The return of the first daughter

Mo Li didn't care about military merits, the matter was right in front of him, the so-called military merits were of no use to him, Li Qing wouldn't take it seriously, let alone him.

Even food, grass and military resources have to be solved by themselves. No matter how many military achievements they make, they are just a few inconspicuous words recorded in the book. How can they not understand such a simple truth.

What's more, he knew the whole story of this expedition early on. If he wins, it's his duty. If he doesn't win, there are countless crimes that have been listed there waiting for him, waiting for the entire Prince Mo Palace.

Therefore, Mo Li didn't really want to receive any merits for himself at all. What he wanted to do was to receive merits for all the soldiers, to receive military merits that had no practical meaning, and didn't even have the slightest sincerity to reward them.For him, each battle is just the best training ground for practice. It is an incomparably precious experience and treasure to be able to prove what he has learned over the years and combine it with reality.

Among the Qing army, at least half of the generals are extremely loyal to Li Qing, whether in the open or in the dark. If he can't think of a way to really subdue these people one by one, he only needs an order from Li Qing, and these people will become a serious obstacle to shaking his control over the entire army in the future.

Even at critical times, these people will turn him from a winning situation into a passive and dangerous situation in an instant, so attacking the chaotic army that is worthless to train himself and temper the army, it is natural for those generals who are loyal to Li Qing and the court There must also be a set of quiet but subtly subtle strategies for calming the mind.

Sure enough, when Mo Li said that he would submit a victory report to receive the reward for them, all the soldiers were very happy. Qingyang was the first victory.Especially in the current battle between the imperial court and the rebel Meng family, with such a good momentum, it must be the most drastic victory in the history of quelling the rebellion, so all the soldiers certainly believed that the imperial court would give important rewards.

After the military official wrote the victory report, Mo Li ordered him to raise the matter of exchanging the half-year mining right of a small gold mine in Beiyang for military funds with a few words that were not very eye-catching in a large stack of military reports. for a moment.Then this good news was rushed back to the capital.

After Han Jiangxue learned about this, she couldn't stop laughing. Mo Li's calculation of Li Qing's temperament and attitude towards this matter was really calculated to the extreme. It is impossible for Li Qing to have the patience to read through such a large list of applications.

As for the exchange of gold mines for military funds.In the past few days, many generals in the army have been aware of it, and presumably someone has secretly reported back to Beijing, and will report the news to Li Qing, so Mo Li will naturally not leave such an excuse of not reporting the truth.

After half a month, the army rested and reorganized, and a bridge sufficient for large army vehicles and horses had been erected on the Qingyang River, connecting Qingyang and Beiyang, providing the most favorable passage for the army ahead.

The bridge is guarded by specially dispatched soldiers and horses, and the order in Beiyang is also stable, and the people can choose to go to Qingyang, which is safer.But the vast majority of the people resolutely choose to stay in their homes, and with the protection of Moli's army that never disturbs the people, they can carry out production and life more and more stably.

"My lord, the rest of Beiyang is already in place. I don't know when the lord is going to start the next attack?" In the army tent, General Sun once again mentioned the matter of taking the initiative to lead troops to attack the rebellious army: "The last general Willing to be the vanguard. Lead three thousand elite soldiers, and go straight to the old trough of thieves."

"I don't know if General Sun is sure to take down Jiang Mazi's group and wipe out the entire Muzhou rebellion army at once?" Mo Li looked at General Sun calmly. , Seeing that I have not moved for a long time these days, and I have not vigorously pursued the victory, I am obviously a little uncomfortable.

"Back to the lord. The general is confident that he will take down the hinterland of the rebel army within a month and kill Jiang Mazi. I implore the lord not to hesitate any longer and actively prepare for the war. We will get rid of the rebellious army in Muzhou as soon as possible, so that we can gather troops to go to the second station as soon as possible. The third stop. Contribute to the peace of the civil strife in the entire Eastern Ming Dynasty, share the worries of the court, and accumulate blessings for the people."

General Sun said sonorously, full of confidence and courage.

Although he didn't directly blame Mo Li for not taking the initiative to attack.There are suspicions of passive slack in the battle, but in the current situation where the battle is favorable, it is not easy to express too much inner speculation, but to promote the progress of the battle by actively asking for a fight, so as to better fulfill the emperor's orders.

Hearing General Sun's words, three or four other generals soon agreed, and at the same time were willing to call for battle.

Of course, there are also a few people who hold opposing opinions, and feel that it is not the time to rush for success. It is necessary to make long handouts and deploy layer by layer to obtain the greatest chance of success.

The generals who disagreed were basically people who sincerely crowded Moli, and the two generals Yue and Qin who were personally promoted by Moli were even more obvious.

All of a sudden, after the victory in Beiyang, the distance between the generals and their different tendencies finally became more and more obvious.

All of this was expected by Mo Li, so there was nothing unpleasant about it.

Habitually waving his hand, Mo Li looked at General Sun who was the first to ask to be the vanguard, and said again: "It is a good thing that General Sun has such confidence, and this king does not doubt the general's confidence." Ability, [-] elite soldiers in a month is indeed enough to take down Jiang Dazi's group, after all, the opponent is only [-] in total. Without the natural barrier of Qingyang River, our elite soldiers will certainly be better Their men are much stronger. It's just..."

Speaking of this, Mo Li paused for a moment, and said seriously: "Whether the Muzhou battlefield is big or small, it is not that simple to wipe out the main force of the enemy in one fell swoop, after all, they will not grow old Honestly sit there and wait for you to fight, let alone put up real swords and guns for a fair confrontation. Therefore, once you lead people deep into the enemy's hinterland, it is actually tantamount to going deep alone, even if the number of people is strong enough ,is also like this."

"What does your lord mean?" Hearing this, General Sun naturally let go of his single guesses and prejudices, and began to ask for advice with great care.

To be honest, General Sun didn't dislike Mo Li too much, but he was loyal to the court and the emperor, so he naturally subconsciously hoped that the civil strife could be quelled as soon as possible.Seeing that Mo Li did not send troops for a long time, that's why he was suspicious.

But at this time, just as Mo Li spoke, he noticed something that he seemed to ignore but couldn't grasp at once. For the sake of the whole war, General Sun couldn't be self-willed and useless to fight against Mo Li .

It is precisely because he understands General Sun's nature that Mo Li has enough tolerance and patience for this person.

He smiled slightly, nodded and continued to ask: "May I ask General Sun, if you take down Jiang Mazi within a month and wipe out the main rebel army in Muzhou, how much will the three thousand elite soldiers who are pioneers need to lose?"

"This..." General Sun hesitated for a moment, as if he was making quick calculations in his heart, and his face became uneasy, but he still said truthfully after a while: "Back to the prince, the general will make a preliminary estimate. If we take down the main rebel army in Muzhou within a month, the [-] pioneers we lead will lose at least [-]."

"Well, General Sun is a real person." Mo Li praised General Sun for his magnanimity and sincerity, but soon changed the subject and said, "Although there is no reason why people can't die in wars since ancient times, three thousand elite soldiers were lost. The casualties of [-] are obviously too large, and it is not worth it. The rebel army that took down Muzhou directly lost nearly [-]% of the entire Qing army. When the rebellious army is located everywhere, even if there are new soldiers recruited to supplement it, the army of the Qing Dynasty has basically existed in name only, so how will the remaining dozen or so rebellious troops be resolved?"

Hearing this, General Sun and the previous generals who responded one by one to ask for the battle all looked extremely ugly. Naturally, they all understood the pros and cons of this for a while.

"My lord is wise, the last general did not think carefully before, please forgive me!" General Sun's complexion was extremely complicated, but right is right and wrong is wrong, and he quickly made an apology for his impulsive actions just now.

Although the other people did not plead guilty like General Sun, but from the look of their expressions, they no longer casually mentioned the matter of leading troops to attack immediately as before.

"General Sun is overthinking. Marching and fighting is a process of constant discussion and argumentation in order to learn from each other's strengths and make up for weaknesses to choose the best plan. Before that, everyone just expressed their opinions. There is no apology."

Mo Li naturally showed his heart, and then continued to ask General Sun as if chatting about family affairs: "If this king gives you half more soldiers and horses, and a six thousand army can take Muzhou in two months, how can General Sun How much do you estimate that you can control the loss of the army?"

This inquiry immediately made General Sun feel a little joy. It seems that he was really careful about the gentleman's belly before, and thought that Mo Li had other selfish motives so he wanted to fight passively. It's not what I thought.

"Returning to your lord, if there are [-] troops to deploy with the general, and take Muzhou within two months, the general will be confident that the loss of the number of people will be controlled within [-]!"

He replied quickly, with subconscious confidence in his tone.

"One thousand?" Mo Li murmured and repeated, as if he was not too satisfied with General Sun's answer.Perhaps in terms of the normal loss rate, the one thousand that General Sun said this time is basically reasonable, but it is obviously not satisfactory for Mo Li.

After a slight pause, Mo Li didn't explain anything, but asked again: "What if I give you two more months?"