The weather in August was still sultry.
The weather in Jiannan Province was as hot as ever, so hot that it made people panic. Especially when they had to transport the food to Swords Gate Pass. Due to the fact that the mountain roads here were very narrow and narrow, it was not an easy task to transport the food.
The grain that Wang Yuan brought back from Pu 'an County was being transported to the warehouse bit by bit.
The location of the granary was heavily guarded by soldiers.
The general guarding the granary was called Yang Gan. He was promoted when Li Chengqian came to Jianzhou to recruit soldiers. Because the granary needed someone to guard it, Yang Gan was arranged to be in charge. In fact, Li Chengqian had recruited many soldiers in Swords Gate Pass. After all, Li Chengqian had lost some of his men in the previous battles, so he had to rely on the local forces.
While Yang Gan was watching the granary entering the warehouse, Wang Yuan was watching from the side.
From the beginning to the end, he was well-behaved.
When all the granaries were in the warehouse and checked, Wang Yuan ordered the granary to be sealed. Now, without Li Chengqian's order, no one was allowed to enter the granary.
After Wang Yuan arranged everything, he turned and left. Yang Gan was the general in charge of guarding the granary, so he stayed to guard it. Time passed little by little. When it was close to noon, Yang Gan found an excuse to leave. During this period of time, because it was close to noon, most of the soldiers had gone to eat. Only a few soldiers were watching the granary. Because there was no situation in the past, no one paid attention to it.
Yang Gan left for about an hour and then came back.
When he returned to the granary and saw the huge granary, a smile appeared on his face.
Everything depended on now.
Yang Gan was originally a member of the Yang Clan. Because Li Chengqian was recruiting soldiers, Yang Gan was ordered by Yang Lu to hide his identity and join the army. Because Yang Gan was skilled in martial arts, he became a junior general in the army. For Yang Gan, he did not have much of a sense of belonging to the Tang dynasty, nor did he approve of it.
Therefore, when the Yang Clan sent a letter, Yang Gan cooperated directly.
The letter was actually very simple. It was to let Yang Gan relax his vigilance in the granary. As for the other operations, other people were responsible for them. Yang Gan did not need to be involved. Therefore, Yang Gan left just now to make time for his family to take action.
Suddenly, Yang Gan looked up and saw thick smoke rising from a part of the granary.
"Not good, the granary is on fire."
Yang Gan was the first to speak.
When the soldiers guarding the granary heard this, they all looked into the granary and saw thick smoke billowing out from the fire. This was because the thick smoke rushed straight into the clouds and spread extremely quickly. In a short time, the entire granary was on fire.
The fire quickly spread and was difficult to suppress.
This was a sea of fire.
The soldiers guarding the granary were able to judge the situation. The granary was on fire, and the fire was huge. In a short period of time, it had spread to form a sea of fire. It was impossible to suppress it, and it was impossible to put out the fire. The guards all turned to look at Yang Gan. Some of them even loudly asked what they should do.
Everyone panicked.
Because food was Li Chengqian's lifeline.
Food was very important to Li Chengqian. Now, all of a sudden, the grain had been set ablaze, and the sea of fire could not be suppressed. Once the higher-ups blamed them, none of them would be able to escape.
Yang Gan was everyone's leader, and everyone listened to his orders. Faced with everyone's questions, Yang Gan thought for a moment and shouted, "Let's go, we'll leave immediately. If we stay in the granary, we'll be waiting for death. We'll definitely be executed. We can only choose to leave and hide first. After this incident passes, we'll think about what to do next. "
As soon as he said this, many of the soldiers agreed.
Even if there were some timid soldiers who did not dare to leave immediately, everyone knew that if they stayed, they would definitely be held accountable. Therefore, those who were timid finally agreed to leave.
Yang Gan did not waste any more time and led his men to leave.
No one cared about the granary.
The group quickly disappeared on the official road. The grain in the granary was completely engulfed by the fire. The fire was monstrous and burning fiercely. After the fire, the granary was no longer able to be suppressed. When the billowing smoke reached the clouds and filled the entire granary, everyone in the military camp at the Gate of Swords could see the granary behind them.
Lu Deming was in the middle of settling the soldiers' pay. When he saw the billowing smoke behind them, his heart hung in his throat. He immediately ordered the staff officer beside him to take over the verification of the soldiers' pay, and then arranged for someone to quickly go to the granary to gather information.
Finally, Lu Deming went straight to Li Chengqian's tent.
When Lu Deming saw Li Chengqian, he quickly reported, "Your Highness, I saw a big fire behind us. The direction of the fire is the location of the granary. Right now, the billowing smoke is reaching the clouds. The situation is not optimistic. "
When Li Chengqian heard this, his heart thumped.
The granary was Li Chengqian's lifeline.
When Li Chengqian entered Shu, there was a shortage of food and resources. Under such circumstances, food was the foundation. As long as there was food, Li Chengqian could at least hold on. Now that the food was burned, Li Chengqian's foothold would be gone.
Li Chengqian stood up and said, "Master Lu, what's the situation? Have you investigated it?"
Lu Deming said, "Your Highness, I've already arranged for someone to keep an eye on it. But right now, there's no news, so we don't know the result yet. "
Li Chengqian walked straight out. After he left the tent, he raised his head and looked into the distance. In the distance, billowing smoke reached the clouds and the blazing fire covered the sky. Seeing this, Li Chengqian sighed in his heart. He knew that the situation was not good. When it rains, it pours. The situation was already bad, and now the granary was destroyed.
What should he do now?
One had to know that the army's food was transferred from the granary. Now that the granary was burned, the army would be short of food. It would be difficult for the army to continue. This was a problem that anyone could think of.
Li Chengqian's heart was in a mess. He prayed that it was not the granary behind that was burned. After all, there was no proof. Unfortunately, the final result was not what Li Chengqian wanted. The soldier that Lu Deming had arranged to scout for information came back and reported, "Your Highness, the granary is destroyed. The entire granary has become a sea of fire. The fire is burning and no one can get close. "
Boom!!
The news was true. Li Chengqian's mind seemed to have been struck by lightning. His legs were so sore that he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Lu Deming's eyes were sharp and his hands were fast. He supported Li Chengqian and prevented him from falling to the ground.
Lu Deming said in a low voice, "Your Highness, you must pull yourself together. Although our granary has been burned, the soldiers still have the will to fight. We can fight again. "
Li Chengqian gritted his teeth. "Master Lu, if we want to continue fighting, what will we do?"
His face was full of anger.
Damn it!
Damn it!
The general guarding the granary deserved to die. When he thought of this, Li Chengqian asked, "Who was in charge of guarding the granary? Who was on duty today?"
Lu Deming said, "Yang Gan was in charge."
Li Chengqian gritted his teeth. "That damned Yang Gan, it's all his fault. Men, arrest Yang Gan and execute him on the spot. The granary was perfectly fine, but a fire suddenly broke out. He has an unshirkable responsibility. "
The soldier who had just reported said, "Your Highness, the granary is empty outside. Everyone had already run away. Even Yang Gan has disappeared. Not a single person is left. "
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