The Red Mansions

Chapter 751 Jia Heng: Defending the Enemy at the Gate of the Country, Swinging Bandits at Sea
Jinling, Ningguofu
Daiyu and Youshi had just finished their lunch and were sitting together talking, when they suddenly heard the joyous noise of the maids and nuns in the courtyard, they got up quickly and looked up.

The mandarin duck in emerald lotus-colored dress had already entered the room with willow waist twisted, and said pleasantly: "Miss, it is spreading in Jinling City that the master led the army to win."

"Win?" Daiyu said in amazement, her pretty face shone brightly, and under her smoldering eyebrows that seemed to be curled up, her starry eyes were shining brightly, and she asked in surprise: "Brother Heng?" What about people?"

"I haven't come back yet. According to outsiders, I should still be in Haimen now." Yuanyang Yadan also had a look of joy on her face, because the first sun reflected on her white and rosy cheeks, and beads of sweat dripped from her face. The sideburns flowed over a few playful freckles.

On Youshi's soft and beautiful face, she smiled sweetly: "Miss Lin, maybe there are some leftovers that need to be taken care of, so I just came back in the past two days."

Daiyu nodded, clutching her handkerchief, and said in a low voice, "This battle is really frightening. There were still many rumors in the city before."

The rumors about the Liangjiang governor's yamen actually spread in Jinling City for a while, and some of them fell into Daiyu's ears.

Xiren Meihong Yanyi said with a smile on her face: "Girl, when has Uncle Heng let the family down?"

I'm afraid that when I return to Beijing this time, my uncle's title will have to go up a notch. Now that I'm a first-class earl, isn't the next step a marquis?Lord Hou, who is less than eighteen years old, this is really...

It can be said that among the people present, except Xiren who thought of this at the first time, no one really paid attention.

Xiren took a sneak peek at Zicuckoo who was brewing maple dew tea, his apricot eyes twinkled.

Zicuckoo has always been a blind man who eats dumplings, so he knows it well, and he also sees this when he thinks about it, so he...

Otherwise, Uncle Heng is obviously married, but he just encourages Miss Lin to come closer, and he doesn't even ask if he has any intentions.

Well, this wave is actually called saving others by oneself.

"En." Daiyu replied, staring at the misty misty rain outside the window with starry eyes, her plain hand holding a handkerchief resting on her heart, separated by her heart under the green placket and...sheep talisman, filled with the hope of reunion expect.

But Jia Heng left Haimen County with Chen Xiao by boat, returned to Tongzhou Weigang all the way, entered the port, and entered the barracks under the welcome of the generals.

At that time, the night was falling, the river wind was blowing, the Milky Way was shining brightly in summer, and sparks lit up around the camp. Jia Heng and Chen Xiao sat down in the barracks, drinking tea and talking.

Chen Xiaoning looked at the boy and said, "What are you doing tomorrow?"

"Success, reorganize the army." Jia Heng said softly, took a sip of tea, then turned to order Liu Jixian to ask the Economics Department of the Experience Department to investigate and consult with the candidates for the meritorious service in the water battle.

The navy of Tongzhou Weigang, the generals and soldiers who beheaded the enemy and made great contributions in this battle, he had promised before, and naturally he must fulfill it. In addition, there is also the dispatch and arrangement of the navy. Introduce the new, and train sailors in the form of bravery and timidity, and realize the normalized inspection and preparation of bandits in Jiangkou, Haimen and other places.

Chen Ling thought for a while and asked, "So many prisoners were captured in this battle, and it's not easy to arrange them."

Jia Heng said: "Some of them are pirates who robbed merchants. They can't be released without discrimination. They should be imprisoned first, and then carefully screened and interrogated. Those who are not themselves must strictly observe the laws and regulations of the country.”

Listening to the young man's narration, Chen Xiao sighed softly, and said, "There are a lot of things after the war that need to be dealt with."

"It was the same in Henan at the beginning." Jia Heng nodded, and said: "Now that Duoduo has escaped, we use this time to rectify the operations in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, rebuild the navy, and get rid of the long-standing abuses in the salt affairs. There are many things to do. .”

Chen Xiao's delicate brows frowned slightly, and said softly: "Over there in Beijing, we haven't received the good news yet, and it will be a while until we receive the good news, so why not be promoted to your title again?"

"This time the credit is not enough to be a Marquis. I probably remember that I may have to go back to repay the credit at once." Jia Heng said calmly, then looked at Chen Xiao, smiled and said: "Why do you feel that you are better than me?" Still caring?"

"Marquis Wu has a different right to speak in the army than the Earl. Since you will command the army to fight against the northern captives in the future, if you want to follow the same orders and obey them, the prestige of Marquis Wu will be better." Chen Xiao appeared on her jade-like face. Thinking about it, he said slowly.

Jia Heng looked at the girl who was frowning Yingli and explaining earnestly. At some point, Xiaoxiao had already started from his point of view, from spontaneity to self-consciousness, and smiled warmly: "Yes, it is best to be a Marquis, but Earl... It is enough to be worthy of the princess."

Chen Xiao: "..."

The girl Xue Ni's cheeks couldn't help but blushed a little, she seems to be the princess?Well, this person really never forgets to tease her?
Jia Heng stared fixedly at the bright clear eyes under the girl's beautiful eyebrows, caught a trace of panic, and said, "I mean Chanyue."

Chen Xiao: "???"

The girl's eyes showed anger, and there were hints of dangerous light shining.

Jia Heng looked at the girl, quickly stretched out his hand, gently squeezed the girl's blushing face, and said softly: "Actually, there is Princess Xiaoxiao."

Chen Xiao's face paused, and she stretched out her hand to push Jia Heng's hand away. Embarrassment was seen in her crystal clear eyes, but she said in a cold voice, "You...don't touch my face."

"Yeah." Jia Heng withdrew his hand, picked up the teacup, sipped his mouth lightly, and said softly, "You have been exposed to the wind and sun recently, and the skin on your face is rough."

Chen Xiao: "..."

Rough?Then you can try again later!
Suddenly at this time, Liu Jixian said outside: "Commander, the navy generals are already waiting in the Chinese barracks."

Jia Heng stared at Chen Xiao, and said softly, "Are you resting here for a while, or go over and have a look?"

Chen Xiao said without thinking, "I'll go there."

There's no point in being here right now.

Jia Heng didn't say anything else, and went to the barracks of the Chinese army with Liu Jixian, only to see brightly lit candles in the barracks, crowded with people, the generals and schools of the Jiangbei Camp and Tongzhou Weigang were all there, waiting respectfully.

Seeing Jia Heng coming, all the generals clasped their fists together and said: "The last general has seen you."

Jia Heng glanced at the generals, stretched out his hand to support him and said: "All generals are welcome."

"Thank you, my lord." The navy generals said one after another, joy and lightness were mostly seen on the young and rough faces.

This great victory against the pirates not only strongly inspired the hearts of the former Jiangbei camp, but also reunited the scattered morale of Zhen Haijun.

Especially when they lose first and then win, it turns out that it's not that they can't do it, but that a certain former military envoy is incompetent and exhausted the entire army!

Jia Heng sat behind the commander-in-chief, his face as calm as a deep, and said: "For this water battle, thanks to the hard work of all the generals and the soldiers, the soldiers were able to defeat the enemy and keep Haimen safe. After that, I hope that all the generals will fight again. Encourage, there will be no more captives on the rivers and seas."

Hearing the words of encouragement, all the generals couldn't help but feel great pride in their hearts.

Shui Yu's face also showed complexity, is this still the Jiangbei Daying and Tongzhou Navy in his impression?

It's not that the warlord Jiangbei didn't think about reorganizing the army and doing a lot of things, but in the end they were all demoralized.

Jia Heng looked at the generals whose morale had obviously improved, and said with a calm expression, "Before the war, I once said that if a soldier has meritorious service, he should be transferred directly. I always keep my word! The roster of generals and schools with meritorious service in the war will be submitted to the barracks of the Chinese Army, and for all generals and schools who died in battle, a separate roster will be compiled for compensation."

Then, Jia Heng looked at Feng Ji, the judge of Jiedu, and said in a deep voice: "Judge Feng, in the next few days, we will rest the old warships and replenish the ordnance. In the area of ​​Jing, the heroes and righteous men who serve the national society will be replenished in the follow-up, and next time we must defend the enemy at the gate of the country and sway the bandits at sea!"

After this battle, it is urgent to rebuild the navy, and sailors can be recruited from coastal fishermen.

The Zhenhai Navy and the Jiangbei Daying Navy, with a combined total of more than 1 people, just combined with this water battle to form the foundation of the Navy.

When Feng Ji heard the words, he quickly bowed his hands and said yes.

Jia Heng and the generals assigned temporary vigilance and preparation tasks, and then asked the various ministries to submit the relevant rosters.

Chen Xiao said softly: "The food is ready just now, let's go eat some together."

Jia Heng nodded, followed Chen Xiao back to the living barracks to eat, picked up chopsticks, ate with vegetables, frowned, looked at Chen Xiao, and said: "The food in this camp is not as good as your craftsmanship."

Chen Xiao was eating slowly. Hearing this, she raised her bright eyes, looked at Jia Heng, and said in a cold voice, "When you're out in the army, it's good to eat something. You don't need to pick and choose."

I don't know why, but there is a trace of joy in my heart.

Jia Heng lowered his head and ate the food, he was used to the straight daughter Chen Xiao, and his eyes showed a hint of thought.

I think that after this battle, Jinyang should also come. Apart from Yuanchun and Chanyue, most of Xianning will also come. I have also met Tanchun and Xiangyun before. If it is not good, it will come, and so will Baochai... ...Meeting Daiyu, the two of them guess that the Dao has been wiped out?

Probably not, Baochai has no reason to come here.

However, after Jinyang came, it was not easy to have another tryst with Mopan.

Moreover, Mopan didn't know the relationship between him and Jinyang, and then showed the intimacy before...

That could just take advantage of Zhen Zhu's affairs to dry the grindstone, and let her have a taste of life without him.

Time flies by, and before you know it, another three days have passed. Jia Heng stayed in Weigang, Tongzhou to work on festivals and supervise military affairs.

Navy training is in full swing.

The first is to make adjustments to the personnel of the Zhenhai Navy, to be able to go up and down, combined with the killing of the enemy in the first battle of Haimen, and then confirmed by the guards of Jinyifu, Jia Heng held a concentration meeting for 260 five outstanding soldiers on the second day. The promotion ceremony fulfilled the original vow of being an official.

The one with the best record is a sailor named Qi Wu, who killed seven pirates in a row with an ordinary soldier. After being confirmed, he was promoted to the rank of Thousand Household Officer by Jia Heng on the spot. Military officer, this undoubtedly greatly stimulated the sailors of Yuan Zhenhaiwei (army).

Compared with the past, killing the enemy with life and death is just an addition to the credit book of those officials. I only harvested a bottle of wine and two catties of pork head meat. Son, the scenery is glorious, it is simply incomparable.

Some people even started to regret, why didn't they fight desperately for a future in the first battle of Haimen?
The sailors and soldiers all knew that such an opportunity was obviously not easy to come across again. For a while, in the barracks, there were admirers and jealous people, and there were many aggrieved people who said "I can do it myself".

Just afterwards, he seemed to feel this restlessness, and formulated the "Regulations on the Promotion of Military Merit Ranks", which detailed the number of enemies killed. The promotion of the army is very clear, forming a predictable promotion route from soldier to general.

In fact, before, Jia Heng's fixed rank was limited to guerrilla generals, and the promotion of guerrilla generals obviously cannot be measured by the number of beheads for self-sufficiency, but a comprehensive evaluation based on the merits of the battle level.

Of course, a detailed and clear promotion table is undoubtedly the best institutional guarantee for combat power.

For a long time, the Confederate Army had lived in peace for a long time, and there was no fighting. There was also an unclear reward mechanism, and the promotion of generals was restricted by their background.

For example, the brothers Zhen Zhu and Zhen Shao, because the Zhen family members were in the army, they made great progress and gradually ascended to high positions.

While Jia Heng was repairing his military equipment in the Han Navy, Liangjiang Governor's Mansion and Annanhou's Mansion remained strangely calm, only the Zhen family in Jinling couldn't sit still.

On this day, Zhen Shao's son Zhen Jue and Zhen Zhu's son Zhen Lin brought their family to Weigang, Tongzhou, and wanted to see Jia Heng.

Accompanied by several navy generals and academies, Jia Heng was inspecting the Battle of Weigang, the renovation of patrol boats, and the level of soldier training. When he heard the report from Jinyi's personal guards, his eyes moved slightly, and he ordered: "Let them wait in the camp to wait for you." on."

The sense of sight of this scene is more or less familiar. It seems that the last time Zhen Zhu and Zhen Shao brothers went to Jiangbei Daying to ask to see him?
Jia Heng listened to Feng Ji, the judge of Jiedu, narrate the basic situation of the warships, and said: "The formation of warships should be arranged to maximize combat power, large, medium and small, both long and short. At the same time, there must be law enforcement ships for anti-smuggling and patrolling. As for the ships, they can be replenished slowly once the military expenditure arrives, but the recruiting and training of sailors must be carried out in batches, and the ships cannot be allowed to wait for others.”

Feng Ji nodded and said yes, although he didn't take out a small notebook to write it down, but most of the generals around him nodded frequently.

Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at the group of navy generals, and said in a steady and firm voice: "In the Yuan Dynasty, the navy was invincible across the sea, and the eunuch of the Three Treasures of the former Ming Dynasty led the fleet across the ocean, advocating power over the four barbarians, making us The kingship of the Central Plains is widespread all over the world. It can be seen that my Central Plains has a vast land and rich resources, and there is no lack of talented sailors. I hope that you will encourage them to sharpen the art of naval warfare. By?"

The generals were shocked when they heard this.

The young dignitary in front of him is not an ordinary Marquis Wu, but a minister of military aircraft, a rising military minister, if he attaches great importance to the navy, he may make great achievements and become a marquis!

Jia Heng looked at the generals and schools. In order to realize the navy's cross-sea combat power in the future, he still needs Hongyi cannons. After the matter of salt affairs, he must go to the land of mirrors to negotiate with the Portuguese.

As Jia Heng said, he looked around at some warships, and then returned to the barracks of the Chinese army.

But Zhen Lin and Zhen Jue brothers waited for a long time, although they were anxious, but there was no expression of impatience on their faces. When they saw Jia Heng, they quickly got up to greet them, cupped their hands and said, "I have seen Yongning Bo."

Jia Heng said: "The two generals are exempt."

Zhen Lin asked: "Uncle Yongning, I heard that Bo Yongning's Haimen Daxie, his father was also rescued?"

"Your father is currently in the camp. He was waiting for tomorrow to go back to Jinling together." Jia Heng put down the teacup and asked.

Early this morning, the letter from Feige in Shenjing City has confirmed that Jingzhong had received the news of Zhen Zhu's defeat the day before yesterday, and granted him the imperial decree of Governor Jiangnan Jiangbei camp, and he is on the way now.

However, Zhen Zhu was not mentioned, and Xu Shi has not received the news of the Battle of Haimen.

Zhen Jue asked again: "Uncle Yongning, can my third brother and I meet father?"

Jia Heng said: "Liu Jixian, take someone to meet you."

In fact, you can put Zhen Zhu back to Zhen's house first, which is of no use to him, and it will easily attract Mopan's obsession. The real ending will not change because he is still here in Zhen's house.

Zhen Jue and Zhen Lin cupped their hands to thank each other, and then they went with Liu Jixian.

Jia Heng stared at Chen Xiao, and said softly, "Xiaoxiao, let's go back to Jinling tomorrow."

Chen Ling glanced at the young man, and said quietly, "Are you suffocated?"

I don't know why, whenever I see Zhen's family, I can't help but want to stab him. Back then when he was messing around with the two demon concubines... the smell seemed to be lingering.

Jia Heng: "..."

"Yeah, you don't help either." Jia Heng sighed.

This kind of bickering always suffers from women.

Chen Xiaoqing's cold cheeks blushed slightly, her eyes burst into embarrassment, she snorted coldly, she didn't bother to talk to Jia Heng, and was sullen.

After Zhen Jue and Zhen Lin saw Zhen Zhu, they entered the barracks of the Chinese army again under the guidance of Liu Jixian, looked at Jia Heng, and said, "I'm afraid the old lady is not doing well, Uncle Yongning, can you let father go back for a while?" trip?"

Jia Heng was slightly surprised when he heard the words, and asked: "The old lady was very healthy when I saw the old lady last time, why..."

In fact, I also had some guesses in my mind. Zhen Zhu was defeated and captured. For such a big event, it is impossible for Mrs. Zhen not to be stimulated.

Zhen Lin said: "Because of my father's affairs, the old lady is quite worried. The doctor said that I am afraid that this month will not pass."

As he spoke, his voice was a little choked up.

Zhen Jue said: "Uncle Yongning, the old lady also said that she wanted to see you anyway. Since Uncle Yongning is going back to Jinling tomorrow, how about going back together?"

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "Tomorrow, I will go back to Yangzhou first. After you arrive in Yangzhou, if you are in a hurry to go back, you can take people back to Jinling."

In fact, some people don't want to see Mrs. Zhen, but the etiquette at this time not only includes the deceased, but also hospice care.

As for the stay in Yangzhou, it is necessary to discuss with Lin Ruhai the specific matters concerning the rectification of the salt affairs.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Jue breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Then tonight, my third brother and I will stay in the barracks overnight."

Jia Heng nodded, and asked the guards to send Zhen Jue and Zhen Lin, the cousins, out.

No more words for one night.

(End of this chapter)