Although this boy Zhang Wanbang is just a member of a thousand households, from Ma Wei's tone, you can tell that this boy is very independent and even always goes against his own father.
Fortunately, his father Zhang Bingzhong was a generous man, and he didn't take it seriously when his son jumped out to "confront" him again. He was not like the ordinary fathers in this era who would never allow his son to have different opinions from him, but he said
Still snorted softly and said: "What do you have to say, kid? This is in front of the imperial envoy and the guard. If you dare to talk nonsense, I will see if I don't break your legs later!"
Zhang Wanbang was indeed not afraid of his father. He smiled and said, "Father just said that we only have 2,000 people in Fort Desheng and cannot send troops to attack the Anda camp. This is wrong. Although our army appears to be only 2,000
There are many, but in fact we still have an elite cavalry force of nearly a thousand people!"
As soon as Zhang Wanbang said this, everyone was startled, and Gao Pragmatic felt deeply that something was wrong. His right hand, which was holding the lid of the cup and gently playing with the tea leaves, could not help but stagnate slightly.
Sure enough, the next moment, everyone's eyes quietly glanced at Gao Pangshi.
But Gao pragmatism still refused to speak. He just looked at the young general Zhang Wanbang and thought to himself: You kid actually wants to take advantage of my cavalry? My bodyguards are no better than those of your military generals and border officials. Not only are they no longer
I don't even have armor or even a three-eyed musket. You actually want me to use the musketry cavalry seeds I finally cultivated to sell saber cavalry? Although your servants are said to be servants, they are actually paid for by the imperial court.
My servants are completely my own property, so who is responsible for the loss? What's more, if there is any trouble in Fort Desheng, I still count on them to save lives!
But this boy Zhang Wanbang was obviously very courageous, or he was young and energetic and did not know the dangers of officialdom. Seeing that the imperial envoy Gao did not speak, he still said the following part: "The eight hundred cavalry brought by the imperial envoy here have been met by the last general before.
They marched in a measured manner and were extremely powerful. Even a young general with little knowledge could tell that this cavalry was quite elite! In addition, this cavalry has one man and two horses, and it does not even have Marshal Ma's personal soldiers, and its weapons are also
It is very excellent, all of them are made of mulberry horse bows with wild goose feather arrows, and the waist sword is also very interesting. It seems to be the Qi family's military sword that Marshal Qi of Nantang modified from a Japanese sword?"
When Zhang Wanbang said this, he smiled shyly and said pragmatically: "I will forgive you for being presumptuous. I thought that the imperial envoy took the initiative to take over the task of luring the enemy and brought these elite cavalry to Desheng Fort. Obviously, he had already done this.
Surprise and sneak attack on the central army of Beilu to anger An Da..."
Gao Pingshi forced a smile, but he couldn't help but cursed in his heart: How dare you kid to bully me?
But maybe Gao Qingjing's acting skills were really good, and the smile he squeezed out seemed quite friendly to others, at least he didn't show any anger, which gave people a misleading impression.
At least General Ma Wei, a Mongolian man with an upright personality, saw it and couldn't help but think: Does this Xiao Ge Lao really mean this? This is his own servant, and he will have to pay for his own compensation when he dies! However, I heard that
His maternal uncle's family is the Zhang family in Puzhou, so they must be rich in money, but if they are not short of money, they won't be so squandering, right? Could it be that he wants to make a fortune in the military and show off in front of the emperor and the prince after returning to Beijing?
Long face? In this case, it must be noticed...
So Ma Wei turned his head and asked tentatively: "What does the imperial envoy mean?"
At this point, Gao Pingshi naturally couldn't say, "The only mission of my servant cavalry is to take me to escape." After all, he was determined to take the civil service route.
This is a plan, but there are several problems that are difficult to solve."
Therefore, it is said that General Ma Wei only learned the superficial knowledge of Ming Dynasty officialdom, but not the essence. After hearing Gao Pragmatic's words, he didn't notice Gao Pragmatic's refusal. Instead, he said casually: "Which questions are there?"
?The imperial envoy might as well inform the general and others to see if they can find a way to solve it."
When encountering such a straightforward person, Gao Pragmatic, even though he was full of knowledge, had no choice but to say reluctantly: "First of all, my servants don't have much practical experience, including the team leader, they don't have real experience.
After a regular cavalry battle, a sudden attack would be in vain due to lack of experience. Once a mistake is made, it will only scare the enemy; secondly, this servant is not equipped with armor, not even a three-eyed gun, and there will be one missing in the first wave of offensive.
The damage caused by indiscriminate firing of round firearms greatly reduces the suddenness of sneak attacks; in the end..."
Finally, of course, if the loss is too big, the pension is a big problem. Although Gao Shidu is making a lot of money every day, he had no plan to lose a lot of money here. It's just that it's not easy to say this, so Gao is pragmatic.
I hesitated on purpose and did not explain directly.
Fortunately, although General Ma is a straight man, he is a person who has been leading troops all year round. Regarding this last point, he guessed just from Gao Pragmatic's hesitant expression that it must be about military pay and pensions, so he patted his chest straightforwardly.
Da Bao said: "If the imperial envoy is worried about the pension issue, he is worrying too much. Our mission at Fort Desheng is the most important. Duke Jianchuan has already sent a large amount of military pay and silver rewards in advance. The cavalry under the imperial envoy only needs
If you attack, you will receive rewards and pensions, and the general will naturally take care of them."
Gao Pragmatic smiled, and he wanted to scold his mother: Although I care about money, the most important thing is to care about people! This training of cavalry is not as fast as that of infantry. The main force of my cavalry is still the same group of people who have been trained by Bailixia for many years.
I recruited a group of young men with riding experience from the border areas to supplement the backbone. In order to ensure the loyalty of this important group of combat forces, I even went to war to deprive Cao Gan of his command authority. Is it easy for me?
However, General Ma Wei, who was straightforward and pragmatic, did not say anything, and thought he was acquiescing. He added: "As for the issue of weapons and equipment, it is easy to handle. There is enough storage in the warehouse of Fort Desheng. As long as Huang Zhengshou allows it,
Give an order to the gun officer, and the general will immediately equip the 800 imperial envoys with cavalry helmets and hoods. Three-eyed blunderbuss will also be enough - it's hard to say what other firearms our Northern Army has, but this three-eyed blunderbuss
The best inventory!”
Gao Pingshi smiled dryly and said: "That's... very good." His smile seemed bright, but in fact he just barely stopped crying.
Ma Wei didn't realize it, so he continued: "As for the fact that he has no war experience..." He glanced around at the generals, as if he wanted to find someone to come out.
At this time, Ma Gui took the initiative to stand up, clasped his fists and said: "Imperial envoy, please take a seat. The last general can take the bid to be the imperial envoy's servant. If...if the imperial envoy is relieved, the entire team can be temporarily handed over to the last general."
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Gao Pingshi sighed in his heart: It's over, it's over, why are you coming to join in the fun, General Ma?
