I'm in the Red Mansion

The architectural style of Zhenzhen Kingdom mostly uses stone as the building material.

But most of them like to burn fireplaces, so every home has a stockpile of firewood.

When firewood comes into contact with fire, it becomes like dry firewood and ignites fiercely immediately.

The fire soon spread across the city, and half of the city was burned mercilessly.

The Zhenzhen Kingdom defenders on the city wall could hardly bear this kind of baking.

Even the Central Plains Army two miles outside the city could feel the heat.

Seeing this, Jia Huan understood that Modern City was finished!

The fire became more and more raging, and Jia Huan ordered the army to retreat slowly again.

At this time, all the soldiers and civilians in the city were buried in the sea of ​​fire.

It was difficult for the defenders on the city wall to stand still.

They opened the city gates and ran out.

Amid the billowing smoke, they were crying and some of them ran so fast that they even lost their weapons.

However, outside, the Central Plains Army was eyeing them covetously.

The Central Plains Army’s firearms have an effective killing range of up to four hundred meters.

The effective killing range of the defenders of Modern City is only two hundred meters.

The gap of one times, the disparity in numbers, and the difference in morale.

The Zhenzhen Kingdom defenders, who had managed to escape with great difficulty, became lambs to be slaughtered and living prey of the Central Plains Army.

No one could escape the hunting of the Central Plains Army.

In the modern city, the fire is still raging. Judging from the situation, it may take three to five days for the fire to be extinguished.

But at this time, no more defenders came out.

Under the scorching fire, I'm afraid there is no possibility for the people inside to escape.

Jia Cong directly ordered the withdrawal of troops, and then the army began to set up camp.

Then, Jia Cong sent out three teams of a thousand men to plunder food, and sent another three teams of a thousand men to support them.

This time they brought a lot of military supplies.

But Jia Huan was not sure how long it would take to end this war.

Military rations should be saved as much as possible, so plundering is inevitable.

Moreover, this is not a civil war in the Central Plains.

During the civil war, they only robbed the landlords and wealthy families.

He never harmed the people, and even took the initiative to help them, and even distributed some food to those who could not survive.

But this is in Zhenzhen Country, so there are not so many rules.

During the civil war, we were facing our own compatriots.

But now, we are facing barbarians.

Non-my family, its heart must be different.

No matter how good you are to him, you can't warm their hearts.

Therefore, when sending them out, Jia Cong had given instructions.

During the looting, if anyone resisted, they would kill them without mercy.

By evening, the three teams of a thousand men returned with full loads.

The West also grows wheat, but they only use it to make bread.

The rich ate white bread and the poor ate black bread.

In short, no matter how rich or poor you are, everyone eats bread.

The people in the Central Plains use wheat to make countless delicious foods.

In addition to wheat, a lot of meat was also looted.

However, there were no vegetables.

Because they don't like growing vegetables at all, and of course, the main reason is that they don't know how to cook.

……

However, the Zhenzhen Kingdom soon received the news that in just a hundred days, Modern City was completely destroyed.

The 100,000 soldiers and more than 300,000 civilians were all burned to death in the sea of ​​fire, and no one escaped.

This news shocked the entire Zhenzhen country.

God!

These Central Plains troops are so terrifying!

Are they all devils?

There were 400,000 people there, and they were all burned to death?
So next, they will kill everyone in their Zhenzhen country, right?
Especially the people of Rhine City, the next city after Modern City, were trembling with fear at this moment.

Many nobles hurriedly drove their carriages and fled.

Countless people also hurriedly packed up their belongings, pushed their carts, and fled with their families.

Who wouldn't be afraid of death when faced with a ruthless and murderous devil?
In just one day, most of the people in Rhine City fled.

Those who remain are mostly the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, or some ruffians who want to take advantage.

Because so many families escaped.

Because of the rush to escape, there are always many things that cannot be taken away and are abandoned.

And these ruffians began to quickly plunder these supplies.

Even if the Central Plains Army entered the city, they would not necessarily burn it down or kill everyone they saw.

As long as they don't burn down the city and kill everyone in it.

As long as they wait for the Central Plains Army to leave, they will get rich and become wealthy.

Or maybe the Central Plains Army would not leave but would occupy their country.

That’s okay, they can either find an opportunity to escape to other countries.

Or just become a Central Plains person.

In their hearts, the concept of country is very weak, and it is enough as long as they live well.

Country? What is that?
However, every defender in Rhine City is now facing a powerful enemy.

Everyone else can run, but they can't.

At this time, the king of Zhenzhen Kingdom was also terrified.

He had tried his best to overestimate the strength of the Central Plains Army, but unexpectedly, he still underestimated the strength of the Central Plains Army by a large margin.

The raging fire in Modern City was something that the King of Zhenzhen Kingdom naturally knew the truth about.

It would be more accurate to say that the fire was set by the Central Plains Army.

It would be more accurate to say that they both started the fire together.

What made the King of Zhenzhen Kingdom suspicious was whether the Central Plains Army knew the news in advance?

Or was it an unintentional act?

If it is the latter, it would be fine, but if it is the former, it would be very scary.

This means that there is a traitor among them.

The Central Plains Army knows all of our deployments clearly. How can we fight this battle?
At this time, the King of Zhenzhen Kingdom was already terrified.

He now doubted whether the Zhenzhen Kingdom could hold out until the Allied support arrived if it was defeated too quickly.

Or in other words, seeing that they were defeated so quickly, the question is whether the Allies will come again or whether they dare to come.

However, Modern City’s failure was ultimately due to some unexpected circumstances.

For example, if they had not stockpiled oil and explosives in advance, Modern City would never have been defeated so quickly.

Therefore, the King of Zhenzhen still had some hope in his heart.

The Rhine City below is still a big city.

What if the Rhine City manages to stop the Central Plains Army?
And at this moment, Princess Lilia asked for a meeting.

The King of Zhenzhen Kingdom is very troubled by Princess Lilia.

This is his most beloved youngest daughter.

But in the past ten years, this little daughter has become disobedient. She is now in her thirties, but the years do not seem to have left any traces on her.

Instead, it becomes more and more bright and beautiful.

Over the years, countless young talents have pursued her madly.

However, Princess Lilia has extremely high standards and totally disdains her suitors.

Princess Lilia established her own chamber of commerce and has now become the richest woman in Zhenzhen Country, or even the richest person.

Not only in Zhenzhen Country, but even in all Western countries, she can be considered the richest person.

Everyone felt that Princess Lilia might be destined to live alone for the rest of her life.

But what no one expected was that six years ago, Princess Lilia was pregnant.

This news shocked the entire West.

Oh my god! Princess Lilia is pregnant. Who did it?

This question has persisted to this day and there is no answer.

Only the King of Zhenzhen Kingdom guessed that Princess Lilia’s man was probably the Emperor of the East!
I'm afraid only this kind of person can tame Princess Lilia, this wild horse.

Soon, Princess Lilia gave birth to a boy.

This boy has been extraordinarily handsome and intelligent since he was young.

The little guy's name is Haoran.

This is a very strange name in Zhenzhen Country, and no one understands its meaning.

Only the King of Zhenzhen Kingdom seemed to be thinking about something.

This is probably an oriental name.

If so, it is not surprising.

And this little guy Haoran has been extremely evil since he was young.

When he was one year old, he could speak several words fluently.

Since childhood, he has been able to speak Mandarin and Chinese.

By the age of two, he could count to one hundred, and at the age of three he began to learn to read.

And it is also bilingual learning.

The little guy is really a genius!

And he is an unprecedented genius.

Therefore, the little guy was also greatly loved by the King of Zhenzhen Kingdom.

He also attached great importance to the little guy's education and invited many famous teachers to teach him since he was young.

Princess Lilia also traveled to China many times with her little one.

Princess Zhenzhen also understood that the idea was probably to let the little guy see his father.

And the King of Zhenzhen Kingdom did not stop it.

After all, the little guy's father is the emperor of the East.

With his support behind him, the little guy has the two most respected bloodlines in the world.

This is a good thing.

This time, when Princess Lilia arrived, the King of Zhenzhen Kingdom's brows were temporarily relieved.

He couldn't help but ask: "Lilia, why are you here? Where is Haoran?"

Princess Lilia said, "He is studying! Father, I came here this time to discuss the affairs of the Central Plains Army with you."

"Father, when you wanted to form a coalition with the other twelve countries to attack the Central Plains together, I disagreed."

"At the beginning, I said that you were definitely no match for Zhongyuan and would only bring disgrace upon yourselves and bring disaster upon yourself. What's going on now?"

The King of Zhenzhen Kingdom listened and his face darkened as he asked, "Did you pass on the information to them? No wonder the coalition forces were attacked midway and almost wiped out!"

Princess Lilia sneered and said, "At that time, you sent people to keep a close watch on me. How could I pass on the message?"

"Besides, they have the world's largest intelligence network, which is everywhere. Why do they need me to pass on information?"

Hearing this, the King of Zhenzhen suddenly thought of the situation in Modern City and fell silent.

After a long while, he asked, "He is your man. Are you here to show off to me how powerful your man is?"

Princess Lilia sighed and said, "Father, you think too much. After all, I am your daughter. I was born and raised in Zhenzhen Country."

"If my heart and eyes were filled with him, I would have married him in the Central Plains and become his concubine, instead of staying in Zhenzhen Country and being single until now."

"Father, the Central Plains is much more powerful than you think. Agree to their terms and don't fight them anymore. Otherwise, we will suffer even greater losses."

Princess Lilia often went to Huaxia to have secret meetings with Jia Cong, and often took Haoran to see his father.

Haoran is also very close to Jia Cong.

Jia Cong, perhaps feeling guilty towards his mixed-race son, loved him very much and rewarded him with many things.

During her trip to China, Princess Lilia did not come into contact with the most core technology of the Central Plains.

But just looking at the folk technology in the Central Plains, you can know that the technology in the Central Plains has reached such an astonishing level.

Nowadays, the technology of the people in the Central Plains has probably far surpassed the top technology of the Zhenzhen Kingdom.

When she was in the Central Plains, Princess Lilia once heard a saying that technology is the primary productive force.

There is no telling how huge the gap is between the productivity of the two countries today.

How can they win the war under these circumstances?

Princess Lilia is really pessimistic about this war.

Therefore, she was not really leaning towards the Central Plains.

Instead, he is sincerely considering the real country.

It’s a pity that the King of Zhenzhen Kingdom didn’t think so.

He couldn't help but get furious and ordered his men to drive Princess Lilia out.

Princess Lilia sighed and turned away.

She believed that her father would regret it sooner or later.

……

However, after Jia Huan let the army rest for three days, he marched towards Rhine City, the next city under the Zhenzhen Kingdom.

This time, Jia Huan was ready to launch a thundering attack on Rhine City.

This time, he wanted to combine land and air, bombard Rhine City with heavy artillery, and destroy Rhine City in one fell swoop.

This will result in the loss of countless ammunition.

Even the Central Plains today cannot sustain such losses.

After all, this kind of flat-push method causes too much loss.

However, Jia Huan knew what Emperor Jia Cong was thinking. The emperor did not intend to conquer the entire Zhenzhen Kingdom along with other countries.

This is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also difficult to control.

Even if we can subdue them temporarily, after three or five generations, I am afraid they will let us become independent.

Unless Jia Cong is ruthless enough to carry out a massive massacre.

However, Jia Cong is not a murderer.

Since they are unwilling to do this, it is better to just calm them down.

As long as we can make them realize the strength of the Central Plains' military force and make them clearly aware of the gap between the two sides in the Battle of Rhine City, they will not dare to fight anymore.

They will inevitably seek peace with the Central Plains and agree to the conditions they put forward.

In this way, the purpose of their sending troops was achieved.

Therefore, this time, Jia Huan assembled three thousand cannons of different calibers.

There are hundreds of thousands of various artillery shells.

In addition, large bombs to be dropped by hot air balloons are also ready.

This time, Jia Huan did not fight for time, but moved forward slowly to ensure that everything was foolproof.

It took them more than half a day to reach the outskirts of Rhine City and surround the entire city.

Then, Jia Huan ordered the soldiers to set up camp and prepare to attack the city tomorrow. (End of this chapter)