Feng Tang was shaken a lot.

I haven't seen him for two years, and my son has changed more and more, and some ideas and opinions have been faintly formed, and he has begun to consider the problem from the perspective of the overall situation of the court.

Although there is still a lot to be discussed here, I have to admit that in the general direction, this is correct.

Since the Northern Yuan withdrew from the Central Plains, it has been in a state of instability, but it also gave a heavy blow to the former Ming under the control of Warat, and later the Tatars under the control of Altan Khan also brought great threats to the Great Zhou, but under the influence of various factors, the Altan tribute was finally achieved, so that the Tatars and the Great Zhou maintained a state of relative peace for more than 20 years.

But this state of peace is only relative, after the death of Altan, the already fragile balance was broken, whether it is the Chahar on the left wing, or the Tumut on the right, or the Mongolian tribes in the West Sea, they all intermittently harassed the border of the Great Zhou, and also brought great trouble to the Great Zhou, and the Nine Sides were slowly formed in such a state.

Because in order to prevent the invasion from the north, the Nine Sides had to maintain a huge military force, so the Nine Sides Army Salary also became the largest noose of the Great Zhou Household Department, which made the Great Zhou breathless at any time.

As Feng Ziying said, peace on the northern border of the Great Zhou actually depended on the attitude of the Tatars, which was very dangerous.

If we want to regain the initiative, the fundamental strategy can only be to be strong ourselves.

However, when this point is temporarily difficult to achieve, we can only take some strategic hand breaks, such as dividing and disintegrating, suppressing the strong and helping the weak, and using the resource advantages of the Great Zhou to act as a balancing hand.

However, there are still many problems to be solved before it can really involve concrete operations, especially to achieve this in the current counterinsurgency war in Ningxia.

"Xiu Ling, what do you think of Feng Zitang?" Chai Ke stood on the wall of the Yulin Acropolis with his hands on his back, and the guards were ten steps away.

The whistling northwest wind carries the unique sand and dust of the Loess Plateau from time to time, and only needs to stand on the city wall and burn incense to catch a layer of fine yellow dust.

"It is considered to be a veteran of the old Cheng Mouguo, and it is worthy of working in Datong Town for more than ten years, and if you change someone, I am afraid that Yulin Town will be dangerous." Yang He said calmly.

Yang He doesn't know about military affairs, and he has been doing imperial history before, but he has seen a lot, as a friend of all-night military affairs before he came, to see how a military general is, in fact, he only needs to look at the logistics and supply situation.

Therefore, as the right hand of the Imperial Palace, after he came, he went directly to the preparation and preparation of the grain, straw, armament and materials of the Zhuwei Department of Yulin Town.

This is the duty of him and the two imperial historians of the Imperial Court with him.

After two days, although it cannot be said that the soldiers are well fed, the logistical preparations are still relatively sufficient, and they cross the Yuxi River to the west through Baoningbao to Boluo Fort, or go south to Xiangshui Fort to Boluo Fort, along the south bank of the Wuding River to the west to the east bank of the Lu River, and pass through Huaiyuan, Wuwei, and Qingping's Longzhou.

He took two imperial soldiers to divide into two routes, all the way to check the preparation of materials, including grain and blades and arrows, and all the way to check the equipment of post stations along the line.

"Oh? Xiu Ling has such a high opinion of Feng Zitang? Chai Ke also had a good impression of Feng Zitang, but he didn't expect Yang He to comment like this, Lao Cheng Mouguo, this sentence is placed on a military general, and it comes from the mouth of the new right man of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Chai Ke doesn't believe that he praised Qiao Yingjia and Feng Ziying because they have a teacher-student friendship.

"Brother Zishu, Yu didn't have much contact with military affairs before, and he couldn't even say that he couldn't understand military affairs, but I also heard a saying that it depends on the ability of a military general, and the most important thing is not to see whether he can charge into battle and bravely champion the three armies, to see if he can strategize and make every move, the easiest way is to look at his preparation of means in logistics support, which is done well, basically this military general is invincible."

"Oh?" Chai Ke savored it, but finally nodded, I have to say that this sentence is very reasonable, especially in the Nine Sides of the Great Zhou, it makes even more sense.

"Feng Zitang has only been here for two years, and I don't think it's difficult to say that if he is in Datong and he is persuaded by the order, but here, his prestige is not low, I took a closer look, and it can be called a soldier's service, and I don't know how."

Yang He continued: "I took people to take advantage of these two days to check the preparation of grain, although the defect is insufficient, but it is within the acceptable range, even better than my estimate, the three sides and four towns can not be counted on and Xuanfu Liaodong comparison, so it is not bad, in addition to the post stations along the line, according to the provisions of each fort master two people, ten donkeys, forage is sufficient, check the four post stations, only one station donkey eight, the others are full, hehe, can do this, Yang is a little admired. ”

"But Xiuling, I think Feng Zitang seems to be a little lacking in courage, not that he is afraid of war, but that he is a little conservative, you say that he can be called a soldier and has enough food, but in the front line of Tianshui Fort and Xiamaguan Fort, he has an advantage but refuses to let go of the fight, if he dares to be bold at that time and let He Shixian attack with all his strength, Anbiansuo and Qinggangxia and even Pingyusuo may not be taken by the rebels in one fell swoop."

Speaking of which, Chai Ke was choked by it, He Shixian's department actually occupied an absolute advantage in the first line of Raoyang Water Fort, Sanshan Fort, and Sweet Water Fort, and won both battles, but he refused to take a step beyond the thunder pond and stopped at Sanshan Pass.

Yang He laughed dumbly, Chai Ke couldn't help but think that these veterans were too simple.

Feng Zitang had several ups and downs, how could he easily cross the line?

He Shixian is also a general, doesn't he know where He'an Bian is under emotion? That's Guyuan Town's territory!

Without Feng Zitang's military order, He Shixian dared to cross the line to fight, and Feng Zitang dared to march the military law.

Similarly, there was no military order from the Ministry of War or Chai Ke, the governor of the three sides, and if Feng Zitang dared to give this order, he Yang He would dare to impeach him immediately and let him immediately stand by.

The temporary change is within the scope of his own authority, in the territory of Yulin Town, no matter how you command the commander, the commander-in-chief, beyond the boundary, without the authorization of the military department or the governor, except for the civil servants who have some fear, dare to play this hand, and the military generals play this hand, that is to bring trouble on themselves.

How could Feng Zitang risk his family's lives for the loss of Guyuan Town, one city and one place?

"Brother Zishu, your requirements are a little too high, these martial generals, who have been immersed in the land of the Nine Sides for so many years, know the doorway here too well, without the will of the imperial court, I think it is beyond our expectations to be able to do this step, I can assert that even after the Datong soldiers come, they may not be able to achieve the level of Yulin Town." Yang He said with a smile.

"Xiu Ling also makes sense, maybe my expectations for Feng Zitang are too high." Chai Ke also laughed, and his mood was much better, it should be the preparation of Yulin Town that made him feel a lot more relaxed, and he was also a little more sure of defeating the rebels.

"The Datong soldiers will be there the day after tomorrow, and the imperial court has already come with a few wills." Yang He looked to the west, "I'm afraid the imperial court won't allow it to drag on any longer." ”

"But the situation in Gansu Town is still unknown, and if the Tatars keep not leaving the border wall, the number of troops that Yulin Town can draw out is too small." This is the biggest hidden worry in Chai Ke's heart, "Feng Zitang has always disagreed with You Shigong's efforts. ”

Chai Ke, as the governor of the three sides, of course, has the right to command the soldiers and horses of the three sides and four towns with full authority, but Feng Tang's opinion as the chief military officer must be respected, and if he can't convince Feng Tang, it will always be difficult to reassure people when this battle is fought.

Yang He was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Brother Zishu, can the matter of King Shunyi be authorized?" ”

Chai Ke also hesitated for a moment before saying: "Your Majesty also told me before leaving that if you are forced to do so, you can act cheaply on the throne of King Shunyi, but you must consider the overall situation in the future, and you can't leave trouble for a while." ”

"In that case, you might as well recruit Feng Tang, I believe that his people must have considered this aspect." Yang He said categorically: "At the same time, his people have close contacts with the foreign departments, but there is still a bottom line, otherwise it will ......"

Chai Ke was startled, his eyes seemed to be in disbelief, "Xiuling, you mean ......?"

"Brother Zishu, you have been in the Metropolitan Procuratorate for too short a time, so you don't know much about the situation of the Nine Sides, which of the people who are the chief soldiers and deputy chief soldiers of the Nine Sides has no connection with the Tatars outside the border wall? Having business contacts is the most ordinary, and many people even make a living in partnerships, but some people have a bottom line, and some people are unscrupulous. ”

Yang He spoke more and more casually.

"The Feng family has been operating in Datong Town for decades, from Feng Qin, Feng Han to Feng Tang, the foreign Tatar departments, and the foreign merchants, which one dares to deny them the Feng family? is that the Ma family is inferior to the Feng family by a few points, but with the death of Feng Qin and Feng Han, only Feng Tang is left, and the people are thin, so he was slowly caught up by the Ma family. ”

"You mean that Feng Zitang was dismissed four years ago because of ......," Chai Ke became more and more shocked.

"Didn't I say that? Feng Zitang has a bottom line, but it doesn't mean that he has no friendship with the Tatar tribes, hmph, I'm afraid that it doesn't matter if it's Rick, whether it's the Three Niangzi, whether it's Su Nang Taiji, Bu Shitu, or Strength Rabbit, they all have something to do with Feng Zitang's eyebrows. Yang He said lightly: "Four years ago, Feng Zitang was impeached and dismissed, I didn't know at the time, but later I knew a little, he offended the Fan family and the Jin family in Shanxi at the same time, but it took a lot of effort to find him some handles, and there were also people in our procuratorate who ordered him to be dismissed, so ......"

"If that's the case, then how could Feng Tang risk this trip to the troubled waters?" Chai Ke frowned.

Yang He was happy, "Brother Zishu, don't say that you brought Feng Keng here just to admire him, this is too hypocritical." ”

Chai Ke also laughed, shook his head, but said no more.

"Brother Zishu, you might as well make it clear to Feng Zitang, he may not care about himself, but Feng Keng is his only son-in-law, and he cares more about his future than anyone else." Yang He smiled coldly.