However, those small ancient creatures failed to notice that the flames on their dead kin, trampled beneath them, did not extinguish with death. Instead, as they were stomped into the crevices of the corpses, the flames seemed to enter a fuel tank, slowly growing from mere sparks to a raging inferno.
Not only did the flames within the crevices of the corpses on the ground grow fiercer, but the white phosphorus grenades used by throwers were not limited to a single volley.
Since the siege began, although the gunners at the shooting positions on the walls had been rotated, most of them were already weary.
So, after the pile of corpses on the ground had reached a certain height, the commander decided the fuel on the ground was sufficient and simply threw white phosphorus grenades, using the dead ancient creatures as fuel to create a temporary flame wall for the camp.
