"Why are you here, and now you are in Pingyu City?"

Gao pragmatic question, Xiao Ruxun seemed to have expected it, he replied unhurriedly but quickly: "Back to the cardinal, Pingyu City is still in the hands of our army, and the last general came over on the premise of ensuring that Pingyu City is not lost." ”

Hearing that Ping Yu was not lost, Gao Pragmatic was much more relaxed, but he was still a little strange about Xiao Ruxun's arrival, and asked, "Fang just said that you are 'here to help'?" Aid what? ”

Xiao Ruxun hurriedly said: "Back to the cardinal, this matter is abrupt. Originally, the general heard that there were only more than 30,000 people in the headquarters of the cardinal, and the cavalry of the Boshuoktu department was transferred from outside the city of Pingyu, and it seemed that they were coming towards the cardinal...... Because the Jinong headquarters is not inferior to the number of 30,000, and it is in the territory of the set department, the attitude of the other departments is not clear, and the last general is worried that there may be a change on the side of the cardinal......

"Oh, that's right." Gao pragmatic smiled: "Your kindness is understood, get up and speak." ”

Xiao Ruxun hurriedly thanked him and stood up solemnly.

Gao pragmatic waved his hand and said, "You have worked hard from afar, you don't have to stand, sit down and talk." Come and serve tea to Xiao Vice Rong. ”

Xiao Ruxun was flattered and hurriedly said: "In front of the cardinal, how can there be a seat of the last general?" The last general stuffed the rough people, just standing, just standing. ”

"If you are told to sit down, you are not an outsider, so you don't have to be polite." Gao pragmatic insisted.

"It's not an outsider" was said, Xiao Ruxun didn't dare not know how to lift, so he had to sit on half of his buttocks carefully, his back was straight, maybe it was more difficult than standing.

Gao Pragmatic was also satisfied with his posture, and said with a smile: "What is the situation in Pingyu City, after you come, is Pingyu City in danger?" ”

Xiao Ruxun immediately said: "Pingyu City is currently being attacked by the rebel general Tu Wenxiu, this person's behavior is quite strange, it has always been mainly besieging the city, and there are very few strong attacks, it is because Pingyu City has suffered a large-scale attack in the previous time, and the current period of time is quite calm. As for the last general, although he took away more than 2,000 people, the city was not large, and the remaining troops were still enough to defend the city, and the last general thought that there would be no loss for at least a month. ”

Gao Pragmatic didn't answer immediately, but thought for a moment and asked, "Tu Wenxiu didn't launch a strong attack during this time?" ”

"Yes." Xiao Ruxun replied in the affirmative.

Gao Shishi asked with interest: "What do you think about this?" ”

Xiao Ruxun said: "The last general thought that Tu Wenxiu might have suffered some losses last time, and now he didn't want to lose too many troops, so he changed his strong attack to a long-term hardship, intending to wait for the lack of food to collapse himself." ”

"Is there a shortage of food for Pinglu?" Gao asked pragmatically.

"Not lacking for the time being." Xiao Ruxun said: "According to the calculation of the last general, as long as Pingyu City saves some food, it can be insisted on for at least half a year, if there is a discord and the labor army of the big households in the city is mobilized, it will be two or three months longer, and it should be possible." ”

Gao pragmatic asked again: "Do you think Tu Wenxiu knows nothing about these situations?" ”

"Uh......" Xiao Ruxun hesitated for a moment, frowned, and said, "It stands to reason that you shouldn't be ignorant." ”

Gao pragmatically nodded and said, "You are quite sober, and you don't underestimate others too much." Pinglu was originally an important place in Ningxia, the gateway to the north, and how many reserves there were in Pingyu City, and it was impossible for the Ningxia Rebellion to be ignorant. In particular, Bibai, the former Ningxia Fubiao general, should have enough knowledge of Pingyu City, so they must know that Pingyu City has enough food for more than half a year. ”

Xiao Ruxun's heart moved, and he asked tentatively, "What does the cardinal mean?" ”

Gao pragmatic didn't answer, but asked: "Since Tu Wenxiu knows that the food in Pingyu City is enough for more than half a year, why would he choose to surround it instead of fighting, have you ever thought about it?" ”

Xiao Ruxun actually mentioned it just now, and when he saw Gao Shipra and asked again, he had to repeat it, and said, "I don't want to lose my troops." ”

"And then?" Gao asked pragmatically: "Have you thought more deeply, such as...... Why didn't he lose any more troops? ”

This made Xiao Ruxun a little surprised, of course, no one who is a general wants to lose his troops, otherwise wouldn't he show that he is very incompetent?

Gao Pragmatic seemed to see through his thoughts, shook his head slightly, and pointed: "Tu Wenxiu has two hearts for Bibai. ”

Xiao Ruxun's eyes widened: "How come?" Then he found that he was a little suspicious of what the cardinal meant, and hurriedly remedied: "Ah, the last general said that this Tuwenxiu is from the Bibai lineage, why did he suddenly have such an idea?" ”

Gao Pragmatic said lightly: "Shi Siming is also a descendant of An Lushan, how much loyalty do you think he has to An Lushan?" ”

Xiao Ruxun was stunned for a moment, and then reacted a little, and thought: "What does the cardinal mean is that Tu Wenxiu is not very optimistic about the rebels, so he has the intention of supporting the army and respecting himself?" But since he instigated Bibai to rebel, why is he not optimistic? ”

Gao pragmatically smiled disdainfully and said: "They originally thought that the imperial court would spend too much this year, and in the face of the chaos in the northwest, it was very likely that they would choose to pacify, but they didn't expect the imperial court to even talk about it, and directly dispatched a large army to quell the rebellion." Tu Wenxiu prides himself on being a rare wise general under Bibai, and in the face of this situation, he naturally has to consider the way back. ”

Xiao Ruxun thought about it, but was still a little puzzled, and asked, "Since you have to consider the back road, shouldn't you have won the flat capture earlier?" Without Pingyu City in hand, his back road is not stable. ”

"Not really." Gao Pragmatic shook his head and said: "Even if he wins Pingyu City, it can only be regarded as a place to retreat, but the surrounding products of Pingyu City are not abundant, and he can't be self-sufficient, and he can't even do a fundamental place, so whether he takes it or not, in fact, there is not much difference."

If Bibai can block the thunderous blow of my army, then it is necessary for Tu Wenxiu to take Pingyu, because although Pingyu is not rich, he still has some output in the end, and he has Pingyu City in hand, which is better than not even having a place to stay; And if Bibai can't block this blow, it doesn't make a difference whether Pingyu City is in the hands of Tuwenxiu, because if he wants to take Pingyu, he will inevitably lose his troops, but since Bibai has lost Ningxia, he Tuwenxiu can only choose to flee or surrender, so wouldn't the loss of his previous part of the army outweigh the losses? ”

At this moment, Xiao Ruxun really understood: as long as he lost Ningxia, then no matter whether he surrendered or fled, the troops in his hands were his capital, and of course this capital could not be lost before the overall situation was decided. On the contrary, if Bi Bai really carried it, then he could take the Pingyu and be his rebel general in peace and security, and be the only one.

What a calculation.

Xiao Ruxun smiled and complimented: "The cardinal platform is really like a torch, and Tu Wenxiu's thoughts really can't be hidden from the cardinal." ”

Gao Pragmatic was almost immune to the compliments, and when he heard the words, he didn't say anything, and asked directly: "Since Tu Wenxiu's mind has been understood, what do you think our army should do at this time?" ”

Xiao Ruxun immediately said: "Such a major matter has its own cardinal decision, how dare the last general not speak too much without his own strength?" ”

Gao Pragmatic shook his head in his heart, and said secretly: This is the problem of Daming, even if the generals understand the situation in front of them, they don't even dare to say a word in front of Coach Wenchen.

But he has always wanted to cultivate the independent thinking ability of military generals, especially young generals like Xiao Ruxun, so he waved his hand and said: "I have my own decision, now I just understand your opinion, you don't have to worry about it, just say it." ”

Xiao Ruxun carefully observed Gao Pragmatic's face, and saw that he didn't seem to be joking, so he had to think that Gao Pragmatic was inspecting him, and couldn't help but pay attention to it, and after thinking carefully for a while, he slowly replied: "The last general thinks that it depends on how the cardinal plan to pacify the rebellion in Ningxia." ”

Gao asked lightly, "What do you say?" ”

Xiao Ruxun bowed his hand and said: "The cardinal, please forgive the general, if the cardinal plan to follow the example of Tang Ding'an's history, then the cardinal can only take Ningxia directly." Ningxia recovered, and the rest naturally changed their banners, raised their hands to surrender or fled north, so that the rebellion in the northwest was mostly over. ”

Gao was noncommittal, and asked, "What else?" ”

Xiao Ruxun replied: "If the cardinal platform insists on eliminating all evil, then the last general thinks that it is best to go north first and then south. first blocked the opening of Pingyu City, destroyed Tuwenxiu's department, or forced it back to Ningxia, and then cleared more than 40 forts around Ningxia one by one, and finally broke Ningxia in one fell swoop. ”

Gao Shishi chuckled lightly and praised: "Xiao Deputy Rong can be in a situation where the whole town of Ningxia is lost, and the town alone is as peaceful as a rock, and it is really not fortunate." ”

Xiao Ruxun was like drinking a bowl of honey in one gulp, and her heart was happy, but she was busy and said: "The cardinal has passed the award, and the last general is just carrying the emperor's grace, and he doesn't dare to slack off. ”

Gao pragmatic waved his hand and smiled, signaling that he didn't have to be too modest, and then asked a word that shocked Xiao Ruxun: "But what if I want to take Ningxia directly, but also want to get rid of evil?" ”

"Ah, this ......" Xiao Ruxun was a little dumbfounded, and said in his heart, how can this be done? If you hit Ningxia, Tuwenxiu is bound to pay attention to it at any time and may run away at any time; If you fight Tuwenxiu, you have to clear more than 40 forts around Ningxia, so Ningxia will not be able to talk about "direct taking". These two can obviously only choose one or the other, how can they be together? Do you have an army of 100,000 or even 200,000 troops, and you can't attack it all-out?

Gao pragmatically smiled and said, "Does Vice Rong Xiao think that he can't do this with his current strength?" I don't even understand why Motobu has this idea. ”

Xiao Ruxun hurriedly said: "The last general is dull, please also ask the cardinal to show it." ”

Gao Shishi sighed and said, "First of all, you must know that this Northwest Rebellion happened suddenly and at an untimely time, and the imperial court needs me to calm it down with the fastest speed and the smallest loss, and it can't be delayed for a long time." ”

Xiao Ruxun said: "Yes, the last general can save it, but the last general doesn't know how to do it." ”

Gao pragmatic said: "The rebellion of Tang Ping'an history is inexhaustible, leaving a century-old legacy of Hebei. Therefore, it is an inevitable choice to eliminate evil, and this time Ningxia is in turmoil, the headquarters will inevitably be wiped out, and no one will be left! ”

Although Gao Pragmatic is a civilian official, his military achievements in recent years are almost unprecedented in the Ming Dynasty. When these words came out of his mouth, it was really murderous, and even a general like Xiao Ruxun couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, as if he felt the blade on his side, so that he didn't dare to interject, but subconsciously lowered his head even more.

Gao pragmatic continued: "The reason why you are worried that you will not be able to take Ningxia directly at the same time while blocking the retreat of the rebels is because our army can use limited forces, and if it is a two-pronged approach, Ningxia will not be threatened much. In this way, Ningxia's Bibai may rely on the superiority of the cavalry under his command to mobilize reinforcements everywhere, and even because our troops are scattered, they may be defeated by him.

And in this way, it is difficult for me to clear the periphery of Ningxia and block the retreat of the rebels, and I can't quickly recover Ningxia and calm the chaos, but it gives the other party a chance to breathe, and even allows the other party to build confidence in resisting the imperial army, which will be more difficult to deal with in the future, right? ”

Xiao Ruxun felt that this was a little difficult to answer, and with a turn of his mind, he said in his heart: "The cardinal is clever, it seems that he is already confident, and the last general is really admired." ”

Gao Pragmatic listened to it funny, and said in his heart: This guy is also smart, he doesn't dare to say that he is really worried about this situation, so as not to be suspected of underestimating me, so he simply skips this one and compliments me directly, saying that I am already confident...... Hey, it's really worthy of a family of military generals from the Han people, but they can talk a lot more than Magui.

However, Gao Pragmatic also knows that officials who have been able to never slip around in the past are really rare, especially the military generals of the Ming Dynasty, whose status is extremely low, and if they are not "respectful" in front of Wenchen, it is almost equivalent to suicide - at least political suicide, so Gao Pragmatic will not blame Xiao Ruxun for this, after all, people's starting point is just a kind of self-protection.

Even Qi Jiguang had to be an official like this, not to mention him Xiao Ruxun?

Gao pragmatically said: "It's not a clever calculation, but this matter is really not as difficult as you imagined at the moment." He paused and said, "You should have learned something about today's battle between Motobutang and Boshoketu just now?" ”

Xiao Ruxun has a lot of Mongolians in his own army, and of course he can speak Mongolian, he has indeed learned the general situation of today's battle from the cavalry sent by Chataiji, and nodded when he heard this: "Yes, the last general has already heard a little." ”

Gao pragmatic nodded, stretched out his hand towards Chataiji, and introduced: "The person in front of you is the first warrior of Mongolia, Totochataiji, and he has made great contributions to today's battle. ”

Xiao Ruxun didn't necessarily have much respect for Chataiji, but he obviously saw a pragmatic attitude, so he hurriedly bowed his hand to Chataiji: "It turned out to be General Toto, who has admired his name for a long time, like thunder." ”

Chataiji smiled: "I'm afraid the big name may not be, but the notoriety is mostly true." ”

To say that this Mongolian is too upright to speak, even a person like Xiao Ruxun who can be a man is a little unable to catch the words, and forced a smile: "Old things, why do you need to mention ...... again"

Gao Shishi knew that Chataiji had no malicious intentions, but he didn't want Xiao Ruxun to be too embarrassed, so he interrupted: "General Tokhtar will not return north to Tumut for the time being, and the 30,000 Tumut cavalry under his command will fight for my Ming Dynasty together with the 20,000 cavalry of the Cheduji Division led by Ilduqi, as well as some of the cavalry of the Boshok Tujinong headquarters." ”

Not only was this completely unexpected by Xiao Ruxun, but even Cha Taiji was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "Shutai, I'm okay with Yile Duqi, but isn't the Jinong headquarters of Boshuoktu going to be handed over to Taigal Zhungen Hatun?" ”

Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly: "Bo Shuoketu has made such a big mistake, doesn't Taigal Zhungen Hatun think that he should be helped to make up for it?" ”

Chataiji suddenly felt a pang in his heart, and said secretly: No wonder before I came, the Great Khan deliberately told not to play tricks with Gao Shutai, this person can really calculate in the slightest, this time our Tumut and Ordos not only have to help him fight, but also have to show honor to become......

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