Between the lightning and flint, Zhu Hui thought of his self-righteous plan last night, and for a while, the fire in his heart burned even more. However, at this moment, it is no better than when there is no one in private, he, the boss, has to swallow this breath and not say anything, and even has to force himself to squeeze out a smile of approval: "Commander Xu only arrived in Xuanfu yesterday, and he can plan so wholeheartedly, which is really a model for the generals." However, now that Wanquan Right Acropolis already has the troops and horses of the right general Chen Xiong, plus the original remnants of the army, the departments are not yet strictly organized, you will go there when you first arrive, in case there is anything missing, how can I explain to the emperor? ”

Without waiting for Xu Xun to speak, he said again: "All in all, your ambition and courage are commendable, but this matter can be discussed later, but the more than 200 detectives you said are accurate." Although the military situation is urgent, it cannot be rushed. ”

As soon as he said this as the coach, seeing that all the generals below were speechless, Xu Xun also saluted silently and did not defend, and his heart was finally a little more comfortable. It's just that he was so troubled, and he was not in the mood to continue to discuss any major matters, so he assigned a few words to Shenying Li Jun and others, which signaled that this was the end of today. As soon as he came out of the lobby and arrived in the courtyard, he couldn't maintain his face anymore, and when he turned his head and saw Miao Kui slowly following him, he immediately stood up, and opened his mouth as soon as he came up.

"Father-in-law Miao, how could Xu Xun catch up with Zhang Jun?"

"You ask our family, who will we ask?" Miao Kui snorted angrily, as if he hadn't seen Zhu Hui's sneering expression, and walked a few steps forward by himself, before he suddenly stopped, "Our family thought that he wanted those few people to deal with it, and there was always a common communiqué personal vendetta among young people, who knew that he actually fell in love with Zhang Jun, the general of the defeated army." There are a few guerrillas present today who have some affection for Zhang Jun, and in the blink of an eye, the matter will spread, and many officers under Zhang Jun will definitely regard him as a life-saving straw. Baoguo Gong, if you want him not to go to the Wanquan Right Acropolis, it is impossible to drag him for a few days at most, after all, not to mention that Zhang Yong is from the East Palace, it is Xu Xun himself, how many channels are there in the capital? ”

"He's a kid who has never fought before, and he really has the ability to turn the world upside down!" Zhu Hui thought that Xu Xun would really use the emperor to suppress him at that time, and couldn't help but feel extremely aggrieved, "Besides, he is not the main general, even if the whereabouts of the Tartars are discovered, it is up to me to send troops or not, can he still overstep his power?" ”

The more he talked, the more he felt that this was the truth, and suddenly caught up with Miao Kui quickly, and said in a low voice: "Otherwise, if the emperor really has a will, would it be good for Father-in-law Miao to go to Wanquan Right Acropolis with him?" You must know that Gonggong Miao, you are also an old man in the army, and the name of supervising the army is the most effective, and Chen Xiong, the right general who is still in the right acropolis of Wanquan, will never dare not listen to you. ”

"Shall we go home?"

Miao Kui looked at Zhu Hui with a subtle expression, and the surprise of the old man turned into a smile: "That kid has mixed up several times, that is, when the first emperor was there, the old gentlemen in the cabinet failed to stop him, Baoguo Gong, why do you believe that our family can stop him?" ”

"Just because Gonggong Miao is the prison army, and because you are kind to Chen Xiong, he will definitely listen to you. At the critical moment, the Holy Grace is too far away, and the strength in front of him is the most important thing. Besides, it's not just those old men, and I'm not without a way in the palace. If he comes according to the rules, it's fine, if he doesn't follow the rules, others will wait for this ......" Speaking of this, Zhu Hui suddenly felt that he was talking too much, so he said in an aggravated tone, "All in all, you and I didn't do it in the first round. As long as you can make some achievements this time, report 10,000 or 20,000 people when you record your merits, and everyone will be grateful at that time, and you can control this Imperial Horse Prison Army more firmly, isn't it? ”

Zhu Hui's words were both soft and hard, and Miao Kui pondered for a long time, and then nodded lightly: "Okay, our family will take a little more responsibility...... However, Baoguogong, your prevarication today is too obvious, so let's go to Xu Xun to appease one or two. Speaking of which, if you really find out the main force of the Tartars, those bosses in the DPRK and China will have nothing to say. ”

"They have nothing to say, but if there is a real fight, how much will the military horses lose?" Zhu Hui snorted disapprovingly, and said as a matter of course, "What we want to find out is not the whereabouts of the main force of the Tartars, but the whereabouts of the soldiers and civilians who were taken captive this time." You must know that these people only have two legs and can't go far! As long as you can recapture 12/10 of these people, it will be a great victory if you pass 10 or 100, and you can't fight with the Tartars. Just look at Zhang Jun's fiasco this time, it is never advisable to attack rashly! ”

Although he hit a nail in the temporary general army, Xu Xun was not discouraged. Zhu Hui's attitude he had expected in advance, he came to Xuanfu to be restrained by him, but he couldn't let this Baoguo Gong take care of it casually! Yesterday, it was a bit too much of a coincidence that Miao Kui set up a banquet to catch the wind and suddenly encountered this kind of thing, and if you want to design this kind of thing, you can't get rid of a handful of people. No matter who it is, it is probably the biggest goal to make him isolated when he first arrives in Xuanfu. Now that he has made such a move, it naturally surprises most people, and then he has a lot of room to maneuver.

Today, except for Miao Kui, the overseer of the army, none of the other generals came, and Xu Xun did not bring Zhang Yong. At this time, he galloped back to the barracks near the Changping Gate Tower with a few young soldiers, and learned that Zhang Yong had not returned, so he went back to the house first. He met Zhang Jun yesterday, and wrote a secret letter with Zhang Yong and sent him back to the capital directly, and early this morning he went to Zhu Hui's side to discuss matters, and Zhang Yong went out to meet Liu Qing, the eunuch who was also guarding the Xuanfu town behind closed doors -- to talk about the defeat of Xuanfu, the leaders of the civil and military eunuchs were all at home for their crimes, and it can be said that it was the biggest reshuffle in the border town in recent years.

This Zhang Yong has not yet returned, but in the afternoon, Xu Yanche came back in a hurry and asked to see him directly. After entering the house, he first asked Xu Xunping to retire, and then said in a low voice: "My lord, I met a steward in charge of collecting furs in Zhangjiakou Fort today, and he said that there are definitely not many people in Tartar this time, and according to the old common sense, it will definitely not exceed 10,000." He used to walk a lot in the north, saying that the Tartars took advantage of the new funeral of the first emperor of our dynasty, so they came to take advantage of the fire to rob, but they just wanted to rob their children's property, and the ideal thing was of course to reopen the horse market on the border, not to really start a war. After all, they are still fighting in their own nests, and they are afraid that their tribes will suffer, so where will they really fight a big battle wholeheartedly. ”

The Mongols were good at horse archery, and every time a large army came and went like the wind, it was to plunder and attack the city - except for necessary demonstrations or retaliation, otherwise they would not easily dispatch an army of 10,000 people. This is a reminder that Wang Shouren specially came to the door before Xu Xun came here, and he also humbly asked Wang Shouren some things by the way - after all, almost no people around him have ever been on the battlefield, and it is better to ask others for advice than to ask this one more reliable. Therefore, when Xu Yanche said this, he immediately knew that his guess was not wrong.

The Ming army lies in the many, the Mongolian cavalry lies in the fine, the original years of fighting down, with the quantity of quality, with the sword and the hand of the fire to restrain the cavalry to charge the formation, the two wings supplemented by cavalry, this is the old method of war for many years. This time, if it weren't for the division of 3,000 troops in each of the five places, and the result was broken by the other party with super mobility, there would not have been such a big defeat. If it weren't for Zhang Jun's timely rescue, he collected all the military horses in the three places, and only the remaining two places could not be rescued, and the casualties would definitely not be only six or seven thousand, but I am afraid that it would be even more miserable.

Of course, the other party can completely understand Zhang Jun's five divisions and various virtual realities, and it also lies in those pervasive spy reports!

Although he knew that there were countless noble generals who had dealings with the Mongol tribes in the north, such as the Dingguo Mansion, it was absolutely unrealistic not to ban such a thing, and he was not to the point where he could prohibit such a thing. And now, this is another channel for him to get the news. So, after thinking about it for a long time, he spoke, "You bring the steward, and I have something to ask him." ”

Xu Yanche was secretly glad, nodded and smiled: "I'm afraid that the adults have something to ask, so I brought him back directly, and I'll be waiting outside at this time!" ”

"Okay, let him in!"

Not long after Xu Yanche went out, he brought in a short and concise man. This person is about his early forties, and I don't know if it's because he has been messing around on the grassland for too long, his face is black and red, and there are already a few deep Sichuan-shaped wrinkles on his forehead. At this moment, he lowered his head and followed Xu Yanche into the house, and without saying a word, he knelt down and kowtowed: "Little Long Fei has seen an adult!" ”

"Get up and speak." Xu Xun commanded, and when he saw that he stood there with his hands down after he got up, he asked bluntly, "You said that the Tartar soldiers and horses will not exceed eight thousand, is this speculation, or is there any definite news?" Also, since you often run north, do you know where Yutailing is easy for Tibetans to go by? After all, there are countless soldiers and civilians who have been taken captive this time, and besides, as soon as the imperial court reinforcements are sent, the Tartars should not easily take people on the road, these people are a burden. ”

Long Fei quietly raised his dark eyes and quickly glanced at Xu Xun, seeing that his face was solemn, he hesitated for a long time before he whispered: "The adult asked for the exact news, but the little one really didn't know, but he just guessed according to the previous situation." As for the Tibetan places near Yutai Ridge, the small ones know a lot of mountain passes and forests with dangerous terrain...... Oh, and the two ruined cities of Xinghe and Sand City. It's just that the Tartar Scout is much more powerful than our Da Ming, and going over there to investigate is a matter of keeping his head pinned in the waistband of his pants, but I'm afraid that no one will ......."

"Whether anyone dares to take responsibility is my business, you just have to say it!"

In the face of such a categorical sentence, although Long Fei didn't understand why his own Dingguo Gong was not afraid of exposing the huge benefits on the northern line, and wanted to slap in the upstart, but after thinking about it, he still confided in seven or eight places in one go. Seeing that Xu Xun ordered Xu Yanche to go out and call someone, he hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "In addition, these properties of our Dingguo Mansion did not exist early in the morning. When the old man was there, the family's income was tight, so when the current Zuo General General Shen was dismissed from his post or the general soldier, it was the current grandfather of the country who came forward and spent a lot of money to eat his property in Xuanfu, Datong, Ningxia, and Yansui. ”

(To be continued)