"Report to the deputy marshal, there is an inexplicable person outside the city, it should be the imperial court reinforcements, and the general who leads the troops is a young general who is about twenty years old. He called himself Zhang Wenxuan and said, "The partial general who stood at the head of the city before is standing in front of Ma Xuan at this moment, and he doesn't even dare to come out."

Ma Xuan stood up suddenly, spilled the tea in his hand, and looked surprised: "Are you sure you will call yourself Zhang Wenxuan?" What did he say? ”

The general looked at Ma Xuan with some puzzlement, and nodded very blankly: "He said that if you don't go out for a stick of incense, he will smoke you to death." ”

"Haha, God help me, the boss is back! What are you going to do, go, go out with me to meet you. Ma Xuan said, and his feet were already trotting non-stop.

However, he still went to the city first, and after looking at the person with a clairvoyant mirror, he was sure that it was Zhang Ru, so he ran down the city quickly with joy, ordered someone to open the city gate, and walked out in person.

After Zhang Ru saw Ma Xuan, the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile, he whipped the horse's buttocks, and the war horse trotted towards Ma Xuan.

The speed of the horse did not stop, Zhang Ru had already jumped up from the horse, and after getting off the horse, he staggered and hugged Ma Xuan: "Haha, your kid has lived a good enough life!" ”

Compared with a few years ago, Ma Zhang's body is much stronger, and the fluff at the corners of his mouth has become much thicker. At first glance, he doesn't look like a young general in his twenties, but rather a middle-aged general in his thirties.

Ma Xuan smiled and said, "Boss, your life is only called a moisturizer!" I don't want to go back to the capital and serve under you all the time. ”

Zhang Ru's face changed suddenly, pushed Ma Xuan away, and said with a cold face: "Okay, the brotherly relationship is over, it's time for us to talk about business."

Datong is in a hurry, why did you, the deputy commander-in-chief, return to Datong Mansion with an army of 50,000 and not come out, why did you throw Yang Rong in Lei Gong Mountain!

Now there are four or five fortresses in Datong, and you, the deputy chief soldier of Datong, can sit firmly in Diaoyutai!

Lao Tzu brought people to help, not only did you not open the city gate, but you also had to wait for Hu Cong to report before coming out to talk about the old days, why! ”

The voice in front of the public was like thunder, and it can be said that Ma Zhang, the deputy chief soldier of Datong, did not save face at all. Many of Ma Zhang's subordinates were resentful, if it weren't for the fact that Ma Xuan was still smiling, I was afraid that some of them would not be able to hold back and make a move on Zhang Ru.

Zhang Ru, who had everything in his sights, looked at Ma Xuan very sternly, and he hoped that Ma Xuan could give a reasonable explanation.

Ma Xuan smiled and said, "Boss, it's nothing, anyway, Yang Rong's guy doesn't know how to be honest if he doesn't fight." You have suffered injustice in the capital, and I still have to fight bloody battles in Datong, what is the reason. If it weren't for the boss, I wouldn't be qualified to sit in this position, if it weren't for the boss, I would be a small school with the glory of my father.

Putting everything aside, I will definitely have to hide in Datong Mansion City and not go out.

Yang Rong is the chief soldier of Datong, he can't say anything if he doesn't go out, anyway, Yang Rong has a lot of benefits in the position of the general soldier, he doesn't sacrifice his life for the country, but I'm sorry that Daming gave him so much silver. ”

Ma Xuan really doesn't care about Yang Rong's life and death, the root of this indifference is not in his father who is still in the military department, but in Zhang Ru.

The so-called scholar dies for the confidant, and the woman is the one who pleases herself.

Ma Zhang's character is the kind of unruly character, so he dared to recommend himself in front of Zhang Ru, so he was willing to hide by Yang Rong's side for several years.

Zhang Ru said angrily: "What kind of bastard are you talking about!" What does the court do to me, what does it have to do with you! Yang Rong is the chief soldier of Datong, you are the deputy chief soldier, the Tatar army of 200,000 invaded the territory, you don't stay in the fortress, hide in the city of Datong Mansion as a turtle with a shrunken head, you still have no reason! ”

Ma Xuan shrugged: "Since the boss said I was wrong, then I was wrong!" ”

This attitude made Zhang Ru's teeth itch with anger, and he knew in his heart why Ma Xuan put on such a posture, it was all for his subordinates to see.

Similarly, Zhang Ru loudly scolded Ma Xuan in front of the 100,000 army of Xuanfu, but he was just for the Xuanfu army.

If he was not held accountable because Ma Xuan was his subordinate, who would dare to hand over his life to such a commander in the 100,000 Xuanfu army, except for the three thousand old soldiers?

Even Zhang An had to make concessions for this battle of Datong, and even the emperor asked Corporal Lixian to invite him out of the mountain on the surface, could it be that he didn't even have the courage to do so?

No, he has!

It's because he has it that Da Ming can't do without him many times.

"Someone! Gather the three armies and assemble at the point of generals! Zhang Ru ordered angrily.

The location of Dianjiangtai is five miles outside the city of Datongfu, which is also where the Daxiao field is located. After Ma Xuan retreated to Datong Mansion City, the tens of thousands of soldiers who followed him were all training in the small school field in the city.

Only when the chief soldier wants to swear to the general, will he let people gather in the big school field.

Weakly, Zhang Ru let the heavily armed Datong border army, whether it was cavalry or infantry, all carry ten pounds on the road.

He was given only half an hour, less than half an hour, and military law was engaged.

The 100,000 troops brought from Xuanfu and the capital rode away on horseback.

This time, Zhu Youzhu has made a lot of effort, 100,000 war horses, which is not a small amount for the Ming Dynasty, who is short of horses. Under the strong request of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Baoguo, and Qiu Jun, a scholar of the cabinet, Zhu Youzhu made up his mind and armed all the 100,000 fine war horses in Shaanxi to Zhang Ru.

After waiting for half an hour, except for some young people who couldn't keep up with their physical strength, everyone else basically arrived at the big campus. For a time, the school field was covered by a large flow of people. On the yellow apprentice is the yellow Daming military uniform, and the halberd that shines in the sun is as lush as a forest.

The soldiers who followed up were finally in place, and Zhang Ru shouted to Ma Zhang, who had not dried the beads of sweat on his face, with a cold face: "Sin general Ma Zhang, you abandoned the boss, greedy for life and afraid of death, led the crowd to live in Datong Mansion City, and saw that the Pao Ze brothers were in trouble and did not save each other." Ignoring the laws of the Ming Dynasty, he is ashamed of the robes who died in the Datong Frontier.

Today, the marshal led the 100,000 troops of the Xuanfu to come to the rescue, and the notice has been in place in advance.

Fighting with the Tatars, losing the five fortresses of Datong within two decades, and not being stable in the country, how to ride horses outside the country!

You can admit to several crimes! ”

If another person spoke like this, Ma Xuan estimated that he would have a mouthful of spittle: "I think you're a fucker." ”

But the person who said this was Zhang Ru, and even if he complained, he could only hold back. Besides, Ma Xuan has been the deputy chief soldier of Datong for a long time, and with Yang Rong's side, he has learned a lot of things about how to behave in the world, and he is not as impulsive as when he was young.

He bowed his head and said, "Ma Xuan confesses!" ”

Zhang Ru looked ahead, glanced at the soldiers below, and said in a deep voice: "What do you think Ma Xuan should be guilty of?" ”

The people below didn't speak, someone on the side of the Datong border army exchanged heads, and the soldiers on the side of the Xuanfu border army were motionless. At this moment, you can see the advantages and disadvantages of the soldiers on both sides.

It's no wonder how Ma Xuan is, after all, most of the soldiers in Xuanfu are veterans who have survived a hundred battles, and the reason why they have not been promoted and made a fortune is nothing more than that they are not good at flattery.

Many of the Datong border troops are new recruits, and it is not easy to have such a battle.

In the later generations, an inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood invaded by the Tatars, and the little Japanese killed 300,000 compatriots in Nanjing, and many of those who fought to the death against the enemy were new soldiers.

No one spoke for a long, long time, Zhang Ru said slowly: "According to the Ming military law, abandoning the commander is like abandoning the city, and those who abandon the city without fighting will be killed!" Kill the passive slackers! Ma Xuan, Ben will not find a reason for you to live. ”

Ma Xuan lowered his head and buried his whole face in the armor on his chest: "Ma Xuan is willing to ambush!" ”

The soldiers below were moved, and a partial general standing in front of him knelt down on one knee and raised his waist knife high with both hands: "The commander spares his life, I am willing to follow General Ma to bathe in blood on the battlefield and atone for my sins!" Dead battlefield, horse leather shroud, no regrets! ”

With one person taking the lead, the soldiers who did not have the backbone immediately found the backbone and knelt down one after another: "The commander spares his life, and I will wait for Yuan to follow General Ma to fight on the battlefield and atone for his sins!" Dead battlefield, horse leather shroud, no regrets! ”

More and more people knelt down, more and more people shouted and shouted, and everyone was pleading for Ma Xuan.

When a general can be to this point, it is enough to see how Ma Xuan is a person.

All of Ma Zhang's descendants are people who can recruit and fight well, and it can be said that all the people in the Datong border army who can be won over have been won over by Ma Zhang.

Yang Rong is in Datong Town, which is basically equivalent to a light pole commander.

When Ma Xuan was there, his orders could only be issued in his own military tent, and when Ma Xuan was not there, some people below the small things might listen to him, and major matters were basically decided by Ma Xuan after consulting Ma Zhang.

The reason for this effect is inseparable from Ma Zhang's usual kindness to soldiers.

The annual salary of the Xuanfu army was no more than 20 taels of silver, and the average salary per person of the Datong border army was 30 taels a Chinese New Year's Eve. The extra silver is just a reduction of the first rank of the officer, and then part of it is subsidized by the Wenxuan.

You are good to me, and I will die for you.

This is the man in the border army of the Ming Dynasty.

The Datong border army and the Xuanfu border army were clearly distinguished, the people on one side were kneeling, shouting in their mouths, and the people on the other side were standing, and the formation was loosened.

Zhang An stood beside Zhang Ru and said softly: "It's almost, if you really cause a mutiny without a war, you really don't want your head." ”

Zhang Ru smiled confidently: "There are also times when you General Zhang are afraid!" ”

Zhang An said angrily: "Hurry up and borrow the slope to get off the donkey, don't make a big fuss." ”

Zhang Ru nodded without a trace, made an embarrassed expression, and pressed down with his hands for a while: "Military law is ruthless, people are affectionate!" Ma Xuan, for the sake of these tens of thousands of troops interceding for you, I would have temporarily placed your head on your neck. Three days later, go on the expedition, kill the Tatars, and save the robes! ”

A thunderous shout sounded on the school ground: "Kill the Tartars, save the robes!" ”

"Kill the Tartars, save the robes."