When Cheng Chuliang brought the reconnaissance team over, he was stunned by the scene in front of him. The fire dragon was more than 100 meters long. Although it was still more than 2,000 meters away from the city wall, he could already smell the burnt smell in the air, and there were also many people shouting.
"What are these people doing? Are they all crazy?"
The soldiers under his command said in some shock that there were still many refugees around who were about to run over, apparently to support the people under the city wall. Even though there was a sea of fire ahead, look at the looks of these people, they had no intention of stopping at all, as if what was ahead was what they needed.
"These people are not crazy. They have suffered enough. In these days of suffering, living is more painful than death. They have no hope in their hearts. So even though they know they may die, they still want to go through with it. A painful solution is much better than continuing to suffer."
Cheng Chuliang said silently, although these are all civilians from the enemy country and have nothing to do with us, but anyone who sees this scene will probably not be able to be happy. This is a manifestation of human nature now. If people have to choose, they would rather not see this scene, and they will probably never forget what they see in front of them in their entire life.
The other soldiers didn't say anything, but they didn't forget what they came for. They had to investigate the surrounding situation clearly. Because of the fire dragon in the distance, all the places in front of them were illuminated very brightly, which also brought some convenience to their work. If there was no fire dragon, it would take a lot of effort to investigate the dark scene clearly.
"General, with their current capabilities, it's almost impossible for them to get into the city. How about we give them a hand?"
The reconnaissance captain thought for a while and said, these refugees are no longer the same as when we retreated. At that time, these refugees were timid and had little combat power. They did not dare to attack the city directly. Now they must be very hungry and they can't take care of some things.
As soon as the scout captain finished speaking, Cheng Chuliang seemed to have a long-term plan in mind. Why should we attack the city ourselves? The refugees are already on the verge of collapse. With just a little guidance, these people will be our strongest advance troops. They have long been unable to bear it.
But besides their hands, these people probably only had some wooden sticks they had found elsewhere. How could these things possibly have any offensive power? Although the Arab Empire built all its cities with earth, even so, it was not something these people could break into. Apart from increasing their own casualties, it seemed that they could not do anything else.
"You're right. Take two demolition teams over there immediately and see if you can blow down the city wall. If you can't, report back immediately. I'll have my men drag the artillery over. We'll help these refugees today. Only if they rush in can the entire city become a disaster."
Cheng Chuliang instantly understood what the city lord had just understood. Aren't you planning to use refugees against us? You've bankrupted our plan to attack the Arab Empire. Now, don't even think about living a good life. We'll use refugees to counterattack you, too.
The members of the reconnaissance team came over quickly, carrying some explosives with them. If they were to use this kind of explosives against a brick and stone wall, they would have to find the right spot with the explosives they had, otherwise it would be impossible to blow up the wall.
But the situation is different now. If it is an earth wall, then the explosives they have are enough. As for the refugees who are currently rushing up, we can't care so much. You can only be knocked down together with the wall. Can we stop you first, let you find a place to hide, and then we throw explosives?
"Go and get those two horses."
The reconnaissance team leader briefly analyzed the situation under the city wall. It is impossible for us to get close to 50 meters from the city wall. If we get within 50 meters of the city wall, we will probably be injured. Both the soldiers on the city wall and the refugees under the city wall are in a crazy state. They all want to kill each other and then plunder the only living resources.
To be more precise, these should be survival resources. Now both sides are already blood-thirsty, as if they are not from the same country at all. The enemy in front of them should be killed, and they hate them even more than the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Two short mules were led over. They could no longer be considered horses. Several people gathered the gunpowder on their bodies, calculated the distance from here to the city wall, found a few longer fuses, and lit them directly. Then they pulled out the daggers from their boots and stabbed the short mules in the buttocks.
The two animals felt pain and ran straight forward. One of them even ran off the track. We couldn't do much about it because there was no way to control it. In order to prevent the earth wall from hitting us, when the two animals ran towards the city wall, they retreated in the opposite direction.
There was no other way around it. It was rare that they were able to carry out the explosion in today's chaotic situation. If they had remained in place and observed, there would have been casualties. The situation under the city wall was too chaotic. Even when they retreated, some refugees wanted to rush up and take their belongings.
If the reconnaissance team had not acted swiftly, they would have been surrounded by these refugees. These refugees are now reckless. Even if they were their companions just now, as long as you have something in your hand, they will immediately come up and grab it, regardless of whether the thing in your hand is useful to them or not, as if it is a mechanical movement.
Anyway, my hands are empty. As long as you have something in your hand, it should be useful for my survival, so I should find a way to snatch it away. As for whether I can use it later, I don’t need to think about it too much.
A loud explosion sounded. A little over a hundred meters away from the city wall, a dwarf mule exploded directly, and many refugees were blown away. Cheng Chuliang was speechless. Half of the explosives were used like this by you guys...
