The Red Mansions

Chapter 949 Jia Heng: Here Comes Huang Taiji

Chapter 949 Jia Heng: Here Comes Huang Taiji...

Grand View Garden, Hengwu Garden

In the wing room, the lights were bright, and a group of girls with pink hairpins and cloud skirts and hairpin skirts and jackets were talking happily, and the youthful and beautiful breath overflowed silently.

Baochai and Daiyu sat arm in arm on the warm kang, looked at Tanchun and Zhenlan with moist apricot eyes, and said softly: "There are some people in Beijing who don't deal with Big Brother Heng very much and want to see our jokes , no one should be malicious now, but this is only the first battle, and we need to be cautious in the future."

Immediately looking at Daiyu at the side, Lirui's pale face showed concern, and said softly: "Xiaoer, is there any news from Uncle?"

In fact, according to the Xue family's in-law relationship, Lin Ruhai should be called as uncle, but if it is called from Jia Heng's side, it is not wrong.

Daiyu shook her head lightly, pursed Yingrun's lips, and said softly: "Daddy didn't deliver the letter either, he must be busy right now."

Under the slender eyebrows of Baoqin's willow leaves, Yingrun's eyes couldn't help but blink, and said softly: "Is Uncle Lin and Brother Heng in the same place at the moment?"

Brother Heng made a contribution again this time, maybe he should marry his cousin when he comes back.

At that time... she was the sister-in-law who seduced her brother-in-law?

Tanchun said: "Uncle, he is raising food and grass in the rear, so he probably didn't stay with him often. The money and food in the west is provided by my uncle for Brother Heng's army."

Daiyu said, "This battle feels like it's going to be longer than before."

"At least three months, at most half a year." Tanchun said softly.

Zhen Lan said softly: "It's not necessarily true. If there is something unexpected in the middle, it might be over."

And when all the warblers and swallows in the Grand View Garden were chattering about Jia Heng's battle in the north, the mandarin ducks had already come down to the hall of Ningguo Mansion under Jia's mother's order, and found Qin Keqing to explain the reason.

In the hall, Qin Keqing was wearing a vermilion skirt, with a plump figure, her pink cheeks and willow eyebrows, her cheeks were plump, and her cheeks were plump.

During this time, Qin Keqing Yuexin didn't come on time, and she didn't find the imperial doctor to see her, and she couldn't see anything at this time.

At this moment, the beauty is talking with You Shi, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You, the news from outside has already spread to the back house, the hall is also noisy, listening to Yuanyang explaining the reason, they are secretly amazed.

Third Sister You's gorgeous and bright face, because of the gold and silver hairpins, added a bit of richness and coquettishness to the brilliance of emerald greens and dandelions. Under the curved eyelashes, there was a hint of a smile in her beautiful eyes, and she gently pursed her eyes. Pursing her cherry lips, she said in a soft voice: "Master, I have won the first battle this time, and the triumphant return is not far away."

Youshi stared at Qin Keqing, and said softly, "My sister has been worried these days, and finally I can sleep well."

After all, the military affairs were too dangerous. Although Jia Heng had won many wars before, everyone in Beijing said that this time was a national war with the Jurchen. Naturally, some rumors spread to Rongning and Ningfu.

Qin Keqing thought for a while and said, "It's not said that it's still the first battle, there will be wars in the future, just wait."

After a while, only bursts of laughter came from the outside, "Ke Qing."

It was clearly Sister Feng who came in from the outside, accompanied by Li Wan, but it was Mother Jia who ordered the two to come to comfort Qin Keqing.

Qin Keqing turned her head, looked up at the two of them, smiled like a flower, and said softly: "Sister-in-law Feng, isn't sister-in-law Zhu accompanying the old lady?"

Sister Feng smiled and said softly: "The old lady ordered us to come and congratulate you."

People's lives are really different.

Qin Keqing nodded her head, the smile on that bright face was bright and moving, and she said softly: "I'm just saying I'm worried these days."

Sister Feng's thoughts were complicated, and she couldn't help but said with emotion: "I heard from the master and the old lady that in normal times, this credit can be made a marquis."

Even if there is no such thing as in the past, he can still be named a Marquis now, just as the old lady said, that person is at least a Duke.

This is a Duke who is less than 20 years old, which is rare in the world.

But when he thought of that person bullying him in various ways on his own body that day, he felt a little strange in his heart.

Li Wan Yingying sat down, Wen Ning's graceful brows and eyes were covered with a layer of sadness, staring at the rich and beautiful Qin Keqing, he couldn't help but sighed.

Keqing is so gorgeous and charming, even when she was young, she couldn't match it.

And when everyone was discussing happily, the nurse outside said: "Grandma, Kunning Palace sent a female official here, saying that the empress of the palace is giving something."

When everyone in the hall heard the words, they were stunned for a moment, and then they were all overjoyed.

Li Wan looked at Qin Keqing, bit his pink lips with his white teeth, and the palace was rewarding things again.

This is the value of a wife according to her husband.

Sister Feng smiled and said: "This palace came here to give rewards, let's see what good things are rewarded this time."

I don't know when I can give her a royal uniform.

While everyone was talking, they left the hall.

Afterwards, everyone celebrated for one night, until midnight.

Chonghua Palace

Compared with last year's Anshunmen military parade, the face and figure of the Supreme Emperor were obviously a little older, holding the memorabilia delivered by Emperor Chongping from Dai Quan in his hand, and reading the words on it, he was speechless for a long time, and his mood was agitated.

In the first battle, more than [-] elites of the Xianglan Banner were wiped out, and a total of more than [-] enemies were wiped out. This is a great victory that has not been seen in decades.

Empress Dowager Feng served a bowl of rice porridge, and said softly, "Then Jia Heng is capable of fighting. He won a battle at the border first, and he will win a big victory later."

The Supreme Emperor calmed down, put down the memorandum slowly, and said in a loud voice: "The danger of winning this battle, forty thousand cavalry against 1, it is not easy to win, I am afraid that after the young people win the victory, they will underestimate the enemy and advance aggressively, if so It's not good to win first and then lose, but on top of this memo, Jia Ziyu is still mature and prudent."

The Battle of Liaodong for more than 20 years can be said to be a heart disease in the heart of the Supreme Emperor, and he doesn't pay attention to other things, but he pays special attention to this Battle of Liaodong.

Empress Dowager Feng sat nearby, and said softly: "Jia Ziyu is more serious, and Li'er mentioned that she wanted to betroth that girl, Chanyue, to him."

The Taishanghuang took the porridge, ate it with small bites, and said in a low voice: "What's the matter? What kind of gift is Jinyang's daughter?"

Empress Dowager Feng said softly: "No matter how precious you are, you will always marry someone. Speaking of which, Li'er has been around for so many years."

After Princess Jinyang became a widow, Empress Dowager Feng also thought about giving Princess Jinyang Zhang Luoxin's son-in-law, but Princess Jinyang refused.

The Supreme Emperor said: "She has a temperament similar to her brother, very stubborn."

When Empress Dowager Feng heard this, she ate the spoon in her hand and said nothing more.

"Go and urge King Yong again." The Supreme Emperor paused slightly, and whispered to the eunuch standing beside him.

The eunuch responded, turned around and left in a hurry.

Not long after, Emperor Chongping finished discussing political affairs with Jun Ji and the cabinet ministers, came outside Chonghua Palace, saluted the Supreme Emperor who was sitting on the imperial couch, and said: "I have seen my father."

The Supreme Emperor looked at Emperor Chongping and saw his thin body and haggard face. He couldn't help but sighed, and said, "Excuse me, the report above said that the Marquis of Yongning has won the victory. How will he deploy his troops later? It's to pursue the victory. Or something else."

Emperor Chongping said: "It is mentioned in the memorandum that most of the Jurchen elites have not been lost, and Ziyu is unwilling to fight head-on. He probably plans to send troops back to Datong after taking over Ezhe."

The Supreme Emperor pondered for a moment, and said: "Jia Ziyu is a man who knows well, for example, if forty thousand elites from the Beijing battalion face off against ten thousand, it will be difficult for them to win. Jurchen and several other banner elites, it is better to be on the safe side, win first and then lose. There are countless in the history, even if the big man sticks to the city after this battle, it will be nothing."

Today's big man really can't stand a big defeat.

Emperor Chongping nodded his head as he agreed.

The Supreme Emperor pondered for a moment, and said: "That slave chief Taiji is extremely cunning. On the grassland, my big man has unknown terrain. If we want to win, it is almost impossible to win unless we fight more."

At this moment, Emperor Chongping sat down under the guidance of the inner eunuch, and said: "Father, don't worry, Ziyu has a comprehensive plan in mind."

The Supreme Emperor said: "Marquis Yongning is a good man. He does not have the impetuous spirit of young people, but has the spirit of those famous generals during the founding of the country and Emperor Taizong. You will use it in the future."

Emperor Chongping said: "It was supposed to be of great use. Jia Ziyu is not only good at military strategy, but also has great insights in political affairs, and has helped with many government affairs."

"In this way, he is still an all-rounder." The Supreme Emperor said in a low voice with his eyes fixed.

At this time, seeing the father and son talking, Empress Dowager Feng's eyes showed a complex look, and she left the palace and went outside.

The Supreme Emperor sighed, and said: "I'm old and dying, and I don't have much future. I can't control what happens after me, and I can't see the recovery of Liaodong in my lifetime. Everything depends on you."

Emperor Chongping was silent for a moment without speaking.

The Supreme Emperor suddenly looked at Emperor Chongping, and said, "I know you have resentment in your heart."

Emperor Chongping was shocked, and his face immediately returned to calm, and said: "Father, my son dare not."

Looking at the haggard and thin Emperor Chongping, the Taishang Emperor's old eyes under the gray eyebrows were fixed, his lips squirmed, and finally sighed, waved his hands and said: "Go back."

Originally, I wanted to say that although state affairs are important, we still need to pay attention to our health, but because of King Yong's suspicious temperament, he thought that he said that his health was ill, and he would have an heir early.

That's it, that's it.

Emperor Chongping stood up, bowed, and left.

The Supreme Emperor sighed, picked up the memorial and read it again, muttering: "Jia Heng..."

Not long ago, Princess Kuaiji's son-in-law mentioned in a letter that he had met this person, almost like a hidden dragon.

If he is so good at fighting, after the destruction of Liaodong in the future, if King Yong lives to his age, he will be a loyal minister even if he is reckless.

With Yongzheng's treacherous mind and clever tactics, there should be no day when the artifact will be usurped.

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At the time when the two supreme dignitaries in the palace of the Great Han God, and the traffickers and pawns in the middle of the capital, were all inexplicably excited for Jia Heng's big victory in the north.

In the Xuanfu area hundreds of miles away, a fierce offensive and defensive battle was going on. Jurchen mainly attacked from Xuanhua City and Dushikou.

Xuanhua City

The drums were rumbling, and the arrows rained down on the city wall, while the armored Jurchen bannermen and Mongolian soldiers and horses attacked upwards. It was already the third day, and the Jurchens had made no progress in fortifying the city.

Xie Zaiyi frequently drew his bow and shot, and every time the arrow landed, it would bring a cluster of blood flowers.

From noon to evening, the Jurchen soldiers and horses retreated slowly.

Xie Zaiyi looked at the Jurchen soldiers with red flags and blue flags that looked like after the tide had receded, his eyes glanced at the Han army that had suffered a lot of casualties, and his brows gradually frowned into the word "Chuan".

Compared with Jurchen's bravery and fearlessness, although the Han army's combat power is acceptable, it is still not as good.

"Is there any news from Wang Ziteng?" Xie Zaiyi walked down the steps paved with blue bricks, went down the gate tower, turned his head and asked Lieutenant General Ding Xiang.

Ding Xiang said: "Back to the general, five thousand soldiers have been sent to help, but our troops are a bit stretched."

"What about Hebei?" Xie Zaiyi thought for a while and asked again.

Wang Ziteng's side relied on the pass, so it should not be easily taken down, but on the entire defense line of hundreds of miles, it is impossible to cover everything, and it is easy to break through the pass and sneak into Hebei and Beiping.

Deputy General Ding Xiang said: "There is no urgent request from Ji Town yet."

Xie Zaiyi pondered and said: "There are only 2 soldiers and horses in the city, while the Jurchen soldiers and horses are nearly [-]. However, the Jurchen soldiers and horses are fierce. Our army's casualties have reached one to one in the past few days. Fortunately, it has not collapsed. It's just going on like this, isn't it? Our army was defeated, and it was the Jurchen who withdrew their troops first."

"The general means that they may not continue to attack Xuanfu." Ding Xiang asked.

Xie Zaiyi said: "If you can't take it in three days, it means that the troops are insufficient. Unless the Jurchen spare no casualties and attack with all their strength, but the Jurchen don't have many soldiers and horses, they won't waste it like this."

When Ding Xiang was deep in thought, Xie Zaiyi's voice came from his ear: "Let people keep an eye on the children's real movements, and beware of their playing tricks."

And when Xie Zaiyi was talking about sending troops, Hauge and Yue Tuo were already feeling overwhelmed by the majesty and strength of Xuanhua City.

There are not many elite soldiers in the Jurchen Headquarters, and they cannot pass such a war of attrition to siege the city, and the soldiers and horses of Horqin Mongolia who came with them are already quite critical.

"Brother, if you continue to fight like this, you will only lose your troops." Hauge said.

Yue Tuo nodded, and said: "We need to think of a way. Enter through other gates. As long as we enter the land of Yanzhao and cause chaos, the Han court will be exhausted, and even the officials of the Han court will impeach the Marquis of Yongning. It’s time to have a chance to win.”

Hauge nodded, and said: "And once we break through the Great Wall, the Han army's needlework will be messed up, and uncle's Zhenghong flag can also take advantage of it."

Dai Shan also led the Zhenghong Banner and the Mongols from Horqin and Neikalkha. A total of 3000 people cruised around Ji Town in Beiping, mainly sneaking into the land of Yanzhao.

In other words, Xuanhua City is no longer needed, and their goal was not to take down Xuanda. They were angered by the provocation of the guards in the city.

With this thought, Yue Tuo's heart skipped a beat, he was indeed delayed here for seven or eight days, and the morale of the soldiers and horses he led was frustrated.

"It's not as good as this." Hauge said in a low voice, and pondered: "I'll retreat first, join forces, and storm Dushikou."

Yue Tuo shook his head, and said: "This strategy of attacking the east and attacking the west may be enough for ordinary Han generals, but the generals of Xuanhua may not be fooled."

"Then according to brother's wishes, what should we do?" Hauge asked.

Yue Tuo said coldly, "Still attack Dushikou."

Haug: "???"

Before Yue Tuo came to the map, he pointed to the location on the map and explained: "We waited for a false attack at Dushikou, but the army attacked Peiping from here. Once this place fell, the capital of Peking would definitely send troops to help. In Jizhou, you can also get the opportunity to enter the territory of Han."

"Juyongguan?" Hauge's eyes lit up, and he said in a low voice: "If you go down from this pass, you can enter Beiping, and the whole Yanzhao area will shake at that time."

Yue Tuo said: "At that time, we can watch the courtiers of the Han court fight. Conniving the Jurchens to enter the land of Yanzhao, this crime can be big or small."

At this moment, the two of them still don't know that Jia Heng won the inlaid blue flag led by Prince Zheng Jierhalang not long ago. In fact, Huang Taiji didn't send anyone to pass on the news at all. force.

In the past wars against Han, Jurchen was dissatisfied and invincible, which has always been regarded as a sentence for Jurchen to establish a psychological advantage.

Now that the myth of invincibility has been shattered, Huang Taiji naturally does not want to affect the morale of the army.

And because Jia Heng won the first victory against Jurchen, even if Juyongguan was broken and Jurchen entered the bandits, although there were rumors in the court, it was not enough to shake Jia Heng's position as commander.

Datong

Jia Heng has led Ezhe's Chahar Mongolia to Datong. Yesterday, the Beijing Cavalry Army and Ezhe's cavalry joined forces to fight against more than ten thousand elite cavalry led by Azig. Although irritable, he still learned the lesson of Prince Zheng Jierhalang, and did not fight recklessly, but plundered the Chahar Mongolian tribe that had not yet withdrawn to Datong, and reported to Huang Taiji while monitoring the Han army.

Then the Jurchen Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners added up to [-] to [-], leading the army to the city of Datong.

Jia Heng stood on the top of the city gate, holding a binocular in his hand, looking at the tents in the camp in the distance, with a serious expression on his face.

Camping camps with high ditches and deep moats, the way to set up a camp was clearly taught by the generals of the Han Dynasty, not under the famous generals of the Han Dynasty.

E Zhe on the side asked: "Marquis Yongning, what should we do now?"

Jia Heng said: "The pawns will arrive in Datong tomorrow, all that remains is to stick to the city and prepare for a long-term struggle."

When he came this time, he not only brought [-] fine cavalry, but also [-] infantry from the capital. After so many days of rushing, he had already arrived in Datong.

Jiang Zining suddenly pointed to the distance and called out, "General, where are you looking?"

Jia Heng looked at the sound, picked up the binoculars and looked into the distance, and saw a large number of cavalry suddenly appeared behind the Jurchen cavalry.

"That should be Huang Taiji, the captive chieftain of the Eastern Captives." Jiang Zining said with burning eyes, "The chieftain led the army to go out."

Jia Heng was looking through the binoculars at the moment, and in his field of vision, under the yellow embroidered dragon flag, was an old man in royal robes riding a tall horse, surrounded by Jurchen cavalry in yellow armor, and several A burly general.

Jia Heng looked at Huang Taiji, his eyebrows were high, his hair was gray, and deep wrinkles were already visible on his face, but he seemed to be in good spirits.

At this moment, the old man on the horse seemed to have noticed something, raised his eyes to look into the distance, and his eyes appeared in the telescope like a falcon.

Of course, we were so far away, so we couldn't see Jia Heng who was standing on the Xuanhua City holding a binoculars.

After staring at it for a while, Huang Taiji turned to Dorgon who was beside the fish and spoke.

Jia Heng put down the binoculars, met E Zhe's eyes, and said in a murderous voice, "Huang Taiji is here."

At this moment, E Zhe looked at the telescope in the boy's hand with some surprise, while Ya Ruo, the daughter behind E Zhe, blinked her bright and clear eyes, and looked at the telescope in the boy's hand with some curiosity.

Er Zhe looked into the distance and said, "It looks like Huang Taiji's Zhenghuang Banner Ding."

Jia Heng said: "Let's go to the city to discuss matters."

(End of this chapter)