novelaction Chapter 1288
Chapter 1288
At this point, the questioning general paused for a moment, and then raised another question.
"And with the fire so big now, even if the livestock dare to rush into the inferno, how long can we hold out in it?"
"We don't have hides as thick as livestock. We'd probably be roasted to a crisp before we even got out of the fire!"
It has to be said that this is indeed a problem, but the person who proposed the plan seems to have already guessed that someone would say this.
He immediately offered a solution after everyone else had finished speaking.
"Find some old clothes and burlap, fold them up several times, then gather all the water bottles in the army. Use water if there is water, and use urine if there is not enough water."
"Soak the folded tattered linen clothes thoroughly and drape them over your body and head, so you can survive in the fire a little longer!"
"As for the livestock, if they dare not charge into the fire, we'll stab them in the rear with knives. If they don't charge, they'll die. This is the only way we can do it!"
Upon hearing the general's proposed method, the other generals present all felt that it was highly feasible and worth trying.
After all, staying here would only mean waiting to die. Rather than being burned alive, it's better to take a gamble and maybe survive.
However, at that moment, Pasaro suddenly spoke up.
"We definitely don't have enough water, and we don't have many horses and war elephants either. If we do this, it's the same as abandoning those 50,000 soldiers!"
Upon hearing this, all the generals present fell silent. In truth, they were well aware of this possibility, but they simply chose not to consider it.
After all, abandoning 50,000 soldiers to save their own lives was a responsibility none of them wanted to face.
But at that moment, Passaro, who had brought up the matter, spoke up again.
"Let's proceed with this plan! We can't save the soldiers, but we can try our best to help those who survive break through."
"After returning home, I will take full responsibility for this defeat!"
Upon hearing Passaro's words, the surrounding generals finally breathed a sigh of relief; they had been afraid all along.
They were worried that Pasaro might not be willing to do so and would insist on fighting alongside the soldiers, in which case they really wouldn't know what to do.
With the general's approval and the ever-spreading fire forcing them to act, the people below worked with lightning speed.
Unfortunately, due to the fire, the soldiers were all scattered, and they could only gather a little over three hundred horses.
However, because the war elephants were so precious, they had always stayed with Pasaro and his group, and none of them were missing.
Then, everyone piled up their tattered clothes and burlap together, and took out water bottles; those without water bottles simply took off their pants.
After soaking all the piled-up tattered clothes and burlap, the group quickly divided them up, one piece for each person.
Although wearing it might look a bit flashy, compared to life, this discomfort is nothing.
Soon everyone was ready, and Pasaro, looking at the group of less than a thousand people, spoke directly:
Whether we can break through now depends on our individual fates, everyone. I hope we'll meet again someday!
As they spoke, Passaro was the first to mount his horse, his eyes fixed on the approaching flames in the distance, and he shouted.
"rush!!"
At Passaro's command, the warhorses and elephants beside and behind him immediately took off galloping.
If you look closely, you can see that most of the livestock have a bleeding wound on their rump.
Hundreds of horses and hundreds of elephants galloped together, and the sheer force of their charge made even the sea of fire seem less terrifying.
However, these people running frantically overlooked one thing: the person who gave the order to charge was not by their side.
That's right, Pasaro did not charge; although he was on horseback, the horse's hooves did not move an inch.
It wasn't that Passaro was so great that he was willing to die alongside those 50,000 soldiers; it was simply that he knew he was going to die anyway.