prosperous age

Chapter 209 Chapter 208
Wei Guangde hadn't really thought about what Weng Pu was worried about, which was the fact that the two armies of the reinforcements, Xuanda and Dalai, dared not take the initiative to fight when they arrived on the battlefield.

But after thinking about it for a while, Wei Guangde felt that maybe it would be so.

Isn't this the case in the 29th year of Jiajing?
King Qin's army gathered around, but none of them dared to take the initiative to attack the Alda tribe who were scattered around the capital for looting. In the end, they easily withdrew from the pass.

As for those battle reports, you can understand after a little brainstorming. If you didn’t dare to fight at the beginning, how can you expect people to fight to the death?

"So, what does your lord mean to force the Xuanfu army to fight before the Datong army arrives?"

When Wei Guangde said this, he suddenly understood the meaning of Weng Pu's actions. He took the initiative to provoke a war, so that Al Da Khan would not dare to underestimate the Ming army, and also prevented the Datong army who arrived later from staying out of the incident.

If the Xuanfu army killed people there, while the Datong army watched from the sidelines, the lawsuit would inevitably go to the Jinluan Palace after the war, and the Xuanfu was not raised by the stepmother.

Although it shows that the army fears the enemy and fights timidly, it can also distinguish the occasion, even if it is pretending, it is necessary to bite the bullet. It is no wonder that Weng Pu plans to send him to the Datong Army to supervise the battle.

Two people, with two pairs of eyes staring at the Xuanfu and the Datong Army, the final attitude of the capital must be based on their opinions.

"It would be the best if the Xuanfu Army can severely damage the Alda Department. The main thing is to show a combat attitude. In the case of the Datong Army approaching, the Alda Department should choose to withdraw from the Great Wall."

Weng Pu said softly.

Wei Guangde was silent at the moment, and it took a long time before he asked, "Is the frontier army's combat strength so unbearable?"

Although he was mentally prepared, Wei Guangde couldn't help but not believe what came out of the mouth of the right servant of the Ministry of War.

That's ridiculous. If what Weng Pu was worried about really happened, the Datong army of the Xuanfu gathered after that, and they didn't dare to fight against our troops. If things go on like this, what kind of military spirit will the Ming army have? Run, spend so much money and still guard the Great Wall.

"There are those who dare to fight in the frontier army, but not many, so when the Datong army arrives, you should pay attention to which generals below have the courage to fight the Tartars. These talents are the key to this battle. Be especially careful not to be fooled by those Being greedy for life and fear of death has led the battle astray."

Weng Pu continued.

"Master Weng, I really don't understand. If this is the case, why don't you transfer these people away and leave behind the generals who dare to fight hard, and the Great Wall is still spending money every year to repair it, but the pass along the Great Wall is so narrow. Many, big and small passes, I went around and felt that the big ones can be guarded, but the small ones can't be guarded at all, and there are not many people."

Wei Guangde said again.

"If you don't defend it, you can't do it. The small pass city is mainly located in a biased position. You can see that there are many dangerous places along the way. If the frontier army is stronger, even if the Tartars break through the pass city, they will still be in the process of rushing in. It was blocked by the army coming from the surrounding area.

Ahem, the reason why the pass is a pass is because of the terrain, it is more convenient for transportation, and it is natural to be able to garrison large troops, but the pass city is even more difficult to be breached. "

Weng Pu explained.

After listening to Weng Pu's words, Wei Guangde understood why there are so many passes on the Great Wall, and why the Great Wall can be divided into big and small ones, it is related to the road conditions.

Even if the Tatars break through the small city pass, there is still a difficult mountain road behind, so it is easy to be blocked by the reinforcements.

Of course, this must be that the Ming army still has basic combat strength and full fighting determination, otherwise, as Weng Pu said, if you see a tartar and run away, no matter how good the terrain is, it will be useless.

Only at this time, Wei Guangde suddenly remembered the information he had received before. This year, it seemed that the Xuanfu side was fighting well, except that at the beginning of the year, a group of troops were surrounded and wiped out during the border patrol. Under his command, the fight was impressive, at least the scene wasn't ugly.

There hasn't been much fighting in Datong this year, so I don't know how the combat power is.

At this time, Wei Guangde was a little distracted. Since the Xuanfu side is going to start the war first, as long as the Xuanfu army is urged to fight bravely, before the Datong army approaches the battlefield, it is an inevitable result for our troops to retreat. The answer is to exit the Great Wall.

Yes, Wei Guangde wanted to go to the Xuanfu army to supervise the battle instead of waiting for the Datong army. The final battle achievements of the two are completely different.

For Weng Pu, no matter what the final result is, he is well-scheduled and has made great contributions.

As far as Wei Guangde is concerned, if he acts with the Datong army and has no military achievements, then it is an assistant officer's meritorious service, but if he supervises the Xuanfu army to defeat the Ida army, it is a great achievement.

Although Wei Guangde doesn't care much about military merits, he still wants to go back to the Imperial Academy for self-criticism. If he is lucky enough to pass the exam, he might be able to get the title of Taichang Temple or Zhan Shifu. There may be a chance to move to the Ministry of Rites. Now moving to the Ministry of Rites is nothing more than the principal. It is better to have mixed qualifications in the Imperial Academy and become a bachelor before moving to the Ministry of Rites. Before, it was more comfortable to live in Taichang Temple and Zhan Shifu.

Following Wei Guangde's review by the Imperial Academy, Wei Guangde naturally revised his path to becoming an official again. He thought he would stay in the Imperial Academy for three years and wait until it was dismissed, but now he doesn't need it. Editing can be done when it is full.

It's just that it seems like a good choice to grab something that's so easy to get, and it's a pity to lose it.

Although Wei Guangde was worried that the imperial court would arrange him to be a military civil servant and cut off his desire to join the cabinet, he did not want to miss the opportunity to make meritorious service. It seemed that he could choose to make his resume look better.

Wei Guangde was a little out of his mind, and didn't know how to choose.

"My lord, when do you plan to leave for the Xuanfu army?"

Wei Guangde thought for a while before asking.

"Considering the time, Li Zhen, Miyun's military preparation officer, will bring food and supplies in the next two days, and I will go with the food truck, so that there will be more guards around me, and I won't be afraid even if I encounter Tartar scouts."

Weng Pu spoke out his plan.

Wei Guangde finally made up his mind at this moment, and opened his mouth to claim the credit, so he immediately said: "Master, your body has not recovered yet, this is another exhaustion, I am afraid it is not good for your condition."

When speaking, Wei Guangde still had a concerned expression, as if he was very concerned about Weng Pu's physical condition.

Well, no matter what, the interception of his documents can be regarded as saving his official career, at least he didn't offend those great powers when he first entered the officialdom.

"If I just go to the Xuanfu army to supervise the battle and force them to fight, I think I should be able to do it."

Wei Guangde expressed his thoughts cautiously, fixed his eyes on Weng Pu, and paid attention to his expression.

"You, no."

It's just that Weng Pu he saw shook his head, "You go to the Xuanfu to supervise the battle, I'm afraid you can't handle it well."

"Ok?"

Wei Guangde was very strange about Weng Pu's words, what was wrong with the fire, it was nothing more than to let the Xuanfu army go out to fight, fight a dozen, kill some of the spirit of the Ida troops, and wait for the arrival of the Datong army.

Then, Wei Guangde heard that Weng Pu really said what he wanted.

"Do you think this is just to urge them to fight?"

Speaking of this, Weng Pu shook his head again, "The key is to let them hurt our Ministry and make them fearful, so that they will retreat before the Datong Army arrives."

Hearing this, Wei Guangde frowned slightly, it might be difficult to do it with the power of the Xuanfu alone.

It takes a lot of combat power to beat the Pain Department.

And according to Weng Pu, it seems that we can't use all our strength, mainly for deterrence, that is, only a small group of troops will be dispatched to attack the Tartars, so that they can know the strength of the Xuanfu army, so that they can force them before the Datong army arrives. walk them.

"My lord, is the army here really so unbearable?"

It seemed that Wei Guangde had asked before, but he still couldn't hold back and asked again.

Weng Pu shook his head, nodded again, and then coughed several times.

Thinking of Weng Pu's words before, Wei Guangde suddenly had an epiphany, no wonder Weng Pu sent him to the Datong Army, he paid more attention to the generals below, looking for those who dared to fight.

The overall combat power is not good, but choose some courageous and powerful generals to fight alone.

That's what happened.

Those who are timid and afraid of death, let them wave their flags and shout for credit at the rear, as long as they don't lead the team to collapse when they run for their lives.

Wei Guangde suddenly felt that, in fact, the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty were still very aware of the virtues of the military generals, but they were unwilling to control them either explicitly or secretly.

There are only so many official positions, and it seems that it is not a bad thing for civil servants to leave some incompetent people.

If all incompetent people are demoted and talented people are allowed to take over, I am afraid that some people will pick up the warriors to regain their rights. You must know that the status of warriors was not low at the beginning of the founding of the country.

Wei Guangde suddenly felt that although there were many brave generals in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, most of them seemed to be not brilliant enough.

To promote culture and suppress martial arts, it is natural that military officers should be as mediocre as possible, so that civil servants can shine.

Weng Pu suddenly noticed that Wei Guangde's eyes seemed to radiate brilliance for an instant, and then quickly returned to calm, but there was something else in the eyes, which seemed sharper than before.

When Wei Guangde looked at people before, his eyes were still very peaceful, but now it seems to be different from before.

Is this enlightenment?

Weng Pu has heard people say that once some people have an epiphany, their energy and spirit will change. The most obvious place is the eyes, which are the windows of the soul and cannot be hidden.

Thinking of Wei Guangde's background in the guard, Weng Pu suddenly realized that what he said earlier might have really made him realize something.

But at this moment, Wei Guangde was thinking about the way of being an official that he had just realized.

What was taught in the previous books?
Everyone is an equal competitive relationship, and you can only stand out if you perform better than others.

This is of course true, but just now, what Wei Guangde thought was that you don't have to be outstanding, but you must make others look mediocre.

The way civil officials treat military generals can actually be extended to the struggle between civil officials and civil officials.

Two people compete for a position. In the past, Wei Guangde thought about how to perform better than others, so as to show his own advantages, but now Wei Guangde thinks about how to make the opponent's performance look more mediocre.

Even if there is no good way to deal with a matter, you can only deal with it in a very ordinary way, then you have to find a way to make the other party do worse than you.

As for the means, it doesn't matter.

What these veteran veterans in the officialdom had only comprehended, was absorbed by Wei Guangde after a few words from Weng Pu.

But right now, the things he thought of were useless to the situation in front of him.

The battle between the two armies still relies on strength to speak, and it cannot be solved by conspiracy and tricks.

"Do you understand?"

Noticing the change in Wei Guangde, Weng Pu asked tentatively.

Wei Guangde came back to his senses, bowed hurriedly and said: "Your Excellency is very insightful, I have figured it out, thank you for reminding me, Your Excellency."

"Cough cough."

Weng Pu coughed again and again, and it took a while to stop.

To be honest, Weng Pu also felt that his health was not good these few days, and he was not suitable for the long-distance trek to Baoan Prefecture. Before he insisted on going by himself, he also doubted Wei Guangde's ability.

It seemed that Wei Guangde understood the few words he said just now, but he was still not sure, after all, he had no contact with Wei Guangde before this, and he didn't know what kind of understanding Wei Guangde had.

"If you were sent, what would you do?"

Weng Pu curiously probed and asked to see if he really understood or pretended to understand.

But in his heart, Weng Pu felt that Wei Guangde probably understood, after all, he was from the Weisuo, so Linglong really had this kind of thought.

It's just that Wei Guangde didn't know what he had comprehended.

"According to my lord's wishes, go to the Xuanfu army to select generals who can fight and dare to fight, and they will take the initiative to attack the Ida Department, while other troops with lesser combat power will stand still and exert coercion. As long as there are one or two generals If they are successful, it will have an impact on Altan Khan's combat confidence and make them feel like retreating."

Wei Guangde slowly expressed his understanding there, and Weng Pu nodded slightly while lying on the bed, and he sighed long after Wei Guangde finished speaking.

"Ugh"

Weng Pu's sigh stunned Wei Guangde, he didn't understand Weng Pu's attitude for a while, did he say something wrong?
When I was in doubt, I heard Weng Pu's words in my ears.

"If the frontier army is a little stronger, it will definitely not publish this second book. We must wait for the Datong army to arrive on the battlefield, and go all out to wipe out this group of tartars."

Weng Pu's words echoed in Wei Guangde's ears, it seemed that he was concerned about the country and the people, but what Wei Guangde was thinking at the moment was not what his words revealed.

Civil officials always put the interests of the civil official group more seriously.

Perhaps for the sake of long-term stability, they are willing to select one or two good generals to guard the frontier, but they are not willing to seriously select warriors and make them too good.

In the Great Ming Dynasty Hall, there is still the Xungui Group, they are too deeply integrated with the Guards, and the Civil Service Group is unwilling to allow them to restore the combat power of the founding of the country through the Guards Army, and re-emerge in the court.

Xungui should still look like Xungui, it is good to maintain the current life, greedy for enjoyment, lazy and lazy.

(End of this chapter)