Chapter 612 Luck is also a part of strength

Xie moved his residence.

Xie Qian has resumed handling official duties in the past two days, but he still has not returned to the cabinet to check in. He usually just walks around various yamen. If there is something that needs to be handed over, he and Li Dongyang need to do it alone.

Right now, he is not so much a cabinet minister as Li Dongyang's personal advisor, because he is only responsible to Li Dongyang now.

"Yu Qiao, you don't have to worry. Based on what we know so far, it has snowed heavily in various parts of the north. The war has still not progressed. Even Bo'an entered the grassland and achieved nothing. It seems that this This war will end in vain, and based on His Majesty's reflection on this matter, he will not be angry with those who advocate stopping the war and resting."

Li Dongyang seemed to be in a very relaxed mood.

He came here to tell Xie Qian the good news.

Xie Qian held the tea cup in his hand, but seemed to be full of thoughts, and sighed, "Even so, I am ashamed of my officials. Why didn't your majesty allow me to resign?"

Li Dongyang said, "It is the time for the government to employ people. If you leave, wouldn't it be that you are getting an advantage in vain? Zhang Bingkuan and those people have made such a big fuss this time, but in the end they have wasted people and money and made no progress. It is just weakening his reputation. This is a great opportunity for His Majesty to take up the matter of border defense again. If you leave now, wouldn't it be equivalent to admitting defeat?"

"Haha"

Xie Qian said with a smile on his face. wry smile.

Li Dongyang saw Xie Qian's negativity and neglect.

Li Dongyang said coldly, "No matter what, you can't leave. This is something I have discussed with Zhongtang. If you leave, the cabinet will be disrupted. Your Majesty will definitely take this as an excuse." This is an opportunity for Zhang Bingkuan to join the cabinet. If his reputation is damaged by this war, but he joins the cabinet because of it, this is probably not what you want to see."

Obviously we won, but in the end it was because of you. Xie Qian took the initiative to resign, but it was us who lost.

"Binzhi, you are still too persistent." Xie Qian said.

"The same goes for you." Li Dongyang said, "Don't think that I don't know your thoughts. In terms of guarding and grudge against Zhang Bingkuan, you are even worse than me. Until now, The people in the court who are still maintaining a clean flow, that is, our cabinet, cannot ruin the good situation because of you."

"Yes."

Xie Qian just nodded.

He did not directly answer Li Dongyang’s question.

Li Dongyang stood up and said, "In the past two days, the main issue in the DPRK is to ask His Majesty to issue an order to withdraw troops from various places as early as possible to ensure that everyone can survive the winter safely, and the money and food for the winter are already being allocated. You During the period of your participation, I have already said hello to you from the Ministry of Finance. With your ability, I believe that His Majesty will still rely on you very much. This time it can be regarded as Zhang Bingkuan shooting himself in the foot."

Xie Qian responded with a wry smile again.

Li Dongyang said, "Don't you think so?"

Xie Qian shook his head and still said nothing. He neither said that he shook his head because Li Dongyang said "no", nor did he say that he was shaking his head.I think what Li Dongyang said is wrong.

"You, you are indeed too negative." Li Dongyang said with emotion, "But there will be a bright future eventually. I believe that God will not always only favor a person who relies on fate to cling to the king. For those who are in power, heaven and earth have their own right path."

Zhang Mao's men stumbled into the ground of Ningxia.

But he still had no further news from Zhang Rui and Ma Yi.

"Master, the situation is not good." Zhong Decai ran to Zhang Mao, looking anxious.

Zhang Mao asked, "Are the Tatars coming?"

Zhong Decai said, "It would be great if they came. From what we know now, the Tatars have been retreating for nearly ten days. In the past few days, There are no Tatar movements anywhere."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Zhang Mao was still thinking about how to write the memorial, but now he suddenly seemed to have found a direction.

Zhong Decai was like a roundworm in Zhang Mao's belly. Seeing Zhang Mao's indifferent expression, he couldn't help but be surprised and said, "Does the Lord want to take the credit for the Tatar retreat?"

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Mao glared at Zhong Decai and said, "Isn't it because I came with the troops that the Tatars retreated?"

Zhong Decai couldn't help but smile bitterly. .

It seemed that the British gentleman was really optimistic. He said hurriedly, "My lord, you don't think that we are still in those days when news was blocked from everywhere in the northwest a few years ago, and the frontier generals did whatever they said." "

Zhang Mao threw the pen on the ground and said angrily, "You mean, someone will falsely accuse me of falsely claiming military exploits."

Zhong Decai also said unambiguously, "That's exactly what happened in the northwest. There are Cai Guogong's people everywhere. Their self-proclaimed justice is actually ostracizing you. If you do this, it will be equivalent to telling the truth."

"Then there is no way to do anything else. Let me tell your majesty, in fact, I didn’t do anything. Before I could lead the troops, all the Tatars ran away, and then”

At this point, Zhang Mao suddenly stopped talking.

Because he suddenly realized that what he was doing was gradually consistent with what Zhu Hui had done in the previous year.

Zhong Decai said, "My lord, to put it bluntly, maybe Baoguo Gong also felt at the time that he had done a lot of things, but what about the results?"

"Stop talking. Nonsense, just tell me what to do now. Don’t keep saying something big or bad every time. Don’t I know that this battle is not easy to fight? But someone should tell me how to solve this matter."

Zhong Decai tentatively said, "Master, how about we follow the example of the young master and lead troops into the grassland to make a mess?"

"What"

Zhang Mao frowned and said , "This is how you are a teacher. Tell me to lead the troops into the grassland. I heard that there is a lot of snow this winter. It doesn't snow very much here, but it is snowing heavily in the north. When you enter the grassland, you don't want to let the snow fall." I came out alive, right? Can my old bones withstand the torture?"

Zhong Decai said, "How about you meet Ning?Governor Xia, maybe you can find a way to meet with Wang Zhitai, the leader of the trilateral system, and let them report your merits to you. A thousand words for yourself is not as good as a word for others. "

Zhang Mao also seemed very hesitant, but he was also very annoyed and said, "Where did you see them leading a soldier? Why is it so troublesome?"

Zhong Decai sighed, "What if we fight? After a big victory, naturally there will be no such trouble. Who told the Tatars not to show up? Now I hope that the young prince can perform better and defeat the enemy on the grassland."

"Then the credit will also be Wang Bo'an, who told him to go out with the surname Ma?"

While Zhang Mao was scolding, in his heart, like Zhong Decai, he hoped that his son could bring some miracles.

But then Zhong Decai poured cold water on him. "But the generals at the border said that the snow in the north was too heavy and the troops everywhere had to withdraw their troops. There is also an advantage, that is, Cai Guogong planned the entire battle. If there is no result, it may be good for us. ”

“What a fart, I was afraid of winning before, and His Majesty attributed the credit to Zhang Bingkuan, but now I am afraid of returning without success, because I will suffer with him”

Zhang Mao is also very upset.

Obviously he and Zhang Zhou are rivals, but because they are both martial artists, they seem to have many common interests.

It's like courtiers. He is waiting for Zhang Mao to have no harvest, so as to impeach Zhang Zhou, and Wang Shouren, who mobilized troops for Zhang Mao without permission.

"Hurry up and write to Ningxia and ask them to allocate money and food. I can't let the soldiers starve to death, and let Ningxia tell me, this should be my credit, right? Outside of the border, I won the battle."

Zhong Decai looked embarrassed.< /p>

He was embarrassed to say that in fact, the credit was not yours at all, but was achieved by your son and Ma Yi.

Except for Wang Shouren, there was no one from all walks of life on the grassland. In addition to the news, the remaining routes began to retreat.

Even Wang Qiong, who was previously complacent, had to accept the fact that the Tatars were hiding and not fighting head-on. Based on the Ming Dynasty's understanding of the grassland terrain, it was difficult to find traces of the Tatar main force in the vast grassland, and they could only withdraw to the Ming Dynasty before the weather became worse to ensure that the Ming Dynasty's soldiers would not suffer from abnormal attrition other than war.

"Sir Wang, news just came from Yulin Guards, saying that none of the soldiers who came out of the customs this time have gained anything. Only the people from Xinjian Bo's group have no news yet. "

The general brought the news to Wang Qiong.

Wang Qiong looked very regretful and sighed, "Only Wang Bo'an can win. With his shrewdness and wisdom, and with his How could his strategy and courage be in vain? I thought I was not inferior to him, but it seems that I still pale in comparison. "

The general said, "The road to the south is now blocked due to snow, and crossing the river may not be easy. "

Wang Qiong then pointed to a place on the map and said, "Cross the river from here and go south. I can count on this battle."It’s about admitting defeat. I just hope that the court will not pursue it too closely. ”

In Wang Qiong’s view, his opportunity to perform in this war has been lost.

It will end in vain.

Wang Qiong is also frustrated. He feels inferior to Wang Shouren. After all, they are both the chief commander and Wang Shouren is a young junior. Wang Qiong has always regarded himself as a senior, but now he has to admit that the front wave is not as good as the back wave.

At this time, the people on the east route who had withdrawn their troops earlier than Wang Qiong, namely Cui Yuan and Zhu Feng, were still experiencing some emergencies that they were not willing to bear.

Just continue to find the way.

"We are going south these two days," Zhu Feng found Cui Yuan two days after withdrawing his troops and asked Cui Yuan eagerly. He was also painstakingly studying the terrain map. Hearing this, he looked up at Zhu Feng and said, "I can still tell the basic north and south, but I just don't know whether I'm going southwest or due south. "

Zhu Feng said, "Aren't we going to the southeast?"

Cui Yuan said helplessly, "The scouts in front reported that it was a little east, and the road was very bumpy. The terrain was too undulating, so we had to find other ways out. "

Zhu Feng said with an annoyed look on his face, "Why are there such terrains everywhere? Where are we?"

"This"

Cui Yuan also couldn't answer. When it came to this issue, he didn't have much to hide in front of Zhu Feng, and there was even a feeling of sympathy for brothers in need. "Zhijie, you don't have to worry. The map given by Cai Guogong also showed that the terrain around here is from low to low." It seems to be a plateau, and now we just need to find a relatively gentle road. This winter and summer, it has been hard to find the way, especially in this snowy day."

Zhu Feng said, "According to the current progress, we can go back in a few days."

"It will probably take more Six or seven days, maybe ten days. Cui Yuandao said, "Continue to look at the situation. The Tatars will not appear now." At this point we just need to find our way back.

Zhu Feng sat down and said with a frustrated look, "I never thought that after going out on an expedition, I couldn't even find the way back."

Cui Yuan smiled and said, "There are roads, but it's difficult to walk on snowy days. Look at the scene outside. It's gray every day and white everywhere. The military is familiar with the grassland environment." They said there might be heavy snowstorms, but fortunately we brought a lot of things, including a charcoal fire, so we don’t have to worry too much. If you persist for ten days and a half, it won't be a problem. "

Zhu Feng said, "But there are also many soldiers suffering from frostbite. "

Zhu Feng continued to smile and comforted, "So we don't have to be too anxious, and we can't make the soldiers suffer. ”

“Yeah. "Zhu Feng couldn't say anything. He could only comfort himself that these were temporary difficulties and could be solved.

On the third day of retreat, the team suddenly stopped.

According to the military order, they were required to stop where they were, but they were not required to stay where they were. As for the reason, Zhu Feng didn't know, so he hurried to find Cui Yuan.

Fang De.I know there is an emergency ahead.

"Marquis Anbian is here."

Cui Yuan had already met with several generals to discuss matters in advance, and when he saw Zhu Feng coming, he seemed very general-like.

I am probably telling my soldiers that even if I have no experience in some things, you can still trust Anbianhou. After all, he is an awesome person who has fought tough battles.

Cui Yuan walked over and all the generals saluted him.

Cui Yuan pulled him to a place where a temporary white tent was set up, and then showed him a map.

"What happened?" Zhu Feng looked confused.

Cui Yuan gave him a blank look, meaning to ask him to show some tolerance, and then said loudly, "The wind is a bit strong, please take a breather first. That's it, we found a Tatar camp ahead."

"Here in the camp"

Zhu Feng was even more confused.

We agreed to go south, and there was actually a Tatar camp in the south

Cui Yuandao said, "Yes, I thought it was a small group of tribesmen at first, but later I sent them to stay overnight." Exploring forward, I found that the surrounding camps were not small, at least a tribe with thousands or tens of thousands of people. Everywhere was white, and it was not easy to find them. Even if someone was melting snow to get water, they were discovered by sentries. Then he reported and followed their path and found their camp."

Zhu Feng asked, "Could it be that they were the men of Duoyan Sanwei? They seemed to be around Daning."

Zhu Feng looked at Cui Yuan with questioning eyes, as if Ask, didn’t you say that we have been north of Daning?

Cui Yuandao “Actually, there were some deviations in our march at first. On the way north, we turned around and headed northwest. This is what I had always said we were going to. The reason for withdrawing from the southeast was that the Tatars would be stationed in a place like this. There is actually no way south here."

Zhu Feng understood it as soon as he heard it.

The Tatars found a place to camp where they did not go south or north and had a large height difference. If the Ming army wanted to find them, they would have to walk at least three hundred miles horizontally to find them.

As a result, they came here by mistake because they got lost and took an unusual path.

Zhu Feng instinctively thought that this was just bad luck

Then he realized that this damn place was not suitable for fighting, especially in this weather and the other party was not good at it. They might not be able to find them, and it would not be easy to chase the Tatars on the grassland. Please remember to bookmark this chapter after finishing it. The latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft