Taihu Military Base

Jing Jie received a military report from Yangzhou Mansion, and after Zhou Yuji led 80,000 Jin troops to Shandong, he took over the 50,000 elite Ming troops led by Sun Chuanting by order of the imperial court, and had been stationed in Huai'an Mansion.

All the defensive forces of Yangzhou Mansion are 8,000 guards in Yangzhou, Yizhen, and Gaoyou, as well as 1,000 Xuanjia soldiers stationed in Yangzhou City. The gentry, wealthy businessmen, and people of Yangzhou Mansion were shocked three times a day, and panic spread throughout Yangzhou Prefecture.

Qu Congzhi has sent five letters asking for help in a row, asking Jing Jie to immediately send troops to support Yangzhou Mansion.

Jing Jie put down the letter of request for help from Yangzhou Mansion, and picked up the 100,000 urgent letter of request for help from Chizhou Mansion. When 100,000 soldiers and horses of the imperial court were stationed in Huai'an Mansion, Zuo Liangyu's 80,000 soldiers and horses in Hezhou and Chuzhou also suddenly crossed the river south and invaded the territory of Chizhou Mansion.

The entire Chizhou Mansion only has the 20,000 surrendered Liu Army in Xi'an County, and with this strength, it is already overstretched to defend Xi'an County, let alone defend other states and counties in Chizhou Prefecture.

The two flames of war ignited at the same time, Jing Jie followed the strategy agreed with Fang Yuan before, called Zhao Quanzhong, the commander of the cavalry battalion, and ordered him to immediately lead 10,000 iron cavalry to go to Huizhou Mansion to garrison at night, and use mobile forces to fight the thieves of the left army, and snipe the left army in Chizhou Mansion, and not let it step into Huizhou Mansion half a step.

Yangzhou Mansion and Chizhou Mansion, which is more important, a discerning person can see at a glance, Jing Jie chose to send heavy troops to rescue Chizhou Mansion, instead of Yangzhou Mansion, an important town in Jiangbei, which made Zhao Quanzhong very surprised, "Boss, we don't guard Yangzhou Mansion anymore?" ”

Jing Jie didn't have to tell him the truth, he only told him, "I will personally lead the army to rescue Yangzhou Mansion." ”

After Zhao Quanzhong led 10,000 iron cavalry to rescue Chizhou Mansion, Jing Jie also took 10,000 Xuanjia soldiers from the Taihu Lake base to the north and stationed at the Jingkou Wharf in Zhenjiang Mansion.

Jingkou Wharf and Yangzhou Mansion across the river, but Jing Jie garrisoned the army, only at the Jingkou Wharf, and summoned Shi Fu, the deputy commander of the Navy Battalion, to lead him to lead 60 warships to Jingkou Wharf, 50 warships to Quarshiji, and 50 warships to Longjiang Wharf, to strengthen the Yangtze River defense military affairs along the Yangtze River.

When Jing Jie was deploying troops and horses from all sides, there was urgent news from the Taihu Lake base, Xiao Yuan and Qin Zhan suddenly led three hundred brocade guards to the Taihu Lake base, and took advantage of Jing Jie's expedition to arrest Princess Kunxing and return to Suzhou City for interrogation.

Fortunately, Jing Jie had expected that Xiao Yuan would take the opportunity to make trouble, and arranged thirty personal soldiers to protect the princess before the expedition, and the two sides are currently in trouble at the Taihu Lake base.

Jing Jie immediately rushed back to the Taihu Lake base at night, directly found Xiao Yuan and Qin Zhan, who came to find trouble, and sent someone to call the princess to take care of it together.

Xiao Yuan originally wanted to take advantage of Jing Jie's absence at the Taihu Lake base to capture the princess, but he didn't expect that Jing Jie would leave a hand and send a pro-army guard, but the two sides were deadlocked for three days and three nights, and they were still facing each other.

Xiao Yuan saw Jing Jie hurriedly returning, and said coldly, "Third uncle, your personal soldiers really have rules, and Jinyiwei can't catch someone?" ”

Jing Jie said lightly, "Mrs. Yuan, dare to ask the princess what happened, you need to alarm Mrs. Yuan, Jinyiwei is out?" ”

Xiao Yuan said coldly, "Now the imperial court has torn up the peace treaty and attacked Yangzhou Mansion in retrospect. I exercise power on behalf of the governor, and I have reason to suspect that the princess is colluding with the court behind her back, and the inside and outside should cooperate! ”

Princess Kunxing didn't know why the court was still in harmony before, why she suddenly sent troops to Nanzhili, but to say that she colluded with the court would be a naked frame.

The princess immediately retorted to her, "You say that I have colluded with the imperial court, but is there any real evidence?" ”

Xiao Yuan met the princess's gaze and said with a sneer, "Really evidence? Jin Yiwei asked the princess to go back, looking for real evidence. ”

Princess Kunxing said angrily, "Go to Jinyi Wei Prison, don't you just want to be beaten into a trick?" ”

Qin Zhan said, "The princess is very wrong, the boss never likes to bend into a move, and Jin Yiwei will not bend into a move." I can swear to the third child that I will only try the case in the edict and prison, and I will never harm my life. If the princess is innocent, she shouldn't be empty-hearted! ”

Xiao Yuan and Qin Zhan didn't need to end the princess's life at all, or ask the princess to really confess anything. You only need to use the excuse of interrogation to disfigure the princess, or discount your hands and feet, so you don't have to worry about the princess and the capital to compete with Xiaoyuan for favor.

The two sides had a quarrel, Jing Jie smiled faintly and said, "If you want to be tried, you don't have to go to Jinyiwei Prison, you can also be tried in the Taihu Lake base, I also want to know whether the princess has anything to do with the court." ”

Xiao Yuan took out the governor's seal in his arms, put it in front of Jing Jie, and said with a sneer, "Third uncle, the son is not here, I am the acting governor, you really don't even give the face of the son?" ”

Jing Jie was beaten and raked by her on the line, and she didn't back down at all, "Mrs. Yuan, you can frame me in public, if you let the princess be taken to the edict prison for interrogation, nine times out of ten it will be a trick!" ”

He took out the handwritten note left by Fang Yuan before leaving and handed it to Xiao Yuan, "Mrs. Yuan, before the boss set out on the expedition, he had already handed over the princess to me to deal with. I keep the princess just for the purpose of retiring from the army, Mrs. Yuan let it go! ”

Xiao Yuan took the handbook and looked at it, sure enough, it was secretly left by Fang Yuan to Jing Jie, it seems that Fang Yuan and Jing Jie had expected that they would take the opportunity to make trouble and leave their hands behind.

Xiao Yuan was hated and angry at Fang Yuan's move, but Hua Rong was not annoyed, and said coldly, "Okay, I want to hear it, what is the use of the third uncle to keep the princess to retire?" ”

Jing Jie smiled and said, "Mrs. Yuan acts as the governor, but she only has the right to approve red. After I have discussed the countermeasures, I will submit it to the Governor's Mansion for Mrs. Yuan's approval. ”

Xiao Yuan's face sank, and she said in a cold voice, "Third uncle, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court have been stationed in Huai'an Mansion, and they can attack Yangzhou overnight, but you are training troops and garrisoning at Jingkou Wharf." What else can the third uncle do? It's nothing more than abandoning Yangzhou Mansion! ”

Jing Jie was slightly stunned, and said noncommittally, "Whether you abandon Yangzhou Mansion or not, it is necessary for the war, and you have to do it as a last resort!" ”

Xiao Yuan said coldly, "It's not that I have to do it, but the third uncle is protecting my shortcomings!" I have a plan to relieve the siege of Yangzhou Mansion for the third uncle to consider. Escort the princess to the head of Yangzhou Mansion and force Zhou Yuji to withdraw his troops, otherwise he will kill the princess sacrifice flag! Third uncle, is this feasible for me? ”

Jing Jie listened to it, if all emotional factors are put aside, Xiao Yuan's method is a good strategy, even if he can't threaten Zhou Yuji to quit the army. It is about the princess of the imperial court, and Zhou Yuji must also report to the imperial court before making a decision. This back and forth can delay the offensive of the imperial court and buy time for Fang Yuan.

But in this way, the military order is like a mountain, and if the court does not withdraw the army, the princess must be killed, which happens to fall into Xiaoyuan's calculations. In the final analysis, Xiao Yuan still wanted the princess to die in the name of thinking about the Xuanjia Army.

Seeing that he was silent, Xiao Yuan said sharply, "Third uncle, you keep saying that you put the interests of the Xuanjia Army first, but you didn't expect it to come to an end, but for the sake of a traitorous princess, you left the entire Xuanjia Army behind!" What kind of commander is the Xuanjia Army?! ”

She turned her head and asked Qin Zhan again, "Fourth Uncle, if someone ignores the interests of the Xuanjia Army and blindly protects the enemy's spies, can the Jinyi Guard take people first?" ”

Qin Zhan nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

Xiao Yuan asked again, "What about the military?" What if it's Childe's brother? ”

Qin Zhan sang and said in harmony with her, "The boss gave me the right to cut first and then play, and did not tell me who is within the scope of the amnesty. Jin Yiwei and I will make a judgment according to the needs of the situation, whether there is anyone who ignores the interests of the Xuanjia Army in order to protect the traitor. ”

"Third child, don't be stubborn anymore, for the sake of an internal traitor, it will ruin the harmony of the inner court and the outer court, and even worsen our brotherhood."

Xiao Yuan also persuaded, "Third uncle, since this princess came to Jiangnan, how many incidents have she caused?" Now is the life and death of the Xuanjia Army, and military and political affairs cannot be child's play! ”

Jing Jie frowned, Xiao Yuan and Qin Zhan were determined to arrest the princess this time, so as to prevent future troubles, if they wanted to stop it, even they would not let it go. Although Fang Yuan gave him full authority to deal with the princess, he forgot to give him the power to fight against Jinyiwei, and was caught by Xiao Yuan and Qin Zhan.

Xiao Yuan and Qin Zhan had great courage, and they didn't dare to arrest Jing Jie, the commander of the Xuanjia Army, so they could only keep squeezing on the words, just to make Jing Jie retreat and hand over the princess.

No one on either side will let anyone, and the atmosphere will be solemn again.

Princess Kunxing suddenly said, "Okay, Mrs. Yuan's plan is very good, I am willing to go to Yangzhou Mansion in person, retire the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and be innocent!" ”