When Xu Da led the navy to arrive at Fuzhou City, the city was still burning with fire.
Because the distance was so close, Xu Da could even feel the heat wave coming towards his face.
Looking inside from the city gate hole, Xu Da only saw the flames reaching into the sky, and nothing else.
Waves of sea breeze blew by, and Xu Da smelled a strong burnt smell that made people sick.
Originally, there were some lucky pirates outside Fuzhou City. After robbing things, they wanted to put the things outside the city and enter the city again to continue the robbery.
But before they could enter again, they saw the fire blazing into the sky in the city. They could only stand outside the city in a daze, at a loss.
They were shocked by the cruelty of Deng Yu's methods, and he actually chose to burn the city directly, burning themselves and others together.
But it has to be said that this method is indeed cruel and effective.
Now a hundred thousand pirates are suffering from the flames in the city, not knowing whether to live or die.
Even their leader Chen Zuyi's life and death are unknown, and his whereabouts are unknown.
These pirates stood outside the city, staring blankly at the fire. It was not until Xu Da led his army to the outside of the city that they woke up from a dream and wanted to escape.
However, they were directly pinned to the ground by the Ming Navy and unable to escape. They were all captured and served as prisoners.
There was a fire outside Fuzhou City, so it was naturally impossible for Xu Da to enter the city, but Xu Da did not slack off and asked the Ming army to camp on the spot.
Then he led the army and surrounded the entire city of Fuzhou, standing ready in case any pirates were still alive and escaped from the city.
The main target of Xu Da's attack was Chen Zuyi. As long as Chen Zuyi was captured or killed, the banditry in the South China Sea would be completely suppressed.
After all, no matter how brave other pirates are, they would not dare to attack a country's port at will.
They all make a living at sea, mainly robbing merchants. Being able to continuously rob merchant ships at sea is the legitimate occupation of these pirates.
Chen Zuyi was bold and had a deep-seated hatred for the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Chen Zuyi was Ming Dynasty's biggest enemy among pirates in the South China Sea.
Other pirates, even if they dared to attack coastal towns, they would only pick soft persimmons and dare not provoke the powerful Ming Dynasty.
However, Chen Zuyi specifically singled out the Ming Dynasty. This time he even provoked the entire southeastern coastal area of the Ming Dynasty to form an alliance and attack the Ming Dynasty at the same time.
Zhu Yuanzhang had long regarded this person as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh.
Before Xu Da went on the expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang had given Xu Da a decree that if there was a chance, Chen Zuyi must be cut into pieces.
Only in this way can Zhu Yuanzhang's hatred be eliminated.
From the current situation, Xu Da may not be able to satisfy Zhu Yuanzhang's wish.
Because Chen Zuyi has probably been burned into a roast chicken.
After Xu Da's control was completed, he took up his stance and waited quietly outside the city for the fire in the city to extinguish.
This wait lasts for one day, starting from three poles above the sun, until the sun sets and the moon rises.
Although the fires in the city were much smaller, they still emitted terrifying high temperatures. Waves of heat waves hit, making the nights outside Fuzhou no longer cold.
The huge flames became more visible in the middle of the night, and Fuzhou City was like a huge torch, illuminating a place more than ten miles away.
Xu Da did not relax. He divided his troops into two parts and took turns keeping vigil. It was inevitable that all the pirates would be surrounded and killed in Fuzhou City.
Deng Yu did not dare to rest in the city. From day to night, Deng Yu stood on the wall of the inner city, staring nervously in the direction of the outer city.
The moment the fire ignited, Deng Yu knew that these pirates might be doomed.
After all, the fire was so intense that it was impossible to give the pirates time to react.
But Deng Yu just didn't know how many pirates had entered the outer city of Fuzhou.
But now that Xu Da has led the imperial army to arrive, as long as half of the pirates can enter, Deng Yu believes that Xu Da has the ability to defeat the remaining pirates and save the city of Fuzhou from fire and water.
Deng Yu guarded the inner city to guard against some eager pirates who jumped over the wall and tried to enter the inner city from the outer city to avoid the fire.
In just one day, Deng Yu had been attacked hundreds of times in the inner city.
However, this kind of attack was just an attack by some scattered pirates. After all, these pirates had previously been scattered in the outer city to plunder.
It was impossible to gather too many people at once and attack the inner city in groups, which gave Deng Yu a chance to breathe.
The Ming army led by Deng Yu was actually at the end of its strength. It could still hold on by standing on the city wall to resist the pirates' attack.
But if there were a large number of pirates, Deng Yu might not be able to support them.
The fire in Fuzhou City is still going on, and the crackling sound is endless.
The entire inner city was illuminated by the fire in Fuzhou City, as bright as day. People gathered in the streets of the inner city, most of them looking panicked.
Hundreds of thousands of people crowded into a small inner city, which was naturally extremely crowded.
In this environment, riots and even camp bombings can easily occur.
If there is a little bit of evil, hundreds of thousands of people will trample on each other, causing heavy casualties.
However, Deng Yu had no choice but to put these people in the outer city and burn them alive.
Fortunately, the common people now also know that the situation is critical. After all, these common people can all see the fire burning in the outer city.
The people didn't dare to mess around, because they couldn't rush out at all, so they could only stay in place with anxiety, quietly waiting for the judgment of fate.
The fire lasted for two full days, and on the third day, the open flames in the city finally disappeared.
The once prosperous city of Fuzhou was burned to the ground by fire, with ruins everywhere.
Although the open flames have disappeared, there are still a lot of sparks in the city. Once there is any ignition, another fire will burst into the sky.
Xu Da did not act rashly. He just asked people to enter the city, investigate the area near the city gate, and eliminate any remaining pirates.
But as soon as he entered the city, Xu Da saw a shocking scene.
I saw that there were piles of corpses near the city gate, almost blocking the city gate.
These corpses were all burnt black, their faces were distorted, their expressions were ferocious, their arms stretched forward unwillingly, and their death appearance was very miserable.
Don't think too much, these are all pirates who wanted to cross the city gate from the fire and rush out of the city at the moment the fire broke out.
It's a pity that the first thing Deng Yu asked to set alight was the city gate. It was just a fantasy for these pirates to hope that they could survive the fire with their mortal bodies.
More and more people fell in the city gate hole, almost blocking the city gate hole. This also made it more and more impossible for those behind to rush through the city gate.
He could only be burned alive in the city gate cave by the fire.
When Xu Da saw so many corpses, a burning smell rushed into his nose, and he directly asked people to clean up the corpses.
After finally clearing a road leading into the city, they found that the entire city of Fuzhou had been turned into a crematorium.
Burnt black bodies were scattered everywhere on the street, making it look like hell on earth.
Even the battle-hardened elite soldiers behind Xu Da felt sick in their stomachs and almost vomited them out.
Xu Da's face didn't look good either, so he could only ask people to check the surrounding area first to see if there were any pirates who were still alive and to catch them alive as soon as possible.
After the troops entered the city, they quickly deployed, and Xu Da led the people toward the city along the main road in Fuzhou.
The further inside they went, the more corpses they saw. In some places, there were even hundreds of corpses clustered around them. These pirates wanted to use the spacious streets to avoid the fire.
Unfortunately, the temperature in the city was too high, and the streets in Fuzhou City were not that spacious at all. In the end, these pirates were burned alive and roasted into mummies.
Xu Da sighed when he saw this. The killings caused by this fire were too heavy, and he didn't know if he would be repaid in the future.
Although Deng Yu started the fire, it was Xu Da who came up with the idea, which had to make Xu Da feel guilty about it.
But mercy only lasts for a moment. These pirates have done all kinds of evil, and dying here is considered retribution.
Xu Da continued to walk inside, his eyes filled with ruins and sparks, although most of the open flames had been extinguished.
But when the wind blows over these sparks, it will still bring bursts of fire.
The flame was not completely extinguished, but all the fuel that could be burned had been burned, leaving only sparks slowly extinguishing in place.
While Xu Da was constantly searching, there were suddenly bursts of coughing sounds from around him. Xu Da immediately became vigilant and led his army towards the direction of the sound.
