The afternoon sun shone on the bloody Tapu River. Along the river bank and within a few miles, the ground was full of dead and wounded Tatars. The Ming army began to clean up the battlefield and took back the arrows that had been fired. The Tatars
The bows and arrows were also taken down, as well as countless war horses that had lost their owners. They were the most important strategic resources for grassland warfare and should not be let go.
Wang Xian stood quietly by the Tabu River with his hands behind his back. The corpses on the river had been washed downstream by the river, and the rich blood color was gradually fading. It won't be long before this beautiful river will return to its original state.
face……
The guards did not dare to disturb the marshal, and stood quietly about ten feet away from Wang Xian, watching the surroundings with vigilance. The officers and soldiers in the distance looked towards Wang Xian from time to time, with incomparable respect in their eyes! And they also felt a deep sense of guilt.
This battle completely eliminated the doubts about Wang Xian in the army. Both the middle and high-level generals and ordinary officers and soldiers all admired the coach. In their eyes, Wang Xian had previously been hesitant and gave random orders.
Now it has become a clever plan to plot against the Tatars.
Regarding all the doubts I had about the coach before... I was worried that he did not have the ability to command an army, I was worried that he would not be able to deal with the old fox Arutai, I was worried that he was greedy for life and afraid of death and hesitated to move forward... At this moment, they all turned into deep self-blame.
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'How can we, with our stupid minds, guess the marshal's strategy? It's better not to worry about it in the future and just listen to the marshal's command...'
Wang Xian was completely unaware of the changes in the mood of the soldiers. What was completely different from his joyful subordinates was that there was no hint of joy on his face, instead he was filled with deep worry.
"Sir, I haven't seen such a great victory for many years, why are you not happy but worried?" Liu Sheng appeared next to Wang Xian, picked up the water bag, took a sip, and then handed it to Wang Xian. Although this move was slightly disrespectful, it was
But it can reassure Wang Xian and his guards, and can also shorten the distance between them. Marquis Zhenyuan may seem rough and arrogant, but he is actually more considerate than anyone else.
Wang Xian took it and took a sip subconsciously. He immediately frowned and glanced at Liu Sheng: "Wine?"
"Hehe," Liu Sheng said with a smile, "How can we not drink alcohol after a big victory? Don't worry, the brats won't be able to see it."
Wang Xian shook his head helplessly, took another sip, and handed the wine bag back to Liu Sheng.
Liu Sheng took it and took a few sips before wiping his mouth and saying, "I understand, the father-in-law is not satisfied."
"Yes," Wang Xian nodded and sighed: "We have worked hard and traveled thousands of miles, but we still allowed half of the Tatars to escape, and Arutai was also missing, and 80% of them also escaped.
Lost……"
"Alutai will definitely vomit blood when he hears this." Liu Sheng laughed and said, "He led an army of 100,000 people to the south, but he asked the father-in-law and his wife to kill 80,000 people in two battles, but the father-in-law was still not satisfied.
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"Those 60,000 people are the result of Baoyin," Wang Xian shook his head and said, "And Arutai fled back to Mobei with those 20,000 people, and sooner or later they will come back again. Who knows what the situation will be like..."
"If he dares to come again, we will continue to kill him." Liu Sheng said nonchalantly.
Wang Xian shook his head and said, "Who knows who will lead the troops into battle next time?"
How could Liu Sheng not hear the worry in Wang Xian's melancholy words, but he was not worried but happy in his heart. He really wanted to see Wang Xian's dissatisfaction with the court, but it was a pity that this guy always kept it secret...
With a flash of calculation in his mind, he said angrily: "What you said is absolutely true. I think the imperial court is more on guard against us than against the Tatars!"
Wang Xian frowned slightly when he heard this, but Liu Sheng didn't care about his expression at all, he pointed at the Tabu River and said, "Take this battle as an example, if the emperor can give you tens of thousands more troops, we can divide our troops on both sides.
Give the Tatars a helping hand!"
What Liu Sheng said was of course the truth. Leaving aside the 10,000 cavalry who reinforced the King's City, Wang Xian had only 40,000 cavalry in total, and they had been sparse for a long time. The Tatars had a hundred thousand troops. At that time, no one knew
How many troops and horses will they withdraw from the King's City? How dare Wang Xian divide his troops rashly? It seemed at that time that only by concentrating his forces and attacking half-crossing the enemy could victory be ensured... As for the size of the victory, it could not be planned in advance.
"The imperial court also has its difficulties." Wang Xian shook his head and said softly: "The emperor has always been obsessed with returning the capital. It is already very difficult to give me 80,000 troops and horses." The 80,000 troops and horses have a protective baggage of 30,000 infantry, so
Wang Xian Shou? The only thing that can be used in battle is the 50,000 cavalry.
"Hmph! Do you believe what you are saying, sir?" Liu Sheng snorted and gritted his teeth: "The emperor gave us all the troops and horses! In the eyes of him and his bachelor, they are only enough to relieve the siege of Hetao.
, there is no way to kill Arutai!"
Wang Xian couldn't refute Liu Sheng's words, because they were true...
Wang Xian's expression became increasingly gloomy. It turned out that everyone understood that the funny thing was that he was still pretending to be confused...
"Your Majesty is clearly worried that your father-in-law has made great achievements and his reputation will eclipse his own!" Liu Sheng saw that he had an opportunity and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "My father-in-law is already a very popular minister. After the great victory in this battle, the emperor will
How can I reward the Duke? Could it be that I can make you a king with a different surname?!"
Wang Xian shook his head slowly. That was naturally impossible. The Ming Dynasty would not seal a living king with a different surname.
Liu Sheng took a step forward, bowed and hissed: "If you have high merit, you will not be rewarded, and the master's body will be in danger. If you have both of these things, how can you, sir, have nothing to worry about?"
Wang Xian didn't look at Liu Sheng, only stared at the red river surface, still silent.
Liu Sheng felt impatient and spoke more bluntly: "In a big victory, the morale of the army can be used!"
Wang Xian frowned, raised his head and glanced at Liu Sheng coldly.
Liu Sheng felt a little guilty and was about to lower his head to avoid Wang Xian's gaze, but then he thought that it wouldn't be a problem if this matter dragged on, so he clenched his fists and looked up.
At this point, both sides have finished talking. Unless Wang Xian expresses his position, they can only stand here.
At this time, a strong and bloody river wind blew. The two stood on the bank, looking at each other for a long time, but neither spoke, and the atmosphere was extremely stagnant.
But Liu Sheng's forehead was already beaded with sweat. He understood that Wang Xian was blaming himself for going beyond his duties as a minister and actually dared to force his lord to express his position. Wang Xian's authority has become more and more powerful over the years. Under the accumulated prestige, Liu Sheng felt
I almost couldn't hold it anymore, and I was just thinking about how to end it, when out of the corner of my eye I saw Xu Huaiqing personally escorting a Tatar with a bruised nose and face. He was obviously an important person.
Liu Sheng was overjoyed and said to himself: "Xiao Xu, Xiao Xu, you are really my great savior!" He coughed quickly, quickly looked away from Wang Xian, and looked at Xu Huaiqing and said: "What kind of person did you bring?
Come here, why is your head swollen like a pig's head? Haha, haha..."
Xu Huaiqing looked at the abnormal Liu Sheng strangely, and asked with a smile: "Master Hou is in a good mood."
"Nonsense, I'm not happy about the victory, why can't I cry?" Liu Sheng said, then he walked up to Wang Xian without leaving a trace and was out of Wang Xian's sight. Then he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He patted the prisoner's head and said:
"You haven't said yet, who is this?"
"Asking you." Xu Huaiqing slapped the prisoner on the head.
The prisoner was so dizzy after being photographed that he couldn't help but said angrily: "I am Grand Master Arutai of the Great Yuan Dynasty!"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Sheng was stunned, and even Wang Xian turned around in shock, looking at this pig-headed man up and down, thinking, why does he look a little young...
"Your Majesty, Your Highness Shi Nigan!" Unexpectedly, the prisoner paused and then continued. It turned out to be Shi Nigan who was captured after failing to break through.
"Fuck you!" Liu Sheng kicked Shi Niqian in the buttocks and cursed, "If you dare to speak and gasp, I will cut your tongue!" It's better to come sooner than later, and Shi Niqian just happened to be there.
He became Marquis Anyuan's punching bag.
"Hehe, this kid is also a talent. He actually hid in the belly of a dead horse and tried to get away with it." Xu Huaiqing said with a smile: "Throw him into the river to clean him up before he dares to bring him over for the father-in-law to see."
"Then how was he discovered?" Liu Sheng asked curiously.
"This idiot is so careless about his head and buttocks that he still has his butt exposed outside!" Xu Huaiqing laughed loudly and said, "The children were shocked because they thought Tatar horses could eat people!"
"Hahahaha!" Liu Sheng and others burst into laughter, especially Anyuan Hou, who was particularly bohemian and laughing at this moment, obviously because of a guilty conscience...
Shi Nigan can naturally speak Chinese. How has the always proud Tatar prince ever suffered such humiliation? He couldn't help but raise his head and glare at Liu Sheng and others: "What are your sneak attacks and deceptions?"
"We were together in the Tru River. Were you not cheating?" Liu Sheng kicked Shen Nigan on the waist, causing him to roll on the ground in pain. "What a bastard! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll castrate you!"
"Okay," Wang Xian waved his hand and sent Liu Sheng away: "Go and do what you have to do."
"Yes!" Liu Sheng fled immediately as if he had been granted amnesty.
Xu Huaiqing looked at Liu Sheng's back and felt something. But he wasn't stupid either. Naturally, he was pretending to be confused...
After Liu Sheng left, Wang Xian had someone pull Shenigan up, looked at his swollen face and said, "Why didn't your father run away with you?"
Shi Nigan imagined Wang Xian's countless questions, but he never expected him to say this. Hearing this, he froze there, with a swollen face full of embarrassment, and then said angrily: "That old bastard, you just care about
Escape for your own life and don’t care about the life or death of others!”
"Why do you say that about your father?" Wang Xian looked at Shi Nigan strangely. Xu Huaiqing laughed and scolded: "He is an old bastard, who are you?"
"Hmph..." Shu Nigan glared at Xu Huaiqing hatefully, turned to Wang Xian and said: "There is no father like him in the world. Not only is he shameless and takes the credit from his son, but he actually personally pulled me off the sheepskin raft when he was escaping.
Pushed up and down!”
"What?!" This was beyond the imagination of Wang Xian and others. Xu Huaiqing asked: "Tell me more details."
After losing nirvana, he angrily talked about his past love.