Wanli 1592

Chapter 70

Shi Xing was well aware of these.

"Mr. Li, the Ministry of War called Xiao Pinglu to come here today for questioning. The Ministry of War didn't call you here. Why didn't you invite yourself? And you're still making a scene in front of the office of the Ministry of War?"

Shi Xing spoke first.

"Butang, I, Li Rusong, went to the battlefield at the age of 13 to kill the enemy and made great achievements. Today, it has been 30 years. I have defended the border for the country for 30 years, no credit but hard work, right? This time, the Japanese pirates invaded North Korea, right on the border of Liaodong! Even if it is to protect the homeland, Liaodong soldiers should be the main force to fight.

Sending troops nearby can also save food, grass, and military pay, not to mention that the Japanese pirates killed my generals and soldiers, and they have a mortal enmity with our Liaodong Army. As a matter of reason, our Liaodong Army must avenge this enmity!So here I am, wanting to ask the Ministry for an explanation, where did this Xiao Zongbing come from!He actually said that my Liaodong soldiers are unusable!If there is no explanation today, I, Li Rusong, will definitely not accept it! ! "

Li Rusong went straight to the point, and when he came up, he showed his sword, and the sword pointed directly at Xiao Ruxun.

Several officials turned their attention to Xiao Ruxun, seeing that Xiao Ruxun's expression was as usual, and he was concerned, so he had no intention of speaking.

Shi Xing said: "Xiao Pinglu's military merits and titles, he is the No.1 military general under his father since Jiajing, and he was the first to hand in the invitation letter. The Ministry of War first noticed that Xiao Pinglu also followed the rules. Li Zongbing If you want to ask for a fight, you must first write a note and hand it over. This kind of thing is reasonable, and Li Zongbing rushing into the Ministry of War is not something that should be done."

Shi Xing must first agree that Xiao Ruxun is not at fault for this matter, but Li Rusong is at fault.

This Li Rusong didn't care at all.

"I, Li Rusong, are not good at this point. I admit that what the minister said is true, but what I cannot accept is that the imperial court abandons me and uses this yellow-mouthed boy to be the leader of tens of thousands of people! Does he have the qualifications?! "

Li Rusong stared at Xiao Ruxun viciously, barking fiercely like a Tibetan mastiff with bared teeth and mouth.

Shi Xing didn't speak, but turned his gaze to Xiao Ruxun.

"Before that, Li Zongbing, I want you to clarify one thing." Xiao Ruxun didn't look at Li Rusong, and said slowly: "You are the general soldier of Shanxi, and I am the general soldier of Ningxia. In terms of positions, you and I are the same. There is no distinction between high and low. In terms of title, I am Ping Lubo, and I am a knight for military merits. It is justifiable and reasonable for the court to use me. Since Li Zongbing thinks he is qualified, why can't I be a mere subordinate?"

"Xiao Ruxun, after winning a battle, you don't know the north, south, east, and west? When I went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, you were not born yet!"

Li Rusong was full of vigor.

"It turns out that Li Zongbing still remembers that I am 21 years younger than Li Zongbing." Xiao Ruxun smiled, and turned his attention to the aggressive Li Rusong.

"Then let me ask you, at the age of 22, trusted by the governor, he gave the front-line command authority, took the strong city of Ningxia with an army of 22, smashed tens of thousands of rebels and thousands of captives, and personally beheaded the head of the traitor, making a great contribution It was only then that he was favored by the imperial court, and he became the commander-in-chief of Ningxia and Ping Lubo. When Li Zongbing was [-] years old, did he have the record of attacking the city and pulling out the village? "

"you……!"

This was about Li Rusong's sore feet.

And Xiao Ruxun hasn't finished speaking yet.

"Li Zongbing is holding the sharp edge of Liaodong's elite cavalry. The grasslands are fighting for the front, and the horses are fighting for the hegemony. In North Korea, [-]% of the land is covered with mountains and rivers. There are very few places where cavalry can gallop. Everywhere has cities, farmland, and ravines. Vertically and horizontally, it is not convenient for the cavalry to deploy nearby, and this is where Zu Chengxun's defeat lies.

Fighting the Japanese pirates in North Korea is mostly about attacking cities and pulling out villages, not wild war heroes. Even if you defeat the Japanese pirates in the wild, you have to take back these cities one by one. Can the cavalry defeat the Mongols on the grassland? Break through the city?The siege relies on infantry and ordnance, not cavalry. Li Zongbing's best tactics are not applicable at all!There will be a lot of damage!

The Liaodong cavalry needs to deter the Mongols, Jiannu and Haixi Jurchen. If there is a big damage and they are unable to deter the Mongolian Jurchen, wouldn't the land of Liaodong be dangerous?Thousands of cavalry soldiers died in the Battle of Pyongyang. Isn't Mr. Li still aware of the disadvantages of cavalry attacking the city?How many elite cavalry are there in Liaodong?How long does it take to train a cavalry?How much does it cost?These are the precious fighters of Ming Dynasty, and they should not be wasted too much on unnecessary battlefields! "

Xiao Ruxun pointed to the map of North Korea and said his "original intention", but it surprised the officials of the Ministry of War, and even Li Rusong was stunned for a moment.

What they heard was that Xiao Ruxun despised the Liaodong soldiers, thinking that the Liaodong soldiers could not defeat the Japanese, but Xiao Ruxun said that he did this because he thought that the Liaodong soldiers could not lose too much, and Ming needed the Liaodong cavalry to deter the Jurchens and Mongolia. He was all thinking about Daming and the Liaodong cavalry, not himself.

Is that right?

Li Rusong's head was a little dizzy, he frowned and pointed at Xiao Ruxun, and asked uncertainly, "What did you say? Are you afraid that the Liaodong soldiers will lose too much?"

"Of course!" Xiao Ruxun said with a sincere expression, "It takes one month to train pawns, half a year to train pikemen with swords and shields, and one year to train crossbowmen, but it takes at least three years to train a cavalry pawn." In the big city, countless money and food were consumed.

The training cost of one cavalry is enough to train five gunners. It only takes one month for a gunner to be proficient on the battlefield, but a cavalry without three years of skill is not considered combat effectiveness at all!In the Battle of Pyongyang, the Liaodong soldiers lost 5000 soldiers, which is equivalent to losing [-] blunderbuss players, but give me another month, and I can pull up another [-]-man bludgeon team, but what about the cavalry?

There are people, and there are horses. How long will it take to return to that kind of fighting power?After three years of training and several years of fighting, only the elite cavalry with hundreds of battles can deter the Mongolian Jurchen. Liaodong cavalry is the strongest cavalry in Ming Dynasty. If there are too many losses, what will be the consequences?
Mr. Li, I ask you to think about it carefully. North Korea is important, and protecting North Korea is actually protecting China, but our battle is actually for North Korea. We are going to recover North Korea’s land, not Ming’s own land. , although this battle must be fought, it is not enough to drag the most precious cavalry regiment of Ming Dynasty to fight desperately!
Liaodong cavalry is too precious, horses are precious, people are more expensive, every cavalry from top to bottom, inside and outside is a treasure!If I lose one, I feel distressed for a long time!Li Zongbing, the Liaodong cavalry are all Liaodong children, and you brought them out with your own hands, don't you feel bad?Don't you feel sad?If the cavalry loses more than [-], can the Liaodong cavalry recover without five years of effort?Can?
A battle that does not require so many cavalry losses, but the cavalry must be fought with their lives. Why should the cavalry sacrifice what the infantry can do?Is Daming rich?Is Liaodong rich?Are Daming horses cheap?Mr. Li, you can figure out with your fingers whether Liaodong in Ming Dynasty is more important or North Korea is more important!
Li Zongbing, if you are willing to use such precious Liaodong cavalry to make unnecessary sacrifices, sacrifice Ming’s suppression of Mongols and Jurchen, and let Mongols and Jurchens in turn threaten Ming’s Liaodong, then I have nothing to say, I will give up the general Li Zongbing can take Liaodong soldiers to North Korea, I have nothing to say!Li Zongbing, you and I have no grievances in the past and have no enmity in the present. Ruxun's words are out of a public heart, and it all depends on Li Zongbing's decision! "

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