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Jia Huan immediately said, "General, give me three thousand rifles, and I will make sure we can take Youzhou City!"

Jia Cong glanced at him and said, "You may be overthinking it. There are only 10,000 rifles in total, and they are all in the musketry team. How can I give you 3,000?"

"And Youzhou City is in the heart of Youzhou. No matter which direction we attack from, we have to pass through several cities in the middle. It is inevitable that we will be discovered by the Qing Dynasty."

"With only 3,000 soldiers and horses, how can you take down Youzhou City, which has at least 10,000 defenders?"

Hearing this, Jia Huan walked to the map and pointed at it, saying, "General, please look. If the general's army surrounds Shunzhou City,

"Then Youzhou and Danzhou will definitely send reinforcements."

"And my three thousand vanguard troops can set up ambushes here, here, and here."

"We will make sure that we can completely wipe out the Youzhou troops that come to support us. Next, we can change into the clothes of the Qing soldiers and quickly reach the city of Youzhou."

"Of course, the Manchus are not stupid. It is impossible for them to open the city gates just like that."

"However, we can suppress the defenses on the city wall with rifles, and then send soldiers to blow open the gates of Youzhou with explosives."

"As long as we blow up the city gate and enter the city, the Youzhou soldiers in the city will be trapped. We can definitely take down Youzhou City."

This plan is really crazy.

However, success is possible.

Jia Huan had put in some effort in advance, and most of the places he pointed out for ambushes coincided with those found by Jia Cong.

However, what Jia Huan did not notice was that there was a huge flaw here.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but sneer and said, "Humph, this plan of yours will destroy the lives of all the soldiers under your command. Warfare is a matter of deception, a matter of life and death, so you must be careful."

Hearing Jia Cong's words, Jia Huan said unconvincedly: "General, my plan is perfect. How could it possibly cost the lives of my soldiers?"

Jia Cong sneered, "The Manchu soldiers all wore pigtails. Do your soldiers have pigtails? Are all the Manchus blind? Can't they see the flaws?"

"This one……"

Jia Huan was so frightened by these words that he broke out in a cold sweat. He had indeed neglected this point.

The key point of his plan is to take the enemy by surprise.

Before the Qing Dynasty could react completely, launch a lightning attack.

Once they are prepared in advance, we only need to set up some simple ambushes to surround them and annihilate them all.

After thinking for a while, Jia Huan couldn't help but say: "General, we can cut off their braids and tie them on our heads. In this way, we won't be discovered by the Qing soldiers in the cities ahead."

"I am willing to issue a military warrant. If I fail to capture Youzhou City, I will be beheaded."

After pondering for a while, Jia Cong was still a little hesitant.

Most of Jia Huan's plan coincided with his own.

But it was still somewhat dangerous, and Jia Cong was reluctant to let Jia Huan take the risk.

When Jia Huan saw Jia Cong hesitating, he couldn't help but become anxious.

He said loudly: "General, please give me a chance. I also want to earn an imperial decree for my mother!"

Hearing this, Jia Cong sighed and said, "Okay, I'll give you 3,000 guns, 300,000 bullets, and another 5,000 soldiers."

"On the battlefield, the situation changes rapidly. If things are impossible, retreat decisively and don't fight to the end!"

Jia Huan said loudly: "Yes, General."

Jia Cong said: "Also, I think there are better options for these ambush locations."

"For example, here, here and here, there is also the marching route into Youzhou City. In fact, you can choose this route."

"You can decide for yourself."

On the battlefield, the situation changes rapidly, so the generals are not subject to military orders when they are away.

It was impossible for Jia Cong to formulate a detailed battle plan in advance and then ask his generals to fight strictly according to his plan on the battlefield.

This is no different from sending one's soldiers to their deaths.

Therefore, he could only give his own suggestions. When it came to the battlefield, it was still up to Jia Huan to judge how to march.

After hearing what Jia Cong said, Jia Huan immediately began to observe carefully.

Then, he had to admit that he had indeed been careless in what the general pointed out.

I couldn't help but admire Jia Cong more and more.

Half a month later, the soldiers, food, guns and ammunition were all ready.

As promised, Jia Cong gave Jia Cong's vanguard army 3,000 rifles and 300,000 rounds of bullets in advance.

Each gunman only has a hundred bullets, which is barely enough for a war.

In addition, another 5,000 soldiers were allocated to Jia Huan.

Next, only 10,000 soldiers were left to defend Jizhou City.

He mobilized the remaining 80,000 troops and headed straight for the border of Shunzhou.

Because Jizhou launched the attack too quickly and there were no obvious signs beforehand.

Therefore, before several counties on the Shunzhou border could react, five cities were captured within one day.

In these five cities, the Jizhou army did not use rifles.

The absolute crushing strength, coupled with the fact that the Jizhou Army has also gained a great reputation in the past two years.

This also left the Qing defenders in these counties completely unable to fight back.

Once the city gates were blasted open by cannons, the Qing defenders fled in panic and did not dare to fight against the Jizhou army.

Even on the second day, the cities behind Shunzhou, despite prior preparations, were still unable to withstand the offensive of the Jizhou army.

On the second day, they captured three more cities and arrived at Shunzhou City.

Fu Cha Chusheng, the Manchu commander of Shunzhou City, was so frightened by the news that his hands were paralyzed.

This Fu Cha was promoted to the Bordered Yellow Banner, one of the three upper banners, and was commanded by the emperor himself.

Fu Cha Chusheng also had a very high status in the Qing Dynasty. He was given this name because the sun was rising when he was born.

He came to Shunzhou to be an official, and naturally he did so only for money.

Over the years, he has amassed a lot of wealth in Shunzhou through heavy taxes.

Shunzhou is actually very safe. Even if the two countries go to war, there will be no chaos in Shunzhou.

But he never expected that the Jizhou army would be so quick. It took only two days for them to attack his Shunzhou city.

This Fu Cha had just been promoted and had come here to seek wealth. Actually, he was a playboy among the upper three banners. It could be said that he had no ability to lead troops in battle.

At this time, he had already panicked and sent a large number of people to ask for help. Not only did he ask for help from Danzhou and Youzhou, but he also sent people to ask for help from the two neighboring states to the west, Guizhou and Ruzhou.

He also sent people to report to the Qing court the news that Jizhou had dispatched troops to besiege Shunzhou.

At the same time, he handed the defense duty to the deputy general and ordered him to take full responsibility.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. This deputy general's ability is slightly better than Fu Cha Chusheng's, but his strength is extremely limited.

On the third day, Jia Cong ordered 30,000 soldiers to surround Shunzhou City.

The Manchu officials and soldiers in Shunzhou City were so frightened that they trembled in fear.

What they did not realize was that, apart from the 30,000 troops besieging their city, the rear of the Jizhou army was very empty and did not have many troops.

The Jizhou army had quietly split into three groups yesterday.

The central army was naturally the main force for attacking the city. The other two routes, one was to ambush the reinforcements from Danzhou, and the other was Jia Huan's 8,000 troops, to ambush the reinforcements from Youzhou.

This is a typical case of besieging a point and attacking its reinforcements.

If Fu Cha Chusheng was a veteran who had experienced many battles, he might be able to notice this from the clues.

As long as they hold on to the city, they actually have a great chance of defending it.

Because their reinforcements come from more than just Danzhou and Youzhou.

As time goes by, the two neighboring states to the west, Ruzhou and Guizhou, will also send reinforcements to support.

However, the two defenders of Shunzhou, a perfect pair of talented people, had already been trembling with fear, so how could they notice this?
Next, the Jizhou army began to fill the moat, build engineering equipment, and prepare for the siege.

The moat outside Shunzhou City is much smaller than the moat outside Jizhou City, and the two cannot be compared at all.

And Jia Cong didn't want to fill up the entire moat, but only wanted to create a few roads that would facilitate their siege.

At this moment, the Qing defenders in Shunzhou City felt even more tormented.

In seven days, the Jizhou army had built ten attack channels that were wide enough for cannons to pass through.

As early as several days ago, envoys from Shunzhou had already arrived in Youzhou and Danzhou.

After all, these two states are closest to Shunzhou, especially Youzhou, which are neighbors.

The garrisons of the two states were shocked and angry when they heard the news.

They also did not expect that the Jizhou army would be so bold and rampant.

And they also knew that the commander of Shunzhou was a complete idiot.

If they don't send troops to support, I'm afraid Shunzhou will not be able to hold on.

Once Shunzhou falls, the two states will face direct threats from the Jizhou army.

Therefore, after discussing the matter, the two garrison commanders decided to send reinforcements to support Shunzhou.

Each of them decided to send 10,000 troops to provide support. If all four cities sent reinforcements, the total number would be 40,000.

The Jizhou army had only 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses in total. They were surrounded on all sides and attacked from both inside and outside.

I believe we can force the Jizhou army to retreat and save Shunzhou.

Even if the Jizhou army revealed a flaw, they might be able to severely damage the Jizhou army or even annihilate them.

They are no longer the same as they were before.

Because every city of theirs was equipped with Western flintlock rifles.

Of course, only the big cities are equipped with some of them, and the number is not large.

Those small counties naturally won’t have a turn.

They didn't even know that the Qing Dynasty purchased flintlock rifles from the West.

Therefore, although the Jizhou army captured eight cities in a row, they did not know this.

The reason why the Jizhou army was so powerful was because they were equipped with flintlock rifles.

Now that they also had flintlock rifles, the fighting power of both sides was evened out.

But when it comes to riding skills and bravery, how could the Jizhou army be their match?

Therefore, the defenders of these two states are full of confidence.

The Jizhou army was still leisurely making siege equipment.

Their original goal was not Shunzhou City, but to adopt the tactic of besieging the city and attacking its reinforcements, so they were naturally not in a hurry.

At this time, the Qing garrison commander of Youzhou waited for another day, thinking that Danzhou had also sent troops.

He ordered his deputy general to gather 10,000 soldiers and horses and take 3,000 flintlock rifles to support Shunzhou.

Before setting off, the Youzhou garrison commander repeatedly instructed his deputy general.

Be careful of the ambush troops of the Jizhou army to prevent them from surrounding and attacking the reinforcements.

It is better to have no achievement than to avoid mistakes.

These ten thousand soldiers must not be lost.

The deputy general nodded in agreement, and cautiously left Youzhou with 10,000 soldiers and horses.

Along the way, the deputy general of Youzhou was naturally very cautious and explored again and again before moving forward.

This was to prevent falling into an ambush by the Jizhou army.

Youzhou City's Manchu deputy general was also a veteran with rich experience. However, this time, his experience hurt him.

Because the so-called ambush naturally requires enough manpower to be effective.

If he only ambushed a hundred or even dozens of people, it would be completely useless to his army of ten thousand.

At least 500 people need to be ambushed to achieve the desired effect.

An ambush of more than 500 people would inevitably leave traces.

He sent out scouts to conduct careful surveys of any place that could support an ambush of more than 500 people.

He automatically skipped those places where there were less than 500 ambush men.

It's no wonder he lacks confidence.

Because any famous general would do this.

The number of scouts is limited, so it is naturally impossible to detect all the surrounding areas.

If this happens, the marching speed will inevitably be greatly delayed, and it is estimated that it may not reach Shunzhou even in three months.

As a result, the cucumber dish became cold.

However, it was precisely this experience that killed the three armies.

It was precisely this kind of experiential thinking that made them miss the ambush set up by Jia Huan.

Jia Huan had a total of 3,000 rifles under his command, and he divided these 3,000 men into 30 ambushes.

Every place is on the route they must pass.

What Jia Huan wanted was to completely annihilate these ten thousand Qing troops.

The Fu army in front remained motionless when the Qing army passed by.

It was not until the Qing army arrived at the last ambush site that Jia Huan decisively gave the order to attack.

And they started out using bows and arrows instead of rifles.

After all, they only had 300,000 rounds of bullets in total, and each gunman could only get 100 rounds, so they had to use them sparingly.

As the ambush and attack was launched here, another 5,000 cavalrymen heard the sound and rode forward to attack.

This ambush caught the Qing Dynasty off guard.

However, the deputy general reacted quickly.

Soon he discovered that there were very few troops in this ambush.

Although the Jizhou army was coming from the front, they could completely eliminate the Jizhou army's ambush first, and then they could flexibly choose whether to fight or retreat.

They couldn't just flee in a panic when they encountered the Jizhou army. They had to fight them once before they knew the whole situation.

Therefore, the deputy general of Youzhou decisively gave an order to send out three thousand soldiers to kill these hundred people.

And then, something happened that made them extremely terrified.

They thought that the one hundred Jizhou soldiers on the opposite side suddenly lay on the ground, raised their long guns and shot at them.

The distance between the two sides was less than a hundred steps, but the other side even had time to aim.

The slightly dense formation made it difficult for the opponent to miss.

The attacks of the Jizhou army were too intensive and too sharp.

The dense gunfire never stopped, while the 3,000 Qing troops gradually thinned out.

The remaining one thousand Qing troops were defeated and fled.

However, the gunshots continued to ring out, and their people continued to fall one by one.

The sound of galloping horses gradually became clearer.

The deputy general of the Qing army in Youzhou was so frightened that he immediately ordered the army to retreat.

Just an ambush with only a hundred people caused them to lose more than a thousand troops.

They only have 10,000 soldiers and horses. How many times can they ambush the enemy?

At this time, the deputy general no longer had any hope and only wanted to retreat back to Youzhou as quickly as possible.

As for Shunzhou, who has the time to care about his life or death?
At this time, a hundred riflemen excitedly stood up from their ambush.

"It's so enjoyable, it's really too enjoyable. These people are just sitting ducks!"

"This time I had a great time. I killed at least seven or eight people with one shot. Including the one I killed with my bow and arrow, I killed a total of ten people!"

"It's a pity that all 100 bullets were used up. Not a single one was left. There are still too few bullets. It's not satisfying at all."

"The general said that at the first ambush point, we must kill as many as possible and not save bullets. The brothers behind us won't be so relaxed!"

"Humph! We are the only ones who got 100 bullets. Everyone behind us only got 50 bullets. How can you compete with us?"

Yes, Jia Huan was also afraid of these guys, so he used up all his bullets now.

Therefore, except for the first ambush point, the riflemen in the remaining twenty-nine ambush points had only fifty rounds of bullets each.

The 5,000 Jizhou troops were chasing the Qing army very quickly.

There was no way. In their eyes, the Qing soldiers in front of them were no longer human beings, but running military merits.

It is true that those who run fast get meat to eat, and those who run slowly get nothing.

At this time, the Qing army was panicked but not in chaos.

Although they lost more than a thousand soldiers, it did not cause them to collapse.

But soon, they arrived at the second ambush site.

The riflemen in this ambush opened fire decisively only after letting the Qing front army pass.

Under the intensive gunfire, the Qing army's horses fell one after another.

War horses are much larger than humans, and when they were fleeing, the horses were connected head to tail.

As long as you aim for the middle, there is almost no chance of missing.

If a horse is shot while running, it will surely fall to the ground.

The horses in front kept falling to the ground, and the horses behind them were tripped as they could not avoid the impact.

The sudden attack left them with no room to react.

As a result, the war horses behind were tripped and fell to the ground one after another.

The entire formation suddenly became a mess.

Behind them, the pursuers were very close, so they dared not stay and could only flee for their lives.

This time, their formation was completely messed up.

They fled in a swarm of horses.

However, soon, they arrived at the third ambush site...

It's like a cycle.

Then the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh...

The attacks continued one after another, seemingly without end.

The number of Manchu soldiers gradually decreased.

The army, which had a population of over ten thousand and was boundless, gradually became sparse.

The Qing soldiers went from being initially terrified and despairing, to being mentally confused, and finally becoming almost numb.

By the twentieth attack, the number of Manchu soldiers had dropped to less than two thousand.

Not all of the remaining 8,000 soldiers were killed by bullets.

Most of them were injured and fell behind due to collisions with their horses or tripping.

Even if these people were not killed in the fall, they would inevitably become prisoners of the Xia army.

After twenty rounds of attacks, they were delayed each time.

By now, they have been caught up by the 5,000 Xia troops behind them.

These Xia troops kept shooting arrows from behind.

Such attacks once again caused their men to continue to decline.

These people are close to collapse.

However, there were still ten ambushes waiting for them ahead.

At the third to last ambush point, all the Qing troops were finally wiped out, either killed or captured.

Next, Jia Huan caught up.

He ordered his soldiers to kill all the captured Qing troops.

Then they stripped off their uniforms and the braids on their heads.

The reason why Jia Huan killed the prisoners was not because he was cruel, but because speed was of the essence in war.

He really couldn't spare the troops to guard the prisoners and send them back.

He didn't even clean up the battlefield. Instead, he ordered his soldiers to change their clothes, tie their braids, and then set off quickly, heading straight for Youzhou.

As for the battlefield, the general would naturally send people to clean it up.

Their current task is to get to the outside of Youzhou City as soon as possible and capture Youzhou City.

Next, they began a forced march.

The cities and the people of the Qing Dynasty along the way saw these people covered in blood - their clothes were all stripped from the Qing Dynasty soldiers, so naturally there was blood on them.

This inevitably made the Manchu people feel anxious and uneasy.

Unfortunately, their army suffered another defeat.

In the past two or three years, it seems that the Qing Dynasty has never gained any advantage when encountering the Xia army.

It is no longer the time when they have the power of life and death over the Xia army.

When the people of Daxia saw the defeated Qing army returning, they were secretly excited.

The Qing army was defeated!

Very good!
Maybe it was the Champion Hou who was calling!
As long as Marquis Guanjun recaptures Youzhou, they will have a good life.

They had all heard about the lives of the people in Jizhou city, which were simply like those of gods.

Everyone can get a share of land, and as long as they are willing to work, they can find a job.

I heard that they can eat three meals a day, and each meal can be solid rice!
They can only dream of such days!

In their hearts, they were looking forward to the arrival of the Xia army, hoping that the Xia army would recapture Youzhou as soon as possible and rescue them from the dire straits.

What they didn't know was that the Qing troops who had just passed by them were actually Xia's troops in disguise.

Jia Huan marched quickly all the way, although he was seen by a large number of Manchu people or Daxia people.

But no one suspected that they were Xia Jun in disguise, and no one thought in that direction at all.

Jia Huan even ordered the army to prepare for a meal when they were thirty miles away from Youzhou.

After dinner, we rested for another hour.

He planned to launch another raid in the evening.

If we can trick the city gate open in the end.

If you can't trick them, just blow up the city gate.

The chances of blowing up the city gate are still very high. (End of this chapter)