Chapter 566
In Shengjing City, the sound of horse hoofbeats has spread throughout most of Houjin City. The crisp sounds of clashing weapons and rapid screams made the awakened people in the houses on both sides of the street very nervous and did not dare to make any sound for fear of attracting attention.
Evil stars from outside.
As early as when Zhang Jin captured the city gate, the news of the enemy at the north gate had already reached the ears of the other three gate guards. However, when they heard that there was only one enemy, the other three gate guards did not take the news too seriously.
Therefore, when the Ming cavalry outside the city rushed into Shengjing City like a whirlwind, they encountered no decent resistance at all along the way. Occasionally they encountered soldiers with night guards, which could only be solved with a charge.
Nearly three thousand cavalrymen entered the deserted territory and galloped through the streets and alleys of Shengjing City.
Suddenly, a group of people stopped in front of a restaurant. The leader Bai Hu pointed at the door: "This is it, break it open for me!"
Soon, several strong soldiers of the Ming Dynasty dismounted from their horses and stepped forward, knocking open the door of the restaurant.
Baihu immediately divided half of his soldiers and asked them to take away all the spirits from the tavern, while he and the rest of his men guarded the transportation outside.
At the same time, several centurions in the city were doing the same thing.
The doors of all restaurants were smashed open, the spirits inside were emptied, and these accelerants were used to set fires.
Ordinary wine became a drink for soldiers to ward off the cold and boost their ambitions.
The city of Shengjing was not big. After Nurhaci moved the capital to Shengjing, he started to build a palace in the city, which occupied a large area. As a result, all the people who originally lived there were driven outside the city, and most of the remaining people were high-ranking officials.
The nobles, and most of them were Jurchens, had no psychological burden at all when the Ming army set fire to the city, just like Hada Fort before.
At the north gate city, after all the Ming cavalry entered the city, the battle at the city end was over. The remaining Jurchen defenders caused a lot of casualties to the Ming soldiers. No one of hundreds of Ming soldiers was injured and all died in the battle.
"Sir, all the enemies have been killed!" Baihu, who had lost all his men, saluted with red eyes and clasped his fists. There was both grief and anger and murderous intent in his eyes.
"Well done! There is no need to guard the city gate. Let's go and set more fires for Shengjing City for the dead brothers!" Zhang Jin patted his shoulder and said nothing to comfort him. He knew that what the other party needed was not comfort.
, but to release the negative emotions inside.
Baihu gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, sir! I will burn the entire Shengjing City and bury it with my brothers!"
Say it, Baihu walked aside, got on his horse, and rushed towards Shengjing City.
"You all follow, I will come soon." Zhang Jin looked at the other Ming soldiers.
"Yes, sir!"
After a while, Zhang Jin was the only one left at the north gate. After watching the Ming army cavalry leave, he climbed to the top of the city gate tower alone, sat on the horizontal ridge of the eaves, looked into the distance, and silently
He paid close attention to the situation in Shengjing City.
The outline of Shengjing City's buildings was vaguely visible in the night. The neighing of men and horses and the shouts of killing came with the cold and biting night wind. The firelights on the east, west and south city gates were dotted, making it look a bit chaotic.
On the streets of the city, the red dragon made of fire spread out from north to south, and occasionally stopped in several places to gather into small fire spots. As the red dragon moved, the limbs and claws stretched out from the red dragon's body would also move.
The fire spreads from itself to other places.
The Shengjing City, which looks like an ink painting, seems to have been ignited from below. The flames burned holes on the painting paper and slowly spread from the gaps to the surroundings!
The actions of the Ming cavalry rarely encountered any major obstacles. Although the guards at the three city gates in the southeast and west also noticed the situation inside the city and the north gate, they did not dare to act rashly due to their limited strength and lack of knowledge of the enemy's situation.
, we can only send someone to inquire about the situation first and report the news.
Shengjing City, Houjin Palace.
Since he succeeded to the throne as the Great Khan, Huang Taiji has worked hard to govern. In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, after his expedition to Li's Korea, he personally led an army to attack the Ming Dynasty in May of the same year. He and Yuan Chonghuan launched an offensive and defensive battle in western Liaoning. After a month of siege, no results were achieved.
He had no choice but to retreat.
If you cannot capture western Liaoning, you will not be able to enter Shanhaiguan, which will be a serious obstacle to the great plan of conquering Ming Dynasty.
Huang Taiji had no choice but to find another way out, so he focused on the Mongolian tribes. After retreating from western Liaoning, he had been discussing the plan to attack the Mongolian tribes for the past six months, working diligently on political affairs day and night.
That night, he was still discussing matters with several Baile and ministers in the main hall, when suddenly an urgent report came from outside.
"Report! The Ming army has captured the north gate, and a large number of cavalry have entered the city. The guards at the east, west, and south gates were afraid of fraud, so they had to temporarily guard the city gates and stand still. They all sent people to ask for instructions!"
These words immediately made the monarchs and ministers in the hall look at each other in shock!
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could the Ming army appear in Shengjing and invade the city!? Atusu is a famous warrior. With him guarding the north gate, how could it be possible that no news has been sent back? The other three are needed
Will you report to the door?"
One of the Jurchen generals was so angry that he stepped forward and grabbed the guard who was kneeling on the ground, and began to question him angrily.
The guard was startled: "Bashi Tutong, I don't know either. I'm just here to report. If you want to know the specific information, you can ask the messenger outside the palace."
"Hmph! I will definitely ask in person." Jurchen general Bash let go angrily and turned to salute Huang Taiji, "Great Khan, please allow me to personally lead troops to rescue. I will definitely kill the Ming army thieves who invade the city.
All!"
"Go ahead and bring me the token to mobilize the palace guards." Huang Taiji pulled off a horn ornament from his waist and threw it to the other party.
"Thank you, Khan!" Bash bowed and backed away, turned around and left.
But before he could go far, another guard came running towards him from outside. He knelt down in front of the palace and reported: "The Ming army set fire to the city. The fire has spread to most of the city. And a large number of Ming army cavalry are gathering towards the palace.
Come!"
"The Ming army is so brave! Do they still dare to besiege the palace?" Daishan Beile couldn't help but said.
Huang Taiji chuckled: "Let's go, everyone, come with me to see how capable this Ming army is!"
After that, he walked out of the hall.
Seeing this, the three major Baylors, generals and ministers in the palace also followed him.
On the north gate tower, Zhang Jin watched as the Ming cavalry set fires everywhere in Shengjing City. However, there was a lack of sufficient fuel and the servants of many dignitaries worked hard to put out the fires, making it difficult for the fires to expand and even be extinguished.
possible.
"It's almost time. It's my turn to take action."
After muttering to himself in a low voice, Zhang Jin stood up, opened his arms in a hug, jumped forward, activated the [Sky Star Bracelet], and glided towards the palace.
It was a dark night without a moon, and no one could notice that someone was flying in the air.
Zhang Jin flew over Shengjing City, using his left hand to control the fire and his right hand to blow the wind. The wind assisted the fire, and soon turned those little flames into a raging fire.
Wherever he flew, fire dragons rolled in an instant, and flames surged into the sky. The scorching flames reflected the sky above red. The Shengjing City, shrouded in the dark red night sky, looked increasingly terrifying and gloomy!
There were constant screams, panics, and cries in the fire, but they were quickly blown away by the night wind and could not shake his heart.
Chapter completed!