Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 191 The Encounter of Two Princes
"Good news!"

"Good news! Great victory in Yansui!"

"Governor Wang defeated the Xiongnu in Yansui and beheaded tens of thousands!"

The three soldiers who reported the victory galloped into the capital and galloped all the way to the Ministry of War.

At this time, one and a half months had passed since the King of Jingjing left Beijing for his patrol, and one month had passed since the Xiongnu invaded the border. The cloud of war that weighed on Dagan finally showed signs of being dissipated by the rays of the sun.

If it is said that Jia Ying's victory in Shanxi last time was just a fig leaf for the court and the frontier army after the Dagan frontier army retreated repeatedly.Then Prince Teng's great victory in Yansui this time really brought hope of victory to the court and the people, but they regained their trust in the frontier army.

It can be seen that it is not that the soldiers of our dynasty are not brave enough to fight. The reason why they cannot win the battle is that they do not have a qualified commander.

Whether it was Jiade or several ministers in the cabinet, after hearing the news of victory from Yansui, they finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Ordinary people, or officials at the bottom of the ranks, will never know what kind of hard work the leaders of these countries have put in to support the frontier army in this battle.The financially empty Dagan Dynasty, for this victory, almost emptied all the family properties of the court, and even borrowed money from merchants.

Now we can finally see a turning point, and the voices in the court clamoring to move the capital have gradually weakened.

Because people all understand that as long as one of the nine sides is freed, Dagan's passive disadvantage in this war will usher in a change.

The center of gravity of the game between the two sides is in Shanxi, while Yansui, located in Shaanxi, is the closest border town to Datong except Xuanfu.Once the difficulties in Yansui are solved, Wang Ziteng can send troops to help Datong at any time.

As the benefactor of the prince Teng, Li Endi has gained a higher weight in the eyes of the emperor and officials. "Knowledge of people" is Jiade's holy evaluation of Li Endi after receiving the report. Li Endi Officials of the party faction instantly overwhelmed the new party faction in the court.

It is not only Li Dang who benefited, but also Xungui.

Wang Ziteng has proved his ability with two consecutive victories since he entered the Shaanxi Ping Rebellion, and won the hearts of the founding nobles.

After the death of the old King Beijing, the two palaces in the east and the west have long lost their glory in the past, and the King of Nan'an is partial to the barbaric land in the southern border. Finally, there will be a leader in the noble line of Beijing. Maybe it won't be long before the future future and wealth of the Xungui lineage will be entrusted to this man.

The people in the capital also cheered for this victory, but today's happy event is destined to be more than one, and God has prepared another big gift to follow.

"Good news!"

"Great news! Great victory!"

"Great news! Member of the Ministry of War, Wailang, and Jia Ying, the deputy commander of Shanxi Town, led the king's division to recover the partial pass and beheaded tens of thousands!"

Another three fast horses passed by, shouting all the way, and the three soldiers of the Hunan Army battalion who reported the victory were divided into three banners. First, the banner in the hands of one person had a big "gan" written on it, and then the two banners , one book "Jia" and one embroidered "Xiang", let the people in Beijing see the victory gesture of the Hunan Army Camp for the second time.

Jia Ying's Deputy Commander of Shanxi Town sent him and the Hunan Army Camp affirmation from the court shortly after he regained Pianguan.

There are two towns in Shanxi, one is Datong, and the other is Piantou Sanguan (also known as Shanxi Town).Datong Town governs 52 fortresses and five enclaves outside the Great Wall, while Shanxi Town governs Pianguan, Ningwu and Yanmen Passes.The chief officer of Shanxi Town is the guard of Ningwu Pass, and the number of deputy chief soldiers is unlimited.

As far as the commander-in-chief is concerned, it is similar to the temporary (no fixed period, until the end of the errand) appointment of the imperial court, such as the governor, governor, and strategy. There is no fixed grade, but its actual status is not low. There are usually only nine general officers, and at most there will be no more than ten. This position is exclusive to the Nine Sides. In the event of a major war, it is usually only under the governor and governor in the local area, which is the same level as the economic strategy. However, it is still slightly worse than economics, only in charge of military affairs and not involved in political affairs.

The deputy commander-in-chief is naturally inferior to the commander-in-chief, but his rights and status have already ranked second in the army.

The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies belongs to the Beijing Yamen, not to the army.

When Jia Ying's good news arrived in Beijing, it was at the time when the emperor summoned more than six officials to hold a small court meeting in Huagai Hall.

The news that Pianguan was recovered by Jia Ying once again gave Jiade and the court officials a surprise.

"Okay! Jia Ying really did not disappoint me. He is indeed my famous Wenquxing star. Well, he is Wenquxing! Not only Wenquxing, but also my famous Wenquxing star!"

Holding Jia Ying's good news in his hand, Jia De laughed heartily, and praised such a capable courtier without hesitation in front of all the officials.

"I didn't expect that even His Majesty knew about the rumors about Jia Ying." Li Endi echoed with a smile on his face.

Jia De smiled slightly and said: "Nowadays, the people in Beijing are almost calling him a god, and I have heard of it."

"Your Majesty, these are just the ignorant words of the common people. However, Jia Ying, as the leader of the dynasty, would be fine if he praised Wenqu Xing, but Huo Jingheng should forget it. He is a civil servant, so why bother to join in the fun. "Feng Hengshi, who had just returned to court from Henan, heard everyone talking about Jia Ying, and interjected.

Everyone in the hall laughed when they heard the words.

Jiade could naturally hear that Feng Hengshi was protecting his students, and that Mu Xiuyu would be destroyed by Lin Feng, perhaps because he praised him as Huo Jingheng, but Feng Hengshi underestimated his emperor's heart I saw his student.

No matter how long Huo Jingheng is crowned in the world, wouldn't he have to meet Emperor Xiaowu?The one-heartedness of the monarch and ministers is his Jiade's true heart. As long as the ministers are loyal and brave, he, the emperor, is naturally willing to emulate Tang Shizong.

As for Jia Ying's fate, will she follow Huo Jingheng's footsteps?A person's character determines his fate, Jia Ying
For a courtier like Jia Ying, Jiade would naturally pay more attention to it on weekdays. In terms of understanding of Jia Ying, Feng Hengshi, a teacher, might not be able to match him.

There is still a difference between Jia Ying and Huo Jingheng. Tai Shigong's evaluation of Huo Jingheng is "vigorous and dare to take responsibility".

Jia Ying has the word "dare to let", but the word "vigorous" is not necessarily so.

"Feng Qing has taught a good student." Jia De first looked at Feng Hengshi and sighed, and then said again: "Don't think too much, what I want is that Jia Ying can have Huo Jingheng's wisdom and courage, not anything else. "

On the vast and endless prairie, a cavalry of thousands of people is marching in the autumn wind, but the costumes of this army are not Huns, but dry troops.

After the Yansui siege was resolved, the invasion of the frontier by the troops of the Huns from the Right King outside the town of Ningxia gradually decreased, and even the army began to retreat to the northwest in a rhythmic manner, although they were still lingering at the border. Nearby, but it finally relieved the frontier soldiers who had been nervous for more than a month.

The disaster situation on the grassland has been passed to Wang Ziteng.

This year's disasters are mainly concentrated in the central and eastern regions of the grasslands, and have little impact on the Youwang tribes living in the western regions.Therefore, the most anxious person to go south to invade the border is the Zuowang tribe who lives in the eastern part of the grassland, while King Youtuqi, King Youguli, and King Hunxiutu are responsible for restraining them.

This means that the tribes of the King of the Right will not pay too much for the tribes of the King of the Left, just as King Youguli decisively chose to retreat after nearly [-] lives were lost outside Yansui.

Prince Teng, who freed his hands, finally began to deal with the left side of the Huns who invaded Datong.

Just about to lead the troops eastward in person, Wang Ziteng, who regained Pianguan, suddenly received a military report from the direction of Pianguan.

While feeling emotional in his heart, Wang Ziteng quickly made adjustments to the next marching plan.

Now in Shanxi, there are no Huns south of the Yanmen Pianguan line, and reinforcements from Shandong and Henan provinces have rushed to the front line and will arrive in a few days.Ningwu and Yanmen have not been broken after being besieged by the Huns for so long, which shows that the Huns' attack is not smooth. As long as they can persist until the reinforcements arrive, they don't need to send troops to the east.After all, there are not many soldiers and horses that can be called in Shaanxi, and the right side of the Xiongnu is still staring at this side more than 200 miles away in Ningxia.

What he should consider now is how to make the Huns retreat.

Although the predicament of Yansui was solved and Pianguan was returned to the hands of Dagan, the situation of Dagan being at a disadvantage has not changed substantially. How difficult it is to completely defeat the Huns, at least Wang Ziteng's The idea from the very beginning was to force the Huns to retreat.This war was launched by Agujin, and he had the support of Batu Wendusu. As long as the two of them felt that the attack would not do any good except that they would pay a huge price, they would naturally Choose to retreat.

From the map, the terrain of Datong Mansion and the line of Pianguan Yanmen just form a concave terrain, and the semi-arc sideline is the Great Wall, and the army on the left of the Xiongnu is within this arc, like a huge pocket , but the opening of this pocket is a bit big.

If the opening of Datong Town can be closed, then more than [-] people on the left side of the Huns will be completely sealed in this pocket. As long as the follow-up reinforcements of Dagan can arrive in time, it will be a fatal blow to the soldiers of the Huns. hit.

Of course, the premise is that Datong Town can be recaptured, and it must resist the attack of the main force of the Batu Wendusu Huns.

The main force of the Huns’ army this time also has 30 troops, and the main force is stationed not far from Datong Town. If they want to stop the Huns and make dumplings on the left side, at least another [-] troops are needed .

So Wang Ziteng just thought about this idea.

But this gave him a way of thinking, attack the enemy without defending, and defend the enemy without attacking.Aren't the Huns blindly attacking?Then he will attack their lair.

Zuo Tuqi Wangzhang of the Xiongnu seems to be naturalized for one generation.

So Wang Ziteng personally took charge of the three sides of Shanxi, but secretly sent a team to start from Yansui, cross the southern grasslands, and march towards Yunchuan.

The grassland tribes near the Great Wall had already fled before the war started, and the entire Monan along the Great Wall was originally the army of the Huns.But at this moment, the right side of the Xiongnu retreated westward, and the left side concentrated their main force to attack Yanmen. The Shanyu king's department was deterring the reinforcements from Xuanhua and other towns. At this moment, a vacuum area was formed in the area from the east of Hetao to Datong .

Yang You led the army and was marching towards Yunchuan at the moment.

Originally Yang You was guarding Jingyuan City, but at the beginning of the war, Wang Ziteng suffered from insufficient troops and the battle line was too long, so he made a bold decision.

That is to give up the Ganliang area.

Of course, losing ground would cost a general his head, so Wang Ziteng played a trick.

In fact, there are not many defenders in Gansu Town, only [-] people.Prince Teng transferred all the defenders in Liangzhou, Yongchang, Shandan and other places, and ordered the people in Ganliang area to move to the interior of Shaanxi by themselves, leaving only more than [-] defenders in the town of Gansu to guard the city.

The land of Ganliang is desolate and remote, and there were not many households among the people. Most of them were dispatched to the army, and there were also military settlements. Even if the Huns robbed them, they would not suffer much loss.As long as the towns and cities in Gansu are still under the control of Dagan, it is not considered a loss of land.

However, the rest of the soldiers and horses in the land of Ganliang were used by Wang Ziteng to strengthen the defense line in the Hetao area of ​​​​Ningxia, so that the 2 horses in Guyuan Town and the more than [-] people of Ningxia's guards were freed up to help Yansui Town.

Yang You specifically asked Wang Ziteng to take charge of the surprise attack on Yunchuan and Guihua after following Wang Ziteng to rescue Yansui.

I don't know if it was Yang You's bad luck or Tasur's bad luck, but the two sides met just like this.

After Tasuer withdrew from the Pianguan Pass, he led his people across the Yellow River towards Guihua City. The army was resting in Yulin City, when a ranger reported that a large number of dry troops were found fifteen miles west of Yulin City. .

Tasur's first reaction was that Jia Ying didn't talk about martial arts, so he led someone to chase him, but then he thought it shouldn't be.

When Yang You received the scout's report, he was also taken aback. He wanted to make a sudden naturalization attack, but he didn't expect to bump into the enemy in Yulin.

There is a war ahead, are the Huns in the rear so idle?

Since it was an encounter, Yang You would not be polite, so he led his army towards Yulin.

Tasur originally planned to rest in Yulin for half a day before leaving, so he did not build Yulin City into a fortress that could be used for defense.The original Yulin City was just a small city with a length of 300 meters and a width of [-] meters. There was no city defense at all, not even the gate of the city gate.

So the two sides launched a street battle in Yulin City.

Jia Ying, who was still in the remote zone, was completely unaware of what happened to Yang You and Tasul.It wasn't long before he received the news of the great victory in Yansui, as well as the imperial court's arrangements for the war in Shanxi, as well as receiving the reinforcements sent by the King of Beijing.

But when Tasur left, Jia Ying sent scouts to follow him from afar.

(End of this chapter)