Daming talker

Chapter 600 I'm Not the One Who Takes Credit

At this point, the military meeting that Li Rusong had envisioned was completely distorted and could only be turned into a face-to-face visit.

For Li Rusong, if he could not establish his authority, the military meeting would lose its soul.

He felt that he needed some time to rethink and sort out his emotions.

After preparing himself mentally, Li Rusong left his main camp and came to the nearby military supervision camp.

"How could this happen?" General Li asked General Lin in frustration.

Although General Li is arrogant, he is still loyal to those he recognizes.

He suddenly realized that the biggest obstacle to his seizing power was not the governor or the generals, but the military supervisor who he had always regarded as his younger brother. He was really depressed.

No wonder Brother Lin has been so taciturn and indifferent since I arrived. It turns out there is such a hidden meaning behind it!

So there was a hint of resentment in General Li's tone when he asked the question.

Lin Tailai slammed the table, glared, stood up suddenly, and said excitedly: "You! Why didn't you come here a few days earlier?

If you could have arrived in Ningxia earlier, these problems wouldn't have occurred!"

Li Rusong: “???”

It was clearly you who seized the power, so why are you so upset and aggrieved?
Lin Jianjun sighed and sat down again: "The biggest disadvantage of so many generals gathered together is that they are not under the same command!
I am afraid that before you reach Ningxia, something bad might happen due to the lack of morale in the army. Just think about what happened when the 18 princes attacked Dong Zhuo.

In order to maintain unity, I can only be forced to take up the responsibility. I can't just watch the army lose its morale, right?"

Li Rusong was stunned and asked, "So, it's all my fault for coming too late?"

Lin Tailai pinched his forehead and sighed, "I told you a long time ago that the generals have their own thoughts and there are many hidden dangers here. Look at this, I was right about everything, wasn't I?"

Li Rusong could not help but reply: "It's not that the water is deep, but that it's muddy. I couldn't see clearly!"

Lin Tailai continued helplessly: "Their generals just don't obey you, so they deliberately pushed me out to compete with you.

As the saying goes, people’s will cannot be violated. I, as the military supervisor, have no choice but to do what I want. I have been really harmed by them!”

The reasoning was so convincing that General Li was speechless for a moment.

After a moment of silence, he asked again: "What about the Governor?"

Lin Tailai replied: "Well, we all work together to suppress the rebellion, but the division of labor is different.

Maybe Ye Zhitai felt that I, Lin Tailai, was more suitable to supervise the battle on the front line, while he was more suitable to stay in the rear.

Don't use the vulgar thinking of fighting for power and profit to measure Governor Ye's noble character."

Lin Jianjun's words were really watertight. Li Rusong sighed and said pointedly:

"So the biggest obstacle for me to come to Ningxia to build my career is actually you?"

I was a step slow in action, and I can't win the argument with reason. I feel very frustrated.

Lin Tailai responded in surprise, "Didn't you say before that as the Vice Governor, the Director of the Rear Military Governor's Office, and the Prince of Ningyuan, it's useless to make achievements?"

Li Rusong: "."

That's Versailles! That's just showing off! Why do you take it seriously?

So Li Rusong quickly said, "Don't say that! Although I don't covet achievements, I still have to do things. Otherwise, how can I live up to the expectations of the emperor?"

Lin Tailai added: "You also said that we two together have the final say in this army; no matter whether it is the governor or the major military leaders, no one can suppress us.

Isn't the current situation exactly what you want? With the two of us working together, haven't we firmly controlled the military power?

Just think of me helping you with the unified command in advance. Do you really have to be so clear with me and be so distant with me?"

Li Rusong felt that he was convinced. What else could he do if he didn't want to be convinced?
Falling out with Brother Lin? That is even more unacceptable.

Only children would want to have it all, while adults can only choose the less bad option among two options that are both unfavorable.

So General Li asked again: "Who will lead the siege?"

Lin Tailai said very firmly: "Of course I give you full authority. I will never interfere with your command! You are the commander-in-chief, everything is under your command!"

General Li finally felt a little relieved. If even the command power was taken away, then what was the point of being the chief general?
It just so happens that after Ma Gui’s fierce attack, the government troops have almost rested.

So Li Rusong did not wait any longer and began to organize the entire army to attack the city again.

However, another military intelligence came that the enemy chieftain Zhuolitu was personally leading the main force to come from the direction of Helan Mountain to support Haobai.

Then, General Lin took the initiative to request to personally lead the army to the northern periphery to guard against the enemy cavalry.

So as not to interfere with General Li's command or accidentally steal the credit.

Anyway, according to the rules, you, Li Rusong, can't take it down now. If you succeed in taking it down, just sell it as a good deal.

Faced with this strong sense of brotherhood, Li Rusong felt secretly ashamed, wondering if he was too selfish.

So Lin Tailai led 10,000 soldiers and the Dayun Battalion, assisted by Deputy General Xiao Ruxun, and headed to the north for vigilance.

In the original historical time and space, there were three or four chieftains of the barbarians who were seduced by Haobai, and even Bushitu Jinong led his troops from Gansu to provide support.

But in this time and space, because Lin Tailai had killed two great barbarian chiefs, Wala Tabunang and Bushitu Jinong, he had greatly intimidated the northern barbarian tribes.

Therefore, the only barbarian chief who was still willing to support Haobai was Li Tu, the most resolute man, which greatly reduced the pressure on the government troops.

Needless to say, this is another chief who is seriously dissatisfied with Mashi.

Moreover, I heard that Li Tu was the brother of Huo Luochi who had previously invaded Lintao, so he could be considered a die-hard.

Lin Tailai was speechless about this. As long as he could transfer 10,000 horses of market share from Xuan Da, many problems could be solved directly. But Madam Zhongshun wouldn't do it.

No wonder that decades later, after Altan Khan's influence was completely gone, the once powerful right wing tribes were defeated by their overlord Ligdan Khan, and even Guihua City was occupied.

Regarding the northern barbarian tribes, the Ming Dynasty gave them many names according to the regions. For example, those in Hetao were called Taolu, those in Xihai were called Hailu, and those in the Big and Small Song Mountains between Gansu and Ningxia were called Songlu.

Among them, it is generally recognized that Songlu's combat effectiveness is the worst, and the label is "incompetent and playful", while the Zhuolitu tribe is the larger one in Songlu.

Previously, Xiao Ruxun defended the isolated city, and the enemy cavalry that he defeated by ambush and attack on the camp were actually Zhulitu's subordinates.

This time Zhuolitu personally led the main force to seek revenge, but in the end the result was not that strong.

About ten days after the news spread, the Zhuolitu army that entered Ningxia contributed another great victory to Lin Tailai in early May.

In the end, Zhuli Tu led the remnants and fled in panic across the Helan Mountains.

Lin Tailai had won his sixth great victory since moving to the northwest, and he felt nothing in his heart.

Under the city of Ningxia, Li Rusong had been commanding his troops to attack, but he modified the tactics and adopted the earth-filling method to attack the city.

But the effect was not good. Just like Ma Gui, he fought for more than ten days but still got nothing.

The government troops once again entered a period of rest and recuperation, and then Li Rusong also received the news of Lin Tailai's sixth great victory in time, which caused a small ripple in his heart.

Although this great victory could not be compared with the merit of breaking the city, it was still a victory report that could be submitted to the emperor. However, I had been in Ningxia for half a month and had nothing to write in the memorial.

After resolving the threat from the Zhuolitu tribe, Lin Tailai left Xiao Ruxun to continue guarding the north, and he himself returned to the Ningxia City camp.

Looking at the walls of Ningxia City, Lin Jianjun, who had just returned from the field trip, was very surprised and said to the exhausted Li Rusong:

"You haven't conquered Ningxia City yet? I thought I could go directly into the city after I came back this time."

Li Rusong: "."

It breaks my heart, I'm speechless.

Lin Tailai said worriedly: "The gathering of a large army is equivalent to burning silver, and we will burn 10,000 taels every day.

Two months have passed since Haibai was trapped in Ningxia City in March. The imperial court must be very anxious."

Li Rusong: "."

Lin Tailai muttered again: "The emperor is also anxious to complete the mission, otherwise he would not have transferred so many generals here one after another, which shows that the emperor is in a hurry.

You have been at the front of the army for half a month, but your efforts have been in vain. I don’t know how much longer the emperor can endure.”

Li Rusong: "."

Lin Tailai said angrily, "Every time I think of this battle, I get worried about you, but why aren't you worried at all?"

Li Rusong couldn't help but ask, "Do you have a way to break the city?"

Lin Tailai hesitated to speak. After a moment of silence, he shook his head and said, "I, Lin Tailai, am not someone who would steal the credit from my friends. How can I take over the show?"

Li Rusong: "."

Then Lin Tailai raised his hand, paused on Li Rusong's head for a moment, then moved to Li Rusong's shoulder and patted him three times.

Then he said nothing more and went back to the tent to rest.

Shit! Li Rusong was instantly shocked. Who hasn’t read Journey to the West?
He quickly chased after him, shouting, "It's all my fault! Don't wait until the third watch, tell me now!"

Lin Tailai casually pointed out: "Don't be idle during the rest days. Send a large number of soldiers to shoot arrows into the city to persuade the rebels to surrender!"

Li Rusong was immediately disappointed and continued, "If we surrender Haibai now, we will be accused by the censors of cowardice and flattery.

The emperor also deeply hated Haibai for his rebellion and wanted to kill him as soon as possible."

The purpose of Haobai's desperate defense is to force the imperial court to surrender. If they surrender now, wouldn't that be exactly what Haobai wants?

Lin Tailai replied: "Who said we should recruit Haobai? Haobai and his sons and all the backbones must die!
But this time, the large number of arrows sent into the city was intended to recruit the middle and lower ranks of the rebels to surrender and induce them to take the initiative to become internal supporters. "

Li Rusong asked doubtfully, "Will this work?"

Lin Tailai replied: "First, the rebels have been trapped for two months, which has also caused huge losses, and external aid has been completely cut off.

Anyone with a little common sense can now see that the failure of the rebels trapped in the isolated city is only a matter of time.

Secondly, there must be many middle and lower-level rebels who were coerced and certainly did not want to perish with the rebels, but they were trapped in the city and could not find any opportunity to turn against the rebels.

Therefore, throwing a large number of surrender arrows into the city will definitely shake the morale of the rebels.

There must be someone willing to be an insider, and also send a letter by arrow from the city wall to the front of the army, agreeing on a time and order. "

Li Rusong was skeptical, "Is it that simple?"

Lin Tai said, "I have nothing to do these days anyway, why not give it a try? It's nothing more than a waste of some bows and arrows."

In the original history, the government troops failed to capture Ningxia City after attacking for several months.

After a long delay, they had no choice but to use water attack, diverting water from the Yellow River and surrounding lakes to flood Ningxia City, thus breaking the city.

But the cost was enormous. A magnificent city in the northwest was destroyed, and the cost of rebuilding it was astonishing.

Moreover, countless innocent people in the city died in the floods and war, the situation was extremely tragic.

However, before the water attack, the government troops did have the opportunity to break into the city.

At that time, there were several military officers in the city who were unwilling to join the rebellion, so they took the initiative to shoot arrows outside the city to the west, and agreed with the government troops to set fire to the city tower at night as a signal, and then attack the west gate with the help of both inside and outside forces.

The general in charge of the west side of the city was the resentful Li Xu, who was slow to respond after picking up the arrow letter.

Because of the conflicts between the generals, the government troops ultimately failed to cooperate with the internal forces in the city.

It may also be that he has doubts in his heart and doesn't know whether the insider is real or not.

When the fire broke out in the west tower, the governor in the military camp had no idea what was happening.

In the end, except for two or three people who hung down from the city wall with ropes and urged the government troops to go and support them, all the other traitors were killed by the rebels.

This was the most regrettable opportunity during the siege of Ningxia City.

What Lin Tailai envisioned was to proactively bring out this opportunity as early as possible.

If the city can be breached normally, at least most of the people in the city can survive and avoid becoming undead in the flood.

The cost of Lin Tailai's suggestion was not high, so Li Rusong had no need to refuse and arranged it.

Then Lin Tailai said to Li Rusong: "The city is surrounded by walls, and we don't know where the traitor will appear.

In order to prevent the government troops from becoming suspicious and missing the opportunity, you and I need to take charge separately.

If an insider appears, you must respond immediately and personally supervise the battle."

Li Rusong was a little puzzled. Isn't it just like trying to get lucky to hope for an insider to appear?

You act quite serious, as if you can take the city anytime soon.

Finally, Lin Tailai asked seriously: "You and I, one is in the South Camp, taking care of the east, and the other is in the West Camp, taking care of the north, and at the same time we echo each other.

I give you a chance to choose, which side do you want to be on? "

Li Rusong said casually: "The South Camp is the main camp, and it is not convenient for me to leave, so I will stay in the South Camp and take care of the east side."

Lin Tailai confirmed: "Are you sure? Then I will go to Xiying and take care of the north?

In fact, I observed the celestial phenomena at night and calculated with my fingers that the favorable direction is in the west. Would you like to consider it again? "

Li Rusong said impatiently: "Stop playing tricks! Do you think you are the storytelling version of Zhuge Kongming, Xu Maogong, and Liu Bowen?

Also, why are you so long-winded today? Are you trying to trick me into leaving the main camp so that you can take over my place?"

Lin Tailai laughed a few times, "God's will! God's will! Go away, and do your part!"

I gave you, General Li, a chance, but you refused to take it. So there's nothing we can do.

Listening to Lin Tailai's laughter, Li Rusong inexplicably felt as if he had missed out on one million taels of silver.

(End of this chapter)