Dream of the Red Chamber: Start by gaining Zhao Yun's martial prowess, and be ennobled in a sin

Seeing their commander flee, the Qing soldiers had long lost the will to resist.

They all abandoned their armor and fled in all directions, even pushing and trampling each other, with countless people being trampled to death by their own people and horses.

The army collapsed like a house of cards!

Jia Jing was not far from Ji Du, and with many obstacles within the Qing army camp, Ji Du could not quickly escape the encirclement.

In just a short while, Jia Jing caught up with him. Seeing his personal guards being slaughtered one by one by Jia Jing, Ji Du knew that he could not escape!

"We are willing to surrender!"

Jidu shouted loudly, trying to beg for his life.

His response was an extremely fast black spear light!

Jidu sensed the approaching death, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. He turned to hide, but there was no way to escape!

He felt everything around him churning, the world turned upside down, and he even saw his own headless body.

And that young Han general was staring at him coldly, his spear dripping with bright red blood.

The world was plunged into endless darkness.

Jidu is dead!

He was beheaded by Jia Jing with a single shot!

He died a very tragic death!

When the Qing army saw that their commander was dead, their morale plummeted and they lost all will to resist.

They either panicked and fled, or knelt down and begged for surrender!

"Kill!" After killing Ji Du, Jia Jing did not stop, but continued to lead the Han cavalry in a charge!

Although the overall situation was now settled and all that remained was some finishing touches, Jia Jing would not let his guard down.

Countless Qing soldiers were fleeing, but the Han army's swords did not stop. Only the corpses of the Qing soldiers were the best tribute to the innocent Han people who were slaughtered!

An hour later,

The fighting gradually came to a halt, and at least there was no longer any resistance in the Qing army camp.

Only a few scattered Qing soldiers were being pursued by Zhuque's army.

Jia Jing led his men silently through the blood-stained camp, his face etched with nothing but icy coldness.

"General, our army suffered over a thousand casualties in this battle! The enemy suffered over fifteen thousand deaths, over eight thousand surrendered, and the rest fled. General Zhuque is leading his men to surround and pursue them."

After cleaning up the battlefield, Han Qi came to report the battle losses to Jia Jing, his tone somewhat excited.

In his view, to achieve a great victory against an enemy force of 30,000 with only a thousand casualties and to annihilate over 15,000 enemy soldiers,

It was an even more glorious victory than the crushing defeat of Fei Yanggu outside Jinzhou.

The reason for this was that the battle outside Jinzhou City and against Feiyanggu was a face-to-face open battle.

This battle was a surprise night attack, and the fact that Jia Jing led the Xuanjia Army in the charge greatly reduced the casualties of the Han army.

"Okay!" Jia Jing replied, indicating that he understood.

He didn't think it was a big victory.

It should be noted that the Xuanjia Army was a formidable force, capable of defeating 100,000 with only 3,000 men.

Not to mention his military strength and the advantage of nighttime raids.

It can be said that this battle was won by both sides in terms of favorable timing and popular support, but neither side had the advantage of terrain.

Therefore, victory was to be expected.

However, the Han army still suffered more than a thousand casualties; these Han cavalry were still somewhat weak against the Tartars.

Fortunately, after this battle, the surviving Han cavalrymen all gained more courage and confidence.

I believe that as long as I lead them to win a few more battles, they will become a true elite cavalry.

"General, what should we do with those prisoners?" Han Qi asked.

Although Jia Jing said in Zunhua City that he would kill all the invading enemy troops and use their heads to appease the dead.

However, there were still more than 8,000 Qing soldiers who had surrendered.

If we kill them all, there will likely be criticism in the imperial court.

The Han Dynasty had never seen such a large-scale massacre of surrendered soldiers! Some intellectuals and moralists will likely criticize Jia Jing.

"No prisoners are needed in this battle!"

"Cut off their heads to appease the wronged souls of my Han people! Defend the glory of my Han Dynasty!"

"Let their blood forge the might of our Han army! So that no foreign tribe will ever dare to invade our territory again!"

"kill!"

Jia Jing's words echoed throughout the heavens and earth; this time, he intended to use ruthless methods to intimidate all the alien races.

He wanted to use this to warn all foreigners that the Central Plains would never be allowed to be touched by foreigners!

The Han people must not be humiliated!

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Shenjing City

The atmosphere in Shenjing (Beijing) became tense due to the sudden invasion of the Qing army.

From civil and military officials and imperial relatives to ordinary people, everyone felt a sense of fear!

After all, the Qing army had crossed the Great Wall and was heading straight for the capital, getting too close to them!

They were also worried that the Qing army would advance unimpeded, reach the gates of Shenjing (Beijing), and even breach the capital.

Then the Han Dynasty is not far from its demise!

Many civil and military officials have even secretly begun preparing their escape routes!

I heard that even the retired emperor in the palace wants to make a southern tour!

Emperor Jingsheng ordered the nine gates to be kept closed, and imperial guards patrolled back and forth all day long, fearing that Qing spies might infiltrate.

But soon the capital city lifted the martial law, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In early August,

Urgent news arrived from the northwest: General Jia Jing, leading the Han cavalry, launched a night raid on the camp, utterly defeating and annihilating 30,000 Qing troops on the left flank!

Another ten days or so passed, and it was mid-August.

Another victory report came from the northwest: General Jia Jing, leading the Han cavalry, engaged in a fierce battle with over 10,000 Qing troops on the right flank outside Miyun City, and utterly defeated them, killing countless enemies!

Several more days passed, and on August 21st,

Another victory has been reported from the northwest. General Yao Zhonglang led the Han cavalry, using a strategy of luring the enemy deep into their territory, and annihilated more than 30,000 Qing troops on the right flank!

By the end of August, the remaining 20,000-strong central route army of the Qing army was besieged in Jizhou City by General Jia Jing, who was leading troops to defend the isolated city. It was only a matter of time before they were defeated.

Three encouraging reports of victory arrived in succession, bringing renewed liveliness to the capital city.

To appease the people and boost morale, the imperial court also widely publicized the good news throughout the city.

Throughout August, the only topic of conversation in the capital city was Jia Jing.

In just one month, the name became almost a household name in the capital city.

Everyone knew that the Rongguo Duke's mansion had produced another invincible general.

He has killed more than 80,000 Manchu Tartars in a month, and if you add the previous defeat of Fei Yanggu in Jinzhou, the number has exceeded 110,000.

He single-handedly annihilated most of the 150,000-strong Manchu army.

In the capital city, some people call Jia Jing "the Marquis of the Great Han"!

At first, some of the pro-surrender faction in the court did not believe that Jia Jing could achieve such a victory. They believed that the Qing army, numbering ten thousand, was invincible and could not possibly have been repeatedly defeated by the Han army and achieved such results.

It wasn't until intelligence from the front lines gradually confirmed that the heads of over ten thousand Qing soldiers, as well as the heads of Qing generals such as Fei Yanggu and Jidu, had been sealed and sent to the capital that the entire court truly fell silent.

As a result, Jia Jing was further promoted, his title was raised to First-Class Earl, and his official rank was raised to the fourth grade.

Such a young, high-ranking military officer of the fourth rank has drawn attention from the entire court.

It is said that Emperor Jingsheng originally intended to grant Jia Jing a marquisate, but this was stopped by the advice of his ministers!

But everyone knew that being granted a title was only a matter of time, since the current commander of the Qing army, Yinqi, the eldest son of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, was already surrounded by Jia Jing.

Once the last 20,000 Qing troops are completely defeated and the Qing prince is captured, the path to being ennobled will be unstoppable.

In the history of the Han Dynasty, there was only one case of a man being ennobled for his military achievements at the age of twenty, during the founding period.

This is truly incredible!

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