Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 292 Strategy
Xiyuan, Penglai Island in the lake.

The two saints and the two great governors sat opposite each other on the stone bench, listening carefully to the two great governors' battle plans.

"So, the Western Regions were the last to be recovered?" The emperor pointed at the location of the Western Regions on the map with his folding fan, his tone slightly questioning.

"Your Majesty, the danger of unifying the grasslands of Junggar is greater than losing the Western Regions, so even if the Western Regions are lost because of the grasslands, it is still worth it." Jia Hui replied calmly, "Alsileng has just established himself as a Khan, and he is in urgent need of a fight. The war that can prove his legitimacy will enhance the prestige of his new regime, and it is the Mongol Khan who is self-reliant, so the grassland is even more important to him. "

After all, you can't be called the Mongol Khan, but it turns out that his subordinates are all Turks and Uighurs, right?
Wouldn't that be a joke?

Therefore, the purpose of Junggar's surprise attack on Anxi was to quickly eliminate the threat from the Khanate's rear, establish a stable rear area in order to compete with Daqi for hegemony over the grassland, and then make every effort to compete with Daqi for hegemony over the grassland.

The struggle for hegemony was successful, and the Choros family replaced the old Borzigit family and the old Chen family as the great khan of the entire Mongolian Empire, and could even take over the Central Plains.

And the struggle for hegemony failed.
I am afraid that even the Turkic Khan will not be able to do it, and the best ending is to go west to grab food with his old enemy Turgut.

"How are you going to fight?" The emperor asked what he was most concerned about.

As for whether to fight? The emperor never considered this. He tolerated the emperor's change of foreign war policy to defensive counterattack, but he never allowed the emperor to not fight back when being beaten!
"Take the cavalry and light artillery and go north to the grassland, unite with the Khalkha tribe to drive the Junggar back to the west of the Altay Mountains, then attack Albindale directly to destroy Alslen, and finally follow the route south of the Junggar to restore Anxi."

"Oh, then this road is quite far." The emperor gestured on the map, "Can't we fight on two fronts?"

And the city is under siege, can you save it? If we don't rescue them, we will lose two thousand people and cut off the supply line. If you want to rescue, you have to send troops back to help, but what if there is an expert on the opposite side, waiting for work to lay an ambush on the way back to help?
Just how to kill Qi Jun, Jia Hui instantly thought of many methods in his mind.
Moreover, Alsileng has brains and is not as unruly as Agubai in his previous life who messed up the Western Regions. According to the intelligence, Alsleng did not use violence against pro-Qi people in the occupied areas. Instead, he ignored them and concentrated on restoring order. He also publicly punished many of his own officers who made mistakes, which won the favor of the locals.
Although Jia Hui believes that the Dzungars can make everyone around them enemies, and soon they will be unable to change and expose their true nature by eating shit. But for now, the attitude of the people of the Western Regions towards the Dzungars is very ambiguous, and the people's hearts are not necessarily unified. .

I used to be able to gallop around the school grounds for more than an hour every day, but since I turned fifty-five, I can even run twice around the school grounds until I am exhausted and out of breath.
"I'm old." The emperor then noticed that his old subordinate's hair was also completely white.
"Yeah, I'm getting old." Yun Yu chuckled, "If this had happened a few years ago, the Taiwei would have led the cavalry north to fight with the quasi-division on the grassland, while I would have led the army to conquer the Western Regions. It would have been natural for me to not have Hesitant, but"

After hearing Jia Hui's policies and strategies, the hearts of the emperor and the emperor sank.

As long as there is a definite strategy, as for whether it can be fought, the Second Saint has never cared about this issue.

At this point, Yun Yu did not continue speaking and fell silent.

Yun Yu gently stroked her hair, which was already completely white, and sighed: "That would be the best, but I can't fight anymore!"

Everyone invariably ignored Lu Guan, who was lying half-dead on the bed.

Even if the two-front battle succeeds in regaining the Western Region, once the city is captured, the troops must be divided and garrisoned. The imperial dynasty was limited by supply issues, so they would definitely not send many people, only twenty or thirty thousand people at most. In order to ensure that the remaining people could defend the city, at least two thousand people should be left behind each time, and Northern Xinjiang alone For example, in big cities such as Hami, Turpan, Dihua, and Kuqa, tens of thousands of people will be taken away, leaving only 20,000 people.
He will be tortured to death by the Junggar cavalry and servants! "

"Therefore, the best way to fight is to defeat Alsleng's wounded troops on the grassland and make him lose his mind. A large scale is a sign that the servant army will be separated from the people of the Western Regions. Coupled with the reduction of the troops and horses in the headquarters, Alsleng is facing The suppression by King Taiji of the Junggar sects will also inevitably weaken."

"That's right! But the most important thing is to capture Albindale. Only in this way can Alsileng's prestige be completely destroyed and Junggar completely in chaos."

"At that time, the hearts of the people in the Western Region will be united." The emperor's eyes also lit up.

"Go back to your Majesty, what Mr. Yun said is true." Jia Hui also did not agree with sending troops on two fronts.

"Jin Yu?" The emperor turned to look at Jia Hui, "Is this really true?"

The elites of the Nine Sides are still strong, and the treasury is so full that even if there is still some left after fighting around the country, there will be no pressure to support the war against Junggar.

"Then those Zongwang Taijis who lost their suppression will reveal their true nature and start burning, killing, looting and robbing unjust people." The emperor quickly realized what Jia Hui meant.

Perhaps due to the deficit caused by family poverty in his early years, Yun Yu's body and bones were getting worse day by day after her fifty-fifth birthday.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to fight on two fronts." Yun Yu sighed softly. "This Junggar is said to be a nomadic tribe, but in fact, it has built a city and has developed towards a land-based household. However, because it has not been completely transformed into a land-based household, at this time In a semi-settled and semi-nomadic state, the army is still highly mobile.

Yun Yu lowered her head and stared at her hands, which had become dry and saggy. She lowered her head sadly.
The Emperor was silent for a few moments, then raised his head and looked at Yun Yu: "Is there anyone who can replace you in the Western Region?"

Yun Yu was talking about one thing, but on the other hand, due to the mobility of the cavalry, the Junggar army could attack a certain city at any time.

Push the semi-settled Dzungars back to the nomadic tribes, drive them westward, and let them go to war with Persia and the Ottomans!
However, it depends on their performance whether they want to plow through holes and turn Junggar into a geographical term like Mr. Zhang did in the previous life, or just drive them to the west.

"Okay Jinyu, go home and make some preparations. It's time to give you the title of Duke of the Kingdom!" The emperor reached out and patted Jia Hui on the shoulder, giving Jia Hui a look of hope in a very skillful way.

"The minister obeys the order!"

. . . . . .

Parting with Yun Yu at the east gate of Xiyuan, Jia Hui turned south into Tianjie Street.

As the news of Junggar invaders came, even if the people believed that the invincible Qi army would never let Junggar invade, the occurrence of the war still inevitably made the market a little depressed.

At the very least, the dandies who are the main force of consumption have disappeared from the streets.

At least Jia Hui didn't see a single dandy who belonged to the generals along the way. They were all the second sons and concubines of the civil servant family who were incapable of doing anything.

As for those dandy generals, they have most likely been captured by their families and trained to death, right?

Large-scale wars like this, which have a great chance of winning and are presided over by a reliable commander, have always been the favorite of generals.

First of all, safety is guaranteed. It doesn't mean that there will be no injuries or life-threatening injuries. How can anyone not die on the battlefield? The main reason is that he will not be used as bait by some unscrupulous and small-minded coach, or used as a filler baby, or he will be abandoned and killed for no apparent reason.
All you need to do is try your best to earn military merit. As for your life?

Life and death are destiny, wealth is in heaven!
The opportunity has been given to you, so what you can do depends on your own luck.

Jia Hui marched on the Tian Street with her head held high, her body rising and falling with the horses. From time to time, she smiled and responded to the greetings of passers-by on the street. From time to time, she stopped her horse to chat with familiar vendors. Her posture was like that of Junggar. It was as if the war had never happened.

Seeing the Taiwei's gesture, everyone felt relieved.

It's not far from Xiyuan to Ningrong Street. Even if Jia Hui deliberately slowed down, he quickly reached the street.

However, instead of turning right into Chunfengfang to go home as usual, Jia Hui made a rare left turn into Chunhuafang and entered Rongguo Mansion directly.

"Uncle, you are back!" As soon as they entered the Yimen, Lin Zhixiao's familiar voice came over.

Immediately afterwards, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man wearing a narrow-sleeved brocade robe quickly walked up to him with a respectful face, and saluted himself without any hesitation.

Seeing Lin Zhixiao's new chin, Jia Hui was delighted: "Hey, isn't this Butler Lin? We haven't seen him for a long time, and he looks very rich!"

"I don't dare. How can I afford to be a housekeeper to you? But thanks to you, I have indeed put on some weight during this period." Seeing that the eldest young master was in a good mood today, although Lin Zhixiao was very anxious in his heart, he Still standing in front of Jia Hui, he forced a smile and started joking with Jia Hui.

Since the old lady was deposed and fell from power by Jia Hui, Jia She, as the father, naturally would not miss such a good opportunity. He immediately took away the old lady's right-hand man, Lai Jia, and replaced him with one of his own—— Lin Zhixiao.

When the old lady came back to her senses and found that Aunt Lai and Lai Da had disappeared, she immediately realized that it was Jia She's fault. She called Jia She over to be scolded and sent people to find the Lai family.

However, when she started to question Jia She, she was so angry that he fainted again.
More than a dozen members of the Lai family had long been sold to the black coal mines by Jia She.
Without the help of the Lai family, the old lady is like a tiger without teeth, completely losing her intimidating power in this family.
Lin Zhixiao has also served as the chief steward since then until now.

Jia Hui also had a good impression of the "deaf and dumb" attitude of the couple and was willing to give him some face.

Although they would use their power to seek some benefits from time to time, after all, the atmosphere of Rongguo Mansion was like this. On weekdays, they were very decent in their conduct and conduct. They were infinitely better than the Lai family, and Jia She and Jia Hui were just as good. Turn a blind eye.

Anyway, whatever he did, said, or took, Magpie would collect it through her intelligence network and report it to Jia Hui. The Lin Zhixiao family would definitely not lose control like the Lai family.

Besides, his daughter Lin Hongyu was working as an errand in the county government to learn the rules, so he couldn't help but be disobedient.

After chatting for a while and seeing the anxious look on his face, Jia Hui stopped talking to him and told him: "Okay, go about your business. By the way, when you go out, remember to let someone inform the Jia family of everything in Beijing." Men, go to the ancestral hall for a meeting tonight!”

"Wei!" Lin Zhixiao quickly agreed. He hurriedly ran toward the door without caring about etiquette. He picked up the jujube stick in the hands of the boy who had been waiting there and went out. Jia Hui even jumped out of his body. I felt a little murderous.
"Tsk, what happened to Lin Zhixiao? Why is he still showing murderous intent?"

"Master, you don't know?" Oriole, who had appeared next to Jia Hui since he turned into Ningrong Street, looked at Jia Hui with a strange expression.

"Should I know?" Jia Hui's face was full of doubts. "I have been extremely busy these past two days. I didn't even read the information Magpie gave me. What's wrong?"

"Tsk" Oriole paused and organized his words: "Master, do you still remember Lin Xiaohong?"

"Of course, Lin Zhixiao's daughter was originally named Lin Hongyu, but later changed her name to Xiaohong after avoiding Daiyu. Didn't she learn the rules at our house? What's wrong?"

"Isn't it that Jia Yun from the fifth master's house on the street has been helping us take care of the family's spice shop since last year, so she often comes to the house to see the madam, and Xiaohong also learns the rules from the madam, so they meet often, and they become familiar with each other from time to time. They got in touch, but two days ago, she and the two of them made a private decision." Oriole's cheeks turned red involuntarily.

"Understood." Jia Hui looked blankly at Oriole's increasingly rosy cheeks, not knowing what she was thinking, "But they are the ones who have made the decision for life, why are you blushing?"

"Nothing." Oriole laughed at the scenes that kept appearing in her mind and changed the topic.

Can I tell you that I watched the whole show the day they decided to stay together?

Especially Jia Yun's love words for a whole quarter of an hour, which made Xiao Hong's face turn red!

It was even more exciting later on. Xiaohong took the initiative to hug Jia Yun and started talking to her. She was worried that the two of them would lose their temper.

You can still say such love words, why doesn't Tang Qi Qi have this ability?

Oh, useless stuff
Understand why Lin Zhixiao was so murderous just now. Although the identity of the shopkeeper of Jia Yun's spice shop and the clan member of the Jia family is completely suitable for Xiao Hong in the housekeeper Lin's family, after all, it is a private life-long contract. There are no three matchmakers and six appointments. What if this happens? If word gets out, will the Lin family's reputation be lost?

Although Lin Zhixiao and his wife were both slaves, when Jia Hui wrote to abolish the lowly status, Lin Zhixiao changed the status of his children to good status, and the Lin family became free from the next generation on.

So reputation is the most important thing.

But Jia Yun is also committed to a life-long contract. With his current worth and future, why can't his mother hire a matchmaker to have a good talk with Lin Zhixiao's family? Or should I mention it when I report to Li Wan every month?
Jia Hui shook his head. The young man still thought too little.
He should be beaten by Lin Zhixiao so that his memory will be long forgotten.

But after all, Jia Yun was still a junior whom he favored, and he couldn't just be beaten to death by Lin Zhixiao.

"Seventeen, you follow me, don't let Lin Zhixiao strike too hard and cause death."

"Only!" Shiqi promised, then turned around and chased Lin Zhixiao and his party.
"Let's go, it's getting late. Let's go see the old man."

(End of this chapter)