"Wait! What's that?! "
Kebato was just about to give the order to attack the city.
Suddenly, a group of archers appeared on the walls!
Furthermore, what they held in their hands were not ordinary bows and arrows, but fire arrows!
"Spread out, spread out!"
"These Central Plains dogs want to attack with fire!"
The seasoned Kebato immediately realized what was going on and roared.
But it was too late.
Countless fire arrows shot over from all directions.
The closest Qiang soldiers were only two hundred paces away from the walls!
How could they possibly dodge in time?
The soldiers at the rear did not even hear Kebato's shout.
The fire arrows rained down on the Qiang soldiers.
Cheliji had not expected Bai Feng to use fire arrows.
It could also be said that he did not even consider that the Western Liang Army would have a countermeasure.
"Don't panic!"
"It's just a small fire, and you're all so scared?!"
Chelij bellowed and continued, "That's right.
"Raise your shields and block the arrows. Spread out!"
Cheliji had not expected this, but he knew that these were just fire arrows. He had two hundred thousand soldiers under his command, so a few thousand fire arrows were nothing.
As long as they spread out and continued to charge, they could easily reach the top of the walls at two hundred paces.
As for the soldiers at the front who had been shot, Cheliji left them to fend for themselves.
In any case, there had to be some sacrifices when attacking the city.
In such a large open space, there was no way the fire could get any bigger.
However, something unexpected happened.
Just as the fire arrows began to burn and emit sparks, several ballistae were immediately set up on the city walls.
One after another, huge crossbow bolts shot over at high speed.
The jars of liquor on the ballistae exploded.
Boom!
These jars might not have been a big deal, but there were flames everywhere!
All of a sudden, the jars exploded like grenades.
Shrapnel and fire instantly engulfed many of the Qiang soldiers in front of them.
A terrifying wall of fire appeared in front of Cherigi.
"What is this?!"
"Are these Central Plains people using their sorcery again?!"
"The fire's coming! Run!"
The Qiang soldiers at the rear were clearly frightened by the raging flames. They hurriedly fled in all directions, afraid that they would be swallowed up by the flames.
But as the south wind blew, the flames seemed to move on their own, rapidly spreading to the rear.
This scene completely stunned Chelij.
It wasn't that he didn't know what was going on, but he wasn't mentally prepared at all.
Cherigi's heart was filled with regret.
He had been too eager for success, eager to reach the top of the walls and take down Western Liang. In the end, he had fallen for the Central Plains people's trap.
It was obviously something that could have happened, but he had completely ignored it.
"Chief, run!"
"I don't know what trick these Central Plains people are using, but the fire is spreading too quickly!"
"If this continues, our army will to lose our men!"
At this moment, Kobata Tuo didn't care about anything else. He roared and wanted to run with Cherij.
The soldiers at the rear were also stunned by this scene. When they saw their leader's flag moving rapidly to the rear, they hurriedly retreated along the original path.
"Sir, it's a success!"
At this time, Jiang Wei's heart was finally at ease.
He did not expect the fire to spread so quickly. It was far beyond his imagination.
As he looked down at the Qiang soldiers who had been burned to ashes and wailed in agony, Jiang Wei was not afraid. Instead, he was unusually excited.
These Qiang soldiers had come with such ferocity, but in just a few minutes, they had begun to flee.
"What a pity that they got away!"
"These Qiang soldiers have lost around ten thousand men. With so many remaining, what should we do next?"
Suddenly, Ma Chao said with a solemn expression.
He shared the same sentiments as Jiang Wei, but he could not help but worry as he looked at the rapidly retreating Qiang soldiers.
Although the Qiang soldiers had suffered countless casualties and could not keep up with the fire, they would only be able to kill a few thousand men.
However, this would only consume tens of thousands of their men at most. They still had many soldiers under their command.
Moreover, the cavalry had only lost a few hundred men before retreating. The fire could not keep up with them.
If they could not deal with these Xiongnu cavalry, they would be a huge problem.
"Who said they could run?"
Bai Feng smiled faintly and gestured with his eyes.
All the generals were taken aback as they looked into the distance.
"Why are there two more forces behind the Qiang soldiers?"
Ma Chao asked with a frown.
"It's Sir's forces!"
"I was wondering why Sir only sent five thousand men to guard the city. It turns out that the rest are behind them!"
Jiang Wei laughed.
At the same time, the Bing Province Wolf Cavalry, who had been waiting for this moment, lit the oil cloth on the wine cans and threw them at the retreating Qiang soldiers.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Explosions rang out one after another.
Even Bai Feng and the others, who were far away, could hear them clearly.
In an instant, the Qiang soldiers' path of retreat was set ablaze.
But that was not all!
Another group of soldiers charged out from the flanks of the Qiang soldiers. Using the same method, they lit up the wine cans and threw them at the Qiang soldiers.
The fire that was originally only on the front was now on all sides!
The flames began to mix with the wind from the south and spread rapidly.
In just a short while, the Qiang soldiers were drowned in a sea of fire.
However, there were many Qiang soldiers, and many of them took the opportunity to escape.
But the Bing Province Wolf Cavalry's role was not as simple as setting fires.
They were already prepared. Like hunters, they accurately hunted down every enemy that tried to escape.
At first, there were still many Qiang soldiers, but soon, there were fewer and fewer of them.
The wind howled as the flames engulfed the entire area where the Qiang soldiers were.
If there was no wind, the flames would not have been able to kill the Qiang soldiers.
"No!"
Cheliji roared, his eyes bloodshot as he tried to look at the walls of Western Liang.
But all he could see was the spreading flames. The flames twisted the air around him, and he could not even see the walls clearly.
In less than fifteen minutes, the bell of death had rung for the Qiang soldiers.
There was no way they could escape from the endlessly spreading fire.
Not to mention, the Bing Province Wolf Cavalry was constantly adding 'firewood' to make the flames even more vigorous.
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