Li Zhi saw the appearance of all the big guys, turned around and raised his hands to the veteran who jumped out first and said, "May I ask the official's name?"
The veteran glanced at Li Zhi and closed his eyes.
A middle-aged general next to him said loudly: "Young man, look out. The person you are talking to is the second-grade governor Qian Shi, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Army, Zu Kuan!"
It turns out that this veteran is a commander-in-chief, a very big officer.
Li Zhi raised his hand and said to the veteran: "Shang Guan, what if my soldiers and horses are of good fighting ability and have made great achievements in fighting against thieves?"
The veteran closed his eyes and said: "How can you be so good as a defensive soldier?"
Hearing this, the generals sneered and seemed to agree with Zu Kuan's statement.
Li Zhi said: "What if I have a thousand soldiers and horses, and I can kill two thousand of the enemy's soldiers?"
Hearing this, Zu Kuan opened his eyes and glanced at Li Zhi playfully. After a while, he sneered.
Seeing Zu Kuan smile, the generals in the big tent burst into laughter and began to discuss with laughter.
"It's impossible to kill two thousand enemies, but it's possible to kill two thousand!"
"Not only were my own soldiers and horses killed, but the bandit soldiers also disrupted our army's formation, causing other soldiers and horses to be flanked by enemies!"
"This guy is so arrogant! How dare he boast of killing two thousand enemies even if he only defended him!"
"Tianjin actually sent a madman to help and suppress!"
Li Zhi took a sip and said loudly: "Do you know? On the way here, my soldiers and horses encountered more than 2,000 bandits in Luoyang! My soldiers and horses repelled the bandits and captured two heads.
Hundred!"
Hearing this, the generals in the Chinese army's tent fell silent.
A defensive officer! He encountered two thousand pond horses and retreated without a trace? Two hundred heads? Are you kidding me? The bandit's pond horses are very powerful. How can a weak defensive army be able to withstand them?
After a while, someone gradually said:
"Pity the people of Luoyang!"
As soon as these words came out, other generals started shouting.
"For the sake of military exploits, this boy actually killed good people and took advantage of them!"
"In order to save face, a defender resorted to the method of killing good people and taking credit for their merits!"
"Tianjin's military attache is very resourceful!"
Li Zhi wanted to prove his strength, but his description became darker and darker.
These generals did not believe that Li Zhi could kill the bandit. They all thought that Li Zhi killed ordinary people and pretended to kill the enemy and captured their heads. In the late Ming Dynasty, military attachés were morally corrupt, and it was not uncommon in the late Ming Dynasty to kill good people and take credit for their merits. But after all, this was
It was despised to speak out about such dirty deeds. At this time, the generals not only looked down upon Li Zhi's strength, but also looked down upon his character.
Even Prime Minister Lu Xiangsheng did not believe that Li Zhi could repel more than 2,000 pond horses. Not only was he not prepared to praise Li Zhi, he even didn't bother to check Li Zhi's captured head. He had no intention of talking to Li Zhi anymore, and sighed and said:
"Okay! Please step back. The generals will continue to discuss matters!"
Li Zhi was despised by these generals and felt very unhappy. Especially when the two hundred heads he captured were so lightly regarded as killing good people and taking credit for their merits, this made Li Zhi very angry.
However, Li Zhi knew the strength of his troops and knew that his strength would be revealed as soon as he entered the battlefield. With a straight face, Li Zhi retreated to the outermost corner of the tent and stood in the last corner of the group of generals.
A guerrilla general next to Li Zhi did not bother to line up with Li Zhi. Seeing Li Zhi approaching, he quickly took a few steps to the side and moved away.
For several days in a row, Li Zhi stood alone at the end of the array of generals, with no one paying attention. Prime Minister Lu Xiangsheng and the deputy generals discussed how to meet the enemy. The discussion was so intense that Li Zhi couldn't get in the middle of the conversation.
Listening to their discussion, Li Zhi probably knew the current situation between ourselves and the enemy.
Currently, there are three families of bandits entrenched near the official army, namely Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, Chuang General Li Zicheng and Lao Huihui Ma Shouying.
Among them, there are two bandits in the north, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng.
Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang is the leader of the bandits. His family has 90,000 followers. Tan Ma’s investigation determined that among them are 40,000 hungry soldiers, 15,000 old bandits, and 5,000 Tang horses. The hungry soldiers are the common people carried by the bandits. It’s nothing.
Combat strength, they are used as cannon fodder by the bandits. The old thieves are the main force of the bandits. They are veterans who have been thieves for many years and have considerable combat effectiveness. Tangma is a cavalry, the elite of the bandits. Often one person and many horses come and go like the wind, and their combat effectiveness
considerable.
The general was the famous Li Zicheng. However, at this time Li Zicheng was not the leader of the bandits, but one of the 72 camps of 13 families of bandits. He had 70,000 men, including 30,000 hungry soldiers and 1 veteran bandit infantry.
Thirteen thousand, Tangma four thousand.
There is a family of bandits to the east, and their leader is called Ma Shouying.
Although Ma Shouying is not as tall as Li and Li, he is a tough fighter and one of the stronger ones among the thirteen families of thieves. The detective horse reported that he has 30,000 troops, including 13,000 hungry soldiers and 13,000 old thieves.
Five thousand soldiers and three thousand Tang horses.
As for the Ming Dynasty official army concentrated in Ruzhou, there were fifteen reinforcements and a total of 29,000 troops, including 24,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry.
After three days of discussion, Lu Xiangsheng and several senior military attachés finally reached an agreement and decided on the tactics of the officers and soldiers. They decided to use a small number of troops to contain Ma Shouying's troops, and then use the main force to attack Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng's troops head-on. The officers and soldiers' combat effectiveness was stronger than
As long as Ma Shouying's troops and horses are restrained and cannot support Gao, Li believes that more than 20,000 officers and soldiers can defeat Gao and Li.
However, the discussion fell into a quagmire on the issue of who should be sent to contain Lao Hui and Ma Shooying.
Everyone knows that it is not a good thing to contain Ma Shouying. Ma Shouying should have 5,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry, which is quite capable of fighting. If any family's reinforcements and suppression troops take two horses and 3,000 officers and soldiers to meet the enemy, they can entangle him, but
The price to be paid is also obvious, which may be to sacrifice hundreds or even thousands of people. Moreover, this kind of headwind battle is usually very difficult. Even if the main force defeats Gao and Li, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses responsible for containing the enemy will not be able to gain victory.
No amount of military exploits can take down the heads of a few thieves.
What's more, with a small number of soldiers and horses against eight thousand thieves, if the thieves accidentally overwhelm the team, it will be a collapse, and their lives may not be saved.
No one wanted to do such a hard job, so Lu Xiangsheng asked the military attachés to volunteer. A bunch of military attachés were silent for a long time, but no one came out to ask for help.
Lu Xiangsheng stroked his beard and sighed: "Is there no one willing to contribute to the country and be the mainstay?"
All the generals looked at their eyes and noses, and their noses looked at their hearts, and no one spoke.
Seeing that no one was willing to use the diversionary force, Zu Kuan, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, although this tactic can gather the main force to attack the enemy and defeat the thieves in one fell swoop, the requirement for diversionary force is too high. This is not to blame the subordinates, but I am really afraid.
If you can't contain it, you will be overwhelmed by Lao Huihui, so why not think of other tactics?"
Lu Xiangsheng was dissatisfied and said: "This strategy can defeat the puppet king Gao Yingxiang in one fell swoop, frighten other bandits, and make them fearful of our officers and soldiers, which will greatly benefit future battles. Otherwise, if we fight one by one, when will we be able to wipe out all the bandits?"
What's more, a few months ago, General Cao Wenzhao died at the hands of thieves, which frightened the officers and soldiers all over the world. Now the morale of the army is low, and some officers and soldiers even dare not fight in the face of the bandits. If we don't defeat Gao Yingxiang head-on, we won't establish our authority here and plan to suppress the thieves.
It’s hard to do!”
After hearing Lu Xiangsheng's words, all the generals fell silent. Although the current army of officers and soldiers was gathered in large numbers, their morale was indeed low and they needed to establish their authority.
However, the Prime Minister's tactics are good, but who is willing to take such a big risk to do a thankless job? And this is not an ordinary job. Only powerful soldiers and horses can take on this job. If you don't have the ability,
Being overwhelmed by Lao Huihui would cost his life.
Lu Xiangsheng stroked his beard and looked at the generals who bowed their heads in silence and frowned.
Is it true that no one is willing to step forward and contain Lao Huihui?
After a long time, Lu Xiangsheng sighed and was about to speak when he heard a voice coming from the back of the tent:
"The troops under my command are willing to do this to contain the troops!"
