Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall, inner study room
Emperor Chongping summoned several military ministers and cabinet ministers to discuss matters. A grass-yellow map had already been hung on a splendid mountain and river screen in the palace, depicting the situation at the border.
In addition, because the Minister of Household Affairs was in charge of money and food, Lin Ruhai, the left minister of the Household Department, was asked to listen.
Well, this time Lin Ruhai finally caught up with the meeting to discuss military and state affairs. Looking at the cabinets and military aircraft present, his thoughts were somewhat complicated.
"Ziyu, please introduce the situation to the ministers." Emperor Chongping sat behind the imperial eucalyptus and looked at the young man with gentle eyes.
With Ziyu here, everything will be worry-free.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, in addition to the Eight Jurchen Banners, there are also the Eight Mongolian Banners and the Eight Banners of the Han Army. The total strength is about 150,000. Since it is a battle to overturn the country, to rejuvenate the country, I think that , if our Han army is dispatched, the Jurchens will definitely mobilize on both the east and west fronts to contain our Han army."
Needless to say, the Jurchen Eight Banners have a standing force of 60,000 armored bannermen. This is the essence and elite of the Jurchens. In fact, after these years of population multiplication, if the Jurchens still used one of the five soldiers as in the Nurhaci period, and all the people were soldiers, the Jurchens could gather more than ten Thousands of elites.
As for the Eight Banners of the Mongolian Army, they were an allied army formed by the Jurchens through conquests of the Mongolian tribes in the steppe such as Horqin and a series of marriage alliances. Their combat power was not low. The Eight Banners of the Han Army were the generals of the Han Army after the fall of Liaodong, plus Comparatively speaking, the Eight Banners of the Han Army that had looted Hebei and Shandong in recent years were relatively large in number, but their combat power was the weakest.
Li Zan took over and said: "Although our Han army is several times larger than the captives, the combat effectiveness of the two armies is far inferior. When I was stationed in Hebei, I eliminated nearly half of the old and weak soldiers in Ji Town in one go and turned them into auxiliary troops." , but even if the armies in Hebei want to fight with the Jurchens in the wild, there are only a few soldiers who dare to charge and fight."
When Emperor Chongping heard this, his eyes became somewhat gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "The country's military system is rotten, and money and food are wasted. However, the soldiers are not strong enough to fight, and they are in urgent need of strict rectification."
The Prince of Nan'an County listened on the sidelines and said, "Your Majesty, since the Jurchens saw that I was raising troops to support Mongolia and launched a large-scale attack, would you like to wait a little longer?"
In fact, the Prince of Nan'an County was rather embarrassed. As the only prime minister who opposed Jia Heng's sending troops, he had to listen here.
However, after today, Prince Nan'an can take sick leave and retire, but Prince Nan'an still wants to watch the progress of the war.
Jia Heng cast his sharp eyes at the Prince of Nan'an County and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, after the Jurchens destroyed Mongolia, wouldn't they attack me across the board? At that time, after the Jurchens annexed Chahar Mongolia, the whole country came, and I, a big man, had to deal with more It’s tricky.”
At that time, Ezhe's son will be named Prince Chahar, and the Jurchens will become complete.
Prince Nan'an's eyes were gloomy and he said, "I am just expressing my concern. I don't want the people in Hebei and other places to suffer from war again."
His stubborn opposition can be said to be in line with that sentence. A hero can only show his true qualities when the sea is crossing the sea. After Xiao'er's defeat, he should turn the tide and help the building before it collapses!
Emperor Chongping glanced at Nan'an County Prince and said, "Ziyu, what is the strength of my Han army?"
Jia Heng said: "Taking Datong as an example, there are 70,000 soldiers and horses, and Taiyuan has 130,000 soldiers. In addition, Cui Ling, the military commander of Ping'an Prefecture, has 40,000 soldiers, adding up to 2,340,000 soldiers and horses."
At the end of the story, Jia Heng felt a little nervous. He couldn't believe that there were more than 200,000 soldiers and horses even if he was beaten to death. There was a lot of moisture in this.
However, because Taiyuan is the gateway to the Three Jin Dynasties, it has the important task of guarding the capital, and there are always many standing troops. This should not be too outrageous.
In fact, there has been no fighting on the Western Front for a long time, the generals and colleges have been slack, and there are many troops but not enough troops.
Li Zan said: "Taiyuan contains the 30,000 soldiers and horses of Shanxi Dusi's garrison. In fact, many of them are military households. However, in recent years, there have been continuous droughts in the north, and the imperial court has allocated rice and grain to support them. Regardless of their combat strength, the consumption of money and grain is almost the same." There is no doubt that he is a warrior."
Mentioning this, Qi Kun, the Minister of Household Affairs, frowned and said, "I'm afraid that the soldiers in the three towns also made false reports. Taiyuan is not a frontier priority. It would be good to have 80,000 soldiers and horses on staff."
Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment and said in a cold voice: "With millions of border troops, the court's border defense spends an incredible amount of money and food every year. If we could make Mongolia annexed to the interior, we would have better and simpler troops."
Government, how much food should be saved for the court? "
Jia Heng glanced at the emperor and thought to himself, the emperor is thinking about this cake. It's big, round and sweet, right?
Prince Nan'an's face was as cold as frost, and he didn't really want to talk at this moment.
Li Zan pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, after Peiping's rectification, the number of soldiers and horses for the Dusi has been set at 40,000. There are eight soldiers and horses in Jizhen and 60,000 in Xuanfu. If the police situation comes together, Shandong can still send troops and horses to support. There should be no Serious problem."
There is no way, the Han army at this time is so bad, no matter how large the amount is, but in real battles, most of the time they are vulnerable.
Of course, there is strength in numbers and courage is stronger.
Jia Heng walked to the map and said: "Mr. Li Ge, in the direction of Beiping, defense is still the main task. If the Jurchens come to attack, the Jurchen elites will probably be the main force, and the Eight Banners of the Han army will be the servants. They will gather 20,000 to 30,000 people to invade south. At that time, the land of Yanzhao had strong walls and clear fields, and they were fighting with the enemy. If more troops could be attracted here, the situation in the west would be easier to deal with."
There are less than ten thousand Jurchens, and they are invincible. Even if they are only twenty or thirty thousand people, the big men can't resist it, so they can only rely on the city to hold on.
At this moment, Han Huang and Zhao Mo looked at the people discussing the matter with solemn expressions on their faces.
Jia Heng asked: "Beijing's security is at risk in the Xuan Mansion. Can the Xuan Mansion's commander-in-chief Jiang Yu withstand the Jurchen offensive?"
There are also many characters from parallel time and space in this world, such as Wang Chengyin, the commander-in-chief of Taiyuan, who was the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu in the late Ming Dynasty in parallel time and space, and Jiang Yu was the commander-in-chief of Datong in the late Ming Dynasty. Of course, they may not be the same person.
Li Zan pondered: "The troops in Xuanfu and other places have been reduced and their strength is still sufficient. We have sent Wang Ziteng to rectify it before, and now we have seen results."
Wang Ziteng followed Li Zan to Peiping, and Li Zan used Weidu to inspect the troops in the border town to assist the border troops.
Jia Heng pondered and said: "The thieves have invaded the police, especially in Xuanfu. We cannot be careless when facing the enemy directly."
Li Zan said: "The training of the various prefectures is enough to slow down the Jurchen Jingjing, unlike in the past when the invaders invaded uninhabited territory."
Jia Heng nodded, looked at Emperor Chongping with his hands raised, and said, "Your Majesty, the direction of Beiping will be handed over to Mr. Li Ge. As for Datong, I will take charge of it with all my strength!"
Emperor Chongping showed a look of satisfaction on his face and said: "Since it has been agreed, Ziyu will lead the troops to Datong without further delay. Money and food for the Ministry of Household Affairs and weapons and ammunition for the Ministry of War must be supplied in time to ensure that there is no shortage. Lin Qing, you He Qi Qing personally supervised the money and grain matters, mobilized grain and fodder to the warehouse, and left the ordnance, armor and stomach and other baggage to the King of Chu to raise."
The current King of Chu is not yet the Minister of Military Affairs, but he is already the Minister of War, and the King of Qi County is the Minister of Cangchang. They are almost all related to military affairs.
Lin Ruhai followed Qi Kun and bowed to Chongping. He had been listening to his son-in-law's instructions just now, and his mood was somewhat complicated.
After the ministers dispersed, Emperor Chongping called Han Huang and said, "Han Qing stays."
Han Huang paused, took a deep breath, and then stayed in the inner study to confront Emperor Chongping alone.
Not mentioning how Emperor Chongping met Han Huang to discuss the matter face to face, he said that Jia Heng received the imperial edict and left the Daming Palace without stopping. It was already past noon.
The spring day was bright, the cold wind was blowing on the face, and the horse was riding slowly, which made people feel energetic. As soon as Jia Heng left the palace gate, a group of guards in brocade clothes came with him.
Jia Heng turned to look at Chen Xiao, who had handsome features, and said, "Xiaoxiao, choose a day to send out troops. Let's go to the capital camp first."
The Ministry of War will send someone to deliver the seal of the general to the capital camp, and he also needs to personally oversee the preparations before dispatching the troops.
Chen Xiaoyu's appearance was as clear as frost, but there was some excitement in her heart. She took the reins in her hands and headed to the capital camp with Jia Heng.
Beijing Camp, Chinese Army Camp
At this moment, the soldiers and horses of the camp have begun to move. This time, they are still dispatching elite cavalry to Taiyuan. At this moment, the baggage is following closely, and the Hongyi artillery is being transported by mules and horses.
Generals Fan Yi, Song Yuan, and Pang Shili were counting the various units of the cavalry army and wanted to reorganize them. Because they had the order from the Battle of Henan, the cavalrymen drawn from the 12th Regiment Battalion and the Guards had already been organized. Practice your queue.
Transportation of infantry and auxiliary troops
In terms of baggage, because Taiyuan is a border town and Shanxi is a land rich in grain, the entire logistics system is very smooth.
"Commander Jie is here." Guerrilla general Jia Fang came from outside and said to Dong Qian, the Qianhu official and Jia Heng's cousin.
After hearing this, Song Yuan and Fan Yi quickly called Xie Zaiyi, Cai Quan, Qi Jianhui and other generals who were busy, went to the gate of the camp, and welcomed Jia Heng to the Chinese army barracks.
Jia Heng looked at the generals and said: "Everyone, this war is different from the past. This time we have to fight against the Jurchen elite, and it is not a water battle, but on land."
The strategic purpose this time, in addition to rectifying the military affairs of Taiyuan and Datong, was actually to join forces with the Chahar Mongolian cavalry.
Of course, he will wait for an opportunity to seize the military power of the second town first, otherwise he will be easily framed by his pig teammates during the battle.
As for whether a war will break out, it will definitely happen as the war situation develops.
You must know that the Battle of Changping broke out only because Feng Ting, the governor of Shangdang County, dedicated Shangdang County to the State of Zhao. The situation of the war can be said to affect the whole body.
"This time, we will first send 60,000 cavalry troops to help Datong, and then 60,000 infantry troops will advance to Taiyuan to respond to the Peiping side." Jia Heng then stated the troop deployment arrangements and said.
He had already made a comprehensive plan in his mind. The cavalry was only for the convenience of entering the grassland to fight with the Chahar Mongols against the Jurchens, while the infantry was for the purpose of solving the overwhelming situation of Datong, Taiyuan and other armies in one fell swoop.
As for the infantry, we should deal with Peiping more.
Song Yuan pondered and said: "Commander Jie, if we use the cavalry to go to Datong, it will take six or seven days to dispatch the baggage and equipment."
This time it was not Henan. At that time, Henan's treasury had money and food. In addition, the homes of two vassal kings were raided, and the problem of military food was solved at once.
"There is some grain in the treasury in Taiyuan, Shanxi. In addition, we will prepare rations for a few days. In addition, the Ministry of Revenue has also prepared the people to allocate grain and follow the infantry to Datong." Jia Heng said in a low voice.
Aren’t there Shanxi merchants? When has he ever brought a large amount of military rations and baggage with him when he went out? It's always been about grabbing big players.
But this matter was too confidential and could not be disclosed at all, so he didn't say a word in front of the emperor just now.
The Ministry of Revenue will definitely transfer money and grain, but Shanxi merchants and border generals will take the opportunity to wipe out these silverfish.
Song Yuan's face was slightly shaken and he said: "In that case, the food and baggage matters should not be a big problem."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "In terms of ordnance and armor and stomach, the Ministry of War will send special personnel to take charge."
This is a battle that will overwhelm the country. It can be said that the emperor has devoted the greatest attention to it and has great expectations for him. He is just waiting to reap a glorious victory. There will basically be no such constraining bullshit.
At this moment, the soldiers came to report and said, "Commander Qi, Prince Chu is asking for an audience outside the military camp."
Jia Heng looked silent and ordered: "When people come, go and greet them."
Not long after, Chen Qin, the king of Chu, who was handsome and handsome in a silver-white python robe, came from outside with Shi Liao Xian, the palace chief.
A young man in his twenties, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, fair complexion and dignified appearance, saluted Jia Heng from a distance and said, "Marquis Yongning."
Jia Heng looked at the young king not far away, his eyes lingered on the green scarf on his head, and he cupped his hands and said, "I have met the prince."
After all, Tianhuang Guiwei, this etiquette is that you respect me one foot, and I will return three feet to you. This has nothing to do with people who are in the same way.
It is said that Zhen Qing is almost three months old at this time, and it is time to show her pregnancy.
The generals behind him also raised their fists and saluted Chen Qin.
With a smile on his face, the King of Chu returned the gifts one by one. Looking at the high-spirited generals, military officers, and military officers in front of him, his heart felt a little hot. With the support of these people, why worry about the failure of great things?
Jia Heng welcomed Chen Qin to the Chinese army barracks. The guests and hosts took their seats and said with a smile: "Just now I was telling Secretary Song that the ordnance and weapons for this expedition still need to be raised. Just as I was talking, the prince came. "
The King of Chu also smiled and said: "This is the responsibility of the little king. Don't worry, Marquis Jia, these weapons must be fully prepared. The bows and crossbows are missing, and the armor and stomach are fighting. The little king is coordinating with the weapons supervisor."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "There is a prince who is in charge of the Ministry of War and is raising weapons.
I was relieved. "
As he spoke, he looked at Fan Yi aside and said, "Secretary Fan, please check with His Highness the King of Chu about the details of the ordnance that needs to be replaced."
The King of Chu pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, I want to ask Marquis Jia about some private matters. Is it convenient?"
Jia Heng's expression paused slightly and he said, "This is a military camp. What private matters do you have to inquire about, Your Majesty?"
This King of Chu obviously did it on purpose and wanted to give the generals in the capital the impression that he was very familiar with him.
At this time, Song Yuan stood up from his seat, cupped his hands and said, "Commander, I will go back first to prepare for dispatching troops."
Dong Qian and a group of generals also left the Chinese army barracks one after another on the pretext of having something to do. For a while, only Jia Heng and the King of Chu were left.
Jia Heng picked up the tea cup and looked at the young king opposite with a smile.
"Didn't Jiahou return to Jinling last time? I wonder if Jiahou has ever met the princess?" King Chu said suddenly and coldly.
The tea cup in Jia Heng's hand clicked and he said, "I've seen it before. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Not only have I met him, but I have been obsessed with him for a long time.
King Chu smiled and asked, "How is the unknown princess doing now?"
Jia Heng shook his head, put down the tea cup, and said, "I don't know. If the prince is thinking about Princess Chu, he can send someone to Jinling to inquire about the current situation."
King Chu said softly: "It's a long journey, and it's hard to see him now."
In fact, he wanted to see if the young Marquis Wu in front of him could recognize Shui Xin as well, so that his future son could recognize him as his godfather.
"We sent letters last time, and now the two cousins are at Jiahou's house?" King Chu changed the subject and asked with a smile.
Jia Heng said: "It's nice for the two of them to live in the house."
This King of Chu was clearly trying to keep him close.
King Chu nodded, with eager eyes, and said softly: "During the Chinese New Year, Concubine Liu also said that she wanted to bring Lan'er and Xi'er over to have a good reunion with relatives. I posted the post. But Lan Yatou said that the princess is not here, so it’s not easy to disturb her.”
In fact, he and Ziyu are brothers-in-law. If we talk about Xianning from the beginning, he is also the elder brother of Xianning.
Jia Heng said softly: "They two have their own opinions, and the old lady regards them as her granddaughters."
King Chu saw that Jia Heng looked gloomy and did not want to talk in depth. Although he was a little disappointed, he was not upset. He smiled and said: "There is nothing else. Xiao Wang has to go and be busy."
Jia Heng stood up and saw him off, saying, "My lord, go slowly."
After the King of Chu left, Chen Xiao came from the side, her icy jade-skinned face covered with frost, and a hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of her mouth: "I thought you wanted to tell him about the child's surname."
Jia Heng: "..."
Jia Heng turned to look at the beautiful and graceful girl. Seeing the cold look on the corner of her mouth, she couldn't help but pat the curls and roundness under her skirt, and said softly: "When you have a child, What’s your last name?”
Chen Xiao was patted by Jia Heng, and he felt as if he had been bitten by a snake. His heart was filled with embarrassment, his cheeks as beautiful as snow were as red as clouds, and he glared at Jia Heng angrily.
This person... is such a bastard. How could he be photographing her? Do you still want her to pout...
I've seen this too much in the past few days, and I'm a bit stunned.
As for having children in the future, their surname will naturally be Chen.
She had promised her at the beginning that she would adopt a child to her father.
In fact, when Jia Heng returned to Ningguo Mansion that night, Chen Xiao noticed something moving, and then followed Jia Heng back to his home, and then saw the strange scene between Jia Heng and Sister Feng under the moonlight.
Jia Heng looked at the pretty girl, took Chen Xiao's bare hand, and said warmly: "Okay, prepare your troops and horses. We will go on an expedition in the next two days. I will go back to the house later."
At this moment, I thought that Mr. Lai Zheng had already spread the news to Rongning and Ning that he was about to go on an expedition. It would be better to say goodbye to Baochai and Miaoyu later.
The news of Jia Heng's expedition not only spread to Rongning and Ningfus, but at this moment, the Han Yongning Marquis was named the General of the Conqueror, and the matter of leading troops to the Krupp in northern Xinjiang had already spread throughout the world.
Shen Jing started to discuss.
Thanks to the fact that Jia Heng captured the Jurchen Prince last time and presented the prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, now everyone in Shenjing knows the name of Marquis Yongning.
However, after some thoughtful people explained it, this war was different. The main force that fought the captives last time was the North Korean navy, but this time it was the authentic Jurchen Eight Banners.
There are less than ten thousand Jurchens, and there are ten thousand invincible elites of the Eight Banners.
After Prince Nan'an returned home, his face was as gloomy as water. He sat on the Grand Master's chair in the inner hall of the back house. His face was full of anger, and his eyes were sometimes fierce, and he wanted to devour others.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Luo Shi, the princess of Nan'an County, came down accompanied by her grandma, with a worried look on her face.
At this moment, Princess Nan'an, supported by her mother and the daughters of Prince Nan'an, also stepped across the threshold and looked at Prince Nan'an.
"Ye'er." Princess Nan'an called softly, with a look of worry on her well-maintained fair complexion.
In addition, next to him was Princess Wei Yan Yiliu, a tall and beautiful girl with a melancholy look on her face.
King Wei and Princess Yan Yiliu had been married for a year, but Yan Yiliu's stomach was not moving at all, and King Chen Ran of Wei was not as close to Yan Yiliu as before, and Princess Wei was troubled by this matter.
The prince of Nan'an County said: "In today's court meeting, the boy said that the Jurchens wanted to annex Chahar Mongolia, and I, the big man, insisted on sending troops to conquer. Originally, the courtiers opposed it, but the cabinet and the military department deceived the boy, and they all agreed with his words. In the future, it will be like this What if we fail completely?"
Concubine Nan'an said in surprise: "Ye'er, is this going to be a war? Didn't we just fight a lot of wars last year?"
"That kid has tasted the sweetness of war and wants to be promoted to a higher position. He doesn't care about the difficulties of our country. He doesn't know the dangers of fighting against the captives. If there is another big defeat, how will the situation be dealt with in the future?"
Although I had hidden the thought of watching Jia Heng's jokes, I remembered the embarrassing scene where I was incompatible with the cabinet and military aircraft in front of all the court officials, and an evil fire hit my head.
Hearing this, Princess Nan'an comforted her and said, "Ye'er, that kid is not going to fight. If he is defeated, he will lose all the sacred scrolls, and that will be the fate of the Niu family."
Sometimes I have to say, like son, like mother.
"Last time I saw the Niu family, they were so pitiful. Those girls from the Niu family, so beautiful and graceful, were living in the Jiaofang Department and could not be redeemed easily. They needed documents from the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Etiquette." Mrs. Nan'an The concubine sighed with emotion.
Yan Yiliu turned to look at his grandmother and father. Under his beautiful eyebrows, there was a hint of thinking in his beautiful eyes.
The Prince of Nan'an County was filled with anger, and he beat the eucalyptus several times, swinging up the tea cup on the eucalyptus, and whispered: "Mother, if Jia Heng is defeated completely and loses my elite soldiers, then the situation will be dangerous. What can the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty do?"
Even if he is able to turn the tide, he will have to put in a lot of effort, and then the national affairs of Zhongxing in the Han Dynasty will be in decline.
Princess Nan'an said: "Ye'er, calm down your anger first, and wait and see what happens. If things don't go well on the front line, Ye'er, you can go out and save the situation."
The Prince of Nan'an County sighed, with a deep look in his eyes, and said: "The female cadres are in power and are rampant for a while, so they can only stay dormant for a while."
