Chapter 585 A great favor

When Aunt Lin went to the theater to meet Zhang Zhou, Zhang Zhou was meeting Zhu Feng, and she was not qualified to go up to see him for the time being.

Zhu Feng was obviously "escape". When he sat down with Zhang Zhou in the private room of the theater, he didn't complain, but the look on his face clearly told Zhang Zhou that he was very unhappy now.

"Brother Zhang, I think the British Duke is probably going to be in trouble for this battle. I'm not saying that he will lose, but I think it is almost impossible for him to win. It is very likely that his men will arrive. Wherever they go, the Tatars will avoid it. In the end, they will have done nothing but gain nothing when they come back. And if the Tatars make a surprise attack or something, not only will the border be in danger, but even the central military headquarters will be in danger. There will be some loss."

Zhu Feng will still pretend to be talking about official business.

Zhang Zhou asked, "Then do you think I'm trying to trick him?"

Zhu Feng said, "I know it was His Majesty who sent him, but I think His Majesty may not want him to win either." ”

“Zhijie, you’d better be careful what you say. Even if you say this in front of me, it’s inappropriate. Do you think His Majesty sent the British Duke to the northwest just to see his jokes? Are you joking with the lives of Ming soldiers and the safety of the border?" Zhang Zhou scolded Zhu Feng with a straight face.

It's like an older brother teaching his younger brother a lesson.

Zhu Feng himself has an older brother, but obviously he doesn't take his elder brother Zhu Lin's words to heart. The two brothers are only superficial brothers.

But for some reason, Zhu Feng was very willing to accept what Zhang Zhou said.

"I know." Zhu Feng showed that expression again, which Zhang Zhou described as an open-minded attitude that he would not die.

"Initially, I recommended to your Majesty that you should go to Ningxia again. Your Majesty is considerate of you. You are afraid that you are not used to the long distances, and no one can help you in the current war. Britain Even though he has no experience in leading troops in battle, he has a lot of prestige in the army, so he should have no problem fighting this battle," Zhang Zhou said.

Zhu Feng said with some expectation in his eyes, "Brother Zhang, you mean that you will secretly plan for him."

Zhang Zhou did not answer Zhu Feng.

Planning for Zhang Mao seems to be Zhang Zhou’s responsibility, but it does not fall within his scope of responsibilities.

In order to show support for Zhang Mao, Zhang Zhou sent the so-called marching plan to Zhang Maolin before he set off. However, the situation in the northwest was ever-changing, and the Tatars were obviously only robbing but not fighting. In a tough battle, relying solely on Zhang Zhou's strategy would allow Zhang Mao to ambush him at no accurately predicted location. If Zhang Mao were to rely solely on his luck, it would indeed be difficult for Zhang Mao to achieve great results.

The two sat opposite each other. There was clearly someone waiting to see him at the door, but Zhu Feng still had no intention of avoiding it.

Zhang Zhou asked, "Zhijie, you haven't been out much recently. It's hard to see you. Is there something unspeakable?"

Zhu Feng said, "That's because I just want to see you." Walking between home and Yanwu Hall, my grandmother wouldn't let me go out casually. She even stipulated that I had to go home after dark. If I hadn't told you to come to see you today,, I’m afraid that if Brother Zhang has something to do with me, he can go directly to Yanwu Hall to find me. ”

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, “You are so old, but you still have your grandmother to take care of you.”

Zhu Feng lowered his head and said with an annoyed expression, “I don’t want to be like this, I just don’t want to.” Said. ”

Obviously this is the “unspeakable secret”.

After Zhu Feng married Chen Rui’s daughter, he was obviously still not ready to be a husband, so he treated his newlywed wife like this After leaving it alone, he wanted to find his "old friend", but Mrs. Cheng Guotai was obviously on guard, so she gave him a strict route.

Zhu Feng did not separate from his brother, or did he. He said that he was not qualified to separate the family. In this era where filial piety and etiquette came first, he could not ignore the old lady's words.

But Zhang Zhou felt that the old lady of the Zhu family must still have some tricks. , able to control Zhu Feng obediently.

"Zhijie, is it you who wants to ask about the British Duke, or someone wants you to ask for him?" Zhang Zhou asked. /p>

Zhu Feng had some confusion in his eyes and asked, "Brother Zhang, what does this mean? I am not entrusted by others. In fact, I care about myself." "

Zhang Zhou said, "Sometimes your concern may be guided by others. They want to use you to test my attitude towards the British Duke. Sir, do you think some people will think that I have been targeting them?"

"That won't happen. "

Zhu Feng didn't say it clearly.

But his expression betrayed him. Apparently his family asked him to ask.

It's probably Zhu Hu made an innuendo and asked him to test his tone, otherwise why Zhu Feng could only stay between the Yanwu Hall and his home before, but this time he was allowed to come to the theater

Is it true that Chengguo Gongfu Don’t worry, after Duke Baoguo and Duke Yingying, it will be their turn to go to the front line and fight together.

“It doesn’t matter if we meet. I don’t care about the dispute between the old and new factions. I have no idea. Some people are secretly instigating confrontation, and some want to reap the benefits. "Zhang Zhoudao.

"Is it some official in the court?" Zhu Feng asked.

"It's not who, but which ones. Their thoughts are very simple. They think that I am in the court. It's an eyesore and wants me to get out of here as soon as possible, but the more it is like this, the more it proves that what I'm doing is effective. Zhijie, in fact, you are just like me. If you are not envied by others, you are mediocre. The next step is to give you a chance to perform well. "

Zhu Feng looked indifferent and said, "Oh, I understand. ”

This unsatisfactory look made Zhang Zhou want to beat him.

Piantou Pass.

Zhang Mao had been stationed in Guancheng for two days, but He still hasn't figured out the local troop deployment. Even in the past two days, he didn't know how many troops could be mobilized from Piantou Pass.

Zhang Rui went to communicate with the local generals. Zhang Mao put on airs and waited for his son to come back after nightfall, but Zhang Mao hurriedly called Zhang Rui over./p>

"Young master, you have to be careful, he seems to be in a bad temper today." Someone reminded Zhang Rui.

"Yeah."

Zhang Rui knew that his father was still sulking, so he went straight into the General Military Mansion.

Meeting with his father, Zhang Rui immediately explained to Zhang Mao in detail what he had found out that day, "According to the imperial decree, 4,900 people from Pianguan City Fortress will be mobilized to coordinate the dispatch of troops. However, only 2,700 people can actually be mobilized, which is already a full plan. Then, troops can be mobilized from the surrounding earth forts. The three forts in the west can mobilize 1,100 people, and the east is less, with about 640 people. In addition to the supply troops transferred from the pass to transport grain and grass, there are about four to five hundred people. These people cannot use weapons to fight. Even if they have temporary weapons, they cannot shoot arrows. At most, they can use knives and guns to escort the grain and grass."

Zhang Mao was already in a bad mood. After hearing what his son said, he immediately frowned.

Before Zhang Rui could finish speaking, Zhang Mao reached out and interrupted, "Why is it so messy that the imperial court asked them to transfer as many troops as they can? Do they still want to reduce the number of troops?"

Zhang Rui said helplessly, "I told the local authorities the same thing at first, but what they meant was that the area around Pianguan had been downsized since the winter of the 11th year of Hongzhi when Marquis Weining was running the army here. It was because some military households had fled first." The military households cannot be fully staffed, so Weining Hou reduced the number."

"Wang Weining,"

Zhang Mao was speechless.

A person who has been dead for almost three years can actually have an impact on Zhang Mao

You guys dug a hole for me three years ago

Zhang Rui looked helplessly at his old father and said, "Father, in fact, the situation in our Beijing camp is not much better. Isn't there a shortage of soldiers in the past few years? It's just that we haven't reported it to the court. I just didn’t take it seriously.”

“Shut up.” Zhang Mao didn’t want to discuss this issue with his son.

Zhang Mao did not want to take the initiative to expose the problem of insufficient troops and horses in the capital camp, but in fact, the capital's defense problem, shortage of soldiers and food, was already serious.

If there were enough soldiers in the capital camp, there would be no Zhengde period, when Zhu Houzhao transferred four people from outside the army to garrison the capital.

Zhang Ruidao said, "The situation in one area of ​​Pianguan is still like this, and the situation in other places will not be too good. Your Majesty has already issued an order to mobilize 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers and horses. Now it seems that we are the only ones from The three thousand soldiers brought out from the Beijing camp are the full force, and the rest are improvised. When sending troops from Pianguan, it is good to bring up to seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses. If we gather the soldiers and horses from all places, it will only be two. It looks like thirty thousand."

Zhang Mao frowned and said, "No matter how short it is, it won't be enough.To this extent."

Zhang Rui sighed, "My father may not have led an army in the northwest for many years. I don't know the situation here. It is said that Duke Baoguo nominally leads 50,000 troops, but in fact the full force is only four. There are about 10,000 people, including many strong men from Shila. The life of soldiers in the northwest is hard. There are too many people who have fled and miss the rich land of the capital. They can't even reach full strength. How can there be enough soldiers in the northwest?"

His son's words were obviously mocking him.

It's not that he has never led troops in the northwest for many years, but he has never. When leading troops in the northwest, he was aware of the situation in the capital, but he never paid attention to it. It was only now that he personally led the troops that he realized the consequences of the lack of troops.

That's why he thought about it. There is no one to fight

"As many as you can mobilize. We must send out troops in these two days, otherwise my father will follow in the footsteps of Zhu. Then call all the generals from everywhere to come to me." , I want to teach them a lesson."

If we don't give troops, then we will conscript them by force.

Zhang Rui said, "Father, if you don't go to your majesty, please let your majesty make the decision for us."

"Hmph" Zhang Mao said, "As a father, don't you think you know the intentions of those people? They just told me to retreat in spite of the difficulties. If I can't even get troops, I have to ask the court to send them to me from thousands of miles away. Don’t you laugh at me? When Zhang and Zhu were leading troops in the northwest, did Zhang Rui complain to the court before?”

Zhang Rui thought for a while, shook his head and said, “He didn’t complain, but the result may be Not so good. ”

Zhang Mao said angrily, “You are here to relieve my father’s worries, not to cause trouble. The rise and fall of our family depends on this battle. You can’t hold me back.” "

Zhang Rui said, "Father, do you want to take a look at the tips Mr. Zhang left for you first?"

"Shit" Zhang Mao cursed, "Your son calls him Mr. That's all. What do you mean by calling him sir? Don't think that he has saved your life, just treat him as a god. In the Governor's Mansion, it's a life-and-death situation. You have to distinguish between big things and don't be swayed by small favors. Cover your eyes. "

"Yes. ”

Zhang Rui agreed, but he was thinking in his heart, this is a life-saving grace, it is still a small favor

How can it be a big favor

Zhang Mao continued to struggle at Piantou Pass.

The imperial court quickly appointed Zhang Mao as a new governor of Piantou Pass, and he was an "old and capable man" who had previously served in Xuanfu. The governor was later transferred to the capital as a minister, but Ma Zhongxi insisted on resigning and returning to his hometown.

Lao Ma couldn't help but feel that his conflict with Ma Yi had led to a feud between the local generals. I am picky about Zhang Zhou, but because he is not a direct descendant of Zhang Zhou, and because he received the "favor" of Zhang Zhou's northwest leadership and received military merit awards, he became an unpleasant figure on both sides.

Traditional civil servants would regard him as someone who relied on Zhang Zhou to rise to power.

But the emperor would think that he was a stubborn old minister, and Lao Ma would become depressed.

This time he was transferred to Pianguan, firstly because he was familiar with the situation in the northwest, and secondly because his hometown was in Beizhili, and the emperor also wanted to give him a chance, and also because there were different factions on both sides of him. It's easier to get approved if you don't have both sides.

But it will take a few days for Ma Zhongxi to reach Pianguan, and Zhang Mao can't wait any longer.

The official document reached Pianguan, and Zhang Mao felt a little relieved when he learned that Ma Zhongxi had arrived.

Finally someone who can do something is here.

"Father, in short, Wang Zhongcheng, who is in charge of military affairs in Datong, Xuanfu, just sent someone to deliver a message, saying that six thousand elite soldiers have been transferred from Datong and are being transferred here. As a general, bring these people over."

Zhang Rui finally brought "good news" to Zhang Mao.

Zhang Mao frowned and said, "Who?"

"Ma Yi has won the trust of Uncle Xinjian. You also know that he once made great achievements with Uncle Xinjian in Weininghai. This man is brave and good at fighting. , Although he has some misdeeds in other places, he is still a strong general at this time, so he can't care so much about it."

The matter about Ma Yi is not a secret in the court.

It was also because some civil servants wrote about this matter behind their backs, saying that Zhang Zhou appointed some unruly generals and officials and used these people to corrupt the imperial court.

But no matter how corrupt he is, after all, Ma Yi and Wang Shouren achieved the great victory at Weininghai, and even the emperor did not hold him accountable. Even the military generals did not have any big objections to him. This kind of person belongs to the military. More capable.

And those who rely on Zhang Zhou to become powerful generals are generally those who cherish their feathers, and they also know what they rely on to make their fortunes.

If they still retreat when fighting on the battlefield, their future will be completely over.

That’s why Zhang Rui felt that Ma Yi’s arrival with 6,000 troops and horses was a powerful addition to a tiger, and Zhang Mao was expected to achieve a great victory in the northwest.

Zhang Maoze was wary of Ma Yi and frowned: "I'm afraid this kind of person doesn't have much ability. He is just a flatterer. Wang Bo'an arranged for him to be here with me. He must have felt that he was not useful. Otherwise they will take advantage of me." Please remember to bookmark this chapter after it is over. The latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft