Bias.

Zhang Mao met with the general soldier Ma Yi of Datong who had led the troops on the front foot, but as soon as he returned to his residence on the back foot, he was told that the Tatars were coming.

"Do you say the club? Tartar ...... Here it comes? ”

Zhang Mao's expression looked very unnatural.

Zhang Rui, who came to deliver the message, said: "Father, you are ......"

Obviously, Zhang Rui also noticed the abnormality of Zhang Mao's expression.

Zhang Mao said: "The old man is not nervous, it's a good time, I finally let the old man seize the opportunity." ”

Zhang Rui sighed in his heart, his father really has no experience in leading soldiers, so that he is so unconfident that even the enemy is coming, I didn't say anything, how do you know that I am talking about you acting nervous? You're trying to cover it up!

"Where it is, mark it on the map." Zhang Mao immediately realized that he only knew that the Tartars were coming, how many they came, and where they were, he didn't know at all.

Zhang Rui said: "It is one hundred and twenty miles northwest of the pass, and it is known that there are at least thousands of Tatars who do not collect and investigate at night...... I'm afraid that if you come prepared, if you send troops to attack at night, you can arrive before dawn tomorrow after marching overnight. However, this will make people sleepy and detrimental to the battle. ”

Zhang Mao frowned and said, "One night, can you walk one hundred and twenty miles?" ”

"That's okay father, some in the army say it's cavalry, but in fact, horses can only be used as pack animals, it's difficult to carry people at all, and now the cavalry we can use on hand is probably only about half of the six thousand soldiers and horses that Ma Yi just brought."

Zhang Rui is more pragmatic than his father.

It is also Zhang Rui who knows that his father has many disadvantages in war, and he, who is a son, has to pay attention.

Zhang Mao said: "The old man wants to lead the troops in person." ”

"Father, don't do this, if this is a Tatar trick to lure the enemy in, then we will lose more than we lose, it is better to lead the troops with Yi'er and Ma Yi, wait for the dawn to see the situation clearly, and then decide whether to enter the army, and my father can lead the troops to reinforce at any time."

Zhang Rui obviously wouldn't let his father, who had little actual combat experience, take risks.

If you talk about the experience of serving in the army in the northwest, he Zhang Rui is more experienced than Zhang Mao, at least Zhang Rui has come to the northwest to govern the army, and he has also served as a general in Liaodong.

Zhang Mao said: "What if others participate in the impeachment of their father? ”

"Father, you fight to win, not for other people's opinions, no matter what, the ultimate goal is to win, if you rush forward, it is indeed easy to deviate, and the army also needs you to be a soul needle." Zhang Rui tried his best to persuade in order not to let Zhang Mao mess around.

Zhang Mao didn't plan to charge into battle in person, everything was just to show his attitude.

At this time, his son's words can be regarded as letting him get off the donkey.

"That's ...... Anyway, you immediately order 3,000 soldiers and horses from the pass, plus Ma Yi's 3,000 soldiers and horses, equipped with artillery, etc., and go to the northwest overnight. Zhang Mao said.

Zhang Rui said: "Father, if you carry artillery, I'm afraid you won't be able to arrive before dawn." Before he came, he consulted with Ma Yi, and he said that the firearms in the army were now enough to suppress the Tatars, and as long as they were taken by surprise, they would be nine out of ten. ”

Zhang Mao said angrily: "It's not that it's nine out of ten, it must be ten out of ten, if you lose our family's business, you won't be safe, you foolish child, what a surprise." It's good to be able to win, but you must also play steadily and gradually, otherwise it is more suitable for the old man to go than you. ”

“…… Be! After hesitating, Zhang Rui still chose to accept his old father's proposal, "Then father, just bring a dozen short cannons, so you also need a horse to transport them, and you have to transport firebombs and so on alone." I will set out with my troops, and I will definitely arrive before the morning of the next day. ”

"Okay, let's go!" Zhang Mao suddenly became excited.

"But father, it is said that the governor Ma Zhongcheng will arrive at the border two days after tomorrow, you see......"

Zhang Rui meant that this matter should be discussed with the new governor of the border Ma Zhongxi first.

Zhang Mao said: "Is it the old man who leads the troops, or does he lead the troops?" The court sent him to assist the old man, and he didn't let him take care of the old man, just send troops! ”

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Zhang Rui and Ma Yi dispatched troops overnight.

The soldiers in the city were actually very confused.

What important information would have made Biguan send troops in such a hurry? actually ordered 6,000 soldiers and horses to go directly...... Even if the troops are dispatched, the British duke, as the commander, still stayed in the side pass, just letting the generals below obey Zhang Rui and Ma Yi.

There are two ways and two commands for a single dispatch, and there is no distinction between high and low weights......

No matter how you look at it, it looks a bit like a fly without a head.

Before dark, the soldiers and horses had already left the side pass, and Zhang Mao said that he was going to see him off, but when Zhang Mao arrived, Zhang Rui and Ma Yi's two groups of men and horses had already left in batches.

"Grandpa, you don't have to worry, Childe is so talented, he will definitely be able to make a contribution in one battle." The one surnamed Zhong was smiling next to him.

This time, Zhang Mao sent troops and also took this staff with him.

There are also a lot of things, and only the one surnamed Zhong can arrange it for him.

"Decai, do you think the old man is ...... Not suitable to come to the northwest to lead the troops? Zhang Mao asked suddenly.

Zhong Decai said: "Why does Grandpa ask this? You have been a prince for generations, why should you worry about this matter? It was not you who led the troops, and now you are also leading the troops, let alone looking ahead. ”

Zhang Mao looked at the sunset in the west, as well as the soldiers and horses that were going away, and said thoughtfully: "What if the old man personally leads the troops?" ”

Zhong Decai couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The Englishman is still sentimental.

Probably because the dispatch of troops this time was too hasty, and Zhang Mao did not go in person, it was the first time that Zhang Mao commanded this kind of war, and Zhang Mao's nervousness did not know how to be relieved, so he would "complain" here.

"Grandpa, you should also rest early, according to the formulated tactics, you should personally lead all the troops and horses out of the fortress tomorrow morning to assist Gongzi and General Ma in the march, so as to form an echo." Zhong Decai said.

"Hmm."

Zhang Mao turned around at this time, but when he went down the stairs of the city tower, his footsteps seemed to be unable to keep up with his feet, and he almost rolled down the stairs twice, but fortunately, Zhong Decai also supported him.

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Night.

In the dead of night, Zhang Mao went to bed twice, got up twice, and then sat at the table, the tea in front of him was cold, and he was in a state of restlessness.

The son and Ma Yi led the troops out, but he did not leave in the rear.

"It's not good, this may be Zhang Bingkuan's trick, if I don't personally lead the troops out, then he will wronged me as the second Zhu Hui." Zhang Mao seems to have come to his senses.

Immediately got up and went out to call his relatives and soldiers to follow him out of the fortress.

But before he could reach the door, his footsteps stopped again, because he didn't think about how to lead the soldiers out at all.

Or what can you do after you take the troops out......

It may be that he is chasing his son and Ma Yi, but he will definitely not be able to catch up, but when the soldiers and horses led by his son and Ma Yi are in trouble, his reinforcements can be closer to them...... But it's like catching a blind man, what if the tartar runs away? And what if the Tatars are menacing, and his son and Ma Yi are defeated, and even he will be trapped by the Tatars?

"Grandpa......"

Just when Zhang Mao was standing by the door in a daze, he saw a woman in her thirties coming in from the moon gate and standing in front of him.

The woman was holding ginseng tea in her hand and was saluting him.

Zhang Mao said: "Sui Niang, you came just in time, pinch the old man's legs." ”

"Yes."

The woman known as Sui Niang walked in and put the ginseng tea on the table before walking over to give Zhang Mao a leg beat.

The woman sat on a small bench, and Zhang Mao sat down and landed his legs on a bench, so he asked the woman to beat his legs.

"How many years have you been here?" Zhang Mao asked.

Obviously, the two are already familiar with each other, Sui Niang is not the person Zhang Mao brought from Beijing, she is a local, and it is the local general who is looking for someone to serve him in order to tie up with Zhang Mao.

Although Suiniang is not from a big family, she is actually a member of a military household, and the military family has died of her husband and became a widow, so she has to bend her waist when the powerful come.

Sui Niang beat her legs and said, "The concubine has been here since she was born." ”

"Didn't you leave?" Zhang Mao asked.

"When the Tartar comes, he may need to flee, and when he is young, he follows his mother and family, and after he marries, he ...... ...... with the family."

Sui Niang said this, she was also a little helpless.

Obviously, it is an important town of the Ming Dynasty, but at a critical time, it cannot protect its own people, and it is more important to let the people move elsewhere.

Zhang Mao said: "Then when Wang Weining came, where were you?" ”

Sui Niang only then knew that Zhang Mao wanted to ask Wang Yue about the situation when he was governing the army in the partial pass, this was the previous person who led the troops in the partial pass and made monstrous contributions, Zhang Mao wanted to imitate Wang Yue's everything.

But even the daughter of a military household like Sui Niang, the wife of a military family, knows that Zhang Mao and Wang Yue are incomparable.

In terms of momentum, Zhang Mao is far worse than Wang Yue.

Sui Niang said: "In the first few years, when Wei Ninghou was there, the people in the city were asked to move to other places for a few days, and I heard on the way that there was no place in the city that was bombed, and they all said that except for Wei Ninghou, no one dared to bomb it like this, and then ...... When you come back, you have to rebuild your dwelling. ”

"Blowing up ......"

Zhang Mao thought for a moment, then shook his head.

Obviously, the tactics used by Wang Yue were not suitable for him in front of him.

"What about your husband...... When was it not? Zhang Mao asked a very distracting question again, and he didn't seem to care about Sui Niang's face at all.

Sui Niang said: "I have been carrying my head for many years, and I didn't even see the corpse when I went on the expedition, and I didn't even see the corpse, saying that it was robbed by the Tartars, because there was no corpse to bring back, and I only gave three taels of silver when I was compensated, and it took a few years to send down more than one or two, and then it was ...... The concubine can only survive in a difficult way, after all, there are still old and young ......"

When Sui Niang said this, she couldn't help but want to wipe her tears.

A woman, who is still the daughter of a military family, has suffered many humiliations when her husband is dead, which is unimaginable to others.

can be sent to Zhang Mao today, obviously there will not be a good life.

"Then what do you think of the old man, how is it compared to Wang Weining?" Zhang Mao asked suddenly.

He seems to care a lot about what others think of him.

Sui Niang said: "Grandpa, you are a hero, and you are inseparable from the Marquis of Weining, and the title and influence of the Marquis of Weining are naturally inferior to yours." ”

"Really?" Zhang Mao listened to the praise of a woman's family, as if he had suddenly found himself.

"But the local people all remember the good of Weininghou, and they all look forward to another Weininghou in the court." Sui Niang then added.

Zhang Mao couldn't help frowning when he heard this: "He blew the side pass apart, do you still remember him?" ”

Sui Niang seemed to be very sincere and said: "The house is blown up, you can repair it, but if the house is occupied by the Tartars, it will be completely gone!" It is precisely because of the explosion of Wei Ninghou that in the next few years, the Tartars never dared to attack again, and they all said that the good life now is the ...... that Wei Ninghou brought to the people."

"You guys......"

Zhang Mao really wants to say, you people really don't remember to eat.

Wang Weining beat you with a stick and gave you a sweet date to eat, and you got carried away.

But then Zhang Mao thought of something again, and muttered: "The Tartars don't dare to attack, so ...... It's not good, it's not ......."

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?" Suiniang became nervous.

I'm a woman, I bring you ginseng tea to beat your legs, you have to ask me questions, and then my questions won't cause you to have any bad reverie, and you have to rely on me if something happens when you turn around, right?

Zhang Mao said: "This has nothing to do with you, you can step down!" Go, call in those who can breathe, the old man has something to say to them! ”

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Zhang Mao wanted to hold a military meeting overnight.

After Zhong Decai learned the news, he hurried to see him, and he was also surprised by Zhang Mao's almost whimsical thoughts.

"Grandpa, ...... are you?"

Zhong Decai was also depressed.

You Zhang Mao really want to make a play.

Zhang Mao said: "Is it that in the past few years, the Tartars have not been rampant around the pass?" Even if Wang Weining died, the Tartars would not dare to attack? ”

"Like...... That's right. Zhong Decai said, "But the Tartars haven't stopped, the Tartars should fight Datong and Datong, and they should commit Liaodong and Liaodong, and even ...... from Huamachi."

"That's wrong, only the battle of Huamachi was committed by the Tartars, and the rest were all taken by the imperial court, you didn't even understand this, what kind of think tank do you have?" Zhang Mao taught a lesson with a straight face.

"Grandpa, you're right, but it's ...... What's in front of you? Zhong Decai looked puzzled.

Zhang Mao took a breath and said: "The Tartars will never appear around the border for no reason, we will lose our way when we enter the grassland, but they will not, they know very well the grass and trees around it, how dare they easily come to the vicinity of the border pass?" Or is it so blatant? ”

Zhong Decai was taken aback and said, "This is a trap for Tartars? ”

Zhang Mao said: "The trap may not be, but I can't talk about it, and I don't know if the old man is too worried, or is it ...... Alas! ”

Zhang Mao was in turmoil at this time.

Even Zhong Decai saw it.

Zhang Mao's ability is there, but the problem is that he lacks experience, and he is more forward-looking when he gets old.

"Grandpa, if that's the case, we should send someone to call back the soldiers and horses of Gongzi and General Ma overnight, and we can at least ensure that we don't advance or retreat based on the bias." Zhong Decai proposed.

"No, either." Zhang Mao said with a sad face, "If you don't advance, you will retreat, now the old man has to enter, even if he knows that this is a trap, I am afraid that he can only jump into it!" (End of chapter)