"Indeed, I didn't expect that before I set out on the expedition, I asked why I brought so many horses and carts, it turned out to be used to pull people, our men and horses took turns to rest and sleep, the enemy is not, no rest, people are tired and horses are not invincible." Chao Xing said that after a few days of battle, his view of what Zhu saw and heard had changed slightly, and he was not as incompatible as before.

Shi Biao continued: "What I don't understand is why we don't speed up the process and take advantage of the victory to pursue them, but stop every time we get close to them, so that they can flee vigilantly. ”

Zhu Jianwen smiled and replied: "There are three reasons, first, keep the defeated soldiers to consume the military rations of the Mongolian reinforcements behind, and second, let them bring the emotions of defeat and frustration to affect the confidence of the follow-up troops, third, hehe, see that we have captured so many tired and hungry Mongols in the past few days, but we are not injured at all, if we force them to tighten, it will inevitably force the opponent to do a battle of trapped beasts, let's let them escape, consume them in the escape, now we are chasing almost, it is time to stop, and if they continue like this, they will be exhausted, At that time, the first two ideas will not be able to proceed. ”

"Since last night, we haven't captured a single person, and since we've been chasing for almost what, what's the matter with this half-day chase." Shi Biao asked,

"Of course, it is to advance the line of defense, let's stay at the end of the desert and wait, according to the investigation of the spies, there is not much water in front, although it is a piece of grassland, but there is very little water that can be drunk, the only few pools of clear water and so we leave two pools of water to take the rest of the water also let Shang Yu and others poison, we are here to wait, set up camp and wait for the reinforcements of the imperial court, because there is the Gobi Desert barrier, they need to supply food and grass from the rear like us, the Mongols are short of materials, and camping here is the most conducive to our future actions, Achieve the goal of consuming the enemy. Zhu Jianwen replied,

Shi Biao suddenly frowned, silent, Zhu Jianwen ordered, the Ming army brigade stopped the pursuit, with carts and horses around the outside of the simple protection, there are two water sources in the camp, the next day, the boulder logs were transported, they set up a strong camp, waiting to be lined up, keep the passage between the battalions, and use tall wooden boulders to build on both sides, send heavy troops to guard, so as to facilitate the army to dispatch protection,

In short, this company camp is composed of more than 20 parties, unbreakable across the road, the grassland is so vast, so naturally not to completely block the road, to form a pass, to guard here is intended to block the Mongolian iron cavalry, so that they can not supply at close range, can only rely on the far north to transport grain and grass, simply can not achieve the local supply and the usual method of the Mongols to feed the war with war,

Of course, this big camp will inevitably not be able to stop the Mongols who are good at galloping, and it is okay for the Mongols to take a detour, but this not only prolongs the road of attack, but also delays time, and the most important thing is to hurt the self-esteem of the Mongols.

Seeing that the city will be broken, is the standard of the Mongols, if you don't take this hard village, detour, the army's morale will be low, this politician Zhu Jianwen is very good, he expects that this company camp will be attacked by the Mongols fiercely, so the construction is extra careful, not daring to be sloppy at all,

Shi Biao sat in the tent, and the seats were all his cronies, in other words, these people were the private generals of the Shi family, Shi Biao first told the strategy that Zhu Jianwen said in the carriage, and then his face was pale and he didn't say a word, just looked at his subordinates coldly, and said in a deep voice after a long time: "You are all your own family, don't say those pieces of soup and pills, you tell the truth, how this battle went." ”

A pot-bellied but masculine general hugged his fists and said: "Naturally, it is not as wise and martial as General Shixiao, I think this kind of strategy is also recommended by the general to the king." ”

Shi Biao didn't get angry and laughed: "I said that my family is talking about things, and you are still here to slap the horse, this is meaningless, everyone here has my uncle's brother, and there are also my brothers, but if you say this again, you can't wait for it, then don't blame me Shi Biao turned his face and didn't recognize people." ”

The man laughed twice just now and stopped talking, and the other general hugged his fists and said: "In all fairness, we didn't expect that the king could be so powerful, and the soldiers who surrendered without a fight, dragged them down in the pursuit of the enemy, this time, the king can be regarded as taking the limelight, and the credit is the highest for him, and when the nine thousand years old lead the troops to come in a few days, it will definitely be to reward the king, or hand over the border defense of the entire northern frontier to the king, I think the court will not have any objections, after all, people have made great contributions, it is obvious to all." ”

"Exactly, every word of your words is beautiful, it is they who have made great contributions, maybe the next step is to garrison our northern frontier." Shi Biao said,

A bearded general said in a rough voice: "What's wrong with this, although we don't have a great success this time, but it's also a fault, the credit for going out with the army is indispensable to us, so we won't be degraded, and I will be transferred to the capital or a prosperous place in the future, it is not much better than this bitter kiln in the northern Xinjiang, the girls with fine skin and tender meat in the Central Plains."

Before the man finished speaking, he was interrupted by Shi Biao: "Ridiculous, not to mention our Shi family, just everyone." Shi Biao said and glanced at everyone: "What is left of the military power in your hands, whether you can dance and write ink or govern civil affairs, and you are not the founder of the country, why should you enjoy the blessings, the court is to give money to useful people, but not to give relief, some people will say, there are many useless idle officials in the court, this is true, but don't forget that now the nine thousand years old are in power, I heard the news, and I may soon have to purge the officialdom, and those wastes are also literati, what can we martial artists do in addition to relying on soldiers to eat soldiers, You can say that you are not greedy for a penny of soldiers' salary, eating empty pay is the way for us to lead soldiers to make a fortune, to put it mildly, it is good to say that we have cut off our financial route, in case there is no power and no power, there is no soldier in his hands, I am afraid that even the food guy will not be able to keep it. ”

"The general means that the nine thousand years old will take the opportunity of the king to make great contributions to reduce our power." The people were worried, and one of them asked,

Shi Biao nodded and replied: "Yes, there is a very high possibility, not only to cut power, but also to cut heads." Everyone let out a sigh, and Shi Biao continued: "Lu Yunzhi's person is unassuming, but he is cold and cunning everywhere, let's believe it rather than believe it." ”

A veteran came out with his fists clenched and said: "Please show us the way, whether it is good or bad, and we will swear to the death." "As soon as these words came out, the big tent was silent, this kind of thing is too serious, it's okay to say, it's a big deal to follow the nine thousand years old, it may not be as serious as Shi Biao said, not necessarily worse than following Shi Heng, even if it is 10,000 steps back to say that he was demoted to an official position, and giving an idle official is nothing more than not being able to make money, he can only have a pitiful amount of money to maintain expenses, and there is also the blood of soldiers over the years as a foundation, no matter how bad it is, a civilian can also open a business to make a living, and if you save a little, it is enough for a lifetime, everyone weighed each other, and they all felt that they couldn't do it, Rebellion is going to lose their heads, and they are keen to say that they are keen on fighting for power in the political arena, but rebellion is absolutely impossible.