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Not long after, Yu Dayou, Ma Fang, Wang Ting, Liu Lian, as well as several partial generals of the Fujian army and the border army, all arrived in Yan Hong's room, and Liang Rufei and Zhang Qingyan also accompanied Yan Hong. Yan Hongxian said: "Everyone, in today's bloody battle, our army broke tens of thousands of Tartars with thousands of soldiers, thanks to the efforts of the generals. When I returned to the capital this time, I must give this credit to the heavenly family, and we must make the soldiers sweat and sweat. ”

Ma Fang arched his hand and said, "Thank you for the compliment." Ma has been in the side court for many days, but he has never won such a battle with thousands of people breaking tens of thousands of Tartars. If it weren't for Lord Qincha's presence on the front line today to boost morale, if it weren't for the Fujian army chariot array led by General Yu, and the elite brocade cavalry around the Son of Heaven came to help in the battle, how could there be such a great victory? Bleeding and sweating on the front line is duty, and when Yan Qin is playing, you can't dilute the merits of your old self and General Yu, Wang Huhou and others. ”

Yu Dayou said: "Qincha, although today's battle killed and wounded a lot of Tartars and frustrated the enemy's spirit, our Fujian army, border army, and Jinyi guards were afraid that they also killed and injured nearly 1,000 people, and I really dare not call it a great victory." In my opinion, for the time being, it is still necessary to guard against the siege of the Tartars outside the city. If one is careless and allows the Tartars to break the Marlian Fort, I think no matter how great the merit and reward are, the soldiers will not be able to suffer it. ”

Yan Hong was furious when he heard this, and thought to himself, Lao Yu, can you have a little eyesight? Don't you know that in today's battle, our casualties were also tragic. But if you finally beat the Mongols back, or is it a field battle, can't you make a lottery and make everyone happy? Still careless, is there such a crow's mouth as you?

Ma Fang interjected tightly: "General Yu." But there is no need to be overly worried. The end will be in the side court for a long time. The strength of the Tartar lies in field warfare. Our strength lies in defending the city, but today I have the upper hand in the field, and the defense of the city is not a problem. The fortress of this Marenburg, although not yet very well repaired, was used as a defense, and was enough to resist it; At this moment, the weather was freezing cold, and it was not the time when the Tartars entered the Kou, and the Tartar army was dispatched. lack of forage and cannot last; In Malian Fort, the last will build a walled city, and the stored grain, ammunition, firewood, etc., will be supported for dozens of days. In addition, Malianbao is only 20 miles away from the Great Wall, and Xuandatun is stationed with more than 100,000 heavy soldiers, and reinforcements arrive in the morning and evening. Now there is even more Yan Hongqin here to strategize, when the reinforcements arrive, our army will be attacked inside and outside, and the Tartar will lose his armor and leave! ”

Yan Hong laughed and said, "General Ma said it well! I think that Ben Qin was in Jinan. There were 400,000 White Lotus bandits outside the city, and there were only five or six thousand officers and soldiers in the city. Jinyi Wei is less than 200, guarding a Jinan city with a circumference of dozens of miles, insufficient gunpowder, lack of armament, such a disadvantage, can still win a big victory. Today's Malian Fort is a military fortress, with 10,000 elite soldiers in the village, and there are good generals such as General Ma and General Yu, with sufficient ammunition and bows and arrows. Benchin sent a reward on the battlefield to defeat the enemy, and rewarded 20,000 silver. Qingyan, turn around and take out 20,000 taels of silver tickets we brought with us. General Yu and General Ma each divided 10,000 taels to reward the soldiers, especially the dead and wounded. Brother Wang, if we defend our own people, I won't give it first, and when I return to Beijing, I won't let my own people suffer. ”

Ma Fang was overjoyed and said: "Yan Qincha is light on wealth and righteousness, and he loves soldiers like sons, which is the blessing of my Xuanda!" The generals under Ma Fang and Yu Dayou also exchanged heads one by one, and they were overjoyed. They have fought many wars outside, but they have never seen such a magnificent reward.

Yan Hong said: "I have won awards and awards, although I am not talented, but I also know the truth of making money." Tell the brothers that the 20,000 taels are a reward for everyone's field battles. Looking back and waiting to completely repel the Tartars outside Malian Fort, I, Yan Hong, am by no means stingy. Okay, let's all go and put the military in order. By the way, we will reward the wine and meat we brought, even out some of them, and add vegetables to the whole army today. ”

All the generals agreed to retreat, but Yan Hong saw that Ma Fang gave him a look, so he said: "General Ma, you stay, Ben Qin still has some idle things to ask for." ”

Wait for everyone to retreat, leaving only Zhang Qingyan by his side. Yan Hong said: "Qingyan is my confidant and concubine, Brother Ma, you still need to say, you might as well talk about it in person, let's discuss." ”

Ma Fang said: "Yes." Master Qincha, what I said in the public court just now has a reason, but there is another thing that I have to tell the truth to Qincha. In the current battle of Marenburg, although our army has a way to win, it is quite troublesome. ”

Yan Hong said: "General Ma just has to say it." ”

Ma Fang said: "If you only consider the length of the soldiers, the Tartars chose this cold winter to lead tens of thousands of cavalry to attack Malian Fort, which was heavily defended by my troops, which was a self-defeating move. Our army defended Malian Fort with elite soldiers, and the peripheral armies rushed to help, and attacked inside and outside, and they would definitely be able to defeat the Tartars. However, now on this side of the frontier, our army is afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and the generals dare not seek battle. Partial birth of Yang Shun Yang Junmen, more than the generals, not enough to meet the Tartars. However, there was an invasion of the Tartars, and those who asked him for help either pretended to be deaf and dumb and delayed reinforcements, or they were vain and hastily dealt with them, so Xuanda more than 100,000 heavy soldiers, in front of the Tartars, seemed to have no soldiers available. Of course, this time your old man is here, and there is the royal order of the long live lord and the majesty of the old Yan Ge, so Yang Shun may not dare to slack off. But even if he wants to rescue, this long-term habit of being arrogant and lazy in Xuandafu may not be able to come to the aid in time to repel the Tartars. Therefore, for a while, Marenburg had to be defended as a lonely city. ”

When Yan Hong heard this, his heart sank, but he still smiled quietly: "I see." Thinking that I came by the will of the Son of Heaven, Yang Junmen would probably still do his best to rescue. It's just that this reinforcement will come sooner or later, which is unpredictable. So General Ma, do you say that we can defend this lonely city? ”

Ma Fang said: "The Tartars are longer than cavalry and shorter than sieges, and Malianbao will be defended for a few days, and the final general is still sure." However, as time passed, if the Tartars looked like they were besieged, the adobe walls would not last long. The Tartars came at this moment, most likely because they learned that the Chin Cha was here, and if they were besieged with heavy troops, and even built back artillery attacks, our army would be difficult to beat. The success or failure here is not certain. The last general can only do his best, and Baoqin is fine. ”

Yan Hong said: "Brother Ma, if you have this heart, then work hard to do it." Men protect their families and defend the country, who can ensure that they only kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and will not be killed by the enemy? Today, I am very lucky to be able to fight with your brother Ma in this important place on the border and with the Tartars. If he didn't give up, he made a friend of Brother Ma. I'll figure out how to send reinforcements from outside. ”

Ma Fang said gratefully: "Qin Cha values it so much, Ma has to repay him." With that, he left the house and left.

After Ma Fang went out, Yan Hong sighed to Zhang Qingyan: "Qingyan, I'm sorry for you, now this Malian Castle, I'm afraid it's another bloody battle." I used to take you out to visit the scenery outside Xiasai, but now I always take you into such a dangerous place, which makes you frightened. ”

Zhang Qingyan reached out to hold Yan Hong's hand and whispered, "Xianggong, what are these words?" I am already a man of justice, and it is also appropriate for me to live and die with you. If you don't take me, why don't you let you go through these dangers alone? Don't worry, with me as a person, a sword, it is necessary to protect the minister, but General Ma is reasonable. The officers and soldiers of this court fight, sometimes like a tiger, sometimes like a dog, half of them look at the commander with the troops, and half look at the leader and supervise. This Yang Shun Yang Junmen, I think it is indeed useless. Xianggong still sent people early to urge reinforcements. ”

Yan Hong nodded. He also knew that he had just made a big statement at the meeting, saying that the current situation was much better than that of Jinan, and that was to boost morale. In fact, if we compare the situation, although there were 100,000 enemy troops outside the city in Jinan, they were just a rabble gathered by the White Lotus Sect, and there were even many good people who were forced into battle. The real enemy was actually 2,000 Mongol cavalry. And now, outside Malianbao, there are at least 20,000 Mongolian cavalry, and the enemy situation alone is several times more than that of Jinan.

Speaking of our situation, there were indeed only a few thousand officers and soldiers in Jinan at that time, which was not as good as it is now. But on the other hand, Jinan is a provincial capital, the city is tall, and there are hundreds of thousands of refugees in the city alone, and the people's hearts have been pacified by Yan Hong, so there are tens of thousands of people collected from it before and after the beginning of Yunqi, which played a great role in defending the city. But now, this Malian Fort is just a pure military fortress, and there is no one else to borrow in it except for about 10,000 officers and soldiers brought by Ma Fang and himself, plus two or three thousand people. Moreover, the fortification of the city wall of Malianbao is completely incomparable with Jinan. (To be continued......)