[Red Chamber] Jia Huan's Army

The content of Mo Lian's letter was very simple, nothing more than some trivial matters in the capital, plus instructions to Jia Huan.When Jia Huan saw the vigorous handwriting on the letter paper, he couldn't help but think of Mo Lian's tall and straight back, and the instructions in the letter seemed to be spoken by Mo Lian in his own ear, which made Jia Huan smile unconsciously. It was the first time he was sincere Feel that you are cared about.

Jia Huan wrote a long reply letter, including his nervousness when facing the Tatars for the first time, his numbness and guilt after the murder, all of which he wrote down without reservation.When it was time to finish writing, Jia Huan was surprised to find that he had written so many things.He frowned secretly, as if it was not good to bother Mo Lian with these trivial matters.So he bit his lip and daubed and corrected it for a while before putting the letter into the envelope and sealing it carefully, ready for the messenger to take back to the capital.

The two didn't mention their relationship in the letter, but the vague ambiguity can be easily seen between the lines.So this correspondence every ten days has become a routine between Mo Lian and Jia Huan, until Jia Huan returned to Beijing two years later, the period was uninterrupted.

Because of Jia Huan's performance in the first battle, and the previous battle with Feng Ting, the soldiers quickly accepted such a small officer.Especially the soldiers in Jiahuan, Zhili, could joke with him after training.Jia Huan got along with them quite happily.After that, the Tatars harassed several times on a small scale, and it was still Feng Ting who took Jia Huan to wipe out the Tatar cavalry.Feng Ting saw that Jia Huan had adapted well to the days of getting on horses and killing people, and getting off horses for practice, so he let go of Jia Huan and let Jia Huan start to get involved with other things, such as: the formulation of soldier training plans, Ancheng County The arming arrangement and the guard rotation on the city wall.In less than two months, Jia Huan was able to take charge of his own affairs.Only then did Feng Ting nod in satisfaction and said, "That's right, I won't lose my reputation if I say it." In the end, Jia Huan rolled his eyes and sneered in vain, making Feng Ting jump.

At this time, it was mid-winter in October, and there had been several heavy snowfalls in Ancheng County.It is precisely because the weather is getting colder and colder that the soldiers' rest time is slightly longer.This day, when Jia Huan was resting, he planned to take a good night's sleep, but the gong for emergency assembly rang, which was especially harsh in this quiet winter morning.At this time, Jia Huan didn't care about the cold outside the bed, shivering and putting on his clothes, after washing, he hurried to the main tent.

It turned out that the scouts sent out earlier had tricked into the Tatar barracks, and they had benefited from the previous few battle reports.Now they have a bigger news: In order to grab enough food, the Tatars decided to send a large army to attack before the heavy snow sealed the plains. These dedicated scouts even gave the Tatars a march plan in advance.

Now they are gathering to discuss how to deal a fatal blow to these ignorant Tatars.Jia Huan couldn't get in the way at this important meeting to decide tactics. The only thing he could do was to listen carefully to the speeches of other generals, and then think about their pros and cons, so as to learn more leadership experience.

"Can the accuracy of the news be guaranteed?" At this time, the King of Nan'an had a serious face, showing a faint murderous aura.Jia Huan knew that this was the hero who terrified the enemy.

"No problem. Several scouts have the same caliber." Bai Shi, who is in charge of intelligence, nodded and replied.

King Nan'an pointed to the detailed map in front of him, and said, "Ambush can be set up in these places, but in this weather, you must choose the right time, otherwise you will freeze to death before you can ambush the Tatars."

"Opportunities can be created." Feng Ting, who has always been fearless, said this, "Even if these Tatars don't come, let them be led away by us."

When Jia Huan was thinking hard about how to grasp the timing of King Nan'an's words, he couldn't help but be enlightened when he heard Feng Ting's statement, so it was possible to do this, as expected, his own experience was still insufficient.

All the generals present here are veterans who have experienced many battles, but they discussed their strategies within an hour.From luring the enemy to ambush, after careful consideration, this is the leader of the army.

During these two months, Jia Huan was no longer afraid of fighting the Tatars. Now that he had such a great opportunity to make contributions, Jia Huan was naturally eager to try.

When King Nan'an was arranging generals, Jia Huan took the initiative to invite Ying, hoping to be the bait to lure the enemy.

To be honest, among these generals, because they are all old acquaintances of Tatars, if they are used as bait, even if Tatars never like to use their brains in war, they can easily be detected by others. Yue's Jia Huan is the best candidate.It's just that King Nan'an looked at Jia Huan's blushing little face, and he hesitated for some reason.This looks like a child, no matter how good at fighting he usually is, it seems really unsuitable for such a dangerous job.

On the contrary, Feng Ting was very satisfied with Jia Huan's attitude, and chimed in: "Jia Huan is a new face, very suitable as a bait. And now he has the ability to fight the Tatars alone, and I hope the prince will make it happen. "

Everyone here has seen Jia Huan's performance these days.These generals who have no twists and turns are very fond of this weak-looking kid, especially those veterans who have sons at home but cannot teach their youngest sons because they are in the frontier. They completely regard this little guy who has just arrived for two months as a own children.Seeing them see Jia Huan so motivated, they couldn't help but also speak for Jia Huan.

The king of Nan'an did not expect this situation, but after thinking about it carefully, no one is more suitable for this task than Jia Huan, so he let go of his anxiety and said: "In that case, let Jia Huan lead a small group of cavalry to go. Lure the enemy." After finishing speaking, he still did not feel relieved and said: "Remember not to fight recklessly, and retreat in time."

Jia Huan happily clasped his fists and replied, "The last general takes orders."

As the letters from the scouts arrived, King Nan'an chose the most suitable day for Jia Huan to prepare to lead his troops.At this time, the Tatar army was not very far from the border, and it happened to be the farthest range of the Nan'an King's cavalry patrol.According to the plan, Jia Huan led troops pretending to be cavalry on routine patrols to encounter the Tatar army by chance.

This was the first time for Jia Huan to take on such a big task, and before setting off, his palms were naturally sweaty and he was very nervous.

Seeing that his face was pale, Feng Ting bit his lower lip, stepped forward and gave him a slap of love as usual: "Look at you, you are so talented. I have never seen you like this when fighting with Tatar cavalry. This meeting is just a meeting." Just run away."

Jia Huan was so slapped that he almost bit his lower lip, turned his head and said in disbelief, "I don't know how many cavalry the Tatars have brought? Is it normal for me to be nervous?"

"There are not as many as we are stationed here. There is nothing to be afraid of those ugly bears who don't have long eyes."

After hearing Feng Ting's words, Jia Huan thought about it carefully, and as expected, he relaxed a little, and replied: "Master, you still taught me that underestimating the enemy is a taboo in military strategists, but I don't obey it."

Feng Ting saw that Jia Huan's face turned better, so he was happy to quarrel with him: "Hmph, I'm a confident, blind brat."

The departure was imminent, and the two of them hadn't exchanged a few words before Jia Huan had to lead his troops to set off.

The cold wind in the middle of winter is really not bragging. Jia Huan and his team endured the cold wind like a knife on the horse. The exposed skin has no feeling, and the muscles are already stiff, let alone speak.In addition, because of the heavy armor, the bumps on the horse, and the tension in his heart, Jia Huan's close-fitting clothes are actually soaked through, and the feeling of being cold outside and hot inside is really uncomfortable.This was the first time Jia Huan realized the difficulty of marching.

Fortunately, they were not far from the Tatar army, and after a while, they vaguely saw the Tatars who were marching.

This group of cavalry slowed down under Jia Huan's signal, like patrolling soldiers who didn't know anything, and didn't panic until they walked in front of the army.

The Tatars had obviously seen this reckless patrol and sent someone out to intercept and kill them.Jia Huan originally planned to turn around and run away according to the plan, but he suddenly realized that if this was the case, the Tatars would definitely not send a large army to follow them for these small soldiers.If they couldn't attract people, wouldn't the soldiers who were ambushing on the mountain fail, and they would startle the snake.

"You're not nervous, just trust him like that?" Bai Shi, who was lying in ambush on the mountain, asked Feng Ting when Jia Huan was in trouble.

Feng Ting glanced at Bai Shi speechlessly, and replied, "You shouldn't have followed. And I don't know who didn't tell him there is another trick."

Bai Shi wrapped himself in a thick coat, trembling even so, and then said: "War requires brains, if you are so brainless and only know how to follow orders blindly, it's really a credit to me to teach him."

At this time, Jia Huan had no idea that they were not only used as bait, but also responsible for confusing the sight of the Tatars.Even if they could not attract many enemy troops to the place of ambush, another wave of troops would take advantage of this to approach the Tartar army in order to destroy it in one fell swoop.

Jia Huan, who was in trouble, had to shout loudly: "Hurry up and report!" and sent a signal.In order to attract the attention of the Tatars, let them know that their side has known where their army is, and then the whole army advances.

Sure enough, Jia Huan's move made the Tatars realize that something was wrong, and sent more people to catch up with Jia Huan's cavalry, trying to silence them.And began to assemble the army, preparing to move the location to prevent being discovered by the defenders.

Jia Huan saw that this move achieved the desired purpose, but he was not sure whether the other party would follow his own ideas and let the army follow behind him, so he just kept going and turned his head and tried to shoot the little leader of the army , to anger the enemy.

The Tatar coach was easy to identify, but Jia Huan knew that if he couldn't kill the coach in such haste, he would be in danger, so he squinted his eyes and stared at the young man beside the coach.This young man seems to have a high status and is highly regarded by the coach, but judging from his posture and demeanor, it is estimated that this is the first time he has gone to the battlefield to gain experience.Jia Huan determined the target in his heart, drew his bow, and shot three arrows at the man.While watching helplessly as everyone was busy protecting the coach, he unexpectedly found that the young people had fallen from the horse.

As a result, there was a commotion in front of the Tatars, which really angered the Tatar coach.After the bearded middle-aged man gave an order, the Tatar elite troops chased Jia Huan, accompanied by a rain of arrows, as if they would never stop until Jia Huan was killed.

At this time, Jia Huan could no longer care about the army behind him, and he turned his horse's head and retreated as soon as he saw the young man hit by an arrow.He gripped the horse's belly desperately and urged the horse to run away. Life or death depended on this short distance of one or two miles.