Although the Ma family originated early, the real top generals must start with Ma Lu. After Ma Lu, the brothers Ma Jin, Ma Fu, and Ma Gui are the core forces, and the third generation is not bad either. Cheng En, Cheng En
Zhao, Chengxun, Chengxun, Chengxuan, Chengzong, etc., among the worst in history, were also included in the ranks of generals, and several generals were produced.
Ma Chengxun is still very young this year, a 27-year-old general with a bright future.
Everyone in the Ma family attaches great importance to this battle. From Ma Jin to Ma Gui to Ma Chengxun, they all regard this battle as an excellent opportunity for the Ma family.
Dong Li, Xima, and Li Chengliang are already Uncle Ning Yuan. They killed Su Bahai not long ago, so they might be able to get into the world of Shijue. But what about the Ma family? There is not even a Peijue, and the highest Ma Jin is not available this time.
The opportunity to go to war, no matter how well the merit is arranged, is the same - the merit of scheduling will definitely fall mainly on the civilian officials in the end. If military generals want credit, they can only get it on the battlefield.
Fortunately, Gao Shizhong inherited the Gao family's consistent support for Shanxi generals. Although Ma Jin could not go to Monan as the commander-in-chief, he specially transferred Ma Gui to his side. As long as the battle of Monan is won, let alone Ma Gui.
Shacheng has merit, even if he has no merit, I guess Gao Shizhong can find some merit for him, and his promotion to the rank of general soldier is almost certain.
Ma Chengxun was very enthusiastic. Although he was the third eldest son in the clan, he preferred cavalry since he was a child. He became a disciple of Ma Fang very early. Later, because there was a shortage of cavalrymen in Shanxi after Ma Fang became an official, he was able to serve under Ma Fang.
On the recommendation, he guarded the important pass of Dushibao, and was promoted to a staff general, leading 3,600 cavalrymen - there were originally almost 5,000, but later some were eliminated and strengthened to Liaodong, leaving less than 4,000.
I thought that based on this trend, Shanxi Xuanda's cavalry power might gradually decline, but unexpectedly, the arrival of Gao Shizhong allowed him to control almost all of Ma Fang's remaining cavalry as a mere district commander, and participated in the
The war to strangle Tumen Khan is coming!
What an honor and excitement!
Ma Chengxun is a young man with a strong ambition for fame, and because he is the third in the line, he is naturally outnumbered by his elder brother. He desperately wants to become the first in the clan through his own efforts, so he pays more attention to this battle.
In the original history, Ma Chengxun was trapped in this pursuit of fame. Because the origin of the money given to Zheng Luo for his birthday was unknown, he was impeached by the local censor, which caused great misfortune.
But in fact, there were background reasons for that incident - Zhang Siwei, the chief minister of the Jin Party, cooperated with Emperor Wanli to counterattack Zhang Juzheng and his party. As a result, Zhang Siwei and Ding You resigned not long after, and Zhang's party was still a centipede at that time.
, he slapped Jin Dang with his backhand.
But although Zhang Siwei resigned, he was protected by the emperor, and Zhang Dang had nothing to do with him. So Zhang Dang went to attack Zheng Luo. As a result, a civil servant like Zheng Luo, a feudal official, was not afraid of such small means at all. It was nothing but a big deal.
Ma Chengxun, the unlucky general, ran into the muzzle of a gun and suffered the same disaster.
In fact, not many military generals in those days were clean with money. Whether they were greedy themselves or had to be greedy for the sake of the army, they would inevitably have bad debts. Even Qi Jiguang was like this, let alone Ma Chengxun?
Ultimately, this problem is caused by the financial system and military system of the Ming Dynasty. Who made the guards useless and the military officials everywhere had to rely on servants? But for servants, the court system was extremely imperfect, forcing
The generals below can only show their magical powers across the sea. Whoever can make money can afford to raise elite soldiers, and whoever can achieve good results in battles.
Qi Jiguang was good at being a man and an official, so he wanted to get money in the court; Li Chengliang was so clever in managing the entire Liaodong that he almost changed his surname from Zhu to Li and got money, so the two of them defended and attacked, and the two main forces were basically
There is no shortage of money, and the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers under his command is also very strong.
But the situation is worse for the Ma family. Although Xuan Da Shanxi is a direct descendant of the Gao Party and the hometown of the Jin Party, under the national policy of "Western Huaihuai Dongzhi", their opportunities to make money are much less, so they have no choice but to
I don't want to find any way to make money to maintain the expenses and morale of my troops.
In history, almost everyone, including Ma Jin, Ma Gui and later Ma Chengxun, was impeached. Of course, part of the reason for this was due to political disputes, but the fact that they had to make money was also a key factor.
There is no doubt that the powerful soldiers of the Ma family can fight, but in this era there is a "rule of heaven": being able to fight means swallowing gold beasts.
Regardless of whether it's Qi's army, Li's army or Ma's army, no matter who they are, they can fight, but who is not a gold-swallowing beast?
As for Qi and Li, it is easy to make money, but it is difficult for the Ma family to make money. Is it so surprising that something happened?
What's even more ridiculous is that under this situation, the emperor was not worried about something like this happening to his generals. Anyway, if something happened, he would first dismiss them and put them in cold storage. When a war was needed, he would use the emperor's grace to activate them and let them pay for their crimes and perform meritorious services.
It can not only let the generals know the mighty power of the emperor, but also let them know the mighty grace of the emperor.
Simply perfect.
Ma Chengxun still doesn't quite understand this truth. This young general who is less than thirty years old is now focused on winning a big victory, hoping to reach the threshold of the general soldier before he takes office - even if he is a deputy general, deputy general
Although there seems to be only a slight difference between a soldier and a general, the difference is actually quite significant. For many people, it is a threshold that they cannot even cross in their lifetime.
Didn't Ma Chengxun's grandfather, Ma Lu, retire honorably as a general? His old man was lucky and God favored him. Each of his three sons was better at fighting than the other, so the Ma family rose.
Now it's Ma Chengxun's turn. Who knows whether his son will be able to do it in the future? Therefore, he must work harder on his own, and he must be the commander-in-chief in this life!
As for the present, you might as well set a small goal first. For example, let's say I earn it first... No, I'll first be promoted to deputy commander.
If uncle Ma Gui is also promoted from Deputy Chief Soldier to Chief Soldier, then the Ma family will have brothers and two Chief Soldiers, plus he, Ma Chengxun, is the Deputy Chief Soldier, which sounds awesome.
With this mentality, Ma Chengxun's troops moved extremely quickly. Even though Tumen moved very quickly and even arrived at the scheduled battlefield at least six hours in advance, Ma Chengxun's troops still arrived at Danan Mountain on time.
While he was anxiously waiting for the report of the spy horse, he did not lose any of the skills he learned from Ma Fang. He arranged the preparations for the battle meticulously, and did not forget this or that just because he was in a hurry to go to battle. He did not insult "Master Ma"
's famous name.
Just as he was counting the time by looking at the hourglass almost without blinking, Tanma came to report: "The Chahar Tumen tribe has entered the preset battlefield, and the Tumote Tutu tribe has already started fighting with it. Totu Chataiji has invited General
Go there immediately, observe the battle situation, and decide the time to cut in freely!"
Ma Chengxun stood up suddenly and shouted: "Well done!"
Then he looked around at the generals, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Gentlemen, my generation has made great achievements, and I have made my wife and son my wife, right now!"
"Capture the Tushou alive!"
"Swear to take the heads of Tutu!"
"Destroy Chahar and defeat Mongolia in one battle!"
Ma Chengxun stood proudly and waved his hand: "Okay! Let's go to battle!"
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