Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 822: Escape from the Fire
Chen Zuyi placed fierce fire oil on all ships. When the battle was about to begin, he would use a fire hose to spray it, and ordinary warships could be used as fireboats. It could be said that it had two purposes. Moreover, Chen Zuyi would not use such a good thing as fierce fire oil only for naval battles. If he lit a fire on land and threw the fierce fire oil, its power was no less than the thunder bombs in the hands of the Ming army.

These bandits were confident that they could burn Zhu Su to death. Naturally, the fierce incendiary oil, which was always effective in Southeast Asia, gave them great confidence.

Zhu Su knew that the fire could not be headed off, so he ordered his soldiers to throw a few thunder bombs at the bandits from a distance, scaring them so much that they had no time to look around. Then he quickly said to his left and right, "Quick, find a way out that is not blocked by the fire."

"The thieves are in a hurry to start the attack, so there must be some shortcomings... If we don't seize the time, once they use kerosene to set fire everywhere, we will be finished!"

Everyone nodded in agreement. They had conquered the northern border and fought against Timur. What kind of world had they not seen? A mere fire was not enough to make them lose their composure. So, taking advantage of the cover of the flames and smoke, the group turned around quickly and looked for a gap in the sea of ​​fire.

The mountain wind is quite strong tonight. Originally, due to this humid mountain wind, it is difficult for flames to ignite... However, now the fire caused by kerosene has become a force, and the wind helps the fire, and the fire helps the wind. The fire spreads at a very fast speed, rolling up the mountain like a flaming mountain.

Zhu Su and his men dashed around in the sea of ​​fire, sometimes finding a way out, but were forced back by the spreading flames. They had no choice but to protect Zhu Su and continue to flee and search. The flames caused by the oil were accompanied by pungent smoke, and coupled with the high temperature, everyone's face was burnt and their heads were dizzy.

Finally, they found another gap. Gou'er and the others were overjoyed and hurriedly called out to the generals: "There is no fire here... Hurry, protect His Highness through!"

The Ming army soldiers rushed to protect Zhu Su and were about to break out, but before they could do so, they were hit by a hail of arrows. Turning around, it was the old bandit who arrived with his men, his hair flying like a madman: "Ming dog, don't even think about escaping my hand!"

"Quick! Quick! Where's the kerosene? Quick! Burn these Ming dogs to death!"

Gou'er was quick-witted and had already taken off the loaded musket on his back. With a "bang", the jar in the hand of the bandit soldier who was carrying the kerosene jar suddenly turned into a ball of fire. The sudden explosion of fire engulfed several bandits. For a moment, there were loud screams, which then quickly disappeared. In this high-temperature flame, they only survived for a moment.

The old bandit seemed to be frightened and quickly retreated, but they had already succeeded. Gou'er originally wanted to stop them from throwing the jars and setting fire, but the kerosene jars he ignited triggered a chain reaction, and the gap was eventually blocked by fire.

"Your Highness, what should we do?" Seeing fire all around, everyone was at a loss.

The smoke from burning oil is poisonous. Zhu Su inhaled too much smoke and felt a burning sensation in his lungs and a headache. He knew that more people were suffocated than burned in the fire, and he was a little panicked, but looking at the hundreds of Ming soldiers around him, he knew that these people had entrusted their lives to him.

"...I remember that there was a dry well where we stayed. Maybe these dry wells are connected to the caves in the mountains!" Zhu Su suddenly had an idea. "If we hide in the dry well, we may be able to escape!"

The place where they just lived was located at a high place in the mountains and in the upwind area... After all, the thieves could only set fire on all sides, and the kerosene could not flow to high places, so it had not yet burned.

If we could find some caves or something to hide from the poisonous smoke, maybe we could survive until the fire was out.

Moreover, Li Jinglong, who was at the foot of the mountain, would certainly know about the fire. If Li Jinglong could repel the ambush and rush up the mountain to put out the fire and save the emperor, there would still be a glimmer of hope...

The commander had made the decision, and the three armies obeyed. They hurried to the vicinity of the wooden houses where they had lived before. Gou'er jumped into the well first to explore the way, and then Zhu Su, Chang Mao, Di Meng and others also entered the well one after another to avoid the poisonous smoke.

The mountain tribes had difficulty getting water, so they could only dig wells to get water from the mountains. The water in the mountains was actually underground rivers in the mountains. Since the wells had dried up, the underground rivers naturally became caves in the mountains. Zhu Su jumped into the well and found that the well was indeed connected to a cave, but the cave was not big and could barely accommodate a dozen people. After walking a few steps deeper, it gradually became only the size of a bowl and could not pass through.

Seeing Zhu Su in the well in a hurry, the personal guards of King Zhou at the back showed generosity. One of them said, "Don't worry, Your Highness and your comrades. We have followed Your Highness for many years, fought in many battles, and have made many military achievements."

"Just jump into the well. Even if we burn to death here today, our lives will not be in vain... I only hope that Your Highness will be invincible and avenge us!"

"Bullshit!" Zhu Su had already climbed out of the well. "You want me to abandon you? What kind of last words are you talking about before you die?"

"Quick, blow up this cave! I don't believe that you can't blow up a cave that can accommodate more than a hundred people!"

Zhu Su's words suddenly alerted the Ming army to the fact that gunpowder had this use. At this time, the Ming Dynasty already had a way to use gunpowder to quarry and mine. These people had seen this as Zhu Su fought everywhere.

Everyone hurriedly followed Zhu Su's instructions and gathered all the gunpowder they had, including the thunder bombs. Even the musketeers tore open the paper-wrapped bullets and scattered the gunpowder in one place. Then one of them threw the fire starter into the well... With a loud bang, it was as if the earth was shaking, and there was an unsteady sound underfoot.

"Hurry, escort His Highness into the cave! The fire is coming!" Chang Mao said anxiously.

There was no time to see the results of the gunpowder explosion. The hundreds of Ming soldiers rushed in one by one like dumplings. The smoke in the cave had not yet dissipated, and they didn't know whether the cave was collapsed by the explosives... Now the fire was almost burning their buttocks, how could they think so much?
Fortunately, Zhu Su's judgment was correct. The bowl-sized hole was the spring mouth of the well in the past. Since it was the spring mouth, there must be an underground river behind it... With the explosion of gunpowder, the dry well here was immediately connected to the underground river.

The space suddenly became a lot larger.

Fortunately, Zhu Su only brought a hundred or so people with him. The hundred or so Ming soldiers hid in the exploded dry well and barely accommodated them. There was still some water in the underground river that was blown through, which was just enough to wet the battle robe and cover the mouth and nose... Di Meng, who was watching the wind at the cave entrance, saw the roaring fire outside, the oppressive heat, the thick smoke, and the occasional shouting and collapse.

But although the smoke in the cave was choking, it was not as scary as the fire... There was a sea of ​​fire outside, and although Zhu Su and others were in a mess in the well, they were as stable as a rock.

(End of this chapter)