The Red Mansions

Chapter 219 Victory in the First Battle
in the room.

Qin Keqing's master and servant were all sweating profusely and their hair was disheveled.

"Master, You Shi sent her two younger sisters here today, what standard should the monthly payment be based on?"

Qin Keqing lay in Jia Yun's arms and asked in a low voice.

Jia Yun asked, "What does Baochai say?"

"Madam said to ask you first." Qin Keqing replied.

Jia Yun pondered for a moment, then said: "Let's distribute according to the standard of second-class maid first!"

The second-class maids have a monthly allowance, which is really a lot.

For example, when Qingwen was in Jia's mansion, she received the usual monthly payment every month.

Qin Keqing asked strangely: "I heard from You Shi that he wanted to send Second Sister You and Third Sister You to be aunts, why did you set the standard for second-class maids?"

"That was after they accompanied Daiyu to marry, I would raise them as aunts, but now there is no rush." ​​Jia Yun explained.

Although Second Sister You and Third Sister You are beautiful, there are many beauties in his family.

Now that Xue Baochai is pregnant, Jia Yun secretly checked and found that she was pregnant with twins.

Therefore, Jia Yun will allow other aunts and maids to become pregnant in the future.

At that time, there will be many maidservants who will be raised as aunts, and Second Sister You and Third Sister You will just do it conveniently.

"By the way, why didn't I see the two sisters today?" Jia Yun asked suspiciously.

Qin Keqing said with a slight smile: "At the moment, I'm in Miss Lin's room, and I'm learning the rules during the day."

"They have never served anyone before. When they first arrived at our house, they naturally have to learn something before they can share their work. This is what Miss Lin meant."

"How is your performance? Are you still obedient?" Jia Yun asked.

Qin Keqing nodded and said: "There must be emotions. They thought they were here to enjoy the blessings, but they didn't think about doing things, so they were naturally full of complaints."

"Especially the third sister, Nayou, who is straightforward. After learning that she was assigned to be a maid in Miss Lin's room, she couldn't help being stubborn at the time, but was suppressed by Xi Ren and Mei Ren's few words and hidden needles."

Jia Yun smiled: "I know Third Sister You's temperament, she is impatient."

"Forget it, in order to avoid embarrassment for Daiyu, I will go over to appease these two girls now."

"Master, hurry up, I'm tired and want to sleep right now, don't worry about us." Qin Keqing came out of Jia Yun's arms and said with a smile.

Jia Yun nodded, got down from the couch, and refused to let Ruizhu and Baozhu serve her.

The two girls are so tired that they are drowsy now, so they will not be tired.

He got dressed and went out.

In the aisle, Jia Yun saw that Xiang Ling was waiting for the maids in her room, so she said:

"Let's all go back and rest first, I'm afraid I'm going to stay in Daiyu's room tonight, and you have nothing to do."

This kind of situation happened often, and Xiangling and the others were already used to it, so they immediately retreated to rest after receiving the order.

When Jia Yun came to Lin Daiyu's room, she saw her sitting by candlelight holding a volume of books, flipping through them lightly.

Several maids in her room were also there, including Second Sister You and Third Sister You who just arrived today.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Lin Daiyu raised her head in a daze. Seeing that it was Jia Yun, her face was filled with joy, she got up and said happily, "Here you are? I thought you forgot me!"

"If you forget anyone, you will never forget you!" Jia Yun stepped forward to put her arms around her and said with a smile.

When the scroll fell to the ground, Lin Daiyu stretched out her white lotus-like arms, embraced Jia Yun's shoulders, and offered a sweet kiss.

Second Sister You and Third Sister You were blushing, their scalps were numb, and they gritted their teeth and pursed their lips, not daring to look at it.

On the other hand, Zijuan and Xueyan came to the bed cleverly and opened the mosquito net so that Jia Yun and Lin Daiyu could fall asleep.

"Brother Yun, don't be afraid that I won't be able to take it anymore, don't be afraid..." Lin Daiyu said softly with spring in her eyes.

Jia Yun laughed loudly, lifted her thin shirt, picked her up, and stepped forward...

……

"Wings for the country! Live for war! Die for war!"

"Protect my rivers and mountains! No blood will be left dry! No truce!"

"Battle! Fight! Fight!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"..."

In the barracks, the yellow dust was rolling, blood was boiling, and the sound of killing resounded through the sky!
The patrol battalion of more than 2 people gathered from all sides, and after several days of assessment, it finally formally formed an army.

Today, they will be sent out to start suppressing the bandits.

In the military tent, Jia Yun looked at the map of Beizhili hanging on the wall, and fell silent.

Northern Zhili is equivalent to Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and a small part of Henan and Shandong in later generations.

In order to distinguish it from the Southern Zhili in the Nanjing area of ​​Zhili, it is also called Beizhili, or Beizhi for short.

Northern Zhili has jurisdiction over Shuntian Mansion, Baoding Mansion, Hejian Mansion, Zhending Mansion, Shunde Mansion, Daming Mansion, Guangping Mansion, Yongping Mansion, Xuan Mansion, Yanqing Zhili Prefecture, and Baoan Zhili State, a total of nine prefectures and two State.

It is not an easy task to suppress bandits in such a large area.

However, it is precisely because it is not easy that the true value of the patrol camp can be proved.

If it was too easy, anyone could easily wipe out those bandits, so what about political and military achievements?
Thieves are prevalent in the area of ​​Beizhili, and local officials have nothing to do. This is a long-standing and difficult problem.

These thieves and thieves groups are composed of so-called green forest heroes.

They often rob passing merchants on the road, and then flee around.

The real "thief" has horses.

And before looting, the arrow will be released first, so it is called "thief".

Later, gradually, the folks collectively referred to all robbers and bandits as thieves.

The government can only suppress these forces at most, but is unable to completely eradicate them.

After all, the ruling ability of the ancient government is really limited.

In some places with harsh natural environment and frequent floods and droughts, "family bandits" sometimes even appear, and even the whole village is a bandit.

Sometimes the history of such gangs even reaches hundreds of years.

Looking through the local chronicles of some places (especially mountainous areas, yellow flood areas, or frontier fortresses), this kind of thing emerges endlessly.

This time the bandits will be suppressed, and the patrol battalion will be the main force, Jin Yiwei will assist and provide information, and the Beizhili Governor's Yamen will fully cooperate.

In addition, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry will also participate one after another to share the credit.

It can be seen that Jia Yun can see that suppressing bandits in Nanzhili is a great achievement, and others are not stupid.

The patrolling battalion is at the front, bleeding desperately, and they are doing some logistics in the back. It's easy to get the credit, why not?
Of course, they don't do nothing.

The household department will provide food and grass, the inspectorate is responsible for supervising the army, restricting the eunuchs and supervising the army, and the punishment department is responsible for sentencing.

The Ministry of War was in charge of the patrol battalion. At the same time, it would also grant axes and amulets, provide ordnance, maps, chariots and horses, statistics and verification of military exploits, etc.

As for the Ministry of Industry, it will only come to receive those gangsters who have committed minor crimes at the end, and drag them to serve corvee and reform through labor.

Except for the beheading of serious crimes, the rest will be sent to Jiubian to repair the Great Wall. Anyway, it will not end well.

Soon, the barracks that had been boiling suddenly quietened down.

More than a hundred military officers, led by the commanders of the guards, came to the military tents.

Preparations for this bandit suppression operation began three months ago.

About how many bandits are there in Beizhili, and the whereabouts of those bandits have long been known by Jin Yiwei.

At the same time, Jia Yun also sent scouts to check the information early on, and the information was accurate and there were no mistakes.

So Jia Yun didn't hesitate and gave orders directly.

The five guards of the patrol battalion, a total of 25 thousands of households, were sent to the state capitals of Northern Zhili.

In the nine prefectures and two prefectures of Beizhili, at least one or two thousand households will go to suppress bandits in each prefecture.

Hejian Mansion, Daming Mansion, Zhending Mansion, and Baoding Mansion, where banditry is the most serious, will send troops to three thousand households.

And Jia Yun herself will lead the team to Hejian Mansion.

It is close to Shandong, where there are the most thieves and the most serious banditry.

Shandong is a major grain-producing province, and the folk customs are strong and righteous.

Although there are many plains in the territory, there are also complex terrains such as Taishan Mountains and Jiaodong Hills, so it is very easy to hide.

In addition, Shandong frequently suffers from floods (mainly caused by the Yellow River), which often make people's livelihood difficult and a large number of refugees appear.

At the same time, the horse government was harsh and harsh, and the people couldn't survive, so they simply turned against each other, occupying the mountain as king, and became thieves.

Hejian Mansion is next to Shandong, and it was also patronized by thieves.

Especially the group of thieves headed by Liu Liu and Liu Qi is the strongest.

They gathered refugees, thieves, and tens of thousands of troops. They repeatedly defeated the officers and soldiers. They lived in high-rise buildings and underground fortresses.

After these originally kind-hearted people became thieves, the evil thoughts in their hearts were released, they robbed houses, murdered and set fires, and committed all kinds of evil.

Before committing the crime, he often provoked the officers and soldiers with "what can I do to the officers and soldiers!"

Therefore, after Jia Yun first got the information, she set her sights on these thieves in Hejian Mansion.

As for those in Shandong, that's none of his business, and he has no right to go across regions to suppress bandits.

After Jia Yun arranged the combat tasks concisely, the patrol battalion of more than 2 people immediately broke out and marched in all directions.

three days later.

At dawn, on the outskirts of Bazhou.

In a forest, Liu Xianglian pointed to a manor not far ahead, and said to Jia Yun:

"My lord, that is the farm that Liu Liu and Liu Qi bought in Bazhou. There are two thousand people in it, and there are more than 3 people in the village!"

Jia Yun nodded lightly, and said lightly: "No matter how many people there are, or who they are, as long as they resist with weapons, they will be killed."

"Remember, once you act, you must make a quick decision, and you can't give these gangsters any chance to breathe."

After Liu Xianglian took the order, she went down to make arrangements.

Jia Yun came here this time to supervise the battle as a censor, and did not intend to fight in person.

He dispatched the Zhongcheng Patrol Battalion, and three thousand households came to suppress the bandits, together with the commander and deputy commander, plus each thousand households.

With these officers leading the team and coming to the front line to command in person, if Jia Yun, a civilian official, is still needed to defend the enemy with a knife, then this patrol camp will be abolished, and it is better not to build it.

The farm was very quiet, and the anxious barking of the earth dogs came from all directions.

Soon, the dog stopped barking, and the night fell quietly again.

In the middle of the farm, there is a majestic and tall fortress, with faint lights flickering on it.

Suddenly, there was a deafening explosion from the direction of the fort, followed by earth-shattering shouts of killing.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

There was a bang, the explosives shone brightly in the dark, and the smell of gunpowder immediately filled the farm.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

There was a shout of killing, the clanging of swords, and the rattling of nails!

Countless torches were immediately lit around, and countless officers and soldiers rushed straight into the fortress.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The shadows of swords and swords were looming, bloody and rainy, and amidst the resounding hissing sound, the officers and soldiers advanced without retreating, fighting all the way, as if entering no man's land.

"Puff!" As soon as a bandit raised his knife, he was chopped off by the officers and soldiers.

"what!"

The bandits were in a pool of blood, but not dead.

As soon as he yelled, his head was beheaded by someone beside him, and the yelling stopped abruptly!

"Kill! Kill..."

The bandits resisted desperately. After the initial discomfort and panic, the officers and soldiers soon formed groups of three or five, forming various formations, and orderly defending and killing the enemy.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Those who attacked most fiercely were those personal guards selected by Jia Yun. They all stared with tiger eyes, held knives in both hands, and cut down all enemies that stood in their way, tirelessly.

"Puff! Puff! Puff!" Countless heads flew into the sky, and countless figures fell down.

In the air, blood was thick, overflowing from the fortress, floating over the farm.

Countless people came out of their homes, some with swords, some with hoes, sickles, etc., and they were about to go to the fort to help.

"Rumble..."

Suddenly, there was the sound of horseshoes, and countless torches galloped rapidly in the dark night like a fire dragon.

It's cavalry, they wantonly move freely on the farm, wherever they pass, the ground shakes and the mountains shake!

"Disarm and don't kill! Within three breaths, if there is another person holding a weapon, he will be killed without mercy!"

"Disarm and don't kill! Within three breaths, if there is another person holding a weapon, he will be killed without mercy!"

"..."

Officers and soldiers shouted, groups of people were surrounded, and torches shone on their terrified faces.

Someone didn't believe in evil, and wanted to run out with a hoe.

"Pfft!" The flying arrow shot through the neck of the fleeing man.

"Three breaths have passed, kill..."

Before the words fell, all the people came back to their senses, quickly dropped the weapons in their hands, and knelt and kowtowed.

"Sir, forgive me..."

Leading a group of hundreds of households riding on tall horses, pondered for a moment, waved to his subordinates and said:

"Bring the rope and tie it all up, don't miss a single person!"

All around the Grange, this was happening everywhere.

In a short time, thousands of people were beheaded and killed by officers and soldiers, all of them were lucky and wanted to resist.

In the fortress, the battle continued.

Although the gangsters were all strong and strong, none of the officers and soldiers were well-trained, and they were beaten back and forth, hiding from left to right.

Half an hour later, the battle was completely over.

Jia Yun rode a war horse and was welcomed by the officials into a hall in the fortress.

The first battle was won, and all the officials in the hall were all smiling.

Especially the officials sent by other yamen were even more overjoyed.

"Report... Tonight's night battle, a total of 620 enemies were wiped out, more than 3 people were captured, more than 23 stones of grain and grass, more than 18 taels of gold and silver, and more than 900 horses..."

"Ninety-three officers and soldiers were killed in battle, and 93 were injured..."

Soon, the battle results and casualties were counted.

(End of this chapter)