Shenyang fell, although Lu Xiao had been prepared for a long time, the speed of the fall still made him a little speechless. Within six days, Shenyang was surrendered by several defenders in the city.

You must know what level of northern town Shenyang is. At the time of the Battle of Salhu, the city was the base camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army. The various grain, grass, and weapons resources stored in the city are astronomical. There are also red-coated artillery of the Ming army on the city wall.

And with such a strong logistical reserve, it only lasted less than six days before it fell. The main reason for this is that the guards in the city do not want to fight. And they feel that sending a complete city will be more valued.

With the fall of Shenyang, more than a dozen military cities around it lost their ability to resist and fell one after another. For a time, the name of Huang Taiji went straight to Nurhachi. Completely sat down in his seat.

Huang Taiji was very clear about his purpose, so he entered the city at the first time. Immediately send men to check the warehouses everywhere. After confirming that the pile of grain, grass and ordnance was full, he breathed a sigh of relief. With the reserves of these dozen large and small cities, Houjin's military strength can be raised to a higher level. The plan of stepping on the Central Plains can also be taken a step forward.

At this time, in Shenyang City, in a hidden house. A group of people are gathering together to discuss something.

"There is an order from above to start the scorched earth plan. Brethren, over the years we have received more than five times as much as our colleagues. The elderly and children in the family are also well taken care of. Now, it's time for us to do our part. Granaries, ordnance, and stables are your own.

Now the Tartars must be strictly guarded, although we have left behind. But it's still a life-and-death life. The Commander gave us a promise. But whoever can go back alive this time. If you want to be an official, you will be promoted to three levels. If you want to go home, you will have 20 acres of fertile land, two ploughing oxen, and 500 taels of silver. ”

When he finished speaking, everyone in the room was silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"Whoever eats food, you have to work for whomever you want. My life is ready to leave here. ”

"Me too."

"Me too."

"I'll go to yours. Lao Tzu doesn't want to die here, I want to go back to be an official. My family has been passed down for seven generations, and there hasn't been a single official yet. Three levels higher, at least a general flag. When the time comes to return to his hometown, it will not be a glorious ancestor. ”

“......”

Shenyang City suddenly became chaotic. First, when a group of Tartars were patrolling the streets, they were killed by a group of men in black, armed with military bows and crossbows, all of them cleanly.

This angered the Tartars in the city. Hundreds of Tartars joined the hunt for the group. And that's when even more chaos arises.

Flames, flames everywhere. Fang City, residential areas, and even the mansions of many officials are inexplicably on fire.

The city had just fallen, and everything was already in chaos. Counting on those Tartars to govern the city is more difficult than counting on the sow to climb the tree. So, 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 making trouble. But it doesn't help to know. Fire, still have to be saved. The other party clearly set fire with a purpose. That's why the fire spread so quickly.

Huang Taiji wanted this city as a base camp for his future southward journey. Naturally, it is impossible to leave it to burn. So a large number of Ming troops who surrendered were sent by him to fight the fire. As for the Tartars, they will not fight fires. They are responsible for hunting down those who set fires.

But soon, the pursuing Tartars discovered a serious problem. That is, the enemy's fire oil is too much. So far, not only have they not caught anyone, but they have even been designed to burn two squads alive with fire oil.

The leading general immediately sensed that something was wrong. This is not an impromptu idea, but a plan that has been prepared for a long time. And if all this is really planned. That's a big problem. Because now the burning place, although it seems serious. But none of them were enough to make the Tartar break his bones.

But there are a few places if there is a fire. That's going to be fatal.

He immediately wanted to go back and inform his superiors. But at this moment, suddenly a crossbow arrow shot out of the darkness and hit him in the throat.

"It's almost time for the fire. Let that be done over there. ”

When the granary burned, Huang Taiji almost went crazy.

"Fight the fire, block all the streets around. Find the arsonists and let those Ming soldiers find them. If they can't find it, let them be buried with them. ”

There is no reason why Huang Taiji is not angry about this matter. In his opinion, it was possible to launch such an action in such a short time. It must have a huge influence in the city of Shenyang. The few generals who surrendered were absolutely confused.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, more serious news came. The armory likewise caught fire, and then the stables.

Huang Taiji only felt the sound of his brain. The whole person almost fell to the ground. But he is also a generation of heroes. It's still a quick response.

"Quick, quick, other cities. Go and ......" he shouted, finally letting his subordinates understand the seriousness of the matter. But by this time, it was already a little too late.

But all the cities that were captured by Huang Taiji, tonight, a similar fire broke out almost at the same time. Countless grains, grass, ordnance, and horse sheds were burned.

The spreading fire, the panicked horses, and the fleeing crowd directly plunged the entire Liaodong into an unprecedented chaos.

All the Tartars are going crazy. Even if they don't have a high IQ, they know what will happen when the grain and grass are burned. Either go hungry or keep fighting south. But to continue south, you also have to have the support of grain and grass?

Almost all the Tartars, all the surrendered Ming troops were mobilized, put out fires, and arrested. A large number of spies have been captured. But they have long been mentally prepared. The vast majority of people committed suicide by taking poison directly or by wiping their throats with a sword.

A few were captured alive, but it didn't mean much. The fire is already burning. These agents themselves came with the mentality of death. With the exception of a very small number of people, they don't even know who orchestrated it all. They just know that when they get the signal, they get to work. And as long as you die, your family will be better taken care of.

No matter how many agents you kill, no matter how much information you get from them. Losses are inevitable. The arsonist spies used refined oil for fire. When the fire is combined, ordinary fire extinguishing methods do not do much at all.

Even if the Tartars used knives to force those captured Ming soldiers to go in and rescue food. But more than 80 percent of the food was still burned. The rest of the ordnance and horses are still uncountable.

And after the food is gone, it also brings an extremely serious consequence. That's what to do with these surrendered Ming troops? At the beginning, there was plenty of food and grass, and there was no problem in accepting it as cannon fodder.

But now, there is not enough food for the Tartars themselves......