Datong City.

It has been more than ten days since that unexpected night attack, and more than half a month has passed, although it cannot smooth the fear of war in people's hearts, but it is enough to erase the bloody atmosphere that pervades all directions.

With the capture of the chieftain of the Tumut tribe, the surrender of the army, and the hasty flight of the Chahar tribe, the city of Datong returned to its former peace, and the Chinese people have been the most resilient people since ancient times.

Although this war was fought tragically, people always have to live, so after the war ended, the common people quickly dissipated the pain and sorrow caused by the war and began to work for their livelihood again.

The street market gradually became lively, countless shops reopened to welcome customers, and Datong City seemed to have regained its original vitality.

And the only thing that can show the traces of this war is the tens of thousands of troops still stationed outside the city gates, and the nearly 10,000 troops who are guarded by the battalions!

On the tower of the city gate, although the war has been over for a long time, Magui is still used to standing on the city gate, looking down at the city, as if a thrilling battle happened yesterday.

Anyway, they won!

Since the end of the war, in order not to affect the people in the city, he ordered the army to be stationed not far from the city gate, and around the center of the army, there was a guarded army, standing in this place, Ma Gui could clearly see everything in the camp......

"Brother Ma is still worried about the surrender of the army?"

In the middle of the night, a slight sigh sounded behind Ma Gui, Li Rusong took two steps forward, stood side by side with Ma Gui, and looked at his gaze, but it was fixed on the 10,000 surrendered troops.

"How can you not be worried? I don't know what kind of decision the court has made now, no matter what, it's better than you and me worrying about it here! ”

Shaking his head, Ma Gui's face was complicated, and he said with a wry smile.

This look is not at all like a general who has won a great victory, but like a general who has suffered a defeat.

"That's right, it's a hot potato! Presumably, the imperial court is now also considering how to deal with it! But Liang's father-in-law's side...... If my guess is correct, I'm afraid I have accepted the will! ”

Li Rusong also smiled bitterly, and his eyes became complicated.

It stands to reason that the military newspaper has been sent to Beijing for a few days, and the resolution of the imperial court should have come down long ago, since ancient times, it is not a long-term thing for the army to hang alone, according to the custom, within ten days of the end of the war, the army will receive the military report, and the division will return to Beijing.

But this time it was different, more than half a month had passed since the end of the war, and there was no news in the imperial court.

On the contrary, it was Admiral Liang Yongliang, the low-key and abnormal supervisor during the war, who had been walking around in a hurry these days, and he didn't know what he was busy with, and even Ma Gui and others wanted to see him to explore the tone of the capital, but they didn't get it.

And the only news they got from Liang's father-in-law was only four words!

Calm down!

"How can this be nonsense?"

Hearing Li Rusong's speculation, Ma Gui frowned lightly and scolded softly.

However, he himself knows in his heart that this sentence is not convincing, these days, although they have not seen Liang Yong's face, but they have a rough idea of Liang Gonggong's whereabouts, Liang Yong has replaced the soldiers around the camp these days, especially for the supervision of the surrendered army, it is becoming more and more strict.

As a general of a hundred battles, whether it is Ma Gui or Li Rusong, there is some ominous premonition in his heart about this situation!

After a while, Li Rusong sighed, his eyes were still fixed on the camp below, and his voice was a little fluctuating.

"Brother Ma, you and I have been friends for decades, and it is not the first time that we have fought side by side, we can be regarded as knowing each other, you tell the truth to the old man, if it is you, can you put back the nearly 10,000 surrendered troops?"

You know, this is half of the elite army of the entire tribe of Tumut! As long as they can be destroyed, Tumert will immediately lose his vitality.

But on the contrary, as the leading general of the front line, Li Rusong can deeply feel the rapid growth of Tumut's strength in the past few years.

However, the power of Mongolia now requires the Ming Dynasty to send hundreds of thousands of troops to win the battle, to some extent, this is not a particularly boastful thing.

You must know that in the grasslands outside the Great Wall, there is not only such a tribe as Tumut.

And now, although the war has been won, but for a tribe, talent is the most important, without wealth, they can rob it, but a qualified cavalryman needs years of hard work and wealth to cultivate......

"Release? The old man is unwilling! But what if you are unwilling? ”

Ma Gui didn't know this, but he also knew in his heart that now, if he wanted to destroy Tumut's army, there was only one way, and that was to kill and surrender!

The tens of thousands of troops have now been confiscated and confined to the camp, as long as Ma Gui gives an order, none of these tens of thousands of troops can leave alive.

But the imperial court will not allow him to do this, killing and surrendering has been infamous from ancient times to the present!

Those ministers of the imperial court would not be willing to bear this kind of notoriety, and without the order of the imperial court, Ma Gui alone would not be able to be such a great lord......

Li Rusong's eyes flickered, and his voice was still erratic.

"If, the old man said that if, the Holy Lord is not at ease to release these surrendered troops?"

Before the words fell, Li Rusong felt a cold light fixed on his face like a blade, Ma Gui looked at him, his face was complicated, but his right hand had quietly pressed the handle of the knife on his waist.

"It is a great sin to speculate on the will! Or is Brother Li here by order this time? ”

The atmosphere on the city tower suddenly became tense, but Li Rusong, who was the object, did not look nervous at all, smiled bitterly, and said.

"Brother Ma doesn't have to be so nervous, the old man has been with Brother Ma these days, how can he have any time to be ordered, it's just that Brother Ma is fair, haven't you thought so in your heart?"

Ma Gui was stunned, and after a while, he sighed, but continued to be silent,

How could he not have thought about it.

The military report has been reported to Beijing for so long, but the imperial court has not moved, how can he not want to do such an abnormal thing?

There is naturally only one result to be desired......

The court is waiting! What are you waiting for? Naturally, he is waiting for him, the main general of the front line, to solve the matter of surrendering the army!

As for how to solve it......

There are countless examples in history that can be emulated, but every example makes Ma Gui frightened, the court can't bear the reputation of killing and surrendering, and the emperor can't bear the reputation of killing and surrendering, but these surrendered troops can't release them all, so this notoriety can naturally only be carried by the front-line master in the future!

This order cannot be issued by the imperial court, but can only be understood by him himself.

Because of this unkind and unrighteous thing, it must not have the slightest relationship with the imperial court, this must be his bold and reckless behavior, arrogant soldiers, and self-defeating.

Ma Gui is not a three-year-old child, these things, he has a mirror in his heart, but because of this, he feels unexpected sadness......

I worked the front line, day and night, and ended up in such a brutal and unkind end?

The fist was secretly clenched, and Ma Gui couldn't help but punch the city wall, and his flesh and blood hit the hard masonry, revealing a trace of blood, but Ma Gui didn't realize it......

Seeing this situation, Li Rusong sighed lightly and put his right hand on Ma Gui's shoulder, but his voice was firm.

"Brother Ma, the old man came today, not to give any orders, but to tell Brother Ma that if it really comes to that point, the old man will bear it with Brother Ma, which is the last thing the old man does for Daming!"

"Brother Li......"

Ma Gui raised his head suddenly, his voice agitated, and it also became complicated.

But it was only for a moment, Ma Gui laughed, turned his head to look at Li Rusong, and said with a smile.

"Good, good, good, the old man finally didn't see the wrong person! Anyway, these things have to be done by someone after all, and with Brother Li by his side, the old man can be regarded as a comfort! ”

After saying that, his face condensed, and he pulled out a long knife from his waist and said sharply.

"Come, summon troops, go to the barracks......"

But before someone could answer, a voice that Ma Gui didn't expect sounded.

"Yo, the two generals have the ability to predict the future, and the two generals are ready before we have announced the decree?"

Liang Yong?

Ma Gui's footsteps slowed down, and he looked at the Dongchang Admiral with a smirk on his face, and a slight doubt flashed in his eyes.

What did he come to do?

When I looked at it again, I saw that Liang Yong was followed by two pedestrians, and then there were more than a dozen followers, who were holding a quaint plate in their hands, and a roll of jade scroll yellow silk was placed on it.

"Since the two generals are so anxious, our family will not delay much, and get things done as soon as possible, the two generals can return to Beijing as soon as possible to receive rewards, and our family can return to Beijing as soon as possible to resume their lives!"

As soon as he finished looking, Liang Yong arched his hand and spoke.

Listening to his words, Ma Gui smiled bitterly and went back to Beijing to receive a reward? Now he doesn't even know if his life can be saved, so how can he be rewarded?

However, when his eyes moved to the jade shaft and yellow silk behind Liang Yong, Ma Gui's heart, which was already cold, rose a trace of warmth.

After all, he didn't see the wrong person, today's Son of Heaven is not such a cold-hearted monarch, even if he wants to let himself bear the name of killing and surrendering, but in the end he sent such a will.

When he has the will in his hand, he does what he is commanded to do, so that although it is impossible to receive a reward, at least his life can be saved......

"Under the holy decree, Ma Gui, Li Rusong will take the decree!"

Thoughts were chaotic, but Liang Yong had already raised the jade shaft high and said.

"The minister takes the order!"

The two did not dare to slack off, knelt on one knee, and saluted with fists.

Liang Yong looked at the two of them as if they were at home, but he couldn't help but have a smile on his face, cleared his throat, slowly unfolded the scroll in his hand, and opened his mouth to read.

"Edict, order the chief soldier Ma Gui to count the soldiers, describe the military merits, and immediately lead the army back to Beijing, within a month, be sure to rush back, admire!"

After the edict was announced, Gonggong Liang closed the edict, but he didn't see Ma Gui and the two of them receiving the edict for a long time, smiled, and stuffed the jade shaft in his hand into Ma Gui's hand.

"This ...... Isn't there any other secret purpose? ”

Ma Gui was stunned for a long time before asking.

Liang Yong frowned and teased rarely.

"Not at the moment, but if the general wants it, otherwise our family will quickly go back to the capital to ask the general for a treat?"

"Not necessarily! Need not! Need not! Thank you, thank you, father-in-law! ”

Ma Gui finally woke up from this sudden surprise, and immediately waved his hand again and again, holding the holy decree tightly in his hand, it seemed that only in this way could he make himself believe that this sudden surprise was not an illusion.

Liang Yong smiled and said.

"There is no secret decree, but Your Majesty has a sentence that tells our family to tell the two generals......"

After a pause, Liang Yong's expression became serious and said.

"Your Majesty has a word, meritorious service will be rewarded, and if there is a fault, it will be punished, it is the image of the prosperous world, loyal ministers and good generals, merit is in the community, as long as Your Majesty and his old man are still in the day, it will not cool the heart of any courtiers loyal to the Ming Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty Shengming, Your Majesty Shengming!"

As soon as these words came out, Ma Gui and the others couldn't control their emotions anymore, bowed to the ground, looked in the direction of the capital, and bowed.

It took Liang Yong a lot of effort to calm down the two of them, and said.

"General, the road is far away, don't delay, Your Majesty and all the ministers are waiting for the general to return triumphantly in Beijing, our family has already counted the soldiers for the general these days, let's leave immediately!"

However, Li Rusong was relatively calm, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask.

"Father-in-law Liang, forgive the old man for asking more, those who surrendered ...... army"

"The matter of surrendering the army, the two generals do not have to worry, the court has arranged, His Majesty has canonized the son of the former King of Shunyi, Bu He is rude as the new King of Shunyi, and gave the name Zhu Shunzhi, and his mother Mrs. Zhongshun took over the surrender of the army together, returned to Tumut, two hours ago, the king of Shunyi and Mrs. Zhongshun have entered the city from the south gate, and now they are in the general army, our family has arranged, after a while, the surrender of the army will be handed over to the king of Shunyi, from then on, those people will live and die in their own destiny, and the two generals have nothing to do with the two generals, the two generals only charge the army, The class teacher is returning to the court! ”

Liang Yong replied with a smile and said with a smile.

After listening, Li Rusong and Ma Gui were relieved in their hearts, it seemed that this time, they were indeed too careful, but after glancing at each other, there was a trace of regret and worry in their eyes......

Maybe this is the strangeness of people, if they are asked to sacrifice for the court, to be the wicked and sacrifice themselves, of course they are unwilling, but if they let go of these surrenders, their hearts are still not very comfortable, but they also know in their hearts that I am afraid that the Son of Heaven made this decision, and he also made great determination, for the sake of them, the soldiers who fought bloody battles on the front line, thinking of this, they no longer have any unwillingness in their hearts, and some only admire and respect the Son of Heaven.

If you can serve such a king, you should die to repay him!

Seeing the two of them look like this, Liang Yong waved his hand to rebuke the entourage around him, and said in a voice that only a few of them could hear.

"Don't hide it from the two generals, our family still has a top-secret military information here, which is unknown to all the princes of the imperial court, since the two generals are so worried about the border, our family does not hide their secrets, so we will tell the two generals this news, so that the two generals can return to the court with peace of mind!"

After a pause, a touch of mystery appeared on Liang Yong's face and continued.

"Just a few days ago, the new Mongolian Khan Lin Dan announced that Tumut would return to the Ming Dynasty, which was not tolerated by the Tatars, and the steppe departments should attack it together, and ordered the Khalkha Department to lead the army to sweep away the Tumert Department, this news, our family has ordered someone to blockade for several days, no one knows except Your Majesty, and according to the military report just received yesterday, the army of the Khalkha Department has successfully entered the royal city of Tumut Naturalization City, and if no one goes back to turn the tide, I am afraid that the tribe of Tumut will disappear forever......"

After that, Liang Gonggong was satisfied to see Ma Gui and Li Rusong's stunned expressions, arched his hand, turned around and left the city wall, leaving the two of them stunned to digest this earth-shattering news.

After a long time, a cold wind blew, which made Ma Gui and the others shiver, and finally came to their senses, and when they looked at each other, they both saw the bitter smile in each other's hearts.

It's just that I can't help but have a new understanding of the methods of the Son of Heaven in my heart, who can control the entire grassland situation thousands of miles away, except for Jinshang, I'm afraid there is no other person, right?

But in any case, with this incident, I am afraid that the grassland will fall into a big chaos for decades, and the Ming Dynasty will also usher in decades of border tranquility because of this.

With a heavy sigh of relief in their hearts, Ma Gui and the others looked at the soldiers below, but they were full of pity......