The fire burned for two days and two nights before it was finally extinguished.

This was not extinguished by the soldiers and civilians in the city, but in the back, people were completely helpless against the growing fire, the moat and well water were used to extinguish the fire, and the high temperature even made the water of the moat and the well start to boil, and people could feel the heat inside when they grabbed the edge of the bucket, and the water level in both places also dropped a lot.

Perhaps it was the heavens that favored the soldiers and civilians of Shengjing, or perhaps the heavens did not want to see more people die in the fire, and on the third day it rained heavily, which extinguished the terrible flames, washed away the blood stains that condensed on the walls or ground, and washed away the despair of the people.

The fire killed one-third of the people of Shengjing City, more than half of them were displaced and homeless, and the defenders who participated in the fire also suffered heavy losses, many of them fell in the fire, and when the fire was extinguished, they could only find charred limbs that shattered at the slightest touch.

In addition, part of the granaries in the city were also burned by fire, but fortunately, the powder magazine was set up on the edge of the palace, and the fire did not burn here, otherwise the gunpowder would have been ignited, and with the reserves in the powder magazine, I was afraid that the entire palace city would be blown up to the sky.

After the fire was extinguished, the soldiers and civilians of Shengjing City did not cheer after the fire was extinguished, they fell to their knees in the heavy rain in grief and pain, wailing and crying, and also crying the names of their relatives and friends who died.

At this moment, in addition to the endless sadness in their hearts, there was also hatred for the Han people outside the city, if it weren't for the Han army, how could they have fallen to such a state.

Well, these banner people can still live to remember their relatives and friends, but the Han people who fell in Yangzhou, Jiaxing, Jiangyin, Guangzhou, and the massacres that broke out all over the country can no longer remember their relatives and friends.

Seven days after the burning of the city, the Shunzhi Emperor finally summoned his civil and military officials and held the first court meeting, but what he did not expect was that the number of officials present was not even half of the previous one, and the fire was very fair, not only burning a large number of civilians, but also many officials.

Seeing those vacancies, many officials, including the emperor, were depressed, and it was at this court meeting that there was finally a voice among the Manchurian officials who risked their lives to surrender, although the official who proposed surrender was reprimanded by the emperor for the first time and was degraded to prison, but this is really a bad sign.

The emperor knew that Shengjing City was not easy to defend.

……

"It's time to launch a siege."

At the same time, in the camp of the Xia army outside the city, Su Dingyuan was draped all over, his sharp eyes looked at the generals in the big tent, and continued: "The last artillery bombardment collapsed many sections of the city wall, and it severely damaged the strength and morale of the *** in the city.

All the generals below also looked eager to try, Wang Jinbao was the first to stand up, he shouted for his life, and said: "General, the last general Wang Jinbao is willing to be the vanguard, if he can't attack the city, he is willing to engage in military law!"

With Wang Jinbao taking the lead in expressing his position, the other generals also stood up, and for a while the cries for battle in the big tent were endless, Su Dingyuan watched this scene with satisfaction, but he saw that Su Fu stood in the second position and said nothing, thinking that the latter had a different opinion, so he named him and asked:

"Wei Chu (Su Fubiao), what are you worried about?"

Su Fu, who was named, was slightly stunned, then quickly shook his head, and said, "No, I'm just thinking about it, if the city is attacked at this time, although the Hu people are mourning soldiers, there is also a saying, the mourning soldiers will win, if the Hu people unite as one and resist desperately, our soldiers will also suffer heavy casualties."

Listening to his words, the satisfied look on Su Dingyuan's face narrowed slightly, but he said again: "The sword on the battlefield has no eyes, and casualties are inevitable, but if you can conquer Shengjing in one battle, the necessary casualties are worth it, our army is here, people eat horses and chew every day, and the weight of grain and grass consumed is an astronomical amount, and if Shengjing is pacified as soon as possible, the division can return to the court as soon as possible, so as not to increase the burden on the people, isn't it?"

Su Fu nodded, the expression on his face relaxed a lot, and said, "That's true, it's me who is too worried."

Seeing that Su Fu was convinced, Su Dingyuan

He didn't continue to talk on this topic, he coughed lightly, glanced at the generals in the big tent with a majestic gaze, and said, "The generals listen to my military orders!"

His voice fell, and all the generals clasped their fists and saluted.

"Anton Bo Sufu, deputy general Wang Jinbao, I order you two to lead 5,000 elite soldiers each to attack the second gate of Shengjing North City!"

"The last general commands!" Su Fu and Wang Jinbao responded in unison.

"Ruan Jin, Marquis of Danghu, Ruan Mei, deputy general of Liaodong, I order you two to lead 5,000 elite soldiers each to attack the second gate of Shengjing East City!"

"The last general commands!" The two brothers, Ruan Jin and Ruan Mei, said in unison.

"Ma Tai, the chief soldier of Zhongzhen, pacify Hou Zhou Hezhi, I order you two to lead 5,000 elite soldiers each to attack the second gate of Shengjing West City!"

"The last general commands!" Ma Tai and Zhou Hezhi glanced at each other and clenched their fists in agreement.

"Chongxin Bo Ma Xin, the soldiers and horses festival envoy Wang Yiwen and Wang Wenxiang, I order the three of you to lead 5,000 elite soldiers to attack the Desheng Gate in the southern city of Shengjing!"

"The last general commands!"

Ma Shin and the two North Korean generals clasped their fists and took their lives.

After issuing so many military orders in one breath, Su Dingyuan did not breathe at all, and he continued: "The generals fought bravely to kill the enemy, after the destruction of Shengjing City, I will set up a banquet in the palace of the Hu people to reward the generals."

"The last will obey!"

……

With Su Dingyuan's order, the city was besieged for a year, and the Xia army finally sharpened its knives and attacked Shengjing City.

With the passionate attack horn, a group of heavily armed Xia soldiers slowly opened out in the Xia army camp on all sides of Shengjing, with their backs to the camp and the whole army lined up, and all kinds of siege equipment such as siege rams, ladder trucks, and siege towers were placed in an orderly manner in front of the military formation, and a strong murderous aura seemed to have condensed in the sky above the military formation.

At the same time as the horn of attack sounded, the defenders of the city were also alarmed, and the warning gongs sounded wildly all over the city, and the defenders hurried up the city walls, looking at the enemy army in formation with horror, and they looked at each other, and they could see a flash of fear in each other's eyes.

"The Xia army is attacking the city! Your Majesty, the Xia army is attacking the city!"

In the palace, the old and fat eunuch ran in panic, shouting loudly in his mouth, stumbling all the way and almost falling to the ground, the Shunzhi Emperor heard the eunuch's shout, and did not care about the Hubu Shangshu who was talking, and immediately stood up from the front of his seat, he just took a few steps forward, and saw the eunuch break in, kneeling on the ground, and let out a mournful cry in his mouth:

"Your Majesty, the Xia army is attacking the city!"

Hearing this, the emperor's body was shocked, almost fell to the ground, although he had been mentally prepared for this day, but when it really came, he only had a strong panic in his heart, the city wall collapsed in many places, although the emergency repair was blocked with all kinds of sundries, but this could not stop the pace of the Xia army, plus the defenders' hearts were shaken, I was afraid that it would not last long, and it would be killed by the Xia army into the city!

Thinking of the consequences of Xia Jun entering the city, Emperor Shunzhi suddenly felt dizzy, he stretched out his hand and wanted the eunuch to summon Yue Le, but before the words could be spoken, his eyes went black, and the whole person fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty! Emperor! Tell the Imperial Doctor!"