The Red Mansions

Chapter 1143 Jinyang: ...You only care about seducing men, right?

Jinling
After meeting a group of Portuguese craftsmen, Jia Heng came to Jiangnan Camp again and convened the high-ranking generals of the original five guards of Jiangnan Camp to discuss matters.

"The Jurchens will send the navy to attack. You must ensure the safety of the coastal counties of Jiangsu. Use the cavalry to support local officials at any time to ensure that no Jurchen Tatars are allowed to enter our land south of the Yangtze River to kill and plunder." Jia Heng said loudly. .

When all the generals present heard this, they handed over their hands.

"Commander Jie, Lord Gao is here." At this moment, a captain in Jinyi came outside the military tent and said with his fists in hand.

Jia Heng said in surprise: "Master Gao is here?"

Apparently Gao Zhongping also learned that Jurchen Hauge led the navy south to harass Jiangnan, so he came to discuss the emergency military situation with him.

Jia Heng led a group of generals from the Jiangnan camp and came out of the camp to meet him. At this moment, Gao Zhongping was dressed in a first-grade civilian official robe, and he was accompanied by several retinues, following closely behind him.

"Duke Wei." Gao Zhongping said with his hands raised.

Jia Heng said softly: "Master Gao."

The two simply exchanged greetings, and Gao Zhongping asked: "Have the Jurchen soldiers arrived?"

Jia Heng said: "We haven't arrived yet, but we will go south from Denglai and attack Jinling. If there are no accidents, it should be within ten days."

Gao Zhongping frowned and asked, "The Denglai Navy has tens of thousands of troops. Can't it stop this Jurchen Navy?"

If Jinling is once again clouded by war, will it cast a haze over the New Deal?Will it lead to another setback in the ongoing New Deal?
Are these four new policies that will benefit the country and the people really hard work?
Jia Heng pondered and said: "The Denglai Navy has just been reorganized. The warships have not been repaired for a long time, and the naval officers and soldiers lack training. It is impossible to retain the elite Jurchen troops."

In fact, it was not that Shi Nai, the Bowling Marquis, did not pursue pursuit, but that Denglai's navy had just been reorganized and did not yet have the relevant combat capabilities. He was worried that after entering the sea, the Jurchens would take advantage of them and suffer another big defeat.

Gao Zhongping said: "Then what are Duke Wei's plans next?"

"Assemble the Denglai Navy and the Jiangnan Navy to annihilate the Jurchen invading enemies." Jia Heng said loudly with a solemn look on his face.

Gao Zhongping nodded and said thoughtfully: "With Duke Wei personally in charge, everyone in the ancient capital of Jinling will be safe. I think it will be successful in the near future."

Jia Heng said: "Governor Gao, the safety of Jinling City still needs to be taken care of by Governor Gao. The war is about to begin. All the officials and people in the city should go about their business and beware of spies and villains causing trouble.

Gao Zhongping said: "Providing the army with peace of mind and guarding against aggression are our responsibilities."

While the two were talking, they entered the hall, sat down, and assigned the task of guarding the city.

After the discussion with Gao Zhongping was completed, Jia Heng did not stay in Jiangnan Camp for a long time. Instead, under the retinue of Jinyi Mansion, he left Jiangnan Camp in the evening and returned to Ningguo Mansion.

After returning to the hall, Jia Heng sat down, looked at Chen Xiao and asked: "Is there any report from the Jinyi Mansion in Henan, where is the Queen's fleet?"

Chen Xiao glanced at Jia Heng and said warmly, "I should have arrived in Luoyang by now."

Jia Heng nodded and said in deep thought: "Let the Jinyi palace guards and officers and soldiers in Luoyang always be vigilant. I am still a little uneasy in my heart."

If Chen Yuan wanted to attack Queen Song, he would probably do it in Luoyang or Kaifeng, because Queen Song's fleet would replenish water, fruits and vegetables, and of course it could not be ruled out that it would be on the way south by boat.

Chen Xiao said: "Don't worry, the local Jinyi Mansion in Luoyang has been notified."

Jia Heng thought for a while and said, "Send Liu Jixian over there overnight. If the matter here is not too urgent, I will rush over and take care of it."

Not mentioning his status as the emperor's son-in-law, just saying that as the governor of Jinyi, he originally had the responsibility to protect the royal family members, especially for such a big matter as the queen's return to Ning for a royal visit, he would carefully care about the protection work along the way.

Chen Xiao said softly: "Let's fight off Hauge's navy first."

At this moment, Liu Jixian came to the hall and reported to the young man: "Commander, Chongmingsha sent a message to Fei Ge and discovered that a large number of Jurchen fleets were approaching."

Jia Heng glanced at Chen Xiao, looked solemn, and whispered: "Hauge is here."

Chen Xiao nodded and said, "What are we going to do now?"

"We won't wait until tomorrow. The military situation is urgent. We will go to Chongming Sand today overnight." Jia Heng said firmly.

With that said, he ordered Liu Jixian: "The Queen should be in Luoyang at the moment. You should immediately bring a group of elite Tiqi to Luoyang overnight to be responsible for protection. At the same time, you must pay special attention to the assassination."

"Yes, Commander." Liu Jixian clasped his fists and said yes.

Jia Heng said: "Li Shu, immediately send someone to the posthouse to inform General Wei Chewei, meet at the ferry, and go to Chongming Sand together."

Jinyi's bodyguard Li Shu also left as ordered.

Before Jia Heng could delay, after summoning a large number of Jinyi Mansion's personal guards, he went to the Naval Guard Port in Chongmingsha to take charge of the plan of guarding the prisoners.

As time went by, the news that the Jurchens and the North Korean navy were heading south gradually spread to the entire Jinling City.

However, compared to the last time when the officials and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River hoped that the implementation of the New Deal would change after the government and army suffered a defeat, at this moment, the officials and gentry in Jinling City basically have no hope. Although they have a wait-and-see mentality, they are not many.

After all, since the beginning of spring, Jia Heng defeated the Jurchens, bombarded Huang Taiji, and offered prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Then he took over the mess of Nan'an County Prince in the northwest. In the first battle with Heshuote and in the second battle with Junggar, he was invincible and invincible. It is not an exaggeration to say that the great Han military god.

Since the Duke of Wei, Jia Heng, is still in charge of Jinling, he will continue to play music and dance, and if the sky falls, there will still be someone tall to support him.

However, there are still some officials who lament the troubled times.

In fact, this is the popularity established by the ever-victorious generals, and although the ministers of the Zhuguo Kingdom are often victorious, they will inevitably end up with the fate of suspicion.

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Jinyang Princess Palace
The night falls, the lanterns are turned on, the cold wind of early winter blows the lanterns hanging on the eaves of the corridor, and the swaying orange light and shadows are large and small on the painted lintel.

In a beautifully furnished wing in the backyard, there is a cozy warmth and the fragrance of powder fills the room.

The eldest princess of Jinyang was dressed in a vermilion dress, with a beautiful bun as green as clouds. She was sitting on the embroidered pier beside the cradle, looking at the baby in it, with a hint of joy on her plump and graceful face.

Since giving birth to her child, this beauty has become more and more peaceful. The greatest joy of confinement is teasing her son.

At this moment, Princess Xianning came in through the curtain and said softly: "Aunt, sir..."

The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "Don't come over, you will bring the cold air here."

As he spoke, he quickly blocked the baby.

Princess Xianning: "..."

Auntie, this is really...well, maybe it's because she hasn't taken care of a child before, so she catches cold easily?
Princess Xianning had plastic surgery and softened her appearance, and said softly: "Auntie, sir, he is going to fight at sea."

Princess Jinyang's plump and graceful jade face showed a hint of loss, she sighed softly and said softly: "You can't drink Bao'er's full moon wine, can you?"

Princess Xianning said softly: "Auntie, according to the intelligence coming from Liaodong, there are 6 or [-] Jurchens coming, and they are coming with great force."

The eldest princess of Jinyang pinched her precious son's soft face lovingly, got up, turned to look at Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue, and said, "Let's talk outside, the child still has to sleep."

As they talked, they left the side room and sat down in the side hall.

Princess Xianning said worriedly: "Auntie, there are not many naval forces in the Jiangnan camp this time. Judging from the strength alone, we are at a disadvantage."

"That's not what you said. The Jurchens and North Korea came all the way. They brought so much food, fodder and fresh water. They didn't replenish it at sea and it would be used up in a short time." Princess Jinyang's phoenix eyes flashed and she said softly.

Princess Xianning looked at Princess Xianning in surprise and said, "How does aunt know this?"

"These things about marching and fighting, you will know it after you have experienced it a lot." Princess Jinyang said, her phoenix eyes carefully looked at the girl, and said quietly: "When I went to Henan, I didn't learn anything, I only focused on seducing Are you a man?"

Princess Xianning: "..."

What is this word?Who seduced?She is the wife Mr. Ming Media is marrying.

Li Chanyue Zangxing Yunyue's eyes showed a thoughtful look, and she said, "Mother, if those North Korean naval forces plunder along the way, wouldn't it be difficult for the local governments to deal with it?"

"Look, you're not as good as Chan Yue." Princess Jinyang joked softly.

Princess Xianning curled her lips, looked at Li Chanyue, chuckled, and said, "Mr. Hezu taught Chanyue a lot of things in private? Tell me, how much did you learn secretly?"

With that said, he took Li Chanyue's delicate hand.

"Cousin." Li Chanyue said angrily.

The eldest princess of Jinyang said: "It depends on whether the local county guards, Qianhu Station and Jiangnan Camp can respond in time and rush to rescue quickly. Ordinarily, if the bandits come alone, they will not dare to go deep. At most, they will be along the coast. If you secretly collect some fresh water, you may not be able to grab much food."

Princess Xianning thought for a moment and said, "Sir, this battle should be over soon."

The eldest princess of Jinyang showed a worried look on her face and said: "The South is still having trouble with the Red Barbarians. This time the two sides may unite and respond to each other. I am afraid that he will not be able to do anything at all and be held back by other mediocre and incompetent generals." "

Princess Xianning said softly: "There should be no problem."

Princess Jinyang said: "Wait for the news first. If anything happens, your husband will take care of it. The Ningguo Mansion should know about it."

"Everyone should know about such a big movement." Princess Xianning said.

Princess Jinyang nodded.

On the other side, Jinling, Zhen's house, and the backyard wing are also brightly lit, glittering with jewels.

Zhen Qing was coaxing the two children. The baby twins, white and tender, stretched out their two little hands and seemed to be calling their mother.

Zhen Qing looked at the two children. The more she looked at them, the more she liked them. She would touch this one and then that one.

This was the best gift God had given her, and it was not in vain for that bastard to abuse her like that.It's just that the prince is at home recently, and it's hard for her to see him again.

"Princess, the prince is here." At this time, a female official came in from outside and reported.

Zhen Qing Yingying stood up. When she stood up, she saw that she had just given birth to a child. Her body was round and trembling, as if her clothes were about to burst out.

While speaking, Zhen Qing raised her eyes to look at the King of Chu who came from outside. The beauty, who was good at observing his words and expressions, caught the excitement in King Chu's eyebrows, smiled, and said curiously: "Your Majesty, there is something happy happening outside. ?”

King Chu came in from outside and said with a smile: "Princess, the Jurchens have recently invaded with their navy. Ziyu and I have to defend against the navy."

Zhen Qing: "..."

There's no need to be so happy if there's a war, right?He was delighted when he heard about the battle, and the battle was filled with artillery fire.

But then I thought about it, that bastard led the troops on the expedition, so it shouldn't be a big deal, and the prince should have followed him there to perform meritorious deeds.

Zhen Qing's beautiful face was composed, and she looked at the hurried King Chu, and asked: "Where are you going, Your Majesty?"

The King of Chu said with excitement in his voice: "I have recently been raising food and military supplies at the Ministry of War. If this is done well, once Ziyu wins a big victory, I will be able to enter the military aircraft department to predict the maintenance of the aircraft and support the military aircraft."

Zhen Qing nodded, her beautiful eyes under Liu Ye's eyebrows flashed, and she looked at King Chu with complicated thoughts.

With her and her children, the prince will not only be able to join the military service, but will also be honored as a great treasure in the future.

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Time flies, and before you know it, three days have passed.

Chongming Sand, the barracks of Jiangnan Navy——

Jia Heng convened a group of generals to discuss matters and assign combat tasks.

Wei Che said: "Commander, Hauge sent warships to fight with our vanguard several times the day before yesterday. Under the bombardment of Hongyi artillery, he lost two warships. He is not entangled. In the past few days, he seems to have gone south to Songjiang Prefecture. , trying to invade our coastal counties."

Jia Heng said: "The Jiangnan camp has sent cavalry and infantry to coordinate with the local government to resist the bandit landing. In addition, it has sent people to inform the relevant guards of Songjiang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture, and Ningbo Prefecture to go north to intercept."

Just as he was worried that Miaoyu would be in danger if she stayed in Suzhou, Hauge really had the idea of ​​harassing the Jiangnan sea area, and he was probably still thinking of going south to join Hongyi.

Weiche looked solemn and said: "If the Jurchens and the North Korean navy are determined to escape southward, they will not be able to stay at all unless the fleet pursues and intercepts them from the north and south."

This is an era without helicopter reconnaissance. If one side wants to run away during a naval battle, it will be difficult for the other side to catch up.

Jia Heng said: "As much as we can keep, the navies in Hangzhou and Ningbo will also cooperate. The Jurchens and the Korean navy have come all the way, and there is insufficient military supplies. They will not consume it for long. The main thing is to be careful of the Red Army in Jilong Mountain." The barbarians worked together with them and provided them with cannons and cannons."

Although this Hauge was reckless, he was quite methodical in this water battle. He sent out troops to attack and harass the enemy. He was good at exploiting his strengths and avoiding weaknesses.

Even to a certain extent, it is more difficult to deal with than Dodo, or it may be said that it has absorbed the wrong ideas of Dodo's main force in planning the battle.

Of course, it was also because the Jiangnan Navy was in a state of decay and did not attract Duoduo's attention.

Wetcher handed over should be.

At this moment, a young navy general entered the military tent and said: "Commander, Hauge sent someone to hand over the letter of challenge."

The Jinyi palace guard took the letter of war and turned around and handed it to Jia Heng.

Jia Heng read it for a while and said, "You should also take a look."

Everyone circulated it one after another, their faces filled with indignation and rage.

The tone of the war letter was very arrogant, and Jia Heng's head was to be taken to commemorate the deceased Huang Taiji, and a decisive battle was scheduled to take place on the sea in Songjiang Mansion.

Jia Heng looked calm, looked at the naval generals present, and said: "The enemy provoked me with a declaration of war to lure me to a decisive battle, but they are just relying on their superior strength to quickly seek a decisive battle."

Wei Che thought for a while and said: "Jie Shuai, do you want to wait for the Penglai Navy to rush south for reinforcements and fight the decisive battle with the Jurchen Water?"

When the navy generals present heard this, one of the young generals said angrily: "How can we allow the pirates to be rampant again? Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Since the main force of the pirates is willing to fight, our army can defeat them in one fell swoop!"

Jia Heng said: "Even if it is a trick to lure troops, our officers and soldiers have no chance of winning. I am afraid that this strategy is to attack the east and attack the west."

The powerful firepower of the Jiangnan Navy is his greatest confidence in resisting Hauge and the Jurchen Navy.

If the two armies faced each other head-on, Hauge could only rely on its large number of ships to crush the Han Dynasty Navy.

"Founding in the east and attacking in the west?" Wei Che thought with a frown.

Jia Heng said: "Hauge still wants to mobilize our navy to go to sea, and then continue south to Jilong Mountain to join Hongyi. In this case, we have to guard against it."

Jia Heng said thoughtfully: "Is there any news from the Prince of Beijing County?"

Chen Xiao said: "King Beijing has already gone to Ningbo, and the naval forces from Ningbo and Zhangquan are also heading north at any time, ready to respond."

Jia Heng said: "Send a message to King Beijing, and ask him to set out from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou and encircle him from the north to the south to block Hauge's navy and prevent it from going south."

When Wei Che and the generals left with their errands, the hall was empty except for Jia Heng and Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao said: "Hauge was testing the attack the day before yesterday. He should already know the power of the official Hongyi artillery, and he should not go head-to-head with the main force."

In fact, there is no need to test. After Huang Taiji was shot, the Jurchen senior officials knew how powerful the Han Hongyi cannon was, and it was impossible not to consider the issue of the Hongyi cannon in future wars.

Jia Heng said: "So the battle is just a pretense. If we can defeat the smaller army with more numbers and win a big victory over the army, then everything will be fine. If not, they will divide their troops to attack the coastal counties of Fujian and Zhejiang. In the future, our southeastern coast will never have peace. "

This is also the dilemma of border defenders.

Chen Xiao nodded and said: "It's not impossible, but how can we annihilate Hauge, the main force of the navy now?"

Jia Heng said: "They have come from a long way, and there is no water source or food to replenish the vast sea. Over time, it is bound to be unsustainable. Now they are all trying to escape south to join the Hongyi, and see if there is any advantage. Available."

"Then wait for them to join forces and then gather together to annihilate them?" Chen Xiao said in surprise.

Jia Heng said: "If that happens, it will be even more difficult."

The Dutch barbarians who are good at making firecrackers, the pirates who make money from sea trade, and the Jurchens who are brave and good at fighting may always become a time bomb threatening the southeastern coast.

"First block them and prevent them from going south to join the Hongyi." Jia Heng said with a calm face, and then asked: "Where is the Guangdong Marine Corps?"

"The Japanese military situation was urgently reported yesterday. The Guangdong Navy has already gone east to coordinate the coastal areas of Fujian." Chen Xiao said.

Jia Heng said: "Urge the troops to advance and keep an eye on the Hongyi movement in Jilong Mountain."

Today's naval battles are actually quite difficult to command due to the vast distances and multiple outbreaks. On the one hand, Shui Rong has to lead troops to block Hauge's way south, and on the other hand, the Guangdong Navy wants to keep an eye on the Hongyi and pirates. , do not allow it to connect with Hauge.

It doesn't necessarily mean that if you stretch your hips in one area, you will be knocked down all the way.

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At this moment, on the vast sea, with the mast standing high, Hauge stood on the cabin, looking at Chongming Sand in the distance, and said: "The official army was here and defeated the navy. I heard that the pirates were not coordinated at that time. , the orders are different, but they can still work together when the wind is favorable, and when the Duke of Wei comes, they start to wait and see each other to conserve their strength, how can they not be defeated?"

As he said that, he looked at Cui Daocheng aside and said, "Yes, Manager Cui."

Choi Do-seong, the commander-in-chief of the North Korean Navy, said: "In the face of a war, you must not have such thoughts, otherwise no one will be able to survive alone when you are completely defeated."

Hauge smiled and said, "That's what Manager Cui said."

In fact, North Korea has not been sincere since it surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It is just that it is too far away from the Han Dynasty and too close to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so it can only accept the deployment of the Qing Dynasty.

Hauge's eyes flickered and fell on Abatai beside him, and asked: "In the previous battle with the Han Army's Jiangnan Navy, what was the strength of the Jiangnan Navy?"

Abate's expression was ugly and he said: "The Han's Hongyi cannon is really powerful. It can hit us from a long distance. It's as accurate as having eyes. We have killed many brothers in the past few days."

"I heard that the Han people have a telescope that can see thousands of miles away. Viewing a scene dozens of miles away is as if it is right in front of you." The tiger's eyes flickered in Hauge's sinister eye sockets.

Unlike Chen Yuan who bribed the craftsman who supervised the manufacture of monocular telescopes through secret channels and asked him to grind a piece for himself, today's telescopes only exist in the intelligence of Jurchen high-level officials and do not yet have the technology to realize them. The Qing localization of the telescope.

Abatai sneered and said: "The Han people are very skilled in these tricks. If the two armies can't block a sword in front of the formation, they can just grab it after the fight breaks out."

Hauge said: "When we meet the Duke of Wei later, we must also be careful of them taking the opportunity to make a sneak attack."

Abata frowned and said, "If the other party takes advantage of the meeting to sneak attack and shoot at the flag ship, it would be too risky to engage in a decisive battle with the enemy."

Hauge said: "It's just a meeting from a distance. It's no big deal. I also want to meet this Duke of Wei!"

Abate can't understand something about Hauge, but it's hard to persuade him.

At this moment, Cui Daocheng said: "Your Majesty, our grain and fresh water will not last long."

Hauge said: "Don't worry, Shi Tingzhu is now on the big island of Jilongshan. After we harass the coast, we will go to the big island to get the advantage of Hongyi firearms. The entire coast of Fujian and Zhejiang can be used for thousands of miles."

When Cui Daocheng heard this, he felt worried.

I am afraid that many of the North Korean navy will be buried in the sea this time.

(End of this chapter)