Chapter 95 Ningyuan City, Yuan Chonghuan (3)

When Tang Feng heard this question, he was stunned. For a moment, he really didn't know what to say. After thinking about it, he understood Sun Chengzong's intention. He just wanted to see if he had the ability to know people. This was also an indispensable ability for a general who guarded the frontier. So after thinking about his interactions with Yuan Chonghuan over the past few days, Tang Feng carefully said with a verbal expression: "Mr. Yuan is indeed a good soldier, and he also knows the situation of Ningyuan. If anyone is the most suitable person to guard here, it must be him." What he answered was just whether Yuan Chonghuan was competent, but he did not mention his character. No one is more certain than Tang Feng's view that Yuan Chonghuan is the most suitable to guard Ningyuan, because in history this is the stage where he emerged from nowhere.

Sun Chengzong looked at him with a smile, thinking that it was rare for this young man to be so calm. But he did not intend to let Tang Feng get off the topic and continued to ask: "I want to ask you how you think about his character, not about his other things."

When Tang Feng saw that Sun Chengzong was serious this time, he could only smile bitterly: "Mr. Yuan is cautious and polite in dealing with people, and is very polite to me, but if he asked the lower official to say it directly, he is not as good as he seems. In fact, he is very proud in his bones, and he always maintains a sense of alienation when facing the lower official. Of course, this may be because the lower official is not familiar with him, and he cannot blame him. However, there are still some problems with his soldiers."

Sun Chengzong nodded in agreement and signaled Tang Feng to continue. Tang Feng had to bite the bullet and continue, "He is very good to ordinary soldiers. I have seen him get along with those soldiers and treat them as brothers. However, there are some conflicts with some generals and are very harsh to them. Of course, this will not affect Lord Yuan's prestige in the army, but it is always a hidden danger. When a strong enemy approaches, everyone will naturally work together. But if Lord Yuan does something, there will not be many generals under his command who can speak for him. Perhaps this is to be able to share hardships and cannot share wealth."

"You did not disappoint me, but in just a few days, you have mastered the advantages and disadvantages of the elements." Sun Chengzong smiled with relief. In fact, he had mastered these characteristics long ago and had persuaded the other party several times. Although Yuan Chonghuan was restrained, it was easy to change the country and nature, so he still could not completely change this. This is why after seeing Tang Feng, Sun Chengzong thought of cultivating him into a new Liaodong Strategic and put Yuan Chonghuan, a person he had trained for a long time, aside.

Tang Feng smiled bitterly in his heart and thought to himself that he was lucky. This is because he had read a lot of historical information and had more or less mastered his personality. Otherwise, he would not have said this. If he had not had such a personality, he would have become enemies with many of his original subordinates after the success of Ningyuan's battle, and would not have killed Mao Wenlong later, and eventually ended up being scattered. Fortunately, Sun Chengzong asked himself that it was Yuan Chonghuan. If he had changed to other generals who had no reputation at all, Tang Feng would not have been sure to answer.

After sighing for a while, Sun Chengzong said, "But as you said, Element is indeed a talent that can be entrusted with important tasks, so I want you to get closer to him. If you two can cooperate well, the land of Liaodong will not be afraid of the invasion of Jianlu."

Tang Feng also understood Sun Chengzong's painstaking efforts, and nodded quickly to agree. He still had a respect for a hero like Yuan Chonghuan. But then he said disapprovingly: "Sir, why do you always say to defend the enemy? In fact, my Ming Dynasty soldiers are far better than those Jiannu. Our weapons and firearms are not comparable to them. Why don't you think that one day you can recover the entire Liaodong, but only want to stick to a corner?" At this time, Tang Feng showed his youthful side.

Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly: "Didn't you think about regaining Liaodong as you are? But now the national strength of our Ming Dynasty is no longer as good as before. Although Jiannu had only more than 100,000 cavalry, they were all elite soldiers and not something our infantry could resist. However, if we could take action step by step and continue to move forward under the consolidation of the original territory, there was no possibility of regaining Liaodong, but we could not be too hasty."

Tang Feng also felt that he was a little too anxious and smiled apologetically. Sun Chengzong said dismissively: "Of course, it's good that you have this momentum as a young man. After all, no one may be able to do anything in the future. Maybe in a few years, you can really drive the Jianli who occupied my land out of Liaodong. But you must remember one sentence: If you want to achieve something, you must first defend steadily and then attack Xutu!" Tang Feng nodded deeply and remembered this sentence in his heart.

Because of this conversation with Sun Chengzong, Tang Feng decided to make good friends with Yuan Chonghuan. In the next few days, his attitude towards Yuan Chonghuan became much closer. Yuan Chonghuan, a Jinshi, always felt uncomfortable among a group of martial artists who were very knowledgeable about literature and art. Now the arrival of Tang Feng, a young civil servant, gave him a good partner to talk to. With Tang Feng's deliberate approach, the relationship between the two gradually improved. Although they were not talking about everything, they were much better than before.

On that day, under Yuan Chonghuan's leadership, the two walked on the outer wall. While watching the soldiers around him loaded the newly transported red barbarian cannons, they talked about the ancient famous generals they admired the most. Yuan Chonghuan said softly: "The one Yuan admired the most is Yue Wumu of the Southern Song Dynasty. General Qi fought against Japanese pirates in the southeast throughout his life, killed countless enemies, and protected our Ming Dynasty. Later, he came to the north and rejected the Mongols from the country. Even if he made great achievements in his military achievements, it would not be an exaggeration to say that his country was loyal to him. Although he was framed and killed unjustly, Fengboting was still a famous general. Even his enemies dared not be disrespectful to him and called him Grandpa Yue and did not dare to name him. He is really the first person in the ages."

When Tang Feng heard that he mentioned the loyal Yue Fei, he thought of Yuan Chonghuan's final outcome. These two people could be said to have an ordinary end. Unexpectedly, he praised Yue Fei so much. Then Tang Feng thought of the song "Loyalty for the Country" that he liked to listen to in modern times. He hummed in a low voice: "The smoke of wolf is rising, the country is looking north, the dragon flag is rolling, the horse is neighing, and the sword energy is like frost..."

Yuan Chonghuan was about to ask Tang Feng which general he admired the most. He heard him suddenly sing such a heroic song, and then he listened carefully. After a while, he stroked his hands and said, "This song is indeed magnificent, it is the voice of my man. I wonder where you heard it from?"

After he asked this, Tang Feng remembered that the song he hummed nonsense did not belong to this era, so he had to cover up and said: "This was written by a private school teacher in my hometown. At that time, he wrote this song to commemorate Yue Wumu, who was loyal to the country but was eventually harmed by others. Why, Brother Yuan, do you want to learn?"

Yuan Chonghuan nodded and said, "This song can inspire the morale of the army. Why not write it out and hand it over to me? I can pass it on to the army and let the soldiers sing it together." Tang Feng of course would not refuse this request, so he nodded and agreed, which increased Yuan Chonghuan's favorability towards him a little.

At this time, watching the extremely heavy artillery installed on the wall with the efforts of dozens of soldiers, Yuan Chonghuan had a hint of disdain on his face: "These foreign objects are really heavy and useless. I don't know why the lord wanted to transport this object to Ningyuan. With the terrain of our Ningyuan City, it is enough to resist the invading Jianlu."

Seeing that he looked down on the cannon, Tang Feng said, "Brother Yuan, don't underestimate these bulky guys. If used properly, it can be worth ten thousand soldiers. Yes, their positions cannot be turned once they are fixed, and they can only set off guns in one direction. However, once the war begins, Jianlu cavalry gathers at the city, and this cannon can hurt dozens of people. Moreover, the enemy can only attack head-on, and these ten cannons just cover all frontal positions. I think if Jianlu really comes to attack Ningyuan, these ten cannons alone will cause him a lot of losses."

Yuan Chonghuan looked at the huge guys half-believingly and half-doubtedly. He didn't believe that these iron-cast objects could have such great power, but it was difficult to refute Tang Feng's words. After all, he still wanted the other party to write that song for him now.

The two of them were talking while walking, and suddenly Tang Feng's eyes were attracted by a city wall in front of him. It did not extend along the wall they were walking on to both sides, but went to the north at a 90-degree angle, that is, it extended outside the city, making the northern city wall divided into two halves. If you look from a distance, you will find that the city wall has become a word "mountain". This made him very curious. After watching for a long time, he asked: "Brother Element, what is the use of this wall? Why is it so weird? I have never seen it in other cities."

Yuan Chonghuan smiled proudly and said, "This is Brother Yu who suddenly came with a whim. You think that if the enemy came to attack the city, they would definitely attack from the front. But now that there is more of this city wall, there will be more of our defense next to them. In this way, we can disperse their offensive power and reduce the pressure of defense. After thinking of this idea, I asked someone to build this city wall outside the city. Anyway, my Ningyuan City has been repairing it before, and I am not afraid of repairing this section more."

Tang Feng calculated according to his idea and found that this was a good idea. Although there were not many soldiers on this city wall, they could attack the invading enemy from the side, which could achieve good results. Moreover, in this way, the north of Ningyuan City was in two halves, and the enemy would be cut off in half, which was also a disadvantage for the attacking party. Although it was just a city wall, it could also reflect Yuan Chonghuan's methods of defending the city. Thinking about this, Tang Feng's eyes were full of admiration, and he was taught by Taoism.
Chapter completed!