With a violent explosion, the palace's gate went straight up to the sky. Lu Xiao stood not far away, pulled out the long knife in his hand, and pointed a finger from afar.
"Kill everything that moves. Burn every building higher than me."
The inner city defended desperately. However, Lu Xiao and others appeared too suddenly and were well prepared. The soldiers closing the city lacked effective command and fought independently. They were directly killed by Lu Xiao's men. Very quickly
They will soon be defeated.
Lu Xiao did not chase those soldiers, but instead set his sights on the entire inner city. The first was the imperial palace, leaving no members of the royal family behind. This was not a rare thing. Huo Qubing also did this to the Xiongnu back then.
Then came the entire inner city. They used their own kerosene and the kerosene scavenged from the city to start setting fires recklessly. The fire quickly began to spread. Then it became out of control.
The key is that the Tatars are unable to put out the fire. The entire city's defenders have been completely defeated. In fact, there are not many of them left, there are thousands of them. But the entire command system has been destroyed, and they can only fight on their own.
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Lu Xiao's army concentrated on encircling them one by one. Everyone was busy running for their lives, and no one paid attention to the spread of the flames. Until finally, the flames completely lost control.
At this time, Lu Xiao and others withdrew from Hetuala.
The flames soaring into the sky even overwhelmed the sunlight in the sky, shrouding the entire city and the surrounding areas in flames.
Lu Xiao looked around, looking at the surrounding villages and farmland, and gave an order coldly.
"continue."
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Huang Taiji's journey south was not smooth. First of all, He Heli was defeated and died in battle. This was something he never expected. The general who had been fighting for Hou Jin since his father was actually killed by a piece of gravel.
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Then he felt a deep helplessness. Because of the loss of thousands of elite cavalry, the mobility of his troops became much weaker. And he noticed a very bad problem. That is, this battle was worse than that of Saarhu
During the battle, the resistance of the Ming army was much more determined.
What he didn't know was that after Lu Xiao ransacked his house this time, Chongzhen now had money in his hands. In addition, Lu Xiao recommended several generals to him for the main battle. Chongzhen waved his hand, and with sufficient military pay, the Ming army
It’s not that we don’t have an army that can fight.
After fighting for about a month, Huang Taiji conquered many cities, but the price paid was far beyond imagination. The scene of the Ming army's collapse that he expected to see wherever the army went did not appear at all.
Moreover, the Ming army's scorched-earth policy continued. Their guards and court officials became iron-blooded this time. Despite the birth of countless refugees, they still forcibly burned down a large number of granaries in fallen towns. This made Huang Taiji's previous
The strategy of war and support for war has been severely hindered.
The entire Southern Expedition can be summed up in one sentence: everything went wrong.
This dissatisfaction made Huang Taiji a little anxious. He thought of a somewhat bold idea.
"Come here, map."
Huang Taiji studied the map for a long time. The more he thought about it, the more reliable his idea became. The idea was to attack the capital directly.
Huang Taiji had studied the history of the Ming Dynasty. He knew that there was an emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty who came to power in this way. This gave rise to such an idea in his mind. If now, he gave up these trivial goals and directly attacked the capital, what would happen?
It won't create a miracle.
There is also a concern in this. That is, with the combat effectiveness currently displayed by the Ming army, attacking the capital will inevitably pay a huge price. But at the same time, the gains are unimaginable.
Mainly because these days, Huang Taiji has always retained his combat power. He did not dispatch the entire army to launch a general attack. He knew that the Ming army intended to delay until he could no longer bear to retreat. But he himself was also testing Ming.
The combat power of the army.
Although the Ming army's combat power is much stronger than expected, if he really takes action here, he can definitely crush them. And if he attacks the capital, he can also get internal help from many allies. The difficulty is actually not as difficult as imagined.
big.
This idea sprouted in Huang Taiji's heart and grew rapidly. It eventually turned into a lingering thought.
Just when Huang Taiji was about to attack Huanglong, what he didn't know was that his own Huanglong had been smashed by Lu Xiao. This time, Lu Xiao used a desperate strategy and directly set fire to the mountain.
The mountain forest that took tens of millions of years to form was ignited by him with a fire. Countless Tatar people and wild animals who were seeking life in the mountains were completely buried by the flames and thick smoke. Those fertile fields that were about to mature, those who resisted or did not resist
All the Tatars were buried in these mountains by Lu Xiao.
It may take hundreds of years for the ecology of this mountain range to gradually recover after the fire.
"I don't understand. How come Ming Dynasty can't defeat these crooked melons and big farts?"
Ding Xiu participated in the whole process of this dragon-slaying plan. He originally came for a powerful opponent with equal strength. But after he came, he discovered that the Tatar's home base was just like that. Not to mention the capital, even those in Liaodong and Liaoyang in Shenyang
Even the city is incomparable.
Moreover, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers was not as high as expected. It was a little stronger than the Ming army, but its strength was limited. He really didn't understand that even if the Ming army used a large number of people, they could still kill this small number of enemies.
"Haha, your thinking is too simple. There are many reasons why the Ming army cannot defeat the Tatars. It is not just a problem of the combat effectiveness of the soldiers. It is also the corruption of the entire armaments. Since ancient times, the battlefield has been the place of glory for soldiers. They
You have made great achievements here to honor your ancestors. But I don’t know when the word "thief with the army" became the name of a soldier.
You must know that these soldiers fight, but they are fighting for the officials in the court. So they ask the people below to join the army? Even if it is not to make achievements, it is to have enough food. But now the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, even their own
We can’t even eat, let alone support our family in Hukou.”
Ding Xiu looked back at the soldiers who were cleaning up the trophies. Although most of the things had been burned, this was the capital of the Qing Dynasty after all. If they did it casually, the soldiers would make a lot of money.
But what is surprising is that all the soldiers did not hide their things. Instead, they took it all out and piled them on the ground, waiting for Lu Xiao's order. If this scene was seen by other Ming soldiers, who knows what would happen
What kind of expression is that? But here at Zhongyongwei, this is a routine operation.
These soldiers have fought with Lu Xiao many times. They know very well that their superior officers will never treat them badly. As long as they abide by discipline, the benefits will never be less.
"You see, it's actually very simple to make them work hard. Let them eat well and give them honor. These soldiers will naturally die for you. Pass my order and handle all the gains from this battle by yourself. But the property you carry must not affect the march.
