Hu Mingyi said: "The rebels' current military advantage is far superior to ours. You are a military general. How do you think we should resist the rebel army next?"
"There is no need to worry about the military. It is a good thing for us that the bandits have increased their troops." Lieutenant General Li bowed slightly towards Li Guangyi and continued, "I believe that those officers and soldiers who joined the bandits should have been threatened. , and had no choice but to join the ranks of the bandits."
Hu Mingyi on the side said worriedly: "General Yang and the others took away the elites of the Datong border army. These people joined the bandits, which is equivalent to expanding the strength of the bandits. This is not a good thing, it is a disaster."
"I can understand Mr. Hu's worries, but Mr. Hu, you can think about it from another angle and you won't think it is a disaster." Vice General Li said.
At this time, Li Guangyi, who was sitting in the main seat, put down the tureen in his hand and said to Deputy General Li who was standing in front of him: "Stop being a show-off. If you have any good ways to resist the bandits, just tell me directly. If you think of a way to resist the bandits, please tell me directly." I can report to the imperial court to ask for credit for the bandit's offensive."
"General, I would like to thank you first." Vice General Li bowed to Li Guangyi and saluted.
Hu Mingyi on the side urged: "Okay, let's talk quickly, the banditry incident is about to get heated up."
"Yes." Vice General Li agreed, and then said, "Despite the fierce momentum of the bandits now, not many people actually think highly of them. Those border troops who joined the bandits are also forced to do so. As long as the army agrees not to stop If these people are held accountable for their faults, it may not be impossible for them to make amends anyway.”
Hu Mingyi, who was standing aside, frowned and said: "The premise for the success of your method is that there are many soldiers and horses of the border army mixed in the bandit team. In case the bandit's expanded army of tens of thousands is not captured, What should we do with the border troops? Isn’t this method useless at all?”
"As Mr. Hu said, Deputy General Li's method of dealing with the bandits has prerequisites." Li Guangyi nodded slightly, thinking that Hu Mingyi's words made sense.
Faced with doubts, Lieutenant General Li said calmly: "If the general dares to use his head as a guarantee, there must be a lot of captured frontier soldiers in the bandits' team, otherwise the bandits would not be able to gather together in a short time." Such an army of fifty thousand."
He determined in his heart that among the soldiers and horses added by the bandits, there were many soldiers from the border army, and most of them were even from the border army.
This is not nonsense, but soldiers and horses who have rebelled have always brought captured officers and soldiers into the team. This can increase the strength of the rebel army and at the same time regularize the team.
"The students are still a little worried. Although the bandits' sudden expansion of tens of thousands of troops is a bit sudden, the bandit leader Liu Heng has been cultivating the grasslands for many years, especially after conquering the Tumote tribe. Tens of thousands of troops may not be impossible. ." Hu Mingyi said worriedly.
Vice General Li smiled and said: "Mr. Hu, do you want to say that the tens of thousands of troops expanded by the Tiger Character Banner came from the Mongolians of the Tumote tribe?"
"Is it impossible?" Hu Mingyi asked back.
Lieutenant General Li shook his head and said: "This is absolutely impossible. If the Mongols really come, they should not be infantry, but cavalry. The Mongols are good at riding and shooting. Without horses, the goshawk has broken wings. , completely lost the threat.”
Li Guangyi, who was sitting in the main seat, looked thoughtful.
My heart is more inclined to Lieutenant General Li, but Hu Mingyi's words are not unreasonable.
No one knows what the situation of the Tiger-Character Flag is like on the grassland. It is difficult to accurately estimate the strength of the Tiger-Character Flag in the grassland based on the few words brought back by the merchants who returned from Qingcheng.
"Junmen, no matter what the situation is with the bandits, we can give it a try. If we succeed, it will be great. If we fail, there will be no loss. The worst we can do is defend Datong Town and wait for reinforcements from the court." Vice General Li said to Li Guangyi.
This time Hu Mingyi did not refute.
In his heart, he also supported Lieutenant General Li's suggestion to give it a try. If he succeeded, he would have a great chance of holding Datong, and maybe he could defeat the bandits in one fell swoop. If he failed, the situation would not be worse than the current situation.
Li Guangyi turned to look at Hu Mingyi and asked, "Mr. Hu, what do you think?"
"The students think they can give it a try, but Datong Town must also strengthen its defenses to guard against sudden attacks by bandits," Hu Mingyi said.
Li Guangyi nodded and said: "Then let's do this. Send someone to secretly contact the border army officers and soldiers among the bandits to disrupt the bandits' offensive from within. It will be up to you, Mr. Hu, to arrange this matter."
As he spoke, he looked at Hu Mingyi beside him.
"Students must live up to Dong Weng's trust." Hu Mingyi bowed his hands and saluted.
Li Guangyi looked at Deputy General Li below and said, "Vice General Li, don't think that if I don't leave the matter to you, I don't trust you. It's because I have more important things that you need to do."
"General, I will obey the orders of the army." Vice General Li knelt down on one knee.
The original unhappiness in my heart because Hu Mingyi took away my job completely disappeared.
Li Guangyi said to Lieutenant General Li solemnly: "There are not many military generals that I can trust, so Datong Town still needs you to be the main defender of the city. Once the bandits invade Datong Town, I will need you to firmly defend Datong Town." Before the imperial reinforcements arrive, nothing will happen to Datong Town."
As the governor of Datong, he cannot rely on the safety of Datong Town to the internal chaos caused by the bandits. Guarding Datong Town and the Prince Dai's Mansion in the city is what he, the governor, must do.
"Don't worry, military general, I will defend Datong Town to the death." Vice General Li assured with firm words.
Li Guangyi said to the two people in front of him: "Okay, you all go about your own business, but remember, no matter how you do it, nothing will happen to Datong Town."
"yes."
Hu Mingyi and Vice General Li agreed at the same time.
Hu Mingyi turned to look at Vice General Li and said, "Vice General Li, let's go!"
"Mr. Hu, please go ahead and do your work first. General, there is one more thing that requires the permission of the military gate." Vice General Li raised his head and looked at Li Guangyi who was sitting in his seat.
Li Guangyi, who was about to drink tea from the tureen, stopped and asked, "What else do you want?"
"The military gate has given such an important matter of defending the city to the general. The general cannot ignore it. However, the Fubiao camp has limited troops and wants to defend Datong town. The general hopes that the military gate can allow the general to recruit civilians in the city to defend the city. We also need to open the arsenal and distribute some armor to the civilians defending the city," said Vice General Li.
Li Guangyi frowned slightly.
It is easy to recruit civilians to defend the city, and it is not a big deal to open the arsenal. However, once civilians are recruited to defend the city, a lot of money and food will be needed, and this money and food can only come from the governor's office.
The problem is that the governor's office can no longer afford much money and food.
