Daxia Lingxian

Bingzhou, Banquan.

Banquan is in the southwest of Bingzhou, adjacent to Yongzhou across the Tianshui River. It is only more than five thousand miles away from Chang'an and is close to the capital.

Three million Qing troops were stationed in Banquan City for repairs.

The entire Bingzhou has fallen and became the "Qing territory". Therefore, Bingzhou at this time became the Qing army's rear area in the Central Plains.

This allows Luoan's millions of troops to have no worries about the supply of food and grass resources. Daxia Bingzhou officials suddenly changed their minds and worked hard to provide logistical support for the Qing army.

This time, Luo An, in the name of Huang Taiji, led three million elite chariots to fight in person. They marched southward with overwhelming force and surrendered like clouds, without encountering any decent resistance at all.

Not even a tough fight was fought. This made the warlike Eight Banners generals hold back their inner anger, and instead resented Xia Jun's cowardice.

Even the important town of Jinyang, where 500,000 Xia troops were stationed, surrendered without a fight.

Often before the Qing army arrived, local officials and generals from nearby Daxia would wait and see.

It was really the strength of the Qing army that frightened them out of their courage, and they no longer had any hope for the national destiny of Great Xia.

Since resistance is meaningless, it is better to surrender early and find a way out.

Why make unnecessary sacrifices for the exhausted Great Xia Dynasty?

As a result, Luo An had an army of three million when he set out, and by the time he garrisoned at Banquan, his strength had expanded to four million.

One million more Xia troops surrendered.

At this time, it was already the third day that the Qing army was stationed in Banquan.

The boats for the army to cross the river are almost ready.

After passing the natural barrier of Tianshui River, you will reach Yongzhou!

Chang'an, there!

……

Banquan City has become a huge military city. The original county guard's office was the Chinese army's main tent in Luo'an.

In the imperial tent of the Qing army, there were many Jurchen relatives and nobles, all of whom were princes and ministers of extraordinary strength.

Among them, there are as many as eighteen real strong men.

In addition, there were also the surrender ministers of Daxia led by Cai Ji.

The magnanimous Luo An holds a high position as commander, his eyes are bright, and he is not angry but is proud of himself.

Chongzhen, I’m here. You once forced me to escape from Yizhou, and you forced me to start from scratch.

Now, I, Luo'an, with the dignity of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, will lead my army to destroy your Daxia and occupy the Central Plains.

All of this is thanks to you!

The powerful Jurchens in front of me are all my slaves and eagle dogs, and they are willing to be used by me.

They will conquer the Central Plains and the Horseshoe Mountains and Rivers under my command!

At this time, the room full of tough and arrogant Jurchen nobles, even the important generals with real human cultivation, were all looking at the Qing Emperor with awe in their hearts.

Huang Taiji was extremely powerful among the Jurchens and was deeply supported by the soldiers of the Eight Banners. No one among the powerful clan members dared to challenge his authority.

Luo An used Huang Taiji's identity to easily steal the state of Jin, changed the country's name to Qing, and proclaimed himself emperor to Yuan.

In other words, Huang Taiji's years of hard work have all come to an advantage for Luo An.

Among the princes, ministers and surrendered ministers of Great Xia in the Chinese army's tent, who would have thought that the Qing emperor in front of them, who was personally conquering and about to destroy Great Xia, was actually a fake?

It's a pity that their real master has been beaten to ashes by Luo An and disappeared into thin air.

Although Luo An is a fake, I have to say that he, Huang Taiji, does a good job.

Even if Huang Taiji himself is resurrected, that's it.

When it comes to being an emperor, Luo An seems to be born with it, and he has a very heroic demeanor, hiding the cunning and cunning in his heart very well.

He is an emperor who enjoys being a king, enjoys it, and goes deep into his bones.

Luo An glanced at the generals and said slowly and solemnly in Huang Taiji's usual tone:

"When our Qing cavalry goes south this time, Pseudo Xia is vulnerable. It seems easy to destroy Xia, but experienced hunters will never underestimate prey in desperate situations."

"I have seen some people become careless and lose their vigilance as hunters because they despise Xia Jun."

"I want to remind you that the fish in the river will jump a few times when it reaches the chopping board. The horns of a dying antelope may also pierce the belly of a tiger or wolf."

"Although the fake summer is over, just like a woman who has been stripped naked, who knows if there is still a deadly weapon hidden in this woman's body?"

The generals were like jackals tamed by ligers, listening to the emperor's holy instructions with respectful expressions, and finally saluted together:

"The Great Khan is absolutely right! The slaves will definitely remember what the Great Khan said!"

Although Luo An has long been proclaimed emperor, the Jurchen nobles still habitually call him Great Khan.

They don't seem to like the title 'Emperor' very much.

And Luo An didn't correct him.

"I want you to always be vigilant as warriors and never underestimate any enemy." Luo An warned.

"Cha!" the generals responded like thunder, "I obey the order!"

Cai Ji came out at the right time and said: "Your Majesty, everyone in Chongzhen has rebelled against their relatives and abandoned their relatives. The Pseudo-Xia is over. Even if the centipede is dead but not stiff, it is not a cause for concern."

"I thought that most of the Xia army's main force would be lost. Yongzhou can cross the river and Chang'an can be defeated in a day or night. Now the only ones to worry about are Li Hongji and Zhang Bingzhong!"

"Li Hongji occupies Yuzhou and Xuzhou, and Zhang Bingzhong occupies Jingzhou and Xiangzhou. Each has more than a million elite men under his command. Although their combat power is far inferior to that of our Qing Dynasty, they should not be underestimated."

"When the Qing Dynasty conquers the Central Plains, Zhang and Li will inevitably become enemies of the Qing Dynasty. In particular, beware of the three families joining together to fight against the Qing Dynasty and delaying the unification period."

"Now that our army is about to cross the river, we must guard against intruders advancing westward and taking our army's retreat..."

"I think it is best to divide our troops into two groups, one to enter Yongzhou to capture Chang'an, and the other to enter Yuzhou to capture Luoyang. When the two capitals are destroyed, not only will the Puppet Xia be destroyed, but Li Hongji will also be dead..."

Cai Ji said that his mouth was dry. He talks eloquently, analyzes things in detail, and is well versed in the current situation. His strategy can be described as steady, ruthless, and fast.

His careful consideration and precise words are obvious to all.

Even those Jurchen nobles who despised the Xia people's surrender couldn't help but nod.

This good slave knows the feelings of Zhongyuan, so what he said makes sense.

Luo An couldn't help but nodded and said: "Cai Qing is loyal and pure, and his suggestions are in my opinion. Then let's divide the troops in two days."

"I will lead the main force to attack Yongzhou and enter Chang'an. Daishan and Jierha will lead the Eastern Route Army to attack Yuzhou and enter Luoyang!"

"Cha!" Daishan and Jierha took the order together, "Brother, I will wait for the Great Khan to divide his troops!"

Luo An waved his hand, "Allocate one million of your troops to capture Yuzhou and destroy Li Hongji!"

"Hey! Don't worry, Great Khan, one million troops are enough!"

Luo An nodded, "Remember! Don't stop after taking Luoyang, go directly south to Jingzhou and kill Zhang Bingzhong!"

"Cha!" The two men accepted the order with excited expressions.

"Great Khan!" A Jurchen general with venerable cultivation entered the tent and reported:

"I report to the Great Khan that my servants have captured more than 30,000 Xia women, all of them beautiful beauties with big butts. Please distribute them to the Great Khan."

This general specializes in searching for beauties from the Xia people. This time he entered Bingzhou and screened tens of thousands of beauties with good looks.

These beauties have been carefully selected and are reserved exclusively for the Great Khan and the nobles of the Eight Banners, and are not available to ordinary soldiers.

Luo An nodded, "After crossing the river, the best five hundred people will be sent to the Chinese army camp, and the rest... follow the old rules."

"Cha!" The general accepted the order with a smile.

Then, Luo An mobilized his troops and assigned tasks one by one, but he seemed to have completely forgotten to enforce military discipline.

It's like there is no such thing as military discipline.

The Jurchen generals were naturally eager to do so. The Xia people's ministers wanted to give advice, but in the end they still didn't dare to speak and could only look at Cai Jidi.

They hoped that Cai Ji, Huang Taiji's most trusted Xia minister, could advise the Qing Dynasty to regulate military discipline.

Especially in the extremely prosperous Chang'an and Luoyang, how can we not restrain military discipline?

Although they are surrendered ministers, they are still Xia people, and they do not want the Central Plains to be severely poisoned.

However, Cai Ji opened his mouth, but still swallowed what he wanted to say.

Remonstrance to restrain military discipline? Why didn't you say anything? It’s not like I, Cai, have a mouth.

If he advises, he is sure that Huang Taiji will adopt it, but at the same time, Huang Taiji will definitely think that he still has reservations about his loyalty to the Qing Dynasty!

Then, it may affect trust in him.

More importantly, the Jurchen nobles will definitely resent themselves for being meddlesome, which means they have offended the entire Eight Banners.

Then how can he gain a foothold in the future? never mind. How can a war not end in ruins?

In troubled times, there is no way!

We can only suffer the common people one more time. Wouldn't it be nice to wait until the Qing Dynasty settled the Central Plains and began to assimilate it?

He is someone who wants to do big things. For the future of the Central Plains and for the Qing Dynasty to integrate into China, he must be used by Huang Taiji as a useful person.

Curves help the world, who knows my heart?

How can we restrict military discipline because of admonishment, and lose big because of small things?

As soon as he thought about this, Cai Ji completely gave up his thoughts on admonishing military discipline.

The other surrendered ministers did not dare to speak when they saw Cai Ji, and they all gave up their thoughts.

That's all, there's no need to offend the Jurchens for the sake of the people of the Central Plains.

Anyway, how can there be any good in troubled times? The people suffered a little and endured it for a few years.

The Qing Dynasty wanted the world, so it couldn't kill all the Xia people, right? If everyone is killed, where will the taxes and corvee come from?

How smart is Luo An? With one glance, he saw through the thoughts of Cai Ji and other Xia people's surrender.

Since you don't say anything, I'm too lazy to do anything.

It stands to reason that Luo An is originally from Xia, born and raised here, and always has a bit of a love for fish and water. Now that he is the leader of the Qing Dynasty, he can restrain the Eight Banners' military discipline with just one sentence and save the Xia people from being tortured.

However, Luo An did not do this.

Unlike Cai Ji and others, he didn't even have this thought.

This is not because Luo An deliberately indulged them in order to win over the Eight Banners soldiers. But... he has no sense of family and country at all!

It is true that he is from Xia, but deep down in his heart, there has never been a debate between Huayi and Huayi, nor a defense against foreigners.

In his cognition, there is no so-called Xia people and Jurchens. His interpersonal differences are only: me and others!

Whether they are Xia people or foreigners, they are all other people in his eyes, and he will not have any preference.

Since the Xia people were no different from foreigners in his eyes, he had no intention of restricting military discipline.

Even with the money rat tail on his head, Luo An doesn't think there's anything wrong with it.

Ugly? He doesn't think so.

This point is also different from Cai Ji and others.

Cai Ji and others were very resistant to money and felt ugly.

But in order to survive and get rich, they can only accept it with pinched noses and pretend to like it very much.

Her mentality is a bit like Ji Nu's.

Luo An is different.

He didn't care about any clothes or hairstyle, so he didn't feel ugly. There is absolutely no psychological barrier to accepting it.

All he cares about is power and strength.

Luo An stood up and pointed at Yongzhou on the other side of the Tianshui River, "The Xia army in Yongzhou is disorganized and vulnerable! As soon as our Qing Dynasty cavalry arrives, it will be like a tiger among the sheep!"

"Pass my decree, at Mao hour the day after tomorrow, the army will cross the river! Destroy Xia!"

Luo An ordered vigorously.

"Destroy Xia! Destroy Xia! Destroy Xia!" the generals of the Eight Banners shouted thunderously, and everyone's eyes shone.

Cai Ji and others also raised their arms and shouted: "Destroy Xia! Destroy Xia! The Qing Dynasty will win!"

While Cai Ji was shouting, he seemed to see the Qing army marching on Chang'an and the beautiful palace city destroyed.

In a daze, he saw his son who was beheaded by Xia Ting, his wife and daughter who died tragically in Jiaofangsi, and his sister who was imprisoned in the imperial edict and did not know whether to live or die.

Cai Ji's eyes suddenly turned red.

"Destroy Xia! Destroy Xia!" Family hatred made Cai Ji's cry as hysterical as a Jurchen's.

As for the fact that he led a million-strong army to surrender and treason, which led to the family tragedy, he subconsciously ignored it.

He wanted to personally lead the Qing army into Chang'an to avenge the deaths of his wife and children.

He personally smashed the prison and rescued his sister.

If she were still alive.

Tsuen! I wish you were still alive! Brother is here to save you!

When the Qing Dynasty rules the world, my brother will help you fight for a future in Fujian, so you won't suffer anymore.

Cai Ji clenched his fists, as if he saw Cai Quan'er suffering in prison.

At this moment, a Jurchen strongman suddenly entered the big tent with a solemn expression.

The people who shouted to destroy Xia immediately stopped.

"Great Khan." The Jurchen strongman said in a panicked tone, "Just two days ago, drastic changes occurred in Chang'an."

"Zhou Tiren, Liu Guoguan and more than a thousand people all died mysteriously. As for how they died, it may have something to do with the holy ghost."

What? Luo An and others were shocked when they heard this.

Are Zhou Tiren and others dead?

So without internal support, Chang'an City will have to be attacked forcefully?

Although the Jurchens had a spy network in Chang'an for a long time, the Qing Dynasty did not find out the inside story of this matter.

"Holy Ghost..." Luo An frowned, "Then the Holy Ghost is in Chang'an? Is there any other information about him?"

The strong Jurchen shook his head, "I don't know. Since two days ago, it has been difficult for any news to spread out of Chang'an."

"The people from Xiuyi Mansion and Kuihua Mansion have completely controlled the news in Chang'an City. Our spies and insiders have all been caught."

"Right now, I don't know anything about the news in Chang'an City. I can't get any information about the Holy Ghost."

Cai Ji said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Chongzhen has long disliked Zhou Tiren and others. The news of Zhou Tiren's surrender to the Qing Dynasty must have been leaked. Chongzhen became angry and used a trick to kill them."

"The tighter the information control in Chang'an City, the more it shows that Chongzhen is in a desperate situation and he has no choice."

"Without internal support, it is indeed very laborious to attack Chang'an City, but Xia's army is not strong and will attack in a month."

"As for the Holy Ghost...it's just a trick, it's nothing to be afraid of."

Luo An nodded, "No matter what happens in Chang'an City, it can't stop me from the Qing Dynasty destroying Xia!"

……

On the third day, the Qing army crossed the river with great momentum and an astonishing military strength.

The screams of war horses shook the mountains and rivers.

At noon, Luo'an's army, surrounded by a mountain-like army, crossed the Tianshui River and entered Yongzhou!

The Xia army defending Tianshui River did not dare to resist, so they withdrew to Chang'an.

The surrounding people were all evacuated.

Under the banner of the Qing army, Luo An was dressed in bright yellow armor, sitting on a blood-red thousand-mile horse, and chanted with high spirits:

"Throwing a whip to cut off the water in the sky, the army marches towards Chang'an. The vast Yongzhou Road and the towering Taihua Mountain."

"The golden bow shoots down the summer sky, and the clear water floods the Central Plains. The king's plans are endless, and the hegemony has no age."

Cai Ji left and praised: "The emperor is astonishingly talented and beautiful, and he has distinguished himself throughout the ages. This slave is speechless in his heart. I really don't know how to praise him."

Luo An laughed heartily and proudly.

The morale of the Qing army was as high as a rainbow and their fighting spirit was as high as the sky. Disdainful of the military power of the Central Plains, the Eight Banners soldiers became more and more arrogant.

The army was about to start after crossing the river, when suddenly a horse ran from the west and took the initiative to approach the Qing army's formation!

Immediately a woman.

In the vast sky and earth, the Qing army is like a mountain, and the woman alone is like a lone wolf walking alone under the mountain.

The arrogant and arrogant Qing army did not expect to see the Xia Dynasty army lined up to resist, but instead saw a woman coming on horseback.

Suddenly, that small and lonely figure actually attracted the attention of millions of troops!

Luo An couldn't help but look playful when he saw this woman.

is her.

He is also an old friend.

Cai Ji was surprised and happy when he saw the woman's figure.

It's Tsuen'er!

He never expected that his sister would come to him.

"Quan'er!" Cai Ji shouted, "Brother is here!"

(End of this chapter)