Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 193 News from the Northwest
The impact of the rebellion cannot be said to be none;
Um?Is there a rebellion?When did this happen?
A full night of fighting counted for five hours, and nearly three of them were spent encircling and killing the enemy troops. From the thieves to the auxiliary soldiers who were doing miscellaneous tasks, except for some people who were forgiven by the Second Saint's decree, they were all captured and killed. .

The main reason why the imperial court and Jia Hui paid so much attention to this group of people was that they were remnants of the East Palace, headed by some die-hard loyalists of the former East Palace. The most important thing was that they had kidnapped one of Prince Li's sons as their banner. These are the trouble spots. .

However, due to the early discovery and contact with the two or five young men among them, the information about the remnants of the East Palace was unilaterally disclosed to the court. This allowed the scale of the rebellion to be controlled within a certain range, and they were quickly and without any worries. wipe out.

It's just that this rebellion was not so friendly to the Kamizhiro Army.

They didn't expect that Wei Ci would become more powerful than eight years ago, and he would purposefully kill the commanders of Long Xiang and Yu Lin's guards one by one.

Although it seems that the two guards did not lose many personnel, in fact, the two guards were already in a state of broken bones.

There are not many senior officers left, almost all are wiped out!

However, these two Shangzhiqin troops must recover as soon as possible. Therefore, recruiting officers from various border towns into the Shangzhiqin army has become a top priority for the military.

For a time, a large number of accompanying people who were the first to get the news, and even the middle-level officers in the surrounding military towns and guards began to have relationships like crazy, and as the head of the generals, the Taiwei naturally became their Primary goal.

Just when they were preparing to rush to send gifts to the Taiwei's house, they found that the Dunhuang County Duke's house was closed to thank guests.

"Sir, after all, the people outside the door are your old troops and former colleagues. Is it okay to just close the door like this?" Early in the morning, the door of the county government was once again blocked by officers. Even in his own yard, the door was blocked. Li Wan was a little worried when he could vaguely hear the cry for permission.

"If you say you don't see me, you won't see me. Besides, can I interfere with the personnel affairs of the Shangzhi People's Army? Even though I have a good relationship with the commanders and commanders of the Shangzhi People's Army, but for the commanders and commanders of the Shangzhi People's Army, The appointment and removal of personnel has always been in the hands of the emperor." After scraping the golden millet porridge into his mouth with a spoon and swallowing it, Jia Hui wiped his mouth and explained to Li Wan.

"Think about it, the money comes from the royal family, the food comes from the royal family, you live in the school grounds in the palace, and all the weapons and equipment are made by the inner court, even those who didn't have a wife before joining the Shang Naochin Army," Jia Hui clenched his fist with his right hand and hit his left hand, "Those 25-year-old girls who are released from the palace every year are also given priority in marriage. You said, money, food, housing, weapons and wives are all taken care of by the royal family. The Governor's Office of the Fifth Army and the Ministry of War will If you don’t even pay a penny, why should you intervene in the personnel appointments and dismissals of the direct army?”

After saying that, Jia Hui picked up another bun and bit into it.
"This is indeed the truth." Li Wan also opened his eyes today.

Twisting the spoon with his right hand and gently stirring the millet porridge, Li Wan was still a little worried that he would break the hearts of his colleagues in the old department.

"Then Master, do we really have no expression at all? It's not that we are curious about the gifts they gave us, but we are worried that Master you will be so heartless," Li Wan said worriedly.

"Yes, I understand what Madam means," she swallowed the remains of the bun in her mouth, "After all, they are my colleagues in the old department, and many of them took care of me when I first entered the military camp. But as I said before, The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army really cannot intervene in the appointment and dismissal of the Shangzhiqin Army."

"But I heard that the emperor wanted to recruit some generals from the border armies to join the Shangzhi army, so he asked the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to draw up a list first." Li Wan said that when he went door to door to apologize yesterday, he talked with everyone Rumors heard by my wife while chatting.

"Oh, nonsense, I, the official Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army of the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief, don't even know about this."

After putting the tea in his mouth, gargling it and spitting it out, Jia Hui thought about it and decided to speak out the selection criteria.

"This time, the two saints are selected at the same time. The emperor naturally prefers our frontier troops and the old water workers, but what the emperor means is that he wants his direct descendants, the Jiangnan Bei Japanese Army, to also participate.

It's only fair that the emperor is in a good mood. You know the reason, so I won't go into details.Therefore, at the end of the discussion, the Second Saint plans to use a method similar to military examinations to select new officers."

"What? Martial arts exams? But isn't it true that being in the direct army is based on loyalty rather than ability?" Li Wan was a little surprised.

"So we only let the Bianjun, Lao Cao Gong and Jiangnan Bei Japanese Army be used as reference. The Bian Army is the direct line of the Emperor, the Bei Japanese Army is the direct line of the Emperor, and the Lao Cao Gong is the direct line of Da Qi. You said, this If they are not loyal enough, then who else is loyal? Are they the Mongolians? The Jurchens? The southwestern chieftains? Or the great lamas on the plateau?"

"That's right." Li Wan knew that he had just been stupid.

"Well, after all, senior officers such as Qianhu and commanders are selected, so martial arts are not the most important thing. Military strategies, troop formations, etc. are the most important things in this selection. Other than that, , Military merit is also very important. Given the same results, the one with greater military merit will naturally have an advantage."

Jia Hui put the wet wipes she used to wipe her mouth into the copper basin, stood up with the table in hand, and turned to look at Li Wan.

"Okay, I won't say anything more, that's all. I won't see them anymore. Later, you can ask Shi Qi and the others to leave the house and speak to them quietly. Remember, do it quietly and don't make a big show of it.

Then let them go to places like the martial arts halls in Chang'an City to let the martial arts masters teach them the subjects of martial arts, and then draw the key points.

I know these rough guys very well. They usually fight with the Mongols to see who is more ruthless and more desperate. They are all empiricists. They are weak in theories such as military strategy. Let them these days. Learn more about these things. When the people preparing for the Japanese army in Jiangnan arrive in Chang'an, it will be almost time for selection. "

Although Da Qi has military examinations, most of the martial arts warriors are selected as guards of a certain city or commanders of a certain local guard post. Of course, a better choice is to enter the Beijing camp, and only a handful of people choose to do so. Go against foreigners, especially those from Jiubian who take the martial arts route and join the ranks.Over time, military generals with martial arts background will basically not join the border army.

It's not that these martial arts scholars have low professionalism, it's mainly because the frontier soldiers believe in speaking with their swords and being promoted based on their military merit. They look down upon these martial arts scholars who just practice martial arts and read military books and then rise to hundreds of thousands of households.Therefore, they naturally would not know about those martial arts events. Jia Hui naturally wanted them to go to the martial arts gym to learn about them.
After all, Jia Hui himself had never understood what the martial arts exams were about.
. . . . . .

Although the door was blocked, Jia Hui still found a way to leave the mansion without leaving a trace.
For example, authentic.

I got in from a corner of the yard, which just led to a certain house outside. I got on a relatively simple sedan chair. Even the soldiers around me didn't let Hu Jiu and the others follow them. Instead, they chose some A soldier of the Suzaku Cavalry.

After putting down his disguise, he was finally not recognized by anyone on the way to the Taiwei Mansion.
Taiwei's House.

Jia Hui, who had been bored in the sedan for a quarter of an hour, finally came to his festival hall. He was afraid of the heat the most, and the officials in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion also knew about it, so after summer came, the small kitchen Several barrels of sour plum soup are prepared every day.

On the one hand, it is provided for Jia Taiwei to drink, and on the other hand, it is also a summer welfare for the officials of the Governor's Mansion.

"Hu Shutan" drank a large mouthful of chilled sour plum soup, and Jia Hui slumped on the chair as if he had no bones.
Summer is the most difficult season of the year for Jia Hui.

"Grand Governor, this is today's document."

After seeing the Governor leaning comfortably on the chair as usual, the clerk next to him also knew that it was time, so he stepped forward and placed the document on the table.

We must remind the Governor at this point when he has recovered but is not comfortable enough to sleep, otherwise the Governor will really sleep until noon!
He couldn't wake up even though he screamed. Even when he woke up, he was still very angry. This was the case with his old neighbor. He was almost stabbed by the governor who woke him up.
"Huh? It's Xiaohua."

"This big governor, the little one is almost running around. This little character is too small." Hearing the title of the big governor to himself, the little official named Hua looked bitter.
"Who made you young enough? Without further ado, what big things have come to you today?" Jia Hui stretched, then sat up straight, stretched out his hand and took out a pile of documents.
"Back to the Grand Governor, there are no major events in the country today, but there is some news from the Anxi Governor's Mansion."

The clerk surnamed Hua spoke respectfully to Jia Hui. His hands were not idle as he handed a document sealed with lacquer to Jia Hui.

"Duhufu." Jia Hui suddenly became energetic. He took out his letter opener from the secret pocket of his sleeve and pried open the seal. Jia Hui began to read the document from Anxi word by word.
"Huh? A group of people who call themselves Seljuk Turks, but actually have blue eyes and green eyes and look like barbarians, said they want to come to meet the emperor?"

Seljuk Turks. Ottoman Empire?
Oh, what a Seljuk idiot!
Even the Sudanese surname is Ashina, so what kind of Turks are they?
"Turks? Grand Governor, there are still Turks these days?" The clerk looked at Jia Hui in shock. He had always thought that the Turks and the Xiongnu Rouran, the former overlords of the grasslands, had all perished!

"Yes, the Uighurs have Turkic blood, and further west from Anxi, it seems that the Kipchaks are a branch of the Turks." Jia Hui thought about it and said with some uncertainty.

That's probably it.

Anyway, it was like this in the previous life. I’m not sure about this life, but since those Seljuk bastards all know about the Turks, it should be no different from the previous life.
"However, in fact, the Turks are no different from the Xiongnu, Rouran, Xianbei, Mengwu and other nomads in the northern grasslands. They should look similar to us. They cannot have a mixed appearance." Jia Hui carefully read the documents from the Protectorate and explained to the clerk.

"Then these Seljuks are pretending to be Turks?" the clerk asked.

"It's not enough to be fake. There are many Turkic-speaking tribes all over the west of Anxi. This Seljuk should also have Turkic blood, but he is definitely not a serious Turk."

"I see. Then, should they comply with the emperor's request or not?" The clerk roughly understood, nodded, and asked Jia Hui with some uncertainty.

"I agree. Since they are here as a mission, they are guests. Before they reveal their ill intentions, they are guests who need to be entertained warmly. Please issue a customs clearance document."

"Only!" the clerk promised, picked up his pen and began to write the customs clearance documents that allowed the Seljuk delegation to enter Yumen Pass.
After all, the Duhufu is a military-controlled area, and Jia Hui is in charge.After entering Yumen Pass, it is about Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites.

The clerk almost picked up this standard document with a template and wrote it out quickly. When the last bit of ink dried, the clerk respectfully handed the document to Jia Hui.

Jia Hui took the document, took a quick look at it, and after confirming that there were no errors, stamped it with a big seal.

There is no need to send this thing out immediately. After all, it is thousands of miles away. It can be sent out half a day early and half a day late. Jia Hui placed the documents on the side of the table and continued to read the documents from the Protectorate.
Oops, it was sent from Chagan Bari.
Torgut in the west was defeated by the Junggars, but the Rakshasa people were defeated by Turgut and were able to breathe.

In view of the fighting power of the east and west, Torgut began to prepare to move westward. To this end, Torgut hoped that Daqi could provide a batch of weapons and supplies, which they could exchange for gold, silver, horses, cattle and sheep.
Hiss. Trouble.
This is inconsistent with Jia Hui’s Central Asia strategy.
These generations of Junggar Khans all have good abilities. After several generations of accumulation, their rise is a foregone conclusion.To this end, Jia Hui formulated a bloodletting strategy to support the hostile forces surrounding Junggar and take turns fighting Junggar in order to consume their strength.

Among them, Torgut's strength is considered to be one of the best among the forces supported by Daqi.
Jia Hui's strategic effect was remarkable. The Junggar tribe, which originally had the intention of advancing eastward and southward, was hindered by these hostile forces, which greatly eased Daqi's defense pressure in the northwest. However!
According to Chaganbari's intelligence, Junggar seems to have adopted the strategy of "let him come in any way, I will only go all the way", specifically to capture Turgut and fight. As for losing some land around him, just lose some land, and we will do it later. Just take it back.

The result is self-evident, Turgut was defeated.
"Oh, I have a headache." Jia Hui held his forehead.

Come on, the Torguts are about to move westward. A single Kipchak will not be a match for the Junggars, and the Rakshasa people cannot fight the Junggars here. The defense pressure in the northwest will inevitably increase greatly.
No, what if Turgut is killed?If you throw away a dog when you see it is worthless, how will Daqi keep the dog in the future?
Various possibilities appeared in Jia Hui's mind in turn, and now his head hurt even more.

Forget it, let's leave this kind of thing to the Second Saint to worry about. He is just a minister, why should he worry about the emperor?
(End of this chapter)