"As expected of Zhuangyuan Gong's special kerosene bomb..."
He only shot one arrow and had just drawn out the second rocket. Yao Pingzhong, who was about to act according to law, never thought that after one round of rockets.
The fire was so big and strong that it burned directly into the crowd.
Those Japanese were jumping up and down on the flames like horse-mounted fire dancers, screaming again and again.
At this time, the flames had begun to follow the Japanese ministers whose bodies and soles were covered in fire oil, and burned towards the palace gate.
When I heard the noise and screams inside the palace gate, and the Japanese ministers who were burned outside the palace gate and began to flee in all directions, or were squeezed to death at the palace gate, unable to move forward or retreat, they could only scream and wail desperately.
Yao Pingzhong quickly signaled to the brothers to stop wasting the arrows in their hands, quickly retreated to his mount, got on his horse, and galloped toward the west along a street that was not yet lit by fire.
Although he was a little excited when the palace door was opened, but considering that he had promised the Number One Scholar to go back alive.
The leader in special operations in the Song Dynasty still suppressed his inner impulse and led his men towards the distance of freedom.
In the Dharma Residence Monastery, His Holiness Shirakawa was in a good mood today and was playing chess with the Bedang (academy official) appointed by him.
While the two were having a fierce battle on the chessboard, they suddenly heard rapid footsteps coming from outside the house.
Emperor Shirakawa frowned. Don't expect that when he saw the expression on Emperor Shirakawa, he quickly fell to the ground.
At this time, news came from people outside the house that a fire broke out in Heianjing several miles away.
Emperor Shirakawa raised his gray eyebrows, stood up immediately, and walked quickly outside the house.
A quarter of an hour later, Hoshino Shirakawa, surrounded by a large number of fully armed warriors, stood at the highest point of Hoju Temple, overlooking the Heian Kyo down the mountain, which was almost ten miles away from Hoju Temple.
At this moment, what you see is really like seeing daylight, as if countless candles are lit, illuminating the entire Heianjing, and it is shining brightly.
"This, this is Heianjing..." Emperor Shirakawa's lips began to tremble.
I have lived for so many years, and it is not that I have never seen Heian Jing encounter a fire, but Hiroyuki Shirakawa can swear by the Great Sun Tathagata.
I have never seen such a prosperous Heianjing in my life, with fire everywhere.
A wave of dizziness made Emperor Shirakawa unable to stand any longer, and he leaned back limply. The number one person in the Japanese kingdom, who had even forced the Fujiwara clan of the Fujiwara clan to retreat, had fainted at this moment.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
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When Yao Pingzhong rode his horse in Ping'an Capital, Japanese people were everywhere running around in panic.
There were also some Japanese soldiers who were flying and shouting with weapons in hand, but no one stopped these knights.
Even with just a glance, he quickly got out of the way. After all, in the extremely hierarchical Japanese country, those who could ride a horse were either rich or noble.
What's more, these war horses are so tall that Japanese soldiers with an average height of less than 1.5 meters need to raise their heads high to see the warriors on the horses.
The heavy iron armor on those warriors made them dare not stop them. In all likelihood, these were warriors with official positions. Otherwise, how could they have such sophisticated armor and equipment.
After leaving the blazing Ping An Jing, the smooth return journey made Yao Pingzhong feel the urge to come back again.
When Yao Pingzhong arrived at the ruins of Guanglong Temple, many elites of the Western Army had already returned here.
After checking the troops, Yao Pingzhong continued to look at Ping'an Jing, which was still shining brightly.
It wasn't until the sky became slightly brighter and all the people who were supposed to come back had arrived that Yao Pingzhong was satisfied and led his elite troops to leave the Guanglong Temple built by the Tang Dynasty and return along the way they came.
At this moment, the firelight of Heianjing perfectly contrasted with the gradually whitening sky.
I don’t know how many of the nearly 200,000 people in Heianjing can escape after today’s fire.
But one thing can be believed, the fire in Heian Kyo is still burning, and the aftermath of the fire in Heian Kyo may have just begun.
When we went there, it took more than two hours because we were traveling at night and needed to be hidden.
On the way back, the sky was bright, and under the guidance of the guide, Yao Pingzhong and others headed south at lightning speed.
Before noon, Fang La had already received the news that Yao Pingzhong and his group had successfully retired and had arrived at the outskirts of the abandoned port.
After Yao Pingzhong and others boarded the ship, three of Fujiwara Tadai's guides stayed behind.
They still need to sneak back to Heianjing to see what the situation is like there.
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After daylight broke out, Tadashi Fujiwara, who was finally rescued from the palace gate by his retainers and samurai, was already dying.
And just inside and outside the palace gate, dozens of Japanese officials and dignitaries were burned to death, and even more than ten officials of the fourth rank and above died tragically.
Fujiwara Tadaya was unconscious, but Fujiwara Kimimi, who had obtained the position of Guanbai, escaped in time and was not burned to death at the palace gate.
However, the traces were discovered by the rebel soldiers who listened to the false order to kill the Fujiwara clan.
In the end, the leader of the Fujiwara clan, who had not yet taken the position of Guan Bai, was killed by a group of rebel soldiers.
With the tragic death of Fujiwara Kimi and Fujiwara Tadashi unconscious, the Fujiwara clan finally became angry and broke out in full force. A large number of retainers and samurai loyal to the Fujiwara clan invaded the depths of the palace.
And when Emperor Shirakawa led the northern warriors to rush back to Heian Kyo, they saw the palace of Heian Kyo, which was already blazing with flames, and he vomited blood and fell into coma.
The Fujiwara clan had a fierce battle with the northern samurai group, and finally had to withdraw from the battle because of the fire in Heiankyo.
And the flames of Heian Jing continued to devour everything in the city.
Most of the buildings in Japan are made of wood, and this is especially true in Heian Kyo, except for the Suzaku Street and the official residence buildings on both sides of the palace.
In many city streets in the south, the buildings that have been added wantonly by the people who have lived here for many years have made every street quite crowded. In addition, the Fujiwara clan and Emperor Na Shirakawa were busy fighting and did not have time to put out the fire.
The Great Fire of Heian-kyo, known in history as the beginning of the destruction of the country, burned for three days and four nights, burning the entire Heian-kyo into ruins. Even most of the buildings in the palace were destroyed by the fire.
When Fujiwara Tadashi slowly woke up, he was already at the foot of Mount Tenno, dozens of miles away from Heian Kyo.
Knowing that Emperor Toba had become the target of the Fujiwara samurai, Emperor Shirakawa did not lead the northern samurai in pursuit. He also sent an envoy to propose a truce.
However, Emperor Shirakawa still had another request, that is, the Fujiwara clan dismissed their retainers and samurai and handed over the murderer of Emperor Toba.
(End of chapter)
