Chenyang fell. Although Lu Xiao had been prepared for a long time, the speed of his fall still made him speechless. In six days, Chenyang was surrendered by several guards in the city.

You should know what level of Chenyang is the important northern town. During the Battle of Sarhu, this city was the base camp of the Northern Expedition Army. The various food, grass and weapons resources stored in the city were astronomical. There were also the Ming army's red-clothed cannons on the city wall.

With such a strong logistics reserve, I fell into the trap after only remaining for less than six days. The main reason is that the guards in the city do not want to fight. And they think that sending a complete city will be more valued.

With the fall of Chenyang, more than a dozen military camps around him lost their ability to resist and fell one after another. For a moment, Huang Taiji's reputation went straight to Nurhaci and completely settled his position.

Huang Taiji knew his purpose very well, so as soon as he entered the city, he immediately sent someone to check the warehouses in various places. After confirming that they were full of food, grass and weapons, he breathed a sigh of relief. With the reserves of these dozen large and small cities, the military strength of the Later Jin Dynasty could be further improved. The plan to step forward with the horse's plan to step on the Central Plains.

At this time, in a secret courtyard in Chenyang City, a group of people were gathering together to discuss something.

"The superiors ordered us to launch the scorched earth plan. Brothers, we have received more than five times the salary we have received over the years than other colleagues. The elderly and children of the family are also taking care of us. Now, it is time for us to work hard. Please choose the granary, armour, and stables for yourself.

Now the Tartars must be strictly guarded. Although we have left a backup plan, this is still a life-and-death life. The commander gave us a promise. Anyone who can go back alive this time will want to be an official, and the official will be promoted to the third level. Those who want to go home will have twenty acres of fertile land, two oxen oxen, and five hundred taels of silver."

After he finished speaking, everyone in the room was silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"Whoever eats food will be sold to whom. My life is ready to be given here."

"Me too."

"Me too."

"I'll go to yours. I won't die here. I'm going to go back to become an official. My family has been passed down for seven generations, and no one has been appointed as an official. Upgrade to three levels, at least it will be a general flag. When I go back to my hometown, it will be no longer a glorious ancestor."

“…”

Chenyang City suddenly became chaotic. First, a group of Tartars were patrolling the streets, and they were all killed by a group of men in black holding military crossbows.

This angered the Tartars in the city. Hundreds of Tartars joined the pursuit of the group of people. At this time, even greater chaos appeared.

The flames were everywhere. Markets, residential areas, and even the residences of many officials were inexplicably on fire.

The city had just fallen, and everything was in chaos. It was difficult to expect those Tartars to manage the city as much as expecting sows to climb trees. Therefore, more than one flame quickly got out of control.

At this time, Huang Taiji was also very clear that someone was deliberately making trouble. But it was useless to know. The fire still needs to be saved. The other party obviously set fire with a purpose. Therefore, the fire spread so quickly.

Huang Taiji wanted this city as a base camp for future trips. Naturally, it was impossible to let it burn. So the Ming army, who surrendered in large numbers, was sent out by him to put out the fire. As for the Tartars, they would not put out the fire. They were responsible for pursuing the arsonists.

But soon, the hunted Tartars discovered a serious problem. That was, there was too much tincture oil from the enemy. So far, not only did they not catch any of them, but they were even designed to burn two teams to death with tincture oil.

The leading general felt something was wrong at the first time. This was not a temporary idea, but a plan that had been prepared for a long time. If all this was really planned, then the problem would be big. Because the burning place now seems serious, it is not enough to hurt the Tartars.

But there are several places where there is a fire, which will be fatal.

He immediately wanted to go back and notify his superiors. But at this time, a crossbow arrow suddenly shot out from the darkness and shot him in the throat.

"The heat is almost done. Let the other side take action."

When the granary burned, Huang Taiji almost went crazy.

"Put the fire, block all the surrounding streets. Find the arsonists and let the Ming army look for them. If they can't find them, let them be buried with them."

This matter is not unwilling to be angry. In his opinion, those who can launch such an action in such a short time must have a huge influence in Chenyang City. Those surrendered generals will definitely not be clear about it.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, more serious news came. The armory also caught fire, and then the horse shed.

Huang Taiji only felt a sound from a brain man. He almost fell to the ground. But he was also a hero of a generation. He still reacted quickly.

"Hurry, hurry, other cities. Go..." He shouted, and finally let his subordinates understand the seriousness of the matter. But at this time, it was already a little too late.

Any city captured by Huang Taiji had similar fires tonight. Countless food, weapons, and horse sheds were burned.

The spreading fires, panicked horses, and the fleeing crowds directly put the entire Liaodong in an unprecedented chaos.

All the Tartars were going crazy. Even if they had low IQ, they knew what would happen after the food and grass was burned. They were either hungry or continued to fight south. But if they continued to go south, they would have to support them?

Almost all the Tartars and all the surrendered Ming army were mobilized to put out fires and arrest people. A large number of spies were arrested. But they were mentally prepared. Most of them took poison directly or committed suicide by wiping their throats with swords and throats.

A few were captured alive, but the meaning was not very great. The fire had already started. These spies came with a mortality. Except for a very small number of people, they didn't even know who planned all this. They only knew that after receiving the signal, they would work. And as long as they died, their families would be better taken care of.

No matter how many secret spies are killed or how much information they get from their mouths, the losses are actually inevitable. The secret spies who arson use refined tincture oil. Together with the fire, the general fire extinguishing method does not play much role at all.

Even if the Tartars used their swords to force the captured Ming army to go in and rescue the food, more than 80% of the food was still completely burned. The losses of the remaining weapons and horses are still not counted.

After the food was lost, it brought an extremely serious consequence. That is, what should these surrendered Ming troops do? At the beginning, there was enough food and supplies, so it was no problem to accept it as cannon fodder.

But now, the Tartars themselves don’t have enough food to eat...
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