"To the south? That is the territory of the Han people. There must be troops stationed there. In addition, the main force of the Han people in the north will surround us. Won't we be courting death if we go further south? "
Tulik said anxiously.
Liu Xi shook his head with a confident look on his face.
"Your Majesty, think about it. We deceived the Ming Army to go to the north. Now we have gained some time. That is to say, the distance between us and the Ming Army is enough. At least, most of the Ming Army are infantrymen and are not as fast as us. As long as we speed up to the south, the Ming Army will definitely follow us to the south.
At that time, their main force will chase us to the south, but the distance between us and them will be getting farther and farther. At that time, we will take a big detour and leave the Ming Army behind. Then, we will suddenly go north. They won't be able to figure out why we went south and suddenly went north.
At this time, their main forces are all in the south, and their forces in the north are weak. If we suddenly attack them, they will be unprepared. Whether it is Yanmen Pass or Pingxing Pass, even if they have successfully recovered it, we can attack and take it down, and then we can return safely.
As for food, as long as there are Han people, there will be food. Wherever there are Han people, there will be food. Wherever there are Han people, there will be food. This is the Daming Country, and there are Han people everywhere. So, there will be food everywhere. We just need to rob them. "
Liu Xi made a few gestures, which made Tulik dizzy. Although he didn't know what the specific arrangement was, it sounded good and seemed to be very practical. Looking at Liu Xi's confident look, Tulik felt that he was very reliable.
"Since the military counselor has said so, where shall we go next?"
Liu Xi pointed to the south and said, "Qi County."
There was no special reason for Liu Xi to choose Qi County. It was just that there were many rich merchants in Jin. In fact, there were many places to choose from, but Qi County was the closest. Further south, there were Pingyao, Fen Zhou, Pu County, and so on.
The Jinshang Group was simply too rich. There were millions of wealthy households, hundreds of thousands of middle-class wealthy households, and hundreds of thousands of small wealthy households. There were simply too many merchants who had made use of salt and iron to get rich. They were so fat that many people were jealous of them.
Generally speaking, big businesses would first compete with the locals before they could develop their conflicts outside. If they couldn't even compete with the locals, they could forget about expanding their business to other places. Therefore, most of them had disputes and grudges with the Liu family. Of course, many of them had disputes and grudges with Liu Xi himself.
As a branch family descendant, Liu Xi had connections with the King Of Jin. Although he had been promoted to a senior position, he was also a target of many people.
In the past, due to the difference in status and identity, he could only swallow his anger. But now, Liu Xi didn't want to continue playing around. He wanted to flip the table and take his revenge slowly.
Since there was a stupid pig willing to work for him, he would use it. When he was done, he would send these stupid pigs and those greedy fellows to their deaths.
Now, he would let them exhaust their energy first.
Two hours later, the Northern invading army had further devastated Taiyuan, slaughtering the people inside to their heart's content. Then, the entire army roared and left.
Before leaving, Talick wanted to burn the food and goods he left behind, but was stopped by Liu Xi.
It was more useful to keep them.
In these six hours, most of the important areas in Taiyuan City were destroyed, including the various levels of government, the residences of the rich, the Imperial Examinations, and other places.
The officials and the rich were the first to be massacred. Many of the officials who stayed behind at the various levels of government were killed. Many people didn't even realize that the city had been breached before they died under the butcher knives of the Northern Barbarians. Their deaths directly caused the military in the city to be unable to mobilize.
Countless others were killed. After the limited resistance of the Ming Army failed, the general defending Taiyuan died in battle. The remaining Ming Army lost their unified command and could only fight on their own.
Some of the Ming Army gathered together and defended a building to survive. Some of the Ming Army were left alone and were mercilessly beheaded by the cavalry.
The government and all levels of agencies still had soldiers and horses stationed there, so they could at least resist for a while. However, most of the residential areas were not guarded at all. Apart from a few brave residents who spontaneously used sticks and poles to defend themselves, there was no other help. Without exception, they were all killed. Many who hid well were lucky enough to survive.
The large families did not survive. Because of Liu Xi's identification, the Northern Barbarians were able to attack accurately. They gathered manpower to break open their doors and killed all the so-called guards who only knew how to bully the common people. Then, there was a carnival.
Under Liu Xi's instructions, the property they had accumulated over the years was taken out of the cellars and storehouses. All of it belonged to the Northern Barbarians. The men were all killed. The young and beautiful women were all captured by the Northern Barbarians. They were tied up and prepared to be brought back to the grasslands to be slowly enjoyed.
The pampered, cultured and elegant ladies who were almost above the common people were tragically killed. Along with countless Han women, they became the slaves of the Northern Barbarians. Some were defiled on the spot, some were not. But sooner or later, they could not escape such a fate. They never thought they would face such a cruel fate.
Just like how Liu Xi never thought he would face such a cruel fate.
Nearly six thousand Ming Army soldiers died in the chaos of the war. Over two thousand Ming Army soldiers were trapped in various houses and persevered until the Northern Barbarians retreated. More of the Ming Army fled the moment the Northern Barbarians broke into the city. They did not have much will to resist. Once they saw the Northern Barbarians enter the city as if they had descended from the sky, they immediately collapsed.
Since ancient times, there were not many cities that could hold on in the urban warfare stage. At least Taiyuan City had not succeeded. When the city walls were broken, morale collapsed. If the enemy directly appeared in the city, it would be a devastating blow to morale.
Therefore, when the Northern Barbarians retreated from the city, other than a large number of citizens who had not died, there were not even a few officials left. Instead, the majority of the Ming Army soldiers who were trapped in the buildings were left. Over two thousand people had survived. The entire army of Taiyuan City was only left with these two thousand people.
Facing the suddenly quiet city, many people did not dare to believe that the Northern Barbarians had left. When they did not see a single Northern Barbarian figure, they all cried out in excitement. Although the fire was gradually spreading, if it was only in a few areas, the city could still be saved.
Immediately, there were citizens who spontaneously organized to start fighting the fire. There were also many Ming Army soldiers who started fighting the fire under the leadership of the lower level officers. They also organized manpower to start interrogating various areas to see if the Northern Barbarians had all left, what was the current situation in the city, and what was the reaction of the outside world.
However, when the seemingly worthless treasures and food left behind by the Northern Barbarians were discovered by the people, a strange psychological activity led to a concrete action. This action led to a greater tragedy than the Northern Barbarians breaking into the city.
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