Although Lin Tailai was not optimistic about Magui's attack on the city, he did not stop him in the end.
War is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships. If you stop Ma Gui, not only will you not get gratitude, but you will be resented.
Anyway, in the original history, before Li Rusong arrived, Ma Gui failed to capture the city of Ningxia.
If the butterfly effect really occurs and Ma Gui accidentally succeeds in attacking the city, then Li Rusong in this time and space will be unlucky.
At first, Ma Gui wanted to play a little trick to lure the rebels out of the city and fight them.
After all, normal people know that it is far easier to deal with the defenders who go out to fight than relying on the city walls to defend.
Ma Gui first sent hundreds of officers and soldiers with loud voices to curse Kuaibai under the city wall in an attempt to provoke Kuaibai into fighting.
But in the end, all efforts were in vain. He was as steady as an old dog and did not fall for the trick.
Then Ma Gui staged a failed attack on the city, pretending to be defeated and fleeing, in an attempt to lure the rebels out of the city to pursue them.
In the end, Kuaibai was still as stable as an old dog, and the rebels were determined to stay in the city and not come out.
Previously, Ma Gui had served as the commander-in-chief of Ningxia Town for more than ten years. Kuai Bai had also been working under Ma Gui at that time. He was still very familiar with Ma Gui's habits and way of thinking. He would be damned if he could be fooled.
After two consecutive small strategies failed, Ma Gui could only launch a strong attack and assigned tasks to each general soldier.
Ningxia Town General Soldier Dong Yikui was in charge of the south of the city, Guyuan Deputy General Soldier Li Yu was in charge of the west side of the city, former General Soldier Liu Chengsi was in charge of the north side of the city, and former General Soldier Niu Bingzhong was in charge of the east side of the city.
Ma Gui and Xiao Ruxun each led an army of officers and soldiers, responsible for coordinating various areas and preventing raids by cavalry.
As a supervisor, Lin Tailai did not participate in the operation, but he still stood outside Nancheng and watched.
I saw that the officers and soldiers first fired at the city wall with less accurate cannons, and then mounted the Folang machine cannon and fired accurately at the city head.
After the artillery fire briefly suppressed the rebels defending the city, under the supervision of the general, the officers and soldiers of the brigade rushed forward and began to attack the city with human flesh.
Looking at the siege scene where human life seemed to be worthless, Supervisor Lin sighed inwardly.
For Lin Supervisor, this siege was a political battle, and it would not work without fighting.
If you don't fight, you will be accused of being too timid and afraid of the enemy, and you will also be resented by Ma Gui.
It is because of these political issues that human lives continue to be consumed here today.
Lin Tailai realized these four words firsthand today: "Compassion does not control soldiers."
Under the direct command of Ma Gui, the siege continued for more than ten days, but in the face of the tall and solid city walls and the tenacious rebels, no progress was made at all.
Ma Gui's mentality also changed from being full of expectations to numbness. When he reported the losses to Supervisor Lin, he said with some disbelief:
"The rebels were completely surrounded by the army and could only defend the isolated city. They were still so tenacious. It was really unexpected."
Supervisor Lin looked at the casualty statistics sent by each battalion and resisted the urge to say, "I don't want casualty numbers, I just want Ningxia City."
Hearing Ma Gui's doubts, Supervisor Lin answered: "If I had paid my respects, I would have said this to the rebel generals.
Now that they have all committed the crime of rebellion, the only way to survive is to defend the city with all their might and force the court to appease them!
With this kind of mentality, how can the rebel generals not be tenacious in defending the city?"
Ma Gui suddenly realized that this was indeed the truth when he thought about it carefully.
If the heroes of Liangshan had not repeatedly defeated the army, would they have been recruited in exchange for peace?
Supervisor Lin asked again: "Li Rusong will be here in three days, do you still want to fight?"
Failing to capture Ningxia City before Li Rusong arrived, Ma Gui felt like he had missed a hundred thousand taels.
After a moment of silence, he said dejectedly: "The soldiers are tired and lack equipment. Let's rest temporarily."
Three days later, Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of the rear military governor's office and the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi's anti-rebellion military affairs, led new reinforcements to Ningxia City.
Other camp officials continued to guard against the rebels. Only Dong Yikui and Ma Gui from the main camp in Nancheng went out to greet Li Rusong.
Lin Tailai, the supervisor, thought for a while and went to the camp gate to greet him without putting on any airs as a supervisor.
After all, I cannot treat Brother Li Rusong like other military attachés, and I still have to give him three points of face.
After seeing Supervisor Lin, Li Rusong laughed and said: "Hahahaha, I really didn't expect that I could go on an expedition with Brother Lin.
It really inspires me to gather together thousands of miles away and work together for the king's affairs!"
When General Da Shen, who was following the Lin Supervisor Army, saw this, he thought to himself that it was rumored that Li Rusong was quite arrogant and arrogant, and even the governor was not allowed to do so in terms of etiquette.
Why did the Li Rusong I saw with my own eyes today seem to be quite kind?
Just when General Da Shen thought of this, he saw Li Rusong waving to others, "Excuse me, please stay away for now. I will talk to Brother Lin alone first."
Then General Da Shen understood that it was not that Li Rusong was friendly, but that he was only friendly to Lin Junmen.
Ma Gui shook his head helplessly, turned around and left.
He finally understood how much face Supervisor Lin had given him by allowing him to attack the city first.
If someone else had been the supervisor, he would have put on his own shoes long ago, and then waited for his good brother Li Rusong to come and then take care of himself.
It's a pity that I didn't grasp it and failed to live up to Supervisor Lin's connivance. I can't blame others.
After the others around him dispersed, Supervisor Lin invited Li Rusong to the camp to talk.
After Li Rusong sat down and drank a few sips of tea, he pretended to be a little bit and said: "They say you were the one who forced me to rebel against Kuai Bai, but in the end, I had to trouble myself to deal with the aftermath for you."
Lin Tailai refuted unceremoniously: "Nonsense! Kuai Bai has already had the intention to rebel in his heart, just like An Lushan in the former Tang Dynasty. How can he be said to have been forced to rebel?"
Li Rusong chuckled and said, "Do you mean to compare yourself to Yang Guozhong?"
Lin Tailai changed the subject and said: "If you are asked to make meritorious deeds, there are so many weird things to say!"
Li Rusong sighed deeply, spread his hands and said: "I am a first-class governor, and I am in charge of the rear military governor's office. I am Ning Yuanbo's crown prince. What's the use of meritorious service? Is it possible that I can be granted the title of Duke?"
Lin Tailai: "."
It seems that Brother Li has gone too far. He has become a "general" commanding 50,000 to 60,000 troops. The excitement has not passed yet?
Don't underestimate tens of thousands. After Tumu Fortress and before the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were absolutely very few generals who could command an army of 50,000 or 60,000 people without water.
If the chief soldier can be respectfully called "general", then Li Rusong, the chief soldier in the general army, can definitely be called "general".
Even as the emperor's beloved general, Li Rusong was not immune to this kind of vanity.
After the greetings were completed, Li Rusong's expression gradually became serious, and he said to Lin Tai: "You and I have never worked together directly before, so you may not be aware of my distinctive work style."
Lin Tailai looked sideways at General Li. In front of me, Mr. Lin, talking about "distinctive style of doing things" is a bit imitating?
Li Rusong continued: "If you want to win the war, you must first unify the orders in the army.
Nowadays, there are too many military personnel outside the city of Ningxia, which is a very obvious drawback.
Ma Gui's unauthorized attack on the city before is a clear proof that even you, the supervisor, cannot stop such a proud and powerful general."
Lin Tailai: "."
I don’t know what to say, but General Li’s understanding is perfect.
Then I heard Li Rusong say harshly: "So I have to seize power first! To subdue the generals, at least make sure they don't do it in secret or in secret!"
Lin Tailai replied: "It makes sense."
Li Rusong said very considerately: "You may not be familiar with military affairs and human relations, so just watch from the side."
Lin Tailai continued to answer simply: "Okay."
After finishing speaking, he suddenly felt that his lines seemed a bit complimentary.
So Lin Tailai added very professionally, "What do you want to do?"
There was nothing he couldn't say to Lin Tailai, and Li Rusong replied sincerely: "You see, my official title is 'Admiral to fight against military affairs', right?
What does ‘admiral’ mean? It means general manager, right? So I am the official position of general manager to fight against military affairs.”
Lin Tailai nodded. In a literal sense, this is indeed the truth. In the Ming Dynasty, admirals and governors often used the term interchangeably.
For example, the official position of Dongchang Gong is the admiral of Dongchang, and there is also the governor of Dongchang.
Li Rusong continued: "Since I have been appointed as the general manager to fight against the rebellion, I should not be controlled by the governor!
When we were on the road, I had already gone to the imperial court and asked me not to be controlled by Ye Mengxiong!"
Lin Tailai: "."
He could not comment on Li Rusong's thoughts and actions.
To be continued...