Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 328
The Liaodong army that entered the capital directly from Shanhaiguan has exceeded the number when they left the Liaodong camp. Of course, the [-] guards who were kidnapped at Shanhaiguan and Yang Yi forced the local guards along the way to gain momentum. Suohe joined the army with a total strength of nearly [-].

Of course, there are those who would rather die than join the bandits. In the end, they will naturally lose their heads. Yang Yi satisfied their desire to be loyal servants and generals of the Guardian.

People's hearts are really strange. At the beginning, the officers and soldiers of the Liaodong Town headquarters panicked, like the little daughter-in-law who was kidnapped and sold to the evil landlord's family, but when Yang Yi ordered them to execute batch after batch of Shanhaiguan officers and soldiers who did not obey Finally, looking at the Shanhaiguan officers and soldiers who were forcibly brought in, they felt an inexplicable sense of superiority in their hearts.

The feeling that other people's lives are in their hands allows them to enjoy the treatment that the emperor's own army can only have.

Isn't that right, in the eyes of the newcomers at this moment, they are the old seniors, the elite of the direct line under the command of King Zhao, and their salary is twice as high as that of the other party.

At this moment, rank barriers began to appear within the army. This kind of barriers made everyone start to be more unlucky than the ***, so that some people forgot that if the rebellion failed, the results they would face would not be different. Any difference is a traitor.

And when Yang Yi sent six thousand soldiers from Shanhaiguan to arrest strong men from all over the country, the six thousand guards at Shanhaiguan also had an inexplicable sense of superiority in their hearts.

If you can't be the boss, it's good to be the second child, and there are people who are at the bottom.

Look, there are people who are more unlucky than us. Thinking about it this way, I feel much more comfortable.

So they can exploit and oppress these strong guard officers and soldiers to show that they want to sue them.

Just roll and roll, until at the foot of the capital, miraculously, the [-] troops who were coerced for no reason stopped panicking, as if they were born to be Yang Yi's subjects, and they came here just to crusade Wudao.

But it was [-].

Liaodong Town has [-] soldiers from the headquarters, and [-] officers and soldiers from the guards and [-] young and strong who came temporarily after entering the customs, a total of [-].

As for the last [-], they were [-] private soldiers raised by Ping'an Prefecture.

An army of [-] is enough to completely encircle the capital.

Compared with the rebellion of the king of Chu at the beginning, it was simply a small fight.

As the army arrived one after another, the terrifying atmosphere of black clouds overwhelming the city enveloped every guard on the city.

At this time, Liu Fang was ordered to gather some officers and soldiers from the Beizhili Guards, which was closer to the capital, to station in Nanyuan, but she didn't dare to take a step.

If you want to fight back, you have to let yourself survive first, otherwise these shrimp soldiers and crab generals alone are not enough for a round of Liaodong cavalry's charge.

What Liu Fang wants to bet now is that Yang Yi will not take the seven or eight thousand fighters around him seriously and go straight to the capital.

Of course, someone may also ask, what if the other party really calls.

"What should I do? Of course I ran away." Liu Fang thought to herself.

Their task is to wait for the opportunity to deal with the rebels. As long as they can contain part of the opponent's troops, then he is enough to explain to the emperor and the court.

As for the fight to the death.

What do you ask him to fight to the death? The seven or eight thousand officers and soldiers of the guard behind him, under the absolute force of the force, have weapons in their hands that are similar to burning sticks.The capital is blocked by the strongest city wall in the world, but what does he have?
Boom!Boom!Boom!
woo~~
The drum beats urgently, and the trumpet sounds pharynx.

Tread, step, step!

The three armies stepped on their shoes together, the mountains and rivers shook, and the sun and the moon dimmed.

"attack!"

There is no such thing as bells and whistles, if you rebel, you must have the consciousness of rebellion and go straight to Longting.

Following Yang Yi's order, the well-trained Liaodong officers and soldiers approached the city gate in an orderly manner under the command of the flag, and the ones standing in the front were naturally the officers and soldiers of the guards and young adults captured from all over Yongping Prefecture. , They are used to consume the arrow feathers and gunpowder of the guards and soldiers.

The second echelon consisted of [-] Liaodong town soldiers mixed with [-] private soldiers from Ping'an Prefecture as the main force to attack the city.

The third echelon is the [-] archers from Shanhaiguan and the [-] archers from Liaodong Town, responsible for suppressing the firepower at the top of the city.

The direction Yang Yi chose to attack the city was the Chaoyang Gate and Dongzhi Gate on the east side, facing the inner city of the capital and the closest to the palace city.

Tens of thousands of horses lined up under the city wall of nearly a kilometer, and it didn't seem crowded.

"Lan Hou, what do you think of Yang Yi's formation? Can it be blocked for three days?"

On the tower of Chaoyang Gate, Ye Baichuan gazed at the rebels outside the city, and asked Lan Tianyu beside him.

"Old Ye Ge, what we are facing is not Yang Yi, but one of the most elite frontier soldiers. The only people who are afraid of are those Liaodong veterans who have been in battle for a long time. They don't even give us time to surrender. They even set up camp to rest. I don’t leave any time, and grabbing time is one of them, but I’m still afraid that once the court falls into a stalemate, His Majesty will give an amnesty, and the army’s morale will be slackened. If you look at the opponent’s army formation, the first thing to do is obviously to arrest The bravery and the officers and soldiers of the guards are used to consume us, and the main force behind is the attack.”

"That's right. Originally, this old man and Mr. Fu Ge planned to send envoys out of the city to talk about surrender, and to delay the time by the way. In this way, the plan may be run aground." Ye Baichuan sighed helplessly.

Lan Tianyu said: "Those veterans in the army have crawled out of the dead for several times, and they have already lived to be fine. No matter whether they sincerely turned to Yang Yi or not, the moment the army left the camp, they actually had no way of turning back. Well, if it is said that pulling out of the camp without permission might have been bewitched and fooled by Yang Yi, but these people should have come to their senses when they arrived at Shanhaiguan. The imperial court’s surrender may be effective for ordinary soldiers, but for them as generals. Ye Daren, after the fact Will the imperial court let it go easily?"

Ye Baichuan didn't say anything, even if he didn't kill them, most of these people could only spend the rest of their lives in prison or exile with their families.

As a person grows old and mature, everyone knows in their hearts what the ending is, and it is better to fight to the death than to give up their hands.

Those who can lead the army and fight will lose their courage?

Life and death are destiny, wealth is in heaven.

The confrontation between the two armies is, to a certain extent, a gamble, a gamble of fate.

For this reason, they did not hesitate to cut off the last possibility that made them hesitate.

"bow!"

Lan Tianyu suddenly shouted loudly.

On the top of the city, the archers of the Beijing camp defenders who had already been waiting for the battle stepped forward one after another. Behind the top of the city, the full moon stretched their bows.

"put!"

woo~~
At the same time, the horns of the opposing battalion's attack also sounded, followed by the rapid drumbeat.

"King Zhao has an order, whoever breaks the gate of the city will be named a Marquis!"

"King Zhao has an order, whoever breaks the gate of the city will be named a Marquis!"

A soldier held the horse in one hand, and the pegasus galloped across the battalions, shouting loudly, which was Yang Yi's promise to the siege general.

After the generals who were on the verge of death heard the news, the last thoughts and scruples in their hearts were completely dissipated in the generous rewards, and the princes and generals seemed to be kind!It is the long-cherished wish of every general to be a marquis on the battlefield.

So they all turned around and made great promises to their subordinates.

"The general has an order that the first climber will be promoted to the third rank, and will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold."

"The general has an order that the first climber will be promoted to the fourth rank, and will be rewarded with ten thousand gold. After the city is broken, the sword will not be sealed for three days."

"Kill!"

"Grandma, I've spent half my life fighting barbarians outside the pass, and it's the first time I've seen such a high city wall. I'm going to pee on the Jinluan Hall today. Brothers, let the turtles in the Beijing camp have a look. What are men, go ahead."

"kill!"

On the top of the city, Lan Tianyu looked at the rebels who were gradually approaching within fifty steps, and shouted in a deep voice: "Let go!"

Looking at the densely packed arrow feathers, but did not hear the sound of the cannons at the top of the city, Ye Baichuan looked around, only to find that the cannons on the city gates were not in place.

"Lanhou, at this juncture, why not let the army fire."

Lan Tianyu shook his head, pointed to the opposite camp and said: "There are not many firearms in the Liaodong Army. It was Mr. Ye who had the full power to dispatch Liaodong to expand thousands of miles. You will not forget how many new firearms were allocated to the Liaodong Border Town. But you Where are their firearms?"

"Master Ye, look again. Except for the group in front of us who caught up to consume our arrows, the elite behind went to work without any effort. The momentum is huge, but the offensive is not enough, which shows that the opponent's intention is not here."

Ye Baichuan is also a civil servant who knows the soldiers, but unfortunately, compared with Lantianyu and other veterans on the battlefield, he is somewhat lacking. Ye Baichuan is a general, and Lantianyu can be a leader.

It's not that Ye Baichuan is incompetent, but that he has a specialization in art.

"This Marquis can give the order to fire the guns, but Mr. Ye, don't forget that although the Military Weapons Bureau of the Ministry of Industry is in Beijing, there are not many sub-medicines left in the warehouse."

The imperial court has a strict ban on gunpowder. Firstly, it is to prevent the Military Weapons Bureau from messing around. Second, gunpowder is flammable. The security of important places in Gyeonggi is the top priority. It is manufactured according to the number reported by each army. Only a part of the standing gunpowder is kept in the warehouse, that is, the combat preparation materials, but the amount of gunpowder used in this batch of combat preparations will never be too much.

"Furthermore, if it were me, I wouldn't stretch the battle line so long. Instead, I would concentrate my superior forces, supplemented by artillery, and open a hole. After all, the enemy's force is three times that of ours, but Yang Yi is uncharacteristically. .”

"It is understandable to say that Yang Yi is ignorant of military affairs, but there are many generals in the Liaodong Army who are good at fighting. How could they not understand this? Right now, both sides have no way out, and no one will hold back. "

"Where does Lan Hou think their target will be?" Ye Baichuan also responded to this matter and asked.

Lan Tianyu shook his head.

"It's not true, Yang Yi knows that the defenders of the capital are not enough to defend the four walls. He is also testing, testing where our artillery is located."

Ye Baichuan nodded, that was indeed the case. The rebels were able to move nimbly with one hand, but the cannon weighed heavily.

At this moment, Yang Bi hurried over.

"Master Lan, Old Ye Ge."

"My lord, the top of the city is dangerous. You are worth a thousand pieces of gold, so it's better to wait at the bottom of the city." Ye Baichuan reminded.

Yang Bi didn't answer, but looked at Lan Tianyu and asked, "Lan Hou, why did you shrink the main force of the army to the inner city? If the rebels find out the truth, wouldn't that mean giving up the outer city to the rebels? Lan Hou And where are the lives and deaths of the people in the outer city?"

Lan Tianyu's face darkened. At this time, he didn't want to hear a second voice from the top of the city. How could there be two generals in the army?Lan Tianyu was originally dissatisfied with the emperor's appointment of such a deputy second official, but he also understood that the status of Xungui was very embarrassing, especially when he took the lead in interceding for Shi Ding at the beginning, the emperor was naturally jealous.

But he had to use him again, so Yang Bi was sent here, so even though he was unhappy, he still endured it. Only by winning this battle of defending the city, maybe the Xining Palace will have a way out.

"Is the lord questioning this Marquis?" Despite being patient, Lan Tianyu still didn't take care of lord Yang Bi's identity and face, but asked back on the spot.

Ye Baichuan didn't make a sound, there was a reason for him to appear here.

Yang Bi looked at Lan Tianyu in front of him, and felt a little angry. If everything went as he had originally planned, he would naturally wish that Lan Tianyu would do so, but right now he has not taken over the military power as promised, so he naturally does not want to watch Yang Yi break through the city At that time, the first person to suffer is probably not others, but himself.

It is true that Shi Ding belongs to Mu Hong, but Lan Tianyu is not.

"If Lan Hou thinks that the king is questioning, then take it as it is, and ask Lan Hou to give the king an answer."

Lan Tianyu said in a deep voice: "Then the lord should tell His Majesty first, and leave me as the chief general. When the lord comes to question me again, I will know everything."

The implication is to remind Yang Bi not to forget his identity at this time.

"you"

"Calm your anger, both of you, how can you mess yourself up in front of a big enemy, my lord, the overall situation is the most important thing." Ye Baichuan reminded Yang Bi at the right time.

Looking at Lan Tianyu again, he said, "Master Lan, this matter needs to be explained to the court, otherwise, where will His Majesty be placed in front of the common people?"

Lan Tianyu looked at Ye Baichuan, who seemed to be in harmony with him but actually didn't trust him, and felt powerless in his heart. Even if he won in such a situation, how could he be better.

"Shi Ding, you are really harmful." Lan Tianyu once again thought of Shi Ding who was still in prison.

"The Marquis still said the same thing. If Master Ye also wants to know, then please make an order from His Majesty."

When people arrive, the airs cannot be dismantled, not to mention that the Xining Palace has not collapsed yet.

"I hope Lanhou can still be like this when he arrives at the imperial court." Yang Bi snorted coldly, turned around and went down the wall.

Ye Baichuan slapped him and said, "Why is this, why is this, Marquis Lan, don't get angry, the matter is of great importance, Prince Li is also kind, it's kind."

"Humph."

"Report!"

At this time, a soldier hurried over and said: "Master Hou, there are traces of rebels in the north of the city."

"How many soldiers and horses, can there be a firearms battalion?"

"No less than 2 people, with artillery and siege vehicles."

"Go to Beicheng."

"The siege engine is coming!"

At this time, the soldiers watching on the top of the city tower shouted down.

Lan Tianyu looked at the army rushing up from outside the city with a dignified expression.

"Lanhou can just go, and the official here will take care of him." Ye Baichuan stood up and said.

"Thank you." Lan Tianyu nodded solemnly to Ye Baichuan, ignoring each other's grievances.

Outside the city, the rebel camp.

Yang Yi looked at the general at the side and asked, "General Li, the spies in the city have come to report that the defense in the south of the city is empty. Why don't you attack Yongdingmen by force?"

The general replied: "Your Majesty, if you attack from the south of the city, you will be able to break the Yongding Gate, and you will still have the Zhengyang Gate. There are private houses under the Zhengyang Gate, and the army can't use it. If you want the palace city, you have to demolish the surrounding houses. We don't have any that time."

"Lantianyu played a good plan. He exposed the south of the city in order to delay the army's footsteps by using the terrain of the outer city. Moreover, if the outer city was abandoned, the army could concentrate its superior forces to defend the inner city. If Yongding Gate is broken, we will first What you will encounter will be crowds of fleeing people, if the prince swings a knife at his subjects, how will he win the great treasure in the future."

"Are you sure about Chengbei?"

The general replied: "Beside Desheng Gate, there is a waterway connecting the inside and outside of the capital. The river is dozens of steps wide. The foundation of the city wall here is the weakest. As long as the army rushes under the city wall, gunpowder can blow up a gap, thereby To open up the situation, it would be even better if there are people in the city to respond, it can buy us a lot of time."

Yang Yi heard the words, but her heart sank. Until now, he only contacted the spies buried in the outer city, but there was still no news from Nan Jin.

"Could something have happened?" Yang Yi thought heavily.

At the beginning, he had made an agreement with Nan Jin, or the person behind Nan Jin, that when the army arrived, there would be an insider who would take down the city gate and welcome the army into the city, but he waited for someone who couldn't meet him.

Yang Yi felt that it might be that Beijing and China were not secretive and exposed. It took a lot of time to travel from Shanhaiguan to the capital, which was enough for the city to prepare.He didn't think about other possibilities, after all, everything he got right now was real.

[-] troops, [-] elite.

Who can use such a large amount of money to set up a game for him.

impossible.

"In the direction of the northern city, another [-] troops will be transferred there, and the army besieging the south of the city will come to the eastern city."

"General Li, I want you to be king of the opposite sex at all costs, regardless of casualties, as long as the fastest time is achieved.

"Sir, thank you Lord Long En." The general bowed.

Rongguofu.

At this moment, whether it is the uncle's mansion in the back street or the people from the east mansion, they are all gathered in the west mansion at this moment.

Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen are not in the mansion at the moment, the two have already entered the palace, at this juncture, all civil and military officials gathered in front of Fengtian Hall, whoever does not come will die.

In Rongqing Hall, everyone's faces were worried. Baoyu sat quietly beside Jiamu, Xiren Qingwen accompanied the maids in several rooms, and Jia Rong stood aside, listening to orders at any time, Tanchun was brave It should be bigger, and from time to time comfort the younger ones in Xiangyun Baoqin in a low voice.The other female relatives gathered together in order to give each other more sense of security.

Sister Feng, who hadn't shown up on such occasions for several months, was also among them. After all, she had seen the scene, and experienced the matter of Lian's second sister and second sister. On the contrary, she saw many things away. Everyone, serve tea, water and meals, and maintain the order of the servants in the mansion.

After all, Jia's mother has gone through wind and rain. In the main room, only this old man can keep calm.

But Daiyu was the only one missing.

South Hall.

Daiyu always has the feeling of being pushed out of the shelves at this time. Looking back on the past, she is just a girl who has not left the court.

Today, the heart of the red candle is cut on the willow branches, and tomorrow I will bury my sorrows at Yu Peach Blossom. Fortunately, Yu Qing has relatives, and I sigh why my beloved is looking for a title. I look forward to when the red makeup will become a concubine, dreaming of yellow beams Do you know if you can sing a song of Fengguan Xiapei in the future? In your spare time, you read and recite poems and chants. When you are bored, you sit in front of the window and watch the sun rise and set. In Qingqiu, watching the geese return to the south, I sent away the sorrow of lovesickness and separation along the way.

But now she is a girl who has not left the court, but she has to go to the front of the stage, inexplicably, to take care of the safety of the whole family, this is of course not her pursuit, what's wrong with a girl being Ling Jiang Yi'an, in the words of Brother Ying It's called Literary Young Women.It's a pity that her elder brother Ying Er is not in the capital, she doesn't want him to worry about the future, and she wants to keep the peace of mind she cares most about for him and for herself.

No matter how this mansion is, it carries the beauty they have encountered in the past. If it is burned by swords and soldiers, who will be reconciled.

Qi Sixian was also taken to Jia's residence by Daiyu, and he did not stay in Rongqing Hall at this time, but stayed with Daiyu in the south hall together with Lvrong.

Jia Ying has many arrangements in Beijing, but some things are not suitable for everyone in the house to know, there must be someone to control the overall situation, the old servant has never been good at this aspect, this is the duty of a human being.

Xi'er hurried in and said, "You two girls, father, the big guy sent someone to report that the rebel army is attacking Beicheng, and our retreat is blocked."

The old servant's face darkened, Daiyu and Qi Sixian looked at each other, also worried, Daiyu asked: "How about the war?"

Xi'er replied: "The battle is fierce, there are not enough defenders in the city, and the east city and the north city are fighting fiercely. Lanhou has given up the outer city and ordered the army to defend it like the inner city."

After listening to Xi'er's words, the old servant pondered: "In this way, even Lan Hou is not completely sure that he can defend for three days. That's right. After all, he is the elite of Liaodong. The Patrol Battalion and the Bingma Division are brave at best, and the situation is worrisome."

"How is it outside the city?"

"There is no movement yet."

The old servant looked at Daiyu and the three of them and said, "Young lady, don't worry, the second master still has arrangements. There is an abandoned house near Xianyifang, which was bought by the second master in advance. There is a dark room in the basement of the house, which is enough for the people in the house." To avoid disaster, it is located in a remote place, if the rebel army enters the city to burn, kill and loot, they will all stare at the rich and nobles, as well as the imperial palace, so it is not easy to attract attention."

At this moment, Lin Zhixiao came in and said, "Girl, there are servants in the mansion who took the opportunity to steal property and were caught by the guards of Ying Erye. How should I deal with it? There are also a few people who want to leave because they said they were worried about something at home. , please also show it to the girl."

Daiyu straightened her body and said: "Those who steal property will be sent to the city gate to guard the city, and you will inform the people below that from now on, the government will rule the family with military law. Those who leave the mansion and return home, with your second grandma's permission, they will let people go. If they don't, they will run away without authorization, or those who steal property will be caught again, or those who take advantage of the chaos to make trouble will not be lightly forgiven. They Those are the lessons learned."

"As for those who want to leave and go home, you can go to your second mistress for advice. She is still in charge of the affairs of the mansion, and the guards of the uncle's mansion are only responsible for guarding the inside and outside."

After taking Lin Zhixiao away, Daiyu was relieved. She probably wasn't quite used to her current status, especially just now. It was the first time that she could decide life and death with just one word. Although she couldn't bear it. , but as Jia Ying usually said, everything must be done according to the rules, the more critical the situation is, the more the rules should not be messed up.

Daiyu couldn't help turning her eyes to Qi Sixian and Lvrong who were aside, hoping to get some response from them.One of the two women is in charge of the Yun Ji, and decisiveness in killing and attacking is indispensable on weekdays, and the other is a woman from southern Xinjiang, who is above her in terms of decisiveness in killing and attacking.

Some things are innate, while others are slowly developed after experience.

Qi Sixian returned Daiyu's smile as encouragement and affirmation, while Lurong waved the dagger in his hand even more domineeringly.

With the encouragement of the two daughters, Dai Yufang turned to the old servant and Xi'er and said, "Leave the outside affairs to you, and I'm going to report to the old lady so that she won't be anxious."

"The forest is dark and the grass is frightened by the wind, the general draws his bow at night."

After accepting the order, Jia Ying was chased away non-stop, followed by a dozen guards. The frost and dew of the moon night wet the bright saddle and armor, and the horse breathed out white mist, panting heavily. gruffly.

"Shut up!"

Yuanmen is in sight.

"My lower official, Song Lv, pays my respects to the Imperial Envoy."

Yan Huasong has arrived at the junction of Shanxi and Henan, and the imperial court's order to appoint Jia Ying as the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy has also spread to the army.

The most excited person at the moment is Song Lu.

No matter what he did, he never thought that such a thing would happen when he marched north.

The general, but admired the Marquis's intentions, was disappointed that Guanzhong was at peace.

If he hadn't met Jia Ying, Song Lv might have ended his life as an alternate commander of the guards. Now that he has a backer in the court, he can command the same officials as officials, and he can even seek a post as the commander-in-chief of the frontier, but he wants to be named a knight.
But now, even God is looking after him.

Armed with heavy soldiers, there are people in the court, the military achievements handed down from generation to generation are in front of him, the right time and place are right for the people, there is nothing missing, what is missing is only a person who can push him to the emperor's side.

Yang Bi might be able to do it, but it's still the same sentence, when it comes to leading troops to fight, Song Lu can't trust him.Although he was focused on building a world-class feat at this time, Song Lv still had some self-knowledge. His Japanese soldiers were weaker than the frontier army, not to mention only 3.If he had listened to Yang Bi's words, he might have collided with the rebels at this time, and the capital would be saved by then, and he would be miserable.

An army of 3 besieged [-] people, and they were still cavalry from Liaodong. Song Lu could not see the hope of victory.

But he was full of expectations for Jia Ying, looking forward to the young Earl once again leading them to make great achievements.

In the shadow of a famous tree, the rebellion in Huguang actually made Jia Ying famous. The battle in Datong Town in Bianguan allowed him to gain a firm foothold in the army and became one of the few famous generals in the world.

Both times, they were under their own disadvantage and led the army to find a way out. Based on this alone, Song Lv was willing to gamble on Jia Ying.

Jia Ying didn't care about Song Lu's small thoughts, but dismounted and asked, "How is the war between Beijing and China? Is there any news about the navy in Tianjin?"

"My lord, the scouts have come to report that the capital is still defending. Yang Yi led an army of [-] to besiege for nearly two days. The navy has landed in Tianjin."

Jia Ying breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again: "Where is Yan Shangshu?"

"I have arrived at Huaiqing Mansion a few days ago, and I am recruiting officers and soldiers from various guards to move north."

"Is the army ready to eat?"

"It's already been used."

"Okay, Song Lv listens to the order."

"The end is here!"

"The army set off immediately, without delay, gathered all the horses into a forward battalion, and rushed to the capital with the official, and ordered the navy in Tianjin to join the army in Bazhou, leaving another team to be responsible for the rear The officers and soldiers of the guards came."

"Do it immediately, without any mistakes."

"The end will be ordered."

When Jia Ying arrived at Hejian Mansion, it was later than planned. It wasn't because he was delayed on the way, but that before he was ordered to leave, he dispatched guards from all over Shandong to go north, and at the same time, Jinan Mansion temporarily recruited strong men from the village. Yong, charged into King Qin's army, so it took some time.

Of course, the brave men recruited temporarily were not of much combat power, and Jia Ying never thought of using them to wipe out the rebels, but his current disadvantage was that he had too few troops to mobilize, so he could not deter the rebels.

Jia Ying didn't know how Yang Yi's [-] troops were put together, but he knew that there were no more than [-] officers and soldiers in Liaodong. caught up.

The barbarians outside the pass have been entangled with the Liaodong Frontier Army for so many years. If they say they are afraid of the Liaodong Frontier Army's soldiers, no one will believe it.

With an army of [-], if half of them are old soldiers, Yang Yi is considered a high-ranking officer.

If there are [-] to [-] soldiers and horses, it will be enough to deter the rebels, so that they have to transfer the army to deal with the King Qin's army behind them, and it may be easier to suppress the rebellion.

The reason why we always talk about deterrence is because it is almost a fantasy to defeat the elite of Liaodong on the front of the battlefield with these local officers and soldiers. The only way is a psychological offensive.

The longer the decisive battle is delayed, the more unfavorable the situation will be for the rebels. If the opponent does not want to procrastinate, they must divide their troops and take the initiative to attack. First, it can reduce the pressure on the defenders, and second, it can use this to find the opponent's weaknesses. However, once the army loses its position, or makes a new response temporarily, there will inevitably be flaws in the formation of troops, and thirdly, it can also form a kind of invincible situation for those rebels who are coerced and bewitched. illusion.

There is no need to be "defeated", as long as it is "difficult to win", there will be people who will consider the way out for themselves, not only soldiers, but even generals.

At the moment, he didn't care about resting, dragging his exhausted body, Jia Ying got on his horse here and marched northward with the whole army.

It is still the back mountain of Xuanzhen Temple in the suburbs of Beijing.

I can hear the chaos under the walls of the capital, and the flags fluttering in the air, but it is hard to be surprised that the idlers in the mountains are sitting in seclusion, and the cranes singing in the flowing water compose Zen sounds.

Under the trees in the forest, the two sat opposite each other, with a chessboard in the middle, Jia Jing held the black and Mu Hong held the white.

Looking at the few black and white moves on the chessboard, it is a layout of flying swallows with one hand.

Neither of the two opened their mouths, they just made a hasty move, but after a while, suspicions and swords were already forming.

"Shoulder charge."

Mu Hong tapped lightly with two fingers, and a white piece landed, eating up seven or eight of Jia Jing's pieces.

Jia Jing took a look at the situation on the chessboard. His black pieces were being pressed at every step, and the opponent did not give him any extra retreat. In terms of playing chess, he was indeed no match for the old fox on the opposite side, but he had no choice but to bring the chessboard with him when he came today. .

It's just that Jia Jing didn't care about the chess game at this time, and looked up at the beacon smoke ignited in the distance, which was the houses ignited by artillery and cannon carriages.

"Your plan is to let Yang Yi break through the capital?"

Mu Hong raised his wrinkled eyelids slightly, glanced at Jia Jing and said: "You and I play chess, we should have no distractions. If there is anything to do, let's finish this game before it's too late."

Jia Jing grabbed a handful of sunspots from the chessboard and dropped them on the board, disrupting the layout.

"Don't tell me you can sit still."

Mu Hong smiled lightly and said, "After all these years, what have you done, your chess skills are still so poor."

"I have refined a lot of outer alchemy in my spare time, how about giving it to you?"

Mu Hong shook his head and said, "I still want to last a few more days, and I'm not in a hurry to see King Hades."

Jia Jing shook his head, not wanting to chat with the other party anymore, but asked: "What are you doing here again, as I said, I can't help you."

Mu Hong shook his head and said, "There's no rush, you can think about it slowly, I'm here just to make a deal with you."

"Not interested." Jia Jing directly shook his head and refused.

But Mu Hong acted as if he didn't hear it, and said to himself: "You promise, I can guarantee that I will try my best not to involve the Jia family, at least you don't have to worry that I will use your granddaughter-in-law to force you to submit."

"Your promise." Jia Jing shook his head and didn't continue, but just looking at his expression, it was obvious that he couldn't trust the other party.

Mu Hong took out a booklet, put it on the chessboard, and said, "This is the list of gifts given to Jia Amnesty and your son by the magistrate of Ping'an Prefecture over the years."

"Well, there is also Shi Ding's. This sincerity is enough."

"Oh, by the way, maybe you don't know yet, among the rebels this time, there are [-] private soldiers secretly raised in Ping'an Prefecture."

When Jia Jing heard this, his pupils shrank, but his face was as calm as water, and he asked, "What did you use them for?"

"It's nothing. It's just that I went through the Ministry of War and allocated some extra food and salaries. Oh, and there are many old ministries of Duke Daihua in Liaodong. It's okay to report empty salaries and then help hide some people. Facts have proved However, the head of the eight males is extraordinary, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is enough to eat the empty wages of 2 people."

"If I remember correctly, the former military officials have been implicated by Xu Zhemu, copied and killed, and the former Zhizhou of Ping'an Prefecture seems to have died in the riots. What can these explain?" Jia Jing was strong and calm. road.

"It's not necessary to prove anything, just to make the emperor suspicious. Your Jia family's years of hard work, I'm afraid"

"Besides, Shi Ding is still alive, the emperor will not kill him for a while, because he is afraid of the 20 troops in the hands of Prince Teng."

"Jia is not false, white jade is the horse for Tang Jin. Efang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot accommodate a history of Jinling. There is no white jade bed in the East China Sea, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling. There is a lot of snow in a good year, and pearls are like earth and gold is like iron."

"Jia Shi Wang Xue is famous all over the world."

Jia Jing fell silent. With Shi Ding and Prince Teng in command, if the relationship between Jia's family and the rebels is revealed again, then...
"What request?" Jia Jing asked.

"After all, the four elements are empty without cultivation." Mu Hong laughed.

Jia Jing replied: "Buddha seeks the afterlife, Taoism cultivates this life, and here I am a Taoist temple. Whatever I want, the four elements are empty."

(End of this chapter)