Chapter 336 Prepare for a Rainy Day (Please Subscribe)

It was just early June, and bad news came from the southwest!

The advance of Nan'an County Prince's army has been blocked!

Detailed battle reports came in. It was cloudy and rainy every day, and the complex and changeable mountain environment was not suitable for marching and fighting at all.

In just one month, non-combat attrition has been very serious!

In other words, none of the Qianxiang Kingdom's army was dispatched, and thousands of the troops under the command of Nan'an County Prince fell in the harsh climate and complex environment.

The news reached the court, causing some rational ministers to feel gloomy.

This is not a good situation. If the weather there doesn't improve in a short time, the fun will be over, and there may be big trouble.

Feeling pretty bad today!

"Didn't Nan'an inquire about the specific situation of Qianxiang Country before the incident?"

When there were no courtiers in the Daming Palace, I couldn't help but feel unhappy and asked myself.

No one answered. The eunuchs next to him all looked at each other, as if they were transparent.

It’s no wonder that we are so unhappy today. Anyone who has read a few military books knows that the role of ‘the right time, right place and right people’ can completely affect the outcome of a war.

The so-called weather is naturally related to the weather, otherwise what is it?

Of course, it is also said that the weather is related to the situation or people's hearts, etc. In short, it is quite related to the celestial phenomena.

Even today, we all know this. As a veteran general in the army, how could Prince Nan'an not know this?

Feeling irritable, I couldn't help walking back and forth in the hall. When I saw Jia Huan guarding the door, I subconsciously asked: "Jia Huan, tell me what Nan'an thinks?"

"Weichen estimates that the prince does not pay attention to his opponent!"

Jia Huan spoke calmly and said directly: "In addition, the southwest frontier army is familiar with the geographical environment, so they did not conduct detailed reconnaissance before the war and lacked preparations to deal with various troubles!"

"Yeah, Nan'an probably made the mistake of underestimating the enemy!"

Now my heart was shocked, and I looked at Jia Huan with eyes full of admiration. He stopped and said, "Do you want to write a letter to remind this guy?"

Don't go too far, or you won't be able to help when the time comes.

He had no intention of adding insult to injury for the time being. After all, the Nan'an County Prince had received his instructions to send his army south. If something unexpected happened and he took the blame, would anyone still believe in him as the emperor in the future?

Besides, the current Nan'an County Prince's troops were only affected by the harsh environment and weather, and their forward momentum was hindered. It was not that defeat caused a big problem.

Jia Huan remained silent, but felt very disapproving in his heart.

The Prince of Nan'an County is a big boss in the feudal town, but he is not a close general among his current subordinates.

How could he easily follow today's advice when he has his own way of doing things?

I'm afraid that after receiving Jin Jin's letter, he might still ridicule Jin Jin for not knowing how to pretend to know and give directions blindly.

If someone is more sinister and evil, if something unexpected happens in the future or he is really defeated, he can just take the blame from today's letter, and then it will be the turn of today's mute to eat Coptis chinensis.

Jia Huan predicted that as the rainy season continued in the Qianxiang Kingdom, the Nan'an County Prince's army was not far away from being defeated.

It's funny to say that Qianxiang Kingdom and the Southwest Frontier are obviously close to each other, but the weather changes in the two places are very different. At least the Southern Frontier does not have an abundant rainy season that lasts for half a year.

At this time, the princes of Nan'an County were not in a hurry to build a stable base to avoid the continuous rainy season. It is estimated that the final outcome will not be any different from the original version of Red Mansions, and they will definitely not be able to escape defeat.

Brother Cong has to prepare secretly!

After working with Jin Jin for a month, he understood many things.

For example, Jia Cong's troops had a mission to temporarily station in Nanyang.

The previous mission was naturally to deter banditry from the two lakes and even the south!

The two lakes have a well-developed water system and are world-famous as a land of fish and rice. They are an important grain production center in Daqian.

Relying on the astonishing food production, there are naturally powerful gangs and banditry here.

Sometimes, no one can tell whether those Jianghu gangs are the backends of local banditry?

Jia Cong led his 3,000 troops to sweep away the bandits in Zhili and the Central Plains, and he had already displayed great power.

At the very least, its deterrent effect on gangsters and bandits is quite astonishing!

Even the banditry in the south was restrained during the period when Jia Cong was stationed in Nanyang!

Working with Jin Jin as an errand, Jia Huan also gradually understood some of this person's thoughts and ideas.

There is no way, who said that his ears are so bright that he can hear a lot of secret information?

When we were dealing with the salt policy in the south today, we were severely slapped in the face by the Yangzhou salt merchants!

Among them, the ones who danced the most happily were the Salt Gang, who acted as thugs for the salt merchants!

The current idea is for Jia Cong to lead his troops directly south, before the salt merchants' forces can react, directly hit the salt gang and cut off the salt merchants' military support.

Such a plan is still very implementable.

After all, the army led by Jia Cong was not large in number, and he was dedicated to suppressing bandits, so he would not attract the attention and targeting of local powerful men.

When the time comes, if you catch your opponent by surprise, you may be able to achieve great results!

Even if the local government doesn't cooperate, it doesn't matter. Jia Cong's department is already very familiar with the business of suppressing bandits.

But now it seems that Jia Cong's troops may be transferred to the southwest border for support immediately.

Who is Jia Cong's department? It is a very rare mobile force in several surrounding provinces!

Anyone who knows something about the Japanese pirate rebellion in the Ming dynasty knows what will happen to the southern garrison if the peacetime lasts a little longer!

Anyway, Jia Huan didn't need to inquire about the situation of the southern defenders to know that they were unreliable.

It is estimated that now and the cabinet know it well, won't Jia Cong's department be the most reliable at that time?

Taking advantage of his off-duty days, Jia Huan left the palace.

He directly answered home and ordered his younger brother to invite Xue Pan.

Xue Pan was in the capital at this time. Since he and Yingchun were successfully engaged, he has not been running around. Instead, he plans to stay in the capital and talk about anything else after getting married.

Anyway, most of the Xue family's business is on track, and there aren't many things that he needs to handle personally.

Years later, he would not only have to deal with his own marriage, but also help with his sister's marriage. How could Aunt Xue be so relieved?

My cousin Xue Ben is currently studying for the imperial examination. Although he is old enough, he does not have extra time and energy.

As for the second uncle, he needs to be stationed in Jinmen and be responsible for the affairs of the offshore fleet. This is the key to whether the Xue family can completely rise in the future, so naturally it cannot be done lightly.

After all the calculations, I can only stay in the capital alone, otherwise what else can I do?

As the uncle's family, the Wang family is not reliable, and there is no need to count on Mrs. Wang.

If it hadn't been for following Jia Huan in reorganizing the Xue family's property in the past few years, Xue Pan would have been too busy at this time.

In the original work of Red Mansion, this guy actually has to personally run the business in Ping'an State, which is simply a joke.

At that time, the Xue family had reached a point where it was unable to sustain itself.

The current situation is naturally different. The Xue family, like the Rong family, can be said to be prosperous.

Although when they were making trouble in Jinling, they almost gave up all the business south of the Yellow River to the branches of Jinling, and the main line only controlled the business north of the Yellow River.

But Xue Pan was doing well. Every year, the fleet transporting grain supplies from the south would have to make at least dozens of round trips in the Grand Canal.

When the southern branches saw that the main line was doing well in the capital, they naturally fawned over it.

Although it is impossible to give up the business that has fallen into the hands, there is still no problem in cooperation.

They helped Xue Pan purchase various supplies in the south. It can be said that the Xue family's offshore fleet was able to take shape smoothly, and these Jinling branches were indispensable.

Under Jia Huan's guidance, Xue Pan did not bully others.

Doing business with the Southern Branch was quite fair, but it made the Southern Branch happy and shocked.

They did not expect that Xue Pan, who was known as the foolish overlord in Jinling and was famous for his promiscuity, seemed to be a different person after arriving in the capital, and was able to support the crumbling Xue family business empire.

At this time, the Xue family, although not very powerful in the capital, was still considered a pretty wealthy family.

Once it is fully operational, the ability to allocate supplies will make Zhongshun County and Prince jealous.

Regardless of gossip, Xue Pan did not dare to neglect after receiving the greeting and rushed to Jia Huan's house as soon as possible.

After all, I already have an official status, so it is difficult to show up at the martial arts school, which can easily cause bad reactions.

Jia Huan didn't care, but he didn't want the entrance of Ningrong Street to be watched by a bunch of courtiers all day long.

After all, they are all gangsters, and if something goes wrong, they might be in trouble.

"Brother Huan, why did you call me over?"

When they arrived at the place, Xue Pan was not polite and asked straight to the point: "Is there anything that needs me to deal with?" ’

"There really is something that needs the power of the Xue Family Chamber of Commerce!"

Jia Huan didn't waste any time and said directly: "Starting from today, small batches of food and supplies, especially various marching pills, will be delivered to the military camp where Brother Cong is stationed!"

"Especially the pills that are suitable for the environment in the southwest, and there are also some herbs that are commonly used. Don't be too troublesome, they will be of great use when the time comes!"

"Brother Huan, are Brother Cong going to the southwest border?"

Xue Pan was not Wu Xia Ameng. He immediately smelled the clues and asked curiously: "It seems that the war in the southwest is going well. There should be no need for Brother Cong, right?"

He is not stupid. He can't see that Jia Cong is now a trusted general under his command!

The king of Nan'an County, the king of the southwest, is a big boss in the vassal town. How could he allow his current trusted general to enter his territory with 3,000 elite troops who have fought against bandits?

"Just go and get ready. Why are you asking so much?"

Jia Huan said angrily: "Remember, do this in a secret way!"

"Keep it secret as long as you can, and don't talk nonsense outside!"

Seeing Xue Pan nodding his head in an honest and obedient manner, he explained leisurely: "It's not impossible to inform you of some situations. I'm not optimistic about Prince Nan'an's upcoming war. It's as simple as that!"

After saying that, he waved his hand to indicate that Xue Pan could leave.

It's not that he had to remove Wu Qing. He was an imperial guard, and he was also an imperial guard on duty today. It would not be a good thing for him to get too close to an imperial merchant like Xue Pan.

Again, until you don’t have enough strength to break the rules, just obey them honestly!