Daming talker

Chapter 598 You are the eighth!

After all, they are "Li in the East and Ma in the West", and Lin Tailai could certainly see that Ma Gui wanted to express his intention in front of Li Rusong.

The best way to express this, of course, was to capture Ningxia City before Li Rusong arrived.

People all have a comparative mentality. We are all generals, have more seniority and are older than you, Li Rusong. Why are you, Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of the Shaanxi anti-rebellion military affairs?
As you can tell from the name, General Li Rusong is a bit more powerful than other generals.

The commander-in-chief who oversees all anti-rebellion military operations, the chief among the generals.

In fact, it was not just Li Rusong's problem. Ma Gui was appointed only as deputy general this time, and he must have been dissatisfied.

For a man who had served as a general for more than 20 years, the position of deputy general was obviously not good enough, and he must try his best to make meritorious contributions and be promoted back.

Faced with Ma Gui's request to fight, Lin Tailai thought carefully.

From a military perspective, now that reinforcements have arrived from Yansui and Datong and the government troops are gathering more and more, it would seem embarrassing if we still don't dare to attack the city.

We have to fight no matter what to consume and deter the rebels.

From a political perspective, if he, as a military supervisor, had led tens of thousands of troops and just waited outside the city without moving forward, he would surely have been impeached by a bunch of censors for being afraid of the enemy and wasting food and money.

Don't underestimate the Qingliu Party and the censors' determination to make trouble in the rear and to control you, and don't overestimate Emperor Wanli's temper and IQ.

After thinking it over, Lin Jianjun said to Ma Gui solemnly: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend. In fact, we are our own people."

Ma Gui: “?”

What does this mean? Another riddle?

Do we have a common enemy? It can't be Li Rusong, right?

Lin Tailai continued, "Last year, the emperor sent court officials to inspect the nine borders separately. For example, I went to Xuanfu.

I remember that the person who went to Ningxia to inspect and impeach you was Zeng Qianheng?"

Ma Gui replied, "That's exactly the man."

It's really infuriating to say that when the imperial envoy arrived last year, he impeached me as the general commander of Ningxia Town.

If you have the ability, you could learn from the imperial envoy who went to Xuanfu Town and directly depose the governor!
Lin Tailai said bluntly: "Zeng Qianheng is a member of the Qingliu Party and a political enemy of mine. Do you understand now?"

Seeing that the military supervisor was trying to get closer to him, Ma Gui said tactfully, "I understand! I understand! We are one of them!"

Only a fool would argue with the military supervisor at this time. Judging from the military supervisor's attitude, he was about to agree to attack the city.

"But!" Lin Tailai changed his mind and said, "When we were in the capital, Governor Li and I got along like brothers from different families!

I also treat you as one of my own. We don't talk behind each other's backs, and we are straightforward people and we don't hide anything from each other.

I just want to ask, if I allow you to steal the credit, how can I be worthy of Brother Li?"

Ma Gui was a little anxious, and said quickly: "There are nearly 40,000 troops gathered outside the city. If we still don't take action, we will definitely be laughed at by the rebels!
This will boost the morale of the rebels and wear down the government troops, so we should attack the city now!"

Lin Tailai sighed, "What you said makes sense, and I, the military supervisor, still have to put the overall situation first.

I can't give up the overall situation for the sake of personal relationships and hinder you from making the first contribution."

Ma Gui was afraid that Lin Jianjun would go back on his word, so he said his thanks first: "Thank you, Jianjun, for your leniency!"

The favorability towards General Lin increased by forty!

Lin Tailai said helplessly: "Forget it! In order to give you a chance this time, I really can't take care of the brotherhood for the time being!

As for the Governor, I can ask for you, so you don’t have to worry about it. But.”

Ma Gui is now afraid of hearing the word "but", but he can only be patient and continue listening.

Lin Tailai added: "However, Lao Dong is now the commander-in-chief of Ningxia Town and the nominal commander.

If you want to command the siege, don't you need to talk to the boss first?"

Ma Gui patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Military Supervisor! My father and I were both generals in Datong, so we are all family!

I told him, and he said that as long as the military supervisor agreed to attack the city, he would agree to give me the power!"

Lin Tailai originally wanted to curry favor with Ma Gui on Dong Yikui's side, but he didn't expect that Dong Yikui had already given in.

What else could Lin Jianjun say? He could only say that Dong Yikui was a truly honest man.

No wonder a general who was once a good general was like an elevator. He was impeached and rose and fell repeatedly, and was finally sent to a remote place by Wang Chonggu to serve as a deputy general.

Of course, there are also objective reasons. Ma Gui served as the general of Ningxia Town for more than ten years and was only dismissed last year. His prestige among the Ningxia soldiers is far higher than that of Dong Yikui.

Moreover, Ma Gui was born in Datong Town and had served as the general of Datong for more than ten years. The reinforcements from Datong Town also obeyed Ma Gui.

Therefore, Dong Yikui also understood that as an outsider, his overall influence was definitely not as great as Ma Gui's, and his prestige had not been established in such a short time.

If he refuses to give up the command, and his own command fails in the end, and the government troops still listen to Ma Gui, that would be really funny.

After receiving authorization from General Lin, Ma Gui left excitedly and began to formulate a plan for siege.

However, taking the opportunity of inspecting the camp, Lin Tailai still went to see Dong Yikui and said a few words to comfort him.

After all, Dong Yikui's brother Dong Yiyuan is the general commander of Yansui Town. With two general commanders in one family, they will be useful in Korea later, so it is worth continuing to win them over. After coming out of Dong Yikui's camp, Lin Tailai said to the head of the public bodyguards, oh no, to the lieutenant general of the Standard Camp, Dayun: "Take two bottles of wine and go to the West Camp to visit Li Xu!"

Lieutenant General Da was shocked and said, "General, you are going to drink in the army again!"

Lin Tailai replied: "It's just a few drinks. It won't be a problem as long as you don't drink too much."

Besides, doing something illegal together is also a way to enhance friendship.

Lieutenant General Da asked in surprise, "Why did you suddenly want to have a drink with Li Zongbing?"

Lin Tailai sighed: "It's hard to be a military supervisor, and it's even harder to be a military supervisor who does the job of a governor.

Not only do we have to organize the battles, but we also have to be responsible for psychological massage and motivate the generals!"

Li Xu, deputy general of Guyuan Town and acting general, was sitting in the tent, looking at the siege order sent by Ma Gui, feeling depressed.

"Don't look at it yet, let's drink!" General Lin walked into the tent and put the bottle of wine on the table.

Then he called Dayun and said, "You come too, pour some wine for General Li!"

After drinking half a bottle of wine, Li Xu said: "The rebels were very powerful before, sweeping through the 47 forts in Hexi and heading straight to Hedong!
The other towns were unable to come to the rescue, so I was the only one who rushed to Lingzhou and defeated the rebels outside Lingzhou."

Hearing this, Lin Tailai put down his wine glass and frowned, "Huh?"

Li Xu reorganized his words and said, "Under your planning and command, I bravely led the charge in Lingzhou, defeated the enemy, saved Hedong and counterattacked to Hexi!
Then, under your personal command and leadership, we marched more than a hundred miles and defeated Haibai's personal soldiers in Yuquan!
Then, under your command, I led the army to recapture the 47 forts in Hexi, forcing Haibai to defend Ningxia City!"

Lieutenant General Da felt that he was being ignored, and said under the influence of alcohol: "And me! I was also the first to climb the battle line, braved the arrows and stones, and was wounded several times!"

Li Xu ignored Dayun and said to Lin Jianjun: "What's the result? The court sent Dong Yikui, sent Ma Gui, and then there is Li Rusong!

It was clearly me who took the lead in counterattacking the rebels, it was clearly me who forced the rebels back to Ningxia City, and it was clearly me who recovered the lost territory in Hexi. Of course, all this was under your command, the military inspector.

But why did the court send them here? Why are they the protagonists now?
I don't accept it. Why didn't the court use me as the main general to attack Ningxia City? Why did the court let them reap the final fruits of victory?

When people talk about suppressing the rebellion of Haobai in the future, they will only see that they finally attacked Ningxia City and captured or killed Haobai! And I was just a soldier who participated in the siege! "

Li Xu had been pent up with resentment for nearly half a month, and it all burst out at once.

Lin Tailai sighed, poured a glass of wine for Li Xu himself, and then replied:

"You should understand this principle. They are all from military families. Their fathers were at least lieutenant generals, and their brothers were also generals.

And what about you? Your father seems to be just an ordinary military officer, right?

Moreover, they have been in business for two or three generations for decades, and there are always people in the court who speak for them, and when they encounter problems, there will be people who recommend them.

And what about you? Even if you are the hero of the counterattack, who in the court will speak for you?"

Lieutenant General Da said with some sympathy: "General Li leads by example, and the army has seen it. Please speak up for General Li."

Lin Tailai seemed helpless and said to Li Xu: "I am far away in the northwest, and I often feel that I am out of reach.

Even if it has a great influence on the imperial court, it can only produce a small effect.

Look at Lieutenant General Da. If we look at his merits, it is not an exaggeration to say that he was promoted from a guerrilla general to a general-in-chief in just one year.

But up to now, he hasn't even been appointed as a deputy general. I guess I'll have to wait until I return to the court after the war before I can arrange it for him."

Commander Da was bewildered. "Who are you trying to fool, General Lin?"
Didn't you, General Lin, not trust other generals and begged the brave and fearless Da Donglou to stay in the standard camp as the lieutenant general?
If you are promoted to deputy general, you will not be able to lead the battalion as Lin Jianjun, so you deliberately put the reward for merit at the back.

At this moment, Li Xu suddenly had an epiphany. He pushed the golden mountain and overturned the jade pillar, bowed his head and said loudly:

“I really don’t know anybody in the court, but I only know Lin Jianjun!

I hope that when Supervisor Lin returns triumphantly to the court one day, he will still remember me!"

That's right, Lin Tailai raised his glass and said generously: "Look, it's too formal to say these things!

You and I are brothers who have fought together from Lingzhou to Ningxia City, so there is no need to talk about those useless things."

Win over the generals with the best cost-effectiveness and add one more!

After all, he didn't dare to get drunk, so just showing his appreciation was enough. After Lin Tailai comforted Li Xu, he returned to his own camp.

The head of the publicly funded bodyguards, Lieutenant General Da, finally understood what psychological massage was all about, it was just about winning people's hearts.

Lin Jianjun, who was in charge of psychological massage, only felt tired. The imperial court was really desperate and tried every possible means. Why did they send so many generals at once?
The relationship between the generals is complicated. Even if Li Rusong came, the other generals might not obey him.

The water is too deep here, Brother Li, you can't control yourself. If the other generals don't listen to you, there's nothing you can do. Let Supervisor Lin command the final battle!

By the way, when it comes to psychological massage, there is one person missing.

Then Lin Jianjun suddenly called to Lieutenant General Da and said earnestly, "Donglou, I have observed all the generals recently and found that there is no one better than you.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that they are all generals. In fact, they are not as talented as you!
In my heart, you are also a general! When Li Rusong comes, there will be eight generals in Ningxia City, and the eighth one in my heart is you! "

Lieutenant General Da: “.”

It's rare for General Lin to say something nice, and it sounds so nice! He is indeed the top scholar in both civil and military affairs.

(End of this chapter)