Turning the tide in the Red Chamber

Chapter 103 [103] Jia Chen crossed the sea with a lie, Yuanchun attacked the Jin army
Jia Rong and Jia Qiang led the remaining [-] gangsters and escaped from the Rongguo Mansion through the East Corner Gate.

In order to protect Jia Mu's safety, Lin Daiyu did not continue to chase.

Jin Yiwei's deputy commander Suzaku led more than [-] men to chase out the East Corner Gate, but ran into another group of bandits.

This group of gangsters was so powerful that they crowded Ningrong Street like a sea of ​​people, shoulder to shoulder, densely packed.

Looking around, it is continuous, like a swarm of locusts, there seem to be tens of thousands of people.

Although they have a variety of weapons in their hands, including wooden sticks, kitchen knives, hatchets, bamboo guns, hoes, dung forks, etc., they seem to be a group of rabble.

But they are all a group of refugees with no way out. If they don't work hard, they can only starve to death and freeze to death.

Therefore, their fighting style was extremely fierce. The more than [-] Jinyiwei led by Suzaku were all fed by the emperor and received salaries. Who would want to work hard?

As a result, after conflicts with these vicious refugees, they were overwhelmed and beaten, and retreated steadily, in a panic.

Suzaku is highly skilled in martial arts, but Haohu can't hold back a pack of wolves, so he can only lead his men to resist while withdrawing to Rongguo Mansion.

The bandits took the opportunity to break into Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Rong and Jia Qiang took advantage of the chaos to escape.

The two of them led their men to escort Aunt Xue and Xue Baochan to hide in the back street of Ningrong, and after sunset, they sneaked back to Ningguo Mansion in the dark.

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On the other side, Jia Amnesty ordered Jia Lian to call Mrs. Xing over.

Jia She asked sharply, "Did you reveal the whereabouts of the treasure?"

Mrs. Xing's complexion changed, Qiqi Ai said:
"I didn't, sir, I've always been strict with my mouth, how could I say it?"

Jia She snorted coldly and said, "It's hard to say, you've always been talkative, you can't tell the seriousness, and you speak without thinking."

Mrs. Xing repeatedly complained about being wronged.

Jia She was annoyed and had no evidence, so he waved her impatiently and kicked her out.

In fact, this treasure has been concealed by Jia Chen, secretly transferred out of Jinling City, and handed over to Liu Xianglian, Bao Yong, and Wang Lang, who led the escorts and sent them back to Shenjing City.

But what Jia Chen didn't know was that bandits were raging in the city of Shenjing, and Liu Xianglian and the others returned to Shenjing with so much money in custody, which was like going into the mouth of a tiger.

What's more, at this moment, tens of thousands of bandits have already broken into the Rongguo Mansion, and they are fighting with Jin Yiwei and the guard gate of the Rong Mansion.

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At the same time, in the snowy Shanhaiguan pass.

Wen Tiren, the supervising army, asked Jia Yuanchun why he didn't leave the pass to attack the Jin army?

Wen Tiren, as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, doesn't know the art of war at all.

Seeing that the Jin army hadn't attacked Shanhaiguan in the past few days, he thought it was because the Jin army was dying.

As the supervisor of the army, Wen Tiren really wanted to win a battle, make great contributions to the sky, and be rewarded by Emperor Chongrui.

Although Wen Tiren is already a member of the second rank, he has not joined the cabinet yet, so he cannot be regarded as the top official.

Wen Tiren really wanted to go one step further and become the elder of the pavilion.

Faced with Wen Tiren's questioning, Jia Yuanchun explained:
"Sir Wen, the Jin army is good at riding and shooting. We should stick to the pass and avoid field battles with the Jin army."

Wen Tiren reprimanded:

"You are afraid of fighting! If you don't fight again, I will report to His Majesty and punish you!"

Jia Yuanchun argued a few more words, but Wen Tiren was so overjoyed and wanted to make military achievements, he still forced Jia Yuanchun to go out and attack the Jinjun camp.

Jia Yuanchun had no choice but to follow orders.

Since Saerhu's defeat, the Great Zhou lost troops and generals, and the elite of the nine border towns were completely lost. Most of the current defenders are recruits, and they don't have much experience in fighting the enemy.

If head-to-head meets hard, it must be an egg hitting a rock.

Fortunately, Jia Yuanchun has read "Sun Tzu's Art of War".

She summoned Feng Ziying and Qi Jiguang's generals to secretly plan a battle plan.

Because she is a woman, Qi Jiguang's generals despise her a little.

Feng Ziying has always looked at Jia Chen's face and defended Jia Yuanchun, but deep down in her heart, she is not optimistic about this female general.

Feng Ziying's complexion is incredulous:

"The enemy is strong and we are weak. If you attack directly, you will definitely lose. Not only will you suffer a disastrous defeat, but even Shanhaiguan will fall."

Lou Nan, Qi Jiguang's general, said:
"Soldiers never tire of deceit, we must send out surprise soldiers in order to defeat the enemy and win."

The other generals Wang Rulong, Chen Daguang, Hu Shouren and Chen Ziluan all agreed.

Jia Yuanchun stared at the military map hanging on the wall and pondered for a long time, saying:
"Soldiers are tricky. Tomorrow, we can send a soldier and horse to ambush on the hillside of Kansai, send another soldier and horse to ambush in the valley of Kanto, and then send a cavalry to go to Jinzhou Challenge in front of the barracks."

Feng Ziying's eyes lit up, and she laughed uncontrollably: "This plan is very clever!"

Lou Nan, Wang Rulong, Chen Daguang, Hu Shouren, and Chen Ziluan had all read the Art of War, and before Jia Yuanchun finished speaking, they knew what it meant, and they all praised him repeatedly, putting away their underestimation of Jia Yuanchun.

Jia Yuanchun said:

"Currently, the Golden Army has [-] cavalry, while we have [-] cavalry and [-] infantry. In terms of numbers, we have the upper hand, and we are indeed capable of fighting."

Lou Nan said: "The final general is willing to lead [-] cavalry to go to the Jin army camp to lure the enemy."

Jia Yuanchun said: "Three thousand men are too few, and the Jin army may suspect that it is a trick to lure the enemy. I will assign you six thousand cavalry. After the Jin army leaves the stronghold, you fight with the opponent, pretend to be defeated, and lure the Jin army to the enemy. Before closing."

"The last general obeys the order!" Lou Nan cupped his hands and gave a salute.

Jia Yuanchun continued to order: "Wang Rulong, you lead [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, and lie in ambush on the hillside of Guanxi."

"The last general will obey the order!" Wang Rulong agreed with one voice.

Jia Yuanchun continued:

"Chen Ziluan, you led [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to ambush in the valley of the Guandong."

Chen Ziluan also embraced the order.

Jia Yuanchun said:

"Feng Ziying, you lead [-] infantry to defend the city and take charge of the forts."

"When the Jin army arrived at Guanxia, ​​Feng Ziying ordered the gunners to bombard the Jin army, and then General Lou Nan led [-] cavalry to turn around and attack the Jin army.

I led two generals Chen Daguang and Hu Shouren, two thousand cavalry and eight thousand infantry, went out of the customs for [-] miles overnight to ambush, went around behind the Jin army, and surrounded them on all sides to prevent the Jin army from fleeing. "

Feng Ziying persuaded: "Jia Jianjun's body is precious, so don't put yourself in danger."

He actually wanted to say, you are a woman and you don't know martial arts, so don't put yourself in danger.

But Jia Yuanchun was the chief general, and as a deputy general, he didn't dare to say it clearly, so he had to remind him tactfully.

Jia Yuanchun said:

"Our army's morale is low. Even if we set up an ambush, it may not be the opponent of the Jin army. As the general, if I hide behind the gate, I am afraid that the soldiers will not give their lives. Only by taking risks can the morale be boosted.

This battle is only allowed to win, not to lose, otherwise, Shanhaiguan will definitely fall, and even if you and I escape by chance, we will not escape the sanctions of the military law! "

In fact, Jia Yuanchun really had no idea. There was a huge disparity in combat strength between the Zhou army and the Jin army. Even if they used twice or even three times the strength, they might not be the opponent of the Jin army.

And there are only [-] people on my side, but it is extremely difficult to encircle and wipe out [-] Eight Banners cavalry.

(End of this chapter)