The Military Governor in Dream of the Red Chamber

Jia Chen believed that once he took action, he could cause chaos on the northern frontier.

That will definitely affect the group covering the rear.

If the border troops discover that the northern enemy's troops are in disarray, they should at least react to such an opportunity.

If we seize the opportunity to act, we might be able to save these people.

Jia Chen had considered saving the person before, but at that time there was nothing he could do.

The situation has changed now, so perhaps it's possible to make a move.

Of course, Jia Chen couldn't overestimate the border troops. If they still didn't make a move, he had to make sure that his side could break out and come back.

There are quite a few warhorses at Qianshandun now, but the number of Northern barbarians responsible for escorting them is too small. Compared to the long and scattered procession, which stretches for several miles, it seems too dispersed. If we attack one of them, it will surely cause chaos.

Regardless of whether the border troops take the opportunity to attack, they must immediately retreat to Qianshandun.

However, convincing everyone will probably not be easy.

Even if I've established some prestige here.

After all, it concerns everyone's life and death.

Everyone now understands that as long as they hold their ground here and don't leave, the northern barbarians will retreat, and they will be able to survive this time.

However, if they rushed out according to their own plan, they would still be in danger of dying.

It would be a lie to say that Jia Chen wasn't worried about his safety.

Everything he did before was in order to survive.

If they do nothing now, they can survive. Isn't that his original goal?

There's absolutely no need to risk your life anymore.

He also wanted to return to Beijing and see the twelve beauties in the Dream of the Red Chamber.

However, most of them are still very young. For example, Lin Daiyu should only be five years old this year, and she will probably have to wait until next winter to enter the Jia family.

Another point is the difference between men and women. It's practically impossible for Jia Chen, a man, to meet young ladies like Lin Daiyu and Sanchun.

What a pity!

Jia Chen quickly brought his thoughts back to reality; thinking about those things was too early and unrealistic.

For a moment, Jia Chen wavered in his decision to save the person.

He was no hero, nor any great man with a heart for the world and a desire to save the nation; he was just a lowly soldier who could not change anything.

Jia Chen stared blankly at the passing line, his heart filled with conflicting emotions.

At this moment, someone in the group was whipped severely by the Northern barbarians, causing a small commotion, and Jia Chen's gaze involuntarily turned over.

"What is that?" Jia Chen's eyes suddenly widened. He stared at that spot for a while, thinking to himself, "There's no mistake, it's that eunuch."

Jia Chen never expected to see Eunuch Hu Youcai, the supervising eunuch of the Beijing Garrison.

Hu Youcai was captured by the Northern barbarians?

Jia Chen was puzzled. Hu Youcai, as the supervising eunuch, was not in Zhenqiang Fort, but in Desheng Fort, where the deputy commander of the North East Road was located, which was safer.

Desheng Fort is located 30 li south of Zhenqiang Fort, and it has the largest number of soldiers and troops in the fort.

Could it be that Desheng Fort was breached by the Northern barbarians?

Otherwise, how did Hu Youcai end up in the hands of the Northern barbarians?

Jia Chen shook his head. Whether these guesses were right or wrong didn't matter, because it had nothing to do with him.

But Hu Youcai was very important to him, and countless thoughts immediately flashed through Jia Chen's mind.

Now that the area around Qianshandun is basically safe and everyone's lives are no longer in danger, Jia Chen naturally started thinking about things after the war.

The most important issue is the number of heads taken from the northern barbarians. Such a large number of heads represents a tremendous military achievement.

Jia Chen knew very well that this was not something his small platform could withstand.

They had no one to rely on, and when it came time to reward those who had contributed, it was very likely that the people of Qianshandun would not be included.

These military achievements will surely be claimed by those above.

If the situation worsens, their lives could be in danger.

It's not impossible that the higher-ups would silence those directly involved to prevent the cover-up of the fraudulent claims of military merit.

After all, there were too many people involved this time, and the interests involved were simply too great.

If it were just one or two heads, the benefits wouldn't be significant enough to warrant the higher-ups' decision to kill.

Often, having too much isn't necessarily a good thing.

Therefore, it becomes crucial to ensure that these individuals can genuinely realize their military achievements.

Jia Chen had previously considered using Emubu, but having Emubu's proof might make things a little better.

However, since Omubu was an outsider, Jia Chen wasn't really sure if it would work.

Hu Youcai, on the other hand, was different. He was the supervisor of the Beijing Garrison and had connections in the palace.

Since I am a member of the Beijing Garrison, the merits I have made here naturally belong to the Beijing Garrison. Therefore, Hu Youcai, as the supervising officer, must have made great contributions.

Then Hu Youcai would be much more likely to recommend them, at least much more reliable than having Emubu vouch for them.

If they could get Hu Youcai's support, then no one else could claim their military merits.

Of course, all of this is contingent on rescuing the person; otherwise, it's all just empty talk.

Jia Chen had been debating whether to storm the escort team and create chaos, but now he had nothing to hesitate about.

This risk is worth taking.

Without hesitation, Jia Chen immediately gathered everyone and explained the plan.

The plan was approved by everyone, even though some people initially thought it was too risky. But they couldn't tolerate seeing so many people being taken away.

There may be people they know among them, or even relatives.

Especially when Jia Chen mentioned Hu Youcai, everyone had even less objection.

How could anyone not know about the practice of falsely claiming military merits in the military?

Although so many northern barbarians were killed this time, everyone was still uneasy about whether they would be rewarded in the future.

Now that I've heard that the eunuch supervising the Beijing garrison is here, he's definitely going to rescue people.

"Besides saving Eunuch Hu, we also need to save as many other people as possible," Jia Chen said.

He couldn't place all his hopes on the border troops. Who knew that if he caused a disturbance on his side, they would definitely dare to attack?

Jia Chen selected ten people, all of whom could ride horses, including three people named Emubu.

Jia Chen himself was one of them, making a total of eleven people including him.

Before joining the Beijing Garrison, Jia Chen worked odd jobs for several years at a farm owned by the Jia family outside the capital.

The Jia family's main estate was in Heishan Village, but they also had some smaller estates on the outskirts of the capital.

There were horses on the estate, and Jia Chen taught himself to be one in his spare time.

In the Beijing garrison, his horsemanship and archery were also outstanding.

The reason Jia Gan was able to do all this was because he had laid a solid foundation in martial arts for Jia Chen from a young age, making him able to learn these skills much faster and better than the average person.

People like Jia Mao and Liu Cheng wouldn't do that, even if they had served in the Beijing Garrison for several years, or even decades.

The army was short of horses, and ordinary soldiers had no chance to come into contact with warhorses.

In terms of horseback riding skills, Jia Chen was inferior to Wang Baisheng and the others, let alone compared to Emubu and the other two.

However, Jia Chen still took the lead this time.

He wasn't acting impulsively or blindly. Even if this operation failed, they were confident they could withdraw.

The Northern barbarian cavalry are few in number and scattered, so there is a good chance that the eleven of them will win.