When Chai Ke and Yuan Keli arrived at Santun Camp, it was already late November.
White snow covers the entire Santun Camp City.
Three consecutive days of heavy snow turned the entire foothills of Luerling Mountain to the surrounding area of Santun Yingcheng into a vast expanse of white.
.Chai Ke, Yuan Keli and their party came from Zunhua County.
You Shigong greeted this group of people outside Zunhua County, and then accompanied them all the way to Santun Yingcheng.
As the Mongols retreated, Santun Yingcheng once again turned into a large military camp.
Of course, it used to be the headquarters of the Ji Zhen General Military Mansion, and the Ji Zhen soldiers were stationed there. Now it has become the "base camp" of the Beijing camp troops. Fifty or sixty thousand Beijing camp troops are stationed here, plus the troops from Zunhua and Qiang.
Huang Degong's tribe and Zuo Liangyu's tribe came here to undergo the examination. There were nearly 70,000 troops stationed in the entire Santun camp.
On the way to Santun camp, You Shigong complained to Chai Ke and Yuan Keli.
Although we don't want to see the food and drink expenses of the 50,000 to 60,000 troops in the Beijing camp, we can't let these tens of thousands of people starve and freeze to death here in this freezing cold weather, right?
The daily consumption of grain and rice alone is astronomical, and Jizhen also has to bear its own grain consumption and supplies. How can it afford the support of these veteran soldiers from Jingying?
"Is there a sentry tower and beacon on the mountain?" Santun Camp City can be seen in the distance. Yuan Keli rode his horse and walked side by side with You Shigong, while Chai Ke fell behind under the protection of a group of guards.
Santunying City is located on this small plain to the north of Jingzhong Mountain. The Henghe River originates from Yuanwu Mountain, passes north to east through Santunying City, joins several rivers out of Shiziyu Valley, and then flows eastward into the Luanhe River.
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"Yes, because the Inner Khalkha people suffered a setback in Qian'an City, they crossed the Luan River first, then quickly moved westward and then turned north, so they caught the Beijing camp by surprise. It was a pity that the excellent defense of the Santun camp was
System." There was also some unspeakable regret in You Shigong's words.
Although I looked down upon these Beijing troops, the 80,000-strong army was defeated overnight, and to be honest, the Nei Khalkha army was not a very powerful army. It was far inferior to the elite Jianzhou Jurchens, so they could only
It is said that these soldiers in the Beijing camp were too careless and underestimated the enemy. They really thought they were out for an outing to relax while fighting a war.
"Huh, Shi Gong, you don't have to explain and cover up for the Beijing camp. You are caught off guard. The two armies are facing each other. Naturally, they will do everything they can. If their skills are inferior to others, they are inferior to others. How can you blame the Nei Khalkha people for not warning you first?
?" Yuan Keli's face was grim, "Then how come you can defeat the Inner Khalkha people by moving thousands of people to Ancheng, but when you have a large army in Beijing to garrison the fortified city, you are surrounded by them instead?"
You Shigong could only nod.
What Yuan Keli said is reasonable. How can he talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality like Song Xianggong during a war?
Approaching Santun Yingcheng, Yuan Keli kept looking at it.
He has not been to the Ji Town General Military Station yet, but he can tell from the surrounding terrain that it was a wise move in the Ming Dynasty to move the Ji Town General Military Mansion here from Sizi Valley. The mountains in the northwest are steep, the terrain in the south is flat, and the river
There are many, convenient transportation, and it is surrounded by mountains and rivers.
"It's really speechless that such terrain can be attacked by the Inner Khalkha people." Finally, Yuan Keli sighed, and then changed the topic, "Shi Gong, do you think there are still people who can be used by these Beijing soldiers?
What?"
"Master Yuan, it is not easy to evaluate this junior general. The soldiers in the Beijing camp are not as good as our border soldiers. However, there are still tens of thousands of people, and the training in the capital every year is decent. The senior general is thinking about how he can pick out some worthy ones.
Is it worthy of use? It has been pampered for too long. If you really want to leave it here in this town and work hard for a few years, how can it be useless? "
You Shigong's words are reasonable, but they are not operable. He knows it himself, but this is the best excuse to perfunctory Yuan Keli's questions.
Of course Yuan Keli understood. He snorted softly and cursed the old fox in his heart, but he didn't have much dislike for You Shigong. It was not easy for someone to reach this point. How could he offend others casually for things that had nothing to do with him?
The group finally approached Santun Camp City, and a large group of people were waiting at the Jiaochangkou outside the east gate.
From a distance, Chai Ke saw Feng Ziying among them, as well as several others. Chai Ke guessed that they were the generals who had escaped.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate has begun an investigation, but considering that these more than 50,000 people have just been released and the morale of the military is low, no major action has been taken for the time being to avoid triggering a mutiny.
We should wait until the whereabouts of these 50,000 to 60,000 people are determined, and then slowly investigate the responsibilities of these generals.
"The guilty generals Han Shangyu and Qi Jianyao paid homage to the Lord Assistant and Lord Langzhong." Han Shangyu and Qi Jianyao were the only two senior generals to escape among the 80,000-strong army. When they saw Chai Ke, they knelt down on their knees to express their apology.
Chai Ke looked cold and said, "Two generals, please get up. How can you behave like this?!"
Han Shangyu and Qi Jianyao both felt a sinking feeling in their hearts. They both said that this Minister Chai was relatively easy to talk to, but judging from his tone, they were afraid that the situation was more serious than bad.
After such a big thing happened, the two of them knew that they could not escape the blame. However, there was no movement from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which made the two of them feel lucky. After all, they were not taken as prisoners, and they still had thousands of people with them.
Bing escaped. If the imperial court placed all the responsibility on Liu Guoquan and Mu Tianyan, they might be able to escape. At least they wouldn't be thrown into prison, right?
This mentality of worrying about gains and losses has been bothering Han Shangyu and Qi Jianyao for so long. They also used many people to inquire about the situation. They did not even dare to return to the capital city. They could only stay in Qian'an City until more than 50,000 prisoners were captured.
After being released, they came here to help settle the more than 50,000 surrendered soldiers, which was regarded as meritorious service and atonement.
Feng Ziying couldn't help but sigh when she saw it. Han Shangyu was still bound by Han Qi, and Qi Jianyao's Qi family was also an old acquaintance, but he couldn't help with such matters, and with Emperor Yonglong's thoughts, Zheng was worried that he couldn't find it.
When you get the chance, wouldn't the download be delivered to your doorstep?
Chai Ke turned to Feng Ziying and his expression immediately became amiable, even a little enthusiastic, "Ziying, are you here too?"
"Master Chai, this is also considered the boundary of our Yongping Mansion. Although it is the headquarters of the General Army of Ji Town, isn't the General Military Mansion of Ji Town in Zunhua now?" Feng Ziying said cheerfully: "You and Master Yuan are both here.
If I were to welcome him, wouldn't I be acting unruly?"
"You are good at talking." Chai Ke didn't care, and Feng Ziying greeted Yuan Keli and You Shigong.
Chai Ke's eyes fell on the people behind Feng Ziying, and Feng Ziying introduced them: "Master Chai, this is Huang Degong, who went to the fortress to rescue Li Ruzhang's tribe. He took the lead and made an indispensable contribution; this person is Zuo Liangyu, who is from Qian'an
The battle against him deserves the most credit. These two are the subordinates of General Han and General Qi. It was their bravery that prevented the Beijing camp from being completely annihilated. At the same time, some time ago, they also ambushed the captured cavalry of the Horqin people in one fell swoop and wiped out thousands of enemies.
Yu Qi,..., this one is He Huchen, this one is Yang Zhaoji,..."
After some greetings, Chai Ke's attitude towards He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji was not as cold as he was towards Han Shangyu and Qi Jianyao. He also gave some encouragement with warm words, which also calmed the anxious hearts of He Huchen and Yang Zhaoji a little.
Next, we first settled down in Santunying City. This was the start of various inspections. Naturally, a group of officials brought by Chai Ke and Yuan Keli were responsible for checking and counting one by one.
"Brother Qi, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult. You and I are afraid that you and I will have to stay in the sky prison this time when we go back." Han Shangyu looked dejected, with a look of loneliness on his face.
Qi Jianyao also looked disappointed. Although Chai Ke's attitude was quite acceptable, he was just a little cold. After all, as the second person in the Ministry of War, even ordinary people would not be able to give a good look to their military-honored generals, but the military-selected Qing Li Si Lang
Yuan Keli's attitude can be described as cold.
I talked to them twice, but I didn't ask anything else. I just asked about the original arrangement of the Santun camp. Why were the garrisons on the east and west sides arranged but there were not enough scouts to warn them? Why were they not able to issue warnings in time when they were attacked?
And how the various ministries in the city responded at that time...
Most of the questions came with full malice. Even Han Shangyu and Qi Jianyao couldn't answer them. Yuan Keli didn't say much and just asked the clerk to take notes. This made them even more uneasy.
"If I had known, it would have been better to be captured by the Mongols. Maybe there wouldn't have been so much trouble. The worst thing I could have done was go home and be idle, eating and waiting to die." Qi Jianyao said bitterly.
"Humph, it would be nice if it was that simple. Although we were in a mess, we still managed to rush out with a group of people. Liu Guoquan and Mu Tianyan, you see, the court is not even willing to pay the ransom, and would rather
Go and redeem these soldiers and see how grateful they are to the court. Do you think Liu Guoquan and Mu Tianyan will have good harvests when they come back?"
Han Shangyu had actually received some information from Feng Ziying, and knew that although the final result might not be too good, it would not lead to ruin. At most, he would just obey the court's punishment and go home to think about his mistakes behind closed doors. Of course, it was far from his initial expectation of retaining his identity.
The idea is a bit far-fetched, but at least it won't hold too much responsibility.
But he would not be too exposed in front of Qi Jianyao. If there was no relationship between his nephew Han Qi and Feng Ziying, Feng Ziying would not reveal it and write to him. As for what will happen in the later stage, there may be some variables.
Han Shangyu also vaguely felt something. The soldiers were basically retained, but no one cared about the hundreds of generals. They even had to pay for the redemption themselves, and even if they redeemed themselves, they would still have to face the imperial court.
When it came to investigating and pursuing accountability, he could even think of the harsh investigation that Liu Guoquan, Mu Tianyan and others might face after returning from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Long Jinwei. If not, it might be the beginning of the destruction of a family. Thinking of this, Han Shangyu couldn't help but feel happy.
Own.
However, Han Shangyu was still a little confused. This was just a routine investigation by the Ministry of War, and it was nothing. Why didn't anyone from the Procuratorate follow?
Logically speaking, the Metropolitan Procuratorate should be the one with the right role.
