mesbooks Chapter 278 Fire Resolves Crisis
Chapter 278 Fire Resolves Crisis
"Everyone, stop running, find something to start a fire! Quick!" A cavalryman rode forward on his horse, shouting as he ran.
The crowd, who had been in a panic just now, quickly calmed down and went to find hay and branches to light the fire.
Those bats that were still flying towards people quickly fled in all directions after feeling the heat wave from the fire.
"It seems that this thing is really afraid of fire. Let's light some more fires here. Others can bandage the wounds of the injured. We don't have to worry about it now. We will all leave with torches later. But before we leave, we must put out the fire here first."
Yuan Yi gave a few simple instructions and ran back to Yuan Xichen.
He kept observing Yuan Xichen, and was relieved when he saw that he was not injured.
This time, Yuan Xichen and his team were attacked by bats, and the final statistics showed that there were hundreds of casualties.
This made Yuan Xichen very unhappy. This situation occurred before they even went to the battlefield. It seemed that their awareness of prevention was too weak.
Soon, many fires started to burn all around, and the dark objects in the sky flew out of their sight.
Yuan Yiye specifically instructed everyone to cut the grass around the fire location so that I wouldn't have to worry about the fire spreading.
After this delay, it is probably impossible for them to arrive on time.
After watching the group of things disperse, everyone started making countless torches according to Yuan Yi's demonstration.
Yuan Yi raised the torch he had just made and said loudly: "Pass the order down, everyone must make sure they have a torch. Also, arrange a few more teams to patrol, and let the patrolmen light the torches first.
Those who have made torches, put out these fires quickly, we have to hurry on our way. We don't know if there will be any more of these things over there, we keep the torches just in case. Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand!" Voices rang out one after another, and everyone got busy.
Yuan Xichen was currently discussing with several important officials whether there was a shorter route.
Yuan Xichen and his friends were not far from their destination, but because they were delayed, they wanted to find a place closer.
The markings on the map are quite detailed, and you can basically see where there are mountains and rivers.
When Yuan Yi saw that the prince was discussing enthusiastically with others, he did not go forward to disturb them, but observed the nearby terrain from the side.
The terrain here is a relatively steep mountain wall, and there is basically no ambush.
The top of the mountain wall is also bare, mainly because it cannot retain soil and therefore no plants grow.
But this place is surrounded by mountains on all sides, and the roads are not very smooth.
If you take a mountain road, you need to take a detour so that you can get out.
Finally, Yuan Xichen and his team found a road that could save a lot of distance. Although they still needed to get out of the mountain first, at least they had a new way out.
"Let's go! Everyone help each other, and those who are injured should get on the horse. We need to speed up our journey later!"
The patrolmen rode their horses and shouted while going to the back to notify other soldiers.
Soon, Yuan Xichen and his group were heading towards their destination, and this time they moved much faster in order to hurry.
It was already 1pm, and Yu Qingqing's family, who were getting further and further away from Yuan Xichen, were sitting around the table having a meeting.
This afternoon, Yu Qingshu received a letter personally delivered by Manager Jiang. Yu Qingshu also vaguely felt that the matter was not simple.
After seeing off the shopkeeper Jiang, Yu Qingshu went straight home and asked others to call everyone over.
Yu Qingshu handed the letter directly to Yu Qingqing and asked her to take a look. Yu Qingqing opened it and took a look without any hesitation.
The content of the letter was very simple, saying that Yuan Xichen had gone to stop the enemy, and asked them to go directly to Manager Jiang if they had any problems.
The whole family looked at Yu Qingqing nervously, and everyone stared at each other.
Yu Qingqing was not panicked after seeing this, but was very calm. After all, she knew in her heart that what was coming could not be avoided.
The only thing that puzzled her was Yuan Xichen's identity. She never expected that he actually held a position in the military.
However, there are many things that are not within her control.
After reading it, Yu Qingqing said directly: "Dad, Mom, don't worry too much! We should still follow our plan. You see, we have already dug a lot today. As for Village Chief Liu and the others, we can't control them. It's up to them.
If there really is a special situation, we can just hide downstairs. If it really doesn't work, we will still have time to go find Manager Jiang and the others.
Master Yuan probably wrote to you because he was afraid that we would worry. But this matter only needs to be known to our family members, and no one else can tell anyone, understand?" Yu Qingqing said as she put the envelope she had just read on the fire and lit it.
Yu Qingqing felt that since others trusted her family so much, they certainly could not hold them back.
After Yu Qingshu and his group heard this, they all nodded vigorously and promised not to leak any information.
Now everyone in the Yu family is willing to listen to Yu Qingqing's opinions. After all, she has unique qualities that no one else has.
At this time, Yu Qingqing felt that time was running out, and she had to collect everything that could be stored in the shortest time possible.
Although the crops in her space grew better, she couldn't always rely on the things in there.
As the head of the family, Yu Qingshu also started to arrange things. "Everyone listen to me. We as a family must work together. Others are busy fighting the enemy, and we cannot fall behind. Now I will make arrangements. Everyone will make their own arrangements every day. After I make the arrangements, everyone will just follow my lead."
After Yu Qingshu said this, he did not continue speaking immediately, but looked at his father-in-law and mother-in-law's family.
After all, he is considered a junior, and he cannot ignore his elders at any time.
Hua Manhong noticed his son-in-law's gaze, and he nodded approvingly, motioning him to continue.
Dou Lan'e glanced at her daughter, smiled and nodded, without saying another word.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Yu Qingshu coughed awkwardly a few times before continuing, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law usually help my wife with cooking at home, and we take care of other things outside. Also, Hua Hongtao will help me dig the basement, and this cannot be delegated to others."
"Wait, Dad, I have a question. I don't know if I should ask it or not."