"Qian Baihu!" A cry interrupted Qian Wubing's thoughts. Qian Wubing raised his head. Zhang Yongyong didn't know when he had stopped thinking. Two eyes that seemed to be able to see through his thoughts were scorching.
Look at him.
"exist!"
"No need to be restrained!" Zhang Yong waved his hand and stopped Qian Wubing from greeting him, "You did a good job before, being His Majesty's eyes, seeing more and listening more, without worrying about the opinions of others!"
"General, you are no match for others!" Qian Wubing smiled slightly. Was this a compliment or a warning to himself?
"Although you are in the army, you are not under my control now. After all, we are just His Majesty's messengers. If you don't see anyone else, please call me Eunuch Zhang!" Zhang Yongyang showed a smile on his face.
The awe-inspiring smell of iron and blood seemed to be much lighter. Qian Wubing felt that the decisive and decisive General Zhang was gone, and that day Manager Zhang from Mingyuan Building was back.
"Eunuch Zhang!" He followed the good example. Although he knew that in terms of status, he was very different from the one in front of him, but he did not have the slightest awareness or behavior to reflect the disparity in status.
Qian Wubing was often frightened by his audacity. He didn't know why. From the Shangguan in Jinyiwei to the Wang Yue he met later, and then to Qianhu in Nanjing Jinyiwei, when facing these people, ordinary people's
He seemed not to feel the fear caused by his status at all. Even when he later met Zhu Houzhao, the first person in the Ming Dynasty, he thought he would be a little different. However, he had such a normal heart and
This is the case even if he knows the identity of the other party when he gets to know him.
Sometimes, he wondered if he was a little heartless. This kind of mentality was extremely weird. The king of heaven and earth, the master, the three cardinal guides and the five constant virtues were the principles of human relations. But why did he always feel that something was wrong? It seemed that something was wrong.
In his heart, he felt that everyone in the world should be equal. Strip away the official position and wealth of everyone. In fact, everyone is the same. He came to this world naked and left this world naked.
There is no such thing as high or low.
This kind of thinking is very dangerous, he knows it clearly, but every time he faces people with a much higher status than himself, his mentality affects him unconsciously, just like a small hundred households in front of him.
How could he talk so equally to the emperor's close ministers and the commander of the 12th regiment and battalion who held the general army? But he actually did it after the other party's polite words.
After thinking about it, it seemed that it was only because of the weird dreams he had had over the years that affected him. Apart from this reason, he could no longer find a reason why he would be like this.
"You have also seen today's battle. Come to think of it, you should also understand that I, Zhang Yong, have tried so hard to dissuade His Majesty from staying in Datong no matter what!" Zhang Yong said slowly. In today's battle, the casualties are already 10%.
Many, that is to say, of the more than 10,000 people he brought, more than 1,000 people will stay here forever at the top of Baishan Mountain.
"Wu Bing understands!" Qian Wu Bing said solemnly. This kind of place is indeed not a place where the emperor of high status should come. The Mongolian bows, arrows and sabers do not recognize the enemy in front of them. An ordinary Ming soldier can still command the entire Ming Dynasty.
Son of Heaven.
"It is our duty as ministers to eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor. Since His Majesty has a decree to annihilate these barbarians, we ministers should risk our lives to serve the emperor, even if we cannot
We can completely annihilate these Tatars, but if we work together and make these Tatars cripple their bones, we can still do it. At least, there won’t be any big wars in this town within three to five years!”
When Qian Wubing heard these words, his heart skipped a beat. Lao Zhang's words seemed not to be optimistic about the war!
"Today, it seems that these world-famous Mongolian cavalry are nothing more than this. Under the command of my father-in-law, we still have a slight upper hand. My father-in-law seems to be a little less optimistic about the situation of tomorrow's battle?"
"It's not that I'm not optimistic, it's just that with such strength, even with all my abilities, I still can't go against the odds!" Zhang Yong sighed: "We have a slight upper hand today. That's because the Tatars don't know our details. I
The three thousand battalions were sent out from the beginning, and the upper Sis faced off against the lower Sis, and they were caught by surprise. If we can't even get the upper hand, then I really can't see Your Majesty!"
"However, the Three Thousand Battalion is already the strongest combat force of our army. You have also seen the result. Even if Datong's generals fight hard, they are still on par with the opponent. This person's Shangsi has not yet
We must move, and there are far more soldiers than us. If I brag about it in front of you right now, saying that I will definitely win a complete victory tomorrow, then I am not encouraging the morale of the army, but I am tempting you to die!"
Zhang Yong smiled bitterly. He would not say these words to anyone in the army. The only one he could confide to was the Jinyiwei Baihu in front of him. I hope Qianbaihu could bring his difficulties to the people.
Your Majesty, otherwise, even if you die on the battlefield, you may not be able to escape the slander that your enemies will pour on you, such as "fearing the enemy like a tiger, ineffective in fighting, stupid and useless, and ruining the king's division".
"My father-in-law, you don't need to be too pessimistic. Although my vision is not as good as your father-in-law, our army is as powerful as a rainbow. We will fight tomorrow. No matter how I feel, the number of winners and losers should be 50-50. Who wins and who loses?
I can’t tell clearly!”
Zhang Yong shook his head, and there was a burst of muscle pulsation on his thin cheeks: "Qian Baihu, I'll tell you the truth, tomorrow's battle will be much more dangerous than you think. As for the number of winners and losers, if our army can exceed the 30% chance of winning, that's already
This is the best result of the sacrifice of the soldiers and the blessing of His Majesty!"
"Then let's evacuate!" Qian Wubing was also shocked. He knew he couldn't beat him, so why not beat him? The life and death of tens of thousands of people is not a child's play.
"We can't leave!" Zhang Yong gave him a funny look, but he immediately understood that the other party was just a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu who had risen from the lowest level. His vision and strategy were incomparable to his own, so he had to give him a little explanation.
Next: "If we fight head-on, there is still a three-point chance of winning. If the entire army withdraws at this moment, the Tatars will definitely cover up and kill them. At that time, there will be no battle formation, no command, the soldiers will not know the generals, and the generals will not know the soldiers. Among these ten people
, it would be great for one person to return to Datong. The so-called collapse of a thousand miles is what it means!"
"So, we can't leave!" After he explained, he paused again: "However, the army can't leave. If there are dozens of people, they can still leave. The Za family will arrange dozens of trustworthy guards for you later.
After you leave here, don’t stay and hurry back to Datong immediately!”
"Why me!" Qian Wubing didn't want to die needlessly on the battlefield, but he also didn't want to be seen as a coward who ran away from battle. He glared at Zhang Yong. Although his tone was calm, his face was slightly red, obviously.
Tell Zhang Yong that it is definitely not because he is lucky that he cannot participate in the war.
"Because your Majesty believes what you said!" Zhang Yong said calmly: "Because in this army, you are the only one in the army who knows the details of my difficulties and will not make trouble in front of His Majesty!"
"Given time, your sister will definitely gain His Majesty's favor. And no matter how incompetent you are, you will not be just a member of the royal family. If you die here, even if I win the battle by luck, I'm afraid there will be no chance of you in the future."
How much good fruit you can eat." Zhang Yong looked into Qian Wubing's eyes and said seriously: "If you don't die and return to His Majesty, then if I win, you will naturally have a share of this military merit. If I lose, you will
Thanks to my kindness, when His Majesty Long Yan is furious, he may be able to defend me a little bit, then my life will not be in vain!"
"So, I have to leave!" After hearing this explanation, Qian Wubing could barely accept it, and he admitted that he was indeed not as far-reaching as the Eunuch Zhang in front of him thought. He could be called the Eight Tigers together with Liu Jin and others.
The person who can stop a child from crying at night in Beijing is indeed no ordinary person.
"Let's go!" Zhang Yong waved his hand, obviously not wanting to say any more.
Qian Wubing saw this and slowly withdrew.
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Hundreds of miles away, the General Military Mansion in Datong City.
Zhu Houzhao walked around the room a little irritably. Zhang Yong led his army to set off. Today is already the seventh day. In the past few days, Tan Ma came back. In the past two days, even Tan Ma who reported the news has disappeared.
This is a cavalry force of more than 8,000 people. There is no way they could just disappear without a trace.
"Explore again!" Wang Fu beside him also scolded an officer with a stern face. The officer retreated with his head down. Wang Fu stood up and whispered to Zhu Houzhao who was standing in front of the window:
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be too impatient. Perhaps Zhang Tongzhi marched too fast and the speed of returning the scouting horse was a little slow. In the next two days, there will definitely be news about the army!"
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Wang Fu. What Wang Fu said was unreasonable. He naturally knew this very well. However, in this battle, he could only win but not lose. He was chasing a group of Tatars who were fleeing in a hurry.
The truth will not win. With this victory, he can return to the capital with confidence and no longer have to pay attention to the advice of the officials who only know how to play tricks. And if he loses, then he will be the emperor.
He has become the laughing stock of the world. When the time comes, he won't even have to think about it. The officials' methods of forcing his father to issue edicts of sin will definitely be used on him without hesitation.
"When Zhang Yong set out, he seemed to have prepared enough food for ten days. Today is already the seventh day. These seven days are enough even if we catch up to the grassland. Doesn't this slave know that the food and grass are not deep enough?
Is it taboo to use troops in the enemy's hinterland?"
"Don't worry about this!" Wang Fu shook his head: "In the past, Huo Qiao rode thousands of miles, but he didn't bring a grain of food. He killed the barbarians on the grassland with their heads rolling, and they fled in the wind!"
"That's not what Wei Chen is worried about!" He looked at Zhu Houzhao and said slowly: "Wei Chen is worried that Zhang Tongzhi is greedy for merit and followed the Tatar brigade into the grassland. The climate in this grassland is changing. Our army has the right time, location and people.
If we occupy it, then I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome! Hey, I hope Zhang Tongzhi will not be like this, your majesty should just wait for his success report with peace of mind!"