Li Rusong sat distracted, his mind was in a mess and he didn't know what he was thinking.
General Li had done this kind of thing before, but killing friendly envoys when they disagreed was still a bit too shocking.
"Brother Li? Admiral Li? Li Rusong!" Lin Jinglue shouted several times before "waking up" Li Rusong.
Li Rusong raised his head and said subconsciously: "What's the matter?"
Before Lin Tailai could think of where to start, he asked casually: "The troops in Jizhen, Liaodong are under your command. How many troops can be dispatched now?"
Li Rusong replied: "We have more than thirty thousand, and we can send troops at any time."
Lin Jinglue felt that this battle was much richer than in history.
Historically, the actual number of troops led by General Li Rusong into the DPRK was around 34,000.
But now there are more than 30,000 people on Li Rusong's side alone, as well as Ma Gui's Xuan Army and Dong Yiyuan's Yansui Trilateral Army, which add up to 60,000 people.
Of course, the ensuing problem is that the logistical pressure also doubles.
The Ming army has no problem with its combat effectiveness, but when fighting with pig teammates in North Korea, logistics has always been a major hindrance.
However, the logistical problem that has always worried Lin Jinglue the most cannot be solved by Li Rusong, nor can Li Rusong solve it.
Therefore, Lin Jinglue thought of another question: "I asked you to go to Liaodong first. How did you do it?"
Li Rusong asked: "Which one are you referring to?"
It wasn't that General Li was confused, but that Lin Tailai had explained many things before, and he didn't know which one he was talking about this time.
So Lin Tailai said something casually: "I ordered you to build a carriage. How many of them are there already?"
The chariot is a kind of siege equipment used by straight women in the original historical time and space.
Its structure is not complicated. It is a huge wooden sign erected on a two-wheeled vehicle, which looks like a giant movable shield. The thickness of the wooden sign can reach two to five inches, and it must be covered with iron sheets and cowhide.
Each carriage can cover twenty or thirty people. It has a very good defensive function against large and small masonry, matches, and light firearms. It is very useful in siege warfare.
Lin Tailai remembered that Hou Jin's use of marquee chariots to attack cities in history was very effective, so he thought of using it as a reference.
After Li Rusong thought for a while, he replied: "Thirty or forty jade trucks have been built so far."
Lin Tailai's tone was a bit harsh and he said dissatisfiedly: "Why is it so small? Or is this the energy of your Li family in Liaodong?"
Li Rusong quickly yelled at Qu and said, "It's not because of poor supervision! It's because the cart you mentioned requires a lot of giant wood and cowhide, which are not easy to collect!"
Lin Tailai then gave instructions: "First, all the cities and towns of North Korea are now occupied by Japanese soldiers. The first thing they have to face after entering Xianjing is to attack the city, at least to capture Pyongyang first.
Second, the Japanese soldiers liked to build forts and defend them anytime and anywhere, and then used muskets to defend.
Therefore, whether it is attacking a city or fighting against Japanese soldiers, chariots are extremely useful as they can restrain the Japanese soldiers' tactics and at least reduce our army's casualties!"
Li Rusong replied: "Just try your best to supervise the construction."
Lin Jinglue was still afraid that Li Rusong would not take him seriously, so he emphasized: "You, Liaodong Jizhen, are all used to conflicts with the Northern Barbarians, but from now on, you have to temporarily put down your tactics against the Northern Barbarians!
The Japanese soldiers and the Northern soldiers are completely different enemies. If you still habitually rely on the bravery of your cavalry and despise the weapons, you will suffer a big loss!"
Li Rusong didn't want to listen to the lecture, so he changed the subject and asked, "Where did you get the style of the carriage?"
Lin Tailai suddenly smiled strangely: "You may not believe it, but I learned it from a straight woman in Jianzhou.
It is said that as early as the twelfth year of Wanli, Jianzhou women's straight began to use the immature carriage, and then continued to improve it.
I heard that among the Jianzhou Women’s Straight Army’s current troop formations, each oxen has four carriages, and about one-third of the soldiers can operate in conjunction with the carriages.”
In the past few years, Li Chengliang had been guarding Liaodong, and Li Rusong could only be in the capital most of the time, so Li Rusong was not very familiar with the situation of female straight women in Jianzhou.
Hearing this, Li Rusong could only lament that Lin Tailai was "unforgettable" about Jianzhou women's straight women and knew every aspect of them.
At this time, Lin Tailai took the opportunity to write a "little essay" again, saying half truthfully and half falsely: "Haven't you ever thought about what Ha Chi, a straight female slave in Jianzhou, is trying to promote the carnival cart so vigorously?
The various tribes of the female straight people attack each other, and at best they fight against each other. Do they need to use marquee vehicles on a large scale?
Moreover, most of Jianzhou’s female straight women live in the mountains and forests, so it’s not that convenient to move on a huge truck, right?”
Li Rusong: "."
Do you mean that the Jianzhou women’s straight women have already had the idea of ​​attacking Chibianbao in Daming City? At least they have started to make technical preparations?
It's not that Lin Tailai is a nagging person and always wants to say bad things about Nuerhachi repeatedly in front of Li Rusong.
But the relationship between Nuerhachi and the Li family was too deep. Lin Tailai wanted to deal with the straight women in Jianzhou, but he didn't want the Li family to interfere or cause a backlash. As the saying goes, it depends on the owner.
Li Rusong can now deeply understand that cleaning up the Jianzhou women's straight women is Lin Jinglue's "core demand". The level of emphasis is even as high as counterattacking Japanese pirates, and no objection is allowed.
"I am indeed not familiar with Jianzhou straight women!" Li Rusong finally expressed his stance again.
Lin Tailai sighed deeply, there were too many things to worry about.
You have to worry about the mood of your subordinates and generals, you have to worry about raising food and grass, you have to worry about strategic and campaign preparations and deployments, you have to worry about diplomacy with North Korea, and you have to be distracted from dealing with the Jianzhou women who are still on horseback.
Is Zhuge Liang so exhausted?
The next day, Lin Jinglue met with another commander-in-chief, Ma Gui, who had been recruited.
General Ma was very courteous and changed into regular clothes after being greeted by the armor first, but he looked unhappy.
Lin Jinglue asked: "How many combat-ready officers and soldiers do you have?"
Ma Gui replied: "More than 17,000 people are all selected soldiers of Xuanda."
Lin Jinglue encouraged him: "This is very good."
Then I heard Ma Gui complain: "Lin Junmen, I have no problem serving the country and working for you, but you said that Li Rusong and I have no distinction between master and slave, and we are the master generals of different factions.
As a result, now that he has been added as the admiral and commander-in-chief of military affairs for the Eastern Expedition, wouldn’t I become his subordinate again?”
Ma Gui’s sentiment was expected by many people.
First, the general industry is known as East, Li, and West Ma, and the Li family and Ma family are both called together, so there must be some hidden agenda.
Secondly, Ma Gui is senior and senior to Li Rusong, so he is definitely not willing to succumb to Li Rusong.
As for the last attack on Ningxia, it was because Ma Gui had just been resurrected and only held the rank of deputy general. He was too poor and short-minded to compete with Li Rusong.
Hearing Ma Gui's complaint, Lin Tailai responded helplessly: "The imperial court suddenly gave him a new position, so what can the headquarters do? It's not recommended by the headquarters."
Ma Gui pestered him and said: "I am not very happy about it, but I also want to be appointed as the commander-in-chief of military affairs. The military department should recommend it to the court.
He is the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the Eastern Expedition, so I can be the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the Japanese expedition, how about that?"
Lin Tailai: "."
You are making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger! At this moment, Cui Wukui came in and reported: "North Korea's new military envoy has arrived!"
Lin Tailai was quite surprised when he heard this, "You came so fast?"
Cui Wukui said: "After all, the king and ministers of North Korea are on the other side of the river, so it's just a matter of sending people across the river."
"Bring it in!" Lin Jinglue, who was busy with his busy schedule, ordered impatiently.
Then he said to Ma Gui: "Old Ma! Please sit down for a while and let me say a few words to the envoy of North Korea first!"
Not long after, a North Korean official wearing a red robe came in with his head held high and presented the "Notes on the Edict to Welcome the Edict".
Lin Tailai opened it and looked at it, and found that line. It still had the four characters "bow down" instead of "bow down five times and kowtow three times".
The far-reaching envoy was still talking: "In front of the willow roots, I was sent to meet you."
Lin Tailai raised his head and said concisely: "The axe-hand! Behead!"
Zhang Wu and others came in from outside, dragging the man named Liu Genqian out of the door.
In fact, Lin Tailai really didn't expect that the other side of the river would insist on "bowing" when the envoy came for the second time.
But if you think about it more carefully, this seems to be in line with the unrealistic, blind and paranoid mentality of the Peninsular people, just like the later generations of Chinese people who insist on going to the Taliban to spread Christianity.
In an instant, the head of North Korea's new envoy was placed in front of Cui Wukui, a member of the shogunate.
Lin Jinglue ordered: "Cui Xingren, please send him across the river again and ask North Korea to send someone else!"
Going to deliver his head again? Cui Wukui was in a daze, he would not be beheaded by North Korea, right?
As an old diplomat, Cui Xingren began to wonder if Lin Jinglue wanted to destroy the monarchs and ministers of North Korea, so he needed an excuse.
And if he is killed by North Korea, will he become this "excuse"?
Lin Tailai sent Cui Wukui away, and then cursed Ma Gui and said:
To be continued...