In the darkness, dozens of black shadows quietly emerged from the water and quickly rushed to the bottom of the building.
They didn't stop until they managed to hide in the shadows at the bottom of the building. One of them took out a wine bag from his arms and said, "Princess, take a sip of wine first."
"This wine is strong and can dispel the coldness of the river water."
That slender figure was Chen Hui. She took a sip of wine as she was told, and felt that the coldness brought by the river was dissipated a little. He raised his head and looked up at the temporary three-story building, and let out a sigh of relief: "Fortunately...fortunately for the Ming army sentry posts upstairs. No trace of us was found."
"The surrounding area of this building is endless. It should be extremely difficult to sneak in here without anyone noticing."
"But I don't know what Zhu Su'er thought, and he actually built this building by the river... It must be the blessing of Emperor Mingming (the name of Chen Youliang's reign). This Zhu Su'er deserves his fate!" General Chen Jiabu said.
Chen Hui could not deny it. Zhu Su's son built the building here, probably because he thought the winter was cold and the river was fast, making it difficult for humans to cross. If you build a building with your back to the river, you can worry less about the enemy and allocate more troops if you are besieged.
"It's a pity that he forgot that we, the Chen family, are the overlords of water battles. In the battle of Poyang Lake, the warships were enough to cover up the sky and the sun. As a member of the Chen family, how can we not know water?" Chen Hui thought bitterly.
A group of people listened attentively for a while, and heard that although there was a small noise in the building, there was still singing and dancing. After a while, drums, music, opera and other extravagant sounds were heard. The general said: "Princess, it seems that the people in the building are indeed unprepared. Are we going according to plan?"
"Go." Chen Hui nodded. The general made a gesture to the dead soldiers behind him, and the dead soldiers immediately dispersed.
Chen Hui looked up at the light coming from the window upstairs and felt angry. The success of the king and the defeat of the bandits, just because his father was defeated and died, the Zhu family could build such a tall building with just one word, where they could have banquets and listen to music. But he could only live in a dark and damp cellar, committing himself to that idiot Zhang Ren; even on New Year's Eve, he had to dive into the cold river...
"No matter how many troops you have left, as long as you burn this building down..."
Chen Hui's eyes flashed with hatred. As long as this building is burned down, the people in the building will be in chaos. This large circle of open space created by Zhu Su'er himself will become his graveyard: if he abandons the building and escapes, such a long distance will be enough for him and his people to find an opportunity to catch him who is fleeing in panic among the crowd. Assassination; and if he defends the building, the blazing flames will eventually devour him completely.
"Puppet Emperor Zhu Ming, for what you took away from my father, I will repay it with your little son first."
The dead soldiers lit a flame on the pillars outside the palace, then took out the strong liquor they just had and sprayed it on the fire with a pop. Immediately, the fire spread upward at an extremely fast speed. Looking at the jumping fire, Chen Hui thought with some pleasure.
This is just the beginning. I, Chen Hui, named Zhu, will definitely burn every inch of your country, Zhu Ming, with the flame of revenge! ! !
"...Princess...Princess, something's wrong. There's something weird in this building!"
The general who went to set the fire unexpectedly left and returned. Chen Hui, who was silent in the joy of revenge, paused for a moment and glared at him with some dissatisfaction. "Why are you panicking? What can be weird about a building?"
"This building..."
"This building...can't be lit!"
The general looked like he had seen a ghost.
Chen Hui was startled, "Can't it be lit? How is that possible?" He pushed away the general standing in front of him. "How is it possible that it can't be lit? It's a three-story building. Is it possible that Zhu Su can't build it entirely with stones?"
But the scene in front of her completely stunned her... The dead man responsible for setting fire to the corner of the wall kept trying to light the wall with tinder, but was always unable to do anything. Even if they sprayed strong alcohol, the flames would only ignite for a moment, and then quickly extinguish.
The only things that can be ignited are the four outer pillars. But these pillars are only decorative, what good will they do if they are burned?
Chen Hui walked quickly to the corner, touched the wall with his hand, and kicked it with his feet without believing in evil. He was suddenly stunned.
The feet feel hard, like kicking against a huge rock. This entire wall is actually made of painted stone, with no trace of wood at all!
"How can this be!"
I thought I had successfully overcome the biggest obstacle - the clearing and the sentry, but I didn't expect that when I was just one step away from the enemy, I would fail in such a trivial matter as setting fire. Even though she was thinking about it, she didn't expect that this building was actually made of stone! This is completely beyond Chen Hui's knowledge!
With just the few fire starters they carry with them, they will never be able to ignite such a tall building made of rocks!
"Princess, what should we do next?" This was the first time the general saw the normally wise princess looking so frightened, so he asked anxiously. Something is wrong in the building. If you stay here any longer, once the guards in the building find out...
Chen Hui gritted her teeth. From the corner of her eye, she saw that even the flames on the pillars were gradually extinguished. Thinking that the flame of his revenge had just been ignited, it was extinguished in such a childish way. She had always boasted of being cunning, but now she was about to run away in embarrassment without even showing her enemy's face, and she was even more filled with hatred as if she was scratching her heart with ten fingers.
But if you act recklessly at this time, everything will really be over. Chen Hui bit his lip until it bled, and gave the order with great difficulty: "Go! Get away from the waterway!"
"Ming Gou is wearing armor and will not be our opponent."
The general felt relieved when he saw that she chose not to act recklessly. After giving another salute, he quickly went to summon the dead soldiers to retreat. A group of people ran to the river in a panic.
Chen Hui turned around and saw numerous figures in the building. A sentry in the building had already spotted them and was calling out to his companions.
"Before I leave, I might as well scare you!" Chen Hui thought to herself. He ordered his soldiers to take out their crossbows, pointed at the window and pulled the trigger.
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"Your Highness. Someone set a fire outside the building."
A moment ago, Zhu Su had just stopped paying attention to the fire on Pishi Street and was watching the newly written drama written by Luo Guanzhong below. Although his eyes were watching, he was actually thinking about how to deal with the aftermath. Regardless of the outcome, Zhang Chen's remnants will no longer be a problem after tonight. Next, after thoroughly settling the victims in the west of the city, he can continue to respond to the sky and enjoy the blessings.
Just as he was thinking happily, he saw the dog hurried over and reported to him. Zhu Su was startled when he heard someone setting fire, and his sitting posture, which was leaning on the chair, immediately straightened up. "What? Someone really came here to set fire?"
At this moment, the unsuspecting merchants sitting on the first floor also noticed the fire burning on the pillars outside the window. Suddenly someone became panicked:
"Oh no! It's gone!"
(End of chapter)
