Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1245

Tu Wenxiu's marching tent stands on a hill outside Pinglu City. Although the hill is not very high, it can better monitor the movement in the city.Tonight, there are many lieutenant generals around the tent, who are taking turns holding three monoculars to watch the action in the city.

Xie Bai was originally a general in the Ming army, so there are naturally some telescopes that were introduced into the army by Gao pragmatism.It's just that the priority of equipment on the three sides of Shaanxi was not too high before, so Ningxia's military equipment was limited.This time, Tu Wenxiu went on the expedition to the flat prisoners, and there were only five troops in the entire army. Except for the scout team that took away two, the remaining three were concentrated here.

Tu Wenxiu's face was rather gloomy, and he seemed a little unhappy. A trusted general beside him saw this and asked cautiously, "Is the general angry about the unfairness of Prince Chan?"

Tu Wenxiu glanced at him: "When did Prince Yan treat things unfairly?"

The general raised his eyebrows and said, "The general was originally his number one general, but now he can't sit in the city of Ningxia, but was instead sent to Pinglu city to eat sand, this is not considered unfair treatment? Don't talk about you, general, it is everyone who is the same. When Pao mentioned this, he was also indignant."

"Hmph, stupid." Tu Wenxiu sneered: "All the generals under the Prince's command, as long as those who go on expeditions or go out of town, I am the most powerful. Is this unfair?"

The general seemed to be a true confidant of Tu Wenxiu, and he was not afraid of being scolded at all. Hearing this, he stiffened his neck and said, "The general's words are wrong. In terms of military strength, the general's subordinates are naturally strong, but in terms of status? Why is Liu Dongyang's servant so unexpected? Can he be the general soldier in Ningxia? He was only one of the four battalions in the past, and he is not as good as a general. Now he can sit in Ningxia with Prince Chan and his son, and he will send the general to a prisoner from afar. It's weird!"

Tu Wenxiu was silent for a few breaths and sighed: "Tell me the truth, do many people in the army see it this way?"

"Yes!" The general replied immediately.

"You've seen it lightly." Tu Wenxiu shook her head and said, "I took the initiative to ask Ying for the expedition."

The general was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Why is this? We fought once in Pinglu City before, but it is not easy to fight. Xiao Ruxun is like a tortoise shell. If you want to win this Pinglu City, you don't know what to do. How many hands and feet will be spent, and how many brothers will be killed. We are afraid that we will not be able to push this kind of errand away, so how can the general still take the initiative to ask Ying?”

Tu Wenxiu snorted softly: "If Ningxia is strong enough to defend, no matter how strong this Pinglu City is, sooner or later, we will surround it until it surrenders. What's the cost? But what if Ningxia couldn't defend it?"

He looked at the general with piercing eyes, and said gloomily: "Let's accompany the two princes and sons without hesitation, will they be passed on to the capital together?"

The general took a deep breath when he heard it, and looked around in haste, seeing that he and Tu Wenxiu were standing alone, and the surrounding generals were at least four or five feet away, so he breathed a sigh of relief and asked in a low voice, "General. , are you not optimistic about the way out for Prince Yan?"

Tu Wenxiu didn't answer directly, but was silent for a while before slowly saying: "I was optimistic at first, but now... No matter whether you are optimistic or not, it is always wrong to prepare for the next path."

The general said hesitantly, "Is this back road related to the siege of Pinglu City?"

"Of course." Tu Wenxiu said lightly: "Ningxia is a wedge embedded in Mongolia, and the head of this wedge is the city of Pinglu. If the imperial army comes to quell the rebellion, only the last will be able to defeat the Pinglu. You know what this means. what?"

If the general still couldn't react at this time, it would be a waste of time. Hearing the words, he immediately said: "It means that if Ningxia loses, if we think that we are defeated, we can immediately escape into the grasslands, and we won't even be able to connect. Life can't be saved."

Tu Wenxiu nodded and said, "Now you understand?"

The general hurriedly said: "I understand, I understand, the general is really far-sighted, and the general will be far behind."

"I haven't finished speaking yet." Tu Wenxiu chuckled and said, "I just talked about the situation where the imperial court was dominant, and I didn't mention the situation where the prince was dominant."

The general said in surprise: "Is there still a chance for Prince Yan to prevail?"

"Opportunities are always created by yourself. If you don't extend your hand, any opportunity will be given for nothing." Tu Wenxiu said: "If Prince Yan doesn't have a chance at all, will I make trouble with him, do you think he has a long life? Of course he still has a chance. The one who dominates."

The general seemed to yearn for this future even more. Hearing this, his eyes lit up and asked, "I don't know where this opportunity is? I would like to ask the general to give some pointers."

Tu Wenxiu said: "If Gaoguang didn't lose his position first, the chance for Prince Yan would be quite high, but Gaoguang lost his black gauze hat first, and I'm too lazy to talk about it. In short, it's not so easy to change to Gao Pragmatism now - this is also The reason why I temporarily asked Ying to come to pacify the prisoners."

There was a hint of fear on the general's face, and he whispered: "I heard that this high and pragmatic Annan has no defeat in the north, and all victories are big victories. The two battles were really ruthless, we are big... oh, the sum of the heads of the frontier officers in the court in recent decades, I'm afraid it's not as much as these two battles."

A haze flashed across Tu Wenxiu's face, and he nodded solemnly: "How else would I come to Pinglu? But this high-level pragmatism is great, but I think carefully, he is not without weaknesses."

The general was surprised and delighted, and quickly asked, "Really? What weaknesses does he have?"

"It's too hard to spend money." Tu Wenxiu said solemnly: "I remember that after the Battle of Monan, the court once set off a wave, questioning Gao pragmatism that cost too much money, and it seems that the emperor felt that the money later. It’s not a loss to spend it, and that’s how things are suppressed.”

The general was disappointed: "That's it? Even if it's useless. Everyone knows that Gao Wushi is the emperor's favorite. As long as he can win, the emperor will not blame him. Isn't it still Prince Dan and us who are so unlucky?"

"No." Tu Wenxiu shook his head: "This time and the other, during the Monan War, although the court was not particularly wealthy, under the management of Gao Gong, Guo Pu, and Zhang Siwei, at least It is still possible to achieve a slight surplus, and occasionally spend a sum of money to win a big victory, and the court can still afford it.

But this time it was different. The imperial court began to impose bans last year. It is said that it would cost tens of millions of taels to do it. Therefore, even our Ningxia military salaries were cut a lot, which gave Prince Chan a chance to rise up.At such a time, the court actually replaced Gao pragmatism, a man who spent a lot of money on wars, to fight this battle, which is a bit unexpected... I thought about it and thought that the court meant that it was probably hoping that Gao pragmatism would come. A three-pronged axe, using the fastest speed to pacify Ningxia, is also considered a long-term pain rather than a short-term pain. "

The general said suddenly: "Oh, that means the court is actually betting, and betting high and pragmatic can be fast enough?"

"That's right, I thought that was the idea of ​​the imperial court." Tu Wenxiu sneered: "So now I have to wait and see to see if Prince Dan is worth assisting... If he can hold the high and pragmatic three-axle, I will Tu Wenxiu can conquer the world with him in peace, even if he can't sweep Liuhe, but he might have a Qin king who is easy to do, and you and I can also have hope.

But if he can't bear it, then it's no wonder me and my brothers.We are not the little lives we picked up on the road. We are dragging families and families. How can we easily accompany him to pass on the capital?dont you agree? "

"That's natural, that's natural." The general said hesitantly, "But general, let's continue what we just said, if Prince Ruochen still has the upper hand, what's the use of us in Pinglu?"

Tu Wenxiu laughed and said, "I mentioned the position of the Pinglu just now, why don't you take it seriously? After Ningxia came out of the Ming Dynasty, the Pinglu was Ningxia's rear and the back road. This is like fighting a war. Absolute confidant, can I give you the back road? I, Tu Wenxiu, sit in Pinglu, no matter how well Ningxia plays, I can’t ignore me.”

The general was overjoyed: "It turns out that this is the case, the general is really good."

Tu Wenxiu smiled, then suddenly revealed a murderous intent, snorted softly: "If you really dare not to take me seriously, then the Ningxia army will go out on an expedition, and in a fit of rage, I will march south into Ningxia, and they will all be successful. I believe that Prince Dan will not understand this truth."

The general couldn't help admiring: "The general is really a no-brainer. This superintendent's fight against the prisoners is really a brilliant move.

Tu Wenxiu laughed proudly.Before he finished laughing, a general came to report: "General, there doesn't seem to be any change in Pinglu City. Did they cut off the source of information and still don't know that Boshuoketu is gone?"

Tu Wenxiu stopped laughing, frowned and thought for a while, and her tone became a little hesitant: "There are also many Mongolians among the family members of the Xiao family, and our army is not too strong at the moment, so they ran out to investigate. It is not difficult to explore, and it stands to reason that the news should not be interrupted. Since we can get the news, how come there is no response in the city?"

The general who came to report said: "Could it be that Xiao Ruxun became timid after being injured a little bit last time, and even if Boshuoketu left, Xiao Ruxun would not dare to chase after his ass?"

Tu Wenxiu shook his head and said, "That's not the case, otherwise, how could Yanyun die? I think Xiao Ruxun may be worried that Boshuo Ketu's departure will be deceitful, and he is worried that we are deliberately tricking him out of the city, so he is unmoved. "

The general said distressed: "How can this be good? Or let's step back and let Xiao Ruxun know that there is no ambush around?"

Tu Wenxiu frowned and scolded: "What is in your mind is horse urine? Boshuoketu left on the front foot, and we also retreated for a distance on the back foot. As long as Xiao Ruxun is not a fool, we can see that we want him to leave the city quickly. , if you are Xiao Ruxun, will you still leave the city at this time?"

This general was scolded with a flushed face, but Tu Wenxiu was not only his Shangguan, but also made sense, so he could only bow his head and admit his mistake.

The former Tu Wenxiu's trusted general made a round of the question and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, after Boshuoketu's departure, our military strength does not appear to be so sufficient. Didn't the military book say that the use of troops should be Law, ten is to encircle it, five are to attack it, and five are to divide it. Compared with the troops in Pinglu City, let's not say five times, I'm afraid it won't even be doubled. At this time, let's retreat a little bit later. , or it seems reasonable to have a siege of three and one, what do you think, General?"

Tu Wenxiu said: "It's too obvious to retreat, but you can give it a try." He was also a straightforward person. He said that if the three were missing and one was missing, he immediately ordered the mobilization of the army and let go of the north gate.

At this time, in Pinglu City, Xiao Ruxun did not fight, and quietly stood on a tower somewhere to observe the enemy's situation. Seeing that Tu Wenxiu suddenly removed the defense outside the Beicheng city gate, he couldn't help but sneer: "Three surrounded by one, one is missing. Let me out of Beicheng?"

Yang Shi, who has been regarded as a heroine, followed him with a bamboo hat surrounded by a veil, and smiled slightly when he heard the words: "Tu Wenxiu also wants her husband to leave the city, so that she can take the opportunity to take down the flat prisoners and leave a way back for Qibai. But he is not very smart to let go of Beicheng. What are you going to do in the north? Can you still attack Yijin Holo?"

Xiao Ruxun shook his head and said, "No matter what he means, we just need to do our own thing well. Madam, after your husband leaves, the burden of defending Pinglu City will fall on your shoulders. Although you are a woman He is a hero, but unlike Mrs. Gao, who has the status of a chieftain, it is not easy to direct it personally. I will leave the Guan Fang seal in the mansion, and you can only issue orders in my name on weekdays, so as not to be hurt by materialism in the future. "

Yang sighed softly and said: "Xun Lang, it's not too late to worry about these things. The most important thing at the moment is two things: one is that the timing of your appearance in front of Gao Shutai is just right; the other is that you have to take precautions Boshuo Ketu counterattacked, and suddenly turned around to look for your bad luck on the way. There are at least [-] horsemen around Boshuo Ketu, on this vast wilderness, if he really attacked you, even if Xunlang was a young hero, he would It is inevitable that two fists can't match four hands, if there is any good or bad..."

Xiao Ruxun smiled and said, "Although you should be cautious when using troops for generals, caution is not cowardice. If you are afraid of that, then what kind of soldiers will you bring and what kind of battles will you bring? As for Boshuo Ketu, I expect him to walk like this. In a hurry, it must be an emergency. Although it is not clear what happened, he must have no time to turn around and compete with me again. It seems dangerous for me to go here, but it is not a big problem.

On the other hand, Madam, you must be very careful here. Although Tu Wenxiu is not a famous general, he is a rare wise general in the army.Especially after Weihu leaves, his troops will be double that of Pinglu. Madam must remember not to underestimate him, and still have to be cautious in defense. Show your face in front of the stage, the Xiao family will be another Ma family in the future, and the lady will be better in front of several sisters-in-law..."

"Okay, okay, how do you come here?" Mrs. Yang stretched out her hand and pressed Xiao Ruxun's lips, and said with a smile, "My sisters-in-law are just a little bit outside of me, and they don't bully and suppress me. These things don't need your husband to worry about it. As long as the husband fights this battle well and gives him a young and promising impression in front of Gao Shutai, it is the best thing. Do you remember what the concubine said to her husband before? Gao Shutai likes to use young general."

Xiao Ruxun laughed and said, "Okay, I'm talking too much for my husband. Right now, the wind is cold and dew is heavy. Madam doesn't have to accompany me to freeze here. Let's go back to rest first, and I will lead the troops."

Yang Shi was not hypocritical, she smiled sweetly when she heard the words: "It's so good, my concubine wishes my husband success."

Xiao Ruxun nodded, took a deep look at his wife, and turned to leave.
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