After hearing the situation reported by Jiang Ning, Su Wang Zhu Kai immediately threw the tea cup in his hand.
"What does Zhu Gui mean? Does he want to escape from the battlefield?"
Jiang Ning quickly explained: "The intention of Dai Wang is to contain the enemy on the periphery."
"Huh, contain the enemy? He only brought a hundred soldiers, but he still wants to contain 30,000 Mongolians? Does he think he is Huo Qubing?"
Zhu Kai snorted coldly, obviously not taking Zhu Gui's statement seriously.
The other generals in the room also started talking.
They really didn't understand that since the acting king was the supervisor of the army, how could he stay outside the city?
What's more, he was still a vassal king. If he was captured by the Mongols, it is conceivable that the already low morale of the Ming army would be even more difficult to deal with.
At this time, Xu Yingxu stood up and said: "Your Highness King Su, according to the last general's view of King Dai when he was stationed in Datong Mansion, King Dai is not a blind and impulsive person. He should have his own reason for doing this."
Zhu Kai looked at Xu Yingxu, a trace of cruelty flashed in his eyes, but a smile appeared on his face.
There is no way, who made the three thousand Datong guards under Xu Yingxu the mainstay of Ganzhou City's defense force?
Only the Hongyi cannons and firearms he carried could scare the Mongols back.
The Mongols have not attacked the city for a whole day, probably because of the power of this musketeer team.
"General Xu, I can understand your words, but this is the critical period of this war, but Zhu Gui, as the supervisor of the army, has not fulfilled his duties. If the city of Ganzhou is also lost, who is it?
What about the responsibility?”
Zhu Kai said coldly.
Xu Yingxu shook his head helplessly: "His Royal Highness King Su, according to you, who is responsible for those cities that were abandoned before King Dai came?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the room.
Everyone couldn't believe that Xu Yingxu dared to talk to King Su. Some looked nervous, while others stared at him with gloating.
Zhu Kai even narrowed his eyes.
"Okay, that's good. He's just the second son of Duke Xu. Do you know what General Xu thinks of this war?"
Xu Yingxu looked at Jiang Ning, who had no sense of presence at the side, and asked, "Does the King have anything else to say?"
"Oh, the King Dai also said, he also said..." Jiang Ning became a little hesitant.
"What else did you say?" Zhu Kai shouted loudly.
"The king also said that in order to win this war, he hoped that King Su would hand over the command of the army to General Xu."
After Jiang Ning finished speaking, he knelt down.
"What? Why should I hand it over to him? This is Ganzhou, not Yunzhou."
Before Zhu Kai could speak, someone stood up and said.
"That's right. In terms of qualifications and military exploits, which one of us here is not better than him? The general will be the first to refuse."
Someone else stood up and said.
"That's right. Is it just because he is the second son of Duke Xu and the uncle of King Yan and King Dai? It's a pity that the general does not have such a relationship."
Someone said angrily.
For a moment, the room suddenly became a mess.
"alright."
Zhu Kai slapped the table to stop everyone from continuing to talk.
"Since this is the intention of the supervisor, and this is the order of the imperial court, I am willing to respect it. General Xu, this is my tiger talisman. From now on, the prince's guards and all reinforcements in Ganzhou City will all obey you.
Order, I hope you can win this war."
Zhu Kai asked his personal guard to hand Xu Yingxu a half-piece of tiger talisman in a box.
Xu Yingxu had a serious look on his face, but he still took it: "Thank you, King Su."
As soon as he finished speaking, King Su Zhu Kai stood up and left the hall.
Everyone else present was dumbfounded, but now that King Su had given the order, they had nothing to say. They could only give Xu Yingxu a hard look, then stood up and left.
Soon Xu Yingxu was the only one left in the hall.
Xu Yingxu looked at the tiger talisman in the wooden box in his hand, sighed and said: "King Dai, although I know this is your good intention, why don't you discuss it with me? But since this is your intention, I also
Just do your best."
…
The backyard of Prince Su's Mansion.
"My lord, why did you really give the Tiger Talisman to General Xu? Do you really think he can win this war?"
The old housekeeper of Prince Su's Mansion asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Hmph, originally I didn't think this war could be won. Now I just don't want to take the responsibility. Since the king is willing to take the blame, let him take the blame. Then the blame for the unfavorable battle will be on him.
It’s no longer on my head.”
Zhu Kai said with a smile.
"I see, King Su is wise, but what if Xu Yingxu really wins?" The butler looked astonished.
"Humph, wouldn't it be better if he won the battle? That is naturally my credit, but I don't think he has this ability. The court and other vassals are waiting to see my joke, and they are not willing to give out money or food. Now
It just depends on whose joke it is."
A violent look appeared in Zhu Lai's eyes.
…
A forest two hundred miles east of Ganzhou City.
Zhu Gui was interrogating a dozen Mongolian prisoners captured by his own soldiers.
But what made him a little disappointed was that these people knew nothing about the location of the Mongols' food and grass.
"Zhu Gui, could it be that the Mongols didn't bring any food and grass at all? They lived by looting and fought to support war. Maybe we are looking in the wrong direction?"
Xu Yingxu said.
"No, this war has been going on for more than half a month. The surrounding villages and towns have long been plundered, but the Mongols show no signs of chaos. This means that they must have enough food and grass to support them, but we haven't discovered it yet.
.”
Zhu Gui marked the next location on the map as he spoke.
In this half-day, he led a cavalry team of nearly a hundred people and traveled hundreds of miles, identifying several places that might be Mongolian food routes.
However, this also attracted the attention of the Mongols. More and more Mongolian cavalry were chasing them. At the most urgent time, there were a thousand cavalry. They lost the opponent for only a stick of incense.
Zhu Gui was confident that he could ambush and annihilate the cavalry with controllable casualties, but this would only attract greater attention from the opponent.
Rather than fighting with the opponent, Zhu Gui still felt that finding the location of the Mongols' food and grass was the key to determining the direction of this war.
At this moment, Xu Miaoqing, who was holding a telescope, suddenly shouted: "Coming, Zhu Gui, the Mongols are coming in our direction. We may have been discovered, so prepare to fight."
Zhu Gui took the telescope and saw a group of almost two hundred Mongolian cavalry running straight in their direction.
However, he noticed something strange. These people seemed to be being chased by someone.