My Red Mansion Career

Chapter 172

"The Mongols are retreating, the Mongols are retreating!" a group of soldiers shouted excitedly.

The feeling of escaping from death was so good that even Wang Zhijie breathed a sigh of relief.

When the Mongols were preparing to attack just now, he was already ready to commit suicide.

As the dignified chief minister of Daxia's cabinet, he cannot be taken prisoner under any circumstances.

Just feeling happy is followed by endless irritation.

Due to the emergency situation just now, I didn't have time to think about it carefully.

Now that the Mongolian army had retreated, and after replaying the Mongolian actions in his mind, Wang Zhijie immediately understood the true intention of Tuo Tuo Bu Hua.

In fact, the Mongols did not want to fight against the Daxia army at all. Their original purpose was just to give the envoy a show of power.

Tuo Tuo Bu Hua simply took advantage of the envoys' unprepared mentality to launch a surprise attack on them.

After all, no one could have imagined that the Mongols, who originally took the initiative to seek peace, would suddenly do this to the envoys.

Of course, it was only limited to intimidation, but if the envoys or Yang Qing had not withstood the pressure and chose to surrender, the original intimidation would immediately turn into a grand surrender ceremony.

With the envoys and tens of thousands of prisoners captured by the army, not only will the Great Xia Dynasty lose face, but they will also have the upper hand in the subsequent negotiations.

It's a pity that Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's plan was good, but he encountered Jia Yu who also acted unreasonably.

Originally, in Tuo Tuo Bu Hua's and Qing Ge Tai's vision, with Jia Yu's army of just over [-], the best choice was to huddle in the city and wait and see what happens instead of risking going out of the city.

This is also the choice of the vast majority of people.

But Jia Yu made an alternative choice. Since you want to attack the envoys, and I saw it, I will go out of the city to fight you to the end even if the whole army is wiped out.

This is not because Tuo Tuo Bu Hua and Qing Ge Tai are brainless, but that their thinking is not on the same channel.

Although nomads are ferocious and cruel, once they encounter a strong enemy or an opponent they think they are invincible, they give in much faster than most people.

Is this similar to the wolf spirit they admire?

Didn’t you see that in another time and space, since the emergence of machine guns, the nomads who were originally good at conquering and fighting immediately became good at singing and dancing.

Eh...the change is so big.

The Mongols retreated, and the originally murderous army immediately turned into harmless little sheep.

According to ordinary people's thinking, since the Mongols have withdrawn, they should retreat as soon as possible and just order the troops to retreat.

But Jia Yu won't get used to their bad habits. Why do you provoke them if you want to, and retreat if you want to retreat, and then you don't have to pay any price? How can there be such a good thing?

Then, Wang Zhijie, Yang Qing, a group of envoys and tens of thousands of troops saw a scene that stunned them.

The army that originally came out of the city to reinforce them suddenly changed direction and headed towards the military camp of the Mongolian army.

When they came to a stop about a mile away from the Mongolian army camp, they were followed by a horn sound.

Dozens of carts hauling artillery stopped, then lined up, and then hundreds of gunners began to get busy.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, accompanied by bursts of rumbling cannons and plumes of thick smoke rising, dozens of projectiles were fired directly at the Mongolian Tatar camp.

Then I heard screams coming from the Mongolian camp. Without looking, I knew that this round of shelling must have caused many Mongolian Tatars to suffer a lot.

Do you think this is the end?

not at all.

Wipe the barrel, load the charge, insert the pellets, and keep firing!

In this way, the gunners fired three rounds of artillery in a row, then calmly loaded the artillery onto the cart, and then retreated calmly.

He didn't pay any attention to the Mongolian generals such as Tuo Tuo Bu Hua, who almost made his lungs explode with anger.

"Great Khan... Just let us attack. We would rather die than fight that Jia Yu!"

Several Mongolian generals were so angry that their eyes were red. They drew their scimitars and ran to Totu Bohua to ask for help.

For them, Jia Yu's act of firing at their camp was the second most serious casualty. The most important thing was that they couldn't stand the insult. It was no different from slapping them in the face.

"return!"

Tuo TuoBuHua called everyone back.

He said calmly: "It was indeed us who provoked us first, and Jia Yu's three rounds of shelling were in retaliation for us.

Moreover, we did lose this round of fighting, which is nothing to say. Let's admit this loss. The worst we can do is wait until the negotiations to get back on the right foot. "

Just as Tuotuo Buhua was thinking about how to regain his position, Jia Yu led the musketeers and joined the envoy headed by Wang Zhijie.

Looking at the musketeers lined up in neat square formations in front of him, and then looking at Yang Qing and the Daxia army behind him, Wang Zhijie couldn't help but feel a strong sense of contrast in his heart.

They are both Daxia's armies, so why are they so different?

In fact, it wasn't just him. As the newly appointed chief military officer of the Xuanfu by the imperial court, Yang Qing also felt his face burning.

After all, the mistake he made just now was really huge.

Although they came to negotiate this time, the two sides did not reach any agreement. He led the army without any warning and swaggered into the attack range of the Mongolian army in a marching posture.

So much so that they were caught off guard by the sudden action of the Mongolian army, and the entire army almost collapsed.

If Jia Yu hadn't left the city in time for reinforcements, the [-]-strong army might have been destroyed in his own hands.

If this kind of thing really happened, I would probably have no way to cleanse myself of the crime except killing myself to apologize.

It is estimated that this will be left in the history books after death: In the [-]th year of Changping in the Great Xia Dynasty, the general of the Xuanfu led [-] troops to escort the envoys to the Xuanfu. Because they were unsuspecting, they were attacked by Tuotuo Buhua.

The entire army was wiped out...The commander-in-chief Yang Qing...died!

In this way, he will really leave his name in history.

Although Jia Yu's timely appearance has saved the entire army, he has also left an impression of incompetence and incompetence in the eyes of the chief minister and other ministers.

On the other hand, Jia Yu's image was once again elevated because of this incident. If the incident spread to Shenjing, it would probably increase the emperor's favor with him.

When he thought of this, Yang Qing couldn't help but look at Jia Yu with a hint of haze and jealousy, and he hated Jia Yu.

There is such a small group of people in this world. When they encounter problems, they will not think about the gains and losses or reflect on themselves. Instead, they will blame all the faults on the other party.

At this time, Jia Yu rode his horse up to the crowd. After dismounting, he cupped his hands with Wang Zhijie and said, "Jia Yu, the last general, is here to see the First Assistant. Since the last general is wearing armor, he cannot salute. I hope you will forgive me!"

"General Jia, there is no need to be polite."

Looking at Jia Yu, Wang Zhijie's originally stern face showed a smile.

Although before this, he had no good impression of Jia Yu, a person who was considered a lucky person by civil servants.

Even after the news later came out that Jia Yu had repeatedly defeated the Mongolian army and regained the Xuanfu, he still believed that Jia Yu's victory was only temporary. If he wanted long-term peace and stability, he could only rely on civil servants like them who could rule the country and bring peace to the world.

But no matter what he thought, he owed this favor today.

He was not blind. If Jia Yu hadn't led the army out of the city in time and relied on Yang Qing, a loser, he would have become a prisoner without flowers. He said warmly: "Thanks to General Jia today, I and tens of thousands of troops were able to turn the corner.

After returning to Beijing, I will tell your Majesty the truth about what happened today and ask for credit for the general. "

"Thank you, Mr. Wang." Faced with Wang Zhijie's kindness, Jia Yu quickly expressed her gratitude.

"Come... General Jia, please allow me to introduce you to all the gentlemen.

This is Mr. Kuang Wei, the Minister of Rites, this is Mr. Mo Mengsong, the minister of Honglu Temple, and this is Mr. Yang Qing, the new chief military officer of the Xuanfu..."

Every time Wang Zhijie introduced someone, Jia Yu would greet them one by one, and the other person's attitude was also extremely friendly.

There is nothing you can do. No matter what these people think, what happened just now is indeed thanks to Jia Yu. You have to recognize this favor.

Which person in the officialdom is not a human being?

After some pleasantries, it was naturally a happy scene.

After introducing each other, Jia Yu also invited everyone to enter the city together.

Everyone came to the General Military Mansion together. Wang Zhijie was the first to sit down at the head seat in the lobby, and the surrounding officials also sat down in order according to their official positions.

As a third-grade military attaché, Jia Yu has the lowest position here. He was thinking of finding a place to sit in the back, but unexpectedly Wang Zhijie waved to him.

"General Jia, please sit next to me. I will ask you something later."

Jia Yu could only helplessly raise her hands and sit down next to Wang Zhijie.

Wang Zhijie coughed lightly: "Everyone, everyone has seen what happened just now. Although the Mongolian Tatars were defeated, they still have evil intentions.

He tried to sneak attack our army while we were unprepared. Although God bless me, Daxia, this beast did not succeed, but it was enough to see that Tuotuo Buhua was cunning and cruel in nature.

You must be extra careful about the upcoming negotiations, especially the city defense of Xuanfu. You must treat it carefully and do not allow it to be taken advantage of. "

Everyone agreed in unison, but Yang Qing felt his face burning.

He only felt that Wang Zhijie's words were specifically aimed at him, but he did not dare to resent the other party, but transferred his resentment to Jia Yu, who was sitting below Wang Zhijie.

Therefore, sometimes hatred comes out of nowhere, and Jia Yu never dreamed that she would have an enemy inexplicably.

Just as hatred surged in Yang Qing's heart, Wang Zhijie said again: "General Jia."

"The general is here." Jia Yu stood up and saluted Wang Zhijie.

"sit down."

Wang Zhijie waved his hand and asked kindly: "General Jia, among the people here, you are the one who has the most dealings with the Mongolian Tatars.

Besides, you personally led a large army to raid the Xuan Mansion a few days ago, went straight to the Tatar royal court, captured more than a dozen Tatar nobles and a large number of Tatars, and made great contributions to the court.

Tomorrow we will have to deal with the Tatars. I wonder if you have any good ideas, so you might as well tell them. "

Jia Yu, who sat down again, thought for a while and said seriously: "Since Mr. Wang asked the general to speak, the general will give his humble opinion.

If what I said is wrong, please correct me.

All of you adults have seen what happened today with your own eyes.

The Mongolian Tatars were originally a group of ferocious and barbaric people, fearful of power but not ethical.

Reason has never existed for them. If they suddenly reason with us, it must be because they have no choice but to do so.

Therefore, when dealing with such barbarians, our attitude must be tough. We must not deal with the other party with the attitude of repaying evil with kindness, otherwise we will definitely suffer.

Since it is the Tatars who are seeking peace this time, we might as well set the conditions a bit wider.

For example, we can ask the Tatars to compensate us with a certain number of war horses, cattle, sheep, and even gold and silver.

It doesn't matter if they can't take it out right away. We can let them pay it back slowly. If they can't pay it back in one year, it can be divided into five years, ten years, or twenty years.

The most important thing is to make the Tatars feel pain, otherwise once they think they have no food to eat, they can freely go south, invade, burn, kill and plunder. Even if they lose, it doesn't matter. As long as they admit their mistake easily, they can escape. , which will only encourage the ambition and arrogance of the Tatars. "

"This……"

Jia Yu's words made Wang Zhijie not know how to evaluate him for a moment.

After a long time, he slowly said: "Is this... not contrary to the saint's teachings?"

"Admonitions from saints?"

Jia Yu sneered: "Of course we must obey the sage's instructions, but in the end we will think that the sage's benevolence is for us Han people, and the sage did not ask us to be kind to the barbarians.

What's more, those who are not of my race must have different minds. To deal with these barbarians, using swords is far more useful than using the words of saints. "

Wang Zhijie was silent for a long time, and he whispered softly: "I have taken note of your words, but we have to wait until we meet with Tuotuo Buhua tomorrow to discuss the details."

At this time, soldiers outside came to report: "To Mr. Wang Ge and all your lords, an arrow was shot from outside the city, and there is a letter attached to it."

"Submit it quickly."

Soon, this letter was delivered to Wang Zhijie.

The letter was very short, and Wang Zhijie read it quickly.

He put the letter on the table and smiled lightly at everyone: "Tuotao Buhua said in the letter that he had set up a tent one mile outside the city and invited us to have a meeting there.

It seems that Tuo Tuo Bu Hua is really in a hurry. "

After that, Wang Zhijie said to Jia Yu: "Tuotuo Buhua also stipulated in his heart that the number of guards carried by both sides should not exceed five hundred.

I plan to entrust the security to General Jia. What do you think? "

Jia Yu cupped his hands and said, "I will obey your orders!"

That night, Jia Yu still got into Na Mu Zhong's room.

After some talk, Jia Yu took out a ladies' watch and a compass from the side and gave them to her, telling her how to use them.

Then he said: "In the future, when you return to the grassland, whenever you miss me, look at this watch as if I am by your side.

Whenever you get lost, this compass will show you the way home.

How about... do you like it? "

Na Muzhong gently stroked the watch and compass, and after a long time she said quietly: "Are you so eager to let me go back?"

"Of course I can't bear to go back to you, but there's nothing I can do about it." Jia Yu hugged her and coaxed softly:

"Be good... I promise you... I will definitely go to the grassland to see you in the future, and one day we will definitely become members of the group."

At this time, Mr. Jia's tone was like that of a scumbag, but who would let a woman in love do this.

Namuzhong threw herself into his arms and started to cry. As a result, a battle started again...

(End of this chapter)