Chapter 930 King Chu: I wonder if Jiahou has ever met the princess?
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 Secretary of the Ministry of Hubu was in charge of money and food, Lin Ruhai, the left minister of the Ministry of Hubu, was asked to listen.
Well, Lin Ruhai finally caught up with the gathering to discuss military and state affairs this time. He looked at the cabinets and military aircraft present, and 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 Jurchen Eight 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 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 trained by the Jurchens through conquests of the Mongolian tribes in the steppe such as Horqin and a series of marriage alliances, and their combat power was not low. The Eight Banners of the Han Army were the Han generals after the fall of Liaodong, plus
Comparatively speaking, the Eight Banners of the Han army that had plundered Hebei and Shandong in recent years were relatively large in number, but their combat power was the weakest.
Li Zan took over the conversation 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 solemnly: "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 side and said: "Your Majesty, since the Jurchens saw that I was raising troops to support Mongolia and launched a massive 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 agreement 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 the Prince of Nan'an County 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 to beat him to death. There was a lot of moisture in this.
However, since 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 and horses that cannot be fully occupied.
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 droughts in the north, and the imperial court has allocated rice and grain to support them. Regardless of their combat strength, the money and grain consumption is almost the same."
There is no doubt that he is a warrior."
Mentioning this, Qi Kun, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, frowned and said: "I'm afraid that the soldiers in the three towns also made false reports. Taiyuan is not the focus of the border. 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 imperial court spends an incredible amount of money and food every year on border defense. If we could make Mongolia annexed to the interior and have better troops and simpler administration, how much food would it save for the imperial 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 pale as frost, and he no longer wanted to speak at this moment.
Li Zan pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, after Peiping's rectification, the number of soldiers and horses in the Dusi has been set at 40,000. Ji Town has eight soldiers and horses, and the Xuanfu has 60,000. 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 such a bad guy, no matter how large the number seems, but in real battles, most of the time they are vulnerable.
Of course, there is strength in numbers, and courage becomes 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, and they will gather 20,000 to 30,000 people to invade south.
At that time, the land of Yan and Zhao 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."
The Jurchens were less than 10,000 and were invincible. Even if they were only 20,000 to 30,000 people, the big men could not resist them and could only rely on the city to hold on.
At this moment, Han Huang and Zhao Mo looked at the people discussing the matter with serious expressions on their faces.
Jia Heng asked: "Beijing's security lies 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 and said: "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 when Li Zan organized the troops in the border towns, he used the capital inspection to assist the border troops.
Jia Heng pondered and said: "The thieves have invaded the police, especially in Xuanfu. When facing the enemy directly, we cannot be careless."
Li Zan said: "The group 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, I will leave the direction of Peiping 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 ordnance for the Ministry of War must be supplied in time to ensure that there are no shortages. Lin Qing, you
He and Qi Qing personally supervised the money and grain matters, and mobilized grain, weapons, armor and stomach and other supplies to the warehouse and handed them over to the King of Chu for financing."
The current King of Chu is not yet the Minister of Military Affairs, but 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 Xiao's appearance was as clear as frost, but her heart was agitated. She took the reins in her hands and headed to the capital 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 going out to reorganize. Because they had the same order as during the Battle of Henan, the cavalry drawn from the 12th Regiment Battalion and the Guards had already been organized.
Practice your queue.
The infantry and auxiliary troops were transported and baggage. Because Taiyuan was a border town and Shanxi was a land rich in grain, the entire logistics system was very smooth.
"Commander Jie is here." Guerrilla general Jia Fang came from outside and said to Dong Qian, the Qianhu official who was also 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 at work, and went to the gate of the camp to welcome 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 a land battle."
The strategic purpose of this time, in addition to rectifying Taiyuan and Datong military affairs, 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 in a big 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 war situation can be said to have affected the whole body.
"This time, we will first send 60,000 cavalry troops to help Datong, and then 60,000 infantry troops will march to Taiyuan to respond to the Peking 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 so that he could fight with the Chahar Mongols against the Jurchens, while the infantry was for the purpose of solving Datong in one fell swoop.
As for the infantry, we should deal with the Peiping side 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 grass to follow the infantry to Datong." Jia Heng said in a low voice.
Isn't there a Shanxi merchant here? When has he ever brought a large amount of military rations and baggage with him when he went out? He has always robbed big households.
But this matter was too confidential and could not be disclosed at all, so he did not 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: "For ordnance, 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 invested the greatest energy in paying attention to it and has huge 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 the palace chief Shi Liao Xian.
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, "Hou 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, it is Tianhuang Guiwei, and this etiquette is that if you respect me a foot, I will return a foot to you. This has nothing to do with people who are in the same way.
By the way, Zhen Qing is almost three months old now, so it's time to show her pregnancy.
The generals behind him also clasped 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 and military officers in front of him, he felt a little hot in his heart. 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 we still need to raise funds for the military equipment for this expedition. Just as we were 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, "With the prince in charge of the Ministry of War and raising arms, I feel relieved."
With that said, 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 made a "click" sound and he said: "I have seen it before. What do you have to say, 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 ask the young Marquis Wu in front of him to recognize Shui Xin in the same way that his future son would 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, so 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 to see him off and said, "My lord, please go slowly."
After the King of Chu left, Chen Xiao came over 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 round skirt under her skirt and said softly: "When you have a child,
What’s your last name going to be?”
Chen Xiao was patted by Jia Heng, and she felt as if she had been bitten by a snake. She was filled with embarrassment, her fair and snowy jade cheeks were as red as a blush, and she glared at Jia Heng angrily.
This person... is such a bastard, how could he pat her anywhere? Does he still want her to pout...
I've seen this too much in the past few days, and I'm a little bit confused.
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 and give her father the heir.
In fact, when Jia Heng returned to Ningguo Mansion that night, Chen Xiao noticed something moving, and then followed Jia Heng back to the manor, and then saw the strange scene between Jia Heng and Sister Feng through 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 my 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 Dynasty Yongning Hou was named the general of the expedition and led the troops to the northern Xinjiang to conquer the captives. The whole Shenjing was already talking about it.
Thanks to Jia Heng's capture of Prince Jurchen last time and the sacrifice of the prisoners by the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the name of Marquis Yongning is now known to everyone in Shenjing.
However, after some thoughtful people's explanations, this war was different. Last time, the main force in the battle 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?" Princess Luo 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-in-law 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 had not moved at all, and King Chen Ran of Wei was not as close to Yan Yiliu as before, and Princess Wei was worried about this matter.
The king 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 were deceived by the boy, and they all agreed with his words. In the future, it will be like this
What if we fail completely?"
Princess Nan'an was surprised and said: "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 fighting, and wants to be promoted to a higher position. He completely ignores the difficulties of our country and does not 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 forehead.
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.
"The last time I saw the Niu family, they were really pitiful. Those girls from the Niu family, who are so beautiful and graceful, are living in the Jiaofang Department and cannot be redeemed easily. They need 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 said in a low voice: "Mother, if Jia Heng is defeated completely and loses all 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 still 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 treacherous traitors are in power and they are rampant for a while, so they can only stay dormant for a while."