Chapter 219: Departure
After some tossing, it was already more than 10 o'clock when Ma Shilong wanted to go to the Governor's Mansion. There were still many postponements, and Ma Shilong hurriedly rushed to the Governor's Mansion on horseback with a few of his own soldiers.
On the street, although Huang Taiji had led troops into the customs, the entire Liaodong officialdom was shocked, but for these people living at the bottom, the war was still far away from them, and they were more concerned about whether they could eat two meals a day.
Everywhere there was a sea of people, a small merchant shouting loudly, and some women stopped to carefully select, without the slightest hint of the nervousness of the war.
In the hustle and bustle, Ma Shilong really wants to pause time, and always be in this very warm moment.
He is a general who leads the battle, and he can better understand the horror of war. Every war is a bloody storm, and the wives of countless families are separated.
As the saying goes, one general succeeds and ten thousand bones are withered, and behind every general, there are countless families composed of countless dry bones and countless separated wives.
It's a pity that the tree doesn't move and the wind is ready to move, and whether to fight or not is not up to you, but to the opponent. You want to develop peacefully, but the other side really wants to move with you and see what you are capable of.
Maybe it will be more in your own interest to fight a war, and only then will your opponent feel scared and not dare to fight you easily.
Soon Ma Shilong rode to the Governor's Mansion and met Gao Di, who had been waiting for a long time. After seeing Ma Shilong, Gao Di suddenly showed a happy smile on his face.
In fact, not only did Ma Shilong stay awake all night, but even Gao Di, who came up with this method, couldn't sleep.
Although he is in charge of the military and political affairs of the entire Liaodong as the governor of Liaodong, after all, he cannot casually force a general soldier who commands tens of thousands of troops to do very dangerous things.
Therefore, as to whether Ma Shilong agrees with his own opinion, he is still very anxious in his heart, for fear that Ma Shilong will not agree.
After instructing his subordinates to bring tea, Gao Di shielded the left and right. At this time, the two did not rush to discuss the matters discussed yesterday, but tasted the cup of tea in front of them.
"The tea leaves of the Inspector seem to be the dragon well before the rain"?
Ma Shilong looked at the high ground with some uncertainty, this is indeed embarrassing for Ma Shilong, for a martial artist, tea tasting is really not what he should do. If you have that time, it is better to play with a knife and a gun, so as not to lose your life on the battlefield. But now at this time, I can only force myself to pretend not to understand, but as a chief soldier, the people below will also go away, and send some things and tea, all of which are a good thing.
"Yes, Mr. Ma has not yet drunk it, and you can guess the suitable breed just by the smell. In the future, if someone says that you are a martial artist, the old man will not agree to it himself."
Gao Di nodded, and said with a hint of ridicule.
"This pre-rain Longjing is a category of West Lake Longjing tea, referring to the Longjing tea harvested before the rain, the characteristics are also obvious.
The color is emerald green, the aroma is rich, the sweetness is refreshing, the shape is like a bird's tongue, that is, there are four unique characteristics of "color green, fragrant, sweet taste, and beautiful shape".
Speaking of this, Gao Di said with a hint of pride, but then said with some disappointment.
"It is said that before the rain is the top grade, and before the Ming is the real product. But for Longjing's approach, the old man has never heard of it, which is a pity for the old man."
The tea tasting between the two is more like a student listening to the teacher's teachings, basically Gao Di is talking, and Ma Shilong is listening.
And the conversation between the two made Ma Shilong feel that his cultural cultivation should continue to deepen. I didn't expect a small West Lake Longjing to have so many sayings, and even some legendary stories. Even some of the stories in them were listened to by himself under the sound and color of Gaodi.
Such a conversation went straight to noon.
As we say in our daily life, three meals a day is actually a modern saying, for ancient people, they only had two meals a day.
Of course, this is also a bit differentiated, for the poor to have two meals a day, to be able to eat is already a great happiness, how dare to go to the luxury of three meals.
However, as the governor of Liaodong and the chief soldier of Liaodong, three meals a day can still be guaranteed.
In Gao Di's mansion, Ma Shilong also ate a big meal that he didn't dare to imagine in the past.
Braised bear's paws, steamed grouse, and even an animal you'll encounter on your own on the march.
This animal is very stupid, so stupid that Ma Shilong thinks that their existence is simply a miracle.
It is said that the ancients had frightened birds, and when they pulled the empty strings during the march, they could scare this animal to death, even if those who escaped, it would not be long before they returned to this place.
Ma Shilong often thinks that if the Jiannu on the other side is like this animal, then they will be wiped out tomorrow morning.
If Zhu Youxiao knew what Ma Shilong was thinking, he would definitely know that this was the stupid roe deer who swept the entire society in later generations.
That's right, it's the little cutie in the dynamic picture who jumps and jumps, and then suddenly disappears into the sunset.
In the afternoon, in the same study.
This time the two didn't talk about something else, but cut straight to the point.
"Mr. Ma, I can only say that I understand a little about marching and fighting, so how to command this time is commanded by you personally, I don't have any other requirements, you can march as much as you want, I only ask you to do a big thing that the building will regret for life."
Gao Di's words are very straightforward, and the purpose is to let Jiannu know that he is not easy to mess with.
Ma Shilong nodded, and at the same time there was a hint of relaxation in his heart.
No matter what you do, the most taboo thing is for the layman to command the insider, in fact, when thinking about this matter, Ma Shilong has already thought of it. Whether Gao Di agrees or not, he will never let Gao Di remotely control his own people, which is also a kind of protection for himself, and if Gao Di forcibly wants to take over his own manpower, he will refuse this operation. After all, there is only one human life, and if he is commanded by the highlands indiscriminately, resulting in a crushing defeat of the army, he will really die without a place to be buried.
"Thank you for your righteousness."
Ma Shilong stood up and bowed, and then his face was solemn.
"The most important thing about this plan is concealment, as long as our army can conceal near Shengjing, it will succeed."
"This will inevitably kill people and destroy ......."
Ma Shilong turned to look at Gao Di halfway through his words.
Gao Di knew what Ma Shilong meant, and smiled: "All the materials captured by the army this time will be deployed by yourself, and you don't have to hand them over."
"Thank you so much, I will thank you in the future."
Yes, Ma Shilong is more concerned about harvesting the spoils of war this time, after all, this killing will inevitably involve Tucun, no matter whether this village is rich or not, there will be some loot more or less, and his army will go deep into Shengjing, so he has to reap some benefits for himself.
Of course, for Gaodi, it is necessary to pay homage. As for Zu Dashou and Mao Wenlong, who was stationed on Phi Island, he would also have to give a heavy gift in the future, otherwise he would not be able to mix in Liaodong. This person is used as a gunman, attracting enemy firepower to make extra money by himself, which is easy to make people resentful.
"How many people does Mr. Ma plan to bring this time"?
Gao Di asked about the worries in his heart, although there are more than 100,000 troops in Liaodong now, there are not many who can really fight.
Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Shujiao, and Wu Xiang led a part of the army to the rescue in Guannei. This time, the 40,000 horses brought by Zu Dashou and the 10,000 horses brought by Mao Wenlong were removed. There are only 40,000 or 50,000 horses in the entire Liaodong, and the most elite of them is Ma Shilong's right front tun. If Ma Shilong has an army of 30,000 or 20,000, then the entire Guanning defense line will be very empty.
"This battle is a surprise battle, and the soldiers are not too many, so the general intends to carefully select 15,000 soldiers, including a cavalry force of 2,000 men, to prevent the sneak attack of Jiannu on the way to retreat in the future, and also to allow them to block for a while, so that the infantry can retreat more easily."
As for the cavalry is easier, it is not as good as Guannei, not to mention the Liaodong Iron Record, and everyone will be more or less on it. If you pick a random one, you can still pick out two or three thousand people who can ride.
"Okay, the problem of horses will be solved by the official himself, but the quality will not be too good, but I dare to assure you that at least I will find 1,000 high-quality horses, and the remaining 1,000 will not be too bad."
Gao Di Shen Zheng .........