The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 354 The inside story of the war
Jia Min went out of the palace, found Lai Da, and told him to tell his ancestors and Jia Amnesty that he would leave without waiting for him after he came out.

After a while, they came to Wei Mansion and asked Menzi to inform Wei Ruolan.

Wei Ruolan came out soon, and the two rode for a while, then arrived at the Yuelai Inn, asked for a room, and stayed in.

This Yuelai Inn, when Jia Min first arrived in Jia's mansion last year, he often came to stay.Now the boss recognizes him when he sees him, so he is very enthusiastic.

Tea was brought, and an extra brazier was specially added before going out.

Although Wei Ruolan came back for the case of Xinyou, but the use of troops on the North Wendura Grassland is also indirectly related to Bu Kui, so it is impossible not to pay attention to such a major event.

"At present, the use of troops in North Wendura seems inevitable. I have paid attention to the news in this regard, and there is no opposition to the war."

Wei Ruolan refilled Jia Min's tea, and said with some concern.The teacup in his hand was also spinning constantly.

"Yeah, it seems that our family is the only one who opposes going to war. I don't know where their confidence comes from."

"As far as I know, preparations for the war have already been carried out in secret. The household department has already given the military expenses to the military department, and the ordnance and supplies are under preparation. A total of 15 horses have been prepared."

"15? Where did you mobilize so many people?"

Jia Min was a little surprised.

If there are really 15 horses, it is still possible to defeat the Tatars with proper training, sufficient logistical preparations, and correct strategies and tactics.

"It is said that there are several parts. One is the military strength of Shengjing and Ningguta, a total of 6 people. The second is the [-] garrison of Goryeo and the [-] Goryeo army. The third is Zhili and Shandong, a total of [-]. Four. The Jingying and Shuntian Mansions will contribute [-], and the remaining [-] will be contributed by the various mansions in the imperial capital."

"No business for us?"

"I haven't heard of it. There is a legend that it is afraid that we will take the credit. Let us guard Pu Kui with peace of mind."

"Measure the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, let's go grab the credit? Think I'm willing to go? Then the Tatars are so easy to deal with?"

"I also think they underestimate the enemy. The [-] cavalry of the Tatars are stronger than the four tribes. Unless we use the method we used to deal with the four tribes, it will be very difficult to win."

"The way we deal with the four major tribes may not work with the Tatars. They already know those tricks, and they must have a solution. If we want to win, we have to find another strategy and fight a protracted war .I guess, within two years, it won’t be possible.”

Jia Min made this judgment on the premise of adopting the correct tactics.Otherwise, even 15 horses may not be useful.

Although it is claimed to be 15 people, it is not bad to have 12 troops after going to the logistics and auxiliary personnel in the army.

Even 12 is impossible to reach.

The reason is also very simple, there are two main points.One is that there are a lot of empty pay in the army.It is said that there are tens of thousands of troops, but the actual strength of the troops is not bad.

The second is that among the [-]% to [-]% of the troops, there are still a large number of redundant personnel.Sixty percent of those that can really be used in front-line combat are not bad.

Even with [-]% of the troops, there is still a lack of training, and their armaments are usually lax, and some of them have never even fought.The equipment is basically cold weapons.

With these people alone, it is very difficult to fight against the tiger and wolf division of the Tatars.

"Officer Min said it was two years, but they don't think so. Let them say it, but it's easy. Once the army arrives, the war will end in two months."

"Two months is also possible, but it's not the Tatars who lose, but them. I really don't understand why they are in such a hurry?"

"Apart from military exploits, the establishment of prefectures and tributes, the Ministry of War has not achieved any decent results over the years. The regiments of each prefecture, inspired by our victory, are also eager to make contributions."

"Hey, it's so easy to make meritorious deeds. Have they put so much effort into us? If you want to make meritorious deeds, you have to have that ability."

"It's a little strange that this time, even the household department is actively leading the battle, and the University of Luo and the San Francisco also strongly support it."

"Scholar Luo and San Francisco?"

"Yes, it is said that the coach this time is likely to be General Ning Guta Han Tiankui."

"Han Tiankui?"

This makes some sense.Jia Min suddenly understood something.

If Han Tiankui is the coach, once he wins, Ning Guta will drive a wedge in Bu Kui's back.At that time, Bukui will become an isolated island surrounded by the forces of Ningguta.It can be said that the entire Northeast is within the sphere of influence of Ninggu Tower.

Han Tiankui is the younger brother of Han Tiandou, king of Nan'an, one of the San Francisco.

A fact suddenly emerged: the Northeast has also become the sphere of influence of the San Francisco.

As for the active support of Master Luo, there is nothing surprising about it.According to legend, Luo Qihua, a bachelor, has always had a close relationship with San Francisco.He often stood up for San Francisco in the court.

"What do you say about the emperor's side?"

"As far as I know, it should be related to the prince."

"Is it related to the prince?"

"When the emperor established the current prince, it was quite controversial. Many ministers disagreed. The harem was also very controversial. Later, the emperor resisted all opinions and established the prince."

"There was a severe drought in Henan last year, and the prince presided over disaster relief. It is said that there was a lot of controversy, and there were also many rumors of corruption. Even the kings of Jin and Chu were quite critical."

"People's general opinion is that the emperor wants the prince to preside over the war, so as to restore the prince's influence and build up his prestige."

"There's nothing wrong with building prestige for the prince. It's not impossible to fight a war, I'm afraid I chose the wrong partner."

"In my opinion, the prospects for this battle are not good. There are many problems just in terms of drawing from various places. The soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers. They don't belong to each other and have different orders. Not to mention the quality of the army. .In such muddy water, we don’t need to wade through it, so as not to embarrass ourselves with them.”

"It's okay if the Tatars have limited ambitions. I'm afraid they will win in the future. Taking advantage of the victory and occupying South Vendura in one go, it will be bad for us. Our previous achievements will be wiped out."

This is what Jia Min is most worried about.

"Judging from the current situation, war is inevitable, and it is better for Chief Min to make plans early."

"That's right. I've told you about the inappropriateness of war. I told Jiang Shilang and my uncle, and today I told King Beijing Jing. It seems that it's useless. When I meet the emperor in the future, I will I also want to talk about it. It’s just that the current situation is like this, I’m afraid it’s useless to tell the emperor, it’s time to make plans.”

"Ruolan, let's put the Xinyou case aside. In the past few days, I will think about it. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, we will return to Bukui together. The matter of Bukui is of great importance. We must guarantee that Bukui will No problem."

"That's the best. Oh, I really didn't expect such a thing to happen. It's getting dark, why don't you come to my house for a drink?"

"Forget it, let's talk about it after the new year. It's the Chinese New Year, so let's eat it at my own home, so that people in the house won't say I'm heretic."

After breaking up with Wei Ruolan, Jia Min went back to Yeduju.

Although I ate wine in the palace, I didn't eat much food.Back at the Farming and Studying Institute, Ping'er happened to leave food for him.

While eating, he listened to Ping'er talking about today's annual meeting in Jia's mansion.

The annual meeting was hosted by Jia Zheng, so it was naturally boring and boring.No outsiders were invited to present the awards.

In terms of awards, there are no bright spots.

The Lifetime Achievement Award and the funniest Prodigal Award are naturally gone.The highly respected award was given to him by the Clan Elders Association without hesitation.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were not too polite, and re-elected their awards last year.

Qin Keqing still won the best management award, and Daiyu's maid Zijuan won the best maid award.

These two awards are considered the most undisputed.

Other awards are similar to last year.However, the reward for redeeming the servants is gone.

The two most controversial awards are Lai Da's Best Housekeeper Award and Baoyu's Leniency Award.

These two awards were proposed by themselves.It is entirely because of people that the award is set, which deviates from the purpose of the award, and turns a very serious matter into a child's play.

The most intimidating best prodigal award, carried forward in other people's homes, but abandoned here.It made Jia Min feel absurd.

It can be seen that no matter how good the system is, under the control of a group of unscrupulous people, it will go out of shape, and finally go to the opposite side.

It is an open secret in the mansion that the butler class fills their pockets.Jia Min wanted to rectify last year, but his plan was disrupted because he released Bu Kui.

Giving them an award this year is tantamount to sending a wrong signal, that is, the Jia family tolerates and encourages such behavior by the housekeepers.

It is true that Baoyu is more generous to his servants.However, this is not necessarily his nature and intentional.It is likely that he is rebellious by nature, lazy and unwilling to discipline his servants.

Even so, Baoyu's shortcomings in other areas are also obvious. Awarding him awards, the signal to people is confusing, if not wrong.

The encouragement of Baoyu's bright spot covered up his other shortcomings.This is also harmful to Baoyu himself.This is tantamount to encouraging Baoyu's indulgence in other areas.

If this continues, he will never reflect on himself.

This reminded Jia Min of what Yuan Chun told him to forgive Baoyu.From this point of view, it is very likely that she still has a clear view of Baoyu.

It's just because now in the palace, it's beyond the reach of the whip.

Yuan Chun didn't ask Jia Min to achieve much in his official career, as long as he protects the safety of Jia's house.

Safety and security are only the most basic goals in ordinary families.

However, for the Jia family, it was a relatively extravagant goal.

It can be seen from this that Yuan Chun still has a relatively clear understanding of the past and current situation of the Jia Mansion.

From here, Jia Min also had some doubts, that is, whether Jia's mansion still hides a bigger secret that he doesn't know.

(End of this chapter)