Chapter 281 Weininghai 20

Author: Silent

Chapter 281 Weininghai 2.0

None of the generals present expected that Zhang Zhou's purpose was to send troops to the grassland.

They thought that Zhang Zhou came to Xuanfu just to set off cannons and open mines, because they all felt that...Zhang Zhou was afraid of death.

Zhang Heling said: "Mr. Zhang, let's not make trouble. With your current status, my brother-in-law holds you like a treasure. What's the point of you insisting on doing this? If we can't make trouble, we can leave our troops on the grassland.

I can’t even go back to the capital.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone around him was embarrassed.

Only Ma Zhongxi heard this and felt it was both pleasant and nonsense.

It was pleasant because Zhang Heling opposed sending troops, and the nonsense was about the emperor treating Zhang Zhou as a treasure.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Everyone, do you think so too?"

"Haha." Zhu Hui and others could only smile bitterly.

If they were asked to take the initiative, they would not have the courage. After all, this was already the Hongzhi period, and none of the honorable ministers in the court still had the courage to go to the grasslands and make contributions.

The last distinguished minister who could help Zhang Zhou in his expedition, Wang Yue, has passed away.

Ma Zhongxi said coldly: "Zhang, you are indeed a newborn calf."

"Thank you for the compliment." Zhang Zhou smiled.

"Hmph!" Ma Zhongxi said, "You have just arrived, and you haven't even figured out the layout of the troops and horses around Xuan Mansion. The villagers don't know how many soldiers there are. You don't know anything about the soldiers, horses, and food in the city, so you dare to say that you want to go on an expedition.

Prairie, and they said they would detour behind enemy lines? Do you think that the wolves in the prairie are all made of paper, and you can burn them by setting fire to them, and you can poke them open by stretching out your finger? Simple! Ignorant!"

Ma Zhongxi was very dissatisfied with Zhang Zhou because of Ma Yi's case and the prayer for rain that day.

Now he finally seized the opportunity to teach Zhang Zhou a lesson with his old-fashioned identity as a "experienced person".

Don't mention how happy I am.

I like to see you pretending to be cool, but I'm worried that I won't have a chance to deal with you.

"Snapped!"

Zhang Zhou suddenly dropped a pamphlet on the table.

Ma Zhongxi glared at Zhang Zhou: "What is this?"

Zhang Zhou said: "Oh, this is something I tinkered with when I was in the capital. I like to talk about military affairs on paper. It tells how many troops and horses there are in Xuanda, how many soldiers are available, as well as the shortage of personnel and weapon damage everywhere, as well as the past years.

Reported to the imperial court the corruption situation in military pay, etc., and even the local military headquarters and the military headquarters, and conducted detailed investigations."

"you……"

Ma Zhongxi was a little speechless.

The things Zhang Zhou listed sounded very professional. He was able to find out so many things at once, even before setting off for the expedition. It can be said that he was very prepared.

But he didn't have the nerve to say it.

Are you fooling the devil?

Regardless of whether you have that ability or not, how dare you say that a booklet like yours can contain so many things?

Do you really think these people are laymen and can be deceived by you?

Zhang Heling grabbed the brochure, opened it and looked at it. He was surprised: "How can you read it when the characters are so small?"

When Ma Zhongxi looked at it, he realized that his conceitedness was a bit unnecessary, because the content of this booklet was not written with a brush. The words inside were very small and densely packed. How many words were there in such a booklet... It felt like it was countless.

clear.

"Lao Ma, you know I am a person who has no actual combat experience, so I can talk. I like to command and command Wang Weining when I have nothing to do. When I have nothing to do, I like to give advice to An Bianbo and Zhu Zhijie. I can make some sky gunpowder and invent some artillery. What do you think?

I am a newborn calf, so there is nothing wrong with me at all. But if it were not a newborn calf, I would be afraid of tigers when I go up the mountain. If I am timid, I would just go home and eat mush."

Zhang Zhou's attitude of "I'm just a novice, I'm not afraid of trouble, you can bite me" made Ma Zhongxi feel powerless after hearing this.

Zhang Heling handed the brochure to Ma Zhongxi. Ma Zhongxi was not the kind of lazy official. He picked it up and read the contents carefully. After flipping through a few pages, he realized that Zhang Zhou was not bragging.

The actual situation in Xuanfu, Datong, Piantou Pass, etc. is listed above.

"You...you have known about Ma Yi's bad deeds for a long time. Not only did you not go to court to participate in the impeachment, you actually...covered it?"

When Ma Zhongxi saw Zhang Zhou's list of Xuanda's local treasury backlog and corruption situation, he immediately felt angry.

Ma Yi next to him became nervous when he heard this.

What's going on?

My crimes have already become public knowledge before others have investigated me in detail?

Zhang Zhou smiled but did not answer.

Zhu Hui asked: "Mr. Zhang, where is the Chinese military tent of the Manguan Hui Department?"

Zhang Zhou picked up a cane and pointed at the hasty-looking map hanging on the door. Zhu Hui looked at it with wide eyes and said in surprise: "Weining Hai? This... this..."

No wonder Zhu Hui wasn't surprised.

Weininghai is the place where Wang Yue became famous, and it is also the origin of Wang Weining's nickname. At that time, Wang Yue sent troops from Datong to surprise Weininghai, and took away the home of the Tatar Grand Master Yisi Mayin, completing the Battle of Weininghai, thus becoming

The first general from Chenghua to Hongzhi years of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Weining Haizi, also known as Jining Haizi, has the most fertile grassland in Mongolia. It has been coveted by the Tatar tribe for many years. Even the neighboring tribes, including the Yongxie Bu tribe, have also been coveted.

There is the Ordos tribe of Mandu Lai Agulehu, which is the tribe where Aoer Dusi is located. They all covet this area, but it is currently owned by Huo Si."

Ma Zhongxi said sternly: "You don't need to explain it. How do you think it is easy for you to send troops to Weininghai?"

People around him also looked at Zhang Zhou.

Everyone knows that the water and grass around the Weining Sea are rich and fertile, and they all know that there may be the location of the Huoshanzhong military camp, but no one thinks that the Ming Dynasty can randomly attack Weining Sea and recreate the battle of Wang Weining.

Zhang Zhou sighed: "The troops sent out from Datong Town to Weininghai are two hundred and seventy miles away and have to pass through Mao'erzhuang. That is where the front flag of the Mengoljin tribe is now. The fire screen's defense against the headquarters is limited to this.

But if we send troops from Wanquan Youwei, go out to Xinghe, pass through Daqingshan, and go straight into the hinterland of Weininghai from the east road, although the distance is longer, more than 400 miles... but apart from the difficult roads, we will basically not encounter anything along the way.

Obstacle."

"enough!"

Ma Zhongxi couldn't stand listening. He walked over to the map and looked at all the marked points on the map.

He didn't know where Zhang Zhou's map came from, but he also noticed that Zhang Zhou's map seemed to be much more complete and accurate than the current map in Yansui.

As the governor of Yansui, Ma Zhongxi was also knowledgeable about maps.

He was born as a great Confucian. Li Mengyang, Kang Hai, Wang Jiusi and other young famous Confucians of the time all studied under him, and he himself was impeccable in terms of talent.

But in Zhang Zhou's view, there are no disciples when people are careful. For someone like Ma Zhongxi who is too upright, it seems that it is not that easy to teach his disciples well.

"Mr. Zhang, I am not insisting on pouring cold water on you. Since the Tartars sent troops, they have always been both soldiers and civilians. It is said that when you dismount, you can graze, and when you mount, you can bend the bow and set up arrows. The army and the people are one."

Ma Zhongxi felt that he couldn't control the situation unless he showed some real skills, so he started to break up.

Zhang Zhou also looked attentively and seemed willing to listen to his opinions.

Ma Zhongxi continued: "The Manchurian Tribe of Fire Siege is the strongest among the three major tribes on the right wing of Mongolia. When sending troops, the Chinese army is always behind, and they never say that they will ignore the old, weak, women and children of the tribe.

, you send troops to make a surprise attack four hundred miles away, regardless of whether your troops and horses can arrive smoothly, just say that after the troops and horses arrive, they will encounter the camp of the Huoshii headquarters, and they will also encounter the main force of the Chinese army from the Huoshii headquarters."

"How do you fight against a tired army after a long journey? Do you want to use side tactics again to blow up the Hulu barbarian camp? Or do you plan to use the enemy's strengths to fight with archers and horsemen?

Higher or lower?"

Zhang Heling, who was standing next to him, heard this and exclaimed: "People should not be judged by their appearance. You can do it, old horse. You are really good at breaking up. You are right, sending troops... is not appropriate!"

At this time, Zhang Heling was just like the grass on the wall.

When it comes to sending troops to seek death, he will definitely not agree.

The scene was awkward for a while, because almost everyone present did not want to send troops. This was just Zhang Zhou's wishful thinking, but they could not speak openly like Ma Zhongxi and Zhang Heling.

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"Pa bang bang..."

Zhang Zhou applauded: "Well said."

A compliment, the implication behind the words is, don’t say it next time, it will make you panic.

Zhang Zhou said: "Everyone, I want you to understand that I came to run the army under the emperor's order. It is my duty to mobilize troops and generals and go out to fight. My decisions are only responsible to Your Majesty and the Ministry of War, and I do not have to follow

You explain too much."

"you……"

Ma Zhongxi is so angry.

You can't defeat me, so you plan to use your official authority to suppress others?

"But since I advocate sending troops, in order to stabilize the morale of the troops, it is still necessary to explain to you the current situation on the grassland before sending troops."

Zhang Zhou rolled up his sleeves.

A group of people are having a meeting in a corridor in the middle of the summer. There is no ventilation on all sides, so it’s strange that they can feel comfortable.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Currently on the grassland, the little Tatar prince Batu Mengke, who is their headquarters in Chahar, has been moved to Aoerdusi, and the Ordos tribe Mandulai Agulehu has been forced to withdraw eastward.

Discuss with Yibula and Huoshai to fight against Batu Munch together."

Don't speak at all.

In fact, this is not a secret. The unification of the grassland seems to be an inevitable trend after the rise of Dayan Khan.
To be continued...