Although this kid Zhang Wanbang is just a member of a thousand households, from Ma Wei's tone, you can tell that this kid is very independent and even always goes against his own father.
Fortunately, his father Zhang Bingzhong was a generous man. He didn't take it seriously when his son jumped out to "confront" him again. He was not like the ordinary fathers in this era who would never allow his son to have different opinions from him, but he said Still snorted softly and said: "What do you have to say, kid? This is in front of the imperial envoy and the guard. If you dare to talk nonsense, I will see if I don't break your legs later!"
Zhang Wanbang was indeed not afraid of his father. He smiled and said, "Father just said that we only have 2,000 people in Fort Desheng and are unable to send troops to attack the Anda camp. This statement is wrong. Although our army appears to be only 2,000 There are many, but in fact we still have an elite cavalry force of nearly a thousand people!”
As soon as Zhang Wanbang said this, everyone was startled. Gao Pragmatic felt deeply that something was wrong. His right hand, which was holding the lid of the cup and gently playing with the tea leaves, could not help but stagnate slightly.
Sure enough, the next moment, everyone's eyes quietly glanced at Gao Pangshi.
But Gao Jingshi still refused to speak, he just looked at the young general Zhang Wanbang and thought to himself: You kid actually wants to take advantage of my cavalry? My bodyguards are no better than the servants of your generals and border ministers. Not only are they not equipped with armor, they are not even equipped with a three-eyed musket. You actually want me to use the musketeer cavalry seeds I finally cultivated to trade saber cavalry? Although your servants are said to be servants, they are actually supported by the imperial court. My servants are completely their own property. Who is responsible for the loss? What's more, if there is any trouble in Fort Desheng, I still count on them to save lives!
But this boy Zhang Wanbang was obviously very courageous, or he was young and energetic and did not know the dangers of officialdom. Seeing that the imperial envoy Gao did not speak, he still said the following part: "The eight hundred cavalry brought by the imperial envoy here have been met by the last general before. The march was measured and extremely powerful. Even a young general with little knowledge could tell that this cavalry was quite elite! In addition, this cavalry had one man and two horses, and even Marshal Ma did not have any of his own soldiers, and its weapons were also It is very excellent, all made of mulberry horse bows with wild goose feather arrows, and the waist sword is also very interesting, it seems to be the Qi family army sword that was modified by Marshal Qi Nantang from the Japanese sword?"
When Zhang Wanbang said this, he smiled shyly and said pragmatically: "I will forgive you for being presumptuous. I thought that the imperial envoy took the initiative to take over the task of luring the enemy and brought these elite cavalry to Desheng Fort. Obviously, it has been Surprise and sneak attack on the central army of Beilu to anger An Da..."
Gao Pingshi forced a smile, but he couldn't help but cursed in his heart: How dare you kid to bully me?
But maybe Gao Pragmatic's acting skills are too good, and the smile he squeezed out seems quite friendly to others, at least there is no trace of anger, which is misleading.
At least General Ma Wei, a Mongolian man with an upright personality, saw it and couldn't help but think: Does this Xiaoge boss really mean this? This is his own servant, and he will have to pay for his own compensation when he dies! However, I heard that his uncle's family is the Zhang family in Puzhou, so they must be not short of money, but if they are not short of money, they won't be so squandering, right? Could it be that he wanted to use this to gain military glory and look good in front of the emperor and prince after returning to Beijing? If this is the case, then it is necessary to pay attention...
So Ma Wei turned his head and asked tentatively: "What does the imperial envoy mean?"
At this point, Gao Pragmatic naturally couldn't say, "The only mission of my servant cavalry is to take me to escape." After all, he was determined to take the civil service route. This is a plan, but there are a few problems that are difficult to solve."
Therefore, General Ma Wei only learned the superficial knowledge of the Ming Dynasty officialdom, but not the essence. After hearing Gao Pragmatic's words, he didn't notice Gao Pragmatic's refusal. Instead, he said casually: "Which questions are there?" ? The imperial envoy might as well inform the general and others to see if they can find a way to solve the problem."
When encountering such a stubborn person, Gao Pragmatic, even though he was full of knowledge, had no choice but to say reluctantly: "First of all, my servants don't have much practical experience, and none of them, including the leader, have real experience. After a regular cavalry battle, a sudden attack would be in vain due to lack of experience. Once a mistake is made, it will only scare the enemy; secondly, this servant is not equipped with armor, not even a three-eyed gun, and one is missing in the first wave of offensive. The damage caused by indiscriminate firing of wheeled firearms greatly reduces the suddenness of the sneak attack; finally..."
Finally, of course, if the loss is too big, the pension will be a big problem. Although Gao Shidu is making a lot of money every day, he had no plan to lose a lot of money here. It's just that it's not easy to say this, so Gao pragmatic deliberately hesitated and didn't explain directly.
Fortunately, although General Ma is a straight man, he is a person who has been leading troops all year round. Regarding this last point, he guessed just from Gao Pragmatic's hesitant expression that it must be about issues such as military pay and pensions, so he patted his chest straightforwardly. Da Bao said: "If the imperial envoy is worried about the pension issue, he is worrying too much. Our mission at Fort Desheng is the most important. Duke Jianchuan has already sent a large sum of military pay and silver rewards in advance. The imperial envoy's cavalry only needs If you attack, you will receive rewards and pensions, and the general will naturally take care of them."
Gao Pragmatic smiled, but he wanted to scold his mother: Although I care about money, the most important thing is that I care about people! This training of cavalry is not as quick as that of infantry. The main force of my cavalry is still the backbone of the people who have been trained in Bailixia for many years. I also recruited a group of young men with riding experience from the border areas to supplement the training. In order to To ensure the loyalty of these important combat forces, I even went to war to deprive Cao Gan of his command. Is it easy for me?
However, General Ma Wei, who was straightforward and pragmatic, did not say anything and thought he was acquiescing. He added: "As for the issue of weapons and equipment, it is easy to deal with. There is enough storage in the warehouse of Fort Desheng. As long as Huang Zhengshou allows it, Give an order to the gun officer, and the general will immediately equip the 800 imperial envoys with cavalry helmets and hoods. Three-eyed blunderbuss will also be enough - it’s hard to say what other firearms our Northern Army has, but these three-eyed blunderbuss The best inventory!”
Gao Pingshi smiled dryly and said: "That's... very good." His smile seemed bright, but in fact he just didn't want to cry.
Ma Wei didn't know it, and continued: "As for not having experience in war..." He glanced around the generals, as if he wanted to find someone to come out.
At this time, Ma Gui took the initiative to stand up, clasped his fists and said: "Imperial envoy, please take a seat, the last general can take the bid to be the front guard of the imperial envoy's servants. If...if the imperial envoy is relieved, the entire team can be temporarily handed over to the last general." .”
Gao Pingshi sighed in his heart: It's over, it's over, General Ma, why are you here to join in the fun?
