Chapter 345: Low-Key Knighthood (Please Subscribe)

Nearly 50,000 troops from the Beijing camp who had reinforced the northwest frontier fortress returned to Beijing in a mighty manner.

Even though he was caught off guard by the sudden changes in the southwest and was even a little worried, he still sent the cabinet bosses out of the city to welcome him and give him a considerable degree of attention.

As a general in the Beijing camp who had made great achievements, Jia Huan was naturally treated with great courtesy.

For those who didn't know, they thought he was the top general in the Beijing camp who was reinforcing the frontier fortress.

Although in terms of military exploits, this is what it is!

But the cabinet boss who came out of the city to greet him seemed quite unkind when he acted like this.

Sure enough, officialdom is full of traps!

Sensing the displeasure of his colleagues around him, Jia Huan didn't take it to heart.

I guess he will leave Beijing camp after a while!

When there is no direct conflict of interest, no Beijing general will be foolish enough to get in trouble with him.

To put it bluntly, strength speaks for itself within the military!

If you really go to the battlefield, the enemy will not care about your identity or how noble and gorgeous your background is. If you are not strong enough, you will suffer big losses.

Seeing that there is another big trap coming out of the southwest, no one knows whether they will be sent to support them.

Without the help of outstanding colleagues like Jia Huan, I would not dare to speak too loudly!

There is no other way. When you get to the battlefield, you have to show your true skills. No one is kidding you.

The high-standard welcoming ceremony ended quickly, and Jia Huan was immediately called to the palace to speak.

This is what it should be, and my colleagues in the Beijing camp have nothing to say except envy and jealousy.

Jia Huan's record is there, who says this kid is so capable?

It's not like they didn't give the other Beijing camp generals a chance now, but it's a pity that they couldn't seize it themselves.

When Jia Huan followed the palace envoy to the Daming Palace where daily government affairs were handled today, this person gave him a big surprise first.

He was awarded a third-class title for meritorious service!

If he had not been able to accomplish his feats in one battle, this time Jia Huan would have been granted the title of Bo or even Hou based on his military exploits.

Of course, for Jia Huan, the title of third-class son was something he could barely accept.

In fact, the title of the third-class son is already equivalent to that of Master Pardon and the first-class general of Jia Rong at this time, and it is still quite generous today.

After all, in the middle of the dynasty, people were quite cautious about being granted titles!

I haven’t seen it before, so I’ll understand how stingy Qian Ming was in terms of titles and rewards.

Daqian is naturally not as stingy as Qian Ming, but in the current season, he is also quite cautious about awarding titles.

For no other reason than the award of a title means the rise of a new force.

Moreover, it is a force that has been certified by the royal family. It may be the beginning of a century-old or even thousand-year-old family. The court and royal family will also help it grow rapidly by sharing power and resources.

That requires real benefits, and not every emperor is willing to do it.

After all, by the middle of the dynasty, the power of the court and local governments had been completely divided.

The rise of a new force must grow from the established forces.

That is to say, Jia Huan's own background is there, and his military exploits in the northwest cannot be ignored. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to obtain the title of third-class son.

The titles were all given, and the other mansions, property, Zhuangzi, and slaves were naturally all provided without any flaws.

Obviously, they are interested in winning over Jia Huan, a young general who is very capable of fighting!

Otherwise, wouldn't it be better if the imperial edict of knighthood was read out directly at the welcoming ceremony outside the city?

That's what it means to have infinite scenery and show yourself as a saint in front of others!

Didn't he want to give Jia Huan a surprise and gain favor so he would give a low-key reward in the palace?

I guess that before doing this, I must have investigated Jia Huan's behavior, so that this happened.

In fact, Jia Huan not only has no dissatisfaction at all, but is also quite satisfied with the current practice, even though his attitude is not so formulaic.

Jia Huan is not that enthusiastic about being in the limelight!

He is already a boss-level existence, so there is no need for such things to be the icing on the cake!

Is it possible that anyone in the Beijing camp at this time has doubts about his military exploits and military command capabilities?

If such an existence really exists, Jia Huan does not need to take action personally. A group of colleagues in the Beijing camp will teach him how to behave and that some things cannot be touched.

If you really have the ability, go to the battlefield and earn real military merits. What kind of ability can you just talk about?

Jin Jin was very considerate and even arranged a stool for Jia Huan to sit on.

Jia Huan was not polite either. Apparently he planned to have a long talk now, and he knew it well.

Sure enough, after all the tea and snacks were served, Jinping dismissed the rest of the palace people, leaving only Dai Quan to wait on him, and then he began to ask Jia Huan about the specific battle situation at the northwest frontier.

Jia Huan was not pretentious, nor did he hide anything. He just told the specific situation at that time.

It is his own role in it, told in a descriptive way, without exaggeration or modesty. As for what you think after hearing this now, that is the other party's business.

Finally, he concluded: "It's a pity to let the remaining nearly 40,000 cavalrymen outside the Great Wall slip away!"

"If we can annihilate them, the northwest border can at least ensure peace for the next twenty years!"

Now he nodded subconsciously, with a look of regret on his face.

Naturally, he had more on his mind. If he could annihilate a hundred thousand Hu cavalry troops outside the Great Wall in one breath, such an impressive feat would be rare in previous dynasties, and it would be of great help to the emperor's posthumous reputation.

It's a pity that the guys in the Northwest Frontier Army are not strong enough!

Of course, the main force of the northwest frontier army also worked hard and shed blood, so it is hard to say much now.

After listening to Jia Huan's detailed explanation, I now feel that it is not difficult to deal with the Huqi outside the Great Wall!

Of course, he also knew that his thoughts were a bit too optimistic.

Anyone who has read history books will know that in all dynasties, the Huqi outside the Great Wall in the northwest have been quite a headache for the Central Plains dynasties. They are not only killed, they are exterminated, just like the weeds outside the Great Wall, the spring breeze blows deeply.

At the end of each dynasty, the Huqi outside the Great Wall in the northwest were one of the important drivers of the dynasty's downfall.

This time, Jia Huan led his army to deal with the barbarian cavalry outside the Great Wall. The reason why he was able to chop melons and vegetables was as simple as chopping melons and vegetables. That was because Jia Huan himself was a peerless general and his ability to command and fight was quite good. That's why he went on the expedition. The great military exploits after the Northwest.

How could anyone else have performed so well?

Jia Huan was blunt, saying that the performance of his Wu Jinshi and Wu Juren was quite good.

Of course, during the course of the campaign, a group of very talented people also emerged among the middle and lower-level officers and soldiers in the Beijing camp under his command. This was one of the main reasons why his troops were able to achieve consecutive military exploits in a short period of time.

However, there were certain words that he did not say.

Those guys who have fought their way from the bottom of the military, unless they are extremely talented or can quickly improve themselves through hard study, there is a limit.

As for those martial arts scholars and martial arts examiners, their upper limit is undoubtedly higher!

There is no way. Different levels of education, different visions, and different ways of thinking can lead to different heights they can reach in the military.

This is why, only in turbulent times, it is possible for soldiers at the bottom to rise step by step to the position of general, or even higher levels.

Of course, people like Di Qing of the Northern Song Dynasty were gifted people.

"General Jia, there is no need to be modest!"

Today he smiled and said: "Without your command, it would not be so easy to win consecutively easily!"

He is not a fool, how could he not see Jia Huan's important role in the battle?

They were clearing out scouts at fixed points, and leading troops as the vanguard to charge into battle. They were very busy.

But everything he did was an important bargaining chip for the final victory!

"After listening to the general's story, I now understand why the ancient fierce generals often achieved impressive results!"

Jin Jin sighed: "As a role model, it has a great boost to morale!"

Jia Huan smiled and said nothing. It's best to understand this now. Even if you don't understand, it's okay.

As the supreme commander, most of the military achievements belong to him. There is nothing to say about this.

Now he hesitated and suddenly asked: "Why did the general train his troops and horses based on the military books written by Qi Jiguang of the previous dynasty? Is there any special purpose?"

According to their thinking habits, the current elites look down upon the affairs of the previous dynasty.

This is what Qi Jiguang is like!

Regardless of the modern times before Jia Huan traveled through time, he spoke highly of Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general!

But in fact, the evaluation of Qi Jiguang by the military circles in Daqian was very average.

There is no other reason. I have not experienced the Japanese invasion, and my understanding of the Japanese invasion is not deep enough.

Naturally, Qi Jiguang was very disapproving of the military strategy written by Qi Jiguang to quell the Japanese rebellion.

If the military books written by Qi Jiguang were not easy to understand and anyone who had read the book could understand them and imitate them, they would have gradually disappeared like the military books handed down from other dynasties.

The military achievements recognized by the Daqian army were against the Huqi outside the Great Wall in the northwest and the Houjin barbarians in the northeast.

However, Qi Jiguang's achievements in these two aspects can only be regarded as the level of ordinary famous generals, not very amazing.

Unlike the later generations who traveled through Jia Huan's time, they paid completely different attention to Qi Jiguang. They even believed that the Qi family army already had traces of a modern army, and its combat effectiveness was quite strong.

I don’t see it. Is there a huge response today to the fact that he trained his soldiers by studying the military books written by Qi Jiguang?

"Your Majesty, I think the military book written by General Qi of the previous dynasty is quite suitable, so I used it!"

"This is indeed the case. In terms of the use of muskets, the military training methods and battle formation methods in General Qi's military book are quite good!"

"Of course there are problems. After all, the period when Qi Jiajun existed was very different from the situation Daqian is facing now. Wei Chen also made some adjustments after careful consideration!"

"If the current firearms were not crude and it was very inconvenient to move around, surely this fight with 20,000 barbarians outside the Great Wall would not have given them the possibility of escaping?"

Now he was half-convinced and confirmed: "Is it really that powerful?"

"The record is there, there is no way you can lie!"

Jia Huan smiled and said: "I heard that all the generals of the Northwest Frontier Army are very interested in this. They should try it in the future. Your Majesty can pay special attention to it then!"

Now he nodded to show that he knew, and this matter was naturally remembered in his heart.

If Qi Jiguang's military training method can be used to improve the combat effectiveness of Daqian's army, it would be great. Both today and the court would be happy to see it.

The poor military performance of Daqian's army has long become a long-standing problem in the hearts of today and the imperial court. It would be a good thing if it could partially be solved.