Lu Zuyun bolted the horse, reached out and grabbed a handful of refined beans beside him, the horse's mouth turned over and there was a clear unpleasant smell, but Lu Zuyun did not have a trace of disgust but gently touched his head.

"You black bastard, you're tired too."

As he spoke, there were footsteps outside the wall behind the butt of the stable.

After a while, Ma Rong, dressed in military uniform, appeared in his sight.

Lu Zuyun didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "I've seen the general and the owner." ”

The owner he said was a woman, and it was Lu Zuyun who came from this woman when Ma Rong went on the expedition last year, and because of Lu Zuyun's guide, the Ming army was able to successfully find the tribe of Yongxiebu.

And I know more about Jinong's information.

As for this woman, she is a widow, her real name is Xie Rou, and she has been running the Izumo Kee shop for many years, doing the business of buying and selling cloth and animal skins, and she has also come into contact with some salt.

Ma Rong met her by chance, and the plot was still an old-fashioned hero saving beauty, and later they became familiar with each other after coming and going.

At this time, when he saw Lu Zuyun, Ma Rong did not put on a general's stand, and said with great joy: "Get up quickly." I was still asking Xie Dongjia where you went. ”

The woman on the side held her hand and said, "I knew that the general was going back to Datong, so I specially called him back." ”

Lu Zuyun looked at Ma Rong at this time, it was different from last year. Ma Rong was promoted to commander because of his meritorious service.

And his commander is stronger than ordinary commanders, because he still leads 3,000 Mongolian soldiers!

This is what distinguishes it from other guards.

Therefore, Zhou Shangwen ordered him to lead an army alone, giving the ancient name 'Yulin', and the whole army had a total of 8,600 elite soldiers.

Ma Rong could speak Mongolian and had the deepest relationship with Yibula, and many Mongolians knew him, so it was most appropriate to hand him over.

After all, these 3,000 people were asked to come by the emperor himself, and if they didn't get it right, Zhou Shangwen wouldn't be able to pay the difference.

Moreover, it was Ma Rongli who took over the Yongshebu tribe at the beginning, and the Mongols trusted him the most.

When he returned to Datong this time, Ma Rong was ordered to handle this matter, and Zhou Shangwen also admired him very much, so the generals, soldiers, weapons, and war horses he gave him were all superior.

Now Ma Rong has his eldest brother Ma Sheng, as well as the Mongolian warrior Gabia, who fought on the battlefield with Ma Sheng, as well as Luo Yi and Xiong Han, who originally followed him, a total of four fierce generals.

Lu Zuyun didn't know that he had just returned to Datong, he just relied on his intuition and felt that Ma Rong seemed a little more mature again.

"The general must have been promoted."

Ma Rong patted him on the shoulder, "I also have your credit, the court didn't reward you, I will not forget Brother Lu's guidance." ”

"How dare you. General, but if necessary, I am willing to tie my head and accompany the general for a while. ”

"Really?"

"Since ancient times, young people have produced heroes, why don't you want to follow heroes like generals?"

Ma Rong had heard too much of the young hero's words, so he wasn't too proud, and of course he smiled, "In the future, there is no need for Brother Lu to take risks, there are Mongolians in our army." ”

Xie Dongjia asked: "General Ma is still here to learn about the situation on the grassland." Zu Yun, tell me about it. ”

Lu Zuyun's face was not relaxed, he looked at Xie Dongjia and also at Ma Rong.

"The Tatars should have known about the blockade of trade by the time of the Great Imperial Court, so many of their people have recently come to Datong to buy more salt, iron and cloth before the official blockade. But the man with whom I was in contact was clearly anxious, and I reckon the Tatars would not be able to survive the winter this year. ”

The blockade was already being discussed at the time of the imperial court, so it should not be difficult for the Tatars to find out through spies or various sources.

But that's not the problem.

Ma Rong raised his eyebrows and pondered, and said: "The ban of the imperial court should be soon, the blockade policy of the great court meeting has not been overturned, and I have been busy with the affairs of Zhuangtian in Beizhili for the past two or three months, and when His Majesty reacts, he will definitely ask about this matter." So Xie Dongjia, don't do that business of yours in the first place. Although this will cause us to lose news, there is no way to do it. ”

"Will there be a war?" Xie Dongjia asked with a little worry.

"I don't know. But who would really sit back and wait for themselves to starve to death? ”

If there is no trade, how can these steppe people live without robbing?

The absence of salt alone can kill them.

The more Ma Rong thought about it, the more he felt that the situation was wrong.

He couldn't stay here any longer, and when he turned around and was about to go out, several of his own soldiers brought him horses.

However, they had not walked a few steps before the sound of horses' hooves came.

So a soldier in uniform dismounted and knelt on one knee, "General, General Zhou is urgently called!" Please return to camp quickly! ”

Ma Rong no longer hesitated, and clamped the horse's belly between his legs, "Drive!" ”

General Military Office.

Zhou Shangwen has already received the holy decree, and the deputy generals Ma Yihuai and Yan Xingkui, and the generals Sun Xilie, Chang Dacheng, Liu Jiangjie, and Xu Zhenan are all there.

The military order was extremely fast, and it didn't take long for Ma Rong to arrive.

"The court has received news that Dayan Khan will definitely commit a border this year, and the only thing that cannot be determined is where and when he will choose to enter the palace this time. The meaning of the emperor, the military aircraft department, and the military department all think that Datong is the least likely, but the imperial court gives people money, grain and horses, and the purpose is naturally not to let us just shrink to Datong at such a critical time.

Let's talk about the villain's words again, I, Zhou Shangwen, have an elite soldier in my hand, and I am not yet seventy or eighty years old, and I want to make contributions in my heart. This Dayan Khan took a detour, but it was not beautiful, how could Ben fulfill him? ”

The will of the Military Aircraft Department and the Ministry of War was passed on by several generals, and finally fell into the hands of Ma Rong.

Zhou Shangwen continued: "What do you think should be done? ”

"Of course, it's a fight," Sun said.

The so-called fight out is to lead troops to the north and west, and while they send troops to the pass, the Ming army here can completely end his lair.

Although the Tatars grew up on horseback, they could not go out to fight without dragging their families with them, and the women, children, and all kinds of supplies they had saved were sure to be left behind.

Without protection, these people are a flock of sheep to be slaughtered on the grassland.

It's not hard to think of that.

Ma Yihuai also nodded, "Look at the will, the imperial court should also mean this." ”

Yulin, Ningxia, and Gansu to the west of Datong, Datong is beyond the reach of the whip, and the news transmission and the arrival of the horses are too long, and when they arrive, they can't even eat the dust raised by the Tatar cavalry.

"It's to encircle Wei to save Zhao, and we have been out of the Great Wall several times, and our strength has increased this year, so it must not be a problem."

Yan Xingkui asked a question, "What does the right-wing Mongolian side say?" ”

……

……

Ma Rong listened to their discussion for a long time, but he didn't intervene much, because he felt that the method of encircling Wei to save Zhao was not good. However, the Military Aircraft Department and the Military Department seem to have this meaning, and the deputy generals and staff generals under the chief military officer also think so.

They always felt that Dayan Khan would not leave his lair alone.

The truth is this, but the problem is one, such an obvious situation, stupid people can think of it, Dayan Khan will not think of it?

That's a great khan who aspires to unify Mongolia, and he is definitely not a person who can only do a few hands and three-legged cat kung fu.

……

"Ma Rong?!"

"The last general!"

"The two 10,000 tribes of Mongolia on the right flank will be led by you to lead the Yulin army and Yibula together. Remember, whether they want to surrender or not, don't engage in conflict with them. As long as they don't fight with Dayan Khan. ”

"The last will understand."

"What's wrong with you?" Zhou Shangwen looked at him a little strangely.

Ma Rong was just a little uneasy, but many joints themselves didn't figure it out, "The end will be fine." ”

Ma Yihuai's eyes were slightly suspicious when he looked at his son.

Zhou Shangwen didn't ask much when he saw him like this, "Okay, then let's prepare separately." This official will reply to the imperial court, and once the emperor allows it, we will choose the opportunity to go on the expedition! ”

The crowd dispersed.

It's time for the evening.

Ma Yihuai went to look for his son and found him standing in a daze looking into the distance.

"You didn't say a word in today's deliberations, what's wrong?"

Ma Rong turned around, "Dad, you're here." ”

"I'll ask you again."

"Hmm...... The child is wondering how this battle will be fought if the child is Dayan Khan? If it's a dad, how do you fight it? ”

Ma Yihuai frowned, "It's hard to fight, and if you move, the rear will be weak." Do you think our plan is wrong? ”

"It's not that it's wrong, but Dayan Khan must want it. In this world, I am afraid that I can't think of it, and once I think of it, there is always a way to deal with it. And ......"

"And what?"

"And the heroic figure is not easily afraid, and we all think that he will avoid the cavalry of Datong. But if I were Dayan Khan, I would definitely think that there would be a battle between the Tatars and the Ming Dynasty, and since there was such a battle, then the Datong cavalry would not be able to hide if they wanted to. At the same time, there are still two thousand households on the right wing who are not subservient, and Yong Xie Bu has returned to the Ming Dynasty, and maybe those two thousand households will also be submissive. In that case......"

Ma Rong pursed his lips and said categorically, "Dad, if it were me, I would fight Datong!" Desperate, desperate to fight Datong! ”

Ma Yihuai didn't have a joking look, "You didn't say it just now, because you think Mr. Zhou won't believe it." ”

"It's the court that won't believe it."

"And what about your reasoning? Is that just that? ”

"More than that. Dad, if you think about it carefully, if you don't fight Datong, from Yulin or Ningxia to the Central Plains, the first defense you will face will be much stronger, because everyone knows that it is weak, and since it is weak, from the imperial court to Yang Ge Lao, the guard will definitely be strengthened, and Dayan Khan must also know this. Secondly, let Datong's soldiers and horses run rampant at will, along the way, he has to worry about where Datong's soldiers went, what if he intercepts his retreat? It's not a big risk, but it's deadly.

That is to say, to fight Yulin or Ningxia, they are to use more sacrifices to achieve smaller results, but also to take a certain risk, more importantly, they have not been able to solve the main force of the Ming army, so they can not deter the two right-wing Mongolian households, and with the implementation of the blockade policy, it is bound to be weaker and the Ming army stronger, so that the end will be wiped out one day after all.

Rather than that, why not fight Datong? Defeating and beating Yulin and Ningxia is a result, which is nothing more than the difference between early death and late death. But if the battle is won, the first thing is to eliminate the main force of the Ming Dynasty, so that the two right-wing Mongolian Wanhu will not dare to easily submit to the Ming Dynasty, and maybe they can also bring the aftermath of the victory to subdue them, which can even deter the Beijing Division. Daming's strength cannot be restored as soon as possible, and they can continue to commit offenses next year and the year after. In this way, the dead end is alive! ”

Ma Yihuai crossed his waist, and he said that his scalp was numb, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Is he crazy, or are you crazy? You didn't say it, but if you said it, it is estimated that Mr. Zhou will scold you! ”

"Daddy! That's not crazy, if he is really a grassland hero, then he should choose like a child. As for saying that the enemy is stronger...... This is not a reason to deter strongmen. ”

Actually, at first glance it was quite risky, but that was the chance to live.

"But you also know that Mr. Zhou can't go to this sparse, and His Majesty won't recognize this sparse!"

Ma Yihuai raised his voice a little, which calmed down Ma Rong all of a sudden.

yes, how did they say it to the emperor? How to talk to the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty?

Say Your Majesty that we are the strongest, but we are the most dangerous?

Thinking about it a little deeper, in case Dayan Khan really hid Datong, how could Zhou Shangwen explain it?

They were in Datong, but they were also in the court.

(End of chapter)