Tang Yin immediately decided on the general plan for sending troops.
Ma Yi and Zhang Rui are also very high-spirited. At least their immediate bosses are not timid at all. While they are thinking about returning to their hometowns as officials, they are also thinking about making achievements and proving themselves.
Especially Ma Yi.
He instantly felt that he was not trusting anyone. He had found a good boss like Wang Shouren who could realize his ambitions and ideals.
Because it involved the mobilization of money, food and materials, especially to protect against the cold in winter, Tang Yin immediately had to carry out some pre-war deployment and mobilization.
"Bohu, should this matter be considered in detail? Are we sending out troops in such a hurry? Shouldn't we wait another ten days and a half? At least we should prepare all the food and grass first. "Xu Jing looked confused.
Tang Yin frowned and said: "Didn't you tell me that I can't give up the opportunity in front of me? Why do you think you don't support sending troops now?"
"I... …”
Xu Jing couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
I think we should send troops, and I even agreed to go on the road with you, but I didn’t say I was going to leave and never return, let alone finish a war that would cut off my own retreat! ?
It is good to make achievements, but depending on what Tang Bohu means, you have had enough of life, do you want me to accompany you to death?
Tang Yin said: "The cold winter is coming soon. After the Tatars experienced successive evacuations in summer and autumn, what they can do now is to quickly find pasture for the winter, and they can only withdraw their troops in the early Ming Dynasty. That's why they thought we wouldn't launch a second war on the grassland."
"This..." Xu Jing didn't know how to answer.
Tang Yin pointed to an official document on the table and said: "I saw that the new grains planted in Yansui this year, especially potatoes and corn, are a good harvest, and these two The things can be used for long-term storage during the march, especially in winter, and are very suitable for military rations."
Xu Jingdao: "I think it is better to be fully prepared."
"Can't wait any longer." Tang Yin said, "What should be said, in front of Ma Yi and Zhang Rui, I have made it very clear that they are in urgent need of making contributions now. They have the same thoughts as me. Can they find something similar to them? There are not many people who have firm beliefs. If you don’t want to enter the grassland, I won’t force you.”
Tang Yin is quite reasonable.
I, Mr. Tang, am tired of life, and have even become a little disappointed in the officialdom. I also feel that I am not capable enough, and I hope to find a way to prove myself.
But you, Xu Jing, are far from being as understanding as I am.
So your goal is to make achievements, and my goal is to prove myself. Our directions are different. I am not afraid of death, but you are afraid of death. This shows that we are people on two paths. .
Xu Jing sighed: "We have experienced great winds and waves. Two trips to Liaodong and two trips to Korea. How many life and death scenes have we experienced? This one is not lacking."
When Tang Yin heard this, he was somewhat moved. He walked over and patted Xu Jing on the shoulder, saying: "I never thought that the person who can stand firmly with me is you. You are the one who can stand firmly with me." You are a scholar just like me, so there is no need to work so hard." "Haha." Xu Jing said with a bitter smile, "Apart from working hard, I want to gain a foothold in the government. Are there any other opportunities? ?"
"It may not be the only way..." Tang Yin said.
Xu Jingdao: "This way is easier. Bohu, I will leave my life to you this time. I hope that we can make contributions and prove your strength at the same time. In this way, the two of us can There will no longer be any conflict between our goals. In the end, you didn’t prove yourself, and I didn’t make any achievements..." Tang Yin sighed: "Who can say for sure about this kind of thing? I have never been as excited as I am today when I was asked to lead five troops into the grassland."
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Tang Yin's dispatch of troops was extremely sudden, not to mention the Tatars, and even the Ming court was unexpected.
Because many things were kept secret before the war, and the soldiers and horses mobilized were Datong soldiers brought by Zhang Rui and Ma Yi, Tang Yin also brought hundreds of additional personal followers with him. So... even the local generals in Yansui were confused after sending troops.
For example, Zhu Fu, Duke of Chengguo.
As the commander-in-chief of Yansui, Zhu Fu has been inquiring about news about the capital after he retreated to Yansui, without caring about his own safety. He always wanted to do something big, and even almost... He led troops to patrol the pass for the first time, but he did not dare to go north in a large way.
He also hopes to get the support of his son Zhu Feng, so that the father and son can make great achievements together.
But Zhu Feng was transferred to Piantou Pass at this time and did not return to Yansui. Zhu Fu was afraid of being held accountable by the court... so that he was in panic all day. After November What's more, Mao didn't go anywhere in Yulin Guard, and even closed the door to thank guests, and even ignored the daily training of the soldiers.
The weather was clear and sunny that day. Zhu Fu had been drinking for half the night and didn't even get up in the morning.
At this time, there was the sound of horse hoofbeats outside. Zhu Feng led a dozen of his followers all the way from Piantou Pass to the Yulin Guards station in Yansui Town. Then he went straight into the General Military Mansion, but He was told that his old father was still asleep.
"Go and wake up my father." Zhu Feng said to the generals of Chengguo Duke's Mansion, and then he seemed to feel that the situation was urgent and rushed inside without caring about anything else.
Because Zhu Fu had replaced the soldiers inside and outside the General Military Mansion with domestic soldiers, when these people saw that it was his young master coming, no one could stop him.
And even these people felt that their father-in-law was giving up on himself.
"Father, please get up quickly." Zhu Feng walked directly to the edge of the bed, opened the curtain, and then let him see a scene he shouldn't have seen. He quickly lowered the curtain again.
Zhu Fu's voice came from inside the curtain, but it was just the sound of snoring.
"Who is it?" a female voice asked timidly.
Zhu Feng raised his voice again and said: "Father, something happened!"
"Who!?" Zhu Fu was woken up from his sleep and was so frightened that he almost rolled to the ground. Hearing a pop, Zhu Fu turned over and grabbed the hanging sword, as if he was going to defend the enemy immediately.
Zhu Feng said: "It's me, dad, something big happened."
Zhu Fu waited for a long time, then seemed to realize who was speaking, and then he opened the curtain himself .
He was about to get out of bed, but he seemed to feel that something was wrong, so he hurried back and put a coat on his body. While tying the belt, he said: "Second brother? Have you eaten a bear-hearted leopard?" Are you brave? You didn't even notice when you came here? Don't you have a tutor?" Zhu Feng said helplessly: "Father, I have something to tell you. It's important. Let’s wait at the door first.”
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Zhu Feng was embarrassed and felt angry, as if he was not interested in this person. The father who was in trouble was gone.
When Zhu Fu finished tidying up his clothes and came out, it was already a stick of incense time later. Zhu Feng was so anxious to wait that he almost wanted to go in and urge him, but he held back in the end.
"You bastard, haven't you been in Pianguan all the time? Why are you here? The imperial court sent you here?" After Zhu Fu came out, he seemed to be angry at his son, but he was very confident. Xu, he didn't even dare to speak too loudly to his son, as if he was afraid of offending his son.
He gave up on himself in Yansui. He also knew that doing so was disregarding the interests of the old Zhu family, but he seemed to have no good ideas.
He even felt that the future revitalization of the Duke's Palace would have to be left to the son in front of him.
Zhu Feng said: "Dad, when you were in Yansui City, when the Tang army went out to fight, did they discuss it with you?"
"What...what?" Zhu Fu looked confused. force.
Zhu Feng said with a look of hatred on his face: "Father, you don't know until now that Lord Tang has already led troops into the grassland, right?"
"When... did this happen? Zhijie, you came from Pianguan, right? When did you arrive? Where did you hear the rumors? Did I know that Tang Junmen was going on an expedition?" Zhu Fu had a straight face, wanting to teach his son a lesson. I thought about it and held it back.
Zhu Feng said: "I only heard about it when I was about to arrive in Yansui. It was said that Pingluhou and the British Duke Zhang Xiaogong had been gone for four or five years in cooperation with the Tang Dynasty's soldiers and horses on the grassland. "I don't know the exact day I left, but I guess it was before I left."
"No, no, someone saw him yesterday," Zhu Fu said, "He was there recently." He also stays behind closed doors, just like me."
The big reason why Zhu Fu can be so unscrupulous is that he is imitating Tang Yin.
The chief officials of one place, even the chief officials of the northwest, gave up on themselves there, relying onWhy can't I live in peace for a few days? If the court wants to hold someone accountable, should they also hold Tang to account first?
You can’t just blame the general for everything, right?
Zhu Feng looked at Zhu Daqi who had just come over and said, "Have you ever gone to the general administration office to ask?"
"You weren't allowed in." Zhu Daqi said.
Zhu Fu scolded: "It's none of your business here, step back!"
"Yes." Zhu Daqi had no choice but to step back.
Zhu Fu then said: "My son, where did you get the news? The news in the northwest is too limited. Don't be fooled. If the Tang army really wants to go on an expedition, the battle will be huge. Why? Maybe he doesn’t even know about his father?”
Zhu Feng asked anxiously, “Father, how long have you been away from home?”
“I... …I won’t go out any day?” Zhu Fu still wanted to struggle.
Zhu Feng said: "Before I entered the city, someone came to complain to me, saying that it was my father who no longer planned to lead the army. He even put aside the important military and political affairs in the city. Many things in the city were ignored. "Desolate and desolate." Zhu Fu said angrily: "Listen, is this what people say? Every winter in the northwest is not like this. It's already winter, and the first snow has fallen. , Who has such high demands and still wants to prepare for war all the time?"
Zhu Feng shook his head helplessly and said: "I'm afraid that Mr. Tang has already led his troops away, if His Majesty finds out that you are still like this? … Something is really going to happen to our family.”
“Okay, okay,” Zhu Fu said, “You don’t believe me, right? My father will take you to see Tang Junmen. Then you will know how wrong you were..."
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Two hours later.
Furen Zhu was sitting in the general office with a troubled look on his face. He had lost all his soul and seemed to be about to die.
Zhu Feng was holding the decree left by Tang Yin before his expedition, which he gave to Zhu Fu. Not only did Tang Yin and Xu Jing leave during this expedition, but Cao Mao, the eunuch guarding Yansui, also followed. They left together, including the civil servants, the garrison officer and Wu Xun. Only he, Zhu Fu, was kept in the dark.
And it’s still six full days.
In other words, Tang Yin was missing in the city for six days, and Zhu Fu didn't notice it. Of course, Zhu Fu was also missing during these six days, and no one could find him if he wanted to.
Zhu Feng said: "I don't know what happened here during this period?"
Zhu Feng looked helpless. He seemed to be unable to figure out what happened to Yansui. What a strange thing that can lead to the current situation.
Zhu Fu looked at his son and asked stupidly: "Did Mr. Tang send troops to send troops, did he deliberately hide it from me?"
Zhu Feng shook his head and said: "Not only did he hide it from his father, You, he even hid it from the soldiers and civilians in the city. He is determined to defeat the Tatars in this battle, and he even deceives his own people. I finally know why I came here."
"Then you. "How did you come?" Zhu Fu said, "You came by yourself?"/p>
Zhu Feng sighed: "I received an order from the imperial court. It was an order from the Ministry of War, asking me to rush here from Pianguan to serve as your father's deputy."
Zhu Fu said: "Son, please calm down. My father has figured it out. It was Cai Guogong who wanted to fight a war that left the Tatars defenseless. He specifically asked Mr. Tang to hide it from us and even transferred you here... none of this is true. It’s my father’s fault, not yours, so don’t worry.”
Zhu Feng said: “Father, didn’t you read Mr. Tang’s letter? He made it clear that he decided to send troops on his own. He didn't even ask the imperial court for instructions."
Zhu Fu frowned and said, "If the imperial court didn't know about it, why did the Ministry of War send you here? By the way, that Cai Guogong must have figured it all out. It will happen, be prepared in advance. The fault is not yours or mine."
"Alas!"
Zhu Feng sighed helplessly, facing such an unsatisfactory father, he suddenly felt that he Can't carry it.
Originally, he already felt that he was a loser, and even complained about his resignation in front of Zhang Zhou every time. But now that he saw the virtues of the Duke of Chengguo represented by his old father, he realized that this How difficult it is to lead a team.
"Why are you sighing?" Zhu Fu said.
Zhu Feng said: "Father, I now know why your Majesty wants to change your old honors."
Zhu Fu said coldly: "Who are you looking down on? ?"
Zhu Feng shook his head and said: "This Tang Junmen's character is not that conservative. He will definitely find ways to send troops when he has the opportunity. That's why Your Majesty and Brother Zhang will trust him and let him take charge. Northwest Military Affairs."
Zhu Fu scolded: "Who is he? He didn't even notify his commander? Is he sincerely teasing me?"
" "Father, don't get angry in a hurry." Zhu Feng said, "For now, you have to think of remedial measures. If the court finds out that you don't know anything, you will still have to bear the responsibility."
"He himself will bear the responsibility." He ran away with his troops, deliberately hiding it from me, and blamed me?" Zhu Fu seemed confident at this time.
But the hollow voice betrayed his heart.
Zhu Feng said: "You must not say that you are ignorant, but you should say that all this is deliberately done to paralyze the Tatars. I believe that Tang Junmen did not deliberately make things difficult for you. Now I I’m here too, and will help my father organize the military affairs. At least we have to... escort the soldiers on the front line, and let the Tatars know that our Ming soldiers will succeed us."
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