Li Chun's northern army of nearly 20,000 people rode in front, while the southern army followed only two regiments of about 3,000 people, most of whom were infantry.

This gap is a bit too big.

To be honest, this situation cannot withstand the Northern Army's counterattack, and it will essentially mean the entire army is annihilated.

Therefore, the commander of the Southern Army at the west city gate only dared to order the troops to follow cautiously from a distance, not daring to follow too closely or too closely, waiting for instructions from the supreme commander in the siege camp.

If the opposing cavalry really kills a carbine and bites off his flesh, it is definitely not cost-effective.

In this way, the two sides are chasing each other further and further away.

The city of Kaifeng is very large. It would take almost half an hour to go from the west gate to the east gate by horseback in one direction.

When Chen Tianhua received his reward, he was a little confused for a while.

He never thought that Li Chun would choose to abandon the city and Jin Chan escaped from his shell, a trace of regret flashed between his brows.

But what Chen Tianhua mainly captured was the city of Kaifeng, not really to kill or destroy the opponent's army, and he also knew that those who fled with Li Chun were all his direct troops.

If you are wise, don't chase after the enemy!

"Let him go if he escapes. Anyway, we will attack Zhengzhou next, sooner or later, let's see how they end up." Chen Tianhua gave up the pursuit, then turned back to Luo Longyun and said:

"The entire army launched a general attack, spread the news that Li Chun had escaped, undermined the morale of the enemy defenders, and ordered them to surrender and let bygones be bygones."

"Understood!" Luo Longyun immediately got the messengers busy and ordered each brigade to launch a general attack on Kaifeng City from all directions and deliver surrender documents and other propaganda leaflets.

"Dudu... dadudu..."

More than a dozen long trumpets sounded the general attack order.

In fact, there was no need for the Confederate Army to publicize it. Most of the soldiers guarding the city realized that Commander Li Chun had already abandoned the city and left quietly.

The news that the commander had withdrawn first spread quickly through the army like a plague, and the morale of the army suddenly collapsed. Most of the soldiers turned around and ran towards the city.

More guards and soldiers simply dropped their weapons and squatted down on the spot with their heads in their hands.

On the city wall with a circumference of more than 100 kilometers, Confederate soldiers all appeared in a moment.

Guan Shan, who was commanding the troops to resist the southern army's deep attack, suddenly understood that Li Chun should have escaped by now.

While laughing loudly, he turned around and walked towards the palace in the city. His direct guard troops followed him and went straight back to the city.

As soon as Guan Shan left, the remaining defenders on the city wall dispersed with a roar. The chief officers of each army took the lead and surrendered to the Southern Army in an organized manner.

Guan Shan did not escape outside the city, but returned to his official residence in the city.

Hundreds of his security forces loyally rushed straight to his residence to carry out security work.

At this time, the whole city of Kaifeng was in chaos, with broken soldiers running around everywhere.

"The city is broken! Run for your life!"

"Marshuai Li left us and ran off on his own!"

"..."

Various noisy sounds resounded throughout the city, and the most thrilling among them was the rumble of horse hooves hitting the ground.

"Da da da... da da..."

That was when Kaifeng Mansion had opened the east city gate and let in the elite cavalry troops of the Southern Army.

Stepping into his mansion, Guan Shan turned around and said to hundreds of loyal officers and soldiers of the guard battalion:

"Brothers, after completing the last thing, you can escape for your lives.

If you have valuables at home, just take them and leave!"

Hundreds of soldiers bowed with tears in their eyes: "Guan Commander, take care!"

They all followed him from Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province, and many of them were from his hometown, his hometown, and his old subordinates.

With tears in his eyes, Guan Shan solemnly clasped his fists and bowed to everyone, "Thank you, brothers!"

Hundreds of people turned around and scattered, disappearing in the streets and alleys of Kaifeng city in an instant.

They all understand that the situation is over, and they still have a family, and they all look forward to returning home completely.

Last night, Guan Shan had a drink to say goodbye to all the brothers in the guard camp, and took out all the money and two silver notes in the mansion and distributed them to everyone.

Guan Shanggang swallowed, threw away the bloody sword in his hand, and walked towards the inner courtyard without even closing the door.

In the main hall of the backyard, his wife had prepared a brand new set of spring and autumn clothes for him, and she herself was even more dressed up.

Under the service of his wife, Guan Shan put on his new clothes, put his arm around his wife's waist, and said, "Madam, are you ready?!"

The woman smiled and said poignantly: "Okay, we are going to see Yu'er. I am very happy!"

At this time, the hall was filled with flammable objects and even filled with various greases.

Guan Shan nodded and said firmly: "Yes, our family is about to be reunited." He picked up the cow candle from the table with his left hand, hugged the woman tighter with his right hand, and casually held the

The candle flame was thrown onto the grease.

With a sound of "Teng...", the flames immediately started to shoot up.

Guan Shan hugged the woman with both hands and sat down on the floor of the main room. The woman wrapped her hands around his neck and buried her head deeply in his arms, just like she did on the Hua Zhu Ye night with his roommate.

The two of them were like sculptures. Until the fire engulfed them, the old couple did not move or cry out.

The fire that broke out in Guanshan Mansion seemed to be a signal, and flames broke out in many places in Kaifeng City at the same time.

This fire had obviously been planned in advance, and the intensity of the fire was extremely frightening.

In less than an hour, the entire city was completely engulfed in flames.

Fortunately, the Confederate Army was not too deep into the inner city of Kaifeng. When they saw that the fire was expanding and something was wrong, they turned around and retreated.

But there are still many people trapped in the sea of ​​​​fire and unable to get out.

The first batch of cavalry and horse teams that entered the city were in a worse situation. If the horses were fast, they could run deep, and it would be more difficult to turn around and withdraw.

Of the thousands of cavalry that entered the city, only less than half withdrew in the end.

The situation for the Northern Army guards was even worse. Those who surrendered on the city were fine and their hair was not injured.

There was basically no way to escape into the city. Moving forward, there was a raging fire. Turning back, it blocked the way of the retreating Confederate army.

At this time, the Confederate army had no idea of ​​not killing prisoners, and there was nothing they could do if they wanted to escape.

As long as they saw the Northern Army soldiers blocking the front, they would be chopped down and thrown over, their horses would be mounted on them, and they would run away.

Half a day later, the entire city of Kaifeng basically turned into a big fireball. Chen Tianhua gritted his teeth in Lyon, the camp outside the city, and cursed the sky and the earth, but there was nothing he could do.

This kind of fire cannot be put out, let alone now, even in the era of advanced technology in future generations.

This was clearly a plan to burn the city, and such a huge fire must have been planned for many days.

The army can still withdraw, but how many people in Kaifeng City can escape?

Or if he could survive, it's hard to say.

Li Chun, Guan Shan, you two have lost your conscience!

Chen Tianhua cursed secretly in his heart.

After I catch you, I will chop you into pieces as many times as the number of people who died in the city today!!!
Chapter completed!