The end of the world begins with the king

426 Empty City
Zhu Jinzhang said that he would evacuate in half an hour, but in fact all the preparations for the evacuation started at the moment he gave the order.

All food must be taken away, all city gates must be demolished, and all houses inside must be set on fire.

This is the lack of manpower, otherwise they still want to tear down the city wall.

In any case, the various tasks related to evacuation are generally cumbersome and require strong coordination skills.

The people under Zhu Jinzhang may not be good at fighting, but they are good at wreaking havoc.

Soon, all the food was loaded into the trucks, and fires were lit up everywhere in the city.

"My lord, the Yong army is still in Beixi Village, but it has the intention to march!" The scout came to the county government to report.

At this moment, Zhu Jinzhang had changed into his armor, and there was nothing serious except that his head hurt so badly.

Zhao Yanxun ordered to rest for two hours, but the latest news from the scouts in Baishan County made him unable to sit still.

If the Ming army escaped, he would definitely not be able to catch up, but turning Baishan County into ruins could be avoided to the greatest extent.

So Zhao Yanxun ordered the army to set off immediately, and their actions were detected by the Ming army, and at this moment it was reported to Zhu Jinzhang.

Taking the torch from the guard, Zhu Jinzhang glanced back at the county government office, and then threw the torch out.

Dry firewood was piled inside, so the fire quickly ignited, and the hall of the county government quickly burned.

"Let's go!"

After leaving this sentence, Zhu Jinzhang led people out of the county government office, and the horses were already ready outside.

Everyone got on their horses, then hit their horses and left.

The troops withdrew from the north gate one after another, and retreated north without looking back, leaving the city in a mess behind them.

Ten minutes later, more than [-] cavalry rushed over, and they could see the thick smoke rising from the city wall.

At this moment, a series of horseshoes sounded in the city, and a soldier came out and shouted loudly: "My lord, the bandit army has all withdrawn, and they set fire to the city!"

"Who are you?" Gao Zhengan, who led the team, asked coldly. He was a cautious person.

After the visitor approached with a horse, he took out his waist card from his arms and said: "Report to my lord, I will scout Wu Qing!"

After ordering someone to bring the waist badge to check carefully, Gao Zhengan confirmed the identity of the other party, and then asked, "All the bandits have left?"

"All have been evacuated, and now they have escaped more than ten miles away!"

"How many places in the city are on fire?"

"There are at least thirty or forty places!"

After roughly asking about the situation, Gao Zhengan said to his back: "Hu Yangping, you lead people to guard the four gates of the county!"

"Obey!" Hu Yangping responded.

He was the person Xu Hong had withdrawn from, and he belonged to the bodyguard department, so Gao Zhengan gave him the opportunity to show his face.

Looking at the thick smoke in the county town, Gao Zhengan said in a deep voice: "Others, follow me into the city to put out the fire. If there are monsters and bandits, we will also wipe them out!"

Hu Yangping left with his subordinates, and the remaining [-] people were assigned tasks, and they would go to their own blocks to do things.

The more than four hundred people who came this time, although they were all Gao Zhengan's subordinates, there were also some closeness among them.

The army under him was pieced together from troops stationed in various places. As a general who was born as a guard of the palace, he naturally had to take care of the officers of the guard department.

After the tasks were assigned, all the ministries quickly entered the city to work, and Gao Zhengan also entered the city.

In front of the horse, Gao Zheng'an said slowly: "Meng Baihu, I heard from you Fang Qianhu that you are cautious in your errands, and you have never made any mistakes. This time you go out...don't let us down!"

Beside him was Meng Hai who had been transferred from Chengde.

Don't let "we" down, the "we" here is worth pondering, Meng Hai is a smart person, so he quickly figured out the key points.

"Thank you, my lord, for taking a fancy to..."

If you only say this one sentence, it is not enough to be on the right track, just listen to Meng Hai then say: "I hope you will support me a lot!"

Sure enough, Gao Zhengan smiled when he heard this, glanced at Meng Hai and said, "It's all for the prince, you and I will encourage each other!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Zhengan rode away without telling Meng Haiduo that he was going to patrol the whole city.

After Gao Zheng'an left, Meng Hai directed his men to put out the fire, which was a very grueling job.

"Brother, why is Gao Qianhu talking nonsense!" Ma Shan leaned forward and asked.

"How many times have I told you, don't call me big brother in the army, it's not a good thing to be overheard!"

"Yes yes yes, I would like to follow your lord's instruction!" Ma Shan said hastily.

Looking at Gao Zhengan who was going away, Meng Hai said slowly: "He is not talking nonsense, he is showing me the way!"

"Guide the way? Baishan County is a big place, do you need him to guide you?"

Meng Hai couldn't help laughing, and said, "Go to work!"

Ma Shan didn't think much, and then turned around and left. There are still many things to do next.

Sighing, Meng Hai murmured: "He pointed out the way. If I don't follow the way, maybe I'll be just a hundred households in my life!"

After joining Prince Yong's Mansion, Meng Hai's vision has been opened, and he naturally wants to go to a higher position.

Rejecting Gao Zhengan's olive branch will offend Fang Tong and Gao Zhengan together, and then the real trouble will come.

But how can these words be said to Ma Shan, after all, this guy can't keep his mouth shut.

An hour later, while the soldiers in the city were busy, Zhao Yanxun led the main force of the army and rushed to the outside of Baishan County.

They were all infantry, and their speed was severely delayed due to the harassment of corpses during their march.

Even at this moment, there are still zombies entangled them, and there are crowds of corpses gathered at the gate of the city.

Without Zhao Yanxun's order, someone sent troops to clear the zombies.

After the zombies gathered at the gate of the city were eliminated, Gao Zhengan, who got the news, also drove out of the city.

"Chen Gao Zheng'an, greet the prince!"

Gao Zheng'an knelt in front of Zhao Yanxun's horse, and beside him was Hu Yangping from a hundred households.

Looking at the temporary defensive equipment at the city gate, Zhao Yanxun asked in a deep voice, "How is the situation inside the city?"

"Reporting to the lord, Baishan County was empty when I arrived, and the bandits took all the food and horses when they left, and set fires everywhere in the city..."

At this moment, there was still thick smoke rising in the city, Zhao Yanxun immediately asked: "How is the fire going now?"

"My lord, more than 40 open flames have all been extinguished!"

Nodding his head, Zhao Yanxun smiled and said, "Very good!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yanxun arranged for the army to enter the city.

At least today he will not use soldiers anymore. After two days of trekking and hard fighting, it is no joke that the soldiers are exhausted.

Of course, he will not be idle in the past two days, and will send scouts to investigate the situation many times. All actions will still be determined by changes in the battlefield.

Entering the city, the hearts of all the soldiers fell back into their stomachs at this moment.

Here they can cook with peace of mind, without worrying about zombies jumping out suddenly, and there will be no sudden attack by thieves.

Plus, you can sleep soundly at night!
(End of this chapter)