Guo Zhen's mistake was that he dispersed his troops too much. If his 10,000 troops were gathered together, even if they could not defeat Chen Qing's 5,000 cavalry in the end, they would still be able to severely damage Chen Qing's army. However, he dispersed his 10,000 troops into
Four of them were defeated one by one by Chen Qing's cavalry.
Guo Zhen was captured alive, and three thousand soldiers collapsed. They were chased and trampled by Song cavalry on the streets, causing countless casualties. The soldiers were so frightened that they shouted, threw away their weapons and armor, and ran for their lives in the streets and alleys.
The three thousand soldiers patrolling on top of the city and inside the city fled directly outside the city. The military camp was empty. There were still two thousand soldiers guarding the Qin Palace. They occupied the roof and high walls to fight against the Song army.
"Attack with fire!"
Facing the dense enemy arrows, Chen Qing did not hesitate to issue the order of fire attack.
Three hundred soldiers set up cyclone cannons and attacked the outer courtyard from the side. Clay pots of kerosene were thrown into the mansion. The pots broke and black kerosene flowed everywhere. The Song army fired hundreds of burning cannons.
Gunpowder arrows were fired, and the mansion in front began to burn. Flames rose into the sky and thick smoke billowed. The palace was filled with exclamations and shouts, and a large number of puppet Qi soldiers retreated to the atrium and backyard.
By this time, the fire had engulfed the front yard and began to spread to the atrium. A century-old locust tree in the atrium was also ignited by the fire.
A soldier came and shouted to Commander Jiao Xi: "There is no Song army at the back door, so you can retreat through the back door!"
Jiao Xi saw that the fire was too strong and the palace could no longer hold on, so he immediately ordered: "Send the whole army to retreat from the back door!"
The back door of the Qin Palace leads directly to a small gate in the north city, Beiguang Gate. The soldiers scrambled to escape and ran out of the city. Unexpectedly, Liu Qiong, who was ambushing outside the city, led a thousand cavalry to attack the fleeing soldiers.
During the pursuit and killing, the general Jiao Xi was also shot in the throat by an arrow from Liu Qiong in the dark, and died on the ground.
Not long after more than two thousand puppet Qi soldiers escaped, another team came out from Beiguang Gate. This team consisted of more than a dozen gorgeous and spacious carriages. There were hundreds of palace maids and eunuchs following the carriages on both sides, and two hundred
There are more than one bodyguard. This is Qin King Liu Yi who escaped from Beiguang Gate with a large number of wives, concubines and maids. They did not know that the previous army had been ambushed.
Less than 300 steps after the team left Beiguang Gate, they heard a blast of horns, fires were lit all around, and the Song army, which had been waiting for a long time, surrounded Liu Yi's motorcade.
More than two hundred guards turned their horses and fled, trying to escape back to Beiguang Gate. Unexpectedly, a cavalry group came out from Beiguang Gate. The leader was Chen Qing. Chen Qing waved his hand, and the cavalry behind him shot a barrage of arrows.
Most of the two hundred guards were killed, and the remaining dozens were surrounded by cavalry and stabbed to death with random spears.
The guards' screams frightened hundreds of palace maids, and they all knelt down and begged for mercy.
Several soldiers stepped forward, opened a car door, and pulled out a plump man wearing a golden crown and royal robes. He was none other than King Qin Liu Yi.
Liu Yi was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, trembling all over. The soldiers suddenly smelled a stench and yelled and cursed, "Damn it, I'm scared to death!"
Chen Qing glanced at Liu Yi coldly and ordered: "Put him in a car alone, and take the others back to the palace to be punished!"
The motorcade turned around and headed towards Beiguang Gate again. Hundreds of palace maids and concubines were so frightened that they cried and cried, not knowing what terrible fate they would encounter.
In the light of the fire, Chen Qing suddenly saw two little palace maids walking in front of a large car. They were about ten years old. They looked exactly the same. They were among a group of older palace ladies. They were also tearful and looked very beautiful.
Poor look.
The twin sisters made Chen Qing's cold heart strings twitch slightly. He winked at Yan Jun, the commander of the personal soldiers, glanced at the twin sisters, turned his horse and left.
............
It was getting daylight, and the Song army had taken control of the entire city and implemented martial law throughout the city.
The fire in the palace has been extinguished. It only burned the front yard and half of the atrium. There is a high volcanic wall between the atrium and the back house, so the fire did not burn through.
The palace's warehouse is located in the backyard. The warehouse is filled with copper coins, cloth, and other valuable properties, such as furs, medicinal materials, wood, jades, bronzes, fine tea cakes, etc. There are one hundred thousand copper coins alone.
The soldiers immediately found Liu Yi's private treasure house next to Liu Yi's study. There were two in total. One was filled with gold, silver and fine silks, and the other was filled with exquisite jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, jade, precious stones, and precious porcelain.
etc.
This can be said to be Chen Qing's richest and most luxurious harvest since he came to the Song Dynasty.
Chen Qing knew very well that the 100,000 puppet Qi troops in Dasanguan would come back soon. He could not stay in Jingzhao City for a long time. He immediately ordered the opening of warehouses to release grain, and released the 200,000 shi of military rations from Jingzhao City to the entire city.
common people.
He also ordered that large carts be collected from all over the city in the form of purchases, and all the belongings were packed in boxes and prepared to be taken away.
In the big tent, Yang Zaixing asked Chen Qingdao: "General, what should I do with the maids and Liu Yi's wives and concubines in the palace?"
Liu Yi and Guo Zhen had been sent to Hanzhong by Yang Fangxu and a group of cavalry overnight via Ziwu Road last night, and were handed over to the Imperial Envoy Li Yuan for disposal. They were very valuable and were most likely to be sent to Lin'an.
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said: "The palace ladies will each be given twenty guan of money to let them go home. Liu Yi's wives and concubines will be given fifty guan of money each and let them go as well. They can take away their own belongings."
Liu Yi's princess and two sons are both in Bianliang. The so-called concubines in the palace here are just his playthings. They are all pitiful people. There is no need to embarrass them.
"I understand the humble position!"
After a pause, Chen Qing smiled and said: "If you like someone, you might as well keep her, and the same goes for other generals."
Yang Zaixing blushed and shook his head quickly, "My humble wife and children are in my hometown and I don't want to take a concubine."
"yes!"
Chen Qing sighed and said: "We have to find a way to stabilize the situation and have a foundation where everyone can bring their families."
"Controller, I think Ganquan Castle is good."
Chen Qing nodded, "Ganquan Fort is better than Chengji County. Chengji County is a place of the Fourth War and is not easy to defend. Ganquan Fort is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is far away from Zhu Shengfei. It is indeed a good foundation place. This
After we go back for the first time, we will take a closer look."
"I'm humble enough to arrange for someone to be released!"
"Go for it!"
Yang Zaixing bowed and left. Chen Qing remembered something and said, "Xiao Qun has been buried well. I will give his family five hundred dollars of care!"
"I understand the humble position!"
Yang Zaixing was silent for a moment and said: "The innkeeper ran away and was not caught."
"Forget it, he actually made an honest mistake. Don't argue with a commoner like him."
Yang Zaixing nodded silently, bowed and left.
At this time, Yan Jun's voice came from outside, "Commander, I brought this person here!"
"Come in!"
Yan Jun walked into the big tent, turned around and waved, "Come in!"
I saw two little ladies timidly walking in from the outside. They were the twin sisters I saw last night. They changed their clothes and were no longer dressed as palace maids. They were wearing Bijia cloth skirts, just like those of ordinary people.
Little girl outfit.
Yan Jun smiled, turned around and left.
Chen Qing was shot in the leg by Wanyan Huonu with an arrow in the winter of the previous year. Although the injury healed, the root of the disease was still left. When winter comes, his thighs will have a dull pain. He needs to remove his clothes and pants, and then use a boiling iron.
hot towel on legs.
Chen Qing didn't like having soldiers do this kind of thing. He usually did it himself, but it was still inconvenient, so he thought of finding a maid, but he never met the maid he liked until last night.
The two little maids made his heart flutter.
Chen Qing took another look at the two young ladies. They were indeed twin sisters. They looked exactly the same. Their big eyes were black and white, their skin was fair and rosy, and there was an aura between their eyebrows. It was this aura that attracted Chen Qing.
"What are your names?" Chen Qing asked with a gentle smile.
The two little ladies knelt down and cried together, "General, please let us go!"
Chen Qing nodded a little. Didn't Yan Jun ask clearly?
Yan Jun was at the door of the tent. When he heard the words of the two girls, he suddenly became anxious. He opened the tent curtain and said, "Aren't you two homeless? And you both nodded and agreed. Why are you so embarrassed now?"
Already?"
Chen Qing waved his hand, "You kid, don't eavesdrop or interrupt. I'll ask them slowly."
Yan Jun had no choice but to leave in anger.
Chen Qing then smiled and said: "He said you two are homeless, right?"
The two young ladies nodded with tears in their eyes, and Chen Qing continued to smile and asked: "He said you promised before, right?"
The two of them still nodded, and Chen Qing asked in confusion: "That's strange. I agreed before, but now I've failed again?"
"Because...because, I didn't know it was you!" One of the young ladies mustered up the courage to say.
Chen Qing was stunned, "Why can't I do it? Do you and I have a grudge against you for killing your father?"
The two young ladies still shook their heads. Chen Qing looked at their frightened faces, and with a thought in his heart, he asked: "Is it because I have a bad reputation?"
The little lady who had some courage nodded and said hesitantly: "Liang Niangniang said that you kill people like crazy and eat people's heads. You are a human devil!"
Chen Qing couldn't say a word for a long time. He is really notorious!