Starting from the second day after Jia Ke's instructions, the Eight Banners cavalry came out in full force. With hundreds of thousands of captive soldiers, they began a large-scale sweep south of Longcheng Pass. Wherever they passed, there were thick smoke billowing and people...
Nothing at all.
Jia Ke is not surprised by this kind of thing. These Eight Banners cavalry inherited the tradition from the Tatars and are not easy to change. If they were in the Central Plains, Jia Ke would naturally restrain them, but now
Since they are on the enemy's land, there is nothing wrong with letting them relax.
Jirigela and the others lost the restraint of Jia Ke, so they were naturally unscrupulous. In the villages they passed through with the captured soldiers, all the food was collected, and all the young women were tied up and brought back to the camp to serve as food for the adults to enjoy.
.
All the looted money was collected by the Eight Banners commanders.
When they made a fuss here, they naturally made people lose their hearts. Many people moved with their families towards Thang Long in the south with hatred.
When Jia Ke was in this situation, instead of getting angry, he became happy.
When these people left, they had no money. When they arrived in Thang Long Province, they had to rely on King Annan to provide relief. Suddenly there were so many people who had free food. King Annan's meager food supply might not last long.
Come, it will take longer for him to raise the army and summon the old troops.
Jia Ke originally wanted to fight quickly. If it weren't for the lack of food and grass, he would have led his troops south.
Although it is said that Yunnan and Guangxi have gathered a large amount of food and grass, which is enough for the army, Jia Ke is also a bit stingy, thinking that since he is in the enemy's country, he will eat as much as possible from the enemy, so the process of the war is delayed.
The Annan people in the south of Longquan Pass caused great harm to the Manchu Eight Banners. Almost everyone they could see became slaves. Not to mention, all the money they could find was looted by them.
Now it can be said that the sky is three feet high in this area of Annan Kingdom.
And these commanders of the Eight Banners also lived very freely and freely during this period, enjoying wine and beautiful women every day.
This made the generals and soldiers of other troops in the military camp very envious and jealous, so there was even some turmoil in the military camp.
The commander-in-chief of Guangxi and Yunnan, Wu Lu and Liu Zhi, also came to Jia Ke several times to ask for battle, hoping to replace the Manchu Eight Banners and live happily outside.
However, these requests were forcefully rejected by Jia Ke, because Jia Ke felt in his heart that the Central Plains army must be strictly disciplined and become a mighty army.
Just leave these dirty jobs to the servant army. You don't have to dirty your own hands. You can't ruin the majesty of the Central Plains army just for a little profit.
The news of the turmoil among the generals in the camp soon reached the ears of the commanders of the Eight Banners of the Manchus. They discussed together for a while and felt that the generals in the camp were jealous of their great gains this time and wanted to keep this place.
A good job depends on the wishes of their master Jia Ke.
After Jirigela understood the cause and effect, he confidently said to the others: "Don't worry, everyone. I have a treasure that I want to give to the master. If the master gets this treasure, he will definitely protect their Eight Banners."
On this day, Jia Ke was in the big tent, relaxing with a book.
Suddenly a soldier came in and reported that it was Jizhigla who came to see him.
Jia Ke didn't question anything and asked Jirigela to come in and give a reply.
Jirigela had been waiting outside the tent for a while. When he saw the soldier coming out, he immediately stepped forward and took his hand, then stuffed a piece of silver into his arms.
"Brother, how is our master feeling now?"
Jirigela has been with the people of the Central Plains for a long time, and is already familiar with the habits of the Central Plains. He knows that in order to find out information, he must first send some money.
If the personal soldier was someone else's money, he would not dare to accept it, but he would have no problem accepting Jizhi Gela's money, because he knew clearly that this man was their master's slave, and he was not as close to them as they were.
Soldiers are closer.
"Don't worry, Commander, the master is in a good mood now."
After hearing this, Jirigela finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that their Eight Banners had gone too far during this period. Although Jia Ke did not stop them with words, they were still a little uneasy in their hearts.
After Jirigla entered the big tent, he saw Carapace reading there leisurely, with no sign of anger on his face. Then he put his heart back into his stomach, took a few steps forward and knelt on the ground.
"Slave Jizhigla, kowtow to your master."
"Get up."
After hearing Jia Ke's words, Jirigela stood up, then looked at Jia Ke cautiously, and then revealed his purpose.
"Master, the slaves have gained quite a lot during this time."
"I know this. You have worked hard during this period. I heard that the food and grass you brought back is enough for our army for half a year. You did a good job this time."
When Jirigela heard that Jia Ke not only did not blame him, but praised him, he couldn't help but smile naively, "This is all good cultivation by the master."
"Okay, don't talk nonsense. What do you want to do here?"
Jirigela looked at the carapace carefully, then took a few steps forward and whispered: "I saw that my master was lonely, and this time I got a few people who can serve others outside, so I wanted to bring them to my master.
They are serving their master during this period, and they don’t know what his master wants.”
After hearing this, Jia Ke's lips curled up, "Why bother asking me about such a thing."
After Jia Ke finished speaking, he stopped paying attention to Jirigla and continued to read with his idle book.
Jirigela was not a fool, so he naturally understood what Jia Ke meant. Now he was smiling and bowed out of the tent.
That night, two young and beautiful women were sent into Jia Ke's battle.
Jia Ke did not refuse the beauty sent to her, and she became more tolerant that night.
The next day, when Jia Ke opened his eyes, it was indeed warm jade and fragrance in his arms.
After breakfast, Jia Ke cross-examined the two women.
It turned out that these two women were a pair of sisters, one named Li Lu and the other Li Li. They were the daughters of a rich man in the countryside. Because they were so beautiful, their father was really afraid of being noticed by others, so he kept them.
The two were raised in a boudoir.
This time Jirigela led his troops to sweep up, and happened to arrive at their father's village, and the two of them were discovered by Jirigela.
Jirigela was shocked when he saw these two women. Although these two women were still inferior to Qin Keqing, their beauty was comparable to those of the ladies in Rongguo Mansion.
There was no way Jirigela could enjoy such a woman, so he sent the two women to Jia Ke's tent.
The fathers of these two women also relied on this relationship to protect their families.
Jia Ke got two beauties, so he naturally stayed in the camp for a few days.
As for the matter of switching out to clean up the troops, Jia Ke did not mention it. This made the Eight Banners tribe very excited, thinking that this time the gift was the right one. Jia Ke also felt at ease and enjoyed the tenderness in the camp.
Township.
But Wenwen Township is not a place where heroes can last forever. After collecting the food, Jia Ke immediately summoned the generals to discuss and prepare to go south.
In Jia Ke's tent, civil and military officials stood on the left and right, and Jia Ke sat in the middle. He glanced at the civil and military officials below with sharp eyes, and then said slowly: "This time the soldiers of the Eight Banners worked hard, and finally finally
He raised food and grass for us for ten months, which is a great contribution."
Jia Ke first made some characterizations here, and then covered up all the evil things done by the Eight Banners soldiers and the captured soldiers in the south.
In the big tent, except for a few civil servants, no one else cared about this matter.
"Today we have all the food and supplies. We cannot delay any longer. We should go south immediately and complete our victory in one battle."
After Sun Yan heard this, he hurriedly left the station and bowed and said: "My lord's words are very true. We can't delay any longer. I got the news that King Ruan Zhengyu of Annan has assembled more than 300,000 troops in the south and is preparing to attack Thang Long Palace."
Fight with us."
After Jia Ke heard this, he said contemptuously to the generals below: "This Ruan Zhengyu really cares about food and not about fighting. We just wiped out his 300,000 elite troops. Now he has gathered hundreds of thousands of rabble, and he wants to fight with them."
Let’s fight, isn’t this a foolish dream?”
After Jia Ke said this, all the generals below laughed. These generals followed Jia Ke in the south and north, and their experience on the battlefield was not comparable to that of Ruan Zhengyu who was just fighting in the south.
They naturally knew that these strong men who had just been gathered were of no use at all. As soon as there was a battle, these people would probably have escaped on their own.
After Jia Ke made a joke, he immediately became serious and said to the following: "This time we will go south immediately. We must capture Ruan Zhengyu alive. I want to make his empire a province of our Central Plains."
"Xiao Yue, once you are the vanguard, you don't have to be anxious with your troops, just be steady and don't fall into the opponent's scheme."
Xiao Yue received Jia Ke's military order and nodded seriously. He now also knew in his heart what Jia Ke was worried about.
The Annan people are now a ragtag group of people. If it is a head-to-head confrontation, they will definitely not be the opponents of Jia Ke and other arrogant warriors. If they want to win, they will definitely use cunning strategies.
Then a sneak attack and ambush would be the best way, so Jia Ke asked Xiao Yue to be careful.
Jia Ke then ordered: "Wu Lu, the commander-in-chief of Guangxi, this man is the left wing and will protect the left side of the army."
"Yunnan Commander-in-Chief Liu Zhi, your troops are on the right side of the army."
After hearing this, Wu Lu, the commander-in-chief of Guangxi, and Liu Zhi, the commander-in-chief of Yunnan, immediately came out of their duties and accepted the order.
Jia Ke did not give them the command arrow immediately, but told them: "This time when we march, we will be constantly harassed by the enemy. If we encounter a small group of enemy harassment, don't worry about it. If we encounter a large group of enemy troops, don't worry about it."
When the enemy attacks, defend on the spot and wait for my reinforcements, and never attack without permission."