Shenyang fell. Although Lu Xiao had been prepared for it, the speed of the fall still left him speechless. Within six days, Shenyang was surrendered by several of the city's defenders.
You must know what level of important town Shenyang is in the north. During the Battle of Saarhu, this city was the base camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army. The various grain, grass and weapon resources stored in the city are astronomical. There are also red-coated artillery pieces of the Ming Army on the city walls.
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With such a strong logistical reserve, it only lasted less than six days before it fell. The main reason was that the defenders in the city did not want to fight. Moreover, they felt that sending a complete city would attract more attention.
With the fall of Shenyang, more than a dozen military garrison cities around them all lost their ability to resist and fell one after another. For a time, Huang Taiji's name went straight to Nurhachi, completely securing his position.
Huang Taiji knew his purpose very well, so as soon as he entered the city, he immediately sent people to check the warehouses everywhere. After confirming that they were full of food, grass and ordnance, he breathed a sigh of relief. With these dozens of large and small cities,
With the reserves, Houjin's military strength can be further improved. The plan of horse riding in the Central Plains can also be taken a step forward.
At this time, in a secret mansion in Shenyang City, a group of people were gathering together to discuss something.
"There is an order from above, ordering us to launch the Scorched Earth Plan. Brothers, in recent years, the salary we have received is more than five times that of other colleagues. The elderly and children of the family have also been well taken care of. Now, it is time for us to contribute. The granary,
You can choose your own weapons and stables.
Now the Tatars must be on guard and defend to the death. Although we have a backup plan, it is still a life of narrow escape. The commander has given us a promise. Anyone who can come back alive this time. If you want to be an official, you can be promoted to the third level. I want to be promoted to the third level.
Go home with twenty acres of fertile land, two oxen, and five hundred taels of silver."
After he finished speaking, everyone in the room was silent for a while, and then he spoke.
"Whose family you eat will have to sacrifice your life for that family. I'm going to give up my life here."
"Me too."
"Me too."
"Fuck you. I don't want to die here. I want to go back and be an official. My family has been passed down for seven generations, and there is still no official. I will be promoted to the third level, at least to a general banner. Then I will go back to my hometown.
, that’s not Guangzong Yaozu.”
"..."
Shenyang City suddenly became chaotic. First, when a group of Tatars were patrolling the streets, they were killed by a group of men in black armed with military crossbows.
This angered the Tatars in the city. Hundreds of Tatars joined in the pursuit of the group of people. At this time, even greater chaos occurred.
Flames, flames everywhere. Markets, residential areas, and even the residences of many officials were all on fire inexplicably.
The city had just fallen, and everything was already in chaos. Expecting the Tatars to govern the city was as difficult as expecting a sow to climb a tree. Therefore, the flames in more than one place quickly got out of control.
At this time, Huang Taiji also knew very well that someone was deliberately causing trouble. But it was useless to know. The fire still had to be saved. The other party obviously set the fire with purpose. Therefore, the fire spread so quickly.
Huang Taiji wanted this city to serve as a base camp for his future march south. Naturally, he could not let it burn. So he sent out a large number of surrendered Ming troops to put out the fire. As for the Tatars, they could not put out the fire. They were responsible for hunting them down.
Those who set the fire.
But soon, the chasing Tatars discovered a serious problem. That is, the enemy had too much kerosene. So far, not only have they not caught anyone, they have even been designed to use kerosene.
Two squads were burned alive.
The leading general felt something was wrong for the first time. This was not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but a plan that had been prepared for a long time. And if all this was really planned, then it would be a big problem. Because the place being burned now, although
It seems serious, but it is not enough to break the Tatars' muscles and bones.
But if there is a fire in some places, it will be fatal.
He immediately wanted to go back and notify his superiors. But at this time, a crossbow arrow was suddenly shot out of the darkness and hit his throat.
"The heat is almost there. Let's do it over there."
When the granary burned, Huang Taiji almost went crazy.
"Fight the fire and block all the surrounding streets. Find the arsonist and let the Ming army find them. If they are not found, let them be buried with them."
Huang Taiji couldn't help but be angry about this matter. In his opinion, someone who could initiate such an action in such a short period of time must have a huge influence in Shenyang City. Those generals who surrendered must be ignored.
But before he could relax, more serious news came. The armory also caught fire, and then the stables.
Huang Taiji only felt a loud bang. He almost fell to the ground. But he was considered a hero of his generation and he reacted quickly.
"Quick, quick, other cities. Go quickly..." He shouted, finally letting his subordinates understand the seriousness of the matter. But by this time, it was already too late.
In all the cities captured by Huang Taiji, similar fires broke out at almost the same time tonight. Countless grains, ordnance, and stables were burned.
The spreading fire, panicked horses, and fleeing people directly plunged the entire Liaodong into unprecedented chaos.
All the Tatars are going crazy. Even if they are not very intelligent, they know what will happen after the food and grass are burned. They must either go hungry or continue to fight south. But if they continue to go south, they must have the support of food and grass.
ah?
Almost all the Tatars and all the surrendered Ming troops were mobilized to put out fires and arrest people. A large number of spies were arrested. But they had been mentally prepared for a long time. The vast majority of them took poison directly, or committed suicide by wiping their throats with swords.
Already.
A few were captured alive, but it didn't mean much. The fire was already burning. These spies themselves came with a certain death mentality. Except for a very few people, they didn't even know who planned all this. They only
You know that after receiving the signal, you will work. And as long as you die, your family will be better taken care of.
No matter how many spies are killed, no matter how much information is obtained from them, the loss is inevitable. The spies who set the fire use refined kerosene. When the fire is strong, ordinary fire extinguishing methods will not have much effect.
Even though the Tatars used knives to force the captured Ming troops to go in and rescue food, more than 80% of the food was still completely burned. The remaining losses of ordnance and horses cannot be calculated until now.
After the food was gone, it also brought about an extremely serious consequence. That is, what to do with these surrendered Ming troops? At first, there was enough food and grass, so there was no problem in accepting them as cannon fodder.
But now, the Tatars themselves don’t even have enough food to eat...
