I'm in the Red Mansion

After inviting the two into the study and seating them as host and guest.

Jia Cong couldn't help but ask, "You two came here together, why are you here?"

These two men were both generals under Jia Cong, and they were also old friends.

However, before coming to Youzhou, the two of them had never even met each other, so naturally there was no friendship between them.

All the friendships were established after arriving in Yanyun, and they were nothing more than comradeship.

Therefore, Jia Cong was still a little surprised that these two people came together.

Hearing Jia Cong's question, Liu Xianglian and Jia Huan both clasped their fists and said, "The Three Feudatories are now in turmoil, and the world is in chaos. Please make a decision as soon as possible, General!"

Jia Huan also clasped his fists and said, "General, please make a decision soon!"

Jia Cong looked at the two of them deeply, then asked, "What decision are you going to make?"

Jia Huan clasped his fists and said, "General, the dog emperor is now licentious and immoral, and the Three Feudatories are coming in force."

"This is a great country, we must not take advantage of it. I hope the general will make plans early!"

Well, these two guys came here to persuade me to rebel.

They really want to progress.

Internally, the emperor was licentious and immoral; externally, the three feudal lords were rebellious.

As for the other border generals, they were probably also observing the developments and preparing to strike.

Faced with such a situation, Liu Xianglian and Jia Huan could not suppress their inner restlessness and took the initiative to come over to encourage himself.

Now that they have recaptured the Yanyun area, it will be much more difficult for them to continue to advance in their careers.

Moreover, the emperor is licentious and immoral, so what if they can be awarded titles based on their military merits?
I don’t know when I will be punished by this tyrant.

Therefore, these two people were really looking forward to Jia Cong rising up and taking over the Central Plains.

As long as the general can become the emperor, then the two of them will surely become great generals.

By then, even if they don't confer the title of prince on him, at least he will be made a duke, right?
Thinking of this, how could they still hold back their emotions?
And Jia Cong could also guess the two people's little thoughts.

But he couldn't help but ask again: "You two, how do you think I should make plans early?"

Liu Xianglian felt that Jia Cong was testing them, and immediately said, "As long as the general holds high the banner of justice and marches south, he will surely be able to occupy the capital before the Three Feudatories!"

"When the time comes, the general will seize the initiative first, and then conquer the Three Feudatories, and the great cause will be accomplished!"

Hearing this, Jia Cong said with a stern face: "Shut up! I am a general of Daxia, I eat the salary of the emperor and I am loyal to the emperor. How can I do such a disrespectful thing to the emperor and the father?"

"Considering that this is your first offense, I won't bother with you today. If you make such remarks again in the future, I will arrest you directly. Why don't you get off now!"

"Yes, General!"

The two left in embarrassment.

On the way, Jia Huan asked unwillingly, "Brother Liu Shi, is it true that the general does not have such thoughts?"

"However, if you don't take what heaven has given you, you will suffer the consequences! Otherwise, how about we secretly make a yellow robe and put it on the general?"

Well, seeing that Jia Cong was not getting along, Jia Huan couldn't help but want to put on the yellow robe.

There's no way, he really wants to improve.

But now that Jia Cong is a general, he has seriously hindered their progress, so Jia Huan can't help but want to push Jia Cong from behind.

Liu Xianglian said, "Brother Huan, please don't do this. It will ruin the general's plan."

"The general must have his own considerations. He always makes plans before taking action. We just need to wait patiently."

After hearing this, Jia Huan also calmed down.

In the study, Jia Cong began to think.

Now that the world is in chaos, how could Jia Cong not have any ideas?

He is not a person who likes to rely on others for his safety.

What's more, if he wants to promote science and technology throughout Daxia and realize his ambitions, he must control absolute power.

The previous emperor, Emperor Yonglong, was kind to him and could be considered a wise ruler.

Therefore, at that time, Jia Cong only thought about promoting reforms in Yanyun first.

After the results were achieved, Emperor Yonglong saw it and naturally saw the power of technology.

By then, I'm afraid they will try to promote change throughout Daxia.

But now, Emperor Tianci has secretly usurped the throne. He is a complete tyrant. How could he have such ambitions?
And Wu Sangui, the leader of the Three Feudatories, was not even considered a hero.

In the original historical trajectory, if he had not lost all his ambitions and hesitated to move forward.

It may not be impossible to overthrow the Qing Dynasty.

How can such a mediocre person become a wise ruler even if he can ascend the throne?
However, the reason why Jia Cong did not agree to Liu Xianglian and Jia Huan's request just now.

The main reason is that Jia Cong did not want to bear the infamy of betraying his master.

After all, he is still a general of Daxia, not a peasant rebel. If he takes the lead in overthrowing Daxia and becomes emperor himself, his reputation will be bad.

Well, history is always written by the victors.

At the beginning, Emperor Taizu of Song was crowned with a yellow robe by his subordinates, and he usurped the throne. After he finally sat firmly on the throne, he was considered a powerful ruler for the time.

If you succeed and can establish a peaceful and prosperous era, you can naturally clean yourself up later.

But now Jia Cong has a better choice.

For example, since the Three Feudatories were in rebellion, why not let Wu Sangui serve as the vanguard?
After he captures the capital, he will surely start a massacre and kill all the few remaining members of the royal family.

Then he could use the righteous cause of killing the rebels to kill Wu Sangui and seize the country.

In this way, you don't have to bear any infamy and you can also gather the light of justice.

Jia Cong is not morally obsessed, but a good reputation is extremely beneficial to his future plans.

Therefore, Jia Cong decided to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the two tigers.

However, before that, we need to recruit more soldiers.

Well, if we recruit soldiers from the public, it might be too late.

After all, after conscription, soldiers still have to go through a period of training before they can go to the battlefield.

And this time will take at least one year to achieve.

Jia Cong has a better source of soldiers, which is to directly recruit soldiers from the Qing Dynasty.

That’s right, weren’t the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty ready-made troops?

In fact, it is not so easy for Jia Cong to gain a good reputation.

For example, if the Three Feudatories were to come with great force, the imperial court would certainly order Jia Cong to lead the Youzhou Army to redress the injustice.

Will Jia Cong go then?

If you don't go, it means you have ulterior motives, and it will definitely be recorded in history books later.

Therefore, in this case, why don't I let the Qing attack Youzhou before the court issues an order, so that I can't get away?

Of course, at this time, the Qing Dynasty would certainly not dare to attack Youzhou.

After all, their Eight Banners Army suffered heavy casualties in the past few years.

Jia Cong guessed that even if the Qing Dynasty conscripted all the citizens and pulled out all the qualified young and strong men, at most they could recruit another 200,000 soldiers.

How could they have the confidence to attack Youzhou?

But it doesn’t matter, Jia Cong said they have it, so they have it.

After all, the Daxia Monthly Report is still in Jia Cong's hands.

Emperor Tianci, this incompetent ruler, immediately busied himself with selecting concubines and increasing taxes after ascending the throne. How could he have cared about the Daxia Monthly Report?

Next, Jia Cong began to make plans.

At the same time, he ordered his soldiers to prepare and focus on attacking the Qing Dynasty.

At the same time, he published an article in Daxia Monthly that the Manchus were still determined to take advantage of the civil strife in Daxia to march south.

The Champion Marquis led the army and vowed to fight to the death, not letting a single soldier enter the Central Plains!

This piece of news made the people of Daxia nervous and excited.

The Marquis of Guanjun is so powerful that as long as he is around, they don’t have to worry about the Qing Dynasty.

It’s just that Marquis Guanjun is restrained by the Qing Dynasty, and now, the Three Feudatories rebels are in full swing, making it difficult for Daxia to stop them.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty intended to move south, and the people who would naturally benefit from it were the Three Feudatories rebels.

From this we can see that the Three Feudatories were probably colluding with the Qing Dynasty in an attempt to divide up the Great Xia territory.

For a time, the reputation of the Three Feudatories began to deteriorate.

This is of course inseparable from the contribution of Jia Cong's people who guided behind the scenes.

But this also shows the benefits of fame.

Jia Cong's reputation was so good that the people were naturally willing to believe Jia Cong rather than rebels like Wu Sangui.

At this time in the Qing court, Kang Mazi and a group of Qing ministers were all dumbfounded after seeing the news published in the Daxia Monthly.

We, the Qing Dynasty, want to take advantage of the civil strife in Daxia to attack the Central Plains?
Yes, we did think so in our hearts, but it’s just a thought!
As long as the killer Guan Jun Hou has not been eliminated, they would not dare to go south even if they were given the courage.

Who is framing them?

Now the Youzhou army is ready to take action, and seems to be ready to take the initiative and launch a war against them.

This scared the entire Qing Dynasty, from Emperor Kangxi to all his ministers.

If the Yanyun army really attacks, who can resist them?
By then, I am afraid they will suffer repeated defeats and even have large tracts of land occupied.

What's more, they may even be wiped out and their nation destroyed!

Thinking of this, they became more and more frightened.

So, after some discussion, Kang Mazi decisively sent a group of envoys, carrying a large amount of gifts, straight to Youzhou.

They want to make their intentions clear to Marquis Guanjun that they have absolutely no intention of going south, and Marquis Guanjun must not be misled by the rumors.

Our Great Qing and Great Xia have been friendly countries for generations. May our friendship last forever and the war cease forever.

Moreover, the Manchus were willing to make peace with Marquis Guanjun and marry their princess to him as a concubine.

Yes, just a concubine.

They knew Marquis Guanjun very well and naturally knew that he was married and very much in love with his wife.

Therefore, even if they wanted to marry the princess, they would not dare to ask for her to be the principal wife and snatch the position of the principal wife of the champion marquis.

In this case, it would not be making friends with Guan Jun Hou, but would be severely offending Guan Jun Hou.

This is a great shame for the Qing Dynasty.

But compared with the safety of the entire country, what does it matter?
Now, they only hope that Champion Hou can agree.

After submitting the credentials, all members of the diplomatic corps were trembling with fear.

It was really that Marquis Guanjun was too fierce. He even killed the Princess Gulun of the Qing Dynasty with one knife.

This Marquis of Guanjun is by no means a trustworthy person and may not abide by the agreement not to kill envoys when two countries are at war.

However, they underestimated Jia Cong.

When Jia Cong killed Princess Gulun, she came to meet Jia Cong privately and was not an envoy of the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, for someone who plays tricks like this, even if he is a real messenger, Jia Cong will never let him go as long as he sees through her identity.

As for these ordinary messengers, Jia Cong had no intention of breaking his promise and killing them.

Jia Cong accepted all the gifts sent by the Qing Dynasty, but flatly rejected the proposal of marriage.

Jia Cong had no interest in the Manchu princesses.

Next, he wanted to destroy the Qing Dynasty.

What's the point of marrying a Qing princess at this time?
Leaving a time bomb around?

As for the idea of ​​the two countries maintaining friendly relations for generations and putting an end to war forever, Jia Cong could only say that they were overthinking it.

However, Jia Cong did not refuse obviously, but chose to delay.

That evening, Wu Sangui's envoy came to pay a visit quietly. Jia Cong received the envoy.

After meeting Jia Cong, the messenger revealed his identity.

Then he said, "Marquis Guanjun, the prince said that as long as the marquis can guard Yanyun, we will not help each other."

"After the prince conquers the world, he will confer the title of King of Zhenbei on you and grant you the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun forever, and you will live forever with the country!"

Well, the King of Pingxi is here to win him over.

The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were granted to him forever, and he was named King of Zhenbei, and he lived and died with the country.

It’s really a big piece of pie.

However, this kind of thing has happened in history.

For example, during the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son Mu Ying was granted the title of Duke of Yunnan and lived with the country.

When the Ming Dynasty fell, the Mu Palace in Yunnan led the people to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

However, Yunnan is remote and geographically located, so how can it be compared with the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?
What's more, there was no friendship between him and King Pingxi.

However, faced with the olive branch extended by King Pingxi, Jia Cong neither agreed nor refused.

He simply said to the envoy: "Now the Qing Dynasty is about to attack our Yanyun area. This marquis has no choice but to defeat the Qing Dynasty, preserve Yanyun, and prevent a single Qing soldier from marching south."

"Everything else should come after this. As for what you said today, I will just pretend that I never heard it."

Hearing this, the messenger was overjoyed.

How could the envoy not know that the Qing Dynasty had no courage to attack Daxia?
The Champion Marquis only used this as an excuse not to send out troops.

However, Guanjun Hou did not want to be used against him, so he said the following sentence.

The messenger immediately said: "Your Majesty's love for the people is admirable."

"Don't worry, my Lord. After you accomplish your great cause, the title of King of Zhenbei will belong to you."

Walking out of the Jiedushi Mansion, the envoy was overjoyed.

Now their rebel army is advancing through the ranks, conquering all enemies and gaining unstoppable momentum.

What they feared most was Marquis Guanjun and his Yanyun Army.

Champion Hou is really amazing.

It’s not that Wu Sangui had never fought against the Qing Dynasty. He was able to barely resist the Qing army by relying on the solidity of Shanhaiguan.

If it were a field battle, he would definitely not be a match for the Qing Dynasty.

It is easy to imagine how powerful the Yanyun Army was, as it was able to defeat the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, if he could not bribe Marquis Guanjun, he would never dare to lead his troops north easily.

And now, since Champion Marquis has acquiesced.

Then from now on, the prince will have no rivals!

I’m afraid they’ll be able to attack the capital soon!
What he didn't know was that at this moment in the study, Jia Cong also smiled knowingly.

The King of Pingxi wanted to win him over, but didn't he regard the King of Pingxi as a good knife?

He also wants to use the sword of King Pingxi to cut off the fate of Daxia and kill all the royal family of Daxia.

Leave him a clean stall.

They both just take what they need.

Next, Jia Cong left behind tens of thousands of defensive troops and began to command the army to directly attack the Qing Dynasty.

This time, the people who were most excited about the attack on the Qing Dynasty were not Liu Xianglian and Jia Huan.

But it was Fu Cha Chusheng and his Fu Cha Army.

In fact, among the many generals under Jia Cong, only Fu Cha Chusheng was the one who most desired to destroy the Qing Dynasty.

Just because he was a rebel, I hated the original owner even more.

He longed to fight bravely and achieve great success in the war to destroy the Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, when Fucha first promoted this person, he was originally a speculator.

He could naturally see that the Qing Dynasty was weak and Daxia was in chaos.

The master may not be without the intention of seizing the throne.

If one day in the future, the master really seizes the country and successfully ascends the throne.

Then he will surely become a meritorious official who follows the emperor. Not to mention being crowned a king, at least his title will be further improved. It wouldn't be too much to be promoted to a duke, right?

And if that is the case, he will be able to get rid of the current embarrassing situation.

By then, he will be the emperor's servant.

The person the master trusts the most is naturally the servant to whom the master entrusts the life and property of his entire family.

Therefore, in this attack on the Qing Dynasty, Fu Cha Chusheng was holding his breath and was determined to take the first credit.

As for the Qing Dynasty, although they sent envoys to seek peace, they did not place all their hopes on the envoys.

They deployed their troops on the border, vowing to defend their homeland.

They have been at war with Daxia for many years, and it has always been them who invaded Daxia. This is the first time that Daxia is going to invade their homeland.

Well, this should be the second time.

At that time, Marquis Guanjun once sent an army to their border to massacre their people at will.

Of course, the significance of these two wars is different.

The last war was dominated by killing and destruction.

And this time, it is a war to annihilate a country.

If they fail to defend themselves, the Qing Dynasty will be destroyed in one battle.

In this regard, what they have to do is naturally to defend against Daxia's attack.

They have not been idle in these few months.

They had long known how powerful Daxia's cannons were.

Therefore, over the course of several months, they continued to strengthen the city walls and gates.

They firmly believed that as long as they could withstand the artillery attacks of the Yanyun Army, they would be able to defend themselves.

The Eight Banners have less than 10,000 men, but when they have 10,000 men they are invincible. This is the pride they have earned!

Although this myth has long been broken by that damn guy.

But they didn't believe it, they couldn't even defend.

Until they saw the Youzhou army with their own eyes.

This time, Youzhou was directly equipped with steam cars.

Steam cars, pulling cannons, approached the city.

Yes, Youzhou has already developed steam cars, and its transportation capacity has been greatly enhanced.

But these steam cars just look very rustic.

She was very ugly and Jia Cong despised her very much.

However, the transportation capacity is beyond doubt.

Soon, one cannon after another was unloaded from the vehicle.

Then, cannons were neatly placed outside the city wall, all aimed at the Guangning Prefecture city wall in front of them.

I’m afraid there are hundreds of these cannons?
boom!
boom! boom!
Cannons fired one after another, and with each shot, the city wall in front was covered in dust.

The city walls, along with the entire city, groaned and trembled under the artillery fire.

The Qing defenders on the city wall were shaken to the point of being twisted and twisted, and fell to the ground one after another.

They crawled away from the area, and no one dared to stand on it.

Such firepower made them terrified.

The firepower of the Yanyun Army became even more fierce!

It was so fierce that it frightened them.

Their confidence was shaken little by little.

Their morale dropped rapidly.

Can they really defeat such a Yanyun Army?
Under the fierce artillery attack, it only took an hour.

The city wall collapsed due to the bombardment of artillery fire.

Next, Fu Cha Chusheng volunteered, and Jia Cong gladly agreed.

Jia Cong was very happy to give Fu Chajun the opportunity to perform.

Using barbarians to control barbarians can not only greatly reduce the casualties of one's own troops.

At the same time, it will also cause further damage to the Qing Dynasty.

The betrayal and backstabbing from their own family will make them more hateful and desperate.

In recent years, the Qing army was almost defeated by Jia Cong.

Although the Qing Dynasty tried its best to recruit troops, there are not many young and strong people left in their country.

Even so, their military strength is extremely insufficient.

It is impossible to leave too many troops in Guangning City.

Therefore, after a whole afternoon of fighting, the Qing army was finally defeated by the Fucha army.

More than 3,000 people were beheaded and more than 5,000 were captured.

The rest of the people broke through the city gate and fled in all directions.

They were attacked again by Jia Huan's army who were lying in ambush outside the city, and the killing continued until there were countless heads rolling and blood flowing like a river.

Jia Huan's army only cared about killing and never took prisoners.

Only the Fucha Army accepted Qing prisoners of war.

Of course, this is also the character that Jia Cong deliberately set up for Fu Cha Chusheng.

Only when Fu Cha was promoted would he accept the surrendered Qing soldiers and protect their safety.

In this way, Fu Cha's chances of persuading people to surrender after he is promoted will be greatly increased.

Next, Jia Cong occupied Guangning Prefecture.

The Manchu people in Guangning Prefecture were all terrified and trembling with fear.

They naturally knew how their Qing army acted after invading Daxia.

Although the two countries signed a contract not to harm each other's people.

But now that the situation has reversed, will this champion marquis really abide by the original contract?
Next, Jia Cong sent Fu Cha Chusheng to spread the news everywhere.

As long as the people obey orders and do not break the law, the Youzhou army will treat them equally with the people of Daxia.

Yes, although Jia Cong had massacred a large number of Manchu people.

But it is only to achieve one's own goals.

He is not a butcher and would not massacre the Manchu people for no reason.

Be tolerant to diversity, tolerance is a virtue.

It is also said: The great country is of low status.

The Han people are tolerant and can tolerate all ethnic groups.

There is even preferential treatment for some ethnic minorities.

However, if other nomadic peoples were in power, they would definitely suppress the Han people.

And Jia Cong naturally has a tolerant heart.

As long as the people of the Qing Dynasty do not cause any trouble, Jia Cong will naturally treat them equally. (End of this chapter)