Xu Shiyang asked with a little dissatisfaction:

"Worried about the large-scale attack and looting of the Tartars, why didn't Lin Chong think of a way to take the initiative to solve the problem?"

The official quietly raised his head, glanced at Xu Shiyang, and replied in a low voice after a moment:

"Because those are all Mugul, this is the critical moment of the war with the Jurchen Tatars, and General Lin does not dare to provoke the border without permission."

Qi had two field armies in Ji Province, the commanders were Lin Chong and Sun Li, and in this year's spring offensive, Sun Li took all the cavalry and part of the infantry troops, crossed the Shanhai Pass, and tried to advance towards Ningyuan.

And Lin Chong was responsible for staying behind.

This person has a good level of fighting, and his own kung fu is even more superb, and he is a very strong general.

But his personality is somewhat tepid, and with one front in a fighting state, he seems very reluctant to provoke new enemies.

What's more, now many officials in Qi State feel that the Muguls should be regarded as half allies - after all, they are also fighting with the Jurchens, and the so-called enemies of the enemy are friends.

"Tell Lin Chong, just say what I said, his personality is too cowardly!"

Xu Shiyang commented unceremoniously:

"If he can't solve the problem, I will go to Ji Province in person!"

"You want to fight the Mugul?" The young officer asked.

"Do you think the Muguls would dare to fight us?" Xu Shiyang asked rhetorically.

"They don't necessarily dare." The official said: "Even after the defeat of Liaoyang, the Mughal Gulhan still has about 100,000 strong men, in addition to the troops that the Shanshan Han people can provide, if they dare not fight the Jurchen Tartars, I am afraid they will have to find a way to fight us to make up for it." “

"Your name is Zhang Xiaobin, right?" Xu Shiyang suddenly asked a question that had nothing to do with the topic.

The officer was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Yes, my subordinate Zhang Xiaobin, a lieutenant staff officer of the General Staff, is now in charge of intelligence analysis." ”

To put it bluntly, in fact, it is the collation and management of intelligence data, and some officers in the General Staff Department jokingly call this a "big case," believing that they are all civilian officials in the army and a group of dispensable people.

However, Xu Shiyang attaches great importance to this aspect of work, and he has repeatedly emphasized to the officers of the Intelligence Analysis Section:

Speak for yourself!

As long as they can do this, they can speak freely in front of Xu Shiyang.

Moreover, the young officers who have done a good job in this post are promoted very quickly, and the officers are very "favored" in front of Xu Shiyang, so they dare to say many things that others dare not say in front of Xu Shiyang.

"Even if General Lin dares to take the initiative to attack without an order, I'm afraid he won't be able to get too good results."

Zhang Xiaobin said indifferently:

"What's more, my subordinates and colleagues in the Intelligence Analysis Section all believe that in recent years, concentrating on dealing with the Jurchen Tartars first is the strategy we should adhere to."

"In addition, the small-scale robbery of the Mughurs, our losses are actually not large, the little output in the fields and part of the captured population, by capturing the Muguls and their horses and livestock, we can also earn back, so we actually make money."

"You people, let you talk about data, but it doesn't make you completely unblemished."

Xu Shiyang said helplessly:

"You only count population exchanges? We were kidnapped 1 person, and you think you have earned 2 Muguls when we capture them? ”

"Isn't it?"

"Of course not! Remember! Han talents are our most trusted core population! And our core population is too small and too small, and the five Mughal slaves are all at a loss! ”

徐世杨 says:

"Also, if our people on the border are constantly attacked, and we do not fight back and avenge them, the people's trust in us will be weakened again and again! In the future, if we ask the people to go to the border to open up, who will take such a big risk to respond? ”

"The trust of the people is the foundation on which we stand! For this reason, I would rather fight the Jurchen Tartars at the same time as the Mughal Tartars, so that they will understand that we cannot be humiliated! ”

"Don't be disgraced! Do you understand? ”

Zhang Xiaobin looked at Xu Shiyang and didn't say anything.

It was a long time before he gave a military salute: "Subordinates remember." ”

"It's good to understand, but you just said that Lin Chong's strength is not enough?"

"Yes, General Lin is now only equivalent to a field army, and there is no cavalry in his hands at all, and the victory rate of skirmishes or defense is very high, but it is easy to suffer big losses in large-scale active attacks, and more importantly, General Lin may not be able to find where the main force of the Mughal people is."

"There's some truth to that."

Xu Shiyang thought about it and made up his mind:

"But there is no way to fight this battle! And we have to play with momentum and hurt them! Let the Muguls hurt to the marrow! Let them always remember this lesson! We Han people cannot be humiliated! ”

"Tell Wang Qinian to see me! Having made so much money in the past few years, it's time to show his loyalty! ”

……

Wang Qinian, the big boss of the horse thief, has now transformed into a junior capitalist.

He operated the international trade between the Qi State and the Menggu, and could earn more than 100,000 yuan a year, which he invested in arming his subordinates.

Now there are more than 1,000 armed cavalry on the horse, and they surpass the Jurchen and Mengwu cavalry in terms of equipment, and surpass the cavalry of Qi in terms of horsemanship, and their combat effectiveness is really strong.

Wang Qinian had officially pledged his allegiance to the King of Qi last year, and theoretically his horse thief was also part of the Qi army, and when the main cavalry force went to Liaodong to harass, Xu Shiyang naturally thought of him.

Moreover, there are many Muguls in the team of horse thieves, these nomads have no national concept these days, and they do not have much loyalty to Gulhan, who has just unified the steppe, all of them are mothers with milk.

These Mugwu thieves were very familiar with the roads of the grassland and the location of the Mughal tribes, and with them leading the way, Xu Shiyang thought that he had a chance to win a brilliant victory.

Wang Qinian naturally did not dare to oppose Xu Shiyang's request, on the one hand, he was the earl of Qi State, and the semi-independent forces sounded good, but when the imperial court had overwhelming power, this status was actually quite dangerous, because it meant that Qi State did not really treat him as its own.

He must show his loyalty with actual results, lest the Qi army turn their guns on him.

In addition, Wang Qinian's own experience also made him have a strong hostility towards foreign races, and the money he has made in the past few years does not mean that this hostility has disappeared, but he buried this hostility deep in his heart, and now that he has the opportunity, of course he is willing to release it.

He even suggested that before taking the initiative to attack, contact the Han army in Shanxi and put some pressure on them, so that they could make a formal choice between Qi and Mengwu, if they could understand the combat effectiveness of the Qi army and make the right choice, then it would be equivalent to cutting off one of the arms of the Muguls without spending a single soldier.