"Dong Weng, have you really asked the imperial court for help?" Hu Mingyi couldn't help but ask as soon as Vice General Li left.
Asking for help from the imperial court was tantamount to Li Guangyi admitting that he could no longer rely on himself to exterminate the rebels in Datong. In the future, even if the imperial army's counterinsurgency was completed, Li Guangyi would inevitably be labeled as incompetent.
Li Guangyi snorted with a bad expression and said: "You are willing to do this as an official. It's not because Yang Guozhu and Wang Bao are too incompetent. It's okay to forget that they are incompetent. They also implicated tens of thousands of Xuanda's troops. If it weren't for their Incompetent, how can I just watch the bandits wreak havoc in Datong territory without any troops to send?"
He hated these two people in his heart.
After the defeat, even if he gathered more defeated troops and came back, he would not hate these two people so much. Now both of them have fallen into the hands of the bandits, and the tens of thousands of troops who were taken away by them have also been wiped out.
"Students think that if it is like what Vice General Li said, the bandits may not be able to last long." Hu Mingyi said.
Li Guangyi took a sip of the tea in the cup and said: "This man does have some abilities, but it's a pity that he didn't discover it earlier. Otherwise, if he had followed Yang Guozhu to Xinping Fort, he might have been able to retain more troops."
"What Dong Weng said is that the students saw that his conversational skills were extraordinary, and we currently lack capable generals to take charge, so we thought of introducing him to you, Dong Weng." Hu Mingyi explained the reason why he recommended Lieutenant General Li.
Although Li Guangyi is the commander-in-chief of the army, when he really needs to charge into battle, he still has to rely on the generals below.
Li Guangyi nodded and said: "You have done a good job in this matter. A capable general is exactly what I need. It is a pity that this tiger character flag does not know what is good and what is good. If he agrees to recruit people, I will not be as passive as now."
He was extremely dissatisfied with the tiger-shaped flag.
A firm does not engage in good business, but instead engages in rebellion, which puts it in such a passive situation.
"Students feel that the reason why the Tiger Character Banner rebelled was probably because the court was forcing them too hard, and they went to extremes," Hu Mingyi said.
The imperial court issued a decree to suppress the Tiger-Character Banner, which caused the Tiger-Character Banner to rebel in Datong.
He felt that if the imperial court had not issued this decree, Tiger Character Banner might not have rebelled, and Datong would still be at peace. At least under Li Guangyi's tenure, given the relationship between the Li family and Tiger Character Banner, Tiger Character Banner might not be able to do anything. A rebellious move.
Li Guangyi sighed and said: "I don't know about it. It's a pity that the princes in the court are too eager to get rid of the Tiger Flag. If I can be given a few more years, I may not be able to eliminate the Tiger Flag."
"It's a pity that your preparations, Dong Weng, had to be abandoned because of some people in the court." Hu Mingyi echoed.
Li Guangyi waved his hand and said: "Let's not talk about this anymore. I remember that when the last governor Liu of Datong, he had to recruit the Tiger Character Flag. At that time, I didn't see how violent the reaction to the Tiger Character Flag was. You have been to Xinpingbao, I have also met the person in charge of the Tiger-Character Banner at Xinpingbao. Why do you think the Tiger-Character Banner refused to recruit people?"
He couldn't think of the reason why Huziqi refused to recruit soldiers. He knew that Liu Heng was a smart man, and it was impossible not to understand that even if Huziqi won a few battles in Datong, it would not be able to hurt Ming's muscles and bones.
Hu Mingyi thought about it seriously and said: "Although the students have not met Liu Heng, through the contact with the bandit leader, I feel that they have no intention of accepting the imperial court's recruitment and seem to be determined to fight against the imperial court to the end."
"Is it because Liu Heng is crazy, or is it that other people in Tiger Flag are also crazy like him? They really think that with such a small foothold on the grassland, they can do whatever they want in the Ming Dynasty." Li Guangyi raised his hand and slapped him On the table.
In my heart, I thought that the Tiger Character Banner was unwilling to accept the recruitment. The reason was that the Tiger Character Banner had a foothold on the grassland. Even if it failed in Datong, it could return to the grassland, just like the Northern Banners invaded the border.
Hu Mingyi waited for Li Guangyi to vent his anger before he dared to say: "Otherwise, I go to Yulin Town and go to Qingcheng through Deputy Commander Li's relationship. Maybe I can meet Liu Heng and get a different result."
"No, if you go to Qingcheng through Yulin Town, in the eyes of interested people, the Li family may be labeled as a bandit. It's too risky." Li Guangyi shook his head and rejected his intention to go to Qingcheng. City's proposal.
Hu Mingyi said: "If we can't go to Qingcheng, then we can only follow what Vice General Li said and stick to Datong Town and wait for reinforcements from the court. But in this way, Dong Weng may not be able to continue to be in charge of Datong in the future."
"As long as the town of Datong can be defended, the imperial court can at most remove the governor, and there may not be no chance of his revival in the future." Li Guangyi said in a serious tone.
He said it in a relaxed manner, but he knew that it would take a few years. At his age, it would be difficult for him to have the chance to head the Sixth Department or enter the cabinet. Even the position of border governor would be difficult for him to fall to.
A person who doesn't know how to fight is enough to prevent him from gaining a foothold in the governor's position.
Hu Mingyi also understood this truth, sighed and said: "If the Tiger Character Banner doesn't rebel sooner or later, it won't happen until Dong Weng takes office. In any case, after Dong Weng takes office, considering the face of Deputy General Li, it will be too late." Even if you have helped them, aren’t they ungrateful?”
"Shut up." Li Guangyi scolded, "Don't say such words again."
As he spoke, he glanced outside the back Yamen.
Hu Mingyi realized that he had said something wrong and hurriedly admitted his mistake and said: "The student was a little careless in what he said. Please forgive Dong Weng."
"Okay, I don't really want to blame you, but you have to remember that at this time, you can't talk nonsense, especially things related to the Tiger Flag." Li Guangyi knew that he didn't mean it. Yes, I didn’t intend to delve into anything, just a few reminders.
At this time, it was too late to sever the relationship with the Tiger Flag, and the relationship between the Li family and the Tiger Flag would stop here from now on, at least on the surface there would be no visible relationship.
"Report!"
As the sound appeared, a government servant trotted in from outside.
"Reporting to the eldest sir, bandits were found outside the settlement city. The city guard sent people to Datong Town to ask for help." The Yamen servant said quickly.
Hu Mingyi looked at Li Guangyi with a worried look on his face and said, "Dong Weng, the settlement city is already less than a hundred miles away from us."
"Weren't the bandits still in Yanghe Road not long ago? Why did they arrive in Setup City so quickly?" Li Guangyi said with an ugly expression.
Hu Mingyi said: "Dong Weng, since the bandits have arrived in Settlement City, should we send someone to notify Gaoshan City on the west side to guard and take precautions in advance?"
"You are right. Send a message to Gaoshan City immediately. We must not let the bandits easily destroy the two cities on the east and west sides." Li Guangyi said nervously.
Settlement City and Gaoshan City to the west together form two major defensive horns against Datong Town. If either of these two acropolis is lost, Datong Town will face the army of bandits.
