In the official office, all the military generals gathered together and turned their attention to the young man in the python suit.
Jia Heng raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Zining, the grandson of the Pingyuan Marquis of the Han Dynasty. He nodded and said loudly: "In this way, there will be no problem in the supply of grain and fodder."
Jiang Zining looked calm and said in a gentle voice: "The reason for the lack of coordination in sending troops to meet the enemy this time is actually the Peiping Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department. After all, Mr. Zou is a civil servant and does not have much experience in fighting the enemy. Whenever the enemy invades, he will not be able to do anything."
If you don’t have time to take care of it, you will inevitably be overwhelmed and lose your bearings.”
Mainly, they allowed the Jurchens to join the bandits and caused some looting and burning of property in Hebei and other counties. This caused quite a shock in the central Han Dynasty.
In this regard, several border towns unanimously shifted the blame to the Hebei Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department.
Jia Heng nodded and said loudly: "In the next two years, the imperial court will send troops to Liaodong. Xuanda and Peiping are the main forces. General Chiang is sitting in Datong. He needs to train the cavalry more. Only with maneuverability can we respond."
able."
As soon as these words came out, King Wei's eyes flashed under his sharp eyebrows, and he secretly thought, will troops be sent to Liaodong in one or two years?
Yes, that's about it. In the past one or two years, the Han Dynasty's New Deal was promoted in the north and south. At that time, the Han Dynasty was strong and it was the time for a decisive battle with the Jurchens.
Jiang Zining said loudly: "When the day comes, I will lead the elite troops of Datong as the vanguard, open roads in the mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and be the first to lead troops into Shengjing."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "General Jiang, don't worry, when the imperial court sends out a large number of troops, there will be a day when all the troops will use their lives."
Afterwards, Jia Heng had lunch with Jiang Zining, and went through Jinyi Mansion's experience to inspect the soldiers, baggage, and ordnance in Datong Military Town.
Datong, as a border town directly facing the front line of Donglu, had many soldiers and horses inside, as well as a lot of ordnance and crossbow arrows.
Jia Heng then asked: "How is the current supervision of the production of Hongyi cannon in the city?"
Jiang Zining said: "The Ordnance Supervisor recently allocated a batch of Hongyi cannons. They shone in the last artillery battle, but two months ago, a Hongyi cannon was stolen."
Jia Heng frowned and asked: "Is this happening? Why was it not reported to the court?"
Jiang Zining nodded and said: "Later it was found that the Jurchen spies bribed a guerrilla general in the city and wanted to steal the Hongyi cannon, but the general's men sent people to capture him."
After a pause, Jiang Zining looked at the young man's frown, and quickly explained, "Fortunately, the Hongyi cannon was not lost, so I thought it was just a small matter, so I didn't report it to the court or ask the guards.
My lord, please forgive me."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment.
King Wei's eyes flashed, and he clearly saw the young man's serious expression, and said, "Ziyu, what is going on?"
Under Jia Heng's sharp eyebrows, a look of determination appeared on his face, and he said: "The Jurchens must be trying every means to steal the secrets of the Hongyi cannon. If I didn't guess, the Jurchens should have supervised the creation of the Hongyi cannon and are in the process of installing it on the ship."
Boat."
Since the great victory of Ping'an Prefecture, Hongyi artillery has exerted unparalleled advantages as a military weapon, not only in defending the city but also in water battles at sea. It is impossible for the top management of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to fail to see this.
Even if it cannot be seized from the big man, it is possible to obtain it from other places.
The expression on King Wei's handsome and fair face suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but be startled, and said: "Zi Yu, then when I face the Jurchens in the future, won't it mean that I will no longer have the advantage of using a musket?"
Jia Heng said: "The way they were able to obtain the Red Barbarian cannons was probably through sea trade and the introduction of the Red Barbarians from the Netherlands to Liaodong. In any war, the military and the state can gain an advantage by sudden appearance at first, but later on
Many enemy countries will imitate it.”
In fact, war is like this. It is impossible for this kind of weapon to maintain its advantage all the time, because the enemy will learn warfare in the war. If it can maintain a certain degree of advanced generation gap, it is already good.
Nowadays, the Jurchen Hongyi cannons are still a bit clumsy, heavy cannons, inconvenient to move, and the production capacity is not high. However, the Han Dynasty's Hongyi cannons have been improved and can be miniaturized and transported by mules and horses.
Frontline battlefield.
King Wei nodded, his eyes thoughtful, and said loudly: "What Zi Yu said is true, but the Jurchens also have Hongyi cannons. Will it affect my Han's weapon advantage over the Jurchens?"
Jia Heng said loudly: "That's not the case. The Jurchens are definitely not as good as my Han Weapons Supervisor and can produce more such Hongyi cannons."
What he said at this moment was obviously another rare learning opportunity for King Wei.
Jia Heng said: "In the future, fire blunderbuss and Hongyi cannons will become the mainstream. By then, it is true that Hu horses will not dare to cross the Yinshan Mountains."
Wei Wang Chen Ran nodded and said: "From now on, I, the Han Arms Supervisor, will develop firearms properly."
If the Hongyi cannon and fire blunderbuss are as successful as Ziyu said in military battles, then the weapons are in the hands of the King of Chu... It is really worrying to have such a confidential position in the hands of others.
Jia Heng said loudly: "Although elite soldiers and armor are good, Your Majesty has said before that victory on the battlefield depends on people."
King Wei nodded and said softly: "What Zi Yu said is true. This is the truth."
Jia Heng said without saying much.
Jiang Zining said: "The Duke of Wei, His Royal Highness the King of Wei, and the general have prepared wine and food in the Yamen. Please sit down and have a meal."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Your Highness, let's eat first."
Then, Jia Heng and King Wei sat down and ate food at a table with Jiang Zining.
After lunch, Jia Heng and King Wei came to the post house to stay and rest.
The king of Wei said: "Zi Yu, Datong is at the forefront of the enemy's incursions, and it and the Xuanfu are at odds with each other. If the Xuan Dynasty is lost, the Han Dynasty will be in danger."
"Your Majesty is right." Jia Heng nodded and said loudly: "Datong, a place like the Jin Dynasty, the main thoroughfare, was originally the key point for the barbarians to advance. Not only Datong, but also Ping'an Prefecture on the side is the flank.
A big loss means that the enemy can march into Taiyuan and attack Jizhou in the east. At this point, the north of the Yellow River will no longer be owned by the Han family."
This has been the case since ancient times.
As time passed by, the King of Wei began to regard Jia Heng as a teacher. Whenever he didn't understand anything on the road, he would basically ask for advice.
The King of Wei suddenly said: "The imperial court's hoarding of heavy troops in Xuanda turned out to have this purpose. It was to screen the vassal state in Guanzhong and rely on Henan and Hebei."
These are things that King Wei had never thought about before.
Jia Heng's face paused slightly, and he looked at the King of Wei intently, saying: "What His Highness the King of Wei said is true. Even if Taiyuan rarely encounters enemies, it cannot lack heavy troops to garrison."
After that, Jia Heng and Wei Wang Chen Ran stayed in Datong for another five days.
During this period, Jia Heng sent scribes from the Experience Department to inspect the troops defending the city in Datong Prefecture. A detailed look at the turrets and gate towers revealed that some of the layouts were unique and highly appreciated by military strategists.
After that, Jia Heng was not idle, and he and Wei Wang Chen Ran began to reorganize the entire gate tower defense system of Datong City.
Datong Fucheng has also been equipped with Hongyi cannons and various firecrackers produced by Shenjing Ordnance Supervision, which were set up on the turrets. They showed great success in the previous offensive and defensive battles against the Japanese invaders.
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After finally inspecting Datong, Jia Heng, Wei Wang Chen Ran and others, escorted by Jiang Zining, led the Qingqi and headed for Xuanfu in a mighty manner.
Xuanfu, General Military Office
Prince Teng was sitting in the official office, sitting on a pearwood chair. He was in his early fifties, with gray hair, and his calm eyes glanced at the soldiers of the Xuanfu below.
Although this former uncle Baoyu, now has some gray hair, he is energetic and has a stern look. Although he does not have the awe-inspiring aura of the former Beijing camp commander, the calm and self-respect of a feudal official is also hidden in his movements.
Can't live.
"My lord, Duke Wei has just sent someone to deliver a letter. We are already thirty miles away from the Xuan Mansion." The general next to Wang Ziteng said.
Wang Ziteng nodded, glanced at the generals in the hall, and said loudly: "Follow me out of the city to greet you."
At this moment, the cavalry troops led by Jia Heng and the King of Wei were approaching the Xuanfu city in a mighty manner.
Surrounded by the generals of the Xuan Mansion, Wang Ziteng came to the city gate and waited respectfully. When he saw the cavalry brigade approaching, his eyes fell on the handsome flag embroidered with the word "Jia", and he felt a little complicated.
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The prince turned over and dismounted from his horse, walked away quickly, cupped his hands and said, "I have met Duke Wei, His Highness the King of Wei."
Along the way, almost everyone called him Jia Heng first, and then Chen Ran, the king of Wei.
Because in the imperial edict of border inspection, Jia Heng was appointed as the inspector of the nine borders, and the King of Wei was the deputy inspector. The two of them were responsible for the inspection, and Jia Heng was mainly responsible.
Jia Heng stretched out his hand to support him and said loudly: "Commander Wang, please get up quickly."
The King of Wei also looked at Wang Ziteng and secretly thought that this former military governor of the capital, Mr. Deng said, had a lot of troubles with Duke Wei.
Wang Ziteng smiled, extended his hand to invite the two of them, and said loudly: "Duke Wei, Your Highness the King of Wei, please come to the Yamen Hall to talk."
Jia Heng nodded, and then followed Wang Ziteng towards the official office of the General Military Yamen.
At this moment, the General Military Office—
Jia Heng, the King of Wei, and the prince sat down separately for the guests and hosts, and the surrounding generals sat down one after another, and the generals presented them with a cup of steaming tea.
Under his sword-shaped eyebrows, Jia Heng raised his eyes slightly, stared at Wang Ziteng, and said: "Commander Wang, this time the enemy invaders attacked, the soldiers and horses in Xuanfu Town were driven away, and the pursuit was successful. I also cooperated with the military aircraft at the
Mr. Li Ge said that the troops from Xuanda and Dazhou sent troops resolutely to attack the invading enemy."
Wang Ziteng's thick eyebrows slightly furrowed, he pondered for a moment, and said: "This time, many of them relied on their subordinates to save the school building. This time, there was no shortage of soldiers in the town who sacrificed their lives to fight for the country during the invasion."
While he was talking, Wang Ziteng ordered the marching chief at the side to hand over the military registration records of his subordinates to Jia Heng.
Jia Heng nodded, lowered his eyes and started reading through it. It was almost the same as the Ministry of War's description of the number of soldiers in the Han army.
After the rectification, Taiyuan, Xuanda and other places no longer engaged in illegal activities such as corruption of military pay and short-term quotas.
In fact, it is impossible now.
Jia Heng finished flipping through and handed the military registration book in his hand to King Wei who was standing aside.
King Wei also took the book, flipped through it, then raised his eyes to look at Jia Heng, and immediately nodded.
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "As for the replenishment of troops, these are all trivial matters. It's just that the Xuanfu should train a large number of cavalry troops to prepare for unexpected needs in the future."
Wang Ziteng nodded in agreement, and then said: "Duke Wei, Your Highness the King of Wei, your subordinates have prepared wine and food in the side hall of the government office. Please sit down and talk."
Jia Heng nodded, looked at King Wei who was standing aside, and then followed Prince Teng to the side hall and sat down.
Under his sharp eyebrows, the King of Wei paused for a moment and asked curiously: "The soldiers of the Xuanfu fought against the bandits last time, why didn't General Wang take the initiative to attack?"
Wang Ziteng looked slightly startled and explained: "Now the soldiers and horses rely on the city to hold on, or pursue the Qing invaders in short distances, but going to the desert to pursue them is still very daunting."
"I'm not familiar with the geography, and I don't know how to fight the cavalry. It's inevitable to be timid." Jia Heng put down the wine cup in his hand, looked at Wang Ziteng, and said.
Wang Ziteng nodded and said, "What Duke Wei Guo said is true."
Afterwards, after everyone had had three rounds of wine and five dishes, Prince Teng sent Jia Heng and King Wei off to have a rest.
Jia Heng left the general military office and went with King Wei to the post house where he was staying.
The king of Wei said: "Ziyu, if Liaodong is pacified in the future, Xuanfu should have a force of troops."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said softly: "The imperial cavalry is adequate, but it may not be familiar with the military situation in the desert."
Li Guangai got lost because he was not familiar with the desert roads.
The King of Wei pondered for a moment and said: "The Chahar Mongol elite of the Mongolian King are familiar with the desert geography and rivers."
It's really a pity. Otherwise, if Princess Yaruo, the daughter of the Mongolian king, is accepted, then we can get the elite and brave Chahar Mongolians.
Jia Heng said: "When the whole country launches the Northern Expedition, it will be next year or the year after that."
The first is to destroy the Jurchen Japanese strategy plan, and then sweep across Liaodong from Korea and Monan to destroy the Jurchen, and this can be done in one fell swoop.
The King of Wei nodded and said loudly: "Then we will march again next year. By then, several armies will march to Liaodong together, and we can also make a triumphant sound."
Next year, he must rush to the front line to supervise the army and observe in depth how Ziyu used his troops to launch a war of annihilation.
Then, as the sky grew dark, Jia Heng stopped talking about anything else and spent the night with King Wei, each resting without mentioning anything.
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In this way, in the next five days, Jia Heng and Wei Wang Chen Ran inspected the defense of Xuanfu Town. After completing the inspection, they went to the last stop of the nine-border inspection - the Peking Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department.
This journey, along with the rush on the road and the inspection of border affairs in the border town of Beiping, the season has quietly passed from the end of August to the beginning of September and arrived at the beginning of October in the golden autumn.
Beiping, Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department——
At this moment, the commander-in-chief of the Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department has been replaced by Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing. This Marquis of Wu had just returned from leading troops in Shandong and came to Beiping Mansion to take charge.
Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, and Zou Jing, the Minister of War and Deputy Envoy of Economic Strategy and Appeasement, led a group of military generals from Beiping Mansion to come quickly and salute with clasped fists at Wei Wang Chen Ran and Jia Heng.
"We have met Duke Wei, His Highness the King of Wei." Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, and Zou Jing said one after another.
With a smile on his face, Jia Heng asked, "Shihou, how are you?"
And Wei King Chen Ran also said hello: "Shi Hou."
Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, smiled brightly on his face, stretched out his hand to invite me, and said: "Duke Wei, the King of Wei will come to the Marshal's Office first to speak."
Jia Heng nodded and followed Wei King Chen Ran into the official hall of the Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department.
Compared with the official hall of the General Military Office, the building of the General Office of the General Military Officer is undoubtedly more grand and majestic.
Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, invited Jia Heng and the King of Wei to sit down and said, "Beiping has 50,000 soldiers and horses. Together with the 100,000 elite infantry in Jizhen, there are nearly 200,000 troops in total."
At this moment, Zou Jing handed over the book in his hand and said loudly: "Your Highness, King Wei, Duke Wei, please take a look at it."
Jia Heng also read the book with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Compared with the military registers that declared a large number of areas, the military registers of the Peking Dusi recorded more numerous matters. After all, this was a strategic direction of troops.
After King Wei took the book and read it, he raised his eyes and looked at a few people.
Jia Heng said: "Has Marquis Zhongjing ever inspected the soldiers and horses in the city? Does the number of soldiers match the number of soldiers listed in the register?"
Shi Ding had just arrived at the Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department of Peking to take up his post, so it was naturally impossible for him to cheat or be greedy.
Shi Ding pondered for a moment and said: "The Peiping Economic and Strategic Command has all actual soldiers with real pay. The soldiers, generals, and soldiers are all brave and brave. Except for the previous damage caused by the incoming Japanese invaders, there is no shortage at present."
Jia Heng said: "Mr. Li Ge is a man who knows the military. He was in charge of one party before, so he naturally managed it in an orderly manner."
Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding's eyes moved slightly and he said: "I recently heard that Duke Wei came here to deal with the Japanese country?"
Jia Heng said: "According to the intelligence from Jinyi Mansion, the Jurchen side has sent troops to the Japanese country, and now it has swept across the Japanese territory. The Tokugawa shogunate of the Japanese country summoned the daimyo and feudal lords to prepare to resist the Jurchen soldiers and horses sweeping in."
It can be said that this is a serious deviation from history. A powerful army like the Jurchens is currently fighting against the decadent Tokugawa shogunate. I wonder if the Qing Dynasty's strong ships, cannons and elite Eight Banners can break through the "isolated country".
"The Japanese Kingdom.
Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, looked expectantly and said, "When does Duke Wei plan to send troops?"
Jia Heng said: "After inspecting Peiping, I will go to Denglai to prepare the navy and intervene in the dispute between the Jurchens and the Japanese."
Although he was checking on border affairs along the way, he was actually paying close attention to the situation in the entire Japanese country. However, due to the speed of news transmission, it was ultimately much slower.
This moment is actually a good time.
If the intervention was too early, the Manchu Qing Dynasty would not be trapped in the quagmire at all, and could withdraw at any time. But now, more than two months later, the Jurchens have been deeply trapped in the Japanese country, and they are absolutely reluctant to seize the huge war benefits.
In fact, as Jia Heng expected, Edo City was already shrouded in the thick cloud of war at this moment.
In the shogunate residence of the Tokugawa family, the lights were brightly lit and business was being discussed.
The Tokugawa family was sitting cross-legged behind a desk. He was in his early forties and had a fat and slumped figure. Because it was summer, the shogun was wearing wooden clogs. The summer wind could be seen in the loose robes on his body, and the middle of his head was shaved.
His hair was bald, only the hair on both sides was vaguely visible.
There were many daimyo dressed as warriors around, all kneeling on either side with solemn expressions.
Not far away, sitting nearby were Tokugawa Iemitsu's six ministers.
They include: Matsudaira Nobutsuna, Hotta Masamori, Miura Masaji, Abe Tadaki, Ota Shigemune and Abe Shigeji, the six of them are known as the Six People.
On the other side are several sons of Tokugawa Iemitsu, including Tokugawa Ietsuna, Tokugawa Tsusushige and others.
Tokugawa Iemitsu's voice was slightly hoarse as he said: "Since the Battle of Miasaka, the Qing troops have reached Tamba. You are all ministers seeking the country. How should you deal with it?"
It can be said that both Aobai and Azig are good at fighting. Together with Du Du, they mobilized 40,000 Jurchen elites and 80,000 Korean soldiers to almost kill the entire Japanese country.
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At this time, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who had gray hair and a short beard under his chin, said in a clear voice: "The lord of the Satsuma clan hesitated and waited and waited, which led to the great defeat."
The Satsuma clan and the Choshu clan were actually the initiators of the overthrow movement in later generations, and they were very dissatisfied with the Tokugawa family in Edo.
In particular, the shogunate's policy of seclusion made the Satsuma feudal lord Shimazu Mitsuhisa quite dissatisfied.
This time, the Qing army and Korean troops landed on the main island of Japan and fought almost all the way to Edo. The Satsuma domain mostly did not work hard.
Abe Tadaki, another retainer under Tokugawa Iemitsu, frowned and said in a pale voice: "There is an old saying among the Han people that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. If the Jurchens invade and come to Edo, will they have a good life?"
"Could it be that there is collusion with the Jurchens?" Hotta Masamori, another retainer of Tokugawa Iemitsu, said.
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the hall suddenly changed, and most of them were angry.
