serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 41 It was him
Zhenglan Qi and Zhengbai Banner guarded Yongqi and others and retreated for more than [-] miles at a stretch, until the remnant soldiers of Xianghuang Banner brought the news that the Zhou army had not pursued. At the same time, he ordered people to gather up the broken soldiers.

After setting up camp, Yongqi sat in front of the table with a livid face, the cold light in his eyes flickered under the candlelight, he never thought that he would be defeated so badly, there were less than 1000 of the [-] Sauron soldiers left, Thirty thousand and eight banner soldiers only gathered less than [-] people. As for the green battalion soldiers, there is no statistics yet.

If the news is sent back to Shangjing, those brothers of mine will definitely have trouble for a while.

Yong Qi sighed and said, "I regret not listening to my elder brother!"

E Bi smiled bitterly: "The collapse of the Green Battalion was too sudden. If not, we would still be able to wipe out the elite infantry of the Zhou army. What a pity!"

"Hmph!" Yong Qi came back to her senses, a cold light flashed in her eyes, "These damned Mongols are too bold."

E Bi: "For more than 100 years, these soldiers of the Eight Banners of Mongolia are still working hard, always running at the forefront. But these Han army camps, the prince can think of something."

Yong Qi nodded, "This time when I go back to the palace, I will tell my father to raise the flag for these Han people, and let them form an army alone to serve the Qing Dynasty."

Paused, "Bengong was wrong before. These Han people are not only good at farming."

The guard general of Jinzhou came in and said, "Young Master, Tan Ma is back. The one who attacked us was the Yongwei Camp from Yangzhou. The general is Jia Hu."

"It was him!"

Yong Qi turned her head and said to E Bi: "Didn't you say that the imperial decree sent to Shandong was intercepted?"

E Bi: "There should be no fakes. After all, if the Yongwei Battalion is lost on the battlefield, it will be a loss for him."

"Now we are on the battlefield."

Yong Qi rolled his eyes at him, "The opponent's firearm is too sharp, whether it is the rate of fire, range or power, it is much higher than our arquebus, and it poses too much threat to the cavalry charge. Find a way to find out the situation .”

O Bi: "Yes."

At this moment, a white-armored soldier hurried in with a letter with chicken feathers on it: "Urgent letter from the grassland!"

Yongqi took the letter, tore open the seal and read it, his face darkened suddenly, then he put the letter on the desk, and said: "The grassland coalition army was defeated, and the one hundred thousand troops escaped with less than thirty thousand. The King of Chahar County was seriously injured, and the King of Khalkha County lost his left hand."

E Bi's expression changed: "The Three Thousand Battalion is coming back!"

"Hurry up and gather the rout, retreat to Tongzhou at five o'clock tomorrow, and leave the customs before the Han people react."

Yong Qi stood up abruptly and strode out.

Outside Guang'an Gate, the lights inside and outside the camp were brightly lit, and teams of sentry cavalry rushed out from the gate from time to time.

Jia Hu and Liu Fang came out of the camp side by side, Dai Quan followed closely behind, followed by several eunuchs.

"I'm old and my bones are not good."

Liu Fang smiled, glanced quickly at Dai Quan, and then said: "The Jingying is a thorn in His Majesty's heart, which hurts him from time to time. Only by pulling out this thorn can he let go of his suspicion of us. In the younger generation, only you can lead the army, and the Chinese army was brought out by me, and only by handing it over to you, I can rest assured that I can make up for the shortcomings of the Yongwei Battalion."

He raised his voice, "I have found a way out for them, so I don't have to worry about it anymore, I can tell the emperor to return home."

Jia Hu: "Yes."

Liu Fang pondered for a while, and then said: "After coming out of Qianqing Palace, you go directly to Daming Palace to meet the old concubine, so that Longshou Palace won't summon you."

Jia Hu was taken aback for a moment, and had no choice but to answer: "Yes."

Dai Quan walked over quietly, "Master Jia, it's getting late. You missed the time for the first time. Your Majesty can't explain it to you." Looking at Liu Fang with a smile, "the Ministry of War is still waiting for you." I have to rely on you to grow old."

Liu Fang looked at the ground as if she didn't hear anything.

Dai Quan smiled wryly to himself, and winked at Fanzi, who was in charge of punishment outside the gate.

After taking the reins, Dai Quan said to Jia Hu: "Please." Turning on the horse, his legs were slightly clamped, and the horse under his crotch moved slowly.

Jia Hu bowed to Liu Fang, got on his horse, and followed with his own soldiers.

"Hey!" A fan suddenly yelled.

Dai Quan: "Who is it?"

Fanzi: "People from Ningguo Mansion."

Jia Hu approached and took a closer look. There was an old man in his 70s who was so skinny that the wind could blow him down. Several young servants in gorgeous clothes stood beside him.

"Patriarch!" The servants of Ningguo Mansion, headed by the old man, knelt down together.

"Master Jiao?" Jia Hu stared at the old man.

Jiao Da raised his head and said excitedly: "It's Jiao Da, the second master remembers the old man!"

Jia Hu got off his horse and helped Jiao Da up: "Why are you here, old man? Who sent you an errand at such an old age?"

Jiao Da: "The Ministry of War conscripts the families of the various prefectures to guard the city. The young men in the family are full of melon eggs. It is only right for the old man to come and contribute."

Jia Hu: "Where's Lin San?"

Jiao Da: "The old ones and the young ones in the family, with Captain Lin and the others guarding them, the second master can feel at ease, right?"

Jia Hu nodded with a smile, who said that Jiao Da didn't understand the world, and waved his hands to several servants: "Get up."

Several servants kowtowed and stood up.

Jiao Da glanced at Dai Quan who was sitting on the horse, and said: "The old lady in the mansion sent a message, asking when the second master will come home."

"Oh?"

Jia Hu didn't expect that Mother Jia would send someone to ask him when he would return home. He was taken aback for a moment, and Jiao Da said, "Go and tell the old lady that if the war goes well, you can go home in three or two days."

Several eunuchs, Dai Quan, Jiao Da and others all showed joy, knowing that the crisis in the capital was over.

Jia Hu got on his horse and said again: "You don't have to defend the city, go back." After speaking, he rode away.

All the streets were hung with red lanterns and tied with red satins, and the people in the city spontaneously held a grand parade of lanterns.
The side hall of Daming Palace.

Jia Hu sat in front of a round table with a pair of chopsticks and an empty bowl in front of him.

A big eunuch stood by.

Several eunuchs were carrying dishes, and one eunuch came in with a pot of rice.

A plate of beef, a plate of mutton, a bowl of Dongpo pork, a plate of stir-fried bean sprouts, and a large bowl of vegetable soup.

At this time, the big eunuch picked up the pair of chopsticks and picked up a piece of each dish and put it on the tray. Several young eunuchs lowered their heads and ate the dishes on their respective trays, followed by vegetable soup and rice. After a while, he said, "Let's all go out."

Several young eunuchs: "Yes." Bowed and retreated.

The eunuch picked up Jia Hu's bowl and filled it up with a bowl of rice, put his hands in front of him, and said with a smile: "I know that the uncle has not eaten yet, the concubine specially arranged for the uncle to have the meal." , and then go back to have a good rest, and fight another big victory tomorrow."

Jia Hu was slightly taken aback, just when he was in the study room, he saw Wu Rui, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he was not as majestic and domineering as he imagined, he looked like an ordinary person, and the study room was not as luxurious as in the TV series, first he said something nice Then he asked himself why he suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

When I heard that the Yongwei Battalion was marching in a hurry all the way, there was a hint of shock on my face, and then there was another compliment for free. When I heard that I hadn't received the imperial edict, my face was very ugly, but I didn't say anything .

Finally, I asked myself my opinion on this war, and drew a big cake for myself.

After leaving the upper study room, he was directly led here by Dai Quan.

Sitting there, Jia Hu picked up his chopsticks. It was disrespectful not to eat, and he was afraid of being rude if he ate too much, so he had to put a little bit on each dish and taste it.

Suddenly, there was a melodious chuckle from the apse, Jia Hu turned his head to look, and saw a woman in palace attire walking unhurriedly, looking at him with tenderness and smiles in his eyes.

Jia Hu was slightly taken aback, it looks so familiar!is her?
The big eunuch stepped forward, bowed and said, "Nv Shi."

Jia Hu stood up: "Big sister?"

When Jia Yuanchun heard the words, his heart ached, and tears fell down uncontrollably.

Jia Hu also knew that Yuan Chun had suffered a lot of grievances these years, so he sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty said, as long as you win this battle, you will allow me to do something that does not violate the etiquette and morality of the ancestors. I want to accept it." Eldest sister leaves the palace and returns home."

Hearing this, Yuan Chun was slightly taken aback, and suddenly smiled, so beautifully, she walked lightly to Jia Hu's side, gently stroking his face, "I'm glad you can think of me. In fact, I live quite well in the palace, apart from not being able to see my family, everything is fine, and the concubine treats me like a granddaughter."

The big eunuch came over with a mahogany stool and placed it beside Jia Hu.

Yuan Chun wiped away his tears, and said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Dai said that you entered the palace on an empty stomach. How about it? You must be very hungry. Sit down and eat first."

Jia Hu nodded, picked up the bowl, picked up the chopsticks, and started eating.

Seeing Jia Hu eating big mouthfuls, Yuan Chun said softly, "Don't worry, don't choke."

Jia Hu finished his bowl of food and drank half a bowl of soup before he said, "Eldest sister doesn't know something. The Yongwei camp marched all the way in a hurry, and they didn't know that the capital was besieged until they met Tartar Tanma. After receiving the news that the battle situation is not good for our army, we have no choice but to fight the Tartars on an empty stomach."

Yuan Chun listened, stunned.

Jia Hu: "Big sister, have you thought about the future?"

Yuan Chun blushed, and replied falteringly: "The concubine said that it was arranged for me, but something happened at the border, and I haven't had time to do it yet."

Jia Hu's heart tightened, and he hurriedly said, "What does Your Majesty mean?"

Yuan Chun blushed even more, and was just about to speak.

Jia Hu said again: "My sister told the old concubine that General Liu and the others have agreed to split up the Beijing camp, and the [-] elite infantry of the Chinese army will be merged into the Yongwei camp."

Yuan Chun was not stupid, he immediately understood the meaning of his words, and nodded vigorously.

The eunuch: "Nvshi, wait a little longer, the palace gate should be unlocked."

Yuan Chun's eyes turned red when he heard this, and he almost burst into tears again. He forced a smile on his face, took Jia Hu's hand, and said, "I'll see you off."

(End of this chapter)