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In the side hall, it became quiet for a while.
Liu Heng picked up the tureen at hand and took a sip of the tea inside to relieve the greasiness from the two meat buns he had eaten before.
After a long time, Ma Zongbing suddenly said: "If the tiger character flag does not give in, King Shunyi will definitely not give up. Have you thought about how to solve it?"
"If the Mongols dare to come, the lower officials will fight." A stern look flashed across Liu Heng's face.
Hearing this, Commander Ma twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "There are at least tens of thousands of string-controllers in Tumut, are you sure you can deal with them?"
He knew how powerful the soldiers of the Tiger Character Banner were, but he didn't quite believe that the soldiers of the Tiger Character Banner would be a match for Tumut Wanhu's string control warriors.
"Don't worry, sir. The Tiger-Character Banner has fought against several Tumut tribes many times over the past year and has never suffered a loss. The last time Su Nang brought the Mongolian army, it was defeated by the Tiger-Character Banner soldiers. Flee in a panic." Liu Heng said in a relaxed tone.
Tiger Character Banner has been preparing to expand his army since years ago, just for this battle, and he will never back down.
General Ma hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you saying that the last time the Mongolian army defeated the invading Mongolian army, it was the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag, not General Zhang?"
He had heard people mention Zhang Huai's victory over the Mongol army in Yulin, but now he heard another story from the Liu Heng in front of him.
However, compared with the statement he heard in Yulin, he believed the statement he heard today more.
If Zhang Huai was really that powerful and led Datong soldiers and horses to defeat thousands of invading Mongolian troops, he would not have suffered such a disastrous defeat during the encirclement and suppression of the Tiger Flag.
He, the current commander-in-chief of Datong, knew the virtues of Datong's soldiers and horses best. The defense of the city was just fine, and there was no way he could be a match for the Mongolian army in the field.
Liu Heng smiled faintly at General Ma.
This kind of thing does not need him to explain at all. As long as General Ma goes back to some Datong soldiers and asks, he will know everything clearly, which is more convincing than his personal explanation.
"Do you know how many string-controllers there are in the entire Monan Mongolia? No matter how strong the soldiers of the Tiger Character Banner are, there are only a few thousand." General Ma frowned and said.
A guerrilla general can be in charge of at most one battalion of soldiers and horses. The Tiger Character Banner has only 3,000 soldiers and horses registered in the General Military Mansion. No matter how powerful the 3,000 soldiers are, they cannot be the opponent of the tens of thousands of Mongolian troops.
Liu Heng smiled and said: "The convoy of the Tiger-Character Banner went to the left-wing Mongolia in Monan as usual to do business. The only ones who really targeted the Tiger-Character Banner were the right-wing Tumut Department. In terms of strength alone, the right-wing Mongolia was better than the left-wing Mongolia. Not even close.”
The left-wing Mongolia is dominated by thousands of Tumut households. Bu Shitu is the co-leader of the left-wing Mongolia and a Mongolian tribe that accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty. However, the right-wing Mongolia is powerful, but each tribe operates independently.
"Even if there is Mongolia on the right wing, there are always 50,000 or 60,000 troops. I will remember that Liu Guerrino only has 3,000 troops." Ma Zongbing said with a frown.
Liu Heng said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, this battle is between the Tiger Flag and Tumut. Even if there is a fight, the Tiger Flag's own soldiers will be dispatched."
After hearing this, General Ma realized that there were only 3,000 soldiers and horses registered in the Tiger Flag, and there would only be more soldiers who were not registered in the Tiger Flag.
Thinking of this, he said: "It seems that you are already prepared to deal with the next situation. I am afraid that my visit this time will be unnecessary."
"I disappoint you. The Tiger Flag cannot be retreated or retreated," Liu Heng said.
General Ma waved his hand towards him and said: "No need to explain, I understand, but I want to remind you that it would be better if the Mongols don't invade the border. Once they invade the border, the DPRK will most likely issue a decree to punish you. "
"If there is really an invasion by the Mongols, I hope you can suppress the news." Liu Heng raised his fist towards General Ma. Jiusi Good Books Network
Ma Zongbing said: "Even if I don't go to court, have you thought about what to do with Xuanfu and Yulin? They may or may not not go to court like I do."
Yulin, Datong and Xuanfu are all possible places for invasion by right-wing Mongolia. Further north, if right-wing Mongolia wants to invade Mingjing, they can only pass through the grasslands of left-wing Mongolia.
"Don't worry, sir, I will never make things difficult for you." Liu Heng said solemnly.
General Ma looked at Liu Heng's face, looked at it for a while, and then said: "Since you are already prepared, I won't say more and will set off back to Datong Fucheng."
With that said, he stood up from his seat.
A conversation with Liu Heng let him know that the Tiger Character Banner had been prepared for a long time and could not give up those forts on the grassland just because of his few words. Moreover, even if the Mongolian army really invaded, as long as Datong Xuanfu If the three places in Yulin did not report it, it would be impossible for the DPRK and the Central Government to know the news of the Mongolian invasion unless the DPRK and Central Government sent ministers to personally investigate.
"I send you my best regards." Liu Heng stood up, clasped his fists and bowed in salute.
He did not retain General Ma.
Mr. Ma turned around and walked out of the house.
As a subordinate, Liu Heng took Zhao Wu and others all the way to the gate of the guard general's house. He watched General Ma get on his horse until he disappeared at the intersection at the end of the street.
General Ma led his own soldiers and servants all the way out of the city.
When they arrived outside the city, a soldier said with dissatisfaction: "This Liu Heng is so ignorant that he didn't personally escort you out of the city. He only sent you outside the gate of the mansion."
General Ma glanced at the soldier who spoke and said, "If you want money and soldiers, you won't care about me, the general."
Unlike other generals in Datong, the soldiers and horses in Liu Heng's hands did not rely on the court's food and salary at all, and each of the soldiers was elite. Any ordinary soldier could be compared with the general's own servants.
The war horses galloped all the way, and the group of people gradually moved away.
Liu Heng, who returned to the study room of the Shoujiang Mansion, lay down on the map of Monan Mongolia and looked at it.
A battle between Tiger Flag and Tumut is inevitable.
After winning, the Tiger Flag was firmly established on the grassland. No tribe on the grassland dared to have any objections to the Tiger Flag or do anything against the Tiger Flag convoy.
If it fails, the Tiger Character Banner will lose the business roads on the grassland and completely return to the territory of the Ming Kingdom. Its strength will also be weakened, and it may even fall into despair.
After looking at the map for a while, he said to Zhao Wu: "Has the order from the Attendant Division been conveyed?"
"The Attendant Department has sent people to Lingqiu and Grassland to convey the orders respectively. I believe it won't be long before Lingqiu will send a baggage team over." Zhao Wu said.
In addition to the Second Soldier Battalion stationed in Lingqiu, a new baggage team was also established.
Although Lingqiu's baggage team has been established for less than two months, after some training, it can participate in the defense of the city together with the soldiers of the Fifth Soldier Battalion in the pier on the grassland.
Moreover, after these heavy troops enter the fort, they can continue to train and make up for the lack of training.
Liu Heng looked at the ground hanging on the wall and said: "With these 4,000 heavy troops from Lingqiu, our strength on the grassland will reach 25,000. Even if we cannot take the initiative to attack Tumut's ministries, we can still defend the grassland. There’s still no problem with the forts on top.”
After a round of military expansion, the Tiger-Character Banner once caused financial constraints. Now that the finances have recovered, the second round of military expansion has begun.
