Chapter 964: Sudden news of beacon fire at the frontier (please vote)
This year's 30th New Year's Eve will definitely be much colder than previous years.
There are those who are qualified to participate in the grand banquet held on the thirtieth anniversary of the palace, but at this time, they have a headache. They don't know if their bodies will be able to hold on by then?
Especially for someone as old as Jia Mu, it is no joke if she catches the cold.
I guess it's a headache even today.
If an old man with poor health had an accident during a grand banquet in the palace, the royal family would be disgraced.
If not, it might even arouse a wave of resentment from the courtiers.
Unexpectedly, on New Year's Eve, very bad news came from the northeast and northwest frontiers: Hu Qi invaded the border!
For a time, I was angry and angry!
After such an incident, the palace banquet on New Year's Eve can naturally be cancelled, but the current mood is very bad.
The Great Qian Dynasty had been peaceful for a hundred years, but suddenly the border wars resumed when he was emperor. Wouldn't it seem that he, as an emperor, was very unlucky?
In fact, the two frontier fortresses started fighting at the same time, and the situation was far worse than imagined today.
The former Ming Dynasty was defeated by the Mongolian forces in the northwest, and of course it required the cooperation of the famous Ming God of War.
Including grandmother Zhao, stepmother You and Qin Keqing, they will all be busy with family affairs and may not be able to eat in peace.
Don't talk nonsense about Wang Ziteng's extraordinary ability. With the energy and status of the Wang family at that time, it would be very difficult for Wang Ziteng to rise to the top.
It can be seen from the situation of the founding Xungui family that the generals from the Xungui family have average abilities.
Of course, it was also because the Jia family's influence in the military was too great, which may have caused the emperor's uneasiness.
The Jia family in its heyday must have had such energy and strength.
Although the battle report said that the Jurchens' sudden outbreak caused greater losses, but would they care about such prevarication now?
There are some with outstanding abilities, but they are only a handful. The abilities of the rest of the generals can only be said to be mediocre, and that's it if they reach the passing line.
If some influence is restored in the army, the momentum and energy of the Ning Mansion will be different from what it was in the past.
As a core member of the founding heroes, once there is a major reshuffle in the border army, the Ning Mansion will naturally have the opportunity to send people there.
Under such circumstances, it is normal to be suddenly attacked by nomadic tribes outside the Great Wall and to be in a hurry or even panic.
Due to the special winter weather in the Northeast, a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance were stockpiled in frontier towns early on, which resulted in a sudden outburst of Jurchens.
The effect is quite obvious, otherwise how could Daqian achieve a hundred years of peace?
Qin Keqing suddenly realized and frowned: "If this is really the case, I'm afraid the war will become fierce. I don't know if the border fortress can stop it?"
"It's winter, how come the barbarians on both sides are still thinking about fighting?"
Over the years, the Jia Clan School has trained many martial arts talents, and most of them entered the Beijing camp as low-level officers.
Maybe, there will be a big reshuffle of the border troops in both places.
If they want to become senior generals in the military, the price they need to pay is not ordinary.
As soon as possible, he summoned the cabinet ministers to the palace to discuss matters.
If Mongolia hadn't been in an obvious decline at that time and no longer had enough strength to take over the Central Plains, I'm afraid there wouldn't have been the hundred years of war that followed.
The fighting at the two frontier fortresses was more intense than imagined.
The battle report was a bit unclear, but from the lines, one could feel that the intensity of the war was definitely not the usual small fights.
The war broke out quite suddenly, and the other side was obviously not prepared.
The losses of the frontier troops were approximately 3,000, and the most important thing was the grain, grass and weapons stored in the fallen towns.
At this time, all the cabinet ministers rushed over to discuss the two frontier fortress wars with Jin Jin. This year was not going to be easy.
"In order to survive, naturally we can only fight for survival supplies from the border towns of Daqian. How can we not fight tooth and nail?"
But this is the case, people are working hard to survive, and the border troops stationed at the border will definitely suffer heavy losses if they are caught off guard.
Sure enough, stepmother Youshi was very surprised, put down her chopsticks and said something.
Don't look at Zhongjing Hou Shi Ding, he became the commander of the Salt Army who directly commanded the troops, but he was just a local garrison military boss, just like the previous local garrison boss Wang Ziteng.
"It shouldn't be a problem if you block it!"
When she got the news, Jia Rong was having dinner with the three hostesses in the house. After all, it was New Year's Eve and she had to have a good meal at noon.
With the war at the two frontier fortresses coming together, their opportunity came.
It can be said that Jingying was the private residence of the Jia family at that time.
There are still words left unsaid. The Qian Dynasty has been peaceful for a hundred years, and the investment in the frontier army can only be said to be average.
The Jia family has been away from the army for more than twenty years. All the veteran generals from the founding period of the People's Republic of China have been completely dead. Even the generals in the army during the second generation of Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan have also withered badly at this time, which means that the Jia family's status in the army has been greatly reduced. Influence quickly declined.
For Ning Mansion, this is naturally a good thing.
Only this time, I don’t know what madness the tribes outside the fortress in the northwest have gone so crazy that they directly mobilized more than 300,000 troops to attack several important frontier towns.
At that time, Wang Ziteng didn’t even have a title!
That time, the Mongolian army that retreated to the grasslands reoccupied the former Ming capital and plundered the entire northern region, plundering countless wealth and supplies.
Because the time is too short and there is no war, it is not ordinary difficulty for military attachés to be promoted.
"Just like Beijing this winter, once such a situation occurs, survival may be a problem!"
However, after a hundred years of peace in the Great Qian Dynasty, the nomadic tribes outside the Great Wall in the northwest, despite constant internal melees, also started a long period of recuperation and recuperation.
Jia Rong is not as particular as the natives of Honglou. Things like frontier battle reports will be publicized in the future. Why hide it from his family?
It's a pity that the deposed prince first made the Jia family miserable.
Although the palace banquet in the evening has been cancelled, as the head of the Jia clan in the capital, there are still many things that need to be busy.
These are naturally clear today. After all, Daqian has never stopped paying attention to the northwest outside the Great Wall.
"Why is this?"
There are a large number of important border defense towns in the northwest, and the total number of border troops exceeds 200,000. The effect of preventing the impact of tribes outside the northwest is quite obvious.
The battle report was immediately sent to the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander's Office, both of which were firmly controlled by the Founding Group.
Even if some old men in the military are willing to give the Jia family some face, it's just a rather frivolous so-called personal connection.
However, Daqian also deployed heavy defense forces along the Great Wall in the northwest and at important strategic locations.
"Didn't Miss Qin just say that it's freezing to death in both the Northeast and the Northwest? There may have been severe natural disasters in both places!"
Jia Rong said at this time: "However, the loss will definitely not be small!"
From Jia Rong's point of view, it is better for middle- and high-level generals to mobilize troops like the border army frequently to avoid any troublesome problems that are difficult to deal with.
Even if someone else takes over in the process, they will all be close men of the two founding fathers, and it is impossible for outsiders to get involved.
That's right, it's defense rather than active offense!
As for the reason, it is similar to that of previous Central Plains dynasties. Expeditions beyond the Great Wall were a waste of money and people, and the national finances could not withstand it.
If it weren't for the cold weather, low level of development, and harsh natural environment in the Northeast, which is not suitable for large armies to stay for a long time, I am afraid that the Jurchens would have been wiped out long ago.
As a core member of the Founding Group, Ning Mansion was naturally the first to know about the news that the two border fortresses in the northeast and northwest were at war.
Combined, the number of frontier troops lost exceeded 10,000!
Even today, it is quite painful.
The Jurchens are an alliance of nomadic fishing and hunting tribes that have suddenly emerged in the past few decades among the white mountains and black waters of the Northeast.
At least, with the level of weapons of the nomadic tribes, there is basically not much possibility.
Whether it was Ming Taizu and Ming Chengzu in the pre-Ming Dynasty, or the two emperors Taizu and Taizong in the Daqian period, once the Central Plains was unified and domestic order was stabilized, they would immediately lead an army to expedition beyond the Great Wall.
From the battle report, it can be seen that the opponent was a lifeless attack. Almost all the fortresses set up by the frontier troops outside the important town fell, with the loss of more than 6,000 troops.
Why is the Jia family in the capital, before Ningrong's second mansion, so awesome?
Not only the eight founding princes, but also the four kings with different surnames have to give enough face?
Not only starting from the two ancestors Jia Yan and Jia Yuan, but also during the second generation of Jia Daihua and Jia Daishan, the Jingying Jiedushi were almost monopolized by the Jia family.
Not only that, Ning Rong's Second Mansion also has considerable influence among the border troops.
In the absence of a major war, it is not difficult for a farmer's son to be promoted through military exploits, unless he is a child of luck.
By the current period of power, the strength of the northwest nomadic tribes has become considerable.
Qin Keqing also became interested. While teasing the child in the nanny's arms, he asked curiously: "Have I heard that whether it is the northeast or the northwest frontier, it is very cold in winter!"
That's right, whether it's the northeastern or northwest frontier, the frontier generals are all from the Xungui family, or have a very close relationship with the Xungui family.
In the past, it was just a small fight. Who would have thought that they would suddenly break out and catch the Northeastern frontier army by surprise.
Zhao mused: "Both sides suddenly launched their attack together, and the attack was rapid and violent, with a desperate posture. Maybe they were really driven into panic!"
However, relying on the dangerous natural environment of white mountains and black waters, the Jurchens have been constantly harassing the northeastern region controlled by Daqian, forcing Daqian to station many troops in the northeast.
The Northeast area controlled by Daqian is vast, but the total number of border troops is only a little over 20,000, which shows its importance.
It is similar to the pattern of the rise of all nomadic tribes in history. A powerful leader emerged from the tribe, and then they suddenly rose up in the Northeast at the end of the war in the Central Plains.
"Is that so?"
If you really want to establish a stable army, you must deploy trustworthy personnel.
Whenever someone becomes a high-ranking general by virtue of his military exploits, the atmosphere of the Jia family will be very different from before.
In the story of Red Mansions, the Jia family gave their connections in the Beijing camp to Wang Ziteng, and as a result, Wang Ziteng successfully became the Jiedushi of the Beijing camp, which shows the great power of the Jia family in the Beijing camp.
Jia Rong planned to send the martial arts talents from the Jia family who were doing well among the generals and who were capable enough to fight in the frontier fortress, hoping that they could fight their way out.
There is no need to say these words to the three mistresses of the mansion, so as not to disturb their minds and worry too much about the affairs of the mansion and the clan.
It can be said that, in addition to the four kings with different surnames, the Jia family was the first military family during the founding of the Daqian Empire.
It is a pity that the period of his rise was the time when Taizu of Daqian was most prosperous. When the Central Plains were unified again, he was defeated by the strong army of Daqian and could hardly raise his head.
Grandmother Zhao was well-informed and said calmly: "It's precisely because it's winter that those barbarians can go crazy and start a war!"
The same is true. At this time, most of the martial arts talents trained by the Jia clan were still at the bottom of the military, and only a few were lucky enough to become mid-level officers.
Otherwise, when the Jia family was cultivating the third-generation heir, Mr. Pardon, why didn't they arrange for him to join the army?
With the Jia family's status and influence in the Beijing camp and the border army, even if Master Pardon is a complete loser, he can still become a senior general and take charge of an army.
What makes people most unhappy and angry today is that the Northeastern Frontier Army has lost several frontier towns, all of which were captured by the Jurchens unprepared.
In addition to the current trust, there is also the Jingying Jiedu Envoy, who is the actual commander of the field troops and the one who can determine the outcome at critical moments.
The Jurchens in the northeastern frontier fortress surged out from the deep mountains and old forests and their lairs in various places like crazy, and rushed directly towards the frontier fortress town where the Daqian frontier army was stationed.
For this reason, the Mongolian forces in the northwest have always been the center of defense for the Central Plains dynasty, and they did not dare to be careless at all.
He is not living a stable life this year, and the cabinet bosses cannot even think of living comfortably!
However, while waiting for the cabinet bosses to come over, Jin Jin's face became increasingly ugly as he carefully read through the detailed battle reports.
Nowadays, I don't take the Jurchens too seriously, but this incident is a bit of a slap in the face.
Otherwise, why did Wang Ziteng in The Story of Red Mansions become so confident and dare to attack the position of cabinet minister after he became the governor of the Beijing camp?
The purpose is very clear, which is to defeat and weaken the nomadic forces in the northwest.
What really deserves our attention today is Hu Qi in the northwest!
The frontier troops and the Beijing troops were field troops, and their statuses were fundamentally different.
However, as far as he knew, the defensive measures of the important frontier town were very complete. As long as there was no negligence of duty or unexpected incidents, it would be extremely difficult to break through.
Anyway, he will give him the opportunity, but if the children in the clan are not able to take it, they will not be able to obey him.
Regarding this matter, we can let the Xifu next door know and ask them to send a message to the other three families to see how they react.
Although the opportunity is rare, it also requires taking great risks to fight...
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