I'm in the Red Mansion

The number of defending soldiers was less than half of the Daxia Cavalry Regiment.

The Daxia Cavalry Regiment launched another surprise attack.

Therefore, the morale of the Qing Dynasty dropped sharply, while the morale of the soldiers of the Daxia Cavalry Regiment was high.

Therefore, it took only half the night for the Daxia Cavalry Regiment to slaughter all the Qing defenders in the city.

At this point, Jizhou, one of the Sixteen States of Yanyun, was recovered by Daxia!
"General, we have taken over the General's Mansion in Jizhou. Please come in, General!"

Jizhou was taken by Jia Cong. As a general, he naturally had to live in the general's mansion.

Jia Cong nodded and entered the general's mansion with his personal soldiers.

The general's mansion was brightly lit, and faint crying sounds were heard from the side room.

The crying sound must be from the family of the Qing general.

The commander of Jia Cong's personal guard camp was Jia Cang, a member of the Jia family.

Jia Cang was originally a member of the Jia family's side branch. He was born strong and powerful, but he only knew how to fight cocks and walk dogs in the Jia family.

Later, he joined the army with Jia Cong, but stood out during the training and was appointed by Jia Cong as the commander of the personal guard camp.

At this time, Jia Cang winked at Jia Cong and said, "General, the original commander of Jizhou City was Yehenara of the Zhenghuang Banner."

"This time Tu Hai is preparing to besiege us. He has drawn 45,000 men from Jizhou City, and the garrison commander Yehenala has also gone with him."

"This Yehenala has more than a dozen wives and concubines, and five daughters who are still unmarried, and they are all as beautiful as flowers."

"Would you like me to select a few of you to serve the general?"

In war, the fate of women is always very miserable.

As a general, it was normal for Jia Cong to have several women in his room.

However, Jia Cong was not prepared to do so.

It's not just a matter of moral cleanliness, but also for the sake of reputation.

With his status and position, how many women can he want but not get them?

There is no need to do such tasteless things.

Therefore, Jia Cong frowned and said, "No one is allowed to touch these women. Keep them under strict supervision!"

"Yes, General!"

"Also, summon the thirteen thousand captains to come for a meeting!"

"Yes, General!"

Soon, thirteen centurions gathered in the general's mansion.

Jia Cong first ordered them to report the battle situation.

In Jizhou city, except for a few defenders who escaped under the cover of night, all the others were wiped out.

As for the cavalry battalion, 167 people were killed, 325 were seriously injured, and nearly 1,000 were slightly injured.

The casualty ratio between the two sides is actually quite incredible.

Jia Cong was still very distressed.

Then, Jia Cong asked about the food and fodder in the warehouse.

Jizhou City has a very important geographical location.

The granary in the city originally stored a large amount of grain and fodder.

However, this time Tu Hai mobilized troops from various states and drew a lot of food and fodder from here.

Therefore, there is still not much food and grass in the city.

It is probably enough to support 13,000 soldiers for one month.

In addition, a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry were found in the general's mansion.

A rough estimate would be over 300,000 taels of silver.

The Qing Dynasty is a bandit!

These gold, silver and jewelry were all looted from Daxia.

After hearing this, Jia Cong could not help but order: "Take out 100,000 taels of silver from these gold, silver and jewelry to reward the three armies."

"The rest is in the warehouse for later use."

After hearing this, the thirteen captains hurriedly said, "If the general doesn't want to take the money, how dare we take it?"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "This general asked you to take it, so just take it. This general doesn't lack such a small amount of money."

"However, as for this silver, you officials can take more, but you can't let the soldiers under you get away with it."

"If the distribution is not even and causes dissatisfaction among the soldiers below, I will not forgive you."

Hearing this, the thirteen captains hurriedly said, "General, don't worry. We promise to distribute your reward in full."

The most important thing in this sentence is the general's reward. This silver was awarded by Jia Cong.

Therefore, the lower-class soldiers naturally owed Jia Cong a favor.

As for the reason why Jia Cong did not take the remaining silver, it was not because he was really so self-disciplined.

But for Jia Cong, this Jizhou city will probably be his base for a long time to come.

If you want to develop Jizhou City and even the entire Jizhou, you naturally need a lot of silver.

I’m afraid the remaining silver is far from enough!

Next, Jia Cong assigned them tasks and two teams of a thousand people took over the city defense.

The remaining ten teams of a thousand men each took over the defense of a section of the city.

Granaries and warehouses are especially important areas for surveillance.

There were still escaped Qing troops and Manchu civilians in Jizhou city.

These are all unstable factors, so they must be carefully guarded against.

We must not make the same mistake as the previous Qing defenders.

The thirteen captains all took orders and left.

Jia Cong did not rest either, but went to the wounded camp again.

This time, Jia Cong was not just putting on a show.

He was really worried about these seriously injured people.

After these battles, these soldiers have been reborn like a phoenix and have grown rapidly.

Jia Cong treasures them very much, and he doesn't want to see these soldiers being wasted due to improper treatment.

After entering the camp for wounded soldiers, Jia Cong saw that the military doctor's skills had improved a lot after receiving his last instruction.

However, the number of military doctors was still too small.

And he didn't bring much medicine.

It seems that we need to train more military doctors and have people extract some medicines.

Otherwise, it will soon be insufficient.

Next, Jia Cong took action personally and worked with the military doctors for a whole night to treat the injuries of all the wounded.

After daybreak, Jia Cong ate a few mouthfuls of food but could not rest.

Now that we have just captured Jizhou City, we must first stabilize the city and then arrange defenses.

The Qing Dynasty would never give up after losing Jizhou City and would certainly launch a fierce counterattack.

What Jia Cong has to do is to withstand the counterattack of the Qing Dynasty.

If Jizhou City fell again, his previous efforts to capture the city would be in vain.

At this time, how could Jia Cong dare to rest?

After hurriedly eating a few mouthfuls of food, Jia Cong sent out ten of his personal soldiers and ordered them to sneak back to Liangcheng separately.

Then he brought back the news that he had captured Jizhou City and asked Niu Jizong to provide early support.

And immediately pass this news back to the capital so that the court can provide support as soon as possible.

Capturing Jizhou City would be like stirring up a hornet's nest, and there would definitely be a fierce battle between the two sides.

Jia Cong and his 13,000 cavalry battalion would naturally not be able to hold the city alone.

We must get support from Niu Jizong and the imperial court.

Next, Jia Cong sent his personal soldiers to make announcements in the city.

Tell the people in the city that Jizhou City has been recaptured by Daxia.

Let the people not panic, everything remains the same.

Jia Cong also followed his personal soldiers to the streets, wanting to see the people's reaction.

The vast majority of the people in Jizhou City are from Daxia.

However, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun have been occupied for twenty or thirty years. Jia Cong wants to see the people's sentiments and whether they can be used.

If the people's hearts can be won, defending the city will be much easier.

But if the people's hearts are not won, defending the city will be much more difficult.

Soon, Jia Cong's personal soldiers began to promote the campaign by beating drums and gongs along the streets of the city.

Ding! Ding! Ding!
"My fellow countrymen, I am a soldier from Daxia, and I have come here to announce this under the orders of the Third Class Earl of Yongwu and General Dingyuan."

"Jizhou City has been recaptured by Daxia, and the city is now at peace."

"My general said that the folks should continue to live their lives as usual, as long as they don't commit crimes, then everything will be fine."

"If anyone dares to commit crimes, they will be severely punished. Those who kill will be put to death, and those who injure or steal will be punished!"

When the people in Jizhou City heard the propaganda outside, they began to quietly push open the door and look out.

After watching for a while, they felt a little relieved and walked to the door again. Seeing that nothing happened, they gradually became bolder.

People began to come out of their homes, and they bravely asked, "Sir, our Great Xia has taken over Jizhou City. Will we leave?"

Being able to capture Jizhou City does not mean that we can defend it, nor does it mean that Daxia will defend Jizhou City to the death.

If Daxia is not prepared to defend Jizhou City to the death, then for them, what happened today is like flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water.

Even after the Daxia officers and soldiers leave and the Qing officers and soldiers come again, their situation will probably become even more difficult.

Jia Cong's personal soldiers were also unaware of this.

Therefore, they were unable to respond to the people of Daxia.

Seeing this, the people of Daxia gradually became disappointed, and their eyes showed deep disappointment.

At this time, Jia Cong happened to be on the street and heard this question.

He could not help but stand up and say: "Fellow villagers, please rest assured that since Daxia has recovered Jizhou City, we will definitely not give up!"

"Not only Jizhou, but also the other states of the Sixteen States of Yanyun will be recovered later. We will definitely drive out the barbarians and recover our land!"

"General, are you serious?"

"Are you really not leaving? Are you really going to defend Jizhou City?"

Seeing this, a personal soldier immediately came out and said, "This is General Dingyuan. He is also the top scholar who won six prizes in a row. How could he deceive you?"

"What? General or number one scholar?"

"Is the general still better than Master Jia San, the best archer in the Qing Dynasty?"

Hearing the noise here, more and more people gathered around.

Even though they were far away in Jizhou, these people had heard about the story of someone hitting the mark six times in a row and defeating the greatest archer of the Qing Dynasty.

When the people heard about the various miracles performed by General Jia, they became more relieved.

Suddenly, an old man in the crowd burst into tears.

"General, why did you come just now? We have been waiting for you for too long! I thought this old bone would not be able to wait for you to come, wuwuwuwu!"

"I thought the court had forgotten us. We waited day and night for your arrival, but you never came."

"Alright, alright, stop crying, isn't the general here?"

"Now that the general is here, we will have a good life from now on!"

The people around were crying and laughing in chaos.

Jia Cong watched silently, feeling very depressed.

Daxia has made the people of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun wait for too long. Now that I am here, I will never let them experience such disappointment again.

At this time, an old man suddenly asked: "General, there are still barbarians in this city. They always yell and shout at us and never treat us as human beings."

"You beat people up at every turn, and I don't know how many decent women and girls you've harmed. What are you saying now?"

Non-my family, its heart must be different.

These alien races have always been worse than beasts.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but ask: "Old man, I wonder how many barbarians there are in Jizhou City?"

The old man said: "Many people have moved here over the years, at least a few thousand people!"

If there were fewer people, it would be fine.

If there are only a few thousand people, it would be a considerable force.

If the Qing Dynasty fought back and these people secretly caused trouble in the city, it would be a very troublesome thing.

In that case, we might as well solve this problem now.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but say: "Okay, this general will make the decision for you today!"

"Does anyone know where they live? Can you lead the way?"

It can be found without the need for people to point it out.

But if the people of Daxia point them out, they will feel more involved and will return to their hearts and minds faster.

After Jia Cong finished speaking, many people shouted:
"I, I'll go, my father died at the hands of those beasts."

"And me, I'm going too, my family, wuwuwuwu, I'm going to kill those beasts and avenge myself!"

Jia Cong said in a deep voice: "Okay, those who are willing to identify, please line up."

"Jia Cang, go and order the third, fourth, and fifth captains to bring their thousand-man teams."

"Yes, General."

Soon, three centurions came over with three thousand-man teams of soldiers.

Jia Cong ordered two teams of a thousand men to guard the entrances of each street.

If anyone causes trouble, they will be killed without mercy.

Next, Jia Cong led a team of 3,000 people to the residential area of ​​the Manchu people.

Jia Cong first asked his personal soldiers to call out to all the Manchu people to come out and gather.

These Manchu common people walked out of their homes trembling, and their former arrogant looks were no longer on their faces.

Next, Jia Cong ordered the soldiers to enter their homes to see if there were any people hiding there.

Sure enough, in several of the houses, the Qing soldiers who escaped last night were found.

Without exception, all of these people were beheaded on the spot.

It took an hour to clear out more than 3,000 Manchu civilians.

Then, Jia Cong ordered his men to escort the man to the main street in the city.

The commotion here also attracted more and more people from Daxia to watch.

Almost all the people in the city gathered together.

They looked at the Manchu descendants in front of them, hatred showing on their faces.

Many people couldn't help but pick up rotten vegetable leaves and dirt and throw them over.

Jia Cong stopped them and started the public trial.

Jia Cong stood on a piece of bluestone and said, "I have said that I will make the decision for you today!"

"You can all stand up and point out how they oppressed you in the past. This general will judge for himself!"

After Jia Cong finished speaking, there was silence for a moment.

After a while, an old man with a cane stood up tremblingly and said:
"General, I identify that beast Andala Luda. He, he harmed my daughter-in-law!"

"My son tried to stop him, but he beat him to death. My legs were also broken by this beast."

"Even if I have to sacrifice my life, I will avenge my son and daughter-in-law!"

The old man's eyes were wide open with blood flowing down his cheeks. He stared at a fat and bloated Manchu son in the crowd, shaking with hatred.

Jia Cong narrowed his eyes, looked at Andala Luda, and asked, "Is what this old man said true?"

Andaluda wanted to deny it, but he didn't dare to cheat because he was in a disadvantageous situation at the moment.

He knelt on the ground and said, "General, I am willing to give this old man a hundred taels of silver as compensation. I hope you will show some mercy."

Jia Cong said coldly: "If you kill someone, you must pay for your life. If you owe a debt, you must pay it back. You actually want to use silver as compensation?"

"Come here, arrest his entire family and execute them on the spot!"

"Yes, General!"

Hearing this, Andaluda was almost frightened to death.

He said quickly, "General, no! Everyone has to take responsibility for their own actions. I am willing to sacrifice my life for yours. Please let my family go. They are innocent!"

Jia Cong sneered, "Innocent? Did they enjoy the silver you stole from the murderers?"

"Now you know how to say they are innocent? When they were living a life of luxury, did they ever think that all this was stained with the blood of the people of Great Xia?"

"Behead it!"

"Yes, General!"

Soon, Andaluda's family was caught and taken to an open space nearby and executed on the spot.

How could Jia Cong talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality with these beasts?
Originally, Jia Cong had no intention of letting them go. Keeping them would not only consume food, but he would also have to send people to guard them. Why would he go through so much trouble?
The public trial now is just an attempt to win the support of the people.

Thousands of Manchu sons were almost frightened to death, and they were shaking like sieves.

Many people were even so frightened that they could not stand steadily.

The people of Daxia cheered loudly.

Then, the common people of Da Xia stood up one after another and exposed the evil deeds of these Manchu descendants.

Jia Cong was even more ruthless. Once the evidence was confirmed, he ordered everyone to be hacked to death.

I'm afraid that none of the more than 3,000 people in front of me are innocent.

In less than an hour, more than half of them were killed.

Among the remaining Manchu descendants, a few were aroused to their bloody passions.

Someone shouted, "These Xia dogs will not let us go! They want to kill us all!"

"We are all going to die anyway, so why not fight them? Killing one will cover our losses, and killing two will be a profit!"

Instigated by this man, many Manchu descendants actually stood up.

Jia Cong sneered, waved his hand and said: "Since you are so eager to die, this general will grant your wish. Soldiers, listen to my order, kill without mercy, and leave no one alive!"

"Yes, General!"

This time, it took less than a quarter of an hour to kill all the remaining people.

At this time, the hatred in the hearts of the people of Daxia had long dissipated.

Looking at the piles of corpses before them, they couldn't help but tremble with fear.

Many people of Daxia couldn't help but squat on the ground and vomit.

Soon, all the people dispersed.

Jia Cong ordered his soldiers to dig a large pit in the mass grave in the west of the city, take the corpses away, burn them first, and then bury them.

The scene must also be cleaned up one by one.

Next, Jia Cong sent a team of a thousand people to confiscate all the property of these Manchu descendants.

It was at this time that Jia Cong discovered that these Manchu children were actually very wealthy.

Their property is not just the gold, silver and jewelry in their houses.

At the same time, nearly 80% of the profitable shops in Jizhou City were opened by these Manchu descendants.

These Manchu descendants have only moved into the city in recent years.

There is no doubt that all the shops in the city were looted by them.

Jia Cong ordered his soldiers to register and take inventory of the properties.

At the same time, he ordered people to take out some gold and silver as compensation to the people of Daxia who had been persecuted by the Manchus.

These are the shops in the city, and these Manchu sons took them away from someone.

If the victims can be found, they will be sent back one by one.

From now on, Jizhou will be his rear base, and Jia Cong will naturally not compete with the people for profit.

Instead, we should build up a good reputation among the people.

After giving these instructions, Jia Cong still had no time to rest.

Jia Cong first visited the city. He wanted to see how the people in Jizhou lived.

And just as he expected, the people in the city lived a hard life.

It's just barely enough to survive.

Even if the city is closed for a few months now, I am afraid that most of the people in the city will starve to death.

The Manchus did not regard the people of Daxia as human beings.

Instead, they are exploited and squeezed like animals.

In the near future, a war is about to break out and the city must be closed.

But we cannot but care about the lives of the people.

But Jia Cong didn't want to give them rice and grain for nothing, not that he was stingy with it.

But giving things for free will make them dependent and lazy.

Next, Jia Cong rode his horse out of the city and carefully surveyed the moat.

After returning to the city, Jia Cong had a plan in mind.

Next, Jia Cong found Jia Cang and asked him to send people to spread the word among the people.

Starting tomorrow, the military will hire civilians to build defenses.

All employed persons were provided with three meals a day and received twenty taels of silver a day as wages.

Twenty big coins are enough for a family of children if you eat sparingly.

Jia Cong planned to hire a group of laborers every day until Jizhou City was completely defended and peace was restored.

Anyway, there are plenty of things for them to do at the moment, and Jia Cong is prepared to help the people in this way.

It can be said to be the best of both worlds.

Jia Cang looked at Jia Cong's red eyes and couldn't help but said, "General, you didn't sleep all night last night. If you continue to stay up like this, you will hurt your body."

"General, you should go and have a rest. If there is anything else, it won't be too late to do it after you have had enough rest."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "I'm fine. I don't feel sleepy now that I've missed the sleepiness. Go and do your thing."

"Yes, General."

After Jia Cang went down, Jia Cong began to draw a city defense map.

The walls of Jizhou City are high and thick. If the Qing Dynasty wanted to attack the city, they would definitely build a large number of siege weapons.

The most common siege weapons were catapults and siege engines.

Jia Cong planned to arrange some measures outside the city to prevent the siege equipment from being transported in.

Or even if it is delivered, it will be difficult to put into use.

After pondering for a while, Jia Cong finally came up with an idea.

Next, Jia Cong picked up the pen and began to draw the pattern.

Next, hand the pattern to Jia Cang and we can start work tomorrow.

At present, there is an urgent shortage of various management talents in Jizhou City.

We still need to gather some manpower as soon as possible to facilitate the subsequent work. (End of this chapter)