Yanzhou City was not damaged at all in the hands of Han Zirang. If it were damaged in the hands of Xiao Qian, it would be a slap in the face.

This was his purpose in rushing to put out the fire.

But when a fire breaks out, how easy is it to put out the fire?

The Song army in the palace was quickly killed, but what made Xiao Qian aware of something bad was that the commander-in-chief of the Song army, An Dun, was not in the palace.

Not only was An Dun, the commander-in-chief of the Song Army, not in the palace, but Wang Jin, the commander-in-chief of the Song Army, was also not in the palace.

Xiao Qian looked at the subordinates around him with a gloomy face and said unwillingly: "Search, search for me. Even if I turn the palace upside down, I still have to find him."

He firmly believed that Andun and Wang Jin must be in the city, after all, Xijin Mansion was the capital of the Liao Kingdom.

The officials of the Song Dynasty certainly did not dare to give up just because they wanted to.

As long as a person is in the city and not in the palace, he should be in the military camp.

But the damn Song Army has arranged barracks in the four areas of the city, east, west, south and north. He has to rely on the 5,000 men and horses in his hands, plus the 5,000 men and horses Han Zirang, to attack the Song Army's barracks one by one. If he is not lucky,

, only when you attack the last barracks of the Song Dynasty can you face the Song Army general.

Aren’t there huge variables?

The key is that Han Zirang's men will definitely not try their best in this battle.

In this way, the only ones that can be killed are his own five thousand soldiers and horses.

The Pishi Army is a cavalry, and it is inconvenient to fight in the city. If the Song Army built the streets into defensive fortresses, there would be no place for him to cry.

During the previous attack on the palace, Wang Jin kept showing up, and the palace was blocked in front and back, but he did not escape. When the resistance was completely over, Wang Jin still did not appear, which means that Wang Jin was not in the palace.

But Wang Jin must be in the city.

Where is he?

Xiao Qian had a headache. If he could not capture the commander of the Song army, the success of this sneak attack would be greatly reduced. It might even turn into a bitter battle.

This is a result he doesn't want to see.

At this time, Wang Jin happened to be in the granary.

There was not much food in Yanzhou's granary. The previous food was almost consumed by Yelu Hongji in the war. Later, it was robbed once before the city was breached. All the food stored in it was actually the food of the Song army.

These grains are not enough to fill a small area of ​​the granary, making the entire granary look empty. This place is the least likely target of attack in Yanzhou City, but it has become the place where Wang Jin sleeps every night. It is incredible to say that,

But that's what Wang Jin did.

Wang Jin lived in the granary at night and went to the palace during the day.

The reason for this choice is that it is close to the city gate and only separated by a wall from the west of the city. He even ordered the entire city wall to be hollowed out. After the city wall could be collapsed anytime and anywhere, the army went out. Tens of thousands of troops.

, it will take a long time to get out of the city from the city gate, but what if it is a city wall half a mile wide?

In just a short time, tens of thousands of people can leave the city at once.

On the contrary, the palace is located in the center of Yanzhou City. If it is surrounded, he will not be able to escape.

Seeing the fire in the city, Wang Jin, who was standing on the top of the city, cursed angrily: "Han Zi let this thief betray us."

"General, why do you think it's Han Zirang?"

The subordinate didn't know why and asked quickly.

"If not him, who else?"

Wang Jin angrily threw the whip in his hand on the city wall and ordered to his subordinates: "Raise the three Kongming Lanterns."

"Pull down all the wooden pillars supporting the city wall. Light all the city gates for me. If the Liao army cannot tell the direction of my retreat, it will give us at least an hour or two."

"General!"

"What are you doing standing still? Go quickly!"

If he really had to stay in the city, Wang Jin was deeply afraid that he would be held back and would never be able to escape again. The reason why he had to coordinate the retreat of the army was just his response.

But before retreating, he needed to see Yanzhou City burn in hellish fire.

Since he was destined to leave, he didn't mind causing greater trouble to the Liao army.

This city was destined to be abandoned in his hands, and he would never give the Liao people an intact Yanzhou City. For this reason, he had hidden a lot of ignition materials in the real Yanzhou City.

.And warn all the captains. Those who escape without setting fire will be subject to military law.

Of course, the reason is also very simple. Only by letting all the Liao people put out the fire will they have a chance to escape.

The burning of the Nanyuan King's palace was just the first step.

As the East City, South City, and North City were all set on fire one after another, even some streets in the West City were set on fire.

When Xiao Qian saw that the fire had spread to the entire city, he was stunned. He only had 5,000 people and could not save the city of hundreds of thousands of people. The people in the city also began to rush out of their homes in chaos and saw

With the city ablaze, Xiao Qian's mouth felt a little dry and his back felt chilly.

He is not a fire-proof person, but when he came, the Xijin Mansion was completely burned down. Even if he was deeply trusted by His Majesty, he could not escape his involvement.

Countless workshops, government offices, and residences were engulfed in flames.

But all this is just the beginning.

Because the most important palace city also showed signs of being affected by the fire.

When faced with the choice of chasing the Song army or putting out the fire, Xiao Qian regretfully ordered: "The whole army will go to the palace to put out the fire immediately. The palace cannot be destroyed."

"General, aren't we going to chase the Song army?"

"Would you take your troops and move into a pit that is obviously a trap?"

In Xiao Qian's eyes, the Song army was obviously prepared, but Han Zirang did not detect all this.

As for Han Zirang being with the Song Army, that doesn't make sense. Was Xiao Qian or Han Zirang the one who let him into the city?

When the sky was dark, Wang Jin had already fled to Qingheyuan with his troops and horses.

The wind was howling, and a troop of soldiers and horses came towards him, making him immediately nervous: "Who is coming?"

"It's Liu Fa, General Liu Fa!"

"But General Wang Jin?"

The moment Wang Jin saw Liu Fa, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief after running away all night. He eagerly said to Liu Fa: "Our army was besieged by the Liao army and was defeated in a deadly battle, so we had no choice but to retreat."

Liu Fa looked at Wang Jin and the army behind him, and fell into strange contemplation. He didn't look like he had retreated from a bloody battle, but rather like he had returned from setting fire. The main reason was that many of the soldiers were covered in dust.

Yes, there are traces of being burned by the flames.

Liu Fa asked in a deep voice: "How many troops are there in the Liao army?"
Chapter completed!