"What's going on? Why are only the Guards and the Brave Guards leaving the camp, while we, the host and guest border troops, all stay aside and watch the fun?"
Mangui looked at the endless army of Guards and Brave Guards outside Fushun Pass and couldn't help but ask.
He Renlong, who was serving as a guerrilla next to Man Gui, replied: "It seems that we have no intention of letting our border troops serve as the main force to fight against the Eight Banners soldiers of the Donglu. In the future, we will just clean up the battlefield, kill some old, weak, sick and disabled, and burn them." It’s good to have a house or something like this. Although it seems that the emperor doesn’t take our border troops seriously, he doesn’t have any intention of letting our border troops die in vain and then give military honors to the Guards and the Brave Guards.”
Man Gui's face was quite unhappy: "It seems that only the Guards and the Brave Guards can fight the Tatars! Our border troops also rolled out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, so they didn't drink much in the martial arts hall. It’s just ink! I have to go see the emperor, how can we, the border troops, only kill the old, weak, sick and disabled, it’s obvious that we look down on people!"
Man Gui said as he stood up and walked towards Shenyang City, which was the center of the entire army.
Seeing this, He Renlong couldn't help but stand up and shouted: "Commander! Why are you doing this!"
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"Damn it, don't you frontier soldiers have eyes? Didn't you see that we are going to kill the Donglu? You just stay there. When we have almost killed the Donglu, the emperor will let you clean the battlefield. , It would be great to cut off people's heads casually and earn silver rewards, I don't know how to say thank you to me now!"
Mao Wenlong, a middle-level officer of the Guards, was also talking about this to Cao Wenzhao, who was asking him about the situation.
And in his words, Mao Wenlong was very proud of being a member of the Guards, and felt that these border troops were just old-style troops that took advantage of his Guards. Before the guards appeared, they would not be able to take advantage of the Eight Banners soldiers.
Cao Wenzhao, who was also regarded as a famous general in history, was naturally very angry. He yanked Mao Wenlong off his horse with a strong tug:
"Thank you, mother! Don't think that you are the only ones who dare to fight against the elite Tatars. I am not a vegetarian either!"
"You dare to dismount me, damn it. Even if I violate military discipline today, I will beat you until you are full of teeth!"
When imperial troops such as the Guards and the Brave Guards fought in border towns, they often had conflicts with the border troops.
Because the Guards and Brave Guards have high military discipline requirements and heavy penalties, many times when conflicts occur with the border troops, it is the Guards and Brave Guards who suffer and are punished.
Therefore, the officers and soldiers of the Guards and the Brave Guards were more dissatisfied with the border troops. In addition, the Guards and the Brave Guards felt that they were the imperial army and had a greater sense of pride. Moreover, because of their good cultural foundation, they also He felt that the border troops were all brave and foolhardy, and did not understand the art of war. Moreover, in many battles, the Guards and the Brave Guards were the main force, so he despised the border troops.
Therefore, Mao Wenlong had just spoken rudely to Cao Wenzhao.
Mao Wenlong had always been a person who dared to cause trouble in history, and he was the same now. As he spoke, he hit Cao Wenzhao with an iron fist.
Cao Wenzhao was not to be outdone and started fighting with him.
The scene was chaotic for a while, and both sides were about to fight.
Zhao Lejiao and Huang Degong rushed over at this time and stopped the two parties in time.
Huang Degong asked the Zhenfu soldiers to escort Mao Wenlong away from here.
Zhao Lijiao also asked him carefully about the origin of Cao Wenzhao.
Cao Wenzhao also replied: "Commander, you have also seen that the Guards and the Brave Guards have begun to go out of Fushun Pass to kill the Eastern captives. We, the border troops, are the only ones who are still hiding in the pass! And those Guards The soldiers and the Brave Guards looked down on us because of this, as if we, the frontier soldiers, were all afraid of death! The man just now even taunted me directly! I just asked him a few questions, but he was humiliated for no reason, so I started fighting. "
Zhao Lijiao also turned cold and said: "Of course I saw it. Follow me and ask Commander Xiong. His Majesty has decreed that the commander-in-chief, staff generals and guerrillas of each battalion of the border army will all be overseen by Privy Commander Xiong. We are now Just ask him.”
Zhao Shujiao said that he and Cao Wenzhao came to Xiong Tingbi's place.
Mangui also came to Xiong Tingbi at this time.
Zhao led the teacher first and asked Xiong Tingbi: "Supervisor, I don't understand why I went out to kill the Donglu and didn't mobilize our border troops. Does the imperial court look down on our border troops so much?!"
Mangui also replied: "That's right, Governor, I have been greatly favored by the imperial court in my lifetime, and I only think about how to kill the enemy and serve the country day and night. Now I finally have the opportunity to shed my blood in front of the emperor, but the result is that we Staying in the pass and watching the talented soldiers of the Guards and Brave Guards go to kill Donglu, this really makes the general and other border troops dissatisfied, as if we are cowards!"
As Mangui said this, he held up his hands and said, "We are also loyal and brave people. Please ask the supervisor to tell the emperor that we also go out to kill the Donglu!"
Zhao Lingjiao also echoed: "That's right! Please ask the supervisor to speak to the emperor for us. We would rather wrap our bodies in horse leather than be looked down upon by others and say that our frontier troops cannot kill the enemy!"
Cao Wenzhao followed up and said: "Please give our border army a chance! Although our equipment is not as good as that of the Guards and the Brave Guards, we are no less courageous than them, and the fierce battles we have experienced are no worse than them. We may even ride and shoot with them." Not as good as us!”
Xiong Tingbi laughed and said first: "Very good, the country has a brave general, which is a blessing to the country!"
Then, Xiong Tingbi said: "But the reason why you are not allowed to leave the quarantine first is not because His Majesty despises you, but because he is afraid that you will not obey the arrangements and orders, and that each battalion will have different intentions.
Servant, to be honest, you are different from the Guards and the Brave Guards. The elites of each battalion are your own servants. They only obey your own dispatch, as if they are your private property. For example, if your general Zhao's troops are attacked by the enemy, Under siege, the imperial court asked you Mangui to rescue him and asked you to save him at all costs. However, the enemy was prepared in advance and blocked you Mangui on the way. You Mangui can do it at all costs and kill all the servants. , even if he is killed in battle, should he go to save Zhao Lijiao? The Guards and the Brave Guards are different. Each of their battalions is the emperor's soldiers. Even if they all die in battle, it is only the emperor's loss. Therefore, the emperor dares to send them to kill Donglu, because they can be together and separated, and can even obey orders absolutely and pay the price of annihilation for the survival of their brothers. As long as the emperor gives such an order, do you think you can do it? If you can , I will go to the emperor to intercede for you now, and give you a chance to be the vanguard during the imperial conquest! "
Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui, and Cao Wenzhao looked at each other, then thought about it, and then replied in unison: "Yes!"
Xiong Tingbi was a little surprised and asked again: "If you can't do it, don't blame the military law for being ruthless!"
"clear!"
The three men replied.
Xiong Tingbi therefore replied loudly: "Okay! Please wait a moment!"
Then, Xiong Tingbi went to the palace where Zhu Youxiao was staying: "Your Majesty, Xiong Tingbi, wants to see you!"
It didn't take long for Zhu Youxiao to find out about this. Although he didn't expect Mangui, Zhao Lijiao, and Cao Wenzhao to ask for a battle, he didn't find it surprising either.
However, what Zhu Youxiao had to admit was that the loyal and brave generals who dared to die for the Ming Dynasty in history were indeed spiritually nobler than ordinary people.
Although it is not ruled out that these people also want to perform well in front of the emperor, it is still rare in this era to be willing to put national interests above personal interests.
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