Chapter 124: Observing government according to orders (9)
Huang Zhenshou's previous predictions were very accurate. Because Gao Pragmatic was extremely strict in testing the existing stocks of fire guns in Datong City, it was also a durability test, a shooting accuracy test, and a shooting distance test... After each test was completed one by one.
Only then did I realize that it was almost evening before I even had time to have lunch.
Not having lunch doesn't matter to ordinary Ming people, because ordinary people at this time only eat two meals a day, but for people with status, having two meals a day is a special experience.
, for example, if you are highly pragmatic, you feel like you are so hungry that your chest is pressed against your back and your eyes are glowing green.
In fact, at noon, Huang Zhenshou quietly asked his servants to prepare a few pot stickers, but at that time Gao Pragmatic was using his acting expertise and looked at the gunners with a gloomy face as they counted the shooting hit rate.
Huang Zhenshou didn't know that what Gao Pragmatic wanted was the conclusion that "Northern Army firearms are really not reliable", and he didn't know that Gao Pragmatic was actually very excited under his gloomy face. Of course, he didn't dare to rashly bring up such gossip as eating at that time. As a result,
The rescue was delayed.
At present, all the tests have been completed, and the results of the tests are not good in the eyes of the four giants in Datong. Except for Ma Fang, everyone is worried that Gao Pragmatic cannot help but get angry - of course, worry and fear are two different things.
But Gao Pragmatic's performance seemed calm to them, because he just told Huang Zhenshou expressionlessly: "We will inspect all kinds of artillery tomorrow. If it is not convenient to test the artillery in Datong City, you can also go outside the city. The specific matters
We still have Governor Lao Huang to make arrangements at his discretion."
Huang Mengyu said hurriedly: "But please rest assured, Sir Gao, this is a matter within my maid's duty, and I will definitely make arrangements for it."
When Wang Chonggu heard this, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart: This eunuch doesn't have such respect for me, but he is so fawning over a child with a yellow mouth.
After a second thought, I thought again: These eunuchs know the situation in the palace far better than the court officials, let alone a high-ranking border official like me? Could it be that this son is really so favored in front of His Majesty and His Highness that even the Chief of Ceremonies does not
Do you dare to fight? If so... is it a good thing or a bad thing?
However, Gao Pragmatic had no time to pay attention to Wang Chonggu's reaction at the moment. After getting Huang Mengyu's affirmative reply, he explained some details, and then came over to talk to Wang Chonggu and Ma Fang. However, in this kind of public occasion, the so-called narration is basically
They could only talk nonsense and clichés. After talking casually for a while, everyone went back home.
Because Gao Jingshi was young, even in Datong, he mainly traveled by horse-drawn carriage. However, Gao Mo has now been promoted to the rank of Tuanzheng of the Guards, so it is naturally difficult for him to drive for him anymore. Even Gao Jiong, Gao Mo's son, has become Gao Jiong.
The most trusted servants under Jingjing's command assisted in the research and development of firearms in Sanshenyuan.
But today, Gao Mo really arrived in Datong from Baihubao, and is now riding a maroon horse next to Gao Jingshi's carriage, reporting to Gao Jingshi across the carriage on the situation at Baihubao.
It turns out that after the capital made the decision to take in Hannaji, the defeat of Hubao was informed the day before yesterday. The defeat of Hubao was just a relatively ordinary small pass, with an actual strength of only more than 300 people. There was a Hannaji beside him.
It's completely equivalent to holding a hot potato in your hand, throwing it away but not daring to throw it away, and eating it but not being able to eat it.
Cui Jingrong, the commander of Hubao Defeat, was on tenterhooks every day, fearing that Anda would attack - even if Anda only sent a partial force, he would not be able to defeat Hubao! So he asked his immediate superior, General Liu Tingyu, for orders several times a day.
, I want to send Hannaji to the Pinglu Guards.
However, the strength of Liu Tingyu's civilian guards was not very strong. Although he had six to seven thousand troops under his command in name, in fact, the number of soldiers who could actually fight was only a little over two thousand. He heard that Anda had already "gathered seven or eighty thousand cavalry from various ministries."
"How can I dare to take on this big trouble?" He immediately excused himself by saying that he had "already reported it to Cheng Gong, the prefect of Datong" and was "waiting for his orders". In a word, you, Mr. Cui, will carry it on your own first, and the general will do it first.
Don't get involved - who told Han Naji to go to you instead of going to so many checkpoints?
According to Gao Mo's explanation, Cui Jingrong was so anxious that his hair turned a lot white, but his superiors never gave him the right advice. The guy had no choice but to beg his father to worship his grandma and hire "Jinghua Caravan Guards" to temporarily station in Hubao.
A certain amount of food and grass supplies were "crowded out" from Fort Hu.
It happened that Gao Jingshi did not give clear instructions to Cao Gan, Gao Mo, and Gao Jue at that time, so the three of them discussed it and agreed first.
Gao Mo also explained this, saying: "Because Han Naji was also there at the time, after the three of us discussed it, we felt that An Da was unlikely to risk the death of his grandson by storming Hu Fort, so we agreed. It's just that
Now that the imperial decree has come down, Han Naji will be sent to Datong, so the three of us discussed with Cui Jingrong to escort - er, I should say escort Han Naji."
Gao pragmatic frowned slightly: "You are the only escort?"
Gao Mo quickly shook his head and said: "No, Cui Jinrong sent a small flag to lead the team, but he was not worried about defeating Hu Bao's defense and did not dare to send more troops, so he asked us to escort him."
Gao pragmatic smiled and asked: "He is not worried about defeating the defense of Fort Hu, so he dares to let you all leave?"
"Young Master Mingjian..." Gao Mo also laughed: "After all, we are not his subordinates, and given our status, he doesn't have the guts to force us to stay, so..."
Gao pragmatically nodded.
This is for sure. With Cui Jingrong's ethics as a small pass, even if he had the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, he would not dare to force a servant from his hometown in Gaoge to stay in the cabinet. What's more, the relationship between the Jinghua Caravan and Ma Fang is simply bald.
The lice on his body were obvious. If Mr. Cui dared to do this, he wouldn't have to say anything at all. Ma Fang and Ma Zongrong could fuck him until he couldn't live or die.
Gao pragmatic thought for a while and then asked: "If Han Naji comes from Baihu Fort, he should be able to reach Datong in a day or two, right?"
"If there is no accident, we will probably arrive at noon the day after tomorrow." Gao Mo replied, hesitated again, and asked hesitantly: "Young master, we... won't really have a fight with Anda this time, right? What if?
If a fight really breaks out, will our servant guards also join the war?"
Gao Pangshi was silent for a moment and said: "There probably won't be any real fight. I guess I'll have a lot of troops pressing down on the border, but if our border officers are properly guarded, I'll definitely not attack by force."
Gao Mo said with some worry: "Of course this is the truth, but some of Master Cao's friends in Monan quietly sent us news that... I think the thunder is really angry this time, and there are already people near Fengzhou River.
Nearly 100,000 troops were assembled, and even Woerdusi sent 5,000 elite cavalry."
