The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 565
Two days after Jia's mother left the capital, Jia Ke also received news from the border once again. Arslen Khan, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, had sworn in on the grassland and was now traveling day and night to Gubeikou. .

Knowing that there was no longer any delay, Jia Ke also led the three major battalions, the infantry commanding the yamen, and the elite of the Forbidden Army to head north.

As soon as Jia Ke left the capital, the defense in the capital immediately relaxed.

And some princes and nobles in the capital also became active. They connected with each other and conspired secretly, and they didn't know what they were discussing.

And Fan Kang, as the left behind in the capital, had already discovered this kind of thing, but he didn't interfere.Instead, he ordered his spies to keep a close watch on them.

Fan Kang himself was also preparing to evacuate the capital, and in Baoding, Baoding Jiedushi Chunyuhua was also making secret arrangements.

At this time, a large net has been opened near the capital, and just waiting for the fish in the lake to be exposed, they can be caught in one go.

And the fish in those lakes didn't know that the danger was approaching, they were having fun now.

Among these people, King Zhongshun was the most active. He connected with each other and almost brought all the royal families together. They secretly conspired several times to think about how to launch a coup d'état.

If it is natural for people like King Zhongshun to launch a coup, what Fan Kang can't understand is that people like the Four Kings and Eight Dukes have also begun to become restless.

To say that the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, the Rongguo Mansion and the Ningguo Mansion are almost all prosperous and all damaged, and they never thought that these people would oppose Jia Ke.

But things are like this, the more unexpected things happen, the more these people are in frequent contact now, and some of them even have a relationship with King Zhongshun, it seems that they want to act together.

Wei Kun has been so busy during this time that he has spent a lot of effort to monitor these people. If it is King Zhongshun and these royal families, it is okay to say, because Jia Ke has long been afraid of them, so Surveillance on them has long been arranged.

But for people like the Four Kings and Eight Dukes and the Jia family, it can be said that they have been friends for several lifetimes, a friendship that was killed on the battlefield, so the monitoring of them is still relatively weak, and it can even be said that only a few people have been placed on the periphery.

Now that these people suddenly became active, Wei Kun was a little caught off guard, so Wei Kun immediately started to remedy the situation, either by buying them with money or by coercion and lure, and finally installed a few important positions among these people.

Although the current monitoring of the four kings and eight males cannot be said to be comprehensive, it is possible to notify in advance of any major actions, so as not to become blind.

Besides, Jia Ke led hundreds of thousands of soldiers, marching all the way, and he could only walk forty or fifty miles a day.

It took six days to arrive at Gubeikou, and Luo Cen, the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion who had been stationed here for many years, had already brought his generals to wait for Jia Ke by the road.

Luo Cen waited from morning until noon, only to see the wind and dust billowing in the distance, and knew that this was a large group of people rushing here.

Sure enough, after a while, the troops marched in pairs and rows.

These people were also severely disciplined during the march, and no one whispered to each other. This chilling atmosphere made even Rocen feel horrified when he saw it.

Luo Cen is also surprised now. When he left that year, the troops of the three major battalions were all stragglers and unusable.Unexpectedly, during the time he left, the three major battalions had become elite. Although they were not as good as the Xiaoqi battalion under his command, they were able to stand against the Tatars.

After a while, Luo Cen saw a large red flag fluttering in the wind above the flagpole. In the center of the flag was a large Chinese character Jia, and beside it was a large flag that read, "Yan Guogong, Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief." State Affairs".

Luo Cen hurriedly got off his horse and ran forward a few steps to the big banner.

At this time, there was a general under the banner, with a golden helmet on his head, a golden armor on his body, and two precious heart-protecting mirrors on his chest, shining brightly, emitting infinite light under the sun.

When Luo Cen saw Jia Ke in full military uniform, he felt very kind. Jia Ke also wore this armor back then and led them in and out of the Tatar army.

When Luo Cen came to Jia Ke's horse, he knelt down on both knees, clasped his fists and cupped his hands: "The last general, Luo Cen, has met the commander."

Sitting on the horse, Jia Ke looked at the old Baihu and now the general in command, and said with a smile, "Get up."

Then he said: "How is it? Have you been living well in Gubeikou these years?"

Luo Cen stood up and answered Jia Ke with a smile: "Thanks to the commander-in-chief, it's still passable, but it's not as comfortable as before when he was beside the commander-in-chief."

After that, Jia Ke exchanged a few words with him, and then ordered the army to settle down at the Gubeikou city, and he led the generals into Gubeikou.

Jia Ke came to Gubeikou, Luo Cen's yamen, planted in the lobby, and then sat down on the main seat in the lobby, while the rest of the generals stood in the hatchback.

After sitting down, Jia Ke asked, "Have the Eight Banners come?"

Luo Cen hurried out of the shift and said: "Back to Commander, all the steps of the Eight Banners have been completed, and the eight commanders of the Eight Banners are still outside the city. Do you need me to inform them to come and meet you?"

Jia Ke asked strangely, "Why don't you let them rest in the city?"

After listening to Jia Ke's question, Luo Cen said with a serious face, "Although they are members of the commander-in-chief, they must be different if they are not of my race. For the safety of Gubeikou, I dare not let them enter the city. Also ask the commander to punish."

Jia Ke nodded after listening. Luo Cen didn't know his secret, and it was understandable to have such a thought.

After all, no one would have thought that the millions of Eight Banners tribe would be loyal to Jia Ke.

Jia Ke didn't blame, but directly ordered: "Immediately send the commander of the Eight Banners to see you."

The messengers below heard Jia Ke's order, and immediately ran out to send orders to the Eight Banners outside the city.

Before waiting for two sticks of incense, they heard a noisy voice outside, and then a soldier came in to report: "Commander, the commander of the Eight Banners outside is asking to see you."

"Send them in."

After the army went out, eight commanders were quickly brought out from outside.

The eight people entered the hall, and as soon as they saw Jia Ke, they immediately knelt down on their knees and said in unison: "Slave, wait, I have seen the master."

Jia Ke nodded, and said with a serious face, "Get up and stand on both sides."

Only then did the eight people stand up, find their place among the generals, and stand up.

When Jia Ke saw that everyone had arrived, he asked Tang Kuai like Tang Kuai, "What is the situation of the Tatars now? Where is their army?"

Tang Kuai, as the person in charge of intelligence on the northern grasslands, naturally stood up and wanted to report back to Jia Ke: "I would like to report to Marshal, Arslen Khan is leading a march of tens of thousands of horses, and the speed is not fast. It is still more than 10 miles away from Gubeikou. .It will take three or four days to arrive.”

Jia Ke nodded after hearing this, and asked again: "What is the composition of their troops this time? What about their equipment?"

"Back to the commander, this time the Tatars are no different from before. They are still dominated by Tatar cavalry, but these people are not well-equipped. However, the mercenaries they brought from the Western Regions are well-equipped. Many even wore leather armor."

Jia Ke frowned when he heard this, but soon he was relieved. In terms of equipment, Jia Ke's soldiers and horses are now much stronger than before.

When Jia Ke was in charge of Xuanfu Town, almost all of the soldiers and horses he swung down were wearing paper armor. Although the defense was good, it was still inferior to iron armor.

When Jia Ke became the Minister of Military Aircraft, he began to focus on improving the quality of equipment for the soldiers he commanded. Although it is not easy to build iron armor and the equipment is difficult, in the past few years, Jia Ke has continued to equip his troops. Thousands of pieces, these people formed an armored army of 2 people.

Everyone in this army is a strong, tall and strong northern man. They wear iron armor and hold Mo Dao.

This army was created by Jia Ke imitating Tang Dynasty's Modao team.

After this army was built, Jia Ke watched their martial arts performance.

I saw the army moving, although the speed is not fast, but it makes people feel that there is an iron mountain pressing down, and if there is any obstacle in front, the people and horses will be smashed, making the enemy angry.

Jia Ke asked himself, even if he encountered such an army, it would take a lot of effort to kill them.

Coupled with the fact that other troops are all wearing paper armor, it is not a little bit stronger than the Tatars in the north in terms of defense.

After Jia Ke learned about the situation of the Tatars in the north, he felt relieved, and then he asked Jirigla, the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Eight Banners tribe.

"How many cavalry came from the Eight Banners this time?"

Jirigla came out immediately, knelt down on one knee and said to Jia Ke: "My lord, a total of 24 cavalry came from the Eight Banners this time, and all of them were wearing paper armor. The bows and arrows used were carefully made by Xuanfu Town. The accompanying knives are all provided by Xuanfu Town."

Jia Ke nodded and thought it was pretty good. Although these cavalrymen were not as good as the Iron Buddha, the paper armor they wore was also good in defense, and the lightness of the paper armor did not affect the speed of the horse much. still has a huge advantage.

Brother Jia is now at ease, this time going north will definitely be a success, driving the Tatars north to gain more living space for himself and the Han people.

"Starting from today, the Eight Banners Rangers are wandering around. We must see the movements of the Tatars, and we must not let them pose a threat to the army."

After listening to Jia Ke's order, the eight commanders of the Eight Banners immediately knelt down again to accept the order, "I will follow the master's arrangement, and I will definitely not let the master down."

Jia Ke nodded to let them go back to work, and then ordered: "The three major battalions and the Xiaoqi Battalion will leave Gubeikou immediately and set up camp in the north of Gubeikou. The infantry will lead the soldiers of the yamen and the forbidden army and set up behind the army."

After listening to Jia Ke's order, all the generals bowed together and said "yes".

(End of this chapter)