Xuanfu, General Military Office
Just when everyone was having a banquet, something like this suddenly came out, and the hall suddenly became silent, and everyone turned their attention to Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yan's face didn't look very good. He got up and asked: "Where are the people from Jinyi Mansion?"
The Xuan Mansion has an official office of the Jinyi Mansion, which is not very high-level. It is just a one-hundred-household guard. It is mainly used to spy on the enemy's situation and convey the Xuan Mansion's orders to the court.
After Qu Lang entered Taiyuan City, he did not contact the local Jinyi Mansion. This was because he was worried that hundreds of local households would be in conflict with the Xuanfu army generals.
Xie Zaiyi stood up, suddenly came down, looked at Jiang Quan with a sharp gaze, and said, "Why is Mr. Jiang so shocked and pale?"
Jiang Quan calmed down and quickly explained: "General Xie doesn't know something. The Kang family used to be righteous merchants in Shanxi, and they supplied a lot of military supplies for border affairs. The Xuanfu soldiers were in a small area, and the transportation of grain and fodder was often insufficient. However, the Kang family had more supplies. We must raise food and grass with the Qiao family and other charity merchants before we can support them."
Speaking of this, Jiang Quan complained to Xie Zaiyi: "General Xie doesn't know the hard work of the border troops. Unlike the Beijing camp at the foot of the emperor, the Ministry of Revenue allocates rice and grain. Because the border areas are remote and transportation is inconvenient, the Ministry of Revenue often allocates money. Send someone from the town government to buy it."
Xie Zaiyi listened quietly to Jiang Gan's excuses, his eyes flashed, and said: "General Jiang, the Kang family and the Qiao family are merchants. Merchants value wealth over righteousness, so they may not sell information to the Jurchens. Let's wait for the Jinyi Mansion first. Let’s investigate the results.”
Jiang Quan nodded and said: "It's just that General Xie doesn't know that a lot of the food for our Xuanfu soldiers is purchased by these merchants. If this happens, the morale of the army will fluctuate, and I'm afraid it will affect the morale of the army."
It has to be said that the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu was very clever in dealing with it. He had previously forced Wang Ziteng away to go to the Xuanfu with his words, and now he even wanted to threaten Xie Zaiyi with this.
As for why they didn't directly send someone to ask for someone from Jinyi Mansion, no one knew that the Commander-in-Chief of Jinyi was the general who was fighting against the captives in Datong.
Jiang Yan already had some worries in his heart at this moment.
Xie Zaiyi glanced at Jiang Quan, but was not moved by his words, and said: "For the food and fodder in Xuanfu Town, the Imperial Household Department will send people to raise food and fodder. Qi Shangshu will arrive at Xuanfu in the next few days. Jiang Zongbing does not need to Worry.”
Previously, the supply of grain and fodder in Datong and Taiyuan towns on the Western Front battlefield was managed by Lin Ruhai and Qijun Wang Chen Cheng, while in Beiping and Xuanfu, Qi Kun, the minister of household affairs, was in charge.
The general beside Jiang Quan said loudly: "Master Jiang, why don't you eat first?"
Jiang Gan's face was indifferent, so he had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being, but he felt a big stone weighing on his heart. Everyone drank and drank their food again, but the generals of the Xuan Mansion clearly saw that Jiang Gan's face was obviously absent-minded.
After a short meal, everyone had eaten and drank, and when the cups and plates were in a mess, suddenly a clerk from outside came to report and said: "Sir, the people from Jinyi Mansion are here."
Until this moment, Jiang Gan's expression changed suddenly. He stood up and looked at the brightly lit torches outside. There were chaotic sounds, and then the sound of horse hooves on the street in front of the Yamen, which seemed to be the sound of the Beijing cavalry.
The generals in the hall looked at each other, or in other words, they also noticed some solemn atmosphere, and they couldn't explain why. The rain was about to come, making people breathless.
At this moment, from the gate to the Yimen, pine oil torches leaped in like fire dragons, accompanied by the sound of crackling. The courtyard of the official office was as bright as day, and it was the general of the Beijing camp.
Then a group of Jinyi captains wearing flying fish uniforms and wielding embroidered spring knives came forward. The leader was wearing a black cloak. The flying fish uniforms had exquisite patterns. They had handsome faces under the wingless crown with a stern look on their faces. A group of palace guards descended to the front.
"It's the Jinyi Guards." The Xuanfu generals in the hall stood up one after another, looking at the influx of Jinyifu guards with shocked faces.
And Jiang Gan looked at the Jinyi palace guard reflected by the torch, his face was as frosty, and his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.
Jinyi's personal army, the emperor's minions!
Is this for him?
The leader took out a copper token with complicated patterns, and the shady part of the seal characters looked as dark as a prison under the light. He said in a deep voice: "In Fusi, Xiabei Town, Qu Lang."
Jiang Yan's heart sank, he raised his hands and said, "Master Jinyi, what do you have to say?"
The military attache robes and flying fish pattern on his body can be recognized. This is a high-ranking official in the Jinyi Mansion Guard.
Qu Lang said coldly: "General Jiang, I have been ordered by the governor to arrest Jurchen spies. According to Kang Zexing, the second young master of the Kang family, General Jiang secretly colluded with the Jurchen prince with the intention of plotting rebellion. Now come with us to Jinyi Mansion. .”
"Nonsense."
At this time, the guard general next to Jiang Yu shouted angrily and said loudly: "My general is a second-grade general, how can he collude with the Jurchens?"
When the generals present heard the words, some voices of agreement rang out.
Jiang Yan's face turned gloomy and he said: "This commander, I have been in charge of the Xuan Mansion for more than ten years, but I have never colluded with the Jurchens. This is a bloody slander!"
Qu Lang said in a deep voice: "Jinyi Mansion has investigated clearly. Mr. Jiang will come with us."
Jiang Quan looked ugly and said: "My loyalty to the imperial court can be seen from the sun and the moon. I am a second-grade military general and the chief soldier of a town. Without an edict from the Ministry of War and the Holy Emperor, how dare you attack me?"
Qu Lang looked slightly cold and said in a deep voice: "Take it!"
At this time, Xie Zaiyi said: "General Jiang, since the matter is suspicious and needs to be investigated clearly, it is better to go with the guards of Jinyi Mansion."
Jiang Quan said: "I will never collude with the Jurchens, so how can I cooperate with the investigation? You just want me to go to Jinyi Mansion with empty words. How can it be unreasonable!"
As he spoke, he winked at the close aide on the side.
Qu Lang's face was indifferent, he motioned to Baihu in Jinyi next to him, and said coldly: "Show the evidence to Mr. Jiang."
The hundred households in Jinyi took out a letter from it, opened it and read it, saying: "This is a handwritten letter delivered from Jiang Zongbing to the Jurchen princes and ministers. This letter from Jiang Zongbing is written to Yue Tuo, the king of the captives."
Jiang Yan was shocked, why was this letter in the hands of Jinyi Mansion? He didn't just ask someone to send it the day before yesterday.
In fact, it was Sun Shaozu who passed the news to Qu Langtong and intercepted Jiang Yu's messenger.
"At this point, does General Jiang still want to quibble? When the Jurchen army arrived, General Jiang had rebel intentions, and Kang Zexing also confessed that General Jiang was stationed at Xuan Mansion." Qu Lang's face paused. , looked at Xie Zaiyi on the side, and said: "General Xie, the case of Jiang Yu's collusion with the Jurchens is conclusive. General Xie is the general of this place and should assist me in Jinyi's arrest."
Xie Zaiyi said in a deep voice: "Since the matter involves conspiracy, Jinyi Mansion will investigate the case."
When Jiang Quan heard this, he became very anxious and said loudly: "You are all colluding together and deliberately trying to frame me. You are not guards in royal robes at all, but spies disguised as spies. Come and capture these spies!"
As he said this, soldiers from all directions loudly agreed, and with a "ru" sound, they all pulled out Yanling knives. However, Xie Zaiyi dropped the cup, and the original generals in the Beijing camp grabbed the weapons they carried with them.
"General Jiang, the imperial court will send someone to investigate. Are you planning to rebel?" The soldiers behind Xie Zaiyi took out their hand crossbows and fired at the soldiers who drew their swords and prepared to protect Jiang Yu.
Phew…
As the hand crossbow fired arrows one after another, tragic groans of pain resounded one after another, and the scent of hunting blood lingered in the hall.
At this moment, Qu Lang had already moved forward and was charging towards Jiang Yu. The blade of Xiuchundao was sharp and had an aura of unparalleled sharpness.
Jiang Gan had no weapon in his hand, so he had to dodge to the side, lift the table in front of him, and wanted to escape outside to mobilize his soldiers.
Suddenly, there was an evil wind behind his head. Jiang Gan was frightened and hurriedly dodged.
It has to be said that Jiang Yu, who is the commander-in-chief of a town, has already become extremely skilled in fighting skills, and his vigilance and consciousness between life and death are not less.
But suddenly I felt a pain in my shoulder blade and was stabbed in the shoulder. In an instant, blood dripped from my shoulder.
Xie Zaiyi said coldly: "General Jiang, the general has long suspected that you and the Jurchens are flirting with each other and intending to sacrifice the city. I have ordered my general to capture you and capture you without mercy."
It was not easy to mention smuggling at this time. Many generals present were also involved in smuggling.
The soldiers beside Jiang Yu didn't react in time and were killed one after another, while the surrounding generals and commanders of Xuanfu had frightened expressions on their faces.
Looking at this posture, it seems to be an order from the general who conquered the captives?
Jiang Quan shouted: "If you want to impose a crime, there is no need to hesitate! The traitors in the court are in charge, and they frame the loyal and good, all the generals will follow me to kill!"
Finally he found a waist knife and fought hard.
For a moment, some of the generals who had been favored by Jiang Yan began to draw their swords and kill the generals in the Beijing camp.
Seeing this, Xie Zaiyi's face became extremely gloomy, and he killed Jiang Yu again.
"clang!"
With a crisp sound, Jiang Yao's arm suffered severe pain, and the knife in his hand almost came out.
Xie Zaiyi's long sword rushed out and slashed towards Jiang Yu like a violent storm.
Jiang Gan struggled to deal with it, and after a while, he was forced into a corner. Suddenly he felt pain under his ribs. He lowered his eyes and saw blood flowing from his ribs. It was clearly the Jin Yi who had just announced that his crime was Qu Lang. The general held an embroidered spring knife and stabbed it out from his ribs.
Suddenly, a sharp pain surged through his body and mind, and with a "clang" sound, the weapon in his hand could no longer be held and fell into the hall paved with blue bricks.
Jiang Yan's eyes were full of anger, and he yelled with all his strength: "The court is unethical..."
However, before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck, and then endless darkness hit him. Xie Zaiyi drew his knife and stood up, with blood splattering on his face. He raised Jiang Gan's head and said loudly: "Jiang Gan has been killed. Are you still going to rebel?"
At this moment, the Xuanfu generals, who were looking extremely confused and huddled in the corner to observe the situation, saw this and called the Xuanfu soldiers who came from the back hall after hearing the news, and shouted in unison: "Stop, everyone stop!"
At this moment, the sound of fighting came from the hall. It had just started and was spreading to other places. The Beijing Cavalry Army had already blocked the street in front of the General Military Office. If someone took advantage of it, it would obviously cause chaos in the military morale of the entire Xuanfu Town.
Xie Zaiyi held Jiang Gan's head in one hand, jumped up on a table, and shouted loudly: "Generals, now that the Jurchen army is coming, the imperial court will never allow a half-hearted general to betray the Han army. Jiang Gan and The Kang family and the Qiao family colluded with the Jurchen prince to dedicate the city, regardless of the lives of the generals and generals. Now that the generals have been killed, the rest of the generals will not be asked, so you generals can rest assured!"
After hearing this, the Xuanfu generals in the hall all looked at Xie Zaiyi, smelling the bloody scent of hunting in the hall, and felt a little frightened.
"Now the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp are going to take over the city defense and the main camp. I feel sorry for all the generals to rest for the night at the general military office. After finding out what happened to Jiang Guan tomorrow, I will report it to the general. As long as you wait with peace of mind, I can do it. Guarantee your wealth and life." Xie Zaiyi said loudly.
When the generals of the Xuan Mansion present heard this, they looked at each other with confusion, their expressions changed slightly, and they couldn't help but feel uneasy and inexplicable.
Then, under the surveillance of the sharp soldiers of the Beijing Camp and the hawk-like eyes of the Jinyi Palace Guards, the generals were detained in the courtyard of the General Military Office.
Seeing that the overall situation was settled, Xie Zaiyi ordered the generals of the Beijing Camp to take over the camp and the four city gates with cavalry troops, and sent another cavalry formation to enforce martial law in Xuanfu City, preparing to go to the camp in person to appease the soldiers in Xuanfu Town.
As for mutiny, the probability of a mutiny is actually extremely small, given that the general of the Xuanfu, Jiang Yu, is dead and the soldiers will be under surveillance. Under the surveillance of more than ten thousand elite cavalry troops from the Beijing camp.
Because the righteousness of the imperial court was still there, not everyone had the courage to rebel against the imperial court.
And in fact, Xuanfu Town has 80,000 soldiers. They are not gathered in Xuanhua City, but they are divided into the middle road and the west road from the south entrance of Yongningwei at Juyongguan in the east to Xiyang River and Nanshantai and Datong Tianchengwei in the west. The five roads including the , South Road, East Road, and North Road are guarded by generals respectively. This means that there are only 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses in Xuanhua City, Xuanfu Town.
At this moment, the night was already dark, and the bright moon, which was as big as a jade plate, was as bright as silver. Apart from the dense and chaotic footsteps, Xie Zaiyi and Qu Lang came under the eaves of the corridor and asked: "Commander Qu, how is the situation in the city?" ?”
Qu Lang said: "General Xie, the soldiers in the city are still unaware of the arrest of Jiang Yu in collusion with the Jurchens. The Qiao family and the Kang family have been arrested by Jinyi detectives. In addition, Wang Dengku and others in the city are also on the arrest list. above."
Xie Zaiyi whispered: "There are still tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city now. I have sent generals to take over the camps in the city to prevent them from causing rebellion. However, we must also be careful to prevent generals or spies who are favored by Jiang Yu from inciting soldiers to cause rebellion. "
Since ancient times, rebellions have been carried out by a small group of people coercing ordinary soldiers. It is impossible for the soldiers in the Xuan Mansion to openly rebel against the imperial court. Who knows how they will be treated after joining the Jurchens?
"General Xie, don't worry, the city has begun to arrest spies." Qu Lang said.
Xie Zaiyi nodded and did not stay much. Under the escort of his own soldiers, he headed to several camps in Xuanfu Town to appease the soldiers in the camps.
At the same time, Xie Zaiyi also sent a general to inform Wang Ziteng, who was leading the army to Dushikou.
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Just when drastic changes occurred in Xuanfu City, Hauge and Yue Tuo also led troops from the direction of Yehuling and accelerated towards the Xuanfu city wall. Prior to this, Yue Tuo sent two generals including Li Guohan and Tong Tulai of the Han Army Flag. They feigned an attack towards Dushikou to attract the attention of the Han army at Dushikou.
At this moment, in the early morning, the morning glow in the east fills the sky with bright red, which is quite magnificent in the entire sky.
Hauge rode on a black-furred horse, raised his eyes to look at Xuanfu City in the distance, and said to Yue Tuo on the side: "Brother, will this Jiang Yu surrender?"
Yue Tuo said: "This general used the Kang family and the Qiao family to traffic grain to Shengjing, and kept it for Uncle Twelve Kings. The general who accompanied him asked Li Guohan to come to me. I have exchanged letters with him."
"If we can recruit this person, Xuanfu will not waste a single soldier." Hauge said, looking at the sky, and said: "It may rain tonight."
Yue Tuo said: "Send sentries to check the situation."
Hauge nodded and ordered the general to send a sentry to approach Xuanfu City to find out the truth.
Although Hauge was arrogant and domineering, and had done cruel things such as killing his wife to get favors, he respected Yue Tuo, his elder brother who was older than him, brave and resourceful.
At the top of Xuanfu City, Xie Zaiyi is leading a group of generals to patrol the city defense. After a round of appeasement and surveillance last night, Xuanfu Town has been initially controlled by the Beijing Camp Cavalry. The four city gates and the main camp have all been replaced by the Beijing Camp. The cavalry commander leads the troops to defend.
After Xie Zaiyi inspected the city tower, he said to the young man wearing Baihu Military Attache uniform: "Jia Ling."
Because Jia Fang, the apprentice trained by Xie Zaiyi himself, was promoted to guerrilla general and led the Central Guards to follow Jia Heng.
Jia Ling volunteered to come to Xie Zaiyi's side to seek opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
"The humble position is here." Jia Ling said with her fists clasped.
Xie Zaiyi said in a deep voice: "These days you are in this city gate tower and are on daily alert to prevent spies in the city from causing trouble."
"Yes, General." Jia Ling responded with her hands raised.
At this moment, the trumpet sound of "Woo-Woo" suddenly sounded from the regiment building with red beams and pillars. It was desolate and distant, spreading throughout the entire Xuanfu City.
This is a signal that the enemy has arrived.
Xie Zaiyi looked into the distance and saw smoke billowing on the horizon, black lines gradually appeared, and cavalrymen embroidered with red dragon flags appeared in his eyes. There were not many in number, but at first glance they were the vanguard sentries of a large number of cavalry.
"Jurchens!"
"Tatars!"
The Xuanfu town troops on the wall beside them all spoke with a hint of fear in their voices, while the Beijing camp cavalry at the crenellations of the city wall had indifferent expressions.
After all, in the previous naval battle in the south of the Yangtze River, the soldiers of the Beijing camp and the Jurchen bannermen also fought against each other.
Xie Zaiyi reached out and took the telescope delivered from the deputy general's hand, and looked towards the grassland where new sprouts had sprouted. It was February, the grass was growing and the warblers were flying, and everything was revived.
Xie Zaiyi looked into the distance and saw a large number of cavalry. He put down his binoculars and said: "Beat the drum, be on guard!"
Following Xie Zaiyi's order, the big cowhide drums hanging on the front and back of the city gate tower sounded "dong dong", as dense as raindrops, and a sense of nervousness came over.
Xie Zaiyi looked at the soldiers below and said: "The entire army is prepared to respond to enemy attacks at any time! In addition, hang Jiang Yu's population on the flagpole."
If it were in a novel, some false surrender strategy might be used, but in fact this kind of dangerous strategy is not suitable for the Xuanfu at this moment.
Because the military power of Datong had just been taken over, the soldiers in the army were not yet attached to them, so it was easy for them to leave late.
Xie Zaiyi obviously did not intend to use such dangerous tactics.
As Jiang Yu's head was hung on the flagpole, the sentinel cavalry quickly reported to Yue Tuan and Hauge who were behind the group.
When Hauge and Yue Tuo heard the report, their expressions changed suddenly and they looked at each other.
"Brother, something happened in Xuanfu City. The Han reinforcements have arrived and we are a step too late." Hauge said coldly, feeling a surge of anger in his heart.
Yue Tuo frowned and said, "Don't be angry, Xuanfu City is not easy to break."
Hauge looked unhappy and asked, "Brother, what should we do now?"
"Xuanfu City has just experienced a power seizure. The soldiers in Xuanfu are frightened. It is when the morale of the army is floating and morale is low. Our army is attacking Xuanfu now to test it." Yue Tuan thought for a while and said in a deep voice. .
A generous look appeared on Hauge's face, and he said: "Brother is here to raid the formation, I will lead the army to attack the city immediately!"
This time when the Jurchens attacked, there were also heavy siege troops with Han banners. However, the Jurchen warriors fought bravely and were not afraid of death. They were the first to get there, which was often difficult for the Han army to parry.
Even Hauge rushes to the front whenever there is a war.
Of course, Xuanfu City is high and deep, making it somewhat more difficult to attack than prefecture and county capitals in Hebei and other places.
As Hauge said, he led the Jurchen soldiers with blue flags and Horqin Mongolian soldiers, and approached Xuanfu City.
In Xuanfu City, the soldiers were already in full formation. The generals were holding crossbows and muskets, looking at the Manchu soldiers with red armor and red flags who were approaching in the distance.
Xie Zaiyi mixed the Xuanfu town soldiers and the Jingying soldiers together, and prepared rolling logs, beaten stones, arrows and other objects.
And just when the battle outside Xuanfu City was about to break out, Dushikou had already taken the lead in breaking out the war.
Li Guohan and Tong Tulai of the Qing Army and Han Banner led nearly 10,000 soldiers to surround Dushikou.
Don't wait, I can't write the second update. I have something busy today.
(End of chapter)
