I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 575 The Fierce Fire Starts a Prairie Fire

In the sky, more than a dozen hot air balloons dispersed and arrived at the top of the mountain. They began to pull ropes and pour kerosene down while flying.

It would be a pipe dream to want to cover the entire mountain with more than a dozen barrels of kerosene, but these kerosene are just ignition tools.

Just pour it on.

The Wei soldiers below were confused and didn't know why the Yan people were pouring water on them.

Most of the kerosene spilled onto the trees, but a small amount also spilled onto the ground and the people below.

The Wei army, which was doused with kerosene, began to curse the Yan army for its lack of martial ethics.

Suddenly, a soldier stretched out his nose to sniff, frowned and said,

"What a pungent smell! What is this smell? Why does it look so familiar?"

"It seems familiar. This isn't water."

"Shit! It's oil! Holy shit! It's kerosene!"

"Why did the Yan army pour kerosene?"

"Nonsense, alpaca! They're definitely going to set fire! The Yan people are going to set fire!"

"Go and report to the Marshal, quickly!"

They shouted.

However, suddenly a burning rocket appeared in the sky and shot down fiercely.

The rocket didn't hit anyone, it only hit the top of the tree.

But the next second...

boom! ! !

The fire was ignited instantly.

The sky is high and the air is dry. The autumn air is crisp and the leaves are yellow and dry, making them extremely flammable.

In an instant, the fire spread and ignited the kerosene on other trees. The kerosene burned the leaves, and the raging fire ignited all the treetops.

Since ancient times, water and fire have been merciless. When disaster strikes, people don't even have time to react.

The people below were shouting and running around, trying to avoid the fire, but the mountain was so big and there were so many people, they panicked in an instant and didn't know where to run.

The Yan army did not just set fire in one place. Other hot air balloons were also poured with kerosene and rockets were used to ignite the fire.

In an instant, the entire mountain, whether east, south, west or north, was engulfed in fire.

Coupled with the wind, the fire became bigger and spread faster.

The hot air balloon completed its mission and immediately evacuated to the west to avoid suffocation.

Below, the Wei army went crazy.

Some people ran up the mountain, some ran down the mountain, and some were trampled to death by others.

"Marshal! It's on fire!"

"Marshal! The Yan people set fire!"

Someone ran into the general's tent with a hoarse shout, knelt down, and said loudly,

"General, the Yan people have set the mountain on fire. Run, run!"

Pang Liao stood up when he heard this, threw the letter in his hand to the ground fiercely, and said,

"Do you think I will believe it? This is just a trick of the Yan people.

Two days ago, they pretended to set fire to Dongshan, but it didn't catch fire. It was because of my misjudgment that I had to withdraw the army.

This time, I won't be fooled again. Get out and put out the fire!

The soldier was so anxious that he almost cried.

"General! The fire can't be put out. The whole mountain is on fire. The Yan people are serious this time. They really set the mountain on fire.

Marshal, please go out and take a look. Many of our brothers have been burned to death!"

Pang Liao frowned, stood up, kicked the soldier over, and said as he walked away,

"Bullshit! I want to see if the Yan people really dare to set fire to the mountain."

However, when he walked outside and took a look, he was stunned.

Everywhere you look, there is fiery red and billowing black smoke.

Pang Liao's head buzzed and he almost fell to the ground.

"Commander!"

A group of generals ran over quickly, talking in unison about how to break out as soon as possible.

Pang Liao finally came to his senses and shouted in disbelief,

"How is it possible? How dare the Yan people? How dare they set fire to the mountain?

Their camp was right below. How dare they set fire? Aren't they afraid of burning their camp? Aren't they afraid of burning other mountains?

The Yan people are crazy, crazy!"

A general shouted,

"General, have you forgotten that the Yan army has been digging trenches for two days? They didn't dig deeper, they only dug wider.

We didn't know what was going on before, but now we know. They dug up everything that could burn, so the fire couldn't spread to their side."

Pang Liao nodded in astonishment and said,

"Yes, yes, yesterday we laughed at the Yan army for being stupid, but today we realize that we are the fools.

I should have thought of the Yan army's intentions long ago. I should have thought of it long ago."

"Marshal! Break through!"

The general grabbed Pang Liao's clothes and roared angrily.

"Yes, break out! Break out quickly, gather your forces, and charge out! Charge south, everyone charge south!"

Pang Liao didn't even bother to put on his armor. He drew his sword and ran south.

Countless soldiers along the way followed him out.

But the fire was so big. There was a raging fire above their heads, and thick smoke was billowing below and above them, choking them so much that they couldn't open their eyes.

The soldiers' armor was burned hot by the fire, and their bodies were covered with blisters. Some of them were still on fire and were running around wailing.

The dead are countless.

Pang Liao gritted his teeth, covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve of his left hand, held the sword in his right hand, and commanded the survivors to rush out.

Suddenly, a burnt tree fell down with a crackling sound, carrying with it a blazing fire, and directly crushed the two soldiers underneath.

This happened right in front of Pang Liao.

"Help! Help!"

"Marshal, General! Save me, save me!"

Pang Liao saw this and shouted,

"Go around, go around!"

They changed direction and continued running forward.

However, before they had run a few steps, soldiers in front of them fell down one after another, closing their eyes, breathing heavily, their lungs wheezing like a blower, and finally dying in pain with convulsions all over their bodies.

"Choked to death."

A general looked at this scene with bitter eyes and continued to run out while pulling Pang Liao.

Each of them felt like they were on fire, their skin was severely burned and their whole body was burning hot.

In the fire, there was almost no space for them to survive.

Some people were tripped by trees while running, and fell headfirst and couldn't get up.

Some people were choked to death by the smoke and fell to the ground and died in pain. Some unlucky people were even killed by falling wood.

In a fire, not many people are burned to death. Most people are choked to death by smoke. They cannot open their eyes and are frightened and run around like headless flies, eventually dying of lack of oxygen and poisoning.

So in the future, when you encounter a fire, you must cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel (clothes), remember the fire escape routes, escape safely and quickly, bend down, evacuate in an orderly manner, do not panic, do not cause stampedes, and do not be greedy for money. This is the correct way to survive. Do not shout, which will consume oxygen in the body and aggravate death.