Chapter 1156: Fear of War
Wang Chong's strategy is obviously to pick up a bargain. When the men and horses of Duoyan Sanwei return with a large number of baggage and even women after looting, take the opportunity to attack the men and horses of Duoyan Sanwei, so there is no doubt that the risk will be much smaller.
Originally, the men and horses of Duoyan Sanwei were about to return, so this would definitely speed up their return. What's more important is that since there is a battle, how can you cut off dozens of heads, so that it can be regarded as a big victory, and the force battle repelled the sweeping edge of Duoyan Sanwei and beheaded dozens of people!
Wang Chong's words were undoubtedly very much in line with Jiang Huaixin and Tian Shiyuan's wishes, because this was the least risky strategy, and he could also give an explanation to the emperor, provided that the governor agreed. Therefore, Wang Chong, Jiang Huaixin and Tian Shiyuan all waited for the governor to make a statement.
These people keep saying that they are not afraid of war, but in fact they are still afraid of war in their hearts. Zhang Zhijie asked lightly: "Duoyan Sanwei is much weaker than the Tatars, how many troops can they concentrate to invade the border?" ”
Wang Chong listened and muttered: "Lord Governor, according to the news, Yu Wei did not participate in this invasion of the border, Taining Wei has already declined and become a vassal of Duo Yan Wei, but if Duo Yan Wei is spoken, the number of troops should be about 10,000!" ”
Zhang Zhijie groaned: "Ten thousand rides? ”
Wang Chong listened and explained: "Don't underestimate these 10,000 horsemen, their bow and horse skills are very powerful, unless they concentrate superior forces, they are not opponents at all, even if they concentrate superior forces, they may not be able to win!" ”
Zhang Zhijie listened to it and said in a deep voice: "I want to investigate the movements of the Duoyan Sanwei cavalry, and this governor personally leads the soldiers of the Beijing camp to meet the 10,000 cavalry of the Duoyan Sanwei!" ”
As soon as Zhang Zhijie's voice fell, Wang Chong, Jiang Huaixin, and Tian Shiyuan immediately widened their eyes, looking incredulous, they felt that they might have heard it wrong! The Governor wants to personally lead the soldiers of the Beijing camp to face the 10,000 cavalry of Duoyan Sanwei?
They thought the Doge must be joking! It's not that they don't know what kind of urine the soldiers of the Beijing camp are, although they are stronger than the local guards, but they are still far from the combat power of the border army!
With the combat strength of the border army, they didn't dare to meet the elite cavalry of Duoyan Sanwei, but the governor claimed to take 20,000 soldiers of the Beijing battalion to meet the elite cavalry of Duoyan Sanwei? Lord Doge, this is not a joke, what is this?
But Zhang Zhijie was not joking, if he didn't dare, he wouldn't have led 20,000 soldiers from the Beijing Battalion to Xuanfu, so there was no hint of joking on Zhang Zhijie's face.
Jiang Huaixin and the others didn't have a joking look on their faces when they saw the Governor, obviously what the Governor said was true, and the Governor really wanted to lead the soldiers of the Beijing camp to meet the elite cavalry of Duoyan Sanwei.
As if this has nothing to do with them? But is that really the case? Of course not! If the Governor is defeated and the responsibility is put on them, they will be speechless, although they have been guarding the border all year round, but the capital is still very sensitive, they know how grand the Governor's holy family is!
When the time comes, the Governor will put the responsibility on them, and the emperor will definitely believe it without hesitation! This is only the defeat of the Governor, if the Governor is killed in battle, they will not dare to think about it at all, they will definitely give the Governor a burial.
So it's definitely not feasible! Jiang Huaixin hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Governor, this Mongolian elite cavalry is indeed very strong, his actions are like the wind, and his bow and horse are skillful, which is by no means comparable to the thieves of the Central Plains, and the Governor must not be underestimated!" ”
Wang Chong and Tian Shiyuan were also busy responding to the peace, counting the power of the Mongolian elite cavalry, and began to give examples of the large and small battles that had broken out in Xuanfu, hoping that the governor would clearly understand the combat power of the Mongolian elite cavalry.
They all thought that the Governor had quelled the Bazhou Civil Rebellion, and had led the army to quell the Ning Wang's Rebellion, so the Governor was a little inflated, thinking that it would be so easy to fight the Tatars!
But is that actually the case? Not at all, how can those mud legs compare with the elite Mongol cavalry? Not to mention facing 10,000 mud legs, but facing 100,000 mud legs, he Wang Chong only needs 10,000 border troops to defeat them!
But can you use 10,000 border troops to fight 10,000 Mongolian elite horsemen? It's almost the other way around, you have to be beaten by those 10,000 Mongolian elite horsemen!
Therefore, in their opinion, the Governor's idea was very ridiculous, and at this time their hearts were a little frightened, and they felt colder than the autumn wind outside the Sai Cypriot! Originally, how good their plan was, when the men and horses of Duoyan Sanwei returned, they would attack, and they would be able to cut a dozen or dozens of heads!
When the time comes, the emperor's face will also be bright, and they will be able to cope with it, hello, hello, everyone, what a good thing? Why do you have to take the risk? The Governor has the power of the world, there is a hereditary marquis, the official occupies the position of the Taibao, the glory of the saints is no one in the world, and the history of opening the sea and commerce is famous, and if you don't enjoy the power and wealth, you have to take the risk of killing the Tartars, what do you want?
They were very puzzled in their hearts, and their mouths were dry, Zhang Zhijie said lightly: "The governor you are talking about knows that since the governor is announcing great military affairs, how can he come rashly without knowing anything?" ”
"Ben Du knows that you think that Ben Du is so ambitious, and after quelling two rebellions, you don't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, and you think that killing Tartars can be the same as killing mud legs!"
This really went to their hearts, and in fact that's what they thought. Of course, no one dared to show it, Jiang Huaixin, Wang Chong, and Tian Shiyuan said in a loud voice: "Your Excellency, the lower officials and others have no such intentions!" ”
Zhang Zhijie waved his hand and said: "In fact, this governor has never felt that the Tatars' combat power is not strong, nor has he ever felt that the Tatar elite soldiers are easy to deal with, and the governor knows that the Tatar elite cavalry is definitely not comparable to the Ning Wang rebels and the like!" ”
"These Governors know it! When the governor left Beijing, the emperor also asked the governor to bring more soldiers from the Beijing camp, but the governor still insisted on bringing only 20,000 soldiers, because the governor felt that 20,000 soldiers were enough! ”
After listening to the previous words, Jiang Huaixin still felt that it was reliable, but after hearing it, they felt even more ridiculous! Since the Governor knew that the elite cavalry of the Tatars was powerful, why did he still think that 20,000 soldiers of the Beijing Battalion were enough?
"Do you think it's ridiculous?" Zhang Zhijie smiled faintly, Jiang Huaixin and they all shook their heads, Zhang Zhijie ignored them, and continued: "It's normal to feel ridiculous!" Because you don't know much about the Shenji Battalion, you just think that the combat strength of the Beijing Battalion is weak, far inferior to the soldiers of the border army! ”
Jiang Huaixin didn't shake his head when they heard this, but fortunately, Zhang Zhijie didn't care, but said lightly: "Actually, the combat power of the Shenji Battalion is far from being comparable to the soldiers of the border army!" ”
(End of chapter)