I'm in the Red Mansion

The last time 3,000 cavalry battalion soldiers went on an attack, dozens of them were promoted.

The rest received at least thirty taels of silver as a reward.

This made the soldiers who had recently joined Jia Cong's army envious for a long time.

Now, this overwhelming wealth is finally about to fall upon them.

Therefore, during the afternoon break, many soldiers were so excited that they could not fall asleep.

Then, in the evening, all the soldiers got up.

Then they put on the weapons and armor they would need for the night and waited quietly in the barracks.

At the first watch, the north gate of Liangcheng was quietly opened, and teams of soldiers quietly left the city.

The time they set out seemed a little early, but it was actually just right.

After all, it takes some time to travel.

After leaving the city, the 13,000 cavalrymen tied cotton cloth on their horses' hooves and put bits on their mouths to prevent the horses from making noise while marching at night and being noticed by the enemy.

After being equipped, everyone mounted their horses and traveled quietly at night.

The night was so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you. Even if you wanted to go faster, you couldn't.

Fortunately, Jia Cong was leading the way.

His insight ability is truly a magical skill, allowing him to see even at night.

Although I can't see everything as clearly as during the day, at least I can tell the direction and see the road clearly.

In order to prevent people from getting separated at night, Jia Cong also specially ordered the cavalry, each team of ten people, to hold a rope.

Jia Cong also kept observing the team to prevent anyone from getting separated.

An hour later, they arrived one mile away from the Qing army's camp.

Jia Cong ordered the soldiers to dismount and rest, and then wait quietly.

He waited for the 20,000 ambush troops sent by Niu Jizong to arrive in position before launching the attack.

After half an hour, the two teams of infantry began to move closer.

These infantrymen also used ropes to prevent anyone from falling behind.

After the 20,000 infantrymen arrived, Jia Cong led them to the ambush site.

After finishing all this, it was already three o'clock in the morning, which was a perfect time to launch the attack.

Next, Jia Cong led his cavalry and approached the frontline military camp of the Qing Dynasty little by little.

This military camp should be the vanguard of the Qing Dynasty, with about three thousand people.

Jia Cong's goal is to eat up this vanguard camp.

The Qing army did not expect that Daxia would attack their camp.

But it is not completely defenseless, there are secret guards outside.

However, due to the laxity of these sentinels, coupled with Jia Cong's insight and 100% accuracy in archery, they had no time to raise the alarm and were all easily eliminated.

Next, Jia Cong commanded his soldiers to move.

Next, everyone switched to rockets and started shooting at the tents of the Qing soldiers.

Soon, a raging fire broke out at the scene.

Three thousand Qing vanguard troops were awakened by flames in their sleep.

The fire spread so quickly that they had no time to put on their clothes, let alone grab weapons, and could only flee in panic.

At this time, the Daxia cavalry outside had already prepared their bows and arrows, ready to go.

Now the Great Xia cavalry is hiding in the dark and appearing and disappearing.

The Qing vanguard troops were all exposed to the flames and became sitting ducks.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!Whoosh!
There was a rain of arrows from the sky, and the rounds of arrows shot down the Qing soldiers one by one, causing them to fall to the ground miserably.

There were shrill screams at the scene and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

The Manchu vanguard soldiers all became sitting ducks.

They didn't even have time to put on their armor, and they were unarmed, so they couldn't fight back at all and could only be slaughtered.

These Qing Dynasty vanguard troops rushed around like headless flies, and some even plunged into the fire and could not get up again.

Jia Cong did not completely surround the barracks, his main battlefield was not here.

Furthermore, Jia Cong believed that only a few of the more than 3,000 Qing vanguard troops would escape, so there was no need to waste energy here.

The flames and screams here soon awakened the other Qing troops.

The Qing army assembled a force of nearly 200,000.

The barracks for these 200,000-strong army stretched for more than ten miles.

The Qing troops in the nearest barracks had quickly gathered and rushed over with torches to provide support.

And further away, they are gathering.

At this time, Tu Hai, the commander of the Plain Yellow Banner of the Qing Dynasty, walked out of the barracks angrily.

Looking at the flames rising into the sky from the vanguard camp, his eyes almost spit fire.

This Xia Jun is so bold!

They actually had the audacity to attack the camp at night. Who gave them the courage?

At this time, Tu Hai's personal soldiers arrived.

"General, do you want us to mobilize our troops and attack, and kill all the invading Xia troops?"

Such a huge fire broke out in the barracks of the Three Thousand Vanguard Battalion, which meant that the three thousand vanguard troops were probably in great danger.

There must be quite a few Xia Jun people coming tonight.

If they could be wiped out here, it would be a heavy blow to the Xia army.

However, Tu Hai pondered for a while and said, "Send people out quickly and order the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Jiala to provide support nearby!"

The organization of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty was based on a Niulu with 300 people in it, five Niulu in it made a Jiala, five Jiala in it made a Gushan, a Gushan was a banner, and eight Gushan made up the Eight Banners.

One Jiala consists of 1,500 people.

Tu Hai sent four Jala to provide support, which meant he mobilized six thousand men.

Moreover, Tu Hai knew clearly that the several Jiala soldiers around the vanguard camp would have already gone to support without his orders.

Therefore, this time, he mobilized more than 10,000 soldiers.

Tu Hai's personal soldiers couldn't help but say: "General, this time, the army of Da Xia attacking the camp is probably not in small numbers."

"I'm afraid the troops we mobilized are not enough to annihilate them!"

Tu Hai said in a deep voice: "It is inconvenient to move in the dark. If we mobilize more troops, I am afraid that we will lose our composure in the dark."

"Send these four Jiala to provide support first. The rest of the troops should be ready to provide support at any time."

"It is not far from dawn now. When dawn comes, it will be the time for their destruction."

"Yes, General!"

Tu Hai’s choice cannot be said to be wrong.

When attacking a camp, it is not uncommon for the attacked to be in chaos, and for the army to fall into disarray and kill each other.

This was recorded in the book Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The generals of the Qing Dynasty liked to read Romance of the Three Kingdoms to learn military tactics.

Therefore, Tu Hai did not dare to send more troops out at this time.

Meanwhile, several armored soldiers around the vanguard camp had already rushed over with murderous intent to provide support.

But halfway through, they were attacked again.

Countless arrows shot out from both sides of the dark road.

In an instant, these armored soldiers suffered huge casualties.

What terrified them even more was that they had no idea how many Xia troops were lying in ambush in the dark.

For a moment, they couldn't even see the specific location of Xia Jun and were completely unable to organize an effective counterattack.

The Jiala who came to support was instantly thrown into chaos.

Some soldiers dropped their torches in panic, the injured soldiers screamed loudly, and some soldiers ran around in panic.

Soon, this group of Jiala fell into chaos.

The two ambushing Xia troops turned into ruthless gods of death, quickly reaping the lives of these Qing soldiers.

Since the war with the Qing Dynasty, they have never fought so easily and comfortably.

There is no need to worry at all. You just need to pull the bowstring quickly to start harvesting. It is so refreshing.

Soon, the two Manchu armored troops were crippled and ran around in the darkness.

And behind them, there were Qing troops coming to support them.

These two ambush troops of the Great Xia did not indulge in victory, but retreated quickly.

This was also the military order issued by Niu Jizong before departure.

After you succeed once, withdraw immediately and don't fight to the end.

Now they are deep in the Qing army, and once they are entangled, it will be difficult for them to escape.

At daybreak, they will have nowhere to escape.

Next, the two ambush troops of Daxia began to retreat quietly.

Jia Cong led the cavalry to cover their retreat.

There was chaos in the Qing army for more than an hour, but no one came after them.

This made Jia Cong look up to the Qing general Tu Hai.

If Tu Hai dared to send troops to chase after them, Jia Cong, with his divine insight, would make them suffer a great loss again.

An hour later, the sky became darker.

And this is just the darkness before dawn.

Jia Cong and his two infantry units should have retreated back to the city by now.

Even if it hasn't arrived yet, it's not far away.

Even if the Qing Dynasty wanted to send troops to chase them, it was too late.

Therefore, Jia Cong did not hesitate and led his cavalry quietly northward towards Jizhou City.

Back in Liangcheng, Niu Jizong stayed up all night, quietly waiting at the north gate for the return of the ambush troops.

When a raging fire broke out in the direction of the Qing Dynasty and the sound of fighting was faintly heard in the night sky, Niu Jizong clenched his fists nervously.

He had a big heart, and it was beating very hard at this moment.

They waited until almost dawn before finally seeing the two ambush troops return.

After verifying his identity, Niu Jizong ordered his soldiers to open the city gates and let the two ambushed troops in.

Niu Jizong asked nervously, "Generals, how is the battle record?"

The two generals said loudly: "General, we have fulfilled your mission!"

According to the two men's estimate, the cavalry battalion killed about 2,000 enemies.

The two armies together wiped out about two to three thousand enemies.

In total, this time we wiped out as many as four to five thousand enemies.

The results achieved were no less than the previous time.

In this ambush, the two generals who went out of the city to ambush will definitely be promoted.

This made the two of them extremely excited.

After hearing their battle record, Niu Jizong burst into laughter.

This young man Jia Cong is really amazing!

Two strategies, two ambushes, two great victories!

Combined, the two times wiped out as many as eight or nine thousand Qing troops!

And now, he is also leading the cavalry, quietly marching towards Jizhou city.

If it is said that Niu Jizong did not have high expectations that Jia Cong would be able to capture Jizhou City.

Now, Niu Jizong has gained some confidence. It is because Jia Cong, this young man, is so amazing!
And if we can really capture Jizhou City, it will be a great achievement!

This is Jizhou, one of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!

Jizhou is the most important state among the Sixteen States of Yanyun.

Because Jizhou happened to block the connection between the Qing Dynasty and the other fifteen states.

As long as we can hold Jizhou and then recover other states, the difficulty will be greatly reduced.

Thinking of this, Niu Jizong couldn't help but become excited.

After returning, Niu Jizong sent out another military report, which was sent back by express delivery over 800 miles.

With this achievement, as long as I don’t lose these three cities next time.

Maybe my own title can be promoted.

Next, Niu Jizong naturally did not dare to delay and began to inspect the defense situation of Liangcheng and the other two cities.

He is a professional when it comes to defending a city.

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Let’s talk about Jia Cong, who was leading 13,000 cavalrymen and heading towards Jizhou.

Jizhou is a state, but it does not just have one city, Jizhou.

Of course, Jizhou is a place that is fought over by military strategists.

Therefore, the walls of Jizhou City are high and thick, and even the moat outside the city is as wide as a real river.

As long as we can capture Jizhou City, we may not be able to defeat ten thousand men at once, but at least it will be impossible to break into the city in a short period of time.

Of course, the difficulty of capturing Jizhou City is also extremely great.

Jia Cong led the army and quietly approached Jizhou City from a secluded place.

It was impossible for him to avoid everyone's eyes and ears on this journey.

After all, this area is not entirely barren mountains and wilderness.

The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun had been in the hands of the Qing Dynasty for twenty or thirty years, so these sixteen prefectures.

In addition to the Manchu garrison troops, some Manchu civilians also moved into these places to live.

This was also the Qing Dynasty's plan to further control the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

As long as the people who moved here continued to multiply and prosper, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun would truly become their territory after a few decades.

However, Jia Cong always chose to travel to remote places where few people went.

But it is inevitable to encounter civilians or pedestrians.

And once you meet them, they are just Manchus.

Regardless of gender, age or status, everyone will be killed.

Mercy does not control soldiers, and justice does not control wealth.

Although killing women, children, the elderly and the young is against the harmony of nature, we cannot be merciful at this time.

Jia Cong would never allow them to disclose the whereabouts of the army. Once their whereabouts were disclosed, he would be irresponsible for the lives of his soldiers.

Of course, along the way, it is inevitable that we will meet people from Daxia.

As for his compatriots, Jia Cong naturally could not kill them like the Manchu people did.

But we can't let them go either. Who knows if they will reveal the whereabouts of our army?

Therefore, Jia Cong had no choice but to keep them with him.

It won’t be too late to let them go after we capture Jizhou City.

And the people of Daxia were not really afraid at all.

He even couldn't help asking if they were here to capture Jizhou City.

If so, they are willing to help the army kill the enemy.

It can be seen that the people of Jizhou have suffered from the Qing Dynasty for a long time.

After a day and a night, Jia Cong finally led the army to a place ten miles outside Jizhou City and lay in ambush quietly.

This time, each soldier only carried seven days' worth of food and fodder.

If they fail to capture Jizhou City within seven days and cannot return to the garrison in time, then their more than 10,000 soldiers will be in danger or even die.

However, these soldiers had great trust in their general Jia Cong.

Next, Jia Cong ordered the soldiers to rest on the spot.

Jia Cong quietly changed into the clothes of Manchu civilians, took a few personal soldiers, and went to investigate the military situation in person.

Seeing that Jia Cong was taking the risk himself, Jia Cong's personal guards and soldiers tried to stop him from taking the risk. They were willing to go and investigate the situation in Jizhou City themselves.

But Jia Cong stopped them.

Because of his insight, he went there in person and was able to find out the true situation of Jizhou City.

Next, Jia Cong changed his horse and headed straight for Jizhou City with a few personal soldiers.

Outside the city, Jia Cong observed carefully.

It was discovered that the people in Jizhou City seemed to have no idea that the Xia army might attack.

The soldiers at the city gate were extremely lax in their checks.

As long as they were Manchu citizens, there would be no investigation at all.

However, when the people of Daxia enter the city, they not only have to pay an entry fee, but also have to endure various difficulties.

Seeing this, Jia Cong led his horse and a few personal soldiers and swaggered into the city. As expected, he was not questioned at all.

However, Jia Cong discovered that there were too many soldiers guarding the city. There was actually a Niulu here, with as many as three hundred people.

In this situation, it would be too risky to try to seize the city gate by surprise.

Jia Cong entered the city calmly and wandered around the city for most of the day.

He got a rough idea of ​​the number of Qing soldiers in the city, their defense distribution, and other situations.

Jia Cong even had a meal in the city and left in the evening.

The soldiers of the cavalry battalion breathed a sigh of relief when they saw their general Jia Cong return.

After returning, Jia Cong personally drew a map of Jizhou City.

Then he called over his thirteen centurions.

"Generals, at three o'clock tonight, I will lead my soldiers to climb into the city."

"Then open the city gate from the inside, and after the city gate is opened, you must quickly enter the city."

"Each team of soldiers needs to eliminate a Qing stronghold as quickly as possible."

"Next, I will assign specific tasks to each of your thousand-man teams."

"Anyone who fails to complete the mission will be subject to military law."

Now Jia Cong's personal guard camp has expanded to three hundred people.

The remaining two hundred or so men were all elite soldiers selected from the army.

Three hundred people climbed up the city wall and then quietly opened the city gate from the inside. The number of people was enough.

But this requires taking great risks, and if you are not careful, your life may be in danger.

Therefore, the thirteen centurions all rushed to choose this dangerous mission so as not to let the general take the risk himself.

Jia Cong said, "Okay, stop arguing. Who among you can climb up the city wall?"

Hearing Jia Cong's question, the thirteen captains fell silent.

The city wall of Jizhou City was more than three zhang high, which is more than twelve meters in later generations, and about the height of a three-story building.

At this height, thirteen centurions were not sure they could climb up.

Jia Cong's internal strength has not only reached a high level, but is also very solid.

And when he was at the Jia family, he also specially made a Treasure Claw.

With these claws, he can easily climb up the city wall.

And through his insight, he also knew where the weak points in the city wall's defense were.

He also has an excellent shooting skill, which is helpful for sneak attacks.

Therefore, he is the most suitable candidate.

After giving the order, all 13,000 soldiers rested and gathered their strength.

As for the people who were brought here, they were all very obedient. After eating and drinking their fill, some even fell asleep quickly.

The soldiers of the cavalry battalion were waiting quietly.

At the second watch, Jia Cong led 300 personal soldiers to launch an operation.

The other thirteen teams of 1,000 men were also ready.

Jia Cong led these three hundred men and quietly crossed the moat.

After climbing ashore, I rested for a while.

Jia Cong led them quietly to a remote place.

Jia Cong had explored this place during the day and found that it was a weak point in defense.

Jizhou City originally had 50,000 defenders, but Jia Cong discovered through his observations during the day that there were only about 5,000 defenders left in the city, with 45,000 of them being withdrawn at one time.

It is impossible for all five thousand defenders to go up to the city wall at night, otherwise they would not have to do anything else.

Jia Cong speculated that there were no more than a thousand soldiers guarding the city wall.

Jizhou City was extremely large, and with these one thousand soldiers scattered on the city walls, the defense was very weak.

Whoosh!
Jia Cong threw out the Treasure Claw, which flew out in the night sky and then hit the top of the city wall.

In the night sky, there was a low sound.

The claw tips have naturally been processed, so they won't make too much noise even at night.

Next, Jia Cong grabbed the rope and climbed up quickly like a monkey.

In just a moment, Jia Cong climbed onto the city wall.

He looked carefully again and did not find any patrolling soldiers around.

Then he shook the rope and let the people below start climbing.

Next, the soldiers climbed up the city wall one by one.

Jia Cong, with his personal guards, began to slowly move towards the city gate.

After all three hundred guards had climbed onto the city wall, Jia Cong had already led the guards in front to the city gate.

At the city gate, there were six or seven Qing soldiers hiding inside the doorway, dozing off against the city wall.

Jia Cong waved his hand and approached carefully with a few personal soldiers.

Without letting them make any sound, they were all cleared out quietly.

Next, Jia Cong left a team of people behind and asked them to open the city gate.

Jia Cong took the remaining people to the garrison and slaughtered the remaining guards.

Soon, the city gate was opened.

However, Jia Cong failed to quietly eliminate the remaining Qing troops in the garrison.

After all, their numbers were quite large, and finally a Qing soldier's scream before his death awakened the other Qing soldiers.

However, they also found it difficult to organize an effective counterattack.

At this time, the Daxia cavalry had quickly entered the city through the city gate and rushed in.

However, they did not come to support, but quickly rushed to all directions.

They must quickly capture the other three city gates.

All the confidential places in Jizhou City must be captured as soon as possible.

As for Jia Cong, he didn't need their support at all.

Under the leadership of Jia Cong, the more than 200 Qing soldiers in the garrison were quickly killed by them.

Next, battles broke out in various parts of Jizhou City.

The soldiers left in the city to defend it were not regular Eight Banners troops. (End of this chapter)