It was accompanied by a violent explosion. The gates of the palace go straight to the sky. Lu Xiao stood not far away, pulled out the long knife in his hand, and pointed it at a distance.

"Kill everything that moves. Burn down all the buildings that are taller than me. ”

The inner city is desperately defended. But Lu Xiao and the others appeared too suddenly, and they were well prepared. The soldiers who took the city lacked effective command and fought on their own. was directly killed by Lu Xiao's men and horses. Soon the army collapsed.

Lu Xiao did not chase down those soldiers, but set his sights on the entire inner city. First of all, there is the Royal Palace, where none of the royals remains. This is not an uncommon thing. Huo Qubing also did it to the Huns back then.

Then there was the whole inner city, and they began to set fire to it with impunity, using the oil they had brought with them, as well as the oil they had scavenged from the city. The fire soon began to spread. And then it was out of control.

The point is, the Tartars could not put out the fire. The defenders of the entire city have been completely crushed. In fact, there are not many of them left, there are several thousand. But the entire chain of command was destroyed, and they were left to fight on their own.

And Lu Xiao's army concentrated its forces to encircle and suppress them one by one. Everyone was busy running for their lives, and no one paid attention to the spread of the flames. Eventually, the flames spiraled out of control.

At this time, Lu Xiao and others withdrew from Hetuala.

The skyrocketing flames even overwhelmed the sunlight in the sky, enveloping the entire city and the surrounding mathematical and physical areas in the light of the fire.

Lu Xiao looked around, looking at the surrounding villages and farmland. An order was given indifferently.

"Go on."

.............

Huang Taiji's journey south was not smooth. First of all, He Heli was defeated and died. This is something he didn't expect from anything. The general, who had been fighting for Houjin since his father, was killed by a piece of rubble.

And then there was a deep sense of helplessness. Because of the loss of thousands of elite cavalry. The mobility of his troops has become much weaker. And he noticed a very bad problem. That is, this battle, than the battle of Sarhu, the resistance of the Ming army was much more resolute.

What he didn't know was that this time Lu Xiao raided his house. Chongzhen has money in his hands now. In addition, Lu Xiao recommended several generals to him for the main battle. Chongzhen waved his hand, and when the military salary was sufficient, the Ming army was not without an army that could fight.

After about a month of fighting, Huang Taiji certainly connected many cities. But the price paid is also far beyond imagination. He expected that wherever the army went, the rout scene of the Ming army did not appear at all.

And the scorched earth policy of the Ming army continued. Their guards and courtiers have become 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 strategy of fighting to support war suffer a serious resistance.

The entire southern expedition can be summed up in one sentence, and it is not smooth everywhere.

This kind of disobedience made Huang Taiji a little anxious in his heart. A somewhat bold idea came to his mind.

"Someone, map."

Huang Taiji studied the map for a long time. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his ideas were reliable. The idea is to attack the capital directly.

Huang Taiji has studied the history of the Ming Dynasty. He knew that there was an emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty who ascended to the throne in this way. This made me think like this in my heart. If now, he abandons these trivial goals and directly attacks the capital, will it create a miracle.

There is also a concern. That is, with the combat effectiveness shown by the Ming army now, attacking the capital will inevitably pay a huge price. But at the same time, the harvest is unimaginable.

The main thing is that these days, Huang Taiji has always retained his combat power. There was no whole army to launch a general offensive. He knew that the Ming army was intending to delay, and he delayed until he could not bear to retreat. But he himself was testing the combat power of the Ming army.

Although the combat power of the Ming army was much stronger than expected. But if you move your side seriously. Definitely crush them. And if he attacks the capital, he will also be able to get internal help from many allies. It's not as difficult as you might think.

This thought germinated in Huang Taiji's heart, and it grew rapidly. Eventually, it turned into a lingering thought.

Just when Huang Taiji was about to smash Huanglong. What he didn't know was that his Yellow Dragon had been smashed by Lu Xiao. This time, Lu Xiao used a desperate plan. Set fire to the mountain directly.

The mountain forest that took tens of millions of years to form was ignited by him. Countless Tartar people, wild beasts, who had begged for a living in the mountains, were completely buried by the flames and smoke. Those fertile fields that were about to ripen, those Tartars who resisted or did not resist, were all buried in these mountains by Lu Xiao.

The ecology of this mountain range, after this fire, may take hundreds of years to gradually recover.

"I don't understand, just these crooked melons and cracked dates, where the farts are bigger, why can't Da Ming beat them?"

Ding Xiu participated in the whole process of this dragon slaying plan, and originally came for a strong opponent with considerable strength. It was only after the results came that I found out. That's how the Tartars' lair is. Not to mention the Jingshi, even those Liaodong cities in Liaoyang and Shenyang are not comparable.

And the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is not as high as imagined. It is a little stronger than the Ming army, but it is also limited. He really didn't understand that even if the Ming army used people, it could kill this enemy.

"Hehe, you're thinking too simply. There are many reasons why the Ming army could not defeat the Tartars. It's not just a question of the combat effectiveness of the soldiers. It's the corruption of the entire armaments. Since ancient times, the battlefield has been a place of glory for soldiers. They have made great achievements here and glorified their ancestors. But I don't know when the word thief with army became the name of a soldier.

You must know that these soldiers are fighting, but they are fighting for those officials and masters in the court. As a result, they called the people and thieves below to match the army? Even if it's not for meritorious service, it's for food. But now the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty can't even eat their own food, let alone support their families. ”

Ding Xiu looked back at the soldiers who were cleaning up the trophies. Although most of the stuff was burned. But after all, this is the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and if you are a little smooth, it will also make those soldiers earn a lot of money.

But surprisingly, none of the soldiers hid their belongings. Instead, he took the initiative to take out all of them and piled them on the ground, waiting for Lu Xiao's order. If this scene was seen by other Ming soldiers, I don't know what kind of expression it would be. But here at Zhongyongwei, it's all routine.

These soldiers have followed Lu Xiao many times. They are very clear in their psychology that their superiors will definitely not treat them badly. As long as you are disciplined, the benefits will never be less.

"You see, it's actually very simple to get them to work hard, to feed them, to give them honor. Naturally, these soldiers will die for you. Pass my orders, and all the gains of this battle will be dealt with by yourself. However, the property carried must not interfere with the march. ”