Chapter 220 The sword of the Jinyiwei, Shang Li

Ningxia Wei,

Pacify the camp.

Teams of soldiers were patrolling back and forth with torches.

The north wind raged across the ground, like cold swords.

In recent days, the war in Ningxia has not been going well for days, resulting in a downturn in the morale of the army and a sluggish morale.

The court recruited 200,000 troops, plus the local garrison, with a force of 230,000. However, for two months, not only did not quell the rebellion, but instead suffered heavy losses.

Especially in the battle of Changfeng Valley, he was ambushed and lost 40,000 troops, which reduced the morale of the entire army to a maximum.

Recently, the imperial army has had to start shrinking its defense line and defending it to the death.

But even so, the entire camp of quelling chaos is now in panic and morale is sluggish.

In addition, there were problems with food and grass in the rear, and the White Lotus Sect continued to plague the route of transporting food and grass, resulting in the lack of food and grass in the Dachang.

In battlefield clashes, morale and food supply are indispensable parts.

Many soldiers have become war-weary.

In the big tent,

It is already late at night, but the generals gathered in front of the sand table, frowning.

The candlelight sways gently.

A man who looked in his fifties stood in front of the sand table with a cold face.

His dark armor sets off his entire body very burly.

Unlike the other generals in the tent, this man had a dense beard and a rough face.

This person is the general of Datong, Ma Gui.

After receiving the imperial edict, he rushed to Ningxia with a fast horse.

If Ma Gui had not arrived in Ningxia in time, formulated a strategy, stabilized the morale of the army, and narrowed the defense line of the army, the war would probably be even more difficult now.

Although the defense line was shrinking, the situation of the war was stabilized and the rebels did not rush out of Ningxia. The two sides were in a stalemate.

Ma Gui's series of measures have also been recognized by some generals in the military.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the tent was particularly solemn.

The generals were silent, their faces filled with worry, and some people still had a faint fear in their eyes.

"Bang!"

Ma Gui punched the sand table with a punch, his face full of anger, and said furiously: "This group of demons from the White Lotus Sect!"

During this period, the White Lotus Sect's people mingled into the army and carried out assassination many times, causing panic among the army.

If this continues, many people will not even believe the people around them.

Everyone is afraid that their colleagues around them will fight back, and no one dares to fight without any scruples.

"Mahjong."

"Now there is a shortage of food and grass, and the remaining food in the camp can only last for five days. It's better to withdraw the troops as soon as possible."

In the silent tent, a sound suddenly sounded.

Deputy General Li Xufeng looked at Ma Gui and said lightly: "Drag on and wait until the food and grass are exhausted, I am afraid that the soldiers in the army will have to mutiny before the enemy comes."

Before Ma Gui's future, he was the leader of the quelling of rebellions in Ningxia.

But because of this, the war was not going well, Zhu Yijun transferred Ma Gui to replace Li Xunfeng.

If it were not for the generals of the Northern Army in the Central and Northern Army, Li Xunfeng should have been removed from office and was tried in Beijing.

Ma Gui frowned slightly and said without looking back: "If we retreat at this time, it means that we have to give up the front line here, and it will be difficult for us to take it back."

"I wonder, General Ma has any other good plans?"

Li Wenfeng's words have a little more sarcastic meaning.

It’s not possible to retreat, and it’s not possible to retreat and fight. Is it just wasteful?

Ma Gui frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "General Li, soldiers can have this idea, but we as generals cannot."

"If even we were thinking of retreating, once the soldiers saw it, morale would inevitably be even more depressed."

Li Fengfeng glanced at Ma Gui. Although he didn't say it clearly, he felt extremely disdainful.

How can I not understand this principle? I still need you to teach you!

It sounds nice, but it’s not because I’m afraid of being guilty.

From Datong, if the rebellion cannot be suppressed and the troops are withdrawn repeatedly, the court will inevitably hold them accountable when it finds out.

Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, but it was just a failure in the battle, so they were temporarily replaced.

Since ancient times, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Li Fengfeng was originally the commander of the rebellion, but now he is replaced by Ma Gui, so he naturally feels dissatisfied.

It is mainly because of Ma Gui's origin, and he is very rejected in the Northern Army.

Even all the officials in the court now have a lot of complaints about him.

Especially after the Huobai rebellion, the court became increasingly resistant to foreign generals.

One man suddenly said coldly: "If the Jinyiwei hadn't been incompetent, we wouldn't have been so passive."

"The White Lotus Sect is so rampant that they are infiltrated into the army, but they cannot detect it."

"I want to see, the Jinyiwei has a great responsibility for this matter!"

"If they could find out the situation in Changfeng Valley at the beginning, we wouldn't have lost so many people in vain."

"Enough!" Ma Gui frowned immediately and said coldly: "The Jinyiwei is the personal army of the emperor, so you can discuss it at will!"

“Now is not the time to shirke responsibility!”

“What we should think about is how to calm the chaos, rather than shirking responsibility from each other here.”

He knew very well what the group of people were thinking.

But it is the stupidest thing to put the blame on the Jinyiwei.

If the Jinyiwei had not risked his life to investigate the military situation, the situation would have been even more chaotic.

Although there were twenty armies, they were originally drawn from Jingying, Xuanfu, Shanxi and Shaanxi. The components were complex and the generals did not belong to the same faction.

Obviously, no one accepts anyone!

If you have any credit, you will rush to get it. If you have any problems, you will shirke responsibility for each other.

All parties also have the intention to preserve their strength, and in comparison, they are more like a group of mobs.

Everyone looked ugly.

Except for a few people, most of them looked indifferent and looked contemptuous.

Many people are waiting to watch Magui's jokes.

Anyway, even if something happens to quell the rebellion, Ma Gui will still be responsible. At that time, they can put all the blame on Ma Gui.

Ma Gui sighed in his heart.

The only thing he can mobilize now is the Datong Army.

At this moment, the entire camp suddenly swayed gently, and a huge noisy sound came from outside, and the sound waves were like waves striking against the shore, rolling in.

"Boom!"

Everyone looked shocked.

"It's not the enemy's attack on the camp, right?"

Ma Gui's face changed slightly. He took the sword and rushed out of the tent.

Everyone rushed out of the tent immediately.

At this moment, the soldiers outside the camp were also alarmed, holding weapons and looking alert.

It can be clearly seen that many people have a look of fear on their faces.

Ma Gui looked into the distance with his brows slightly frowned.

Such a big noise, the forward guard post cannot be unaware of it.

Even if the guard post cannot detect it, the Jinyiwei has already spread all around. With their abilities, they will definitely notice it and then warn.

But there was no warning for such a big noise. Could it be that even the secret whistle of the Jinyiwei was removed?

The roar in my ears became clearer and the gravel on the ground was pounding gently.

Ma Gui shouted violently: "What are you doing when you are standing there!"

"Drum beating the order!"
To be continued...