Chapter 937: Sun Shaozu: How could this Yongning Marquis be so cruel?
Taiyuan Fucheng, the back house of the General Military Office
Lin Ruhai said: "Ziyu, how are the soldiers and horses in Taiyuan Town organized and trained this time?"
Jia Heng said: "Today, the six guards have been initially organized into six guards, with a total of 60,000 soldiers. Because the soldiers in this town need to guard the three auxiliaries, in the past, there were many heavy soldiers, and generals were appointed to guard them. However, generals such as Wang Chengyin often deceived superiors and concealed things from subordinates. Wait.
To resolve the Mongolian issue, we may not need so many soldiers and horses."
Taiyuan Fucheng has a quota of 130,000 soldiers and horses, which does not include the soldiers of several nearby governors. It can be said that this force is not only to protect the three auxiliaries, but also to support Datong and Shuozhou.
If Mongolia is enclosed, the Han defense line will not be so passive, and it can reduce the country's defense pressure by half.
Lin Ruhai said: "The Nine Borders wasted tens to millions of military pay every year. In the past, Chahar Mongolia was used as a shield. Although the country wasted money and food, it could gain stability in the northwest. Chahar Mongolia could be allowed to be annexed by the Jurchens, and the Han military expenditure would be huge."
Expenditures doubled will lead to the current situation. At that time, there will be natural disasters, the central government will be short of money and food, and it will be difficult to provide relief and care for the victims, and the country will be in danger."
In fact, this also shows the strategic vision of the young man in front of him, and he must send troops.
Jia Heng nodded and said, "What my uncle said is true."
This is calculated from the economic accounts. The Han Dynasty's financial situation cannot withstand the suppression of the Jurchen troops outside the Eastern Front. If it persists for a long time, it will lose.
Emperor Chongping also knew this, so he quickly started a war while he had some property after confiscation and sweet potatoes.
Lin Ruhai said: "There is no snow in Guanzhong, Hebei, Shandong and other places this year. I think the northern provinces will have another poor harvest year. The sweet potatoes that Ziyu previously promoted can alleviate the people's hunger crisis. Before I left Beijing, I went to my house.
The Ministry has jointly signed a petition with the Ministry of Industry to plant sweet potatoes extensively in areas with bad harvests in various provinces to make up for the bad harvests. This year, we can no longer cause civil unrest."
When there is no food and the country is unstable, it is usually possible to return farmland to forests. But when the situation worsens, it is necessary to return forests to farmland and turn the land of wealth into fertile farmland again.
Jia Heng said: "Shanxi actually still has many mineral deposits, such as coal, gold and silver. When the time comes, we will find people to explore them, and they will be used by the people in the north. They will also open up financial resources for the country and increase taxes."
Lin Ruhai nodded and said: "Mineral mining needs to be handled by the Ministry of Industry."
Afterwards, after Jia Heng and Lin Ruhai finished discussing the details of the grain purchase, they went to rest.
Jia Heng also returned to the back house, went to the study, picked up the book, and whispered: "Is there any new information coming from the grassland?"
"Not yet, not so fast." Chen Xiao said quietly, "I just thought about it. Datong has 70,000 soldiers and Ping'an Prefecture has 40,000 soldiers. Will the Jurchens abandon Datong and attack from behind?
Ping An State?”
Jia Heng said: "Then we have to wait until Chahar Mongolia is resolved, and after arriving in Datong, we will immediately send someone to contact Chahar Mongolia."
The problem is that this kind of thing is not easy to gamble. The fighter planes on the battlefield are unpredictable. At the moment, we can only take one step at a time.
Jia Heng looked at Chen Xiao and said softly: "It's getting late. Let's rest early. We have to march in the army tomorrow morning."
Chen Xiao said "Yeah" and said nothing else.
The next day, just after dawn, the soldiers had finished their meal.
Jia Heng left 5,000 cavalry troops alone and gave them to Qi Jianhui to reorganize the Taiyuan town army. He waited for the arrival of the infantry and then sent troops to join Datong. At the same time, he ordered a thousand households in brocade clothes to monitor the Shanxi merchants.
Immediately, without stopping, he, together with Chen Xiao and Xie Zaiyi, led the 50,000 Beijing cavalry troops on a rapid march towards Datong.
The five thousand cavalry troops who led the army had already rushed to Datong one day earlier.
In Datong City
Shrouded in this ancient city, soldiers holding long spears and flying goose feather knives can occasionally be seen patrolling on the walls.
General Military Office, study room in the back house
Jiang Zining, the grandson of Pingyuan Marquis, was sitting behind the commander, looking at the official document in his hand. Just yesterday, Pang Shili sent troops on horseback to deliver the news that the vanguard of the Beijing Cavalry Army would arrive in Datong this afternoon.
He was in his early forties, tall and tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. His face and complexion had a weathered look, probably due to the cold wind blowing from the frontier.
"Father." Jiang Fan, the son of Jiang Zining, entered the study. He was in his early twenties, with sword-shaped eyebrows and bright eyes, but his face was bronze and his eyebrows were thick. He said: "Father, the imperial cavalry from the Beijing camp has arrived."
"Assemble all the generals and follow my father to greet him." Jiang Zining said in a deep voice with a pale face.
Datong has a quota of 70,000 soldiers, but the actual number of soldiers is only about 55,000, but they are almost real soldiers with real pay. After all, it is a border border, and they dare not be greedy. The deductions are too serious.
Of course, in order to supplement their family income, the Jiang family and the town generals, together with Datong Wei and Shanxi merchants, smuggled goods to Chahar Mongolia in the grasslands.
Among them, smuggling to the Jurchens is inevitable.
In other words, unlike Wang Chengyin who was restricted and monitored by Shanxi military and political officials in Taiyuan, the military generals in Datong and Jiang Zining almost became a community of interests.
It will not be easy for Jia Heng to solve the Taiyuan problem as he did before.
Jiang Zining put on his armor and said, "Our family and Jia Hou are family friends. If the Jia family hadn't forbidden it, our family and the Jia family would have become in-laws."
This is about how Jiang Zining once asked Wang Ziteng's daughter-in-law to go to Jia's house to propose marriage to Yuan Chun, but she was rejected by Jia Heng.
Jiang Fan sighed with emotion: "Father, this Jiahou rose too quickly. He was not yet an earl at that time, but then he won the title of marquis in one fell swoop in Henan and Jiangnan with consecutive victories."
There was a hint of envy in his tone.
"These martial arts disciples who have inherited the shadow of their ancestors, even if they are from the side, can easily stand out in front of the Holy Master." Jiang Zining put the helmet on his head, his tiger eyes flashed, and his voice was like a bell.
The beginning of Jia Hou's fortune was to rectify the capital camp, eliminate the old and the weak, and check the vacancies. After arriving in Datong, if the vacancies were checked, how should the Jiang family respond?
At this moment, Pang Shili, the governor of Yangwei Camp, led five thousand cavalry and stopped in front of the gate of Datong City.
As an old general from the time when Prince Teng was in charge of the Beijing camp, Pang Shili, who was originally a general of the Yangwei camp, although Jia Heng ignored the past grievances and continued to serve him, his previous performance in the battle to quell the chaos in Henan was not good.
He was promoted, and it was not until the Battle of Jiangnan, the Korean Navy led by Duduo, and the pirates that he gradually made contributions, accumulated merits to the rank of Governor Qianshi, and finally entered the threshold of a high-ranking general in the Beijing camp.
Compared with Xie Zaiyi, Cai Quan and other Jia Heng's close associates who came from behind were promoted at a speed that was not as fast as that of a governor and a governor, but they were still there.
It is worth mentioning that the commander-in-chief of the 12th regiment and camp were all founding nobles, such as Runan Hou Weiqi, a distinguished figure during the Taizong period, but most of them were in charge of military affairs. Some of the commander-in-chiefs of the regiments and camps were mostly veterans and were subject to restrictions.
At the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.
"General Pang, Datong's troops have come out." The deputy general beside him said.
Pang Shili nodded, dismounted, threw the reins to the soldiers beside him, and said, "General Jiang."
In terms of official rank, Jiang Zining's official rank is high, and his title is also a first-class baronet.
"We have met General Pang." Jiang Zining, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and a group of generals saluted Pang Shili with clasped fists.
Pang Shili and the deputy general behind him, Yangwei Battalion Commander Ding Xiang, returned the salute to the Datong general and said: "The general will arrive shortly and send me and other fast horses to help."
Pang Shili was obviously serious in speech, but his heroic aura still made the generals present dare not underestimate him.
Especially when he looked at the large group of Beijing cavalrymen behind him, they were all members of the army. It was obvious at a glance that they were very capable.
Jiang Zining smiled, stretched out his hand to invite, and said: "General Pang invites you here. A banquet has been prepared in the house to welcome the brothers in the Beijing camp."
As everyone talked, the cavalry entered Datong City in a mighty manner and led them to the garrison.
Jiang Zining held the reins in his hand and said to Pang Shili, who was walking side by side: "Although Datong has experienced few dangers in recent years, it has continued to repair the strong city. These have been reinforced in recent years, which has taken a lot of manpower.
Material resources.”
In this way, Jiang Zining introduced the city defense facilities in Datong City and the soldiers deploying defenses in Datong.
In fact, Jiang Zining actually used some of the money he gained from corruption and smuggling to invest in the city. After all, this was the territory of the Jiang family.
As for requesting funds from the imperial court, there is no need to think about expecting the imperial court to provide funds.
Pang Shili asked: "Is there a barracks in the city that can accommodate 100,000 troops? When the commander-in-chief arrives, soldiers and horses will be needed to station them. Is General Chiang ready?"
Jiang Zining smiled and said: "Don't worry, General Pang. Datong is an important border town. Not to mention one hundred thousand people, even two hundred thousand people will have a place to station. This has been prepared a long time ago. We have packed up a barracks before. When the general arrives, we will
You can lead your troops to station there."
Because time was short, and Jia Heng sent people to intercept the messenger, Jiang Zining at this moment did not know that Taiyuan's commander-in-chief Wang Chengyin was killed by Jia Heng.
Pang Shili followed Jiang Zining into the official hall. Sure enough, wine and food had been prepared at this moment. At first glance, it looked extremely rich.
Everyone sat down and started talking.
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In Xuanfu Town, hundreds of miles away, under the sky full of stars, there is an endless plain in the distance, and occasionally a few sparks light up in the distance.
As night falls, a string of lanterns on the top of Xuanfu City are swaying in the wind.
And the general military office of Xuanfu
Jiang Quan, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, was in the hall, discussing matters with a group of military generals. A few days ago, Jia Heng had written a letter to Xuanfu to warn against the invasion of the Jurchen Eight Banners.
The news from the grasslands also reached the ears of the Xuanfu generals, who were even more sensitive than the imperial spies. The Jurchens sent troops to conquer Chahar Mongolia.
Not long ago, Li Zan, who was in charge of Peiping, sent a military order from the direction of Shenjing, asking the Xuanfu to be on guard and increase troops at Dushikou to guard against the Jurchens advancing into Peiping from Dushikou.
Today is the time to discuss who will lead the troops to Dushikou.
Jiang Quan is about forty years old, tall, and has a scar on his dark face, from below his ear to his chin, making him look a bit ferocious.
Jiang Quan looked at Wang Ziteng on the side, smiled, and said: "General Wang is a veteran general, and he has strong support for his troops. He sent a team of soldiers and horses to garrison Dushikou to guard against the elite Jurchen soldiers."
When Wang Ziteng went to Xuanfu this time, Li Zan actually allocated 12,000 soldiers and horses, which meant that Xuanfu now had 80,000 soldiers and horses.
Wang Ziteng frowned and looked indifferent, and said: "General Jiang, Mr. Ge clearly stated in the military order that you and I should strictly guard the city. It means sending another army to inspect this situation. What did General Jiang say?"
meaning?"
After all, he was once the Commander-in-Chief of the Beijing Camp, and had served as an inspection figure in nine provinces. Although he was not embarrassed among the Commander-in-Chief of Peking now, he was not afraid of Jiang Yu, who was the commander-in-chief of the previous town.
Jiang Quan smiled and said: "General Wang, there are almost no generals in the city suitable to guard Dushikou, and General Wang is the most suitable. How about General Wang being in Xuanfu and the last general going to guard Dushikou?"
Wang Ziteng stared at Jiang Quan who was smiling fiercely, and said: "The troops of Xuanfu are self-contained, and Wang came with his own army. Since General Jiang thinks Wang is suitable, Wang will lead his troops. This is the case with Jurchens."
A large army is attacking Raoxuan Mansion, is it possible for Mr. Jiang to lead the army to resist?"
This was obviously to drive him out. In this case, he had no choice but to guard Dushikou, otherwise Mr. Li Ge would blame him. He was a guilty person and could not compare to Jiang Yu.
"Don't worry, General Wang. I, the generals and soldiers of Xuanfu, are united and ready to fight the Jurchens to the death." Jiang Quan said loudly.
When Wang Ziteng heard this, his face turned ugly, he snorted coldly and said nothing more.
There was a suffocating panic in his heart. If he was still the Commander-in-Chief of the Beijing Camp, how could he be so angry with the common man in front of him?
In fact, in the past year, Wang Ziteng's heart has been in torment. When he heard about the chaos in the Central Plains and the bandits captured Kaifeng, the provincial capital, he still somewhat expected that the imperial court would send him back. When Jia Heng went on an expedition, he was even more worried.
Just in case...Jia Heng's army fails, he plans to lead his troops back again.
But as time passed, Jia Heng won a great victory in the Central Plains and was awarded the title of uncle for his meritorious service. Wang Ziteng was shocked and speechless. When the Southeast Jurchens colluded with the pirates to cause trouble, Wang Ziteng naturally paid attention to it secretly. He originally listened to the Jiangnan camp.
Zhen Zhu was defeated, and he had some expectations in his heart.
But not long after, Jia Heng once again defeated the Jurchens and captured the Jurchen prince alive at a dazzling speed, leaving Wang Ziteng completely stunned.
When Wang Ziteng left, Jiang Yan's face was gloomy, with a cold glint in his eyes.
Ever since Li Ge, the old man, sent this prince to lead the army, his goods transported to the grassland began to stagnate. In the past six months, everyone has been drinking from the northwest wind.
There were still three days left to come over for inventory, and for the first time there was a shortage of four thousand soldiers. Mr. Li Ge had to be scolded by him. Fortunately, he did not rely on short quotas and deducting military pay to survive.
After Li Zan arrived in Peiping, he mainly began to rectify the military affairs of Xuanfu, Jizhen, and Peiping. There were varying degrees of shortfalls and deductions in military pay in the three places, but overall it was not serious, especially in Xuanfu.
As for the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, Tang Kuan had already beheaded Li Zan in favor of Li Zan to correct military discipline, and then recruited people from Yanzhao to supplement the border troops in several towns. The commander-in-chief of Jizhen was re-appointed, while Xuanfu was appointed by
The prince commanded 10,000 troops and horses to assist in the management of the Xuan Mansion and assist in military affairs.
The Xuanfu general below said: "Don't worry, sir, as long as the Tatars dare to come, we will fight them to the death."
At this moment, a young-looking general quickly entered the hall, came to Jiang Quan's ear and whispered a few words, which made Jiang Quan's expression change suddenly.
All the generals also noticed something strange and looked sideways.
Jiang Quan said: "Generals, it is now noon, and a banquet has been held at Zuixian Tower in the city. Please go over and have something to eat."
All the generals and commanders said yes.
In the past, this had become a daily routine. Jiang Gan would always invite the generals to eat and drink, and his prestige in the army was not low.
As Jiang Yu said this, he came to the study room in the backyard and saw Kang Zexing, the second young master of the Kang family, sitting on a chair waiting. He calmed down and asked, "Nephew Kang, why are you here in such a hurry?"
Kang Ze rose up and raised his hands to Jiang Quan and said: "Uncle Jiang, the Yongning Marquis has arrived in Taiyuan and killed Wang Chengyin and Shang Zhonggang to seize their military power. My father was so frightened that he ordered me to express his gratitude to Mr. Jiang.
Horse warning."
Because of the long distance, Jia Heng's various actions in Taiyuan were not reported to the generals in just a few days. After all, they were just hanging on the gate, not the nine sides.
Jiang Guan's face changed slightly when he heard this, and he said: "Why did Marquis Yongning want to kill Wang Chengyin? He is the commander-in-chief of the town, how can he kill him arbitrarily?"
"It's said that he was greedy for military pay and instigated the soldiers to cause chaos." Kang Zexing's face was as gloomy as iron. He whispered and said angrily: "If you want to accuse me, why bother?"
Hearing this, Jiang Quan frowned and sat on a wooden chair made of red sandalwood. A thoughtful look appeared on his face and he said: "Wang Chengyin's corruption of military pay is indeed quite serious. This Jia Houye wants to scare the monkeys."
"Not only that, I also heard on the road that my father and several other uncles helped the court raise military rations for eight coins and one stone." Kang Zexing looked ugly and said in a low voice.
Jiang Gan got up, walked back and forth and said, "Confiscating military rations should be a normal thing."
"My father said that if the Kang family is killed, Uncle Jiang will also be watched by Marquis Yongning." Kang Zexing finally said.
Jiang Yan's face turned gloomy, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes. He looked at Kang Zexing coldly, but immediately restrained himself.
It shouldn't be a threat that his affairs will be exposed and everyone will die together, but this Yongning Marquis' method. If the Kang family is touched, they will definitely investigate thoroughly and find out that he resold weapons, food, and drinks to Jurchen.
.
Kang Zexing said: "Uncle Jiang, that Marquis Yongning is ruthless and ruthless, so we have to guard against him."
Jiang Gan nodded and said, "Xiannephew, please hide in the city for a while while I think of something."
There is not much shortage of troops in his Xuanfu town, and they have been replenished one after another after Mr. Li Ge's last order. The Marquis of Yongning cannot take advantage of him.
But... the smuggling of Jurchens, once it is revealed, will be a disaster that will cause the world to fall, and it can be a crime that can confiscate a family and exterminate a clan.
Seeing Jiang Quan's face thinking, Kang Zexing said: "Uncle Jiang, I'll go over first."
With that said, he left the study under the guidance of a servant.
Jiang Quan's face was as dark as water. He sat alone on the rosewood chair for a while, feeling extremely anxious in his heart.
After calming down, he called a servant and said, "Go and ask Commander Sun to come over."
Commander Sun is the commander of the Datong Guards, Sun Shaozu. During this period, he was seconded to the Xuan Mansion by Jiang Quan. In fact, he was engaged in smuggling business. Without Sun Shaozu's advice for the past six months, Jiang Quan, under the watchful eye of Wang Ziteng, would not have dared to do so.
Smuggling goods into the grassland.
The servant took the order and left. After a while, he invited Sun Shaozu into the study.
"The last general has met Lord Jiang." As soon as Sun Shaozu entered the study, he cupped his fists and saluted Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yan's expression softened a little and he said: "Commander Sun, please take a seat quickly."
Sun Shaozu thanked him and sat down on the chair beside him. He only dared to sit on half of his buttocks. With a smile on his majestic face, he said: "I don't know why Mr. Jiang urgently called for the future?"
Damn it, he had just gone to see the conductor of the Jinyi Mansion when Jiang Gan came to call him.
Jiang Quan asked: "Commander Sun, I want to hear the news that the imperial army has arrived."
"Commander Liang finally mentioned this matter." Sun Shaozu said quickly.
Jiang Quan's face was expressionless, but there was a bit of sadness in his voice: "Yongninghou led the army to conquer the general Yin, and arrived in Taiyuan. He killed the generals Wang Chengyin and Shang Zhonggang and seized their military power. This was a few days ago.
It’s about that.”
When Sun Shaozu heard this, he was shocked and said: "This..."