were the common people who lived under the nobles. Rather than saying that they were common people, it was better to say that they were the servants of the nobles. When they entered the city, they brought chaos to Wan Cheng. This made the common people of Wan Cheng hate them to the bone. Many families were destroyed. If not for this, Liu Mang would not be so ruthless as to kill all the nobles.
If it was only because of this, although Liu Mang received the gratitude of the common people of Wan Cheng, it was impossible for these common people to help the Lvbu's Army. They had been working under Sun Ce for several years. Some of them even migrated from Jiangdong. Their feelings for Sun Ce were much deeper than the Lvbu's Army. What made them determined to surround Wan Cheng was Sun Ce's words.
When Wan Cheng was captured, the entire army indulged for three days. Sun Ce increased the morale of his soldiers and increased their combat effectiveness. However, he completely lost the hearts of the people of Wan Cheng.
These common people knew that they would not be spared after the city was captured. Instead of losing their families, it was better to go to the wall and fight. Even if they died, it did not matter. As long as they could defend Wan Cheng, they could bring hope to their families.
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