The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 171
When Jia Ke went north to pursue the Tatars, he did not forget to write a letter and asked his soldiers to send it to Fan Kang in Kaiping Town, telling him what happened.Let him take full power to deal with the matter of reporting victory to the court.

Jia Ke is not at ease with Jiedu Envoy Wang Tao. Last time Wang Tao could give up on him, this time he can take away his military exploits.Jia Ke can't let such a thing happen again. The current Wang Tao has lost the bravery of the past. Teng kicked aside.

After Fan Kang received Jia Ke's letter, he thought for a while in the study.Then he decisively wrote a battle report to report the victory, and immediately ordered someone to send it to the capital as soon as possible.

While the victory report was still on the way, there was chaos in the capital. Ever since the 800-mile urgent military report was received saying that Xuanfu Town was besieged and was in danger, well-informed big households in Beijing began to secretly transfer Property, scattered important people in the family.In order to prevent the Tatars from breaking through Xuanfu Town, they led their troops straight down to the capital.

The emperor and his courtiers were also full of lawsuits these two days. Everyone discussed together, where to send troops, and how much food and grass would they need?
On this day, the same as before, the emperor came to the gate of Qianqing on time, "the royal gate listens to the government".This has been going on for several days, and the emperor is old.To be able to work so hard is already very remarkable.

Why is it not the early dynasty here, but the "Yumen listening to politics"?In fact, the so-called early dynasty was only fabricated in film and television dramas to show the emperor's diligence. Basically, there were no early dynasties in ancient Chinese dynasties. If there was a major event, the emperor would call relevant ministers to attend Taihe Gate, Qianqing Gate or Qianqing Palace. Discuss countermeasures and listen to everyone's opinions.That's why it's called, "Royal gate listens to politics".Later, people understood "Yumen listening to politics" as the early dynasty in the usual sense.And the time for "Yumen to listen to politics" is about 9:30~11:00, no matter how you count at this time, it cannot be said to be an early court.

When the emperor entered the gate of Qianqing, three college students and ministers had already arrived.

The emperor looked at the ministers below and asked, "What's going on? Have you discussed it and reached a conclusion? Where are the troops dispatched from? How are the food and salaries dispatched? It's been almost ten days. There must be a regulation."

University scholar Li Lu came out of the class and replied: "Your Majesty, now 12 Tatar cavalry are gathered at the city of Xuanfu Town. According to the combat capabilities of our soldiers, it is impossible to break the siege of Xuanfu Town without 20 troops."

The emperor nodded when he heard what he said, and then said to them: "I know this, but you have to come up with a charter as soon as possible. Although 1 people were sent to rescue some time ago, it was just delaying time. If you don't Once Xuanfu Town is breached, the capital will be in danger."

Li Lu, as the oldest bachelor, has always been the number one figure in the cabinet.So some words have to be said by him.

Li Lu explained to the emperor again: "Your Majesty, we have decided to mobilize troops from Shandong, Henan and other places, and then join them in Tongzhou. We will send and command the generals to control the troops before going to rescue. Otherwise, we may be killed by the Tatars." Everyone breaks down."

After hearing what he said, the emperor felt that it made some sense.The Tatar cavalry came and went like the wind, and if there were too few troops, they would be eaten by the opponent directly.Only by concentrating forces in one place can it be possible to defeat the Tatars.

After hearing Li Lu's words, Lei Ying, the servant of the Ministry of War next to him, immediately went out to retort: ​​"Your Majesty, the words of the Grand Scholar are purely based on paper, which is unrealistic."

Li Lu felt uncomfortable with this Lei Ying, no matter when or what he would raise objections.But you still have to say, what he said must really make sense.So Li Lu tolerated him all the time.Now you hear him come out to make trouble again, you stand aside and don't speak, but see what he can say.

Hearing what he said, the emperor also asked with a serious face: "I think Li Lu is very reasonable, what can you say is not feasible?"

Lei Ying replied without fear: "It is good for the emperor to gather his troops together, but how to march? How to transport food and grass? What to do with water for the troops? If these problems are not resolved, the tens of thousands of people have not yet arrived in Xuanfu Town. I'm all going to disperse." Then he looked at the people present with disdain, and continued: "You think that the ancients were all fools, and they didn't know how to join forces and divide them into three groups or five groups. That's theirs. There is no way. If we don’t do this, the troops will have to march more than 10 miles. So many people’s drinking water can be solved with just a few wells? This is just a march of a large army, without adding the supplies for transporting food and grass Troops. I'm afraid there will be more than 100 people by then."

After he finished speaking, everyone present was stunned. They only knew that in ancient battlefields, they were always defeated by the enemy because they divided their troops into several groups, so they always wanted to merge in one place before advancing.But what Lei Yingdan said just now stunned them. The logistics of 20 people is estimated to be no small matter. Lei Ying said a few questions just now, but they really didn't think about it.

After hearing his words, the emperor asked him, "Then what should you do?"

Lei Ying countered with confidence: "When we are in the territory, how many ways should we divide our troops? Then we will meet in Baoding. We will send a general in Baoding to unify the command. Then we will divide our troops. We will advance several ways, and finally we will meet again in Xuanfu Town. That will not only The time will be much faster, and the marching speed of each route will be much faster than before. When we reach Xuanfu Town, we will gather together to fight the enemy.”

Li Lu stood up and asked, "If you divide your troops into several groups, there is always the danger of being defeated by the Tatars separately. What should you do in this situation?"

"What's so difficult about this? The distance between several armies should not exceed 10 miles. Send more horses to each other. Once Tatars are found attacking one of the lines, the other two lines will quickly support them. The attacked troops should immediately defend themselves and wait until The other two armies have arrived and are in a decisive battle with the enemy." Lei Ying said confidently.

After hearing what he said, the emperor thought about it, and felt that it was more reliable than Li Lu's plan.She made up her mind in her heart, "I think Lei Aiqing's method is really in line with my wishes. I think this is the way to go."

Li Lu stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty thinks that it is better to meet in Tongzhou. March according to the method of Minister Lei Ying, meet in Tongzhou, and go from Tongzhou to Xuanfu Town. This is better for the safety of the capital. Baoding rendezvous, if Xuanfu Town has fallen, the army is far away in Baoding, and if they are rushing to the capital, the capital may be in danger."

Lei Ying did not refute this time, but stood up and said: "Scholar Li's consideration is more thoughtful than that of Weichen. Now that I think about it, it is indeed a bit inappropriate to meet in Baoding. Not only can the safety of the capital be guaranteed in Tongzhou, but some Soldiers can also travel by water, saving energy and freight. It is not too late to go to Xuanfu Town after arriving in Tongzhou."

The emperor is very satisfied with the administration today, and finally formed a specific action plan after everyone's brainstorming.

The army was divided into several routes to meet in Tongzhou, and then the selected generals were unified in command, and then divided into several routes to Xuanfu Town.If Xuanfu Town has been conquered and the enemy comes to the capital, they will meet the army halfway, and then choose a place to fight the enemy.

If the enemy did not conquer Xuanfu Town, the rescue army would gather under the city of Xuanfu Town at that time, and the Tatars would be defeated by the combination of inside and outside.

Then it's time to discuss the candidate for the Commander-in-Chief of the army. For this candidate, we all look to the emperor. This person must be decided by the emperor.

(End of this chapter)