Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

Chapter 660: An Invisible Game of Chess

"More than half of the Imperial Guards were killed, and about 30,000 people were killed in the camp outside the capital."

As for the casualties of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, Xu Yuantu still did not say anything, but the data was there. Emperor Ming Kang was not a fool and could naturally tell what the casualties were.

"Haha~~"

Emperor Ming Kang smiled coldly, but he didn't say anything this time. The cavalry under Jia Hong was so powerful that he both loved and hated it. If he could control this cavalry, it would be a great trump card whether it was for charging into battle or guarding the capital.

But from previous contacts, these people's loyalty was ridiculously high. No matter what promises they made, they would remain unmoved. He liked such loyalty from the bottom of his heart, but he was also very troubled by this.

After all, such loyalty meant that he could not win them over at all. As for raising a new army, he had thought of this idea before, but after learning that the cost of this army of a thousand people was almost half of the national treasury, he gave up.

He also secretly investigated the expenses of Jia Hong, as he was able to train such an army. Most of the wealth plundered by Jia Hong when he led his troops to conquer the northern border was spent on this.

Emperor Kangdi of the Ming Dynasty admired Jia Hong's courage. If he were in Jia Hong's shoes, he might not have the same courage as Jia Hong. Therefore, it would be impossible for him to train such an iron cavalry.

Fortunately, this Marquis of Champion, who was conferred upon him personally, was not a bystander but the bloodline of the royal family who remained outside. Therefore, he could still tolerate this cavalry in his heart. If it were another situation, he would have taken action against this cavalry that was out of his control but had extremely exaggerated combat power.

As the saying goes, "I won't allow anyone to snore beside me."

"Can you find out how many thunder bombs the King of Dongping still has?"

Emperor Ming Kangdi quickly grasped the core of the problem, which was the thunder bomb in the hands of Prince Dongping. Without these extremely powerful firearms, Prince Dongping would be nothing more than a toothless tiger to the capital, and he could be killed by a pile of people.

"The exact number is not known yet, but based on the way the King of Dongping used thunder bombs on the battlefield, the enemy has at least as many as those used in today's battle."

Emperor Ming Kang sat on the dragon throne, his eyes twitching. If such a large number of thunder bombs exploded in the capital, he didn't dare to think about the consequences.

"Dai Quan, when will Lin Ruhai and the others arrive?"

When he received the news, he arranged for someone to summon him. The current situation was already somewhat dangerous. He thought that he could stop King Dongping outside the capital this time, but he did not expect things to develop to this extent.

"Your Majesty, they are all waiting outside!"

At this time, as the most trusted ministers of Emperor Kangdi of the Ming Dynasty, people like Lin Ruhai stayed in the palace most of the time and rarely went home. When they heard the summons, they would wait outside the door early.

"Xu Yuantu, who do you think can solve the current crisis?"

Suddenly, Emperor Ming Kang asked.

Xu Yuantu was stunned. As a secret guard, he was only responsible for collecting intelligence and monitoring officials. He was actually not proficient in administration and military affairs.

If it were before, he might have said that Guanjun Hou would definitely be able to repel the enemy, but now Jia Hong has disappeared for a long time, and it is unclear whether he is dead or alive. This originally excellent answer is no longer usable.

"This subordinate doesn't know."

After hesitating for a while, Xu Yuantu did not give his answer without authorization. In fact, he did not know who could defeat the enemy. Perhaps Jia Hong's brilliance was too dazzling, so that those young people who had some talent in leading troops and fighting in the court became inconspicuous.

So Xu Yuantu didn't remember many of those people, or even none at all.

"I don't know either!!"

Emperor Ming Kang suddenly spoke slowly, but his voice was so soft that even Dai Quan, who was standing not far from him, could not hear it clearly.

There were three rebel armies in this uprising, and the imperial court also launched three counterattacks. The commanders of the other two armies came from the Nine Frontiers and were newly promoted nobles, all of whom were promoted by him personally.

The route of Prince Dongping is the closest to the capital, and it has changed from being difficult in the beginning to a big trouble and problem that must be solved now.

Before Jia Hong disappeared, he didn't actually spend too much time thinking about leading troops to fight. He would either just send someone at random, knowing that no matter what the result would be, there would be someone to cover it. If things really didn't work out, he would just let Jia Hong go.

Now that Jia Hong is gone, he feels like something is missing. The more difficult the problem becomes, the stronger this feeling becomes. Could it be that the entire court cannot find a general who is capable of fighting?

That is of course impossible, but given the current situation, it seems that no matter who we send, there is no guarantee of victory in this battle.

"If the Champion Marquis were still here, it should be possible to resolve it."

Xu Yuantu was inspired by this. This was not to curry favor, but he came here to show his respect for the leader of the secret guards. This was what he thought in his heart.

Hearing this, Emperor Ming Kang lowered his eyes, said nothing more, and just sat quietly on the dragon throne.

It has been quite some time since Jia Hong disappeared. In fact, all the court officials thought that the rising Marquis Guanjun was dead. Even Emperor Kang of the Ming Dynasty could not help but have such thoughts. It was human nature that if Jia Hong was still alive, there would be no trace of him left.

"Okay, let's get down!!"

"There are still many people in the capital who are not honest in private. If you find any, report it immediately. I want to see who they are and who they are not."

Emperor Ming Kang waved his hand, Xu Yuantu clasped his fists, replied respectfully "yes", and then hid behind a pillar on the side of the hall again.

Dai Quan hung his head and said nothing.

Although Emperor Ming Kang said this lightly, Dai Quan sensed a hint of blood in the meaning. As the eunuch in charge of the Daming Palace, he knew a lot of secrets. There were actually quite a few powerful weapons in the palace, namely the Thunderbolts, which were even more in number than the outside world imagined.

  Those things are easy to carry and only slightly less powerful than thunder bombs. If used on the battlefield.

But now that Emperor Ming Kang has come to this point, he still hasn't mentioned this matter, so he knows that there seems to be other calculations involved.

This Emperor Dakang, who does not look very majestic and powerful, seems to be playing a big game of chess, a big game that can cover everyone in the capital.

As for who is the chess piece and who is the chess player, he can no longer see clearly. If it was before, he might have said it was the emperor emeritus, but now it seems that the old man hidden behind the scenes is no match for Emperor Ming Kang. Instead, it seems that he is teaching Emperor Ming Kang how to play this game of chess.

It seems to be saying, "The sky is the chessboard and the stars are the pieces, who dares to play?!"

"I'm coming!!"