Daying
It was past midnight, the lights in the camp were brightly lit, and the figures were looking forward to it. The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp were on the surrounding walls, holding weapons in their hands and looking vigilantly in all directions.
Princess Xianning stood in front of the Chinese army's tent and looked at the young man who was striding forward surrounded by guards in brocade robes.
If the princess had not followed Jia Heng to Henan to quell the chaos, then the level of attention caused by this strong sense of participation would naturally not be as high, and the fall and recovery of Kaifeng Mansion might be more like an unfamiliar place name. Doesn't make much sense.
"Your Highness." Jia Heng walked closer, the cold look on his face melted a little, and he called.
"Sir, how is the battle going over there in Kaifeng City?" Princess Xianning's cold and snowy face showed hope.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Just now, the officers and soldiers have captured Kaifeng City. The tribes are still clearing out the remaining enemies in Kaifeng City. Kaifeng has been recovered."
Hearing this, Princess Xianning felt a burst of joy in her heart. In her cold voice, which was as cold as ice and snow melting in the past, she couldn't hide her excitement and said: "That's good, that's good."
Xia Houying, who followed out from the military tent, secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Kaifeng City had been recovered.
"Your Highness, it's windy outside. Let's talk about entering the military tent." Jia Heng said warmly, then opened the tent curtain on the side and entered the military tent.
Seeing this, Princess Xianning quickly followed Jia Heng.
Behind her, Xia Houying's expression changed. She lowered her steps to enter the tent, then stood aside, holding the knife and waiting.
"Liu Qianhu?"
Xia Houying said "Yeah".
Liu Jixian also reacted and waited outside with a group of guards. In the military tent
Princess Xianning's flawless jade face showed a sign of joy, her beautiful eyes sparkled under her beautiful eyebrows, and she said softly: "Sir, Kaifeng City has been recaptured. Where are the bandit lords? Have they been captured?"
Jia Heng turned to look at the girl with pure temperament and pretty face, and said, "I was about to talk to His Highness."
Princess Xianning raised her bright and clear eyes and looked at the boy in python suit opposite, waiting for his words.
"Originally, there were five groups of bandits in Kaifeng City, and the five of them were bandits. Among them, He Guosheng and Luo Jinzhong were both killed by the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp. Gao Yue showed his bravery and killed our soldiers and generals in succession, and was captured alive. Li Yanqing is now Still on the run, I sent General Pang Shili of the Yangwei Battalion to pursue him, but no news has been received yet." Jia Heng looked calm and said slowly: "But Wang Sishun left. I heard that he led people to sail along the boat. Escaped by water to the other side of the Yellow River."
Princess Xianning thought about Jia Heng's words and asked: "The person Sir said was captured alive, was it Gao Yue who broke into Kaifeng Mansion?"
Gao Yue's name has resounded throughout Henan because of his victory over Kaifeng.
Princess Xianning came very close, and suddenly smelled the strong smell of blood on Jia Heng's body. Her beautiful face changed slightly, and she asked in shock: "Sir, have you taken action with the bandits?"
Quickly looking at the young man in front of her, she saw that the cloak she was wearing was almost unscathed except for some dust and blood stains. Princess Xianning felt relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Gao Yue is so brave and powerful that he killed our generals in the Beijing camp. I am the commander of the Beijing camp. I couldn't tolerate him when I saw him showing off his power, so I fought with him personally and captured him with all my strength."
"Sir, do it yourself? This... is too risky. I heard from General Qu that Gao Yue is very brave. He was chased by General Qu at Bishui Pass before and escaped." Princess Xianning said worriedly. He looked up, pursed his pink lips, and said softly: "Sir, I heard someone say that the son of a rich man cannot sit down in the hall."
Although I didn't see it in person, I could feel the danger of the battle between the two armies.
Jia Heng looked solemn and shook his head: "I am not the son of a rich man. I came from a humble background. Thanks to the wise eyes of the Holy One, I was raised in the grass. I want to die with my life. Of course, such a scholar who has no power to tie a chicken, Naturally, we will not overestimate our capabilities and try to be strong. The two armies were killed in front of the battle line, just to make people laugh."
So-called, a thousand pieces of gold
Son of a man, he cannot sit down in the hall, and he is a scholar and a Confucian general who cannot tie a chicken with his hands.
But for a man like him who can pull a two-stone bow and has natural supernatural power, it is simply ridiculous.
It's just as ridiculous as Chen Gong said to Lu Bu one day, "Ming Gong, sit down safely in the rear, and let Wei Xu and Song Xian go to fight." It's as ridiculous as if Yao Guangxiao said to Zhu Di, "You are a vassal of the country, and you have a valuable status. The two armies are fighting in front of the formation." "It's as funny as asking Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng", and it's as ridiculous as Qin Qiong saying to Li Shimin, "We will lead the troops to defeat Dou Jiande, and His Highness will sit in the rear to avoid being taken advantage of by the enemy"!
There has never been a son with a lot of money, who cannot sit in the hall, but can only stand against the tree and shake the tree, without knowing what he can do! If there are no brave generals like Zhu Di and Zhao Da, and we have to imitate the two men to drive and conquer, then it will be like a pig barking at the door and a donkey cart. Drift and become the laughing stock of the world.
But like Zhu Di and Guo Rong, even if they become emperors, at critical moments, in order to boost morale, they still have to move the central army's big bag forward.
This is still the emperor with a body of ten thousand gold.
Don't say that he is just a military commander, he is also the leader of a party. If he is brave, if the situation is urgent, not only the Chinese army will have to press on him, but he will even go into battle with swords. Otherwise, he will die with those who just hold a high position. What's the difference between fearless people who are afraid of death?
Yue Wumu's words are resounding, military generals are not afraid of death, and civil servants do not love wealth.
Some people, before they become officials, have already learned to hide behind, fearing death! And he was still the young man who sent hundreds of old and weak soldiers deep into the Cuihua Mountain to attack the bandit's nest.
Princess Xianning's eyes wandered and she said softly: "Sir, it's good that you have an idea."
Jia Heng looked at the girl opposite, met her clear and concerned eyes, and said warmly: "Your Highness is worried."
Unlike others, Xianning is also concerned about chaos.
Princess Xianning looked at the young man opposite her with bright eyes, pursed her lips, and said softly: "I have been thinking about whether the troops there are not enough, sir. In a big city like Kaifeng Mansion, we must bring more troops. If so, Since I'm not here, sir, you don't need to send 500 troops to protect the city. You can bring more people to attack the city, and you can also increase your profit margin." As the girl spoke, she seemed to be falling into some kind of self-blame. Worried, the originally cold and pleasant voice was a little low.
Jia Heng's face paused and he said: "Actually, over in Kaifeng Fucheng, I am also worried about what will happen to His Highness, and I am also worried that there are too few troops left."
Hearing this, Princess Xianning looked at the young man opposite her with bright eyes, staring blankly. She was really worried just now. Was he too, sir?
That's right, if he wasn't worried about her, he should be sitting in Kaifeng City at the moment instead of returning to the camp immediately... He came here to see her.
Thinking of this, Princess Xianning's heart beat so hard in her chest that it seemed like it was about to jump out of her throat.
In fact, most of the time, friendship does not need to be spoken.
Princess Xianning raised her eyes to meet that complicated gaze, feeling a joyful and touched emotion brewing in her heart, and an inexplicable impulse seemed to arise in her heart.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, avoiding the soft gaze, and whispered: "Fortunately, the thieves and bandits are not united in their hearts, and each has his own agenda. Otherwise, this battle will still be fought. If Gao Yue had not lost his troops at Sishui Pass, he would have used his If a general is brave, he must use his troops and horses to integrate other companies. It will not be easy to destroy the city like this tonight. I am afraid that he will have to gather a hundred thousand infantry and cavalry and tens of thousands of men before he can try. Destroy the city."
This is all conceivable. Gaoyue, who was not damaged at Sishui Pass, has four thousand people and the prestige of defeating Kaifeng City for the first time. With the enemy in front of him, it is easy to gain control and dominance over several other forces. , At that time, a big city like Kaifeng Mansion was not besieged by more than ten people. It was impossible to even think about breaking it.
"Sir, I wonder how many casualties there were during the siege?" Princess Xianning bit her lip when she saw the boy averting her gaze, then came closer and asked softly.
Sometimes, she didn't even know what her husband was thinking, even though it was obvious...
Jia Heng said softly: "The casualty summary of several units in the Beijing camp has not been sent yet, but the day cavalry test attack on the city alone resulted in one or two hundred casualties. This time we attacked Kaifeng Fucheng because we had internal support.
, I guess there won’t be too many casualties in the end. "
This was the reason why he had to rush to attack the city with the newly formed Beijing cavalry.
Once the various bandits in Kaifeng City complete the initial integration under external pressure and even adapt to the intensity of the official army's siege, as time goes by, the coordination capabilities of the various departments improve, and they become more and more comfortable in the use of Kaifeng City's defense facilities, then When the time comes, will the infantry be able to capture Kaifeng Fucheng as expected?
Not to mention other things, such as completely blocking several gates in the city and forcing the people in the city to go to the city to help defend, arousing the desire to die.
Although this move may be met with spontaneous resistance from the people in Kaifeng Prefecture, there may also be no resistance at all.
At that time, in view of Li Zicheng's past history of Kaifeng three times, Kaifeng could not be defeated in one battle, and the attack on the city was delayed for a month or two. How could it be done?
The price paid at that time was not as simple as the loss of two thousand infantry and cavalry soldiers in one night, but the protracted offensive and defensive battles, successive battles, and many casualties.
Therefore, even without Qu Lang as an internal response, he must use his cavalry to try to launch an attack while the bandits are not yet firmly established and their control over Kaifeng Mansion is weak.
This is the way of thinking of a military minister who is in charge of privy affairs and plans for the whole world.
If we insist on the theory that cavalry cannot attack the city, then the Jin cavalry should not go south to Kaifeng, and the Xiongnu and Mongolian cavalry should sigh up to the sky and shout invincible under the towering cities of the former Han and Southern Song Dynasties.
Those Eurasian countries that were beaten by the Mongolian cavalry said that they were experts, well, they must build cities at home and build walls at the borders.
Princess Xianning turned to ask: "Sir, just now you mentioned that a group of bandits fled to the other side of the Yellow River in a boat? Didn't you send troops to chase and intercept them earlier?"
Jia Heng nodded and said: "We have sent people to find boats to cross the river to pursue them. Kang Shaowei's tribe has already gone to Yanjin, Fengqiu and other places. His tribe has sent scouts to conduct detection on the north bank of the Yellow River north of Kaifeng. If any traces of bandits are found, We will use light cavalry to clear out the bandits along the road, and tomorrow I will go to all counties and strictly order them to clean up the bandits."
In the plains, the cavalry was faster than the infantry. The bandits were scattered across the vast North China Plain and could be chased and killed within a short distance of their escape.
Jia Heng said softly, turned to look at Princess Xianning, who was one step away from her at some point, stared at those quiet and bright eyes, and said softly: "Your Highness, I will write a military report to the court later, and I will do it tomorrow morning. Six hundred miles of express delivery to the court to report the victory."
Princess Xianning said softly: "Then I will write it now."
After saying that, he turned around and came to a writing desk, picked up a pen and paper, looked at the young man not far away, and said, "Sir, come here and talk, I will write here."
Jia Heng responded, sat down on the chair next to Princess Xianning, and narrated the story of the war and how the thieves were captured.
Princess Xianning's calligraphy was very beautiful and elegant. After a while, there was a military report on the book. She turned her head and looked at Jia Heng with shining eyes, saying: "The military report has been written. Sir, please sign and seal it."
While speaking, Xianxianrou handed over the brush.
Jia Heng took the brush and touched the girl's delicate skin. It felt slightly cold to the touch. He wrote his name underneath, and then took out an official seal from the sachet he carried with him. They all breathed a sigh of relief towards it. He stamped the blank space at the bottom of the newspaper and said, "Look for the marching master's book later and stamp it with the big seal."
Jia Heng put the brush on the pen holder and turned to look at Princess Xianning, only to see the beautiful girl looking at him intently.
"What's wrong, Your Highness?" Jia Heng asked softly.
Princess Xianning quickly lowered her eyes, picked up the military newspaper, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "I want to send the military newspaper to you, so that my father can sleep soundly."
"Your Majesty is worried about the unrest in Henan, but the letter will be sent by flying pigeon tomorrow. The military report will probably be tomorrow night." Jia Heng sighed and said.
After not seeing his flying pigeon delivering messages and military reports for several days, the emperor was probably restless and extremely anxious.
"Sir, you said before that after the bandit rebellion in Henan is quelled, you still need to appease the people. In this case, it will take some time before you can return to Beijing." Princess Xianning said softly.
Jia Heng's face
He solemnly said softly: "In my opinion, there are many rebels in Henan this time because the people's livelihood is difficult and the exploitation of corrupt officials has intensified. If this matter is not resolved, the thieves and bandits will join forces and the people will respond in large numbers. Reappear."
Princess Xianning was silent for a moment, and said quietly: "I thought that after my husband defeated the rebellion and returned to the capital, I might be able to catch the blooming peach blossoms in the Xishan Garden of the Divine Capital City."
Jia Heng said: "Your Highness, what is the peach blossom of Xishan?"
Princess Xianning: "..."
So, sir, you have forgotten your old promise?
At the beginning, before the news of Henan's defeat reached Shenjing, Jia Heng had a word with Princess Xianning. If there was no civil unrest in Henan, he and Princess Xianning would go for an outing to Xishan Villa to see the peach blossoms in full bloom. Later, the civil unrest began. , but it was delayed.
Princess Xianning was having complicated thoughts. When she turned around, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the young man looking at her warmly, his eyes seemed a bit incomprehensible.
Fangxin was immediately embarrassed and annoyed. Was Mr. Cai teasing her?
"Sir...huh?" Princess Xianning was about to say something when she suddenly felt startled and saw that her hand had been caught.
The girl was stunned on the spot, her crystal clear eyes under her curved eyebrows looked in disbelief, and then a ball of joy exploded in her heart.
Sir, he... held her hand?
Jia Heng said softly: "Your Highness, Kaifeng Fucheng is a famous ancient capital city. There are many scenic spots and historic sites in it. I think there is also a place where peach blossoms are in full bloom. When the situation calms down, how about I accompany your Highness for a walk?"
How could he not know Xianning's feelings for him?
After Kaifeng was recovered, I felt relieved and couldn't help it.
Listening to the young man's narration, especially the gentle touch between his palms and fingers, Princess Xianning's face as beautiful as a snow lotus appeared with two faint blushes, and she felt her head was dizzy, as if drinking fine wine, and the originally cold voice Already trembling, he said: "Then... then I'll listen to you, sir, it's better to stay in Kaifeng Mansion."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "Your Highness, please put on some extra clothes tonight. I felt my hands were a little cold just now, as expected."
With that said, he let go of the girl's jade hand.
It has to be said that Xianning's hands have ice-cold skin and delicate skin. Compared with Baochai and Yuanchun, they don't have that soft and warm feeling.
Princess Xianning: "???"
What do you mean? Her hands were cold? So it was just because of that?
At this time, I felt my hands loosen up and my jade face changed slightly. I couldn't help but feel angry and even a little bit embarrassed.
Why do you still carry something like this?
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