Chapter 599 General Li Is Confused!

Although Lin Tailai was not optimistic about Magui's attack at all, he did not stop him in the end.

War is not just about fighting and killing, but also about human relationships. Not only will you not get gratitude if you stop Ma Gui, but you will be resented.

Anyway, in the original history, before Li Rusong arrived, Ma Gui failed to capture the city of Ningxia.

If the butterfly effect really occurs and Ma Gui accidentally succeeds in attacking the city, then Li Rusong in this time and space will be unlucky.

At first, Ma Gui wanted to play a little trick and lure the rebels out of the city to fight.

After all, normal people know that it is far easier to deal with the defenders who go out to fight than relying on the city wall to defend.

Ma Gui first sent hundreds of officers and soldiers with loud voices to curse Kuaibai under the city wall in an attempt to provoke Kuaibai into fighting.

But in the end, it was all in vain. Kuaibai was as steady as an old dog and was not fooled.

Then Ma Gui staged a failed attack on the city, pretending to be defeated and fleeing, in an attempt to lure the rebels out of the city to pursue them.

As a result, Kuaibai was still as stable as an old dog, and the rebels were determined to stay in the city and not come out.

Ma Gui had been the commander-in-chief of Ningxia Town for more than ten years before, and Kuaibai had been working under Ma Gui at that time. He was still very familiar with Ma Gui's habits and way of thinking, and he would be damned if he could be fooled.

After two consecutive small strategies failed, Ma Gui could only launch a strong attack and assigned tasks to the general soldiers.

Ningxia Town Chief Soldier Dong Yikui was in charge of the south of the city, Guyuan Deputy Chief Soldier Li Yu was in charge of the west side of the city, former Chief Soldier Liu Chengsi was in charge of the north side of the city, and former Chief Soldier Niu Bingzhong was in charge of the east side of the city.

Ma Gui and Xiao Ruxun each led an army of officers and soldiers, responsible for coordinating various areas and preventing raids by cavalry.

As a supervisor, Lin Tailai did not participate in the operation, but he still stood outside Nancheng and watched.

The officers and soldiers first fired at the city wall with less accurate cannons, and then mounted the Folang machine cannon and fired accurately at the city head.

After the artillery fire briefly suppressed the rebels defending the city, under the supervision of the general, the officers and soldiers of the brigade rushed forward and began to attack the city with human flesh.

Looking at the siege scene where human life seemed to be worthless, Supervisor Lin sighed inwardly.

For Lin Supervisor, this siege is a political battle, and it cannot be done without fighting.

If you don't fight, you will be constantly accused of being timid and afraid of the enemy, and you will also be resented by Ma Gui.

It is because of these political issues that human lives continue to be consumed here today.

Lin Tailai realized these four words firsthand today: "Compassion does not control soldiers."

Under the direct command of Ma Gui, the siege continued for more than ten days, but in the face of the tall and solid city walls and the tenacious rebels, no progress was made at all.

Ma Gui's mentality changed from full of expectation to numbness. When he reported the losses to Supervisor Lin, he said with some disbelief:

"The rebels were completely surrounded by the army and could only defend the isolated city. They were still so tenacious. It was really unexpected."

Supervisor Lin looked at the casualty statistics sent by each battalion and resisted the urge to say, "I don't want casualty numbers, I just want Ningxia City."

Hearing Ma Gui's doubts, Supervisor Lin replied: "If I had paid my respects, I would have said this to the rebel generals.

Now that they have all committed the crime of rebellion, the only way to survive is to defend the city with all their might and force the court to appease them!

With this kind of mentality, how can the rebel generals not be tenacious in defending the city? "

Ma Gui suddenly realized that this was true when he thought about it carefully.

If the heroes of Liangshan had not repeatedly defeated the army, would they have been recruited in exchange for peace?

Supervisor Lin asked again: "Li Rusong will be here in three days. Do you still want to fight?"

Failing to capture Ningxia City before Li Rusong arrived, Ma Gui felt like he had missed a hundred thousand taels.

After a moment of silence, he said dejectedly: "The soldiers are tired and have a shortage of equipment. Let's rest for a while."

Three days later, Li Rusong, the first-rank commander-in-chief, commander-in-chief of the rear army commander-in-chief, and commander-in-chief of Shaanxi's anti-rebellion military affairs, led new reinforcements to Ningxia City.

Other camp officials continued to alert the rebels. Only Dong Yikui and Ma Gui from the main camp in Nancheng went out to greet Li Rusong.

Lin Tailai, the supervisor, thought for a while and went to the camp gate to greet him without putting on any airs as a supervisor.

After all, Brother Li cannot treat Li Rusong like other military attachés, and he still has to give him three points of face.

After seeing Supervisor Lin, Li Rusong laughed and said: "Hahahaha, I really didn't expect that I could go on an expedition with Brother Lin.

It really inspires me to be together thousands of miles away and work together for the king's cause! "

When General Da Shen, who was following Supervisor Lin, saw this, he thought to himself that Li Rusong was rumored to be quite arrogant and arrogant, and even the governor was not polite in his courtesy.

Why did the Li Rusong I saw with my own eyes today seem to be quite kind?

Just when General Da Shen thought of this, he saw Li Rusong waving to others, "Excuse me, please stay away for now. I will talk to Brother Lin alone first."

Then General Da Shen understood that it was not that Li Rusong was friendly, but that he was only friendly to Lin Junmen.

Ma Gui shook his head helplessly, turned around and left.

He finally understood how much face Supervisor Lin had given him by allowing him to attack the city first.

If someone else had been the supervisor, he would have put on small shoes for himself, and then waited for his good brother Li Rusong to come and then take care of himself.

It's a pity that I didn't grasp it and failed to live up to Supervisor Lin's connivance. I can't blame others.

After the others around him dispersed, Supervisor Lin invited Li Rusong to the camp to talk.

After Li Rusong sat down and took a few sips of tea, he pretended to be cool and said, "They say you were the one who forced Kuai Bai to rebel, but you still have to trouble me to deal with the aftermath."

Lin Tailai refuted unceremoniously: "Nonsense! Kuaibai has long been rebelling in his heart, just like An Lushan in the former Tang Dynasty. How can it be said that he was forced to rebel?"

Li Rusong chuckled and said, "Do you mean to compare yourself to Yang Guozhong?"

Lin Tailai changed the subject and said: "If you are asked to make meritorious deeds, there are so many weird things to say!"

Li Rusong sighed deeply, spread his hands and said: "I have been a first-class governor, a governor of the rear army, and the son of Ning Yuanbo. What's the use of meritorious service? Is it possible that I can be granted the title of Duke?"

Lin Tailai: "."

It seems that Brother Li has gone too far. He has become a "general" commanding 50,000 to 60,000 troops. The excitement has not passed yet?

Don't underestimate tens of thousands. After Tumubao and before the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were absolutely very few generals who could command an army of 50,000 or 60,000 people without water.

If the chief soldier can be respectfully called "general", then Li Rusong, the chief soldier in the general army, can definitely be called "general".

Even as the emperor's beloved general, Li Rusong was not immune to this kind of vanity.

After the greetings were completed, Li Rusong's expression gradually became serious, and he said to Lin Tai: "You and I have not worked directly together before, so you may not be aware of my distinctive work style."

Lin Tailai looked sideways at General Li. In front of me, Mr. Lin, talking about "distinctive style of doing things" is a bit imitating?

Li Rusong continued: "If you want to win the war, you must first unify the orders in the army.

Nowadays, there are too many military personnel outside the city of Ningxia, which is a very obvious drawback.

Ma Gui's unauthorized attack on the city before is a clear proof that even you, the supervisor, cannot stop such a proud and powerful general. "

Lin Tailai: "."

I don’t know what to say, but General Li’s understanding is perfect.

Then I heard Li Rusong say harshly: "So I have to seize power first! To subdue the generals, at least make sure they don't do it in disguise!"

Lin Tailai replied: "It makes sense."

Li Rusong said very considerately: "You may not be familiar with military affairs and human relations, so just watch from the side."

Lin Tailai continued to answer simply: "Okay."

After finishing speaking, he suddenly felt that his lines seemed a bit complimentary.

So Lin Tailai added very professionally, "What do you want to do?"

There was nothing he couldn't say to Lin Tailai, so Li Rusong replied sincerely: "You see, my official title is 'Admiral to fight against military affairs', right?

What is an ‘Admiral’? Is that what you mean by the general manager? So I am the official in charge of military affairs. "

Lin Tailai nodded. In a literal sense, this is indeed the truth. In the Ming Dynasty, admirals and governors often used the term interchangeably.

For example, the official position of Dongchang Gong is the admiral of Dongchang, and there is also the governor of Dongchang.

Li Rusong continued: "Since I have been sent to be the general manager to fight against military affairs, I should not be controlled by the governor!

While on the road, I had already gone to the imperial court and asked me not to be controlled by Ye Mengxiong! "

Lin Tailai: "."

He could not comment on Li Rusong's thoughts and actions.

When you are the commander-in-chief of Fang Town, you want to be on an equal footing with the governor; when you go out on an expedition, you don't want to accept the leadership of the governor. This is what you, Li Rusong, can do.

In the original history, Li Rusong's death was so strange that even if Lin Tailai was not a conspiracy theorist, he would still be suspicious.

Finally Lin Tailai sighed: "Aren't you looking for scolding?"

Li Rusong said nonchalantly: "If it works, it will be better; if it doesn't work, it can also scare the generals!

Otherwise, how can I quickly establish my prestige in the face of so many senior generals?

Seeing that I dare to challenge even the governor, will they still dare to make a mistake? "

Lin Tailai could only praise him dutifully: "As long as you are happy."

In the end, Li Rusong concluded with great ambition: "Don't worry, after all the people inside and outside the military camp are suppressed and subdued, we will have the final say on this army together!

No matter the governor or the major military leaders, no one can overwhelm us!

As for what the court says, it all depends on your kind words!

I am the commander-in-chief and you are the supervisor. The two of us share the lion’s share of the great success of this rebellion! "

Facing the impassioned General Li, Lin Tailai's mood was still very dull. "Everyone in charge has his own thoughts. The water here is too deep. It's hard to say anything now. Let's take a look."

Li Rusong said doubtfully: "You don't seem to have confidence in me? It's useless to say more at this time. I'll let you know the results in a few days!"

After talking with Supervisor Lin, Li Rusong was busy setting up a new camp and inspecting the old camps at the same time.

Two days later, a decree from the imperial court was indeed delivered to the Ningxia city army, and Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of the military affairs department, severely reprimanded the admiral.

Let Li Rusong manage the army and defeat the enemy honestly, and don't wish to compete with the governor for power!

"This is expected!" Li Rusong, who seemed to have everything under control, told Lin Tai.

"I will spread this decree immediately. I just want all the generals to see that I, Li Rusong, dare to fight for power with the governor, and I am still safe. Who else dares to disobey me?

After two days of fermentation, I called all the generals for a military meeting! In your slang, it means officially planting the flag! "

Before leaving, Li Rusong said with some confusion: "Why can Governor Ye live in peace in Huamachi and not come to Ningxia City Army to regain his face when I am so striving for power?"

Lin Tailai replied: "Maybe Governor Ye is broad-minded and humble, and he doesn't care about you."

General Li, who was focused on establishing his authority and unifying the orders of the entire army, did not think much and continued to patrol the camp.

Two days later, General Li sent an order to invite the other six generals to come for a meeting!

The closest former commander, Dong Yikui, arrived first. After entering the tent, he asked, "Why don't you see Lin Jianjun?"

Li Rusong replied, "Today is a military meeting for generals. I will naturally report the results to the military supervisor immediately afterwards."

The second person to arrive was Ma Gui, the actual commander of the siege in the previous stage. After entering the tent, he also asked, "Isn't Lin Jianjun here?"

"He's not coming today!" Li Rusong was a little impatient to answer the same question repeatedly.

The third person to come was Xiao Ruxun, who was promoted after defending the isolated city. He also asked, "Is there no Lin Jianjun?"

Li Rusong was a little puzzled. Are these generals all sick? They come in and ask Lin Jianjun?

After that, Niu Bingzhong and Liu Chengsi, two "former generals" who don't have much say, appeared.

These two said nothing and sat in the corner without saying a word.

The last person to enter the tent was Li Xu, the deputy general of Guyuan Town, who had sounded the clarion call for counterattack and recovered lost territory.

"Is Lin Jianjun sure he won't attend the meeting?" Li Xu looked around and asked again.

Li Rusong answered for the last time: "He was not invited to the meeting today!"

Li Xu thought about it and said honestly: "Then there is no need to hold this military meeting, right?"

Bang! Li Rusong suddenly slammed the table and shouted at Li Xu: "What do you mean? Are you trying to neglect military affairs?"

At the same time, the idea of ​​killing a chicken to scare the monkey quickly came to General Li's mind! Let's use Li Xu, who dared to challenge his majesty, to establish his authority!

At this time, Ma Gui suddenly followed up and said: "If Lin Jianjun is not present, the military meeting will probably not produce any results, and it is indeed meaningless."

Two generals protested in a row, and Li Rusong was a little confused. Killing one chicken is possible, but killing two is a bit difficult to kill.

So he turned to the steady and experienced former commander Dong Yikui and said, "What do you say?"

Dong Yikui sighed, "What they said makes sense. How can the military meeting be without Lin Jianjun?"

Xiao Ruxun, who had just asked about Lin Tailai, also echoed, "Without Lin Jianjun, there is really no need to start this military meeting."

Seeing a bunch of generals expressing that they can't do without Lin Jianjun, General Li Rusong was completely confused!

Among the six generals other than himself, except Niu Bingzhong and Liu Chengsi, who had no say at all, the other four powerful and prestigious generals all supported Lin Jianjun without exception!

He has always fantasized about punching the governor, kicking the generals, and then unifying the military power!

As a result, after a long time of tossing, it seems that dear brother Lin is the real big devil who prevents him from controlling the military power?

No wonder he provoked the governor, but Governor Ye ignored him and didn't come to Ningxia City to demonstrate!

Probably in the eyes of Governor Ye, he had completely found the wrong person to fight for power, and it was not worth it to argue with his childish self.