After Jia Ke asked the soldiers to go down and rest, he immediately wrote a reply to Jiedushi Wang Tao, telling him that he had received the news and was preparing for the war with all his strength. There was no way that Kaiping Guard had made a mistake.
Afterwards, he sealed the envelope and handed it to the messenger. Not long after the messenger arrived, he immediately set off without any delay.
As soon as the messenger left, Feng Mo came back. There seemed to be blood stains on his body. When he saw Jia Ke, he didn't talk nonsense and immediately said to him: "Sir, traces of the Tatars were found a hundred miles north. Our spies and
The Tatar cavalry met."
Jia Ke frowned and asked: "Did we encounter the main force of the Tatars, or the scattered rangers?"
Feng Mo replied: "It should be the main force of the Tatars. There are about four to five thousand cavalry. It should be a large tribe coming out."
Jia Ke thought for a moment and then ordered him: "Place the Tatar statue around again. See if there are any Tatars in other directions. If we only have these four or five thousand cavalry, we can still resist them."
Feng Mo still agrees with Jia Ke's judgment. This year is different from previous years. Since Jia Ke came this year, the army has not only strengthened its training, but also equipped it with paper armor. It can be said that the Kaiping Guards are now fully equipped.
They are the best among the best in armor. If they fight the Tatars in the field now, they will not be at a disadvantage, and they may even win.
Then Jia Ke issued an order for all officers from more than 100 households to immediately go to the lobby of Qianhu Mansion to hold an emergency meeting.
Soon all the officers arrived and stood on both sides of the Qianhu lobby. There was a lot of discussion for a while. The paper armor had just been completed and before they had time to rest, Mr. Qianhu was in such a hurry to hold a meeting. I am afraid that something big is really going to happen.
.Everyone guessed that the Tatars had arrived, and everyone looked sad.
Every time the Tatars invade, their Kaiping Guard will bear the brunt. If Kaiping Guard is defended, it will be fine. But if Kaiping Guard is captured, everyone in Kaiping Guard will suffer. All the men will be demoted as slaves, and all the women will be destroyed.
They will be raped, and all the old people will be executed.
In recent years, the Kaiping Guards have increased their strength. Although they are rarely conquered, they suffer heavy losses every time. At least 40% of their troops are lost. And one or two of these hundreds of households will always disappear.
While everyone was talking, Jia Ke and Feng Mo walked out of the inner hall of Qianhu Mansion. Feng Mo stood at the front on the left, and Jia Ke sat in the middle of the hall.
As soon as everyone saw Jia Ke arriving, they hurriedly bowed and saluted Jia Ke. Jia Ke waved his hands expressionlessly to excuse them.
After everyone saluted, they stood in two rows. Some people peeked at Jia Ke's face and found that Jia Ke's face was very serious. They knew that their guess was right, the Tatars were coming again.
Seeing the silence below, Jia Ke said: "I just received a notification from the Jiedu Envoy Office. This year, the Tatars are marching south in large numbers. They ordered all the passes and strategic points to prepare for war to prevent the Tatars from sneaking attacks. And this year, the Tatars are going south.
The movements of the Tatars are unknown, so they do not have the ability to provide us with support for the time being.”
Upon hearing this, hundreds of households in the lobby immediately started discussing below. In the past, every year when the Tatars invaded south, they always chose one or two targets. Although Kaipingwei was always among these targets, Kaipingwei could always get them.
Support from other troops. If there is no support this year and the Tatars are in large numbers, I am afraid that the Kaiping Guards will be in danger. As they discussed, there was a look of hesitation on their faces.
Jia Ke saw the chaos below and shouted from above: "Shut up, everyone, what are you afraid of? The soldiers will stop us, and the water will cover us. We are launching a plain defense, and we are not a vegetarian this year."
When everyone heard Jia Ke's shout, they slowly became quiet.
Jia Ke said to Feng Mo: "Tell everyone what Tan Ma saw."
Feng Mo took a step forward and said: "This morning, a large group of Tatars was discovered a hundred miles north. There are about five or six thousand people. I am afraid it is a large tribe coming to attack."
After listening to Feng Mo's words, Jia Ke asked again: "Besides this group of Tatars, are there any other Tatars found around us?"
Feng Mo reported back to Jia Ke: "I haven't found any other Tatar tribes for the time being. This one should be the only one nearby."
After Feng Mo finished speaking, Jia Ke said to the people below: "If you have anything to say, you can say it now. Let's brainstorm and come up with more ideas for future battles."
After Jia Ke finished speaking, he looked down, waiting for them to express their opinions. But the hundreds of households below looked at each other, relatively speechless.
This made Jia Ke very angry. They had made a messy noise just now, but now they were asked to speak, but they pretended to be dumb one by one.
Jia Ke shouted angrily: "Go on, say what you have to say quickly. I didn't let you say it just now. You all spoke so happily. What happened now? You are all mute."
When the hundreds of households below heard Jia Ke's anger, they all moved forward in unison, took a step forward, knelt down on one knee and clasped their fists, and said to Jia Ke: "You are incompetent because of your lowly position, and all you have to do is follow the orders of Lord Qianhu."
Jia Ke looked at the people below and almost laughed because of them. But after thinking about it, he didn't make it too difficult for them. They were just a hundred households at the grassroots level. They only saw the Hundreds of more than a hundred people. Let them express their opinions.
, it is indeed a bit hard to force others to do something difficult. But this is fine, as long as they obey orders and obey instructions, I will not be afraid of these Tatars.
Jia Ke no longer took care of the hundreds of households below, and said to Feng Mo: "The scouting horses sent out cannot stop for a moment and report the distance of the Tatars from Pingwei at any time."
Feng Mo stepped forward and said to Jia Ke, "Don't worry, sir, I will pay close attention to their movements."
Jia Ke then ordered Huang Baifeng: "From now on, Kaiping Guards will enter a state of combat readiness. All soldiers will immediately put on armor and go to the castle wall in batches, ready to fight at any time. You will be responsible for this matter. All households must obey your orders.
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Huang Baifeng cupped his hands and saluted, "You will never disgrace your humble position, and there will never be any mistakes."
Jia Ke nodded and asked them to go down and prepare immediately. Then he returned to the study and wrote a military intelligence report to Jiedushi Wang Tao. Then he called Liu Yu and asked him to choose a stable, reliable and strong equestrian among his soldiers.
, and immediately sent it to Jiedu Envoy's Mansion.
Liu Yu did not dare to neglect, and immediately went down to give orders, dispatching reliable candidates among the soldiers, and immediately asked him to send the letter from Jia Ke.
After Jia Ke sent the letter, he stayed in the lobby of Qianhu Mansion, waiting for the news.
In the afternoon, news finally came that the Tatars had set up camp less than ten miles away from Kaipingwei.
When Jia Ke heard the news, he immediately went to the city to watch.
When Jia Ke arrived at the top of the city, it was already heavily guarded. Feng Mo and Huang Baifeng had already arrived. Apart from them, all the other hundred households had also arrived at the top of the city.
Everyone looked to the north at the top of the city and saw that the Tatars had set up camp less than ten miles north of Kaipingwei. There were six thousand people in total. The camp was well established. It would not be easy to attack by surprise.
Now the Tatars are making fires to cook, and there are craftsmen in the army making siege equipment. These craftsmen are the craftsmen that the Tatars invaded the Central Plains many times and plundered. Moreover, the leading Tatar generals also sent out cavalry in the camp.
All directions were on alert. It seemed that the Tatar general was very calm and prudent in his tactics, and was not an easy person to deal with.
Looking at the current situation of the Tatars, Jia Ke probably won't attack the city today. He wants to rest for a night to recharge his batteries and attack Pingwei again tomorrow, hoping to win it in one fell swoop.